AllThingsJacq.com - Interactive Fiction | ClubFloyd - January 12, 19, & 26, 2014


ToyShop & Floyditorium		#ClubFloyd Discussion


		DavidW says, "I'm not sure how much I'll be allowed to play today. I've played today's game before, and that usually means I have to mostly stay quiet."
		DavidW says, "I am hoping though, that the players will discover stuff that I failed to figure out."
		Jacqueline says, "That would be cool if we did."
		DavidW says (to Jacqueline), "btw, I do have maps with some annotations online. Let me know if and when I should let people know where they are."
		Jacqueline says, "Hm, okay. Will let you know."
		DavidW says, "I never wrote a full walkthrough, but the map itself is a bit spoilery."
kpaquette52 arrives, full of fun and funk.		Jacqueline says, "Darn. My mud seems a bit laggy. Wait, make that a lot laggy, as in I bounced while trying to type this."
		Jacqueline says, "So I guess make that bouncy."
		Jacqueline says, "If I go silent, that may be why, kids. You may be on your own."
kpaquette52 says (to Jacqueline), "Hi this is Katie Paquette."		FloatingInfo asks, "What about the transcript?"
		Jacqueline says (to kp), "Hello, Katie."
		Jacqueline says (to FI), "It's already running, and will run regardless of what happens to me."
		FloatingInfo says, "good."
		kpaquette52 exclaims (at Jacqueline), "I am reporting early for ClubFloyd and I am so happy I'm crying!"
		Jacqueline says, "The only way the transcript stops running is if Plover.net goes offline or the mud crashes. The transcript is kept on a separate server, hundreds of miles from my house. We decided that needed to happen when I was living in bush Alaska on satellite internet."
Jearl arrives, ready to play with the toys.
DavidW arrives, full of funk, but no fun.		Jacqueline says (to katie), "That's great (so long as they are tears of joy!)."
		kpaquette52 says (to Jacqueline), "I will."
		kpaquette52 says (to Jacqueline), "Yes they are tears of joy.."
Jacqueline hollers, "Here in a couple of minutes, ClubFloyd will play Eric Eve's Blighted Isle."		kpaquette52 asks, "It's 10:59A.M. Is everyone here?"
		Jacqueline says, "Katie, if everyone else is here on time, I may also cry tears of joy."
		Jacqueline says, "As it would be a first. But more likely, someone will arrive late, not check the bulletin board or the RSS feed or Twitter or Facebook and ask what we're playing."
		Jacqueline exclaims, "Okay! It is the appointed time!"
		kpaquette52 says (to Jacqueline), "what game are we playing today."
		Jacqueline says, "So, today we're playing Blighted Isle. If you've played before, please refrain from doing anything you know about in the game, but if we get to something you have no idea about, you can join us. You are on the honor systems. No hints unless a majority of people agrees we should ask for them."
		Jacqueline says, "Please keep all of your conversation on this channel from here on out."
		kpaquette52 says (to Jacqueline), "Okay Lead on."
DavidW clears the save counter.		says, "We may end up designating a 'driver' to control the game, but until then, anyone may enter commands. You do that by speaking in the room (not on the channel) and addressing your command to Floyd by entering an F in front of it. Like this: f look"
		Jacqueline says, "One rule when we're all entering commands: do not change locations until everybody is ready to change locations."
		Jacqueline asks, "Any questions?"
		DavidW says, "I do have a couple general comments. If I may."
		Jacqueline says, "Go for it."
		DavidW says, "The game has a large geography. Someone should either map or let me advise there."
		Jacqueline says, "I think, given that you have a map already drawn, we can ask you for directions."
		kpaquette52 says (to Jacqueline), "No questions"
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "Assuming you are going to stick around and watch."
		DavidW says, "Second, there's multiple routes through the game. So you can't see everything in one playthrough."
		Jacqueline nods.
		DavidW says, "That's all I dare say for now."
		Jacqueline exclaims, "Okay, then. Thanks, David!"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "load sleepmask blightedisle"
Floyd \| Blighted Isle by Eric Eve; version 2.0 (2007-09-02) Floyd \| Floyd \| Press I for instructions (recommended for new players). Floyd \| Floyd \| Press R to restore an existing saved game. Floyd \| Floyd \| Press Q to quit. Floyd \| Floyd \| Press any other key to start a new game.		Jacqueline says, "I always wonder if they mean 'new' players or 'new to interactive fiction' players."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "i"
Floyd \| >Information about Blighted Isle Floyd \| >Information for Players new to Interactive Fiction and/or Floyd \| TADS 3 Games Floyd \| Information Q=Quit Floyd \| P=Previous Menu Floyd \| U=Up D=Down Floyd \| ENTER=Select		Jacqueline says, "And there is my answer."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "q"
Floyd \| Blighted Isle by Eric Eve; version 2.0 (2007-09-02) Floyd \| Floyd \| Press I for instructions (recommended for new players). Floyd \| Floyd \| Press R to restore an existing saved game. Floyd \| Floyd \| Press Q to quit. Floyd \| Floyd \| Press any other key to start a new game.
Allen arrives, full of neither funk nor fun.
Jacqueline pushes the green 'space' button.
Floyd \| Somewhere in the Bay of Biscay 0/0 Floyd \| Exits: None Floyd \| Your part in Napoleon’s downfall is about to come to an untimely end. Floyd \| Floyd \| The storm raging across the Bay of Biscay has forced Cornwallis to Floyd \| stand out to sea, giving an opportunity for a French captain with more Floyd \| daring than most to try to slip past the blockade. While Nelson is Floyd \| chasing Villeneuve across the Atlantic, the Channel fleet is closely Floyd \| blockading Brest to ensure that Ganteaume can’t escape to join him; Floyd \| if Floyd \| he did Bonaparte’s invasion plans would perilously close to fruition. Floyd \| Floyd \| In the meantime, you are left swimming around in the Bay of Biscay. Floyd \| It can’t be more than a couple of minutes before you drown. For a Floyd \| moment, you almost imagine you see the inscription on your own grave: Floyd \| Floyd \| R.I.P. Lieutenant James Corby, RN Floyd \| 1780 - 1805 Floyd \| Lost at sea in the service of his country Floyd \| (mainly as a result of his own clumsiness) Floyd \| Floyd \| The storm-tossed waves thunder all around you. The Niobe is Floyd \| nowhere in sight; neither is that other ship. The sky is so black Floyd \| that even without the salt water stinging your eyes you could scarcely Floyd \| see a thing. Already your sea-soaked clothes are starting to drag you Floyd \| under, and you feel so very, very cold. It would be so much easier to Floyd \| give up the futile struggle, to accept the sea’s icy embrace, and Floyd \| yield to the everlasting sleep of your watery grave. For surely there Floyd \| can be no hope of rescue now. Floyd \| Floyd \| And yet it was only a moment ago that you took your unplanned tumble Floyd \| over the side of the ship. Floyd \| [more]		djfletch says, "This has been on my list of things to play for a while."
		djfletch says, "although I don't know if my brain is working well today"
Jacqueline pushes the green 'space' button.
Floyd \| Quarterdeck of HMS Niobe Floyd \| 0/0 Floyd \| Exits: up fore Floyd \| Ting! Ting! Two bells in the middle watch: ten hours since Floyd \| sighting the strange sail and giving chase. Floyd \| Floyd \| It wasn’t yet clear that the strange sail was a French Floyd \| warship, but your captain was taking no chances, and so the Floyd \| Niobe, 38, had set off in hot pursuit. She was carrying all Floyd \| the sail a frigate safely could in such a storm, but still the strange Floyd \| vessel was maintaining its lead, and it was all the Niobe Floyd \| could do to keep pace with her. But the weather had been steadily Floyd \| worsening; the storm was becoming a gale, and there was a real danger Floyd \| that the Niobe would lose a spar – or worse – unless she Floyd \| shortened sail. So you dispatched the midshipman of the watch to seek Floyd \| the captain’s permission to do just that. Floyd \| Floyd \| And then came the totally unexpected hail from the masthead: Floyd \| Floyd \| “Land ho! Fine on the starboard bow!” Floyd \| Floyd \| That was absurd; there shouldn’t have been any land within a dozen Floyd \| leagues. Floyd \| Floyd \| Quarterdeck of HMS Niobe Floyd \| The deck around you was little more than a mass of shadow and outline Floyd \| in the dark, with the only point of light coming from the binnacle Floyd \| just in front of you. You were aware of the mizzen mast towering Floyd \| above you nearby, but as much from the howl of the wind in the rigging Floyd \| as from anything you could see. Floyd \| Floyd \| The helmsman was standing nearby at the wheel. Floyd \| Floyd \| You were almost deafened by the howling gale screaming in the rigging Floyd \| and lashing up the waves all round the ship. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		DavidW says, "oh, I forgot. This part of the game is in past tense. Eric Eve is clever with verb tenses."
		kpaquette52 says, "I don't know what to do."
		FloatingInfo asks, "What is the conversation system of this game?"
		Jearl says, "maybe we should find out where that land was in the past, so we can swim to it in the present"
		DavidW says, "The game probably uses all conversation systems except menus."
		Jearl says, "so I vote to climb up to the masthead"
		DavidW says, "so hi, bye, ask, tell, show, give, topics, and phrases that the game itself suggests."
		Jacqueline says, "Sorry, I bounced again. Actually rebooted my computer to see if that would help."
Fang arrives, full of neither funk nor fun.		Jacqueline says, "I was all ready to strip off our clothes and find some ship debris to cling to. Now here we are in the past."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "i"
Floyd \| Quarterdeck of HMS Niobe Floyd \| 0/1 Floyd \| Exits: up fore Floyd \| Floyd \| > I Floyd \| Floyd \| You were carrying a telescope. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		DavidW says, "yes, we get a bit of time on the ship before our unwanted bath."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x me"
Floyd \| Quarterdeck of HMS Niobe Floyd \| 0/2 Floyd \| Exits: up fore Floyd \| Floyd \| > X ME Floyd \| Floyd \| You couldn’t see much of yourself in the dark. Floyd \| Floyd \| You were carrying a telescope. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jearl says, "ah, exits listed, nice"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "x binnacle"
Floyd \| Quarterdeck of HMS Niobe Floyd \| 0/3 Floyd \| Exits: up fore Floyd \| Floyd \| > X BINNACLE Floyd \| Floyd \| The binnacle was basically a small box containing a shaded light to Floyd \| enable you to see the compass. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Fang asks, "is there a way to switch to plain text?"
		Jacqueline says, "No."
djfletch says (to Floyd), "x compass"
Floyd \| Quarterdeck of HMS Niobe Floyd \| 0/4 Floyd \| Exits: up fore Floyd \| Floyd \| > X COMPASS Floyd \| Floyd \| The compass indicated that you were still sailing a steady Floyd \| sou’-sou’-west. Floyd \| Floyd \| You were almost deafened by the howling gale screaming in the rigging Floyd \| and lashing up the waves all round the ship. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "Not unless we ditch the formatting in the final transcript."
		Jacqueline says, "I do realize this is probably hell on a screen reader."
		djfletch says, "so, south-south-west and the land is on the starboard bow"
		djfletch draws diagrams
		Jearl says, "so, westish"
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah"
		Fang asks, "which way is starboard? Left?"
		Jearl says, "right"
		Jacqueline says, "Starboard is off our right."
		Jearl says, "I mena, to the right"
		Fang says, "you mean wrong"
		DavidW says, "How confusing."
Fang says (to Floyd), "x telescope"
Floyd \| Quarterdeck of HMS Niobe Floyd \| 0/5 Floyd \| Exits: up fore Floyd \| Floyd \| > X TELESCOPE Floyd \| Floyd \| It wasn’t the most elegant instrument – you couldn’t afford Floyd \| better on Floyd \| your pay – but it did the job. Floyd \| Floyd \| The captain came striding out onto the quarterdeck just as the lookout Floyd \| repeated his hail from the mast: “Land ho! Fine on the starboard Floyd \| bow!” Floyd \| Floyd \| The captain peered up the mast in evident irritation, then strode over Floyd \| to the binnacle to check the compass. Turning back to you he snapped, Floyd \| “What’s that idiot on about? There should be no land between here Floyd \| and Floyd \| Spain!” Floyd \| Floyd \| “No sir,” you agreed dutifully. Floyd \| Floyd \| “Well then, Mr Corby, you’d better get up to the mizzen-top with Floyd \| your Floyd \| bring’em near and see what this is all about!” the captain Floyd \| commanded, Floyd \| throwing a significant glance up the mast. Floyd \| Floyd \| “Aye aye, sir,” you replied, trying to disguise your reluctance. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "You can remember port and starboard because when you're facing the front of the ship they spell PS (like in a letter). Port is on your left, starboard on your right."
		Allen says, "but it's backwards in infocom games, I recall"
		Allen says, "fore is north, but port is east"
		Jearl says, "Starcrossed has made fools of us all"
		DavidW says, "I note that the Captain seconds Jearl's earlier suggestion of going up."
		Fang says, "the captain doesn't want to create a time paradox"
		Jearl says, "'what's the least likely thing the character would enjoy doing? let's do that'"
		Jacqueline says (to Allen), "That part doesn't matter."
Fang says (to Floyd), "look through telescope"
Floyd \| Quarterdeck of HMS Niobe Floyd \| 0/6 Floyd \| Exits: up fore Floyd \| Floyd \| > LOOK THROUGH TELESCOPE Floyd \| Floyd \| You raised the telescope to your right eye and scanned the horizon Floyd \| ahead. You could just make out the distant white sail of the ship you Floyd \| were pursuing, but there seemed to be no sign of land. Floyd \| Floyd \| “I gave you an order, Mr Corby,” the captain snapped. “So up the Floyd \| mast Floyd \| with you!” Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "The ship can be oriented any which way in the ocean."
		Jacqueline says, "We should go up."
Fang says (to Floyd), "up"
Floyd \| > Floyd \| > UP Floyd \| Floyd \| Even after more than ten years at sea, you had never developed much of Floyd \| a head for heights, especially when it meant fighting your way up the Floyd \| ratlines of a swaying mast in a howling gale; but it seemed like there Floyd \| was nothing for it but to grit your teeth and ascend. Floyd \| Floyd \| Grasping the ropes and forcing yourself not to look down, you began to Floyd \| climb. A few yards up you paused for breath, and longed just to close Floyd \| your eyes and cling on for dear life until the storm had passed; but Floyd \| you felt the eyes of the captain and half the crew were upon you: it Floyd \| behoved you to play the part of a fearless officer, so on you went. Floyd \| Floyd \| A little over half-way up, you caught sight of something ahead; but it Floyd \| looked more like a band of fog than a stretch of land. It at once Floyd \| struck you as absurd, not only that a bank of sea-mist should collect Floyd \| here, but even more that it would not be at once shredded by the gale. Floyd \| Overcome by curiosity you took out your telescope, trying to do your Floyd \| best to keep your balance on the rigging while examining the strange Floyd \| sight. It did look like a band of mist. But at the next Floyd \| moment a sudden gust made the Niobe heel over to starboard, Floyd \| and in a heart-stopping moment you felt your feet slip free of the Floyd \| lines. For a moment you hung there by a single hand, and then that Floyd \| too was wrenched free and you fell. Floyd \| Floyd \| You hit the surface of the sea and carried straight on down. To begin Floyd \| with, you thought that was it, and almost resigned yourself to drown; Floyd \| but then, as your lungs felt ready to burst, your survival instinct Floyd \| took over and you struggled to regain the surface. Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| [more]		Jacqueline says, "Also, I find it really interesting how, knowing we are in a sea battle and the ship is about to be destroyed and all, we are very cautious about what to do."
		Fang says, "this is totally not our fault."
		Fang says, "I blame the captain"
		Jearl says, "all chasing ghost ships in a hurricane"
Fang pushes the green 'space' button.
Floyd \| Somewhere in the Bay of Biscay 0/7 Floyd \| Exits: None Floyd \| Somewhere in the Bay of Biscay Floyd \| The waves all around you look as black as the sky above, and stretch Floyd \| just as far in all directions. Floyd \| Floyd \| And now, here you are, swimming in the freezing water, with neither Floyd \| ship nor land in sight, and probably only a few minutes left before Floyd \| you finally do give up and drown. Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| >		djfletch says, "next time we can mutiny and make him walk the plank"
		Jacqueline says, "Golly, thanks, Captain."
		Allen asks, "so we're in the British fleet during the Napoleonic wars?"
		Fang says, "seems like it"
		Allen says, "if you don't get to say "Kiss me hardy" sometime during this game, I'm going to be sore put out"
		Jacqueline says, "So the ship isn't destroyed, it's just left us? Those bastards."
		DavidW says, "well...."
		Fang says, "no one is even shouting man overboard"
		Jacqueline says, "Hush, David."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "remove clothes"
Floyd \| Somewhere in the Bay of Biscay 0/8 Floyd \| Exits: None Floyd \| Floyd \| > REMOVE CLOTHES Floyd \| Floyd \| You struggle to remove your clothes before they drag you down, but, Floyd \| being waterlogged, they cling to you peversely and you lack the Floyd \| strength to wrestle with them. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Fang says (to Floyd), "scream"
Floyd \| Somewhere in the Bay of Biscay 0/9 Floyd \| Exits: None Floyd \| Floyd \| > SCREAM Floyd \| Floyd \| You shout as loud as you can, but your cry is torn away by the wind, Floyd \| and no one replies. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "reacquire fighting spirit, then remove clothes"
Floyd \| Somewhere in the Bay of Biscay 0/9 Floyd \| Exits: None Floyd \| Floyd \| > REACQUIRE FIGHTING SPIRIT, THEN REMOVE CLOTHES Floyd \| Floyd \| The word “reacquire” is not necessary in this story. Floyd \| Floyd \| (If this was an accidental misspelling, you can correct it by typing Floyd \| OOPS followed by the corrected word now. Any time the story points Floyd \| out an unknown word, you can correct a misspelling using OOPS as your Floyd \| next command.) Floyd \| Floyd \| >		says (to Floyd), "Oh, but I think it is necessary."
Fang says (to Floyd), "pray"
Floyd \| Somewhere in the Bay of Biscay 0/10 Floyd \| Exits: None Floyd \| Floyd \| > PRAY Floyd \| Floyd \| You recall some verses of Psalm 106 that seem appropriate to your Floyd \| current situation, so you try praying those. Although this may well Floyd \| be the only recourse left open to you, it unfortunately fails to have Floyd \| any immediate effect. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "drown"
Floyd \| Somewhere in the Bay of Biscay 0/11 Floyd \| Exits: None Floyd \| Floyd \| > DROWN Floyd \| Floyd \| (down) Floyd \| (You can use the TYPO command to disable the typo-correction feature.) Floyd \| Floyd \| You’ll probably drown soon enough, but you’re not quite ready to Floyd \| give Floyd \| up just yet. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "haha"
		DavidW says, "Remember 'And the Waves Choke the Wind'? We could get rid our clothes in that game."
		Jacqueline says, "Nice disambiguation, game."
Fang says (to Floyd), "remove clothes"
Floyd \| > Floyd \| > REMOVE CLOTHES Floyd \| Floyd \| You struggle to remove your clothes before they drag you down, but, Floyd \| being waterlogged, they cling to you peversely and you lack the Floyd \| strength to wrestle with them. Floyd \| Floyd \| You can struggle no more. You start to feel body and mind shutting Floyd \| down. As the waves close over your head you fancy you hear voices and Floyd \| see a distant light – the final fleeting fancies of a dying mind. Floyd \| Floyd \| And then everything goes blank. Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| [more]
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "sleep with the fishes"
Floyd \| Shingly Cove (lying on the shingly beach) 0/12 Floyd \| Exits: west Floyd \| Shingly Cove (lying on the shingly beach) Floyd \| Some time later you wake up to find yourself lying on a hard shingle Floyd \| beach. From the position of the sun in the sky it must be either Floyd \| early morning or late evening – almost certainly the former. You Floyd \| feel Floyd \| as stiff as a ship’s biscuit and weaker than a limp lettuce leaf, but Floyd \| miraculously, you seem to be alive. Floyd \| Floyd \| As you regain consciousness, you become aware of the crash of the surf Floyd \| at your feet. It seems you must have been washed ashore – but where? Floyd \| There should have been no land within a dozen leagues or more of where Floyd \| you fell into the sea. Then you remember the lookout’s hail; he must Floyd \| have seen land after all, and this must be it. Floyd \| Floyd \| Before you can do more than start to wonder whether this land is Floyd \| inhabited, you become aware that you are not alone. Floyd \| Floyd \| A young woman is standing just by your head, peering down at you with Floyd \| a look of evident concern. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		DavidW says, "hello, present tense."
		Fang says, "clearly our subconscious is better at swimming"
		Allen says, "nice description"
Fang says (to Floyd), "x me"
Floyd \| Shingly Cove (lying on the shingly beach) 0/13 Floyd \| Exits: west Floyd \| Floyd \| > X ME Floyd \| Floyd \| You look a bit bedraggled from your watery misadventure, but otherwise Floyd \| unscathed. But then you’re young and healthy, with a complexion Floyd \| tanned by years at sea. Floyd \| Floyd \| You are empty-handed. Floyd \| Floyd \| “I saw you lying here when I came out of the house just now,” she Floyd \| explains, gesturing vaguely behind her, “so I came straight down to Floyd \| see if – well, you seem to be alive at any rate, but are you all Floyd \| right?” Floyd \| Floyd \| (You could say yes or no, or ask her who she is.) Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "God bless Eric Eve for not just starting the game on the island and saying 'Gosh, you were shipwrecked here.'"
		Fang says, "at least we don't have amnesia"
		Jacqueline says, "Heh. Yeah."
		Fang exclaims, "perhaps we can fake it!"
		Allen says, "Or we could say we're all starboard"
Fang says (to Floyd), "SAVE"
Fang says (to Floyd), "cf1"
Floyd \| > Floyd \| > SAVE Floyd \| Floyd \| Please select a file in which to save the current position > Floyd \| Shingly Cove (lying on the shingly beach) 0/13 Floyd \| Exits: west Floyd \| Floyd \| > CF1 Floyd \| Floyd \| Failed; your computer might be running low on disk space, or you might Floyd \| not have the necessary permissions to write this file. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Fang says, "hm"
		Allen asks, "what?"
		Jacqueline says (to Fang), "Thanks. Saving was a good idea."
		Jacqueline says, "Oh, wait."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "SAVE"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "cf2"
Floyd \| > Floyd \| > SAVE Floyd \| Floyd \| Please select a file in which to save the current position > Floyd \| Shingly Cove (lying on the shingly beach) 0/13 Floyd \| Exits: west Floyd \| Floyd \| > CF2 Floyd \| Floyd \| Failed; your computer might be running low on disk space, or you might Floyd \| not have the necessary permissions to write this file. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "..."
		DavidW asks, "Are we really running out of disk space? How many save files does Floyd have?"
		Allen asks, "what environment is this running in?"
		Fang asks, "is something not set up right, permission-wise?"
		Jacqueline says, "Permissions are fine."
		Jacqueline says, "I have trouble believing we're running out of disk space."
		Jacqueline says, "One sec."
		Jacqueline says, "Jota is looking into it. Hang tight, folks."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "save"
Floyd \| > Floyd \| > SAVE Floyd \| Floyd \| Please select a file in which to save the current position >		kpaquette52 says (to Will), "do."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "newsavename"
Floyd \| Shingly Cove (lying on the shingly beach) 0/13 Floyd \| Exits: west Floyd \| Floyd \| > NEWSAVENAME Floyd \| Floyd \| Failed; your computer might be running low on disk space, or you might Floyd \| not have the necessary permissions to write this file. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		kpaquette52 says, "Will do."
		kpaquette52 asks, "okay am I doing anything wrong?"
		Jacqueline says (to Katie), "No."
		DavidW says, "We're waiting to see if a technical issue can be fixed."
		Jacqueline says, "We have an issue where we can't save the game, and someone who can actually see the computer Floyd runs on is looking into it."
		Jacqueline says, "So we're all just waiting."
		kpaquette52 says (to Jacqueline), "Okay so I just wait here."
		Jacqueline says, "I mean, we could keep playing, but I think it would be good to see if we can fix this first, since we can't save."
		Jacqueline says (to Katie), "Yep, just wait."
		Allen asks, "what OS is it running on?"
		Allen says, "you could try an absolute path to another device or someplace likely to be another file system"
		kpaquette52 says (to Allan), "I have no idea what you just said but go ahead."
		Jacqueline says (to Allen), "Jota is looking into it."
		DavidW says, "It's possible that this game can be played without ever locking us our of victory, but I don't know for sure. I don't know if the author was that diligent."
		DavidW says, "er out of victory"
		FloatingInfo says, "IFDB says it is polite."
		DavidW says, "ah. I think at least one branch might be cut off, under some circumstances, but the other branch(es) would be available."
		Jacqueline asks, "Question for the NightFloyd peeps. Are you guys in the middle of playing anything at the moment?"
		DavidW says, "Not that I remember. We were playing some Ectocomp games and I don't remember finishing them all."
		kpaquette52 says (to I), "was in the middle of playing Dungeon."
		DavidW says (to kpaquette), "You barely started, though."
		kpaquette52 says, "I was in the middle of playing zdungeon."
Binder arrives, full of neither funk nor fun.		Jacqueline asks (of Katie), "Do you have save files for the game you're playing?"
		Jacqueline says, "Just curious. I think there's a possibility we might wipe out save files. Maybe."
		kpaquette52 says, "I saved it as kpaq1 but I came back and saved it again this morning."
		Jacqueline says (to Katie), "Okay, thanks."
		kpaquette52 says, "and then quit the game to make room for ClubFloyd"
		Jacqueline nods.
Binder slams the cover on the piano and runs off stage.
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "SAVE"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "cf3"
Floyd \| > Floyd \| > SAVE Floyd \| Floyd \| Please select a file in which to save the current position > Floyd \| Shingly Cove (lying on the shingly beach) 0/13 Floyd \| Exits: west Floyd \| Floyd \| > CF3 Floyd \| Floyd \| Failed; your computer might be running low on disk space, or you might Floyd \| not have the necessary permissions to write this file. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "Well, folks, I hate to do this, but we can get back here easily enough."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "quit"
Floyd \| > Floyd \| > QUIT Floyd \| Floyd \| Do you really want to quit? (Y is affirmative) >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "y"
Floyd \| Floyd \| > Y Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Thanks for playing Blighted Isle – hope you’ve enjoyed it! Floyd \| cheaptads quit with exit status: 0
Floyd asks, "That game over already? It was just getting good. Wanna play another?"		Jacqueline asks, "What's another TADS game, DW?"
		DavidW asks, "oh, um. Common Ground, I think?"
		DavidW says, "But I think Blighted Isle is TADS 3, and Common Ground is TADS 2."
		DavidW asks, "um, what about Abandon All Hope?"
		Allen asks, "oh we're dropping it?"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "load sleepmask ground"
Floyd ] Your Bedroom, in the cane-bottomed chair Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Common Ground Floyd \| Copyright © 1999 by Stephen Granade. All rights reserved. Floyd \| Floyd \| Type "about" for more information. Floyd \| Version 2 (Jan 17 2000) Floyd \| Developed with TADS, the Text Adventure Development System. Floyd \| Floyd \| One Floyd \| Floyd \| Great, just great. First you oversleep, end up being late for school. Floyd \| Then the whole day sucks so bad you can barely wait until seventh Floyd \| period's over and you're free. Now you've wasted so much time Floyd \| watching TV that you've gotta rush through your makeup or you won't be Floyd \| ready for tonight before April gets here with her wheels. Mississippi Floyd \| may say you're old enough to drive, but Frank sure doesn't agree. Floyd \| Floyd \| Man, you can't wait for all this to be over. Floyd \| Floyd \| Your Bedroom Floyd \| You've spent a lot of time in this room, enough that it's really Floyd \| beginning to get on your nerves. You're tired of the stupid posters, Floyd \| you're tired of your stupid bed, you're tired of everything. You just Floyd \| wish it weren't such a hassle to try to change any of it. Besides, if Floyd \| you were going to change anything, you'd start with the clothes in Floyd \| your closet. To the west, across from your window, is a closed door Floyd \| going out. Floyd \| You see a flowerdy bag here. Sitting on the vanity is a geode, Floyd \| mascara, eye shadow, pink blush, and foundation. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		kpaquette52 says, "sorry I messed up Floyd."
		DavidW says, "That was also by Eric Eve."
		Jacqueline says (to Katie), "You didn't mess anything up."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "SAVE"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "cf4"
Floyd ] Your Bedroom, in the cane-bottomed chair Floyd \| Floyd \| > Floyd \| > SAVE Floyd \| Floyd \| File to save game in > Floyd ] Your Bedroom, in the cane-bottomed chair Floyd \| Floyd \| File to save game in > Floyd \| > CF4 Floyd \| Floyd \| Saved. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		DavidW says (to kpaquette), "It wasn't you."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "quit"
Floyd ] Your Bedroom, in the cane-bottomed chair Floyd \| Floyd \| > Floyd \| > QUIT Floyd \| Floyd \| You sure you want to quit? (YES or NO) >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "y"
Floyd \| You sure you want to quit? (YES or NO) > Floyd \| > Y Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Thank you for playing Common Ground. Floyd \| cheaptads quit with exit status: 0
Floyd asks, "That game over already? It was just getting good. Wanna play another?"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "load sleepmask blighted isle"
Floyd says (to Jacqueline), "Floyd doesn't know that game."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "load sleepmask blightedisle"
Floyd \| Blighted Isle by Eric Eve; version 2.0 (2007-09-02) Floyd \| Floyd \| Press I for instructions (recommended for new players). Floyd \| Floyd \| Press R to restore an existing saved game. Floyd \| Floyd \| Press Q to quit. Floyd \| Floyd \| Press any other key to start a new game.
Jacqueline pushes the green 'space' button.
Floyd \| Somewhere in the Bay of Biscay 0/0 Floyd \| Exits: None Floyd \| Your part in Napoleon’s downfall is about to come to an untimely end. Floyd \| Floyd \| The storm raging across the Bay of Biscay has forced Cornwallis to Floyd \| stand out to sea, giving an opportunity for a French captain with more Floyd \| daring than most to try to slip past the blockade. While Nelson is Floyd \| chasing Villeneuve across the Atlantic, the Channel fleet is closely Floyd \| blockading Brest to ensure that Ganteaume can’t escape to join him; Floyd \| if Floyd \| he did Bonaparte’s invasion plans would perilously close to fruition. Floyd \| Floyd \| In the meantime, you are left swimming around in the Bay of Biscay. Floyd \| It can’t be more than a couple of minutes before you drown. For a Floyd \| moment, you almost imagine you see the inscription on your own grave: Floyd \| Floyd \| R.I.P. Lieutenant James Corby, RN Floyd \| 1780 - 1805 Floyd \| Lost at sea in the service of his country Floyd \| (mainly as a result of his own clumsiness) Floyd \| Floyd \| The storm-tossed waves thunder all around you. The Niobe is Floyd \| nowhere in sight; neither is that other ship. The sky is so black Floyd \| that even without the salt water stinging your eyes you could scarcely Floyd \| see a thing. Already your sea-soaked clothes are starting to drag you Floyd \| under, and you feel so very, very cold. It would be so much easier to Floyd \| give up the futile struggle, to accept the sea’s icy embrace, and Floyd \| yield to the everlasting sleep of your watery grave. For surely there Floyd \| can be no hope of rescue now. Floyd \| Floyd \| And yet it was only a moment ago that you took your unplanned tumble Floyd \| over the side of the ship. Floyd \| [more]
Jacqueline pushes the green 'space' button.
Floyd \| Quarterdeck of HMS Niobe Floyd \| 0/0 Floyd \| Exits: up fore Floyd \| Ting! Ting! Two bells in the middle watch: ten hours since Floyd \| sighting the strange sail and giving chase. Floyd \| Floyd \| It wasn’t yet clear that the strange sail was a French Floyd \| warship, but your captain was taking no chances, and so the Floyd \| Niobe, 38, had set off in hot pursuit. She was carrying all Floyd \| the sail a frigate safely could in such a storm, but still the strange Floyd \| vessel was maintaining its lead, and it was all the Niobe Floyd \| could do to keep pace with her. But the weather had been steadily Floyd \| worsening; the storm was becoming a gale, and there was a real danger Floyd \| that the Niobe would lose a spar – or worse – unless she Floyd \| shortened sail. So you dispatched the midshipman of the watch to seek Floyd \| the captain’s permission to do just that. Floyd \| Floyd \| And then came the totally unexpected hail from the masthead: Floyd \| Floyd \| “Land ho! Fine on the starboard bow!” Floyd \| Floyd \| That was absurd; there shouldn’t have been any land within a dozen Floyd \| leagues. Floyd \| Floyd \| Quarterdeck of HMS Niobe Floyd \| The deck around you was little more than a mass of shadow and outline Floyd \| in the dark, with the only point of light coming from the binnacle Floyd \| just in front of you. You were aware of the mizzen mast towering Floyd \| above you nearby, but as much from the howl of the wind in the rigging Floyd \| as from anything you could see. Floyd \| Floyd \| The helmsman was standing nearby at the wheel. Floyd \| Floyd \| You were almost deafened by the howling gale screaming in the rigging Floyd \| and lashing up the waves all round the ship. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "SAVE"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "cf5"
Floyd \| > Floyd \| > SAVE Floyd \| Floyd \| Please select a file in which to save the current position > Floyd \| Quarterdeck of HMS Niobe Floyd \| 0/0 Floyd \| Exits: up fore Floyd \| Floyd \| > CF5 Floyd \| Floyd \| Failed; your computer might be running low on disk space, or you might Floyd \| not have the necessary permissions to write this file. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "So it is an issue just with this game."
		Jacqueline sighs.
		DavidW says, "or TADS 3 games."
		Jacqueline says (to David), "Yeah, that's what we're thinking. That it's Floyd's TADS 3 interpreter."
		Allen asks, "could it be in a working directory that has different permissions?"
		DavidW says, "I wish I could suggest playing without saving, but there's no way you'll play from start to finish in one session."
		kpaquette52 exclaims (at You), "mean I got here early for nothing!"
Allen says (to floyd), "save"
Floyd \| > Floyd \| > SAVE Floyd \| Floyd \| Please select a file in which to save the current position >
Allen says (to floyd), "/tmp/cf1"
Floyd \| Quarterdeck of HMS Niobe Floyd \| 0/0 Floyd \| Exits: up fore Floyd \| Floyd \| > /TMP/CF1 Floyd \| Floyd \| Saved. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Allen says, "score!"
		djfletch says, "well played"
		Fang says, "okay, time for a morning dip, then"
Fang says (to Floyd), "up"
Floyd \| Quarterdeck of HMS Niobe Floyd \| 0/1 Floyd \| Exits: up fore Floyd \| Floyd \| > UP Floyd \| Floyd \| You could hardly leave the quarterdeck while you were on watch. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Fang says (to Floyd), "z"
Floyd \| Quarterdeck of HMS Niobe Floyd \| 0/2 Floyd \| Exits: up fore Floyd \| Floyd \| > Z Floyd \| Floyd \| Time passed... Floyd \| Floyd \| >		DavidW says (to Allen), "That was weird."
		djfletch says, "try restoring from here to check"
		Jearl asks, "haha, we have to wait for the captain to make us do it?"
		Jacqueline says (to Allen), "If you're asking what folder Floyd saves T3 games to, we're not sure, and it's entirely possible that the issue has to do with the folder it's configured to use, but we will have to hold off until we have more of the people with access to the server around before we can look into it. That won't be this morning."
		kpaquette52 says, "Oh yeah."
Fang says (to Floyd), "restore /tmp/cf1"
Floyd \| Quarterdeck of HMS Niobe Floyd \| 0/3 Floyd \| Exits: up fore Floyd \| Floyd \| > RESTORE /TMP/CF1 Floyd \| Floyd \| The story doesn’t know how to use the character ‘/’ in a command. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Allen says, "I'd like to see an strace trace of when you try to save it. Also, lsof -p on the pid"
Fang says (to Floyd), "restore"
Floyd \| > Floyd \| > RESTORE Floyd \| Floyd \| Please select the saved position file to restore >		Jacqueline asks, "Wait, so you got it to save?"
Fang says (to Floyd), "/tmp/cf1"
Floyd \| Quarterdeck of HMS Niobe Floyd \| 0/0 Floyd \| Exits: up fore Floyd \| Floyd \| > /TMP/CF1 Floyd \| Floyd \| Restored. Floyd \| Floyd \| Quarterdeck of HMS Niobe Floyd \| The deck around you was little more than a mass of shadow and outline Floyd \| in the dark, with the only point of light coming from the binnacle Floyd \| just in front of you. You were aware of the mizzen mast towering Floyd \| above you nearby, but as much from the howl of the wind in the rigging Floyd \| as from anything you could see. Floyd \| Floyd \| The helmsman was standing nearby at the wheel. Floyd \| Floyd \| You were almost deafened by the howling gale screaming in the rigging Floyd \| and lashing up the waves all round the ship. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Fang says, "apparently"
		Jacqueline says, "Nice."
		DavidW says, "yay puzzle solving!"
		kpaquette52 says, "I am so relieved"
		FloatingInfo asks, "Is all the saving trouble before we restarted going to be on the transcript?"
		Allen says, "ok, let's try saving to /etc/passwd next and see if we can crash the server"
		Jacqueline says (to Allen), "Well done."
		djfletch says, "It's a while since I looked at it, but I have a vague idea that the TADS code does some of its file handling directly with stdio rather than via Glk."
		Jacqueline says (to Allen), "How about no."
		Jacqueline says, "Anyway, we're good now. Play away."
		DavidW says (to Allen), "Please use your powers for good."
		Allen says, "my guess is that the CWD is probably not the dir it was launched from, or something like that. lsof would probably tell. But, yeah, not important now"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "x helmsman"
Floyd \| Quarterdeck of HMS Niobe Floyd \| 0/1 Floyd \| Exits: up fore Floyd \| Floyd \| > X HELMSMAN Floyd \| Floyd \| He was just a faint outline in the dark. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "mutiny"
Floyd \| Quarterdeck of HMS Niobe Floyd \| 0/1 Floyd \| Exits: up fore Floyd \| Floyd \| > MUTINY Floyd \| Floyd \| The word “mutiny” is not necessary in this story. Floyd \| Floyd \| (If this was an accidental misspelling, you can correct it by typing Floyd \| OOPS followed by the corrected word now. Any time the story points Floyd \| out an unknown word, you can correct a misspelling using OOPS as your Floyd \| next command.) Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jearl says, "aww"
		Fang says, "f save DROP DATA"
Fang says (to Floyd), "x telescope"
Floyd \| Quarterdeck of HMS Niobe Floyd \| 0/2 Floyd \| Exits: up fore Floyd \| Floyd \| > X TELESCOPE Floyd \| Floyd \| It wasn’t the most elegant instrument – you couldn’t afford Floyd \| better on Floyd \| your pay – but it did the job. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Fang says (to Floyd), "look through telescope"
Floyd \| Quarterdeck of HMS Niobe Floyd \| 0/3 Floyd \| Exits: up fore Floyd \| Floyd \| > LOOK THROUGH TELESCOPE Floyd \| Floyd \| You raised the telescope to your right eye and scanned the horizon Floyd \| ahead. You could just make out the distant white sail of the ship you Floyd \| were pursuing, but there seemed to be no sign of land. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Fang says (to Floyd), "look w"
Floyd \| Quarterdeck of HMS Niobe Floyd \| 0/4 Floyd \| Exits: up fore Floyd \| Floyd \| > LOOK W Floyd \| Floyd \| There’s no need to look in a specific direction in this game; a Floyd \| simple Floyd \| LOOK command will do. Floyd \| Floyd \| Quarterdeck of HMS Niobe Floyd \| The deck around you was little more than a mass of shadow and outline Floyd \| in the dark, with the only point of light coming from the binnacle Floyd \| just in front of you. You were aware of the mizzen mast towering Floyd \| above you nearby, but as much from the howl of the wind in the rigging Floyd \| as from anything you could see. Floyd \| Floyd \| The helmsman was standing nearby at the wheel. Floyd \| Floyd \| You were almost deafened by the howling gale screaming in the rigging Floyd \| and lashing up the waves all round the ship. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		djfletch says, "ooh, real em-dashes. Classy."
Fang says (to Floyd), "talk to helmsman"
Floyd \| Quarterdeck of HMS Niobe Floyd \| 0/5 Floyd \| Exits: up fore Floyd \| Floyd \| > TALK TO HELMSMAN Floyd \| Floyd \| You knew better than to distract the helmsman with idle chatter in the Floyd \| middle of a gale. Floyd \| Floyd \| The captain came striding out onto the quarterdeck just as the lookout Floyd \| repeated his hail from the mast: “Land ho! Fine on the starboard Floyd \| bow!” Floyd \| Floyd \| The captain peered up the mast in evident irritation, then strode over Floyd \| to the binnacle to check the compass. Turning back to you he snapped, Floyd \| “What’s that idiot on about? There should be no land between here Floyd \| and Floyd \| Spain!” Floyd \| Floyd \| “No sir,” you agreed dutifully. Floyd \| Floyd \| “Well then, Mr Corby, you’d better get up to the mizzen-top with Floyd \| your Floyd \| bring’em near and see what this is all about!” the captain Floyd \| commanded, Floyd \| throwing a significant glance up the mast. Floyd \| Floyd \| “Aye aye, sir,” you replied, trying to disguise your reluctance. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Fang says (to Floyd), "up"
Floyd \| > Floyd \| > UP Floyd \| Floyd \| Even after more than ten years at sea, you had never developed much of Floyd \| a head for heights, especially when it meant fighting your way up the Floyd \| ratlines of a swaying mast in a howling gale; but it seemed like there Floyd \| was nothing for it but to grit your teeth and ascend. Floyd \| Floyd \| Grasping the ropes and forcing yourself not to look down, you began to Floyd \| climb. A few yards up you paused for breath, and longed just to close Floyd \| your eyes and cling on for dear life until the storm had passed; but Floyd \| you felt the eyes of the captain and half the crew were upon you: it Floyd \| behoved you to play the part of a fearless officer, so on you went. Floyd \| Floyd \| A little over half-way up, you caught sight of something ahead; but it Floyd \| looked more like a band of fog than a stretch of land. It at once Floyd \| struck you as absurd, not only that a bank of sea-mist should collect Floyd \| here, but even more that it would not be at once shredded by the gale. Floyd \| Overcome by curiosity you took out your telescope, trying to do your Floyd \| best to keep your balance on the rigging while examining the strange Floyd \| sight. It did look like a band of mist. But at the next Floyd \| moment a sudden gust made the Niobe heel over to starboard, Floyd \| and in a heart-stopping moment you felt your feet slip free of the Floyd \| lines. For a moment you hung there by a single hand, and then that Floyd \| too was wrenched free and you fell. Floyd \| Floyd \| You hit the surface of the sea and carried straight on down. To begin Floyd \| with, you thought that was it, and almost resigned yourself to drown; Floyd \| but then, as your lungs felt ready to burst, your survival instinct Floyd \| took over and you struggled to regain the surface. Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| [more]		Fang says, "weeeee"
Fang pushes the green 'space' button.
Floyd \| Somewhere in the Bay of Biscay 0/6 Floyd \| Exits: None Floyd \| Somewhere in the Bay of Biscay Floyd \| The waves all around you look as black as the sky above, and stretch Floyd \| just as far in all directions. Floyd \| Floyd \| And now, here you are, swimming in the freezing water, with neither Floyd \| ship nor land in sight, and probably only a few minutes left before Floyd \| you finally do give up and drown. Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Fang says (to Floyd), "drink"
Floyd \| Somewhere in the Bay of Biscay 0/6 Floyd \| Exits: None Floyd \| Floyd \| > DRINK Floyd \| Floyd \| What do you want to drink? Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Fang says (to Floyd), "sea"
Floyd \| Somewhere in the Bay of Biscay 0/7 Floyd \| Exits: None Floyd \| Floyd \| > SEA Floyd \| Floyd \| You’re doing your best not to – it’s far too salty and you’d Floyd \| choke on Floyd \| it. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Fang says (to Floyd), "smell"
Floyd \| Somewhere in the Bay of Biscay 0/8 Floyd \| Exits: None Floyd \| Floyd \| > SMELL Floyd \| Floyd \| You smell nothing out of the ordinary. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		DavidW says, "a sailor went to sea sea sea to see what he could see see see"
Fang says (to Floyd), "up"
Floyd \| Somewhere in the Bay of Biscay 0/9 Floyd \| Exits: None Floyd \| Floyd \| > UP Floyd \| Floyd \| If only you could sprout wings and fly! But alas, it seems you’ll Floyd \| all Floyd \| too soon be dragged in the opposite direction. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Fang says (to Floyd), "dance"
Floyd \| Somewhere in the Bay of Biscay 0/9 Floyd \| Exits: None Floyd \| Floyd \| > DANCE Floyd \| Floyd \| The word “dance” is not necessary in this story. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Fang says (to Floyd), "sing"
FloatingInfo says (to Floyd), "jump"
Floyd \| Somewhere in the Bay of Biscay 0/9 Floyd \| Exits: None Floyd \| Floyd \| > SING Floyd \| Floyd \| The word “sing” is not necessary in this story. Floyd \| Floyd \| > Floyd \| Somewhere in the Bay of Biscay 0/10 Floyd \| Exits: None Floyd \| Floyd \| > JUMP Floyd \| Floyd \| You can’t; your feet are nowhere near touching bottom. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Fang says, "sleep"
Fang says (to Floyd), "sleep"
Floyd \| > Floyd \| > SLEEP Floyd \| Floyd \| You’ll probably sleep soon enough – forever; but you’re not quite Floyd \| ready to give up yet. Floyd \| Floyd \| You can struggle no more. You start to feel body and mind shutting Floyd \| down. As the waves close over your head you fancy you hear voices and Floyd \| see a distant light – the final fleeting fancies of a dying mind. Floyd \| Floyd \| And then everything goes blank. Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| [more]
Fang pushes the green 'space' button.
Floyd \| Shingly Cove (lying on the shingly beach) 0/11 Floyd \| Exits: west Floyd \| Shingly Cove (lying on the shingly beach) Floyd \| Some time later you wake up to find yourself lying on a hard shingle Floyd \| beach. From the position of the sun in the sky it must be either Floyd \| early morning or late evening – almost certainly the former. You Floyd \| feel Floyd \| as stiff as a ship’s biscuit and weaker than a limp lettuce leaf, but Floyd \| miraculously, you seem to be alive. Floyd \| Floyd \| As you regain consciousness, you become aware of the crash of the surf Floyd \| at your feet. It seems you must have been washed ashore – but where? Floyd \| There should have been no land within a dozen leagues or more of where Floyd \| you fell into the sea. Then you remember the lookout’s hail; he must Floyd \| have seen land after all, and this must be it. Floyd \| Floyd \| Before you can do more than start to wonder whether this land is Floyd \| inhabited, you become aware that you are not alone. Floyd \| Floyd \| A young woman is standing just by your head, peering down at you with Floyd \| a look of evident concern. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Fang says (to Floyd), "save"
Floyd \| > Floyd \| > SAVE Floyd \| Floyd \| Please select a file in which to save the current position >
Fang says (to Floyd), "/tmp/cf1"
Floyd \| Shingly Cove (lying on the shingly beach) 0/11 Floyd \| Exits: west Floyd \| Floyd \| > /TMP/CF1 Floyd \| Floyd \| Saved. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Fang says (to Floyd), "x woman"
Floyd \| Shingly Cove (lying on the shingly beach) 0/12 Floyd \| Exits: west Floyd \| Floyd \| > X WOMAN Floyd \| Floyd \| She’s a pretty woman of about twenty, neatly dressed and of slender Floyd \| build, with straight dark brown hair falling about her shoulders. Floyd \| Floyd \| The young woman is wearing a single ear-ring. Floyd \| Floyd \| “I saw you lying here when I came out of the house just now,” she Floyd \| explains, gesturing vaguely behind her, “so I came straight down to Floyd \| see if – well, you seem to be alive at any rate, but are you all Floyd \| right?” Floyd \| Floyd \| (You could say yes or no, or ask her who she is.) Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Fang says, "I assume she is wearing more than an ear-ring"
		Jacqueline says, "heh"
Fang says (to Floyd), "no"
Floyd \| Shingly Cove (lying on the shingly beach) 0/13 Floyd \| Exits: west Floyd \| Floyd \| > NO Floyd \| Floyd \| “No, not really. I feel half-drowned,” you grunt. Floyd \| Floyd \| “You look it,” she agrees. “But who are you? You’re not from Floyd \| around Floyd \| here and I – well I don’t mean to seem inquisitive, but it’s not Floyd \| every Floyd \| day I find a strange man washed up almost on my doorstep, and what Floyd \| with – anyway, who are you?” Floyd \| Floyd \| (You could tell her about yourself, ask where you are, or ask her who Floyd \| she is.) Floyd \| Floyd \| >		kpaquette52 asks (of should), "we say yes?"
		Jacqueline says, "I would like us to ask who she is."
		Fang says, "well, go ahead"
		Allen says, "and where we are"
		kpaquette52 says, "Okay."
		Fang says, "whether or not she's french"
		Jacqueline says (to Fang), "Sorry, am still chatting with Jota about the saving issue. You guys play"
Fang says (to Floyd), "ask her who she is"
Floyd \| Shingly Cove (lying on the shingly beach) 0/14 Floyd \| Exits: west Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK HER WHO SHE IS Floyd \| Floyd \| “Who are you?” you want to know. Floyd \| Floyd \| “I’m Julia Trelawney,” she tells you, “But I asked you a Floyd \| question: who Floyd \| are you?” Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Fang asks, "that's a very english name, isn't it?"
Fang says (to Floyd), "tell her about myself"
Floyd \| Shingly Cove (lying on the shingly beach) 0/15 Floyd \| Exits: west Floyd \| Floyd \| > TELL HER ABOUT MYSELF Floyd \| Floyd \| “I’m Lieutenant James Corby, Royal Navy,” you tell her. “I was Floyd \| climbing the mizzen last night – at least I think it was last night Floyd \| – Floyd \| when I was swept overboard. I don’t remember much more – I suppose Floyd \| I Floyd \| must have been washed ashore here.” Floyd \| Floyd \| “So it would seem,” she agrees. “Well, you’re lucky to be Floyd \| alive!” She Floyd \| pauses for a moment, then continues, “I think I should try to get you Floyd \| up to the house and get something warm inside you. Do you think you Floyd \| can manage to stand?” Floyd \| Floyd \| (You could say yes or no.) Floyd \| Floyd \| >		DavidW says, "yes indeed"
		djfletch says, "yes, exactly the kind of name a dastardly French spy would use"
Jacqueline asks (of Jota), "So, you're not sure where it was saving earlier (pre-Allen) so it's hard to say why it wasn't letting us save where we are supposed to yet letting us save anywhere else we want to?"		Fang exclaims, "if we say no, maybe she'll helo!"
		Fang says, "*allen"
		Fang says, "er"
		Fang says, "oops"
		Fang says, "*help"
Fang says (to Floyd), "no"
Floyd \| Shingly Cove 0/16 Floyd \| Exits: west Floyd \| Floyd \| > NO Floyd \| Floyd \| “No – I’m not sure I can,” you groan. Floyd \| Floyd \| “Here – I’ll help you up,” she offers, grabbing you by the arms Floyd \| a Floyd \| little roughly. Between her tugging and your groaning and pushing you Floyd \| somehow manage to rise to your feet. Floyd \| Floyd \| “Good, right,” she nods, “Let’s go up to the house, then; Floyd \| it’s not Floyd \| far.” So saying she walks across the shingly beach to the foot of the Floyd \| stone steps, where she turns and waits for you to follow. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Fang exclaims, "score!"
		Jacqueline says, "Make her carry us."
		Fang says, "f fall over"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "lie down"
Floyd \| Shingly Cove (lying on the shingly beach) 0/17 Floyd \| Exits: west Floyd \| Floyd \| > LIE DOWN Floyd \| Floyd \| (on the shingly beach) Floyd \| Okay, you’re now lying on the shingly beach. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Fang says (to Floyd), "whine like a big baby"
Floyd \| Shingly Cove (lying on the shingly beach) 0/17 Floyd \| Exits: west Floyd \| Floyd \| > WHINE LIKE A BIG BABY Floyd \| Floyd \| The word “whine” is not necessary in this story. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "Somehow, I don't think Eric thought we'd try this."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "get us"
Floyd \| Shingly Cove (lying on the shingly beach) 0/17 Floyd \| Exits: west Floyd \| Floyd \| > GET US Floyd \| Floyd \| The word “us” is not necessary in this story. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "get up"
Floyd \| Shingly Cove 0/18 Floyd \| Exits: west Floyd \| Floyd \| > GET UP Floyd \| Floyd \| Okay, you’re now standing. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "follow her"
Floyd \| Garden 0/19 Floyd \| Exits: north east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > FOLLOW HER Floyd \| Floyd \| You follow Julia up the steps. Floyd \| Floyd \| Garden Floyd \| Most of this sizeable garden is given over to vegetable plots. To the Floyd \| east it comes to an abrupt end overlooking the cove, accessible via a Floyd \| rough flight of stone steps. At its northern end stands a large stone Floyd \| house, from the front of which a gravel path heads off to the west, Floyd \| while along the garden’s southern boundary runs a long wooden fence. Floyd \| Floyd \| From the top of the steps Julia crosses the garden to the front door Floyd \| of the house, where she opens the door, then turns back to motion you Floyd \| to follow her inside. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Fang says (to Floyd), "ask her where we are"
Floyd \| Garden 0/20 Floyd \| Exits: north east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK HER WHERE WE ARE Floyd \| Floyd \| “We can talk inside,” she replies. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Fang says (to Floyd), "x house"
Floyd \| Garden 0/21 Floyd \| Exits: north east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > X HOUSE Floyd \| Floyd \| The house has a solid, four-square appearance. It is not particularly Floyd \| attractive, the grim grey stone of which it is constructed doing Floyd \| nothing to enhance its appearance, but it does look reasonably Floyd \| commodious. Floyd \| Floyd \| “Come inside, Mr Corby,” Julia invites you. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Fang says (to Floyd), "x vegetable"
Floyd \| Garden 0/22 Floyd \| Exits: north east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > X VEGETABLE Floyd \| Floyd \| The vegetable plots are a series of neatly laid out rectangles, some Floyd \| covered with protective netting. Together they take up most of the Floyd \| space in the garden. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "I keep reading 'cove' as 'cave' and that is a very different landscape."
Fang says (to Floyd), "x stone"
Floyd \| Garden 0/22 Floyd \| Exits: north east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > X STONE Floyd \| Floyd \| Which stone do you mean, the stone steps, the shingly beach, or the Floyd \| house? Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Fang says (to Floyd), "x stone steps"
Floyd \| Garden 0/23 Floyd \| Exits: north east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > X STONE STEPS Floyd \| Floyd \| The steps lead down to the cove below. Floyd \| Floyd \| “Are you coming then?” Julia asks. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Fang says (to Floyd), "in"
Floyd \| Front Parlour 0/24 Floyd \| Exits: north south east Floyd \| Floyd \| > IN Floyd \| Floyd \| You follow Julia inside. Floyd \| Floyd \| Front Parlour Floyd \| The parlour is of a good size, but not so big as to forfeit a certain Floyd \| rustic cosiness. The large open fireplace looks as if it could Floyd \| sustain quite a blaze in winter, though it’s currently unlit. The Floyd \| furniture is plain but functional. The front door is to the south, Floyd \| with other doorways to north and east. Floyd \| Floyd \| “Come through into the kitchen while I brew you up some hot soup,” Floyd \| Julia offers, waving towards the north. Floyd \| Floyd \| Julia closes the front door. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Fang says, "this is very pleasant"
Fang says (to Floyd), "x furniture"
Floyd \| Front Parlour 0/25 Floyd \| Exits: north south east Floyd \| Floyd \| > X FURNITURE Floyd \| Floyd \| The main items are some chairs and a table. They all seem to have Floyd \| been made by a joiner who put solidity a long way ahead of elegance. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Fang says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd \| Kitchen (sitting on the chair) 0/26 Floyd \| Exits: north south out Floyd \| Floyd \| > N Floyd \| Floyd \| You follow Julia into the kitchen. Floyd \| Floyd \| Kitchen Floyd \| The kitchen is quite large, and conveys something of the same rustic Floyd \| flavour as the parlour, which lies just to the south. A plain wooden Floyd \| door, painted black, is set in the north wall next to a large Floyd \| wood-burning stove. An even larger wooden table occupies most of the Floyd \| space in the middle of the kitchen, together with a conveniently Floyd \| placed wooden chair. Floyd \| Floyd \| Julia walks over to the stove, checks that it’s still burning, and Floyd \| puts a pan on it. “Take a seat while I heat up this soup for you,” Floyd \| she tells you. Floyd \| Floyd \| You sink gratefully into the large wooden chair. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Fang says (to Floyd), "x me"
Floyd \| Kitchen (sitting on the chair) 0/27 Floyd \| Exits: north south out Floyd \| Floyd \| > X ME Floyd \| Floyd \| You look a bit bedraggled from your watery misadventure, but otherwise Floyd \| unscathed. But then you’re young and healthy, with a complexion Floyd \| tanned by years at sea. Floyd \| Floyd \| You are empty-handed. Floyd \| Floyd \| Julia turns to you and hands you a gold coin, “Here,” she says, Floyd \| “you’ll need somewhere to stay. I’m afraid we can’t put you up Floyd \| here, Floyd \| but the Red Dragon’s a pretty decent inn. Well, it’s the only inn, Floyd \| actually. Anyway, that’ll buy you a few days’ board and lodging Floyd \| there Floyd \| till you find your feet.” Floyd \| Floyd \| When you start to protest, she interrupts firmly, “No, I insist. Floyd \| It’s Floyd \| the least I can do for a shipwrecked sailor. Besides, if you feel Floyd \| that strongly about it, I’m sure the day will come when you’ll be Floyd \| able Floyd \| to repay me.” Floyd \| Floyd \| (You could thank her, or refuse politely.) Floyd \| Floyd \| >		kpaquette52 says, "My screen reader skipped something."
Fang says (to Floyd), "thank her"
Floyd \| Kitchen (sitting on the chair) 0/28 Floyd \| Exits: north south out Floyd \| Floyd \| > THANK HER Floyd \| Floyd \| “Thank you,” you say. “You’re very kind.” Floyd \| Floyd \| “Yes,” she agrees with a ready smile, “you’ll find it’s the Floyd \| least of Floyd \| my failings!” Floyd \| Floyd \| Julia fiddles with some pans. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Fang says (to Floyd), "ask her where we are"
Floyd \| Kitchen (sitting on the chair) 0/29 Floyd \| Exits: north south out Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK HER WHERE WE ARE Floyd \| Floyd \| “Where am I?” you want to know. Floyd \| Floyd \| “This island is called Valon, if that’s what you mean,” she Floyd \| replies. Floyd \| Floyd \| Julia busies herself stirring something in a pan on the stove. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask her about valon"
Floyd \| Kitchen (sitting on the chair) 0/30 Floyd \| Exits: north south out Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK HER ABOUT VALON Floyd \| Floyd \| “Just where is this island?” you ask. “It doesn’t show up on Floyd \| any Floyd \| charts!” Floyd \| Floyd \| “It wouldn’t,” she replies mysteriously. “It isn’t that sort Floyd \| of Floyd \| place.” Floyd \| Floyd \| Julia crosses the kitchen to collect a bowl. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask her what sort of place"
Floyd \| Kitchen (sitting on the chair) 0/31 Floyd \| Exits: north south out Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK HER WHAT SORT OF PLACE Floyd \| Floyd \| She looks puzzled by your question. Floyd \| Floyd \| Julia returns to the stove and pours something into a bowl. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Fang says, "I guess we're in wales then"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask her about valon"
Floyd \| Kitchen (sitting on the chair) 0/32 Floyd \| Exits: north south out Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK HER ABOUT VALON Floyd \| Floyd \| “So what sort of place is Valon?” you inquire. Floyd \| Floyd \| “It’s not so bad,” she tells you. “At least, it wasn’t till Floyd \| the Floyd \| blight came.” Floyd \| Floyd \| “There you are,” Julia declares, setting a bowl of steaming soup Floyd \| down Floyd \| on the table. “That should warm you up!” Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Fang asks, "ireland?"
		djfletch says, "my theory is either French plot or alien abduction"
Fang says (to Floyd), "x coin"
Floyd \| Kitchen (sitting on the chair) 0/33 Floyd \| Exits: north south out Floyd \| Floyd \| > X COIN Floyd \| Floyd \| The coin is of unfamiliar design, with a dragon on one side and a Floyd \| chalice on the other. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		DavidW says, "If you keep asking questions, you may get a better idea what's what."
		FloatingInfo asks, "What about us having drowned and this is a last moment hallucination?"
Fang says (to Floyd), "ask her about dragon"
Floyd \| Kitchen (sitting on the chair) 0/34 Floyd \| Exits: north south out Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK HER ABOUT DRAGON Floyd \| Floyd \| “That coin you gave me – it’s quite a strange design,” you Floyd \| remark. Floyd \| “Where did it come from? There can’t be a mint on the island, Floyd \| surely?” Floyd \| Floyd \| “No, there’s no mint on the island,” she agrees. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Fang asks, "bitcoin?"
		Allen says, "trapped without altoids"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "ask about blight"
Floyd \| Kitchen (sitting on the chair) 0/35 Floyd \| Exits: north south out Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK ABOUT BLIGHT Floyd \| Floyd \| “What is this blight you mentioned?” you want to know. Floyd \| Floyd \| “We wish we knew,” she sighs. “It started three or four years Floyd \| back. Floyd \| We didn’t realize what was happening at first, we thought perhaps it Floyd \| was just a particularly bad winter. Well – whatever it is, it saps Floyd \| all the vitality out of the soil. We’ve lost nearly half our Floyd \| farmland Floyd \| to it, and since we didn’t have all that much land to start with – Floyd \| well, times have become a bit hard.” Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Fang says (to Floyd), "ask julia about julia"
Floyd \| Kitchen (sitting on the chair) 0/36 Floyd \| Exits: north south out Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK JULIA ABOUT JULIA Floyd \| Floyd \| “Do you live alone?” you ask. Floyd \| Floyd \| “No, I share this house with my brother. We inherited it from our Floyd \| parents,” she tells you. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		DavidW says, "and don't forget to eat the soup."
Fang says (to Floyd), "ask julia about brother"
Floyd \| Kitchen (sitting on the chair) 0/37 Floyd \| Exits: north south out Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK JULIA ABOUT BROTHER Floyd \| Floyd \| “Tell me about your brother,” you request. Floyd \| Floyd \| “His name’s Richard – but everyone calls him Dick,” she Floyd \| replies. Floyd \| “He’s a few years older than me, and, well, I suppose you could say Floyd \| he Floyd \| looks after me.” Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Fang says (to Floyd), "drink soup"
Floyd \| Kitchen (sitting on the chair) 1/38 Floyd \| Exits: north south out Floyd \| Floyd \| > DRINK SOUP Floyd \| Floyd \| You slowly and gratefully drink the hot soup, which tastes strongly of Floyd \| the fish it contains. As you finish it, you feel heat course through Floyd \| your body and strength returning to your limbs. Floyd \| Floyd \| “Thank you very much, that’s just what I needed,” you declare. Floyd \| Floyd \| “Good,” she replies, removing the empty bowl to add to the pile of Floyd \| washing up. Floyd \| Floyd \| (Your score has just increased by one point.) Floyd \| Floyd \| (If you’d prefer not to be notified about score changes in the Floyd \| future, Floyd \| type NOTIFY OFF.) Floyd \| Floyd \| >
FloatingInfo says (to Floyd), "x soup"
Floyd \| Kitchen (sitting on the chair) 1/38 Floyd \| Exits: north south out Floyd \| Floyd \| > X SOUP Floyd \| Floyd \| You see no soup here. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Fang says (to Floyd), "ask her about ship"
Floyd \| Kitchen (sitting on the chair) 1/39 Floyd \| Exits: north south out Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK HER ABOUT SHIP Floyd \| Floyd \| “Do many ships call here?” you ask. Floyd \| Floyd \| “None call here,” she tells you. “The occasional one may turn up Floyd \| by Floyd \| accident, but then it can never leave.” Floyd \| Floyd \| >		kpaquette52 says, "that's strange."
Fang says (to Floyd), "why"
Floyd \| Kitchen (sitting on the chair) 1/40 Floyd \| Exits: north south out Floyd \| Floyd \| > WHY Floyd \| Floyd \| “Where is the castle?” you ask. Floyd \| Floyd \| “Just to the north of town, up the hill to the west,” she replies. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "MYSTERY"
		Fang says, "oops"
Fang says (to Floyd), "ask her about ship"
Floyd \| Kitchen (sitting on the chair) 1/41 Floyd \| Exits: north south out Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK HER ABOUT SHIP Floyd \| Floyd \| She’s already told you that no ships call here, and that the few that Floyd \| turn up by accident can never leave. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "ask about soup"
Floyd \| Kitchen (sitting on the chair) 1/42 Floyd \| Exits: north south out Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK ABOUT SOUP Floyd \| Floyd \| “That soup you gave me was just what I needed,” you tell her. “I Floyd \| feel Floyd \| much better now.” Floyd \| Floyd \| “Good!” she says. “You looked in need of reviving!” Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Fang says (to Floyd), "ask her about island"
Floyd \| Kitchen (sitting on the chair) 1/43 Floyd \| Exits: north south out Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK HER ABOUT ISLAND Floyd \| Floyd \| “How many people live here?” you ask. Floyd \| Floyd \| “Only a couple of hundred,” she replies. “Every now and again Floyd \| someone Floyd \| turns up the way you did, washed ashore from some nautical mishap. Floyd \| Otherwise, we’re a pretty small, closed community.” Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Fang says (to Floyd), "ask her about currents"
Floyd \| Kitchen (sitting on the chair) 1/44 Floyd \| Exits: north south out Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK HER ABOUT CURRENTS Floyd \| Floyd \| In reply, she makes a noise that sounds like “Pshaw!”. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Fang says (to Floyd), "ask her about leave"
Floyd \| Kitchen (sitting on the chair) 1/45 Floyd \| Exits: north south out Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK HER ABOUT LEAVE Floyd \| Floyd \| She gives a wry smile, then says, “I think I’d need to think about Floyd \| that.” Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Fang says, "well, she's being cryptic"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask her about escaping"
Floyd \| Kitchen (sitting on the chair) 1/46 Floyd \| Exits: north south out Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK HER ABOUT ESCAPING Floyd \| Floyd \| She appears not to hear your question. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask her about ocean"
Floyd \| Kitchen (sitting on the chair) 1/47 Floyd \| Exits: north south out Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK HER ABOUT OCEAN Floyd \| Floyd \| In reply, she mutters something you don’t quite catch. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Fang says (to Floyd), "ask her about france"
Floyd \| Kitchen (sitting on the chair) 1/48 Floyd \| Exits: north south out Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK HER ABOUT FRANCE Floyd \| Floyd \| “Do you have any news from France?” you inquire. Floyd \| Floyd \| “France?” she echoes. “No.” Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Fang says (to Floyd), "ask her about england"
Floyd \| Kitchen (sitting on the chair) 1/49 Floyd \| Exits: north south out Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK HER ABOUT ENGLAND Floyd \| Floyd \| “What do you know of England?” you ask. Floyd \| Floyd \| “Nothing; it’s just a name to me,” she replies. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask her about england"
Floyd \| Kitchen (sitting on the chair) 1/50 Floyd \| Exits: north south out Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK HER ABOUT ENGLAND Floyd \| Floyd \| She’s already said that England’s just a name to her. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		djfletch says, "new theory: she is a faerie and now we have eaten the faerie soup we are doomed."
Fang says (to Floyd), "ask her about bonaparte"
Floyd \| Kitchen (sitting on the chair) 1/51 Floyd \| Exits: north south out Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK HER ABOUT BONAPARTE Floyd \| Floyd \| She’s already told you she has no news from France. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		djfletch says, "although we got a point for it so whatever"
		kpaquette52 says, "You're moving toot for my screen reader"
		DavidW asks, "too fast?"
		FloatingInfo says, "I tried to examine the soup first..."
kpaquette52 asks (of Yes), "and what did Floyd say?"		Jacqueline says, "If you all are curious why I am not participating much, it is all Skookum's fault: [LINK]"
		DavidW says, "kitty!"
		Jacqueline says, "Big, sitting on my hands so I can't type kitty"
		DavidW says, "At least you'll be warm."
		Jacqueline says, "I am quite warm. This is true."
		Allen says, "aww, cat hanging from ceiling"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "ask about soil"
Floyd \| Kitchen (sitting on the chair) 1/52 Floyd \| Exits: north south out Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK ABOUT SOIL Floyd \| Floyd \| “Let’s talk about that some other time,” she suggests. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "topics"
Floyd \| Kitchen (sitting on the chair) 1/52 Floyd \| Exits: north south out Floyd \| Floyd \| > TOPICS Floyd \| Floyd \| You could ask her about herself, the blight, or the Red Dragon Inn, or Floyd \| ask her how one gets away from here. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		kpaquette52 says, "Okay I know Floating Info said x soup butmy screen reader skipped what Floyd said."
		FloatingInfo says, "the command got in after we drank the soup so it was "I see no soup here.""
		kpaquette52 says, "Okay then what."
		DavidW says, "yeah, we ate the soup and never examined it. But it had fish in it, it said."
		Jacqueline says, "And now we are full and warm."
		Jacqueline says, "And we have a point."
		DavidW says, "We learned that Julia shares the house with her brother Dick."
		DavidW says, "And she gave us the coin so we can stay at the inn."
		kpaquette52 says, "okaiy then what's this about currents."
		DavidW says, "And that ships and people come here by accident and never leave."
		FloatingInfo says, "And that ships that come here never leave. That was just after the soup."
		Jacqueline says, "She doesn't know anything about currents."
		DavidW says, "We also learned that something called the blight is destroying the island."
		FloatingInfo says, "the currents was something we asked that didn't get a response."
		Jacqueline says, "Okay, and here is a better photo of Skookum right now: [LINK]"
		Allen asks, "what kind of crazy economic inflation do they have where it takes a gold coin to stay at an inn?"
		kpaquette52 says, "Okay now that I'm caught up let's go."
		DavidW says, "No comment."
		djfletch adds caption ADVENTUR CAT HALP YUO
djfletch says (to Floyd), "ask her how one gets away from here"
Floyd \| Kitchen (sitting on the chair) 1/53 Floyd \| Exits: north south out Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK HER HOW ONE GETS AWAY FROM HERE Floyd \| Floyd \| “How does one get away from here?” you ask. Floyd \| Floyd \| “You don’t,” she replies bluntly. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask her how one gets away"
Floyd \| Kitchen (sitting on the chair) 1/54 Floyd \| Exits: north south out Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK HER HOW ONE GETS AWAY Floyd \| Floyd \| “There must be some way to get away from this island!” you insist. Floyd \| “I Floyd \| have to rejoin my ship!” Floyd \| Floyd \| “You can’t,” she tells you. “Did you see that mist, just a Floyd \| little way Floyd \| out to sea? Don’t ask to explain why or how, but there’s no way to Floyd \| get through it.” Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says (to Allen), "She said the gold coin would allow us to stay there for several days."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask her about mist"
Floyd \| Kitchen (sitting on the chair) 1/55 Floyd \| Exits: north south out Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK HER ABOUT MIST Floyd \| Floyd \| “What is that mist I saw out to sea?” you ask. “It Floyd \| doesn’t Floyd \| look like it’s shifting at all!” Floyd \| Floyd \| “That’s right,” she agrees. “It never does, and it surrounds Floyd \| the Floyd \| whole island. It’s the barrier that keeps us all in.” Floyd \| Floyd \| >		djfletch says, "okay but it better have room service"
FloatingInfo says (to Floyd), "ask her about blight"
Floyd \| Kitchen (sitting on the chair) 1/56 Floyd \| Exits: north south out Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK HER ABOUT BLIGHT Floyd \| Floyd \| “So what exactly does this blight do?” you ask. Floyd \| Floyd \| “It turns perfectly good farmland into dusty wasteland,” she Floyd \| replies. Floyd \| “Fortunately it seems to have stopped spreading now, but not before Floyd \| it Floyd \| shut down one of the island’s only two farms.” Floyd \| Floyd \| >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask her about farms"
Floyd \| Kitchen (sitting on the chair) 1/57 Floyd \| Exits: north south out Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK HER ABOUT FARMS Floyd \| Floyd \| “Is there much farming on the island?” you enquire. Floyd \| Floyd \| “There used to be two farms, the Pascoes’ and the Fantons’, until Floyd \| the Floyd \| blight came,” she tells you. “Now only the Fantons’ is left.” Floyd \| Floyd \| >
FloatingInfo says (to Floyd), "ask her about farms"
Floyd \| Kitchen (sitting on the chair) 1/58 Floyd \| Exits: north south out Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK HER ABOUT FARMS Floyd \| Floyd \| She’s already told you that there used to be two farms on the island Floyd \| till the blight came, but now there’s only one. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		DavidW says, "oops, sorry"
FloatingInfo says (to Floyd), "ask her about pascoes"
Floyd \| Kitchen (sitting on the chair) 1/59 Floyd \| Exits: north south out Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK HER ABOUT PASCOES Floyd \| Floyd \| “What happened to the Pascoes?” you ask. Floyd \| Floyd \| “They lost their farm to the blight,” she replies. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "I like this technique where if you ask too many times it summarizes."
		FloatingInfo says, "Agreed."
		FloatingInfo says, "It allows recapping without the mimesis breaking of repeated conversation."
		kpaquette52 says, "I'm sorry everyone but it's time for me to o for lunch."
djfletch says (to Floyd), "ask about inn"
Floyd \| Kitchen (sitting on the chair) 1/60 Floyd \| Exits: north south out Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK ABOUT INN Floyd \| Floyd \| “Where do I find the Red Dragon Inn?” you ask. Floyd \| Floyd \| “Just carry straight on west into town till you come to the Floyd \| crossroads,” she tells you. “Then turn left into South Street, and Floyd \| you can’t miss it.” Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says (to Katie), "Enjoy lunch! We will post a transcript later (by tomorrow)."
		Jacqueline says, "(Unless we don't finish the game and want to keep playing it.)"
		kpaquette52 says, "I wish I could stay."
		Jacqueline says, "We wish so, too, Katie. Have a good day."
		Jacqueline asks (of Everyone_Else), "So, should we head to the inn?"
kpaquette52 has had her fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge.		djfletch says, "yeah, seems like the thing to do"
		FloatingInfo says, "I'd recommend we see if there are any other topics to talk to her about."
djfletch says (to Floyd), "topics"
Floyd \| Kitchen (sitting on the chair) 1/60 Floyd \| Exits: north south out Floyd \| Floyd \| > TOPICS Floyd \| Floyd \| You could ask her about herself, or the blight, or ask her how one Floyd \| gets away from here. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline asks, "Did we ask her about us?"
		Jacqueline says, "I thought... hm, maybe we didn't."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask her about her"
Floyd \| Kitchen (sitting on the chair) 1/61 Floyd \| Exits: north south out Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK HER ABOUT HER Floyd \| Floyd \| “Have you lived here all your life?” you ask. Floyd \| Floyd \| “Yes, I was born in this very house,” she tells you. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask her about her"
Floyd \| Kitchen (sitting on the chair) 1/62 Floyd \| Exits: north south out Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK HER ABOUT HER Floyd \| Floyd \| “So, tell me all about yourself,” you invite. Floyd \| Floyd \| “Oh, there really isn’t much to tell,” she shrugs. “I’m Floyd \| really not Floyd \| that interesting – I’m sure there are far more interesting things Floyd \| to Floyd \| talk about.” Floyd \| Floyd \| (You could ask her about the blight, or ask her how one gets away from Floyd \| here.) Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask her about me"
Floyd \| Kitchen (sitting on the chair) 1/63 Floyd \| Exits: north south out Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK HER ABOUT ME Floyd \| Floyd \| She gives a wry smile, then says, “I think I’d need to think about Floyd \| that.” Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask her about me"
Floyd \| Kitchen (sitting on the chair) 1/64 Floyd \| Exits: north south out Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK HER ABOUT ME Floyd \| Floyd \| In reply, she mutters something you don’t quite catch. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Allen says (to Floyd), "ask her about home"
Floyd \| Kitchen (sitting on the chair) 1/65 Floyd \| Exits: north south out Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK HER ABOUT HOME Floyd \| Floyd \| “You seem to have quite a large old house,” you remark. “Is it Floyd \| hard Floyd \| to maintain?” Floyd \| Floyd \| “It does take a bit of maintenance,” she replies, “but the labour Floyd \| and Floyd \| materials are not too hard to come by.” Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "Because we have slaves. Like you."
		Jacqueline says, "Welcoem to Blighted Isle, slave."
		Jacqueline says, "This is feeling sort of Wickermanish."
		Allen asks, "oooo, will there a naked woman in the inn, singing?"
		Jacqueline says, "Also, I'm tying a lot faster now that the cat has left. (I'm colder, though.)"
		DavidW says, "Slaves don't get gold coins and get to stay in inns."
		Jacqueline says (to Allen), "We can hope."
		Jacqueline says (to DavidW), "Good point."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "topics"
Floyd \| Kitchen (sitting on the chair) 1/65 Floyd \| Exits: north south out Floyd \| Floyd \| > TOPICS Floyd \| Floyd \| You could ask her about the blight, or ask her how one gets away from Floyd \| here. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "We already asked those things."
		Allen asks, "does that mean there's some tangential topic to those still to get info about?"
		Allen says, "since one of the topics dropped off"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask her about blight"
Floyd \| Kitchen (sitting on the chair) 1/66 Floyd \| Exits: north south out Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK HER ABOUT BLIGHT Floyd \| Floyd \| “Does no one know the cause of this blight?” you inquire. Floyd \| Floyd \| “No,” she shakes her head. “It spread from the north, we know Floyd \| that Floyd \| much – from the part of the island no one can reach. Some folk blame Floyd \| mad Meg, but I reckon she’s harmless enough.” Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jearl says, "oh ho ho"
		Jacqueline says, "oho"
		Allen says, "mad Meg, who owns... cats"
FloatingInfo says (to Floyd), "ask her about meg"
Floyd \| Kitchen (sitting on the chair) 1/67 Floyd \| Exits: north south out Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK HER ABOUT MEG Floyd \| Floyd \| “Who is mad Meg?” you ask. Floyd \| Floyd \| “Some say she’s a witch,” she tells you, “but I wouldn’t go Floyd \| that far; Floyd \| she’s a bit odd, that’s all. She lives all by herself out to the Floyd \| north of town.” Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline asks, "Does she? Can we visit and pet the cats?"
		Jearl says, "we will heal her with our stiff English love"
		Jacqueline says, "..."
		DavidW says, "I'm saying nothing"
		Jacqueline asks (of DW), "About the plot, or about Jearl's comment, or both?"
Allen says (to Floyd), "ask her about witchcraft"
Floyd \| Kitchen (sitting on the chair) 1/68 Floyd \| Exits: north south out Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK HER ABOUT WITCHCRAFT Floyd \| Floyd \| She appears not to hear your question. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jearl says, "it will be so proper, you guys"
Allen says (to Floyd), "ask her about witch"
Floyd \| Kitchen (sitting on the chair) 1/69 Floyd \| Exits: north south out Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK HER ABOUT WITCH Floyd \| Floyd \| “What’s so odd about mad Meg?” you inquire. Floyd \| Floyd \| “Well – for one thing, living all by herself like that, away from Floyd \| the Floyd \| town – I don’t know, she’s just not normal,” Julia Floyd \| replies, Floyd \| “and then she doesn’t seem to see things the way the rest of us do. Floyd \| I Floyd \| suppose she’s harmless enough, but I couldn’t trust someone like Floyd \| that.” Floyd \| Floyd \| >		DavidW says, "I meant the plot."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "g"
Floyd \| Kitchen (sitting on the chair) 1/70 Floyd \| Exits: north south out Floyd \| Floyd \| > G Floyd \| Floyd \| “Why do some people think mad Meg’s a witch?” you want to know. Floyd \| Floyd \| “Because she’s so odd. Because she doesn’t mix much. Because Floyd \| she Floyd \| does things with plants and herbs,” Julia shrugs. “Some even say Floyd \| she Floyd \| has the gift of second sight – not that I know anything about such Floyd \| things. Anyway, she’s really not worth bothering about.” Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "Oh but she DOES mix... potions."
		Allen says, "or tasty salads"
		Jacqueline says, "mmm"
		Jacqueline says, "with craisins and walnuts and goat cheeses."
		Jacqueline says, "Except, sadly, the craisin crop crashed. On account of the blight, you see."
		maga says, "my stiff English love is available for healing purposes and parties"
		Jacqueline says, "..."
Allen says (to Floyd), "ask her about second sight"
Floyd \| Kitchen (sitting on the chair) 1/71 Floyd \| Exits: north south out Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK HER ABOUT SECOND SIGHT Floyd \| Floyd \| “Let’s talk about that some other time,” she suggests. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Allen says (to Floyd), "topics"
Floyd \| Kitchen (sitting on the chair) 1/71 Floyd \| Exits: north south out Floyd \| Floyd \| > TOPICS Floyd \| Floyd \| You could ask her about the blight, or ask her how one gets away from Floyd \| here. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "They remain topics."
FloatingInfo says (to Floyd), "ask her about blight"
Floyd \| Kitchen (sitting on the chair) 1/72 Floyd \| Exits: north south out Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK HER ABOUT BLIGHT Floyd \| Floyd \| “Has anyone tried to do anything about the blight?” you want to Floyd \| know. Floyd \| Floyd \| Julia gives a bitter laugh, “The old Duke tried all Floyd \| right,” Floyd \| she tells you. “The silly old fool thought he could go and lead an Floyd \| expedition against it – apparently he’d found some way to get past Floyd \| the Floyd \| Ridge. Anyway, off he went with his brother and a band of castle Floyd \| guards, and none of them was ever seen or heard of again. And still Floyd \| the blight didn’t go away. Must be a couple of years back, now.” Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Allen asks, "oh, a duke... have we heard about a duke yet?"
		DavidW says, "Nope. Nor the Ridge."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "g"
Floyd \| Kitchen (sitting on the chair) 1/73 Floyd \| Exits: north south out Floyd \| Floyd \| > G Floyd \| Floyd \| “So is there any prospect of curing this blight?” you ask. Floyd \| Floyd \| “None that I know of,” she tells you, adding, “That’s one Floyd \| reason so Floyd \| many of the islanders are fishermen!” Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "g"
Floyd \| Kitchen (sitting on the chair) 1/74 Floyd \| Exits: north south out Floyd \| Floyd \| > G Floyd \| Floyd \| It seems like she’s already told you all she knows: the blight Floyd \| started Floyd \| three or four years ago, spreading from the north. It converts Floyd \| farmland into dusty wasteland, and no one seems to know either the Floyd \| cause or the cure. From what Julia says, it’s causing serious Floyd \| difficulties for the island’s food supply. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask her about ridge"
Floyd \| Kitchen (sitting on the chair) 1/75 Floyd \| Exits: north south out Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK HER ABOUT RIDGE Floyd \| Floyd \| “What’s this about a ridge?” you ask. Floyd \| Floyd \| “It’s a range of hills that divides the island in half,” she Floyd \| explains. Floyd \| “There doesn’t seem to be any way through it, over it, or round it, Floyd \| so Floyd \| no one knows what lies to the north.” Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "g"
Floyd \| Kitchen (sitting on the chair) 1/76 Floyd \| Exits: north south out Floyd \| Floyd \| > G Floyd \| Floyd \| “This ridge,” you frown. “Surely it can’t be that Floyd \| impassable, and even if it were, couldn’t you just sail round it in a Floyd \| boat and land on the other side?” Floyd \| Floyd \| “You’d think so, wouldn’t you?” she replies quickly. “But Floyd \| there are Floyd \| strange currents round this island, so it turns out you can’t.” Floyd \| Floyd \| Your frown deepens. You’ve been a naval officer long enough to know Floyd \| a Floyd \| thing or two about strange currents, but you’ve never heard of Floyd \| currents that are that strange. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says (to Player_Character), "You're not catching on, are you>"
		Jacqueline asks, "er, ?"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "g"
Floyd \| Kitchen (sitting on the chair) 1/77 Floyd \| Exits: north south out Floyd \| Floyd \| > G Floyd \| Floyd \| You can’t think of anything else to ask about it at this point: Floyd \| you’ve Floyd \| already established that it’s some kind of barrier preventing access Floyd \| to the northern part of the island, and that Julia apparently thinks Floyd \| there’s no way over, round, or through it. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "topics"
Floyd \| Kitchen (sitting on the chair) 1/77 Floyd \| Exits: north south out Floyd \| Floyd \| > TOPICS Floyd \| Floyd \| You could ask her how one gets away from here. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Allen says, "cool"
Roger arrives, full of fun, but no funk.
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask her how one gets away from here"
Floyd \| Kitchen (sitting on the chair) 1/78 Floyd \| Exits: north south out Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK HER HOW ONE GETS AWAY FROM HERE Floyd \| Floyd \| “If I had a boat, I’m sure I could get away from here easily Floyd \| enough!” Floyd \| you declare. Floyd \| Floyd \| “Others have said the same; others have tried; they all failed,” Floyd \| she Floyd \| sighs. “Maybe that’s what happened to my parents.” Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Allen says, "nice of it to tell us"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "g"
Floyd \| Kitchen (sitting on the chair) 1/79 Floyd \| Exits: north south out Floyd \| Floyd \| > G Floyd \| Floyd \| She’s already made it clear she thinks it’s impossible to get away Floyd \| from the island; apparently it’s impossible to pass through the mist Floyd \| that surrounds it. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "topics"
Floyd \| Kitchen (sitting on the chair) 1/79 Floyd \| Exits: north south out Floyd \| Floyd \| > TOPICS Floyd \| Floyd \| You have nothing specific in mind right now to discuss with Julia. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "ask about duke"
Floyd \| Kitchen (sitting on the chair) 1/80 Floyd \| Exits: north south out Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK ABOUT DUKE Floyd \| Floyd \| “Who exactly was the old Duke?” you want to know. Floyd \| Floyd \| “The present Duke’s father,” she informs you. “Not a bad man, Floyd \| and Floyd \| more intelligent than his son, who really is a fool – no, the old Floyd \| Duke Floyd \| was a decent enough ruler for this little island. At least he cared Floyd \| enough to try to do something about the blight, but he obviously Floyd \| didn’t go about it the right way. As for the present Duke – well, Floyd \| Duke William has more arrogance than sense, I’d say – but for Floyd \| goodness’ sake don’t tell him I said that!” Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jearl says, "aight, I guess it's off to the inn"
		Jearl says, "or not"
		Jacqueline says, "Oh, some stuff about the duke."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "g"
Floyd \| Kitchen (sitting on the chair) 1/81 Floyd \| Exits: north south out Floyd \| Floyd \| > G Floyd \| Floyd \| “Tell me more about the present Duke; he rules this island?” you Floyd \| ask. Floyd \| Floyd \| “That’s right,” she affirms. “No one’s quite sure where the Floyd \| title Floyd \| comes from; the family’s Norman, but we all know the real Floyd \| Duke William ended up ruling rather more than this tiny isle. Between Floyd \| you and me I suspect William’s ancestors awarded themselves the title Floyd \| of Duke when they arrived and took over. But it’s never been worth Floyd \| quibbling about.” Floyd \| Floyd \| >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask julia about ear-ring"
Floyd \| Kitchen (sitting on the chair) 1/82 Floyd \| Exits: north south out Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK JULIA ABOUT EAR-RING Floyd \| Floyd \| “Forgive my asking, but is there any particular reason why you’re Floyd \| wearing only one ear-ring?” you ask. Floyd \| Floyd \| Frowning, she touches one ear and then the other. “Bother!” she Floyd \| declares. “I must have dropped the other one somewhere!” Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "It must be fun, being the Duke of a couple hundred people on a sequestered isle."
		djfletch says, "I don't mind trying the inn any time, we can probably come back here anyway"
		Jacqueline says, "Not unlike being the mayor of an Alaskan village."
Allen says (to Floyd), "ask her about cats"
Floyd \| Kitchen (sitting on the chair) 1/83 Floyd \| Exits: north south out Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK HER ABOUT CATS Floyd \| Floyd \| In reply, she makes a noise that sounds like “Pshaw!”. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Allen asks, "her about parents"
Allen says (to Floyd), "ask her about parents"
Floyd \| Kitchen (sitting on the chair) 1/84 Floyd \| Exits: north south out Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK HER ABOUT PARENTS Floyd \| Floyd \| “What happened to your parents?” you wonder. Floyd \| Floyd \| She sighs, wipes her brow, and throws you a soulful look, “They Floyd \| died,” Floyd \| she tells you. “Drowned. At least, we suppose so. They went out in Floyd \| their boat together a couple of years back and never returned.” Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "tell Julia we will help her repopulate the isle."
Floyd \| Kitchen (sitting on the chair) 1/85 Floyd \| Exits: north south out Floyd \| Floyd \| > TELL JULIA WE WILL HELP HER REPOPULATE THE ISLE. Floyd \| Floyd \| Julia does not respond. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "I am ready to go to the inn."
		Jearl says, "she's speechless!"
		Jacqueline says (to Jearl), "Clearly she's thinking about our stiff English love."
		djfletch says, "the power of love will repel the blight"
		DavidW says, "If it helps any, you can always return here and ask more questions later."
		djfletch says, "ok, let's see if we can ransack the house even though she is still here"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd \| Front Parlour 1/86 Floyd \| Exits: north south east Floyd \| Floyd \| > S Floyd \| Floyd \| (first standing up) Floyd \| Julia comes with you. Floyd \| Floyd \| Front Parlour Floyd \| The parlour is of a good size, but not so big as to forfeit a certain Floyd \| rustic cosiness. The large open fireplace looks as if it could Floyd \| sustain quite a blaze in winter, though it’s currently unlit. The Floyd \| furniture is plain but functional. The front door is to the south, Floyd \| with other doorways to north and east. Floyd \| Floyd \| Julia is standing here. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		djfletch says, "damn, she followed us"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "x furniture"
Floyd \| Front Parlour 1/87 Floyd \| Exits: north south east Floyd \| Floyd \| > X FURNITURE Floyd \| Floyd \| The main items are some chairs and a table. They all seem to have Floyd \| been made by a joiner who put solidity a long way ahead of elegance. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jearl says, "should we say goodbye, to be polite"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "x fireplace"
Floyd \| Front Parlour 1/88 Floyd \| Exits: north south east Floyd \| Floyd \| > X FIREPLACE Floyd \| Floyd \| It’s currently unlit, but it looks like one could get quite a blaze Floyd \| burning in it. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "julia, bye"
Floyd \| Front Parlour 1/89 Floyd \| Exits: north south east Floyd \| Floyd \| > JULIA, BYE Floyd \| Floyd \| “Perhaps I should go now,” you suggest. Floyd \| Floyd \| “If you must, but there’s no hurry; you’re welcome to stay a bit Floyd \| longer if you like,” she assures you. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jearl says, "the level of simulation is making the typical adventure manners seem rude indeed"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "look in fireplace"
Floyd \| Front Parlour 1/90 Floyd \| Exits: north south east Floyd \| Floyd \| > LOOK IN FIREPLACE Floyd \| Floyd \| The fireplace doesn’t look worth meddling with. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		djfletch asks, "east?"
		DavidW says, "You can say 'thank you' and 'goodbye', I'm sure."
		DavidW says, "or maybe the game adds those in automatically."
		Allen asks, "what is the <u2> emphasis? Someplace we haven't been?"
		Jacqueline says, "Oh, hm. Probably."
		Allen says, "or someplace the streets have no names"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd \| Front Parlour 1/91 Floyd \| Exits: north south east Floyd \| Floyd \| > E Floyd \| Floyd \| You hardly feel you can go wandering round the house uninvited. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Allen says, "hmm"
		Jacqueline says (to Allen), "hee"
Allen says (to Floyd), "ask her about her hidden chamber of horrors to the east"
Floyd \| Front Parlour 1/92 Floyd \| Exits: north south east Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK HER ABOUT HER HIDDEN CHAMBER OF HORRORS TO THE EAST Floyd \| Floyd \| She looks puzzled by your question. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		DavidW says, "The exit is south, if you've forgotten."
djfletch says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd \| Garden 1/93 Floyd \| Exits: north east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > S Floyd \| Floyd \| (first opening the front door) Floyd \| “Well, bye for now then; no doubt I shall see you again soon,” Floyd \| Julia Floyd \| bids you farewell. Floyd \| Floyd \| Garden Floyd \| Most of this sizeable garden is given over to vegetable plots. To the Floyd \| east it comes to an abrupt end overlooking the cove, accessible via a Floyd \| rough flight of stone steps. At its northern end stands a large stone Floyd \| house, from the front of which a gravel path heads off to the west, Floyd \| while along the garden’s southern boundary runs a long wooden fence. Floyd \| Floyd \| Julia closes the front door from the other side. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "x fence"
Floyd \| Garden 1/94 Floyd \| Exits: north east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > X FENCE Floyd \| Floyd \| It’s about five feet high, and made of wood that has long since Floyd \| weathered to a dull grey. Despite the weathering, the fence still Floyd \| looks sturdy enough. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "x plots"
Floyd \| Garden 1/95 Floyd \| Exits: north east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > X PLOTS Floyd \| Floyd \| The vegetable plots are a series of neatly laid out rectangles, some Floyd \| covered with protective netting. Together they take up most of the Floyd \| space in the garden. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "get netting"
Floyd \| Garden 1/96 Floyd \| Exits: north east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > GET NETTING Floyd \| Floyd \| You have no desire to take up gardening just at the moment. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "get gravel"
Floyd \| Garden 1/97 Floyd \| Exits: north east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > GET GRAVEL Floyd \| Floyd \| You cannot pick up the gravel path. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Roger says, "protecting them from something, hmm"
		Allen asks, "dragons?"
		Jearl says, "machagophers"
		Allen says, "we have a dragon coin, and there's a dragon inn..."
		DavidW says, "bugs or blight, I'm guessing."
		Jacqueline exclaims, "The blight!"
		Jearl says, "mecha*"
		djfletch asks, "vegetarian dragons?"
		djfletch says, "ok going west unless anyone has plans or schemes"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd \| Long Gravel Path 1/98 Floyd \| Exits: north east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > W Floyd \| Floyd \| Long Gravel Path Floyd \| The main path continues to east and west as far as you can see, rising Floyd \| slightly to the latter as it heads inland. A long hedge blocks the Floyd \| way south, but just at this point of the path a rutted track runs off Floyd \| to the north. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "x hedge"
Floyd \| Long Gravel Path 1/99 Floyd \| Exits: north east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > X HEDGE Floyd \| Floyd \| The bramble hedge is rather uneven, varying in height between about Floyd \| four feet and six along its length. If it was ever cultivated it has Floyd \| long since turned wild. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says (to Allen), "Damn it. I have U2 stuck in my head."
		Allen says, "hee"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "get blackberries"
Floyd \| Long Gravel Path 1/99 Floyd \| Exits: north east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > GET BLACKBERRIES Floyd \| Floyd \| You see no blackberries here. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		djfletch says, "must be out of season"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "x track"
Floyd \| Long Gravel Path 1/100 Floyd \| Exits: north east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > X TRACK Floyd \| Floyd \| The rutted track leads off to the north; it looks a little uneven but Floyd \| seems generally to descend as it goes. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		djfletch says, "going west again"
		Allen says, "well, there's only one farm left, so I expect all food has been scoured and collected. Do you know that web comic about Reindeer island in Alaska? That's where this place is headed"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd \| East Street 1/101 Floyd \| Exits: south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > W Floyd \| Floyd \| You set off to the west, and after a brisk walk up the slope you find Floyd \| yourself on the eastern outskirts of the town. Floyd \| Floyd \| East Street Floyd \| Pressed in between a rough stone wall to the north and a small shop to Floyd \| the south this short, narrow street runs east back towards the coast Floyd \| and west towards the centre of town. Floyd \| Floyd \| A slender young woman is standing with her back to the shop door, Floyd \| desperately trying to beat off a ruffian who seems bent on robbing Floyd \| her. Floyd \| Floyd \| “Hand over yer purse, you silly bitch, and I might just decide not to Floyd \| bruise that pretty face of yours,” the ruffian declares. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Roger says, "looks like she needs some help beating him off"
		Allen says, "we could ask him about a bunch of topics first"
		Jacqueline says, "I do not know of that comic, no."
		Jacqueline says, "Gosh."
		Jearl says, "accost blackguard!"
		Allen says (to Jacq), "for your later perusal: [LINK]"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "save"
Floyd \| > Floyd \| > SAVE Floyd \| Floyd \| Please select a file in which to save the current position >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "tmp/save2"
Floyd \| East Street 1/101 Floyd \| Exits: south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > TMP/SAVE2 Floyd \| Floyd \| Failed; your computer might be running low on disk space, or you might Floyd \| not have the necessary permissions to write this file. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jearl says, "urgh"
		Jacqueline exclaims, "It worked for Allen!"
		DavidW says, "/tmp/file"
		Jacqueline says, "Oh, right"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "save"
Floyd \| > Floyd \| > SAVE Floyd \| Floyd \| Please select a file in which to save the current position >		Allen says, "/tmp/save2. Without the /, it'll default to the current working dir"
		Roger says, "Allen has a special rapport."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "/tmp/save2"
Floyd \| East Street 1/101 Floyd \| Exits: south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > /TMP/SAVE2 Floyd \| Floyd \| Saved. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "attack ruffian"
Floyd \| East Street 2/102 Floyd \| Exits: south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > ATTACK RUFFIAN Floyd \| Floyd \| You may still be a bit weakened from your watery ordeal, but the Floyd \| ruffian looks half-starved, while you’ve been toughened by ten years Floyd \| at sea fighting the French. He hardly manages to land a single blow Floyd \| on you, while you soon give him a thrashing. After no more than a Floyd \| minute of it he runs away muttering curses under his breath. Floyd \| Floyd \| “Thank you!” the young woman declares as you turn back to check how Floyd \| she is. “He was proving – quite troublesome. I never thought even Floyd \| Cadan Pascoe would stoop to attacking me! But I don’t believe I know Floyd \| you; perhaps you should introduce yourself?” Floyd \| Floyd \| (Your score has just increased by one point.) Floyd \| Floyd \| (You could tell her about yourself, or ask her how she is.) Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Allen asks, "oh, is this the farm family whose farm failed?"
		Jacqueline says, "The Pascoes? Hm, that sounds right."
		FloatingInfo says, "Looks like it."
		DavidW says, "He's from one of the farm families; I forget which."
		Jacqueline goes to check.
		Allen says, "this island is mere weeks away from cannibalism and total population collapse"
Fang says (to Floyd), "tell her about myself"
Floyd \| East Street 2/103 Floyd \| Exits: south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > TELL HER ABOUT MYSELF Floyd \| Floyd \| “I’m Lieutenant James Corby, second lieutenant of His Britannic Floyd \| Majesty’s frigate Niobe,” you begin pompously. “We got Floyd \| caught in a gale last night while in pursuit of a strange sail out of Floyd \| Brest, and I fell overboard while climbing the mizzen mast. It seems Floyd \| I was washed ashore here.” Floyd \| Floyd \| “I see,” she replies. “Then it sounds as if his Britannic Floyd \| Majesty Floyd \| needs to employ officers who are less accident-prone. Nevertheless, I Floyd \| am grateful for your timely and gallant intervention, lieutenant. And Floyd \| in case you were wondering, I am Lady Inalda, cousin to the Duke of Floyd \| Valon, who rules this island.” Floyd \| Floyd \| After a short pause she adds, “I was hoping the shop would be open. Floyd \| It’s the only place on the island where one can purchase oil, but Floyd \| Sally Penhaligon seems not to have opened up yet. Normally I’d have Floyd \| sent a servant on such an errand, of course, but we’re a little Floyd \| short-staffed right now.” Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Roger says, "Roscoe Pascoe is gonna git dem Duke brothers"
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah, the failed farm is the Pascoe fram."
		djfletch says, "ruffianism has already set in"
		Fang says, "goddamn dukes"
Allen says (to Floyd), "topics"
Floyd \| East Street 2/103 Floyd \| Exits: south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > TOPICS Floyd \| Floyd \| You could ask her about Sally Penhaligon, the castle, or the ruffian, Floyd \| or say that she’s beautiful. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Allen says, "ha ha"
		Fang says, "this is feeling like a dating sim"
		DavidW says, "No comment."
		Fang asks, "who do we like better, julia, or sally?"
		Allen says, "we've been at sea for years... manatees were probably starting to look rather sexy"
		Roger says, "I'd rather ask her what she was planning on oiling up"
inky arrives, full of funk, but no fun.		DavidW says (to Fang), "We haven't met Sally yet."
		Fang says, "oh oops"
Allen says (to Floyd), "tell her she's beautiful"
Floyd \| East Street 2/104 Floyd \| Exits: south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > TELL HER SHE'S BEAUTIFUL Floyd \| Floyd \| “You’re very beautiful,” you remark. Floyd \| Floyd \| “So people say,” she replies drily. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Fang says, "I guess that's a third possibility"
Allen says (to Floyd), "g"
Floyd \| East Street 2/105 Floyd \| Exits: south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > G Floyd \| Floyd \| “You are very beautiful, my lady,” you insist. Floyd \| Floyd \| “So you have already said,” she points out unenthusiastically. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		DavidW says, "Don't forget mad Meg."
Allen says (to Floyd), "g"
Floyd \| East Street 2/106 Floyd \| Exits: south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > G Floyd \| Floyd \| Your compliments don’t seem to be making much of an impression, so Floyd \| perhaps you should give them a rest for now. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Fang says, "hawt"
Fang says (to Floyd), "ask her about ruffian"
Floyd \| East Street 2/107 Floyd \| Exits: south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK HER ABOUT RUFFIAN Floyd \| Floyd \| “Who was that fellow who attacked you? Do you know him?” you ask. Floyd \| Floyd \| “Yes, I know him,” she replies. “He’s Samuel Pascoe’s son, Floyd \| Cadan. Floyd \| They lost their farm to the blight, so I suppose I should feel sorry Floyd \| for him in a way.” Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Allen says, "I'm not longer limp as a lettuce leaf, I guess"
Fang says (to Floyd), "ask her about pascoe"
Floyd \| East Street 2/108 Floyd \| Exits: south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK HER ABOUT PASCOE Floyd \| Floyd \| “Why should young Pascoe blame you for the blight?” you inquire. Floyd \| Floyd \| “I don’t think it’s a matter of blame, lieutenant,” she Floyd \| answers. Floyd \| “It’s more desperation and envy.” Floyd \| Floyd \| >		djfletch says, "I think these are Cornish names, Trelawney and Penhaligon."
		Allen asks, "stiff as a ships' biscuit?"
Fang says (to Floyd), "ask her about herself"
Floyd \| East Street 2/109 Floyd \| Exits: south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK HER ABOUT HERSELF Floyd \| Floyd \| “So, is there anything else you can tell me about yourself, my Floyd \| lady,” Floyd \| you ask. Floyd \| Floyd \| “What is there to tell?” she sighs. “I am Lady Inalda de Valon, Floyd \| first Floyd \| cousin to the Duke of Valon. I was born in the castle and live there Floyd \| still. I have never been off this island – in truth my life has been Floyd \| very limited.” Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Allen asks (of djfletch), "think this is Ys?"
		Fang says, "sounds french"
Fang says (to Floyd), "ask her about island"
Floyd \| East Street 2/110 Floyd \| Exits: south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK HER ABOUT ISLAND Floyd \| Floyd \| “What’s this island like?” you ask. Floyd \| Floyd \| “I know of no other place to compare it with,” she points out. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Fang says (to Floyd), "tell her about england"		Allen says, "the elites are french. The commoners are cornish."
Floyd \| East Street 2/111 Floyd \| Exits: south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > TELL HER ABOUT ENGLAND Floyd \| Floyd \| “Do you know anything of England?” you ask. Floyd \| Floyd \| “Only that it’s where most of this island’s inhabitants Floyd \| originally Floyd \| came from,” she replies. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Fang says (to Floyd), "tell her about england"
Floyd \| East Street 2/112 Floyd \| Exits: south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > TELL HER ABOUT ENGLAND Floyd \| Floyd \| She’s already told you that the only thing she knows about England is Floyd \| that it’s where most of the island’s inhabitants originally came Floyd \| from. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Fang says (to Floyd), "ask her about france"
Floyd \| East Street 2/113 Floyd \| Exits: south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK HER ABOUT FRANCE Floyd \| Floyd \| “Have you heard what’s happening in France, my lady?” you ask. Floyd \| Floyd \| “Very little,” she replies. “Is there another war there? There Floyd \| always seems to be wars! But though my ancestors originally came from Floyd \| France, we have been cut off from it for generations.” Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Fang says, "jeez, this is like napoleon's fondest dreams"
Fang says (to Floyd), "ask her about castle"
Floyd \| East Street 2/114 Floyd \| Exits: south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK HER ABOUT CASTLE Floyd \| Floyd \| “Where is the castle?” you ask. Floyd \| Floyd \| “Just to the north of town, up the hill to the west,” she replies. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Fang says (to Floyd), "ask her about duke"
Floyd \| East Street 2/115 Floyd \| Exits: south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK HER ABOUT DUKE Floyd \| Floyd \| “So, what sort of man is the Duke?” you inquire. Floyd \| Floyd \| “He’s my cousin; we grew up together. And now he rules Valon,” Floyd \| she Floyd \| replies with a little shrug, adding, “I would hardly say more to a Floyd \| stranger, however gallant!” Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Fang says (to Floyd), "ask her about coin"
Floyd \| East Street 2/116 Floyd \| Exits: south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK HER ABOUT COIN Floyd \| Floyd \| “Could we talk about...” you start to suggest. Floyd \| Floyd \| “I’m sure we could – but let’s talk about it some other time, Floyd \| lieutenant,” she replies. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		DavidW says, ">we don't have to remain strangers, he said huskily"
Allen says (to Floyd), "ask her about meg"
Floyd \| East Street 2/117 Floyd \| Exits: south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK HER ABOUT MEG Floyd \| Floyd \| “What do you think of the woman they call mad Meg?” you ask. Floyd \| Floyd \| “I scarcely know her;” she replies, “our paths seldom cross. She Floyd \| has Floyd \| the reputation of being quite strange, and some people say worse Floyd \| things about her than that, but I know nothing against her at first Floyd \| hand, beyond the fact that she lives by herself and never comes into Floyd \| town.” Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "Ship's biscuits are called hard tack elsewhere (possibly also in the UK), but anyway, they're crackers that have no moisture in them, so as to keep fresh for long sea voyages. They're very stiff indeed."
Fang says (to Floyd), "ask her about julia"
Floyd \| East Street 2/118 Floyd \| Exits: south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK HER ABOUT JULIA Floyd \| Floyd \| “What do you think of Julia Trelawney?” you ask. Floyd \| Floyd \| “I think that if relations between our families were better I might Floyd \| come to like her,” she replies. “Of all the people on the island, Floyd \| she Floyd \| is the best placed to be a friend; and yet as things stand I hardly Floyd \| know her.” Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Fang asks, "?"
Allen says (to Floyd), "ask her about dick"
Floyd \| East Street 2/119 Floyd \| Exits: south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK HER ABOUT DICK Floyd \| Floyd \| “What can you tell me about Dick Trelawney, my lady?” you ask. Floyd \| Floyd \| “He is one of the most important people on the island, next to my Floyd \| cousin,” she tells you. “That is to say that the Trelawneys are Floyd \| the Floyd \| wealthiest and most influential family here apart from the de Valons. Floyd \| But I cannot say relations between my cousin and Mr Trelawney are Floyd \| particularly cordial.” Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Roger says, "Actually improved by weevils, I've heard"
Fang says (to Floyd), "ask her about relations"
Floyd \| East Street 2/120 Floyd \| Exits: south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK HER ABOUT RELATIONS Floyd \| Floyd \| “What do think about time?” you ask. Floyd \| Floyd \| “It would take too long to answer that now, lieutenant,” she Floyd \| replies. Floyd \| “Some other time, when we have more leisure, perhaps.” Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Allen says (to Floyd), "topics"
Floyd \| East Street 2/120 Floyd \| Exits: south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > TOPICS Floyd \| Floyd \| You could ask her about Sally Penhaligon, or the ruffian. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Fang says (to Floyd), "ask her about dick"
Floyd \| East Street 2/121 Floyd \| Exits: south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK HER ABOUT DICK Floyd \| Floyd \| “Why did you say that relations between the Duke and Dick Trelawney Floyd \| aren’t all that good?” you ask. Floyd \| Floyd \| She hesitates a moment or two before replying, “I think perhaps it Floyd \| because they see themselves as rival sources of authority on the Floyd \| island, with very different ideas on how authority should be Floyd \| exercised. At least I know my cousin feels that Mr Trelawney does not Floyd \| respect his authority, and that is something my cousin resents.” Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Fang says (to Floyd), "ask her about authority"
Floyd \| East Street 2/122 Floyd \| Exits: south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK HER ABOUT AUTHORITY Floyd \| Floyd \| “Now, what about...” you begin. Floyd \| Floyd \| “Later, lieutenant,” she interrupts you. “I’m a bit Floyd \| preoccupied right Floyd \| now.” Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Allen says (to Floyd), "ask her about ruffian"
Floyd \| East Street 2/123 Floyd \| Exits: south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK HER ABOUT RUFFIAN Floyd \| Floyd \| “Will young Pascoe attack you again, do you think?” you ask. Floyd \| Floyd \| “I think you succeeded in frightening him off for now, lieutenant,” Floyd \| she replies with a faint smile. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Allen says (to Floyd), "g"
Floyd \| East Street 2/124 Floyd \| Exits: south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > G Floyd \| Floyd \| “What will happen to that fellow who attacked you?” you want to Floyd \| know. Floyd \| Floyd \| “I shall report the matter to my cousin, who will send one of his men Floyd \| to deal with him,” she replies, a little wearily. After a brief Floyd \| pause Floyd \| she adds, “I shall try to persuade the Duke to be lenient – after Floyd \| all, Floyd \| no great harm was done.” Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask her about reward"
Floyd \| East Street 2/125 Floyd \| Exits: south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK HER ABOUT REWARD Floyd \| Floyd \| “Can you tell me about...” you begin. Floyd \| Floyd \| “Wait! What was that?” She asks, cocking her head to one side. Floyd \| Then, Floyd \| after a moment, she continues, “Sorry, I thought I heard Floyd \| something.” Floyd \| Floyd \| >		DavidW says, "Don't forget to ask about sally"
Allen says (to Floyd), "ask her about sally"
Floyd \| East Street 2/126 Floyd \| Exits: south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK HER ABOUT SALLY Floyd \| Floyd \| “Who is Sally Penhaligon?” you ask. Floyd \| Floyd \| “She’s the woman who runs this shop,” she replies. “It’s the Floyd \| only Floyd \| store on the island. Her husband’s a fisherman.” Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Allen says (to Floyd), "g"
Floyd \| East Street 2/127 Floyd \| Exits: south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > G Floyd \| Floyd \| She’s already told you: Sally Penhaligon runs the shop and her Floyd \| husband Floyd \| is a fisherman. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Allen says (to Floyd), "ask her about husband"
Floyd \| East Street 2/128 Floyd \| Exits: south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK HER ABOUT HUSBAND Floyd \| Floyd \| “I was meaning to ask you about...” you begin, but you tail off Floyd \| when Floyd \| you notice that her attention is momentarily elsewhere. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
FloatingInfo says (to Floyd), "topics"
Floyd \| East Street 2/128 Floyd \| Exits: south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > TOPICS Floyd \| Floyd \| You could ask her about Cadan Pascoe. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "ask about blight"
Floyd \| East Street 2/129 Floyd \| Exits: south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK ABOUT BLIGHT Floyd \| Floyd \| “What is the blight, exactly?” you enquire. Floyd \| Floyd \| “Exactly what it is we do not know.” she replies. “If Floyd \| we did Floyd \| we might have a better chance of finding some way to counter it.” Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Fang says, "I seem that capitalism still thrives"
Fang says (to Floyd), "ask her about pascoe"
Floyd \| East Street 2/130 Floyd \| Exits: south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK HER ABOUT PASCOE Floyd \| Floyd \| “If you’re worried that the Duke may be too hard on young Pascoe, Floyd \| why Floyd \| report the matter to him?” you wonder. Floyd \| Floyd \| “Law and order must be maintained,” she tells you, “or we shall Floyd \| all Floyd \| descend into chaos.” Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Fang says (to Floyd), "tell her about fascism"
Floyd \| East Street 2/131 Floyd \| Exits: south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > TELL HER ABOUT FASCISM Floyd \| Floyd \| Lady Inalda listens politely to your account. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Allen says (to Floyd), "ask her about inn"
Floyd \| East Street 2/132 Floyd \| Exits: south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK HER ABOUT INN Floyd \| Floyd \| “What can you tell me about the Red Dragon, my Lady?” you ask. Floyd \| Floyd \| “It’s a decently-run establishment from what I gather,” she Floyd \| replies. Floyd \| “As to the quality of the meals and lodgings I couldn’t say, as Floyd \| I’ve Floyd \| never been a patron.” Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Fang says (to Floyd), "ask her about gallantry"
Floyd \| East Street 2/133 Floyd \| Exits: south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK HER ABOUT GALLANTRY Floyd \| Floyd \| She listens to your question with a pensive frown, but makes no reply. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Fang says (to Floyd), "topics"
Floyd \| East Street 2/133 Floyd \| Exits: south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > TOPICS Floyd \| Floyd \| You have nothing specific in mind right now to discuss with Lady Floyd \| Inalda. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Fang says, "let's move on"
		Jacqueline says, "Agreed."
		Fang says, "to the inn"
		Jacqueline asks, "I have not been paying attention to directions. Which way?"
		djfletch says, "probably south"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd \| East Street 2/134 Floyd \| Exits: south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > S Floyd \| Floyd \| (first trying to open the shop door) Floyd \| The shop door seems to be locked. Floyd \| Floyd \| Lady Inalda glances at the shop in some annoyance, then turns back to Floyd \| you, “Sally Penhaligon really should have opened up her shop by Floyd \| now,” Floyd \| she sighs. “Perhaps she’s idling away in the Red Dragon again! Floyd \| Lieutenant, I hate to impose on you further, but if you were to go to Floyd \| the Red Dragon and see Mrs Penhaligon there, perhaps you would be so Floyd \| good as to tell her she has a customer waiting. Could you do that for Floyd \| me, do you think?” Floyd \| Floyd \| (You could say you’ll go, or ask her about Sally Penhaligon.) Floyd \| Floyd \| >		djfletch says, "oh, not from here"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "ask her about sally"
Floyd \| East Street 2/135 Floyd \| Exits: south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK HER ABOUT SALLY Floyd \| Floyd \| “How will I know Sally Penhaligon when I see her?” you ask. Floyd \| Floyd \| “About thirty, blonde hair chopped off at the chin,” she replies. Floyd \| “So, will you go and find her for me?” Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "say we'll go"
Floyd \| East Street 2/136 Floyd \| Exits: south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > SAY WE'LL GO Floyd \| Floyd \| “As fascinating as it would be to chat with you all day, lieutenant, Floyd \| I Floyd \| really would like to complete my errand,” she replies. “To which Floyd \| end, Floyd \| it would be most helpful if you could try to find Mrs Penhaligon for Floyd \| me. Will you do that, please?” Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "say yes"
Floyd \| East Street 2/137 Floyd \| Exits: south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > SAY YES Floyd \| Floyd \| “Yes, I’m sure I can do that for you.” you offer. “I was just Floyd \| going Floyd \| there anyway.” Floyd \| Floyd \| “Thank you, lieutenant,” she replies. “That would be most Floyd \| helpful. I Floyd \| should also be most grateful if you could make it sooner rather than Floyd \| later.” Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "inalda, bye"
Floyd \| East Street 2/138 Floyd \| Exits: south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > INALDA, BYE Floyd \| Floyd \| “Well, goodbye then, my lady,” you say. Floyd \| Floyd \| “Au revoir, lieutenant,” she replies. “You must come up to the Floyd \| castle Floyd \| soon; I am sure the Duke would be interested to meet you.” Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd \| Crossroads 2/139 Floyd \| Exits: north south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > W Floyd \| Floyd \| Crossroads Floyd \| This crossroads, at what may be the centre of the town, is formed by Floyd \| meeting of roads to north, south, east and west. All four roads lead Floyd \| between grim, grey buildings; the road to the east looks quite short, Floyd \| while that to the west leads up a distant hill. The roads to north Floyd \| and south look as if they run on quite a way, but just a short way to Floyd \| the south you can see a hanging inn-sign. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Fang says (to Floyd), "shout anti-french insults at inalda"
Floyd \| Crossroads 2/139 Floyd \| Exits: north south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > SHOUT ANTI-FRENCH INSULTS AT INALDA Floyd \| Floyd \| The word “anti-french” is not necessary in this story. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "x sign"
Floyd \| Crossroads 2/140 Floyd \| Exits: north south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > X SIGN Floyd \| Floyd \| It’s a little difficult to make out from here, being faded red on Floyd \| faded black, but it could easily be depicting a red dragon. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "x buildings"
Floyd \| Crossroads 2/141 Floyd \| Exits: north south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > X BUILDINGS Floyd \| Floyd \| On the northeast corner stands an ancient chapel, while one the Floyd \| opposite corner is the inn. Many of the other buildings look like Floyd \| cottages. Floyd \| Floyd \| A pair of children run past and disappear into one of the cottages. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "x chapel"
Floyd \| Crossroads 2/142 Floyd \| Exits: north south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > X CHAPEL Floyd \| Floyd \| From here you see one corner of the rather ugly, though undoubtedly Floyd \| ancient, little chapel, built from undressed rough stone. Floyd \| Floyd \| A boy of about ten enters the crossroads, takes one look at you, then Floyd \| runs back up West Street in apparent fright at seeing a stranger. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		djfletch says, "going south"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd \| South Street 2/143 Floyd \| Exits: north south west Floyd \| Floyd \| > S Floyd \| Floyd \| South Street Floyd \| The west side of this long, grubby street is dominated by the Red Floyd \| Dragon Inn, while on the opposite side squats a row of bleak stone Floyd \| cottages. The street continues to north and south over well-worn Floyd \| cobbles. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "x cottages"
Floyd \| South Street 2/144 Floyd \| Exits: north south west Floyd \| Floyd \| > X COTTAGES Floyd \| Floyd \| They’re not exactly hovels, but they’re all quite small, and at Floyd \| least Floyd \| from the outside the grey stone of which they’re constructed gives Floyd \| them a uniformly bleak appearance. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "x cobbles"
Floyd \| South Street 2/145 Floyd \| Exits: north south west Floyd \| Floyd \| > X COBBLES Floyd \| Floyd \| The cobbles are worn smooth in some places, cracked in others, and Floyd \| dirty everywhere. Floyd \| Floyd \| A pair of plain middle-aged women dressed in shawls walk briskly down Floyd \| the street. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "x women"
Floyd \| South Street 2/145 Floyd \| Exits: north south west Floyd \| Floyd \| > X WOMEN Floyd \| Floyd \| You see no women here. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "get cobble"
Floyd \| South Street 2/146 Floyd \| Exits: north south west Floyd \| Floyd \| > GET COBBLE Floyd \| Floyd \| The cobbles don’t look worth meddling with. Floyd \| Floyd \| An old woman emerges from one of the cottages and shuffles off to the Floyd \| north. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "x inn"
Floyd \| South Street 2/147 Floyd \| Exits: north south west Floyd \| Floyd \| > X INN Floyd \| Floyd \| The tavern is a large two-story building, rather better constructed Floyd \| than the cottages opposite. The sign hanging over its entrance Floyd \| clearly marks the inn as the Red Dragon. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "x sign"
Floyd \| South Street 2/148 Floyd \| Exits: north south west Floyd \| Floyd \| > X SIGN Floyd \| Floyd \| The sign above the entrance is more than a little faded, but it still Floyd \| clearly depicts a red dragon in flight, its tail somehow straighter Floyd \| than its wings. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		djfletch says, "ok, into the inn I suppose"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd \| Inside the Tavern 2/149 Floyd \| Exits: east west up Floyd \| Floyd \| > W Floyd \| Floyd \| Inside the Tavern Floyd \| The main room of the tavern seems cosy enough, and cleaner than quite Floyd \| a few you’ve seen. There are several tables and chairs scattered Floyd \| about, while the bar counter runs close to the west wall, in front of Floyd \| a door marked “Private”. The way out is to the east and a flight Floyd \| of Floyd \| stairs leads up to the floor above. Floyd \| Floyd \| On the bar counter is a jug of red wine. Floyd \| Floyd \| A blonde woman is deep in conversation with a buxom redhead who is Floyd \| standing behind the bar. Floyd \| Floyd \| A group of fishermen are sitting eating and drinking in the corner. Floyd \| Floyd \| The two women at the bar appear to be exchanging gossip. The buxom Floyd \| redhead says something about a hidden sword, but you wonder if it’s Floyd \| some kind of double entendre. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline asks, "That's her, no?"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x blond"
Floyd \| Inside the Tavern 2/150 Floyd \| Exits: east west up Floyd \| Floyd \| > X BLOND Floyd \| Floyd \| (x blonde) Floyd \| (You can use the TYPO command to disable the typo-correction feature.) Floyd \| Floyd \| She’s perhaps about thirty years old, with a round face that’s Floyd \| starting to lose its youthful prettiness, and curly blonde hair worn Floyd \| quite short – only down to her chin. Floyd \| Floyd \| The buxom redhead whispers something that makes a blonde woman laugh. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x blonde"
Floyd \| Inside the Tavern 2/151 Floyd \| Exits: east west up Floyd \| Floyd \| > X BLONDE Floyd \| Floyd \| She’s perhaps about thirty years old, with a round face that’s Floyd \| starting to lose its youthful prettiness, and curly blonde hair worn Floyd \| quite short – only down to her chin. Floyd \| Floyd \| The conversation in the corner becomes momentarily louder as the Floyd \| fishermen get into an argument. Floyd \| Floyd \| The two women carry on gossiping together. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Allen says, "yep, that's the lazy alcoholic shopkeeper"
		Jacqueline says, "snrk"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "talk to sally"
Floyd \| Inside the Tavern 2/152 Floyd \| Exits: east west up Floyd \| Floyd \| > TALK TO SALLY Floyd \| Floyd \| “Excuse me, would you be Sally Penhaligon by any chance?” you ask. Floyd \| Floyd \| “That’s right,” she replies. “Why?” Floyd \| Floyd \| (You could tell her about Inalda, or yourself, or ask her about her Floyd \| shop, or the castle.) Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "tell her about Inalda"
Floyd \| Inside the Tavern 3/153 Floyd \| Exits: east west up Floyd \| Floyd \| > TELL HER ABOUT INALDA Floyd \| Floyd \| “You have a customer waiting outside your shop – Lady Inalda. She Floyd \| asked me to let you know,” you tell her. Floyd \| Floyd \| “Lady Inalda! Goodness!” she declares. “Well, I’d better not Floyd \| keep Floyd \| her ladyship waiting, had I?” Floyd \| Floyd \| Turning to the buxom redhead she says, “’Bye then, I’ll see you Floyd \| later.” Sally Penhaligon leaves to the east. Floyd \| Floyd \| (Your score has just increased by one point.) Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jearl says, "now let's get our gossip on"
		Jacqueline exclaims, "Sure!"
		Jearl says, "because clearly we are embarking on a life of island fishermanhood and it's not too early to find a bride"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "ask redhead about sword"
Floyd \| Inside the Tavern 3/154 Floyd \| Exits: east west up Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK REDHEAD ABOUT SWORD Floyd \| Floyd \| “Hello, there,” you say. Floyd \| Floyd \| “Hello, stranger!” she replies with a grin. Floyd \| Floyd \| “What was that you were saying to Sally Penhaligon about a hidden Floyd \| sword?” you ask. Floyd \| Floyd \| “Oh nothing, just an old legend,” she replies dismissively. You Floyd \| sense Floyd \| she is none too pleased that you were eavesdropping on her Floyd \| conversation. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		djfletch says, "oops, I've upset her now. I hope she wasn't the best bride."
Allen says (to Floyd), "g"
Floyd \| Inside the Tavern 3/155 Floyd \| Exits: east west up Floyd \| Floyd \| > G Floyd \| Floyd \| You’ve already gathered that she’s not that anxious to talk about Floyd \| it. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask her about sally"
Floyd \| Inside the Tavern 3/156 Floyd \| Exits: east west up Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK HER ABOUT SALLY Floyd \| Floyd \| “Do you know Sally Penhaligon well?” you ask. Floyd \| Floyd \| “Oh yes, we grew up together, and we’re firm friends,” she Floyd \| replies. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "g"
Floyd \| Inside the Tavern 3/157 Floyd \| Exits: east west up Floyd \| Floyd \| > G Floyd \| Floyd \| She’s already told you that Sally Penhaligon and she grew up together Floyd \| and are firm friends. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Jacqueline asks, "her about her"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask her about her"
Floyd \| Inside the Tavern 3/158 Floyd \| Exits: east west up Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK HER ABOUT HER Floyd \| Floyd \| “I’m afraid I don’t know your name,” you say. Floyd \| Floyd \| “It’s Betty, love – just plain Betty.” she tells you. Floyd \| “Although maybe Floyd \| you don’t find me too plain,” she adds hopefully. Floyd \| Floyd \| Two of the fishermen stand up and leave. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jearl says, "ohn hon hon"
		Jacqueline says, "She's too fast for me."
Fang says (to Floyd), "x betty"
Floyd \| Inside the Tavern 3/159 Floyd \| Exits: east west up Floyd \| Floyd \| > X BETTY Floyd \| Floyd \| She strikes you as being the sort of woman for whom the adjective Floyd \| “buxom” was invented. Her rosy face is framed with a mass of long Floyd \| red Floyd \| curls. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Allen asks, "buxom betty?"
		DavidW says, "yup"
		Jacqueline says, "And, evidently, she's too fast for those two fishermen who just got up and left."
		Fang says (to Jacq), "speak for yerself, ma'am"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask her about me"
Floyd \| Inside the Tavern 3/160 Floyd \| Exits: east west up Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK HER ABOUT ME Floyd \| Floyd \| In reply, Betty merely shrugs. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Fang says (to Floyd), "ask betty about snogging"
Floyd \| Inside the Tavern 3/161 Floyd \| Exits: east west up Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK BETTY ABOUT SNOGGING Floyd \| Floyd \| “Betty, can you tell me about...” you begin. Floyd \| Floyd \| “Hang on a minute, love,” she interrupts you, “I think one of Floyd \| those Floyd \| fishermen wants something.” Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "She's just not that into us."
		Roger says, "Would you care to make another firm friend"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask her about meg"
Floyd \| Inside the Tavern 3/162 Floyd \| Exits: east west up Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK HER ABOUT MEG Floyd \| Floyd \| “What do you know about Meg – the one they call mad Meg?” you Floyd \| ask. Floyd \| Floyd \| “I haven’t come across her much,” she replies. “She never Floyd \| comes into Floyd \| town and I spend most of my time in here. I’ve heard what people say Floyd \| about her – but that’s just gossip.” Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Fang says (to Floyd), "ask betty about julia"
Floyd \| Inside the Tavern 3/163 Floyd \| Exits: east west up Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK BETTY ABOUT JULIA Floyd \| Floyd \| “What do you think of the Trelawneys?” you ask. Floyd \| Floyd \| “I’ve always got on with them very well,” she replies. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Fang says (to Floyd), "ask betty about inalda"
Floyd \| Inside the Tavern 3/164 Floyd \| Exits: east west up Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK BETTY ABOUT INALDA Floyd \| Floyd \| “What do you make of Lady Inalda?” you ask. Floyd \| Floyd \| “She’s all right,” she replies. “Some people think she’s a Floyd \| bit snooty Floyd \| because she’s the Duke’s cousin and lives up in the castle, but Floyd \| it’s Floyd \| her cousin that’s the snooty one, not her. Why, do you fancy her?” Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Fang says (to Floyd), "no"
Floyd \| Inside the Tavern 3/165 Floyd \| Exits: east west up Floyd \| Floyd \| > NO Floyd \| Floyd \| “No, I was just curious, that’s all,” you reply, trying not to Floyd \| blush. Floyd \| Floyd \| “When a handsome young man expresses ‘curiosity’ about an Floyd \| exceptionally beautiful young lady –” she remarks. “Well, Floyd \| ‘faint Floyd \| heart never won fair lady’ is what I say.” Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Fang says, "yike"
		Fang says, "s"
		DavidW says, "It's a small island."
djfletch says (to Floyd), "ask her for wine"
Floyd \| Inside the Tavern 3/166 Floyd \| Exits: east west up Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK HER FOR WINE Floyd \| Floyd \| “What’s in that jug?” you ask. Floyd \| Floyd \| “Just some elderberry wine,” she tells you. “We have to do with Floyd \| what Floyd \| we can make here.” Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Fang says (to Floyd), "ask her about pascoe"
Floyd \| Inside the Tavern 3/167 Floyd \| Exits: east west up		DavidW says, "don't forget to rent a room, by the way"
Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK HER ABOUT PASCOE Floyd \| Floyd \| “What do you know about the Pascoes?” you ask her. Floyd \| Floyd \| “They lost their farm to the blight.” she tells you. “It was a Floyd \| terrible blow to them, and to the whole island; but the Trelawneys Floyd \| have been very good to them.” Floyd \| Floyd \| One of the fishermen proposes a toast and the rest join in. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "ask her about room"
Floyd \| Inside the Tavern 3/168 Floyd \| Exits: east west up Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK HER ABOUT ROOM Floyd \| Floyd \| “Do you have any rooms?” you ask. Floyd \| Floyd \| “Certainly, love,” she replies. “Just let me see your money, and Floyd \| I’ll Floyd \| give you the key.” Floyd \| Floyd \| >		djfletch says (to DavidW), "timing"
Fang says (to Floyd), "topics"
Floyd \| Inside the Tavern 3/168 Floyd \| Exits: east west up Floyd \| Floyd \| > TOPICS Floyd \| Floyd \| You could ask her about herself, the castle, Duke William, or Meg. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Fang says (to Floyd), "ask her about her"
Floyd \| Inside the Tavern 3/169 Floyd \| Exits: east west up Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK HER ABOUT HER Floyd \| Floyd \| “Have you lived on this island all your life, Betty?” you ask her. Floyd \| Floyd \| “That’s right, I was born here,” she tells you, “as were my Floyd \| parents, Floyd \| and their parents, and... well, however far back it goes.” Floyd \| Floyd \| There’s a momentary lull in the fishermen’s conversation. Then Floyd \| they Floyd \| all start talking at once. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Fang says (to Floyd), "ask her about her"
Floyd \| Inside the Tavern 3/170 Floyd \| Exits: east west up Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK HER ABOUT HER Floyd \| Floyd \| “Do you own the Red Dragon?” you inquire. Floyd \| Floyd \| “Me? Own the Red Dragon?” she laughs. “Goodness no, I ain’t Floyd \| grand Floyd \| enough for that, love; I just work here. It’s the Trelawneys that Floyd \| own Floyd \| the place.” Floyd \| Floyd \| The fishermen burst into laughter at some arcane fishermen’s joke. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Fang says, "ah, that explains Julia's generosity"
		Jacqueline says, "heh"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "show coin to betty"
Floyd \| Inside the Tavern 4/171 Floyd \| Exits: east west up Floyd \| Floyd \| > SHOW COIN TO BETTY Floyd \| Floyd \| “I’d like a room, please; will this do?” you ask, handing her the Floyd \| coin. Floyd \| Floyd \| “It’ll do nicely, love,” she replies, taking the coin and turning Floyd \| it Floyd \| over carefully in her palm. “That’ll buy you full board and Floyd \| lodging Floyd \| for a week – anything you want by way of food and drink, just ask. Floyd \| If Floyd \| you want your bed warming for you, that’ll cost extra,” she adds Floyd \| with Floyd \| a wink. Reaching behind the bar she takes out a key and hands it to Floyd \| you, “Here you are, love; Room 2 – you’ll find it just Floyd \| upstairs.” Floyd \| Floyd \| There’s a sudden crescendo in the conversation from the corner. Floyd \| Floyd \| (Your score has just increased by one point.) Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Fang says, "bed warming eh"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "wink"
Floyd \| Inside the Tavern 4/171 Floyd \| Exits: east west up Floyd \| Floyd \| > WINK Floyd \| Floyd \| The word “wink” is not necessary in this story. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Fang says (to Floyd), "ask her about bed warming"
Floyd \| Inside the Tavern 4/172 Floyd \| Exits: east west up Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK HER ABOUT BED WARMING Floyd \| Floyd \| “You know, I’d really like to go to bed with you,” you announce. Floyd \| Floyd \| “That costs extra,” she replies briskly. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Fang says, "hahahaha"
		Allen says, "heh"
Allen says (to Floyd), "tell her she's beautiful"
Floyd \| Inside the Tavern 4/173 Floyd \| Exits: east west up Floyd \| Floyd \| > TELL HER SHE'S BEAUTIFUL Floyd \| Floyd \| Betty does not respond. Floyd \| Floyd \| A pretty young woman pops her head in through the door to glance over Floyd \| at the group of men in the corner. Apparently not finding whoever she Floyd \| was looking for she goes away again. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Fang asks, "are there any non-beautiful women on this island?"
Fang says (to Floyd), "ask her about william"
Floyd \| Inside the Tavern 4/174 Floyd \| Exits: east west up Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK HER ABOUT WILLIAM Floyd \| Floyd \| “What do you think of the Duke, Betty – or shouldn’t I ask?” Floyd \| you Floyd \| enquire. Floyd \| Floyd \| “Ask if you like,” she shrugs. “At least he leaves me alone. To Floyd \| tell Floyd \| the truth, I don’t really know what he’s for. I know Floyd \| I’m Floyd \| only a simple barmaid who’s not meant to understand these things, but Floyd \| there’s what – a couple of hundred of us on the island – and Floyd \| there’s Floyd \| this bloke up in his great big castle calling himself a duke and Floyd \| telling us all what we can and can’t do.” Floyd \| Floyd \| >		djfletch says, "mad Meg the witch is ostracised for being only slightly beautiful"
Fang says (to Floyd), "ask her about revolution"
Floyd \| Inside the Tavern 4/175 Floyd \| Exits: east west up Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK HER ABOUT REVOLUTION Floyd \| Floyd \| “Betty, perhaps you can help me,” you start to ask, “I was just Floyd \| wondering about...” Floyd \| Floyd \| “Sorry, I just remembered something I had to do,” she interrupts. Floyd \| She Floyd \| darts into the back room and comes back a few moments later. “Sorry, Floyd \| you were saying...” Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jearl says, "the man's been at sea for ten years"
		DavidW says, "There's at least one woman in the game as yet unmet and unmentioned."
Fang says (to Floyd), "ask her about duke"
Floyd \| Inside the Tavern 4/176 Floyd \| Exits: east west up Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK HER ABOUT DUKE Floyd \| Floyd \| “Doesn’t someone have to keep order?” you ask. “Isn’t that Floyd \| what the Floyd \| Duke’s for?” Floyd \| Floyd \| “I’m sure that’s just what he’d say,” she concurs, “but Floyd \| there ain’t Floyd \| that much happening here that needs ordering, and I daresay what there Floyd \| is we could manage to order ourselves without the help of some Floyd \| high-and-mighty duke. Still, I’m only a barmaid, so don’t pay any Floyd \| attention to what I say.” Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Fang says (to Floyd), "ask her about meg"
Floyd \| Inside the Tavern 4/177 Floyd \| Exits: east west up Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK HER ABOUT MEG Floyd \| Floyd \| “What do people say about Meg?” you want to know. Floyd \| Floyd \| “Well,” she hesitates, “there are some who say she’s a witch, Floyd \| but I’ve Floyd \| never heard anyone say she’s ever actually harmed anyone, except old Floyd \| Jenny Pascoe and her son Cad, that is.” Floyd \| Floyd \| (You could ask her what Jenny Pascoe says Meg did.) Floyd \| Floyd \| >		DavidW says, "oh, now she's mentioned"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask her why she is so self-deprecating"
Floyd \| Inside the Tavern 4/178 Floyd \| Exits: east west up Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK HER WHY SHE IS SO SELF-DEPRECATING Floyd \| Floyd \| “Can you tell me anything about...?” you begin. Floyd \| Floyd \| “Whoops! I nearly dropped that glass!” she interrupts. Floyd \| Floyd \| One of men in the corner tries to catch Betty’s eye. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Fang says (to Floyd), "ask her what jenny pascoe says meg did"
Floyd \| Inside the Tavern 4/179 Floyd \| Exits: east west up Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK HER WHAT JENNY PASCOE SAYS MEG DID Floyd \| Floyd \| You ask your question. In reply she says, “It would take too long to Floyd \| answer that now, love – maybe some other time.” Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Fang says (to Floyd), "ask her about meg"
Floyd \| Inside the Tavern 4/180 Floyd \| Exits: east west up Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK HER ABOUT MEG Floyd \| Floyd \| She’s already told you that she’s hardly ever come across Meg since Floyd \| their paths virtually never cross, so all she can do is to repeat Floyd \| hearsay. That hearsay includes some accusations of witchcraft, but Floyd \| only Jenny Pascoe and her son Cad have ever said that Meg has actually Floyd \| ever harmed anyone. Floyd \| Floyd \| The fishermen listen intently as one of them tells a funny story. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Fang says (to Floyd), "ask her about jenny"
Floyd \| Inside the Tavern 4/181 Floyd \| Exits: east west up Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK HER ABOUT JENNY Floyd \| Floyd \| She’s already told you that the Pascoes lost their farm to the Floyd \| blight, Floyd \| but that the Trelawneys had been very good to them. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Fang says (to Floyd), "ask her about cad"
Floyd \| Inside the Tavern 4/182 Floyd \| Exits: east west up Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK HER ABOUT CAD Floyd \| Floyd \| “Do you know Cadan Pascoe?” you ask. Floyd \| Floyd \| “I know most people around here, love,” she replies, “but young Floyd \| Cad, Floyd \| now – well there’s a hard case: he drinks too much, and his temper Floyd \| gets even worse when he’s drunk – it’s bad enough when he’s Floyd \| sober if Floyd \| you ask me.” Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Fang says (to Floyd), "topics"
Floyd \| Inside the Tavern 4/182 Floyd \| Exits: east west up Floyd \| Floyd \| > TOPICS Floyd \| Floyd \| You could ask her about herself, the castle, or Duke William. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Fang says (to Floyd), "ask betty about betty"
Floyd \| Inside the Tavern 4/183 Floyd \| Exits: east west up Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK BETTY ABOUT BETTY Floyd \| Floyd \| “Do you enjoy your work?” you ask. Floyd \| Floyd \| “Yes, I do – I get to meet all sorts of interesting people,” she Floyd \| replies, giving you a sly look, “and there’s always the chance of Floyd \| earning a bit on the side – in such a comfy way, too!” Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Fang says, "comfy"
		DavidW says, "She'll keep your ears warm."
		Allen says, "as a literal bedwarmer. Just get paid to cover up"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "drink wine"
Floyd \| Inside the Tavern 4/184 Floyd \| Exits: east west up Floyd \| Floyd \| > DRINK WINE Floyd \| Floyd \| (first taking the jug of red wine) Floyd \| “Here, let me pour you a glass,” Betty offers. She takes a glass Floyd \| from Floyd \| behind the bar, fills it with the wine and offers it to you. It Floyd \| tastes even sweeter than it looks, but it’s not unpleasant, so you Floyd \| soon drink it all. When you hand the glass back to Betty she puts it Floyd \| back behind the bar. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Fang says (to Floyd), "ask betty about william"
Floyd \| Inside the Tavern 4/185 Floyd \| Exits: east west up Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK BETTY ABOUT WILLIAM Floyd \| Floyd \| “Do I take it that you’re not all that impressed by Duke Floyd \| William?” you Floyd \| enquire. Floyd \| Floyd \| “The only thing that impresses me about him is his conviction of Floyd \| self-importance,” she shrugs. “According to my grandpa our noble Floyd \| Duke’s ancestors were just a bunch of plundering mercenaries who came Floyd \| here from France by mistake. My grandpa says they were meant to be Floyd \| following the real Duke William to somewhere called ‘Hastings’, but Floyd \| got lost and fetched up here instead. They then built themselves that Floyd \| castle and bossed everyone around because they had the soldiers. So, Floyd \| it seems to me that ‘duke’ is just another name for ‘plunderer’ Floyd \| – but Floyd \| then I’m only a simple barmaid.” Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "Perhaps she is a professional snuggler, and they are not yet regulating the snuggling industry here on Blighted Isle."
Fang says (to Floyd), "ask betty about william"
Floyd \| Inside the Tavern 4/186 Floyd \| Exits: east west up Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK BETTY ABOUT WILLIAM Floyd \| Floyd \| You decide to pursue this topic no further in case her sentiments Floyd \| become any more Jacobin; after all Britain has been at war for years Floyd \| now with a country that takes that kind of attitude to its Floyd \| aristocracy. In any case she’s made her views pretty plain: she Floyd \| regards the Duke as barely legitimate and even less useful. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Fang says, "haha"
Fang says (to Floyd), "ask betty about castle"
Floyd \| Inside the Tavern 4/187 Floyd \| Exits: east west up Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK BETTY ABOUT CASTLE Floyd \| Floyd \| “Where is the castle?” you ask. Floyd \| Floyd \| “Just to the north of town, up the hill to the west,” she replies. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Fang says (to Floyd), "ask betty about castle"
Floyd \| Inside the Tavern 4/188 Floyd \| Exits: east west up Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK BETTY ABOUT CASTLE Floyd \| Floyd \| She’s already told you that the castle is just to the north of town, Floyd \| up the hill to the west. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Fang says (to Floyd), "ask betty about betty"
Floyd \| Inside the Tavern 4/189 Floyd \| Exits: east west up Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK BETTY ABOUT BETTY Floyd \| Floyd \| “What did you do before working here, Betty?” you ask. Floyd \| Floyd \| “Nursed my mother when she was ill,” she tells you. “That must Floyd \| have Floyd \| been – oh, more than ten years ago, anyway. She died, you see; I was Floyd \| only sixteen then. My father had already drowned in a fishing Floyd \| accident, so we were as poor as dungeon rats. This was a really good Floyd \| opening for me – a roof over my head, regular meals, and the work Floyd \| really ain’t that bad.” Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Fang says (to Floyd), "ask betty about betty"
Floyd \| Inside the Tavern 4/190 Floyd \| Exits: east west up Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK BETTY ABOUT BETTY Floyd \| Floyd \| You can’t think of anything else to ask her about herself right now. Floyd \| She’s already told you that she was born on the island, as were her Floyd \| ancestors as far back as she knows. She lost her father to a fishing Floyd \| accident and her mother to illness at least ten years ago, and was Floyd \| probably left destitute, but working in the Red Dragon gives her a Floyd \| roof over her head and regular meals, and she seems happy enough with Floyd \| that. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Fang says (to Floyd), "ask betty about inn"
Floyd \| Inside the Tavern 4/191 Floyd \| Exits: east west up Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK BETTY ABOUT INN Floyd \| Floyd \| “Why is this inn called the Red Dragon?” you ask. Floyd \| Floyd \| “I’ve no idea,” she tells you. “It’s always been called Floyd \| that.” Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Fang says (to Floyd), "ask betty about snuggles"
Floyd \| Inside the Tavern 4/192 Floyd \| Exits: east west up Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK BETTY ABOUT SNUGGLES Floyd \| Floyd \| “Betty, can you tell me about...” you begin. Floyd \| Floyd \| “Hang on a minute, love,” she interrupts you, “I think one of Floyd \| those Floyd \| fishermen wants something.” Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "ask about blight"
Floyd \| Inside the Tavern 4/193 Floyd \| Exits: east west up Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK ABOUT BLIGHT Floyd \| Floyd \| “What can you tell me about the blight?” you ask. Floyd \| Floyd \| “No more than anyone else can – probably less,” she shrugs. Floyd \| “It’s Floyd \| killed the Pascoes’ farm and turned it into a barren waste, and now Floyd \| we’re all short of food.” Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Fang says, "and yet so comfy"
		Jacqueline asks, "Should we go check out our room?"
Fang says (to Floyd), "ask her about farm"
Floyd \| Inside the Tavern 4/194 Floyd \| Exits: east west up Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK HER ABOUT FARM Floyd \| Floyd \| “What are your views on farming, Betty?” you ask her. Floyd \| Floyd \| “Maybe I’ll tell you when it’s quieter in here,” she replies, Floyd \| glancing Floyd \| across at the fishermen in the corner. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Allen says, "interesting!"
Fang says (to Floyd), "ask her about room"
Floyd \| Inside the Tavern 4/195 Floyd \| Exits: east west up Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK HER ABOUT ROOM Floyd \| Floyd \| She’s already given you a room key. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Fang says (to Floyd), "x key"
Floyd \| Inside the Tavern 4/196 Floyd \| Exits: east west up Floyd \| Floyd \| > X KEY Floyd \| Floyd \| It’s just a plain brass key with the number 2 stamped on it. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Fang says (to Floyd), "l"
Floyd \| Inside the Tavern 4/197 Floyd \| Exits: east west up Floyd \| Floyd \| > L Floyd \| Floyd \| Inside the Tavern Floyd \| The main room of the tavern seems cosy enough, and cleaner than quite Floyd \| a few you’ve seen. There are several tables and chairs scattered Floyd \| about, while the bar counter runs close to the west wall, in front of Floyd \| a door marked “Private”. The way out is to the east and a flight Floyd \| of Floyd \| stairs leads up to the floor above. Floyd \| Floyd \| On the bar counter is a jug of red wine. Floyd \| Floyd \| Betty is eyeing you with a lopsided grin. Floyd \| Floyd \| A group of fishermen are sitting eating and drinking in the corner. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Allen says (to Floyd), "ask her about fishermen"
Floyd \| Inside the Tavern 4/198 Floyd \| Exits: east west up Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK HER ABOUT FISHERMEN Floyd \| Floyd \| “Do you get many fishermen in here, Betty?” you ask. Floyd \| Floyd \| “All the time,” she sighs, “and they pay in kind, mostly. Still, Floyd \| if Floyd \| they didn’t, I wouldn’t have much to cook customers for dinner!” Floyd \| Floyd \| >		DavidW says, "The rooms are upstairs."
Fang says (to Floyd), "kiss betty"
Floyd \| Inside the Tavern 4/199 Floyd \| Exits: east west up Floyd \| Floyd \| > KISS BETTY Floyd \| Floyd \| “It’s not that I’m unflattered by your interest, love,” she Floyd \| interrupts Floyd \| you, “but until you show me your interest in monetary form, it’s Floyd \| strictly no go!” Floyd \| Floyd \| Three of the fishermen get up to leave as two others join the group. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Allen asks, "wait, she cooks customers for dinner??"
		DavidW says, "Cooks fish."
Fang says (to Floyd), "i"
Floyd \| Inside the Tavern 4/200 Floyd \| Exits: east west up Floyd \| Floyd \| > I Floyd \| Floyd \| You are carrying a plain brass key. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Allen says (to Floyd), "ask her about prices"
Floyd \| Inside the Tavern 4/201 Floyd \| Exits: east west up Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK HER ABOUT PRICES Floyd \| Floyd \| You ask your question. In reply she says, “It would take too long to Floyd \| answer that now, love – maybe some other time.” Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "u"
Floyd \| Tavern Landing 4/202 Floyd \| Exits: north south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > U Floyd \| Floyd \| Betty turns back to the bar and resumes her work. Floyd \| Floyd \| Tavern Landing Floyd \| A flight of stairs leads back down to the north, while to east, west Floyd \| and south are doors marked respectively Room 1, Room 2 and Room 3. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "enter room 2"
Floyd \| Room 2 4/203 Floyd \| Exits: east Floyd \| Floyd \| > ENTER ROOM 2 Floyd \| Floyd \| (first unlocking the room 2 door, then opening it) Floyd \| Floyd \| Room 2 Floyd \| The room is fairly spartan, but at least it’s a reasonable size, with Floyd \| plenty of room for a bosun’s mate to swing a cat-o’-nine-tails. A Floyd \| narrow bed lies against one wall, while a dressing table rests against Floyd \| the opposite one. The door out leads east, while a small window looks Floyd \| out to the west. Floyd \| Floyd \| On the dressing table is a brass lamp. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Allen says, "jscott's been here!"
		Jacqueline says, "snrk"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "look out window"
Floyd \| Room 2 4/204 Floyd \| Exits: east Floyd \| Floyd \| > LOOK OUT WINDOW Floyd \| Floyd \| The window overlooks the back yard of the tavern. It’s closed. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Fang says (to Floyd), "x dressing table"
Floyd \| Room 2 4/205 Floyd \| Exits: east Floyd \| Floyd \| > X DRESSING TABLE Floyd \| Floyd \| Like most of the furniture on the island, it is solid, plain and Floyd \| functional. It also has a single drawer. It’s closed. On the Floyd \| dressing table is a brass lamp. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Fang says (to Floyd), "open drawer"
Floyd \| Room 2 4/206 Floyd \| Exits: east Floyd \| Floyd \| > OPEN DRAWER Floyd \| Floyd \| Opening the dressing table reveals a flint. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Fang says (to Floyd), "take it"
Floyd \| Room 2 4/207 Floyd \| Exits: east Floyd \| Floyd \| > TAKE IT Floyd \| Floyd \| The dressing table is too heavy. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Fang says (to Floyd), "take flint"
Floyd \| Room 2 4/208 Floyd \| Exits: east Floyd \| Floyd \| > TAKE FLINT Floyd \| Floyd \| Taken. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Fang says (to Floyd), "x lamp"
Floyd \| Room 2 4/209 Floyd \| Exits: east Floyd \| Floyd \| > X LAMP Floyd \| Floyd \| It’s a large brass oil lamp. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, ">GET LAMP"
Fang says (to Floyd), "l"
Floyd \| Room 2 4/210 Floyd \| Exits: east Floyd \| Floyd \| > L Floyd \| Floyd \| Room 2 Floyd \| The room is fairly spartan, but at least it’s a reasonable size, with Floyd \| plenty of room for a bosun’s mate to swing a cat-o’-nine-tails. A Floyd \| narrow bed lies against one wall, while a dressing table rests against Floyd \| the opposite one. The door out leads east, while a small window looks Floyd \| out to the west. Floyd \| Floyd \| On the dressing table is a brass lamp. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Fang says (to Floyd), "sleep"
Floyd \| Room 2 4/211 Floyd \| Exits: east Floyd \| Floyd \| > SLEEP Floyd \| Floyd \| You don’t need to sleep right now. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
kpaquette52 arrives, ready to play with the toys.
djfletch says (to Floyd), "look under bed"
Floyd \| Room 2 4/212 Floyd \| Exits: east Floyd \| Floyd \| > LOOK UNDER BED Floyd \| Floyd \| You see nothing unusual under the bed. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		djfletch says, "I suppose we have to buy oil at the oil shop."
		Jacqueline says (to Katie), "Here's the transcript so far, if you want to try to catch up:"
		Jacqueline \| [LINK]
djfletch says (to Floyd), "light lamp"
Floyd \| Room 2 4/213 Floyd \| Exits: east Floyd \| Floyd \| > LIGHT LAMP Floyd \| Floyd \| (with the flint) Floyd \| You light the lamp by striking a spark from the flint. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "extinguish lamp"
Floyd \| Room 2 4/214 Floyd \| Exits: east Floyd \| Floyd \| > EXTINGUISH LAMP Floyd \| Floyd \| You douse the lamp. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		djfletch says, "nope, it already works"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x table"
Floyd \| Room 2 4/215 Floyd \| Exits: east Floyd \| Floyd \| > X TABLE Floyd \| Floyd \| Like most of the furniture on the island, it is solid, plain and Floyd \| functional. It also has a single drawer. It’s open. On the Floyd \| dressing Floyd \| table is a brass lamp. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		kpaquette52 says, "I'm back from lunch"
		Jacqueline says (to Katie), "Here's the transcript so far, if you want to try to catch up:"
		DavidW says, "oh, the drawer was where the flint was. I see."
		Jacqueline \| [LINK]
djfletch says (to Floyd), "get lamp"
Floyd \| Room 2 4/216 Floyd \| Exits: east Floyd \| Floyd \| > GET LAMP Floyd \| Floyd \| Taken. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "i"
Floyd \| Room 2 4/217 Floyd \| Exits: east Floyd \| Floyd \| > I Floyd \| Floyd \| You are carrying a plain brass key, a flint, and a brass lamp. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		djfletch asks, "anything else to do here?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x window"
Floyd \| Room 2 4/218 Floyd \| Exits: east Floyd \| Floyd \| > X WINDOW Floyd \| Floyd \| The window overlooks the back yard of the tavern. It’s closed. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "open window"
Floyd \| Room 2 4/219 Floyd \| Exits: east Floyd \| Floyd \| > OPEN WINDOW Floyd \| Floyd \| Opened. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		djfletch says, "hmm, must be a reason for that"
FloatingInfo says (to Floyd), "look through window"
Floyd \| Room 2 4/220 Floyd \| Exits: east Floyd \| Floyd \| > LOOK THROUGH WINDOW Floyd \| Floyd \| The window overlooks the back yard of the tavern. It’s open. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "Maybe it will matter more later."
djfletch says (to Floyd), "x yard"
Floyd \| Room 2 4/221 Floyd \| Exits: east Floyd \| Floyd \| > X YARD Floyd \| Floyd \| It’s a small walled yard, with a stack of barrels in one corner. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
FloatingInfo says (to Floyd), "x barrels"
Floyd \| Room 2 4/222 Floyd \| Exits: east Floyd \| Floyd \| > X BARRELS Floyd \| Floyd \| They look like beer barrels. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		djfletch says, "yeah, possibly we have to sneak out at night later on"
		Jacqueline says, "I'm going to be afk for a bit."
		FloatingInfo says, "I'll have to leave in about an hour."
		Fang says, "I'm not sure what we are trying to achieve here"
		djfletch says, "no. I'm thinking we should just explore around the rest of the map."
		DavidW says, "Well, I suggest trying to find a way off the island, or to stop the blight, or find work to repay Julia."
		djfletch says, "makes sense"
		FloatingInfo asks, "Shouldn't the shop be open?"
		Fang says, "I suppose we should speak with Meg"
		DavidW says, "The shop -- the only source of oil, Imelda said -- should be open now, yes."
		Fang says, "she seems most likely to know what's going on"
		djfletch says, "ok"
		djfletch says, "let's just see if we can get into room 1 and 3 while we are here"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd \| Tavern Landing 4/223 Floyd \| Exits: north south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > E Floyd \| Floyd \| Tavern Landing Floyd \| A flight of stairs leads back down to the north, while to east, west Floyd \| and south are doors marked respectively Room 1, Room 2 and Room 3. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		DavidW says, "Both the shop and Meg are good destinations. Or wander."
djfletch says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd \| Tavern Landing 4/224 Floyd \| Exits: north south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > S Floyd \| Floyd \| (first trying to open the room 3 door) Floyd \| The room 3 door seems to be locked. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd \| Tavern Landing 4/225 Floyd \| Exits: north south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > E Floyd \| Floyd \| (first trying to open the room 1 door) Floyd \| The room 1 door seems to be locked. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		djfletch says, "ok, to the shop"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "d"
Floyd \| Inside the Tavern 4/226 Floyd \| Exits: east west up Floyd \| Floyd \| > D Floyd \| Floyd \| Inside the Tavern Floyd \| The main room of the tavern seems cosy enough, and cleaner than quite Floyd \| a few you’ve seen. There are several tables and chairs scattered Floyd \| about, while the bar counter runs close to the west wall, in front of Floyd \| a door marked “Private”. The way out is to the east and a flight Floyd \| of Floyd \| stairs leads up to the floor above. Floyd \| Floyd \| On the bar counter is a jug of red wine. Floyd \| Floyd \| Betty is working behind the bar. Floyd \| Floyd \| A group of fishermen are sitting eating and drinking in the corner. Floyd \| Floyd \| There’s a momentary lull in the fishermen’s conversation. Then Floyd \| they Floyd \| all start talking at once. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd \| South Street 4/227 Floyd \| Exits: north south west Floyd \| Floyd \| > E Floyd \| Floyd \| South Street Floyd \| The west side of this long, grubby street is dominated by the Red Floyd \| Dragon Inn, while on the opposite side squats a row of bleak stone Floyd \| cottages. The street continues to north and south over well-worn Floyd \| cobbles. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd \| Crossroads 4/228 Floyd \| Exits: north south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > N Floyd \| Floyd \| Crossroads Floyd \| This crossroads, at what may be the centre of the town, is formed by Floyd \| meeting of roads to north, south, east and west. All four roads lead Floyd \| between grim, grey buildings; the road to the east looks quite short, Floyd \| while that to the west leads up a distant hill. The roads to north Floyd \| and south look as if they run on quite a way, but just a short way to Floyd \| the south you can see a hanging inn-sign. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd \| East Street 4/229 Floyd \| Exits: south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > E Floyd \| Floyd \| East Street Floyd \| Pressed in between a rough stone wall to the north and a small shop to Floyd \| the south this short, narrow street runs east back towards the coast Floyd \| and west towards the centre of town. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd \| Shop 4/230 Floyd \| Exits: north south Floyd \| Floyd \| > S Floyd \| Floyd \| Shop Floyd \| There is little enough space in the front of this small shop as it is, Floyd \| and much of it is taken up with the densely-packed shelves jammed Floyd \| round the walls. These are stacked with goods of every kind, bearing Floyd \| out the fact that this is the island’s only general store. A doorway Floyd \| stands open to the south behind the serving counter, opposite the Floyd \| street door to the north. Floyd \| Floyd \| Sally Penhaligon is standing behind the counter. Floyd \| Floyd \| A faint smell of fermenting apples wafts from the back room. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Fang says (to Floyd), "tell sally she's beautiful"
Floyd \| Shop 4/231 Floyd \| Exits: north south Floyd \| Floyd \| > TELL SALLY SHE'S BEAUTIFUL Floyd \| Floyd \| Sally Penhaligon does not respond. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Allen says, "fermenting apples seems like a poor decision with starvation imminent"
Allen says (to Floyd), "ask her about bed warming"
Floyd \| Shop 4/232 Floyd \| Exits: north south Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK HER ABOUT BED WARMING Floyd \| Floyd \| “Hello there,” you say. Floyd \| Floyd \| “Hello, sir,” she replies. “What can I do for you?” Floyd \| Floyd \| “Mrs Penhaligon, what can you tell me about...” you begin. Floyd \| Floyd \| The rest of your question is lost as Sally Penhaligon lets out a loud Floyd \| sneeze. “Oh, do excuse me, sir,” she begs. Floyd \| Floyd \| A faint smell of fermenting apples wafts from the back room. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Fang says, "I assume that diets will just have to become more fish heavy"
Fang says (to Floyd), "tell sally about me"
Floyd \| Shop 4/233 Floyd \| Exits: north south Floyd \| Floyd \| > TELL SALLY ABOUT ME Floyd \| Floyd \| “I’m Lieutenant James Corby, of his Britannic Majesty’s frigate Floyd \| Niobe,” you introduce yourself. “At least I was, until I Floyd \| fell overboard last night and ended up here.” Floyd \| Floyd \| “I’m sure I wouldn’t know what a frigate was, Mr Corby,” she Floyd \| tells Floyd \| you, “but welcome to Valon all the same!” Floyd \| Floyd \| >		djfletch says, "fish and cider"
Fang says (to Floyd), "tell sally about frigates"
Floyd \| Shop 4/234 Floyd \| Exits: north south Floyd \| Floyd \| > TELL SALLY ABOUT FRIGATES Floyd \| Floyd \| “Hm,” she replies, when you’ve had your say. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Fang says (to Floyd), "ask sally about sally"
Floyd \| Shop 4/235 Floyd \| Exits: north south Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK SALLY ABOUT SALLY Floyd \| Floyd \| “Have you been on this island long, Mrs Penhaligon?” you ask. Floyd \| Floyd \| “All my life,” she tells you. “I was born here, just like my Floyd \| husband. Floyd \| Neither of us have ever known any other life.” Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Fang says (to Floyd), "ask sally about husband"
Floyd \| Shop 4/236 Floyd \| Exits: north south Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK SALLY ABOUT HUSBAND Floyd \| Floyd \| “Tell me about your husband, Mrs Penhaligon,” you say. Floyd \| Floyd \| “He’s a fishermen; he’ll be out in his boat now,” she tells Floyd \| you. Floyd \| Floyd \| A faint smell of fermenting apples wafts from the back room. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "x goods"
Floyd \| Shop 4/237 Floyd \| Exits: north south Floyd \| Floyd \| > X GOODS Floyd \| Floyd \| The goods on the shelves include some fresh fruit and vegetables, Floyd \| pottery, wool, pins, needles, cutlery, pots, pans, bowls, jars, Floyd \| buttons, thread, rolls of thread and of string, some cheeses, a pile Floyd \| of floppy hats, several large pieces of cloth, and many other things Floyd \| beside. Much of it looks like local produce, but if it all is then Floyd \| the island must support a surprisingly wide range of industries. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Fang says (to Floyd), "ask sally about economics"
Floyd \| Shop 4/238 Floyd \| Exits: north south Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK SALLY ABOUT ECONOMICS Floyd \| Floyd \| “Tell me, Mrs Penhaligon, what do you think about...” You break off Floyd \| as Floyd \| you realize she seems momentarily distracted. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Fang says (to Floyd), "ask sally about husband"
Floyd \| Shop 4/239 Floyd \| Exits: north south Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK SALLY ABOUT HUSBAND Floyd \| Floyd \| She’s already told you that her husband is a fisherman and that Floyd \| he’s Floyd \| out in his boat. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		djfletch says, "maybe we shouldn't have spent our whole gold coin"
Fang says (to Floyd), "ask sally about shop"
Floyd \| Shop 4/240 Floyd \| Exits: north south Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK SALLY ABOUT SHOP Floyd \| Floyd \| “Has your shop been open long, Mrs Penhaligon?” you ask. Floyd \| Floyd \| “It was open long before I was born, Mr Corby,” she replies. Floyd \| Floyd \| A faint smell of fermenting apples wafts from the back room. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Allen says (to Floyd), "ask sally about apples"
Floyd \| Shop 4/241 Floyd \| Exits: north south Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK SALLY ABOUT APPLES Floyd \| Floyd \| “Is that cider I can smell being brewed?” you ask. Floyd \| Floyd \| “That’s right,” she agrees, “and now you come to mention it, I Floyd \| could Floyd \| do with some more apples.” Floyd \| Floyd \| >
inky has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge.
Fang says (to Floyd), "ask sally about pascoe"
Floyd \| Shop 4/242 Floyd \| Exits: north south Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK SALLY ABOUT PASCOE Floyd \| Floyd \| “Can you tell me about...?” you ask. Floyd \| Floyd \| “Ask me about that some other time, Mr Corby,” she suggests. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		djfletch says, "a quest!"
Fang says (to Floyd), "ask sally about meg"
Floyd \| Shop 4/243 Floyd \| Exits: north south Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK SALLY ABOUT MEG Floyd \| Floyd \| “Do you know anything about the woman they call mad Meg?” you ask. Floyd \| Floyd \| “I know of her,” she affirms. “Can’t say I care for her much. Floyd \| I Floyd \| mean, well there were stories about why she left the Pascoes’ farm. Floyd \| And living all alone in the woods like that and never coming into town Floyd \| nor going to church. I mean, it’s no wonder people think she’s – Floyd \| well, not normal.” Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Fang asks, "can we get a better name than 'the woman they call mad meg'?"
		DavidW says, "Maybe, after you meet her."
		Fang says, "not coming to churchs? That's insane!s"
Fang says (to Floyd), "ask her about church"
Floyd \| Shop 4/244 Floyd \| Exits: north south Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK HER ABOUT CHURCH Floyd \| Floyd \| “What about...?” you ask. Floyd \| Floyd \| “That’s a long story, as they say, Mr Corby,” she tells you. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Fang says (to Floyd), "tospic"
Floyd \| Shop 4/244 Floyd \| Exits: north south Floyd \| Floyd \| > TOSPIC Floyd \| Floyd \| (topics) Floyd \| Floyd \| You could ask her about herself, or the castle. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Fang says (to Floyd), "ask her about her"
Floyd \| Shop 4/245 Floyd \| Exits: north south Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK HER ABOUT HER Floyd \| Floyd \| “How do you come to be running this shop?” you ask. Floyd \| Floyd \| “Oh, I came to an arrangement with the Trelawneys,” she tells you. Floyd \| “They actually own it, but they let me run it in return for a share Floyd \| of Floyd \| the profits.” Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Fang says, "the trelawneys seem to own everything"
Fang says (to Floyd), "ask her about trelawneys"
Floyd \| Shop 4/246 Floyd \| Exits: north south Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK HER ABOUT TRELAWNEYS Floyd \| Floyd \| “What do you think of Julia Trelawney?” you ask. Floyd \| Floyd \| “The Trelawneys have been good to me,” she tells you, “and Floyd \| they’re Floyd \| much respected round here.” Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Fang says (to Floyd), "ask her about castle"
Floyd \| Shop 4/247 Floyd \| Exits: north south Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK HER ABOUT CASTLE Floyd \| Floyd \| “Where is the castle?” you ask. Floyd \| Floyd \| “Just to the north of town, up the hill to the west,” she replies. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Allen says, "seems like the island is divided into a military power and a capitalist power"
		Fang says, "and a nascent socialism bar maid"
		DavidW says, "You haven't met everyone yet."
		DavidW says, "But maybe close enough."
		Fang says, "the game seems convinced we want to go to the castle"
Fang says (to Floyd), "ask her about castle"
Floyd \| Shop 4/248 Floyd \| Exits: north south Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK HER ABOUT CASTLE Floyd \| Floyd \| She’s already told you that the castle is just to the north of town, Floyd \| up the hill to the west. Floyd \| Floyd \| A faint smell of fermenting apples wafts from the back room. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Fang says (to Floyd), "ask her about woods"
Floyd \| Shop 4/249 Floyd \| Exits: north south Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK HER ABOUT WOODS Floyd \| Floyd \| You ask your question. Floyd \| Floyd \| “That would be telling now,” she replies with a knowing smile. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Fang says (to Floyd), "l"
Floyd \| Shop 4/250 Floyd \| Exits: north south Floyd \| Floyd \| > L Floyd \| Floyd \| Shop Floyd \| There is little enough space in the front of this small shop as it is, Floyd \| and much of it is taken up with the densely-packed shelves jammed Floyd \| round the walls. These are stacked with goods of every kind, bearing Floyd \| out the fact that this is the island’s only general store. A doorway Floyd \| stands open to the south behind the serving counter, opposite the Floyd \| street door to the north. Floyd \| Floyd \| Sally Penhaligon is standing here. Floyd \| Floyd \| A faint smell of fermenting apples wafts from the back room. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Allen says, "ok, I'm definitely sick. I'm going to go get in bed and see if I can find a feline bed warmer."
		Allen says, "if I can find my laptop charger I'll be back on"
		kpaquette52 says, "Jacqueline the link you provided didn't work"
		DavidW says, "The link works for me."
		DavidW says, "[LINK]"
Fang says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd \| Shop 4/251 Floyd \| Exits: north south Floyd \| Floyd \| > S Floyd \| Floyd \| “You can’t go in there – staff only.” Sally Penhaligon stops Floyd \| you. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Fang says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd \| East Street 4/252 Floyd \| Exits: south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > N Floyd \| Floyd \| “Goodbye for now then, Mrs Penhaligon,” you say. Floyd \| Floyd \| “Be seeing you, Mr Corby,” she replies cheerfully. Floyd \| Floyd \| East Street Floyd \| Pressed in between a rough stone wall to the north and a small shop to Floyd \| the south this short, narrow street runs east back towards the coast Floyd \| and west towards the centre of town. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		kpaquette52 asks, "okay then why doesn't it work for me?"
		DavidW says, "But there's weird characters in it. The encoding of smart quotes, for example, is messed up."
		inky says, "possibly you're spelling something wrong, kpaq"
		Fang says, "I'm going to try to find meg"
		Fang says, "unless people want to explore more systematicall*y"
		djfletch says, "no, fine by me"
Fang says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd \| Crossroads 4/253 Floyd \| Exits: north south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > W Floyd \| Floyd \| Crossroads Floyd \| This crossroads, at what may be the centre of the town, is formed by Floyd \| meeting of roads to north, south, east and west. All four roads lead Floyd \| between grim, grey buildings; the road to the east looks quite short, Floyd \| while that to the west leads up a distant hill. The roads to north Floyd \| and south look as if they run on quite a way, but just a short way to Floyd \| the south you can see a hanging inn-sign. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Fang says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd \| North Street 4/254 Floyd \| Exits: north south east Floyd \| Floyd \| > N Floyd \| Floyd \| North Street Floyd \| The street is narrow here, barely wide enough for two people to pass, Floyd \| and looks just as narrow as it continues to north and south. An Floyd \| ancient stone chapel stands immediately to the east, opposite a Floyd \| terrace of mean little cottages hugging the west side of the street. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Fang says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd \| Crossroads 4/255 Floyd \| Exits: north south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > S Floyd \| Floyd \| Crossroads Floyd \| This crossroads, at what may be the centre of the town, is formed by Floyd \| meeting of roads to north, south, east and west. All four roads lead Floyd \| between grim, grey buildings; the road to the east looks quite short, Floyd \| while that to the west leads up a distant hill. The roads to north Floyd \| and south look as if they run on quite a way, but just a short way to Floyd \| the south you can see a hanging inn-sign. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Fang says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd \| West Street 4/256 Floyd \| Exits: north south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > W Floyd \| Floyd \| West Street Floyd \| To the east the street is fairly level, but a short distance to the Floyd \| west it starts to climb a shallow hill. At this point the street runs Floyd \| between a small bakery to the north, and a narrow alley to the south. Floyd \| Floyd \| The smell of baking bread wafts from the bakery. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Fang says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd \| West Hill 4/257 Floyd \| Exits: east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > W Floyd \| Floyd \| West Hill Floyd \| This looks like the roughest part of town, with the road surface Floyd \| equally pitted up the hill to the west and down to the east. The Floyd \| cottages on either side of the street look more thrown together than Floyd \| built, being rough and tiny. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Fang says, "this place is pretty big"
Fang says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd \| Summit 4/258 Floyd \| Exits: north south east west Floyd \| northwest Floyd \| Floyd \| > W Floyd \| Floyd \| Summit Floyd \| The summit of this low hill is fairly flat, and continues to the Floyd \| northwest. To the north, it descends quite rapidly into a hollow, Floyd \| while to south and east it slopes down towards the beach, and grass Floyd \| gives way to sand. To the east are the faint traces of the track Floyd \| which become a street running back down towards the centre of the Floyd \| town. Although you’re not that high up, you get a clear view over Floyd \| the Floyd \| sea from here, truncated by the ever-present mist. Floyd \| Floyd \| You notice a particularly attractive clump of wild flowers growing Floyd \| here. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		DavidW says, "You haven't seen a fourth of the locations yet."
Fang says (to Floyd), "take flowers"
Floyd \| Summit 4/259 Floyd \| Exits: north south east west Floyd \| northwest Floyd \| Floyd \| > TAKE FLOWERS Floyd \| Floyd \| You lean down and pick the flowers, being careful to preserve the Floyd \| arrangement when you form them into a bunch. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Fang says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd \| Hollow 4/260 Floyd \| Exits: south west Floyd \| Floyd \| > N Floyd \| Floyd \| Hollow Floyd \| The hollow is formed by an unclimbably steep hill to north and east, Floyd \| and rather gentler slopes to south and west. The end of a drainage Floyd \| pipe protrudes from some way up the northern hillside. Floyd \| Floyd \| A glint of sunlight catches something on the ground. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says (to DW), "Yeah, the encoding gets fixed before I post it. Thanks for trying to help Katie, as I'm sort of on and off right now."
		Jearl says, "FLOWERS TO WOMANS"
Fang says (to Floyd), "x glint"
Floyd \| Hollow 4/261 Floyd \| Exits: south west Floyd \| Floyd \| > X GLINT Floyd \| Floyd \| (x flint) Floyd \| Floyd \| Strictly speaking it’s a flint with a steel, presumably for lighting Floyd \| the lamp. Floyd \| Floyd \| A rabbit scuttles away up the hill. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Fang says (to Floyd), "x something"
Floyd \| Hollow 4/262 Floyd \| Exits: south west Floyd \| Floyd \| > X SOMETHING Floyd \| Floyd \| It’s hard to tell what it is: it looks like a small round metal boss Floyd \| or knob. Floyd \| Floyd \| There’s a raucous cry overhead as a crow takes flight. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Fang says (to Floyd), "take knob"
Floyd \| Hollow 4/263 Floyd \| Exits: south west Floyd \| Floyd \| > TAKE KNOB Floyd \| Floyd \| It seems to be firmly embedded in the ground. Floyd \| Floyd \| There’s a distant shout from the castle wall way above. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Fang says (to Floyd), "dig"
Floyd \| Hollow 4/263 Floyd \| Exits: south west Floyd \| Floyd \| > DIG Floyd \| Floyd \| What do you want to dig in? Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Fang says (to Floyd), "ground"
Floyd \| Hollow 5/264 Floyd \| Exits: south west Floyd \| Floyd \| > GROUND Floyd \| Floyd \| (with your hands) Floyd \| You scoop out some of the earth round the object with your hands, Floyd \| creating a small round hole in the ground; this reveals the object in Floyd \| the ground to be a buried sword hilt. Floyd \| Floyd \| (Your score has just increased by one point.) Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jearl says, "haha what"
Fang says (to Floyd), "take sword"
Floyd \| Hollow 5/265 Floyd \| Exits: south west Floyd \| Floyd \| > TAKE SWORD Floyd \| Floyd \| However hard you pull, you cannot budge it so much as a fraction of an Floyd \| inch. Floyd \| Floyd \| A shaft of sunlight momentarily strikes the hilt of the sword. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Fang says (to Floyd), "dig"
Floyd \| Hollow 5/265 Floyd \| Exits: south west Floyd \| Floyd \| > DIG Floyd \| Floyd \| What do you want to dig in? Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Fang says (to Floyd), "ground"
Floyd \| Hollow 5/266 Floyd \| Exits: south west Floyd \| Floyd \| > GROUND Floyd \| Floyd \| (with your hands) Floyd \| You try to scoop out some more earth but it just runs back into the Floyd \| hole. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Fang says, "hmm, I guess we need a shovel"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x sword"
Floyd \| Hollow 5/267 Floyd \| Exits: south west Floyd \| Floyd \| > X SWORD Floyd \| Floyd \| So far as you can tell, it may still be attached to its sword, but if Floyd \| so, the sword is well buried. The hilt looks solid and ancient, with Floyd \| some fine patterns carved into it; it could be made of bronze. Floyd \| Floyd \| Some earth starts slipping back into the hole. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		djfletch says, "or we're just not the rightful king"
		Fang says, "either that or I guess we're not king arthur"
		djfletch says, "timing"
		FloatingInfo asks, "I have to go now. Will we continue this game next ClubFloyd?"
		DavidW says (to FloatingInfo), "Possibly."
Fang says (to Floyd), "pull sword"
Floyd \| Hollow 5/268 Floyd \| Exits: south west Floyd \| Floyd \| > PULL SWORD Floyd \| Floyd \| However hard you pull, you cannot budge it so much as a fraction of an Floyd \| inch. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Fang says (to Floyd), "l"
Floyd \| Hollow 5/269 Floyd \| Exits: south west Floyd \| Floyd \| > L Floyd \| Floyd \| Hollow Floyd \| The hollow is formed by an unclimbably steep hill to north and east, Floyd \| and rather gentler slopes to south and west. The end of a drainage Floyd \| pipe protrudes from some way up the northern hillside. Floyd \| Floyd \| The round hole contains the hilt of a sword. Floyd \| Floyd \| With a rush, the rest of the earth you just dug out falls into the Floyd \| hole, burying the sword hilt once more. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		FloatingInfo asks, "If so, there will be a transcript of what I missed?"
Fang says (to Floyd), "x pipe"
Floyd \| Hollow 5/270 Floyd \| Exits: south west Floyd \| Floyd \| > X PIPE Floyd \| Floyd \| From here all you can see is the end of the pipe sticking out of the Floyd \| hillside several yards above your head; a small trickle of water falls Floyd \| from the pipe and runs a short way down the hill. Floyd \| Floyd \| A glint of sunlight catches something on the ground. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Fang says (to Floyd), "x water"
Floyd \| Hollow 5/271 Floyd \| Exits: south west Floyd \| Floyd \| > X WATER Floyd \| Floyd \| From here all you can see is the end of the pipe sticking out of the Floyd \| hillside several yards above your head; a small trickle of water falls Floyd \| from the pipe and runs a short way down the hill. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		DavidW says, "Probably, yes. Although it might not be formatted."
		Fang says, "I guess someone flushed the sword down the loo"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "drink water"
Floyd \| Hollow 5/272 Floyd \| Exits: south west Floyd \| Floyd \| > DRINK WATER Floyd \| Floyd \| The drainage pipe is too far away. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "wash"
Floyd \| Hollow 5/272 Floyd \| Exits: south west Floyd \| Floyd \| > WASH Floyd \| Floyd \| What do you want to clean? Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "me"
Floyd \| Hollow 5/273 Floyd \| Exits: south west Floyd \| Floyd \| > ME Floyd \| Floyd \| You’ve been very happy to leave cleaning things to deck-hands ever Floyd \| since you passed the exam to lieutenant. Floyd \| Floyd \| A rabbit scuttles away up the hill. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
FloatingInfo goes home.		djfletch says, "quite right, I'll wait until the deck-hands can wash me"
Fang says (to Floyd), "l"
Floyd \| Hollow 5/274 Floyd \| Exits: south west Floyd \| Floyd \| > L Floyd \| Floyd \| Hollow Floyd \| The hollow is formed by an unclimbably steep hill to north and east, Floyd \| and rather gentler slopes to south and west. The end of a drainage Floyd \| pipe protrudes from some way up the northern hillside. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Fang says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd \| Narrow Promontory 5/275 Floyd \| Exits: east southeast Floyd \| Floyd \| > W Floyd \| Floyd \| Narrow Promontory Floyd \| This narrow finger of land juts out into the sea between a large Floyd \| semi-circular bay to the south and a small rocky cove to the north, Floyd \| neither of which is directly accessible from here. Some kind of Floyd \| marker stone has been set up near the tip of the point. The high Floyd \| ground continues to the southeast, but falls away into a hollow to the Floyd \| east. Floyd \| Floyd \| A small gold object lies on the ground, just by the marker stone. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jearl says, "I am guessing that getting the sword involves somehow diverting a lot of water through that pipe"
Fang says (to Floyd), "x object"
Floyd \| Narrow Promontory 5/276 Floyd \| Exits: east southeast Floyd \| Floyd \| > X OBJECT Floyd \| Floyd \| It’s a small gold ear-ring. You’re fairly sure it matches the one Floyd \| worn by Julia. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Fang says (to Floyd), "take object"
Floyd \| Narrow Promontory 5/277 Floyd \| Exits: east southeast Floyd \| Floyd \| > TAKE OBJECT Floyd \| Floyd \| Taken. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Fang asks, "so I guess we can either give to julia, or pay for bed warming?"
		DavidW says, "I suppose."
Fang says (to Floyd), "se"
Floyd \| Summit 5/278 Floyd \| Exits: north south east west Floyd \| northwest Floyd \| Floyd \| > SE Floyd \| Floyd \| Summit Floyd \| The summit of this low hill is fairly flat, and continues to the Floyd \| northwest. To the north, it descends quite rapidly into a hollow, Floyd \| while to south and east it slopes down towards the beach, and grass Floyd \| gives way to sand. To the east are the faint traces of the track Floyd \| which become a street running back down towards the centre of the Floyd \| town. Although you’re not that high up, you get a clear view over Floyd \| the Floyd \| sea from here, truncated by the ever-present mist. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Fang says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd \| Middle of Bay 5/279 Floyd \| Exits: north northwest southeast Floyd \| Floyd \| > S Floyd \| Floyd \| Middle of Bay Floyd \| The beach stretches away to both northwest and southeast from here, Floyd \| its approximate mid-point. A short way to the north the ground climbs Floyd \| sharply up a hill, while out to sea a collection of fishing-boats is Floyd \| stretched out across the bay. Floyd \| Floyd \| A small green toolbox lies on the beach beside a fishing net. Floyd \| Floyd \| The small green toolbox contains a screwdriver. Floyd \| Floyd \| A stout man is sitting on the beach mending the net. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Fang says (to Floyd), "toolbox"
Floyd \| Middle of Bay 5/279 Floyd \| Exits: north northwest southeast Floyd \| Floyd \| > TOOLBOX Floyd \| Floyd \| The story doesn’t understand that command. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Fang says (to Floyd), "x toolbox"
Floyd \| Middle of Bay 5/280 Floyd \| Exits: north northwest southeast Floyd \| Floyd \| > X TOOLBOX Floyd \| Floyd \| It’s just a small green toolbox, made of wood. It contains a Floyd \| screwdriver. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		DavidW says, "When I played the game before, I gave it to Julia. But the game allows for much experimentation elsewhere, so the ear-ring might have multiple uses I don't know about."
Fang says (to Floyd), "talk to man"
Floyd \| Middle of Bay 5/281 Floyd \| Exits: north northwest southeast Floyd \| Floyd \| > TALK TO MAN Floyd \| Floyd \| “Good day to you,” you greet him. Floyd \| Floyd \| “Can’t say I see what’s good about it,” he grunts in reply. Floyd \| Floyd \| (You could ask him about mad Meg, or himself.) Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Fang says (to Floyd), "ask man about man"
Floyd \| Middle of Bay 5/282 Floyd \| Exits: north northwest southeast Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK MAN ABOUT MAN Floyd \| Floyd \| “And you might you be?” you ask. Floyd \| Floyd \| “I’m Samuel Pascoe,” he tells you. “Who wants to know?” Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Fang says (to Floyd), "tell man about me"
Floyd \| Middle of Bay 5/283 Floyd \| Exits: north northwest southeast Floyd \| Floyd \| > TELL MAN ABOUT ME Floyd \| Floyd \| “I’m Lieutenant James Corby, Royal Navy,” you introduce myself. Floyd \| “I Floyd \| was washed ashore here this morning after falling overboard last Floyd \| night.” Floyd \| Floyd \| “Falling overboard? That sounds a mite clumsy!” he declares. Floyd \| Floyd \| “I was climbing a mast in a storm!” you explain. Floyd \| Floyd \| “Then it seems we’ve both come down in the world,” he observes. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Fang says (to Floyd), "ask him about meg"
Floyd \| Middle of Bay 5/284 Floyd \| Exits: north northwest southeast Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK HIM ABOUT MEG Floyd \| Floyd \| “Do you know anything about the woman they call ‘mad Meg’?” you Floyd \| ask. Floyd \| Floyd \| “She’s not mad, she’s as sane as you or me,” he replies. Floyd \| “She’s just Floyd \| a bit different, that’s all.” Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Fang says (to Floyd), "ask him about meg"
Floyd \| Middle of Bay 5/285 Floyd \| Exits: north northwest southeast Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK HIM ABOUT MEG Floyd \| Floyd \| “What do you know about Meg?” you ask. Floyd \| Floyd \| “Well, Jenny and me took her in when she was a mere babe – her own Floyd \| folks didn’t want her. She were a good lass, never gave us any Floyd \| trouble. Except – well, some of the things she said sounded so Floyd \| strange – didn’t bother me too much but Jen – my wife – well Floyd \| she were Floyd \| a bit spooked like. Anyroad, it seemed best she moved out, so I Floyd \| helped her build a little home in the woods, and that’s where she Floyd \| lives still.” Floyd \| Floyd \| >		DavidW says, "This is the ruffian's dad, also the guy that lost his farm."
		Fang says, "I'"
		Fang says, "I'm liking sam"
Fang says (to Floyd), "tell man about meg"
Floyd \| Middle of Bay 5/286 Floyd \| Exits: north northwest southeast Floyd \| Floyd \| > TELL MAN ABOUT MEG Floyd \| Floyd \| He listens morosely to what you have to say. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Fang says (to Floyd), "tell man about jenny"
Floyd \| Middle of Bay 5/287 Floyd \| Exits: north northwest southeast Floyd \| Floyd \| > TELL MAN ABOUT JENNY Floyd \| Floyd \| “How’s your wife taking everything?” you ask. Floyd \| Floyd \| “Badly,” he sighs. “She’s a changed woman since we left the Floyd \| farm, and Floyd \| that’s the truth. Maybe it’s worse for her being cooped up in that Floyd \| stinking fish-house all day long, while I at least get to work in the Floyd \| open air. But she’s taken it all dreadful hard.” Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Fang says (to Floyd), "ask man about cad"
Floyd \| Middle of Bay 5/288 Floyd \| Exits: north northwest southeast Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK MAN ABOUT CAD Floyd \| Floyd \| “I think I’ve met your son, but not under the happiest of Floyd \| circumstances,” you say. “He was trying to rob Lady Inalda.” Floyd \| Floyd \| “The young fool!” Samuel Pascoe spits. “He’s been running wild Floyd \| ever Floyd \| since we were forced off the farm; now he’s really gone and done Floyd \| it!” Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Fang says (to Floyd), "ask man about screwdriver"
Floyd \| Middle of Bay 5/289 Floyd \| Exits: north northwest southeast Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK MAN ABOUT SCREWDRIVER Floyd \| Floyd \| “Could I possibly borrow your screwdriver, please, Mr Pascoe?” you Floyd \| ask. Floyd \| Floyd \| “Well, the way I see it, I can’t afford to give someone something Floyd \| for Floyd \| nothing,” he says, “but I’ll tell you what; I’m starting to Floyd \| feel more Floyd \| than a little hungry, so you bring me something good to eat and I Floyd \| might consider letting you borrow my screwdriver.” Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Fang says (to Floyd), "i"
Floyd \| Middle of Bay 5/290 Floyd \| Exits: north northwest southeast Floyd \| Floyd \| > I Floyd \| Floyd \| You are carrying a plain brass key, a flint, a brass lamp, a bunch of Floyd \| flowers, and a small gold ear-ring. Floyd \| Floyd \| The flowers have quite a sweet, delicate scent. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Fang says (to Floyd), "se"
Floyd \| East End of Bay 5/291 Floyd \| Exits: east northeast northwest Floyd \| Floyd \| > SE Floyd \| Floyd \| Samuel Pascoe resumes mending the net. Floyd \| Floyd \| East End of Bay Floyd \| The beach comes to an end at the stone jetty which lies just to the Floyd \| east. In the opposite direction the bay stretches off in a wide arc Floyd \| to the northwest, while a narrow track runs up through a thicket to Floyd \| the northeast. A little way out to sea is a fleet of fishing boats. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Fang says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd \| Jetty 5/292 Floyd \| Exits: north east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > E Floyd \| Floyd \| Jetty Floyd \| The steep track from the north comes to an end at this bleak stone Floyd \| jetty, which is flanked by a large wooden building to the east and the Floyd \| beach stretching out along the bay to the west. The jetty juts just a Floyd \| short way out into the water, and both from the smell and from the Floyd \| fish fragments lying about, obviously serves as a landing stage for Floyd \| the island’s fishermen. No boats are tied up here at the moment, but Floyd \| there are several a short way out to sea in the bay. Floyd \| Floyd \| It would be an exaggeration to say that the smell of rotting fish is Floyd \| overpowering, since you are not overpowered by it, but it is certainly Floyd \| inescapable. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Allen says, "laptop worked, booted with network too, even though I haven't turned it on in years"
Fang says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd \| Steep Track 5/293 Floyd \| Exits: north south east southwest Floyd \| Floyd \| > N Floyd \| Floyd \| Steep Track Floyd \| Leading down from the town to the north towards a stone jetty to the Floyd \| south, this steep track is little more than a well-trodden path along Floyd \| the edge of the barren scrubland that extends to the east. A narrow Floyd \| side-track runs off through a thicket to the southwest. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Allen asks, "where'd the 5th point come from?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "full score"
Floyd \| Steep Track 5/293 Floyd \| Exits: north south east southwest Floyd \| Floyd \| > FULL SCORE Floyd \| Floyd \| In 293 moves, you have scored 5 of a possible 80 points. Your score Floyd \| consists of: Floyd \| 1 point for drinking the reviving bowl of soup Floyd \| 1 point for rescuing Lady Inalda from Cadan Pascoe Floyd \| 1 point for sending Sally Penhaligon to Lady Inalda Floyd \| 1 point for obtaining the key to a room at the inn Floyd \| 1 point for discovering the sword buried at the foot of Castle Hill Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Fang says (to Floyd), "sw"
Floyd \| East End of Bay 5/294 Floyd \| Exits: east northeast northwest Floyd \| Floyd \| > SW Floyd \| Floyd \| East End of Bay Floyd \| The beach comes to an end at the stone jetty which lies just to the Floyd \| east. In the opposite direction the bay stretches off in a wide arc Floyd \| to the northwest, while a narrow track runs up through a thicket to Floyd \| the northeast. A little way out to sea is a fleet of fishing boats. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Fang says (to Floyd), "undo"
Floyd \| Steep Track 5/293 Floyd \| Exits: north south east southwest Floyd \| Floyd \| > UNDO Floyd \| Floyd \| Taking back one turn: “sw”. Floyd \| Floyd \| Steep Track Floyd \| Leading down from the town to the north towards a stone jetty to the Floyd \| south, this steep track is little more than a well-trodden path along Floyd \| the edge of the barren scrubland that extends to the east. A narrow Floyd \| side-track runs off through a thicket to the southwest. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Fang says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd \| South Street 5/294 Floyd \| Exits: north south west Floyd \| Floyd \| > N Floyd \| Floyd \| South Street Floyd \| The west side of this long, grubby street is dominated by the Red Floyd \| Dragon Inn, while on the opposite side squats a row of bleak stone Floyd \| cottages. The street continues to north and south over well-worn Floyd \| cobbles. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Fang says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd \| Crossroads 5/295 Floyd \| Exits: north south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > N Floyd \| Floyd \| Crossroads Floyd \| This crossroads, at what may be the centre of the town, is formed by Floyd \| meeting of roads to north, south, east and west. All four roads lead Floyd \| between grim, grey buildings; the road to the east looks quite short, Floyd \| while that to the west leads up a distant hill. The roads to north Floyd \| and south look as if they run on quite a way, but just a short way to Floyd \| the south you can see a hanging inn-sign. Floyd \| Floyd \| A trio of young men emerge from South Street, but then go their Floyd \| separate ways from the crossroads. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Fang says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd \| North Street 5/296 Floyd \| Exits: north south east Floyd \| Floyd \| > N Floyd \| Floyd \| North Street Floyd \| The street is narrow here, barely wide enough for two people to pass, Floyd \| and looks just as narrow as it continues to north and south. An Floyd \| ancient stone chapel stands immediately to the east, opposite a Floyd \| terrace of mean little cottages hugging the west side of the street. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Fang asks, "where's the woods?"
Fang says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd \| Outskirts of Town 5/297 Floyd \| Exits: north south west Floyd \| Floyd \| > N Floyd \| Floyd \| Outskirts of Town Floyd \| A pair of granite cottages mark the northern edge of the town, the Floyd \| bulk of which lies to the south. To the north the road crosses a Floyd \| small stone bridge, while a wide path winds up the grassy hill to the Floyd \| west. The way east is barred by the impenetrable woodland behind the Floyd \| cottages. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		DavidW says, "All the farmland is north."
		Allen asks, "granite cottage?"
Fang says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd \| Bridge 5/298 Floyd \| Exits: north south Floyd \| Floyd \| > N Floyd \| Floyd \| Bridge Floyd \| The bridge is narrow, but in a reasonable state of repair apart from Floyd \| the parapet, which is starting to crumble in places. From the brow of Floyd \| the bridge you can see a stream racing eastwards to power a mill. To Floyd \| the south the road runs back into town, while to the north it turns Floyd \| into a farm-track. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "And where'd the flowers come from? I missed that bit in my skimming."
Fang says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd \| Farm Track 5/299 Floyd \| Exits: north south east Floyd \| Floyd \| > N Floyd \| Floyd \| Farm Track Floyd \| This short length of farm track comes to an end at the narrow stone Floyd \| bridge just to the south and peters out into open country a short way Floyd \| north. Its main purpose seems to be to serve the large water-mill Floyd \| that stands immediately to the east. On the opposite side of the Floyd \| track a stream flows briskly past to the south before turning east Floyd \| under the bridge; beyond the stream lurks the bulk of a massive hill, Floyd \| its face too steep to climb even if you could somehow cross the stream Floyd \| to reach it. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		DavidW says, "The flowers were picked at a place called Summit, west of town."
		Fang says (to Jacq), "I picked them up off the ground in the area before the sword"
Fang says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd \| Mill 5/300 Floyd \| Exits: west Floyd \| Floyd \| > E Floyd \| Floyd \| Mill Floyd \| The inside of the mill is dominated by a huge vertically-mounted iron Floyd \| cog wheel, which is currently stationary, and is connected via a Floyd \| series of lesser cogs to the upper of a pair of large Floyd \| horizontally-mounted millstones. Next to the main cog is a long Floyd \| wooden lever, while a small metal wheel is mounted on the south wall. Floyd \| In the east wall is a small trapdoor, while the way out is to the Floyd \| west. Floyd \| Floyd \| An old sack has somehow become draped over the rafters. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		DavidW says, "I never fully figured out the mill. I'm certain there's a way to fill that sack with flour, but I never managed it."
		Fang says, "I'm not sure why we would want to do that"
		Jacqueline asks, "Like, just for the heck of it? Or should we mill wheat to bake bread to give food to Sam?"
		DavidW says, "You passed by a bakery."
		DavidW says, "But I finished the game regardless, so it's not an essential puzzle."
		Fang says, "I have to go cook"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x sack"
Floyd \| Mill 5/301 Floyd \| Exits: west Floyd \| Floyd \| > X SACK Floyd \| Floyd \| It’s draped over a rafter, just over the main cog wheel. It looks Floyd \| like someone must have thrown it up there as a prank. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		djfletch says, "there are supposed to be apples somewhere, we can make apple pie"
		Jacqueline says, "bah - forget food. Apples are for cider makin'"
		Jacqueline asks, "Can we buy food from the inn?"
		djfletch says, "I think it was included"
		djfletch says, "we got some wine after we paid anyway"
		DavidW says, "In theory, we should be able to, but I suspect any inn food bought will be auto-eaten, the way the drink was auto-drunk."
		Jacqueline says, "oh"
		Jacqueline says, "meh"
		Jearl says, "so these are just ways to get some money to get some other stuff done"
		Jearl says, "the flour and the apples and maybe the flowers, I mean"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "x lever"
Floyd \| Mill 5/302 Floyd \| Exits: west Floyd \| Floyd \| > X LEVER Floyd \| Floyd \| It’s just a long wooden lever. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "x iron wheel"
Floyd \| Mill 5/303 Floyd \| Exits: west Floyd \| Floyd \| > X IRON WHEEL Floyd \| Floyd \| It’s a good ten feet in diameter, with large teeth placed about two Floyd \| inches apart round its circumference. It’s currently still. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "x trapdoor"
Floyd \| Mill 5/304 Floyd \| Exits: west Floyd \| Floyd \| > X TRAPDOOR Floyd \| Floyd \| It’s about a foot square, too small to crawl through. A small length Floyd \| of chain is attached to the wall just above it, and some wooden Floyd \| fragments lie on the floor just beneath. It’s closed. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jearl asks, "can we take the lever and snag the sack with it?"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "get lever"
Floyd \| Mill 5/305 Floyd \| Exits: west Floyd \| Floyd \| > GET LEVER Floyd \| Floyd \| You can’t take that. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jearl says, "aw"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "open trapdoor"
Floyd \| Mill 5/306 Floyd \| Exits: west Floyd \| Floyd \| > OPEN TRAPDOOR Floyd \| Floyd \| It opens easily. You peer through the trapdoor into a dark space Floyd \| which extends several yards beneath the level of the mill floor. You Floyd \| can’t make out much within, but you guess it might be some kind of Floyd \| grain store. You can’t be sure, but you think you can make out a Floyd \| small pile of grain at the bottom. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "pull lever"
Floyd \| Mill 5/307 Floyd \| Exits: west Floyd \| Floyd \| > PULL LEVER Floyd \| Floyd \| Pulling the lever causes a subtle rearrangement of the lesser cogs. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "push lever"
Floyd \| Mill 5/308 Floyd \| Exits: west Floyd \| Floyd \| > PUSH LEVER Floyd \| Floyd \| Pushing the lever causes a subtle rearrangement of the lesser cogs. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "x small metal wheel"
Floyd \| Mill 5/309 Floyd \| Exits: west Floyd \| Floyd \| > X SMALL METAL WHEEL Floyd \| Floyd \| It’s a small round metal wheel comprising rim, hub and four spokes, Floyd \| all painted black. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "turn it"
Floyd \| Mill 5/310 Floyd \| Exits: west Floyd \| Floyd \| > TURN IT Floyd \| Floyd \| You turn the small iron wheel as far as it will go. The giant cog Floyd \| wheel starts to turn. The top of the wheel just misses the sack. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		djfletch asks, "is it suicidal to try and stand on the wheel and ride up to the sack?"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "get on wheel"
Floyd \| Mill 5/311 Floyd \| Exits: west Floyd \| Floyd \| > GET ON WHEEL Floyd \| Floyd \| (the huge cog wheel) Floyd \| You can’t board that. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "x millstones"
Floyd \| Mill 5/312 Floyd \| Exits: west Floyd \| Floyd \| > X MILLSTONES Floyd \| Floyd \| The upper and lower millstones form a matching pair, each round and Floyd \| about a couple of feet in diameter. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		DavidW says, "The game is rated as Polite, so even if it is suicidal, we can undo easily."
djfletch says (to Floyd), "i"
Floyd \| Mill 5/313 Floyd \| Exits: west Floyd \| Floyd \| > I Floyd \| Floyd \| You are carrying a plain brass key, a flint, a brass lamp, a bunch of Floyd \| flowers, and a small gold ear-ring. Floyd \| Floyd \| The flowers have quite a sweet, delicate scent. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		djfletch says, "maybe we need something to put on the wheel"
		Allen says, "or water flowing thru the mill"
		DavidW asks, "perhaps pushing/pulling the lever with slightly raise the wheel so it does hit the sack?"
		DavidW says, "s/with/will/"
		djfletch says (to Allen), "the big wheel is already managing to turn so that seems like it must be already ok"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "pull lever"
Floyd \| Mill 5/314 Floyd \| Exits: west Floyd \| Floyd \| > PULL LEVER Floyd \| Floyd \| Pulling the lever causes a subtle rearrangement of the lesser cogs. Floyd \| The upper millstone starts to turn. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "push lever"
Floyd \| Mill 5/315 Floyd \| Exits: west Floyd \| Floyd \| > PUSH LEVER Floyd \| Floyd \| Pushing the lever causes a subtle rearrangement of the lesser cogs. Floyd \| The upper millstone stops turning. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "turn wheel"
Floyd \| Mill 5/316 Floyd \| Exits: west Floyd \| Floyd \| > TURN WHEEL Floyd \| Floyd \| You turn the small iron wheel back again. The giant vertical cog Floyd \| stops turning. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		DavidW says, "oh, perhaps I misread."
djfletch says (to Floyd), "climb big wheel"
Floyd \| Mill 5/316 Floyd \| Exits: west Floyd \| Floyd \| > CLIMB BIG WHEEL Floyd \| Floyd \| You see no big wheel here. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "climb wheel"
Floyd \| Mill 5/317 Floyd \| Exits: west Floyd \| Floyd \| > CLIMB WHEEL Floyd \| Floyd \| (the huge cog wheel) Floyd \| It looks a bit too awkward to climb. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		DavidW says, "I'm not really picturing this properly; I expected you guys to keep wandering."
		djfletch says, "yeah, probably better exploring more before spending too much time on this"
		djfletch says, "I'll go and look at a couple of places we didn't go to"
		Jearl says, "need to go do errands; good luck everybody"
Jearl When you see it, you have the tendency to eat this beauty ( with your eyes )		Jacqueline asks, "We've been going four hours, and I need to go soonish. Any chance we could pick this back up next week?"
		Jacqueline says, "Oh, wait. I can't be here next week."
		Jacqueline says, "So nevermind."
		DavidW asks, "Where will you be?"
		Jacqueline says, "Also, if anyone knows they'll be here next week and has a game they'd like to play, whisper it to me and I'll check it out."
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "I'll be able to get Perry and Floyd started, but then I have some plans with friends that I've been trying to have for weeks now and Sunday way the only day of the week they could do it."
		DavidW says, "ah"
		Jacqueline says, "Oh WAIT"
		Jacqueline says, "That is TWO WEEKS away."
		Jacqueline says, "So yeah, I can be here next week, but only for three hours."
		Jacqueline says, "Remember when CF was supposed to be two hours? Oh wait, it still is supposed to be two hours."
		Jacqueline says, "I knew that when I picked this game, though."
		djfletch says, "I don't mind stopping just now. Also happy to carry on for another hour or two now, but it looks like it will take longer than that to finish."
		DavidW says, "yeah, you've barely started the game, really."
		Jacqueline says, "Y'know, if you all want to carry on, I'll be able to kind of keep an eye on things, just not play. I'm going to go volunteer across the street, and there's internet but I'll be greeting people so I'll be afk a bit."
		Jacqueline says, "So yeah, since we've only brushed the surface, I say you all keep going."
		Jacqueline says, "I'm very intrigued and willing to just watch as I can."
		djfletch says, "cool"
		djfletch says, "ok, I'm going to wander about some places we haven't been to yet"
		Jacqueline nods.
		djfletch says, "stop me if anyone comes up with cunning plans to try"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd \| Farm Track 5/318 Floyd \| Exits: north south east Floyd \| Floyd \| > W Floyd \| Floyd \| Farm Track Floyd \| This short length of farm track comes to an end at the narrow stone Floyd \| bridge just to the south and peters out into open country a short way Floyd \| north. Its main purpose seems to be to serve the large water-mill Floyd \| that stands immediately to the east. On the opposite side of the Floyd \| track a stream flows briskly past to the south before turning east Floyd \| under the bridge; beyond the stream lurks the bulk of a massive hill, Floyd \| its face too steep to climb even if you could somehow cross the stream Floyd \| to reach it. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd \| Bridge 5/319 Floyd \| Exits: north south Floyd \| Floyd \| > S Floyd \| Floyd \| Bridge Floyd \| The bridge is narrow, but in a reasonable state of repair apart from Floyd \| the parapet, which is starting to crumble in places. From the brow of Floyd \| the bridge you can see a stream racing eastwards to power a mill. To Floyd \| the south the road runs back into town, while to the north it turns Floyd \| into a farm-track. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "x parapet"
Floyd \| Bridge 5/320 Floyd \| Exits: north south Floyd \| Floyd \| > X PARAPET Floyd \| Floyd \| The stone parapet runs at about chest height on both sides of the Floyd \| bridge; on both sides the top of the parapet is starting to crumble, Floyd \| and weeds are growing in the cracks. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "push parapet"
Floyd \| Bridge 5/321 Floyd \| Exits: north south Floyd \| Floyd \| > PUSH PARAPET Floyd \| Floyd \| Only the top of the parapet is crumbling, the rest seems securely Floyd \| fixed to the bridge, and you have neither the strength nor the Floyd \| motivation to dislodge it. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "get weeds"
Floyd \| Bridge 5/322 Floyd \| Exits: north south Floyd \| Floyd \| > GET WEEDS Floyd \| Floyd \| The weeds don’t look worth meddling with. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd \| Outskirts of Town 5/323 Floyd \| Exits: north south west Floyd \| Floyd \| > S Floyd \| Floyd \| Outskirts of Town Floyd \| A pair of granite cottages mark the northern edge of the town, the Floyd \| bulk of which lies to the south. To the north the road crosses a Floyd \| small stone bridge, while a wide path winds up the grassy hill to the Floyd \| west. The way east is barred by the impenetrable woodland behind the Floyd \| cottages. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "x cottages"
Floyd \| Outskirts of Town 5/324 Floyd \| Exits: north south west Floyd \| Floyd \| > X COTTAGES Floyd \| Floyd \| The two cottages here are rather larger than most of those in the Floyd \| town; they are also detached, and stand a little way back from the Floyd \| road. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd \| Path Up Castle Hill 5/325 Floyd \| Exits: north east Floyd \| Floyd \| > W Floyd \| Floyd \| Path Up Castle Hill Floyd \| Half-way up the grassy hillside, the path up from the east turns Floyd \| sharply north as it continues up the slope. The bend in the path Floyd \| affords an excellent view over the town below. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline asks, "Are we going to go visit the Duke?"
		DavidW says, "or Imelda or both"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "x town"
Floyd \| Path Up Castle Hill 5/326 Floyd \| Exits: north east Floyd \| Floyd \| > X TOWN Floyd \| Floyd \| From the vantage point of Castle Hill it becomes even more apparent Floyd \| that the town is little more than a collection of mean stone buildings Floyd \| arranged around the cross-shaped street layout. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd \| Top of Castle Hill 5/327 Floyd \| Exits: north south Floyd \| Floyd \| > N Floyd \| Floyd \| Top of Castle Hill Floyd \| The top of Castle Hill affords an excellent view over much of the Floyd \| southern part of the island, but the view to the north is blocked by Floyd \| the castle, which occupies most of the space up here. The archway Floyd \| leading into the castle lies directly to the north, while the path Floyd \| leading back down to the hill runs south. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd \| Under the Arch 5/328 Floyd \| Exits: north south Floyd \| Floyd \| > N Floyd \| Floyd \| Under the Arch Floyd \| At first sight this archway is impressive; not only is it at least Floyd \| eight feet wide and twelve high, it’s a good nine feet deep, Floyd \| indicating the thickness of the wall at this point. Its Floyd \| impressiveness as a piece of military architecture is, however, Floyd \| somewhat diminished once you notice the lack of anything that looks Floyd \| like a gate or portcullis. Two pairs of rusty hinges embedded in the Floyd \| walls indicate where some gates might once have hung, and an equally Floyd \| rusty drum by the east wall looks as if it might once have been part Floyd \| of a mechanism for raising and lowering a portcullis. The arch is Floyd \| oriented north-south, leading out of the castle to the south and into Floyd \| it to the north. Floyd \| Floyd \| A guard stands in the middle of the arch. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		kpaquette52 says, "I think that ClubFloyd goes a lot faster without me because my screen reader keeps skipping lines."
djfletch says (to Floyd), "x guard"
Floyd \| Under the Arch 5/329 Floyd \| Exits: north south Floyd \| Floyd \| > X GUARD Floyd \| Floyd \| He’s both dressed and equipped in a manner more appropriate to the Floyd \| reign of the third Henry than the third George. Floyd \| Floyd \| The guard is carrying a halberd. Floyd \| Floyd \| The guard shuffles from one foot to another. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		djfletch says (to kpaquette), "I moved through a bunch of rooms there so it might have been a lot of text at once."
		DavidW says, "We basically walked up a hill to the castle door."
		kpaquette52 asks, "uh shouldn't we save because the guard might want to kill us?"
		djfletch says, "we think it is a pretty nice game for not killing you, but yes we should probably keep a few saves anyway"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "save"
Floyd \| > Floyd \| > SAVE Floyd \| Floyd \| Please select a file in which to save the current position >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "/tmp/cf3"
Floyd \| Under the Arch 5/329 Floyd \| Exits: north south Floyd \| Floyd \| > /TMP/CF3 Floyd \| Floyd \| Saved. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		DavidW asks, "I don't remember what the last save point was called. Was it cf2 before?"
		Jacqueline says, "He got it right."
		DavidW says, "yay"
		kpaquette52 asks, "can I command Floyd or should someone else?"
		djfletch says, "good, I was guessing a bit but the earlier ones were quite near the start anyway"
		DavidW says (to kpaquette52), "Go ahead."
kpaquette52 says (to Floyd), "save"
Floyd \| > Floyd \| > SAVE Floyd \| Floyd \| Please select a file in which to save the current position >		DavidW says, "no no. We just saved"
		kpaquette52 asks, "what do I name it?"
		DavidW says, "We already saved."
		djfletch says, "no problem, I'll just call it /tmp/cf3 again"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "/tmp/cf3"
Floyd \| Under the Arch 5/329 Floyd \| Exits: north south Floyd \| Floyd \| > /TMP/CF3 Floyd \| Floyd \| Saved. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		djfletch says, "done"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "x guard"
Floyd \| Under the Arch 5/330 Floyd \| Exits: north south Floyd \| Floyd \| > X GUARD Floyd \| Floyd \| He’s both dressed and equipped in a manner more appropriate to the Floyd \| reign of the third Henry than the third George. Floyd \| Floyd \| The guard is carrying a halberd. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "talk to guard"
Floyd \| Under the Arch 5/331 Floyd \| Exits: north south Floyd \| Floyd \| > TALK TO GUARD Floyd \| Floyd \| “Good day to you,” you say. Floyd \| Floyd \| “If you say so,” he grunts. Floyd \| Floyd \| (You could tell him about yourself.) Floyd \| Floyd \| >		kpaquette52 says, "sorry."
		Jacqueline says, "You're fine, Katie. You don't have to apologize."
djfletch says (to Floyd), "tell him about me"
Floyd \| Under the Arch 5/332 Floyd \| Exits: north south Floyd \| Floyd \| > TELL HIM ABOUT ME Floyd \| Floyd \| “I’m Lieutenant James Corby, Royal Navy,” you announce. “A Floyd \| short time Floyd \| ago I rescued Lady Inalda from an attacker, and she asked me to come Floyd \| to call on her here.” Floyd \| Floyd \| The guard looks you up and down, then gives you a curt nod, “You’re Floyd \| expected, lieutenant,” he informs you. “Just carry straight on Floyd \| across Floyd \| the courtyard and you’ll find the Duke in the Great Hall. Last I Floyd \| heard Lady Inalda was with him.” Floyd \| Floyd \| >		kpaquette52 asks, "Okay so where are we?"
		DavidW says, "Outside the Duke's castle."
djfletch says (to Floyd), "ask guard about duke"
Floyd \| Under the Arch 5/333 Floyd \| Exits: north south Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK GUARD ABOUT DUKE Floyd \| Floyd \| “Is the Duke in?” you ask. Floyd \| Floyd \| “So far as I know, he is,” he tells you. “He’s usually in the Floyd \| Great Floyd \| Hall at this time.” Floyd \| Floyd \| >		DavidW says, "It's southwest of the town."
kpaquette52 says (to Floyd), "x halbert"
Floyd \| Under the Arch 5/334 Floyd \| Exits: north south Floyd \| Floyd \| > X HALBERT Floyd \| Floyd \| (x halberd) Floyd \| Floyd \| The ancient weapon would be quite ineffective against even a small Floyd \| French raiding-party, but it’s more than adequate for preventing the Floyd \| entrance of the odd unarmed intruder or two. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		djfletch asks, "hmm, when was the third Henry?"
		kpaquette52 says, "I think we should probably get the sword."
		djfletch says, "1207-1272 apparently"
		DavidW says, "The halberd belongs to the guard. I doubt very much he'll give it to us."
		Jacqueline says, "heh"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "ask guard about inalda"
Floyd \| Under the Arch 5/335 Floyd \| Exits: north south Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK GUARD ABOUT INALDA Floyd \| Floyd \| “Is Lady Inalda at home?” you ask. Floyd \| Floyd \| “So far as I know,” he tells you. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		kpaquette52 says, "I'm no help at all because I've never played this before and ihad to leave for lunch"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "ask guard about halberd"
Floyd \| Under the Arch 5/336 Floyd \| Exits: north south Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK GUARD ABOUT HALBERD Floyd \| Floyd \| “I’m on duty,” he replies stiffly. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
kpaquette52 disappears through an invisible gap in the MUD. You think you may have heard the sounds of chatting before the gap closed again.		Jacqueline says, "Okay, gotta go get ready and go volunteer and stuff. I may be around some, but regardless, I'm looking forward the transcipt. This is a great game."
		djfletch says, "bye"
		djfletch says, "ok this guard doesn't seem interesting"
		djfletch says, "going in to the castle"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd \| Castle Courtyard 5/337 Floyd \| Exits: north south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > N Floyd \| Floyd \| The guard watches you depart. Floyd \| Floyd \| Castle Courtyard Floyd \| Too small to count as a bailey, the courtyard is completely enclosed Floyd \| by the castle wall. An archway leads out of the courtyard to the Floyd \| south, while to the north stands a misshapen keep. What looks like a Floyd \| stable block rests against the western wall, and a long crude Floyd \| building, perhaps a barrack block for the castle guard, occupies the Floyd \| east wall. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd \| Great Hall 5/338 Floyd \| Exits: north south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > N Floyd \| Floyd \| Great Hall Floyd \| This great hall has at least pretensions of grandeur. For one thing, Floyd \| it is large and draughty. For another, it is impressively bedecked Floyd \| with banners, shields, swords and even the odd suit of armour; but the Floyd \| impression made is of faded mediaeval glory rather than modern Floyd \| potency. A wide staircase leads up to the north, and passages lead Floyd \| off to east and west, while the main exit is back out to the south. Floyd \| Floyd \| Duke William is standing in the middle of the hall, looking at you Floyd \| expectantly. Floyd \| Floyd \| “Lieutenant Corby, how good of you to call!” Lady Inalda declares. Floyd \| Floyd \| Turning to her cousin she adds, “William, this is the man I was Floyd \| telling you about – the one who rescued me earlier this morning.” Floyd \| Floyd \| The Duke eyes you carefully, then gives a curt nod. “I see; then it Floyd \| would seem we owe you a debt of gratitude, lieutenant. Lady Inalda Floyd \| tells me that you were washed ashore on this island only this morning; Floyd \| in that case I imagine you must be left destitute and without any Floyd \| means of supporting yourself; is that assumption correct?” Floyd \| Floyd \| (You could say yes or no, or tell him about Julia.) Floyd \| Floyd \| >		DavidW says, "I don't think I did this part."
		* kpaquette52 has left the channel.
		DavidW says, "I'd tell him about Julia"
		djfletch says, "agreed"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "tell him about julia"
Floyd \| Great Hall 5/339 Floyd \| Exits: north south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > TELL HIM ABOUT JULIA Floyd \| Floyd \| “Well, a kind young lady called Julia Trelawney found me on the Floyd \| shore, Floyd \| took me back to her house and not only gave me a bowl of hot soup to Floyd \| revive me, but a gold coin so I could stay at the Red Dragon Inn for a Floyd \| while,” you tell him, “Hopefully that should last me until I find a Floyd \| boat off the island and rejoin my ship.” Floyd \| Floyd \| “That was indeed kind of Miss Trelawney,” the Duke nods, “But Floyd \| there Floyd \| are no boats off this island, and one gold coin won’t keep you for Floyd \| long. However, I may be able to improve your prospects, lieutenant; Floyd \| you could enter my service – you sound like the sort of man I could Floyd \| use.” He pauses for a brief moment to gauge your reaction, then adds, Floyd \| “But first I’d need some concrete pledge of loyalty.” Floyd \| Floyd \| (You could ask what he wants of you, or refuse.) Floyd \| Floyd \| >		djfletch says, "this sounds like a decisiony thing"
		djfletch says, "I'm going to try not to commit to anything too much"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "ask what he wants of me"
Floyd \| Great Hall 5/340 Floyd \| Exits: north south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK WHAT HE WANTS OF ME Floyd \| Floyd \| “What do you want of me?” you ask. Floyd \| Floyd \| “You may have heard of the blight that’s afflicting this isle,” Floyd \| he Floyd \| begins. “It’s causing food shortages, and that’s encouraging Floyd \| smuggling. I have my suspicions about who’s behind it, but I need Floyd \| proof. That’s where you come in, I want you to obtain proof of Floyd \| who’s Floyd \| behind this smuggling racket and then bring it to me. Will you do Floyd \| that?” Floyd \| Floyd \| (You could say yes or no, ask him about smuggling, or ask why you.) Floyd \| Floyd \| >		DavidW says, "well, we saved not too long ago."
djfletch says (to Floyd), "ask him about smuggling"
Floyd \| Great Hall 5/341 Floyd \| Exits: north south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK HIM ABOUT SMUGGLING Floyd \| Floyd \| “Can you tell me more about this smuggling problem, your grace?” Floyd \| you Floyd \| ask. Floyd \| Floyd \| “Ideally, Valon should be self-sufficient,” he explains. “We Floyd \| cannot Floyd \| rely on contact with the outside world to supply our needs. Smuggling Floyd \| in goods from the outside – however desirable they may seem – only Floyd \| undermines our self-sufficiency. Don’t think me an unreasonable man, Floyd \| lieutenant, I realize that the odd little luxury or two does no harm, Floyd \| but it’s grown too big, and it needs to be controlled. So – will Floyd \| you Floyd \| help?” Floyd \| Floyd \| >		djfletch says, "interesting"
		djfletch says, "they do have some route in from outside"
		djfletch says, "or it means they wreck ships and get stuff that way"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "ask why me"
Floyd \| Great Hall 5/342 Floyd \| Exits: north south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK WHY ME Floyd \| Floyd \| “Why me?” you ask, “I’m a stranger here!” Floyd \| Floyd \| “And that’s precisely why you’re the best person for the job,” Floyd \| he Floyd \| replies with a thin smile. “Everyone else on the island is too well Floyd \| known; what’s more their loyalties are too well known. On Floyd \| the other hand, right now no one knows where you stand. People may Floyd \| tell you things they’d never tell anyone known to work for me.” Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "topics"
Floyd \| Great Hall 5/342 Floyd \| Exits: north south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > TOPICS Floyd \| Floyd \| You could say yes or no, ask him about smuggling, or ask why you. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
RootShell arrives, ready to play with the toys.
djfletch says (to Floyd), "ask him about smuggling"
Floyd \| Great Hall 5/343 Floyd \| Exits: north south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK HIM ABOUT SMUGGLING Floyd \| Floyd \| “What’s being smuggled in?” you inquire. Floyd \| Floyd \| “Just about anything we can’t produce here,” he replies, “and Floyd \| maybe Floyd \| some things we can. Strong drink, cloth, metal goods, non-local Floyd \| foodstuffs – anything the scoundrels think they have a market for. Floyd \| It Floyd \| wouldn’t matter if it were just a trickle, but it’s become a flood! Floyd \| Anyway, I can’t imagine you’ll have much difficulty identifying Floyd \| stuff Floyd \| that wasn’t produced on Valon, lieutenant; then all you need to do is Floyd \| to trace it back to its source. So, will you do that for me?” Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "ask him about smuggling"
Floyd \| Great Hall 5/344 Floyd \| Exits: north south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK HIM ABOUT SMUGGLING Floyd \| Floyd \| “I’ve told you all you need to know,” he replies. “The Floyd \| question is, Floyd \| will you help me catch these smugglers?” Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "ask why me"
Floyd \| Great Hall 5/345 Floyd \| Exits: north south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK WHY ME Floyd \| Floyd \| “But what makes you think I’m qualified to do this sort of work?” Floyd \| you Floyd \| want to know. Floyd \| Floyd \| “You’re an officer of the crown,” he replies, “a natural Floyd \| supporter of Floyd \| the establishment, loyal to those in authority, and as a naval officer Floyd \| a natural enemy of smugglers, I should have thought. You also must Floyd \| have some intelligence to have gained a naval commission. I have Floyd \| every confidence in you, lieutenant. So, will you take on the job?” Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "ask why me"
Floyd \| Great Hall 5/346 Floyd \| Exits: north south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK WHY ME Floyd \| Floyd \| The Duke has made it fairly clear why he thinks you’re the man for Floyd \| the Floyd \| job: he thinks your profession puts you naturally on his side, while Floyd \| your being a stranger should make it easier to get people to tell you Floyd \| things. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		djfletch says, "I'm thinking it's ok to say yes here but not necessarily do anything"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "yes"
Floyd \| Great Hall 5/347 Floyd \| Exits: north south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > YES Floyd \| Floyd \| “Yes, I’ll do what I can, your grace.” you reply. Floyd \| Floyd \| “Good,” he replies. “If you can do this little thing I shall see Floyd \| to Floyd \| it that you’re well rewarded.” Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "ask about reward"
Floyd \| Great Hall 5/348 Floyd \| Exits: north south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK ABOUT REWARD Floyd \| Floyd \| “Your grace mentioned a reward,” you venture. Floyd \| Floyd \| “Yes, I did, lieutenant,” he agrees. “Find me proof of who’s Floyd \| behind Floyd \| the smuggling, and I shall see to it that you are very comfortably set Floyd \| up in my service.” Floyd \| Floyd \| >
RootShell says, "hello"		djfletch says (to RootShell), "hello"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "ask duke about blight"
Floyd \| Great Hall 5/349 Floyd \| Exits: north south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK DUKE ABOUT BLIGHT Floyd \| Floyd \| “What can you tell me about the blight, your grace?” you ask. Floyd \| Floyd \| “It’s a pesky nuisance,” he grumbles. “It makes the islanders Floyd \| complain of being short of food. Well, they will just have to tighten Floyd \| their belts.” Floyd \| Floyd \| >		DavidW says (to RootSheel), "hi. We're a few hours into Blighted Ise. I've played before, so I can't do much."
		DavidW says, "er Isle"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "ask duke about mist"
Floyd \| Great Hall 5/350 Floyd \| Exits: north south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK DUKE ABOUT MIST Floyd \| Floyd \| “This mist that surrounds the island – what is it, do you think?” Floyd \| you Floyd \| ask. Floyd \| Floyd \| “I don’t know, lieutenant,” he replies, “but at least I know Floyd \| that I do Floyd \| not know. One thing I do know is that not everything said about that Floyd \| mist can be true. For one thing, it does not seem to me to be a mist Floyd \| in the ordinary sense of that word. For another, I do not believe it Floyd \| to be so impossible to penetrate as it is said to be; someone Floyd \| knows how to get through it, they’re just not telling the rest of Floyd \| us.” Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "ask duke about castle"
Floyd \| Great Hall 5/351 Floyd \| Exits: north south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK DUKE ABOUT CASTLE Floyd \| Floyd \| “How old is this castle, your grace?” you ask. Floyd \| Floyd \| “Several generations,” he replies vaguely. “It was built by my Floyd \| ancestors when they first came to this isle.” Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "ask duke about mill"
Floyd \| Great Hall 5/352 Floyd \| Exits: north south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK DUKE ABOUT MILL Floyd \| Floyd \| You don’t know him well enough to engage him in idle chatter, and he Floyd \| doesn’t look the sort of man who would welcome it. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "ask duke about meg"
Floyd \| Great Hall 5/353 Floyd \| Exits: north south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK DUKE ABOUT MEG Floyd \| Floyd \| “Do you know of the woman they call mad Meg, your grace?” you ask. Floyd \| Floyd \| “Of course I know of her; the whole island knows of her,” he Floyd \| replies. Floyd \| “Perhaps some fool has told you she’s a witch, but that is just Floyd \| ignorant superstition. The woman is quite harmless.” Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "l"
Floyd \| Great Hall 5/354 Floyd \| Exits: north south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > L Floyd \| Floyd \| Great Hall Floyd \| This great hall has at least pretensions of grandeur. For one thing, Floyd \| it is large and draughty. For another, it is impressively bedecked Floyd \| with banners, shields, swords and even the odd suit of armour; but the Floyd \| impression made is of faded mediaeval glory rather than modern Floyd \| potency. A wide staircase leads up to the north, and passages lead Floyd \| off to east and west, while the main exit is back out to the south. Floyd \| Floyd \| Duke William stands in the middle of the hall, regarding you coolly. Floyd \| Lady Inalda meanwhile stands at your side, facing him. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "x banners"
Floyd \| Great Hall 5/355 Floyd \| Exits: north south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > X BANNERS Floyd \| Floyd \| On closer inspection some of the banners look faded, some tattered, Floyd \| and many both. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "x armour"
Floyd \| Great Hall 5/356 Floyd \| Exits: north south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > X ARMOUR Floyd \| Floyd \| The antique suits of armour look like they may have afforded some Floyd \| measure of protection against sword and mace, but not one of them Floyd \| would stop a musket ball. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
RootShell gets bored and wanders off to the Toyshop.
RootShell arrives, ready to play with the toys.
djfletch says (to Floyd), "ask duke about sword"
Floyd \| Great Hall 5/357 Floyd \| Exits: north south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK DUKE ABOUT SWORD Floyd \| Floyd \| “I’ve come across the strangest thing, your grace,” you tell him, Floyd \| “a Floyd \| sword buried in the hollow just to the southwest of the castle.” Floyd \| Floyd \| “Well, should you manage to unbury it, perhaps you could bring it Floyd \| here Floyd \| to add to my collection,” he suggests, glancing up at the wall. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "ask duke about pipe"
Floyd \| Great Hall 5/358 Floyd \| Exits: north south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK DUKE ABOUT PIPE Floyd \| Floyd \| You don’t know him well enough to engage him in idle chatter, and he Floyd \| doesn’t look the sort of man who would welcome it. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd \| Great Hall 5/359 Floyd \| Exits: north south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > N Floyd \| Floyd \| You can hardly go wandering around upstairs uninvited under the very Floyd \| nose of the Duke. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "ask duke about julia"
Floyd \| Great Hall 5/360 Floyd \| Exits: north south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK DUKE ABOUT JULIA Floyd \| Floyd \| “What do you think about Julia, your grace?” you ask. Floyd \| Floyd \| “I think you ask too many questions, lieutenant,” he replies. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd \| Castle Courtyard 5/361 Floyd \| Exits: north south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > S Floyd \| Floyd \| Duke William watches you leave. Lady Inalda follows you out. Floyd \| Floyd \| Castle Courtyard Floyd \| Too small to count as a bailey, the courtyard is completely enclosed Floyd \| by the castle wall. An archway leads out of the courtyard to the Floyd \| south, while to the north stands a misshapen keep. What looks like a Floyd \| stable block rests against the western wall, and a long crude Floyd \| building, perhaps a barrack block for the castle guard, occupies the Floyd \| east wall. Floyd \| Floyd \| Lady Inalda stops in the middle of the courtyard and motions you to Floyd \| join her. Floyd \| Floyd \| “A word, if you please, lieutenant,” she says. “I don’t know Floyd \| whether Floyd \| you truly intend to do as my cousin asks, but perhaps there is Floyd \| something you might do for me.” Floyd \| Floyd \| (You could ask what she wants, or ask her about smuggling.) Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "ask what she wants"
Floyd \| Castle Courtyard 5/362 Floyd \| Exits: north south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK WHAT SHE WANTS Floyd \| Floyd \| “What do you want of me, my lady?” you ask. Floyd \| Floyd \| “The most serious threat facing us right now is the blight,” she Floyd \| tells Floyd \| you. “And it’s not just the food shortages, it is all that flows Floyd \| from Floyd \| them, as Cadan Pascoe’s attack this morning has brought home to me. Floyd \| Something must be done about it, but I feel so limited in Floyd \| what I can do without help. You on the other hand – well, perhaps Floyd \| being new here and more knowledgeable about the world beyond Valon, Floyd \| perhaps you could go and take a look at the blight and see if you can Floyd \| tell what might be behind it. And while you’re at it, perhaps you Floyd \| could see if you can make any sense of this.” She hands you a sheet Floyd \| of Floyd \| parchment. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		DavidW says, "intrigue!"
		djfletch says, "ooh"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "x parchment"
Floyd \| Castle Courtyard 5/363 Floyd \| Exits: north south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > X PARCHMENT Floyd \| Floyd \| The parchment bears a poem that reads: Floyd \| Floyd \| “Where copper, iron and tin are found, Floyd \| and ores extracted underground, Floyd \| there is a path the mountain through, Floyd \| which can be found by purpose true: Floyd \| true as knight’s on holy quest, Floyd \| true as one who gives his best, Floyd \| true lies the route that shall not fail Floyd \| him who seeks the Holy Grail.” Floyd \| Floyd \| >		djfletch says, "blimey"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "ask her about parchment"
Floyd \| Castle Courtyard 5/364 Floyd \| Exits: north south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK HER ABOUT PARCHMENT Floyd \| Floyd \| “Where did you get this?” you ask, indicating the parchment. Floyd \| Floyd \| “I came across it in the castle archives a few months back.” she Floyd \| tells Floyd \| you. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "ask her about blight"
Floyd \| Castle Courtyard 5/365 Floyd \| Exits: north south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK HER ABOUT BLIGHT Floyd \| Floyd \| “What do you know about the blight?” you ask. Floyd \| Floyd \| “That it has turned valuable farmland into barren waste,” she tells Floyd \| you. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "ask her about smuggling"
Floyd \| Castle Courtyard 5/366 Floyd \| Exits: north south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK HER ABOUT SMUGGLING Floyd \| Floyd \| “What do you think about the smuggling that’s apparently going on Floyd \| round here, my lady?” you ask. Floyd \| Floyd \| “To be honest, lieutenant, I am not so concerned about it as my Floyd \| cousin Floyd \| is,” she tells you. “At least, I cannot see that any great harm is Floyd \| being done by it.” Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "g"
Floyd \| Castle Courtyard 5/367 Floyd \| Exits: north south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > G Floyd \| Floyd \| She has already told you that she’s not so concerned about the Floyd \| smuggling as her cousin is, and that she cannot see that any great Floyd \| harm is being done by it. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "topics"
Floyd \| Castle Courtyard 5/367 Floyd \| Exits: north south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > TOPICS Floyd \| Floyd \| You could ask her about the blight, the Holy Grail, or the poem. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "ask her about grail"
Floyd \| Castle Courtyard 5/368 Floyd \| Exits: north south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK HER ABOUT GRAIL Floyd \| Floyd \| “Tell me, my lady, are there any Grail legends connected with this Floyd \| island?” you ask. Floyd \| Floyd \| “Funny you should ask that,” she replies. “I vaguely recall Floyd \| hearing Floyd \| something as a child, but I never paid it much attention since; it Floyd \| just sounded too much like a child’s fairy-tale, or else a popular Floyd \| legend told by the inhabitants of a small island to make themselves Floyd \| feel important. You know the sort of thing, the chalice Christ used Floyd \| at the Last Supper, the Holy Grail, passed through our blessed Isle of Floyd \| Valon. I’m sure there’s nothing in it.” Floyd \| Floyd \| >		DavidW asks, "Valon == Avalon?"
		djfletch says, "hmmmmm"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "g"
Floyd \| Castle Courtyard 5/369 Floyd \| Exits: north south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > G Floyd \| Floyd \| Lady Inalda has already told you that she vaguely recalls hearing some Floyd \| wild tale about the Holy Grail coming to Valon as a child, but that Floyd \| she dismisses it as a childish legend. There seems no point in Floyd \| pursuing the subject any further with her. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "ask her about poem"
Floyd \| Castle Courtyard 5/370 Floyd \| Exits: north south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK HER ABOUT POEM Floyd \| Floyd \| “Do you have any idea what this poem means?” you ask her. Floyd \| Floyd \| “There’s an old mine to the north of town,” she tells you. “It Floyd \| looks Floyd \| like it could have something to do with that.” Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "ask her about poem"
Floyd \| Castle Courtyard 5/371 Floyd \| Exits: north south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK HER ABOUT POEM Floyd \| Floyd \| “You think this poem could indicate a way through the Ridge?” you Floyd \| suggest. Floyd \| Floyd \| “It does seem to suggest that, lieutenant,” she agrees, “but it Floyd \| is not Floyd \| entirely clear, is it? Anyway, I’d like you to find out what you Floyd \| can, Floyd \| but please don’t take any risks. I want you to come back and tell me Floyd \| anything you discover; so please be careful.” Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "ask her about poem"
Floyd \| Castle Courtyard 5/372 Floyd \| Exits: north south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK HER ABOUT POEM Floyd \| Floyd \| “Did your father and uncle follow this poem when they took their Floyd \| expedition?” you wonder. Floyd \| Floyd \| “I don’t think so,” she shakes her head. “No one said anything Floyd \| about Floyd \| a mine at the time, and I don’t think they ever saw that Floyd \| parchment.” Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "ask about expedition"
Floyd \| Castle Courtyard 5/373 Floyd \| Exits: north south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK ABOUT EXPEDITION Floyd \| Floyd \| “Can you tell me about...” you begin. Floyd \| Floyd \| “Wait! What was that?” She asks, cocking her head to one side. Floyd \| Then, Floyd \| after a moment, she continues, “Sorry, I thought I heard Floyd \| something.” Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "ask about father"
Floyd \| Castle Courtyard 5/374 Floyd \| Exits: north south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK ABOUT FATHER Floyd \| Floyd \| “What happened to your father?” you ask. Floyd \| Floyd \| “Two years ago my uncle, the previous Duke, announced that he had Floyd \| found a way past the Ridge and that he was going to lead an expedition Floyd \| to the north end of the island to find out what lay behind the Floyd \| blight;” she replies. “My father went with him; they never Floyd \| returned.” Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "ask about ridge"
Floyd \| Castle Courtyard 5/375 Floyd \| Exits: north south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK ABOUT RIDGE Floyd \| Floyd \| “What do you make of the Ridge, my lady?” you ask. Floyd \| Floyd \| “I think it strange that there should be such a barrier across the Floyd \| island,” she replies. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "g"
Floyd \| Castle Courtyard 5/376 Floyd \| Exits: north south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > G Floyd \| Floyd \| She’s already told you she thinks it’s strange that there should be Floyd \| such a barrier across the island. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "ask about uncle"
Floyd \| Castle Courtyard 5/377 Floyd \| Exits: north south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK ABOUT UNCLE Floyd \| Floyd \| “What sort of man was your uncle?” you ask. Floyd \| Floyd \| “The former Duke, you mean?” she asks. “He was proud, noble, Floyd \| courageous and determined. He was sure of his right to rule, but Floyd \| equally sure that such a right came with obligations.” Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "g"
Floyd \| Castle Courtyard 5/378 Floyd \| Exits: north south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > G Floyd \| Floyd \| She has already told you that her uncle, the former Duke, was proud, Floyd \| noble, courageous and determined; a man sure of his right to rule, but Floyd \| equally sure that such a right carried obligations. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "ask about william"
Floyd \| Castle Courtyard 5/379 Floyd \| Exits: north south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK ABOUT WILLIAM Floyd \| Floyd \| She doesn’t seem prepared to talk about him right now. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "ask about poem"
Floyd \| Castle Courtyard 5/380 Floyd \| Exits: north south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK ABOUT POEM Floyd \| Floyd \| There’s probably not a lot more you can ask her about it right now. Floyd \| She doesn’t know what the poem means, but thinks it may indicate a Floyd \| way Floyd \| through the Ridge via an old mine. She’d like you to investigate, Floyd \| but Floyd \| wants you to be careful; she wants you to come back and tell her Floyd \| whatever you discover. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "topics"
Floyd \| Castle Courtyard 5/380 Floyd \| Exits: north south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > TOPICS Floyd \| Floyd \| You could ask her about the blight. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "ask about blighty"
Floyd \| Castle Courtyard 5/381 Floyd \| Exits: north south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK ABOUT BLIGHTY Floyd \| Floyd \| “Now, what about...” you begin. Floyd \| Floyd \| “Later, lieutenant,” she interrupts you. “I’m a bit Floyd \| preoccupied right Floyd \| now.” Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "ask about blight"
Floyd \| Castle Courtyard 5/382 Floyd \| Exits: north south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK ABOUT BLIGHT Floyd \| Floyd \| “What effect has the blight had?” you want to know. Floyd \| Floyd \| “It has halved the island’s agricultual production,” she sighs. Floyd \| “I am Floyd \| sure you can work out the consequences of that for yourself, Floyd \| lieutenant:” she adds, “fear and hunger – and a lot more people Floyd \| taking Floyd \| up fishing!” Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "ask about fishing"
Floyd \| Castle Courtyard 5/383 Floyd \| Exits: north south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK ABOUT FISHING Floyd \| Floyd \| “I imagine fishing must be quite an important industry here,” you Floyd \| remark. Floyd \| Floyd \| “Indeed so,” she agrees. “It is our principal source of food; Floyd \| beef, Floyd \| lamb and poultry are rare delicacies these days.” Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "ask about blight"
Floyd \| Castle Courtyard 5/384 Floyd \| Exits: north south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK ABOUT BLIGHT Floyd \| Floyd \| “Do you have any idea what caused the blight, my lady?” you ask. Floyd \| Floyd \| “No,” she replies shortly, “and neither does anyone else, in my Floyd \| opinion. Oh, you’ll probably hear some wild theories, but no one Floyd \| really knows.” Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "g"
Floyd \| Castle Courtyard 5/385 Floyd \| Exits: north south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > G Floyd \| Floyd \| “Does anyone have any idea what to do about the blight?” you Floyd \| inquire. Floyd \| Floyd \| In reply she gives a bitter laugh, “Since no one understands its Floyd \| cause, you can hardly expect them to come up with a cure, Floyd \| lieutenant!” Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "g"
Floyd \| Castle Courtyard 5/386 Floyd \| Exits: north south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > G Floyd \| Floyd \| You’ve run out of things you can usefully ask her about the blight. Floyd \| She’s already indicated that in her view no one knows either its Floyd \| cause Floyd \| or its cure, and that its effect has been to turn valuable farmland Floyd \| into barren waste, thereby halving the island’s agricultural Floyd \| production and causing fear and hunger as a result. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd \| Castle Courtyard 5/387 Floyd \| Exits: north south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > E Floyd \| Floyd \| Although from the outside the barracks don’t exactly give the Floyd \| impression of being overcrowded, the chances are that some of the Floyd \| Duke’s guards are living there, and you don’t want to tangle with Floyd \| them. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd \| Castle Courtyard 5/388 Floyd \| Exits: north south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > W Floyd \| Floyd \| “The way out is that way, lieutenant,” Lady Inalda observes, Floyd \| pointing Floyd \| to the south with a faint smile. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "l"
Floyd \| Castle Courtyard 5/389 Floyd \| Exits: north south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > L Floyd \| Floyd \| Castle Courtyard Floyd \| Too small to count as a bailey, the courtyard is completely enclosed Floyd \| by the castle wall. An archway leads out of the courtyard to the Floyd \| south, while to the north stands a misshapen keep. What looks like a Floyd \| stable block rests against the western wall, and a long crude Floyd \| building, perhaps a barrack block for the castle guard, occupies the Floyd \| east wall. Floyd \| Floyd \| Lady Inalda is standing facing you in the middle of the courtyard. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "x stable"
Floyd \| Castle Courtyard 5/390 Floyd \| Exits: north south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > X STABLE Floyd \| Floyd \| The stable block is a low wooden building running along the inside of Floyd \| the west wall, and abutting the tower at the southwestern corner of Floyd \| the keep. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "x tower"
Floyd \| Castle Courtyard 5/391 Floyd \| Exits: north south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > X TOWER Floyd \| Floyd \| The stubby round tower sticks up at the southwestern corner of the Floyd \| keep, abutting the stable block. A single window high up in the tower Floyd \| overlooks the courtyard. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "x keep"
Floyd \| Castle Courtyard 5/392 Floyd \| Exits: north south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > X KEEP Floyd \| Floyd \| Either the keep was never completed, or parts have been added on Floyd \| almost at random, since the building (which in any case is probably Floyd \| little more than a glorified manor house) has a decidedly lopsided Floyd \| appearance. The greatest affront to symmetry is the single round Floyd \| tower standing at the southwestern corner, but the entire building is Floyd \| ugly, though large, as if its designers couldn’t agree whether it was Floyd \| intended for defence, grandeur or comfort and accordingly botched all Floyd \| three objectives. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "x window"
Floyd \| Castle Courtyard 5/393 Floyd \| Exits: north south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > X WINDOW Floyd \| Floyd \| The stubby round tower sticks up at the southwestern corner of the Floyd \| keep, abutting the stable block. A single window high up in the tower Floyd \| overlooks the courtyard. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "inalda, bye"
Floyd \| Castle Courtyard 5/394 Floyd \| Exits: north south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > INALDA, BYE Floyd \| Floyd \| “Take care now, lieutenant, and be sure to come back and tell me when Floyd \| you have something to report,” Lady Inalda tells you. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd \| Under the Arch 5/395 Floyd \| Exits: north south Floyd \| Floyd \| > S Floyd \| Floyd \| Under the Arch Floyd \| The archway is at least eight feet wide and twelve high. It’s also a Floyd \| good nine feet deep, indicating the thickness of the wall at this Floyd \| point. Two pairs of rusty hinges embedded in the walls indicate where Floyd \| some gates might once have hung, and an equally rusty drum by the east Floyd \| wall looks as if it might once have been part of a mechanism for Floyd \| raising and lowering a portcullis. The arch is oriented north-south, Floyd \| leading out of the castle to the south and into it to the north. But Floyd \| of the gate and portcullis themselves there is no sign. Floyd \| Floyd \| The guard stands in the middle of the arch. Floyd \| Floyd \| The guard eyes you suspiciously. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline asks (of RootShell), "If you're still here, would you like me to post a transcript of the game thus far?"
		djfletch says, "going to check a few more unexplored exits"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd \| Top of Castle Hill 5/396 Floyd \| Exits: north south Floyd \| Floyd \| > S Floyd \| Floyd \| Top of Castle Hill Floyd \| The top of Castle Hill affords an excellent view over much of the Floyd \| southern part of the island, but the view to the north is blocked by Floyd \| the castle, which occupies most of the space up here. The archway Floyd \| leading into the castle lies directly to the north, while the path Floyd \| leading back down to the hill runs south. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		DavidW says, "sure"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd \| Path Up Castle Hill 5/397 Floyd \| Exits: north east Floyd \| Floyd \| > S Floyd \| Floyd \| Path Up Castle Hill Floyd \| Half-way up the grassy hillside, the path up from the east turns Floyd \| sharply north as it continues up the slope. The bend in the path Floyd \| affords an excellent view over the town below. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd \| Outskirts of Town 5/398 Floyd \| Exits: north south west Floyd \| Floyd \| > E Floyd \| Floyd \| Outskirts of Town Floyd \| A pair of granite cottages mark the northern edge of the town, the Floyd \| bulk of which lies to the south. To the north the road crosses a Floyd \| small stone bridge, while a wide path winds up the grassy hill to the Floyd \| west. The way east is barred by the impenetrable woodland behind the Floyd \| cottages. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd \| North Street 5/399 Floyd \| Exits: north south east Floyd \| Floyd \| > S Floyd \| Floyd \| North Street Floyd \| The street is narrow here, barely wide enough for two people to pass, Floyd \| and looks just as narrow as it continues to north and south. An Floyd \| ancient stone chapel stands immediately to the east, opposite a Floyd \| terrace of mean little cottages hugging the west side of the street. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd \| Inside the Chapel 5/400 Floyd \| Exits: north west Floyd \| Floyd \| > E Floyd \| Floyd \| Inside the Chapel Floyd \| This little chapel is about as bare as a place of Christian worship Floyd \| gets. The rough stone walls are unplastered, and the pews little more Floyd \| than plain wooden benches. The stone altar at the east end is quite Floyd \| unadorned, although presumably something is put on it when worship is Floyd \| in progress. The street exit is to the west, but another, smaller Floyd \| open doorway leads north. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "Transcript up to this point, in case you are still around, RS:"
		DavidW says, "Most of the north area is unexplored, and of course, there is a mine. Parts of town and the southeast corner of the island were overlooked."
		Jacqueline \| [LINK]
djfletch says (to Floyd), "x altar"
Floyd \| Inside the Chapel 5/401 Floyd \| Exits: north west Floyd \| Floyd \| > X ALTAR Floyd \| Floyd \| The altar is almost totally unadorned; presumably it is stripped bare Floyd \| between services. An indication of its antiquity is not simply that Floyd \| it is made of stone, unlike the wooden communion tables of civilized Floyd \| Protestant churches, but that the faint carving on the front looks Floyd \| extremely worn. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "x carving"
Floyd \| Inside the Chapel 5/402 Floyd \| Exits: north west Floyd \| Floyd \| > X CARVING Floyd \| Floyd \| Although the carving is extremely faded, you can just discern the Floyd \| outline of a chalice of possibly ancient pattern. Although this is by Floyd \| no means an inappropriate symbol for an altar it strikes you as a Floyd \| little unusual; if anything, you might have expected a cross. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		DavidW says, "Holy Grail, I assume."
		djfletch says, "yeah"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "x pews"
Floyd \| Inside the Chapel 5/403 Floyd \| Exits: north west Floyd \| Floyd \| > X PEWS Floyd \| Floyd \| Clearly not designed for comfort, the pews are about as barely Floyd \| functional as plain wooden benches can be; about the one thing to be Floyd \| said in their favour is that it would be almost impossible to fall Floyd \| asleep on them however tedious the sermon. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "x walls"
Floyd \| Inside the Chapel 5/404 Floyd \| Exits: north west Floyd \| Floyd \| > X WALLS Floyd \| Floyd \| south wall: The south wall of the chapel is of rough, undressed Floyd \| stone. Floyd \| Floyd \| north wall: Like the other walls, the north wall is of Floyd \| undressed stone; a small open doorway in the wall leads north. Floyd \| Floyd \| east wall: The altar rests near the east wall; otherwise it is Floyd \| made of rough undressed stone, just like the others. Floyd \| Floyd \| west wall: Apart from the fact that the way back out to the Floyd \| street is set in the west wall, it is just like the other three: made Floyd \| of rough, unplastered stone. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search pews"
Floyd \| Inside the Chapel 5/405 Floyd \| Exits: north west Floyd \| Floyd \| > SEARCH PEWS Floyd \| Floyd \| You see nothing on the pews. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "look under pews"
Floyd \| Inside the Chapel 5/406 Floyd \| Exits: north west Floyd \| Floyd \| > LOOK UNDER PEWS Floyd \| Floyd \| You see nothing unusual under the pews. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd \| Vestry 5/407 Floyd \| Exits: south west Floyd \| Floyd \| > N Floyd \| Floyd \| Vestry Floyd \| This small chamber apparently does duty as dressing-room and office Floyd \| for the parish priest. A row of cupboards, presumably containing Floyd \| vestments and altar furniture, lines the north wall, while a small Floyd \| desk nestles against the east one. The way back into the chapel lies Floyd \| south, but a large wooden door leads west. A small metal hook is set Floyd \| into the wall next to this door. Floyd \| Floyd \| A plain wooden chair rests by the desk. Floyd \| Floyd \| On the small wooden desk is a sermon. On the hook is a large iron Floyd \| key. Floyd \| Floyd \| The priest is sitting working at his desk. He looks up at your Floyd \| entrance and remarks, “So – another sinner come to join my Floyd \| flock!” Floyd \| Floyd \| >		DavidW says, "TADS 3 games tend to have the most descriptive walls in IF games."
		djfletch says, "heh"
		djfletch says, "also, wow, still more npcs"
		DavidW says, "oh yeah, there's a few. At least four more on this side of the Ridge you have yet to meet."
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah, it's impressive."
djfletch says (to Floyd), "x priest"
Floyd \| Vestry 5/408 Floyd \| Exits: south west Floyd \| Floyd \| > X PRIEST Floyd \| Floyd \| He is a thin, austere man, dressed in a long black cassock. A few Floyd \| wisps of white hair dangle about his scalp. Piercing dark eyes stare Floyd \| out either side of a nose that’s as thin and sharp as a shark’s Floyd \| fin, Floyd \| and there’s something tight and mean about his mouth. He is sitting Floyd \| on the plain wooden chair. Floyd \| Floyd \| The priest is wearing a long black cassock. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		djfletch says, "he seems evil"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "talk to priest"
Floyd \| Vestry 5/409 Floyd \| Exits: south west Floyd \| Floyd \| > TALK TO PRIEST Floyd \| Floyd \| You already have the priest’s attention. Floyd \| Floyd \| (You could ask him about the blight, Mrs Pascoe, mad Meg, or himself, Floyd \| or tell him about yourself.) Floyd \| Floyd \| >		DavidW says, "yeah, the priest is an unpleasant sort."
		Jacqueline says (to Priest), "We're a sinner? It takes one to know one, buddy."
djfletch says (to Floyd), "ask him about blight"
Floyd \| Vestry 5/410 Floyd \| Exits: south west Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK HIM ABOUT BLIGHT Floyd \| Floyd \| “What can you tell me about the blight?” you ask. Floyd \| Floyd \| “It’s causing terrible hardship here,” he replies. “Life here Floyd \| is hard Floyd \| enough for most people as it is. The loss of one of the island’s two Floyd \| farms has been a terrible blow.” Floyd \| Floyd \| >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask him about chapel"
Floyd \| Vestry 5/411 Floyd \| Exits: south west Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK HIM ABOUT CHAPEL Floyd \| Floyd \| “Your chapel looks very ancient,” you remark. Floyd \| Floyd \| “I think it must be,” he agrees. “I have kept it just as I found Floyd \| it, Floyd \| since the islanders feel it should be preserved just as it always has Floyd \| been, and no one can remember a time before it was here.” Floyd \| Floyd \| >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask him about carving"
Floyd \| Vestry 5/412 Floyd \| Exits: south west Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK HIM ABOUT CARVING Floyd \| Floyd \| “That’s an unusual carving on the front of your altar, isn’t Floyd \| it?” you Floyd \| remark. “Some sort of chalice, isn’t it? I’d have expected a Floyd \| cross.” Floyd \| Floyd \| “So would I – if that,” the priest concurs, “but then, the Floyd \| altar is Floyd \| very ancient, and the chalice is a symbol of Holy Communion.” Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "ask him about meg"
Floyd \| Vestry 5/413 Floyd \| Exits: south west Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK HIM ABOUT MEG Floyd \| Floyd \| “Who is this mad Meg person?” you want to know. Floyd \| Floyd \| “She is a creature of hell, an evil witch, born out of wedlock and Floyd \| possessed by demons,” the priest tells you, his eyes bulging with Floyd \| fury. “If the blight is not due to her witchcraft it is God’s Floyd \| punishment for not putting her to death!” Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "ask him about himself"
Floyd \| Vestry 5/414 Floyd \| Exits: south west Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK HIM ABOUT HIMSELF Floyd \| Floyd \| “And you are...?” you ask. Floyd \| Floyd \| “Father Andrew,” he tells you. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "ask him about me"
Floyd \| Vestry 5/415 Floyd \| Exits: south west Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK HIM ABOUT ME Floyd \| Floyd \| “I don’t propose to discuss that now,” he replies stiffly. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "tell him about me"
Floyd \| Vestry 5/416 Floyd \| Exits: south west Floyd \| Floyd \| > TELL HIM ABOUT ME Floyd \| Floyd \| “By the way, I’m Lieutenant James Corby, Royal Navy,” you Floyd \| introduce Floyd \| yourself. Floyd \| Floyd \| “So – a royalist,” he remarks, with mild disapproval. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "ask him about royalists"
Floyd \| Vestry 5/417 Floyd \| Exits: south west Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK HIM ABOUT ROYALISTS Floyd \| Floyd \| “Perhaps we can discuss that some other time,” he suggests. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "ask him about duke"
Floyd \| Vestry 5/418 Floyd \| Exits: south west Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK HIM ABOUT DUKE Floyd \| Floyd \| “What do you make of Duke William?” you ask. Floyd \| Floyd \| “A proud man,” Father Andrew sighs, “a thorough-going Norman Floyd \| aristocrat, more concerned with his rights as ruler than for the Floyd \| welfare of the people he rules.” Floyd \| Floyd \| >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask him about mist"
Floyd \| Vestry 5/419 Floyd \| Exits: south west Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK HIM ABOUT MIST Floyd \| Floyd \| “Can you tell me about the sea-mist?” you request. Floyd \| Floyd \| “Maybe,” he replies concomittally, “but not just at this Floyd \| minute.” He Floyd \| glances meaningfully at his unfinished sermon. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "ask him about sermon"
Floyd \| Vestry 5/420 Floyd \| Exits: south west Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK HIM ABOUT SERMON Floyd \| Floyd \| “Is that your sermon for Sunday?” you ask. Floyd \| Floyd \| “That’s right,” he agrees, adding, “It still needs a lot of Floyd \| work; I Floyd \| believe in taking great care over my sermons.” Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "Lovely chap."
		Jacqueline rolls her eyes.
djfletch says (to Floyd), "ask him about grail"
Floyd \| Vestry 5/421 Floyd \| Exits: south west Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK HIM ABOUT GRAIL Floyd \| Floyd \| “I’d like to ask you about the Holy Grail,” you say. Floyd \| Floyd \| “I daresay you would, but that doesn’t mean I’d like to answer Floyd \| right Floyd \| now,” he replies, glancing pointedly at his sermon. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "ask him about ridge"
Floyd \| Vestry 5/422 Floyd \| Exits: south west Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK HIM ABOUT RIDGE Floyd \| Floyd \| “What do you think about the Ridge?” you ask. Floyd \| Floyd \| “Nothing I’d care to share with you just at this moment,” he Floyd \| replies. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask him about god"
Floyd \| Vestry 5/423 Floyd \| Exits: south west Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK HIM ABOUT GOD Floyd \| Floyd \| “How should God be worshipped?” you ask. Floyd \| Floyd \| “In spirit and in truth,” he replies at once. “By repenting of Floyd \| our Floyd \| sins and trusting in his mercy.” Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "repent"
Floyd \| Vestry 5/423 Floyd \| Exits: south west Floyd \| Floyd \| > REPENT Floyd \| Floyd \| The story doesn’t understand that command. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask him about julia"
Floyd \| Vestry 5/424 Floyd \| Exits: south west Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK HIM ABOUT JULIA Floyd \| Floyd \| “I take it you know Julia Trelawney?” you ask. Floyd \| Floyd \| “Of course; I know everyone on the island, and everyone on the island Floyd \| knows the Trelawneys,” he replies. “She is not as careful for her Floyd \| immortal soul as I might wish, but she’s a pleasant person, and one Floyd \| who always pulls her weight.” Floyd \| Floyd \| >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask him about key"
Floyd \| Vestry 5/425 Floyd \| Exits: south west Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK HIM ABOUT KEY Floyd \| Floyd \| “Can I borrow that key, please?” you ask. Floyd \| Floyd \| “No,” he replies. “What lies beyond that door is not for your Floyd \| eyes.” Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "haha"
		Jacqueline says, "WELL THEN"
		djfletch says, "this is about the fourth building we need to sneak back into when no-one is around"
		DavidW asks, "Should we ask about smuggling?"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "ask about smuggling"
Floyd \| Vestry 5/426 Floyd \| Exits: south west Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK ABOUT SMUGGLING Floyd \| Floyd \| “I’ve heard there’s some smuggling going on round here,” you Floyd \| say. Floyd \| “Would you happen to know anything about that, Father Andrew?” Floyd \| Floyd \| “Smuggling, you say?” he replies. “I suppose some may call it Floyd \| that. Floyd \| Others might call it supplying the wants of the needy.” Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "g"
Floyd \| Vestry 5/427 Floyd \| Exits: south west Floyd \| Floyd \| > G Floyd \| Floyd \| “Don’t you consider smuggling a sin, Father Andrew?” you ask. Floyd \| Floyd \| “I might if I considered it smuggling,” he replies, “but maybe Floyd \| the sin Floyd \| rests with those who consider it so.” Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "ask about smuggling"
Floyd \| Vestry 5/428 Floyd \| Exits: south west Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK ABOUT SMUGGLING Floyd \| Floyd \| “Are you saying you approve of smuggling?” you ask him. Floyd \| Floyd \| “I did not say that,” he points out. “What I do say is that Floyd \| since the Floyd \| blight came most of my flock can barely keep body and soul together. Floyd \| Without what you call ‘smuggling’ there’s many here who’d go Floyd \| under, Floyd \| and it’s not just my flock’s eternal welfare that concerns me – Floyd \| though Floyd \| it would be well for many of the sinners on the island to have longer Floyd \| to repent before they meet their maker!” Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "g"
Floyd \| Vestry 5/429 Floyd \| Exits: south west Floyd \| Floyd \| > G Floyd \| Floyd \| “The Duke seems to think that there’s some smuggling going on,” Floyd \| you Floyd \| point out. Floyd \| Floyd \| “So you’ve been talking to the Duke!” he declares. “It is only Floyd \| Duke Floyd \| William’s avarice that makes him speak of ‘smuggling’, by which Floyd \| he Floyd \| means that someone somewhere has the temerity to import what the rest Floyd \| of us need without donating the lion’s share to the castle coffers. Floyd \| Our Duke would store up treasure for himself here on earth while his Floyd \| subjects go hungry and naked. You may guess what his heavenly reward Floyd \| may be!” Floyd \| Floyd \| >		djfletch says, "yes, we've been trying to get his subjects to go naked, but so far no luck"
		Jacqueline says, "..."
djfletch says (to Floyd), "ask about smuggling"
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Floyd \| Vestry 5/430 Floyd \| Exits: south west Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK ABOUT SMUGGLING Floyd \| Floyd \| “So you think that what the Duke calls ‘smuggling’ is simply the Floyd \| legitimate importation of goods that people here need,” you surmise. Floyd \| Floyd \| “I do,” Father Andrew nods. “I’m sure some luxuries are Floyd \| brought in Floyd \| too, but I don’t begrudge my flock the occasional luxury – God Floyd \| knows Floyd \| their lives are hard enough.” Floyd \| Floyd \| >		DavidW says, "I don't think we've tried to strip since the dunking in the prologue, actually."
djfletch says (to Floyd), "g"
Floyd \| Vestry 5/431 Floyd \| Exits: south west Floyd \| Floyd \| > G Floyd \| Floyd \| “So do you know who is behind this – importation?” you ask. Floyd \| Floyd \| “I know many things that I may not repeat,” he tells you. “That Floyd \| goes Floyd \| with being a priest.” Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "g"
Floyd \| Vestry 5/432 Floyd \| Exits: south west Floyd \| Floyd \| > G Floyd \| Floyd \| You seem to have exhausted this line of questioning for now. It’s Floyd \| clear, if a little surprising, that Father Andrew approves of the Floyd \| so-called smuggling, and that he has little respect for the Duke’s Floyd \| attempts to suppress it. In the priest’s view, the “smugglers” Floyd \| are Floyd \| simply alleviating the material hardship of the islanders’ lives. Floyd \| Father Andrew may well know who the smugglers are, but if so he’s not Floyd \| saying. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "read sermon"
Floyd \| Vestry 5/433 Floyd \| Exits: south west Floyd \| Floyd \| > READ SERMON Floyd \| Floyd \| Reading the sermon reveals that while God is mentioned a few times, Floyd \| such concepts as love, joy and salvation don’t get much of a mention. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "l"
Floyd \| Vestry 5/434 Floyd \| Exits: south west Floyd \| Floyd \| > L Floyd \| Floyd \| Vestry Floyd \| This small chamber apparently does duty as dressing-room and office Floyd \| for the parish priest. A row of cupboards, presumably containing Floyd \| vestments and altar furniture, lines the north wall, while a small Floyd \| desk nestles against the east one. The way back into the chapel lies Floyd \| south, but a large wooden door leads west. A small metal hook is set Floyd \| into the wall next to this door. Floyd \| Floyd \| A plain wooden chair rests by the desk. Floyd \| Floyd \| On the small wooden desk is a sermon. On the hook is a large iron Floyd \| key. Floyd \| Floyd \| Father Andrew is seated at his desk, but has turned to face you. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "x cupboards"
Floyd \| Vestry 5/435 Floyd \| Exits: south west Floyd \| Floyd \| > X CUPBOARDS Floyd \| Floyd \| They’re plain-fronted wooden cupboards that presumably contain Floyd \| vestments, altar furniture, and other such ecclesiastical equipment. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "x desk"
Floyd \| Vestry 5/436 Floyd \| Exits: south west Floyd \| Floyd \| > X DESK Floyd \| Floyd \| It has a sloping top, and is quite narrow, with only just enough room Floyd \| to write on. On the small wooden desk is a sermon. Floyd \| Floyd \| Father Andrew turns back to his desk and resumes work on his sermon. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "get key"
Floyd \| Vestry 5/437 Floyd \| Exits: south west Floyd \| Floyd \| > GET KEY Floyd \| Floyd \| “Thou shalt not steal!” barks Father Andrew, knocking your hand Floyd \| aside. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		djfletch says, "heh, worth a try"
		DavidW says, "sinner"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd \| Vestry 5/438 Floyd \| Exits: south west Floyd \| Floyd \| > W Floyd \| Floyd \| (first trying to open the large wooden door) Floyd \| The large wooden door seems to be locked. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "topics"
Floyd \| Vestry 5/438 Floyd \| Exits: south west Floyd \| Floyd \| > TOPICS Floyd \| Floyd \| You could ask him about the blight, Mrs Pascoe, mad Meg, or himself, Floyd \| or tell him about yourself. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "ask about mrs pascoe"
Floyd \| Vestry 5/439 Floyd \| Exits: south west Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK ABOUT MRS PASCOE Floyd \| Floyd \| “Excuse me,” you say. Floyd \| Floyd \| Father Andrew turns in his chair and looks up at you. “Yes?” he Floyd \| asks. Floyd \| Floyd \| “Where can I find Mrs Pascoe?” you ask. Floyd \| Floyd \| “She’ll be working in the fish-house I imagine, down by the Floyd \| jetty,” he Floyd \| tells you. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "g"
Floyd \| Vestry 5/440 Floyd \| Exits: south west Floyd \| Floyd \| > G Floyd \| Floyd \| He’s already told you that she’s probably working in the fish-house Floyd \| down by the jetty. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		djfletch says, "haven't been there yet"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "ask about meg"
Floyd \| Vestry 5/441 Floyd \| Exits: south west Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK ABOUT MEG Floyd \| Floyd \| “What else can you tell me about this Meg person?” you ask. Floyd \| Floyd \| “She lives out of town, somewhere in the forest to the north, like Floyd \| the Floyd \| wild creature she is,” Father Andrew tells you. “I tell you this, Floyd \| young man, if you want to atone for your past sins and escape the Floyd \| wrath of God, you must do what none of the sinners here have yet dared Floyd \| to do: confront the evil witch and put her to death! Burning her at Floyd \| the stake would be proper, but I am sure that God in His mercy will Floyd \| find acceptable whatever means of putting her to death you can manage: Floyd \| ‘Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live!’” Floyd \| Floyd \| >		DavidW says, "correct, you haven't."
		DavidW says, "eep, the priest is suggesting murder now."
		djfletch says, "I was wondering if he would give us a quest."
djfletch says (to Floyd), "ask about witches"
Floyd \| Vestry 5/442 Floyd \| Exits: south west Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK ABOUT WITCHES Floyd \| Floyd \| Father Andrew remains silent, merely raising one eyebrow as if to Floyd \| indicate that your question really wasn’t worth the bother of asking, Floyd \| let alone the bother of answering. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "ask about meg"
Floyd \| Vestry 5/443 Floyd \| Exits: south west Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK ABOUT MEG Floyd \| Floyd \| “If this Meg is so obviously an evil witch, how come no one else Floyd \| wants Floyd \| to put her to death?” you ask. Floyd \| Floyd \| “The Duke will not allow it; he protects her,” Father Andrew tells Floyd \| you. “If he knew his duty to God he would order her to be burned! Floyd \| But instead...” Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "g"
Floyd \| Vestry 5/444 Floyd \| Exits: south west Floyd \| Floyd \| > G Floyd \| Floyd \| “Are you quite sure this Meg woman is a witch?” you ask. Floyd \| Floyd \| “Quite sure,” he nods emphatically. “She has brought the blight Floyd \| upon Floyd \| us, and is constantly mixing potions and casting spells in that forest Floyd \| of hers. Young man, seize this opportunity to save your soul: seek Floyd \| this woman out and slay her!” Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "g"
Floyd \| Vestry 5/445 Floyd \| Exits: south west Floyd \| Floyd \| > G Floyd \| Floyd \| “What makes you so sure that it’s Meg who’s responsible for the Floyd \| blight?” you inquire. Floyd \| Floyd \| “You are new here, so I must make allowance for your questioning,” Floyd \| he Floyd \| replies. “If you had been here as long as I, her guilt would be Floyd \| obvious to you. Just ask the Pascoes, whose land was ruined by the Floyd \| blight. Or go and look at the blighted land for yourself – it’s Floyd \| not Floyd \| far to walk. I tell you, nothing natural can have caused the land to Floyd \| die like that, and there’s only one person on this island who Floyd \| practises witchcraft – that Meg!” Floyd \| Floyd \| >
kpaquette52 hollers, "Inky"		djfletch says, "also she weighs the same as a duck"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask about murder"
Floyd \| Vestry 5/446 Floyd \| Exits: south west Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK ABOUT MURDER Floyd \| Floyd \| “Wouldn’t killing mad Meg be a sin?” you wonder. “‘Thou Floyd \| shalt do no Floyd \| murder’ as the good book says.” Floyd \| Floyd \| “Killing that witch would not be murder!” he thunders, “or else Floyd \| the Floyd \| good book would not command the death of witches!” Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "ask about lust"
Floyd \| Vestry 5/447 Floyd \| Exits: south west Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK ABOUT LUST Floyd \| Floyd \| “What do you think of lust?” you ask. Floyd \| Floyd \| “It’s sinful, obviously,” he replies. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "ask about meg"
Floyd \| Vestry 5/448 Floyd \| Exits: south west Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK ABOUT MEG Floyd \| Floyd \| “But is there any real evidence connecting this Meg with the Floyd \| blight?” Floyd \| you venture to ask. Floyd \| Floyd \| Father Andrew regards you steadily for a few moments, then replies, Floyd \| “If you want convincing, go and speak to Mrs Pascoe; she can tell her Floyd \| story better than I.” Floyd \| Floyd \| (You could ask him who Mrs Pascoe is.) Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "ask about meg"
Floyd \| Vestry 5/449 Floyd \| Exits: south west Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK ABOUT MEG Floyd \| Floyd \| You have heard enough of Father Andrew’s views on mad Meg: so far as Floyd \| he’s concerned she’s the worst sinner on the island, a witch who Floyd \| should not be allowed to live; killing her would, in his view, Floyd \| therefore help atone for your past sins. He’s also told you that she Floyd \| lives in the forest to the north of town, and that (in his opinion) Floyd \| she’s demon-possessed and was born out of wedlock. Finally, he Floyd \| suggests you speak to Mrs Pascoe about her. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "ask who mrs pascoe is"
Floyd \| Vestry 5/450 Floyd \| Exits: south west Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK WHO MRS PASCOE IS Floyd \| Floyd \| “Who is this Mrs Pascoe?” you ask. Floyd \| Floyd \| “Her husband had a farm up just south of the Ridge,” he explains. Floyd \| “Mad Meg used to live with them. When they realized she was a witch, Floyd \| they threw her out. It was shortly after then that the blight came, Floyd \| but it was only their land that was affected. In the end they had to Floyd \| leave the farm – nothing could live there. They were left absolutely Floyd \| destitute, of course. Now Jennifer Pascoe has been reduced to gutting Floyd \| fish while her husband mends the fishermen’s nets.” Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "topics"
Floyd \| Vestry 5/450 Floyd \| Exits: south west Floyd \| Floyd \| > TOPICS Floyd \| Floyd \| You could ask him about the blight, or himself, or tell him about Floyd \| yourself. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "ask about himself"
Floyd \| Vestry 5/451 Floyd \| Exits: south west Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK ABOUT HIMSELF Floyd \| Floyd \| “And what do you do here, apart from holding services?” you ask him Floyd \| Floyd \| “Pray for the people, visit the sick – all the things a good priest Floyd \| should do,” he tells you. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "g"
Floyd \| Vestry 5/452 Floyd \| Exits: south west Floyd \| Floyd \| > G Floyd \| Floyd \| “How long have you been on the island; were you born here?” you Floyd \| ask. Floyd \| Floyd \| “No, I wasn’t born here,” he tells you. “I was on a ship that Floyd \| foundered, and fetched up here about twenty years ago,” he replies. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "ask him about ship"
Floyd \| Vestry 5/453 Floyd \| Exits: south west Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK HIM ABOUT SHIP Floyd \| Floyd \| “I was hoping you could tell me something about ships,” you say. Floyd \| Floyd \| “And I was hoping to get this sermon written,” he replies. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "ask him about himself"
Floyd \| Vestry 5/454 Floyd \| Exits: south west Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK HIM ABOUT HIMSELF Floyd \| Floyd \| “What did you do before you came to this island?” you wonder. Floyd \| Floyd \| “I was a chaplain to Cromwell’s army,” he tells you, “but when Floyd \| the Floyd \| Restoration came it seemed politic to go elsewhere. The wind of Floyd \| change that blew in Charles II wasn’t going to be kind to my sort.” Floyd \| Floyd \| You refrain from pointing out that he seems to be referring to events Floyd \| 145 years ago, suspecting that he might not be quite right in the Floyd \| head. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		djfletch says, "iiiiinteresting"
		DavidW says, "took the game long enough to present that wrinkle"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "ask him about himself"
Floyd \| Vestry 5/455 Floyd \| Exits: south west Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK HIM ABOUT HIMSELF Floyd \| Floyd \| He’s already told you a bit about himself: as part of his priestly Floyd \| duties he prays for the islanders and visits the sick; he came here Floyd \| about twenty years ago when his ship foundered. He says he had been a Floyd \| chaplain to Cromwell’s forces and was fleeing England at the Floyd \| Restoration; since Charles II came to the throne 145 years ago this Floyd \| hardly seems likely, so you decide to stop pressing him any further, Floyd \| in case he’s a little unhinged. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "ask him about cromwell"
Floyd \| Vestry 5/456 Floyd \| Exits: south west Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK HIM ABOUT CROMWELL Floyd \| Floyd \| “Did you say you were a chaplain to Cromwell’s army? Do Floyd \| you Floyd \| mean Oliver Cromwell?” you ask. Floyd \| Floyd \| “That’s right; what other Cromwell had an army? Surely not Thomas! Floyd \| But I know why you look so askance at the thought - you’re a Floyd \| royalist! Floyd \| Well, you and I shall never agree on that score, but such differences Floyd \| are of little moment here, so perhaps we should let the matter drop.” Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "ask him about cromwell"
Floyd \| Vestry 5/457 Floyd \| Exits: south west Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK HIM ABOUT CROMWELL Floyd \| Floyd \| When you asked he confirmed that he was indeed a chaplain to Oliver Floyd \| Cromwell’s army, but seemed to think that the only reason you queried Floyd \| it was because your sympathies are royalist. He can’t possibly be Floyd \| that old, of course, but in the face of his assertions there seems Floyd \| nothing for it but to accept his suggestion to let the matter drop. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "topics"
Floyd \| Vestry 5/457 Floyd \| Exits: south west Floyd \| Floyd \| > TOPICS Floyd \| Floyd \| You could ask him about the blight, or tell him about yourself. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "tell him about myself"
Floyd \| Vestry 5/458 Floyd \| Exits: south west Floyd \| Floyd \| > TELL HIM ABOUT MYSELF Floyd \| Floyd \| “I fell overboard last night and ended up being washed up here – it Floyd \| was a miracle I survived!” you tell him. Floyd \| Floyd \| “Your story is not so unusual here,” he replies calmly. “Though Floyd \| as Floyd \| for the miracle – well, perhaps the providence of God has preserved Floyd \| you for a purpose.” Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "g"
Floyd \| Vestry 5/459 Floyd \| Exits: south west Floyd \| Floyd \| > G Floyd \| Floyd \| You have already introduced yourself to him. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "ask about blight"
Floyd \| Vestry 5/460 Floyd \| Exits: south west Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK ABOUT BLIGHT Floyd \| Floyd \| “What caused the blight, do you think?” you inquire. Floyd \| Floyd \| “It’s nothing natural, that’s for certain,” he tells you. Floyd \| “As I told Floyd \| you, it’s either that witch Meg’s sorcery or divine retribution for Floyd \| it. Either way, it is mad Meg’s fault, and she should be punished Floyd \| for Floyd \| it.” Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "g"
Floyd \| Vestry 5/461 Floyd \| Exits: south west Floyd \| Floyd \| > G Floyd \| Floyd \| “What can be done about the blight?” you ask. Floyd \| Floyd \| “Is it not obvious?” he replies. “To remove the blight you must Floyd \| remove its cause. As I have already told you, the witch must die. Floyd \| You would serve God and the people of this island well if you killed Floyd \| her.” Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "g"
Floyd \| Vestry 5/462 Floyd \| Exits: south west Floyd \| Floyd \| > G Floyd \| Floyd \| He has already told you that the blight is causing terrible hardship Floyd \| on the island, that it clearly isn’t a natural phenomenon, and that Floyd \| it’s either a direct result of mad Meg’s sorcery or a divine Floyd \| punishment for allowing the witch, Meg, to live. He has also Floyd \| suggested that the way to cure the blight is to remove its cause, Floyd \| namely Meg, and that you would do both God and the islanders a service Floyd \| by killing her. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "topics"
Floyd \| Vestry 5/462 Floyd \| Exits: south west Floyd \| Floyd \| > TOPICS Floyd \| Floyd \| You have nothing specific in mind right now to discuss with Father Floyd \| Andrew. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		DavidW says, "You probably want to talk to Jenny next. She's easy to find."
		Jacqueline says, "Man, this game."
		Jacqueline says, "It's a giant, mysterious onion."
		djfletch says, "ok, I know where the jetty is at least"
		DavidW says, "Wait until you try to get apples for Sally."
djfletch says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd \| Inside the Chapel 5/463 Floyd \| Exits: north west Floyd \| Floyd \| > S Floyd \| Floyd \| Father Andrew turns back to his desk and resumes work on his sermon. Floyd \| Floyd \| Inside the Chapel Floyd \| This little chapel is about as bare as a place of Christian worship Floyd \| gets. The rough stone walls are unplastered, and the pews little more Floyd \| than plain wooden benches. The stone altar at the east end is quite Floyd \| unadorned, although presumably something is put on it when worship is Floyd \| in progress. The street exit is to the west, but another, smaller Floyd \| open doorway leads north. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd \| North Street 5/464 Floyd \| Exits: north south east Floyd \| Floyd \| > W Floyd \| Floyd \| North Street Floyd \| The street is narrow here, barely wide enough for two people to pass, Floyd \| and looks just as narrow as it continues to north and south. An Floyd \| ancient stone chapel stands immediately to the east, opposite a Floyd \| terrace of mean little cottages hugging the west side of the street. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd \| Crossroads 5/465 Floyd \| Exits: north south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > S Floyd \| Floyd \| Crossroads Floyd \| This crossroads, at what may be the centre of the town, is formed by Floyd \| meeting of roads to north, south, east and west. All four roads lead Floyd \| between grim, grey buildings; the road to the east looks quite short, Floyd \| while that to the west leads up a distant hill. The roads to north Floyd \| and south look as if they run on quite a way, but just a short way to Floyd \| the south you can see a hanging inn-sign. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd \| South Street 5/466 Floyd \| Exits: north south west Floyd \| Floyd \| > S Floyd \| Floyd \| South Street Floyd \| The west side of this long, grubby street is dominated by the Red Floyd \| Dragon Inn, while on the opposite side squats a row of bleak stone Floyd \| cottages. The street continues to north and south over well-worn Floyd \| cobbles. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd \| Steep Track 5/467 Floyd \| Exits: north south east southwest Floyd \| Floyd \| > S Floyd \| Floyd \| Steep Track Floyd \| Leading down from the town to the north towards a stone jetty to the Floyd \| south, this steep track is little more than a well-trodden path along Floyd \| the edge of the barren scrubland that extends to the east. A narrow Floyd \| side-track runs off through a thicket to the southwest. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd \| Scrubland 5/468 Floyd \| Exits: west northeast southeast Floyd \| Floyd \| > E Floyd \| Floyd \| Scrubland Floyd \| This large area of scrubland slopes down alongside a steep track to Floyd \| the west, and ends at clifftops to northeast and southeast. The area Floyd \| is deserted and little grows here but some scraggy grass, impoverished Floyd \| by the thin, stony soil. A long wooden fence runs along much of the Floyd \| northern boundary of this largely wasted space, but otherwise it is Floyd \| open to the elements. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		djfletch says, "I'll leave this for now"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd \| Steep Track 5/469 Floyd \| Exits: north south east southwest Floyd \| Floyd \| > W Floyd \| Floyd \| Steep Track Floyd \| Leading down from the town to the north towards a stone jetty to the Floyd \| south, this steep track is little more than a well-trodden path along Floyd \| the edge of the barren scrubland that extends to the east. A narrow Floyd \| side-track runs off through a thicket to the southwest. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd \| Jetty 5/470 Floyd \| Exits: north east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > S Floyd \| Floyd \| Jetty Floyd \| The steep track from the north comes to an end at this bleak stone Floyd \| jetty, which is flanked by a large wooden building to the east and the Floyd \| beach stretching out along the bay to the west. The jetty juts just a Floyd \| short way out into the water, and both from the smell and from the Floyd \| fish fragments lying about, obviously serves as a landing stage for Floyd \| the island’s fishermen. No boats are tied up here at the moment, but Floyd \| there are several a short way out to sea in the bay. Floyd \| Floyd \| It would be an exaggeration to say that the smell of rotting fish is Floyd \| overpowering, since you are not overpowered by it, but it is certainly Floyd \| inescapable. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd \| Fish House 5/471 Floyd \| Exits: west Floyd \| Floyd \| > E Floyd \| Floyd \| Fish House Floyd \| The fish house looks as much like a long wooden shed from the inside Floyd \| as it does from the outside. A pair of long wooden benches run along Floyd \| the walls, covered in fish in various stages of being processed. The Floyd \| way out is back to the west. Floyd \| Floyd \| A large group of women are at work gutting fish. Floyd \| Floyd \| The woman working closest to the entrance keeps throwing odd glances Floyd \| at you. Floyd \| Floyd \| The smell of raw fish is almost overpowering. Floyd \| Floyd \| A woman nearest the entrance looks up from her work. “Yes?” she Floyd \| asks. Floyd \| “Was there anything you wanted?” Floyd \| Floyd \| (You could ask her about mad Meg, or ask her who she is.) Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "ask her who she is"
Floyd \| Fish House 5/472 Floyd \| Exits: west Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK HER WHO SHE IS Floyd \| Floyd \| “And who might you be?” you inquire. Floyd \| Floyd \| “I’m Jennifer Pascoe, Samuel Pascoe’s wife, if it’s any Floyd \| business of Floyd \| yours,” she replies. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "tell her about me"
Floyd \| Fish House 5/473 Floyd \| Exits: west Floyd \| Floyd \| > TELL HER ABOUT ME Floyd \| Floyd \| “I’m Lieutenant James Corby, Royal Navy,” you tell her. “I Floyd \| fell Floyd \| overboard last night and found myself washed ashore on this island Floyd \| this morning.” Floyd \| Floyd \| “I’m sure I know nothing about no left tenants, nor no Royal Floyd \| Navy,” Floyd \| she mutters, “but you aren’t the first to be washed ashore here and Floyd \| you won’t be the last – just another mouth to feed when times are Floyd \| hard Floyd \| enough as it is; so don’t you expect no sympathy from me!” Floyd \| Floyd \| The smell of raw fish is almost overpowering. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "ask her about meg"
Floyd \| Fish House 5/474 Floyd \| Exits: west Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK HER ABOUT MEG Floyd \| Floyd \| “Do you know anything about the woman they call ‘mad Meg’?” you Floyd \| inquire. Floyd \| Floyd \| “Her?” she almost spits. “Oh, I knows about mad Meg all right. Floyd \| Cuckoo in the nest, she were. Raised her as my own, I did, when her Floyd \| own mother didn’t want her. But her mother knew what she were doing Floyd \| when she got rid of her!” Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "g"
Floyd \| Fish House 5/475 Floyd \| Exits: west Floyd \| Floyd \| > G Floyd \| Floyd \| “Do you have something in particular against Meg?” you ask. Floyd \| Floyd \| “Do I have something against her!” she laughs scornfully. “At Floyd \| first I Floyd \| thought she were just a little soft in the head. Couldn’t help that, Floyd \| not her fault, I thought, so I were kind to her. Then I learned Floyd \| better: she’s a witch.” Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "g"
Floyd \| Fish House 5/476 Floyd \| Exits: west Floyd \| Floyd \| > G Floyd \| Floyd \| “Why do you think Meg’s a witch?” you want to know. Floyd \| Floyd \| “Besides her saying all those strange things, and mixing all those Floyd \| strange potions, you mean?” she asks. “Besides her meddling with Floyd \| things best left alone? Well, it were what she did to my son that Floyd \| finally opened my eyes, that’s what.” Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "g"
Floyd \| Fish House 5/477 Floyd \| Exits: west Floyd \| Floyd \| > G Floyd \| Floyd \| “What did Meg do to your son that so upset you?” you ask. Floyd \| Floyd \| “She bewitched him, that’s what,” Jennifer Pascoe replies. Floyd \| “Reckon Floyd \| she bewitched my Sam a bit too, since he never saw through her. I Floyd \| mean what she made him do – my son, I mean – it weren’t right, Floyd \| and Floyd \| it’s not as if she’s that pretty after all. Of course she lied Floyd \| about Floyd \| it afterwards, claimed my boy tried to rape her. I ask you! Calling Floyd \| my own boy a liar! Well, she couldn’t stay after that!” Floyd \| Floyd \| The smell of raw fish is almost overpowering. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Fang says, "what a nice woman,"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "g"
Floyd \| Fish House 5/478 Floyd \| Exits: west Floyd \| Floyd \| > G Floyd \| Floyd \| “You think Meg seduced your son, and that makes her a witch?” you Floyd \| ask Floyd \| incredulously. Floyd \| Floyd \| “Bewitched – she bewitched him,” Jennifer Pascoe replies. “But Floyd \| it Floyd \| didn’t end there. After we threw her out she cursed our land, and Floyd \| year on year after that we watched it die as the blight took hold, Floyd \| until we were left with nothing. She’s a witch, all right. Ought to Floyd \| be burned at the stake by rights, just as Father Andrew says.” Floyd \| Floyd \| >		DavidW says, "Sam said the loss of the farm unhinged Jenny."
djfletch says (to Floyd), "g"
Floyd \| Fish House 5/479 Floyd \| Exits: west Floyd \| Floyd \| > G Floyd \| Floyd \| You doubt any useful purpose will be served by pursuing this topic Floyd \| with her. It’s clear she thinks Meg is a witch, partly because she Floyd \| thinks Meg bewitched her son into having sexual intercourse with her Floyd \| (so far as you can gather from her slightly confused account) but Floyd \| mainly because she thinks Meg cursed her husband’s land and brought Floyd \| the blight upon it. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "ask her about blight"
Floyd \| Fish House 5/480 Floyd \| Exits: west Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK HER ABOUT BLIGHT Floyd \| Floyd \| “What can you tell me about the blight?” you ask. Floyd \| Floyd \| “It destroyed us, that’s what!” she snaps. “A slow creeping Floyd \| death, Floyd \| bit by bit. It killed the land – you must know that – but it Floyd \| nearly Floyd \| killed us too, and I don’t just mean the near starvation. In the Floyd \| last Floyd \| year before we had to move out, we all felt sickly and weak – my hair Floyd \| even started to fall out. If we hadn’t gone when we did, we’d have Floyd \| ended up like the soil!” Floyd \| Floyd \| >		djfletch says, "new theory: radiation sickness"
		DavidW says, "hm. That sounds... yeah, that"
		djfletch says, "probably from alien UFOs"
		DavidW asks, "We already have Avalon stuff and possible time weirdness; you want aliens too?"
		djfletch says, "sure, why not"
		DavidW says, "heh heh"
		djfletch says, "or it could be this mysterious island was used by the French for nuclear testing"
		DavidW says, "afk for a minute or so"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "ask her about blight"
Floyd \| Fish House 5/481 Floyd \| Exits: west Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK HER ABOUT BLIGHT Floyd \| Floyd \| “So you think the blight drains the life-force out of everything?” Floyd \| you Floyd \| enquire. Floyd \| Floyd \| “That’s just what it does,” she nods. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline laughs.
Fang says (to Floyd), "ask her about island"
Floyd \| Fish House 5/482 Floyd \| Exits: west Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK HER ABOUT ISLAND Floyd \| Floyd \| “Haven’t you got anything better to do than stand here asking me Floyd \| questions?” she asks sourly. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Fang says (to Floyd), "ask her about sword"
Floyd \| Fish House 5/483 Floyd \| Exits: west Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK HER ABOUT SWORD Floyd \| Floyd \| “I can’t see any reason why I should tell you about that,” she Floyd \| replies. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Fang says (to Floyd), "topics"
Floyd \| Fish House 5/483 Floyd \| Exits: west Floyd \| Floyd \| > TOPICS Floyd \| Floyd \| You could ask her about the blight, or herself, or tell her about her Floyd \| son. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "I'm totally down with the Grail and Avalon and time weirdness and witches and UFOs."
		Jacqueline asks, "Why not?"
Fang says (to Floyd), "ask her about blight"
Floyd \| Fish House 5/484 Floyd \| Exits: west Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK HER ABOUT BLIGHT Floyd \| Floyd \| “Do you have any ideas what might have caused the blight?” you ask. Floyd \| Floyd \| “I know exactly what caused it, it were that witch – mad Meg!” Floyd \| she Floyd \| declares. “The girl put a curse on our land, that’s what did it. Floyd \| If Floyd \| you don’t believe, just ask yourself this: why did the blight stop Floyd \| after destroying our farm – why was it only our land that was Floyd \| destroyed?” Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "By the way, tell me when we get to the part with the werewoves."
		Jacqueline says, "er, werewolves."
		Fang says, "maybe there is a more prosaic explanation"
		Fang says, "like maybe cadder was just a terrible farmer"
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah, I'm sure there is."
		Jacqueline says, "Well, radiation from a naturally occuring source."
		djfletch says, "true, there is apparently a mine somewhere"
		Fang says, "or maybe Meg was a horticulturalist responsible for the fertility of the soil in the first place"
		Fang says, "so once they got rid of her, without her potions"
		Fang asks, "things went back to natural?"
		Jacqueline says, "Or... well, I'm hopeful that at the end we'll have a speech from Father Andrew that ends with a screeching, 'And I'd have gotten away with it, too, if it hadn't been for Lt Corby!'"
		DavidW says, "back"
Fang says (to Floyd), "ask her about blight"
Floyd \| Fish House 5/485 Floyd \| Exits: west Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK HER ABOUT BLIGHT Floyd \| Floyd \| She’s already given you her opinion: she thinks the blight is the Floyd \| result of Meg cursing her husband’s land. She also thinks it drains Floyd \| the life-force out of everything. Floyd \| Floyd \| The smell of raw fish is almost overpowering. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Fang says (to Floyd), "ask her about her"
Floyd \| Fish House 5/486 Floyd \| Exits: west Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK HER ABOUT HER Floyd \| Floyd \| “How long have you been working here for?” you ask. Floyd \| Floyd \| “Depends what you mean,” she grunts. “If you mean today, then Floyd \| since Floyd \| dawn. If you mean in all, then it’s been about two years now, ever Floyd \| since we lost the farm.” Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Fang says (to Floyd), "ask her about her"
Floyd \| Fish House 5/487 Floyd \| Exits: west Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK HER ABOUT HER Floyd \| Floyd \| “How do you enjoy the work here?” you enquire. Floyd \| Floyd \| “It’s smelly and messy and I hate it,” she tells you, “but Floyd \| it’s the Floyd \| best I can get.” Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Fang says (to Floyd), "ask her about her"
Floyd \| Fish House 5/488 Floyd \| Exits: west Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK HER ABOUT HER Floyd \| Floyd \| She’s already told you that she’s been working in the fish-house Floyd \| for Floyd \| two years and that she hates it. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Fang says (to Floyd), "ask her about son"
Floyd \| Fish House 5/489 Floyd \| Exits: west Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK HER ABOUT SON Floyd \| Floyd \| “I think I’ve met your son, but not under the happiest of Floyd \| circumstances,” you say. “He was trying to rob Lady Inalda.” Floyd \| Floyd \| “That’s a lie!” Jennifer Pascoe cries. “Or else you don’t Floyd \| know your Floyd \| arse from your elbow. My son wouldn’t do a thing like that. Floyd \| You’ve Floyd \| gone and muddled him with someone else, that’s what!” Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "You can smell the fish."
djfletch says (to Floyd), "ask her about ridge"
Floyd \| Fish House 5/490 Floyd \| Exits: west Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK HER ABOUT RIDGE Floyd \| Floyd \| “You’re just wasting my time with questions like that!” she Floyd \| complains. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "smell fish"
Floyd \| Fish House 5/491 Floyd \| Exits: west Floyd \| Floyd \| > SMELL FISH Floyd \| Floyd \| The smell of raw fish is almost overpowering. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "get fish"
Floyd \| Fish House 5/492 Floyd \| Exits: west Floyd \| Floyd \| > GET FISH Floyd \| Floyd \| You’re quite content to leave the fish to the women. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "topics"
Floyd \| Fish House 5/492 Floyd \| Exits: west Floyd \| Floyd \| > TOPICS Floyd \| Floyd \| You have nothing specific in mind right now to discuss with Jennifer Floyd \| Pascoe. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "l"
Floyd \| Fish House 5/493 Floyd \| Exits: west Floyd \| Floyd \| > L Floyd \| Floyd \| Fish House Floyd \| The fish house looks as much like a long wooden shed from the inside Floyd \| as it does from the outside. A pair of long wooden benches run along Floyd \| the walls, covered in fish in various stages of being processed. The Floyd \| way out is back to the west. Floyd \| Floyd \| A large group of women are at work gutting fish. Floyd \| Floyd \| Jennifer Pascoe is standing here. Floyd \| Floyd \| The smell of raw fish is almost overpowering. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask about sam"
Floyd \| Fish House 5/494 Floyd \| Exits: west Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK ABOUT SAM Floyd \| Floyd \| “I’ve met your husband, just a little way down the beach mending Floyd \| nets,” you tell her. “How is he coping, do you think?” Floyd \| Floyd \| “How do you think he’s coping?” she retorts bitterly. “How Floyd \| would you Floyd \| cope if you lost everything and were reduced to working for a Floyd \| pittance? Oh, he does his best – he always did his best – but his Floyd \| spirit is broke, poor man.” Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "ask about duke"
Floyd \| Fish House 5/495 Floyd \| Exits: west Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK ABOUT DUKE Floyd \| Floyd \| “What do you think of the Duke?” you ask. Floyd \| Floyd \| “He cares for no one but himself,” she replies, “except that Floyd \| fancy Floyd \| cousin of his – and he cares for her far too much, if you take my Floyd \| meaning.” Floyd \| Floyd \| >		DavidW says, "yikes."
		djfletch says, "oh really"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "ask about inalda"
Floyd \| Fish House 5/496 Floyd \| Exits: west Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK ABOUT INALDA Floyd \| Floyd \| She doesn’t seem to be very receptive to your attempts to tell her Floyd \| what her son did to Lady Inalda. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "ask about duke"
Floyd \| Fish House 5/497 Floyd \| Exits: west Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK ABOUT DUKE Floyd \| Floyd \| She’s already told you that the Duke cares for no one but himself, Floyd \| except that he cares for his cousin far too much. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		DavidW says, "oops, I keep called Inalda 'Imelda'."
		DavidW says, "er calling"
		djfletch says, "well, I think I'm going to give up for today"
		DavidW says, "I guess now you can check out the area east of the scrubland, or the farms, or the mine, or the bakery, or revisit places."
		djfletch says, "I'll let someone else take over if they want to."
		djfletch says, "It's been a pretty cool game so far."
		DavidW says, "There's no one to take over, really. We can save here and continue next week."
		djfletch says, "yeah, happy to do that"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "save"
Floyd \| > Floyd \| > SAVE Floyd \| Floyd \| Please select a file in which to save the current position >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "/tmp/cf4"
Floyd \| Fish House 5/497 Floyd \| Exits: west Floyd \| Floyd \| > /TMP/CF4 Floyd \| Floyd \| Saved. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Fang says, "I hope these /tmp/ files are preserved"
		DavidW says, "hope so"
		* katie-paquette has joined the channel.
katie-paquette arrives, full of neither funk nor fun.		djfletch says, "yeah, they might not be"
		Fang asks, "then might something be done?"
		djfletch says, "If anyone has access to copy it somewhere, do that."
		katie-paquette says, "I thought I was no use but nowI'm thinking maybe I was."
		DavidW says, "I only know how to upload games. I have no access otherwise."
		djfletch says, "If not, well, there's a reasonable chance it would be ok for a week I think."
		Allen says, "on a typical linux install, they'll be there for at least several days"
		katie-paquette asks, "So are we still playing the same game?"
		Jacqueline says, "I've sent a note to vimes. I'll make sure we preserve them."
		Jacqueline asks, "So, continue this next week, then?"
		djfletch says, "thanks"
		DavidW says (to katie), "well, we were just stopping, but yeah, the same game."
		Jacqueline says (to Katie), "And yes, I think we'll continue it next week. I'll post a temporary transcript for people to read."
		DavidW says, "After the castle, we talked to a priest, and then Jenny."
		Allen says, "since I'm taking off work tomorrow, I may play through this game myself"
		Jacqueline asks (of Katie), "If you're on Facebook or Twitter, there's a way to get updated about ClubFloyd. Are you on Facebook or Twitter?"
		Jacqueline asks (of Allen), "It's a very good game, isn't it?"
		Jacqueline says, "I'm really enjoying it."
		DavidW says, "Eric Eve's an excellent author."
		Jacqueline says, "Yes."
		Allen says, "yeah, it's very solid. Not many games are these days"
		katie-paquette says, "I'm on Facebook."
		Jacqueline says, "I think this may well prove to be my favorite of his."
		DavidW says, "This game has some replay value to it as well, because of the multiple solutions."
		katie-paquette says (to Jacqueline), "I have a facebook account"
		[LINK]
		Jacqueline says, "Yes, that's the link. You can like the page and get updates about what we're playing each week, as well as notifications when transcripts get posted."
		katie-paquette says, "hang on. I'm going to try not to log off but create a new tab so I can get to my Facebook account."
		Jacqueline says, "See you all next week for the continuation of Blighted Isle."
		djfletch says, "bye"
djfletch has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge.
		DavidW says (to djfletch), "Thanks for all your help!"
		DavidW says, "oops, too late"
		Jacqueline exclaims, "Yeah, he did a lot of work today!"



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		djfletch says, "hello hello"
		djfletch tries to remember all the stuff that was happening in this game
		Jacqueline \| [LINK]
		djfletch says, "cool"
		djfletch says, "I have a rough map so I know some of the places we haven't been to yet"
		Jacqueline says, "Hm. I guess it is that time."
		Jacqueline says, "By the way, the game is already loaded and restored to the correct restore file."
		Jacqueline asks, "So I guess we were talking to Sam's wife, Jennifer, right?"
		Jacqueline says, "In the fish house."
		djfletch says, "right"
		Jacqueline says, "And fwiw, I can only play for 2.5 or so hours today, because I have plans with some dude named Lucian Smith."
		Jacqueline says, "And inky."
		djfletch says, "ok"
		Jacqueline says, "But if at that point people still want to play that will be fine."
		Jacqueline says, "Just letting you know that you'll lose me at that point."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "topics"
Floyd \| Fish House 5/497 Floyd \| Exits: west Floyd \| Floyd \| > TOPICS Floyd \| Floyd \| You have nothing specific in mind right now to discuss with Jennifer Floyd \| Pascoe. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline asks, "Should we move on?"
vimes disappears through an invisible gap in the MUD. You think you may have heard the sounds of chatting before the gap closed again.		Jacqueline says, "I seem to remember we milked all the topics we'd wanted to discuss."
		djfletch says, "probably. I think one big thing might be to try and find Meg the witch."
		Jacqueline says, "Oooh. yay"
		djfletch says, "she's probably vaguely northish but maybe I'll go a roundabout way and fill in a couple of places we haven't been to yet."
		Jacqueline says, "So... you said you had a map, so I am kind of relying on you to navigate us."
		Jacqueline says, "Sounds good."
		djfletch says, "no problem"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd \| Jetty 5/498 Floyd \| Exits: north east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > W Floyd \| Floyd \| Jennifer Pascoe resumes sorting through her pile of fish. Floyd \| Floyd \| Jetty Floyd \| The steep track from the north comes to an end at this bleak stone Floyd \| jetty, which is flanked by a large wooden building to the east and the Floyd \| beach stretching out along the bay to the west. The jetty juts just a Floyd \| short way out into the water, and both from the smell and from the Floyd \| fish fragments lying about, obviously serves as a landing stage for Floyd \| the island’s fishermen. No boats are tied up here at the moment, but Floyd \| there are several a short way out to sea in the bay. Floyd \| Floyd \| It would be an exaggeration to say that the smell of rotting fish is Floyd \| overpowering, since you are not overpowered by it, but it is certainly Floyd \| inescapable. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd \| East End of Bay 5/499 Floyd \| Exits: east northeast northwest Floyd \| Floyd \| > W Floyd \| Floyd \| East End of Bay Floyd \| The beach comes to an end at the stone jetty which lies just to the Floyd \| east. In the opposite direction the bay stretches off in a wide arc Floyd \| to the northwest, while a narrow track runs up through a thicket to Floyd \| the northeast. A little way out to sea is a fleet of fishing boats. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "x fleet"
Floyd \| East End of Bay 5/500 Floyd \| Exits: east northeast northwest Floyd \| Floyd \| > X FLEET Floyd \| Floyd \| A large, if motley, collection of boats stands out a short way from Floyd \| shore in the sea. The nets hanging over the sides of the nearest Floyd \| boats make it quite obvious that they are engaged in fishing. Floyd \| Clearly, not all the island’s fishermen are busily engaged in Floyd \| drinking Floyd \| the Red Dragon dry. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "ne"
Floyd \| Steep Track 5/501 Floyd \| Exits: north south east southwest Floyd \| Floyd \| > NE Floyd \| Floyd \| Steep Track Floyd \| Leading down from the town to the north towards a stone jetty to the Floyd \| south, this steep track is little more than a well-trodden path along Floyd \| the edge of the barren scrubland that extends to the east. A narrow Floyd \| side-track runs off through a thicket to the southwest. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		djfletch says, "ok that connects back"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "sw"
Floyd \| East End of Bay 5/502 Floyd \| Exits: east northeast northwest Floyd \| Floyd \| > SW Floyd \| Floyd \| East End of Bay Floyd \| The beach comes to an end at the stone jetty which lies just to the Floyd \| east. In the opposite direction the bay stretches off in a wide arc Floyd \| to the northwest, while a narrow track runs up through a thicket to Floyd \| the northeast. A little way out to sea is a fleet of fishing boats. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "nw"
Floyd \| Middle of Bay 5/503 Floyd \| Exits: north northwest southeast Floyd \| Floyd \| > NW Floyd \| Floyd \| Middle of Bay Floyd \| The beach stretches away to both northwest and southeast from here, Floyd \| its approximate mid-point. A short way to the north the ground climbs Floyd \| sharply up a hill, while out to sea a collection of fishing-boats is Floyd \| stretched out across the bay. Floyd \| Floyd \| A small green toolbox lies on the beach beside a fishing net. Floyd \| Floyd \| The small green toolbox contains a screwdriver. Floyd \| Floyd \| Samuel Pascoe is sitting on the beach mending the net. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "nw"
Floyd \| North End of Bay 5/504 Floyd \| Exits: east southeast Floyd \| Floyd \| > NW Floyd \| Floyd \| North End of Bay Floyd \| A steep cliff blocks the way north, and the sea lies to the west, but Floyd \| you can go up a hill to the east, while the beach continues to the Floyd \| southeast. Out to sea a collection of boats bob around fishing. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "x boats"
Floyd \| North End of Bay 5/505 Floyd \| Exits: east southeast Floyd \| Floyd \| > X BOATS Floyd \| Floyd \| A large, if motley, collection of boats stands out a short way from Floyd \| shore in the sea. The nets hanging over the sides of the nearest Floyd \| boats make it quite obvious that they are engaged in fishing. Floyd \| Clearly, not all the island’s fishermen are busily engaged in Floyd \| drinking Floyd \| the Red Dragon dry. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "x cliff"
Floyd \| North End of Bay 5/506 Floyd \| Exits: east southeast Floyd \| Floyd \| > X CLIFF Floyd \| Floyd \| The cliff is like a bony finger thrust out into the sea; more Floyd \| prosaically it’s a narrow rocky promontory that blocks the way north, Floyd \| too high and too steep to climb. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		djfletch says, "ok nothing much here"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd \| Summit 5/507 Floyd \| Exits: north south east west northwest Floyd \| Floyd \| > E Floyd \| Floyd \| Summit Floyd \| The summit of this low hill is fairly flat, and continues to the Floyd \| northwest. To the north, it descends quite rapidly into a hollow, Floyd \| while to south and east it slopes down towards the beach, and grass Floyd \| gives way to sand. To the east are the faint traces of the track Floyd \| which become a street running back down towards the centre of the Floyd \| town. Although you’re not that high up, you get a clear view over Floyd \| the Floyd \| sea from here, truncated by the ever-present mist. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "Yeah"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd \| West Hill 5/508 Floyd \| Exits: east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > E Floyd \| Floyd \| West Hill Floyd \| This looks like the roughest part of town, with the road surface Floyd \| equally pitted up the hill to the west and down to the east. The Floyd \| cottages on either side of the street look more thrown together than Floyd \| built, being rough and tiny. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd \| West Street 5/509 Floyd \| Exits: north south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > E Floyd \| Floyd \| West Street Floyd \| To the east the street is fairly level, but a short distance to the Floyd \| west it starts to climb a shallow hill. At this point the street runs Floyd \| between a small bakery to the north, and a narrow alley to the south. Floyd \| Floyd \| The smell of baking bread wafts from the bakery. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd \| Back Yard 5/510 Floyd \| Exits: north east Floyd \| Floyd \| > S Floyd \| Floyd \| Back Yard Floyd \| This small back yard is walled in on all sides, although a narrow Floyd \| alley runs off to the north, and the back door to the tavern lies Floyd \| east. Next to the back door is the mouth of a chute, which is Floyd \| presumably to allow beer barrels to be rolled down into the cellar Floyd \| beneath. Floyd \| Floyd \| Several barrels are stacked in a corner of the yard. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		djfletch says, "we saw this room out of the tavern window"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x barrels"
Floyd \| Back Yard 5/511 Floyd \| Exits: north east Floyd \| Floyd \| > X BARRELS Floyd \| Floyd \| The barrels are stacked quite carefully, just a little way from the Floyd \| wall behind. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "search barrels"
Floyd \| Back Yard 5/512 Floyd \| Exits: north east Floyd \| Floyd \| > SEARCH BARRELS Floyd \| Floyd \| The barrels are stacked too high. You’d first have to dismantle the Floyd \| stack to get at one of the barrels, and that seems like far too much Floyd \| unnecesary labour. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
FloatingInfo says (to Floyd), "x chute"
Floyd \| Back Yard 5/513 Floyd \| Exits: north east Floyd \| Floyd \| > X CHUTE Floyd \| Floyd \| You can’t see very far into it; from here it’s just a dark hole; Floyd \| but Floyd \| it does look about the right size to roll in a large barrel on its Floyd \| side. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "climb barrels"
Floyd \| Back Yard 5/514 Floyd \| Exits: north east Floyd \| Floyd \| > CLIMB BARRELS Floyd \| Floyd \| The barrels are stacked too high. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "push barrels"
Floyd \| Back Yard 5/515 Floyd \| Exits: north east Floyd \| Floyd \| > PUSH BARRELS Floyd \| Floyd \| The barrels are too heavy. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "I think the game will drive us back here at some point, possibly."
		djfletch says, "yes, seems like it must be for something"
		djfletch says, "I wonder if we can go down the chute"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "enter chute"
Floyd \| Back Yard 5/516 Floyd \| Exits: north east Floyd \| Floyd \| > ENTER CHUTE Floyd \| Floyd \| It’s not really big enough, and you’re not sure how safe it would Floyd \| be Floyd \| if it was. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x barrel"
Floyd \| Back Yard 5/517 Floyd \| Exits: north east Floyd \| Floyd \| > X BARREL Floyd \| Floyd \| The barrels are stacked quite carefully, just a little way from the Floyd \| wall behind. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "unstack barrel"
Floyd \| Back Yard 5/517 Floyd \| Exits: north east Floyd \| Floyd \| > UNSTACK BARREL Floyd \| Floyd \| The word “unstack” is not necessary in this story. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "I was wondering if we could pull a Bilbo Baggins, but possibly not."
		djfletch says, "heh"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "look in barrel"
Floyd \| Back Yard 5/518 Floyd \| Exits: north east Floyd \| Floyd \| > LOOK IN BARREL Floyd \| Floyd \| The barrels are stacked too high. You’d first have to dismantle the Floyd \| stack to get at one of the barrels, and that seems like far too much Floyd \| unnecesary labour. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "Also, afk a brief sec... keep going though. (Just pouring coffee)"
		djfletch says, "I'll go to this bakery"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd \| West Street 5/519 Floyd \| Exits: north south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > N Floyd \| Floyd \| West Street Floyd \| To the east the street is fairly level, but a short distance to the Floyd \| west it starts to climb a shallow hill. At this point the street runs Floyd \| between a small bakery to the north, and a narrow alley to the south. Floyd \| Floyd \| The smell of baking bread wafts from the bakery. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		djfletch asks, "wait why was east a direction?"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd \| Back Yard 5/520 Floyd \| Exits: north east Floyd \| Floyd \| > S Floyd \| Floyd \| Back Yard Floyd \| This small back yard is walled in on all sides, although a narrow Floyd \| alley runs off to the north, and the back door to the tavern lies Floyd \| east. Next to the back door is the mouth of a chute, which is Floyd \| presumably to allow beer barrels to be rolled down into the cellar Floyd \| beneath. Floyd \| Floyd \| Several barrels are stacked in a corner of the yard. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd \| Back Yard 5/521 Floyd \| Exits: north east Floyd \| Floyd \| > E Floyd \| Floyd \| (first trying to open the back door) Floyd \| The back door seems to be locked. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "x back door"
Floyd \| Back Yard 5/522 Floyd \| Exits: north east Floyd \| Floyd \| > X BACK DOOR Floyd \| Floyd \| It’s closed. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd \| West Street 5/523 Floyd \| Exits: north south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > N Floyd \| Floyd \| West Street Floyd \| To the east the street is fairly level, but a short distance to the Floyd \| west it starts to climb a shallow hill. At this point the street runs Floyd \| between a small bakery to the north, and a narrow alley to the south. Floyd \| Floyd \| The smell of baking bread wafts from the bakery. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd \| Bakery 5/524 Floyd \| Exits: south Floyd \| Floyd \| > N Floyd \| Floyd \| Bakery Floyd \| It feels distinctly warm in here, even though only one of the ovens Floyd \| running along the rear wall is lit. No wares are on display: both the Floyd \| shelves against the east wall and the serving counter towards the rear Floyd \| are totally bare, apart from a light dusting of what could be traces Floyd \| either of flour or of sawdust. To the south lies the way out back to Floyd \| the street. Floyd \| Floyd \| A baker is bent over one of the ovens, with his back to you. Floyd \| Floyd \| There’s a strong smell of baking bread. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "talk to baker"
Floyd \| Bakery 5/525 Floyd \| Exits: south Floyd \| Floyd \| > TALK TO BAKER Floyd \| Floyd \| “Excuse me,” you say. Floyd \| Floyd \| The baker turns to face you. “If ’tis bread th’art after, Floyd \| th’art out Floyd \| of luck,” he tells you. “This batch is all for the castle.” Floyd \| Floyd \| (You could ask him about himself, or tell him about yourself.) Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "ask about himself"
Floyd \| Bakery 5/526 Floyd \| Exits: south Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK ABOUT HIMSELF Floyd \| Floyd \| “So you’re the island’s baker,” you surmise. Floyd \| Floyd \| “That’s right, sir,” he agrees. “Alan Biddock’s the name. I Floyd \| wasn’t Floyd \| always the baker here, mind; I used to be a seafaring man myself – a Floyd \| ship’s cook. But – shame to say I had a bit too much to drink when Floyd \| we Floyd \| were having a bit of a celebration, like; then there was this great Floyd \| tempest, see, and I fell overboard and got washed ashore here – just Floyd \| like thee, sir.” Floyd \| Floyd \| There’s a strong smell of baking bread. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "ask about bread"
Floyd \| Bakery 5/527 Floyd \| Exits: south Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK ABOUT BREAD Floyd \| Floyd \| “You’re baking a batch of bread?” you surmise. Floyd \| Floyd \| “That’s right,” he says, “for the castle. The Duke insists Floyd \| that the Floyd \| castle must come first, and I’m so short of flour... well, I’m so Floyd \| short of flour I’d give a silver coin for a sackful now, I would.” Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "ask about me"
Floyd \| Bakery 5/528 Floyd \| Exits: south Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK ABOUT ME Floyd \| Floyd \| “Wait!” he interrupts you, sniffing the air. “Canst thou smell Floyd \| burning?” He turns round and fiddles with his oven for a couple of Floyd \| moments, before coming back to you having quite forgotten your Floyd \| question. “Apologies, sir; but I must not let this batch spoil.” Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "ask about myself"
Floyd \| Bakery 5/529 Floyd \| Exits: south Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK ABOUT MYSELF Floyd \| Floyd \| He scratches his beard and begins, “Well, it’s like this, sir; or Floyd \| maybe it’s more like that. The truth is...” he tales off as he Floyd \| loses Floyd \| the thread of his own thoughts. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "ask about ship"
Floyd \| Bakery 5/530 Floyd \| Exits: south Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK ABOUT SHIP Floyd \| Floyd \| “What was your ship like?” you ask. Floyd \| Floyd \| “Well, sir, I was the cook rather than the captain, if thou seest my Floyd \| meaning, so I cannot give thee every nautical detail, but she was a Floyd \| new ship and a fast one, smaller than the Spaniards, and able to show Floyd \| them a clean pair of heels after snapping at them – and her cannon Floyd \| packed quite a bite!” he tells you. Floyd \| Floyd \| There’s a strong smell of baking bread. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "ask about spaniards"
Floyd \| Bakery 5/531 Floyd \| Exits: south Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK ABOUT SPANIARDS Floyd \| Floyd \| Alan Biddock scratches his beard in puzzlement. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "ask about castle"
Floyd \| Bakery 5/532 Floyd \| Exits: south Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK ABOUT CASTLE Floyd \| Floyd \| “Can you tell me anything about the castle?” you inquire. Floyd \| Floyd \| “Maybe I can,” he answers, “and maybe I won’t.”. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
katie-paquette goes home.
djfletch says (to Floyd), "ask about castle"
Floyd \| Bakery 5/533 Floyd \| Exits: south Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK ABOUT CASTLE Floyd \| Floyd \| “What do you think about the castle?” you ask. Floyd \| Floyd \| “What indeed?” he replies. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "ask about duke"
Floyd \| Bakery 5/534 Floyd \| Exits: south Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK ABOUT DUKE Floyd \| Floyd \| “What do you think of Duke William?” you ask. Floyd \| Floyd \| “Like his father before him, he fancies himself a nobleman in the Floyd \| grand style, not realizing how petty his demesne is, and how slight Floyd \| his achievements,” Alan Biddock replies. “But though he be vain, Floyd \| he Floyd \| is not uncommon vicious.” Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "ask about meg"
Floyd \| Bakery 5/535 Floyd \| Exits: south Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK ABOUT MEG Floyd \| Floyd \| “Do you know anything about the woman they call mad Meg?” you ask. Floyd \| Floyd \| “Well, they do say she’s a witch,” he replies, “and many there Floyd \| are Floyd \| that blame her for the blight. As for me, well, I hardly know her, Floyd \| only set eyes on her once or twice; she be comely enough, but strange Floyd \| too, I reckon.” Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "ask about blight"
Floyd \| Bakery 5/536 Floyd \| Exits: south Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK ABOUT BLIGHT Floyd \| Floyd \| “What do you know of the blight?” you ask. Floyd \| Floyd \| “That it has made grain hard to come by,” he replies laconically. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "ask about smuggling"
Floyd \| Bakery 5/537 Floyd \| Exits: south Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK ABOUT SMUGGLING Floyd \| Floyd \| “So tell me, as one seaman to another, is there any sea-going Floyd \| activity Floyd \| of any sort round here – apart from fishing?” you ask. Floyd \| Floyd \| “I know not what thou mean’st, sir,” he replies. “What kind of Floyd \| seafaring could there be, when thou canst not penetrate the mist? And Floyd \| there’s not many round here takes to boats for pleasure!” Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "Sure, sure."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "g"
Floyd \| Bakery 5/538 Floyd \| Exits: south Floyd \| Floyd \| > G Floyd \| Floyd \| “I had heard there were smugglers at work,” you tell him. “If Floyd \| that’s Floyd \| true then there must be some way through the mist.” Floyd \| Floyd \| “Thou art right this far: there could be no one smuggling without Floyd \| getting through that stuff,” he agrees. Floyd \| Floyd \| There’s a strong smell of baking bread. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "g"
Floyd \| Bakery 5/539 Floyd \| Exits: south Floyd \| Floyd \| > G Floyd \| Floyd \| “So, do you know of any smuggling round here?” you ask him. Floyd \| Floyd \| “Now, what would I want with smugglers?” he retorts. “Joe Fanton Floyd \| grows the corn, it gets ground in the mill, and I bake it into bread Floyd \| here, with no shortage of people willing to buy. There’s no Floyd \| smuggling Floyd \| in any of that – all home grown and home produced.” Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "g"
Floyd \| Bakery 5/540 Floyd \| Exits: south Floyd \| Floyd \| > G Floyd \| Floyd \| “People often want more than bread,” you point out. “Maybe other Floyd \| things are brought in from the outside?” Floyd \| Floyd \| “Maybe,” he replies. “Man shall not live by bread alone, as Floyd \| Moses Floyd \| tells us. But then I’m no busybody; I don’t go poking my nose into Floyd \| others’ affairs.” Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "g"
Floyd \| Bakery 5/541 Floyd \| Exits: south Floyd \| Floyd \| > G Floyd \| Floyd \| You decide to drop the subject; if Alan Biddock knows anything about Floyd \| any smuggling he’s clearly not willing to tell you about it; about Floyd \| the Floyd \| only thing he’s possibly let slip is that anyone who is smuggling Floyd \| would have to have found a way through the “enchanted” mist Floyd \| that’s Floyd \| keeping everyone else confined to the island. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "ask about priest"
Floyd \| Bakery 5/542 Floyd \| Exits: south Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK ABOUT PRIEST Floyd \| Floyd \| “What do you make of Father Andrew?” you ask. Floyd \| Floyd \| “A bit too Protestant for my taste,” he replies, “but then I Floyd \| always Floyd \| did prefer the old ways – not that I go along with the Pope sending Floyd \| the Spaniards at us, thou understandest. This priest may be Floyd \| well-meaning but he is also – a trifle angular, shall we say.” Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "He sure speaks like he's been here for a few centuries."
djfletch says (to Floyd), "ask about julia"
Floyd \| Bakery 5/543 Floyd \| Exits: south Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK ABOUT JULIA Floyd \| Floyd \| “What do you make of Julia Trelawney?” you ask. “I assume you Floyd \| know Floyd \| her?” Floyd \| Floyd \| “Reckon about everyone on this island knows the Trelawneys,” he Floyd \| tells Floyd \| you. “Now, young Mistress Trelawney seems like one who knows her own Floyd \| mind, pleasant enough, but not to be dallied with lightly, I’d Floyd \| say.” Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Zach arrives, full of fun, but no funk.
djfletch says (to Floyd), "ask about sally"
Floyd \| Bakery 5/544 Floyd \| Exits: south Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK ABOUT SALLY Floyd \| Floyd \| “Do you know Sally Penhaligon?” you ask. Floyd \| Floyd \| “The lass that keeps the shop? Yes I know her, well enough. Good Floyd \| enough woman, I reckon, but already spoken for,” he replies. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "topics"
Floyd \| Bakery 5/544 Floyd \| Exits: south Floyd \| Floyd \| > TOPICS Floyd \| Floyd \| You could ask him about himself, or tell him about yourself. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "ask about himself"
Floyd \| Bakery 5/545 Floyd \| Exits: south Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK ABOUT HIMSELF Floyd \| Floyd \| “So how long have you been on this island?” you ask. Floyd \| Floyd \| “Ah – must be nigh on ten years now,” he replies, scratching his Floyd \| beard. “We’d just fought a battle against a great Spanish fleet Floyd \| – and Floyd \| given those Dago papists a right drubbing! Philip’s beard was more Floyd \| than singed that time, I’ll wager!” Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "tell him about me"
Floyd \| Bakery 5/546 Floyd \| Exits: south Floyd \| Floyd \| > TELL HIM ABOUT ME Floyd \| Floyd \| “I’m also a seaman; Lieutenant Corby, of the Niobe,” you Floyd \| tell Floyd \| him. “Like you, I fell overboard in a storm and fetched up here. I Floyd \| wasn’t drunk, though; the captain ordered me to the masthead with my Floyd \| telescope, and I lost my footing.” Floyd \| Floyd \| “I fancy many a soul here has a similar story to tell, sir,” he Floyd \| replies. “Them or their parents or grandsires.” Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "ask about himself"
Floyd \| Bakery 5/547 Floyd \| Exits: south Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK ABOUT HIMSELF Floyd \| Floyd \| You’re not sure what more you can ask him after his last answer. Floyd \| He’s Floyd \| already told you that he was a ship’s cook before he fell overboard Floyd \| in Floyd \| a storm and, after being washed ashore, became the island’s baker; Floyd \| but Floyd \| he went on to suggest that he was a cook in the fleet that fought the Floyd \| Spanish Armada, which seems so implausible that you hardly know what Floyd \| to think. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		djfletch says, "ok, let's try somewhere else"
		Jacqueline says, "Hm. Maybe he hasn't been here that long."
		Jacqueline says, "Weird."
		Jearl asks, "was here anyone else who seemed from another time?"
		Jearl says, "just trying to get caught up"
		Jacqueline says, "So far I think it's just Father Meanie that's ancient."
		Jearl says, "I guess the island and/or the storm exists in multiple times"
		djfletch says, "yes, he was another one"
		djfletch says, "most of the other people were vague about how long they had been here"
		Jacqueline asks, "So you think it's a time vortex?"
		Jacqueline asks, "And not some Scooby Doo villian with a fog machine and a projector?"
		djfletch says, "if it is they've gone to a lot of trouble"
		FloatingInfo says, "Well, we'd need a time vortex to bring in a Scooby Doo villain with a fog machine and a projector..."
		djfletch says, "maybe this is all an elaborate simulation by the British Navy for training new officers"
		Jacqueline says (to FloatingInfo), "Exactly my thinking."
		Jacqueline says, "Anyway, yeah, proceed elsewhere."
djfletch says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd \| West Street 5/548 Floyd \| Exits: north south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > S Floyd \| Floyd \| Alan Biddock gives you a curt nod and returns to his oven. Floyd \| Floyd \| West Street Floyd \| To the east the street is fairly level, but a short distance to the Floyd \| west it starts to climb a shallow hill. At this point the street runs Floyd \| between a small bakery to the north, and a narrow alley to the south. Floyd \| Floyd \| The smell of baking bread wafts from the bakery. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd \| Crossroads 5/549 Floyd \| Exits: north south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > E Floyd \| Floyd \| Crossroads Floyd \| This crossroads, at what may be the centre of the town, is formed by Floyd \| meeting of roads to north, south, east and west. All four roads lead Floyd \| between grim, grey buildings; the road to the east looks quite short, Floyd \| while that to the west leads up a distant hill. The roads to north Floyd \| and south look as if they run on quite a way, but just a short way to Floyd \| the south you can see a hanging inn-sign. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd \| North Street 5/550 Floyd \| Exits: north south east Floyd \| Floyd \| > N Floyd \| Floyd \| North Street Floyd \| The street is narrow here, barely wide enough for two people to pass, Floyd \| and looks just as narrow as it continues to north and south. An Floyd \| ancient stone chapel stands immediately to the east, opposite a Floyd \| terrace of mean little cottages hugging the west side of the street. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd \| Outskirts of Town 5/551 Floyd \| Exits: north south west Floyd \| Floyd \| > N Floyd \| Floyd \| Outskirts of Town Floyd \| A pair of granite cottages mark the northern edge of the town, the Floyd \| bulk of which lies to the south. To the north the road crosses a Floyd \| small stone bridge, while a wide path winds up the grassy hill to the Floyd \| west. The way east is barred by the impenetrable woodland behind the Floyd \| cottages. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd \| Bridge 5/552 Floyd \| Exits: north south Floyd \| Floyd \| > N Floyd \| Floyd \| Bridge Floyd \| The bridge is narrow, but in a reasonable state of repair apart from Floyd \| the parapet, which is starting to crumble in places. From the brow of Floyd \| the bridge you can see a stream racing eastwards to power a mill. To Floyd \| the south the road runs back into town, while to the north it turns Floyd \| into a farm-track. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd \| Farm Track 5/553 Floyd \| Exits: north south east Floyd \| Floyd \| > N Floyd \| Floyd \| Farm Track Floyd \| This short length of farm track comes to an end at the narrow stone Floyd \| bridge just to the south and peters out into open country a short way Floyd \| north. Its main purpose seems to be to serve the large water-mill Floyd \| that stands immediately to the east. On the opposite side of the Floyd \| track a stream flows briskly past to the south before turning east Floyd \| under the bridge; beyond the stream lurks the bulk of Castle Hill, its Floyd \| face too steep to climb even if you could somehow cross the stream to Floyd \| reach it. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd \| Wheat Field 5/554 Floyd \| Exits: north south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > N Floyd \| Floyd \| Wheat Field Floyd \| Ripe wheat sways gently in the breeze the length and breadth of this Floyd \| large level field. Some way off to the west lies a farmyard, while Floyd \| directly to the east stands a large wood. To the north the field Floyd \| eventually runs into open pasture; to the south, a rough farm track Floyd \| leads back towards the town. Floyd \| Floyd \| A farmer is at work, harvesting the wheat with a scythe. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		djfletch says, "ok this is a new place"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "talk to farmer"
Floyd \| Wheat Field 5/555 Floyd \| Exits: north south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > TALK TO FARMER Floyd \| Floyd \| “Hello, there!” you greet him. Floyd \| Floyd \| “Hello,” he replies, a little suspiciously. Floyd \| Floyd \| (You could ask him about the blight, himself, Meg, Cadan Pascoe, or Floyd \| smuggling, or tell him about yourself.) Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "ask about himself"
Floyd \| Wheat Field 5/556 Floyd \| Exits: north south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK ABOUT HIMSELF Floyd \| Floyd \| “And you are...?” you ask. Floyd \| Floyd \| “Joe Fanton,” he tells you. “I own this farm – and run most of Floyd \| it Floyd \| myself!” Floyd \| Floyd \| >
katie-paquette arrives, ready to play with the toys.		FloatingInfo asks, "Is djfletch the driver or is it available for everyone to do commands?"
		djfletch says, "no just jump in, I was just moving us around because I've got a map"
		FloatingInfo says, "Ah"
		katie-paquette says (to Jacqueline), "I'm sorry butI've read some of the transcript but I kind of need a transcript without the formatting and in a microsoft word document."
FloatingInfo says (to Floyd), "tell joe about me"
Floyd \| Wheat Field 5/557 Floyd \| Exits: north south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > TELL JOE ABOUT ME Floyd \| Floyd \| “I’m Lieutenant James Corby, Royal Navy,” you introduce yourself. Floyd \| “I Floyd \| was washed ashore here this morning.” Floyd \| Floyd \| “Washed ashore were you?” he replies. “Well, you weren’t the Floyd \| first Floyd \| and you won’t be the last.” Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "ask about blight"
Floyd \| Wheat Field 5/558 Floyd \| Exits: north south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK ABOUT BLIGHT Floyd \| Floyd \| “What can you tell me about the blight, Mr Fanton?” you ask. Floyd \| Floyd \| “The blight?” he echoes scornfully. “Well, it ruined old Pascoe, Floyd \| and Floyd \| that’s for sure. Mercifully it hardly touched my land – reckon God Floyd \| must be smiling on me.” Floyd \| Floyd \| >
FloatingInfo says (to Floyd), "g"
Floyd \| Wheat Field 5/559 Floyd \| Exits: north south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > G Floyd \| Floyd \| “Do you have any ideas what the blight might be, or what caused Floyd \| it?” Floyd \| you inquire. Floyd \| Floyd \| Joe Fanton shakes his head. “I never saw the likes of it before, I Floyd \| can tell you that. At first we thought it was hard winters, but it Floyd \| affected Pascoe’s crops more’an mine, and that made no sense. Then Floyd \| we Floyd \| thought his crops had got some kind o’ plant disease, so we called it Floyd \| the blight. But it’s pretty obviously the soil that’s sick, like Floyd \| it’s Floyd \| had all the goodness drained out of it, and I can’t think of anything Floyd \| that would do that.” Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "ask about cadan"
Floyd \| Wheat Field 5/560 Floyd \| Exits: north south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK ABOUT CADAN Floyd \| Floyd \| “Do you know Cadan Pascoe?” you ask. Floyd \| Floyd \| “Of course I know Cadan Pascoe,” he replies. “His father Sam was Floyd \| my Floyd \| neighbour till the blight came.” Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline asks (of katie), "Can you read the polished transcripts that are on the website? Like the one for Heist?"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "ask about cadan"
Floyd \| Wheat Field 5/561 Floyd \| Exits: north south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK ABOUT CADAN Floyd \| Floyd \| “What’s your opinion of Cadan Pascoe?” you inquire. Floyd \| Floyd \| “A bit of a wild lad, but hard-working enough,” he tells you. Floyd \| “He Floyd \| always pulled his weight on his father’s farm – looked forward to Floyd \| running it himself one day, I’ll be bound. I think he took it even Floyd \| harder than his parents when the blight drove them off. But I don’t Floyd \| feel that sorry for him, to be honest; I never really took to him, see Floyd \| – there’s something not right about him.” Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "ask about cadan"
Floyd \| Wheat Field 5/562 Floyd \| Exits: north south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK ABOUT CADAN Floyd \| Floyd \| “Did you know Cadan Pascoe attacked Lady Inalda earlier today?” you Floyd \| ask. Floyd \| Floyd \| “Did he now?” Joe Fanton declares. “I always thought he had a Floyd \| wild Floyd \| streak in him, but I never thought he’d go that far!” Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "ask about cadan"
Floyd \| Wheat Field 5/563 Floyd \| Exits: north south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK ABOUT CADAN Floyd \| Floyd \| He’s already told you that he considers Cadan Pascoe to be Floyd \| hard-working; he pulled his weight on his father’s farm, and probably Floyd \| looked forward to running it himself one day; he took it even harder Floyd \| than his parents when the blight forced them to leave. Joe Fanton Floyd \| thinks Cadan Pascoe has a wild streak, but was surprised to learn that Floyd \| he’s gone as far as attacking Lady Inalda. But even before you told Floyd \| Joe Fanton about the attack on Lady Inalda he said he thought there Floyd \| was something not quite right about Cadan. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "topics"
Floyd \| Wheat Field 5/563 Floyd \| Exits: north south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > TOPICS Floyd \| Floyd \| You could ask him about the blight, himself, Meg, or smuggling. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "ask about blight"
Floyd \| Wheat Field 5/564 Floyd \| Exits: north south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK ABOUT BLIGHT Floyd \| Floyd \| “Could the source of the blight be over the far side of the Ridge?” Floyd \| you ask. Floyd \| Floyd \| “Could be,” he allows. “No one knows what’s there, do they? Floyd \| But then Floyd \| that’s just explaining one mystery by another, seems to me.” Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "ask about blight"
Floyd \| Wheat Field 5/565 Floyd \| Exits: north south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK ABOUT BLIGHT Floyd \| Floyd \| Joe Fanton has probably told you as much about the blight as he can: Floyd \| he says it ruined Pascoe’s land but spared his, that it at first Floyd \| seemed like a crop disease but turned out to be a sickness of the Floyd \| soil, with all the goodness being drained out of it. He can’t think Floyd \| of anything that would have that effect. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "ask about himself"
Floyd \| Wheat Field 5/566 Floyd \| Exits: north south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK ABOUT HIMSELF Floyd \| Floyd \| “And have you lived here all your life, Mr Fanton?” you inquire. Floyd \| Floyd \| “That’s right,” he tells you. “I inherited this farm from my Floyd \| father, Floyd \| as he did from his.” Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "ask about meg"
Floyd \| Wheat Field 5/567 Floyd \| Exits: north south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK ABOUT MEG Floyd \| Floyd \| “Do you know Meg – the one they call mad Meg?” you ask. Floyd \| Floyd \| “I see her from time to time,” he tells you. “She keeps herself Floyd \| to Floyd \| herself mostly, and that’s fine by me, after all she’s a – well, Floyd \| she Floyd \| may be, you know what people say.” Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "ask about meg"
Floyd \| Wheat Field 5/568 Floyd \| Exits: north south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK ABOUT MEG Floyd \| Floyd \| “What do people say about Meg?” you ask. Floyd \| Floyd \| “Well, some say she’s a healer, and others say she’s a witch. Floyd \| Not Floyd \| that I understand these things, mind, but it never hurts to be too Floyd \| careful!” he replies. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "ask about meg"
Floyd \| Wheat Field 5/569 Floyd \| Exits: north south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK ABOUT MEG Floyd \| Floyd \| “Have you ever known Meg do any witch-like things, like casting Floyd \| spells?” you ask. Floyd \| Floyd \| “Well – no, but then I’m not sure I’d know a witch’s spell if Floyd \| I saw Floyd \| one,” he confesses, “but she is mighty strange, that I can tell Floyd \| you. Floyd \| It’s not natural for a young woman to live all her own in a wood, Floyd \| keeping out of folks’ way. And the way she’s been spending her Floyd \| time Floyd \| lately – well!” he shakes his head. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "ask about meg"
Floyd \| Wheat Field 5/570 Floyd \| Exits: north south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK ABOUT MEG Floyd \| Floyd \| “How has Meg been spending her time lately?” you ask. Floyd \| Floyd \| “Up at Pascoe’s farm – or what’s left of it,” he tells you. Floyd \| “I know Floyd \| she was raised there, and I know she left under a cloud, but there’s Floyd \| nothing left there now but dead soil and dust, so what she can be Floyd \| spending all that time there for...” he shakes his head and sighs, Floyd \| “Well, it seems mighty strange to me, but I often see her go up that Floyd \| way.” Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "Useful info."
		djfletch says, "yeah, don't remember hearing that before"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "ask about meg"
Floyd \| Wheat Field 5/571 Floyd \| Exits: north south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK ABOUT MEG Floyd \| Floyd \| You can’t think of anything else to ask him about her right now: Floyd \| he’s Floyd \| told you that some think her a witch, and some a healer, and though he Floyd \| doesn’t know one way or the other, he feels it best to play safe and Floyd \| stay clear of her. He’s never seen Meg cast a spell or do anything Floyd \| obviously witch-like, but then he’s not sure he’d recognize it if Floyd \| he Floyd \| did. He does think her rather odd, both because she lives all alone Floyd \| in the wood, and because she’s spending a lot of time up at Floyd \| Pascoe’s Floyd \| farm, even though there’s nothing left there now but a barren waste. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "tell about meg"
Floyd \| Wheat Field 5/572 Floyd \| Exits: north south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > TELL ABOUT MEG Floyd \| Floyd \| “Maybe you can tell me about that when I haven’t got a field of Floyd \| ripe Floyd \| wheat to harvest,” he suggests. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "tell about me"
Floyd \| Wheat Field 5/573 Floyd \| Exits: north south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > TELL ABOUT ME Floyd \| Floyd \| You’ve already introduced yourself, and you don’t get the Floyd \| impression Floyd \| that Joe Fanton wants to hear your life story right now. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "heh"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "ask about smuggling"
Floyd \| Wheat Field 5/574 Floyd \| Exits: north south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK ABOUT SMUGGLING Floyd \| Floyd \| “I don’t suppose you know anything about any smuggling that’s Floyd \| meant to Floyd \| be going on round here,” you ask. Floyd \| Floyd \| “I might, and then again I might not,” he replies warily. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Roger goes home.
Roger has disconnected.		Jacqueline says, "Was just curious if the tell dynamic mattered much."
djfletch says (to Floyd), "ask about smuggling"
Floyd \| Wheat Field 5/575 Floyd \| Exits: north south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK ABOUT SMUGGLING Floyd \| Floyd \| He’s clearly not going to say anything on that subject until you win Floyd \| his confidence. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "topics"
Floyd \| Wheat Field 5/575 Floyd \| Exits: north south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > TOPICS Floyd \| Floyd \| You could ask him about himself. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
FloatingInfo says (to Floyd), "ask joe about joe"
Floyd \| Wheat Field 5/576 Floyd \| Exits: north south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK JOE ABOUT JOE Floyd \| Floyd \| “You must be quite busy here,” you remark. Floyd \| Floyd \| “That I am,” he nods, in a tone of voice that almost implies, Floyd \| “too Floyd \| busy to be wasting time chatting with the likes of you.” Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "ask about mill"
Floyd \| Wheat Field 5/577 Floyd \| Exits: north south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK ABOUT MILL Floyd \| Floyd \| “Does anyone use the mill?” you ask. “It looked deserted when I Floyd \| visited it earlier!” Floyd \| Floyd \| “That’s probably because the miller has virtually no grain left to Floyd \| mill until I get the harvest in,” Joe Fanton explains, “so Floyd \| there’s not Floyd \| much for him to do there. He also has a boat, so he’s probably out Floyd \| fishing.” Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "What's he want/need? I had to skim for a sec, but I didn't catch anything that might be an open door toward gaining his trust."
		djfletch says, "not sure"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "ask about himself"
Floyd \| Wheat Field 5/578 Floyd \| Exits: north south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK ABOUT HIMSELF Floyd \| Floyd \| He’s already told you that his name is Joe Fanton and that he Floyd \| inherited this farm from his father, who inherited it from Floyd \| his father. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		FloatingInfo says, "There's always improving his crop output somehow."
djfletch says (to Floyd), "topics"
Floyd \| Wheat Field 5/578 Floyd \| Exits: north south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > TOPICS Floyd \| Floyd \| You have nothing specific in mind right now to discuss with Joe Floyd \| Fanton. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "ask about wheat"
Floyd \| Wheat Field 5/579 Floyd \| Exits: north south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK ABOUT WHEAT Floyd \| Floyd \| “Will you have a good grain harvest this year, do you think?” you Floyd \| ask. Floyd \| Floyd \| “Good enough,” he replies. “At least, good enough for normal Floyd \| times – Floyd \| enough to feed half the island, give or take. Not enough to make up Floyd \| for the lack of Pascoe’s grain, though.” Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "g"
Floyd \| Wheat Field 5/580 Floyd \| Exits: north south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > G Floyd \| Floyd \| He’s already told you he expects a reasonable grain harvest, but not Floyd \| enough to make up the shortfall due to the loss of Pascoe’s land. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline exclaims, "I know! If we got rid of the blight we could crack this smuggling ring!"
		Jacqueline says, "Sorry. I'll just sit here in the corner for my sarcasm."
		Jearl says, "all I could imagine he wants is for hlp with the harvest -- maybe if we found a scyhe we could pitch in"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "x wheat"
Floyd \| Wheat Field 5/581 Floyd \| Exits: north south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > X WHEAT Floyd \| Floyd \| Ripe wheat sways gently in the breeze the length and breadth of this Floyd \| large level field. Some way off to the west lies a farmyard, while Floyd \| directly to the east stands a large wood. To the north the field Floyd \| eventually runs into open pasture; to the south, a rough farm track Floyd \| leads back towards the town. Floyd \| Floyd \| Joe Fanton is resting on his scythe, waiting for you to speak. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says (to Jearl), "Oh, good point."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "help him"
Floyd \| Wheat Field 5/581 Floyd \| Exits: north south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > HELP HIM Floyd \| Floyd \| The story doesn’t understand that command. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		djfletch says, "there was a sack in the mill, maybe he would want that to put grain in"
		djfletch says, "or if we get that sword that was stuck in the ground we can use that as a scythe"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "ask about scythe"
Floyd \| Wheat Field 5/582 Floyd \| Exits: north south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK ABOUT SCYTHE Floyd \| Floyd \| “Is there any chance you could tell me about...” you start. Floyd \| Floyd \| “Is there any chance folks’ll let me alone long enough to get the Floyd \| harvest in before people here start starving?” he interrupts. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "ask about harvest"
Floyd \| Wheat Field 5/583 Floyd \| Exits: north south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK ABOUT HARVEST Floyd \| Floyd \| He’s already told you he expects a reasonable grain harvest, but not Floyd \| enough to make up the shortfall due to the loss of Pascoe’s land. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		djfletch says, "let's explore some more"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd \| Farm Yard 5/584 Floyd \| Exits: north south east Floyd \| Floyd \| > W Floyd \| Floyd \| Joe Fanton resumes his reaping. Floyd \| Floyd \| Farm Yard Floyd \| The yard is an expanse of dried mud open to the east, but enclosed on Floyd \| the other three sides. To the west stands a large old farmhouse, Floyd \| while an equally antiquated barn lies to the south. A thick hedgerow Floyd \| runs along the north side, but a wooden gate half-way along allows Floyd \| access through. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jearl says, "we know the baker would give us a silver for a sack of flour, if we could solve the mill puzzle..."
		Jearl says, "I'm wondering if running around for errand money is ever actually important, though"
		Jearl says, "I suppose we could be dead set on sleeping with the barmaid"
Roger arrives, full of neither funk nor fun.		Jacqueline asks, "Gosh, where should the priorities lie? And with whom?"
		Jearl says, "this is as close to an open-world game I've seen in an IF"
		Jearl says, "so yeah, hard to know!"
		Jacqueline says, "I really want to find meg."
		Jearl says, "yeah"
		djfletch says, "we had an earring to give someone too"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "i"
Floyd \| Farm Yard 5/585 Floyd \| Exits: north south east Floyd \| Floyd \| > I Floyd \| Floyd \| You are carrying a plain brass key, a flint, a brass lamp, a bunch of Floyd \| flowers, a small gold ear-ring, and an old sheet of parchment. Floyd \| Floyd \| The flowers have quite a sweet, delicate scent. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jearl says, "I think it's Julia's IIRC"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "x barn"
Floyd \| Farm Yard 5/586 Floyd \| Exits: north south east Floyd \| Floyd \| > X BARN Floyd \| Floyd \| It’s a large wooden building, standing tall on the south side of the Floyd \| yard, which has been weathered almost black. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "x hedgerow"
Floyd \| Farm Yard 5/587 Floyd \| Exits: north south east Floyd \| Floyd \| > X HEDGEROW Floyd \| Floyd \| It looks healthy enough. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "x farmhouse"
Floyd \| Farm Yard 5/588 Floyd \| Exits: north south east Floyd \| Floyd \| > X FARMHOUSE Floyd \| Floyd \| The large, weathered farmhouse looks as if it has stood there for many Floyd \| years; it also looks like it should make a much more comfortable Floyd \| family home than most of the cottages in town. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd \| Barn 5/589 Floyd \| Exits: north Floyd \| Floyd \| > S Floyd \| Floyd \| Barn Floyd \| Apart from a row of wooden casks along the south wall the barn seems Floyd \| strangely empty; presumably it’ll fill up more after the harvest, but Floyd \| right now it’s just a large empty space, about forty feet long by Floyd \| fifteen wide. The only way out is through the door to the north. Floyd \| Floyd \| A long wooden ladder leans against a wall. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "x casks"
Floyd \| Barn 5/590 Floyd \| Exits: north Floyd \| Floyd \| > X CASKS Floyd \| Floyd \| They look ordinary enough, but from their smell it would appear that Floyd \| Joe Fanton has a sideline in brewing ale. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
FloatingInfo says (to Floyd), "x ladder"
Floyd \| Barn 5/591 Floyd \| Exits: north Floyd \| Floyd \| > X LADDER Floyd \| Floyd \| The ladder is reasonably long, but looks portable enough. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "drink ale"
Floyd \| Barn 5/592 Floyd \| Exits: north Floyd \| Floyd \| > DRINK ALE Floyd \| Floyd \| You can’t do that to a smell of fermenting ale. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "look in cask"
Floyd \| Barn 5/593 Floyd \| Exits: north Floyd \| Floyd \| > LOOK IN CASK Floyd \| Floyd \| There’s no reason to disturb them. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
FloatingInfo says (to Floyd), "take ladder"
Floyd \| Barn 5/594 Floyd \| Exits: north Floyd \| Floyd \| > TAKE LADDER Floyd \| Floyd \| Taken. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		djfletch says, "this could be for sneaking out of our room in the tavern"
		Roger says, "Now we can scale those barrels"
		Jearl says, "oh ho"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "climb ladder"
Floyd \| Barn (standing on the ladder) 5/595 Floyd \| Exits: north out Floyd \| Floyd \| > CLIMB LADDER Floyd \| Floyd \| (first dropping the ladder) Floyd \| Okay, you’re now standing on the ladder. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "out"
Floyd \| Barn 5/596 Floyd \| Exits: north Floyd \| Floyd \| > OUT Floyd \| Floyd \| (off the ladder) Floyd \| Okay, you’re no longer on the ladder. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "get ladder"
Floyd \| Barn 5/597 Floyd \| Exits: north Floyd \| Floyd \| > GET LADDER Floyd \| Floyd \| Taken. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd \| Farm Yard 5/598 Floyd \| Exits: north south east Floyd \| Floyd \| > N Floyd \| Floyd \| Farm Yard Floyd \| The yard is an expanse of dried mud open to the east, but enclosed on Floyd \| the other three sides. To the west stands a large old farmhouse, Floyd \| while an equally antiquated barn lies to the south. A thick hedgerow Floyd \| runs along the north side, but a wooden gate half-way along allows Floyd \| access through. Floyd \| Floyd \| Joe Fanton enters from the east. “Hello,” you say. Floyd \| Floyd \| In reply, Joe Fanton merely grunts. Floyd \| Floyd \| “And just where do you think you’re going with that there ladder, Floyd \| young man?” he demands. “Put it back where you found it!” Floyd \| Floyd \| >		djfletch says, "bah"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "ask joe about ladder"
Floyd \| Farm Yard 5/599 Floyd \| Exits: north south east Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK JOE ABOUT LADDER Floyd \| Floyd \| “Is there any chance I could borrow your ladder for a short while, Floyd \| please?” you ask. Floyd \| Floyd \| He eyes you suspiciously, and for a moment you think he’s either Floyd \| going Floyd \| to refuse right out or ask you to do a day’s reaping in return, but Floyd \| instead he replies, “My little girl is sick with fever. If you can Floyd \| find a cure for her, I’ll let you borrow my ladder.” Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Roger says, "She's got chronic soupcanitis"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "ask joe about girl"
Floyd \| Farm Yard 5/600 Floyd \| Exits: north south east Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK JOE ABOUT GIRL Floyd \| Floyd \| “What exactly is the matter with your daughter?” you ask. Floyd \| Floyd \| “Like I said, she has a fever,” he tells you. “It came on Floyd \| yesterday, Floyd \| and it seems terrible fierce. She can’t eat a thing and she’s been Floyd \| moaning like a wild thing all night. My wife’s doing all she can to Floyd \| nurse her, but she’s getting no better. We’re both worried out of Floyd \| our Floyd \| wits – but I must get the harvest in, the whole island’s depending Floyd \| on Floyd \| it, so what can I do? So it would take a huge weight off my mind if Floyd \| someone would cure her.” Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Roger says, "If only we knew a healer"
		FloatingInfo asks, "Meg?"
		Jacqueline says, "This is starting to feel like a task shuffle, yeah."
djfletch says (to Floyd), "ask joe about girl"
Floyd \| Farm Yard 5/601 Floyd \| Exits: north south east Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK JOE ABOUT GIRL Floyd \| Floyd \| “Why do you think I can help?” you ask. Floyd \| Floyd \| “Because you’re here and you want something in return,” he Floyd \| replies. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd \| Farm Yard 5/602 Floyd \| Exits: north south east Floyd \| Floyd \| > N Floyd \| Floyd \| (first opening the gate) Floyd \| Joe Fanton blocks your path, making a vaguely threatening gesture with Floyd \| his scythe. “You’re not going anywhere till you put my ladder back Floyd \| where you found it,” he tells you. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd \| Barn 5/603 Floyd \| Exits: north Floyd \| Floyd \| > S Floyd \| Floyd \| Joe Fanton watches you depart. Floyd \| Floyd \| Barn Floyd \| Apart from a row of wooden casks along the south wall the barn seems Floyd \| strangely empty; presumably it’ll fill up more after the harvest, but Floyd \| right now it’s just a large empty space, about forty feet long by Floyd \| fifteen wide. The only way out is through the door to the north. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "drop ladder"
Floyd \| Barn 5/604 Floyd \| Exits: north Floyd \| Floyd \| > DROP LADDER Floyd \| Floyd \| Dropped. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd \| Farm Yard 5/605 Floyd \| Exits: north south east Floyd \| Floyd \| > N Floyd \| Floyd \| Farm Yard Floyd \| The yard is an expanse of dried mud open to the east, but enclosed on Floyd \| the other three sides. To the west stands a large old farmhouse, Floyd \| while an equally antiquated barn lies to the south. A thick hedgerow Floyd \| runs along the north side, but a wooden gate half-way along allows Floyd \| access through. Floyd \| Floyd \| Joe Fanton is standing in the yard clasping his scythe while eyeing Floyd \| you suspiciously. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd \| Cow Field 5/606 Floyd \| Exits: north south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > N Floyd \| Floyd \| Cow Field Floyd \| At a rough estimate this field must be a couple of acres. It is Floyd \| completely enclosed by hedgerows – presumably to keep the cattle in Floyd \| – Floyd \| but there are gates through the hedges to north, south, east and west. Floyd \| Lush grass covers the ground, which is pretty much flat. Floyd \| Floyd \| A herd of cows is gathered at one end of the field. Floyd \| Floyd \| You make sure to close the gate behind you. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "x cows"
Floyd \| Cow Field 5/607 Floyd \| Exits: north south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > X COWS Floyd \| Floyd \| You’ve spent too much of your life at sea to be any kind of expert on Floyd \| cattle, so you’ve no way of identifying the breed. It does occur to Floyd \| you, however, that if the island is kept stocked with cows there must Floyd \| be a bull or two around, so although these cows look placid enough, Floyd \| you think it best not to interfere with them. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "moo"
Floyd \| Cow Field 5/607 Floyd \| Exits: north south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > MOO Floyd \| Floyd \| The word “moo” is not necessary in this story. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
FloatingInfo says (to Floyd), "moo"
Floyd \| Cow Field 5/607 Floyd \| Exits: north south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > MOO Floyd \| Floyd \| The word “moo” is not necessary in this story. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		djfletch says, "timing"
		FloatingInfo says, "Wow, we both came up with the same somewhat bizarre command"
		djfletch says, "natural reaction to cows"
		Jacqueline says, "hee"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "tip cow"
Floyd \| Cow Field 5/607 Floyd \| Exits: north south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > TIP COW Floyd \| Floyd \| The story doesn’t understand that command. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		djfletch says, "ok, moving again"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd \| Four Acre Pasture 5/608 Floyd \| Exits: north south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > E Floyd \| Floyd \| (first opening the east gate) Floyd \| Floyd \| Four Acre Pasture Floyd \| You’re not sure that this pasture is actually four acres, but that Floyd \| seems about right and you like the sound of it, so that’s what you Floyd \| decide to call it. The pasture is open to north and south, but is Floyd \| bounded by a hedgerow to the west and a forest to the east. A track Floyd \| leads eastwards into the forest while a wooden gate allows passage Floyd \| west through the hedgerow. Floyd \| Floyd \| A flock of sheep is grazing here. Floyd \| Floyd \| A young shepherd is wandering round the field, tending to the sheep. Floyd \| Floyd \| You make sure to close the gate behind you. Floyd \| Floyd \| One of the sheep wanders to a new patch of grass. The others follow. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
FloatingInfo says (to Floyd), "baa"
Floyd \| Four Acre Pasture 5/608 Floyd \| Exits: north south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > BAA Floyd \| Floyd \| The word “baa” is not necessary in this story. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		djfletch asks, "doesn't this game implement ANY animal noises?"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "talk to shepherd"
Floyd \| Four Acre Pasture 5/609 Floyd \| Exits: north south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > TALK TO SHEPHERD Floyd \| Floyd \| Every time you approach him to speak with him, the young shepherd Floyd \| retreats to the opposite side of the field. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
FloatingInfo says (to Floyd), "x shepherd"
Floyd \| Four Acre Pasture 5/610 Floyd \| Exits: north south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > X SHEPHERD Floyd \| Floyd \| He looks very young, little more than a boy, with a tousled mop of Floyd \| brown hair. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "x sheep"
Floyd \| Four Acre Pasture 5/611 Floyd \| Exits: north south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > X SHEEP Floyd \| Floyd \| They look every bit as white and woolly as you would expect. Floyd \| Floyd \| Some of the sheep move a little way across the field. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "x gate"
Floyd \| Four Acre Pasture 5/612 Floyd \| Exits: north south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > X GATE Floyd \| Floyd \| It’s just a plain five-barred wooden gate. It’s closed. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd \| Overgrown Forest Track 5/613 Floyd \| Exits: east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > E Floyd \| Floyd \| Overgrown Forest Track Floyd \| This narrow track is in some danger of becoming overgrown. It is Floyd \| still possible to follow the track to east or west, but it would be Floyd \| quite impossible to proceed in any other direction. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd \| Broad Forest Path 5/614 Floyd \| Exits: north south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > E Floyd \| Floyd \| Broad Forest Path Floyd \| The main path leads north and south through the forest; it’s easily Floyd \| wide enough for three or four people to walk abreast. A much narrower Floyd \| track runs off to the west, so overgrown that it would be quite easy Floyd \| to miss. An equally narrow track sneaks off to the east. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd \| Oval Clearing 5/615 Floyd \| Exits: north south east west Floyd \| northeast southeast Floyd \| Floyd \| > S Floyd \| Floyd \| Oval Clearing Floyd \| This sizeable clearing, roughly oval in shape, is situated at the Floyd \| junction of several paths leading to north, south, west, northeast and Floyd \| southeast. At the centre of the clearing stands a large wooden hut, Floyd \| which can be entered to the east. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		djfletch says, "aaah so many rooms"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "enter hut"
Floyd \| Oval Clearing 5/616 Floyd \| Exits: north south east west Floyd \| northeast southeast Floyd \| Floyd \| > ENTER HUT Floyd \| Floyd \| (first trying to open the door) Floyd \| The door seems to be locked. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "knock on door"
Floyd \| Oval Clearing 5/617 Floyd \| Exits: north south east west Floyd \| northeast southeast Floyd \| Floyd \| > KNOCK ON DOOR Floyd \| Floyd \| You knock on the door but no one answers. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "x hut"
Floyd \| Oval Clearing 5/618 Floyd \| Exits: north south east west Floyd \| northeast southeast Floyd \| Floyd \| > X HUT Floyd \| Floyd \| It’s a single-storey building of reasonably solid construction, a Floyd \| little under twenty feet long and ten deep. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd \| Woodland Path 5/619 Floyd \| Exits: east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > W Floyd \| Floyd \| Woodland Path Floyd \| This part of the wood feels shaded almost to the point of being Floyd \| claustrophobic; the trees round about grow so densely together that Floyd \| the only viable options for travel are to follow the path east or Floyd \| west. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd \| Wheat Field 5/620 Floyd \| Exits: north south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > W Floyd \| Floyd \| Wheat Field Floyd \| Ripe wheat sways gently in the breeze the length and breadth of this Floyd \| large level field. Some way off to the west lies a farmyard, while Floyd \| directly to the east stands a large wood. To the north the field Floyd \| eventually runs into open pasture; to the south, a rough farm track Floyd \| leads back towards the town. Floyd \| Floyd \| Joe Fanton is at work, harvesting the wheat with a scythe. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd \| Woodland Path 5/621 Floyd \| Exits: east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > E Floyd \| Floyd \| Woodland Path Floyd \| This part of the wood feels shaded almost to the point of being Floyd \| claustrophobic; the trees round about grow so densely together that Floyd \| the only viable options for travel are to follow the path east or Floyd \| west. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd \| Oval Clearing 5/622 Floyd \| Exits: north south east west Floyd \| northeast southeast Floyd \| Floyd \| > E Floyd \| Floyd \| Oval Clearing Floyd \| This sizeable clearing, roughly oval in shape, is situated at the Floyd \| junction of several paths leading to north, south, west, northeast and Floyd \| southeast. At the centre of the clearing stands a large wooden hut, Floyd \| which can be entered to the east. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd \| Orchard 5/623 Floyd \| Exits: north south east Floyd \| Floyd \| > S Floyd \| Floyd \| Orchard Floyd \| It can hardly be an accident that apple trees predominate in this Floyd \| area, so presumably it was once planned as an orchard, although it now Floyd \| seems more like a southern extension of the wood. It is perhaps the Floyd \| spread of undergrowth that creates the impression of a gradual return Floyd \| to nature; although sporadic attempts have been made to clear it to Floyd \| ease access to the trees, elsewhere it grows thick, tangled and Floyd \| impenetrable, with the result that though the trees are widely spaced Floyd \| you can only go through them to north, south or east. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "x trees"
Floyd \| Orchard 5/624 Floyd \| Exits: north south east Floyd \| Floyd \| > X TREES Floyd \| Floyd \| The trees here are laden with apples ripe for picking. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "get apple"
Floyd \| Orchard 5/625 Floyd \| Exits: north south east Floyd \| Floyd \| > GET APPLE Floyd \| Floyd \| The apples are out of reach. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "climb tree"
Floyd \| Orchard 5/626 Floyd \| Exits: north south east Floyd \| Floyd \| > CLIMB TREE Floyd \| Floyd \| The last time you tried climbing something that tall and upright it Floyd \| ended in disaster; you’re in no hurry to repeat the experience. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		djfletch says, "this must be the ladder-using location"
		Jacqueline says, "Ah, hm, yeah."
		Jacqueline says, "And if only the ladder guy had come here first, he wouldn't need us."
		Jacqueline says, "Apple a day keeps the doctor away, and all that."
		djfletch says, "for somewhere with a famine this island has a lot of apples and wheat and sheep and cows"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd \| North Bank of Stream 5/627 Floyd \| Exits: north northeast Floyd \| Floyd \| > S Floyd \| Floyd \| North Bank of Stream Floyd \| The stream runs swiftly by towards the east, racing away from the Floyd \| large mill, the back end of which effectively blocks your path west. Floyd \| A short way back from the stream to the north lies a large orchard – Floyd \| or at least, a large number of apple trees forming the southern end of Floyd \| the wood. You can follow the bank a short way to the east, but only Floyd \| until the stream begins plunging down its final descent into the sea, Floyd \| so you will effectively be diverted to the northeast. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "heh"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "x stream"
Floyd \| North Bank of Stream 5/628 Floyd \| Exits: north northeast Floyd \| Floyd \| > X STREAM Floyd \| Floyd \| (the stream) Floyd \| The stream descends a sharp fall to the west, and then continues to Floyd \| race eastward. It’s too wide to cross, being almost large enough to Floyd \| count as a small river. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "drink water"
Floyd \| North Bank of Stream 5/629 Floyd \| Exits: north northeast Floyd \| Floyd \| > DRINK WATER Floyd \| Floyd \| You kneel down by the water’s edge and cup a handful of water from Floyd \| the Floyd \| stream. It tastes cool and fresh. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "ne"
Floyd \| East Cliff 5/630 Floyd \| Exits: north west northwest Floyd \| southwest Floyd \| Floyd \| > NE Floyd \| Floyd \| East Cliff Floyd \| This part of the cliff is some way above the sea; it is thus also some Floyd \| way above the large bay directly to the south, and there seems to be Floyd \| no way down into that bay from here. Instead you can skirt the bay to Floyd \| the southwest, or continue northwards along the cliff top. There are Floyd \| also paths running into the wood to west and northwest. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "nw"
Floyd \| Oval Clearing 5/631 Floyd \| Exits: north south east west Floyd \| northeast southeast Floyd \| Floyd \| > NW Floyd \| Floyd \| Oval Clearing Floyd \| This sizeable clearing, roughly oval in shape, is situated at the Floyd \| junction of several paths leading to north, south, west, northeast and Floyd \| southeast. At the centre of the clearing stands a large wooden hut, Floyd \| which can be entered to the east. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "ne"
Floyd \| Cliff Path 5/632 Floyd \| Exits: north south west Floyd \| southwest Floyd \| Floyd \| > NE Floyd \| Floyd \| Cliff Path Floyd \| The main path runs north-south along the cliff top, affording an Floyd \| excellent view of the sea all the way. Other paths run west and Floyd \| southwest into the woods. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd \| East Cliff 5/633 Floyd \| Exits: north west northwest southwest Floyd \| Floyd \| > S Floyd \| Floyd \| East Cliff Floyd \| This part of the cliff is some way above the sea; it is thus also some Floyd \| way above the large bay directly to the south, and there seems to be Floyd \| no way down into that bay from here. Instead you can skirt the bay to Floyd \| the southwest, or continue northwards along the cliff top. There are Floyd \| also paths running into the wood to west and northwest. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd \| Cliff Path 5/634 Floyd \| Exits: north south west southwest Floyd \| Floyd \| > N Floyd \| Floyd \| Cliff Path Floyd \| The main path runs north-south along the cliff top, affording an Floyd \| excellent view of the sea all the way. Other paths run west and Floyd \| southwest into the woods. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd \| Dead Beach 5/635 Floyd \| Exits: south west Floyd \| Floyd \| > N Floyd \| Floyd \| Dead Beach Floyd \| The sand on this beach looks as dead as the dusty soil inland to the Floyd \| west. The northern end of the beach is blocked by the mountain range, Floyd \| the eastern end of which juts out into the sea; to the south, however, Floyd \| the cliff is accessible via a gentle slope. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
FloatingInfo says (to Floyd), "feel sand"
Floyd \| Dead Beach 5/636 Floyd \| Exits: south west Floyd \| Floyd \| > FEEL SAND Floyd \| Floyd \| You feel nothing out of the ordinary. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		djfletch says, "this must be the blight zone"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd \| Dead Wood 5/637 Floyd \| Exits: south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > W Floyd \| Floyd \| Dead Wood Floyd \| This must once have been part of the forest that you can see to the Floyd \| south, but this section is now dead. Lifeless stumps protrude from Floyd \| the sickly soil, surrounded by fallen trunks and branches, all alike Floyd \| leeched a pale grey as if turned to ash by some terrible fire. But Floyd \| there are no scorch marks or other signs of burning, so you’re sure Floyd \| no Floyd \| flames caused this. The ground has been half cleared, perhaps with Floyd \| the most usable of the dead wood taken for kindling, but there’s been Floyd \| no systematic attempt to clear the area; given the sorry state of the Floyd \| soil there’d be no point. The barren land continues to east and Floyd \| west, Floyd \| while a path leads due south into the still living forest. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		FloatingInfo says, "One of them."
djfletch says (to Floyd), "x stumps"
Floyd \| Dead Wood 5/638 Floyd \| Exits: south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > X STUMPS Floyd \| Floyd \| The barren stumps, which are starting to rot, are all that’s left of Floyd \| the trees that once grew here. It looks as if most of the trees may Floyd \| have been cut down to salvage the wood from them before the blight Floyd \| rendered them useless. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "save"
Floyd \| > Floyd \| > SAVE Floyd \| Floyd \| Please select a file in which to save the current position >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "/tmp/cf5"
Floyd \| Dead Wood 5/638 Floyd \| Exits: south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > /TMP/CF5 Floyd \| Floyd \| Saved. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "Just in case the radiation exposure kills us."
djfletch says (to Floyd), "get branch"
Floyd \| Dead Wood 5/638 Floyd \| Exits: south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > GET BRANCH Floyd \| Floyd \| You see no branch here. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "x branches"
Floyd \| Dead Wood 5/638 Floyd \| Exits: south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > X BRANCHES Floyd \| Floyd \| You see no branches here. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd \| Eastern Wasteland 5/639 Floyd \| Exits: north east west Floyd \| northwest Floyd \| Floyd \| > W Floyd \| Floyd \| Eastern Wasteland Floyd \| The barren wasteland continues to east and west, hemmed in between the Floyd \| mountain range to the north and dense forest to the south. Floyd \| Immediately to the north is the entrance to an old mine. The only Floyd \| possible way up the mountain would be via the foothills to the Floyd \| northwest. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		djfletch says, "I'll see if the map connects back up before charging into this mine"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd \| Blasted Heath 5/640 Floyd \| Exits: north south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > W Floyd \| Floyd \| Blasted Heath Floyd \| If anything once grew here there’s no sign of it now; the barren, Floyd \| desolate ground stretches as far as you can see to east and west, Floyd \| although there’s a grassy pasture some way off to the south. To the Floyd \| north lie the foothills of a ridge of tall mountains running east-west Floyd \| across the island. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd \| Four Acre Pasture 5/641 Floyd \| Exits: north south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > S Floyd \| Floyd \| Four Acre Pasture Floyd \| The pasture is open to north and south, but is bounded by a hedgerow Floyd \| to the west and a forest to the east. A track leads eastwards into Floyd \| the forest while a wooden gate allows passage west through the Floyd \| hedgerow. Floyd \| Floyd \| A flock of sheep is grazing here. Floyd \| Floyd \| The young shepherd is wandering round the field, tending to the sheep. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		djfletch says, "ok"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd \| Blasted Heath 5/642 Floyd \| Exits: north south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > N Floyd \| Floyd \| Blasted Heath Floyd \| If anything once grew here there’s no sign of it now; the barren, Floyd \| desolate ground stretches as far as you can see to east and west, Floyd \| although there’s a grassy pasture some way off to the south. To the Floyd \| north lie the foothills of a ridge of tall mountains running east-west Floyd \| across the island. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd \| Abandoned Farm 5/643 Floyd \| Exits: south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > W Floyd \| Floyd \| Abandoned Farm Floyd \| This was obviously the centre of what was once a farm; an abandoned Floyd \| farmhouse stands on the north side of this patch of barren wasteland Floyd \| (which continues for many furlongs to east and west). Some way off to Floyd \| the south a wooden gate allows access through a sickly hedgerow. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Roger says, "This reminds me of a post-apocalyptic Sodor"
		djfletch says, "we haven't found any blighted steam engines yet"
		Jearl says, "meg must be around here someplace"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd \| Western Wasteland 5/644 Floyd \| Exits: north south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > W Floyd \| Floyd \| Western Wasteland Floyd \| There is total desolation here: nothing but dead, grey soil all across Floyd \| the flat landscape, finally merging with a marsh to the north. Some Floyd \| way to the east lies a derelict farmhouse, while to the west the land Floyd \| slopes down into a small bay. The only signs of living vegetation are Floyd \| off in the far distance to the south. Floyd \| Floyd \| A strange woman is busily studying the ground. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "shout YOO HOO! MEGGGG!"
Floyd \| Western Wasteland 5/644 Floyd \| Exits: north south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > SHOUT YOO HOO! MEGGGG! Floyd \| Floyd \| The word “YOO” is not necessary in this story. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "Oh, that's her."
		Jacqueline says, "No need to shout, I'll wager."
		Jacqueline says, "There has been a lot of buildup for this moment."
		Jacqueline says, "Now I'm sort of afraid to approach her, have all that anticipation end."
FloatingInfo says (to Floyd), "x woman"
Floyd \| Western Wasteland 5/645 Floyd \| Exits: north south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > X WOMAN Floyd \| Floyd \| Her precise age is hard to judge, she could be in her twenties or Floyd \| thirties. Her face is round but not unattractive, and her figure is Floyd \| not too plump, but her most striking feature is the mass of frizzy Floyd \| mouse-coloured hair that tumbles over her shoulders and most of the Floyd \| way down her back. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "talk to woman"
Floyd \| Western Wasteland 5/646 Floyd \| Exits: north south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > TALK TO WOMAN Floyd \| Floyd \| “Hello there,” you say. Floyd \| Floyd \| “Hello, I’m Meg,” she introduces herself, “and yes, before you Floyd \| ask, Floyd \| I’m the one they call ‘mad Meg’, but I hope you’ll make up your Floyd \| own Floyd \| mind about my sanity.” Floyd \| Floyd \| (You could ask her about the blight, the island, herself, or Cadan Floyd \| Pascoe, ask her what she’s doing, or tell her about Joe Fanton’s Floyd \| daughter, yourself, or the priest.) Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "It's funny how descriptions of women are often based on how attractive they may or may not be."
		Jacqueline says, "Not funny amusing, to be clear."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "tell her about me"
Floyd \| Western Wasteland 5/647 Floyd \| Exits: north south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > TELL HER ABOUT ME Floyd \| Floyd \| “My name’s James Corby, by the way,” you say. “Lieutenant Floyd \| James Floyd \| Corby, of His Britannic Majesty’s frigate Niobe.” Floyd \| Floyd \| “Sounds like a bit of a mouthful to me,” she complains, “so Floyd \| I’ll just Floyd \| call you James and you can call me Meg.” Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "As predicted: so far, quite likeable."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask her about her"
Floyd \| Western Wasteland 5/648 Floyd \| Exits: north south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK HER ABOUT HER Floyd \| Floyd \| “Tell me about yourself, Meg,” you say. Floyd \| Floyd \| “What would you like to know?” she smiles lightly. “Well – I Floyd \| live by Floyd \| myself in a hut in the woods, so people think me strange. I’ve Floyd \| learned how to use a few herbs for healing, so people call me a witch. Floyd \| And – well, maybe I don’t always see things the way most people Floyd \| seem Floyd \| to.” Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "g"
Floyd \| Western Wasteland 5/649 Floyd \| Exits: north south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > G Floyd \| Floyd \| “Are you happy, living all by yourself in the wood, or do you get Floyd \| lonely?” you wonder. Floyd \| Floyd \| “Perhaps it’s for the best,” she replies. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "g"
Floyd \| Western Wasteland 5/650 Floyd \| Exits: north south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > G Floyd \| Floyd \| “How do you come to be living all by yourself, away from the town?” Floyd \| you want to know. Floyd \| Floyd \| “It suits me, and it suits the townsfolk,” she shrugs. “We get Floyd \| on Floyd \| better at a distance.” Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "I know how she feels."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "g"
Floyd \| Western Wasteland 5/651 Floyd \| Exits: north south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > G Floyd \| Floyd \| “Don’t you have any family?” you inquire. Floyd \| Floyd \| “None to speak of,” she tells you. “I have no husband or Floyd \| children if Floyd \| that’s what you mean, and I was born out of wedlock. My father never Floyd \| acknowledged me, and my mother – well, both my parents are dead Floyd \| now.” Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "g"
Floyd \| Western Wasteland 5/652 Floyd \| Exits: north south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > G Floyd \| Floyd \| She’s already told you as much as she wants to for now: she lives Floyd \| alone in the woods, but people come to her for simple healing with Floyd \| herbs. She has no family to speak of since she was born out of Floyd \| wedlock and her parents are both dead. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "ask about herbs"
Floyd \| Western Wasteland 5/653 Floyd \| Exits: north south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK ABOUT HERBS Floyd \| Floyd \| “Meg, what do you know about...?” you try to ask. Floyd \| Floyd \| “Not now,” she stops you with a shake of the head. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jearl says, "FLOWERS TO WOMANS"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "tell meg about fever"
Floyd \| Western Wasteland 5/654 Floyd \| Exits: north south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > TELL MEG ABOUT FEVER Floyd \| Floyd \| “I’ve just been talking to Joe Fanton,” you tell her, “He’s Floyd \| very Floyd \| worried about his little girl. Apparently she has a high fever – he Floyd \| asked me to cure her, but I wouldn’t know where to start!” Floyd \| Floyd \| “And you think I might,” she surmises. “I might at that. I Floyd \| imagine Floyd \| he hoped you’d come to me – he just didn’t want to make a direct Floyd \| approach himself, because I have a reputation as a – well. I think I Floyd \| can mix a little something that should cure her, but not till I get Floyd \| home. And there’s something I’d like you to do for me first; will Floyd \| you Floyd \| do that?” Floyd \| Floyd \| (You could say yes or no, or ask what she wants you to do.) Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jearl asks, "finally a start to the quest chain?"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "ask what"
Floyd \| Western Wasteland 5/655 Floyd \| Exits: north south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK WHAT Floyd \| Floyd \| “What do you want me to do?” you ask. Floyd \| Floyd \| “Collect some more seaweed,” she replies briskly. “The best Floyd \| place is Floyd \| the shore just to the west of here. I’m sure the seaweed is doing Floyd \| some good, but I could do with another pair of hands. Will you do Floyd \| that for me?” Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "yes"
Floyd \| Western Wasteland 5/656 Floyd \| Exits: north south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > YES Floyd \| Floyd \| “Sure – why not?” you agree. Floyd \| Floyd \| “Really?” she replies. “You do surprise me! I thought – well, Floyd \| never Floyd \| mind what I thought, it doesn’t really matter unless and until I see Floyd \| you come back with an armful of seaweed!” Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jearl says, "I feel like the guy on the Bachelor, with this bunch of lowers and all of these women around in various qualities"
		Jearl says, "flowers*"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "i"
Floyd \| Western Wasteland 5/657 Floyd \| Exits: north south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > I Floyd \| Floyd \| You are carrying a plain brass key, a flint, a brass lamp, a bunch of Floyd \| flowers, a small gold ear-ring, and an old sheet of parchment. Floyd \| Floyd \| The flowers have quite a sweet, delicate scent. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Zach had sung the body electric. Unfortunately, your power bill reflects that.
Zach has disconnected.
djfletch says (to Floyd), "give flowers to meg"
Floyd \| Western Wasteland 5/658 Floyd \| Exits: north south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > GIVE FLOWERS TO MEG Floyd \| Floyd \| “You promised you’d bring me some seaweed,” she reminds you. Floyd \| “Prove Floyd \| to me that you’re a man of your word!” Floyd \| Floyd \| >		FloatingInfo says, "Still haven't given the earring to Julia yet."
		Jacqueline says, "We will, we will."
		Jacqueline says, "Let's go get the seaweed."
		inky says, "the catch is that gettin kicked off blighted isle by the guy is probably actually a win"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd \| Small Bay 5/659 Floyd \| Exits: south east northeast Floyd \| Floyd \| > W Floyd \| Floyd \| “Goodbye!” she calls after you, before returning to her inspection Floyd \| of Floyd \| the ground. Floyd \| Floyd \| Small Bay Floyd \| The water lapping the sand seems to be the only thing moving here; Floyd \| just about everything else is as dead as the wasteland lying directly Floyd \| east, unless you count the few feeble strands of seaweed dying on the Floyd \| rocks. To the northeast the bay ends in a treacherous-looking marsh, Floyd \| while to the south it is bounded by a cliff jutting out into the sea. Floyd \| The slope up to the cliff-top looks a relatively easy climb. Floyd \| Floyd \| The odour of rotting seaweed assaults your nostrils. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "get seaweed"
Floyd \| Small Bay 5/660 Floyd \| Exits: south east northeast Floyd \| Floyd \| > GET SEAWEED Floyd \| Floyd \| Those few pathetic strands of dying weed are obviously not worth Floyd \| bothering with. Meg must want more seaweed than that. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "huh"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "x cliff"
Floyd \| Small Bay 5/661 Floyd \| Exits: south east northeast Floyd \| Floyd \| > X CLIFF Floyd \| Floyd \| The cliff enclosing the southern end of the beach juts out into the Floyd \| sea; the slope leading up to the top of the cliff looks easy to climb. Floyd \| Floyd \| The odour of rotting seaweed assaults your nostrils. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
FloatingInfo says (to Floyd), "smell"
Floyd \| Small Bay 5/662 Floyd \| Exits: south east northeast Floyd \| Floyd \| > SMELL Floyd \| Floyd \| The flowers have quite a sweet, delicate scent. Floyd \| Floyd \| The odour of rotting seaweed assaults your nostrils. Floyd \| Floyd \| You’ve spent enough of your life at sea scarcely to notice how it Floyd \| smells usually, but this sea smells distinctive, and somehow Floyd \| wrong. It’s hard to put your finger on it precisely: it Floyd \| smells salty as you would expect, but there’s something else, the Floyd \| kind Floyd \| of sharp, bitter smell – almost a taste – that you’d associate Floyd \| with a Floyd \| brewing thunderstorm were there any other sign of a storm brewing, but Floyd \| there isn’t, and even then it’s not quite that smell Floyd \| either. Floyd \| Your eyes are drawn to the mist a few hundred yards out from shore, as Floyd \| if sensing that that is somehow to blame. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		djfletch says, "try the neighbouring rooms I suppose"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd \| West Cliff 5/663 Floyd \| Exits: north south east Floyd \| Floyd \| > S Floyd \| Floyd \| You scramble up the slope and arrive at the cliff-top. Floyd \| Floyd \| West Cliff Floyd \| Although there is no clear boundary between this irregular area and Floyd \| the large field of barley lying directly to the east, no attempt has Floyd \| been made to cultivate this broad stretch of land at the top of the Floyd \| cliff, and it has instead been left to wild grass and weeds. To a Floyd \| first approximation this clifftop is a semicircle overlooking the sea Floyd \| to the west and small bays to north and south, both of which look Floyd \| accessible down reasonably gentle slopes. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd \| Secluded Cove 5/664 Floyd \| Exits: north southeast Floyd \| Floyd \| > S Floyd \| Floyd \| Secluded Cove Floyd \| High cliffs hem in this cove on every side except the west, which is Floyd \| open to the sea. To south and east the cliffs are too steep to climb, Floyd \| but the slope up to the north cliff looks gentler. There’s also a Floyd \| narrow cave entrance to the southeast. Floyd \| Floyd \| A mass of slimy green seaweed lies on the shore. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		djfletch says, "cave!"
		djfletch says, "surely a prime location for smuggling in"
		FloatingInfo exclaims, "and possibly seaweed!"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "get seaweed"
Floyd \| Secluded Cove 5/665 Floyd \| Exits: north southeast Floyd \| Floyd \| > GET SEAWEED Floyd \| Floyd \| You pick up a few pieces of the nasty stuff, but find you can’t bear Floyd \| to hang on to it, let alone pick up a large pile to carry away with Floyd \| your bare hands; in any case, it would be too awkward to carry like Floyd \| that. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jearl says, "time to strip off!"
		FloatingInfo asks, "Wasn't there a sack somewhere?"
		Jearl says, "I hope there's a container on this island besides that one sack at the mill"
Jearl says (to Floyd), "search seaweed"
Floyd \| Secluded Cove 5/666 Floyd \| Exits: north southeast Floyd \| Floyd \| > SEARCH SEAWEED Floyd \| Floyd \| You can’t see anything in the seaweed. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		djfletch says, "can't think of any other containers that we've seen so far"
		Jearl says, "I don't suppose we're allowed to use out pants"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "x me"
Floyd \| Secluded Cove 5/667 Floyd \| Exits: north southeast Floyd \| Floyd \| > X ME Floyd \| Floyd \| You look a bit bedraggled from your watery misadventure, but otherwise Floyd \| unscathed. But then you’re young and healthy, with a complexion Floyd \| tanned by years at sea. Floyd \| Floyd \| You are carrying a plain brass key, a flint, a brass lamp, a bunch of Floyd \| flowers, a small gold ear-ring, and an old sheet of parchment. Floyd \| Floyd \| The flowers have quite a sweet, delicate scent. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jearl says, "our*. James'."
djfletch says (to Floyd), "remove pants"
Floyd \| Secluded Cove 5/667 Floyd \| Exits: north southeast Floyd \| Floyd \| > REMOVE PANTS Floyd \| Floyd \| The word “pants” is not necessary in this story. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jearl says, "aw"
		djfletch says, "going to try the cave"
		Jearl says, "aye aye"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "se"
Floyd \| Cave (in the dark) 5/668 Floyd \| Exits: northwest Floyd \| Floyd \| > SE Floyd \| Floyd \| Cave (in the dark) Floyd \| You can’t see much in here, apart from the cave exit to the Floyd \| northwest, Floyd \| but the space feels confined. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "light lamp"
Floyd \| Cramped Little Cave 5/669 Floyd \| Exits: northwest southeast Floyd \| Floyd \| > LIGHT LAMP Floyd \| Floyd \| (with the flint) Floyd \| You light the lamp by striking a spark from the flint. Floyd \| Floyd \| Cramped Little Cave Floyd \| 'Cave' is almost an exaggeration; this space is little more than a Floyd \| hollow in the rock with barely enough room to stand. It’s not quite Floyd \| true to say that you could touch opposite walls of the cave with arms Floyd \| outstretched, but it’s not far from the truth. The way back out is Floyd \| to Floyd \| the northwest, while a narrow tunnel at the rear of the cave runs off Floyd \| to the southeast. Floyd \| Floyd \| The lamp starts to flicker. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jearl asks, "save?"
		djfletch says, "good idea"
katie-paquette unidles.
djfletch says (to Floyd), "save"
Floyd \| > Floyd \| > SAVE Floyd \| Floyd \| Please select a file in which to save the current position >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "/tmp/cf6"
Floyd \| Cramped Little Cave 5/669 Floyd \| Exits: northwest southeast Floyd \| Floyd \| > /TMP/CF6 Floyd \| Floyd \| Saved. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "se"
Floyd \| Cramped Little Cave 5/670 Floyd \| Exits: northwest southeast Floyd \| Floyd \| > SE Floyd \| Floyd \| You daren’t go exploring any further in the dark with a lamp that Floyd \| might go out at any moment. Floyd \| Floyd \| The lamp grows dim. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jearl says, "bah"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "extinguish lamp"
Floyd \| Cave (in the dark) 5/671 Floyd \| Exits: northwest Floyd \| Floyd \| > EXTINGUISH LAMP Floyd \| Floyd \| You douse the lamp. Floyd \| Floyd \| It takes a moment or two for your eyes to adjust to the poor light. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "nw"
Floyd \| Secluded Cove 5/672 Floyd \| Exits: north southeast Floyd \| Floyd \| > NW Floyd \| Floyd \| Secluded Cove Floyd \| High cliffs hem in this cove on every side except the west, which is Floyd \| open to the sea. To south and east the cliffs are too steep to climb, Floyd \| but the slope up to the north cliff looks gentler. There’s also a Floyd \| narrow cave entrance to the southeast. Floyd \| Floyd \| A mass of slimy green seaweed lies on the shore. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline asks, "Is this the lamp from the room at the inn?"
		Jearl says, "yeah"
		Jacqueline says, "meh"
		Jearl says, "must need more oil"
		Jacqueline says, "As long as we don't need... a new... battery."
		Jearl says, "man, the 'for want of a nail'iness of it all"
		djfletch asks, "oil from the shop, which wanted - the apples I think?"
		Jearl says, "we need the ladder for apples, and we need a cure for the ladder, and we need seaweed for the cure"
		Jearl says, "the only task I recall that we could complete fight now is returning the earring"
		FloatingInfo asks, "And we need what for the sack for the seaweed?"
		Jearl says, "right*"
		Jearl says, "I don't want to fight Julia, she seems nice"
		Jearl says, "the sack was just out of reach. another use for the ladder maybe"
		FloatingInfo exclaims, "but we can't get the ladder without the cure without the seaweed without the sack!"
		djfletch says, "I still have a couple of places we haven't been in"
		Jearl says, "unless there's another container like a bucket someplace"
		Jearl says, "I think the sack will be for flour"
		Jearl says, "I guess we keep exploring, then"
		FloatingInfo says, "Well, let's keep our eyes open for another container while we explore."
		djfletch says, "ok, going to see the marsh and barley field"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd \| West Cliff 5/673 Floyd \| Exits: north south east Floyd \| Floyd \| > N Floyd \| Floyd \| West Cliff Floyd \| Although there is no clear boundary between this irregular area and Floyd \| the large field of barley lying directly to the east, no attempt has Floyd \| been made to cultivate this broad stretch of land at the top of the Floyd \| cliff, and it has instead been left to wild grass and weeds. To a Floyd \| first approximation this clifftop is a semicircle overlooking the sea Floyd \| to the west and small bays to north and south, both of which look Floyd \| accessible down reasonably gentle slopes. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd \| Barley Field 5/674 Floyd \| Exits: north east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > E Floyd \| Floyd \| Barley Field Floyd \| You’re no farmer, but it looks to you as if the barley is starting to Floyd \| ripen. The field is bounded by hedgerows to east, south, and north, Floyd \| but the northern hedgerow has almost died away to nothing, and no Floyd \| longer forms a barrier to progress north, while a wooden gate allows Floyd \| access to the east. To the west the field carries on towards a cliff. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd \| Western Wasteland 5/675 Floyd \| Exits: north south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > N Floyd \| Floyd \| Western Wasteland Floyd \| There is total desolation here: nothing but dead, grey soil all across Floyd \| the flat landscape, finally merging with a marsh to the north. Some Floyd \| way to the east lies a derelict farmhouse, while to the west the land Floyd \| slopes down into a small bay. The only signs of living vegetation are Floyd \| off in the far distance to the south. Floyd \| Floyd \| Meg is busily studying the ground. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd \| Western Wasteland 5/676 Floyd \| Exits: north south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > N Floyd \| Floyd \| There may be a way through the marsh, but you’re not sure, and Floyd \| you’re Floyd \| afraid there may be hidden quicksand. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "The fact that we, a seafarin' man, can't buck up and carry around some stinky seaweed, is pretty unbelievably annoying, I feel."
		Jacqueline says, "But I guess it's all about the puzzle."
		inky says, "seafarin' man with delicate hands"
		djfletch asks, "should we ask Meg about stuff while we're here, or try other places?"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "topics"
Floyd \| Western Wasteland 5/676 Floyd \| Exits: north south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > TOPICS Floyd \| Floyd \| You could ask her about the blight, seaweed, the island, or Cadan Floyd \| Pascoe, ask her what she’s doing, or tell her about yourself, or the Floyd \| priest. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "ask meg about seaweed"
Floyd \| Western Wasteland 5/677 Floyd \| Exits: north south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK MEG ABOUT SEAWEED Floyd \| Floyd \| “Hello again,” you greet her. Floyd \| Floyd \| “Hello again, James,” she replies. Floyd \| Floyd \| “Where did you say I could find some seaweed?” you ask. Floyd \| Floyd \| “In the bay just to the west,” she tells you. “You should find Floyd \| plenty Floyd \| washed up on the shore.” Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jearl says, "an officer and a gentleman, and one who notices smells so much he missed his calling as a perfumier"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "ask meg about blight"
Floyd \| Western Wasteland 5/678 Floyd \| Exits: north south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK MEG ABOUT BLIGHT Floyd \| Floyd \| “How about you go and bring me some seaweed before we discuss Floyd \| that?” Floyd \| she suggests. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "ask what she's doing"
Floyd \| Western Wasteland 5/679 Floyd \| Exits: north south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK WHAT SHE'S DOING Floyd \| Floyd \| “All talk and no action?” she asks. “There’s a little task you Floyd \| agreed Floyd \| to do for me, remember?” Floyd \| Floyd \| >		djfletch says, "ok ok"
		djfletch says, "let's see if we are allowed to climb the mountains, and if not, go back to Julia's house"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd \| Abandoned Farm 5/680 Floyd \| Exits: south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > E Floyd \| Floyd \| “Goodbye!” she calls after you, before returning to her inspection Floyd \| of Floyd \| the ground. Floyd \| Floyd \| Abandoned Farm Floyd \| This was obviously the centre of what was once a farm; an abandoned Floyd \| farmhouse stands on the north side of this patch of barren wasteland Floyd \| (which continues for many furlongs to east and west). Some way off to Floyd \| the south a wooden gate allows access through a sickly hedgerow. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd \| Blasted Heath 5/681 Floyd \| Exits: north south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > E Floyd \| Floyd \| Blasted Heath Floyd \| If anything once grew here there’s no sign of it now; the barren, Floyd \| desolate ground stretches as far as you can see to east and west, Floyd \| although there’s a grassy pasture some way off to the south. To the Floyd \| north lie the foothills of a ridge of tall mountains running east-west Floyd \| across the island. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd \| Foothills 5/682 Floyd \| Exits: south northeast northwest Floyd \| southeast Floyd \| Floyd \| > N Floyd \| Floyd \| Foothills Floyd \| These foothills are not particularly high, but they rise well above Floyd \| the level of the vast barren plain to the south. Compared with the Floyd \| mountain range to the north they are mere molehills, however. The Floyd \| mountains look as if they would be exceedingly hard to climb, and Floyd \| there’s no way you could attack the face immediately to the north, Floyd \| but Floyd \| there are possible ways up to northeast and northwest; alternatively Floyd \| you can return to the plain to the south or southeast. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "nw"
Floyd \| Northwest Mountain Path 5/683 Floyd \| Exits: northeast northwest southeast Floyd \| Floyd \| > NW Floyd \| Floyd \| Northwest Mountain Path Floyd \| Clear above the foothills below, you can see straight across the plain Floyd \| to Castle Hill. The path slopes down the barren mountainside to the Floyd \| southeast, but branches up to northeast and northwest. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jearl asks, "whoops, did we try going in the Pascoe farmhouse?"
		djfletch says, "oh, don't think so"
		Jearl says, "was looking for more clues in the transcript"
		djfletch says, "will check it again on the way back"
		Jearl says, "buena"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "nw"
Floyd \| West End of Ledge 5/684 Floyd \| Exits: east northeast southeast Floyd \| Floyd \| > NW Floyd \| Floyd \| West End of Ledge Floyd \| The ledge tapers down to almost nothing here, although you could move Floyd \| along it to the east. You could also either climb up the path to the Floyd \| northeast or descend down to the southeast. The view over the plain Floyd \| below is quite stunning, but you’d appreciate it more if you didn’t Floyd \| find it so vertigo-inducing. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd \| Mountain Ledge 5/685 Floyd \| Exits: north east west Floyd \| southeast southwest Floyd \| Floyd \| > E Floyd \| Floyd \| Mountain Ledge Floyd \| The narrow ledge continues to east and west; its centre affords a Floyd \| breathtaking view over the plain below. From here it is possible to Floyd \| descend the mountain to the southeast or southwest, and although it’s Floyd \| very steep, it also looks possible to climb higher up to the north. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd \| Sheer Slope 5/686 Floyd \| Exits: south southwest Floyd \| Floyd \| > N Floyd \| Floyd \| Sheer Slope Floyd \| The higher you climb this section of slope, the steeper it becomes, Floyd \| until it becomes so sheer that only an expert mountaineer would be Floyd \| willing to attempt it, and you don’t even consider yourself an Floyd \| inexpert mountaineer. So from here there’s nothing to do but admire Floyd \| the view or go back down, which looks possible both down the Floyd \| alarmingly steep slope to the south or the rather gentler path to the Floyd \| southwest. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "x view"
Floyd \| Sheer Slope 5/687 Floyd \| Exits: south southwest Floyd \| Floyd \| > X VIEW Floyd \| Floyd \| The northern end of the plain is a grey barren waste, almost Floyd \| featureless apart from an abandoned farmhouse. Further to the Floyd \| southwest lie the neat square fields of a still working farm, opposite Floyd \| a band of dark green woodland to the southeast. Beyond the woodland Floyd \| you can just make out parts of a stream and a tiny building that must Floyd \| be the mill. In the far distance Castle Hill rises up out of the Floyd \| plain to dominate the southern part of the island. From this great Floyd \| height you can just make out the castle complex on top of the hill. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "sw"
Floyd \| West End of Ledge 5/688 Floyd \| Exits: east northeast southeast Floyd \| Floyd \| > SW Floyd \| Floyd \| West End of Ledge Floyd \| The ledge tapers down to almost nothing here, although you could move Floyd \| along it to the east. You could also either climb up the path to the Floyd \| northeast or descend down to the southeast. The view over the plain Floyd \| below is quite stunning, but you’d appreciate it more if you didn’t Floyd \| find it so vertigo-inducing. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd \| Mountain Ledge 5/689 Floyd \| Exits: north east west southeast Floyd \| southwest Floyd \| Floyd \| > E Floyd \| Floyd \| Mountain Ledge Floyd \| The narrow ledge continues to east and west; its centre affords a Floyd \| breathtaking view over the plain below. From here it is possible to Floyd \| descend the mountain to the southeast or southwest, and although it’s Floyd \| very steep, it also looks possible to climb higher up to the north. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd \| East End of Ledge 5/690 Floyd \| Exits: east west southwest Floyd \| Floyd \| > E Floyd \| Floyd \| East End of Ledge Floyd \| At this point the ledge becomes enclosed by rock walls to north, Floyd \| south, and east. There’s no way up from here, but a narrow cave Floyd \| entrance leads through the eastern rock wall, and an equally narrow Floyd \| funnel offers a way down to the southwest through the southern one. Floyd \| The ledge continues to the west. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "sw"
Floyd \| Northeast Mountain Path 5/691 Floyd \| Exits: northeast northwest southwest Floyd \| Floyd \| > SW Floyd \| Floyd \| Northeast Mountain Path Floyd \| The path climbs steeply up from the southwest and affords a stunning Floyd \| view over the plain below. It continues up through a narrow funnel to Floyd \| the northeast, while a second path climbs up to the northwest. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge.
djfletch arrives, full of neither funk nor fun.		djfletch says, "dammit"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "ne"
Floyd \| East End of Ledge 5/692 Floyd \| Exits: east west southwest Floyd \| Floyd \| > NE Floyd \| Floyd \| With some difficulty, you manage to clamber up through the funnel, and Floyd \| find yourselve emerging onto the end of a ledge. Floyd \| Floyd \| East End of Ledge Floyd \| This section of ledge is enclosed by rock walls to north, south, and Floyd \| east. There’s no way up from here, but a narrow cave entrance leads Floyd \| through the eastern rock wall, and an equally narrow funnel offers a Floyd \| way down to the southwest through the southern one. The ledge Floyd \| continues to the west. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd \| Cave (in poor light) 5/693 Floyd \| Exits: west Floyd \| Floyd \| > E Floyd \| Floyd \| Cave (in poor light) Floyd \| You sense that this cave is a fair size, but about the only thing you Floyd \| can see is the exit out to the west. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd \| East End of Ledge 5/694 Floyd \| Exits: east west southwest Floyd \| Floyd \| > W Floyd \| Floyd \| East End of Ledge Floyd \| This section of ledge is enclosed by rock walls to north, south, and Floyd \| east. There’s no way up from here, but the narrow cave entrance from Floyd \| which you’ve just emerged leads through the eastern rock wall, and an Floyd \| equally narrow funnel offers a way down to the southwest through the Floyd \| southern one. The ledge continues to the west. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		djfletch says, "ok so looks like nothing much except this cave up here"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "sw"
Floyd \| Northeast Mountain Path 5/695 Floyd \| Exits: northeast northwest southwest Floyd \| Floyd \| > SW Floyd \| Floyd \| Northeast Mountain Path Floyd \| The path climbs steeply up from the southwest and affords a stunning Floyd \| view over the plain below. It continues up through a narrow funnel to Floyd \| the northeast, while a second path climbs up to the northwest. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "sw"
Floyd \| Foothills 5/696 Floyd \| Exits: south northeast northwest southeast Floyd \| Floyd \| > SW Floyd \| Floyd \| Foothills Floyd \| These foothills are not particularly high, but they rise well above Floyd \| the level of the vast barren plain to the south. Compared with the Floyd \| mountain range to the north they are mere molehills, however. The Floyd \| mountains look as if they would be exceedingly hard to climb, and Floyd \| there’s no way you could attack the face immediately to the north, Floyd \| but Floyd \| there are possible ways up to northeast and northwest; alternatively Floyd \| you can return to the plain to the south or southeast. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jearl asks, "what's left? the mine?"
		djfletch says, "that's all round here I think"
		djfletch says, "probably be dark as well but we might as well check"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "se"
Floyd \| Eastern Wasteland 5/697 Floyd \| Exits: north east west northwest Floyd \| Floyd \| > SE Floyd \| Floyd \| Eastern Wasteland Floyd \| The barren wasteland continues to east and west, hemmed in between the Floyd \| mountain range to the north and dense forest to the south. Floyd \| Immediately to the north is the entrance to an old mine. The only Floyd \| possible way up the mountain would be via the foothills to the Floyd \| northwest. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd \| Mine Entrance (in poor light) 5/698 Floyd \| Exits: south Floyd \| Floyd \| > N Floyd \| Floyd \| Mine Entrance (in poor light) Floyd \| The light from the entrance to the south doesn’t penetrate far into Floyd \| the mine; to the north lies only darkness. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		djfletch says, "I wonder if this connects to the cave. Although I don't know why that would help when we can get to both ends anyway."
		djfletch says, "back towards the village then"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd \| Eastern Wasteland 5/699 Floyd \| Exits: north east west northwest Floyd \| Floyd \| > S Floyd \| Floyd \| Eastern Wasteland Floyd \| The barren wasteland continues to east and west, hemmed in between the Floyd \| mountain range to the north and dense forest to the south. Floyd \| Immediately to the north is the entrance to an old mine. The only Floyd \| possible way up the mountain would be via the foothills to the Floyd \| northwest. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd \| Blasted Heath 5/700 Floyd \| Exits: north south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > W Floyd \| Floyd \| Blasted Heath Floyd \| If anything once grew here there’s no sign of it now; the barren, Floyd \| desolate ground stretches as far as you can see to east and west, Floyd \| although there’s a grassy pasture some way off to the south. To the Floyd \| north lie the foothills of a ridge of tall mountains running east-west Floyd \| across the island. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd \| Four Acre Pasture 5/701 Floyd \| Exits: north south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > S Floyd \| Floyd \| Four Acre Pasture Floyd \| The pasture is open to north and south, but is bounded by a hedgerow Floyd \| to the west and a forest to the east. A track leads eastwards into Floyd \| the forest while a wooden gate allows passage west through the Floyd \| hedgerow. Floyd \| Floyd \| A flock of sheep is grazing here. Floyd \| Floyd \| The young shepherd is wandering round the field, tending to the sheep. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd \| Wheat Field 5/702 Floyd \| Exits: north south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > S Floyd \| Floyd \| Wheat Field Floyd \| Ripe wheat sways gently in the breeze the length and breadth of this Floyd \| large level field. Some way off to the west lies a farmyard, while Floyd \| directly to the east stands a large wood. To the north the field Floyd \| eventually runs into open pasture; to the south, a rough farm track Floyd \| leads back towards the town. Floyd \| Floyd \| Joe Fanton is at work, harvesting the wheat with a scythe. Floyd \| Floyd \| Joe Fanton advances to a new patch of ground and starts reaping there. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		djfletch says, "oh forgot the abandoned place, I'll try there first"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd \| Farm Yard 5/703 Floyd \| Exits: north south east Floyd \| Floyd \| > W Floyd \| Floyd \| Farm Yard Floyd \| The yard is an expanse of dried mud open to the east, but enclosed on Floyd \| the other three sides. To the west stands a large old farmhouse, Floyd \| while an equally antiquated barn lies to the south. A thick hedgerow Floyd \| runs along the north side, but a wooden gate half-way along allows Floyd \| access through. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd \| Cow Field 5/704 Floyd \| Exits: north south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > N Floyd \| Floyd \| (first opening the gate) Floyd \| Floyd \| Cow Field Floyd \| At a rough estimate this field must be a couple of acres. It is Floyd \| completely enclosed by hedgerows – presumably to keep the cattle in Floyd \| – Floyd \| but there are gates through the hedges to north, south, east and west. Floyd \| Lush grass covers the ground, which is pretty much flat. Floyd \| Floyd \| A herd of cows is gathered at one end of the field. Floyd \| Floyd \| You make sure to close the gate behind you. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd \| Abandoned Farm 5/705 Floyd \| Exits: south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > N Floyd \| Floyd \| (first opening the north gate) Floyd \| Floyd \| Abandoned Farm Floyd \| This was obviously the centre of what was once a farm; an abandoned Floyd \| farmhouse stands on the north side of this patch of barren wasteland Floyd \| (which continues for many furlongs to east and west). Some way off to Floyd \| the south a wooden gate allows access through a sickly hedgerow. Floyd \| Floyd \| You make sure to close the gate behind you. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd \| Abandoned Farm 5/706 Floyd \| Exits: south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > N Floyd \| Floyd \| It doesn’t look safe to go inside; the floorboards could well be Floyd \| rotten and the ceilings ready to collapse. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		djfletch says, "oh well"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd \| Cow Field 5/707 Floyd \| Exits: north south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > S Floyd \| Floyd \| (first opening the gate) Floyd \| Floyd \| Cow Field Floyd \| At a rough estimate this field must be a couple of acres. It is Floyd \| completely enclosed by hedgerows – presumably to keep the cattle in Floyd \| – Floyd \| but there are gates through the hedges to north, south, east and west. Floyd \| Lush grass covers the ground, which is pretty much flat. Floyd \| Floyd \| A herd of cows is gathered at one end of the field. Floyd \| Floyd \| You make sure to close the gate behind you. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd \| Farm Yard 5/708 Floyd \| Exits: north south east Floyd \| Floyd \| > S Floyd \| Floyd \| (first opening the south gate) Floyd \| Floyd \| Farm Yard Floyd \| The yard is an expanse of dried mud open to the east, but enclosed on Floyd \| the other three sides. To the west stands a large old farmhouse, Floyd \| while an equally antiquated barn lies to the south. A thick hedgerow Floyd \| runs along the north side, but a wooden gate half-way along allows Floyd \| access through. Floyd \| Floyd \| You make sure to close the gate behind you. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd \| Wheat Field 5/709 Floyd \| Exits: north south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > E Floyd \| Floyd \| Wheat Field Floyd \| Ripe wheat sways gently in the breeze the length and breadth of this Floyd \| large level field. Some way off to the west lies a farmyard, while Floyd \| directly to the east stands a large wood. To the north the field Floyd \| eventually runs into open pasture; to the south, a rough farm track Floyd \| leads back towards the town. Floyd \| Floyd \| Joe Fanton is at work, harvesting the wheat with a scythe. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd \| Farm Track 5/710 Floyd \| Exits: north south east Floyd \| Floyd \| > S Floyd \| Floyd \| Farm Track Floyd \| This short length of farm track comes to an end at the narrow stone Floyd \| bridge just to the south and peters out into open country a short way Floyd \| north. Its main purpose seems to be to serve the large water-mill Floyd \| that stands immediately to the east. On the opposite side of the Floyd \| track a stream flows briskly past to the south before turning east Floyd \| under the bridge; beyond the stream lurks the bulk of Castle Hill, its Floyd \| face too steep to climb even if you could somehow cross the stream to Floyd \| reach it. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd \| Bridge 5/711 Floyd \| Exits: north south Floyd \| Floyd \| > S Floyd \| Floyd \| Bridge Floyd \| The bridge is narrow, but in a reasonable state of repair apart from Floyd \| the parapet, which is starting to crumble in places. From the brow of Floyd \| the bridge you can see a stream racing eastwards to power a mill. To Floyd \| the south the road runs back into town, while to the north it turns Floyd \| into a farm-track. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd \| Outskirts of Town 5/712 Floyd \| Exits: north south west Floyd \| Floyd \| > S Floyd \| Floyd \| Outskirts of Town Floyd \| A pair of granite cottages mark the northern edge of the town, the Floyd \| bulk of which lies to the south. To the north the road crosses a Floyd \| small stone bridge, while a wide path winds up the grassy hill to the Floyd \| west. The way east is barred by the impenetrable woodland behind the Floyd \| cottages. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd \| North Street 5/713 Floyd \| Exits: north south east Floyd \| Floyd \| > S Floyd \| Floyd \| North Street Floyd \| The street is narrow here, barely wide enough for two people to pass, Floyd \| and looks just as narrow as it continues to north and south. An Floyd \| ancient stone chapel stands immediately to the east, opposite a Floyd \| terrace of mean little cottages hugging the west side of the street. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd \| Crossroads 5/714 Floyd \| Exits: north south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > S Floyd \| Floyd \| Crossroads Floyd \| This crossroads, at what may be the centre of the town, is formed by Floyd \| meeting of roads to north, south, east and west. All four roads lead Floyd \| between grim, grey buildings; the road to the east looks quite short, Floyd \| while that to the west leads up a distant hill. The roads to north Floyd \| and south look as if they run on quite a way, but just a short way to Floyd \| the south you can see a hanging inn-sign. Floyd \| Floyd \| A furiously barking little dog comes yapping up to you, then Floyd \| disappears off to the south. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd \| East Street 5/715 Floyd \| Exits: south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > E Floyd \| Floyd \| East Street Floyd \| Pressed in between a rough stone wall to the north and a small shop to Floyd \| the south this short, narrow street runs east back towards the coast Floyd \| and west towards the centre of town. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd \| Long Gravel Path 5/716 Floyd \| Exits: north east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > E Floyd \| Floyd \| Long Gravel Path Floyd \| The main path continues to east and west as far as you can see, rising Floyd \| slightly to the latter as it heads inland. A long hedge blocks the Floyd \| way south, but just at this point of the path a rutted track runs off Floyd \| to the north. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		djfletch says, "not sure if we ever went north here"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd \| Disused Quarry 5/717 Floyd \| Exits: south northeast Floyd \| Floyd \| > N Floyd \| Floyd \| Disused Quarry Floyd \| Although it seems to be no longer in use, this looks like it could be Floyd \| the source of much of the local building materials. One effect of the Floyd \| quarrying is that you have ended up in a deep dip from which the only Floyd \| practicable ways out are back up the rutted track to the south, or Floyd \| else up the steep path to the northeast. Floyd \| Floyd \| A flat square stone lies on the ground, perhaps as a remnant of the Floyd \| quarrying operations. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "x stone"
Floyd \| Disused Quarry 5/718 Floyd \| Exits: south northeast Floyd \| Floyd \| > X STONE Floyd \| Floyd \| It’s roughly square, about two inches thick and six inches to a side. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "get it"
Floyd \| Disused Quarry 5/719 Floyd \| Exits: south northeast Floyd \| Floyd \| > GET IT Floyd \| Floyd \| Taken. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "x it"
Floyd \| Disused Quarry 5/720 Floyd \| Exits: south northeast Floyd \| Floyd \| > X IT Floyd \| Floyd \| It’s roughly square, about two inches thick and six inches to a side. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		djfletch asks, "what can we do with a stone square?"
		djfletch asks, "throw it at the sack?"
		Jearl says, "when your problem is a nail, everything looks like a hammer"
		Jearl says, "I mean sure, worth a shot"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "ne"
Floyd \| Headland 5/721 Floyd \| Exits: northwest southwest Floyd \| Floyd \| > NE Floyd \| Floyd \| Headland Floyd \| To the east the sea stretches out as far as you can see – which is Floyd \| only as far as the bank of mist. To north and south the ground falls Floyd \| away too sharply to be negotiated by human beings; a large bay lies to Floyd \| the north, with a stream running into it from the west, while directly Floyd \| to the south is a small cove. A steep path leads down into the quarry Floyd \| to the southwest, while a broad trail leads to the northwest. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says (to Jearl), "heh"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "nw"
Floyd \| South Bank of Stream 5/722 Floyd \| Exits: southeast Floyd \| Floyd \| > NW Floyd \| Floyd \| South Bank of Stream Floyd \| Directly to the north a broad stream runs briskly past on its way to Floyd \| the sea, while directly to the south the ground falls straight down Floyd \| into a mined-out quarry, a fall far too steep to negotiate from here. Floyd \| Impenetrable woodland blocks the way west, leaving southeast as the Floyd \| only possible direction of travel. Floyd \| Floyd \| A bunch of blackberries is growing at the edge of the wood. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "get blackberries"
Floyd \| South Bank of Stream 5/723 Floyd \| Exits: southeast Floyd \| Floyd \| > GET BLACKBERRIES Floyd \| Floyd \| You carefully pick the blackberries, being careful not to crush them. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
FloatingInfo says (to Floyd), "x blackberries"
Floyd \| South Bank of Stream 5/724 Floyd \| Exits: southeast Floyd \| Floyd \| > X BLACKBERRIES Floyd \| Floyd \| The berries look ripe, juicy and good to eat. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		djfletch says, "I don't remember anyone asking for blackberries."
djfletch says (to Floyd), "se"
Floyd \| Headland 5/725 Floyd \| Exits: northwest southwest Floyd \| Floyd \| > SE Floyd \| Floyd \| Headland Floyd \| To the east the sea stretches out as far as you can see – which is Floyd \| only as far as the bank of mist. To north and south the ground falls Floyd \| away too sharply to be negotiated by human beings; a large bay lies to Floyd \| the north, with a stream running into it from the west, while directly Floyd \| to the south is a small cove. A steep path leads down into the quarry Floyd \| to the southwest, while a broad trail leads to the northwest. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "sw"
Floyd \| Disused Quarry 5/726 Floyd \| Exits: south northeast Floyd \| Floyd \| > SW Floyd \| Floyd \| Disused Quarry Floyd \| Although it seems to be no longer in use, this looks like it could be Floyd \| the source of much of the local building materials. One effect of the Floyd \| quarrying is that you have ended up in a deep dip from which the only Floyd \| practicable ways out are back up the rutted track to the south, or Floyd \| else up the steep path to the northeast. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd \| Long Gravel Path 5/727 Floyd \| Exits: north east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > S Floyd \| Floyd \| Long Gravel Path Floyd \| The main path continues to east and west as far as you can see, rising Floyd \| slightly to the latter as it heads inland. A long hedge blocks the Floyd \| way south, but just at this point of the path a rutted track runs off Floyd \| to the north. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd \| Garden 5/728 Floyd \| Exits: north east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > E Floyd \| Floyd \| Garden Floyd \| Most of this sizeable garden is given over to vegetable plots. To the Floyd \| east it comes to an abrupt end overlooking the cove, accessible via a Floyd \| rough flight of stone steps. At its northern end stands a large stone Floyd \| house, from the front of which a gravel path heads off to the west, Floyd \| while along the garden’s southern boundary runs a long wooden fence. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd \| Garden 5/729 Floyd \| Exits: north east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > N Floyd \| Floyd \| (first trying to open the front door) Floyd \| The front door seems to be locked. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "knock on door"
Floyd \| Garden 5/730 Floyd \| Exits: north east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > KNOCK ON DOOR Floyd \| Floyd \| The door opens revealing Julia standing just inside. “Hello again, Floyd \| Mr Floyd \| Corby,” she greets you. “Do come in!” Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd \| Front Parlour 5/731 Floyd \| Exits: north south east Floyd \| Floyd \| > N Floyd \| Floyd \| You follow Julia inside. Floyd \| Floyd \| Front Parlour Floyd \| The parlour is of a good size, but not so big as to forfeit a certain Floyd \| rustic cosiness. The large open fireplace looks as if it could Floyd \| sustain quite a blaze in winter, though it’s currently unlit. The Floyd \| furniture is plain but functional. The front door is to the south, Floyd \| with other doorways to north and east. Floyd \| Floyd \| Julia is standing here. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "i"
Floyd \| Front Parlour 5/732 Floyd \| Exits: north south east Floyd \| Floyd \| > I Floyd \| Floyd \| You are carrying a plain brass key, a flint, a brass lamp, a bunch of Floyd \| flowers, a small gold ear-ring, an old sheet of parchment, a flat Floyd \| square stone, and a bunch of blackberries. Floyd \| Floyd \| The flowers have quite a sweet, delicate scent. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "give earring to julia"
Floyd \| Front Parlour 5/733 Floyd \| Exits: north south east Floyd \| Floyd \| > GIVE EARRING TO JULIA Floyd \| Floyd \| (the small gold ear-ring) Floyd \| “Is this yours, by any chance?” you ask, showing her the small gold Floyd \| ear-ring you found. Floyd \| Floyd \| “Why yes, I believe it is,” she replies. “Where did you find Floyd \| it?” Floyd \| Floyd \| “Out by the marker stone, on a promontory over to the west.” you Floyd \| tell Floyd \| her. Floyd \| Floyd \| “I must have dropped it there when I went for a walk a couple of days Floyd \| ago,” she tells you. “Well, thank you so much for finding it!” Floyd \| Floyd \| So saying, she takes it from you and puts it on. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "give flowers to julia"
Floyd \| Front Parlour 5/734 Floyd \| Exits: north south east Floyd \| Floyd \| > GIVE FLOWERS TO JULIA Floyd \| Floyd \| “Here, these are for you,” you say, handing her the bunch of Floyd \| flowers, Floyd \| “just a little thank you for looking after me earlier this Floyd \| morning.” Floyd \| Floyd \| “They’re lovely!” she declares. “Why, thank you very much, Mr Floyd \| Corby!” Floyd \| Floyd \| “I must just put these in a vase,” Julia announces, indicating the Floyd \| flowers she’s carrying. Julia leaves to the north. She returns a Floyd \| few Floyd \| moments later, without the flowers. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "undo"
Floyd \| Front Parlour 5/733 Floyd \| Exits: north south east Floyd \| Floyd \| > UNDO Floyd \| Floyd \| Taking back one turn: “give flowers to julia”. Floyd \| Floyd \| Front Parlour Floyd \| The parlour is of a good size, but not so big as to forfeit a certain Floyd \| rustic cosiness. The large open fireplace looks as if it could Floyd \| sustain quite a blaze in winter, though it’s currently unlit. The Floyd \| furniture is plain but functional. The front door is to the south, Floyd \| with other doorways to north and east. Floyd \| Floyd \| Julia is standing here. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline coughs and holds out her hand to Julia. "Don't you want to repay us?"
		djfletch says, "yeah, what's that about"
		djfletch says, "I suppose she did feed us earlier on"
		djfletch says, "I don't know whether to give her these flowers."
djfletch says (to Floyd), "ask julia about earring"
Floyd \| Front Parlour 5/734 Floyd \| Exits: north south east Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK JULIA ABOUT EARRING Floyd \| Floyd \| She’s already thanked you for returning her lost ear-ring. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "topics"
Floyd \| Front Parlour 5/734 Floyd \| Exits: north south east Floyd \| Floyd \| > TOPICS Floyd \| Floyd \| You could tell her about the Duke, or Lady Inalda, or ask her about Floyd \| smuggling, or Duke William. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "ask about smuggling"
Floyd \| Front Parlour 5/735 Floyd \| Exits: north south east Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK ABOUT SMUGGLING Floyd \| Floyd \| “Do you know anything about any smuggling going on round here?” you Floyd \| ask. Floyd \| Floyd \| “I know that pretty much everyone round here – the Duke included Floyd \| – Floyd \| depends on the goods the smugglers bring in,” she tells you. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Allen says, "oh hey this game. Can't participate. Played it this week while sick and found 3 different endings (sorta)"
		FloatingInfo says, "I think the flowers are a gift for whoever you want to woo."
djfletch says (to Floyd), "ask about smuggling"
Floyd \| Front Parlour 5/736 Floyd \| Exits: north south east Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK ABOUT SMUGGLING Floyd \| Floyd \| “Do you have any idea who’s behind the smuggling?” you ask. Floyd \| Floyd \| “Me? No,” she shakes her head. “It’s not my sort of thing. Floyd \| I’m just Floyd \| happy to let them get on with it – whoever they are.” Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "topics"
Floyd \| Front Parlour 5/736 Floyd \| Exits: north south east Floyd \| Floyd \| > TOPICS Floyd \| Floyd \| You could tell her about the Duke, or Lady Inalda, or ask her about Floyd \| smuggling, or Duke William. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "tell her about duke"
Floyd \| Front Parlour 5/737 Floyd \| Exits: north south east Floyd \| Floyd \| > TELL HER ABOUT DUKE Floyd \| Floyd \| “I met the Duke, you know,” you tell her, “and he wants me to Floyd \| find out Floyd \| who’s behind some smuggling racket on the island.” Floyd \| Floyd \| “Does he now!” she exclaims. “And do you intend to do as he Floyd \| asks?” Floyd \| Floyd \| (You could say yes or no.) Floyd \| Floyd \| >		FloatingInfo asks, "Where's the "not sure yet" option?"
		djfletch says, "yeah, not sure we should decide yet"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "ask her about duke"
Floyd \| Front Parlour 5/738 Floyd \| Exits: north south east Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK HER ABOUT DUKE Floyd \| Floyd \| “No, don’t try to change the subject,” she tells you. “I want Floyd \| to know Floyd \| whether you intend to the Duke’s bidding on these smugglers. So, Floyd \| will Floyd \| you do as he asks?” Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "man"
		Jacqueline asks, "can we save?"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "save"
Floyd \| > Floyd \| > SAVE Floyd \| Floyd \| Please select a file in which to save the current position >		Jacqueline asks, "What are we up to? CF6 now?"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "/tmp/cf7"
Floyd \| Front Parlour 5/738 Floyd \| Exits: north south east Floyd \| Floyd \| > /TMP/CF7 Floyd \| Floyd \| Saved. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		djfletch says, "I think I did cf6 before"
		Jacqueline nods.
		katie-paquette exclaims, "Katie is back!"
		djfletch says, "I suppose we can tell her no but we don't have to do it"
		djfletch says, "I mean she doesn't seem to mind about smuggling, so that maybe keeps her happy"
		djfletch says, "or we can just wander off"
		Jearl says, "yeah, I personally don't think stopping the smugglers is in our best interests anyway, and the villagers seem to like the Trelawneys getted than the Duke, for what that's worth politically"
		Jearl says, "getted? better."
		djfletch says, "ok let's say no and see what happens"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "no"
Floyd \| Front Parlour 5/739 Floyd \| Exits: north south east Floyd \| Floyd \| > NO Floyd \| Floyd \| “No, I don’t fancy being the Duke’s spy; I’m a naval officer, Floyd \| loyal to Floyd \| King George, not some dukeling’s lackey.” Floyd \| Floyd \| “Good for you!” she smiles. “Perhaps too you’ve seen through Floyd \| the Floyd \| Duke’s motive in setting you this little task?” Floyd \| Floyd \| (You could say yes or no.) Floyd \| Floyd \| >		djfletch says, "well, I don't know what his motive was"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "no"
Floyd \| Front Parlour 5/740 Floyd \| Exits: north south east Floyd \| Floyd \| > NO Floyd \| Floyd \| “No, not really,” you admit, “He said smuggling is damaging the Floyd \| local Floyd \| economy, but it seems to me that it’s the blight that’s doing Floyd \| that.” Floyd \| Floyd \| “Quite so,” she agrees. “As I see it, the Duke doesn’t want to Floyd \| suppress the smuggling at all; he simply wants to control it. Even he Floyd \| can see that we couldn’t cope here at all without the stuff the Floyd \| smugglers bring in. The Duke just wants the profits for himself. Floyd \| Anything else he told you is just so much baloney.” Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline asks (of Katie), "You missed a question from me earlier: Can you read the final transcripts that are posted to the site? Like the one for Heist?"
		katie-paquette says (to Jacqueline), "Yes I can."
		Jacqueline says, "Okay, so it's just the raw one I posted this week, with all the crazy formatting, that is difficult. Got it."
		djfletch says, "hmm what now - I've noticed I still have a couple of unexplored exits to the south of the village, so I'll look at those unless anyone has a plan"
		djfletch says, "maybe talk to Julia a bit more in case she'll give us a new quest"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "topics"
Floyd \| Front Parlour 5/740 Floyd \| Exits: north south east Floyd \| Floyd \| > TOPICS Floyd \| Floyd \| You could ask her about smuggling, or Duke William, or tell her about Floyd \| Lady Inalda. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		katie-paquette says (to I), "would like a copy of the transcript of last week's transcript in a .doc format."
		FloatingInfo asks, "Wait, was the word "baloney" used like that back then?"
		djfletch says, "huh, don't know"
		Jacqueline says (to katie), "Yeah, I don't really have a way to do that. Eventually the entire transcript will get posted just like the one for Heist, though."
		Jacqueline says (to FloatingInfo), "Good point. I'm not sure about baloney."
		Jacqueline says, "The only thing I know is that it has a first and last name."
djfletch says (to Floyd), "ask about smuggling"
Floyd \| Front Parlour 5/741 Floyd \| Exits: north south east Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK ABOUT SMUGGLING Floyd \| Floyd \| “I don’t suppose you have any ideas on how I could go about finding Floyd \| out who the smugglers are,” you ask. Floyd \| Floyd \| “I thought you said you weren’t going to act as the Duke’s Floyd \| spy,” she Floyd \| points out. “But still, I suppose whoever’s doing it has to land Floyd \| the Floyd \| goods somewhere – probably somewhere as remote as possible, which Floyd \| probably means one of those coves up in the wastelands, just this side Floyd \| of the Ridge. I suppose you could go up there now and root around for Floyd \| clues – marks in the sand, that kind of thing – but they probably Floyd \| operate at night, so when you’ve found the likeliest spot you’d Floyd \| need Floyd \| to wait there all night to see if you can catch the smugglers at it.” Floyd \| Floyd \| >		katie-paquette says (to Jacqueline), "Okaythen I'lljust wait."
		djfletch says, "that means the cave I bet"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "ask about smuggling"
Floyd \| Front Parlour 5/742 Floyd \| Exits: north south east Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK ABOUT SMUGGLING Floyd \| Floyd \| “You don’t have any ideas who the smugglers might be?” Floyd \| you Floyd \| persist. Floyd \| Floyd \| “No, no idea at all,” she shakes her head, “and I wouldn’t tell Floyd \| you if Floyd \| I had, in case you change your mind and go and tell someone you Floyd \| shouldn’t.” Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "ask about duke"
Floyd \| Front Parlour 5/743 Floyd \| Exits: north south east Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK ABOUT DUKE Floyd \| Floyd \| “Does this island really need a duke to rule it?” you Floyd \| wonder. Floyd \| Floyd \| “That’s a good question,” she agrees. “Of course the Ducs de Floyd \| Valon, Floyd \| as they like to call themselves, have always claimed to bring the Floyd \| benefits of law and order to the island. Perhaps there’s an element Floyd \| of truth to that, but their idea of law and order seems to be mostly Floyd \| duties and taxes.” Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "g"
Floyd \| Front Parlour 5/744 Floyd \| Exits: north south east Floyd \| Floyd \| > G Floyd \| Floyd \| “What else can you tell me about Duke William?” you ask. Floyd \| Floyd \| “I suppose he’s kind of handsome, in an arrogant aristocratic sort Floyd \| of Floyd \| way,” she tells you, “though his cousin, Lady Inalda, is a real Floyd \| beauty. Don’t go getting any ideas there though – William fancies Floyd \| her Floyd \| for himself.” She shakes her head, “Too much inbreeding in that Floyd \| family Floyd \| if you ask me.” Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "g"
Floyd \| Front Parlour 5/745 Floyd \| Exits: north south east Floyd \| Floyd \| > G Floyd \| Floyd \| “Is Duke William such a bad ruler?” you ask. Floyd \| Floyd \| “He’s not a tyrant – he doesn’t rape and murder the serfs, if Floyd \| that’s Floyd \| what you mean,” she replies, “but I can’t honestly say he does a Floyd \| lot Floyd \| of good, either. I wouldn’t go so far myself, but I have heard some Floyd \| people call him a parasite.” Floyd \| Floyd \| “There aren’t any Jacobins here, I hope!” you declare. Floyd \| Floyd \| “Jacobins?” she queries. “Oh no, we’re quite isolated from Floyd \| events in Floyd \| France!” Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "g"
Floyd \| Front Parlour 5/746 Floyd \| Exits: north south east Floyd \| Floyd \| > G Floyd \| Floyd \| You decide to leave that topic alone for now. You’ve already Floyd \| gathered Floyd \| that Julia isn’t that impressed with Duke William, without actually Floyd \| calling him a bad ruler. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "ask about inalda"
Floyd \| Front Parlour 5/747 Floyd \| Exits: north south east Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK ABOUT INALDA Floyd \| Floyd \| “Tell me about Lady Inalda,” you say. Floyd \| Floyd \| “She’s the daughter of the Duke’s uncle – the old Duke’s Floyd \| brother, that Floyd \| is.” she tells you. “She’s said to be the most beautiful woman Floyd \| on the Floyd \| island, and maybe she is. But as for what she’s like underneath – Floyd \| I Floyd \| really don’t know. She always seems a bit aloof to me.” Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "g"
Floyd \| Front Parlour 5/748 Floyd \| Exits: north south east Floyd \| Floyd \| > G Floyd \| Floyd \| “What else can you tell me about the beautiful Inalda?” you Floyd \| enquire. Floyd \| Floyd \| “What’s to say? Her mother is meant to be still alive – but Floyd \| apparently she’s a bed-ridden invalid and hasn’t been seen outside Floyd \| the Floyd \| castle in years.” Julia informs you. “As for Inalda, half the men Floyd \| on Floyd \| the island seem to fancy her, but she never shows much in return; if Floyd \| she has a heart, she certainly doesn’t wear it on her sleeve.” Floyd \| Floyd \| >		djfletch says, "so there's a mother somewhere"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "ask about inalda"
Floyd \| Front Parlour 5/749 Floyd \| Exits: north south east Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK ABOUT INALDA Floyd \| Floyd \| “And will Inalda wed her cousin?” you wonder. Floyd \| Floyd \| “He wants it. What she wants is something she keeps to herself,” Floyd \| Julia replies. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		djfletch says, "maybe she wants flowers, or blackberries"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "ask about inalda"
Floyd \| Front Parlour 5/750 Floyd \| Exits: north south east Floyd \| Floyd \| > ASK ABOUT INALDA Floyd \| Floyd \| There doesn’t seem too much more to ask at this stage, and you Floyd \| don’t Floyd \| want to give Julia the impression that you’ve become fixated on Floyd \| Inalda. It’s clear enough that Julia regards the Duke’s cousin as Floyd \| a Floyd \| rather remote figure, an enigmatic beauty perhaps. It seems the Duke Floyd \| wants to marry her, but Julia doesn’t seem to know what Inalda wants. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "topics"
Floyd \| Front Parlour 5/750 Floyd \| Exits: north south east Floyd \| Floyd \| > TOPICS Floyd \| Floyd \| You could tell her about Lady Inalda. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "tell about inalda"
Floyd \| Front Parlour 5/751 Floyd \| Exits: north south east Floyd \| Floyd \| > TELL ABOUT INALDA Floyd \| Floyd \| “When I went into town I found Cadan Pascoe attacking Lady Inalda!” Floyd \| you tell her. “Fortunately I managed to frighten him off.” Floyd \| Floyd \| “Good heavens!” she declares. “Was Lady Inalda all right?” Floyd \| Floyd \| “Yes, she was fine,” you reply. Floyd \| Floyd \| “Well, I trust she was suitably grateful!” Julia remarks. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jearl says, "ah, maybe she'll have insight into this Grail legend"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "topics"
Floyd \| Front Parlour 5/751 Floyd \| Exits: north south east Floyd \| Floyd \| > TOPICS Floyd \| Floyd \| You have nothing specific in mind right now to discuss with Julia. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jearl says, "aw"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "l"
Floyd \| Front Parlour 5/752 Floyd \| Exits: north south east Floyd \| Floyd \| > L Floyd \| Floyd \| Front Parlour Floyd \| The parlour is of a good size, but not so big as to forfeit a certain Floyd \| rustic cosiness. The large open fireplace looks as if it could Floyd \| sustain quite a blaze in winter, though it’s currently unlit. The Floyd \| furniture is plain but functional. The front door is to the south, Floyd \| with other doorways to north and east. Floyd \| Floyd \| Julia is standing here. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd \| Kitchen 5/753 Floyd \| Exits: north south Floyd \| Floyd \| > N Floyd \| Floyd \| Julia comes with you. Floyd \| Floyd \| Kitchen Floyd \| The kitchen is quite large, and conveys something of the same rustic Floyd \| flavour as the parlour, which lies just to the south. A plain wooden Floyd \| door, painted black, is set in the north wall next to a large Floyd \| wood-burning stove. An even larger wooden table occupies most of the Floyd \| space in the middle of the kitchen, together with a conveniently Floyd \| placed wooden chair. Floyd \| Floyd \| Julia is standing here. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "Hrm. I'm going to have to go soonish. Keep playing, though. I'll just catch up via transcript later. And if y'all want to go a third week on this, no problemo."
		katie-paquette exclaims, "Text is flying again!"
		djfletch says (to Jacqueline), "ok"
		djfletch says, "I'll probably carry on for a little while at least, see where we get to"
		FloatingInfo says, "I don't want to miss anything but I don't want to go on for a long time today either."
		Jearl says, "I need to stop in a bit as well. I'm pretty much stumped for what to do next anyway"
		Jearl says, "aside from go and exchange gossip with everyone again and hrow that stone at the sack"
		katie-paquette says, "I'm staying."
		djfletch says, "I'll go and check a couple of exits in the hope of completing the map"
		Jearl asks, "will she get mad if we try to ransack her house?"
		djfletch says, "(apart from dark places and a whole bunch of locked doors)"
		Jearl says, "yeah"
Allen arrives, full of funk, but no fun.		katie-paquette says, "I don't know."
		djfletch says, "I think before she wouldn't let us go in one of the rooms"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd \| Kitchen 5/754 Floyd \| Exits: north south Floyd \| Floyd \| > N Floyd \| Floyd \| You hardly feel you can start wandering uninvited into other parts of Floyd \| the house. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		djfletch says, "yeah like that"
		Jearl says, "well, that answers that"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd \| Front Parlour 5/755 Floyd \| Exits: north south east Floyd \| Floyd \| > S Floyd \| Floyd \| Julia comes with you. Floyd \| Floyd \| Front Parlour Floyd \| The parlour is of a good size, but not so big as to forfeit a certain Floyd \| rustic cosiness. The large open fireplace looks as if it could Floyd \| sustain quite a blaze in winter, though it’s currently unlit. The Floyd \| furniture is plain but functional. The front door is to the south, Floyd \| with other doorways to north and east. Floyd \| Floyd \| Julia is standing here. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd \| Front Parlour 5/756 Floyd \| Exits: north south east Floyd \| Floyd \| > E Floyd \| Floyd \| You hardly feel you can go wandering round the house uninvited. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "x fireplace"
Floyd \| Front Parlour 5/757 Floyd \| Exits: north south east Floyd \| Floyd \| > X FIREPLACE Floyd \| Floyd \| It’s currently unlit, but it looks like one could get quite a blaze Floyd \| burning in it. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd \| Garden 5/758 Floyd \| Exits: north east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > S Floyd \| Floyd \| “Well, bye for now then; no doubt I shall see you again soon,” Floyd \| Julia Floyd \| bids you farewell. Floyd \| Floyd \| Garden Floyd \| Most of this sizeable garden is given over to vegetable plots. To the Floyd \| east it comes to an abrupt end overlooking the cove, accessible via a Floyd \| rough flight of stone steps. At its northern end stands a large stone Floyd \| house, from the front of which a gravel path heads off to the west, Floyd \| while along the garden’s southern boundary runs a long wooden fence. Floyd \| Floyd \| Julia closes the front door from the other side. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd \| Long Gravel Path 5/759 Floyd \| Exits: north east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > W Floyd \| Floyd \| Long Gravel Path Floyd \| The main path continues to east and west as far as you can see, rising Floyd \| slightly to the latter as it heads inland. A long hedge blocks the Floyd \| way south, but just at this point of the path a rutted track runs off Floyd \| to the north. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd \| East Street 5/760 Floyd \| Exits: south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > W Floyd \| Floyd \| You set off to the west, and after a brisk walk up the slope you find Floyd \| yourself on the eastern outskirts of the town. Floyd \| Floyd \| East Street Floyd \| Pressed in between a rough stone wall to the north and a small shop to Floyd \| the south this short, narrow street runs east back towards the coast Floyd \| and west towards the centre of town. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd \| Crossroads 5/761 Floyd \| Exits: north south east west Floyd \| Floyd \| > W Floyd \| Floyd \| Crossroads Floyd \| This crossroads, at what may be the centre of the town, is formed by Floyd \| meeting of roads to north, south, east and west. All four roads lead Floyd \| between grim, grey buildings; the road to the east looks quite short, Floyd \| while that to the west leads up a distant hill. The roads to north Floyd \| and south look as if they run on quite a way, but just a short way to Floyd \| the south you can see a hanging inn-sign. Floyd \| Floyd \| Two men smelling strongly of fish stride past to the south. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd \| South Street 5/762 Floyd \| Exits: north south west Floyd \| Floyd \| > S Floyd \| Floyd \| South Street Floyd \| The west side of this long, grubby street is dominated by the Red Floyd \| Dragon Inn, while on the opposite side squats a row of bleak stone Floyd \| cottages. The street continues to north and south over well-worn Floyd \| cobbles. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd \| Steep Track 5/763 Floyd \| Exits: north south east southwest Floyd \| Floyd \| > S Floyd \| Floyd \| Steep Track Floyd \| Leading down from the town to the north towards a stone jetty to the Floyd \| south, this steep track is little more than a well-trodden path along Floyd \| the edge of the barren scrubland that extends to the east. A narrow Floyd \| side-track runs off through a thicket to the southwest. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd \| Scrubland 5/764 Floyd \| Exits: west northeast southeast Floyd \| Floyd \| > E Floyd \| Floyd \| Scrubland Floyd \| This large area of scrubland slopes down alongside a steep track to Floyd \| the west, and ends at clifftops to northeast and southeast. The area Floyd \| is deserted and little grows here but some scraggy grass, impoverished Floyd \| by the thin, stony soil. A long wooden fence runs along much of the Floyd \| northern boundary of this largely wasted space, but otherwise it is Floyd \| open to the elements. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "se"
Floyd \| Cliff Top (South) 5/765 Floyd \| Exits: north northwest Floyd \| Floyd \| > SE Floyd \| Floyd \| Cliff Top (South) Floyd \| This must be the southeastern tip of the island, thrusting out just a Floyd \| short way into the sea, only a dozen feet below to east and south. Floyd \| Immediately to the west you look down on the roof of the fish house, Floyd \| with the jetty a little way beyond and the beach further in the Floyd \| distance. The only way inland lies to the northwest, while the cliff Floyd \| top continues to the north. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd \| Cliff Top (North) 5/766 Floyd \| Exits: south southwest Floyd \| Floyd \| > N Floyd \| Floyd \| Cliff Top (North) Floyd \| From up here on the cliff you have a spectacular view over the sea a Floyd \| hundred feet below, but as ever it’s cut short by the mist a few Floyd \| hundred yards out from the shore. You can also see down into a cove Floyd \| to the north, although there’s no way to reach it from here. But Floyd \| perhaps the most striking feature of this part of the cliff is the Floyd \| thick grass that covers it; something about the soil causes it to grow Floyd \| in a spectrum of greens from almost yellow to virtually turquoise, Floyd \| creating an effect akin to a patterned carpet. The cliff top Floyd \| continues to the south, while to the southwest lies a large expanse of Floyd \| scrubland. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "x grass"
Floyd \| Cliff Top (North) 5/767 Floyd \| Exits: south southwest Floyd \| Floyd \| > X GRASS Floyd \| Floyd \| The grass here looks none too healthy, consisting as it does of Floyd \| patches of yellow and green. For a moment you fancy that the Floyd \| alternating patches of colour are spelling out the word COME, but when Floyd \| you blink and look again the patches just look random again, and you Floyd \| feel sure you must have imagined it. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		djfletch asks, "huh what?"
FloatingInfo says (to Floyd), "g"
Floyd \| Cliff Top (North) 5/768 Floyd \| Exits: south southwest Floyd \| Floyd \| > G Floyd \| Floyd \| The grass here looks none too healthy, consisting as it does of Floyd \| patches of yellow and green. For a moment you fancy that the Floyd \| alternating patches of colour are spelling out the word NORTH, but Floyd \| when you blink and look again the patches just look random again, and Floyd \| you feel sure you must have imagined it. Yet this is the second time Floyd \| you think you saw something there. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
FloatingInfo says (to Floyd), "g"
Floyd \| Cliff Top (North) 5/769 Floyd \| Exits: south southwest Floyd \| Floyd \| > G Floyd \| Floyd \| The grass here looks none too healthy, consisting as it does of Floyd \| patches of yellow and green. For a moment you fancy that the Floyd \| alternating patches of colour are spelling out the word TO, but when Floyd \| you blink and look again the patches just look random again, and you Floyd \| feel sure you must have imagined it. This is beginning to feel just a Floyd \| little spooky. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
FloatingInfo says (to Floyd), "g"
Floyd \| Cliff Top (North) 5/770 Floyd \| Exits: south southwest Floyd \| Floyd \| > G Floyd \| Floyd \| The grass here looks none too healthy, consisting as it does of Floyd \| patches of yellow and green. For a moment you fancy that the Floyd \| alternating patches of colour are spelling out the word MEET, but when Floyd \| you blink and look again the patches just look random again, and you Floyd \| feel sure you must have imagined it. This is starting to become more Floyd \| than a little spooky. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
FloatingInfo says (to Floyd), "g"
Floyd \| Cliff Top (North) 5/771 Floyd \| Exits: south southwest Floyd \| Floyd \| > G Floyd \| Floyd \| The grass here looks none too healthy, consisting as it does of Floyd \| patches of yellow and green. For a moment you fancy that the Floyd \| alternating patches of colour are spelling out the word YOUR, but when Floyd \| you blink and look again the patches just look random again, and you Floyd \| feel sure you must have imagined it. You begin to wonder if your mind Floyd \| has been affected by your night in the sea. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jearl says, "DOOOOM"
		FloatingInfo says, "I was thinking destiny. Let's see who's right."
FloatingInfo says (to Floyd), "g"
Floyd \| Cliff Top (North) 5/772 Floyd \| Exits: south southwest Floyd \| Floyd \| > G Floyd \| Floyd \| The grass here looks none too healthy, consisting as it does of Floyd \| patches of yellow and green. For a moment you fancy that the Floyd \| alternating patches of colour are spelling out the word DESTINY, but Floyd \| when you blink and look again the patches just look random again, and Floyd \| you feel sure you must have imagined it. You wonder if you dare look Floyd \| again; how can your imagination be playing such tricks on you? Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jearl says, "haha good guess"
		FloatingInfo asks, "should we save before looking again?"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "save"
Floyd \| > Floyd \| > SAVE Floyd \| Floyd \| Please select a file in which to save the current position >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "/tmp/cf8"
Floyd \| Cliff Top (North) 5/772 Floyd \| Exits: south southwest Floyd \| Floyd \| > /TMP/CF8 Floyd \| Floyd \| Saved. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
FloatingInfo says (to Floyd), "x grass"
Floyd \| Cliff Top (North) 5/773 Floyd \| Exits: south southwest Floyd \| Floyd \| > X GRASS Floyd \| Floyd \| The grass here looks none too healthy, consisting as it does of Floyd \| patches of yellow and green. For a moment you fancy that the Floyd \| alternating patches of colour are spelling out the word COME, but when Floyd \| you blink and look again the patches just look random again, and you Floyd \| feel sure you must have imagined it. At least, that’s what you keep Floyd \| trying to tell yourself. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "l"
Floyd \| Cliff Top (North) 5/774 Floyd \| Exits: south southwest Floyd \| Floyd \| > L Floyd \| Floyd \| Cliff Top (North) Floyd \| From up here on the cliff you have a spectacular view over the sea a Floyd \| hundred feet below, but as ever it’s cut short by the mist a few Floyd \| hundred yards out from the shore. You can also see down into a cove Floyd \| to the north, although there’s no way to reach it from here. But Floyd \| perhaps the most striking feature of this part of the cliff is the Floyd \| thick grass that covers it; something about the soil causes it to grow Floyd \| in a spectrum of greens from almost yellow to virtually turquoise, Floyd \| creating an effect akin to a patterned carpet. The cliff top Floyd \| continues to the south, while to the southwest lies a large expanse of Floyd \| scrubland. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jearl says, "welp, we could just try to walk north, now that we have a save"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd \| Cliff Top (North) 5/775 Floyd \| Exits: south southwest Floyd \| Floyd \| > N Floyd \| Floyd \| You can’t go that way. Obvious exits lead south, back to the Floyd \| southern Floyd \| end of the cliff top; and southwest. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jearl says, "aw"
		djfletch says, "I suppose it means north through the mountains"
		Jearl says, "probably"
		djfletch says, "ok so I think we've been to all the locations now"
		djfletch says, "the accessible ones"
		djfletch says, "so pick a puzzle to try! Or we could give up here for today."
djfletch says (to Floyd), "i"
Floyd \| Cliff Top (North) 5/776 Floyd \| Exits: south southwest Floyd \| Floyd \| > I Floyd \| Floyd \| You are carrying a plain brass key, a flint, a brass lamp, a bunch of Floyd \| flowers, an old sheet of parchment, a flat square stone, and a bunch Floyd \| of blackberries. Floyd \| Floyd \| The flowers have quite a sweet, delicate scent. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jearl says, "I'll defer to whoever wants to pick something; I need to go have lunch"
		Jearl says, "good luck and catch you next week"
		FloatingInfo says, "I think we can be done."
Jearl When you see it, you have the tendency to eat this beauty ( with your eyes )		djfletch says, "ok, seems like it might be a good time to stop"



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		katie-paquette says (to Jacqueline), "You can take over from here."
		DavidW enters that into the minutes.
		Jacqueline giggles.
		Jacqueline says, "I would like to make a motion that we wait until djf or jearl show up."
		Jacqueline says, "And that if they are not here by 9:15 we discuss playing something else."
		DavidW says, "Seconded."
		DavidW asks, "wait, 9:15? What time zone are you in now?"
		djfletch says, "aha, I am here now"
		Jacqueline exclaims, "So you are!"
		katie-paquette says, "Okay."
		Jacqueline says, "Should we wait for jearl, or was she uber late last time? I forget."
		djfletch says, "hmm, can't remember"
		Jacqueline says, "Well, okay, so here's the deal."
		Jacqueline says, "There's a bug that could make Blighted Isle unwinnable."
		Jacqueline says, "The version of Blighted Isle we were using has a bug that Eric just found out about this week."
		Jacqueline says, "He fixed it, and we have an updated file."
		Jacqueline says, "But of course we've already played a bunch of it, and our save file won't work on this new game."
		Fang says, "oh darn"
		Jacqueline says, "So he has sent me a version with a bunch of sekret debugging commands in it."
		Fang asks, "what was the bug?"
		Jacqueline says, "We can skip the intro, teleport around the map, purloin things, locate things, etc."
		Jacqueline says (to Fang), "It had something to do with a cairn."
		Jacqueline asks, "Had you all hit that yet?"
		Nitku says, "The details are here: [LINK]"
		Jacqueline says, "Oho. How helpful Nitku is."
		djfletch says, "I don't remember a cairn."
		Fang says, "I kinda forgot where we were, so I'll lurk"
		DavidW says, "I suppose you guys ruptured the warp coil, in other words."
josinalvo arrives, full of funk, but no fun.		Jacqueline says, "Well, possibly we opened a rift in the fabric of space-time."
		Jacqueline says, "But yeah."
		Jacqueline says, "So I propose we use the new version and only use the commands to catch us up."
		FloatingInfo asks, "Is this bug completely unavoidable?"
		Fang says, "no, let's play the old unwinnable version, then we can keep playing FOOOOREVER"
		Jacqueline says, "I asked Eric that, and he replied:"
		Jacqueline \| As I recall (it’s a long time since I’ve done anything with Blighted Isle), there should be an alternative route through the game that should make it finishable – at least, so far as doing what needs to be done with the cairn is concerned (which is where the other player encountered a problem). You may still find you can’t repair the bridge, however.
Binder arrives, full of funk, but no fun.		Jacqueline says, "Also, I am this morning again having trouble restoring to your last save file. Which is why I say we use this new one."
		says, "To keep things sekret, I will whisper the God commands to Floyd so you aren't tempted to use them for evil."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "load blightedisle3"
Floyd \| Thanks for playing Blighted Isle - hope you've enjoyed it!Welcome to Floyd \| the Cheap Glk Implementation, library version 0.9.0. Floyd \|
Floyd asks, "That game over already? It was just getting good. Wanna play another?"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "y"
Floyd says (to Jacqueline), "Floyd doesn't know that trick."		Nitku asks, "is it purloin and goto?"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "load blightedisle3"
Floyd \| VM Error: error reading fileWelcome to the Cheap Glk Implementation, Floyd \| library version 0.9.0. Floyd \|
Floyd asks, "That game over already? It was just getting good. Wanna play another?"		Jacqueline says, "OH MY GOD"
		FloatingInfo says, "Hmm...I'd go with using the new version, but I'm concerned that the debug commands might make things even worse."
		Binder says, "Were we to hear the Ur-tongue our ears would melt and our brain boil"
		Jacqueline says, "SRSLY"
		Jacqueline says, "Looks like the new version doesn't load and all my cool speeches were for naught."
		Jacqueline says, "Let me see if it runs locally on my machine."
		Binder says, "Cool speeches are their own reward."
		Jacqueline says, "Hm. It totally runs on my machine. Let me reupload it."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "load blightedisle4"
Floyd \| VM Error: error reading fileWelcome to the Cheap Glk Implementation, Floyd \| library version 0.9.0. Floyd \|
Floyd asks, "That game over already? It was just getting good. Wanna play another?"		Jacqueline says, "Weirdness."
		Jacqueline says (to Nitku), "One of those is right, and one of them is not, but now we will not know."
		DavidW says, "Unless the new Blighted Isle uses a version of T3 that Floyd's terp is too old for."
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah, that may be it."
		Jacqueline says, "vimes is going to be doing some work on Floyd's T terp, but he was waiting for us to be done with Blighted Isle first."
		Nitku says, "or it just doesn't run debug builds"
Jearl arrives, full of fun, but no funk.		Jacqueline says (to Nitku), "Possibly, but I wouldn't think so."
		Nitku says, "yeah, it's unlikely"
		katie-paquette says (to Jearl), "You're finally here."
Limax arrives, full of neither funk nor fun.
Limax has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge.
Limax arrives, full of fun, but no funk.		Jearl says, "I'm sorry, had some pet drama"
		Jacqueline says, "Anyway, now let me see if I can load last week's, because earlier I was having issues, and last week I had to phone vimes' house to get our game to load."
		Jacqueline asks (of Jearl), "Oh noes. All good now?"
Limax has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge.		Jearl says, "yeah, just spent a few minutes chasing a chicken around"
		Jacqueline says, "Bock, bock."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "load blightedisle"
Floyd \| VM Error: error reading fileWelcome to the Cheap Glk Implementation, Floyd \| library version 0.9.0. Floyd \| Floyd \| Blighted Isle Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Blighted IsleBlighted Isle by Eric Eve; version 2.0 (2007-09-02) Floyd \| Floyd \| Press I for instructions (recommended for new players). Floyd \| Floyd \| Press R to restore an existing saved game. Floyd \| Floyd \| Press Q to quit. Floyd \| Floyd \| Press any other key to start a new game. Floyd \| Floyd \|
Jacqueline pushes the green 'space' button.
Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Blighted IsleYour part in Napoleon's downfall is about to come to an Floyd \| untimely end. Floyd \| Floyd \| The storm raging across the Bay of Biscay has forced Cornwallis to Floyd \| stand out to sea, giving an opportunity for a French captain with more Floyd \| daring than most to try to slip past the blockade. While Nelson is Floyd \| chasing Villeneuve across the Atlantic, the Channel fleet is closely Floyd \| blockading Brest to ensure that Ganteaume can't escape to join him; if Floyd \| he did Bonaparte's invasion plans would perilously close to fruition. Floyd \| Floyd \| In the meantime, you are left swimming around in the Bay of Biscay. It Floyd \| can't be more than a couple of minutes before you drown. For a moment, Floyd \| you almost imagine you see the inscription on your own grave: Floyd \| Floyd \| R.I.P. Lieutenant James Corby, RN Floyd \| 1780 - 1805 Floyd \| Lost at sea in the service of his country Floyd \| (mainly as a result of his own clumsiness) Floyd \| Floyd \| The storm-tossed waves thunder all around you. The Niobe is nowhere in Floyd \| sight; neither is that other ship. The sky is so black that even Floyd \| without the salt water stinging your eyes you could scarcely see a Floyd \| thing. Already your sea-soaked clothes are starting to drag you under, Floyd \| and you feel so very, very cold. It would be so much easier to give up Floyd \| the futile struggle, to accept the sea's icy embrace, and yield to the Floyd \| everlasting sleep of your watery grave. For surely there can be no Floyd \| hope of rescue now. Floyd \| Floyd \| And yet it was only a moment ago that you took your unplanned tumble Floyd \| over the side of the ship. Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Blighted IsleTing! Ting! Two bells in the middle watch: ten hours Floyd \| since sighting the strange sail and giving chase. Floyd \| Floyd \| It wasn't yet clear that the strange sail was a French warship, but Floyd \| your captain was taking no chances, and so the Niobe, 38, had set off Floyd \| in hot pursuit. She was carrying all the sail a frigate safely could Floyd \| in such a storm, but still the strange vessel was maintaining its lead, Floyd \| and it was all the Niobe could do to keep pace with her. But the Floyd \| weather had been steadily worsening; the storm was becoming a gale, and Floyd \| there was a real danger that the Niobe would lose a spar - or worse - Floyd \| unless she shortened sail. So you dispatched the midshipman of the Floyd \| watch to seek the captain's permission to do just that. Floyd \| Floyd \| And then came the totally unexpected hail from the masthead: Floyd \| Floyd \| "Land ho! Fine on the starboard bow!" Floyd \| Floyd \| That was absurd; there shouldn't have been any land within a dozen Floyd \| leagues. Floyd \| Floyd \| Quarterdeck of HMS Niobe Floyd \| The deck around you was little more than a mass of shadow and outline Floyd \| in the dark, with the only point of light coming from the binnacle just Floyd \| in front of you. You were aware of the mizzen mast towering above you Floyd \| nearby, but as much from the howl of the wind in the rigging as from Floyd \| anything you could see. Floyd \| Floyd \| The helmsman was standing nearby at the wheel. Floyd \| Floyd \| You were almost deafened by the howling gale screaming in the rigging Floyd \| and lashing up the waves all round the ship. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "restore"
Floyd \| Please select the saved position file to restore >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "/tmp/cf8"
Floyd \| Failed: this is not a valid saved position file. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Nitku asks, "was Benny Hill music playing?"
		Jearl says, "haha, if only"
		Jacqueline says, "That does not bode well. Let me go look at the transcript."
		Jacqueline says (to Nitku), "heehee"
		Nitku says, "what a missed opportunity"
		Jearl says, "just indignant clucking"
		Jacqueline says, "Man. That is definitely your save file name."
		Jacqueline says, "So, two options."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "restore"
Floyd \| Please select the saved position file to restore >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "/tmp/cf8"
Floyd \| Failed: this is not a valid saved position file. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		djfletch says, "hmm, my fault for not telling anyone to grab a copy of it. I thought about that at one time then forgot again."
		Jacqueline says, "Option one is I call the vimes helpline."
		Jacqueline says, "Option two is we give up on this and pursue a new game."
		Fang says, "I'm happy with 2"
		Jacqueline asks (of nitku), "In that thread you linked to, did Eric post a link to the latest version, for people who might want to play it?"
		Nitku says, "yes"
		Binder says, "Aw, man, I hate to bug people offline. Two, as well."
		Limax says, "Cool. We have 13"
		Jacqueline says (to Binder), "Well, I did it last week and he was cool with it. But yeah."
		Jearl says, "I don't mind starting a new one, Blighted Isle was kind of big to keep the whole thing in mind at once"
		Jacqueline exclaims (at Jearl), "I agree, though I was loving the game!"
		Binder says (to Jacqueline), "I know, I still think it's a bummer."
		djfletch says, "option two might be best. If we have the save from two weeks ago we could probably catch up from there pretty quickly, but I don't think it's worth it if we might hit bugs anyway."
		Jearl says, "I might play it on my own with more notes"
		Limax says, "I agree with Binder"
		Taleslinger asks, "Did you beat Isle?"
		Jacqueline lies (to Taleslinger), "Yep!"