ClubFloyd Transcript:
Gideon's Kitchen Quest! (Beta) by Jenny Brennan
As played on ifMUD on April 13, 2014

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

Below is a transcript of Gideon's Kitchen Quest! written by Jenny Brennan. This version of Gideon's Kitchen Quest! is a beta which was released independently by Jenny K. Brennan on her website, which can be found here.


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


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Jacqueline hollers, "ClubFloyd resumes this morning after a two week hiatus. We'll be playing a Jenny K Brennan beta entitled Gideon's Kitchen Quest. See you in the Toyshop in ten minutes." inky says, "whosoever pulls this spatula from the sink is the rightful king of england and also has to do the dishes"
Jacqueline says, "I hope so."
Jacqueline asks, "But I suspect with Jenny it'll be more original than that. It does sound quirky, though, by the title, doesn't it?"
Jacqueline says, "It occurs to me that I offered to help Jenny get the latest version of Crystal and Stone Beetle and Bone up in the Archive and do the IFDB update. I'll do that when I catch up on other CF stuff this afternoon."
DavidW says, "I'm expecting a game like either A Good Breakfast or Delicious Breakfast."
Jacqueline says, "Well, I can definitely get on board if the game is about breakfast."
Jacqueline says, "Speaking of which, biscuits and good ol' Southern apple butter."
Jacqueline says, "mmmmmmm"
Gerynar arrives, full of fun and funk. Jacqueline says, "I have about two hours only this morning, unfortunately. Hopefully it's short. If not, I guess you all can keep playing without me or we can resume it next week."
Jacqueline exclaims, "It is time. Let us play!"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "load sleepmask gideonbeta"
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to restore a saved game?
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:30 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mother's voice weighs you down like a bag of sand. You grasp Teddy
Floyd | harder as you stare hypnotized at the huge finger stabbing the air not
Floyd | more than half an inch from your nose. You shrink back.
Floyd | "Behave now you damned little devil. You little beast! If I hear a
Floyd | single word from out here when I talk to your dear aunt, a single
Floyd | word...
Floyd |
Floyd | There is no need for her to finish as the tightness of her puffy lips
Floyd | and the steel in her eyes tells you all you need to know.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your enormous and absolutely terrifying mother stares intently at you
Floyd | for an excruciatingly long moment before she turns around. She stomps
Floyd | away towards the next room, and then she stops. Just when you think
Floyd | that she is going to move on, she turns and comes back. Your heart
Floyd | nearly escapes your body when she smiles.
Floyd |
Floyd | convinced now that your mother is an alien, or something unimaginably
Floyd | worse, you try to back away from her. There is no way out though. In
Floyd | one smooth move, she rips Teddy from your grasp and you can barely
Floyd | stop a shriek of horror as his warm fur looses contact with you. She
Floyd | starts to walk away again but changes her mind. She places Teddy on
Floyd | the counter, brings a chair over, steps up on the chair herself and
Floyd | places Teddy on top of the cabinet. It's the scary place, alldarkness,
Floyd | dust and eight-legged creatures. Without mercy, she shoves him into
Floyd | the corner up there. The dark corner.
Floyd |
Floyd | You look for Teddy up there in the scary place, longing for him.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mother brings the chair with her, grabs the second chair in passing
Floyd | the table, and carries them off with her. She doesn't give you another
Floyd | glance. After a few more moments, you can hear the clinking of cups
Floyd | and the creaking from living room furniture under strain.
Floyd |
Floyd | You look at the darkness where Teddy is, although all you see is a
Floyd | vague brown and red shape, and you know in your heart that Teddy is
Floyd | reaching for you. Teddy is afraid of high places, high and dark places
Floyd | in particular. Does she not know?
Floyd |
Floyd | A quest fit a kid!
Floyd |
Floyd | Gideon's Kitchen Quest!
Floyd |
Floyd | By Jenny Brennan 2008.
Floyd |
Floyd | You sit quietly in the corner. Singing a tuneless song under your
Floyd | breath, afraid of being heard.
Floyd |
Floyd | Type "About" for more information.
Floyd |
Floyd | Release 1 / Serial number 090323 / Inform v6.31 Library 6/11 S
Floyd |
Floyd | The Kitchen (in the dark corner)
Floyd | This is the kitchen. Here, you spend most of your time, mostly sitting
Floyd | quietly in the corner. There is a stove, a monster of a stove, in one
Floyd | corner. A giant pot of pea soup is puttering away on top of it. A
Floyd | solid wooden table takes pride of place in the middle of the kitchen,
Floyd | although it looks strange without the chairs. A huge cabinet with
Floyd | glass doors stands in the corner opposite to the dark corner. It's
Floyd | full of that yucky china that Mother seems to like so much. Above the
Floyd | cabinet, it is dark. Too dark for a poor Teddy.
Floyd | There is a lot of counter too, with two big drawers and a bread box.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a dark hole behind a loose board (which is empty) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch arrives, full of funk, but no fun. DavidW says, "I don't this is about breakfast."
Jacqueline says, "No."
Jacqueline says, "We're led to believe that we have a horrible mother, and that this is about child abuse, when in fact we really are a damned little devil and Satan is our father. It gets weird after that."
DavidW asks, "Let's examine the stove. Is it really a 'monster'?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x stove"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:30 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > X STOVE
Floyd |
Floyd | Sorry, aint nothing like that here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug arrives, full of funk, but no fun.
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x hole"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:31 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > X HOLE
Floyd |
Floyd | One of the boards in the dark corner is loose. There is a dark hole
Floyd | behind it. It is big enough to hide something valuable in there. You
Floyd | don't think that Mother knows.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look in hole"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:32 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK IN HOLE
Floyd |
Floyd | The dark hole behind a loose board is empty.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Roger arrives, full of funk, but no fun. DavidW asks, "Is that where we can hide Teddy later, then?"
Jacqueline says, "That's my guess."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x board"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:32 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BOARD
Floyd |
Floyd | Sorry, aint nothing like that here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug says, "oh right, forgot we were doing this betatest."
djfletch says (to Floyd), "x me"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:33 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > X ME
Floyd |
Floyd | You are Gideon. Four years old and an only child. Teddy is your best,
Floyd | your only, friend in the whole wide world.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x table"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:34 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > X TABLE
Floyd |
Floyd | The huge table stands in the middle of the kitchen. It is a big and
Floyd | heavy wooden table with many years of grease and grime as varnish.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x counter"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:35 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > X COUNTER
Floyd |
Floyd | You can do nothing from where you are.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "climb table"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:36 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLIMB TABLE
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't think much is to be achieved by that.
Floyd | "Well well, isn't that something...}
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline says, "That was interesting."
DavidW says, "That was weird."
Jacqueline asks, "Is that conversation from the next room?"
Jacqueline asks, "Or commentary on what I tried to do?"
DavidW says, "No idea."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "climb counter"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:37 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLIMB COUNTER
Floyd |
Floyd | You can do nothing from where you are.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x me"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:38 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > X ME
Floyd |
Floyd | You are Gideon. Four years old and an only child. Teddy is your best,
Floyd | your only, friend in the whole wide world.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x china"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:39 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CHINA
Floyd |
Floyd | (the china cabinet)
Floyd | The huge cabinet stands in the northwest corner of the kitchen. It is
Floyd | full of all the old ugly china that your mother won't let you touch,
Floyd | not that you would ever want to. You really don't see the point in
Floyd | those old ugly things anyway. The dusty glass doors are always locked
Floyd | and the top rises higher than the other cabinets in the kitchen.
Floyd | The old clock in the other room ticks.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Taleslinger arrives, full of fun and funk. Jacqueline says, "Oh, right. You just did that."
Jacqueline asks, "Did we take inventory, though?"
DavidW says, "no"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "i"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:40 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying nothing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says, "hopefully we can smash lots of china later on"
Jacqueline says, "hee"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "pray"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:41 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > PRAY
Floyd |
Floyd | Nothing practical results from your prayer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says, "China can be smashed in Briar."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x soup"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:42 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SOUP
Floyd |
Floyd | Eeew! is all you have to say about that.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "open drawer"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:42 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN DRAWER
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the first drawer or the second drawer?
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "open first drawer"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:43 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN FIRST DRAWER
Floyd |
Floyd | You will have to leave the dark corner. You can't do anything as long
Floyd | as you're sitting there.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "stand up"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:44 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > STAND UP
Floyd |
Floyd | You get out of the corner.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Taleslinger has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge.
djfletch says (to Floyd), "open first drawer"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:45 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN FIRST DRAWER
Floyd |
Floyd | You grab the handle on the first drawer and pull on it. There is a
Floyd | grinding noise and you glance at the hallway. Very carefully, you open
Floyd | the drawer. In the first drawer are some knives and forks and a bundle
Floyd | of rags.
Floyd | You've got to set everything straight before Mother comes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
inky asks, "did somebody mention the last bit of the intro is "a quest fit a kid!" which is presumably missing "for"?"
inky says (to Floyd), "x rags"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:46 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > X RAGS
Floyd |
Floyd | A bundle of rags that Mother uses when she polishes the furniture.
Floyd | That doesn't happen very often. They are brown and if squished
Floyd | together a bit, it could be mistaken for a certain little bear. As
Floyd | long as the look is quick and very cursory that is.
Floyd | You throw a glance towards the hallway. Time is short.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline says, "No, and you're right, given it's a beta, we should probably mention stuff."
DavidW asks, "Decoy bear, eh?"
Jacqueline says, "There is also an apostrophe missing in the word ain't."
Jacqueline says (to DW), "Probably."
Jacqueline says, "Also, time is short. huh"
djfletch says, "maybe we can examine more stuff now we're standing up"
DavidW says, "But we've barely started."
djfletch says (to Floyd), "x stove"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:46 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > X STOVE
Floyd |
Floyd | Sorry, aint nothing like that here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
inky says, "it's possible that the mom comes in at intervals and everything has to look normal when she comes in"
Jacqueline says, "I know, but it said 'time is short' and there's a clock in the status bar, so..."
djfletch says (to Floyd), "climb counter"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:47 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLIMB COUNTER
Floyd |
Floyd | The counter is not a place where you want to go. It is so clean and
Floyd | perfect that mother would see a spot of dirt a mile away. You climbed
Floyd | up there once so you could look out the window. The horror of it is
Floyd | still fresh in your mind. You shudder and shake your head.
Floyd | You've got to set everything straight before Mother comes.
Floyd | The old clock in the other room ticks.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "open second drawer"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:48 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN SECOND DRAWER
Floyd |
Floyd | You grab the handle on the second drawer and pull on it. There is a
Floyd | grinding noise and you glance at the hallway. Very carefully, you open
Floyd | the drawer. In the second drawer are a meat tenderizer and a red
Floyd | kitchen towel.
Floyd | You look around. This is not good.
Floyd | You hear Mothers voice. To your horror, she is calling your name.
Floyd | "GIDEON? Are you behaving?" All you can manage is a frantic not of the
Floyd | head towards the hallway. You know that she expects no answer from
Floyd | you. "We will eat at four and your fingernails better not be dirty"
Floyd |
Floyd | You stare at your blackened nails and even though you know Mother
Floyd | can't see you, you quickly hide your hands behind your back. Finally,
Floyd | your mother turns to her sister in the other room and the chitchat
Floyd | starts again. Aunt Evelyn giggles. You would hate to know what was so
Floyd | terribly funny.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline says, "Hm. Another hour without being checked on? Possibly, but that sounds too good to be true."
Jacqueline says, "Now that I am playing a second game about a child by this author I'm seriously beginning to get curious about the author's childhood."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x fingernails"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:48 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > X FINGERNAILS
Floyd |
Floyd | Sorry, aint nothing like that here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "open cabinet"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:49 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN CABINET
Floyd |
Floyd | It seems to be locked.
Floyd | You grind your teeth. Time is running out.
Floyd | The old clock in the other room ticks.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "listen"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:50 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > LISTEN
Floyd |
Floyd | You can hear spoons clinking in their cups, chit chatter and crunching
Floyd | on cookies from the living room.
Floyd | You've got to set everything straight before Mother comes.
Floyd | You hear your mother's voice.
Floyd | "Oh, dear me. I had better check on my soup soon. I'll just finish
Floyd | this cup of tea first."
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline says, "meep"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take rags"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:51 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE RAGS
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd | You throw a glance towards the hallway. Time is short.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "close drawer"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:51 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLOSE DRAWER
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the first drawer or the second drawer?
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "close first"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:52 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLOSE FIRST
Floyd |
Floyd | Very slowly, you close the noisy drawer again.
Floyd | You look around. This is not good.
Floyd | Suddenly, Mother stands there with an iron grip on the scruff of your
Floyd | neck.
Floyd | "STOP SQUIRMING! I believe I told you to behave. What do you do? You
Floyd | ungrateful beast! I believe you are sleeping in the cellar tonight.
Floyd | Without Teddy!"
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** Teddy was washed. He will never be the same again. ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In that game you scored 0 out of a possible 100, in 22 turns.
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, UNDO your last move
Floyd | or QUIT?
Floyd | >
Jacqueline says, "ACK"
Jacqueline says, "She sure finished that tea in a hurry."
inky says, "sluurrrrrp"
Jacqueline says, "Twenty turns to get stuff, shut the drawer, and probably go sit in the corner."
DavidW says, "I'm not overly fond of timed puzzles where we're basically penalized just for finding out what exists and where."
Jacqueline asks, "Well, but that's reality, isn't it?"
Jacqueline says, "I mean, agreed, but if we were a little kid figuring this out for real it'd be the same thing."
Doug says, "I'm not fond of reality either."
Jacqueline says, "True. Thank the gods you live in a magical fantasy land."
DavidW says, "This particular slice of 'reality' in unpleasant too."
Jacqueline says, "Also, I'm betting inky's right. Maybe, like, every twenty turns she comes to check on us."
Claw arrives, full of funk, but no fun. Jacqueline says (to DW), "Yeah."
Jacqueline asks, "So, restart then?"
DavidW says, "yeah, restart. Undoing won't help us much."
Jacqueline says, "I would undo, but I think... right."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "restart"
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to restore a saved game?
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:30 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > N
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mother's voice weighs you down like a bag of sand. You grasp Teddy
Floyd | harder as you stare hypnotized at the huge finger stabbing the air not
Floyd | more than half an inch from your nose. You shrink back.
Floyd | "Behave now you damned little devil. You little beast! If I hear a
Floyd | single word from out here when I talk to your dear aunt, a single
Floyd | word...
Floyd |
Floyd | There is no need for her to finish as the tightness of her puffy lips
Floyd | and the steel in her eyes tells you all you need to know.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your enormous and absolutely terrifying mother stares intently at you
Floyd | for an excruciatingly long moment before she turns around. She stomps
Floyd | away towards the next room, and then she stops. Just when you think
Floyd | that she is going to move on, she turns and comes back. Your heart
Floyd | nearly escapes your body when she smiles.
Floyd |
Floyd | convinced now that your mother is an alien, or something unimaginably
Floyd | worse, you try to back away from her. There is no way out though. In
Floyd | one smooth move, she rips Teddy from your grasp and you can barely
Floyd | stop a shriek of horror as his warm fur looses contact with you. She
Floyd | starts to walk away again but changes her mind. She places Teddy on
Floyd | the counter, brings a chair over, steps up on the chair herself and
Floyd | places Teddy on top of the cabinet. It's the scary place, alldarkness,
Floyd | dust and eight-legged creatures. Without mercy, she shoves him into
Floyd | the corner up there. The dark corner.
Floyd |
Floyd | You look for Teddy up there in the scary place, longing for him.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mother brings the chair with her, grabs the second chair in passing
Floyd | the table, and carries them off with her. She doesn't give you another
Floyd | glance. After a few more moments, you can hear the clinking of cups
Floyd | and the creaking from living room furniture under strain.
Floyd |
Floyd | You look at the darkness where Teddy is, although all you see is a
Floyd | vague brown and red shape, and you know in your heart that Teddy is
Floyd | reaching for you. Teddy is afraid of high places, high and dark places
Floyd | in particular. Does she not know?
Floyd |
Floyd | A quest fit a kid!
Floyd |
Floyd | Gideon's Kitchen Quest!
Floyd |
Floyd | By Jenny Brennan 2008.
Floyd |
Floyd | You sit quietly in the corner. Singing a tuneless song under your
Floyd | breath, afraid of being heard.
Floyd |
Floyd | Type "About" for more information.
Floyd |
Floyd | Release 1 / Serial number 090323 / Inform v6.31 Library 6/11 S
Floyd |
Floyd | The Kitchen (in the dark corner)
Floyd | This is the kitchen. Here, you spend most of your time, mostly sitting
Floyd | quietly in the corner. There is a stove, a monster of a stove, in one
Floyd | corner. A giant pot of pea soup is puttering away on top of it. A
Floyd | solid wooden table takes pride of place in the middle of the kitchen,
Floyd | although it looks strange without the chairs. A huge cabinet with
Floyd | glass doors stands in the corner opposite to the dark corner. It's
Floyd | full of that yucky china that Mother seems to like so much. Above the
Floyd | cabinet, it is dark. Too dark for a poor Teddy.
Floyd | There is a lot of counter too, with two big drawers and a bread box.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a dark hole behind a loose board (which is empty) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "open top drawer"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:30 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN TOP DRAWER
Floyd |
Floyd | Sorry, aint nothing like that here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "open first drawer"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:31 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN FIRST DRAWER
Floyd |
Floyd | You will have to leave the dark corner. You can't do anything as long
Floyd | as you're sitting there.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW asks, "get out of the corner first, remember?"
Jacqueline says, "Oh. Right."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "stand up"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:32 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > STAND UP
Floyd |
Floyd | You get out of the corner.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline asks, "Have I literally just taken up two minutes??"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "x bread box"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:32 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BREAD BOX
Floyd |
Floyd | Sorry, aint nothing like that here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "open first drawer"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:33 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN FIRST DRAWER
Floyd |
Floyd | You grab the handle on the first drawer and pull on it. There is a
Floyd | grinding noise and you glance at the hallway. Very carefully, you open
Floyd | the drawer. In the first drawer are some knives and forks and a bundle
Floyd | of rags.
Floyd | You throw a glance towards the hallway. Time is short.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take rags"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:34 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE RAGS
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd | You try to be silent, but it is so hard.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Claw says (to Jacqueline), "Sorry I'mlate. I had to do the dish washer and make sure my computer was plugged in and make sure my tape player was plugged in and say hi to the people in the lounge"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "close first drawer"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:35 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLOSE FIRST DRAWER
Floyd |
Floyd | Very slowly, you close the noisy drawer again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW asks, "Put the rags in the hole?"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "put rags in hole"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:36 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT RAGS IN HOLE
Floyd |
Floyd | You will have to get back in the corner to reach the secret hole.
Floyd | There's a sound from the hallway but there is no one there.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "sit"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:37 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > SIT
Floyd |
Floyd | (on top of the dark hole behind a loose board)
Floyd | That's not something you can sit down on.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline asks, "Hm. Wonder what the syntax is?"
inky says (to Floyd), "enter corner"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:38 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > ENTER CORNER
Floyd |
Floyd | You get into the dark corner.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
inky says (to Floyd), "put rags in hole"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:39 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT RAGS IN HOLE
Floyd |
Floyd | You put the bundle of rags into the dark hole behind a loose board.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "squish rags"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:39 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > SQUISH RAGS
Floyd |
Floyd | What's that?
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "squeeze rags"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:40 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > SQUEEZE RAGS
Jacqueline says, "Oh."
Floyd |
Floyd | You achieve nothing by this.
Floyd | The old clock in the other room ticks.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline clears the save counter.
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "SAVE"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "cf1"
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:40 pm
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says, "I'm wondering if we need to make the rags look more bear-like at some point."
djfletch says (to Floyd), "get bread box"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:40 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET BREAD BOX
Floyd |
Floyd | Sorry, aint nothing like that here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says, "I was hoping we could stand on the bread box"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "climb cabinet"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:41 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLIMB CABINET
Floyd |
Floyd | You will have to get out of the corner first.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says, "I'm thinking we could put the towel on the counter than stand on the towel."
Jacqueline asks, "Should we wash our hands?"
Jacqueline says (to DW), "ooh"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "get up"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:42 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET UP
Floyd |
Floyd | You get out of the corner.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "climb cabinet"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:43 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLIMB CABINET
Floyd |
Floyd | There is nothing but glass on the cabinet door. There is nothing to
Floyd | climb. You will have to get the door opened first and then try.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says, "s/than/then/"
djfletch asks, "ok, where would a key be?"
DavidW says, "In the teapot."
Jacqueline exclaims, "We shall see!"
DavidW says, "well, if there was a teapot"
DavidW asks, "Also, are we confined to just this room?"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "out"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:44 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > OUT
Floyd |
Floyd | There is nowhere to go. You will have to be back in the dark corner
Floyd | when Mother comes to check on the soup. If you're not, everything will
Floyd | be lost.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says, "apparently yes"
Jacqueline says, "She comes in at 2:52..."
pollux arrives, full of fun, but no funk. Jacqueline asks, "So, get the red towel?"
Jacqueline asks, "Put it in the hole, and wait for her to check the soup?"
DavidW says, "If we have time for it."
Roger says, "I bet this kid is just very melodramatic"
Jacqueline says, "Yeah, I'll bet they are just fabricating the bit about how we are made to sleep in the cellar."
inky says, "I liked the earlier theory that we actually were a devil"
Jacqueline says, "That would be a cool twist, yeah."
inky says, "I guess it'd be pretty hard to tastefully cover that kind of material given that child abuse is a real thing, though"
Claw says, "Sorry guys. I lost you due toan update on my computer."
Roger exclaims, "I sleep in the cellar! I like it down there!"
djfletch says, "ok, I'll try getting the towel and see if it works"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "SAVE"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "cf2"
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:44 pm
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "open second drawer"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:45 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN SECOND DRAWER
Floyd |
Floyd | You grab the handle on the second drawer and pull on it. There is a
Floyd | grinding noise and you glance at the hallway. Very carefully, you open
Floyd | the drawer. In the second drawer are a meat tenderizer and a red
Floyd | kitchen towel.
Floyd | You grind your teeth. Time is running out.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "get towel"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:46 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET TOWEL
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd | Your tummy is in a knot. You stare at the hallway again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "close second drawer"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:47 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLOSE SECOND DRAWER
Floyd |
Floyd | Very slowly, you close the noisy drawer again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "get in corner"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:48 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET IN CORNER
Floyd |
Floyd | You get into the dark corner.
Floyd | You hear Mothers voice. To your horror, she is calling your name.
Floyd | "GIDEON? Are you behaving?" All you can manage is a frantic not of the
Floyd | head towards the hallway. You know that she expects no answer from
Floyd | you. "We will eat at four and your fingernails better not be dirty"
Floyd |
Floyd | You stare at your blackened nails and even though you know Mother
Floyd | can't see you, you quickly hide your hands behind your back. Finally,
Floyd | your mother turns to her sister in the other room and the chitchat
Floyd | starts again. Aunt Evelyn giggles. You would hate to know what was so
Floyd | terribly funny.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "put towel in hole"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:49 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT TOWEL IN HOLE
Floyd |
Floyd | You put the red kitchen towel into the dark hole behind a loose board.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline asks, "What do you suppose she means by 'a frantic not of the head towards the hallway?' Nod?"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "SAVE"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "cf3"
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:49 pm
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "z"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:50 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Four o'clock is coming up fast.
Floyd | You hear your mother's voice.
Floyd | "Oh, dear me. I had better check on my soup soon. I'll just finish
Floyd | this cup of tea first."
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "z"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:51 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Four o'clock is coming up fast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Gerynar says "bloop" and shrinks down into a little dot, then winks out...just like those old-fashioned B&w televisions.
Gerynar has disconnected.
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "z"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:52 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Four o'clock is coming up fast.
Floyd | Suddenly, Mother stands there. She keeps glancing at you as she goes
Floyd | to stir her soup, eyes cold and suspicious.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "z"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:53 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Four o'clock is coming up fast.
Floyd | Mother stirs her soup.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mother mutters something, puts the big wooden spoon away, and glances
Floyd | at you. After a moment, she is back drinking her tea in the other
Floyd | room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says, "yeah, I suppose it should be nod"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "SAVE"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "cf4"
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:53 pm
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline asks, "Okay. Towel on the counter?"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "get towel"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:54 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET TOWEL
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "get up"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:55 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET UP
Floyd |
Floyd | You get out of the corner.
Floyd | You stop to listen. Aunt Evelyn giggles.
Floyd | Your tummy growls.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "put towel on counter"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:56 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT TOWEL ON COUNTER
Floyd |
Floyd | Putting things on the counter would achieve nothing.
Floyd | There's a sound from the hallway but there is no one there.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says, "maybe we should say yes when she asks us if we are behaving"
djfletch says, "oh well"
Jacqueline says (to djf), "You think? The game kind of makes it sound like we're not supposed to speak, even when spoken to."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put towel on table"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:57 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT TOWEL ON TABLE
Floyd |
Floyd | You put the red kitchen towel on the kitchen table.
Floyd | "oh dear. I hate to disturb your visits this way darling sister, but I
Floyd | really need to visit the little girl's room. You don't mind do you
Floyd | dear?"
Floyd | You can hear Mother's heavy steps hurrying across the hallway floor.
Floyd | Fortunately, they disappear into the bathroom. The door closes, the
Floyd | lock clicks.
Floyd | There's a sudden creak from the old chair in the other room and you
Floyd | freeze.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says, "could be"
Jacqueline says, "There are some capitalization issues and paragraph line break stuff going on in that last bit."
Jacqueline says, "I'm sure it's stuff that's probably hard to pick up unless you have your screen reader on the annoying level of detail setting."
Jacqueline asks, "You don't reckon auntie is going to pay us a visit, do you?"
djfletch says, "maybe if our mother is evil our aunt will be nice"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "get on table"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:58 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET ON TABLE
Floyd |
Floyd | You get onto the kitchen table.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the kitchen table you can see a red kitchen towel.
Floyd | Aunt Evelyn slurps loudly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says, "oho"
Jacqueline says, "Nice and slurpy."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "l"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:59 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The Kitchen (on the kitchen table)
Floyd | This is the kitchen. Here, you spend most of your time, mostly sitting
Floyd | quietly in the corner. There is a stove, a monster of a stove, in one
Floyd | corner. A giant pot of pea soup is puttering away on top of it. A
Floyd | solid wooden table takes pride of place in the middle of the kitchen,
Floyd | although it looks strange without the chairs. A huge cabinet with
Floyd | glass doors stands in the corner opposite to the dark corner. It's
Floyd | full of that yucky china that Mother seems to like so much. Above the
Floyd | cabinet, it is dark. Too dark for a poor Teddy.
Floyd | There is a lot of counter too, with two big drawers and a bread box.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a dark hole behind a loose board (in which is a bundle of
Floyd | rags) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | On the kitchen table you can see a red kitchen towel.
Floyd | "Are you alright in there dear sister?" No answer from the bathroom.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "undo"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:58 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | The Kitchen
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline asks, "The bread box doesn't actually exist?"
DavidW says, "No more than the stove."
djfletch says, "it didn't seem to. Unless we have to be on the counter to touch it."
djfletch asks, "can we climb anywhere else from here?"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "get on cabinet"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:59 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET ON CABINET
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't even reach the cabinet from where you are. You'll have to
Floyd | move the table closer to the cabinet first.
Floyd | Aunt Evelyn gets up from her chair. After a moment she sits back down
Floyd | with a sigh.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline says, "Well, I was hoping we'd get a new room description up here and that the new vantage point would reveal a clue."
djfletch says, "there you are, a clue"
Jacqueline says, "Hrm. I was wondering if we could move the table, but it sounded too big and we sounded too small."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "restore"
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RESTORE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to read:
DavidW asks, "oh, we have to push the table, eh?"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "cf4"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:53 pm
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "get up"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:54 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET UP
Floyd |
Floyd | You get out of the corner.
Floyd | Your tummy growls.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "move table"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:55 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > MOVE TABLE
Floyd |
Floyd | You put both hands on the edge of the table and push as hard as you
Floyd | can. The table legs studder and grind against the floor, making a
Floyd | horrible sound. You stop immediately, heart thumping.
Floyd | "Did you hear something Dear sister?" everything is dead quiet. You
Floyd | hold your breath.
Floyd | "Oh, No dear" your aunt says with a high-pitched giggle. "I believe
Floyd | that might have been me. You know about my little problems don't you
Floyd | dear? Now give me some more of that wonderful tea. Apple cinnamon is
Floyd | it?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "get towel"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:56 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET TOWEL
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "get on table"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:57 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET ON TABLE
Floyd |
Floyd | You get onto the kitchen table.
Floyd | "Oh, my! Is that so?}
Floyd | "oh dear. I hate to disturb your visits this way darling sister, but I
Floyd | really need to visit the little girl's room. You don't mind do you
Floyd | dear?"
Floyd | You can hear Mother's heavy steps hurrying across the hallway floor.
Floyd | Fortunately, they disappear into the bathroom. The door closes, the
Floyd | lock clicks.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline says, "There is that weirdness again."
Jacqueline asks, "Hm. Should I have gotten the rags as well, do you think?"
DavidW says, "We're still exploring possibilities, I think"
DavidW asks, "Can we climb the cabinet now?"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "get on cabinet"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:58 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET ON CABINET
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't even reach the cabinet from where you are. You'll have to
Floyd | move the table closer to the cabinet first.
Floyd | Aunt Evelyn gets up from her chair. After a moment she sits back down
Floyd | with a sigh.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "undo"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:57 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | The Kitchen
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "undo"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:56 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | The Kitchen
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says, "I don't think the table actually moved."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "undo"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:55 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | The Kitchen
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "move table"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:56 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > MOVE TABLE
Floyd |
Floyd | No, the table makes too much noise. Mother will hear you and Teddy
Floyd | will be lost forever. You will have to wait for the right time to move
Floyd | the table. Perhaps when Mother is in the bathroom.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline says, "I was wondering about that."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "z"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:57 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Four o'clock is coming up fast.
Floyd | In the other room, Mother seems to be talking about compost.
Floyd | "oh dear. I hate to disturb your visits this way darling sister, but I
Floyd | really need to visit the little girl's room. You don't mind do you
Floyd | dear?"
Floyd | You can hear Mother's heavy steps hurrying across the hallway floor.
Floyd | Fortunately, they disappear into the bathroom. The door closes, the
Floyd | lock clicks.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Roger says, "ah"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "move table"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:58 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > MOVE TABLE
Floyd |
Floyd | You put your tiny hands against the edge of the table and for a moment
Floyd | your courage falters. Then you shut your eyes hard and push. The table
Floyd | legs grind and studder against the floor and it moves. Grunting,
Floyd | straining, you manage to push the table against the big china cabinet,
Floyd | careful not to push it so far that it might break something.
Floyd | "Are you alright in there dear sister?" No answer from the bathroom.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline says, "There should be a comma before dear sister."
Jacqueline asks, "Also, how wrong is it to hope that something horrible happens in the bathroom, like an aneurysm?"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "get on table"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:59 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET ON TABLE
Floyd |
Floyd | You get onto the kitchen table.
Floyd | Aunt Evelyn slurps loudly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "get on cabinet"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:00 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET ON CABINET
Floyd |
Floyd | There is nothing but glass on the cabinet door. There is nothing to
Floyd | climb. You will have to get the door opened first and then try.
Floyd | Aunt Evelyn slurps loudly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "open door"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:00 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | Sorry, aint nothing like that here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "open cabinet"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:01 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN CABINET
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't reach the cabinet door from where you are.
Floyd | Strange noises emerge from behind the bathroom door. You try not to
Floyd | think about it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW asks, "The table is against the cabinet and we're on the table, but the cabinet is out of reach? Huh?"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "get teddy"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:02 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET TEDDY
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't reach Teddy. He is still too far away.
Floyd | Aunt Evelyn slurps loudly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says, "It's sounding like we need the cabinet door unlocked first before moving the table."
Jacqueline says, "Yeah"
Jacqueline says, "Let's explore from here before we restore so we know more about the predicted patterns of our lovely mum."
DavidW says, "So we need to find the key or a suitable lockpick."
djfletch says, "there were knives and forks"
DavidW asks, "I'm wondering if we searched the cutlery, maybe the key is hiding there?"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "open first drawer"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:03 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN FIRST DRAWER
Floyd |
Floyd | You grab the handle on the first drawer and pull on it. There is a
Floyd | grinding noise and you glance at the hallway. Very carefully, you open
Floyd | the drawer. In the first drawer are some knives and forks.
Floyd | Aunt Evelyn gets up from her chair. After a moment she sits back down
Floyd | with a sigh.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "get knives and forks"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:03 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET KNIVES AND FORKS
Floyd |
Floyd | Sorry, aint nothing like that here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "get knives"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:03 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET KNIVES
Floyd |
Floyd | Sorry, aint nothing like that here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "get forks"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:03 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET FORKS
Floyd |
Floyd | Sorry, aint nothing like that here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search first drawer"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:04 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH FIRST DRAWER
Floyd |
Floyd | In the first drawer are some knives and forks.
Floyd | Aunt Evelyn slurps loudly.
Floyd | The nasty soup putters away on the stove.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline says, "I really like pea soup, for what it's worth."
DavidW says, "me too"
djfletch says, "you'll just need to try and get into character as a pea-soup hater"
Roger says, "Whiny kid, I'm telling ya"
DavidW says, ">put towel in soup"
Jacqueline says (to Roger), "Yeah, I was thinking to myself, 'I am not sure I trust a kid who doesn't like pea soup.'"
djfletch says, "let's smash the glass with the meat tenderizer"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "close first drawer"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:05 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLOSE FIRST DRAWER
Floyd |
Floyd | Very slowly, you close the noisy drawer again.
Floyd | Water is running in the bathroom. Surely, mother isn't done yet?
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "open second drawer"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:06 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN SECOND DRAWER
Floyd |
Floyd | You grab the handle on the second drawer and pull on it. There is a
Floyd | grinding noise and you glance at the hallway. Very carefully, you open
Floyd | the drawer. In the second drawer is a meat tenderizer.
Floyd | Water is running in the bathroom. Surely, mother isn't done yet?
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "get meat tenderizer"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:07 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET MEAT TENDERIZER
Floyd |
Floyd | You shouldn't be touching that. Mother keeps track of everything in
Floyd | her domain. If she catches you with the meat tenderizer, she might use
Floyd | it on you instead of the meat.
Floyd | Aunt Evelyn slurps loudly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "break glass"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:08 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > BREAK GLASS
Floyd |
Floyd | The china cabinet isn't open.
Floyd | "Are you alright in there dear sister?" No answer from the bathroom.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "hit cabinet with tenderizer"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:08 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > HIT CABINET WITH TENDERIZER
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to hit the china cabinet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "hit cabinet"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:09 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > HIT CABINET
Floyd |
Floyd | You shudder and shake your head.
Floyd | Aunt Evelyn gets up from her chair. After a moment she sits back down
Floyd | with a sigh.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
inky says (to Floyd), "open first drawer. get knife"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:10 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN FIRST DRAWER. GET KNIFE
Floyd |
Floyd | You grab the handle on the first drawer and pull on it. There is a
Floyd | grinding noise and you glance at the hallway. Very carefully, you open
Floyd | the drawer. In the first drawer are some knives and forks.
Floyd | Mother checks the bathroom door just to be sure it's locked.
Floyd | A rumbling seems to shake the floors and you stop breathing for a
Floyd | moment. Then the cloud rolls in over the floor towards you and now it
Floyd | is necessary to hold your breath.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your aunt Evelyn mutters something apologetic as you expect to either
Floyd | get sick or start to laugh uncontrollably. Luckily for you, the air
Floyd | clears and you get control of yourself.
Floyd | There's a sound from the hallway but there is no one there.
Floyd | Sorry, aint nothing like that here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
inky says (to Floyd), "get fork"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:10 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET FORK
Floyd |
Floyd | Sorry, aint nothing like that here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
inky says (to Floyd), "close first drawer"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:11 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLOSE FIRST DRAWER
Floyd |
Floyd | Very slowly, you close the noisy drawer again.
Floyd | "Are you alright in there dear sister?" No answer from the bathroom.
Floyd | The toilet flushes, the bathroom door opens, heavy steps over the
Floyd | hallway into the living room.
Floyd | "Sorry dear, now what were we talking about?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Roger asks, "Have we tried climbing the open drawers, if you know what I mean?"
DavidW says, "no, we haven't tried that."
djfletch says (to Floyd), "get on second drawer"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:12 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET ON SECOND DRAWER
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can enter.
Floyd | You've got to set everything straight before Mother comes.
Floyd | You hear your mother's voice.
Floyd | "Oh, dear me. I had better check on my soup soon. I'll just finish
Floyd | this cup of tea first."
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "climb drawers"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:12 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLIMB DRAWERS
Floyd |
Floyd | Which do you mean, the first drawer or the second drawer?
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "climb second drawer"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:13 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLIMB SECOND DRAWER
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't think much is to be achieved by that.
Floyd | You've got to set everything straight before Mother comes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says, "oh dear, mother is going to check the soup again"
Jacqueline says, "Yeah."
djfletch says (to Floyd), "i"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:14 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying nothing.
Floyd | You've got to set everything straight before Mother comes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "undo"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:13 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | The Kitchen
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says, "We can't fix everything. The table is moved."
Jacqueline says, "I mean, it's fine. We just restore to CF4."
djfletch says (to Floyd), "close first drawer"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:14 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLOSE FIRST DRAWER
Floyd |
Floyd | Very slowly, you close the noisy drawer again.
Floyd | You try to be silent, but it is so hard.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "close second drawer"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:15 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLOSE SECOND DRAWER
Floyd |
Floyd | Very slowly, you close the noisy drawer again.
Floyd | Suddenly, Mother stands there with an iron grip on the scruff of your
Floyd | neck.
Floyd | "STOP SQUIRMING! I believe I told you to behave. What do you do? You
Floyd | ungrateful beast! I believe you are sleeping in the cellar tonight.
Floyd | Without Teddy!"
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** Teddy was washed. He will never be the same again. ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In that game you scored 0 out of a possible 100, in 45 turns.
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, UNDO your last move
Floyd | or QUIT?
Floyd | >
DavidW says, "hm. The key could be UNDER an open drawer."
djfletch asks, "you mean like taped to the bottom of one?"
DavidW says, "yeah"
Jacqueline says, "Golly."
Jacqueline says, "Go for it..."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "restore"
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RESTORE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to read:
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "cf4"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:53 pm
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline makes an 'after you' gesture to DW.
DavidW says, "Although, if the bread box is only available when standing on the counter, ..."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open first drawer"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:54 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN FIRST DRAWER
Floyd |
Floyd | You will have to leave the dark corner. You can't do anything as long
Floyd | as you're sitting there.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "stand"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:55 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > STAND
Floyd |
Floyd | You get out of the corner.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open first drawer"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:56 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN FIRST DRAWER
Floyd |
Floyd | You grab the handle on the first drawer and pull on it. There is a
Floyd | grinding noise and you glance at the hallway. Very carefully, you open
Floyd | the drawer. In the first drawer are some knives and forks.
Floyd | Your tummy is in a knot. You stare at the hallway again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look under it"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:57 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UNDER IT
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd | You've got to set everything straight before Mother comes.
Floyd | "oh dear. I hate to disturb your visits this way darling sister, but I
Floyd | really need to visit the little girl's room. You don't mind do you
Floyd | dear?"
Floyd | You can hear Mother's heavy steps hurrying across the hallway floor.
Floyd | Fortunately, they disappear into the bathroom. The door closes, the
Floyd | lock clicks.
Floyd | The old clock in the other room ticks.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open second drawer"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:58 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN SECOND DRAWER
Floyd |
Floyd | You grab the handle on the second drawer and pull on it. There is a
Floyd | grinding noise and you glance at the hallway. Very carefully, you open
Floyd | the drawer. In the second drawer is a meat tenderizer.
Floyd | Aunt Evelyn slurps loudly.
Floyd | There's a sudden creak from the old chair in the other room and you
Floyd | freeze.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look under it"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:59 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UNDER IT
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd | Mother checks the bathroom door just to be sure it's locked.
Floyd | There's a sudden creak from the old chair in the other room and you
Floyd | freeze.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look under table"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:00 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UNDER TABLE
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd | Strange noises emerge from behind the bathroom door. You try not to
Floyd | think about it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Roger asks, "Break the glass door with the tenderizer?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask aunt about mother"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:00 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > ASK AUNT ABOUT MOTHER
Floyd |
Floyd | Sorry, aint nothing like that here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says, "We can't touch the tenderizer."
DavidW says, "Well, we *won't* touch it, is more accurate."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x keyhole"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:00 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > X KEYHOLE
Floyd |
Floyd | Sorry, aint nothing like that here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "open door"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:00 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN DOOR
Floyd |
Floyd | Sorry, aint nothing like that here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "unlock cabinet"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:01 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNLOCK CABINET
Floyd |
Floyd | (with the dark hole behind a loose board)
Floyd | (first taking the dark hole behind a loose board)
Floyd | That's fixed in place.
Floyd | "Are you alright in there dear sister?" No answer from the bathroom.
Floyd | Your tummy growls.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says, ">give stomach-upsetting thing to the furry thing."
Jacqueline says, "hahaha"
Jacqueline says, "I am probably the only person who gets that, so I appreciate the joke even more."
inky says, "the thing your aunt gave you that you don't know what it is in your stomach"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "get board"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:01 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET BOARD
Floyd |
Floyd | Sorry, aint nothing like that here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline says, "That is a different thing altogether, inky."
djfletch says (to Floyd), "get in hole"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:02 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET IN HOLE
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can enter.
Floyd | Strange noises emerge from behind the bathroom door. You try not to
Floyd | think about it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "look in hole"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:03 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK IN HOLE
Floyd |
Floyd | In the dark hole behind a loose board are a red kitchen towel and a
Floyd | bundle of rags.
Floyd | Aunt Evelyn slurps loudly.
Floyd | The old clock in the other room ticks.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "x pot"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:04 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > X POT
Floyd |
Floyd | Eeew! is all you have to say about that.
Floyd | Aunt Evelyn gets up from her chair. After a moment she sits back down
Floyd | with a sigh.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "look under cabinet"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:05 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK UNDER CABINET
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd | Strange noises emerge from behind the bathroom door. You try not to
Floyd | think about it.
Floyd | There's a sound from the hallway but there is no one there.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "purloin key"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:05 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > PURLOIN KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | What's that?
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "eat soup"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:06 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > EAT SOUP
Floyd |
Floyd | (first taking the big pot of bubbling pea soup)
Floyd | That's hardly portable.
Floyd | Aunt Evelyn slurps loudly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "look in pot"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:07 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK IN POT
Floyd |
Floyd | You find nothing of interest.
Floyd | Aunt Evelyn slurps loudly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline says (to DW), "Purloining? tsk, tsk"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "put towel in pot"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:08 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT TOWEL IN POT
Floyd |
Floyd | You need to be holding the red kitchen towel before you can put it
Floyd | into something else.
Floyd | "Are you alright in there dear sister?" No answer from the bathroom.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "get towel"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:09 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET TOWEL
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd | Aunt Evelyn gets up from her chair. After a moment she sits back down
Floyd | with a sigh.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "put towel in pot"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:10 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT TOWEL IN POT
Floyd |
Floyd | That can't contain things.
Floyd | Aunt Evelyn slurps loudly.
Floyd | A rumbling seems to shake the floors and you stop breathing for a
Floyd | moment. Then the cloud rolls in over the floor towards you and now it
Floyd | is necessary to hold your breath.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your aunt Evelyn mutters something apologetic as you expect to either
Floyd | get sick or start to laugh uncontrollably. Luckily for you, the air
Floyd | clears and you get control of yourself.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline asks, "We couldn't get the tenderizer or a fork, how's about a soup spoon?"
DavidW says, "I don't know where the spoon went."
Jacqueline says, "Also, wow. Bathroom humor galore."
djfletch says (to Floyd), "get spoon"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:10 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET SPOON
Floyd |
Floyd | Sorry, aint nothing like that here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says, "Perhaps Mummy Dearest put the spoon behind her ear."
Jacqueline says, "Wait, was there a ... oh, you mean that spoon she uses to stir her pot."
DavidW says, "yeah, a spoon was mentioned."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x box"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:11 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BOX
Floyd |
Floyd | The bread box is an old metal thing with a squeaky lid and a cracked
Floyd | picture of one of those things you make butter with. There is never
Floyd | anything edible in there.
Floyd | "Are you alright in there dear sister?" No answer from the bathroom.
Floyd | The toilet flushes, the bathroom door opens, heavy steps over the
Floyd | hallway into the living room.
Floyd | "Sorry dear, now what were we talking about?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says, "oh"
DavidW says, "oh. 'box' works. 'bread box' does not."
djfletch says (to Floyd), "x breadbox"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:12 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > X BREADBOX
Floyd |
Floyd | The bread box is an old metal thing with a squeaky lid and a cracked
Floyd | picture of one of those things you make butter with. There is never
Floyd | anything edible in there.
Floyd | Your tummy is in a knot. You stare at the hallway again.
Floyd | You hear your mother's voice.
Floyd | "Oh, dear me. I had better check on my soup soon. I'll just finish
Floyd | this cup of tea first."
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open box"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:13 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN BOX
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the bread box, revealing a crusty loaf of bread.
Floyd | Your tummy is in a knot. You stare at the hallway again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "move bread"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:14 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > MOVE BREAD
Floyd |
Floyd | You gingerly push the loaf of bread until it flips over. That's where
Floyd | Mother hides the key for the cabinet. You quickly take the key.
Floyd | You look around. This is not good.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "unlock cabinet with key"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:15 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNLOCK CABINET WITH KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | You unlock the china cabinet.
Floyd | Your tummy is in a knot. You stare at the hallway again.
Floyd | Suddenly, Mother stands there with an iron grip on the scruff of your
Floyd | neck.
Floyd | "STOP SQUIRMING! I believe I told you to behave. What do you do? You
Floyd | ungrateful beast! I believe you are sleeping in the cellar tonight.
Floyd | Without Teddy!"
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** Teddy was washed. He will never be the same again. ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In that game you scored 0 out of a possible 100, in 45 turns.
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, UNDO your last move
Floyd | or QUIT?
Floyd | >
DavidW says, "anyway, found the key!"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "restore"
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RESTORE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to read:
djfletch says (to Floyd), "cf4"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:53 pm
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "open box"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:54 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN BOX
Floyd |
Floyd | You will have to leave the dark corner. You can't do anything as long
Floyd | as you're sitting there.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "undo"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:53 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | The Kitchen
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "get up"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:54 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET UP
Floyd |
Floyd | You get out of the corner.
Floyd | "Well well, isn't that something...}
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "open box"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:55 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN BOX
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the bread box, revealing a crusty loaf of bread.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "get bread"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:56 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET BREAD
Floyd |
Floyd | You take the crusty loaf of bread. Unfortunately, you're also
Floyd | spreading breadcrumbs all over the place. You will have to clean up
Floyd | the kitchen when you're done with the bread.
Floyd |
Floyd | There's a key lying in the breadbox among crumbs and dead flies. So,
Floyd | that's where Mother hides the key to the china cabinet. You quickly
Floyd | take the key.
Floyd | You listen. Aunt Evelyn seems to be talking about her poor dead cat.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline says, "Wait, I thought we couldn't see the breadbox? huh."
Jacqueline says, "But yay key"
DavidW says, "tsk. I just moved the bread. I didn't *take* it."
djfletch says, "hmm, I don't know if we want the bread or not"
DavidW says, "The phrase 'bread box' isn't supported."
djfletch says (to Floyd), "undo"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:55 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | The Kitchen
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline says, "oh"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "move bread"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:56 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > MOVE BREAD
Floyd |
Floyd | You gingerly push the loaf of bread until it flips over. That's where
Floyd | Mother hides the key for the cabinet. You quickly take the key.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "unlock cabinet with key"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:57 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNLOCK CABINET WITH KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | You unlock the china cabinet.
Floyd | "oh dear. I hate to disturb your visits this way darling sister, but I
Floyd | really need to visit the little girl's room. You don't mind do you
Floyd | dear?"
Floyd | You can hear Mother's heavy steps hurrying across the hallway floor.
Floyd | Fortunately, they disappear into the bathroom. The door closes, the
Floyd | lock clicks.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline says, "Interesting distinction there. One I wouldn't have thought of."
Jacqueline says, "(Move vs take)"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "close box"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:58 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLOSE BOX
Floyd |
Floyd | You close the bread box.
Floyd | Aunt Evelyn slurps loudly.
Floyd | The old clock in the other room ticks.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "climb cabinet"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:59 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLIMB CABINET
Floyd |
Floyd | There is nothing but glass on the cabinet door. There is nothing to
Floyd | climb. You will have to get the door opened first and then try.
Floyd | Aunt Evelyn gets up from her chair. After a moment she sits back down
Floyd | with a sigh.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW asks, "no, don't close the box. We need to return the key later, don't we?"
Jacqueline asks, "Informal, unscientific poll: Who here has ever apologized to a guest for needing to hit the loo during their visit?"
DavidW says, "And you didn't open the cabinet."
djfletch says, "yeah, I thought it was open but it was only unlocked"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "open cabinet"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:00 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN CABINET
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the china cabinet.
Floyd | Mother checks the bathroom door just to be sure it's locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Roger says, "Well, apologized for leaving their presence, anyway"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "climb cabinet"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:01 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLIMB CABINET
Floyd |
Floyd | You put your foot on the bottom shelf of the cabinet. There is a soft
Floyd | clink, then another. You hold your breath as you very slowly step back
Floyd | from the shelf.
Floyd |
Floyd | There are too many breakable things stacked on the lower shelves ,
Floyd | there is no way you can step on them without breaking something. The
Floyd | shelves higher up seem like they have more room though. The only thing
Floyd | that might be a problem is a big crystal vase on a high shelf. That
Floyd | one might be possible to push to a safe position though.
Floyd | Water is running in the bathroom. Surely, mother isn't done yet?
Floyd | Your tummy growls.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says, "I've almost never had guests. The situation hasn't come up, that I can recall."
djfletch says, "ok, so we do need the table too"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "push table"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:02 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUSH TABLE
Floyd |
Floyd | You put your tiny hands against the edge of the table and for a moment
Floyd | your courage falters. Then you shut your eyes hard and push. The table
Floyd | legs grind and studder against the floor and it moves. Grunting,
Floyd | straining, you manage to push the table against the big china cabinet,
Floyd | careful not to push it so far that it might break something.
Floyd | Water is running in the bathroom. Surely, mother isn't done yet?
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "get on table"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:03 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET ON TABLE
Floyd |
Floyd | You get onto the kitchen table.
Floyd | Strange noises emerge from behind the bathroom door. You try not to
Floyd | think about it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "x vase"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:04 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > X VASE
Floyd |
Floyd | On one of the higher shelves stands the biggest, and most sparkling,
Floyd | vase you've ever seen. Mother says it's far too fine to keep anywhere
Floyd | other than in the cabinet. You wonder about that sometimes. If it's so
Floyd | fine, then you'd want to show everybody wouldn't you?
Floyd | "Are you alright in there dear sister?" No answer from the bathroom.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
vimes arrives, full of fun and funk.
djfletch says (to Floyd), "push vase"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:05 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUSH VASE
Floyd |
Floyd | You push the vase deeper into the cabinet. Now there is space on the
Floyd | shelf and the vase is safe.
Floyd | Mother checks the bathroom door just to be sure it's locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "climb cabinet"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:06 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLIMB CABINET
Floyd |
Floyd | You put your foot on the shelf, grab the edge, and put your weight on
Floyd | the shelf. There is a slight creaking from it but finally your eyes
Floyd | are above the edge. Teddy is there. He reaches for you.
Floyd | Aunt Evelyn gets up from her chair. After a moment she sits back down
Floyd | with a sigh.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says, "hehe, "He reaches for you""
djfletch says (to Floyd), "get teddy"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:07 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET TEDDY
Floyd |
Floyd | You reach for Teddy. He is tucked all the way into the corner and you
Floyd | stretch your arm as much as you can. You feel him, you reach harder,
Floyd | and you have him. Teddy is saved!
Floyd | Water is running in the bathroom. Surely, mother isn't done yet?
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW asks, "Do we have the rags?"
djfletch says, "I don't think so"
djfletch says, "also only eight minutes so we probably don't have time to fix everything"
DavidW says, "geez"
djfletch says, "let's see what happens from here anyway"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "d"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:08 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | You drop down on the table with a thud that is a bit too loud for
Floyd | comfort.
Floyd | Mother checks the bathroom door just to be sure it's locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline says, "Another note for the beta: 'alright' should be two words."
Roger says, "My childhood was tough, I tell ya. I was doing tight timing puzzles when I was only four years old, uphill both ways."
djfletch says (to Floyd), "d"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:09 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | You get back down on the floor.
Floyd | Water is running in the bathroom. Surely, mother isn't done yet?
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "open breadbox"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:10 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN BREADBOX
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the bread box, revealing a crusty loaf of bread.
Floyd | Aunt Evelyn gets up from her chair. After a moment she sits back down
Floyd | with a sigh.
Floyd | A rumbling seems to shake the floors and you stop breathing for a
Floyd | moment. Then the cloud rolls in over the floor towards you and now it
Floyd | is necessary to hold your breath.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your aunt Evelyn mutters something apologetic as you expect to either
Floyd | get sick or start to laugh uncontrollably. Luckily for you, the air
Floyd | clears and you get control of yourself.
Floyd | There's a sound from the hallway but there is no one there.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "put key under bread"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:10 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT KEY UNDER BREAD
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't understand that sentence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "put key in breadbox"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:11 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT KEY IN BREADBOX
Floyd |
Floyd | You put the fancy looking key into the bread box.
Floyd | Water is running in the bathroom. Surely, mother isn't done yet?
Floyd | The toilet flushes, the bathroom door opens, heavy steps over the
Floyd | hallway into the living room.
Floyd | "Sorry dear, now what were we talking about?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "close breadbox"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:12 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLOSE BREADBOX
Floyd |
Floyd | You close the bread box.
Floyd | You throw a glance towards the hallway. Time is short.
Floyd | You hear your mother's voice.
Floyd | "Oh, dear me. I had better check on my soup soon. I'll just finish
Floyd | this cup of tea first."
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "push table"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:13 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUSH TABLE
Floyd |
Floyd | You put both hands on the edge of the table and push as hard as you
Floyd | can. The table legs studder and grind against the floor, making a
Floyd | horrible sound. You stop immediately, heart thumping.
Floyd | "Did you hear something Dear sister?" everything is dead quiet. You
Floyd | hold your breath.
Floyd | "Oh, No dear" your aunt says with a high-pitched giggle. "I believe
Floyd | that might have been me. You know about my little problems don't you
Floyd | dear? Now give me some more of that wonderful tea. Apple cinnamon is
Floyd | it?"
Floyd | You've got to set everything straight before Mother comes.
Floyd | The old clock in the other room ticks.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "get in corner"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:14 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET IN CORNER
Floyd |
Floyd | You get into the dark corner.
Floyd | You grind your teeth. Time is running out.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says (to Floyd), "z"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:15 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Four o'clock is coming up fast.
Floyd | You look around. This is not good.
Floyd | Suddenly, Mother stands there. She keeps glancing at you as she goes
Floyd | to stir her soup, eyes cold and suspicious.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW asks, "uh, don't you want to relock the cabinet before putting the key away?"
djfletch says, "good point"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "mother, hello"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:15 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > MOTHER, HELLO
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't talk to Mother.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline says, "Also, I'm sorry to have to do this to you dears during ClubFloyd, but I need to use the little girl's room."
DavidW asks, "except mother's here now?"
djfletch pushes Jacqueline's furniture around
DavidW asks, "we surely haven't put everything back, have we?"
djfletch says, "she comes in at 3:15"
djfletch says, "we're getting away with it so far"
djfletch says (to Floyd), "x mother"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:16 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > X MOTHER
Floyd |
Floyd | Mother is enormous. She stirs her soup with the same energy as when
Floyd | she mixes cement or turns the compost.
Floyd | Suddenly she stares at you, eyes narrowing to dangerous slits between
Floyd | fat eye-lids.
Floyd | "What is that in your hand you little devil?" In a second she has an
Floyd | iron grip on your arm. "DON'T SQUIRM! Do you want to go in the cellar
Floyd | again? Without Teddy?"
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** Teddy is forever lost in a dump somewhere. ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In that game you scored 0 out of a possible 100, in 46 turns.
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, UNDO your last move
Floyd | or QUIT?
Floyd | >
DavidW asks, "You were saying?"
djfletch says, "nothing, nothing"
Jacqueline asks, "What was in our hand?"
Jacqueline asks, "The key?"
DavidW says, "Teddy"
Roger says, "The shrunken head of Teddy Rooseveldt"
Jacqueline says, "heh"
Jacqueline says, "Well, hrm. Seems like we can do this at this point."
Jacqueline asks, "Restart from the beginning?"
DavidW says, "Sure. But with one driver, I think."
Roger says, "In addition to the rags we'll need to towel for crumb cleanup I think"
DavidW asks, "We didn't use the towel at all, did we?"
DavidW says, "We shouldn't need crumb cleanup if we move the bread instead of taking it."
Jacqueline says (to DW), "Agreed. One driver, and no, we didn't use the towel."
djfletch says, "I wonder if we can get away with having the cabinet unlocked but not open, when our mother checks the first time."
Jacqueline says, "We may need to leave the rags up there as a decoy, though."
DavidW says, "yes"
DavidW says, "And I wonder if the vase movement will be noticed too."
Jacqueline says, "That seems like it'd be pushing it."
DavidW says, "Also, I wonder if we can put a dead fly in the soup. Probably we can't, since the soup doesn't seem to be a container."
Jacqueline says, "No pun intended."
Jacqueline says, "You are an evil little devil child, David."
Jacqueline nominates David to be the driver. "Do I have a second for the nomination?"
djfletch says, "seconded"
DavidW asks, "Which drawer are the rags in?"
Jacqueline says, "The top, I believe."
Jacqueline says, "Er, first."
Jacqueline says, "I think"
Jacqueline says, "I think 'top' and 'first' should be synonyms."
Roger says, "Rags were in hole I thought"
DavidW asks, "Are you sure they're not side-by-side drawers?"
DavidW says (to Roger), "The hole is our hiding spot for things."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "restart"
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to restore a saved game?
DavidW says (to Floyd), "yes"
Floyd | Would you like to restore a saved game?
Floyd | > YES
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to read:
DavidW presses the yellow enter button.
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:30 pm
Floyd | Restore failed.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mother's voice weighs you down like a bag of sand. You grasp Teddy
Floyd | harder as you stare hypnotized at the huge finger stabbing the air not
Floyd | more than half an inch from your nose. You shrink back.
Floyd | "Behave now you damned little devil. You little beast! If I hear a
Floyd | single word from out here when I talk to your dear aunt, a single
Floyd | word...
Floyd |
Floyd | There is no need for her to finish as the tightness of her puffy lips
Floyd | and the steel in her eyes tells you all you need to know.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your enormous and absolutely terrifying mother stares intently at you
Floyd | for an excruciatingly long moment before she turns around. She stomps
Floyd | away towards the next room, and then she stops. Just when you think
Floyd | that she is going to move on, she turns and comes back. Your heart
Floyd | nearly escapes your body when she smiles.
Floyd |
Floyd | convinced now that your mother is an alien, or something unimaginably
Floyd | worse, you try to back away from her. There is no way out though. In
Floyd | one smooth move, she rips Teddy from your grasp and you can barely
Floyd | stop a shriek of horror as his warm fur looses contact with you. She
Floyd | starts to walk away again but changes her mind. She places Teddy on
Floyd | the counter, brings a chair over, steps up on the chair herself and
Floyd | places Teddy on top of the cabinet. It's the scary place, alldarkness,
Floyd | dust and eight-legged creatures. Without mercy, she shoves him into
Floyd | the corner up there. The dark corner.
Floyd |
Floyd | You look for Teddy up there in the scary place, longing for him.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mother brings the chair with her, grabs the second chair in passing
Floyd | the table, and carries them off with her. She doesn't give you another
Floyd | glance. After a few more moments, you can hear the clinking of cups
Floyd | and the creaking from living room furniture under strain.
Floyd |
Floyd | You look at the darkness where Teddy is, although all you see is a
Floyd | vague brown and red shape, and you know in your heart that Teddy is
Floyd | reaching for you. Teddy is afraid of high places, high and dark places
Floyd | in particular. Does she not know?
Floyd |
Floyd | A quest fit a kid!
Floyd |
Floyd | Gideon's Kitchen Quest!
Floyd |
Floyd | By Jenny Brennan 2008.
Floyd |
Floyd | You sit quietly in the corner. Singing a tuneless song under your
Floyd | breath, afraid of being heard.
Floyd |
Floyd | Type "About" for more information.
Floyd |
Floyd | Release 1 / Serial number 090323 / Inform v6.31 Library 6/11 S
Floyd |
Floyd | The Kitchen (in the dark corner)
Floyd | This is the kitchen. Here, you spend most of your time, mostly sitting
Floyd | quietly in the corner. There is a stove, a monster of a stove, in one
Floyd | corner. A giant pot of pea soup is puttering away on top of it. A
Floyd | solid wooden table takes pride of place in the middle of the kitchen,
Floyd | although it looks strange without the chairs. A huge cabinet with
Floyd | glass doors stands in the corner opposite to the dark corner. It's
Floyd | full of that yucky china that Mother seems to like so much. Above the
Floyd | cabinet, it is dark. Too dark for a poor Teddy.
Floyd | There is a lot of counter too, with two big drawers and a bread box.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a dark hole behind a loose board (which is empty) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "stand"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:31 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > STAND
Floyd |
Floyd | You get out of the corner.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open first drawer"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:32 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN FIRST DRAWER
Floyd |
Floyd | You grab the handle on the first drawer and pull on it. There is a
Floyd | grinding noise and you glance at the hallway. Very carefully, you open
Floyd | the drawer. In the first drawer are some knives and forks and a bundle
Floyd | of rags.
Floyd | Your tummy is in a knot. You stare at the hallway again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take rags"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:33 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE RAGS
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd | You grind your teeth. Time is running out.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "close first drawer"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:34 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLOSE FIRST DRAWER
Floyd |
Floyd | Very slowly, you close the noisy drawer again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open box"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:35 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN BOX
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the bread box, revealing a crusty loaf of bread.
Floyd | You stop to listen. Aunt Evelyn giggles.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push bread"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:36 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUSH BREAD
Floyd |
Floyd | You gingerly push the loaf of bread until it flips over. That's where
Floyd | Mother hides the key for the cabinet. You quickly take the key.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "close box"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:37 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLOSE BOX
Floyd |
Floyd | You close the bread box.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "unlock cabinet"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:37 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNLOCK CABINET
Floyd |
Floyd | What do you want to unlock the china cabinet with?
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "key"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:38 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | You unlock the china cabinet.
Floyd | "...well dear sister, don't you think that.."
Floyd | There's a sound from the hallway but there is no one there.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "enter corner"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:39 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > ENTER CORNER
Floyd |
Floyd | You get into the dark corner.
Floyd | There's a sudden creak from the old chair in the other room and you
Floyd | freeze.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put rags and key in hole"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:40 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT RAGS AND KEY IN HOLE
Floyd |
Floyd | bundle of rags: Done.
Floyd | fancy looking key: Done.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:41 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Four o'clock is coming up fast.
Floyd | There's a sound from the hallway but there is no one there.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:42 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Four o'clock is coming up fast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:43 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Four o'clock is coming up fast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:44 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Four o'clock is coming up fast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:45 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Four o'clock is coming up fast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:46 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Four o'clock is coming up fast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:47 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Four o'clock is coming up fast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:48 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Four o'clock is coming up fast.
Floyd | You hear Mothers voice. To your horror, she is calling your name.
Floyd | "GIDEON? Are you behaving?" All you can manage is a frantic not of the
Floyd | head towards the hallway. You know that she expects no answer from
Floyd | you. "We will eat at four and your fingernails better not be dirty"
Floyd |
Floyd | You stare at your blackened nails and even though you know Mother
Floyd | can't see you, you quickly hide your hands behind your back. Finally,
Floyd | your mother turns to her sister in the other room and the chitchat
Floyd | starts again. Aunt Evelyn giggles. You would hate to know what was so
Floyd | terribly funny.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "clean fingernails"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:48 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLEAN FINGERNAILS
Floyd |
Floyd | Sorry, aint nothing like that here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "clean hands"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:48 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLEAN HANDS
Floyd |
Floyd | Sorry, aint nothing like that here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "clean nails"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:48 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLEAN NAILS
Floyd |
Floyd | Sorry, aint nothing like that here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW asks, "was there more I should do before soup check?"
DavidW asks, "when is soup check?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:49 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Four o'clock is coming up fast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline says, "2:52, I think."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:50 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Four o'clock is coming up fast.
Floyd | You hear your mother's voice.
Floyd | "Oh, dear me. I had better check on my soup soon. I'll just finish
Floyd | this cup of tea first."
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:51 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Four o'clock is coming up fast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:52 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Four o'clock is coming up fast.
Floyd | Suddenly, Mother stands there. She keeps glancing at you as she goes
Floyd | to stir her soup, eyes cold and suspicious.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x mother"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:53 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > X MOTHER
Floyd |
Floyd | Mother is enormous. She stirs her soup with the same energy as when
Floyd | she mixes cement or turns the compost.
Floyd | Mother stirs her soup.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mother mutters something, puts the big wooden spoon away, and glances
Floyd | at you. After a moment, she is back drinking her tea in the other
Floyd | room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says, ">WHISTLE INNOCENTLY"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take key and rags"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:54 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE KEY AND RAGS
Floyd |
Floyd | fancy looking key: Taken.
Floyd | bundle of rags: Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "stand"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:55 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > STAND
Floyd |
Floyd | You get out of the corner.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline | Mother mutters something, puts the big wooden spoon away in her pocketses, and glances at you.
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open cabinet"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:56 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN CABINET
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the china cabinet.
Floyd | You look around. This is not good.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look in cabinet"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:57 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK IN CABINET
Floyd |
Floyd | In the china cabinet is a crystal vase.
Floyd | Your tummy is in a knot. You stare at the hallway again.
Floyd | "oh dear. I hate to disturb your visits this way darling sister, but I
Floyd | really need to visit the little girl's room. You don't mind do you
Floyd | dear?"
Floyd | You can hear Mother's heavy steps hurrying across the hallway floor.
Floyd | Fortunately, they disappear into the bathroom. The door closes, the
Floyd | lock clicks.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push table"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:58 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUSH TABLE
Floyd |
Floyd | You put your tiny hands against the edge of the table and for a moment
Floyd | your courage falters. Then you shut your eyes hard and push. The table
Floyd | legs grind and studder against the floor and it moves. Grunting,
Floyd | straining, you manage to push the table against the big china cabinet,
Floyd | careful not to push it so far that it might break something.
Floyd | Strange noises emerge from behind the bathroom door. You try not to
Floyd | think about it.
Floyd | There's a sudden creak from the old chair in the other room and you
Floyd | freeze.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Roger says, "Well she is Gollumesque"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "climb table"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:59 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLIMB TABLE
Floyd |
Floyd | I don't think much is to be achieved by that.
Floyd | Strange noises emerge from behind the bathroom door. You try not to
Floyd | think about it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:58 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | The Kitchen
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline says, "It is a mystery where that spoon gets put, that's all I am saying."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "get on table"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:59 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET ON TABLE
Floyd |
Doug says, "she seems more Dursleyesque"
Floyd | You get onto the kitchen table.
Floyd | Aunt Evelyn slurps loudly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push vase"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:00 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUSH VASE
Floyd |
Floyd | You push the vase deeper into the cabinet. Now there is space on the
Floyd | shelf and the vase is safe.
Floyd | Aunt Evelyn gets up from her chair. After a moment she sits back down
Floyd | with a sigh.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "climb cabinet"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:01 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLIMB CABINET
Floyd |
Floyd | You put your foot on the shelf, grab the edge, and put your weight on
Floyd | the shelf. There is a slight creaking from it but finally your eyes
Floyd | are above the edge. Teddy is there. He reaches for you.
Floyd | Strange noises emerge from behind the bathroom door. You try not to
Floyd | think about it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take teddy"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:02 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE TEDDY
Floyd |
Floyd | You reach for Teddy. He is tucked all the way into the corner and you
Floyd | stretch your arm as much as you can. You feel him, you reach harder,
Floyd | and you have him. Teddy is saved!
Floyd | "Are you alright in there dear sister?" No answer from the bathroom.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put rags in corner"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:03 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT RAGS IN CORNER
Floyd |
Floyd | You shove the little imposter Teddy into the scary dark space on top
Floyd | of the cabinet. It doesn't really look like Teddy. Maybe Mother won't
Floyd | notice.
Floyd | "Are you alright in there dear sister?" No answer from the bathroom.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW asks, "hm. Have I made a mistake there?"
Jacqueline says, "Hrm."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:04 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | You drop down on the table with a thud that is a bit too loud for
Floyd | comfort.
Floyd | Water is running in the bathroom. Surely, mother isn't done yet?
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "move vase"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:05 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > MOVE VASE
Floyd |
Floyd | No, you can't push the vase any more. There is enough room on the
Floyd | shelf now.
Floyd | Water is running in the bathroom. Surely, mother isn't done yet?
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline says, "You tried squishing them and stuff, though, and it didn't work if memory serves."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:04 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | The Kitchen
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline says, "I think you should have saved there."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "pull vase"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:05 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > PULL VASE
Floyd |
Floyd | You grab the heavy vase and pull it bak towards the edge. As long as
Floyd | she doesn't notice the sticky finger-prints on the crystal, she won't
Floyd | know it's ever been moved.
Floyd | Strange noises emerge from behind the bathroom door. You try not to
Floyd | think about it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug says, ""bak""
DavidW says, "eep. fingerprints on the crystal"
Jacqueline exclaims, "The rag!"
Jacqueline exclaims, "er, the towel!"
DavidW says, "yes, the towel"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "save"
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
DavidW says (to Floyd), "fingerprints"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:05 pm
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:06 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | You get back down on the floor.
Floyd | "Are you alright in there dear sister?" No answer from the bathroom.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open second drawer"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:07 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN SECOND DRAWER
Floyd |
Floyd | You grab the handle on the second drawer and pull on it. There is a
Floyd | grinding noise and you glance at the hallway. Very carefully, you open
Floyd | the drawer. In the second drawer are a meat tenderizer and a red
Floyd | kitchen towel.
Floyd | Strange noises emerge from behind the bathroom door. You try not to
Floyd | think about it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take towel"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:08 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE TOWEL
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd | Aunt Evelyn slurps loudly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "get on table"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:09 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET ON TABLE
Floyd |
Floyd | You get onto the kitchen table.
Floyd | Water is running in the bathroom. Surely, mother isn't done yet?
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "clean vase with towel"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:09 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLEAN VASE WITH TOWEL
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to clean the crystal vase.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "clean vase"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:10 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLEAN VASE
Floyd |
Floyd | You achieve nothing by this.
Floyd | "Are you alright in there dear sister?" No answer from the bathroom.
Floyd | A rumbling seems to shake the floors and you stop breathing for a
Floyd | moment. Then the cloud rolls in over the floor towards you and now it
Floyd | is necessary to hold your breath.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your aunt Evelyn mutters something apologetic as you expect to either
Floyd | get sick or start to laugh uncontrollably. Luckily for you, the air
Floyd | clears and you get control of yourself.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline says, "huh"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "wipe vase"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:11 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > WIPE VASE
Floyd |
Floyd | You achieve nothing by this.
Floyd | "Are you alright in there dear sister?" No answer from the bathroom.
Floyd | The toilet flushes, the bathroom door opens, heavy steps over the
Floyd | hallway into the living room.
Floyd | "Sorry dear, now what were we talking about?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:10 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | The Kitchen
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wipe vase"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:11 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > WIPE VASE
Floyd |
Floyd | You achieve nothing by this.
Floyd | "Are you alright in there dear sister?" No answer from the bathroom.
Floyd | The toilet flushes, the bathroom door opens, heavy steps over the
Floyd | hallway into the living room.
Floyd | "Sorry dear, now what were we talking about?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Roger says, "Pre-emptively clean hands, maybe"
Jacqueline says, "Hm. The nails dialog may have been a clue for that, yeah."
DavidW says, "Except our hands aren't modeled."
DavidW says, "I tried to clean my hands earlier."
Roger asks, "clean me?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "clean me"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:12 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLEAN ME
Floyd |
Floyd | You achieve nothing by this.
Floyd | You grind your teeth. Time is running out.
Floyd | You hear your mother's voice.
Floyd | "Oh, dear me. I had better check on my soup soon. I'll just finish
Floyd | this cup of tea first."
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Claw says, "I've got to go."
Roger says, "Or maybe she just doesn't notice after all. Can't be worse than a pile of rags."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "restore"
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RESTORE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to read:
DavidW says (to Floyd), "fingerprints"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:05 pm
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Claw goes home.
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:06 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | You get back down on the floor.
Floyd | Water is running in the bathroom. Surely, mother isn't done yet?
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "move table"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:07 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > MOVE TABLE
Floyd |
Floyd | You put your hands against the edge of the table. You take a deep
Floyd | breath and push hard. The table legs grind and studder against the
Floyd | floor. Grunting, straining, you manage to move the table back. It is
Floyd | back in place.
Floyd | Aunt Evelyn gets up from her chair. After a moment she sits back down
Floyd | with a sigh.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "close cabinet"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:08 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLOSE CABINET
Floyd |
Floyd | You silently close the cabinet door.
Floyd | Water is running in the bathroom. Surely, mother isn't done yet?
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "lock cabinet with key"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:09 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOCK CABINET WITH KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | You lock the china cabinet.
Floyd | Water is running in the bathroom. Surely, mother isn't done yet?
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put key in box"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:10 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT KEY IN BOX
Floyd |
Floyd | The bread box is closed.
Floyd | Aunt Evelyn slurps loudly.
Floyd | A rumbling seems to shake the floors and you stop breathing for a
Floyd | moment. Then the cloud rolls in over the floor towards you and now it
Floyd | is necessary to hold your breath.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your aunt Evelyn mutters something apologetic as you expect to either
Floyd | get sick or start to laugh uncontrollably. Luckily for you, the air
Floyd | clears and you get control of yourself.
Floyd | There's a sound from the hallway but there is no one there.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:09 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | The Kitchen
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open box"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:10 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN BOX
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the bread box, revealing a crusty loaf of bread.
Floyd | Aunt Evelyn slurps loudly.
Floyd | A rumbling seems to shake the floors and you stop breathing for a
Floyd | moment. Then the cloud rolls in over the floor towards you and now it
Floyd | is necessary to hold your breath.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your aunt Evelyn mutters something apologetic as you expect to either
Floyd | get sick or start to laugh uncontrollably. Luckily for you, the air
Floyd | clears and you get control of yourself.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put key in box"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:11 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT KEY IN BOX
Floyd |
Floyd | You put the fancy looking key into the bread box.
Floyd | Aunt Evelyn gets up from her chair. After a moment she sits back down
Floyd | with a sigh.
Floyd | The toilet flushes, the bathroom door opens, heavy steps over the
Floyd | hallway into the living room.
Floyd | "Sorry dear, now what were we talking about?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "close box"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:12 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLOSE BOX
Floyd |
Floyd | You close the bread box.
Floyd | You hear your mother's voice.
Floyd | "Oh, dear me. I had better check on my soup soon. I'll just finish
Floyd | this cup of tea first."
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:11 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | The Kitchen
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "move bread"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:12 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > MOVE BREAD
Floyd |
Floyd | There is nothing more hiding under the bread.
Floyd | You hear your mother's voice.
Floyd | "Oh, dear me. I had better check on my soup soon. I'll just finish
Floyd | this cup of tea first."
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:11 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | The Kitchen
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "close box"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:12 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLOSE BOX
Floyd |
Floyd | You close the bread box.
Floyd | "...well dear sister, don't you think that.."
Floyd | You hear your mother's voice.
Floyd | "Oh, dear me. I had better check on my soup soon. I'll just finish
Floyd | this cup of tea first."
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "enter corner"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:13 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > ENTER CORNER
Floyd |
Floyd | You get into the dark corner.
Floyd | The old clock in the other room ticks.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put teddy in hole"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:14 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT TEDDY IN HOLE
Floyd |
Floyd | You put Teddy into the dark hole behind a loose board.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:15 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a bundle of rags
Floyd | Suddenly, Mother stands there. She keeps glancing at you as she goes
Floyd | to stir her soup, eyes cold and suspicious.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW asks, "We still have the rags???"
Doug asks, "uhh, shouldn't the rags be on top of the fridge?"
Roger says, "That's a bug I should think"
DavidW says, "put rags in hole"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put rags in hole"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:16 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT RAGS IN HOLE
Floyd |
Floyd | You put the bundle of rags into the dark hole behind a loose board.
Floyd | Mother stirs her soup.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mother mutters something, puts the big wooden spoon away, and glances
Floyd | at you. After a moment, she is back drinking her tea in the other
Floyd | room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug asks, "so now what?"
DavidW says, "I'm .. not sure."
Doug says (to Floyd), "get teddy"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:17 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET TEDDY
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "out"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:18 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > OUT
Floyd |
Floyd | You get out of the corner.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug says (to Floyd), "x teddy"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:19 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > X TEDDY
Floyd |
Floyd | It's your Teddy. Teddy has been with you for many years. Well, forever
Floyd | if you consider your age. You're not more than four and Teddy has been
Floyd | in existence for quite a few years more than that. He is a bit worn
Floyd | but still soft and very shy. He still has all of his sown on parts and
Floyd | a t-shirt that says "Cuddle Me!".
Floyd | "oh dear. I hate to disturb your visits this way darling sister, but I
Floyd | really need to visit the little girl's room. You don't mind do you
Floyd | dear?"
Floyd | You can hear Mother's heavy steps hurrying across the hallway floor.
Floyd | Fortunately, they disappear into the bathroom. The door closes, the
Floyd | lock clicks.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says, "hey. Why did you change drivers"
Doug says (to Floyd), "cuddle teddy"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:19 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > CUDDLE TEDDY
Floyd |
Floyd | What's that?
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug says, "oops sorry"
Doug says, "feel free to undo"
Doug says, "I'll watch"
DavidW says, "But I'm unsure what the status of things are."
Jacqueline says, "Teddy needs to be in the hole."
Jacqueline says, "Or we'll both spend a night in the box."
djfletch asks, "what was supposed to happen at 4 o'clock? Do we have to wait until then?"
DavidW says, "well, he was in the hole but someone took him out for reasons unknown."
Doug says, "that was me, sorry."
Doug says, "I thought maybe we just needed to do something to teddy to win"
Jacqueline says, "Oh. Right."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x fridge"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:19 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > X FRIDGE
Floyd |
Floyd | Sorry, aint nothing like that here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug says, "feel free to put him back"
DavidW asks, "How can we check if there's a fake teddy up there?"
Jacqueline says, "Yeah. This is kind of like finishing a big IF project. You just sit there, wondering what you should do next."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "enter corner"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:20 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > ENTER CORNER
Floyd |
Floyd | You get into the dark corner.
Floyd | Aunt Evelyn gets up from her chair. After a moment she sits back down
Floyd | with a sigh.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put teddy in hole"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:21 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT TEDDY IN HOLE
Floyd |
Floyd | You put Teddy into the dark hole behind a loose board.
Floyd | Aunt Evelyn slurps loudly.
Floyd | Your tummy growls.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "out"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:22 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > OUT
Floyd |
Floyd | You get out of the corner.
Floyd | "Are you alright in there dear sister?" No answer from the bathroom.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says, "Something is seriously wrong."
Doug asks, "???"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "l"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:23 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The Kitchen
Floyd | This is the kitchen. Here, you spend most of your time, mostly sitting
Floyd | quietly in the corner. There is a stove, a monster of a stove, in one
Floyd | corner. A giant pot of pea soup is puttering away on top of it. A
Floyd | solid wooden table takes pride of place in the middle of the kitchen,
Floyd | although it looks strange without the chairs. A huge cabinet with
Floyd | glass doors stands in the corner opposite to the dark corner. It's
Floyd | full of that yucky china that Mother seems to like so much. Above the
Floyd | cabinet, it is dark. Too dark for a poor Teddy.
Floyd | There is a lot of counter too, with two big drawers and a bread box.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a dark hole behind a loose board (in which are Teddy and a
Floyd | bundle of rags) here.
Floyd | Mother checks the bathroom door just to be sure it's locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug asks, "I think maybe you restored a save game in which we hadn't yet put the rags atop the fridge?"
Jacqueline says, "Or, y'know, it's that this is a beta."
Jacqueline says, "But we should strongly consider that it might be us."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "restore"
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RESTORE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to read:
DavidW says (to Floyd), "fingerprints"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:05 pm
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put rags in dark"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:06 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT RAGS IN DARK
Floyd |
Floyd | You shove the little imposter Teddy into the scary dark space on top
Floyd | of the cabinet. It doesn't really look like Teddy. Maybe Mother won't
Floyd | notice.
Floyd | Strange noises emerge from behind the bathroom door. You try not to
Floyd | think about it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug says, "hm, nevermind, it looks like we restarted from the beginning and only saved/restored once"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:07 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   Teddy
Floyd |     a T-shirt
Floyd |   a bundle of rags
Floyd |   a fancy looking key
Floyd | Mother checks the bathroom door just to be sure it's locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline exclaims, "oh!"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take t-shirt"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:07 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE T-SHIRT
Floyd |
Floyd | Sorry, aint nothing like that here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline says, "Teddy is wearing a --- yeah"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x t-shirt"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:07 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > X T-SHIRT
Floyd |
Floyd | Sorry, aint nothing like that here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x teddy"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:08 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > X TEDDY
Floyd |
Floyd | It's your Teddy. Teddy has been with you for many years. Well, forever
Floyd | if you consider your age. You're not more than four and Teddy has been
Floyd | in existence for quite a few years more than that. He is a bit worn
Floyd | but still soft and very shy. He still has all of his sown on parts and
Floyd | a t-shirt that says "Cuddle Me!".
Floyd | Mother checks the bathroom door just to be sure it's locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug asks, "take teddy's t-shirt? or strip teddy?"
Roger says, "typo: 'sown on' -> 'sewn-on'"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "strip teddy"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:08 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > STRIP TEDDY
Floyd |
Floyd | What's that?
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take shirt"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:09 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE SHIRT
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd | Aunt Evelyn gets up from her chair. After a moment she sits back down
Floyd | with a sigh.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put shirt on rags"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:10 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT SHIRT ON RAGS
Floyd |
Floyd | Putting things on the bundle of rags would achieve nothing.
Floyd | Aunt Evelyn gets up from her chair. After a moment she sits back down
Floyd | with a sigh.
Floyd | A rumbling seems to shake the floors and you stop breathing for a
Floyd | moment. Then the cloud rolls in over the floor towards you and now it
Floyd | is necessary to hold your breath.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your aunt Evelyn mutters something apologetic as you expect to either
Floyd | get sick or start to laugh uncontrollably. Luckily for you, the air
Floyd | clears and you get control of yourself.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put rags in shirt"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:11 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT RAGS IN SHIRT
Floyd |
Floyd | That can't contain things.
Floyd | Water is running in the bathroom. Surely, mother isn't done yet?
Floyd | The toilet flushes, the bathroom door opens, heavy steps over the
Floyd | hallway into the living room.
Floyd | "Sorry dear, now what were we talking about?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x shirt"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:12 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SHIRT
Floyd |
Floyd | The T-shirt is bright red and big white letters exclaim "Cuddle Me!"
Floyd | on the front.
Floyd | You've got to set everything straight before Mother comes.
Floyd | You hear your mother's voice.
Floyd | "Oh, dear me. I had better check on my soup soon. I'll just finish
Floyd | this cup of tea first."
Floyd | There's a sound from the hallway but there is no one there.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug asks, "dress? clothe? combine?"
DavidW says, "maybe we're meant to combine the towel and rags."
Jacqueline says, "Somehow, I think. Yeah."
Doug asks, "oh, because the shirt is red?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "restore"
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RESTORE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to read:
DavidW says (to Floyd), "fingerprints"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:05 pm
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "d"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:06 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | You get back down on the floor.
Floyd | Water is running in the bathroom. Surely, mother isn't done yet?
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open second drawer"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:07 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN SECOND DRAWER
Floyd |
Floyd | You grab the handle on the second drawer and pull on it. There is a
Floyd | grinding noise and you glance at the hallway. Very carefully, you open
Floyd | the drawer. In the second drawer are a meat tenderizer and a red
Floyd | kitchen towel.
Floyd | Strange noises emerge from behind the bathroom door. You try not to
Floyd | think about it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take towel"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:08 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE TOWEL
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd | "Are you alright in there dear sister?" No answer from the bathroom.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "combine towel and rags"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:08 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > COMBINE TOWEL AND RAGS
Floyd |
Floyd | What's that?
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put rags in towel"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:09 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT RAGS IN TOWEL
Floyd |
Floyd | That can't contain things.
Floyd | "Are you alright in there dear sister?" No answer from the bathroom.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put towel around rags"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:09 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT TOWEL AROUND RAGS
Floyd |
Floyd | I didn't understand that sentence.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "make fake teddy"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:09 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > MAKE FAKE TEDDY
Floyd |
Floyd | What's that?
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put towel on rags"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:10 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT TOWEL ON RAGS
Floyd |
Floyd | Putting things on the bundle of rags would achieve nothing.
Floyd | Water is running in the bathroom. Surely, mother isn't done yet?
Floyd | A rumbling seems to shake the floors and you stop breathing for a
Floyd | moment. Then the cloud rolls in over the floor towards you and now it
Floyd | is necessary to hold your breath.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your aunt Evelyn mutters something apologetic as you expect to either
Floyd | get sick or start to laugh uncontrollably. Luckily for you, the air
Floyd | clears and you get control of yourself.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug says, "I suspect we have to use the real shirt"
Jacqueline says (weakly), "...maybe just lay the tshirt on the rags after you put it down?"
Jacqueline says, "Oh, you mean because the shirt is red and the towel is red. Hm, maybe."
DavidW says, "feel free to figure this out. I'm stopping driving."
DavidW says, "We can restart a new attempt once this is worked out."
Doug says (to Floyd), "dress rags in shirt"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:10 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > DRESS RAGS IN SHIRT
Floyd |
Floyd | What's that?
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug says (to Floyd), "clothe rags"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:10 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLOTHE RAGS
Floyd |
Floyd | What's that?
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug says (to Floyd), "combine rags and shirt"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:10 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > COMBINE RAGS AND SHIRT
Floyd |
Floyd | What's that?
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug says (to Floyd), "x rags"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:11 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > X RAGS
Floyd |
Floyd | A bundle of rags that Mother uses when she polishes the furniture.
Floyd | That doesn't happen very often. They are brown and if squished
Floyd | together a bit, it could be mistaken for a certain little bear. As
Floyd | long as the look is quick and very cursory that is.
Floyd | Aunt Evelyn slurps loudly.
Floyd | The toilet flushes, the bathroom door opens, heavy steps over the
Floyd | hallway into the living room.
Floyd | "Sorry dear, now what were we talking about?"
Floyd | Your tummy growls.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug says (to Floyd), "put shirt on rags"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:12 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT SHIRT ON RAGS
Floyd |
Floyd | You need to be holding the T-shirt before you can put it on top of
Floyd | something else.
Floyd | Your tummy is in a knot. You stare at the hallway again.
Floyd | You hear your mother's voice.
Floyd | "Oh, dear me. I had better check on my soup soon. I'll just finish
Floyd | this cup of tea first."
Floyd | There's a sudden creak from the old chair in the other room and you
Floyd | freeze.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x me"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:13 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > X ME
Floyd |
Floyd | You are Gideon. Four years old and an only child. Teddy is your best,
Floyd | your only, friend in the whole wide world.
Floyd | You throw a glance towards the hallway. Time is short.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug says (to Floyd), "get shirt"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:14 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET SHIRT
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd | Your tummy is in a knot. You stare at the hallway again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug says (to Floyd), "put shirt on rags"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:15 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT SHIRT ON RAGS
Floyd |
Floyd | Putting things on the bundle of rags would achieve nothing.
Floyd | You look around. This is not good.
Floyd | Suddenly, Mother stands there with an iron grip on the scruff of your
Floyd | neck.
Floyd | "STOP SQUIRMING! I believe I told you to behave. What do you do? You
Floyd | ungrateful beast! I believe you are sleeping in the cellar tonight.
Floyd | Without Teddy!"
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** Teddy was washed. He will never be the same again. ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In that game you scored 0 out of a possible 100, in 45 turns.
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, UNDO your last move
Floyd | or QUIT?
Floyd | >
Jacqueline says, "Sorry, you might want to undo since I ... oh."
Doug says, "time's up."
DavidW says, "sorry, I think we have an intruder in our house."
Jacqueline says, "I was just checking our age. We have a great vocab for a four year old."
Doug says (to Floyd), "restore fingerprints"
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RESTORE FINGERPRINTS
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to read:
Doug says (to Floyd), "fingerprints"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:05 pm
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug says (to Floyd), "get shirt"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:06 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET SHIRT
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd | "Are you alright in there dear sister?" No answer from the bathroom.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug says (to Floyd), "up"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:06 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > UP
Floyd |
Floyd | Once on the table, you put your foot on the high shelf of the cabinet.
Floyd | You grasp the edge at the top of the cabinet and put your weight on
Floyd | the shelf.
Floyd | There is a terrible clinking, the sound of something toppling over,
Floyd | and a clear crisp crash from broken crystal. Horrified, you stare at
Floyd | about a trillion glittering pieces spread across the kitchen floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | Like in a nightmare, you hear the steps, you feel the dragon breathe
Floyd | down your neck, you do not turn your head. Your fingers are still
Floyd | grasping the ledge at the top of the china cabinet, with one foot on
Floyd | the shelf, and the other foot sticking out behind you.
Floyd |
Floyd | As if shoved by cruel fate, Teddy suddenly falls over and a soft furry
Floyd | paw brushes against your fingers.
Floyd |
Floyd | So close. So far away.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** Teddy is forever lost in a dump somewhere. ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In that game you scored 0 out of a possible 100, in 37 turns.
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, UNDO your last move
Floyd | or QUIT?
Floyd | >
Doug says, "haha oops"
Doug says (to Floyd), "undo"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:06 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | The Kitchen
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline says, "Harsh."
perwil arrives, ready to play with the toys.
Doug says (to Floyd), "climb cabinet"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:06 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLIMB CABINET
Floyd |
Floyd | Once on the table, you put your foot on the high shelf of the cabinet.
Floyd | You grasp the edge at the top of the cabinet and put your weight on
Floyd | the shelf.
Floyd | There is a terrible clinking, the sound of something toppling over,
Floyd | and a clear crisp crash from broken crystal. Horrified, you stare at
Floyd | about a trillion glittering pieces spread across the kitchen floor.
Floyd |
Floyd | Like in a nightmare, you hear the steps, you feel the dragon breathe
Floyd | down your neck, you do not turn your head. Your fingers are still
Floyd | grasping the ledge at the top of the china cabinet, with one foot on
Floyd | the shelf, and the other foot sticking out behind you.
Floyd |
Floyd | As if shoved by cruel fate, Teddy suddenly falls over and a soft furry
Floyd | paw brushes against your fingers.
Floyd |
Floyd | So close. So far away.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** Teddy is forever lost in a dump somewhere. ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In that game you scored 0 out of a possible 100, in 37 turns.
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, UNDO your last move
Floyd | or QUIT?
Floyd | >
Doug says (to Floyd), "undo"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:06 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | The Kitchen
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline says, "I think we moved it beofre."
Jacqueline says, "er, before."
Doug says, "oh, we moved it back"
Jacqueline says, "The character points out that the vase is in a bad spot."
Jacqueline says, "Oh."
Doug says, "hence the finger prints"
Doug says (to Floyd), "undo"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:05 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | The Kitchen
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline says, "Oh okay. Right."
Doug says (to Floyd), "undo"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:14 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | The Kitchen
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug says (to Floyd), "x rags"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:15 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > X RAGS
Floyd |
Floyd | A bundle of rags that Mother uses when she polishes the furniture.
Floyd | That doesn't happen very often. They are brown and if squished
Floyd | together a bit, it could be mistaken for a certain little bear. As
Floyd | long as the look is quick and very cursory that is.
Floyd | You look around. This is not good.
Floyd | Suddenly, Mother stands there with an iron grip on the scruff of your
Floyd | neck.
Floyd | "STOP SQUIRMING! I believe I told you to behave. What do you do? You
Floyd | ungrateful beast! I believe you are sleeping in the cellar tonight.
Floyd | Without Teddy!"
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** Teddy was washed. He will never be the same again. ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In that game you scored 0 out of a possible 100, in 45 turns.
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, UNDO your last move
Floyd | or QUIT?
Floyd | >
Doug asks, "oh wait, the undo undoes the restore?"
Doug says, "I thought it would undo back to 3:04"
Jacqueline says, "Shouldn't"
Doug says (to Floyd), "undo"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:14 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | The Kitchen
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug says (to Floyd), "undo"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:13 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | The Kitchen
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug says (to Floyd), "undo"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:12 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | The Kitchen
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug says, "weird."
Doug says (to Floyd), "restore"
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RESTORE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to read:
Doug says (to Floyd), "fingerprints"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:05 pm
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug says (to Floyd), "push vase"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:06 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUSH VASE
Floyd |
Floyd | You push the vase deeper into the cabinet. Now there is space on the
Floyd | shelf and the vase is safe.
Floyd | Water is running in the bathroom. Surely, mother isn't done yet?
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug says (to Floyd), "up"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:07 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > UP
Floyd |
Floyd | You step on the shelf and climb back up.
Floyd | "Are you alright in there dear sister?" No answer from the bathroom.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug says (to Floyd), "x rags"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:08 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > X RAGS
Floyd |
Floyd | A bundle of rags that Mother uses when she polishes the furniture.
Floyd | That doesn't happen very often. They are brown and if squished
Floyd | together a bit, it could be mistaken for a certain little bear. As
Floyd | long as the look is quick and very cursory that is.
Floyd | "Are you alright in there dear sister?" No answer from the bathroom.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug says (to Floyd), "x hole"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:09 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > X HOLE
Floyd |
Floyd | One of the boards in the dark corner is loose. There is a dark hole
Floyd | behind it. It is big enough to hide something valuable in there. You
Floyd | don't think that Mother knows.
Floyd | Aunt Evelyn slurps loudly.
Floyd | There's a sound from the hallway but there is no one there.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug says (to Floyd), "x corner"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:10 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CORNER
Floyd |
Floyd | This is the dark corner. Mother lets you stand there with your face
Floyd | against the wall when you've been bad and let you sit down and be
Floyd | invisible when she doesn't want to be disturbed. It is dark and smells
Floyd | kind of funny. That is usually no problem as long as Teddy is with you
Floyd | but without him, the southeast corner of the kitchen is dark and
Floyd | scary.
Floyd | Aunt Evelyn gets up from her chair. After a moment she sits back down
Floyd | with a sigh.
Floyd | A rumbling seems to shake the floors and you stop breathing for a
Floyd | moment. Then the cloud rolls in over the floor towards you and now it
Floyd | is necessary to hold your breath.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your aunt Evelyn mutters something apologetic as you expect to either
Floyd | get sick or start to laugh uncontrollably. Luckily for you, the air
Floyd | clears and you get control of yourself.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug says (to Floyd), "undo"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:09 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | The Kitchen
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug says (to Floyd), "undo"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:08 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | The Kitchen
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug says (to Floyd), "undo"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:07 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | The Kitchen
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug asks, "what do we call the space above the fridge?"
Jacqueline asks, "If this doesn't work, perhaps we restart one last time?"
Jacqueline says, "I don't know that we have a word for it."
Doug says (to Floyd), "x fridge"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:07 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > X FRIDGE
Floyd |
Floyd | Sorry, aint nothing like that here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug says, "oh, cabinet, not fridge."
Doug says, "my brain edited a fridge into this game. weird."
Doug says (to Floyd), "x cabinet"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:08 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CABINET
Floyd |
Floyd | The huge cabinet stands in the northwest corner of the kitchen. It is
Floyd | full of all the old ugly china that your mother won't let you touch,
Floyd | not that you would ever want to. You really don't see the point in
Floyd | those old ugly things anyway. The dusty glass doors are always locked
Floyd | and the top rises higher than the other cabinets in the kitchen.
Floyd | Aunt Evelyn gets up from her chair. After a moment she sits back down
Floyd | with a sigh.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline says, "I am not sure there's even a fridge, yeah."
DavidW says, "I call it 'dark' or 'corner'."
DavidW says, "(I was away from keyboard)"
Doug says, "I think the corner is the space where we have to be, where the hole is"
Doug says (to Floyd), "look on top of cabinet"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:08 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK ON TOP OF CABINET
Floyd |
Floyd | Sorry, aint nothing like that here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug says (to Floyd), "x top"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:08 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > X TOP
Floyd |
Floyd | Sorry, aint nothing like that here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug says (to Floyd), "x dark space"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:08 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > X DARK SPACE
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to examine the dark corner.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug says (to Floyd), "i"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:09 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   Teddy
Floyd |     a T-shirt
Floyd |   a bundle of rags
Floyd |   a fancy looking key
Floyd | Strange noises emerge from behind the bathroom door. You try not to
Floyd | think about it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug says (to Floyd), "get shirt"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:10 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET SHIRT
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd | Aunt Evelyn slurps loudly.
Floyd | A rumbling seems to shake the floors and you stop breathing for a
Floyd | moment. Then the cloud rolls in over the floor towards you and now it
Floyd | is necessary to hold your breath.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your aunt Evelyn mutters something apologetic as you expect to either
Floyd | get sick or start to laugh uncontrollably. Luckily for you, the air
Floyd | clears and you get control of yourself.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug says (to Floyd), "put rags on cabinet"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:11 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT RAGS ON CABINET
Floyd |
Floyd | You put the bundle of rags into the scary place.
Floyd | "Are you alright in there dear sister?" No answer from the bathroom.
Floyd | The toilet flushes, the bathroom door opens, heavy steps over the
Floyd | hallway into the living room.
Floyd | "Sorry dear, now what were we talking about?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug says (to Floyd), "i"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:12 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a T-shirt
Floyd |   Teddy
Floyd |   a fancy looking key
Floyd | You grind your teeth. Time is running out.
Floyd | You hear your mother's voice.
Floyd | "Oh, dear me. I had better check on my soup soon. I'll just finish
Floyd | this cup of tea first."
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug says (to Floyd), "undo"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:11 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | The Kitchen
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug says (to Floyd), "put shirt on rags"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:12 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT SHIRT ON RAGS
Floyd |
Floyd | Putting things on the bundle of rags would achieve nothing.
Floyd | You look around. This is not good.
Floyd | You hear your mother's voice.
Floyd | "Oh, dear me. I had better check on my soup soon. I'll just finish
Floyd | this cup of tea first."
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug says, "well, hmph. at least now we know we don't still have the rags"
Doug asks, "but I think the shirt may be a red herring?"
Jacqueline says, "I think you get one free move after she says she's finishing tea, then she shows up."
Jacqueline says, "Or, at least, that's how it happens the first time."
Doug says, "yeah, we may need to restart"
Doug says, "I think we put the rags into the "dark corner" before, which is why it didn't actually work"
Doug says (to Floyd), "undo"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:11 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | The Kitchen
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug says (to Floyd), "d"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:12 pm
djfletch asks, "if you examine the cabinet now does it tell you what's there?"
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | You drop down on the table with a thud that is a bit too loud for
Floyd | comfort.
Floyd | You try to be silent, but it is so hard.
Floyd | You hear your mother's voice.
Floyd | "Oh, dear me. I had better check on my soup soon. I'll just finish
Floyd | this cup of tea first."
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug says (to Floyd), "pull vase"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:13 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > PULL VASE
Floyd |
Floyd | You grab the heavy vase and pull it bak towards the edge. As long as
Floyd | she doesn't notice the sticky finger-prints on the crystal, she won't
Floyd | know it's ever been moved.
Floyd | You try to be silent, but it is so hard.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug says (to Floyd), "close cabinet"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:14 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLOSE CABINET
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't reach the cabinet door from where you are.
Floyd | You've got to set everything straight before Mother comes.
Floyd | There's a sudden creak from the old chair in the other room and you
Floyd | freeze.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug says (to Floyd), "undo"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:13 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | The Kitchen
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug says (to Floyd), "d"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:14 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | You get back down on the floor.
Floyd | You throw a glance towards the hallway. Time is short.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug says (to Floyd), "close cabinet"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:15 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLOSE CABINET
Floyd |
Floyd | Oops! The table is pushed against the cabinet. There is not enough
Floyd | room for the cabinet door. You will have to move the table out of the
Floyd | way first.
Floyd | You look around. This is not good.
Floyd | Suddenly, Mother stands there with an iron grip on the scruff of your
Floyd | neck.
Floyd | "STOP SQUIRMING! I believe I told you to behave. What do you do? You
Floyd | ungrateful beast! I believe you are sleeping in the cellar tonight.
Floyd | Without Teddy!"
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** Teddy was washed. He will never be the same again. ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In that game you scored 0 out of a possible 100, in 45 turns.
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, UNDO your last move
Floyd | or QUIT?
Floyd | >
Doug says, "oops."
Zach arrives, full of funk, but no fun. Jacqueline asks, "Consider starting from scratch?"
Jacqueline asks, "One driver. This time Doug?"
Doug says, "yeah, I'm fine with restarting"
DavidW asks, "Have we solved the rags-not-entering-the-dark-corner problem yet?"
Doug says, "I think so"
Doug says, "I think we need to put the rags on the cabinet, not in the corner"
Doug says (to Floyd), "restart"
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to restore a saved game?
Doug says (to Floyd), "no"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:30 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > NO
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mother's voice weighs you down like a bag of sand. You grasp Teddy
Floyd | harder as you stare hypnotized at the huge finger stabbing the air not
Floyd | more than half an inch from your nose. You shrink back.
Floyd | "Behave now you damned little devil. You little beast! If I hear a
Floyd | single word from out here when I talk to your dear aunt, a single
Floyd | word...
Floyd |
Floyd | There is no need for her to finish as the tightness of her puffy lips
Floyd | and the steel in her eyes tells you all you need to know.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your enormous and absolutely terrifying mother stares intently at you
Floyd | for an excruciatingly long moment before she turns around. She stomps
Floyd | away towards the next room, and then she stops. Just when you think
Floyd | that she is going to move on, she turns and comes back. Your heart
Floyd | nearly escapes your body when she smiles.
Floyd |
Floyd | convinced now that your mother is an alien, or something unimaginably
Floyd | worse, you try to back away from her. There is no way out though. In
Floyd | one smooth move, she rips Teddy from your grasp and you can barely
Floyd | stop a shriek of horror as his warm fur looses contact with you. She
Floyd | starts to walk away again but changes her mind. She places Teddy on
Floyd | the counter, brings a chair over, steps up on the chair herself and
Floyd | places Teddy on top of the cabinet. It's the scary place, alldarkness,
Floyd | dust and eight-legged creatures. Without mercy, she shoves him into
Floyd | the corner up there. The dark corner.
Floyd |
Floyd | You look for Teddy up there in the scary place, longing for him.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mother brings the chair with her, grabs the second chair in passing
Floyd | the table, and carries them off with her. She doesn't give you another
Floyd | glance. After a few more moments, you can hear the clinking of cups
Floyd | and the creaking from living room furniture under strain.
Floyd |
Floyd | You look at the darkness where Teddy is, although all you see is a
Floyd | vague brown and red shape, and you know in your heart that Teddy is
Floyd | reaching for you. Teddy is afraid of high places, high and dark places
Floyd | in particular. Does she not know?
Floyd |
Floyd | A quest fit a kid!
Floyd |
Floyd | Gideon's Kitchen Quest!
Floyd |
Floyd | By Jenny Brennan 2008.
Floyd |
Floyd | You sit quietly in the corner. Singing a tuneless song under your
Floyd | breath, afraid of being heard.
Floyd |
Floyd | Type "About" for more information.
Floyd |
Floyd | Release 1 / Serial number 090323 / Inform v6.31 Library 6/11 S
Floyd |
Floyd | The Kitchen (in the dark corner)
Floyd | This is the kitchen. Here, you spend most of your time, mostly sitting
Floyd | quietly in the corner. There is a stove, a monster of a stove, in one
Floyd | corner. A giant pot of pea soup is puttering away on top of it. A
Floyd | solid wooden table takes pride of place in the middle of the kitchen,
Floyd | although it looks strange without the chairs. A huge cabinet with
Floyd | glass doors stands in the corner opposite to the dark corner. It's
Floyd | full of that yucky china that Mother seems to like so much. Above the
Floyd | cabinet, it is dark. Too dark for a poor Teddy.
Floyd | There is a lot of counter too, with two big drawers and a bread box.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a dark hole behind a loose board (which is empty) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug says (to Floyd), "stand"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:31 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > STAND
Floyd |
Floyd | You get out of the corner.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug says (to Floyd), "open first drawer"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:32 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN FIRST DRAWER
Floyd |
Floyd | You grab the handle on the first drawer and pull on it. There is a
Floyd | grinding noise and you glance at the hallway. Very carefully, you open
Floyd | the drawer. In the first drawer are some knives and forks and a bundle
Floyd | of rags.
Floyd | You grind your teeth. Time is running out.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug says (to Floyd), "take rags"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:33 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE RAGS
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd | You've got to set everything straight before Mother comes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug says (to Floyd), "close first drawer"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:34 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLOSE FIRST DRAWER
Floyd |
Floyd | Very slowly, you close the noisy drawer again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug says (to Floyd), "open box"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:35 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN BOX
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the bread box, revealing a crusty loaf of bread.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug says (to Floyd), "move bread"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:36 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > MOVE BREAD
Floyd |
Floyd | You gingerly push the loaf of bread until it flips over. That's where
Floyd | Mother hides the key for the cabinet. You quickly take the key.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug says (to Floyd), "close box"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:37 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLOSE BOX
Floyd |
Floyd | You close the bread box.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug says (to Floyd), "unlock cabinet with key"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:38 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNLOCK CABINET WITH KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | You unlock the china cabinet.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug says (to Floyd), "SAVE"
Doug says (to Floyd), "cf5"
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:38 pm
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW asks, "So we don't need to fuss with t-shirt or towel?"
Doug says, "I think we have"
Doug says, "I think we haven't successfully tried not fussing with them"
Doug asks, "so do we have time to climb the cabinet, or do we have to go back in the corner and wait for her to come in again?"
Jacqueline says, "We have 12 min."
Doug says, "I think we have 14"
Jacqueline says, "Well, 13."
Jacqueline says, "She comes in at 14."
Doug says, "ah"
Jacqueline says, "So yeah, 13, I think."
Doug says (to Floyd), "open cabinet"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:39 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN CABINET
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the china cabinet.
Floyd | You grind your teeth. Time is running out.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug says (to Floyd), "push table"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:40 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUSH TABLE
Floyd |
Floyd | You put both hands on the edge of the table and push as hard as you
Floyd | can. The table legs studder and grind against the floor, making a
Floyd | horrible sound. You stop immediately, heart thumping.
Floyd | "Did you hear something Dear sister?" everything is dead quiet. You
Floyd | hold your breath.
Floyd | "Oh, No dear" your aunt says with a high-pitched giggle. "I believe
Floyd | that might have been me. You know about my little problems don't you
Floyd | dear? Now give me some more of that wonderful tea. Apple cinnamon is
Floyd | it?"
Floyd | You look around. This is not good.
Floyd | There's a sudden creak from the old chair in the other room and you
Floyd | freeze.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline says, "Oh wait."
DavidW says, "We can't push the table until BATHROOM break."
Jacqueline says, "See, but she doesn't go in the bathroom until -- right."
Doug says, "aha."
Doug says (to Floyd), "undo"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:39 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | The Kitchen
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline says, "So yeah, we have to hold off."
Doug says (to Floyd), "undo"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:38 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | The Kitchen
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says, "So close that cabinet!"
Doug asks, "is there anything else we can do in the meantime?"
DavidW says, "Hide our rags and key."
Doug says (to Floyd), "enter corner"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:39 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > ENTER CORNER
Floyd |
Floyd | You get into the dark corner.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug says (to Floyd), "put all in hole"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:40 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT ALL IN HOLE
Floyd |
Floyd | fancy looking key: Done.
Floyd | bundle of rags: Done.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug says (to Floyd), "wait 12 minutes"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:40 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > WAIT 12 MINUTES
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to wait.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says, "Did you close the cabinet"
Doug says (to Floyd), "x cabinet"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:41 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CABINET
Floyd |
Floyd | The huge cabinet stands in the northwest corner of the kitchen. It is
Floyd | full of all the old ugly china that your mother won't let you touch,
Floyd | not that you would ever want to. You really don't see the point in
Floyd | those old ugly things anyway. The dusty glass doors are always locked
Floyd | and the top rises higher than the other cabinets in the kitchen.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug says, "I think I undid opening it"
DavidW says, "it doesn't say."
Doug says (to Floyd), "close cabinet"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:42 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLOSE CABINET
Floyd |
Floyd | You will have to leave the dark corner. You can't do anything as long
Floyd | as you're sitting there.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug says (to Floyd), "stand"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:43 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > STAND
Floyd |
Floyd | You get out of the corner.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug says (to Floyd), "close cabinet"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:44 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLOSE CABINET
Floyd |
Floyd | That's already closed.
Floyd | There's a sudden creak from the old chair in the other room and you
Floyd | freeze.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says, "ok"
Doug says (to Floyd), "sit"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:45 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > SIT
Floyd |
Floyd | (on top of the dark hole behind a loose board)
Floyd | That's not something you can sit down on.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug says (to Floyd), "enter corner"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:46 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > ENTER CORNER
Floyd |
Floyd | You get into the dark corner.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug says (to Floyd), "x me"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:47 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > X ME
Floyd |
Floyd | You are Gideon. Four years old and an only child. Teddy is your best,
Floyd | your only, friend in the whole wide world.
Floyd | In the other room, Mother seems to be talking about the postman.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug says (to Floyd), "remember teddy"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:47 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > REMEMBER TEDDY
Floyd |
Floyd | What's that?
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug says (to Floyd), "about"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:47 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > ABOUT
Floyd |
Floyd | What's that?
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug says (to Floyd), "i"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:48 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying nothing.
Floyd | You hear Mothers voice. To your horror, she is calling your name.
Floyd | "GIDEON? Are you behaving?" All you can manage is a frantic not of the
Floyd | head towards the hallway. You know that she expects no answer from
Floyd | you. "We will eat at four and your fingernails better not be dirty"
Floyd |
Floyd | You stare at your blackened nails and even though you know Mother
Floyd | can't see you, you quickly hide your hands behind your back. Finally,
Floyd | your mother turns to her sister in the other room and the chitchat
Floyd | starts again. Aunt Evelyn giggles. You would hate to know what was so
Floyd | terribly funny.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "yell yes"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:48 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > YELL YES
Floyd |
Floyd | What's that?
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "yell"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:48 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > YELL
Floyd |
Floyd | What's that?
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline says, "Oh well."
Doug says (to Floyd), "yes"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:49 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > YES
Floyd |
Floyd | That was a rhetorical question.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug says (to Floyd), "mother, yes"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:49 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > MOTHER, YES
Floyd |
Floyd | You seem to want to talk to someone, but I can't see whom.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug says (to Floyd), "z"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:50 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Four o'clock is coming up fast.
Floyd | You hear your mother's voice.
Floyd | "Oh, dear me. I had better check on my soup soon. I'll just finish
Floyd | this cup of tea first."
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug says (to Floyd), "z"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:51 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Four o'clock is coming up fast.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug says (to Floyd), "z"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:52 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Four o'clock is coming up fast.
Floyd | You stop to listen. Aunt Evelyn giggles.
Floyd | Suddenly, Mother stands there. She keeps glancing at you as she goes
Floyd | to stir her soup, eyes cold and suspicious.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug says (to Floyd), "z"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:53 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Four o'clock is coming up fast.
Floyd | Mother stirs her soup.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mother mutters something, puts the big wooden spoon away, and glances
Floyd | at you. After a moment, she is back drinking her tea in the other
Floyd | room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline says, "Eyes cold and suspicious, like left-over pea soup."
Doug says, "2/3 of the time, there are 7 pickles"
Doug says, "ilac."
Doug says (to Floyd), "stand"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:54 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > STAND
Floyd |
Floyd | You get out of the corner.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline says (to Doug), "Maybe you do, and maybe you don't. I wouldn't be surprised if there are dismembed pickles in the soup."
Doug says (to Floyd), "open cabinet"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:55 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN CABINET
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the china cabinet.
Floyd | You look around. This is not good.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug says (to Floyd), "look around"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:55 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOOK AROUND
Floyd |
Floyd | Sorry, aint nothing like that here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug asks, "do we have to wait for her to go to the bathroom?"
Jacqueline says, "Okay, so I am already about 20 minutes past when I swore I'd get ready to go. I need to go do that. Will check back in in a bit."
Jacqueline says, "You all are really, really close, I think."
Doug says (to Floyd), "undo"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:55 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | The Kitchen
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug says (to Floyd), "undo"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:54 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | The Kitchen
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug says (to Floyd), "get rags"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:55 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET RAGS
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug says (to Floyd), "get key"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:56 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug says (to Floyd), "stand"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:57 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > STAND
Floyd |
Floyd | There is nowhere to go. You will have to be back in the dark corner
Floyd | when Mother comes to check on the soup. If you're not, everything will
Floyd | be lost.
Floyd | "oh dear. I hate to disturb your visits this way darling sister, but I
Floyd | really need to visit the little girl's room. You don't mind do you
Floyd | dear?"
Floyd | You can hear Mother's heavy steps hurrying across the hallway floor.
Floyd | Fortunately, they disappear into the bathroom. The door closes, the
Floyd | lock clicks.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says, "open cabinet. push table."
Doug says (to Floyd), "open cabinet"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:58 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN CABINET
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the china cabinet.
Floyd | Aunt Evelyn slurps loudly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug says (to Floyd), "push table"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:59 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUSH TABLE
Floyd |
Floyd | You put your tiny hands against the edge of the table and for a moment
Floyd | your courage falters. Then you shut your eyes hard and push. The table
Floyd | legs grind and studder against the floor and it moves. Grunting,
Floyd | straining, you manage to push the table against the big china cabinet,
Floyd | careful not to push it so far that it might break something.
Floyd | Water is running in the bathroom. Surely, mother isn't done yet?
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug says (to Floyd), "stand on table"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:00 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > STAND ON TABLE
Floyd |
Floyd | You get onto the kitchen table.
Floyd | Water is running in the bathroom. Surely, mother isn't done yet?
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug says (to Floyd), "push vase"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:01 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUSH VASE
Floyd |
Floyd | You push the vase deeper into the cabinet. Now there is space on the
Floyd | shelf and the vase is safe.
Floyd | Water is running in the bathroom. Surely, mother isn't done yet?
Floyd | There's a sound from the hallway but there is no one there.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says, "move vase"
Doug says (to Floyd), "up"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:02 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > UP
Floyd |
Floyd | You put your foot on the shelf, grab the edge, and put your weight on
Floyd | the shelf. There is a slight creaking from it but finally your eyes
Floyd | are above the edge. Teddy is there. He reaches for you.
Floyd | Strange noises emerge from behind the bathroom door. You try not to
Floyd | think about it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug says (to Floyd), "get teddy"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:03 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET TEDDY
Floyd |
Floyd | You reach for Teddy. He is tucked all the way into the corner and you
Floyd | stretch your arm as much as you can. You feel him, you reach harder,
Floyd | and you have him. Teddy is saved!
Floyd | Water is running in the bathroom. Surely, mother isn't done yet?
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug says (to Floyd), "put rags on cabinet"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:04 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT RAGS ON CABINET
Floyd |
Floyd | You put the bundle of rags into the scary place.
Floyd | Aunt Evelyn slurps loudly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug says (to Floyd), "SAVE"
Doug says (to Floyd), "cf6"
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:04 pm
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug says (to Floyd), "d"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:05 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | You drop down on the table with a thud that is a bit too loud for
Floyd | comfort.
Floyd | Water is running in the bathroom. Surely, mother isn't done yet?
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug says (to Floyd), "pull vase"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:06 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > PULL VASE
Floyd |
Floyd | You grab the heavy vase and pull it bak towards the edge. As long as
Floyd | she doesn't notice the sticky finger-prints on the crystal, she won't
Floyd | know it's ever been moved.
Floyd | Water is running in the bathroom. Surely, mother isn't done yet?
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug says (to Floyd), "d"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:07 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | You get back down on the floor.
Floyd | Aunt Evelyn gets up from her chair. After a moment she sits back down
Floyd | with a sigh.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug says (to Floyd), "push table"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:08 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUSH TABLE
Floyd |
Floyd | You put your hands against the edge of the table. You take a deep
Floyd | breath and push hard. The table legs grind and studder against the
Floyd | floor. Grunting, straining, you manage to move the table back. It is
Floyd | back in place.
Floyd | Aunt Evelyn slurps loudly.
Floyd | Your tummy growls.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug says (to Floyd), "close cabinet"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:09 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLOSE CABINET
Floyd |
Floyd | You silently close the cabinet door.
Floyd | Aunt Evelyn slurps loudly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug says (to Floyd), "lock cabinet"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:09 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > LOCK CABINET
Floyd |
Floyd | What do you want to lock the china cabinet with?
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug says (to Floyd), "key"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:10 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | You lock the china cabinet.
Floyd | "Are you alright in there dear sister?" No answer from the bathroom.
Floyd | A rumbling seems to shake the floors and you stop breathing for a
Floyd | moment. Then the cloud rolls in over the floor towards you and now it
Floyd | is necessary to hold your breath.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your aunt Evelyn mutters something apologetic as you expect to either
Floyd | get sick or start to laugh uncontrollably. Luckily for you, the air
Floyd | clears and you get control of yourself.
Floyd | Your tummy growls.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug says (to Floyd), "put key in box"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:11 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT KEY IN BOX
Floyd |
Floyd | The bread box is closed.
Floyd | Aunt Evelyn gets up from her chair. After a moment she sits back down
Floyd | with a sigh.
Floyd | The toilet flushes, the bathroom door opens, heavy steps over the
Floyd | hallway into the living room.
Floyd | "Sorry dear, now what were we talking about?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug says (to Floyd), "open box"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:12 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN BOX
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the bread box, revealing a crusty loaf of bread.
Floyd | You hear your mother's voice.
Floyd | "Oh, dear me. I had better check on my soup soon. I'll just finish
Floyd | this cup of tea first."
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug says (to Floyd), "put key in box"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:13 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT KEY IN BOX
Floyd |
Floyd | You put the fancy looking key into the bread box.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug says (to Floyd), "close box"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:14 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLOSE BOX
Floyd |
Floyd | You close the bread box.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug asks, "anything else?"
DavidW says, "hide teddy!"
Doug says (to Floyd), "l"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:15 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The Kitchen
Floyd | This is the kitchen. Here, you spend most of your time, mostly sitting
Floyd | quietly in the corner. There is a stove, a monster of a stove, in one
Floyd | corner. A giant pot of pea soup is puttering away on top of it. A
Floyd | solid wooden table takes pride of place in the middle of the kitchen,
Floyd | although it looks strange without the chairs. A huge cabinet with
Floyd | glass doors stands in the corner opposite to the dark corner. It's
Floyd | full of that yucky china that Mother seems to like so much. Above the
Floyd | cabinet, it is dark. Too dark for a poor Teddy.
Floyd | There is a lot of counter too, with two big drawers and a bread box.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a dark hole behind a loose board (which is empty) here.
Floyd | "Oh, my! Is that so?}
Floyd | Suddenly, Mother stands there with an iron grip on the scruff of your
Floyd | neck.
Floyd | "STOP SQUIRMING! I believe I told you to behave. What do you do? You
Floyd | ungrateful beast! I believe you are sleeping in the cellar tonight.
Floyd | Without Teddy!"
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** Teddy was washed. He will never be the same again. ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In that game you scored 0 out of a possible 100, in 45 turns.
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, UNDO your last move
Floyd | or QUIT?
Floyd | >
Doug says, "dangit"
Doug says (to Floyd), "undo"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:14 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | The Kitchen
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug says (to Floyd), "enter corner"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:15 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > ENTER CORNER
Floyd |
Floyd | You get into the dark corner.
Floyd | Suddenly, Mother stands there. She keeps glancing at you as she goes
Floyd | to stir her soup, eyes cold and suspicious.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug says (to Floyd), "put teddy in hole"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:16 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT TEDDY IN HOLE
Floyd |
Floyd | You put Teddy into the dark hole behind a loose board.
Floyd | Mother stirs her soup.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mother mutters something, puts the big wooden spoon away, and glances
Floyd | at you. After a moment, she is back drinking her tea in the other
Floyd | room.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says, "You flailed with the breadbox'"
Doug says, "ok, so, now what."
Doug says (to Floyd), "i"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:17 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying nothing.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug says (to Floyd), "l"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:18 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The Kitchen (in the dark corner)
Floyd | This is the kitchen. Here, you spend most of your time, mostly sitting
Floyd | quietly in the corner. There is a stove, a monster of a stove, in one
Floyd | corner. A giant pot of pea soup is puttering away on top of it. A
Floyd | solid wooden table takes pride of place in the middle of the kitchen,
Floyd | although it looks strange without the chairs. A huge cabinet with
Floyd | glass doors stands in the corner opposite to the dark corner. It's
Floyd | full of that yucky china that Mother seems to like so much. Above the
Floyd | cabinet, it is dark. Too dark for a poor Teddy.
Floyd | There is a lot of counter too, with two big drawers and a bread box.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a dark hole behind a loose board (in which is Teddy) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Roger says, "You could just try waiting until 4, I guess"
DavidW says, "I don't know. Wait until 4, I guess."
Doug says (to Floyd), "wait until 4"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:18 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > WAIT UNTIL 4
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to wait.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug says (to Floyd), "sleep"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:19 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > SLEEP
Floyd |
Floyd | You aren't feeling especially drowsy.
Floyd | "oh dear. I hate to disturb your visits this way darling sister, but I
Floyd | really need to visit the little girl's room. You don't mind do you
Floyd | dear?"
Floyd | You can hear Mother's heavy steps hurrying across the hallway floor.
Floyd | Fortunately, they disappear into the bathroom. The door closes, the
Floyd | lock clicks.
Floyd | Your tummy growls.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug says (to Floyd), "z"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:20 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Four o'clock is coming up fast.
Floyd | Mother checks the bathroom door just to be sure it's locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug says, "40 minutes? hm"
Roger says, "Maybe throw a save in here"
Doug says (to Floyd), "SAVE"
Doug says (to Floyd), "cf7"
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:20 pm
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug asks, "do we want to hit z 20 times?"
Doug says, "er, 40"
Doug says, "or is there something else we're supposed to do"
DavidW says, "I don't have a better idea."
Doug says (to Floyd), "x stove"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:20 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > X STOVE
Floyd |
Floyd | Sorry, aint nothing like that here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug says (to Floyd), "eat pea soup"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:20 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > EAT PEA SOUP
Floyd |
Floyd | Sorry, aint nothing like that here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug says (to Floyd), "stand"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:21 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > STAND
Floyd |
Floyd | You get out of the corner.
Floyd | Aunt Evelyn gets up from her chair. After a moment she sits back down
Floyd | with a sigh.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says, "Maybe hug Teddy."
Doug says (to Floyd), "open second drawer"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:22 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN SECOND DRAWER
Floyd |
Floyd | You grab the handle on the second drawer and pull on it. There is a
Floyd | grinding noise and you glance at the hallway. Very carefully, you open
Floyd | the drawer. In the second drawer are a meat tenderizer and a red
Floyd | kitchen towel.
Floyd | Aunt Evelyn gets up from her chair. After a moment she sits back down
Floyd | with a sigh.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug says, "I guess we never used either of the things in the second drawer"
Doug says (to Floyd), "close it"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:23 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLOSE IT
Floyd |
Floyd | Very slowly, you close the noisy drawer again.
Floyd | Aunt Evelyn gets up from her chair. After a moment she sits back down
Floyd | with a sigh.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch asks, "did it ever say specifically what it going to happen at four o'clock?"
Doug says (to Floyd), "hug teddy"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:23 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > HUG TEDDY
Floyd |
Floyd | You can only do that to something animate.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug says (to Floyd), "enter corner"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:24 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > ENTER CORNER
Floyd |
Floyd | You get into the dark corner.
Floyd | Aunt Evelyn slurps loudly.
Floyd | The nasty soup putters away on the stove.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says, "We eat dinner."
Roger says, "Screw you, childhood"
Doug says (to Floyd), "hug teddy"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:24 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > HUG TEDDY
Floyd |
Floyd | You can only do that to something animate.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
djfletch says (to DavidW), "oh, right"
Doug says (to Floyd), "wait for dinner"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:24 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > WAIT FOR DINNER
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to wait.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug says (to Floyd), "x teddy"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:25 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > X TEDDY
Floyd |
Floyd | It's your Teddy. Teddy has been with you for many years. Well, forever
Floyd | if you consider your age. You're not more than four and Teddy has been
Floyd | in existence for quite a few years more than that. He is a bit worn
Floyd | but still soft and very shy. He still has all of his sown on parts and
Floyd | a t-shirt that says "Cuddle Me!".
Floyd | Aunt Evelyn gets up from her chair. After a moment she sits back down
Floyd | with a sigh.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cuddle teddy"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:25 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > CUDDLE TEDDY
Floyd |
Floyd | What's that?
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug says (to Floyd), "teddy, hello"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:25 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > TEDDY, HELLO
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't talk to Teddy.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug says (to Floyd), "kiss teddy"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:25 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > KISS TEDDY
Floyd |
Floyd | You can only do that to something animate.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug says, "ok, I'm just going to wait. I suspect we'll need to do something with the towel but I want to try this first"
Doug says (to Floyd), "z"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:26 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Four o'clock is coming up fast.
Floyd | Strange noises emerge from behind the bathroom door. You try not to
Floyd | think about it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug says (to Floyd), "z"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:27 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Four o'clock is coming up fast.
Floyd | "Are you alright in there dear sister?" No answer from the bathroom.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug says (to Floyd), "z"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:28 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Four o'clock is coming up fast.
Floyd | Mother checks the bathroom door just to be sure it's locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug says (to Floyd), "z. z. z. z. z. z"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:34 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > Z. Z. Z. Z. Z. Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Four o'clock is coming up fast.
Floyd | Aunt Evelyn gets up from her chair. After a moment she sits back down
Floyd | with a sigh.
Floyd | Four o'clock is coming up fast.
Floyd | Water is running in the bathroom. Surely, mother isn't done yet?
Floyd | Four o'clock is coming up fast.
Floyd | "Are you alright in there dear sister?" No answer from the bathroom.
Floyd | There's a sound from the hallway but there is no one there.
Floyd | Four o'clock is coming up fast.
Floyd | Water is running in the bathroom. Surely, mother isn't done yet?
Floyd | Four o'clock is coming up fast.
Floyd | Water is running in the bathroom. Surely, mother isn't done yet?
Floyd | Four o'clock is coming up fast.
Floyd | Water is running in the bathroom. Surely, mother isn't done yet?
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug says (to Floyd), "z"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:35 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Four o'clock is coming up fast.
Floyd | Aunt Evelyn gets up from her chair. After a moment she sits back down
Floyd | with a sigh.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug says, "crap"
Doug says, "only one minute per line, not per command"
Doug says (to Floyd), "z"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:36 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Four o'clock is coming up fast.
Floyd | Aunt Evelyn slurps loudly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug says (to Floyd), "z"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:37 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Four o'clock is coming up fast.
Floyd | Aunt Evelyn gets up from her chair. After a moment she sits back down
Floyd | with a sigh.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug says (to Floyd), "z"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:38 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Four o'clock is coming up fast.
Floyd | Mother checks the bathroom door just to be sure it's locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug says (to Floyd), "z"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:39 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Four o'clock is coming up fast.
Floyd | Mother checks the bathroom door just to be sure it's locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug says (to Floyd), "z"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:40 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Four o'clock is coming up fast.
Floyd | Water is running in the bathroom. Surely, mother isn't done yet?
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug says (to Floyd), "z"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:41 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Four o'clock is coming up fast.
Floyd | Aunt Evelyn slurps loudly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug says (to Floyd), "z"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:42 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Four o'clock is coming up fast.
Floyd | Strange noises emerge from behind the bathroom door. You try not to
Floyd | think about it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug says (to Floyd), "z"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:43 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Four o'clock is coming up fast.
Floyd | Aunt Evelyn slurps loudly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug says (to Floyd), "z"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:44 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Four o'clock is coming up fast.
Floyd | Water is running in the bathroom. Surely, mother isn't done yet?
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug says (to Floyd), "z"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:45 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Four o'clock is coming up fast.
Floyd | Water is running in the bathroom. Surely, mother isn't done yet?
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug says (to Floyd), "z"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:46 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Four o'clock is coming up fast.
Floyd | Mother checks the bathroom door just to be sure it's locked.
Floyd | The nasty soup putters away on the stove.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug says (to Floyd), "z"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:47 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Four o'clock is coming up fast.
Floyd | Water is running in the bathroom. Surely, mother isn't done yet?
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug says (to Floyd), "z"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:48 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Four o'clock is coming up fast.
Floyd | Aunt Evelyn gets up from her chair. After a moment she sits back down
Floyd | with a sigh.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug says (to Floyd), "z"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:49 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Four o'clock is coming up fast.
Floyd | Aunt Evelyn gets up from her chair. After a moment she sits back down
Floyd | with a sigh.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug says (to Floyd), "z"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:50 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Four o'clock is coming up fast.
Floyd | Aunt Evelyn gets up from her chair. After a moment she sits back down
Floyd | with a sigh.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug says (to Floyd), "z"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:51 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Four o'clock is coming up fast.
Floyd | Water is running in the bathroom. Surely, mother isn't done yet?
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug says (to Floyd), "z"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:52 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Four o'clock is coming up fast.
Floyd | Water is running in the bathroom. Surely, mother isn't done yet?
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug says (to Floyd), "z"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:53 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Four o'clock is coming up fast.
Floyd | Water is running in the bathroom. Surely, mother isn't done yet?
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug says (to Floyd), "z"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:54 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Four o'clock is coming up fast.
Floyd | Strange noises emerge from behind the bathroom door. You try not to
Floyd | think about it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug says, "she sure is taking a long time in the bathroom this time."
Doug says (to Floyd), "z"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:55 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Four o'clock is coming up fast.
Floyd | Aunt Evelyn gets up from her chair. After a moment she sits back down
Floyd | with a sigh.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug says (to Floyd), "z"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:56 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Four o'clock is coming up fast.
Floyd | Aunt Evelyn slurps loudly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug says (to Floyd), "z"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:57 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Four o'clock is coming up fast.
Floyd | Aunt Evelyn slurps loudly.
Floyd | There's a sudden creak from the old chair in the other room and you
Floyd | freeze.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug says (to Floyd), "z"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:58 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Four o'clock is coming up fast.
Floyd | Aunt Evelyn gets up from her chair. After a moment she sits back down
Floyd | with a sigh.
Floyd | There's a sound from the hallway but there is no one there.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug says (to Floyd), "z"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:59 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Four o'clock is coming up fast.
Floyd | "Are you alright in there dear sister?" No answer from the bathroom.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug says (to Floyd), "z"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  4:00 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Four o'clock is coming up fast.
Floyd | "Are you alright in there dear sister?" No answer from the bathroom.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug says (to Floyd), "z"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  4:01 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > Z
Floyd |
Floyd | Four o'clock is coming up fast.
Floyd | Water is running in the bathroom. Surely, mother isn't done yet?
Floyd | "Dear oh dear, look at the time." you hear from the other room. "I'm
Floyd | off dear sister. Go now and see to your wonderful soup. I've been
Floyd | smelling it from the kitchen all afternoon."
Floyd | Heavy steps over the floor, the front door opening and closing, Mother
Floyd | coming closer.... NO! You are not ready!
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** Teddy is forever lost in a dump somewhere. ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In that game you scored 0 out of a possible 100, in 91 turns.
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, UNDO your last move
Floyd | or QUIT?
Floyd | >
Doug says, "okay then."
Doug asks, "so, I guess "ready" means... what?"
DavidW says, "So... I don't know."
Doug asks, "the rags need to be more convincing?"
DavidW says, "I don't know."
Doug says (to Floyd), "restore"
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RESTORE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to read:
Doug says (to Floyd), "cf6"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:04 pm
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug says (to Floyd), "d"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:05 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | You drop down on the table with a thud that is a bit too loud for
Floyd | comfort.
Floyd | Water is running in the bathroom. Surely, mother isn't done yet?
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug says (to Floyd), "open second drawer"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:06 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN SECOND DRAWER
Floyd |
Floyd | You grab the handle on the second drawer and pull on it. There is a
Floyd | grinding noise and you glance at the hallway. Very carefully, you open
Floyd | the drawer. In the second drawer are a meat tenderizer and a red
Floyd | kitchen towel.
Floyd | Aunt Evelyn slurps loudly.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug says (to Floyd), "get towel"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:07 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET TOWEL
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd | Aunt Evelyn gets up from her chair. After a moment she sits back down
Floyd | with a sigh.
Floyd | There's a sound from the hallway but there is no one there.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug says (to Floyd), "close second drawer"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:08 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLOSE SECOND DRAWER
Floyd |
Floyd | Very slowly, you close the noisy drawer again.
Floyd | Mother checks the bathroom door just to be sure it's locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug says (to Floyd), "up"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:09 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > UP
Floyd |
Floyd | You step on the shelf and climb back up.
Floyd | Aunt Evelyn gets up from her chair. After a moment she sits back down
Floyd | with a sigh.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug says (to Floyd), "put towel on rags"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:10 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT TOWEL ON RAGS
Floyd |
Floyd | Putting things on the bundle of rags would achieve nothing.
Floyd | "Are you alright in there dear sister?" No answer from the bathroom.
Floyd | A rumbling seems to shake the floors and you stop breathing for a
Floyd | moment. Then the cloud rolls in over the floor towards you and now it
Floyd | is necessary to hold your breath.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your aunt Evelyn mutters something apologetic as you expect to either
Floyd | get sick or start to laugh uncontrollably. Luckily for you, the air
Floyd | clears and you get control of yourself.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug says (to Floyd), "x rags"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:11 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > X RAGS
Floyd |
Floyd | A bundle of rags that Mother uses when she polishes the furniture.
Floyd | That doesn't happen very often. They are brown and if squished
Floyd | together a bit, it could be mistaken for a certain little bear. As
Floyd | long as the look is quick and very cursory that is.
Floyd | "Are you alright in there dear sister?" No answer from the bathroom.
Floyd | The toilet flushes, the bathroom door opens, heavy steps over the
Floyd | hallway into the living room.
Floyd | "Sorry dear, now what were we talking about?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug says (to Floyd), "l"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:12 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The Kitchen (on the shelf)
Floyd | This is the kitchen. Here, you spend most of your time, mostly sitting
Floyd | quietly in the corner. There is a stove, a monster of a stove, in one
Floyd | corner. A giant pot of pea soup is puttering away on top of it. A
Floyd | solid wooden table takes pride of place in the middle of the kitchen,
Floyd | although it looks strange without the chairs. A huge cabinet with
Floyd | glass doors stands in the corner opposite to the dark corner. It's
Floyd | full of that yucky china that Mother seems to like so much. Above the
Floyd | cabinet, it is dark. Too dark for a poor Teddy.
Floyd | There is a lot of counter too, with two big drawers and a bread box.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a dark hole behind a loose board (which is empty) here.
Floyd | You've got to set everything straight before Mother comes.
Floyd | You hear your mother's voice.
Floyd | "Oh, dear me. I had better check on my soup soon. I'll just finish
Floyd | this cup of tea first."
Floyd | There's a sound from the hallway but there is no one there.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug asks, "hm, does looking cause her to start to come in?"
Doug says (to Floyd), "x cabinet"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:13 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > X CABINET
Floyd |
Floyd | The huge cabinet stands in the northwest corner of the kitchen. It is
Floyd | full of all the old ugly china that your mother won't let you touch,
Floyd | not that you would ever want to. You really don't see the point in
Floyd | those old ugly things anyway. The dusty glass doors are always locked
Floyd | and the top rises higher than the other cabinets in the kitchen.
Floyd | Your tummy is in a knot. You stare at the hallway again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug says (to Floyd), "i"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:14 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a red kitchen towel
Floyd |   Teddy
Floyd |     a T-shirt
Floyd |   a fancy looking key
Floyd | You try to be silent, but it is so hard.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug says (to Floyd), "x towel"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:15 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > X TOWEL
Floyd |
Floyd | One of mother's tea-towels is neatly folded in the drawer. You've used
Floyd | it plenty of times. The towel is bright red with white stripes.
Floyd | You grind your teeth. Time is running out.
Floyd | Suddenly, Mother stands there with an iron grip on the scruff of your
Floyd | neck.
Floyd | "STOP SQUIRMING! I believe I told you to behave. What do you do? You
Floyd | ungrateful beast! I believe you are sleeping in the cellar tonight.
Floyd | Without Teddy!"
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** Teddy was washed. He will never be the same again. ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In that game you scored 0 out of a possible 100, in 45 turns.
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, UNDO your last move
Floyd | or QUIT?
Floyd | >
Doug says (to Floyd), "restore"
Floyd | >
Floyd | > RESTORE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to read:
Doug says (to Floyd), "cf6"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:04 pm
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug says (to Floyd), "l"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:05 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The Kitchen (on the shelf)
Floyd | This is the kitchen. Here, you spend most of your time, mostly sitting
Floyd | quietly in the corner. There is a stove, a monster of a stove, in one
Floyd | corner. A giant pot of pea soup is puttering away on top of it. A
Floyd | solid wooden table takes pride of place in the middle of the kitchen,
Floyd | although it looks strange without the chairs. A huge cabinet with
Floyd | glass doors stands in the corner opposite to the dark corner. It's
Floyd | full of that yucky china that Mother seems to like so much. Above the
Floyd | cabinet, it is dark. Too dark for a poor Teddy.
Floyd | There is a lot of counter too, with two big drawers and a bread box.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a dark hole behind a loose board (which is empty) here.
Floyd | "Are you alright in there dear sister?" No answer from the bathroom.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug says (to Floyd), "i"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:06 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   Teddy
Floyd |     a T-shirt
Floyd |   a fancy looking key
Floyd | Aunt Evelyn gets up from her chair. After a moment she sits back down
Floyd | with a sigh.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug says (to Floyd), "get shirt"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:07 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET SHIRT
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd | Aunt Evelyn gets up from her chair. After a moment she sits back down
Floyd | with a sigh.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug says (to Floyd), "put shirt on rags"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:08 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT SHIRT ON RAGS
Floyd |
Floyd | Putting things on the bundle of rags would achieve nothing.
Floyd | Mother checks the bathroom door just to be sure it's locked.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug says (to Floyd), "put shirt on cabinet"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:09 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT SHIRT ON CABINET
Floyd |
Floyd | You put the T-shirt into the scary place.
Floyd | Water is running in the bathroom. Surely, mother isn't done yet?
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug says (to Floyd), "l"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:10 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > L
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | The Kitchen (on the shelf)
Floyd | This is the kitchen. Here, you spend most of your time, mostly sitting
Floyd | quietly in the corner. There is a stove, a monster of a stove, in one
Floyd | corner. A giant pot of pea soup is puttering away on top of it. A
Floyd | solid wooden table takes pride of place in the middle of the kitchen,
Floyd | although it looks strange without the chairs. A huge cabinet with
Floyd | glass doors stands in the corner opposite to the dark corner. It's
Floyd | full of that yucky china that Mother seems to like so much. Above the
Floyd | cabinet, it is dark. Too dark for a poor Teddy.
Floyd | There is a lot of counter too, with two big drawers and a bread box.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a dark hole behind a loose board (which is empty) here.
Floyd | "Are you alright in there dear sister?" No answer from the bathroom.
Floyd | A rumbling seems to shake the floors and you stop breathing for a
Floyd | moment. Then the cloud rolls in over the floor towards you and now it
Floyd | is necessary to hold your breath.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your aunt Evelyn mutters something apologetic as you expect to either
Floyd | get sick or start to laugh uncontrollably. Luckily for you, the air
Floyd | clears and you get control of yourself.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug says (to Floyd), "x scary place"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:11 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > X SCARY PLACE
Floyd |
Floyd | The high scary place is full of shadows. You can't reach that far. You
Floyd | will have to wait until you're all grown up and even then you will
Floyd | need a chair to stand on.
Floyd | Strange noises emerge from behind the bathroom door. You try not to
Floyd | think about it.
Floyd | The toilet flushes, the bathroom door opens, heavy steps over the
Floyd | hallway into the living room.
Floyd | "Sorry dear, now what were we talking about?"
Floyd | Your tummy growls.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug says (to Floyd), "search scary place"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:12 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH SCARY PLACE
Floyd |
Floyd | In the scary place is a bundle of rags.
Floyd | You look around. This is not good.
Floyd | You hear your mother's voice.
Floyd | "Oh, dear me. I had better check on my soup soon. I'll just finish
Floyd | this cup of tea first."
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug says (to Floyd), "i"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:13 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   Teddy
Floyd |   a fancy looking key
Floyd | You look around. This is not good.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Jacqueline asks, "Hrm. Some missing piece of the puzzle yet, I take it?"
Doug says, "yeah. not sure what we need to do to actually win."
DavidW asks, "Where did the shirt vanish to?"
Doug says, "it's in the scary place"
Doug says (to Floyd), "search scary place"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:14 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > SEARCH SCARY PLACE
Floyd |
Floyd | In the scary place is a bundle of rags.
Floyd | You try to be silent, but it is so hard.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug asks, "...I think?"
Jacqueline says, "I unfortunately have to go now. I am super curious as to what we're missing."
Jacqueline exclaims, "I will perhaps be able to check in in a bit. Good luck!"
Claw arrives, ready to play with the toys.
Doug says (to Floyd), "d"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  3:15 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > D
Floyd |
Floyd | You drop down on the table with a thud that is a bit too loud for
Floyd | comfort.
Floyd | You grind your teeth. Time is running out.
Floyd | Suddenly, Mother stands there with an iron grip on the scruff of your
Floyd | neck.
Floyd | "STOP SQUIRMING! I believe I told you to behave. What do you do? You
Floyd | ungrateful beast! I believe you are sleeping in the cellar tonight.
Floyd | Without Teddy!"
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |     *** Teddy was washed. He will never be the same again. ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | In that game you scored 0 out of a possible 100, in 45 turns.
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, UNDO your last move
Floyd | or QUIT?
Floyd | >
Doug asks, "mind if I restart?"
DavidW says, "feel free"
Doug says (to Floyd), "restart"
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to restore a saved game?
Doug says (to Floyd), "no"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:30 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > NO
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Mother's voice weighs you down like a bag of sand. You grasp Teddy
Floyd | harder as you stare hypnotized at the huge finger stabbing the air not
Floyd | more than half an inch from your nose. You shrink back.
Floyd | "Behave now you damned little devil. You little beast! If I hear a
Floyd | single word from out here when I talk to your dear aunt, a single
Floyd | word...
Floyd |
Floyd | There is no need for her to finish as the tightness of her puffy lips
Floyd | and the steel in her eyes tells you all you need to know.
Floyd |
Floyd | Your enormous and absolutely terrifying mother stares intently at you
Floyd | for an excruciatingly long moment before she turns around. She stomps
Floyd | away towards the next room, and then she stops. Just when you think
Floyd | that she is going to move on, she turns and comes back. Your heart
Floyd | nearly escapes your body when she smiles.
Floyd |
Floyd | convinced now that your mother is an alien, or something unimaginably
Floyd | worse, you try to back away from her. There is no way out though. In
Floyd | one smooth move, she rips Teddy from your grasp and you can barely
Floyd | stop a shriek of horror as his warm fur looses contact with you. She
Floyd | starts to walk away again but changes her mind. She places Teddy on
Floyd | the counter, brings a chair over, steps up on the chair herself and
Floyd | places Teddy on top of the cabinet. It's the scary place, alldarkness,
Floyd | dust and eight-legged creatures. Without mercy, she shoves him into
Floyd | the corner up there. The dark corner.
Floyd |
Floyd | You look for Teddy up there in the scary place, longing for him.
Floyd |
Floyd | Mother brings the chair with her, grabs the second chair in passing
Floyd | the table, and carries them off with her. She doesn't give you another
Floyd | glance. After a few more moments, you can hear the clinking of cups
Floyd | and the creaking from living room furniture under strain.
Floyd |
Floyd | You look at the darkness where Teddy is, although all you see is a
Floyd | vague brown and red shape, and you know in your heart that Teddy is
Floyd | reaching for you. Teddy is afraid of high places, high and dark places
Floyd | in particular. Does she not know?
Floyd |
Floyd | A quest fit a kid!
Floyd |
Floyd | Gideon's Kitchen Quest!
Floyd |
Floyd | By Jenny Brennan 2008.
Floyd |
Floyd | You sit quietly in the corner. Singing a tuneless song under your
Floyd | breath, afraid of being heard.
Floyd |
Floyd | Type "About" for more information.
Floyd |
Floyd | Release 1 / Serial number 090323 / Inform v6.31 Library 6/11 S
Floyd |
Floyd | The Kitchen (in the dark corner)
Floyd | This is the kitchen. Here, you spend most of your time, mostly sitting
Floyd | quietly in the corner. There is a stove, a monster of a stove, in one
Floyd | corner. A giant pot of pea soup is puttering away on top of it. A
Floyd | solid wooden table takes pride of place in the middle of the kitchen,
Floyd | although it looks strange without the chairs. A huge cabinet with
Floyd | glass doors stands in the corner opposite to the dark corner. It's
Floyd | full of that yucky china that Mother seems to like so much. Above the
Floyd | cabinet, it is dark. Too dark for a poor Teddy.
Floyd | There is a lot of counter too, with two big drawers and a bread box.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can see a dark hole behind a loose board (which is empty) here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug says (to Floyd), "x counter"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:31 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > X COUNTER
Floyd |
Floyd | You can do nothing from where you are.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug says (to Floyd), "stand"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:32 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > STAND
Floyd |
Floyd | You get out of the corner.
Floyd | There's a sudden creak from the old chair in the other room and you
Floyd | freeze.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug says (to Floyd), "x counter"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:33 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > X COUNTER
Floyd |
Floyd | The counter top runs along the east wall between the stove and the
Floyd | china cabinet. It is reasonably empty and very clean at the moment
Floyd | because Mother made you clean it just this morning. There's an old
Floyd | breadbox on the counter and two big drawers.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug says (to Floyd), "open breadbox"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:34 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN BREADBOX
Floyd |
Floyd | You open the bread box, revealing a crusty loaf of bread.
Floyd | In the other room, Mother seems to be talking about compost.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug says (to Floyd), "move bread"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:35 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > MOVE BREAD
Floyd |
Floyd | You gingerly push the loaf of bread until it flips over. That's where
Floyd | Mother hides the key for the cabinet. You quickly take the key.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug says (to Floyd), "get key"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:36 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET KEY
Floyd |
Floyd | You already have that.
Floyd | There's a sudden creak from the old chair in the other room and you
Floyd | freeze.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug says (to Floyd), "undo"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:35 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | The Kitchen
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug says (to Floyd), "close box"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:36 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLOSE BOX
Floyd |
Floyd | You close the bread box.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug says (to Floyd), "open first drawer"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:37 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN FIRST DRAWER
Floyd |
Floyd | You grab the handle on the first drawer and pull on it. There is a
Floyd | grinding noise and you glance at the hallway. Very carefully, you open
Floyd | the drawer. In the first drawer are some knives and forks and a bundle
Floyd | of rags.
Floyd | You look around. This is not good.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug says (to Floyd), "get all"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:37 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET ALL
Floyd |
Floyd | There are none at all available!
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug says (to Floyd), "get rags"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:38 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET RAGS
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd | You've got to set everything straight before Mother comes.
Floyd | Your tummy growls.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug says (to Floyd), "x knives"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:38 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > X KNIVES
Floyd |
Floyd | Sorry, aint nothing like that here.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug says (to Floyd), "close first drawer"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:39 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLOSE FIRST DRAWER
Floyd |
Floyd | Very slowly, you close the noisy drawer again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug says (to Floyd), "open second drawer"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:40 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > OPEN SECOND DRAWER
Floyd |
Floyd | You grab the handle on the second drawer and pull on it. There is a
Floyd | grinding noise and you glance at the hallway. Very carefully, you open
Floyd | the drawer. In the second drawer are a meat tenderizer and a red
Floyd | kitchen towel.
Floyd | You look around. This is not good.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug says (to Floyd), "get towel"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:41 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > GET TOWEL
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd | You throw a glance towards the hallway. Time is short.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug says (to Floyd), "close second drawer"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:42 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > CLOSE SECOND DRAWER
Floyd |
Floyd | Very slowly, you close the noisy drawer again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug says (to Floyd), "i"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:43 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are carrying:
Floyd |   a red kitchen towel
Floyd |   a bundle of rags
Floyd |   a fancy looking key
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug says (to Floyd), "enter corner"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:44 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > ENTER CORNER
Floyd |
Floyd | You get into the dark corner.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug says (to Floyd), "put all in hole"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:45 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT ALL IN HOLE
Floyd |
Floyd | red kitchen towel: Done.
Floyd | bundle of rags: Done.
Floyd | fancy looking key: Done.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug says (to Floyd), "SAVE"
Doug says (to Floyd), "cf8"
Floyd | >
Floyd | > SAVE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write:
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:45 pm
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug says (to Floyd), "wrap towel around rags"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:45 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > WRAP TOWEL AROUND RAGS
Floyd |
Floyd | What's that?
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug says (to Floyd), "x towel"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:46 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > X TOWEL
Floyd |
Floyd | One of mother's tea-towels is neatly folded in the drawer. You've used
Floyd | it plenty of times. The towel is bright red with white stripes.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug says, "heh, the description still thinks it's in the drawer."
Doug says (to Floyd), "make teddy"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:46 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > MAKE TEDDY
Floyd |
Floyd | What's that?
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug says (to Floyd), "x rags"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:47 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > X RAGS
Floyd |
Floyd | A bundle of rags that Mother uses when she polishes the furniture.
Floyd | That doesn't happen very often. They are brown and if squished
Floyd | together a bit, it could be mistaken for a certain little bear. As
Floyd | long as the look is quick and very cursory that is.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug says (to Floyd), "squish rags together"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:47 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > SQUISH RAGS TOGETHER
Floyd |
Floyd | What's that?
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says, "I tried 'squish' ages ago."
Doug says, "yeah."
Doug says, "so, we could try just putting both the rags and the towel on the cabinet, and then waiting for 4pm."
Doug says, "but I'm kinda hoping it will tell us once we've done the right thing so we don't have to wait."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "attach towel to rags"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:48 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > ATTACH TOWEL TO RAGS
Floyd |
Floyd | You would achieve nothing by this.
Floyd | "Oh, my! Is that so?}
Floyd | You hear Mothers voice. To your horror, she is calling your name.
Floyd | "GIDEON? Are you behaving?" All you can manage is a frantic not of the
Floyd | head towards the hallway. You know that she expects no answer from
Floyd | you. "We will eat at four and your fingernails better not be dirty"
Floyd |
Floyd | You stare at your blackened nails and even though you know Mother
Floyd | can't see you, you quickly hide your hands behind your back. Finally,
Floyd | your mother turns to her sister in the other room and the chitchat
Floyd | starts again. Aunt Evelyn giggles. You would hate to know what was so
Floyd | terribly funny.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug says, "but it didn't say anything when we put them both up there before."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:47 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | The Kitchen
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Zach has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge.
Doug says (to Floyd), "fashion teddy from rags"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:47 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > FASHION TEDDY FROM RAGS
Floyd |
Floyd | What's that?
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug says, "well, feh. all out of ideas. I'm willing to say that we have successfully beta-tested the game and determined that it needs to be more explicit about our goal."
Doug says, "unless there's something else we can do with the towel."
Roger disappears through an invisible gap in the MUD. You think you may have heard the sounds of chatting before the gap closed again.
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cover rags with towel"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:47 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > COVER RAGS WITH TOWEL
Floyd |
Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to cover the bundle of rags.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cover rags"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:48 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > COVER RAGS
Floyd |
Floyd | That's not something you can close.
Floyd | You hear Mothers voice. To your horror, she is calling your name.
Floyd | "GIDEON? Are you behaving?" All you can manage is a frantic not of the
Floyd | head towards the hallway. You know that she expects no answer from
Floyd | you. "We will eat at four and your fingernails better not be dirty"
Floyd |
Floyd | You stare at your blackened nails and even though you know Mother
Floyd | can't see you, you quickly hide your hands behind your back. Finally,
Floyd | your mother turns to her sister in the other room and the chitchat
Floyd | starts again. Aunt Evelyn giggles. You would hate to know what was so
Floyd | terribly funny.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put towel on table"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:49 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > PUT TOWEL ON TABLE
Floyd |
Floyd | You need to be holding the red kitchen towel before you can put it on
Floyd | top of something else.
Floyd | You stop to listen. Aunt Evelyn giggles.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take towel"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:50 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > TAKE TOWEL
Floyd |
Floyd | Taken.
Floyd | You hear your mother's voice.
Floyd | "Oh, dear me. I had better check on my soup soon. I'll just finish
Floyd | this cup of tea first."
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:49 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | The Kitchen
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:48 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | The Kitchen
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo"
Floyd ]  The Kitchen                               Time:  2:47 pm
Floyd |
Floyd | > UNDO
Floyd |
Floyd | The Kitchen
Floyd | [Previous turn undone.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
Doug says, "I put the towel in the hole"
Claw goes home.
inky has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. DavidW says, "well, I'm returning to the lounge."
DavidW has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. djfletch says, "just catching up after being away, but I think I was pretty much out of ideas too"
vimes disappears through an invisible gap in the MUD. You think you may have heard the sounds of chatting before the gap closed again.
djfletch has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge.
Doug has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge.
pollux has had its fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge.
Firion arrives, full of funk, but no fun.
Firion goes home. Claw asks, "is clubfloyd over?"
maga says, "I believe so, yes"
Zach says, "It usually lasts a couple of hours"
Firion arrives, full of funk, but no fun.
Jacqueline asks, "Hello?" Jacqueline asks, "So... did it just end in midstream?"
Firion asks, "Say what?"
Jacqueline says (to Firion), "I'm asking the people who were here earlier."
Jacqueline says, "Hm, but they both appear to be idle."
pollux says, "Yeah, basically."
Jacqueline says, "Huh. Usually there's some discussion or something."
Jacqueline shrugs.
DavidW says, "yes, we abandoned the game."
DavidW says, "We ran out of ideas to try."
DavidW says, "Also, we weren't sure what we were supposed to do that we didn't do."
Doug says, "yeah, we got stuck"




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