  
ClubFloyd Transcript:
The idea behind ClubFloyd
is that each week at a pre-arranged time, a group of
people meet online to cooperatively play a game of
interactive fiction. |
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ClubFloyd Transcript:
The idea behind ClubFloyd
is that each week at a pre-arranged time, a group of
people meet online to cooperatively play a game of
interactive fiction. |
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ToyShop & Floyditorium
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#ClubFloyd Discussion
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| Nitku says, "It's been years since I played it but IIRC Glass is something you'd play multiple times" | ||
| Nitku says, "like Galatea" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Oh, cool." | ||
| Nitku says, "with each playthrough being relatively short" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Okay, I'm making an executive decision. We'll play Glass." | ||
| Gerynar arrives, full of neither funk nor fun. | ||
| benzene goes home. | Jacqueline says, "And since I now know that it's years old, I guess it is not about a 'glasshole' who gets kicked out of a Seattle bar for wearing Google Glass." | |
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "load sleepmask glass" | ||
Floyd ] Idly discussing the king's health Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Glass Floyd | A fractured fairy tale by Emily Short Floyd | Release 1 / Serial number 061008 / Inform 7 build 4A54 (I6/v6.31 lib Floyd | 6/11N) Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | The Prince sits awkwardly on the couch, holding his glass slipper and Floyd | trying to keep it from crushing. Lucinda and Theodora have the ends of Floyd | the same couch, and they are taking turns seeing who can bend lowest Floyd | and show off the most cleavage; while the old lady, in her wing chair, Floyd | carries on about nonsense. For instance: Floyd | Floyd | "Do tell me about your father's health," she says, leaning toward the Floyd | Prince. "Is he still ailing? Has the Spanish doctor been able to do Floyd | anything for him?" Floyd | Floyd | The Prince looks uncomfortable: this line of reason leads directly to Floyd | the problem of heirs. "I believe so, madam," he replies, with a bit of Floyd | constraint. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Oh, right. This." | |
| Gerynar says (to Floyd), "x me" | ||
Floyd ] Idly discussing heirs Floyd | Floyd | > X ME Floyd | Floyd | It's hard to have a good look at the moment, but everything feels in Floyd | order, properly preened, feathers lying as they ought. Floyd | Floyd | "It's so fortunate," says the old lady. "That you're of an age -- that Floyd | is, that the King has been so blessed with an heir who can follow in Floyd | his footsteps when the time comes, which we all hope will be--" Floyd | Floyd | Realizing she has led herself into a diplomatic difficulty, she sighs. Floyd | "God has truly blessed our little kingdom." Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Hrm. I have played it as well, but have little memory of it, and CF has never played it, so this will be good." | |
| Emily arrives, full of fun, but no funk. | Jacqueline says, "oho. The author! Everybody on their best behavior." | |
| Gerynar says, "SHH! the author's here" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Hello, Emily." | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "i" | ||
Floyd ] Idly discussing the marriage
Floyd |
Floyd | > I
Floyd |
Floyd | You are holding onto your perch with both claws.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Now I have heard a rumor," says the old lady, pretending that this
| Gerynar says, "why yes, we *are* having fun" | |
Floyd | conversation topic just now occurred to her, rather than being the
Floyd | object of her determined pursuit for the last half hour. "A rumor that
Floyd | you yourself were planning to wed, in the very near future."
Floyd |
Floyd | Theodora leans closer to the Prince, who tucks his hands more
Floyd | protectively around the slipper.
Floyd |
Floyd | "There are a great many rumors," he says.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
| Taleslinger says, "I think the author clearly has some daddy issues, judging from this game." | |
| Jacqueline says, "Okay, haha. I thought the feathers all in the right place bit was a figure of speech. Evidently not." | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Tale), "snrk" | ||
| Emily says, "do not mind m" | ||
| Emily says, "e" | ||
| Gerynar says (to Floyd), "ask old lady about rumors" | ||
Floyd ] Idly discussing the ball Floyd | Floyd | > ASK OLD LADY ABOUT RUMORS Floyd | Floyd | You can only squawk things for everyone to hear. Floyd | Floyd | "It's true, you know, that my father threw the ball in the hope that I Floyd | would-- that is, that it would lead to a greater acquaintance--" The Floyd | Prince stops again, rattled, and glares down at the small shoe cradled Floyd | in his hands. "I had not been very attentive to ladies in my youth." Floyd | Floyd | The old lady looks very strange at that remark. "Well-- my dear boy--" Floyd | she begins. "I am glad you feel comfortable-- that is, I will not Floyd | mention-- if you feel you prefer--" Floyd | Floyd | He blinks thick girlish lashes, and you see why she is worried. "No, I Floyd | didn't mean that I have a preference for boys, madam," he remarks, Floyd | more at his ease now that she is uncomfortable. "Only that I have been Floyd | very much occupied with other concerns, and not..." Floyd | Floyd | He gestures. The shoe almost slips off its pillow. He catches it just Floyd | in time. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Don't mind her. Emily is just going to hang out in the corner, like a bird on a perch, and listen." | |
| Gerynar throws some crackers to Emily's corner | ||
| Gerynar says (to Floyd), "x shoe" | ||
Floyd ] Curiously discussing the shoe Floyd | Floyd | > X SHOE Floyd | Floyd | It is very small for an adult woman's foot. Floyd | Floyd | "I'm sure it's nothing surprising," remarks the old lady, "if you Floyd | didn't meet anyone at the ball that you felt immediately you could Floyd | marry. Such short acquaintances... there's much more to an alliance Floyd | than that. One must feel at ease with the family, for instance." Floyd | Floyd | The Prince opens his mouth, then closes it again. "I did meet Floyd | someone," he admits. "But I know nothing of her family. It hardly Floyd | matters to me, however. It will be the woman who can wear this shoe." Floyd | Floyd | The old woman laughs slightly. "How beautifully romantic! But -- she Floyd | didn't give you her name?" Floyd | Floyd | The Prince shakes his head, looking embarrassed again. Floyd | Floyd | "...but you would recognize her, at least," the lady says, looking Floyd | down carefully at her hands folded on her skirt. "As soon as you saw Floyd | her face--" Floyd | Floyd | "I can't be sure," the Prince replies. Floyd | Floyd | There is a thick silence. The old lady frowns, suggesting very rapid Floyd | and dangerous thought. Theodora lies back against the pillows, Floyd | interested in the story and too stupid to realize it has to do with Floyd | her. Lucinda-- but Lucinda's thoughts are always the hardest to read. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Gerynar says (to Floyd), "x Lucinda" | ||
Floyd ] Nervously discussing the ball Floyd | Floyd | > X LUCINDA Floyd | Floyd | More compact than Theodora, and with more self-control. Floyd | Floyd | "It wasn't a masked ball," the old lady says. "It wasn't even badly Floyd | lit. Your father did not stint on the candles at all." Floyd | Floyd | The Prince opens his mouth. Floyd | Floyd | "Oh, dear, dear, I am being odiously prying. I'm so sorry. Perhaps you Floyd | met this young lady out on the terrace..." She trails off, suggesting Floyd | the very faintest disapproval of young ladies who linger on terraces, Floyd | out of sight of chaperones, to hold conversations with Princes, and Floyd | never tell their names. Floyd | Floyd | "I met her in candlelight," says the Prince, goaded. "But she left me Floyd | at midnight." Floyd | Floyd | The effect of this comment is like the shattering of glass: for a Floyd | moment you wonder if he dropped the shoe...? No. It is merely that he Floyd | has admitted, or near-as-admitted, that his chosen bride is one who Floyd | appeared to him under a glamor, a magical enchantment. A crime Floyd | punishable by death under his father's law. Floyd | Floyd | Everyone remains very very quiet. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Gerynar says (to Floyd), "ask Lucinda about old lady" | ||
Floyd ] Nervously discussing the marriage Floyd | Floyd | > ASK LUCINDA ABOUT OLD LADY Floyd | Floyd | You can only squawk things for everyone to hear. Floyd | Floyd | "Maybe," Lucinda suggests, "she thought it would be wrong to deceive Floyd | you about what she was, and chose this way to, to make it known." Floyd | Floyd | A spark of comprehension comes into Theo's eyes. "Yes," she says. "She Floyd | might have thought that-- I mean, I can imagine..." Floyd | Floyd | The old lady glares at her. The Prince looks back and forth, confused. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Gerynar says (to Floyd), "stand up" | ||
Floyd ] Trying the slipper on Theodora Floyd | Floyd | > STAND UP Floyd | Floyd | But you aren't in anything at the moment. Floyd | Floyd | Theodora leans closer to the Prince. "I can go first, if you want," Floyd | she says. Without any shyness, she lifts her skirt slightly and slips Floyd | her feet out of her afternoon slippers, wiggling her feet on the soft Floyd | carpet. Floyd | Floyd | "So strange," she says, giggling. "Taking off my shoes in the presence Floyd | of a man!" Floyd | Floyd | "I won't tell anyone," the Prince assures her. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "fly" | ||
Floyd ] Trying the slipper on Theodora
Floyd |
Floyd | > FLY
Floyd |
Floyd | But the old lady has clipped your wings.
Floyd |
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| Gerynar says (to Floyd), "x shoe" | ||
Floyd | > Floyd ] Trying the slipper on Theodora Floyd | Floyd | > X SHOE Floyd | Floyd | It is very small for an adult woman's foot. Floyd | Floyd | The old lady slips her hands into the pockets of her skirt and leans Floyd | back. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "I guess I hadn't thought of it before, but this story was probably kind of racey back in the day." | |
| Jacqueline says, "A man trying a shoe on a bunch of women, seeing their ankles. Goodness." | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "squawk" | ||
Floyd ] Trying the slipper on Theodora Floyd | Floyd | > SQUAWK Floyd | Floyd | "Awk!" you squawk. Floyd | Floyd | The Prince drops to kneel at Theo's feet. He looks dubiously at the Floyd | shoe. "Do you happen to know whether this goes on the left foot, or Floyd | the right one?" he asks. "It's very--" Floyd | Floyd | "You can try it on both," says Theodora. "If you want." Floyd | Floyd | He begins to slip it onto her left foot. It won't go, not at all. Floyd | "That's certainly not it," he says, smiling at her quickly. Floyd | Floyd | She twitches her skirt, giving him -- you imagine, since you are at Floyd | the wrong angle -- a passing view of quite a lot more than her ankles. Floyd | He blinks once but does not allow himself comment. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Gerynar says (to Floyd), "jump" | ||
Floyd ] Trying the slipper on Theodora Floyd | Floyd | > JUMP Floyd | Floyd | You hop gracefully down to the other end of the perch. Floyd | Floyd | "Right," he says. "Other foot now." He slides the shoe on, and it does Floyd | go considerably further. "Tell me if I'm hurting you," he says. Floyd | Floyd | "You're not, not at all," Theo assures him on a wince. Floyd | Floyd | "Shoes are worn tight this year," puts in the old lady. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "squawk no" | ||
Floyd ] Trying the slipper on Theodora Floyd | Floyd | > SQUAWK NO Floyd | Floyd | "No!" you squawk. "No no!" Floyd | Floyd | Lucinda frowns in your direction. Floyd | Floyd | The Prince stops his work with the shoe. "I can't -- this must not be Floyd | --" Floyd | Floyd | "Oh, for pity's sake," says the old lady. "You haven't the least idea Floyd | how women dress. Let me." And she kneels at Theodora's feet, shooing Floyd | the Prince aside, and gives a firm tap to the heel of the shoe; at Floyd | which point it slides on. Floyd | Floyd | "Bless me," she says. Floyd | Floyd | The Prince is silent for a moment, looking at the shoe. "It's you," he Floyd | says. "It's you, Theodora! Why didn't you tell me?" Floyd | Floyd | The old lady turns away, tucking something into her pocket: something Floyd | glassy and glinting. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "squawk glass" | ||
Floyd ] Trying the slipper on Theodora Floyd | Floyd | > SQUAWK GLASS Floyd | Floyd | "Slipper!" you screech. "Wrong slipper! Wrong slipperslipper! In the Floyd | pocket! Old lady!" It's the most complicated thing you've had to say Floyd | in years, and your head aches by the time you're done. Floyd | Floyd | The Prince looks at you for a long moment, then turns to the old lady; Floyd | who shrugs, as though to say that she knows the game is up. Fishing in Floyd | her pocket she draws out the true slipper. "The other one is only a Floyd | little larger," she says, handing the real one over. "Theodora's feet Floyd | are quite dainty, on the whole." Floyd | Floyd | "You are a harridan," says the Prince. "A conniving, treacherous, Floyd | beastly woman with no knowledge of love..." Floyd | Floyd | "You could still try the shoe on Lucinda," she suggests mildly. Floyd | Floyd | He snorts. "I thank you, I do not want to find my bride here. I Floyd | imagine everyone under this roof is tainted with a little of the same Floyd | venom." Floyd | Floyd | "That is the truth," Lucinda murmurs; but he is already going, going, Floyd | gone. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | *** The Prince departs in anger *** Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, or QUIT? Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "undo" | ||
Floyd ] Trying the slipper on Theodora Floyd | Floyd | > UNDO Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | [Previous turn undone.] Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "z" | ||
Floyd ] Trying the slipper on Theodora Floyd | Floyd | > Z Floyd | Floyd | You do nothing. The old lady stares at you, and you stare back. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "squawk love" | ||
Floyd ] Trying the slipper on Theodora Floyd | Floyd | > SQUAWK LOVE Floyd | Floyd | "Love!" you squawk. Floyd | Floyd | Theodora blows you a little kiss. Floyd | Floyd | There is an odd silence, as though no one is sure what to do or say Floyd | now. But it will break momentarily. Floyd | Floyd | The Prince pulls Theodora toward him. "You are a woman of unexpected Floyd | depths," he says softly. "All these years I have known you, seen you Floyd | here and there, and thought that you were such a simple Floyd | straightforward creature..." Floyd | Floyd | She blinks at him, then says, "I hope you are not angry." Floyd | Floyd | He laughs, and touches her cheek; and she kisses him. Floyd | Floyd | Lucinda bites her lip. "Well," says the old lady briskly, standing. Floyd | "How many unexpected turns life brings to us." And she pulls the Floyd | bellpull with unnecessary force. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | *** Theodora and the Prince are married *** Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, or QUIT? Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "So, see, neither of those are good." | |
| Jacqueline asks, "Undo or restart?" | ||
| Gerynar disappears through an invisible gap in the MUD. You think you may have heard the sounds of chatting before the gap closed again. | ||
| Gerynar arrives, full of funk, but no fun. | Gerynar asks, "restart?" | |
| Jacqueline says, "mmkay" | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "restart" | ||
Floyd ] Idly discussing the king's health Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Glass Floyd | A fractured fairy tale by Emily Short Floyd | Release 1 / Serial number 061008 / Inform 7 build 4A54 (I6/v6.31 lib Floyd | 6/11N) Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | The Prince sits awkwardly on the couch, holding his glass slipper and Floyd | trying to keep it from crushing. Lucinda and Theodora have the ends of Floyd | the same couch, and they are taking turns seeing who can bend lowest Floyd | and show off the most cleavage; while the old lady, in her wing chair, Floyd | carries on about nonsense. For instance: Floyd | Floyd | "Do tell me about your father's health," she says, leaning toward the Floyd | Prince. "Is he still ailing? Has the Spanish doctor been able to do Floyd | anything for him?" Floyd | Floyd | The Prince looks uncomfortable: this line of reason leads directly to Floyd | the problem of heirs. "I believe so, madam," he replies, with a bit of Floyd | constraint. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Gerynar says (to Floyd), "x prince" | ||
Floyd ] Idly discussing heirs Floyd | Floyd | > X PRINCE Floyd | Floyd | He's tolerably attractive, in his flightless way. It's hard not to Floyd | pity him a little. Floyd | Floyd | "It's so fortunate," says the old lady. "That you're of an age -- that Floyd | is, that the King has been so blessed with an heir who can follow in Floyd | his footsteps when the time comes, which we all hope will be--" Floyd | Floyd | Realizing she has led herself into a diplomatic difficulty, she sighs. Floyd | "God has truly blessed our little kingdom." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "squawk death!" | ||
Floyd ] Idly discussing Magic
Floyd |
Floyd | > SQUAWK DEATH!
Floyd |
Floyd | "Awk!" you squawk. "Magic!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >
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| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "squawk death" | ||
Floyd ] Idly discussing the ball Floyd | Floyd | > SQUAWK DEATH Floyd | Floyd | "Awwk!" you squawk. "Magic! Magic!" Floyd | Floyd | "Don't mind our parrot," says the lady, smiling at the Prince. "It has Floyd | very bad manners." Floyd | Floyd | The Prince glances at you. "I imagine any manners at all would be Floyd | above average for a bird." Floyd | Floyd | Lucinda smirks. Floyd | Floyd | The Prince sighs. "Yes," he says. "The ball, I meant to tell you..." Floyd | Floyd | He stops. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Gerynar says (to Floyd), "squawk lies" | ||
Floyd ] Curiously discussing the shoe Floyd | Floyd | > SQUAWK LIES Floyd | Floyd | You stumble over that unfamiliar term and it just comes out a birdlike Floyd | cry. Floyd | Floyd | "I'm sure it's nothing surprising," remarks the old lady, "if you Floyd | didn't meet anyone at the ball that you felt immediately you could Floyd | marry. Such short acquaintances... there's much more to an alliance Floyd | than that. One must feel at ease with the family, for instance." Floyd | Floyd | The Prince opens his mouth, then closes it again. "I did meet Floyd | someone," he admits. "But I know nothing of her family. It hardly Floyd | matters to me, however. It will be the woman who can wear this shoe." Floyd | Floyd | The old woman laughs slightly. "How beautifully romantic! But -- she Floyd | didn't give you her name?" Floyd | Floyd | The Prince shakes his head, looking embarrassed again. Floyd | Floyd | "...but you would recognize her, at least," the lady says, looking Floyd | down carefully at her hands folded on her skirt. "As soon as you saw Floyd | her face--" Floyd | Floyd | "I can't be sure," the Prince replies. Floyd | Floyd | There is a thick silence. The old lady frowns, suggesting very rapid Floyd | and dangerous thought. Theodora lies back against the pillows, Floyd | interested in the story and too stupid to realize it has to do with Floyd | her. Lucinda-- but Lucinda's thoughts are always the hardest to read. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline asks, "Why does it interpret death as magic... am I under a spell as well?" | |
| Emily says, "I think it's conflating death with the punishment for magic" | ||
| Emily says, "which is awkward here, obviously" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Ah" | ||
| Gerynar says (to Floyd), "x old woman" | ||
Floyd ] Curiously discussing the shoe Floyd | Floyd | > X OLD WOMAN Floyd | Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to examine the old lady. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Gerynar says (to Floyd), "x old lady" | ||
Floyd ] Nervously discussing the ball Floyd | Floyd | > X OLD LADY Floyd | Floyd | She looks plucked: thin neck with folds of skin exposed, nose beaky, Floyd | lips white. Perhaps when her fortunes are mended her cosmetics too Floyd | will improve. Floyd | Floyd | "It wasn't a masked ball," the old lady says. "It wasn't even badly Floyd | lit. Your father did not stint on the candles at all." Floyd | Floyd | The Prince opens his mouth. Floyd | Floyd | "Oh, dear, dear, I am being odiously prying. I'm so sorry. Perhaps you Floyd | met this young lady out on the terrace..." She trails off, suggesting Floyd | the very faintest disapproval of young ladies who linger on terraces, Floyd | out of sight of chaperones, to hold conversations with Princes, and Floyd | never tell their names. Floyd | Floyd | "I met her in candlelight," says the Prince, goaded. "But she left me Floyd | at midnight." Floyd | Floyd | The effect of this comment is like the shattering of glass: for a Floyd | moment you wonder if he dropped the shoe...? No. It is merely that he Floyd | has admitted, or near-as-admitted, that his chosen bride is one who Floyd | appeared to him under a glamor, a magical enchantment. A crime Floyd | punishable by death under his father's law. Floyd | Floyd | Everyone remains very very quiet. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Gerynar says (to Floyd), "xyzzy" | ||
Floyd ] Nervously discussing the ball Floyd | Floyd | > XYZZY Floyd | Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "squawk glamor" | ||
Floyd ] Nervously discussing Magic Floyd | Floyd | > SQUAWK GLAMOR Floyd | Floyd | "Squawk!" you squawk. "Magic! Magic!" Floyd | Floyd | The Prince's eye goes to you. "Your bird, madam, is freakishly Floyd | percipient. Positively unnatural." Floyd | Floyd | "Yes," she says. "Though I promise you it arrived in that condition Floyd | and was not made so by anyone in this house." She sighs. "You are in a Floyd | difficult situation," says the old lady. "You are too intelligent not Floyd | to have considered the problem thoroughly, and all the risks involved Floyd | in choosing someone under those circumstances." Floyd | Floyd | Lucinda's lips tighten. "Magic is abhorrent to God," she says. Floyd | Floyd | "That is certainly the opinion of some," the old lady agrees. "I Floyd | myself wonder whether He would have encompassed in His creation any Floyd | power which He considered wholly evil. But that is a private Floyd | philosophy, and does not excuse a violation of the law." She glances Floyd | at the Prince. "Forgive me: I stray from your problem." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "squawk blasphemy" | ||
Floyd ] Nervously discussing the ball Floyd | Floyd | > SQUAWK BLASPHEMY Floyd | Floyd | You stumble over that unfamiliar term and it just comes out a birdlike Floyd | cry. Floyd | Floyd | "I have considered the problem," says the Prince. "Very closely. I Floyd | have not been able to sleep for considering it." Floyd | Floyd | "Do you know," asks the old lady, "why she...?" Floyd | Floyd | The Prince shakes his head. "Until she fled I had no hint that she was Floyd | not simply as she appeared." Floyd | Floyd | "Extraordinarily beautiful, no doubt," remarks the old lady, with a Floyd | hint of a curling smile; and Lucinda titters. Floyd | Floyd | "And kind, and wise," the Prince replies, refusing to be drawn. "Do Floyd | you know whether magic can counterfeit those qualities as well?" Floyd | Floyd | "Wisdom rarely and kindness never at all," says the old lady. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "squawk kindness" | ||
Floyd ] Nervously discussing the marriage Floyd | Floyd | > SQUAWK KINDNESS Floyd | Floyd | "Awk! Kindness!" Floyd | Floyd | Sadly this produces no almonds for you. Floyd | Floyd | "Maybe," Lucinda suggests, "she thought it would be wrong to deceive Floyd | you about what she was, and chose this way to, to make it known." Floyd | Floyd | A spark of comprehension comes into Theo's eyes. "Yes," she says. "She Floyd | might have thought that-- I mean, I can imagine..." Floyd | Floyd | The old lady glares at her. The Prince looks back and forth, confused. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "hahaha" | |
| Jacqueline says, "Nice." | ||
| Gerynar says (to Floyd), "squawk wisdom" | ||
Floyd ] Trying the slipper on Theodora Floyd | Floyd | > SQUAWK WISDOM Floyd | Floyd | "Wisdom," you intone. Floyd | Floyd | No one seems to think you know much about that. Floyd | Floyd | Theodora leans closer to the Prince. "I can go first, if you want," Floyd | she says. Without any shyness, she lifts her skirt slightly and slips Floyd | her feet out of her afternoon slippers, wiggling her feet on the soft Floyd | carpet. Floyd | Floyd | "So strange," she says, giggling. "Taking off my shoes in the presence Floyd | of a man!" Floyd | Floyd | "I won't tell anyone," the Prince assures her. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "squawk gold digger" | ||
Floyd ] Trying the slipper on Theodora Floyd | Floyd | > SQUAWK GOLD DIGGER Floyd | Floyd | You stumble over that unfamiliar term and it just comes out a birdlike Floyd | cry. Floyd | Floyd | The old lady slips her hands into the pockets of her skirt and leans Floyd | back. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Gerynar says (to Floyd), "squawk pocket" | ||
Floyd ] Trying the slipper on Theodora Floyd | Floyd | > SQUAWK POCKET Floyd | Floyd | "Awwwk!" you squawk. "The shoe! The shoe!" Floyd | Floyd | "Yes," says Lucinda to you. "You're very smart." Floyd | Floyd | The Prince drops to kneel at Theo's feet. He looks dubiously at the Floyd | shoe. "Do you happen to know whether this goes on the left foot, or Floyd | the right one?" he asks. "It's very--" Floyd | Floyd | "You can try it on both," says Theodora. "If you want." Floyd | Floyd | He begins to slip it onto her left foot. It won't go, not at all. Floyd | "That's certainly not it," he says, smiling at her quickly. Floyd | Floyd | She twitches her skirt, giving him -- you imagine, since you are at Floyd | the wrong angle -- a passing view of quite a lot more than her ankles. Floyd | He blinks once but does not allow himself comment. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Gerynar says (to Floyd), "squawk hussey" | ||
Floyd ] Trying the slipper on Theodora Floyd | Floyd | > SQUAWK HUSSEY Floyd | Floyd | You stumble over that unfamiliar term and it just comes out a birdlike Floyd | cry. Floyd | Floyd | "Right," he says. "Other foot now." He slides the shoe on, and it does Floyd | go considerably further. "Tell me if I'm hurting you," he says. Floyd | Floyd | "You're not, not at all," Theo assures him on a wince. Floyd | Floyd | "Shoes are worn tight this year," puts in the old lady. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Gerynar says (to Floyd), "squawk pockets" | ||
Floyd ] Trying the slipper on Theodora Floyd | Floyd | > SQUAWK POCKETS Floyd | Floyd | You stumble over that unfamiliar term and it just comes out a birdlike Floyd | cry. Floyd | Floyd | The Prince stops his work with the shoe. "I can't -- this must not be Floyd | --" Floyd | Floyd | "Oh, for pity's sake," says the old lady. "You haven't the least idea Floyd | how women dress. Let me." And she kneels at Theodora's feet, shooing Floyd | the Prince aside, and gives a firm tap to the heel of the shoe; at Floyd | which point it slides on. Floyd | Floyd | "Bless me," she says. Floyd | Floyd | The Prince is silent for a moment, looking at the shoe. "It's you," he Floyd | says. "It's you, Theodora! Why didn't you tell me?" Floyd | Floyd | The old lady turns away, tucking something into her pocket: something Floyd | glassy and glinting. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "squawk Lucinda" | ||
Floyd ] Trying the slipper on Theodora Floyd | Floyd | > SQUAWK LUCINDA Floyd | Floyd | "Lucinda!" you squawk. Floyd | Floyd | Theodora blows you a little kiss. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "squawk cheater" | ||
Floyd ] Trying the slipper on Theodora Floyd | Floyd | > SQUAWK CHEATER Floyd | Floyd | You stumble over that unfamiliar term and it just comes out a birdlike Floyd | cry. Floyd | Floyd | There is an odd silence, as though no one is sure what to do or say Floyd | now. But it will break momentarily. Floyd | Floyd | The Prince pulls Theodora toward him. "You are a woman of unexpected Floyd | depths," he says softly. "All these years I have known you, seen you Floyd | here and there, and thought that you were such a simple Floyd | straightforward creature..." Floyd | Floyd | She blinks at him, then says, "I hope you are not angry." Floyd | Floyd | He laughs, and touches her cheek; and she kisses him. Floyd | Floyd | Lucinda bites her lip. "Well," says the old lady briskly, standing. Floyd | "How many unexpected turns life brings to us." And she pulls the Floyd | bellpull with unnecessary force. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | *** Theodora and the Prince are married *** Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, or QUIT? Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "undo" | ||
Floyd ] Trying the slipper on Theodora Floyd | Floyd | > UNDO Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | [Previous turn undone.] Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "squawk shoe" | ||
Floyd ] Trying the slipper on Theodora Floyd | Floyd | > SQUAWK SHOE Floyd | Floyd | "Slipper!" you screech. "Wrong slipper! Wrong slipperslipper! In the Floyd | pocket! Old lady!" It's the most complicated thing you've had to say Floyd | in years, and your head aches by the time you're done. Floyd | Floyd | The Prince looks at you for a long moment, then turns to the old lady; Floyd | who shrugs, as though to say that she knows the game is up. Fishing in Floyd | her pocket she draws out the true slipper. "The other one is only a Floyd | little larger," she says, handing the real one over. "Theodora's feet Floyd | are quite dainty, on the whole." Floyd | Floyd | "You are a harridan," says the Prince. "A conniving, treacherous, Floyd | beastly woman with no knowledge of love..." Floyd | Floyd | "You could still try the shoe on Lucinda," she suggests mildly. Floyd | Floyd | He snorts. "I thank you, I do not want to find my bride here. I Floyd | imagine everyone under this roof is tainted with a little of the same Floyd | venom." Floyd | Floyd | "That is the truth," Lucinda murmurs; but he is already going, going, Floyd | gone. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | *** The Prince departs in anger *** Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, or QUIT? Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "undo" | ||
Floyd ] Trying the slipper on Theodora Floyd | Floyd | > UNDO Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | [Previous turn undone.] Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Gerynar says (to Floyd), "squawk wrong" | ||
Floyd ] Trying the slipper on Theodora Floyd | Floyd | > SQUAWK WRONG Floyd | Floyd | You stumble over that unfamiliar term and it just comes out a birdlike Floyd | cry. Floyd | Floyd | There is an odd silence, as though no one is sure what to do or say Floyd | now. But it will break momentarily. Floyd | Floyd | The Prince pulls Theodora toward him. "You are a woman of unexpected Floyd | depths," he says softly. "All these years I have known you, seen you Floyd | here and there, and thought that you were such a simple Floyd | straightforward creature..." Floyd | Floyd | She blinks at him, then says, "I hope you are not angry." Floyd | Floyd | He laughs, and touches her cheek; and she kisses him. Floyd | Floyd | Lucinda bites her lip. "Well," says the old lady briskly, standing. Floyd | "How many unexpected turns life brings to us." And she pulls the Floyd | bellpull with unnecessary force. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | *** Theodora and the Prince are married *** Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, or QUIT? Floyd | > | Jacqueline asks, "Hrm. What else can we do here, I wonder?" | |
| Jacqueline says, "I feel as though the better turning points are earlier on." | ||
| Gerynar says, "probably" | ||
| Gerynar says (to Floyd), "undo" | ||
Floyd ] Trying the slipper on Theodora Floyd | Floyd | > UNDO Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | [Previous turn undone.] Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline asks, "We had that nice little change in conversation due to us in one spot. Let's start over and try to find more of those?" | |
| Gerynar says (to Floyd), "squawk cork nut" | ||
Floyd ] Trying the slipper on Theodora Floyd | Floyd | > SQUAWK CORK NUT Floyd | Floyd | "Almond!" you hint. No one takes you up on it. Floyd | Floyd | There is an odd silence, as though no one is sure what to do or say Floyd | now. But it will break momentarily. Floyd | Floyd | The Prince pulls Theodora toward him. "You are a woman of unexpected Floyd | depths," he says softly. "All these years I have known you, seen you Floyd | here and there, and thought that you were such a simple Floyd | straightforward creature..." Floyd | Floyd | She blinks at him, then says, "I hope you are not angry." Floyd | Floyd | He laughs, and touches her cheek; and she kisses him. Floyd | Floyd | Lucinda bites her lip. "Well," says the old lady briskly, standing. Floyd | "How many unexpected turns life brings to us." And she pulls the Floyd | bellpull with unnecessary force. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | *** Theodora and the Prince are married *** Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, or QUIT? Floyd | > | Gerynar asks, "so, another restart?" | |
| Jacqueline says, "Sure." | ||
| Gerynar says (to Floyd), "restart" | ||
Floyd ] Idly discussing the king's health Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Glass Floyd | A fractured fairy tale by Emily Short Floyd | Release 1 / Serial number 061008 / Inform 7 build 4A54 (I6/v6.31 lib Floyd | 6/11N) Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | The Prince sits awkwardly on the couch, holding his glass slipper and Floyd | trying to keep it from crushing. Lucinda and Theodora have the ends of Floyd | the same couch, and they are taking turns seeing who can bend lowest Floyd | and show off the most cleavage; while the old lady, in her wing chair, Floyd | carries on about nonsense. For instance: Floyd | Floyd | "Do tell me about your father's health," she says, leaning toward the Floyd | Prince. "Is he still ailing? Has the Spanish doctor been able to do Floyd | anything for him?" Floyd | Floyd | The Prince looks uncomfortable: this line of reason leads directly to Floyd | the problem of heirs. "I believe so, madam," he replies, with a bit of Floyd | constraint. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "squawk Alex" | ||
Floyd ] Idly discussing you Floyd | Floyd | > SQUAWK ALEX Floyd | Floyd | "Awk!" you squawk. "Splendid bird!" Floyd | Floyd | "I suppose it wishes to advocate a greater interest in aviary Floyd | concerns?" the Prince asks, looking at you with curiosity. Floyd | Floyd | "I wouldn't credit it with nearly that much intelligence," says the Floyd | old lady. Witch. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Gerynar says (to Floyd), "squawk witch" | ||
Floyd ] Idly discussing Magic Floyd | Floyd | > SQUAWK WITCH Floyd | Floyd | "Squaw-awk!" you squawk. "Magic!" Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Aw." | |
| Gerynar says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Idly discussing the ball Floyd | Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | You can't escape your perch. Floyd | Floyd | The Prince sighs. "Yes," he says. "The ball, I meant to tell you..." Floyd | Floyd | He stops. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Gerynar says (to Floyd), "squawk ball" | ||
Floyd ] Curiously discussing the shoe Floyd | Floyd | > SQUAWK BALL Floyd | Floyd | "Squawk!" you squawk. "The ball!" Floyd | Floyd | "Don't mind our parrot," says the lady, smiling at the Prince. "It has Floyd | very bad manners." Floyd | Floyd | The Prince glances at you. "I imagine any manners at all would be Floyd | above average for a bird." Floyd | Floyd | Lucinda smirks. Floyd | Floyd | "I'm sure it's nothing surprising," remarks the old lady, "if you Floyd | didn't meet anyone at the ball that you felt immediately you could Floyd | marry. Such short acquaintances... there's much more to an alliance Floyd | than that. One must feel at ease with the family, for instance." Floyd | Floyd | The Prince opens his mouth, then closes it again. "I did meet Floyd | someone," he admits. "But I know nothing of her family. It hardly Floyd | matters to me, however. It will be the woman who can wear this shoe." Floyd | Floyd | The old woman laughs slightly. "How beautifully romantic! But -- she Floyd | didn't give you her name?" Floyd | Floyd | The Prince shakes his head, looking embarrassed again. Floyd | Floyd | "...but you would recognize her, at least," the lady says, looking Floyd | down carefully at her hands folded on her skirt. "As soon as you saw Floyd | her face--" Floyd | Floyd | "I can't be sure," the Prince replies. Floyd | Floyd | There is a thick silence. The old lady frowns, suggesting very rapid Floyd | and dangerous thought. Theodora lies back against the pillows, Floyd | interested in the story and too stupid to realize it has to do with Floyd | her. Lucinda-- but Lucinda's thoughts are always the hardest to read. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "squawk Lucinda" | ||
Floyd ] Curiously discussing Lucinda Floyd | Floyd | > SQUAWK LUCINDA Floyd | Floyd | "Awk!" you squawk. "Lucinda!" Floyd | Floyd | "Yes, Parrot?" asks Lucinda, looking up at you rather coldly. She's Floyd | always made it clear she thinks you possessed. Theo is much nicer. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Gerynar says (to Floyd), "squawk Theo" | ||
Floyd ] Curiously discussing Theo Floyd | Floyd | > SQUAWK THEO Floyd | Floyd | "Awwk!" you squawk. "Theo!" Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "squawk Cinderella" | ||
Floyd ] Curiously discussing heirs Floyd | Floyd | > SQUAWK CINDERELLA Floyd | Floyd | "Cinde--" Floyd | Floyd | "Ssh," says Lucinda, glaring at you. Floyd | Floyd | "And I suppose this is a suitable young woman for -- that is, your Floyd | father will think her a good mother to his grandchildren?" Floyd | Floyd | "I'm sure she comes of good family," says the Prince. "Everything Floyd | about her spoke of breeding." Floyd | Floyd | The old lady exchanges a glance with Lucinda; two little smiles of Floyd | quiet smugness, even if they neither of them would like to say why. Floyd | Floyd | "Very appropriate," says the old lady. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "snrk" | |
| Gerynar says (to Floyd), "squawk godmother" | ||
Floyd ] Curiously discussing the marriage Floyd | Floyd | > SQUAWK GODMOTHER Floyd | Floyd | You stumble over that unfamiliar term and it just comes out a birdlike Floyd | cry. Floyd | Floyd | "It's marvelous that you were so drawn to a young lady that you want Floyd | to marry her even though you can't remember what she looks like," Floyd | remarks the old woman. Floyd | Floyd | The Prince glances at her sidelong, but she does not meet his eye. Floyd | Floyd | "She was very pretty." Floyd | Floyd | "As you recall," the old lady says. Floyd | Floyd | "Yes, as I recall," he says. "I wrote down some notes at the end of Floyd | the evening. Everything I could remember about her, everything I Floyd | recalled her saying to me. I believe I noted that she was pretty." Floyd | Floyd | The old lady casts about for something to say to that. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "squawk notes" | ||
Floyd ] Nervously discussing the ball Floyd | Floyd | > SQUAWK NOTES Floyd | Floyd | You stumble over that unfamiliar term and it just comes out a birdlike Floyd | cry. Floyd | Floyd | "It wasn't a masked ball," the old lady says. "It wasn't even badly Floyd | lit. Your father did not stint on the candles at all." Floyd | Floyd | The Prince opens his mouth. Floyd | Floyd | "Oh, dear, dear, I am being odiously prying. I'm so sorry. Perhaps you Floyd | met this young lady out on the terrace..." She trails off, suggesting Floyd | the very faintest disapproval of young ladies who linger on terraces, Floyd | out of sight of chaperones, to hold conversations with Princes, and Floyd | never tell their names. Floyd | Floyd | "I met her in candlelight," says the Prince, goaded. "But she left me Floyd | at midnight." Floyd | Floyd | The effect of this comment is like the shattering of glass: for a Floyd | moment you wonder if he dropped the shoe...? No. It is merely that he Floyd | has admitted, or near-as-admitted, that his chosen bride is one who Floyd | appeared to him under a glamor, a magical enchantment. A crime Floyd | punishable by death under his father's law. Floyd | Floyd | Everyone remains very very quiet. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "squawk pretty" | ||
Floyd ] Nervously discussing the marriage Floyd | Floyd | > SQUAWK PRETTY Floyd | Floyd | You stumble over that unfamiliar term and it just comes out a birdlike Floyd | cry. Floyd | Floyd | "Maybe," Lucinda suggests, "she thought it would be wrong to deceive Floyd | you about what she was, and chose this way to, to make it known." Floyd | Floyd | A spark of comprehension comes into Theo's eyes. "Yes," she says. "She Floyd | might have thought that-- I mean, I can imagine..." Floyd | Floyd | The old lady glares at her. The Prince looks back and forth, confused. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Gerynar says (to Floyd), "squawk old lady" | ||
Floyd ] Trying the slipper on Theodora Floyd | Floyd | > SQUAWK OLD LADY Floyd | Floyd | You stumble over that unfamiliar term and it just comes out a birdlike Floyd | cry. Floyd | Floyd | Theodora leans closer to the Prince. "I can go first, if you want," Floyd | she says. Without any shyness, she lifts her skirt slightly and slips Floyd | her feet out of her afternoon slippers, wiggling her feet on the soft Floyd | carpet. Floyd | Floyd | "So strange," she says, giggling. "Taking off my shoes in the presence Floyd | of a man!" Floyd | Floyd | "I won't tell anyone," the Prince assures her. Floyd | Floyd | > | Gerynar says, "can't remember much about the Cinderella story...I've got the Disworld version of it stuck in my head at the moment" | |
| Jacqueline says, "Hrm. See, knowing Em, I'm sure there are more branches, but I'm having trouble figuring out our vocabulary." | ||
| Gerynar says (to Floyd), "about" | ||
Floyd ] Trying the slipper on Theodora Floyd | Floyd | > ABOUT Floyd | Floyd | This story may strike you as familiar, which means that you already Floyd | have some idea of the ways it can end up. Floyd | Floyd | Most of the interference available to you is in the form of speech: Floyd | SAY (something) will work to bring up a new topic of conversation. You Floyd | can also THINK to come up with a few topics related to the current Floyd | discussion. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says (to Gerynar), "I'm unfamiliar with the Discworld version." | |
| Emily says, "you found an important word earlier but you deployed it a bit too early" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "OHO" | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "think" | ||
Floyd ] Trying the slipper on Theodora Floyd | Floyd | > THINK Floyd | Floyd | Related ideas flit through your brain: heirs and a marriage. Floyd | Floyd | The old lady slips her hands into the pockets of her skirt and leans Floyd | back. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "say heirs" | ||
Floyd ] Trying the slipper on Theodora Floyd | Floyd | > SAY HEIRS Floyd | Floyd | "Awk!" you say. "Heirs!" Floyd | Floyd | Blood rushes up into the Prince's cheeks. He doesn't look your way. Floyd | Floyd | The Prince drops to kneel at Theo's feet. He looks dubiously at the Floyd | shoe. "Do you happen to know whether this goes on the left foot, or Floyd | the right one?" he asks. "It's very--" Floyd | Floyd | "You can try it on both," says Theodora. "If you want." Floyd | Floyd | He begins to slip it onto her left foot. It won't go, not at all. Floyd | "That's certainly not it," he says, smiling at her quickly. Floyd | Floyd | She twitches her skirt, giving him -- you imagine, since you are at Floyd | the wrong angle -- a passing view of quite a lot more than her ankles. Floyd | He blinks once but does not allow himself comment. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Gerynar says (to Floyd), "think" | ||
Floyd ] Trying the slipper on Theodora Floyd | Floyd | > THINK Floyd | Floyd | Related ideas flit through your brain: heirs and a marriage. Floyd | Floyd | "Right," he says. "Other foot now." He slides the shoe on, and it does Floyd | go considerably further. "Tell me if I'm hurting you," he says. Floyd | Floyd | "You're not, not at all," Theo assures him on a wince. Floyd | Floyd | "Shoes are worn tight this year," puts in the old lady. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Gerynar says (to Floyd), "say Cinderella" | ||
Floyd ] Trying the slipper on Theodora Floyd | Floyd | > SAY CINDERELLA Floyd | Floyd | "Cinde--" Floyd | Floyd | "Ssh," says Lucinda, glaring at you. Floyd | Floyd | The Prince stops his work with the shoe. "I can't -- this must not be Floyd | --" Floyd | Floyd | "Oh, for pity's sake," says the old lady. "You haven't the least idea Floyd | how women dress. Let me." And she kneels at Theodora's feet, shooing Floyd | the Prince aside, and gives a firm tap to the heel of the shoe; at Floyd | which point it slides on. Floyd | Floyd | "Bless me," she says. Floyd | Floyd | The Prince is silent for a moment, looking at the shoe. "It's you," he Floyd | says. "It's you, Theodora! Why didn't you tell me?" Floyd | Floyd | The old lady turns away, tucking something into her pocket: something Floyd | glassy and glinting. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Gerynar says (to Floyd), "think" | ||
Floyd ] Trying the slipper on Theodora Floyd | Floyd | > THINK Floyd | Floyd | Related ideas flit through your brain: heirs and a marriage. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "say marriage" | ||
Floyd ] Trying the slipper on Theodora Floyd | Floyd | > SAY MARRIAGE Floyd | Floyd | "marriage!" you say. Floyd | Floyd | Theodora blows you a little kiss. Floyd | Floyd | There is an odd silence, as though no one is sure what to do or say Floyd | now. But it will break momentarily. Floyd | Floyd | The Prince pulls Theodora toward him. "You are a woman of unexpected Floyd | depths," he says softly. "All these years I have known you, seen you Floyd | here and there, and thought that you were such a simple Floyd | straightforward creature..." Floyd | Floyd | She blinks at him, then says, "I hope you are not angry." Floyd | Floyd | He laughs, and touches her cheek; and she kisses him. Floyd | Floyd | Lucinda bites her lip. "Well," says the old lady briskly, standing. Floyd | "How many unexpected turns life brings to us." And she pulls the Floyd | bellpull with unnecessary force. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | *** Theodora and the Prince are married *** Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, or QUIT? Floyd | > | Jacqueline asks, "Restarting, okay?" | |
| Gerynar says, "sure" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Let's deploy that think verb a bit more." | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "restart" | ||
Floyd ] Idly discussing the king's health Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Glass Floyd | A fractured fairy tale by Emily Short Floyd | Release 1 / Serial number 061008 / Inform 7 build 4A54 (I6/v6.31 lib Floyd | 6/11N) Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | The Prince sits awkwardly on the couch, holding his glass slipper and Floyd | trying to keep it from crushing. Lucinda and Theodora have the ends of Floyd | the same couch, and they are taking turns seeing who can bend lowest Floyd | and show off the most cleavage; while the old lady, in her wing chair, Floyd | carries on about nonsense. For instance: Floyd | Floyd | "Do tell me about your father's health," she says, leaning toward the Floyd | Prince. "Is he still ailing? Has the Spanish doctor been able to do Floyd | anything for him?" Floyd | Floyd | The Prince looks uncomfortable: this line of reason leads directly to Floyd | the problem of heirs. "I believe so, madam," he replies, with a bit of Floyd | constraint. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "think" | ||
Floyd ] Idly discussing heirs Floyd | Floyd | > THINK Floyd | Floyd | Related ideas flit through your brain: heirs. Floyd | Floyd | "It's so fortunate," says the old lady. "That you're of an age -- that Floyd | is, that the King has been so blessed with an heir who can follow in Floyd | his footsteps when the time comes, which we all hope will be--" Floyd | Floyd | Realizing she has led herself into a diplomatic difficulty, she sighs. Floyd | "God has truly blessed our little kingdom." Floyd | Floyd | > | Gerynar says, "it's nice to have a thinking verb for an IF...thinking hurts my head in real lofe" | |
| Gerynar says, "life*" | ||
| Gerynar says, "heirs" | Jacqueline says (to Gerynar), "Try not to think about it too much." | |
| Gerynar says (to Floyd), "say heirs" | ||
Floyd ] Idly discussing the marriage Floyd | Floyd | > SAY HEIRS Floyd | Floyd | "Awwwk!" you say. "Heirs!" Floyd | Floyd | Blood rushes up into the Prince's cheeks. He doesn't look your way. Floyd | Floyd | "Now I have heard a rumor," says the old lady, pretending that this Floyd | conversation topic just now occurred to her, rather than being the Floyd | object of her determined pursuit for the last half hour. "A rumor that Floyd | you yourself were planning to wed, in the very near future." Floyd | Floyd | Theodora leans closer to the Prince, who tucks his hands more Floyd | protectively around the slipper. Floyd | Floyd | "There are a great many rumors," he says. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "say rumor" | ||
Floyd ] Idly discussing the ball Floyd | Floyd | > SAY RUMOR Floyd | Floyd | You stumble over that unfamiliar term and it just comes out a birdlike Floyd | cry. Floyd | Floyd | "It's true, you know, that my father threw the ball in the hope that I Floyd | would-- that is, that it would lead to a greater acquaintance--" The Floyd | Prince stops again, rattled, and glares down at the small shoe cradled Floyd | in his hands. "I had not been very attentive to ladies in my youth." Floyd | Floyd | The old lady looks very strange at that remark. "Well-- my dear boy--" Floyd | she begins. "I am glad you feel comfortable-- that is, I will not Floyd | mention-- if you feel you prefer--" Floyd | Floyd | He blinks thick girlish lashes, and you see why she is worried. "No, I Floyd | didn't mean that I have a preference for boys, madam," he remarks, Floyd | more at his ease now that she is uncomfortable. "Only that I have been Floyd | very much occupied with other concerns, and not..." Floyd | Floyd | He gestures. The shoe almost slips off its pillow. He catches it just Floyd | in time. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "undo" | ||
Floyd ] Idly discussing the marriage Floyd | Floyd | > UNDO Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | [Previous turn undone.] Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "think" | ||
Floyd ] Idly discussing the ball Floyd | Floyd | > THINK Floyd | Floyd | Related ideas flit through your brain: heirs, a ball, Love and God. Floyd | Floyd | "It's true, you know, that my father threw the ball in the hope that I Floyd | would-- that is, that it would lead to a greater acquaintance--" The Floyd | Prince stops again, rattled, and glares down at the small shoe cradled Floyd | in his hands. "I had not been very attentive to ladies in my youth." Floyd | Floyd | The old lady looks very strange at that remark. "Well-- my dear boy--" Floyd | she begins. "I am glad you feel comfortable-- that is, I will not Floyd | mention-- if you feel you prefer--" Floyd | Floyd | He blinks thick girlish lashes, and you see why she is worried. "No, I Floyd | didn't mean that I have a preference for boys, madam," he remarks, Floyd | more at his ease now that she is uncomfortable. "Only that I have been Floyd | very much occupied with other concerns, and not..." Floyd | Floyd | He gestures. The shoe almost slips off its pillow. He catches it just Floyd | in time. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Gerynar says (to Floyd), "say God" | ||
Floyd ] Curiously discussing the shoe Floyd | Floyd | > SAY GOD Floyd | Floyd | "God!" you exclaim. All eyes turn slowly towards you. Floyd | Floyd | "Heavens," says the Prince mildly. "A pet with theological leanings. Floyd | How unusual. You're most fortunate in your domesticated animals, Floyd | madam." Floyd | Floyd | The old lady gives you a long, narrow-eyed look. Apparently she does Floyd | not share the Prince's feelings on that topic. Floyd | Floyd | "I'm sure it's nothing surprising," remarks the old lady, "if you Floyd | didn't meet anyone at the ball that you felt immediately you could Floyd | marry. Such short acquaintances... there's much more to an alliance Floyd | than that. One must feel at ease with the family, for instance." Floyd | Floyd | The Prince opens his mouth, then closes it again. "I did meet Floyd | someone," he admits. "But I know nothing of her family. It hardly Floyd | matters to me, however. It will be the woman who can wear this shoe." Floyd | Floyd | The old woman laughs slightly. "How beautifully romantic! But -- she Floyd | didn't give you her name?" Floyd | Floyd | The Prince shakes his head, looking embarrassed again. Floyd | Floyd | "...but you would recognize her, at least," the lady says, looking Floyd | down carefully at her hands folded on her skirt. "As soon as you saw Floyd | her face--" Floyd | Floyd | "I can't be sure," the Prince replies. Floyd | Floyd | There is a thick silence. The old lady frowns, suggesting very rapid Floyd | and dangerous thought. Theodora lies back against the pillows, Floyd | interested in the story and too stupid to realize it has to do with Floyd | her. Lucinda-- but Lucinda's thoughts are always the hardest to read. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Not sure why God would come up at that point. A bit later, perhaps." | |
| Gerynar says, "now that you mention it, that makes sense" | ||
| Gerynar says (to Floyd), "think" | ||
Floyd ] Nervously discussing the ball Floyd | Floyd | > THINK Floyd | Floyd | Related ideas flit through your brain: a ball and Cinderella. Floyd | Floyd | "It wasn't a masked ball," the old lady says. "It wasn't even badly Floyd | lit. Your father did not stint on the candles at all." Floyd | Floyd | The Prince opens his mouth. Floyd | Floyd | "Oh, dear, dear, I am being odiously prying. I'm so sorry. Perhaps you Floyd | met this young lady out on the terrace..." She trails off, suggesting Floyd | the very faintest disapproval of young ladies who linger on terraces, Floyd | out of sight of chaperones, to hold conversations with Princes, and Floyd | never tell their names. Floyd | Floyd | "I met her in candlelight," says the Prince, goaded. "But she left me Floyd | at midnight." Floyd | Floyd | The effect of this comment is like the shattering of glass: for a Floyd | moment you wonder if he dropped the shoe...? No. It is merely that he Floyd | has admitted, or near-as-admitted, that his chosen bride is one who Floyd | appeared to him under a glamor, a magical enchantment. A crime Floyd | punishable by death under his father's law. Floyd | Floyd | Everyone remains very very quiet. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Gerynar says (to Floyd), "say Cinderella" | ||
Floyd ] Nervously discussing Cinderella Floyd | Floyd | > SAY CINDERELLA Floyd | Floyd | "Awwk!" you say. "Cinderella!" Floyd | Floyd | There is the crack of a summoning: and there she stands, in the Floyd | doorway, the secret daughter, the enchantress. Floyd | Floyd | "May I present my third daughter," says the old lady, very dryly. Floyd | Floyd | The Prince fumbles to his feet. Floyd | Floyd | "Do you recognize her?" the old lady asks. Floyd | Floyd | "I-- we've never met," says the Prince, looking puzzled. "I would have Floyd | thought, as long as I have known your family, I would have--" Floyd | Floyd | "She likes to keep to herself. Except, of course, when she surprises Floyd | us all, and goes out. Come in, Cinderella," says the lady. Lucinda Floyd | squirms on the sofa. Floyd | Floyd | And in she walks, looking a little as though she has just been woken. Floyd | The color rises in her cheeks when she looks at the Prince. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline asks, "Wait. Did you say it three times or something?" | |
| Gerynar says, "it was mentioned in the last THINK command" | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "say love" | ||
Floyd ] Nervously discussing Love Floyd | Floyd | > SAY LOVE Floyd | Floyd | "Awwwk!" you say. "Love!" Floyd | Floyd | The Prince and Cinderella both look up at you. Cinderella puts one Floyd | little finger to her lips, and winks, but you are afraid. Floyd | Floyd | "I met someone at the ball," he says, after a minute. "I felt for her. Floyd | I thought to recognize her again by her shoe." Floyd | Floyd | Cinderella tilts her head and looks at the shoe. "If that is the only Floyd | way you can identify her, I think you are better off avoiding such a Floyd | wife, hm?" Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Gerynar says (to Floyd), "think" | ||
Floyd ] Nervously discussing the marriage Floyd | Floyd | > THINK Floyd | Floyd | Related ideas flit through your brain: a marriage. Floyd | Floyd | "I held the ball to look for someone to-- someone that I might marry," Floyd | the Prince explains to Cinderella. Floyd | Floyd | "I went looking for the same thing," she says, tilting her head, the Floyd | way you would. "And did you find what you were looking for?" Floyd | Floyd | "I am not sure," he says. "Did you?" Floyd | Floyd | "He has not told me yet," Cinderella answers. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "say marriage" | ||
Floyd ] Nervously discussing the ball Floyd | Floyd | > SAY MARRIAGE Floyd | Floyd | "Awk!" you say. "The marriage!" Floyd | Floyd | "Don't mind our parrot," says the lady, smiling at the Prince. "It has Floyd | very bad manners." Floyd | Floyd | The Prince glances at you. "I imagine any manners at all would be Floyd | above average for a bird." Floyd | Floyd | Lucinda smirks. Floyd | Floyd | The Prince frowns at Cinderella. "I don't recall seeing you at the Floyd | ball." Floyd | Floyd | "No?" she asks, with that funny triangular smile of hers. "We were Floyd | introduced. Perhaps I did not make an impression." Floyd | Floyd | He frowns, and you can see that he is considering asking her to try Floyd | the shoe. The silence is sharp. But he realizes -- or does he? -- that Floyd | her face is wrong. Floyd | Floyd | She waits. Floyd | Floyd | The Prince frowns at Cinderella a little longer, then seems to reach Floyd | some decision. Floyd | Floyd | "This business of the shoe is nonsense," he remarks. "I've no business Floyd | to be choosing a wife so arbitrarily." Floyd | Floyd | "And all your heirs would have such small feet," Theodora contributes. Floyd | Floyd | "Yes, that would be-- terrible," the Prince says. "In fact, I think--" Floyd | He turns and hurls the slipper against the wall, where it splinters Floyd | into dozens of sparkling pieces. There is a great sigh in the room, Floyd | and the old lady actually laughs. Floyd | Floyd | The Prince's gaze lingers on Cinderella. She looks back at him, her Floyd | chin tilted up. "There are things my father need not know. Though I Floyd | also would not lie to him about anything that I knew for certain." Floyd | Floyd | "A commendable attitude," says the old lady briskly. "And now I am Floyd | having a brandy. Would anyone else care for a nip?" Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | *** Cinderella and the Prince are (eventually) wed *** Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, or QUIT? Floyd | > | Jacqueline asks, "Her face is wrong?" | |
| Jacqueline says, "Perhaps *we* should try on the shoe." | ||
| Gerynar says, "my feet are too big" | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "undo" | ||
Floyd ] Nervously discussing the marriage Floyd | Floyd | > UNDO Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | [Previous turn undone.] Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "undo" | ||
Floyd ] Nervously discussing Love Floyd | Floyd | > UNDO Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | [Previous turn undone.] Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "say shoe" | ||
Floyd ] Nervously discussing the shoe Floyd | Floyd | > SAY SHOE Floyd | Floyd | "Awwwk!" you say. "The shoe!" Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Gerynar says (to Floyd), "l" | ||
Floyd ] Nervously discussing the ball Floyd | Floyd | > L Floyd | Floyd | You give the place a once-over with your right eye. Then you turn your Floyd | head and look at everything through your left eye. It doesn't make any Floyd | difference. The farther parts of the room remain out of focus. Floyd | Floyd | The Prince frowns at Cinderella. "I don't recall seeing you at the Floyd | ball." Floyd | Floyd | "No?" she asks, with that funny triangular smile of hers. "We were Floyd | introduced. Perhaps I did not make an impression." Floyd | Floyd | He frowns, and you can see that he is considering asking her to try Floyd | the shoe. The silence is sharp. But he realizes -- or does he? -- that Floyd | her face is wrong. Floyd | Floyd | She waits. Floyd | Floyd | The Prince frowns at Cinderella a little longer, then seems to reach Floyd | some decision. Floyd | Floyd | "This business of the shoe is nonsense," he remarks. "I've no business Floyd | to be choosing a wife so arbitrarily." Floyd | Floyd | "And all your heirs would have such small feet," Theodora contributes. Floyd | Floyd | "Yes, that would be-- terrible," the Prince says. "In fact, I think--" Floyd | He turns and hurls the slipper against the wall, where it splinters Floyd | into dozens of sparkling pieces. There is a great sigh in the room, Floyd | and the old lady actually laughs. Floyd | Floyd | The Prince's gaze lingers on Cinderella. She looks back at him, her Floyd | chin tilted up. "There are things my father need not know. Though I Floyd | also would not lie to him about anything that I knew for certain." Floyd | Floyd | "A commendable attitude," says the old lady briskly. "And now I am Floyd | having a brandy. Would anyone else care for a nip?" Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | *** Cinderella and the Prince are (eventually) wed *** Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, or QUIT? Floyd | > | ||
| Gerynar says (to Floyd), "undo" | ||
Floyd ] Nervously discussing the shoe Floyd | Floyd | > UNDO Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | [Previous turn undone.] Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Gerynar says (to Floyd), "say me" | ||
Floyd ] Nervously discussing you Floyd | Floyd | > SAY ME Floyd | Floyd | "Awwwk!" you say. "Pretty bird!" Floyd | Floyd | Cinderella smiles, and comes over to where you are, and pets the top Floyd | of your head and whispers cossetting things in a language only you Floyd | understand. Your heart is filled with sweetness. Floyd | Floyd | The Prince frowns at Cinderella a little longer, then seems to reach Floyd | some decision. Floyd | Floyd | "This business of the shoe is nonsense," he remarks. "I've no business Floyd | to be choosing a wife so arbitrarily." Floyd | Floyd | "And all your heirs would have such small feet," Theodora contributes. Floyd | Floyd | "Yes, that would be-- terrible," the Prince says. "In fact, I think--" Floyd | He turns and hurls the slipper against the wall, where it splinters Floyd | into dozens of sparkling pieces. There is a great sigh in the room, Floyd | and the old lady actually laughs. Floyd | Floyd | The Prince's gaze lingers on Cinderella. She looks back at him, her Floyd | chin tilted up. "There are things my father need not know. Though I Floyd | also would not lie to him about anything that I knew for certain." Floyd | Floyd | "A commendable attitude," says the old lady briskly. "And now I am Floyd | having a brandy. Would anyone else care for a nip?" Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | *** Cinderella and the Prince are (eventually) wed *** Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, or QUIT? Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Also not sure how, in this particular turn of events, they end up eventually marrying." | |
| Emily asks, "do you want me to explain?" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Hrm. Not yet." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "I'm thinking we should restart, and save after we've introduced Cinderella to the scene." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Work it from there." | ||
| Gerynar says, "ok" | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "restart" | ||
Floyd ] Idly discussing the king's health Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Glass Floyd | A fractured fairy tale by Emily Short Floyd | Release 1 / Serial number 061008 / Inform 7 build 4A54 (I6/v6.31 lib Floyd | 6/11N) Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | The Prince sits awkwardly on the couch, holding his glass slipper and Floyd | trying to keep it from crushing. Lucinda and Theodora have the ends of Floyd | the same couch, and they are taking turns seeing who can bend lowest Floyd | and show off the most cleavage; while the old lady, in her wing chair, Floyd | carries on about nonsense. For instance: Floyd | Floyd | "Do tell me about your father's health," she says, leaning toward the Floyd | Prince. "Is he still ailing? Has the Spanish doctor been able to do Floyd | anything for him?" Floyd | Floyd | The Prince looks uncomfortable: this line of reason leads directly to Floyd | the problem of heirs. "I believe so, madam," he replies, with a bit of Floyd | constraint. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "say babies" | ||
Floyd ] Idly discussing heirs Floyd | Floyd | > SAY BABIES Floyd | Floyd | "NEED BABIES," you say. "Heirs to the kingdom, heirs to the kingdom!" Floyd | Floyd | Blood rushes up into the Prince's cheeks. He doesn't look your way. Floyd | Floyd | "It's so fortunate," says the old lady. "That you're of an age -- that Floyd | is, that the King has been so blessed with an heir who can follow in Floyd | his footsteps when the time comes, which we all hope will be--" Floyd | Floyd | Realizing she has led herself into a diplomatic difficulty, she sighs. Floyd | "God has truly blessed our little kingdom." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "say god" | ||
Floyd ] Idly discussing the marriage Floyd | Floyd | > SAY GOD Floyd | Floyd | "God!" you exclaim. All eyes turn slowly towards you. Floyd | Floyd | "Heavens," says the Prince mildly. "A pet with theological leanings. Floyd | How unusual. You're most fortunate in your domesticated animals, Floyd | madam." Floyd | Floyd | The old lady gives you a long, narrow-eyed look. Apparently she does Floyd | not share the Prince's feelings on that topic. Floyd | Floyd | "Now I have heard a rumor," says the old lady, pretending that this Floyd | conversation topic just now occurred to her, rather than being the Floyd | object of her determined pursuit for the last half hour. "A rumor that Floyd | you yourself were planning to wed, in the very near future." Floyd | Floyd | Theodora leans closer to the Prince, who tucks his hands more Floyd | protectively around the slipper. Floyd | Floyd | "There are a great many rumors," he says. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "say gay" | ||
Floyd ] Idly discussing the ball Floyd | Floyd | > SAY GAY Floyd | Floyd | You stumble over that unfamiliar term and it just comes out a birdlike Floyd | cry. Floyd | Floyd | "It's true, you know, that my father threw the ball in the hope that I Floyd | would-- that is, that it would lead to a greater acquaintance--" The Floyd | Prince stops again, rattled, and glares down at the small shoe cradled Floyd | in his hands. "I had not been very attentive to ladies in my youth." Floyd | Floyd | The old lady looks very strange at that remark. "Well-- my dear boy--" Floyd | she begins. "I am glad you feel comfortable-- that is, I will not Floyd | mention-- if you feel you prefer--" Floyd | Floyd | He blinks thick girlish lashes, and you see why she is worried. "No, I Floyd | didn't mean that I have a preference for boys, madam," he remarks, Floyd | more at his ease now that she is uncomfortable. "Only that I have been Floyd | very much occupied with other concerns, and not..." Floyd | Floyd | He gestures. The shoe almost slips off its pillow. He catches it just Floyd | in time. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Gerynar says (to Floyd), "say me" | ||
Floyd ] Idly discussing you Floyd | Floyd | > SAY ME Floyd | Floyd | "Awk!" you say. "Nice bird! Adorable bird!" Floyd | Floyd | "I suppose it wishes to advocate a greater interest in aviary Floyd | concerns?" the Prince asks, looking at you with curiosity. Floyd | Floyd | "I wouldn't credit it with nearly that much intelligence," says the Floyd | old lady. Witch. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Gerynar says (to Floyd), "think" | ||
Floyd ] Idly discussing the ball Floyd | Floyd | > THINK Floyd | Floyd | Related ideas flit through your brain: nothing. Floyd | Floyd | There's an uncomfortable silence as everyone tries to think of a Floyd | sensible direction for the conversation to take from here. Floyd | Floyd | "Mm, we were speaking of ball," says a Prince. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "say nothing" | ||
Floyd ] Curiously discussing the shoe Floyd | Floyd | > SAY NOTHING Floyd | Floyd | You stumble over that unfamiliar term and it just comes out a birdlike Floyd | cry. Floyd | Floyd | "I'm sure it's nothing surprising," remarks the old lady, "if you Floyd | didn't meet anyone at the ball that you felt immediately you could Floyd | marry. Such short acquaintances... there's much more to an alliance Floyd | than that. One must feel at ease with the family, for instance." Floyd | Floyd | The Prince opens his mouth, then closes it again. "I did meet Floyd | someone," he admits. "But I know nothing of her family. It hardly Floyd | matters to me, however. It will be the woman who can wear this shoe." Floyd | Floyd | The old woman laughs slightly. "How beautifully romantic! But -- she Floyd | didn't give you her name?" Floyd | Floyd | The Prince shakes his head, looking embarrassed again. Floyd | Floyd | "...but you would recognize her, at least," the lady says, looking Floyd | down carefully at her hands folded on her skirt. "As soon as you saw Floyd | her face--" Floyd | Floyd | "I can't be sure," the Prince replies. Floyd | Floyd | There is a thick silence. The old lady frowns, suggesting very rapid Floyd | and dangerous thought. Theodora lies back against the pillows, Floyd | interested in the story and too stupid to realize it has to do with Floyd | her. Lucinda-- but Lucinda's thoughts are always the hardest to read. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Gerynar says (to Floyd), "say think" | ||
Floyd ] Nervously discussing the ball Floyd | Floyd | > SAY THINK Floyd | Floyd | You stumble over that unfamiliar term and it just comes out a birdlike Floyd | cry. Floyd | Floyd | "It wasn't a masked ball," the old lady says. "It wasn't even badly Floyd | lit. Your father did not stint on the candles at all." Floyd | Floyd | The Prince opens his mouth. Floyd | Floyd | "Oh, dear, dear, I am being odiously prying. I'm so sorry. Perhaps you Floyd | met this young lady out on the terrace..." She trails off, suggesting Floyd | the very faintest disapproval of young ladies who linger on terraces, Floyd | out of sight of chaperones, to hold conversations with Princes, and Floyd | never tell their names. Floyd | Floyd | "I met her in candlelight," says the Prince, goaded. "But she left me Floyd | at midnight." Floyd | Floyd | The effect of this comment is like the shattering of glass: for a Floyd | moment you wonder if he dropped the shoe...? No. It is merely that he Floyd | has admitted, or near-as-admitted, that his chosen bride is one who Floyd | appeared to him under a glamor, a magical enchantment. A crime Floyd | punishable by death under his father's law. Floyd | Floyd | Everyone remains very very quiet. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "say cinderella" | ||
Floyd ] Nervously discussing Cinderella Floyd | Floyd | > SAY CINDERELLA Floyd | Floyd | "Awk!" you say. "Cinderella!" Floyd | Floyd | There is the crack of a summoning: and there she stands, in the Floyd | doorway, the secret daughter, the enchantress. Floyd | Floyd | "May I present my third daughter," says the old lady, very dryly. Floyd | Floyd | The Prince fumbles to his feet. Floyd | Floyd | "Do you recognize her?" the old lady asks. Floyd | Floyd | "I-- we've never met," says the Prince, looking puzzled. "I would have Floyd | thought, as long as I have known your family, I would have--" Floyd | Floyd | "She likes to keep to herself. Except, of course, when she surprises Floyd | us all, and goes out. Come in, Cinderella," says the lady. Lucinda Floyd | squirms on the sofa. Floyd | Floyd | And in she walks, looking a little as though she has just been woken. Floyd | The color rises in her cheeks when she looks at the Prince. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "SAVE" | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "cf1" | ||
Floyd | > Floyd | > SAVE Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write: Floyd ] Nervously discussing Cinderella Floyd | Ok. Floyd | Floyd | > | Gerynar asks, "say "magic"?" | |
| Jacqueline says, "yeah" | ||
| Gerynar says (to Floyd), "say magic" | ||
Floyd ] Nervously discussing Magic Floyd | Floyd | > SAY MAGIC Floyd | Floyd | "Awwk!" you say. "Magic!" Floyd | Floyd | "Magic magic magic," you sing. "Witch, enchantress..." Floyd | Floyd | Cinderella swallows, but the Prince shrugs impatiently. "I had guessed Floyd | as much," he says to you. And to her: "I suppose you have looked-- Floyd | another way than this?" Floyd | Floyd | She nods, and takes the glass slipper from his hand. Floyd | Floyd | "Don't," says the old lady, reaching for her wrist; missing. "They Floyd | can't-- without proof they won't..." Floyd | Floyd | Cinderella puts it on, turning her ankle to watch the effect. The Floyd | change sweeps up through her, making her taller, more perfect, almost Floyd | inhumanly beautiful. Floyd | Floyd | The Prince drops his hand. Floyd | Floyd | "You need not have done that," he says. "You could have broken it. Floyd | Lied to me. Remained hidden." His jaw works. "Didn't you understand Floyd | that--" Floyd | Floyd | "She understands," says the old lady, rising from her chair. "I told Floyd | her. We all told her. She hoped that you would understand her secret Floyd | but have the wit not to put her to the test." Her fingers dig into the Floyd | chairback. "I'm afraid the rest of us -- not being in love with you, Floyd | you see -- we had less faith in your intuition. We thought perhaps we Floyd | might distract you with one of the other two. One of the plainly... Floyd | non-magical ones." Floyd | Floyd | The Prince swallows. He is crying: not very man-like. "You see I Floyd | cannot conceal this; it would be treason, now I have seen this Floyd | witchcraft with my own eyes..." Floyd | Floyd | Cinderella backs away. "I have no truck with devils," she says. "I was Floyd | gifted or cursed in my nature, that is all. I cannot make it go away Floyd | -- the power remains with me." Floyd | Floyd | "It's true," says Lucinda. "We poured holy water on her every day for Floyd | a year." Floyd | Floyd | "But the law," says the Prince. Floyd | Floyd | "You're an idiot," says the old lady. "You knew what you might find. Floyd | If you loved her at all, you would not have come looking." Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | *** Cinderella is executed *** Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, or QUIT? Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Golly" | |
| Jacqueline asks, "So, um, having found that, is that all the endings?" | ||
| Emily says, "that's all the narratively important endings" | ||
| Emily says, "there is also an easter egg if you are a *very* bad bird" | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "undo" | ||
Floyd ] Nervously discussing Cinderella Floyd | Floyd | > UNDO Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | [Previous turn undone.] Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "poo" | ||
Floyd ] Nervously discussing Cinderella Floyd | Floyd | > POO Floyd | Floyd | That's not a verb I recognize. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "So, naughtier than than going on the rug, then." | |
| Gerynar says, "having been watching "The Adventures of Merlin" on netflix, I can't help but thinking that maybe the king is Uther Pendragon" | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "say shit" | ||
Floyd ] Nervously discussing the ball Floyd | Floyd | > SAY SHIT Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | You squawk very loudly. Floyd | Floyd | "If that happens again," says the old woman to you, "we will sell you Floyd | to the first man with an earring we can find." Floyd | Floyd | Lucinda's cheeks go pink. Floyd | Floyd | There is a long thoughtful silence. The Prince frowns at Cinderella. Floyd | "I don't recall seeing you at the ball." Floyd | Floyd | "No?" she asks, with that funny triangular smile of hers. "We were Floyd | introduced. Perhaps I did not make an impression." Floyd | Floyd | He frowns, and you can see that he is considering asking her to try Floyd | the shoe. The silence is sharp. But he realizes -- or does he? -- that Floyd | her face is wrong. Floyd | Floyd | She waits. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Gerynar says (to Floyd), "say sex" | ||
Floyd ] Nervously discussing Magic Floyd | Floyd | > SAY SEX Floyd | Floyd | You stumble over that unfamiliar term and it just comes out a birdlike Floyd | cry. Floyd | Floyd | "Would you mind trying this shoe?" the Prince asks, quite politely. Floyd | Floyd | She nods, and takes the glass slipper from his hand. Floyd | Floyd | "Don't," says the old lady, reaching for her wrist; missing. "They Floyd | can't-- without proof they won't..." Floyd | Floyd | Cinderella puts it on, turning her ankle to watch the effect. The Floyd | change sweeps up through her, making her taller, more perfect, almost Floyd | inhumanly beautiful. Floyd | Floyd | The Prince drops his hand. Floyd | Floyd | "You need not have done that," he says. "You could have broken it. Floyd | Lied to me. Remained hidden." His jaw works. "Didn't you understand Floyd | that--" Floyd | Floyd | "She understands," says the old lady, rising from her chair. "I told Floyd | her. We all told her. She hoped that you would understand her secret Floyd | but have the wit not to put her to the test." Her fingers dig into the Floyd | chairback. "I'm afraid the rest of us -- not being in love with you, Floyd | you see -- we had less faith in your intuition. We thought perhaps we Floyd | might distract you with one of the other two. One of the plainly... Floyd | non-magical ones." Floyd | Floyd | The Prince swallows. He is crying: not very man-like. "You see I Floyd | cannot conceal this; it would be treason, now I have seen this Floyd | witchcraft with my own eyes..." Floyd | Floyd | Cinderella backs away. "I have no truck with devils," she says. "I was Floyd | gifted or cursed in my nature, that is all. I cannot make it go away Floyd | -- the power remains with me." Floyd | Floyd | "It's true," says Lucinda. "We poured holy water on her every day for Floyd | a year." Floyd | Floyd | "But the law," says the Prince. Floyd | Floyd | "You're an idiot," says the old lady. "You knew what you might find. Floyd | If you loved her at all, you would not have come looking." Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | *** Cinderella is executed *** Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, or QUIT? Floyd | > | Jacqueline asks, "Hrm. Could you explain the (eventually) they get married bit, then?" | |
| Ghogg arrives, full of fun and funk. | ||
| Emily says (to floyd), "undo" | ||
Floyd ] Nervously discussing the ball Floyd | Floyd | > UNDO Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | [Previous turn undone.] Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Emily says (to floyd), "say fuck" | ||
Floyd ] Nervously discussing the ball Floyd | Floyd | > SAY FUCK Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | "Right," says the old lady. And she rings for a servant to remove you Floyd | from the room. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | *** You are sold to pirates and have a glorious career on the Floyd | open sea *** Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, or QUIT? Floyd | > | ||
| jmac arrives, full of fun, but no funk. | Jacqueline says, "hee" | |
| Jacqueline says, "Well, welcome, jmac and Ghogg. You're just in time to see us wrap up." | ||
| Emily says (to Jacqueline), "so the explanation is basically what you learn in the Cinderella-gets-executed ending: she has magic powers, her family has been trying to cover for her. in the "eventually" ending, what happens is that the Prince meets her, realizes that she's the person he met under a glamor, but also realizes that if he *proves* that fact, he can't marry her" | ||
| Emily says, "so he destroys the shoe and comes up with an alternate excuse to court her" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Ah." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Okay." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Nice little twist on the story." | ||
| Gerynar says, "very nice" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Hooray! Good little session." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "So, we will skip next Sunday, unless someone here would like to volunteer to moderate." | ||
| Emily says, "(in the original Grimm version, the stepsisters cut off parts of their feet to fit in the slipper, and then they're caught because birds shout SHOE OF BLOOD, SHOE OF BLOOD and the Prince belatedly notices)" | ||
| Emily says, "(though you would think if the slipper was GLASS you would be able to see sawn-off toe issues immediately)" | ||
| Ghogg says, "yeeeaaah" | ||
| Emily says, "or-- maybe not Grimm, but an early version, anyway" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "blurgle" | ||
| Ghogg asks, "so is there an ending where cindarella decides she doesn't need a man so she hits the road with a pack of cigarettes and a dream?" | ||
| Emily says, "ha" | ||
| Emily says, "not really, no" | ||
| jmac has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. | Emily says, "I did want it to be a thing where you start out thinking the stepmother is evil but eventually realize that it's more complicated than that" | |
| Jacqueline says, "You pulled a Maleficent before Disney did. Well done." | ||
| Ghogg says, "(that's SORT OF the 'pirate queen' ending in that Plundered Hearts game)" | ||
| Allen asks, "or one where Cinderella discovers Prince Charming is already married to sleeping beauty?" | ||
| Ghogg says (to Allen), "you're mixing it up with Fables" | ||
| Ghogg has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. | Jacqueline says, "Well, folks, I need to go take a nap. If someone is interested in moderating next week in my stead while I'm at Go Play NW, drop me a mudmail today. Otherwise I'll come back later and post a bb message about canceling for a week." | |
| Jacqueline yawns, waves, and curls up on the couch. | ||
| Gerynar has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. | ||
| pollux has had its fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. | benzene asks, "did you guys finish glass? how was it?" | |
| Emily disappears through an invisible gap in the MUD. You think you may have heard the sounds of chatting before the gap closed again. | Ghogg says, "cindarella dumped prince charming and went to south america and became a dictator-for-life" | |
| benzene says, "I see" | ||
| benzene asks, "but she's happy?" | ||
| Ghogg says, "it's ambiguous at that point. YOU DECIDE." | ||
| Olly says, "Not in the end. Human rights abuses don't pay, kids." | ||
