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Like ClubFloyd, the idea behind NightFloyd is that a group of people meet online to cooperatively play a game of interactive fiction. |
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NightFloyd Transcript:
Like ClubFloyd, the idea behind NightFloyd is that a group of people meet online to cooperatively play a game of interactive fiction. |
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| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "load sleepmask bearcreek" | ||
Floyd | %% Critical error. Floyd | %% Message: image_draw: graphics not supported. Floyd ] Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Part 1 Floyd | A Fateful Day Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | What's too painful to remember Floyd | We simply choose to forget Floyd | -- Gladys Knight And The Pips, 1975 Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Please press SPACE to continue. | ||
| Zach pushes the green 'space' button. | ||
Floyd ] Lost in the Brambles 1 Floyd | Floyd | You've wandered away from Honey and Grandpa picking blackberries. Floyd | Floyd | Bear Creek Floyd | an interactive fiction Floyd | by Wes Modes Floyd | Floyd | You were sure that this was a better spot than where you've been Floyd | picking all morning. But here too, the biggest ripest berries seem to Floyd | be just out of reach. You pick a few ripe berries and drop them in Floyd | your pail. Under the pine trees, the air smells good. Floyd | Floyd | Looking around: The clearing where Honey and Grandpa have been picking Floyd | is just down the hill from here. Floyd | Floyd | The sunlight comes slanting through the trees in the morning light. Floyd | The air is still crisp in the shade with the early promise of a hot Floyd | midsummer day. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "about" | ||
Floyd ] Lost in the Brambles 1 Floyd | > Floyd | > ABOUT Floyd | Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "i" | ||
Floyd ] Lost in the Brambles 2 Floyd | > Floyd | > I Floyd | Floyd | You are carrying a pail, inside which is a bunch of ripe berries. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "x berries" | ||
Floyd ] Lost in the Brambles 3 Floyd | > Floyd | > X BERRIES Floyd | Floyd | You've picked a big bunch of blackberries. Looking at them, you notice Floyd | that the color goes from deep red to deepest black. A couple of these Floyd | berries are kind of too ripe and look like little raisins. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "eat berry" | ||
Floyd ] Lost in the Brambles 4 Floyd | > Floyd | > EAT BERRY Floyd | Floyd | You eat a few of the berries. Delicious. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "pick berries" | ||
Floyd ] Lost in the Brambles 5 Floyd | > Floyd | > PICK BERRIES Floyd | Floyd | You stretch and manage to pick a few ripe blackberries. You drop the Floyd | berries into your pail. Floyd | Floyd | The song "Lucy In the Sky With Diamonds", begins playing on the nearby Floyd | radio. Floyd | Floyd | > | Zach sings, "Blackberry fields forever" | |
| Zach says (to Floyd), "x radio" | ||
Floyd ] Lost in the Brambles 5 Floyd | > Floyd | > X RADIO Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "listen" | ||
Floyd ] Lost in the Brambles 6 Floyd | > Floyd | > LISTEN Floyd | Floyd | You hear the nearby radio playing "Lucy In the Sky With Diamonds". And Floyd | Honey and Grandpa are talking nearby. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "l" | ||
Floyd ] Lost in the Brambles 7 Floyd | > Floyd | > L Floyd | Floyd | Lost in the Brambles Floyd | This spot, a little ways from where Honey and Grandpa are picking, has Floyd | some good berries. Under the pine trees, the air smells good. Floyd | Floyd | Looking around: The clearing where Honey and Grandpa have been picking Floyd | is just down the hill from here. Floyd | Floyd | The sunlight comes slanting through the trees in the morning light. Floyd | The air is still crisp in the shade with the early promise of a hot Floyd | midsummer day. Floyd | Floyd | You hear a dog barking in the distance across the river. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "x trees" | ||
Floyd ] Lost in the Brambles 8 Floyd | > Floyd | > X TREES Floyd | Floyd | Pine trees fringe the tangle of berry brambles. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x me" | ||
Floyd ] Lost in the Brambles 9 Floyd | > Floyd | > X ME Floyd | Floyd | What's to say? You are eight and a half, and you are going into 4th Floyd | grade in the fall. And you like watching the Wonderful World of Disney Floyd | on Sunday night and Bowling for Dollars with your grandpa. Floyd | Floyd | You hear a dog barking in the distance across the river. Floyd | Floyd | On the nearby radio, a new song begins: "Before the Next Teardrop Floyd | Falls" by Freddy Fender, a good one. Floyd | Floyd | > | genericgeekgirl says, "Woof." | |
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "dance" | ||
Floyd ] Lost in the Brambles 9 Floyd | > Floyd | > DANCE Floyd | Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "xyzzy" | ||
Floyd ] Lost in the Brambles 9 Floyd | > Floyd | > XYZZY Floyd | Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize. Floyd | Floyd | > | Zach says, "Whoops, there's something I forgot to put in my game" | |
| Zach exclaims, "But not dancing!!!" | ||
| genericgeekgirl D | ||
| genericgeekgirl says, "\:D" | ||
| genericgeekgirl says, "Argh." | ||
| genericgeekgirl says, "Anyway." | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "d" | ||
Floyd ] Blackberry Clearing 10 Floyd | > Floyd | > D Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Blackberry Clearing Floyd | The water churgles in the nearby creek but you can't see it through Floyd | the forest of blackberry brambles all around you. Every summer since Floyd | you were little, you pick blackberries with your Honey and Grandpa Floyd | down along Bear Creak. This is a pleasant clearing carpeted with Floyd | stubbly grass under a sycamore tree. There are paths and clearings Floyd | beaten down among the brambles that allow you to squeeze in to get the Floyd | ripest berries. There is a big bucket in the middle of the clearing. Floyd | Grandpa's shirt and Honey's portable transistor radio are on the bank Floyd | under the tree playing music. Floyd | Floyd | Looking around, you see places you can go: Along the path and down the Floyd | creek, there's a tangle of blackberry bushes. Up the hill is the Floyd | blackberry brambles where you've been picking for a while. Floyd | Floyd | Honey and Grandpa are here picking berries. Floyd | Floyd | "Hey hi, Bud," Grandpa says. Floyd | Floyd | You get a funny, sad feeling out of nowhere, that this is the last Floyd | time you will pick berries with Honey and Grandpa. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x honey" | ||
Floyd ] Blackberry Clearing 11 Floyd | > Floyd | > X HONEY Floyd | Floyd | She's stern with a sneaky smile. Sometimes you think you hate Honey. Floyd | Though, thinking about it, you remember how when you stayed the summer Floyd | at Honey and Grandpa's house, she taught you to make pots on the Floyd | potter's wheel. And how she took you for a ride on the motorcycle. You Floyd | know she loves you, but why does she have to be so mean sometimes? Floyd | Floyd | You hear a dog barking in the distance across the river. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x grandpa" | ||
Floyd ] Blackberry Clearing 12 Floyd | > Floyd | > X GRANDPA Floyd | Floyd | Grandpa is, well, Grandpa. He's not tall. He's not fat. He has a bald Floyd | spot right on top of his head like a little hat. He's like a bull, Floyd | kind of, but skinnier and wears a warm plaid shirt. Today he's in a Floyd | t-shirt, but usually. He smells good, like cigarettes and that stuff Floyd | he puts on his face when he shaves. Floyd | Floyd | While you are looking, he sees you and smiles. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "smile" | ||
Floyd ] Blackberry Clearing 12 Floyd | > Floyd | > SMILE Floyd | Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize. Floyd | Floyd | > | genericgeekgirl says, "Boo." | |
| Zach says (to Floyd), "x radio" | ||
Floyd ] Blackberry Clearing 13 Floyd | > Floyd | > X RADIO Floyd | Floyd | Honey's little portable transistor radio is sitting on the bank beside Floyd | grandpa's shirt under the tree. You've always been fascinated by it, Floyd | as much by its perfect cube shape and woodgrain finish as anything. Floyd | The tiny volume knob is missing, but there is a piece of something Floyd | that looks like wax or plastic jammed in its place. The radio is on Floyd | and is tuned to a station playing pop music. Floyd | Floyd | You hear Honey's radio playing a new song: "How Sweet It Is To Be Floyd | Loved By You," one of your favorites. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "x bucket" | ||
Floyd ] Blackberry Clearing 14 Floyd | > Floyd | > X BUCKET Floyd | Floyd | There's a big bucket that Honey and Grandpa have been putting their Floyd | berries into, about a quarter full. Floyd | Floyd | You hear a dog barking in the distance across the river. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "kick bucket" | ||
Floyd ] Blackberry Clearing 15 Floyd | > Floyd | > KICK BUCKET Floyd | Floyd | A glance from Honey and you get the message that you better not. Floyd | Floyd | Honey and Grandpa continue their conversation: "Have you heard from Floyd | Nick about this summer? Is he planning a visit or are we just left Floyd | guessing?" Grandpa asks Honey. Floyd | Floyd | "Nothing. Not a word," Honey says. Floyd | Floyd | > | genericgeekgirl says, "Hee!" | |
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "talk to honey" | ||
Floyd ] Blackberry Clearing 16 Floyd | > Floyd | > TALK TO HONEY Floyd | Floyd | "Hello, kiddo," Honey says. Floyd | Floyd | "You're tuneless whistling again," Honey says to Grandpa. You hadn't Floyd | even noticed any whistling. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "talk to grandpa" | ||
Floyd ] Blackberry Clearing 17 Floyd | > Floyd | > TALK TO GRANDPA Floyd | Floyd | "Well hi, Whistle Britches," Grandpa says. Floyd | Floyd | After a DJ break, Honey's radio's playing "You're No Good" by Linda Floyd | Ronstadt, a good one. Floyd | Floyd | "Did you call Rachel?" Honey asks Grandpa. "Sounded like she wanted to Floyd | talk to her dad." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "ask honey about rachel" | ||
Floyd ] Blackberry Clearing 18 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK HONEY ABOUT RACHEL Floyd | Floyd | "Don't worry about your mom," Honey says, "She'll be fine. Why don't Floyd | you go over and help your grandpa some." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "ask grandpa about nick" | ||
Floyd ] Blackberry Clearing 19 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK GRANDPA ABOUT NICK Floyd | Floyd | "Your dad? Well," Grandpa says, "you know, he and I always got along Floyd | fine. I think he's a good guy, but I don't like that he doesn't see Floyd | much of you." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "ask grandpa about mom" | ||
Floyd ] Blackberry Clearing 20 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK GRANDPA ABOUT MOM Floyd | Floyd | Grandpa didn't seem to hear you. Floyd | Floyd | Grandpa pauses for a minute from his berry picking and lights a Floyd | cigarette and smokes for a bit. Floyd | Floyd | "Well, Noodle, your dad is what he is, I guess," Grandpa says, "I Floyd | think he loves you but doesn't always know how to show it." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "ask grandpa about rachel" | ||
Floyd ] Blackberry Clearing 21 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK GRANDPA ABOUT RACHEL Floyd | Floyd | The song "Pick Up the Pieces", begins playing on Honey's radio. Floyd | Floyd | "Your mom? What's on your mind, Tootsie Roll?" Grandpa looks serious, Floyd | "Don't worry about her. She can take care of herself. Your mama will Floyd | always love you more than anything in the whole world." Floyd | Floyd | > | genericgeekgirl says, "Strange that it doesn't alias." | |
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "ask rachel about nick" | ||
Floyd ] Blackberry Clearing 21 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK RACHEL ABOUT NICK Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | genericgeekgirl says, "Oops." | |
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "ask honey about nick" | ||
Floyd ] Blackberry Clearing 22 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK HONEY ABOUT NICK Floyd | Floyd | "Your mom's just gone to work things out with your step-dad." Grandpa Floyd | forces a smile, "You watch, she'll be back in a jiffy. She should be Floyd | home tomorrow. But she'll be okay." Floyd | Floyd | "Did you get a birthday card from him this year? No? Surprise! I Floyd | didn't think so," Honey says angrily. Is she mad at you? Or mad at Floyd | your dad? But why? Floyd | Floyd | > | Zach says, "He's a bum" | |
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "whistle" | ||
Floyd ] Blackberry Clearing 22 Floyd | > Floyd | > WHISTLE Floyd | Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "Grandpa seems to have an endless supply of nicknames for the PC, which annoys me somewhat." | |
| genericgeekgirl says, "I bet he has even more interesting ones for Honey >:D" | ||
| Zach says, "oh my" | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "help grandpa" | ||
Floyd ] Blackberry Clearing 22 Floyd | > Floyd | > HELP GRANDPA Floyd | Floyd | I didn't understand that sentence. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "ask grandpa about love" | ||
Floyd ] Blackberry Clearing 23 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK GRANDPA ABOUT LOVE Floyd | Floyd | Grandpa is still talking. Floyd | Floyd | "Your mama will be just fine," Grandpa says. Floyd | Floyd | "We haven't heard from him this whole year. I guess no visit with your Floyd | dad this summer," Honey says with a grim smile. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "ask grandpa about berries" | ||
Floyd ] Blackberry Clearing 24 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK GRANDPA ABOUT BERRIES Floyd | Floyd | "How you doing, JoJo?" Grandpa pats your head. "You helping your Honey Floyd | and grandpa make blackberry jam?" Floyd | Floyd | "I think it takes more than being at the right place at the right time Floyd | to be a father," Honey says, and after a moment, "Sorry, sweetie, I'm Floyd | not mad at you. I'm mad about grown up stuff." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "take bucket" | ||
Floyd ] Blackberry Clearing 25 Floyd | > Floyd | > TAKE BUCKET Floyd | Floyd | That's going to be pretty heavy. Better leave it for Grandpa to carry. Floyd | Floyd | After a DJ break, Honey's radio's playing "Rhinestone Cowboy," a song Floyd | you really like. Floyd | Floyd | "I'm done waiting for him to step up and be your father," Honey says. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "btw, we can pour our berries into the bucket. That's the primary control to getting past this first scene." | |
| Zach says, ">ask honey about minding your own damn business" | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "i" | ||
Floyd ] Blackberry Clearing 26 Floyd | > Floyd | > I Floyd | Floyd | You are carrying a pail, inside which is a bunch of ripe berries. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "pour pail into bucket" | ||
Floyd ] Blackberry Clearing 27 Floyd | > Floyd | > POUR PAIL INTO BUCKET Floyd | Floyd | You empty the bunch of ripe berries from the pail into the big bucket. Floyd | Floyd | "I'll call her tonight, see how she is," Grandpa says to Honey. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "We might have to pick more berries until the bucket is full enough." | |
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "up" | ||
Floyd ] Lost in the Brambles 28 Floyd | > Floyd | > UP Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Lost in the Brambles Floyd | This spot, a little ways from where Honey and Grandpa are picking, has Floyd | some good berries. Under the pine trees, the air smells good. Floyd | Floyd | Looking around: The clearing where Honey and Grandpa have been picking Floyd | is just down the hill from here. Floyd | Floyd | The sunlight comes slanting through the trees in the morning light. Floyd | The air is still crisp in the shade with the early promise of a hot Floyd | midsummer day. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "pick berries" | ||
Floyd ] Lost in the Brambles 29 Floyd | > Floyd | > PICK BERRIES Floyd | Floyd | You notice some ripe ones down near your knees and grab a bunch of Floyd | ripe blackberries. You drop the berries into your pail. Floyd | Floyd | On the nearby radio, a new song begins: "Never Can Say Goodbye". Floyd | Floyd | You hear Honey and Grandpa talking. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "g" | ||
Floyd ] Lost in the Brambles 30 Floyd | > Floyd | > G Floyd | Floyd | By working on tiptoes, you are just able to pick a few ripe Floyd | blackberries. You drop the berries into your pail which is about half Floyd | full. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "g" | ||
Floyd ] Lost in the Brambles 31 Floyd | > Floyd | > G Floyd | Floyd | You notice some ripe ones down near your knees and grab a bunch of Floyd | ripe blackberries. You drop the berries into the pail which is getting Floyd | close to full. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "g" | ||
Floyd ] Lost in the Brambles 32 Floyd | > Floyd | > G Floyd | Floyd | By working on tiptoes, you are just able to pick a few ripe Floyd | blackberries. You carefully put these blackberries in the pail which Floyd | is now heaping. Floyd | Floyd | You hear Honey and Grandpa talking. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "down" | ||
Floyd ] Blackberry Clearing 33 Floyd | > Floyd | > DOWN Floyd | Floyd | With your heaping full pail, you imagine tripping and blackberries Floyd | going everywhere and getting in trouble. Floyd | Floyd | Blackberry Clearing Floyd | You are near the creek, but it can't be seen through the blackberry Floyd | brambles. This is a pleasant clearing carpeted with stubbly grass Floyd | under a sycamore tree. There are paths and clearings beaten down among Floyd | the brambles that allow you to squeeze in to get the ripest berries. Floyd | There is a big bucket in the middle of the clearing. Grandpa's shirt Floyd | and Honey's portable transistor radio are on the bank under the tree Floyd | playing music. Floyd | Floyd | Along the path and down the creek, there's a tangle of blackberry Floyd | bushes. Up the hill is the blackberry brambles where you've been Floyd | picking for a while. Floyd | Floyd | Honey and Grandpa are here picking berries. Floyd | Floyd | You hear Honey's radio playing a new song: "Shining Star". Floyd | Floyd | > | genericgeekgirl says, "Haha, really." | |
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "pour pail into bucket" | ||
Floyd ] Blackberry Clearing 34 Floyd | > Floyd | > POUR PAIL INTO BUCKET Floyd | Floyd | You empty the bunch of ripe berries from the pail into the big bucket. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x bucket" | ||
Floyd ] Blackberry Clearing 35 Floyd | > Floyd | > X BUCKET Floyd | Floyd | There's a big bucket that Honey and Grandpa have been putting their Floyd | berries into, about a quarter full. Floyd | Floyd | You wander a little distance away, but close enough that you can still Floyd | hear. "I do not like the way he treats, ah, the little one. At all." Floyd | Grampa says. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Gerynar arrives, full of fun and funk. | genericgeekgirl says, "Tedious." | |
| genericgeekgirl asks, "Are we able to explore further?" | ||
| Zach asks, "Down?" | ||
| genericgeekgirl says, ""along the path and down the creek"" | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "down" | ||
Floyd ] Blackberry Tangle 36 Floyd | > Floyd | > DOWN Floyd | Floyd | Honey notices as you go past. Floyd | Floyd | Blackberry Tangle Floyd | There are paths through the brambles, a maze with tantalizing fruit. Floyd | Although this area is mostly picked since you and Honey and Grandpa Floyd | came this way when you started picking this morning. You can still Floyd | find some ripe berries though. Floyd | Floyd | Through the blackberry tangle, there's a trail going down along the Floyd | creek shaded by lush green willow trees. Back the way you came is the Floyd | clearing where Honey and Grandpa have been picking. Floyd | Floyd | You hear Honey and Grandpa talking. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take berries" | ||
Floyd ] Blackberry Tangle 37 Floyd | > Floyd | > TAKE BERRIES Floyd | Floyd | You stretch and manage to pick a few ripe blackberries. You drop the Floyd | berries into your pail. Floyd | Floyd | On the nearby radio, a new song begins: "My Eyes Adored You" by Floyd | Frankie Valli, a good one. Floyd | Floyd | You hear Honey and Grandpa talking. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "We can explore a bit but not too too far." | |
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "down" | ||
Floyd ] Blackberry Clearing 38 Floyd | > Floyd | > DOWN Floyd | Floyd | Ever vigilant, Honey looks down the trail and sees you wandering. Floyd | Floyd | "Hey, why don't you stay here with us? Don't you want to help your Floyd | Honey and grandpa?" You reluctantly head back to the clearing. Floyd | Floyd | Blackberry Clearing Floyd | Floyd | "Did you ask about the arm?" Honey asks Grandpa, glancing in your Floyd | direction. Floyd | Floyd | > | genericgeekgirl says, "Ah." | |
| Zach says (to Floyd), "take berries" | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x arm" | ||
Floyd ] Blackberry Clearing 39 Floyd | > Floyd | > TAKE BERRIES Floyd | Floyd | By working on tiptoes, you are just able to pick a few ripe Floyd | blackberries. You drop the berries into your pail which is about half Floyd | full. Floyd | Floyd | Grandpa pauses for a minute from his berry picking and wipes his Floyd | forehead with his handkerchief and rests against a tree. Floyd | Floyd | > Floyd ] Blackberry Clearing 40 Floyd | > Floyd | > X ARM Floyd | Floyd | Looking carefully, you can see marks on your arm where your step-dad Floyd | grabbed you, and it's still a little tender Floyd | Floyd | "I did ask about the arm, but I didn't find out anything," Grandpa Floyd | says, looking over at you. "To think that asshole, pardon my French, Floyd | might have..." Grandpa just shakes his head. Floyd | Floyd | > | Zach says, "Eek" | |
| genericgeekgirl says, "Lovely." | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "rub arm" | ||
Floyd ] Blackberry Clearing 41 Floyd | > Floyd | > RUB ARM Floyd | Floyd | You achieve nothing by this. Floyd | Floyd | You hear Honey's radio playing a new song: "Mandy," one you like to Floyd | sing to. Floyd | Floyd | ""I don't put anything past him when he's been drinking," Honey says Floyd | to Grandpa. "Yeah, he's a charmer. What were you thinking, Rachel?" Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "The subplot is why I was reluctant to continue much past this intro scene." | |
| genericgeekgirl nods. | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "take berries" | ||
Floyd ] Blackberry Clearing 42 Floyd | > Floyd | > TAKE BERRIES Floyd | Floyd | You notice some ripe ones down near your knees and grab a bunch of Floyd | ripe blackberries. You drop the berries into the pail which is getting Floyd | close to full. Floyd | Floyd | "Hey, sweetie," Honey calls to you. "When you go with grandpa to take Floyd | the bucket to the trailer, can you ask Mary about lunch?" Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | > | genericgeekgirl says, "Mandy! I love this song." | |
| Zach says (to Floyd), "g" | ||
Floyd ] Blackberry Clearing 43 Floyd | > Floyd | > G Floyd | Floyd | By working on tiptoes, you are just able to pick a few ripe Floyd | blackberries. You carefully put these blackberries in the pail which Floyd | is now heaping. That should be enough to satisfy Honey. Floyd | Floyd | Even though you love picking blackberries -- and you certainly love Floyd | blackberry jam, blackberry pie, blackberry and cream, or just eating Floyd | fresh blackberries -- you've been picking berries all morning. You Floyd | must have picked a million pails already. And you want to see Floyd | if the red ants ate the dead cricket you put near their hole. Oh, and Floyd | you want to see if you can find a lucky penny. And you may even wanna Floyd | swim. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | You should probably dump the berries in Honey and Grandpa's bucket. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Blackberry Clearing 44 Floyd | > Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | Your full pail is making you nervous. Floyd | Floyd | You could never remember which way was which, and without your Floyd | Explorer Scout compass it's more useful to use landmarks to navigate Floyd | anyway. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "up" | ||
Floyd ] Lost in the Brambles 45 Floyd | > Floyd | > UP Floyd | Floyd | You are concentrating so hard on your full pail, your hands start to Floyd | shake and a ripe berry tumbles off into the dirt. Floyd | Floyd | Lost in the Brambles Floyd | This spot, a little ways from where Honey and Grandpa are picking, has Floyd | some good berries. Under the pine trees, the air smells good. Floyd | Floyd | Looking around: The clearing where Honey and Grandpa have been picking Floyd | is just down the hill from here. Floyd | Floyd | The sunlight comes slanting through the trees in the morning light. Floyd | The air is still crisp in the shade with the early promise of a hot Floyd | midsummer day. Floyd | Floyd | The song "Why Can't We Be Friends", begins playing on the nearby Floyd | radio. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "yeah, no compass directions without a compass." | |
| Zach says, "Lazy kids" | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "pour pail into bucket" | ||
Floyd ] Lost in the Brambles 45 Floyd | > Floyd | > POUR PAIL INTO BUCKET Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "down" | ||
Floyd ] Blackberry Clearing 46 Floyd | > Floyd | > DOWN Floyd | Floyd | You have to stop for a minute to catch your breath and steady your Floyd | hands holding your full pail. Floyd | Floyd | Blackberry Clearing Floyd | You are near the creek, but it can't be seen through the blackberry Floyd | brambles. This is a pleasant clearing carpeted with stubbly grass Floyd | under a sycamore tree. There are paths and clearings beaten down among Floyd | the brambles that allow you to squeeze in to get the ripest berries. Floyd | There is a big bucket in the middle of the clearing. Grandpa's shirt Floyd | and Honey's portable transistor radio are on the bank under the tree Floyd | playing music. Floyd | Floyd | Along the path and down the creek, there's a tangle of blackberry Floyd | bushes. Up the hill is the blackberry brambles where you've been Floyd | picking for a while. Floyd | Floyd | Honey and Grandpa are here picking berries. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "down, I think" | |
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "pour pail into bucket" | ||
Floyd ] Blackberry Clearing 47 Floyd | > Floyd | > POUR PAIL INTO BUCKET Floyd | Floyd | You empty the bunch of ripe berries from the pail into the big bucket. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "ah, you found it" | |
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x bucket" | ||
Floyd ] Blackberry Clearing 48 Floyd | > Floyd | > X BUCKET Floyd | Floyd | There's a big bucket that Honey and Grandpa have been putting their Floyd | berries into, about a quarter full. Floyd | Floyd | You hear a dog barking in the distance across the river. Floyd | Floyd | > | genericgeekgirl says, "Grump. Only a quarter full." | |
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x river" | ||
Floyd ] Blackberry Clearing 48 Floyd | > Floyd | > X RIVER Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "ask grandpa about berries" | ||
Floyd ] Blackberry Clearing 49 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK GRANDPA ABOUT BERRIES Floyd | Floyd | "How you doing, Tootsie Roll?" Grandpa ruffles your hair. "You helping Floyd | your Honey and grandpa make blackberry jam?" Floyd | Floyd | After a DJ break, Honey's radio's playing "Wildfire" by you're not Floyd | really sure, a song you really like. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "We don't have to have it full full, but maybe a bit more. I'm not sure." | |
| Zach says (to Floyd), "ask grandpa about child labor" | ||
Floyd ] Blackberry Clearing 50 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK GRANDPA ABOUT CHILD LABOR Floyd | Floyd | "Hm, good question, Peanut," Grandpa shrugs. Floyd | Floyd | > | Zach says, "Ha" | |
| genericgeekgirl says, "Hahaha" | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "up" | ||
Floyd ] Lost in the Brambles 51 Floyd | > Floyd | > UP Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Lost in the Brambles Floyd | This spot, a little ways from where Honey and Grandpa are picking, has Floyd | some good berries. Under the pine trees, the air smells good. Floyd | Floyd | Looking around: The clearing where Honey and Grandpa have been picking Floyd | is just down the hill from here. Floyd | Floyd | The sunlight comes slanting through the trees in the morning light. Floyd | The air is still crisp in the shade with the early promise of a hot Floyd | midsummer day. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "take berries" | ||
Floyd ] Lost in the Brambles 52 Floyd | > Floyd | > TAKE BERRIES Floyd | Floyd | You stretch and manage to pick a few ripe blackberries. You drop the Floyd | berries into your pail. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "take berries" | ||
Floyd ] Lost in the Brambles 53 Floyd | > Floyd | > TAKE BERRIES Floyd | Floyd | You gather up the easy ones right in front until you have a handful of Floyd | ripe blackberries. You drop the berries into your pail which is about Floyd | half full. Floyd | Floyd | You hear the nearby radio playing a new song: "Please Mr Postman". Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "take berries" | ||
Floyd ] Lost in the Brambles 54 Floyd | > Floyd | > TAKE BERRIES Floyd | Floyd | By working on tiptoes, you are just able to pick a few ripe Floyd | blackberries. You drop the berries into the pail which is getting Floyd | close to full. Floyd | Floyd | You hear a dog barking in the distance across the river. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "take berries" | ||
Floyd ] Lost in the Brambles 55 Floyd | > Floyd | > TAKE BERRIES Floyd | Floyd | You notice some ripe ones down near your knees and grab a bunch of Floyd | ripe blackberries. You carefully put these blackberries in the pail Floyd | which is now heaping. That should be enough to satisfy Honey. Floyd | Floyd | Even though you love picking blackberries -- and you certainly love Floyd | blackberry jam, blackberry pie, blackberry and cream, or just eating Floyd | fresh blackberries -- you've been picking berries all morning. You Floyd | must have picked a million pails already. And you want to see Floyd | if the red ants ate the dead cricket you put near their hole. Oh, and Floyd | you want to see if you can find a lucky penny. And you may even wanna Floyd | swim. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | You should probably dump the berries in Honey and Grandpa's bucket. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "You can try going down twice from the bucket again, I guess, to see if we're free to explore." | |
| genericgeekgirl says, "There's a soundtrack on the website: modes.io/playing-bear-creek/" | ||
| Zach says, "Neat" | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "d" | ||
Floyd ] Blackberry Clearing 56 Floyd | > Floyd | > D Floyd | Floyd | You walk slow steading your pail full of blackberries. Floyd | Floyd | Blackberry Clearing Floyd | You are near the creek, but it can't be seen through the blackberry Floyd | brambles. This is a pleasant clearing carpeted with stubbly grass Floyd | under a sycamore tree. There are paths and clearings beaten down among Floyd | the brambles that allow you to squeeze in to get the ripest berries. Floyd | There is a big bucket in the middle of the clearing. Grandpa's shirt Floyd | and Honey's portable transistor radio are on the bank under the tree Floyd | playing music. Floyd | Floyd | Along the path and down the creek, there's a tangle of blackberry Floyd | bushes. Up the hill is the blackberry brambles where you've been Floyd | picking for a while. Floyd | Floyd | Honey and Grandpa are here picking berries. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "pour pail into bucket" | ||
Floyd ] Blackberry Clearing 57 Floyd | > Floyd | > POUR PAIL INTO BUCKET Floyd | Floyd | You empty the bunch of ripe berries from the pail into the big bucket. Floyd | Floyd | You hear a dog barking in the distance across the river. Floyd | Floyd | After a DJ break, Honey's radio's playing "Feelings". Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "d" | ||
Floyd ] Blackberry Tangle 58 Floyd | > Floyd | > D Floyd | Floyd | Honey looks up and says, "Have fun, but don't wander too far." Floyd | Floyd | Blackberry Tangle Floyd | There are paths through the brambles, a maze with tantalizing fruit. Floyd | Although this area is mostly picked since you and Honey and Grandpa Floyd | came this way when you started picking this morning. You can still Floyd | find some ripe berries though. Floyd | Floyd | Through the blackberry tangle, there's a trail going down along the Floyd | creek shaded by lush green willow trees. Back the way you came is the Floyd | clearing where Honey and Grandpa have been picking. Floyd | Floyd | You hear a dog barking in the distance across the river. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "ah, we can go find the dog, I think." | |
| Zach says (to Floyd), "d" | ||
Floyd ] Blackberry Trail 59 Floyd | > Floyd | > D Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Blackberry Trail Floyd | This is a trail running roughly parallel the creek with tall Floyd | blackberry brambles on either side. In one place, there are Willows Floyd | hanging down over the trail that tickle the back of your neck as you Floyd | duck under them. Floyd | Floyd | It looks like the trail used to continue further on down the creek on Floyd | this side, but is now hidden by underbrush -- though you could try to Floyd | follow the lost trail. Farther on down the creek, the trail turns to Floyd | cross an overgrown stone bridge. In the other direction, up the path, Floyd | is the tangle of blackberry bushes. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "x underbrush" | ||
Floyd ] Blackberry Trail 59 Floyd | > Floyd | > X UNDERBRUSH Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "x lost trail" | ||
Floyd ] Blackberry Trail 59 Floyd | > Floyd | > X LOST TRAIL Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "x bridge" | ||
Floyd ] Blackberry Trail 59 Floyd | > Floyd | > X BRIDGE Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "You can say 'trail' to follow the trail or 'bridge' to go to the bridge." | |
| Zach asks, "Any preference?" | ||
| genericgeekgirl asks, "Trail?" | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "trail" | ||
Floyd ] Blackberry Trail 59 Floyd | > Floyd | > TRAIL Floyd | Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize. Floyd | Floyd | > | Gerynar says, "the winning direction" | |
| DavidW says, "I don't remember if i checked the trail." | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "go trail" | ||
Floyd ] Blackberry Trail 59 Floyd | > Floyd | > GO TRAIL Floyd | Floyd | You're not sure exactly how to get there. You take a quick look around Floyd | you: It looks like the trail used to continue further on down the Floyd | creek on this side, but is now hidden by underbrush -- though you Floyd | could try to follow the lost trail. Farther on down the creek, the Floyd | trail turns to cross an overgrown stone bridge. In the other Floyd | direction, up the path, is the tangle of blackberry bushes. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "go lost trail" | ||
Floyd ] Blackberry Trail 60 Floyd | > Floyd | > GO LOST TRAIL Floyd | Floyd | You follow the trail on this side of the creek until it is lost, then Floyd | bushwhack for a little bit, before returning discouraged. Perhaps it Floyd | is a trail, but there are definitely easier ways to go for now. Still Floyd | you wonder where it goes. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "go bridge" | ||
Floyd ] Stone Bridge 61 Floyd | > Floyd | > GO BRIDGE Floyd | Floyd | You glance one more time at the old overgrown creek trail before Floyd | crossing the bridge. Floyd | Floyd | Stone Bridge Floyd | The trail crosses an old stone bridge -- an excellent place to sit on Floyd | a sunny day -- from which you can look down into Bear Creek. Movement Floyd | in the sparkling water and the old mossy bridge catch your eye. You Floyd | follow water skeeters darting about. Floyd | Floyd | On one side of the bridge, the path turns out into a dirt road that Floyd | runs down along the creek. On the other side, the blackberry trail Floyd | goes up the creek back toward the berry picking spot. You can also get Floyd | in the creek or go to a grassy bank from here. Floyd | Floyd | On a distant radio, a new song begins: "Feel Like Makin" Love". Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "hm." | |
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x movement" | ||
Floyd ] Stone Bridge 61 Floyd | > Floyd | > X MOVEMENT Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x skeeters" | ||
Floyd ] Stone Bridge 62 Floyd | > Floyd | > X SKEETERS Floyd | Floyd | In places, the creek seems like just a trickle, then other places it Floyd | is as wide as a river. Here, it is broad and shallow as it goes under Floyd | the bridge. There are bright stars twinkling on the water with pebbles Floyd | and tiny minnows below. It smells like wet rocks. Floyd | Floyd | A branch floats by, catching for a moment on the bottom, and then Floyd | continues on. Floyd | Floyd | A dog barking can be plainly heard from across the river. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I guess I misremembered and it's 'go [location]' not just '[location]'." | |
| genericgeekgirl asks, "Into the creek?" | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "SAVE" | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "cf25" | ||
Floyd | > Floyd | > SAVE Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write: Floyd ] Stone Bridge 62 Floyd | > SAVEOk. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "enter creek" | ||
Floyd ] Stone Bridge 63 Floyd | > Floyd | > ENTER CREEK Floyd | Floyd | The water is too shallow to swim, so you roll up your pant legs and Floyd | wade in, soaking your tennies. Uh oh, will you get in trouble for Floyd | that? But the water is chill and refreshing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "undo" | ||
Floyd ] Stone Bridge 62 Floyd | Floyd | > UNDO Floyd | Floyd | Stone Bridge Floyd | [Previous turn undone.] Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "remove shoes" | ||
Floyd ] Stone Bridge 63 Floyd | > Floyd | > REMOVE SHOES Floyd | Floyd | Better keep those on for now. Floyd | Floyd | A dog barking can be plainly heard from across the river. Floyd | Floyd | > | genericgeekgirl says, "Darn." | |
| Zach says (to Floyd), "l" | ||
Floyd ] Stone Bridge 64 Floyd | > Floyd | > L Floyd | Floyd | Stone Bridge Floyd | The road may have crossed the creek over an old stone bridge at one Floyd | time but is now just a narrow trail. From here you can peer down into Floyd | Bear Creek. Movement in the sparkling water and the old mossy bridge Floyd | catch your eye. You catch a glimmering flash in the depths near a Floyd | boulder. Floyd | Floyd | On one side of the bridge, the path turns out into a dirt road that Floyd | runs down along the creek. On the other side, the blackberry trail Floyd | goes up the creek back toward the berry picking spot. You can also get Floyd | in the creek or go to a grassy bank from here. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "Interesting. I didn't try going directly into the creek." | |
| Zach says (to Floyd), "x flash" | ||
Floyd ] Stone Bridge 65 Floyd | > Floyd | > X FLASH Floyd | Floyd | In places, the creek seems like just a trickle, then other places it Floyd | is as wide as a river. Here, it is broad and shallow as it goes under Floyd | the bridge. There are bright stars twinkling on the water with pebbles Floyd | and tiny minnows below. It smells like wet rocks. Floyd | Floyd | You watch two leaves swirl by on the current. Floyd | Floyd | The song "Black Water", begins playing on a faint radio. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "Bet the flash is a lost penny like we wanted." | |
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "look in creek" | ||
Floyd ] Stone Bridge 66 Floyd | > Floyd | > LOOK IN CREEK Floyd | Floyd | In places, the creek seems like just a trickle, then other places it Floyd | is as wide as a river. Here, it is broad and shallow as it goes under Floyd | the bridge. There are bright stars twinkling on the water with pebbles Floyd | and tiny minnows below. It smells like wet rocks. Floyd | Floyd | Little minnows are swimming about in the shallows. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "search creek" | ||
Floyd ] Stone Bridge 67 Floyd | > Floyd | > SEARCH CREEK Floyd | Floyd | In places, the creek seems like just a trickle, then other places it Floyd | is as wide as a river. Here, it is broad and shallow as it goes under Floyd | the bridge. There are bright stars twinkling on the water with pebbles Floyd | and tiny minnows below. It smells like wet rocks. Floyd | Floyd | You follow water skeeters darting about. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "take flash" | ||
Floyd ] Stone Bridge 68 Floyd | > Floyd | > TAKE FLASH Floyd | Floyd | You reach for them, but they drift on down the river. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "x bridge" | ||
Floyd ] Stone Bridge 69 Floyd | > Floyd | > X BRIDGE Floyd | Floyd | The trail goes over the old bridge that was probably part of some old Floyd | road. The stones of the old bridge are covered with moss. Horsetails Floyd | and ferns are growing at the shady base of the bridge. Floyd | Floyd | On a distant radio, a new song begins: "Sister Golden Hair". Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "hm. I guess I was wrong." | |
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "pick horsetail" | ||
Floyd ] Stone Bridge 70 Floyd | > Floyd | > PICK HORSETAIL Floyd | Floyd | Silly, you can't pick that. Floyd | Floyd | A dog barking can be plainly heard from across the river. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "x bank" | ||
Floyd ] Stone Bridge 71 Floyd | > Floyd | > X BANK Floyd | Floyd | You see nothing special about the grassy bank. Floyd | Floyd | A dog barking can be plainly heard from across the river. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "enter bank" | ||
Floyd ] Stone Bridge 72 Floyd | > Floyd | > ENTER BANK Floyd | Floyd | You get onto the grassy bank. Floyd | Floyd | A dog barking can be plainly heard from across the river. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "l" | ||
Floyd ] Stone Bridge 73 Floyd | > Floyd | > L Floyd | Floyd | Stone Bridge (on the grassy bank) Floyd | The road may have crossed the creek over an old stone bridge at one Floyd | time but is now just a narrow trail. From here you can peer down into Floyd | Bear Creek. Movement in the sparkling water and the old mossy bridge Floyd | catch your eye. Little minnows are swimming about in the shallows. Floyd | Floyd | On one side of the bridge, the path turns out into a dirt road that Floyd | runs down along the creek. On the other side, the blackberry trail Floyd | goes up the creek back toward the berry picking spot. You can also get Floyd | in the creek or go to a grassy bank from here. Floyd | Floyd | A dog barking can be plainly heard from across the river. Floyd | Floyd | You hear a far-away radio playing a new song: "Another Somebody Done Floyd | Somebody Wrong Song," a good one. Floyd | Floyd | > | Zach asks, "Go to the road?" | |
| genericgeekgirl says, "Ok" | ||
| DavidW says, "sure" | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "go road" | ||
Floyd ] Dirt Road 74 Floyd | > Floyd | > GO ROAD Floyd | Floyd | (first getting off the grassy bank) Floyd | Floyd | Dirt Road Floyd | The trail over the stone bridge turns into a dirt road here which Floyd | slopes gently upward running along the creek.. The old creekside road Floyd | is seldom used now and in poor condition with deep ruts and sandy Floyd | areas. Nowadays it is only used by people walking down to Bear Creek Floyd | from the highway, fishermen and berry pickers mostly. Here, someone's Floyd | field backs up to the road and is separated by a chain link fence. The Floyd | field is a mass of tall weeds and old junk cars. Floyd | Floyd | The old dirt road continues on uphill for a long stretch running Floyd | parallel to the creek downstream. Back toward the old stone bridge, Floyd | the road narrows to a ragged trail as it crosses the bridge. Floyd | Floyd | There's a dog behind the fence, alternately digging and barking. Floyd | Floyd | This dog makes you suddenly queasy, though you couldn't have known Floyd | then what part it would play in what happened. Floyd | Floyd | > | genericgeekgirl says, "Eek." | |
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "kill dog" | ||
Floyd ] Dirt Road 75 Floyd | > Floyd | > KILL DOG Floyd | Floyd | You're pretty scared of this furiously barking animal, and don't want Floyd | to get too close. Floyd | Floyd | The dog is trying to dig underneath the fence. It's doing pretty good Floyd | with its escape attempt already. When it sees you, it barks furiously Floyd | and launches itself against the chain link. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "The foreboding is *too* good, for my liking." | |
| Zach says (to Floyd), "x dog" | ||
Floyd ] Dirt Road 76 Floyd | > Floyd | > X DOG Floyd | Floyd | Kind of a yellowish medium dog with pointy ears. You don't know what Floyd | kind. It's not a german shepherd or a doberman but it looks mean like Floyd | that. Some kind of guard dog maybe. It reminds you of Uncle Buddy's Floyd | dog that mom was taking care of and how when you tried to feed it and Floyd | get the spoon, it bit you. Floyd | Floyd | It makes you queasy. But there's something about this dog. Floyd | Floyd | Is that grandpa calling you? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "give berries to dog" | ||
Floyd ] Dirt Road 76 Floyd | > Floyd | > GIVE BERRIES TO DOG Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "i" | ||
Floyd ] Dirt Road 77 Floyd | > Floyd | > I Floyd | Floyd | You are carrying a pail. Looking carefully, you can see marks on your Floyd | arm where your step-dad grabbed you, and it's still a little tender. Floyd | Floyd | You think you hear your Grandpa calling you Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "give pail to dog" | ||
Floyd ] Dirt Road 78 Floyd | > Floyd | > GIVE PAIL TO DOG Floyd | Floyd | The dog perks up its ears as you approach. The dog extends its nose Floyd | cautiously to sniff the pail and wanders away disinterested. Floyd | Floyd | The dog is alternately digging and barking up a storm. Floyd | Floyd | > | genericgeekgirl asks, "Go find grandpa?" | |
| genericgeekgirl says, "Or make him come to us? (If he would)" | ||
| DavidW says, "I think we should return to grandpa. Perhaps seeing the dog is a trigger." | ||
| Zach asks, "Can we keep going?" | ||
| DavidW says, "I dunno. I thought the fence blocked us." | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "up" | ||
Floyd ] Long stretch 79 Floyd | > Floyd | > UP Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Long stretch Floyd | This is a really long stretch of the dirt road. You can see the heat Floyd | shimmering off of the ground. Grass grows up through the middle of the Floyd | road, and deep rocky ruts suggest it hasn't been used as anything but Floyd | river access for hikers and fishermen in a long time. The long road is Floyd | alternately shaded by pines and exposed to the scorching sun. The air Floyd | smells hot with a particular piney fragrance that always reminds you Floyd | of the foothills of the Sierras. Floyd | Floyd | At one place along this long stretch, there is a trail zigzagging down Floyd | the bank toward the swimming hole. Otherwise the dirt road goes on for Floyd | a ways along the creek downstream until it crosses the railroad Floyd | tracks. Back the other way is the end of the dirt road and the stone Floyd | bridge. Floyd | Floyd | Along the road, in a clear stretch on the uphill side of the road, is Floyd | an impressively tall pine tree that you've climbed before. Floyd | Floyd | That sounds like Grandpa calling you. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Gerynar has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. | Zach says, "Hmm" | |
| Zach says (to Floyd), "x tree" | ||
Floyd ] Long stretch 80 Floyd | > Floyd | > X TREE Floyd | Floyd | There is a hugely tall pine tree here. Grandpa said it was called Doug Floyd | Fir (not fur like a dog, but fir, which is a kind of pine tree). The Floyd | tree is on the uphill side of the road below a low bluff. The branches Floyd | are almost low enough to climb which you've done a couple of times but Floyd | never all the way to the top. Floyd | Floyd | From over by the blackberry clearing, you think grandpa's calling. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "climb tree" | ||
Floyd ] Long stretch 81 Floyd | > Floyd | > CLIMB TREE Floyd | Floyd | You jump to reach the lowest branch and hang there struggling for a Floyd | few moments before dropping back to the ground frustrated. Floyd | Floyd | You know you've climbed this tree before and you were Floyd | probably smaller then too. Maybe you should try again? Floyd | Floyd | A dog barking can be heard somewhere down the road. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "climb tree" | ||
Floyd ] Long stretch 82 Floyd | > Floyd | > CLIMB TREE Floyd | | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "climb tree" | ||
Floyd | This time, you get a leg up and hang there like a monkey, but can't Floyd | quite get up on the lowest branch. You drop down when your arms start Floyd | shaking. Floyd | Floyd | You pretty sure you've climbed this tree before. Was it this one? Floyd | Floyd | A dog barking can be heard somewhere down the road. Floyd | Floyd | > Floyd ] Halfway Up 83 Floyd | > Floyd | > CLIMB TREE Floyd | Floyd | Using the rise on the uphill side of the tree, you are able to get a Floyd | hold of a branch and swing your leg over, dangling precariously for a Floyd | few moments, before pulling yourself upright. After that, the tree is Floyd | pretty easy to climb. Although you've now got sap all over your hands. Floyd | Floyd | Halfway Up Floyd | You're about halfway up the tree, really pretty high. The branches Floyd | definitely get thinner higher up. But here the branches are about as Floyd | big around as your leg and you are sitting on a particularly sturdy Floyd | one. In fact, you're feeling pretty comfortable up here. You make a Floyd | monkey yell to tell the other monkeys you are now the ruler of the Floyd | forest. Floyd | Floyd | Looking around, it's hard to see much of anything, although you can Floyd | see the dog still trying to tunnel under the fence through the thick Floyd | branches. It looks like the view is much better higher up. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "climb" | ||
Floyd ] Halfway Up 84 Floyd | > Floyd | > CLIMB Floyd | Floyd | Should you go any higher? You notice that the branches definitely thin Floyd | out near the top of the tree. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "SAVE" | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "cf26" | ||
Floyd | > Floyd | > SAVE Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write: Floyd ] Halfway Up 84 Floyd | > SAVEOk. Floyd | Floyd | > | genericgeekgirl says, "YES." | |
| Zach exclaims, "ook!" | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "climb" | ||
Floyd ] Halfway Up 85 Floyd | > Floyd | > CLIMB Floyd | Floyd | You work your way higher into the pine tree, the branches are thinner Floyd | but still seem pretty stable and-- Floyd | Floyd | SNAP! Floyd | Floyd | --down you go! Floyd | Floyd | Miraculously, you catch yourself going down! But not before clobbering Floyd | yourself in the ribs pretty hard. It knocks the wind out of you and Floyd | for a few minutes, you can't even say "Ow." You've fallen back to Floyd | where you were a second ago. Do you dare try again? Floyd | Floyd | Halfway Up Floyd | Floyd | You think you hear your Grandpa calling you Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "climb" | ||
Floyd ] Top of the Pine Tree 86 Floyd | > Floyd | > CLIMB Floyd | Floyd | This time you work your way around to the sunny side of the tree where Floyd | the branches are a little bit thicker. You test each branch a little Floyd | and keep a hold of another branch before committing your weight. In Floyd | this way, you slowly make your way up to the top. Floyd | Floyd | Top of the Pine Tree Floyd | This is very close to the very top. You are holding on to the narrow Floyd | trunk of the tree. You can feel it sway in the faint breeze. It is Floyd | slightly cooler up here. Looking around, you can see the whole Floyd | world. Floyd | Floyd | In the distance, you can see the mountains, brown and green, edged Floyd | with trees all the way around, and not just Bear Creek below you, but Floyd | the river a ways over there. And out that way is town, barely visible Floyd | through trees. And the forest stretching out endlessly in every Floyd | direction. Floyd | Floyd | The railroad tracks which wind gently from one direction pass almost Floyd | beneath you and disappear in gentle S-curves in the other direction. Floyd | You can see the trailer park and that might be Honey and Grandpa's Floyd | trailer. Everything looks so small, like looking at an ant hill. A Floyd | giddy feeling pushes up out of you, and you can't stop laughing. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | That sounds like Grandpa calling you. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "laugh" | ||
Floyd ] Top of the Pine Tree 87 Floyd | > Floyd | > LAUGH Floyd | Floyd | You chuckle heartily. Floyd | Floyd | You think you hear your Grandpa calling you Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "jump" | ||
Floyd ] Top of the Pine Tree 88 Floyd | > Floyd | > JUMP Floyd | Floyd | Looking down, you get a sudden crazy urge to leap into space. You Floyd | resist the urge. Floyd | Floyd | That sounds like Grandpa calling you. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "cry" | ||
Floyd ] Top of the Pine Tree 88 Floyd | > Floyd | > CRY Floyd | Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "sing" | ||
Floyd ] Top of the Pine Tree 89 Floyd | > Floyd | > SING Floyd | Floyd | You sing a little bit of one of your favorite songs, "Kung Fu Floyd | Fighting", but you only know the chorus. Floyd | Floyd | From over by the blackberry clearing, you think grandpa's calling. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "climb" | ||
Floyd ] Top of the Pine Tree 90 Floyd | > Floyd | > CLIMB Floyd | Floyd | You can't go that way. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "d" | ||
Floyd ] Halfway Up 91 Floyd | > Floyd | > D Floyd | Floyd | You carefully work your way down from the top, avoiding the thinner Floyd | branches. Floyd | Floyd | Halfway Up Floyd | You're about halfway up the tree, really pretty high. The branches Floyd | definitely get thinner higher up. But here the branches are about as Floyd | big around as your leg and you are sitting on a particularly sturdy Floyd | one. Floyd | Floyd | Looking around, it's hard to see much of anything, although you can Floyd | see the dog still trying to tunnel under the fence through the thick Floyd | branches. It looks like the view is much better higher up. Floyd | Floyd | Is that grandpa calling you? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "x dog" | ||
Floyd ] Halfway Up 91 Floyd | > Floyd | > X DOG Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "d" | ||
Floyd ] Long stretch 92 Floyd | > Floyd | > D Floyd | Floyd | You work your way down the tree, dropping the last few feet to the Floyd | ground. Floyd | Floyd | Long stretch Floyd | This is a really long stretch of the dirt road. You can see the heat Floyd | shimmering off of the ground. Grass grows up through the middle of the Floyd | road, and deep rocky ruts suggest it hasn't been used as anything but Floyd | river access for hikers and fishermen in a long time. The long road is Floyd | alternately shaded by pines and exposed to the scorching sun. The air Floyd | smells hot with a particular piney fragrance that always reminds you Floyd | of the foothills of the Sierras. Floyd | Floyd | At one place along this long stretch, there is a trail zigzagging down Floyd | the bank toward the swimming hole. Otherwise the dirt road goes on for Floyd | a ways along the creek downstream until it crosses the railroad Floyd | tracks. Back the other way is the end of the dirt road and the stone Floyd | bridge. Floyd | Floyd | Along the road, in a clear stretch on the uphill side of the road, is Floyd | an impressively tall pine tree that you've climbed before. Floyd | Floyd | You think you hear your Grandpa calling you Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "go hole" | ||
Floyd ] Long stretch 92 Floyd | > Floyd | > GO HOLE Floyd | Floyd | You're not sure exactly how to get there. You take a quick look around Floyd | you: At one place along this long stretch, there is a trail zigzagging Floyd | down the bank toward the swimming hole. Otherwise the dirt road goes Floyd | on for a ways along the creek downstream until it crosses the railroad Floyd | tracks. Back the other way is the end of the dirt road and the stone Floyd | bridge. Floyd | Floyd | Along the road, in a clear stretch on the uphill side of the road, is Floyd | an impressively tall pine tree that you've climbed before. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "d" | ||
Floyd ] Long stretch 92 Floyd | > Floyd | > D Floyd | Floyd | That noun did not make sense in this context. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "go swimming hole" | ||
Floyd ] Swimming hole 93 Floyd | > Floyd | > GO SWIMMING HOLE Floyd | Floyd | As you step out of the oppressive heat, the cool shade is a welcome Floyd | relief. Floyd | Floyd | Swimming hole Floyd | Down a long wooded trail that zigs down the bank, you emerge from the Floyd | thick woods, and the trees open up to the sky. The swimming hole lies Floyd | before you, a deep pool carved out of and surrounded by smooth granite Floyd | rocks. It is big enough that you can swim like they taught you at the Floyd | YWCA from one end to the other, and deep enough to dive off the rocks. Floyd | Floyd | It is possible to walk along the rocky shore downstream to another Floyd | spot along the creek. Back up the trail leads through the woods back Floyd | to the dirt road. Floyd | Floyd | There is a floating length of log here, bobbing around at the edges of Floyd | the swimming hole. Floyd | Floyd | You can also see a deep pool here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x pool" | ||
Floyd ] Swimming hole 94 Floyd | > Floyd | > X POOL Floyd | Floyd | The creek tumbles down some big granite rocks here and forms a deep Floyd | pool. You can't see the bottom. And that makes you anxious. Floyd | Floyd | Is that grandpa calling you? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "x log" | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "SAVE" | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "cf27" | ||
Floyd ] Swimming hole 95 Floyd | > Floyd | > X LOG Floyd | Floyd | There is a floating length of log here, bobbing around at the edges of Floyd | the swimming hole. Floyd | Floyd | That sounds like Grandpa calling you. Floyd | Floyd | > Floyd | > Floyd | > SAVE Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write: Floyd ] Swimming hole 95 Floyd | > SAVEOk. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "swim" | ||
Floyd ] Swimming hole 96 Floyd | > Floyd | > SWIM Floyd | Floyd | Hmm, are you sure? You don't have a bathing suit, so you'd have to Floyd | strip down to your undies. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "strip" | ||
Floyd ] Swimming hole 96 Floyd | > Floyd | > STRIP Floyd | Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "remove clothes" | ||
Floyd ] Swimming hole 97 Floyd | > Floyd | > REMOVE CLOTHES Floyd | Floyd | You look around again to see if you are alone. The path from the dirt Floyd | road is deep forest and there is no one else at the swimming hole. So Floyd | you carefully strip down to your skivvies, folding your clothes on the Floyd | rocks. Floyd | Floyd | You think you hear your Grandpa calling you Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "swim" | ||
Floyd ] Swimming hole 98 Floyd | > Floyd | > SWIM Floyd | Floyd | You stand at the edge of the rocks curling your toes over the edge. Floyd | You hesitate before jumping in. At the count of three. One. Two. Floyd | Floyd | Two and a half. Floyd | Floyd | Two and three quarters. Floyd | Floyd | THREE! Floyd | Floyd | You jump in feet first and plummet straight down, the world of air and Floyd | trees and clouds receding far above. You go down down down letting Floyd | yourself fall slowly until you feel a jolt as your feet bump the rocks Floyd | at the bottom of the pool. Floyd | Floyd | In the moment before you run out of air, you look up at an enchanted Floyd | underwater world. Fingers of sunlight flicker through the green Floyd | twilight. Even the very water around you shimmers before your eyes. Floyd | Floyd | You push off the bottom and return to the surface with a gasp of Floyd | delicious air and climb back up on the rocks. You feel courageous. Floyd | When you get out of the water, you dry quickly in the warm air. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "That should at least get the tree sap off our hands." | |
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "wear clothing" | ||
Floyd ] Swimming hole 99 Floyd | > Floyd | > WEAR CLOTHING Floyd | Floyd | You put on your clothes. Floyd | Floyd | That sounds like Grandpa calling you. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "Poor Grandpa can't find his Tootsie Roll." | |
| genericgeekgirl says, "Awww." | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "get on log" | ||
Floyd ] Swimming hole 100 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET ON LOG Floyd | Floyd | You'd probably fall in the water immediately. Floyd | Floyd | You hear a dog barking in the distance on this side of the river. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x log" | ||
Floyd ] Swimming hole 101 Floyd | > Floyd | > X LOG Floyd | Floyd | There is a floating length of log here, bobbing around at the edges of Floyd | the swimming hole. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take log" | ||
Floyd ] Swimming hole 102 Floyd | > Floyd | > TAKE LOG Floyd | Floyd | Too heavy. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "d" | ||
Floyd ] Swimming hole 103 Floyd | > Floyd | > D Floyd | Floyd | You can't go that way. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "l" | ||
Floyd ] Swimming hole 104 Floyd | > Floyd | > L Floyd | Floyd | Swimming hole Floyd | You emerge from the thick woods, and the trees open up to the sky. The Floyd | swimming hole lies before you, a deep pool carved out of and Floyd | surrounded by smooth granite rocks. It is big enough that you can swim Floyd | like they taught you at the YWCA from one end to the other, and deep Floyd | enough to dive off the rocks. Floyd | Floyd | It is possible to walk along the rocky shore downstream to another Floyd | spot along the creek. Back up the trail leads through the woods back Floyd | to the dirt road. Floyd | Floyd | There is a floating length of log here, bobbing around at the edges of Floyd | the swimming hole. Floyd | Floyd | You can also see your tennis shoes, some pine sap, a pail, and a deep Floyd | pool here. Floyd | Floyd | You think you hear your Grandpa calling you Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "put on shoes" | ||
Floyd ] Swimming hole 105 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT ON SHOES Floyd | Floyd | You put on your tennis shoes. Floyd | Floyd | Finally, your underwear is drying out. Floyd | Floyd | That sounds like Grandpa calling you. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "take all" | ||
Floyd ] Swimming hole 106 Floyd | > Floyd | > TAKE ALL Floyd | Floyd | pine sap: Try as you might, you can't get if off your hands easily. Floyd | pail: Taken. Floyd | floating length of log: Too heavy. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says, "ha, I guess we dropped the sap." | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "x sap" | ||
Floyd ] Swimming hole 107 Floyd | > Floyd | > X SAP Floyd | Floyd | Your hands are spotted with sticky pine sap. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "l" | ||
Floyd ] Swimming hole 108 Floyd | > Floyd | > L Floyd | Floyd | Swimming hole Floyd | You emerge from the thick woods, and the trees open up to the sky. The Floyd | swimming hole lies before you, a deep pool carved out of and Floyd | surrounded by smooth granite rocks. It is big enough that you can swim Floyd | like they taught you at the YWCA from one end to the other, and deep Floyd | enough to dive off the rocks. Floyd | Floyd | It is possible to walk along the rocky shore downstream to another Floyd | spot along the creek. Back up the trail leads through the woods back Floyd | to the dirt road. Floyd | Floyd | There is a floating length of log here, bobbing around at the edges of Floyd | the swimming hole. Floyd | Floyd | You can also see some pine sap and a deep pool here. Floyd | Floyd | From over by the blackberry clearing, you think grandpa's calling. Floyd | Floyd | > | Zach says, "a sap bug" | |
| Zach says (to Floyd), "go rocky shore" | ||
Floyd ] Swimming hole 109 Floyd | > Floyd | > GO ROCKY SHORE Floyd | Floyd | Uh, that seems unlikely. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "go downstream" | ||
Floyd ] Crossing 110 Floyd | > Floyd | > GO DOWNSTREAM Floyd | Floyd | You slowly gather your stuff. Floyd | Floyd | You carefully navigate the rocky bank, making your way downstream. Floyd | Floyd | Crossing Floyd | Here the creek broadens out a little and, except for a place in the Floyd | middle where the current is swift, there are big stones, boulders Floyd | really, scattered about in the river. Floyd | Floyd | The shoreline ends at a steep bank further downstream, though it looks Floyd | like you might be able to cross the creek on the boulders in Floyd | midstream. You can also go back along the rocks upstream. Floyd | Floyd | Something about the crossing makes you nervous like watching a Floyd | glass fall off of a countertop in slow motion. Floyd | Floyd | > | genericgeekgirl says, "Cross cross!" | |
| Zach says (to Floyd), "cross" | ||
Floyd ] Crossing 111 Floyd | > Floyd | > CROSS Floyd | Floyd | The current here is too strong and it scares you. You saw a TV show Floyd | once with your grandpa about people in rafts and one man who fell off Floyd | and got caught under a rock and drowned. You think better of the idea. Floyd | Floyd | You think you hear your Grandpa calling you Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "x boulders" | ||
Floyd ] Crossing 112 Floyd | > Floyd | > X BOULDERS Floyd | Floyd | There are scattered boulders in the creek bed on which you might be Floyd | able to cross. Floyd | Floyd | That sounds like Grandpa calling you. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "cross creek" | ||
Floyd ] Crossing 113 Floyd | > Floyd | > CROSS CREEK Floyd | Floyd | The current here is too strong and it scares you. You saw a TV show Floyd | once with your grandpa about people in rafts and one man who fell off Floyd | and got caught under a rock and drowned. You think better of the idea. Floyd | Floyd | > | Zach says, "Hmmph" | |
| Zach says (to Floyd), "up" | ||
Floyd ] Crossing 114 Floyd | > Floyd | > UP Floyd | Floyd | You can't go that way. Floyd | Floyd | You think you hear your Grandpa calling you Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "go upstream" | ||
Floyd ] Swimming hole 115 Floyd | > Floyd | > GO UPSTREAM Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Swimming hole Floyd | You emerge from the thick woods, and the trees open up to the sky. The Floyd | swimming hole lies before you, a deep pool carved out of and Floyd | surrounded by smooth granite rocks. It is big enough that you can swim Floyd | like they taught you at the YWCA from one end to the other, and deep Floyd | enough to dive off the rocks. Floyd | Floyd | It is possible to walk along the rocky shore downstream to another Floyd | spot along the creek. Back up the trail leads through the woods back Floyd | to the dirt road. Floyd | Floyd | There is a floating length of log here, bobbing around at the edges of Floyd | the swimming hole. Floyd | Floyd | You can also see a deep pool here. Floyd | Floyd | That sounds like Grandpa calling you. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "up" | ||
Floyd ] Long stretch 116 Floyd | > Floyd | > UP Floyd | Floyd | As you step out of the shaded trail, the heat is like a physical force Floyd | that pushes against you. Floyd | Floyd | Long stretch Floyd | This is a really long stretch of the dirt road. You can see the heat Floyd | shimmering off of the ground. Grass grows up through the middle of the Floyd | road, and deep rocky ruts suggest it hasn't been used as anything but Floyd | river access for hikers and fishermen in a long time. The long road is Floyd | alternately shaded by pines and exposed to the scorching sun. The air Floyd | smells hot with a particular piney fragrance that always reminds you Floyd | of the foothills of the Sierras. Floyd | Floyd | At one place along this long stretch, there is a trail zigzagging down Floyd | the bank toward the swimming hole. Otherwise the dirt road goes on for Floyd | a ways along the creek downstream until it crosses the railroad Floyd | tracks. Back the other way is the end of the dirt road and the stone Floyd | bridge. Floyd | Floyd | Along the road, in a clear stretch on the uphill side of the road, is Floyd | an impressively tall pine tree that you've climbed before. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I guess it's not serious until <em>Honey</em> calls us." | |
| Zach says (to Floyd), "up" | ||
Floyd ] Halfway Up 117 Floyd | > Floyd | > UP Floyd | Floyd | Using the rise on the uphill side of the tree, you are able to get a Floyd | hold of a branch and swing your leg over, dangling precariously for a Floyd | few moments, before pulling yourself upright. After that, the tree is Floyd | pretty easy to climb. Floyd | Floyd | Halfway Up Floyd | You're about halfway up the tree, really pretty high. The branches Floyd | definitely get thinner higher up. But here the branches are about as Floyd | big around as your leg and you are sitting on a particularly sturdy Floyd | one. Floyd | Floyd | Looking around, it's hard to see much of anything, although you can Floyd | see the dog still trying to tunnel under the fence through the thick Floyd | branches. It looks like the view is much better higher up. Floyd | Floyd | From over by the blackberry clearing, you think grandpa's calling. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "d" | ||
Floyd ] Long stretch 118 Floyd | > Floyd | > D Floyd | Floyd | You work your way down the tree, dropping the last few feet to the Floyd | ground. Floyd | Floyd | Long stretch Floyd | This is a really long stretch of the dirt road. You can see the heat Floyd | shimmering off of the ground. Grass grows up through the middle of the Floyd | road, and deep rocky ruts suggest it hasn't been used as anything but Floyd | river access for hikers and fishermen in a long time. The long road is Floyd | alternately shaded by pines and exposed to the scorching sun. The air Floyd | smells hot with a particular piney fragrance that always reminds you Floyd | of the foothills of the Sierras. Floyd | Floyd | At one place along this long stretch, there is a trail zigzagging down Floyd | the bank toward the swimming hole. Otherwise the dirt road goes on for Floyd | a ways along the creek downstream until it crosses the railroad Floyd | tracks. Back the other way is the end of the dirt road and the stone Floyd | bridge. Floyd | Floyd | Along the road, in a clear stretch on the uphill side of the road, is Floyd | an impressively tall pine tree that you've climbed before. Floyd | Floyd | Is that grandpa calling you? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "go railroad tracks" | ||
Floyd ] Southern Pacific Tracks 119 Floyd | > Floyd | > GO RAILROAD TRACKS Floyd | Floyd | You glance down at the trail to the swimming hole as you walk along Floyd | the dirt road. Floyd | Floyd | Southern Pacific Tracks Floyd | Railroad tracks cross the old dirt road here in a small rise. The Floyd | tracks run alongside the trailer park fence in one direction and into Floyd | a tunnel of green in the other. As you cross the tracks, you see a Floyd | sign that says "Property of Southern Pacific." Your grandpa sometimes Floyd | takes you down here to watch the train go by. He taught you the name Floyd | of all the cars and used to work on the railroad. Floyd | Floyd | Across the tracks and through an open gate is the trailer park. Back Floyd | the other way is the long dirt road gently sloping down along the Floyd | creek. Floyd | Floyd | Hey, there's the penny you lost when you came here with Grandpa to Floyd | make train pennies! Floyd | Floyd | You can also see a mound of rock here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take penny" | ||
Floyd ] Southern Pacific Tracks 120 Floyd | > Floyd | > TAKE PENNY Floyd | Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | From over by the blackberry clearing, you think grandpa's calling. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x pennny" | ||
Floyd ] Southern Pacific Tracks 120 Floyd | > Floyd | > X PENNNY Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x penny" | ||
Floyd ] Southern Pacific Tracks 121 Floyd | > Floyd | > X PENNY Floyd | Floyd | Ah, this is a wheat penny. Its tiny numbers say 1956. Floyd | Floyd | > | genericgeekgirl says, "Yay, penny." | |
| Zach says, "Fancy" | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "x rock" | ||
Floyd ] Southern Pacific Tracks 122 Floyd | > Floyd | > X ROCK Floyd | Floyd | Grandpa called these ballast, rocks that line the railroad tracks. Floyd | Floyd | That sounds like Grandpa calling you. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take rock" | ||
Floyd ] Southern Pacific Tracks 123 Floyd | > Floyd | > TAKE ROCK Floyd | Floyd | You pick up one of the rocks. Floyd | Floyd | > | genericgeekgirl says, "> throw rock at dog? :(" | |
| Zach says, "Only if it gets evil" | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "x tracks" | ||
Floyd ] Southern Pacific Tracks 124 Floyd | > Floyd | > X TRACKS Floyd | Floyd | The steel rails are shiny on top and rusty on the sides. the wooden Floyd | ties are supported by a mound of dark gray rock. Floyd | Floyd | You think you hear your Grandpa calling you Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "go trailer park" | ||
Floyd ] Picnic Area 125 Floyd | > Floyd | > GO TRAILER PARK Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Picnic Area Floyd | At the back of the trailer park, there is a scraggly little picnic Floyd | area with a patchy lawn that smells like mowed grass. A little cluster Floyd | of tall trees is against the back fence. Floyd | Floyd | Along the road, is the rest of the trailer park starting with D Loop. Floyd | Through the back gate are the train tracks. Floyd | Floyd | There is an impressive red ant hill near the picnic table. Red ants Floyd | are your sworn enemies. They're the ones who started the war, not you. Floyd | A bunch of them ganged up and bit you, and all you were doing was Floyd | trying to put them in a bottle for your ant colony. There is a drop of Floyd | something on the pavement that the ants are very interested in. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x drop" | ||
Floyd ] Picnic Area 126 Floyd | > Floyd | > X DROP Floyd | Floyd | You see nothing special about the drop of something on the pavement. Floyd | Floyd | > | genericgeekgirl says, "The ants do, clearly." | |
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x ants" | ||
Floyd ] Picnic Area 127 Floyd | > Floyd | > X ANTS Floyd | Floyd | The ants wander about purposefully, though you can't tell exactly what Floyd | they are up to. Near the trees, a bunch of big red ants are eating the Floyd | remains of a huge Jerusalem cricket. Gross. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x cricket" | ||
Floyd ] Picnic Area 128 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CRICKET Floyd | Floyd | This huge translucent brown bug is totally gross when it is alive, so Floyd | now that it is half smashed, half decayed and swarming with red ants, Floyd | it is indescribably disgusting. You are totally fascinated. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take cricket" | ||
Floyd ] Picnic Area 129 Floyd | > Floyd | > TAKE CRICKET Floyd | Floyd | That's hardly portable. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take ants" | ||
Floyd ] Picnic Area 130 Floyd | > Floyd | > TAKE ANTS Floyd | Floyd | They're hardly portable. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "i" | ||
Floyd ] Picnic Area 131 Floyd | > Floyd | > I Floyd | Floyd | You are carrying a rock, a penny, and a pail. And your hands are Floyd | spotted with pine pitch, your ribs still ache, and your arm hurts a Floyd | little. You are going to get in such big trouble. Floyd | Floyd | > | Zach says, "They're huuuge ants" | |
| Zach says, "Aww" | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "x ant hill" | ||
Floyd ] Picnic Area 132 Floyd | > Floyd | > X ANT HILL Floyd | Floyd | This ant hill rises up higher than the top of your sneakers. Some of Floyd | the red ants are scouting about individually. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "kick ant hill" | ||
Floyd ] D Loop 133 Floyd | > Floyd | > KICK ANT HILL Floyd | Floyd | You crush a few of the nearby ants with your foot. Take that! Floyd | Floyd | The red ants are running everywhere. Floyd | Floyd | You get a lurching feeling as a police car pulls slowly through the Floyd | trailer park. You are pulled along in its wake by curiosity. The Floyd | police car stops in D Loop and so do you. Floyd | Floyd | D Loop Floyd | Floyd | The Sheriff's car -- you realize it's the Sheriff since it says so Floyd | right on the door -- stops in front of the Cat Lady's trailer. You Floyd | take a step back. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "z" | ||
Floyd ] D Loop 134 Floyd | > Floyd | > Z Floyd | Floyd | Time passes. Floyd | Floyd | The Sheriff leans out the window toward the Cat Lady: "How you doing Floyd | Sharon? Things okay around here?" The Sheriff flicks his eyes over at Floyd | you, and you will yourself to be invisible. Floyd | Floyd | > | Zach exclaims, "Uh, the ants started it!" | |
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "z" | ||
Floyd ] D Loop 135 Floyd | > Floyd | > Z Floyd | Floyd | Time passes. Floyd | Floyd | "Well, pretty good, Bill. I can't complain," the Cat Lady tells the Floyd | Sheriff. Then a frown crosses her face, "Oh except Oliver has an Floyd | abscess. I have to take him to the kitty doctor next week." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "tell sheriff about arm" | ||
Floyd ] D Loop 136 Floyd | > Floyd | > TELL SHERIFF ABOUT ARM Floyd | Floyd | The Sheriff looks your way, but seems to ignore what you said. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "z" | ||
Floyd ] D Loop 137 Floyd | > Floyd | > Z Floyd | Floyd | Time passes. Floyd | Floyd | "Well what I came to ask," the Sheriff says to the Cat Lady, "Has he Floyd | been bothering you any?" He looks back toward C Loop. "When I drove Floyd | up, I saw him over there. Has he been leaving you alone?" Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "z" | ||
Floyd ] D Loop 138 Floyd | > Floyd | > Z Floyd | Floyd | Time passes. Floyd | Floyd | "Oh, he hasn't so much as looked in my direction," the Cat Lady says Floyd | to the Sheriff. Floyd | Floyd | "That's good," the Sheriff says. "I just wanted to check in with you. Floyd | Will you tell me if you have more problems?"" Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "z" | ||
Floyd ] D Loop 139 Floyd | > Floyd | > Z Floyd | Floyd | Time passes. Floyd | Floyd | "Dearie, you're a sweet man to check in on me," the Cat Lady puts her Floyd | hand on the Sheriff's arm and he almost smiles. Floyd | Floyd | He pats her hand, "You take care of yourself Sharon, and make sure you Floyd | call me if you have any problems." He talks briefly on his radio and Floyd | then drives off, a little too fast for inside the trailer park. The Floyd | Cat Lady unwinds the hose and continues watering her garden. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x lady" | ||
Floyd ] D Loop 140 Floyd | > Floyd | > X LADY Floyd | Floyd | She has a name, but you never can remember it, especially since both Floyd | your mom and Honey call her the crazy cat lady behind her back. Is it Floyd | Sharon? Shannon? And that's not all they call her. Honey says she is a Floyd | crazy old B-I-T-C-H. But she's always been nice to you. Her makeup is Floyd | a little bit too thick and she seems to wear a bathrobe at all hours, Floyd | but you can see how she used to be pretty when she was young. Floyd | Floyd | "Oh, hello, dearie," the Cat Lady says, "So good to see you. Out for Floyd | an adventure today?" Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "yes" | ||
Floyd ] D Loop 141 Floyd | > Floyd | > YES Floyd | Floyd | "Alright, good," the Cat Lady nods. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "undo" | ||
Floyd ] D Loop 140 Floyd | Floyd | > UNDO Floyd | Floyd | D Loop Floyd | [Previous turn undone.] Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "no" | ||
Floyd ] D Loop 141 Floyd | > Floyd | > NO Floyd | Floyd | "Oh?" the Cat Lady frowns. Floyd | Floyd | > | genericgeekgirl says, "Haha" | |
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "yes" | ||
Floyd ] D Loop 142 Floyd | > Floyd | > YES Floyd | Floyd | "Alright, good," the Cat Lady nods. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "ask lady about man" | ||
Floyd ] D Loop 143 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK LADY ABOUT MAN Floyd | Floyd | "Well, I don't know, dear," the Cat Lady says. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "tell cat lady about dog" | ||
Floyd ] D Loop 144 Floyd | > Floyd | > TELL CAT LADY ABOUT DOG Floyd | Floyd | Oh dogs, they absolutely terrorize my babies. Just the other day, Floyd | several of my kitties had to defend their very lives from a ferocious Floyd | doggy that someone brought in to the park on a leash. It served that Floyd | bad dog right and he had to be taken to the vet. Floyd | Floyd | > | genericgeekgirl asks, "Ma'am, can I borrow your cats?" | |
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "ask lady about cats" | ||
Floyd ] D Loop 145 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK LADY ABOUT CATS Floyd | Floyd | "Oh my babies," the Cat Lady says, clasping her hands to her chest, Floyd | "Joseph and I couldn't have children, but I always had a kitty. Then Floyd | after Joseph was gone, I found a tiny scrawny yellow tabby kitten Floyd | starving and mewling at my door one afternoon." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "g" | ||
Floyd ] D Loop 146 Floyd | > Floyd | > G Floyd | Floyd | The Cat Lady is still going on. Floyd | Floyd | "I fed this little tabby cat and loved him. For a while, I didn't Floyd | think he'd make it, but now he's my best friend in the whole world," Floyd | the Cat Lady says ruffling the head of the yellow tabby. Floyd | Floyd | > | genericgeekgirl) crazy cat lady says, "And now I have 300." | |
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x tabby" | ||
Floyd ] D Loop 147 Floyd | > Floyd | > X TABBY Floyd | Floyd | He is striped yellow and white like a tiger. A small one. Floyd | Floyd | "A few years ago, I found a one-eyed mama cat heavy with kittens Floyd | living under my porch. She wouldn't let me get near her at first," a Floyd | frown crosses her face, "Actually, she still won't let me touch her, Floyd | but she had a whole litter of beautiful kittens, that I've fed and Floyd | taken care of." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "z" | ||
Floyd ] D Loop 148 Floyd | > Floyd | > Z Floyd | Floyd | Time passes. Floyd | Floyd | The Cat Lady looks at some of the cats running around, "I'm not sure Floyd | where some of these darling kitties came from, but I love them, every Floyd | one." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "z" | ||
Floyd ] D Loop 149 Floyd | > Floyd | > Z Floyd | Floyd | Time passes. Floyd | Floyd | "Won't you come in for a moment?" the Cat Lady gestures at her Floyd | trailer, "I just love guests. And I do so enjoy talking to you." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "in" | ||
Floyd ] Cat Lady's Trailer 150 Floyd | > Floyd | > IN Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Cat Lady's Trailer Floyd | The first thing you notice is the smell of cat pee and rotten fish. Floyd | Rose-tinted light comes slanting through the dingy ruffled curtains. Floyd | The Cat Lady's Trailer is full of lace doilies, porcelain figurines, Floyd | and most of all cats -- sitting, lying, prowling, and meowing. The Floyd | little figures catch your eye. Floyd | Floyd | There are cats everywhere. The trailer is filled with cats of every Floyd | size, color, and condition, many still pretty wild. Cats recline, Floyd | stroll, and argue on every chair, couch, and table in her house. Floyd | Floyd | > | genericgeekgirl says, "The cats are going to eat us." | |
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x figures" | ||
Floyd ] Cat Lady's Trailer 151 Floyd | > Floyd | > X FIGURES Floyd | Floyd | The house is full of this stuff. Especially little porcelain figurines Floyd | of cats. On little shelves, in glass cabinets, everywhere. You notice Floyd | one that looks exactly like Mika. Floyd | Floyd | > | Zach says, "Eeek" | |
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x mika" | ||
Floyd ] Cat Lady's Trailer 152 Floyd | > Floyd | > X MIKA Floyd | Floyd | It looks just like your cat Mika. It's white and black with all the Floyd | spots in the right place. It even has Mika's one droopy ear. Floyd | Floyd | The Cat Lady comes into the trailer and sees you, "Hi, sweetheart." Floyd | The tabby cat follows through the cat door. Floyd | Floyd | "Oh, how I love visitors. And you are such a dear heart," the Cat Lady Floyd | says, looking at you in a way that makes you nervous. "I know! I know! Floyd | Tea time! Let's have a little tea party." She clasps her hands to her Floyd | chest. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "yes" | ||
Floyd ] Cat Lady's Trailer 153 Floyd | > Floyd | > YES Floyd | Floyd | You need to specify who you want to speak to. Floyd | Floyd | "Oh, honey, won't you sit down?" the Cat Lady says, pointing at the Floyd | half-buried kitchen table. "I'll get the tea ready." She bustles Floyd | around at the sink, in her cupboards, and with the tea things. Floyd | Floyd | A sudden thought: What if you are here talking to the Cat Lady and Floyd | something happens to your Grandpa or Honey? Or worse, your mom? You Floyd | struggle to think about something else. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I just hope we're not doing too many things out of the expected order." | |
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "sit" | ||
Floyd ] Cat Lady's Trailer 154 Floyd | > Floyd | > SIT Floyd | Floyd | Where do you want to sit? There's a few choices: what was formerly a Floyd | loveseat and Cat Lady's kitchen table. Floyd | Floyd | "Please, dearie, sit down." The Cat Lady fills the teapot from a Floyd | kettle that she didn't bother to heat. Floyd | Floyd | "I love a tea party, don't you?" the Cat Lady asks, but leaves you no Floyd | time to answer. "Tell me about your life, dear. What adventures have Floyd | you had since we talked last?" Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "sit on table" | ||
Floyd ] Cat Lady's Trailer 155 Floyd | > Floyd | > SIT ON TABLE Floyd | Floyd | You make yourself comfortable at the Cat Lady's kitchen table. Floyd | Floyd | You think you hear the morning train blowing its whistle way off in Floyd | the hills. Floyd | Floyd | The Cat Lady fills your cup and her own from the teapot. "I'm terribly Floyd | sorry, sweetheart, I don't have tea biscuits. I'm out right now," she Floyd | looks accusingly at a particularly fat cat lying on a chair. "Sam got Floyd | into the cupboard and ate every last one." You wonder that the cat can Floyd | jump up on anything, let alone get into the cupboard. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "tell lady about adventure" | ||
Floyd ] Cat Lady's Trailer 156 Floyd | > Floyd | > TELL LADY ABOUT ADVENTURE Floyd | Floyd | "Oh yes, dearie, I can see it now!" the Cat Lady says. Floyd | > | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "tell lady about arm" | ||
Floyd ] Cat Lady's Trailer 157 Floyd | > Floyd | > TELL LADY ABOUT ARM Floyd | Floyd | "How delightful!" the Cat Lady says as she gently removes a kitten Floyd | trying to climb her like a tree. Floyd | Floyd | > | genericgeekgirl says, "Delightful." | |
| Zach says (to Floyd), "x sam" | ||
Floyd ] Cat Lady's Trailer 158 Floyd | > Floyd | > X SAM Floyd | Floyd | There are cats everywhere. The trailer is filled with cats of every Floyd | size, color, and condition, many still pretty wild. Cats recline, Floyd | stroll, and argue on every chair, couch, and table in her house. Floyd | Floyd | "Is your grandmother still mad at me?" the Cat Lady asks."She's been Floyd | angry at me for years. Ever since I spoke up about her and Joseph's Floyd | friendship." The Cat Lady is lost in thought. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "ask lady about joseph" | ||
Floyd ] Cat Lady's Trailer 159 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK LADY ABOUT JOSEPH Floyd | Floyd | The Cat Lady looks wistful for a moment, "When my Joseph was alive..." Floyd | and she just kind of drifts off and doesn't finish. Floyd | Floyd | One of a pile of kittens lazing in the sun falls off the ottoman. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "take kitten" | ||
Floyd ] Cat Lady's Trailer 160 Floyd | > Floyd | > TAKE KITTEN Floyd | Floyd | The Cat Lady's cats are nearly feral. That's a good way to lose an eye Floyd | or a finger. Floyd | Floyd | You hear a train whistle in the distance. Floyd | Floyd | The Cat Lady looks serious. "Are things going okay with your new Floyd | step-dad? Is that going okay?" Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "no" | ||
Floyd ] Cat Lady's Trailer 161 Floyd | > Floyd | > NO Floyd | Floyd | "Oh?" the Cat Lady frowns. Floyd | Floyd | A yellow kitten brushes up against your leg, but then darts off when Floyd | you bend to pet it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "give berry to lady" | ||
Floyd ] Cat Lady's Trailer 161 Floyd | > Floyd | > GIVE BERRY TO LADY Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "show arm to lady" | ||
Floyd ] Cat Lady's Trailer 162 Floyd | > Floyd | > SHOW ARM TO LADY Floyd | Floyd | That seems to be a part of yourself. Floyd | Floyd | What is the news with your Aunt Mary?" the Cat Lady asks. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "shrug" | ||
Floyd ] Cat Lady's Trailer 162 Floyd | > Floyd | > SHRUG Floyd | Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "ask lady about sheriff" | ||
Floyd ] Cat Lady's Trailer 163 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK LADY ABOUT SHERIFF Floyd | Floyd | "Oh, Bill's a nice man. He checks on me at least once a week," the Cat Floyd | Lady says. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "tell lady about nick" | ||
Floyd ] Cat Lady's Trailer 164 Floyd | > Floyd | > TELL LADY ABOUT NICK Floyd | Floyd | "I didn't know your dad, honey, but I heard he was a very charming Floyd | man," the Cat Lady says. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "ask lady about rachel" | ||
Floyd ] Cat Lady's Trailer 165 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK LADY ABOUT RACHEL Floyd | Floyd | "Your mom, sweetheart, you better treat her like an angel, because she Floyd | is. You know she came and brought me soup when I had pneumonia? And Floyd | went to the store and got me medicines. Floyd | Floyd | You hear the morning train whistle, loud and close, as it hits the Floyd | crossing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "ask lady about honey" | ||
Floyd ] Cat Lady's Trailer 166 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK LADY ABOUT HONEY Floyd | Floyd | The Cat Lady looks a little uncomfortable, "Your grandmother is very Floyd | beautiful," she says after a moment. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "ask lady about grandpa" | ||
Floyd ] Cat Lady's Trailer 167 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK LADY ABOUT GRANDPA Floyd | Floyd | "Your grandfather is such a nice man," the Cat Lady says. "Just the Floyd | other day, he helped me get Zoey out of the neighbor's tree." Floyd | Floyd | A stripey gray tomcat takes a growling swipe at a fluffy Floyd | tortoise-shell. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "ask lady about me" | ||
Floyd ] Cat Lady's Trailer 168 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK LADY ABOUT ME Floyd | Floyd | "Well honey, you are the sweetest child and my very favorite Floyd | neighbor," the Cat Lady says patting you on the head affectionately. Floyd | Floyd | The tabby grooms itself carefully. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "ask lady about honey" | ||
Floyd ] Cat Lady's Trailer 169 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK LADY ABOUT HONEY Floyd | Floyd | The Cat Lady looks a little uncomfortable, "Your grandmother is very Floyd | beautiful," she says after a moment. Floyd | Floyd | A dirty white cat bats at a housefly. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "pet cat" | ||
Floyd ] Cat Lady's Trailer 170 Floyd | > Floyd | > PET CAT Floyd | Floyd | The Cat Lady's cats are nearly feral. That's a good way to lose an eye Floyd | or a finger. Floyd | Floyd | The Cat Lady gestures at your cup, "Do you like your tea?" she asks. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "drink tea" | ||
Floyd ] Cat Lady's Trailer 171 Floyd | > Floyd | > DRINK TEA Floyd | Floyd | You bring the tiny teacup to your lips and drain it in a sip or two. Floyd | The tea is lukewarm and watery, but okay. Floyd | Floyd | The Cat Lady re-fills both of your cups with more tepid tea. Floyd | Floyd | The Cat Lady leans toward you. "Tell me about your explorations. What Floyd | about the train tracks?" Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "throw rock at cat" | ||
Floyd ] Cat Lady's Trailer 172 Floyd | > Floyd | > THROW ROCK AT CAT Floyd | Floyd | That seems like a really terrible idea. You think better of it. Floyd | Floyd | "Is your grandmother still mad at me?" the Cat Lady asks."She's been Floyd | angry at me for years. Ever since I spoke up about her and Joseph's Floyd | friendship." The Cat Lady is lost in thought. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "no" | ||
Floyd ] Cat Lady's Trailer 173 Floyd | > Floyd | > NO Floyd | Floyd | "Oh?" the Cat Lady frowns. Floyd | Floyd | The yellow tabby scratches its ear. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "leave" | ||
Floyd ] Cat Lady's Trailer 174 Floyd | > Floyd | > LEAVE Floyd | Floyd | You get off the Cat Lady's kitchen table. Floyd | Floyd | "Oh dear, it's been so nice talking to you. I can see you have to go," Floyd | the Cat Lady hugs you and pinches your cheek gently which makes you Floyd | squirm. "You are growing so big. And so... such a lovely child," she Floyd | says looking you up and down, embarrassing you. Floyd | Floyd | You return your teacup to the table. Floyd | Floyd | > | genericgeekgirl says, "I bet our grandparents are dead now." | |
| Zach cries | ||
| Zach says, "And the tea sucked" | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "l" | ||
Floyd ] Cat Lady's Trailer 175 Floyd | > Floyd | > L Floyd | Floyd | Cat Lady's Trailer Floyd | You are starting to get used to the smell. Rose-tinted light comes Floyd | slanting through the dingy ruffled curtains. The Cat Lady's Trailer is Floyd | full of lace doilies, porcelain figurines, and most of all cats -- Floyd | sitting, lying, prowling, and meowing. The little figures catch your Floyd | eye. Floyd | Floyd | The Cat Lady is here. She is staring briefly into space, and that Floyd | makes you a little uncomfortable. She's always been nice to you, even Floyd | if your grandma doesn't like her. There is a yellow tabby cat rubbing Floyd | against her legs. Floyd | Floyd | There are cats everywhere. The trailer is filled with cats of every Floyd | size, color, and condition, many still pretty wild. Cats recline, Floyd | stroll, and argue on every chair, couch, and table in her house. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "exit" | ||
Floyd ] D Loop 176 Floyd | > Floyd | > EXIT Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | D Loop Floyd | The D Loop of the trailer park is pretty much like the B and C Loops. Floyd | Rows of trailers on either side, many fringed with teeny tiny gardens Floyd | of flowers and shrubs. The most noteworthy thing on this loop is the Floyd | Cat Lady's trailer, painted bright pink and white with an outrageously Floyd | overflowing flower garden out in front. Floyd | Floyd | You can go to the C Loop on the way to Honey and Grandpa's trailer. Or Floyd | you can go back to the picnic area at the back of the trailer park. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "x garden" | ||
Floyd ] D Loop 177 Floyd | > Floyd | > X GARDEN Floyd | Floyd | The Cat Lady's garden is overflowing with red and orange and white and Floyd | yellow flowers. Floyd | Floyd | The Cat Lady steps out of her trailer, going slowly down the steps. Floyd | The tabby shoots out the door ahead of her, almost tripping her. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "take flower" | ||
Floyd ] D Loop 177 Floyd | > Floyd | > TAKE FLOWER Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "go to c loop" | ||
Floyd ] C Loop 178 Floyd | > Floyd | > GO TO C LOOP Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | C Loop Floyd | C Loop is pretty much like B and D Loops. Rows of trailers on either Floyd | side, all different colors, though the one's across from Lee's trailer Floyd | go red, brown, green, red, brown, green, which is weird. Did they do Floyd | that on purpose? The most noteworthy thing on this loop for you is Floyd | Lee's trailer, though it looks pretty much like every other one. Floyd | Floyd | You can go to B Loop where Honey and Grandpa's trailer is, or you can Floyd | go back to D Loop. Floyd | Floyd | Lee is sitting on a lawn chair in his empty carport, chain smoking. Floyd | You think maybe Lee is your mom's age, but looks much older, like he's Floyd | already lived a lot. He has long dirty blond hair pulled back in an Floyd | untidy ponytail. He's wearing a tanktop and green army pants. Honey Floyd | tells you to stay clear of him, but he always says hi to you politely Floyd | and might be the only person you know who calls you by your name. Floyd | Floyd | "Hey, Jody," Lee says, "How you doin'?". Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "SAVE" | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "cf28" | ||
Floyd | > Floyd | > SAVE Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write: Floyd ] C Loop 178 Floyd | > SAVEOk. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "enter jody's trailer" | ||
Floyd ] C Loop 178 Floyd | > Floyd | > ENTER JODY'S TRAILER Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | genericgeekgirl says, "oops" | |
| DavidW says, "I think we are Jody." | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "enter lee's trailer" | ||
Floyd ] Lee's Trailer 179 Floyd | > Floyd | > ENTER LEE'S TRAILER Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Lee's Trailer Floyd | Lee's trailer is empty. Or nearly so. It looks like he moved in Floyd | yesterday, but you know he's been here for a long time. Where is his Floyd | furniture? There is a small table with a single chair. A tiny black Floyd | and white TV on a crate. And that's about it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x tv" | ||
Floyd ] Lee's Trailer 180 Floyd | > Floyd | > X TV Floyd | Floyd | This is a tiny portable black and white set with a giant channel Floyd | changer and bent rabbit ears propped on a crate. Floyd | Floyd | The TV is currently switched off. Floyd | Floyd | Lee comes in stubbing out his cigarette in an ashtray and says, "Hey, Floyd | Jody." Floyd | Floyd | "So what's up in your world?" Lee asks. "Anything good? Oh, I have Floyd | something for you." Floyd | Floyd | Lee is fumbling around in a drawer. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "That would explain 'JoJo'." | |
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "z" | ||
Floyd ] Lee's Trailer 181 Floyd | > Floyd | > Z Floyd | Floyd | Time passes. Floyd | Floyd | "Hey, make yourself comfortable," Lee says. "Mi casa, es su casa. That Floyd | means 'My home is your home.' Do you want anything? A drink or Floyd | anything?" Floyd | Floyd | It makes you freaked out to think of drinking or eating in Lee's Floyd | trailer. You can smell a little alcohol on his breath like your Floyd | step-dad. Floyd | Floyd | Lee is fumbling around in a drawer. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "ask jody for drink" | ||
Floyd ] Lee's Trailer 182 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK JODY FOR DRINK Floyd | Floyd | You does not respond. Floyd | Floyd | "Okay, so last time we were talking about my job. The one at the Floyd | machine shop," Lee says. "I don't work there anymore, but I still have Floyd | a friend who does, a guy who was in my unit." Floyd | Floyd | Lee is still looking for something. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "z" | ||
Floyd ] Lee's Trailer 183 Floyd | > Floyd | > Z Floyd | Floyd | Time passes. Floyd | Floyd | "I told my friend that you really liked the ball bearing I gave you," Floyd | Lee is still fumbling in a drawer. Floyd | Floyd | "I told him you liked how shiny and heavy it was. And so," Lee seems Floyd | to find what he's looking for and puts it behind his back. "He gave me Floyd | this." Floyd | Floyd | He holds out a solid cube about the size of your hand. Not as shiny as Floyd | the ball bearing, but with a beautiful metal sheen. You want to hold Floyd | it in your hand and feel its weight. You put out your hand and, for a Floyd | moment, are scared Lee is going to snatch it back. Floyd | Floyd | But Lee puts the cube in your hand with a smile. It's heavier even Floyd | than it appears. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x cube" | ||
Floyd ] Lee's Trailer 184 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CUBE Floyd | Floyd | This is a solid metal cube about the size of your hand. It has very Floyd | slightly rounded edges. Not as shiny as a ball bearing, but it's Floyd | really pretty. It's considerably heavier than it appears. Floyd | Floyd | Lee watches you with evident enjoyment as you check out the gift. Floyd | Suddenly you remember that you got in trouble for the ball bearing and Floyd | your mom told you to give it back. And you didn't. Because you thought Floyd | it would hurt Lee's feelings. Floyd | Floyd | What will happen if your mom discovers this? You determine to hide Floyd | the cube and not let her find out.. Floyd | Floyd | You start to thank Lee, but he looks embarrassed even before you say Floyd | it and cuts you off. "I wonder what's on the tube," He turns to the Floyd | television and starts fiddling with the rabbit ears. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "throw rock at lee" | ||
Floyd ] Lee's Trailer 185 Floyd | > Floyd | > THROW ROCK AT LEE Floyd | Floyd | That seems like a really terrible idea. You think better of it. Floyd | Floyd | Lee switches the TV on. Floyd | Floyd | The little black and white TV is playing The Big Valley. This show is Floyd | kind of like mom's soap operas, but in the wild west. There's a Floyd | gunfight in the street and a girl in a saloon and some other stuff. Floyd | Floyd | "There's never anything really on. Don't know why I bother," Lee says. Floyd | "Feel free to find something that you like." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "change channel" | ||
Floyd ] Lee's Trailer 186 Floyd | > Floyd | > CHANGE CHANNEL Floyd | Floyd | You change the TV to channel 7. Floyd | Floyd | Guiding Light is on. At least this soap opera isn't in a hospital. Floyd | It's a court room instead. But the people are still doing the same Floyd | things, yelling at each other and crying and stuff. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "g" | ||
Floyd ] Lee's Trailer 187 Floyd | > Floyd | > G Floyd | Floyd | You change the TV channel all the way around from 7 to 2, skipping 9 Floyd | since nothing is ever on. Floyd | Floyd | One Life to Live is on. There's a lady talking to a guy who doesn't Floyd | know who he is or where he is. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "g" | ||
Floyd ] Lee's Trailer 188 Floyd | > Floyd | > G Floyd | Floyd | You change the TV from channel 2 to channel 4. Floyd | Floyd | The Brady Bunch is on. You know this one. Bobby writes a book report Floyd | about his hero Jesse James. Then in a dream, Bobby and the rest of the Floyd | family are on a train, all dressed up old timey when Jesse James robs Floyd | the train and shoots the family. Weird. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "watch tv" | ||
Floyd ] Lee's Trailer 189 Floyd | > Floyd | > WATCH TV Floyd | Floyd | This is a tiny portable black and white set with a giant channel Floyd | changer and bent rabbit ears propped on a crate The little black and Floyd | white TV is playing The Brady Bunch. You know this one. Bobby writes a Floyd | book report about his hero Jesse James. Then in a dream, Bobby and the Floyd | rest of the family are on a train, all dressed up old timey when Jesse Floyd | James robs the train and shoots the family. Weird. Floyd | Floyd | The TV is currently switched on. Floyd | Floyd | Lee's TV is still playing The Brady Bunch. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "ask lee about cat lady" | ||
Floyd ] Lee's Trailer 190 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK LEE ABOUT CAT LADY Floyd | Floyd | Lee glances toward D Loop. "I don't have nothin' to say about that Floyd | lady," Lee says, "but don't even get me started on her cats." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "ask lee about cats" | ||
Floyd ] Lee's Trailer 191 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK LEE ABOUT CATS Floyd | Floyd | "Honestly, I don't mind cats. I like them really," Lee says, taking a Floyd | long drag off of his cigarette. "They're independent. They're smart. Floyd | They're survivors. They're only interested in people as long as they Floyd | feed them." Lee glances toward D Loop. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "ask lee about rachel" | ||
Floyd ] Lee's Trailer 192 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK LEE ABOUT RACHEL Floyd | Floyd | Lee is still talking. Floyd | Floyd | The Brady Bunch is still blaring on Lee's TV. Floyd | Floyd | "But over there," Lee says, "That's not a lady who loves cats. That's Floyd | a lady who collects things. And it happens to be cats. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "ask lee about rachel" | ||
Floyd ] Lee's Trailer 193 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK LEE ABOUT RACHEL Floyd | Floyd | Lee still has more to say. Floyd | Floyd | The Brady Bunch is on Lee's little TV. Floyd | Floyd | Lee is angry and stubs out his cigarette in a coffee can. "They're Floyd | living things, man! They need to be loved. And petted. And each one Floyd | needs a name and to be cared for and to feel unique in the whole Floyd | world." He wipes his eyes angrily. Floyd | Floyd | > | genericgeekgirl says, "Oy. SHut up, Lee." | |
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "z" | ||
Floyd ] Lee's Trailer 194 Floyd | > Floyd | > Z Floyd | Floyd | Time passes. Floyd | Floyd | The Brady Bunch is still blaring on Lee's TV. Floyd | Floyd | "Sorry, I get carried away," Lee says. "I really like cats." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "ask lee about rachel" | ||
Floyd ] Lee's Trailer 195 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK LEE ABOUT RACHEL Floyd | Floyd | "I know your mom. Rachel," Lee says seriously. "She's good people. I Floyd | get people up in my face all the time. People avoiding me. Your mom, Floyd | she smiles nicely at me and tells me hello. Floyd | Floyd | After a moment, he says, "I think you're pretty lucky. To have a mom Floyd | like that." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "ask lee about nick" | ||
Floyd ] Lee's Trailer 196 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK LEE ABOUT NICK Floyd | Floyd | "Yeah, I definitely don't know your dad," Lee says. "Is he around Floyd | much? Do you see him ever?" Floyd | Floyd | Lee's TV is still playing The Brady Bunch. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "ask lee about step-dad" | ||
Floyd ] Lee's Trailer 197 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK LEE ABOUT STEP-DAD Floyd | Floyd | "I don't know your step-dad, man," Lee says, "I heard him yelling at Floyd | your mom once, but I'm in no position to criticize." Floyd | Floyd | The Brady Bunch is still blaring on Lee's TV. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "ask lee about mary" | ||
Floyd ] Lee's Trailer 198 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK LEE ABOUT MARY Floyd | Floyd | "She seems like a pretty nice old lady," Lee says. Floyd | Floyd | Lee's TV is still playing The Brady Bunch. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "ask lee about me" | ||
Floyd ] Lee's Trailer 199 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK LEE ABOUT ME Floyd | Floyd | "What's to tell?" Lee asks. "You are one badass little trooper who Floyd | ain't gonna let nothing get you down. Nah, you got 'em licked, believe Floyd | me." Floyd | Floyd | The Brady Bunch is on Lee's little TV. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "ask lee about honey" | ||
Floyd ] Lee's Trailer 200 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK LEE ABOUT HONEY Floyd | Floyd | "I got nothing to say about your grandma," Lee says. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "ask lee about grandpa" | ||
Floyd ] Lee's Trailer 201 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK LEE ABOUT GRANDPA Floyd | Floyd | "I don't know your grandpa that well, but he's always cool to me," Lee Floyd | says. Floyd | Floyd | The Brady Bunch is still blaring on Lee's TV. Floyd | Floyd | > | genericgeekgirl says, "Ok. I'm good." | |
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "throw cube at lee" | ||
Floyd ] Lee's Trailer 202 Floyd | > Floyd | > THROW CUBE AT LEE Floyd | Floyd | You lack the nerve when it comes to the crucial moment. Floyd | Floyd | The Brady Bunch is on Lee's little TV. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "l" | ||
Floyd ] Lee's Trailer 203 Floyd | > Floyd | > L Floyd | Floyd | Lee's Trailer Floyd | Lee's trailer is empty. Or nearly so. There is a small table with a Floyd | single chair. A tiny black and white TV on a crate. And that's about Floyd | it. Floyd | Floyd | Lee is watching TV. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "out" | ||
Floyd ] C Loop 204 Floyd | > Floyd | > OUT Floyd | Floyd | You give a wave to Lee as you go. Floyd | Floyd | "Alright, drop by any time, Jody," Lee says. "You take care of Floyd | yourself. And don't let the assholes get you down," he adds with a Floyd | wink. Floyd | Floyd | C Loop Floyd | C Loop is pretty much like B and D Loops. Rows of trailers on either Floyd | side, all different colors. The most noteworthy thing on this loop for Floyd | you is Lee's trailer, though it looks pretty much like every other Floyd | one. Floyd | Floyd | You can go to B Loop where Honey and Grandpa's trailer is, or you can Floyd | go back to D Loop. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "go b loop" | ||
Floyd ] B Loop 205 Floyd | > Floyd | > GO B LOOP Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | B Loop Floyd | B Loop is just like C and D Loops, except Honey and Grandpa's trailer Floyd | is right here, and if you say it really really fast -- B Loop B Loop B Floyd | Loop B Loop Bloop Bloop Bloop -- it sounds funny. Rows of trailers on Floyd | either side, some with big old cars, some not. Other than your Floyd | grandparent's trailer, there's nothing really interesting here. Well, Floyd | except for your bike. Floyd | Floyd | You can go in to Honey and Grandpa's trailer of course. Or you can go Floyd | back to C Loop and the train tracks behind the trailer park. Floyd | Floyd | You can see your bicycle here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "x bike" | ||
Floyd ] B Loop 206 Floyd | > Floyd | > X BIKE Floyd | Floyd | This is your trusty red Schwinn with a white banana seat. Floyd | Unfortunately, the tires are so flat it barely rolls. Poo. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "x tires" | ||
Floyd ] B Loop 207 Floyd | > Floyd | > X TIRES Floyd | Floyd | This is your trusty red Schwinn with a white banana seat. Floyd | Unfortunately, the tires are so flat it barely rolls. Poo. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "enter" | ||
Floyd ] Honey and Grandpa's Trailer 208 Floyd | > Floyd | > ENTER Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Honey and Grandpa's Trailer Floyd | This trailer feels comfy to you, as much home as your real home with Floyd | your mom. Honey and Grandpa have lived here as long as you remember. Floyd | All these things are touchstones of familiarity, the floral-patterned Floyd | couch on which you and Grandpa cuddle and watch Bowling for Dollars, Floyd | the big TV, even the brown carpeting with its mottled pattern that Floyd | looks like lichen on rocks. Floyd | Floyd | Today all the windows are steamed up. Fragrant steam wafts from the Floyd | kitchen. Occasionally, you hear the rattle of jars and lids being Floyd | washed and set out. Floyd | Floyd | Your Aunt Mary is looming over the stove in the kitchen, stirring a Floyd | huge vat of blackberry jam. Floyd | Floyd | "Oh hullo, dear," says your Aunt Mary, stacking jam jars and lids in Floyd | the dish drainer. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "x mary" | ||
Floyd ] Honey and Grandpa's Trailer 209 Floyd | > Floyd | > X MARY Floyd | Floyd | This is your Aunt Mary, or actually your Great Aunt Mary since she is Floyd | your Grandma Honey's sister. She is a huge woman and wears an old lady Floyd | dress with flowers and a checked apron. She is stirring the pot of Floyd | blackberry jam continuously and staring into space. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "x jam" | ||
Floyd ] Honey and Grandpa's Trailer 210 Floyd | > Floyd | > X JAM Floyd | Floyd | The pot of blackberry jam is bubbling blackly on low heat like the La Floyd | Brea Tar Pits -- but better smelling. Aunt Mary is staring off into Floyd | space and stirring the pot continuously. There are jam jars and lids Floyd | set out ready to receive the jam when it is ready. Generally, Aunt Floyd | Mary shoos you away when she is making jam. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "ask mary about lee" | ||
Floyd ] Honey and Grandpa's Trailer 211 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK MARY ABOUT LEE Floyd | Floyd | "Who? Oh, Lee. Well, that young man, I can tell he's had a troubled Floyd | life," she says. "You probably want to talk to your grandmother before Floyd | talking to him. Though he's always been decent to me." Floyd | Floyd | Aunt Mary pauses for a moment from her jam making to talk to you, "You Floyd | know your grandpa may need some company if he's bringing that bucket Floyd | up here." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "ask mary about cats" | ||
Floyd ] Honey and Grandpa's Trailer 212 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK MARY ABOUT CATS Floyd | Floyd | "Uh huh," Aunt Mary says distractedly. Floyd | Floyd | "Also, when you go down to the creek, ask your Grandpa and Grandma Floyd | about lunch," Aunt Mary says. "I can make some sandwiches to send down Floyd | with you." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "ask mary about lunch" | ||
Floyd ] Honey and Grandpa's Trailer 213 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK MARY ABOUT LUNCH Floyd | Floyd | "Later we'll make some lunch for you and your Honey and grandpa," she Floyd | says. Floyd | Floyd | "Why don't you hustle down to the creek and help your grandpa," Aunt Floyd | Mary says and goes back to stirring the jam. Floyd | Floyd | > | Zach asks, "Should we go back to grandpa?" | |
| DavidW says, "probably, yes." | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "go creek" | ||
Floyd ] B Loop 214 Floyd | > Floyd | > GO CREEK Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | B Loop Floyd | B Loop is just like C and D Loops, except Honey and Grandpa's trailer Floyd | is right here. Rows of trailers on either side, some with big old Floyd | cars, some not. Other than your grandparent's trailer, there's nothing Floyd | really interesting here. Well, except for your bike. Floyd | Floyd | You can go in to Honey and Grandpa's trailer of course. Or you can go Floyd | back to C Loop and the train tracks behind the trailer park. Floyd | Floyd | You can see your bicycle here. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "It's obvious the story won't advance until we return to Grandpa." | |
| Zach says (to Floyd), "ride bike" | ||
Floyd ] B Loop 214 Floyd | > Floyd | > RIDE BIKE Floyd | Floyd | Unfortunately, the tires of your bicycle are so flat it barely rolls. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "go creek" | ||
Floyd ] C Loop 215 Floyd | > Floyd | > GO CREEK Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | C Loop Floyd | C Loop is pretty much like B and D Loops. Rows of trailers on either Floyd | side, all different colors. The most noteworthy thing on this loop for Floyd | you is Lee's trailer, though it looks pretty much like every other Floyd | one. Floyd | Floyd | You can go to B Loop where Honey and Grandpa's trailer is, or you can Floyd | go back to D Loop. Floyd | Floyd | You hear a dog barking in the distance on the other side of the Floyd | tracks. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "g" | ||
Floyd ] D Loop 216 Floyd | > Floyd | > G Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | D Loop Floyd | The D Loop of the trailer park is pretty much like the B and C Loops. Floyd | Rows of trailers on either side, many fringed with teeny tiny gardens Floyd | of flowers and shrubs. The most noteworthy thing on this loop is the Floyd | Cat Lady's trailer, painted bright pink and white with an outrageously Floyd | overflowing flower garden out in front. Floyd | Floyd | You can go to the C Loop on the way to Honey and Grandpa's trailer. Or Floyd | you can go back to the picnic area at the back of the trailer park. Floyd | Floyd | The Cat Lady is out in front of her trailer watering her tiny, Floyd | overflowing garden. She is still wearing her bathrobe or a dress that Floyd | looks like a bathrobe. There is a yellow tabby cat rubbing against her Floyd | legs. Floyd | Floyd | You hear a dog barking in the distance on the other side of the Floyd | tracks. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "g" | ||
Floyd ] Picnic Area 217 Floyd | > Floyd | > G Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Picnic Area Floyd | At the back of the trailer park, there is a scraggly little picnic Floyd | area with a patchy lawn that smells like mowed grass. A little cluster Floyd | of tall trees is against the back fence. Floyd | Floyd | Along the road, is the rest of the trailer park starting with D Loop. Floyd | Through the back gate are the train tracks. Floyd | Floyd | There is an impressive red ant hill near the picnic table. Two ants Floyd | are working together to carry a seed that is bigger than both of them Floyd | put together. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "g" | ||
Floyd ] Southern Pacific Tracks 218 Floyd | > Floyd | > G Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Southern Pacific Tracks Floyd | Railroad tracks cross the old dirt road here in a small rise. The Floyd | tracks run alongside the trailer park fence in one direction and into Floyd | a tunnel of green in the other. As you cross the tracks, you see a Floyd | sign that says "Property of Southern Pacific." Floyd | Floyd | Across the tracks and through an open gate is the trailer park. Back Floyd | the other way is the long dirt road gently sloping down along the Floyd | creek. Floyd | Floyd | You can see a mound of rock here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "g" | ||
Floyd ] Long stretch 219 Floyd | > Floyd | > G Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Long stretch Floyd | This is a really long stretch of the dirt road. You can see the heat Floyd | shimmering off of the ground. Grass grows up through the middle of the Floyd | road, and deep rocky ruts suggest it hasn't been used as anything but Floyd | river access for hikers and fishermen in a long time. The long road is Floyd | alternately shaded by pines and exposed to the scorching sun. The air Floyd | smells hot with a particular piney fragrance that always reminds you Floyd | of the foothills of the Sierras. Floyd | Floyd | At one place along this long stretch, there is a trail zigzagging down Floyd | the bank toward the swimming hole. Otherwise the dirt road goes on for Floyd | a ways along the creek downstream until it crosses the railroad Floyd | tracks. Back the other way is the end of the dirt road and the stone Floyd | bridge. Floyd | Floyd | Along the road, in a clear stretch on the uphill side of the road, is Floyd | an impressively tall pine tree that you've climbed before. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "g" | ||
Floyd ] Swimming hole 220 Floyd | > Floyd | > G Floyd | Floyd | As you step out of the oppressive heat, the cool shade is a welcome Floyd | relief. Floyd | Floyd | Swimming hole Floyd | Down a long wooded trail that zigs down the bank, you emerge from the Floyd | thick woods, and the trees open up to the sky. The swimming hole lies Floyd | before you, a deep pool carved out of and surrounded by smooth granite Floyd | rocks. It is big enough that you can swim like they taught you at the Floyd | YWCA from one end to the other, and deep enough to dive off the rocks. Floyd | Floyd | It is possible to walk along the rocky shore downstream to another Floyd | spot along the creek. Back up the trail leads through the woods back Floyd | to the dirt road. Floyd | Floyd | There is a floating length of log here, bobbing around at the edges of Floyd | the swimming hole. Floyd | Floyd | You can also see a deep pool here. Floyd | Floyd | From over by the blackberry clearing, you think grandpa's calling. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "up" | ||
Floyd ] Long stretch 221 Floyd | > Floyd | > UP Floyd | Floyd | As you step out of the shaded trail, the heat is like a physical force Floyd | that pushes against you. Floyd | Floyd | Long stretch Floyd | This is a really long stretch of the dirt road. You can see the heat Floyd | shimmering off of the ground. Grass grows up through the middle of the Floyd | road, and deep rocky ruts suggest it hasn't been used as anything but Floyd | river access for hikers and fishermen in a long time. The long road is Floyd | alternately shaded by pines and exposed to the scorching sun. The air Floyd | smells hot with a particular piney fragrance that always reminds you Floyd | of the foothills of the Sierras. Floyd | Floyd | At one place along this long stretch, there is a trail zigzagging down Floyd | the bank toward the swimming hole. Otherwise the dirt road goes on for Floyd | a ways along the creek downstream until it crosses the railroad Floyd | tracks. Back the other way is the end of the dirt road and the stone Floyd | bridge. Floyd | Floyd | Along the road, in a clear stretch on the uphill side of the road, is Floyd | an impressively tall pine tree that you've climbed before. Floyd | Floyd | Is that grandpa calling you? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "go bridge" | ||
Floyd ] Dirt Road 222 Floyd | > Floyd | > GO BRIDGE Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Dirt Road Floyd | The dirt road slopes down as it runs along the creek before turning Floyd | into a trail over the stone bridge. The old creekside road is seldom Floyd | used now and in poor condition with deep ruts and sandy areas. Floyd | Nowadays it is only used by people walking down to Bear Creek from the Floyd | highway, fishermen and berry pickers mostly. Here, someone's field Floyd | backs up to the road and is separated by a chain link fence. The field Floyd | is a mass of tall weeds and old junk cars. Floyd | Floyd | The old dirt road continues on uphill for a long stretch running Floyd | parallel to the creek downstream. Back toward the old stone bridge, Floyd | the road narrows to a ragged trail as it crosses the bridge. Floyd | Floyd | There's a dog behind the fence, alternately digging and barking. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "throw rock at dog" | ||
Floyd ] Dirt Road 223 Floyd | > Floyd | > THROW ROCK AT DOG Floyd | Floyd | The dog barely dodges the rock, then erupts into a furious storm of Floyd | barking. Floyd | Floyd | The dog is making a racket. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "undo" | ||
Floyd ] Dirt Road 222 Floyd | Floyd | > UNDO Floyd | Floyd | Dirt Road Floyd | [Previous turn undone.] Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "throw cube at dog" | ||
Floyd ] Dirt Road 223 Floyd | > Floyd | > THROW CUBE AT DOG Floyd | Floyd | You lack the nerve when it comes to the crucial moment. Floyd | Floyd | You think you hear your Grandpa calling you Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "go bridge" | ||
Floyd ] Stone Bridge 224 Floyd | > Floyd | > GO BRIDGE Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Stone Bridge Floyd | The road may have crossed the creek over an old stone bridge at one Floyd | time but is now just a narrow trail. From here you can peer down into Floyd | Bear Creek. Movement in the sparkling water and the old mossy bridge Floyd | catch your eye. You watch two leaves swirl by on the current. Floyd | Floyd | On one side of the bridge, the path turns out into a dirt road that Floyd | runs down along the creek. On the other side, the blackberry trail Floyd | goes up the creek back toward the berry picking spot. You can also get Floyd | in the creek or go to a grassy bank from here. Floyd | Floyd | A dog barking can be plainly heard from across the river. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "He's gonna call us worse than Trouser Whistle, though, I bet." | |
| Zach says (to Floyd), "go blackberry trail" | ||
Floyd ] Blackberry Trail 225 Floyd | > Floyd | > GO BLACKBERRY TRAIL Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Blackberry Trail Floyd | This is a trail running roughly parallel the creek with tall Floyd | blackberry brambles on either side. In one place, there are Willows Floyd | hanging down over the trail that tickle the back of your neck as you Floyd | duck under them. Floyd | Floyd | It looks like the trail used to continue further on down the creek on Floyd | this side, but is now hidden by underbrush -- though you could try to Floyd | follow the lost trail. Farther on down the creek, the trail turns to Floyd | cross an overgrown stone bridge. In the other direction, up the path, Floyd | is the tangle of blackberry bushes. Floyd | Floyd | You hear grandpa calling you from the blackberry clearing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "up" | ||
Floyd ] Blackberry Tangle 226 Floyd | > Floyd | > UP Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Blackberry Tangle Floyd | There are paths through the brambles, a maze with tantalizing fruit. Floyd | Although this area is mostly picked since you and Honey and Grandpa Floyd | came this way when you started picking this morning. You can still Floyd | find some ripe berries though. Floyd | Floyd | Through the blackberry tangle, there's a trail going down along the Floyd | creek shaded by lush green willow trees. Back the way you came is the Floyd | clearing where Honey and Grandpa have been picking. Floyd | Floyd | Grandpa's calling you Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "up" | ||
Floyd ] Blackberry Clearing 227 Floyd | > Floyd | > UP Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Blackberry Clearing Floyd | You are near the creek, but it can't be seen through the blackberry Floyd | brambles. This is a pleasant clearing carpeted with stubbly grass Floyd | under a sycamore tree. There are paths and clearings beaten down among Floyd | the brambles that allow you to squeeze in to get the ripest berries. Floyd | There is a big bucket in the middle of the clearing. Grandpa's shirt Floyd | and Honey's portable transistor radio are on the bank under the tree Floyd | playing music. Floyd | Floyd | Along the path and down the creek, there's a tangle of blackberry Floyd | bushes. Up the hill is the blackberry brambles where you've been Floyd | picking for a while. Floyd | Floyd | Honey and Grandpa are here picking berries. Floyd | Floyd | The song "Lonely People" by America, one of your favorites, begins Floyd | playing on Honey's radio. Floyd | Floyd | "Hey, Monkey," Grandpa says looking at you, "I'm gonna take this Floyd | bucket of berries up to your Aunt Mary. You gonna help your old Floyd | grandpa?" Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "yes" | ||
Floyd ] Blackberry Clearing 228 Floyd | > Floyd | > YES Floyd | Floyd | Grandpa nods. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "take bucket" | ||
Floyd ] Blackberry Clearing 229 Floyd | > Floyd | > TAKE BUCKET Floyd | Floyd | That's going to be pretty heavy. Better leave it for Grandpa to carry. Floyd | Floyd | "Okay, I'm headed back to the house, Ragamuffin. Why don't ya come Floyd | with me?" Grandpa says. He picks up the big bucket with one hand that Floyd | you probably couldn't even budge, and heads off down the trail toward Floyd | the bridge. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "follow" | ||
Floyd ] Lost in the Brambles 230 Floyd | > Floyd | > FOLLOW Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Lost in the Brambles Floyd | This spot, a little ways from where Honey and Grandpa are picking, has Floyd | some good berries. Under the pine trees, the air smells good. Floyd | Floyd | Looking around: The clearing where Honey and Grandpa have been picking Floyd | is just down the hill from here. Floyd | Floyd | The sunlight comes slanting through the trees in the morning light. Floyd | The air is still crisp in the shade with the early promise of a hot Floyd | midsummer day. Floyd | Floyd | > | genericgeekgirl says, "Uh." | |
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "undo" | ||
Floyd ] Blackberry Clearing 229 Floyd | Floyd | > UNDO Floyd | Floyd | Blackberry Clearing Floyd | [Previous turn undone.] Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "go bridge" | ||
Floyd ] Blackberry Tangle 230 Floyd | > Floyd | > GO BRIDGE Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Blackberry Tangle Floyd | There are paths through the brambles, a maze with tantalizing fruit. Floyd | Although this area is mostly picked since you and Honey and Grandpa Floyd | came this way when you started picking this morning. You can still Floyd | find some ripe berries though. Floyd | Floyd | Through the blackberry tangle, there's a trail going down along the Floyd | creek shaded by lush green willow trees. Back the way you came is the Floyd | clearing where Honey and Grandpa have been picking. Floyd | Floyd | Your Grandpa is here with the big bucket full of berries. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "ask grandpa about mary" | ||
Floyd ] Blackberry Tangle 231 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK GRANDPA ABOUT MARY Floyd | Floyd | "She's your Honey's older sister. Did you know your Honey had twelve Floyd | brothers and sisters. Let's see, you know Uncle Charley and Aunt Ethel Floyd | and Aunt Mary," Grandpa says counting on his fingers. "Mary has Floyd | grandkids that are your mom's age." Floyd | Floyd | After a DJ break, the nearby radio's playing "One of These Nights". Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "ask grandpa about lee" | ||
Floyd ] Blackberry Tangle 232 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK GRANDPA ABOUT LEE Floyd | Floyd | "I don't know much about him, Noodle," Grandpa says. "He's pretty Floyd | quiet and keeps mostly to himself. I heard from your Aunt Mary that he Floyd | was in Vietnam." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "ask grandpa about cat lady" | ||
Floyd ] Blackberry Tangle 233 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK GRANDPA ABOUT CAT LADY Floyd | Floyd | "Oh, Sharon?" Grandpa laughs, "You call her the Cat Lady? You got that Floyd | from your Honey and your mom. They're bad influences on you and I Floyd | can't wait to tell them," he says with a smile. Floyd | Floyd | "I hope you don't call her that to her face," he says seriously. Floyd | "Though she's a nice old lady and probably wouldn't even care." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "ask grandpa about cat sharon" | ||
Floyd ] Blackberry Tangle 234 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK GRANDPA ABOUT CAT SHARON Floyd | Floyd | Grandpa is still talking. Floyd | Floyd | "Sharon's a nice old lady who's had a hard life. You be nice to her, Floyd | Ragamuffin," Grandpa says. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "ask grandpa about Vietnam" | ||
Floyd ] Blackberry Tangle 235 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK GRANDPA ABOUT VIETNAM Floyd | Floyd | "War is not a lot of fun, I can tell you that," Grandpa says. "Even Floyd | though I didn't see a lot of action in dubya-dubya-two like a lot of Floyd | guys, it was a pretty brutal, mean time. Even for people like your Floyd | Honey who were helping out here at home." Floyd | Floyd | On the nearby radio, a new song begins: "Wasted Days and Wasted Floyd | Nights". Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "ask grandpa about step-dad" | ||
Floyd ] Blackberry Tangle 236 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK GRANDPA ABOUT STEP-DAD Floyd | Floyd | "Mark? He seemed like a nice enough guy when I met him, but..." Floyd | Grandpa looks like he's going to get mad at you, "he better start Floyd | being a whole heck of a lot nicer to you and your mom or he's going to Floyd | have to answer to me. That's all I have to say." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "ask grandpa about cube" | ||
Floyd ] Blackberry Tangle 237 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK GRANDPA ABOUT CUBE Floyd | Floyd | "Hm, got me, Peanut," Grandpa shrugs. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "d" | ||
Floyd ] Blackberry Trail 238 Floyd | > Floyd | > D Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Blackberry Trail Floyd | This is a trail running roughly parallel the creek with tall Floyd | blackberry brambles on either side. In one place, there are Willows Floyd | hanging down over the trail that tickle the back of your neck as you Floyd | duck under them. Floyd | Floyd | It looks like the trail used to continue further on down the creek on Floyd | this side, but is now hidden by underbrush -- though you could try to Floyd | follow the lost trail. Farther on down the creek, the trail turns to Floyd | cross an overgrown stone bridge. In the other direction, up the path, Floyd | is the tangle of blackberry bushes. Floyd | Floyd | Grandpa catches up to you along the trail. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "show cube to grandpa" | ||
Floyd ] Blackberry Trail 239 Floyd | > Floyd | > SHOW CUBE TO GRANDPA Floyd | Floyd | "Hm, looks good, but I'm no expert," Grandpa smiles and hands it back Floyd | to you. Floyd | Floyd | The song "Cat's In the Cradle," one you like to sing to, begins Floyd | playing on a distant radio. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "go bridge" | ||
Floyd ] Stone Bridge 240 Floyd | > Floyd | > GO BRIDGE Floyd | Floyd | You glance one more time at the old overgrown creek trail before Floyd | crossing the bridge. Floyd | Floyd | Stone Bridge Floyd | The road may have crossed the creek over an old stone bridge at one Floyd | time but is now just a narrow trail. From here you can peer down into Floyd | Bear Creek. Movement in the sparkling water and the old mossy bridge Floyd | catch your eye. You catch a glimmering flash in the depths near a Floyd | boulder. Floyd | Floyd | On one side of the bridge, the path turns out into a dirt road that Floyd | runs down along the creek. On the other side, the blackberry trail Floyd | goes up the creek back toward the berry picking spot. You can also get Floyd | in the creek or go to a grassy bank from here. Floyd | Floyd | Grandpa catches up to you at the stone bridge. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "go loop b" | ||
Floyd ] Dirt Road 241 Floyd | > Floyd | > GO LOOP B Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Dirt Road Floyd | The dirt road slopes down as it runs along the creek before turning Floyd | into a trail over the stone bridge. The old creekside road is seldom Floyd | used now and in poor condition with deep ruts and sandy areas. Floyd | Nowadays it is only used by people walking down to Bear Creek from the Floyd | highway, fishermen and berry pickers mostly. Here, someone's field Floyd | backs up to the road and is separated by a chain link fence. The field Floyd | is a mass of tall weeds and old junk cars. Floyd | Floyd | The old dirt road continues on uphill for a long stretch running Floyd | parallel to the creek downstream. Back toward the old stone bridge, Floyd | the road narrows to a ragged trail as it crosses the bridge. Floyd | Floyd | There's a dog behind the fence, alternately digging and barking. Floyd | Floyd | Grandpa catches up to you as you reach the dirt road. "Your old Floyd | grandpa can barely keep up with you," Grandpa says, smiling. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "tell grandpa about dog" | ||
Floyd ] Dirt Road 242 Floyd | > Floyd | > TELL GRANDPA ABOUT DOG Floyd | Floyd | "Yeah, I know about that pooch," Grandpa says. "That dog needs to give Floyd | it a rest." Floyd | Floyd | The dog is making a racket. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "go loop b" | ||
Floyd ] Long stretch 243 Floyd | > Floyd | > GO LOOP B Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Long stretch Floyd | This is a really long stretch of the dirt road. You can see the heat Floyd | shimmering off of the ground. Grass grows up through the middle of the Floyd | road, and deep rocky ruts suggest it hasn't been used as anything but Floyd | river access for hikers and fishermen in a long time. The long road is Floyd | alternately shaded by pines and exposed to the scorching sun. The air Floyd | smells hot with a particular piney fragrance that always reminds you Floyd | of the foothills of the Sierras. Floyd | Floyd | At one place along this long stretch, there is a trail zigzagging down Floyd | the bank toward the swimming hole. Otherwise the dirt road goes on for Floyd | a ways along the creek downstream until it crosses the railroad Floyd | tracks. Back the other way is the end of the dirt road and the stone Floyd | bridge. Floyd | Floyd | Along the road, in a clear stretch on the uphill side of the road, is Floyd | an impressively tall pine tree that you've climbed before. Floyd | Floyd | Grandpa catches up to you as you walk along the dirt road. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "tell grandpa about tree" | ||
Floyd ] Long stretch 244 Floyd | > Floyd | > TELL GRANDPA ABOUT TREE Floyd | Floyd | "The big tree up by the road? You climbed all the way to the top? When Floyd | did you get so big and strong," Grandpa says, smiling. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "tell grandpa about pool" | ||
Floyd ] Long stretch 245 Floyd | > Floyd | > TELL GRANDPA ABOUT POOL Floyd | | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "tell grandpa about pool" | ||
Floyd | "I know you are almost a grown up, but you be careful down at that old Floyd | swimming hole," Grandpa says. "Maybe tomorrow we can go swimming." Floyd | Floyd | > Floyd ] Long stretch 246 Floyd | > Floyd | > TELL GRANDPA ABOUT POOL Floyd | Floyd | "If you really want to go swimming, maybe we can go and get your Floyd | swimsuit and go down there together," Grandpa says, "I don't want you Floyd | to go swimming by yourself." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "go loop b" | ||
Floyd ] Southern Pacific Tracks 247 Floyd | > Floyd | > GO LOOP B Floyd | Floyd | You glance down at the trail to the swimming hole as you walk along Floyd | the dirt road. Floyd | Floyd | Southern Pacific Tracks Floyd | Railroad tracks cross the old dirt road here in a small rise. The Floyd | tracks run alongside the trailer park fence in one direction and into Floyd | a tunnel of green in the other. As you cross the tracks, you see a Floyd | sign that says "Property of Southern Pacific." Floyd | Floyd | Across the tracks and through an open gate is the trailer park. Back Floyd | the other way is the long dirt road gently sloping down along the Floyd | creek. Floyd | Floyd | You can see a mound of rock here. Floyd | Floyd | Grandpa catches up to you as you reach the railroad crossing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "go loop b" | ||
Floyd ] Picnic Area 248 Floyd | > Floyd | > GO LOOP B Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Picnic Area Floyd | At the back of the trailer park, there is a scraggly little picnic Floyd | area with a patchy lawn that smells like mowed grass. A little cluster Floyd | of tall trees is against the back fence. Floyd | Floyd | Along the road, is the rest of the trailer park starting with D Loop. Floyd | Through the back gate are the train tracks. Floyd | Floyd | There is an impressive red ant hill near the picnic table. Some of the Floyd | red ants are scouting about individually. Floyd | Floyd | Grandpa catches up to you as you go through the back gate into the Floyd | trailer park. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "tell grandpa about ants" | ||
Floyd ] Picnic Area 249 Floyd | > Floyd | > TELL GRANDPA ABOUT ANTS Floyd | Floyd | "You better watch out, JoJo," Grandpa says. "Those red ants pack a Floyd | mean bite." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "go loop b" | ||
Floyd ] D Loop 250 Floyd | > Floyd | > GO LOOP B Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | D Loop Floyd | The D Loop of the trailer park is pretty much like the B and C Loops. Floyd | Rows of trailers on either side, many fringed with teeny tiny gardens Floyd | of flowers and shrubs. The most noteworthy thing on this loop is the Floyd | Cat Lady's trailer, painted bright pink and white with an outrageously Floyd | overflowing flower garden out in front. Floyd | Floyd | You can go to the C Loop on the way to Honey and Grandpa's trailer. Or Floyd | you can go back to the picnic area at the back of the trailer park. Floyd | Floyd | Grandpa catches up to you as you head toward B Loop. "Alright, Speedy Floyd | Gonzolas," Grandpa says, smiling. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "go loop b" | ||
Floyd ] C Loop 251 Floyd | > Floyd | > GO LOOP B Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | C Loop Floyd | C Loop is pretty much like B and D Loops. Rows of trailers on either Floyd | side, all different colors. The most noteworthy thing on this loop for Floyd | you is Lee's trailer, though it looks pretty much like every other Floyd | one. Floyd | Floyd | You can go to B Loop where Honey and Grandpa's trailer is, or you can Floyd | go back to D Loop. Floyd | Floyd | Grandpa catches up to you as you head toward B Loop. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "go loop b" | ||
Floyd ] B Loop 252 Floyd | > Floyd | > GO LOOP B Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | B Loop Floyd | B Loop is just like C and D Loops, except Honey and Grandpa's trailer Floyd | is right here. Rows of trailers on either side, some with big old Floyd | cars, some not. Other than your grandparent's trailer, there's nothing Floyd | really interesting here. Well, except for your bike. Floyd | Floyd | You can go in to Honey and Grandpa's trailer of course. Or you can go Floyd | back to C Loop and the train tracks behind the trailer park. Floyd | Floyd | You can see your bicycle here. Floyd | Floyd | Grandpa catches up to you as you head toward B Loop. "I got ya, Floyd | Ragamuffin," Grandpa says, smiling. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "enter" | ||
Floyd ] Honey and Grandpa's Trailer 253 Floyd | > Floyd | > ENTER Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Honey and Grandpa's Trailer Floyd | This trailer feels comfy to you, as much home as your real home with Floyd | your mom. Honey and Grandpa have lived here as long as you remember. Floyd | All of the familiar stuff, the couch and the TV are here. Floyd | Floyd | Today all the windows are steamed up. Fragrant steam wafts from the Floyd | kitchen. Occasionally, you hear the rattle of jars and lids being Floyd | washed and set out. Floyd | Floyd | Your Aunt Mary is looming over the stove in the kitchen, stirring a Floyd | huge vat of blackberry jam. Floyd | Floyd | Grandpa catches up to you and comes into the trailer hauling the big Floyd | bucket. "Ah, to be young again," Grandpa says, smiling. Floyd | Floyd | "Mornin", Mary," Grandpa says as he comes in. Floyd | Floyd | "How's the berry picking?" Mary asks. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "x jars" | ||
Floyd ] Honey and Grandpa's Trailer 254 Floyd | > Floyd | > X JARS Floyd | Floyd | Jars and lids and pots and pans and paraffin and tongs and boiling Floyd | water. Who knew making jam was so complicated? Floyd | Floyd | "Pretty good," Grandpa says, gesturing at the bucket, "We got a whole Floyd | bucketfull for you. Old Whistle Britches here, picked most of these Floyd | and ate twice as many more." Grandpa winks at you. Floyd | Floyd | Grandpa helps your Aunt Mary pour the bucket of berries slowly into Floyd | several giant pots with a series of juicy plops. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "z" | ||
Floyd ] Honey and Grandpa's Trailer 255 Floyd | > Floyd | > Z Floyd | Floyd | Time passes. Floyd | Floyd | Your grandpa gets a big glass of water from the sink and drinks it. Floyd | Floyd | Aunt Mary turns to you, "Sweetheart, Can I get your help making Floyd | lunch?" Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "no" | ||
Floyd ] Honey and Grandpa's Trailer 256 Floyd | > Floyd | > NO Floyd | Floyd | "Oh, you don't say," Mary says vaguely, testing the jam by letting it Floyd | run off the edge of a spoon. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "make lunch" | ||
Floyd ] Honey and Grandpa's Trailer 256 Floyd | > Floyd | > MAKE LUNCH Floyd | Floyd | Aunt Mary already has you working on the assembly line making tuna Floyd | sandwiches. Floyd | Floyd | > | genericgeekgirl says, "So that wasn't actually a question :D" | |
| Zach says (to Floyd), "tell mary about may day" | ||
Floyd ] Honey and Grandpa's Trailer 257 Floyd | > Floyd | > TELL MARY ABOUT MAY DAY Floyd | Floyd | "Uh huh," Aunt Mary says distractedly, plopping paraffin into a double Floyd | boiler to melt. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask grandpa about lunch" | ||
Floyd ] Honey and Grandpa's Trailer 258 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK GRANDPA ABOUT LUNCH Floyd | Floyd | "Isn't it just about lunch time?" your grandpa smiles. "You know me, Floyd | you can set your watch to my stomach." Floyd | Floyd | Your Aunt Mary recruits you to help make lunch, getting out cans of Floyd | Chicken of the Sea, Miracle Whip, and Wonder Bread. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "x tuna" | ||
Floyd ] Honey and Grandpa's Trailer 259 Floyd | > Floyd | > X TUNA Floyd | Floyd | Several cans of Chicken of the Sea, Miracle Whip, and Wonder Bread are Floyd | out for making tuna sandwiches. Floyd | Floyd | "I better hustle back," Grandpa says, "before Ellie needs the bucket." Floyd | Grandpa turns to you on his way out, "See you down there, Monkey." Floyd | Grandpa heads out the door. Floyd | Floyd | Your Aunt Mary has you on the assembly line constructing tuna fish Floyd | sandwiches and putting them in sandwich bags. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "take lunch" | ||
Floyd ] Honey and Grandpa's Trailer 259 Floyd | > Floyd | > TAKE LUNCH Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "i" | ||
Floyd ] Honey and Grandpa's Trailer 260 Floyd | > Floyd | > I Floyd | Floyd | You are carrying a metal cube, a rock, a penny, and a pail. And your Floyd | hands are spotted with pine pitch, your ribs still ache, and your arm Floyd | hurts a little. You are going to get in such big trouble. Floyd | Floyd | You pack all the sandwiches up in a brown paper bag, and Aunt Mary Floyd | puts away the sandwich makin's. "Okay, you take those sandwiches down Floyd | to your grandparents. All those blackberries they're picking. It's Floyd | hungry work." Aunt Mary smiles. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "take bag" | ||
Floyd ] Honey and Grandpa's Trailer 261 Floyd | > Floyd | > TAKE BAG Floyd | Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "eat sandwhiches" | ||
Floyd ] Honey and Grandpa's Trailer 261 Floyd | > Floyd | > EAT SANDWHICHES Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "eat sandwiches" | ||
Floyd ] Honey and Grandpa's Trailer 262 Floyd | > Floyd | > EAT SANDWICHES Floyd | Floyd | You eat the tuna sandwich. Not bad. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "undo" | ||
Floyd ] Honey and Grandpa's Trailer 261 Floyd | Floyd | > UNDO Floyd | Floyd | Honey and Grandpa's Trailer Floyd | [Previous turn undone.] Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW | Aunt Mary says, "Don't forget to put on your red cloak. It's getting chilly out there." | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "take bucket" | ||
Floyd ] Honey and Grandpa's Trailer 261 Floyd | > Floyd | > TAKE BUCKET Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "go bridge" | ||
Floyd ] B Loop 262 Floyd | > Floyd | > GO BRIDGE Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | B Loop Floyd | B Loop is just like C and D Loops, except Honey and Grandpa's trailer Floyd | is right here. Rows of trailers on either side, some with big old Floyd | cars, some not. Other than your grandparent's trailer, there's nothing Floyd | really interesting here. Well, except for your bike. Floyd | Floyd | You can go in to Honey and Grandpa's trailer of course. Or you can go Floyd | back to C Loop and the train tracks behind the trailer park. Floyd | Floyd | You can see your bicycle here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "go bridge" | ||
Floyd ] C Loop 263 Floyd | > Floyd | > GO BRIDGE Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | C Loop Floyd | C Loop is pretty much like B and D Loops. Rows of trailers on either Floyd | side, all different colors. The most noteworthy thing on this loop for Floyd | you is Lee's trailer, though it looks pretty much like every other Floyd | one. Floyd | Floyd | You can go to B Loop where Honey and Grandpa's trailer is, or you can Floyd | go back to D Loop. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "go bridge" | ||
Floyd ] D Loop 264 Floyd | > Floyd | > GO BRIDGE Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | D Loop Floyd | The D Loop of the trailer park is pretty much like the B and C Loops. Floyd | Rows of trailers on either side, many fringed with teeny tiny gardens Floyd | of flowers and shrubs. The most noteworthy thing on this loop is the Floyd | Cat Lady's trailer, painted bright pink and white with an outrageously Floyd | overflowing flower garden out in front. Floyd | Floyd | You can go to the C Loop on the way to Honey and Grandpa's trailer. Or Floyd | you can go back to the picnic area at the back of the trailer park. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "go bridge" | ||
Floyd ] Picnic Area 265 Floyd | > Floyd | > GO BRIDGE Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Picnic Area Floyd | At the back of the trailer park, there is a scraggly little picnic Floyd | area with a patchy lawn that smells like mowed grass. A little cluster Floyd | of tall trees is against the back fence. Floyd | Floyd | Along the road, is the rest of the trailer park starting with D Loop. Floyd | Through the back gate are the train tracks. Floyd | Floyd | There is an impressive red ant hill near the picnic table. Some of the Floyd | ants have formed a line up the legs of the picnic table. Maybe they've Floyd | found the remains of a picnic. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "x ants" | ||
Floyd ] Picnic Area 266 Floyd | > Floyd | > X ANTS Floyd | Floyd | The ants wander about purposefully, though you can't tell exactly what Floyd | they are up to. There is a drop of something on the pavement that the Floyd | ants are very interested in. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "feed tuna to ants" | ||
Floyd ] Picnic Area 266 Floyd | > Floyd | > FEED TUNA TO ANTS Floyd | Floyd | You can only do that to something animate. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "give sandwich to ants" | ||
Floyd ] Picnic Area 266 Floyd | > Floyd | > GIVE SANDWICH TO ANTS Floyd | Floyd | You can only do that to something animate. Floyd | Floyd | > | genericgeekgirl says, "Oh fine." | |
| Zach:( | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "go bridge" | ||
Floyd ] Southern Pacific Tracks 267 Floyd | > Floyd | > GO BRIDGE Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Southern Pacific Tracks Floyd | Railroad tracks cross the old dirt road here in a small rise. The Floyd | tracks run alongside the trailer park fence in one direction and into Floyd | a tunnel of green in the other. As you cross the tracks, you see a Floyd | sign that says "Property of Southern Pacific." Floyd | Floyd | Across the tracks and through an open gate is the trailer park. Back Floyd | the other way is the long dirt road gently sloping down along the Floyd | creek. Floyd | Floyd | You can see a mound of rock here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "go bridge" | ||
Floyd ] Long stretch 268 Floyd | > Floyd | > GO BRIDGE Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Long stretch Floyd | This is a really long stretch of the dirt road. You can see the heat Floyd | shimmering off of the ground. Grass grows up through the middle of the Floyd | road, and deep rocky ruts suggest it hasn't been used as anything but Floyd | river access for hikers and fishermen in a long time. The long road is Floyd | alternately shaded by pines and exposed to the scorching sun. The air Floyd | smells hot with a particular piney fragrance that always reminds you Floyd | of the foothills of the Sierras. Floyd | Floyd | At one place along this long stretch, there is a trail zigzagging down Floyd | the bank toward the swimming hole. Otherwise the dirt road goes on for Floyd | a ways along the creek downstream until it crosses the railroad Floyd | tracks. Back the other way is the end of the dirt road and the stone Floyd | bridge. Floyd | Floyd | Along the road, in a clear stretch on the uphill side of the road, is Floyd | an impressively tall pine tree that you've climbed before. Floyd | Floyd | Something is different. The hairs on your arm and the back of your Floyd | neck stand up. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "listen" | ||
Floyd ] Long stretch 269 Floyd | > Floyd | > LISTEN Floyd | Floyd | You can still hear the dog barking, of course. Floyd | Floyd | A dog barking can be heard somewhere down the road. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "go bridge" | ||
Floyd ] Dirt Road 270 Floyd | > Floyd | > GO BRIDGE Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Dirt Road Floyd | The dirt road slopes down as it runs along the creek before turning Floyd | into a trail over the stone bridge. The old creekside road is seldom Floyd | used now and in poor condition with deep ruts and sandy areas. Floyd | Nowadays it is only used by people walking down to Bear Creek from the Floyd | highway, fishermen and berry pickers mostly. Here, someone's field Floyd | backs up to the road and is separated by a chain link fence. The field Floyd | is a mass of tall weeds and old junk cars. Floyd | Floyd | The old dirt road continues on uphill for a long stretch running Floyd | parallel to the creek downstream. Back toward the old stone bridge, Floyd | the road narrows to a ragged trail as it crosses the bridge. Floyd | Floyd | The dog is wandering in the road. Floyd | Floyd | The dog succeeded in tunneling under the fence and is now loose. It is Floyd | sniffing the bushes alongside the dirt road. When it sees you, it Floyd | stands in the road and growls. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "SAVE" | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "cf29" | ||
Floyd | > Floyd | > SAVE Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write: Floyd ] Dirt Road 270 Floyd | > SAVEOk. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "x dog" | ||
Floyd ] Dirt Road 271 Floyd | > Floyd | > X DOG Floyd | Floyd | Kind of a yellowish medium dog with pointy ears. You don't know what Floyd | kind. It's not a german shepherd or a doberman but it looks mean like Floyd | that. Some kind of guard dog maybe. Floyd | Floyd | Looking more carefully, you notice that it has prominent teats. So Floyd | it's a girl dog. Maybe she's pregnant or was. You are pleased with Floyd | yourself for noticing. You know about this stuff because of Mika who Floyd | had kittens. Floyd | Floyd | The dog is making a racket. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "throw rock at dog" | ||
Floyd ] Dirt Road 272 Floyd | > Floyd | > THROW ROCK AT DOG Floyd | Floyd | The dog barely dodges the rock, then erupts into a furious storm of Floyd | barking. Floyd | Floyd | The dog stands in the road and barks at you. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "undo" | ||
Floyd ] Dirt Road 271 Floyd | Floyd | > UNDO Floyd | Floyd | Dirt Road Floyd | [Previous turn undone.] Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "Could there be a litter of puppies?" | |
| Zach says (to Floyd), "throw sandwich at dof" | ||
Floyd ] Dirt Road 271 Floyd | > Floyd | > THROW SANDWICH AT DOF Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "throw sandwich at dog" | ||
Floyd ] Dirt Road 272 Floyd | > Floyd | > THROW SANDWICH AT DOG Floyd | Floyd | You lack the nerve when it comes to the crucial moment. Floyd | Floyd | The dog chews on the grass on the side of the road for a second and Floyd | then resumes its barking. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "pet dog" | ||
Floyd ] Dirt Road 273 Floyd | > Floyd | > PET DOG Floyd | Floyd | You're pretty scared of this furiously barking animal, and don't want Floyd | to get too close. Floyd | Floyd | The dog stands in the road and barks at you. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "bark" | ||
Floyd ] Dirt Road 273 Floyd | > Floyd | > BARK Floyd | Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "shout" | ||
Floyd ] Dirt Road 273 Floyd | > Floyd | > SHOUT Floyd | Floyd | What do you want to shout hello to? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "shout at dog" | ||
Floyd ] Dirt Road 274 Floyd | > Floyd | > SHOUT AT DOG Floyd | Floyd | The dog ignores you. Floyd | Floyd | You've got to get back to the clearing. There must be another Floyd | way. Floyd | Floyd | > | Zach exclaims, "Cross the river!" | |
| DavidW says, "Secret trail time, maybe." | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "go bridge" | ||
Floyd ] Dirt Road 275 Floyd | > Floyd | > GO BRIDGE Floyd | Floyd | The dog looks at you sourly and you don't dare proceed. Floyd | Floyd | The dog sits and scratches her ear with its hind leg. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "go swim hole" | ||
Floyd ] Dirt Road 275 Floyd | > Floyd | > GO SWIM HOLE Floyd | Floyd | That noun did not make sense in this context. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "go swimming hole" | ||
Floyd ] Long stretch 276 Floyd | > Floyd | > GO SWIMMING HOLE Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Long stretch Floyd | This is a really long stretch of the dirt road. You can see the heat Floyd | shimmering off of the ground. Grass grows up through the middle of the Floyd | road, and deep rocky ruts suggest it hasn't been used as anything but Floyd | river access for hikers and fishermen in a long time. The long road is Floyd | alternately shaded by pines and exposed to the scorching sun. The air Floyd | smells hot with a particular piney fragrance that always reminds you Floyd | of the foothills of the Sierras. Floyd | Floyd | At one place along this long stretch, there is a trail zigzagging down Floyd | the bank toward the swimming hole. Otherwise the dirt road goes on for Floyd | a ways along the creek downstream until it crosses the railroad Floyd | tracks. Back the other way is the end of the dirt road and the stone Floyd | bridge. Floyd | Floyd | Along the road, in a clear stretch on the uphill side of the road, is Floyd | an impressively tall pine tree that you've climbed before. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "go swimming hole" | ||
Floyd ] Swimming hole 277 Floyd | > Floyd | > GO SWIMMING HOLE Floyd | Floyd | As you step out of the oppressive heat, the cool shade is a welcome Floyd | relief. Floyd | Floyd | Swimming hole Floyd | Down a long wooded trail that zigs down the bank, you emerge from the Floyd | thick woods, and the trees open up to the sky. The swimming hole lies Floyd | before you, a deep pool carved out of and surrounded by smooth granite Floyd | rocks. It is big enough that you can swim like they taught you at the Floyd | YWCA from one end to the other, and deep enough to dive off the rocks. Floyd | Floyd | It is possible to walk along the rocky shore downstream to another Floyd | spot along the creek. Back up the trail leads through the woods back Floyd | to the dirt road. Floyd | Floyd | There is a floating length of log here, bobbing around at the edges of Floyd | the swimming hole. Floyd | Floyd | You can also see a deep pool here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "take log" | ||
Floyd ] Swimming hole 278 Floyd | > Floyd | > TAKE LOG Floyd | Floyd | Too heavy. Floyd | Floyd | The sun is slanting down golden. Gnats are drifting in and out of the Floyd | sunshine in sparkling clouds. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "go downstream" | ||
Floyd ] Crossing 279 Floyd | > Floyd | > GO DOWNSTREAM Floyd | Floyd | You carefully navigate the rocky bank, making your way downstream. Floyd | Floyd | Crossing Floyd | Here the creek broadens out a little and, except for a place in the Floyd | middle where the current is swift, there are big stones, boulders Floyd | really, scattered about in the river. Floyd | Floyd | The shoreline ends at a steep bank further downstream, though it looks Floyd | like you might be able to cross the creek on the boulders in Floyd | midstream. You can also go back along the rocks upstream. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "cross creek" | ||
Floyd ] Crossing 280 Floyd | > Floyd | > CROSS CREEK Floyd | Floyd | The current here is too strong and it scares you. You saw a TV show Floyd | once with your grandpa about people in rafts and one man who fell off Floyd | and got caught under a rock and drowned. You think better of the idea. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "move stones" | ||
Floyd ] Crossing 281 Floyd | > Floyd | > MOVE STONES Floyd | Floyd | Those are fixed in place. Floyd | Floyd | You hear a dog barking in the distance from this side of the river. Floyd | Floyd | > | Zach says, "Hmm, maybe not" | |
| Zach says (to Floyd), "x bolders" | ||
Floyd ] Crossing 281 Floyd | > Floyd | > X BOLDERS Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "enter log" | ||
Floyd ] Crossing 281 Floyd | > Floyd | > ENTER LOG Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I'm a bit confused with the geography; I never mapped this game." | |
| Zach says (to Floyd), "x boulders" | ||
Floyd ] Crossing 282 Floyd | > Floyd | > X BOULDERS Floyd | Floyd | There are scattered boulders in the creek bed on which you might be Floyd | able to cross. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "climb on log" | ||
Floyd ] Crossing 282 Floyd | > Floyd | > CLIMB ON LOG Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | genericgeekgirl says, "Oh we moved." | |
| Zach says (to Floyd), "go boulder" | ||
Floyd ] Crossing 283 Floyd | > Floyd | > GO BOULDER Floyd | Floyd | You get part way across on the boulders, but there is an open spot in Floyd | the middle and a really swift current. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "go upstream" | ||
Floyd ] Swimming hole 284 Floyd | > Floyd | > GO UPSTREAM Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Swimming hole Floyd | You emerge from the thick woods, and the trees open up to the sky. The Floyd | swimming hole lies before you, a deep pool carved out of and Floyd | surrounded by smooth granite rocks. It is big enough that you can swim Floyd | like they taught you at the YWCA from one end to the other, and deep Floyd | enough to dive off the rocks. Floyd | Floyd | It is possible to walk along the rocky shore downstream to another Floyd | spot along the creek. Back up the trail leads through the woods back Floyd | to the dirt road. Floyd | Floyd | There is a floating length of log here, bobbing around at the edges of Floyd | the swimming hole. Floyd | Floyd | You can also see a deep pool here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "enter log" | ||
Floyd ] Swimming hole 285 Floyd | > Floyd | > ENTER LOG Floyd | Floyd | You'd probably fall in the water immediately. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "Do we need a stepping stone? The cube, maybe?" | |
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "swim across pool" | ||
Floyd ] Swimming hole 285 Floyd | > Floyd | > SWIM ACROSS POOL Floyd | Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to swim. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "push log downstream" | ||
Floyd ] Swimming hole 285 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH LOG DOWNSTREAM Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "push lo" | ||
Floyd ] Swimming hole 285 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH LO Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "push log" | ||
Floyd ] Swimming hole 286 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH LOG Floyd | Floyd | Nothing obvious happens. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "The log is in the pool, not the creek." | |
| Zach says (to Floyd), "x cube" | ||
Floyd ] Swimming hole 287 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CUBE Floyd | Floyd | This is a solid metal cube about the size of your hand. It has very Floyd | slightly rounded edges. Not as shiny as a ball bearing, but it's Floyd | really pretty. It's considerably heavier than it appears. Floyd | Floyd | You hear a dog barking in the distance on this side of the river. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "go downstream" | ||
Floyd ] Crossing 288 Floyd | > Floyd | > GO DOWNSTREAM Floyd | Floyd | You carefully navigate the rocky bank, making your way downstream. Floyd | Floyd | Crossing Floyd | Here the creek broadens out a little and, except for a place in the Floyd | middle where the current is swift, there are big stones, boulders Floyd | really, scattered about in the river. Floyd | Floyd | The shoreline ends at a steep bank further downstream, though it looks Floyd | like you might be able to cross the creek on the boulders in Floyd | midstream. You can also go back along the rocks upstream. Floyd | Floyd | You hear a dog barking in the distance from this side of the river. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I'm thinking, when on the boulder, if we can put the cube in the creek." | |
| Zach says (to Floyd), "go boulder" | ||
Floyd ] Crossing 289 Floyd | > Floyd | > GO BOULDER Floyd | Floyd | You hop from boulder to boulder out into the broad river, but there is Floyd | an open spot in the middle and a really swift current. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "put cube in creek" | ||
Floyd ] Crossing 290 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT CUBE IN CREEK Floyd | Floyd | With a plunk, the metal cube disappears without a trace. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "undo" | ||
Floyd ] Crossing 289 Floyd | Floyd | > UNDO Floyd | Floyd | Crossing Floyd | [Previous turn undone.] Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "oops. Bad idea." | |
| Zach says (to Floyd), "SAVE" | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "cf30" | ||
Floyd | > Floyd | > SAVE Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write: Floyd ] Crossing 289 Floyd | > SAVEOk. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "put cube in open spot" | ||
Floyd ] Crossing 289 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT CUBE IN OPEN SPOT Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "jump" | ||
Floyd ] Crossing 290 Floyd | > Floyd | > JUMP Floyd | Floyd | In the water? And be swept downstream to certain death? No thanks. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "cross" | ||
Floyd ] Crossing 291 Floyd | > Floyd | > CROSS Floyd | Floyd | The current here is too strong and it scares you. You saw a TV show Floyd | once with your grandpa about people in rafts and one man who fell off Floyd | and got caught under a rock and drowned. You think better of the idea. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "put rock in spot" | ||
Floyd ] Crossing 291 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT ROCK IN SPOT Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "put rock in creek" | ||
Floyd ] Crossing 292 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT ROCK IN CREEK Floyd | Floyd | With a plunk, the rock disappears without a trace. Floyd | Floyd | You get a feeling something is wrong. What if something happened Floyd | to your grandpa? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "undo" | ||
Floyd ] Crossing 291 Floyd | Floyd | > UNDO Floyd | Floyd | Crossing Floyd | [Previous turn undone.] Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "i" | ||
Floyd ] Crossing 292 Floyd | > Floyd | > I Floyd | Floyd | You are carrying a tuna sandwich, a brown paper bag, inside which are Floyd | two tuna sandwiches, a metal cube, a rock, a penny, and a pail. And Floyd | your hands are spotted with pine pitch, your ribs still ache, and your Floyd | arm hurts a little. You are going to get in such big trouble. Floyd | Floyd | You get a feeling something is wrong. What if something happened Floyd | to your grandpa? Floyd | Floyd | > | Zach asks, "Hmm, does that mean we should go back?" | |
| genericgeekgirl asks, "I guess so?" | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "go upstream" | ||
Floyd ] Swimming hole 293 Floyd | > Floyd | > GO UPSTREAM Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Swimming hole Floyd | You emerge from the thick woods, and the trees open up to the sky. The Floyd | swimming hole lies before you, a deep pool carved out of and Floyd | surrounded by smooth granite rocks. It is big enough that you can swim Floyd | like they taught you at the YWCA from one end to the other, and deep Floyd | enough to dive off the rocks. Floyd | Floyd | It is possible to walk along the rocky shore downstream to another Floyd | spot along the creek. Back up the trail leads through the woods back Floyd | to the dirt road. Floyd | Floyd | There is a floating length of log here, bobbing around at the edges of Floyd | the swimming hole. Floyd | Floyd | You can also see a deep pool here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "up" | ||
Floyd ] Long stretch 294 Floyd | > Floyd | > UP Floyd | Floyd | As you step out of the shaded trail, the heat is like a physical force Floyd | that pushes against you. Floyd | Floyd | Long stretch Floyd | This is a really long stretch of the dirt road. You can see the heat Floyd | shimmering off of the ground. Grass grows up through the middle of the Floyd | road, and deep rocky ruts suggest it hasn't been used as anything but Floyd | river access for hikers and fishermen in a long time. The long road is Floyd | alternately shaded by pines and exposed to the scorching sun. The air Floyd | smells hot with a particular piney fragrance that always reminds you Floyd | of the foothills of the Sierras. Floyd | Floyd | At one place along this long stretch, there is a trail zigzagging down Floyd | the bank toward the swimming hole. Otherwise the dirt road goes on for Floyd | a ways along the creek downstream until it crosses the railroad Floyd | tracks. Back the other way is the end of the dirt road and the stone Floyd | bridge. Floyd | Floyd | Along the road, in a clear stretch on the uphill side of the road, is Floyd | an impressively tall pine tree that you've climbed before. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I think we need to get to Grandpa, but perhaps by a new route." | |
| Zach says (to Floyd), "go bridge" | ||
Floyd ] Dirt Road 295 Floyd | > Floyd | > GO BRIDGE Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Dirt Road Floyd | The dirt road slopes down as it runs along the creek before turning Floyd | into a trail over the stone bridge. The old creekside road is seldom Floyd | used now and in poor condition with deep ruts and sandy areas. Floyd | Nowadays it is only used by people walking down to Bear Creek from the Floyd | highway, fishermen and berry pickers mostly. Here, someone's field Floyd | backs up to the road and is separated by a chain link fence. The field Floyd | is a mass of tall weeds and old junk cars. Floyd | Floyd | The old dirt road continues on uphill for a long stretch running Floyd | parallel to the creek downstream. Back toward the old stone bridge, Floyd | the road narrows to a ragged trail as it crosses the bridge. Floyd | Floyd | The dog is wandering in the road. Floyd | Floyd | The dog is making a racket. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "go field" | ||
Floyd ] Dirt Road 296 Floyd | > Floyd | > GO FIELD Floyd | Floyd | That's not something you can enter. Floyd | Floyd | The dog sits and scratches her ear with its hind leg. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "follow dog" | ||
Floyd ] Dirt Road 297 Floyd | > Floyd | > FOLLOW DOG Floyd | Floyd | Well, she's right here. Floyd | Floyd | The dog is making a racket. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "give sandwich to do" | ||
Floyd ] Dirt Road 297 Floyd | > Floyd | > GIVE SANDWICH TO DO Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "give sandwich to dog" | ||
Floyd ] Dirt Road 298 Floyd | > Floyd | > GIVE SANDWICH TO DOG Floyd | Floyd | The dog perks up her ears as you approach. The dog extends her nose Floyd | cautiously to sniff the tuna sandwich, looks alarmed, and then barks Floyd | furiously at you. Floyd | Floyd | The dog chews on the grass on the side of the road for a second and Floyd | then resumes its barking. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "throw sandwich at dog" | ||
Floyd ] Dirt Road 299 Floyd | > Floyd | > THROW SANDWICH AT DOG Floyd | Floyd | You lack the nerve when it comes to the crucial moment. Floyd | Floyd | You've got to get back to the clearing. There must be another Floyd | way. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "drop sandwich" | ||
Floyd ] Dirt Road 300 Floyd | > Floyd | > DROP SANDWICH Floyd | Floyd | Dropped. Floyd | Floyd | The dog is making a racket. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "z" | ||
Floyd ] Dirt Road 301 Floyd | > Floyd | > Z Floyd | Floyd | Time passes. Floyd | Floyd | The dog chews on the grass on the side of the road for a second and Floyd | then resumes its barking. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take sandwich" | ||
Floyd ] Dirt Road 302 Floyd | > Floyd | > TAKE SANDWICH Floyd | Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | The dog stands in the road and barks at you. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "Where is the fence from here?" | |
| Zach says, ">put fire ants on sandwich. give sandwich to dog." | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "x fence" | ||
Floyd ] Dirt Road 303 Floyd | > Floyd | > X FENCE Floyd | Floyd | A chain link fence, dropping in the middle. Floyd | Floyd | The dog sits and scratches her ear with its hind leg. Floyd | Floyd | > | Zach says, "Between us and the field, I guess" | |
| DavidW says (to Zach), "That's another possible choice." | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "x field" | ||
Floyd ] Dirt Road 304 Floyd | > Floyd | > X FIELD Floyd | Floyd | Someone's field backs up to the road and is separated by a chain link Floyd | fence. The field is a mass of tall weeds and old junk cars. Floyd | Floyd | The dog stands in the road and barks at you. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "x cars" | ||
Floyd ] Dirt Road 305 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CARS Floyd | Floyd | These are old-timey cars. Big boxy things with big rounded fenders. Floyd | Floyd | The dog chews on the grass on the side of the road for a second and Floyd | then resumes its barking. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "Maybe pine sap on the sandwich would make the sandwich more attractive to the ants." | |
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "search cars" | ||
Floyd ] Dirt Road 306 Floyd | > Floyd | > SEARCH CARS Floyd | Floyd | You find nothing of interest. Floyd | Floyd | The dog sits and scratches her ear with its hind leg. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "search weeds" | ||
Floyd ] Dirt Road 307 Floyd | > Floyd | > SEARCH WEEDS Floyd | Floyd | You find nothing of interest. Floyd | Floyd | The dog is making a racket. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "put sap on sandwich" | ||
Floyd ] Dirt Road 308 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT SAP ON SANDWICH Floyd | Floyd | Try as you might, you can't get if off your hands easily. Floyd | Floyd | The dog stands in the road and barks at you. Floyd | Floyd | > | Zach says, "hmm, the ants did change" | |
| Zach says (to Floyd), "go picnic table" | ||
Floyd ] Long stretch 309 Floyd | > Floyd | > GO PICNIC TABLE Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Long stretch Floyd | This is a really long stretch of the dirt road. You can see the heat Floyd | shimmering off of the ground. Grass grows up through the middle of the Floyd | road, and deep rocky ruts suggest it hasn't been used as anything but Floyd | river access for hikers and fishermen in a long time. The long road is Floyd | alternately shaded by pines and exposed to the scorching sun. The air Floyd | smells hot with a particular piney fragrance that always reminds you Floyd | of the foothills of the Sierras. Floyd | Floyd | At one place along this long stretch, there is a trail zigzagging down Floyd | the bank toward the swimming hole. Otherwise the dirt road goes on for Floyd | a ways along the creek downstream until it crosses the railroad Floyd | tracks. Back the other way is the end of the dirt road and the stone Floyd | bridge. Floyd | Floyd | Along the road, in a clear stretch on the uphill side of the road, is Floyd | an impressively tall pine tree that you've climbed before. Floyd | Floyd | A dog barking can be heard somewhere down the road. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "go picnic table" | ||
Floyd ] Southern Pacific Tracks 310 Floyd | > Floyd | > GO PICNIC TABLE Floyd | Floyd | You glance down at the trail to the swimming hole as you walk along Floyd | the dirt road. Floyd | Floyd | Southern Pacific Tracks Floyd | Railroad tracks cross the old dirt road here in a small rise. The Floyd | tracks run alongside the trailer park fence in one direction and into Floyd | a tunnel of green in the other. As you cross the tracks, you see a Floyd | sign that says "Property of Southern Pacific." Floyd | Floyd | Across the tracks and through an open gate is the trailer park. Back Floyd | the other way is the long dirt road gently sloping down along the Floyd | creek. Floyd | Floyd | You can see a mound of rock here. Floyd | Floyd | > | genericgeekgirl asks, "Can we somehow attack the dog with the ants?" | |
| Zach says (to Floyd), "go picnic table" | ||
Floyd ] Picnic Area 311 Floyd | > Floyd | > GO PICNIC TABLE Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Picnic Area Floyd | At the back of the trailer park, there is a scraggly little picnic Floyd | area with a patchy lawn that smells like mowed grass. A little cluster Floyd | of tall trees is against the back fence. Floyd | Floyd | Along the road, is the rest of the trailer park starting with D Loop. Floyd | Through the back gate are the train tracks. Floyd | Floyd | There is an impressive red ant hill near the picnic table. Some of the Floyd | ants have formed a line up the legs of the picnic table. Maybe they've Floyd | found the remains of a picnic. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "x table" | ||
Floyd ] Picnic Area 312 Floyd | > Floyd | > X TABLE Floyd | Floyd | You see nothing special about the picnic table. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "x legs" | ||
Floyd ] Picnic Area 312 Floyd | > Floyd | > X LEGS Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "x ants" | ||
Floyd ] Picnic Area 313 Floyd | > Floyd | > X ANTS Floyd | Floyd | The ants wander about purposefully, though you can't tell exactly what Floyd | they are up to. One red ant is at the edge of the picnic table. His Floyd | feelers are waving. Is he looking at you? Weird. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "put sandwich on table" | ||
Floyd ] Picnic Area 314 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT SANDWICH ON TABLE Floyd | Floyd | Putting things on the picnic table would achieve nothing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "give sandwich to ants" | ||
Floyd ] Picnic Area 314 Floyd | > Floyd | > GIVE SANDWICH TO ANTS Floyd | Floyd | You can only do that to something animate. Floyd | Floyd | > | Zach says, "Oh, right" | |
| Zach says (to Floyd), "put ant on sandwich" | ||
Floyd ] Picnic Area 315 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT ANT ON SANDWICH Floyd | Floyd | (first taking the ant hill) Floyd | Floyd | That's fixed in place. Floyd | You need to be holding the ant hill before you can put it on top of Floyd | something else. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take ants" | ||
Floyd ] Picnic Area 316 Floyd | > Floyd | > TAKE ANTS Floyd | Floyd | They're hardly portable. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "put sandwich on ant hill" | ||
Floyd ] Picnic Area 317 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT SANDWICH ON ANT HILL Floyd | Floyd | Putting things on the ant hill would achieve nothing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x ant hill" | ||
Floyd ] Picnic Area 318 Floyd | > Floyd | > X ANT HILL Floyd | Floyd | This ant hill rises up higher than the top of your sneakers. Some of Floyd | the red ants are scouting about individually. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "drop sandwich" | ||
Floyd ] Picnic Area 319 Floyd | > Floyd | > DROP SANDWICH Floyd | Floyd | Dropped. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "z" | ||
Floyd ] Picnic Area 320 Floyd | > Floyd | > Z Floyd | Floyd | Time passes. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "z" | ||
Floyd ] Picnic Area 321 Floyd | > Floyd | > Z Floyd | Floyd | Time passes. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take sandwich" | ||
Floyd ] Picnic Area 322 Floyd | > Floyd | > TAKE SANDWICH Floyd | Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "i" | ||
Floyd ] Picnic Area 323 Floyd | > Floyd | > I Floyd | Floyd | You are carrying a tuna sandwich, a brown paper bag, inside which are Floyd | two tuna sandwiches, a metal cube, a rock, a penny, and a pail. And Floyd | your hands are spotted with pine pitch, your ribs still ache, and your Floyd | arm hurts a little. You are going to get in such big trouble. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "put sandwich on ant hill" | ||
Floyd ] Picnic Area 324 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT SANDWICH ON ANT HILL Floyd | Floyd | Putting things on the ant hill would achieve nothing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "kick hill" | ||
Floyd ] Picnic Area 325 Floyd | > Floyd | > KICK HILL Floyd | Floyd | You kick the ant hill, but now several ants are on your shoes and, oh Floyd | no! on your leg! You dance around for a while swatting at yourself Floyd | until you are satisfied that you are safe! Floyd | Floyd | The red ants are running around like crazy, looking for someone to Floyd | attack. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "drop sandwich" | ||
Floyd ] Picnic Area 326 Floyd | > Floyd | > DROP SANDWICH Floyd | Floyd | Dropped. Floyd | Floyd | You hear a dog barking in the distance on the other side of the Floyd | tracks. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "z" | ||
Floyd ] Picnic Area 327 Floyd | > Floyd | > Z Floyd | Floyd | Time passes. Floyd | Floyd | > | genericgeekgirl asks, "Maybe we can get the dog to follow us?" | |
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "take sandwich" | ||
Floyd ] Picnic Area 328 Floyd | > Floyd | > TAKE SANDWICH Floyd | Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "ants, go tracks" | ||
Floyd ] Picnic Area 328 Floyd | > Floyd | > ANTS, GO TRACKS Floyd | Floyd | You can't talk to the ants. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I suspect we can't get the dog to follow us if he's there as a blockade." | |
| Zach says (to Floyd), "go loop b" | ||
Floyd ] D Loop 329 Floyd | > Floyd | > GO LOOP B Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | D Loop Floyd | The D Loop of the trailer park is pretty much like the B and C Loops. Floyd | Rows of trailers on either side, many fringed with teeny tiny gardens Floyd | of flowers and shrubs. The most noteworthy thing on this loop is the Floyd | Cat Lady's trailer, painted bright pink and white with an outrageously Floyd | overflowing flower garden out in front. Floyd | Floyd | You can go to the C Loop on the way to Honey and Grandpa's trailer. Or Floyd | you can go back to the picnic area at the back of the trailer park. Floyd | Floyd | The Cat Lady is out in front of her trailer watering her tiny, Floyd | overflowing garden. Her hair is kinda crazy, and that makes you a Floyd | little unsettled. There is a yellow tabby cat rubbing against her Floyd | legs. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "tell lady about dog" | ||
Floyd ] D Loop 330 Floyd | > Floyd | > TELL LADY ABOUT DOG Floyd | Floyd | Oh dogs, they absolutely terrorize my babies. Just the other day, Floyd | several of my kitties had to defend their very lives from a ferocious Floyd | doggy that someone brought in to the park on a leash. It served that Floyd | bad dog right and he had to be taken to the vet. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "go loop b" | ||
Floyd ] C Loop 331 Floyd | > Floyd | > GO LOOP B Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | C Loop Floyd | C Loop is pretty much like B and D Loops. Rows of trailers on either Floyd | side, all different colors. The most noteworthy thing on this loop for Floyd | you is Lee's trailer, though it looks pretty much like every other Floyd | one. Floyd | Floyd | You can go to B Loop where Honey and Grandpa's trailer is, or you can Floyd | go back to D Loop. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "go loop b" | ||
Floyd ] B Loop 332 Floyd | > Floyd | > GO LOOP B Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | B Loop Floyd | B Loop is just like C and D Loops, except Honey and Grandpa's trailer Floyd | is right here. Rows of trailers on either side, some with big old Floyd | cars, some not. Other than your grandparent's trailer, there's nothing Floyd | really interesting here. Well, except for your bike. Floyd | Floyd | You can go in to Honey and Grandpa's trailer of course. Or you can go Floyd | back to C Loop and the train tracks behind the trailer park. Floyd | Floyd | You can see your bicycle here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "enter" | ||
Floyd ] Honey and Grandpa's Trailer 333 Floyd | > Floyd | > ENTER Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Honey and Grandpa's Trailer Floyd | This trailer feels comfy to you, as much home as your real home with Floyd | your mom. Honey and Grandpa have lived here as long as you remember. Floyd | All of the familiar stuff, the couch and the TV are here. Floyd | Floyd | Today all the windows are steamed up. Fragrant steam wafts from the Floyd | kitchen. Occasionally, you hear the rattle of jars and lids being Floyd | washed and set out. Floyd | Floyd | Your Aunt Mary is looming over the stove in the kitchen, stirring a Floyd | huge vat of blackberry jam. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "tell mary about dog" | ||
Floyd ] Honey and Grandpa's Trailer 334 Floyd | > Floyd | > TELL MARY ABOUT DOG Floyd | Floyd | "Oh, you don't say," Mary says vaguely. Floyd | Floyd | > | Zach exclaims, "Waah, we're only 4!" | |
| genericgeekgirl asks, "Eight?" | ||
| Zach says, "Whoops" | ||
| Zach says, "That makes more sense" | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "x me" | ||
Floyd ] Honey and Grandpa's Trailer 335 Floyd | > Floyd | > X ME Floyd | Floyd | What's to say? You are eight and a half, and you are going into 4th Floyd | grade in the fall. And you like riding your bike on dirt roads around Floyd | Honey and Grandpa's house. And your hands are spotted with pine pitch, Floyd | your ribs still ache, and your arm hurts a little. You are going to Floyd | get in such big trouble. Floyd | Floyd | > | Zach says, "Ah, 4th grade" | |
| genericgeekgirl has just been eaten by a grue! | ||
| genericgeekgirl arrives, ready to play with the toys. | genericgeekgirl says, "Sorry. I was eaten by a grue." | |
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "ask mary about dog" | ||
Floyd ] Honey and Grandpa's Trailer 336 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK MARY ABOUT DOG Floyd | Floyd | "Uh huh," Aunt Mary says distractedly. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "i" | ||
Floyd ] Honey and Grandpa's Trailer 337 Floyd | > Floyd | > I Floyd | Floyd | You are carrying a tuna sandwich, a brown paper bag, inside which are Floyd | two tuna sandwiches, a metal cube, a rock, a penny, and a pail. And Floyd | your hands are spotted with pine pitch, your ribs still ache, and your Floyd | arm hurts a little. You are going to get in such big trouble. Floyd | Floyd | You hear the train, pretty far off still. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "l" | ||
Floyd ] Honey and Grandpa's Trailer 338 Floyd | > Floyd | > L Floyd | Floyd | Honey and Grandpa's Trailer Floyd | This trailer feels comfy to you, as much home as your real home with Floyd | your mom. Honey and Grandpa have lived here as long as you remember. Floyd | All of the familiar stuff, the couch and the TV are here. Floyd | Floyd | Today all the windows are steamed up. Fragrant steam wafts from the Floyd | kitchen. Occasionally, you hear the rattle of jars and lids being Floyd | washed and set out. Floyd | Floyd | Your Aunt Mary is looming over the stove in the kitchen, stirring a Floyd | huge vat of blackberry jam. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "ask mary about lunch" | ||
Floyd ] Honey and Grandpa's Trailer 339 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK MARY ABOUT LUNCH Floyd | Floyd | "Oh, you go and take lunch to your Honey and grandpa," she says. Floyd | "That's hungry work." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "ask mary about ants" | ||
Floyd ] Honey and Grandpa's Trailer 340 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK MARY ABOUT ANTS Floyd | Floyd | "I apologize, dear, but I have to go stir the jam," Mary says. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "show cube to mary" | ||
Floyd ] Honey and Grandpa's Trailer 341 Floyd | > Floyd | > SHOW CUBE TO MARY Floyd | Floyd | "Oh, thanks, dear, but I couldn't," says Aunt Mary, stacking jam jars Floyd | and lids in the dish drainer. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "help" | ||
Floyd ] Honey and Grandpa's Trailer 341 Floyd | > Floyd | > HELP Floyd | Floyd | I didn't understand that sentence. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "eat jam" | ||
Floyd ] Honey and Grandpa's Trailer 342 Floyd | > Floyd | > EAT JAM Floyd | Floyd | "Oh be careful, dear. The pot is very hot," Aunt Mary shoos you out of Floyd | the kitchen. Floyd | Floyd | You hear the train whistle blowing as it goes through town. Floyd | Floyd | > | Zach asks, "Mind if I go back to the creek?" | |
| Zach says (to Floyd), "go swimming hole" | ||
Floyd ] B Loop 343 Floyd | > Floyd | > GO SWIMMING HOLE Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | B Loop Floyd | B Loop is just like C and D Loops, except Honey and Grandpa's trailer Floyd | is right here. Rows of trailers on either side, some with big old Floyd | cars, some not. Other than your grandparent's trailer, there's nothing Floyd | really interesting here. Well, except for your bike. Floyd | Floyd | You can go in to Honey and Grandpa's trailer of course. Or you can go Floyd | back to C Loop and the train tracks behind the trailer park. Floyd | Floyd | You can see your bicycle here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "go swimming hole" | ||
Floyd ] C Loop 344 Floyd | > Floyd | > GO SWIMMING HOLE Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | C Loop Floyd | C Loop is pretty much like B and D Loops. Rows of trailers on either Floyd | side, all different colors. The most noteworthy thing on this loop for Floyd | you is Lee's trailer, though it looks pretty much like every other Floyd | one. Floyd | Floyd | You can go to B Loop where Honey and Grandpa's trailer is, or you can Floyd | go back to D Loop. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "enter" | ||
Floyd ] Lee's Trailer 345 Floyd | > Floyd | > ENTER Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Lee's Trailer Floyd | Lee's trailer is empty. Or nearly so. There is a small table with a Floyd | single chair. A tiny black and white TV on a crate. And that's about Floyd | it. Floyd | Floyd | After a bunch of commercials, Another World is on. This is another Floyd | soap opera that you don't know, not one of your mom's. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "x table" | ||
Floyd ] Lee's Trailer 346 Floyd | > Floyd | > X TABLE Floyd | Floyd | Like the rest of Lee's trailer, the table is mostly empty. On the Floyd | table, a newspaper and a coffee mug. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "x mug" | ||
Floyd ] Lee's Trailer 347 Floyd | > Floyd | > X MUG Floyd | Floyd | The mug has some kind of blue and yellow coat of arms on it, and says Floyd | underneath in fancy letters "Brave and True." There is nothing in Floyd | Lee's coffee mug except gross. Floyd | Floyd | The train whistle screams as it hits the crossing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "take mug" | ||
Floyd ] Lee's Trailer 348 Floyd | > Floyd | > TAKE MUG Floyd | Floyd | Your manners suggest that it is better to leave Lee's coffee cup Floyd | alone. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "read newspaper" | ||
Floyd ] Lee's Trailer 349 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ NEWSPAPER Floyd | Floyd | This is the local newspaper. Usually when grandpa reads the newspaper Floyd | or Honey does the crossword, you ask for the comics. An article on the Floyd | front page catches your eye. Floyd | Floyd | Lee's TV is still playing Another World. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "read article" | ||
Floyd ] Lee's Trailer 350 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ ARTICLE Floyd | Floyd | Among the articles about a disaster in China (some dam broke and Floyd | killed a lot of people), bombings in England, some stuff about Floyd | Vietnam, and lots and lots of boring politics, there is a cool article Floyd | about the Viking space probe! The first space ship to the surface of Floyd | Mars! Will they find water? Martian people? (Unlikely. The orbital Floyd | probes didn't see any sign of a Martian civilization.) There is a Floyd | photo and a diagram of the Viking lander on page 3 and you memorize Floyd | all the parts. Floyd | Floyd | You spend a few minutes thinking about being an explorer on the Floyd | Martian surface, where you'd weigh less than half of what you do on Floyd | Earth and would be able to jump high in the air like a superhero. If Floyd | you could do that here, you would leap out of the trailer park, up Floyd | into the top of the big pine tree. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "take newspaper" | ||
Floyd ] Lee's Trailer 351 Floyd | > Floyd | > TAKE NEWSPAPER Floyd | Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "x chair" | ||
Floyd ] Lee's Trailer 352 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CHAIR Floyd | Floyd | Like the rest of Lee's trailer, the table is mostly empty. On the Floyd | table, a coffee mug. Floyd | Floyd | Another World is still blaring on Lee's TV. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "exit" | ||
Floyd ] C Loop 353 Floyd | > Floyd | > EXIT Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | C Loop Floyd | C Loop is pretty much like B and D Loops. Rows of trailers on either Floyd | side, all different colors. The most noteworthy thing on this loop for Floyd | you is Lee's trailer, though it looks pretty much like every other Floyd | one. Floyd | Floyd | You can go to B Loop where Honey and Grandpa's trailer is, or you can Floyd | go back to D Loop. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "go swimming hole" | ||
Floyd ] D Loop 354 Floyd | > Floyd | > GO SWIMMING HOLE Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | D Loop Floyd | The D Loop of the trailer park is pretty much like the B and C Loops. Floyd | Rows of trailers on either side, many fringed with teeny tiny gardens Floyd | of flowers and shrubs. The most noteworthy thing on this loop is the Floyd | Cat Lady's trailer, painted bright pink and white with an outrageously Floyd | overflowing flower garden out in front. Floyd | Floyd | You can go to the C Loop on the way to Honey and Grandpa's trailer. Or Floyd | you can go back to the picnic area at the back of the trailer park. Floyd | Floyd | The Cat Lady is out in front of her trailer watering her tiny, Floyd | overflowing garden. She is absently humming to herself. There is a Floyd | yellow tabby cat rubbing against her legs. Floyd | Floyd | The tabby grooms itself carefully. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "ask lady about creek" | ||
Floyd ] D Loop 355 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK LADY ABOUT CREEK Floyd | Floyd | "Well, I don't know, honey," the Cat Lady says. Floyd | Floyd | You hear a dog barking in the distance on the other side of the Floyd | tracks. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "go swimming hole" | ||
Floyd ] Picnic Area 356 Floyd | > Floyd | > GO SWIMMING HOLE Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Picnic Area Floyd | At the back of the trailer park, there is a scraggly little picnic Floyd | area with a patchy lawn that smells like mowed grass. A little cluster Floyd | of tall trees is against the back fence. Floyd | Floyd | Along the road, is the rest of the trailer park starting with D Loop. Floyd | Through the back gate are the train tracks. Floyd | Floyd | There is an impressive red ant hill near the picnic table. Two ants Floyd | are working together to carry a seed that is bigger than both of them Floyd | put together. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x seed" | ||
Floyd ] Picnic Area 357 Floyd | > Floyd | > X SEED Floyd | Floyd | You see nothing special about the seed. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "go swimming hole" | ||
Floyd ] Southern Pacific Tracks 358 Floyd | > Floyd | > GO SWIMMING HOLE Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Southern Pacific Tracks Floyd | Railroad tracks cross the old dirt road here in a small rise. The Floyd | tracks run alongside the trailer park fence in one direction and into Floyd | a tunnel of green in the other. As you cross the tracks, you see a Floyd | sign that says "Property of Southern Pacific." Floyd | Floyd | Across the tracks and through an open gate is the trailer park. Back Floyd | the other way is the long dirt road gently sloping down along the Floyd | creek. Floyd | Floyd | You can see a mound of rock here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "take rock" | ||
Floyd ] Southern Pacific Tracks 359 Floyd | > Floyd | > TAKE ROCK Floyd | Floyd | You pick up one of the rocks. Floyd | Floyd | A dog barking can be heard a ways down the road. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "take rock" | ||
Floyd ] Southern Pacific Tracks 360 Floyd | > Floyd | > TAKE ROCK Floyd | Floyd | You pick up one of the rocks. Floyd | Floyd | A dog barking can be heard a ways down the road. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "i" | ||
Floyd ] Southern Pacific Tracks 361 Floyd | > Floyd | > I Floyd | Floyd | You are carrying three rocks, a newspaper, a tuna sandwich, a brown Floyd | paper bag, inside which are two tuna sandwiches, a metal cube, a Floyd | penny, and a pail. And your hands are spotted with pine pitch, your Floyd | ribs still ache, and your arm hurts a little. You are going to get in Floyd | such big trouble. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "take all" | ||
Floyd ] Southern Pacific Tracks 362 Floyd | > Floyd | > TAKE ALL Floyd | Floyd | tuna sandwich: Taken. Floyd | tuna sandwich: Taken. Floyd | Floyd | A dog barking can be heard a ways down the road. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "take mound" | ||
Floyd ] Southern Pacific Tracks 363 Floyd | > Floyd | > TAKE MOUND Floyd | Floyd | You pick up one of the rocks. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "take all rocks" | ||
Floyd ] Southern Pacific Tracks 364 Floyd | > Floyd | > TAKE ALL ROCKS Floyd | Floyd | You pick up one of the rocks. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "go swimming hole" | ||
Floyd ] Long stretch 365 Floyd | > Floyd | > GO SWIMMING HOLE Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Long stretch Floyd | This is a really long stretch of the dirt road. You can see the heat Floyd | shimmering off of the ground. Grass grows up through the middle of the Floyd | road, and deep rocky ruts suggest it hasn't been used as anything but Floyd | river access for hikers and fishermen in a long time. The long road is Floyd | alternately shaded by pines and exposed to the scorching sun. The air Floyd | smells hot with a particular piney fragrance that always reminds you Floyd | of the foothills of the Sierras. Floyd | Floyd | At one place along this long stretch, there is a trail zigzagging down Floyd | the bank toward the swimming hole. Otherwise the dirt road goes on for Floyd | a ways along the creek downstream until it crosses the railroad Floyd | tracks. Back the other way is the end of the dirt road and the stone Floyd | bridge. Floyd | Floyd | Along the road, in a clear stretch on the uphill side of the road, is Floyd | an impressively tall pine tree that you've climbed before. Floyd | Floyd | A dog barking can be heard somewhere down the road. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "go swimming hole" | ||
Floyd ] Swimming hole 366 Floyd | > Floyd | > GO SWIMMING HOLE Floyd | Floyd | As you step out of the oppressive heat, the cool shade is a welcome Floyd | relief. Floyd | Floyd | Swimming hole Floyd | Down a long wooded trail that zigs down the bank, you emerge from the Floyd | thick woods, and the trees open up to the sky. The swimming hole lies Floyd | before you, a deep pool carved out of and surrounded by smooth granite Floyd | rocks. It is big enough that you can swim like they taught you at the Floyd | YWCA from one end to the other, and deep enough to dive off the rocks. Floyd | Floyd | It is possible to walk along the rocky shore downstream to another Floyd | spot along the creek. Back up the trail leads through the woods back Floyd | to the dirt road. Floyd | Floyd | You can see a deep pool here. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I think we have enough rocks, honest." | |
| Zach says (to Floyd), "go swimming hole" | ||
Floyd ] Swimming hole 367 Floyd | > Floyd | > GO SWIMMING HOLE Floyd | Floyd | You look around again to see if you are alone. The path from the dirt Floyd | road is deep forest and there is no one else at the swimming hole. So Floyd | you carefully strip down to your skivvies, folding your clothes on the Floyd | rocks. You leap in! Cold! But you get used to it, and it feels good. Floyd | Actually, it feels great, as you swim around for a bit. When you get Floyd | out of the water, you stand in the cool shade, and you get a sudden Floyd | chill. Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "take all" | ||
Floyd ] Swimming hole 368 Floyd | > Floyd | > TAKE ALL Floyd | Floyd | tennis shoes: Taken. Floyd | clothes: Taken. Floyd | tuna sandwich: Taken. Floyd | tuna sandwich: Taken. Floyd | tuna sandwich: Taken. Floyd | brown paper bag: Taken. Floyd | metal cube: Taken. Floyd | newspaper: Taken. Floyd | penny: Taken. Floyd | pine sap: Try as you might, you can't get if off your hands easily. Floyd | pail: Taken. Floyd | rock: Taken. Floyd | rock: Taken. Floyd | rock: Taken. Floyd | rock: Taken. Floyd | rock: Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "go downstream" | ||
Floyd ] Crossing 369 Floyd | > Floyd | > GO DOWNSTREAM Floyd | Floyd | You leisurely gather your stuff and pull your clothes back on. Floyd | Floyd | You carefully navigate the rocky bank, making your way downstream. Floyd | Floyd | Crossing Floyd | Here the creek broadens out a little and, except for a place in the Floyd | middle where the current is swift, there are big stones, boulders Floyd | really, scattered about in the river. Floyd | Floyd | The shoreline ends at a steep bank further downstream, though it looks Floyd | like you might be able to cross the creek on the boulders in Floyd | midstream. You can also go back along the rocks upstream. Floyd | Floyd | A log has floated down the creek and is wedged between the boulders in Floyd | the middle of the creek. Floyd | Floyd | > | Zach says, "huzzah" | |
| Zach says (to Floyd), "go boulders" | ||
Floyd ] Other Shore 370 Floyd | > Floyd | > GO BOULDERS Floyd | Floyd | You are able to hop from boulder to boulder until you get to the Floyd | middle where there is a sizable gab and a swift current. You balance Floyd | unsteadily on the driftwood bobbing in the current until you can hop Floyd | to the nearest boulder on the other side. Floyd | Floyd | For a moment, it looks like your efforts might dislodge the drifting Floyd | log and send it downstream. It totters unsteadily at the edge of the Floyd | swift current before settling back against the boulders on either side Floyd | of the gap. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | You made it across the creek. Floyd | Floyd | You look back at your precarious bridge. You can't believe you made it Floyd | over the rocks and over that piece of driftwood! Yeah! Heck with that Floyd | stupid dog. Floyd | Floyd | Now you can make it back to Grandpa and Honey. This is the other side Floyd | of the river, an area you've never been, but you think it connects Floyd | with the overgrown blackberry trail. it's darker here and a little Floyd | cooler. The woods look kind of scary on this side, and it makes you Floyd | anxious. But you remind yourself that trees are just trees, there is Floyd | nothing to be afraid of in the woods. Floyd | Floyd | Other Shore Floyd | You are on the far side of the creek where trees come right down to Floyd | the water. A wooded trail goes into the forest. Floyd | Floyd | The creek here curves around in a funny way, but you're pretty sure Floyd | that this trail is the same as the overgrown part of blackberry trail. Floyd | That was this way, right? This trail is darker and more wooded, but it Floyd | looks like it gets lighter up ahead. Back the way you came, you can Floyd | get most of the way across the creek by hopping from boulder to Floyd | boulder. Floyd | Floyd | A log has floated down the creek and is wedged in the boulders in the Floyd | middle of the creek. Floyd | Floyd | > | genericgeekgirl says, "Woo!" | |
| Zach says, "I was going to build a dam, but that works too" | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "go trail" | ||
Floyd ] Wooded Trail 371 Floyd | > Floyd | > GO TRAIL Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Wooded Trail Floyd | You are on a wooded trail going back toward Honey and Grandpa's Floyd | blackberry picking spot. You think. You're pretty sure. You hear the Floyd | creek over there on your left. Or is that another little stream? Floyd | Floyd | Best to keep going to the blackberry trail. It should connect up here Floyd | in a bit. You look back the way you came. You could always go back Floyd | across the creek. But then there's the dog. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "How did the log get moved?" | |
| Zach asks, "Us swimming?" | ||
| DavidW says, "hm. ok." | ||
| Zach asks, "Pure luck?" | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "go blackberry trail" | ||
Floyd ] Dark Woods 372 Floyd | > Floyd | > GO BLACKBERRY TRAIL Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Dark Woods Floyd | You are no longer sure where you are. The woods look familiar and Floyd | altogether strange. It's difficult to get your bearings. Floyd | Floyd | Here there is a bright patch in the woods. Floyd | Floyd | Whew, in the distance you can just make out a giant fern. You can see Floyd | trails leading into the woods, but you are no longer sure which one Floyd | takes you back to either the other shore or to the blackberry trail. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "x patch" | ||
Floyd ] Dark Woods 373 Floyd | > Floyd | > X PATCH Floyd | Floyd | This is a bright patch in the woods with darker woods all around. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "x fern" | ||
Floyd ] Dark Woods 373 Floyd | > Floyd | > X FERN Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "go fern" | ||
Floyd ] Dark Woods 374 Floyd | > Floyd | > GO FERN Floyd | Floyd | You follow an uncertain path through the wood. Floyd | Floyd | Dark Woods Floyd | You are not completely certain which way to go. The woods look Floyd | familiar and altogether strange. It's difficult to get your bearings. Floyd | Floyd | Here there is a giant fern. Floyd | Floyd | Okay, that looks familiar, just over there a huge madrone tree. Floyd | Floyd | Finally, your underwear is drying out. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "go tree" | ||
Floyd ] Dark Woods 375 Floyd | > Floyd | > GO TREE Floyd | Floyd | They're not something you can enter. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "go madrone tree" | ||
Floyd ] Dark Woods 376 Floyd | > Floyd | > GO MADRONE TREE Floyd | Floyd | You bushwhack your way through the underbrush. Floyd | Floyd | Dark Woods Floyd | You are confused. The woods look familiar and altogether strange. It's Floyd | difficult to get your bearings. Floyd | Floyd | Here there is a huge madrone tree. Floyd | Floyd | In the distance, there is a broad trail. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "Can we climb this madrone? Should we?" | |
| genericgeekgirl says (to Floyd), "climb madrone" | ||
Floyd | > Floyd | > CLIMB MADRONE Floyd | Floyd | This is no time for that. You are feeling desperate to find your way Floyd | back to your Honey and Grandpa. You fight back tears and push on. Floyd | Floyd | The afternoon shadows are lengthening and it is slowly getting on Floyd | toward evening. You should be home by now. Honey and Grandpa will be Floyd | worried. You fight back a brief wave of misery and trudge on. Floyd | Floyd | But it's no use. Part of the time you are pretty sure you are going in Floyd | circles. The rest of the time you are scared you are getting lost Floyd | deeper in the forest. Floyd | Floyd | For a while there, you felt you were close to finding your way back, Floyd | but now everything looks completely unfamiliar -- and to be honest, a Floyd | bit sinister. Like the forest is trying to keep you here, to Floyd | lead you astray, lead you deeper into the woods. The trees lean in Floyd | toward you. The underbrush grabs as your clothing. Floyd | Floyd | But no, that's stupid. You fight back panic. It's nobody's fault but Floyd | your own. You should have been more careful, more observant. A good Floyd | explorer scout would never get lost like this. Stupid stupid stupid, Floyd | you berate yourself. Floyd | Floyd | Again, you think about your Honey and Grandpa at home. The smell of Floyd | blackberry jam cooking. Watching TV on the floor with your grandpa. Floyd | And your mom. It's all too much. Floyd | Floyd | You have to admit it: You are hopelessly lost. Floyd | Floyd | You sit down right where you are and sob miserably. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | When your tears subside a little, you can't help thinking about the Floyd | way the light sparkled under the water, how the Cat Lady, Sharon, Floyd | seems so lonely even with all her cats, how the dog looked as she Floyd | tried to squirm under the fence, how Lee is not so bad and maybe is Floyd | your new friend, and how tiny everything looked from the top of the Floyd | tallest tree in the world. Floyd | Floyd | You take stock of yourself: You are tired and miserable and scared. Floyd | And your hands are spotted with pine pitch, your ribs still ache, and Floyd | your arm hurts a little. You are going to get in such big trouble. But Floyd | you are also perceptive, brave, resourceful, sweet, persistent, and Floyd | unafraid. Maybe it will be okay. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Please press SPACE to continue. | genericgeekgirl says, "Hm." | |
| genericgeekgirl pushes the green 'space' button. | ||
Floyd ] Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Part 2 Floyd | Survival Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Now my old world is gone for dead Floyd | Cos I can't get it out of my head. Floyd | -- Electric Light Orchestra, 1975 Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Please press SPACE to continue. | ||
| genericgeekgirl pushes the green 'space' button. | ||
Floyd ] Dark Woods 377
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Floyd | *** To be continued... ***
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Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT, or UNDO the
Floyd | last command?
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| genericgeekgirl says, "Bah." | |
| DavidW says, "what?!" | ||
| DavidW says, "I feel a bit cheated. Ever so slightly." | ||
| genericgeekgirl says, "Yeah." | ||
| genericgeekgirl says, "Looking at reviews now, that seems to be the general opinion." | ||
| DavidW says, "I vote to eat all the sandwiches." | ||
| genericgeekgirl says, "I suppose we'll need to in order to survive." | ||
| Zach says, "Hmm" | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "undo" | ||
Floyd ] Dark Woods 376 Floyd | Floyd | > UNDO Floyd | Floyd | Dark Woods Floyd | [Previous turn undone.] Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach says (to Floyd), "credits" | ||
Floyd ] Dark Woods 376 Floyd | > Floyd | > CREDITS Floyd | Floyd | Bear Creek was created by Wes Modes. Inform 7, in which it was Floyd | written, is the work of Graham Nelson. The IF authors Emily Short, Floyd | Eric Eve, and Aaron Reed provided helpful extensions to Inform. The Floyd | author is grateful for the testing feedback offered by Aaron Reed, Sia Floyd | Delacosta, Corey Ostman, Katherine Dalgleish, Jennifer Bushard, and Floyd | Mari Jacobson. The cover are was generously provided by Darrin Barry. | ||
