AllThingsJacq.com - Interactive Fiction | ClubFloyd - February 19, 2017 - Arrival, or Attack of the B-Movie Clichés by Stephen Granade


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		Peregrine asks, "How about a short IF classic? Aren't there those around somewhere?"
		olethros says, "20 years ago? I suppose we could play that game where you have to communicate with some aliens.... what was it called"
		DavidW asks, "Arrival by Sargent?"
		Jacqueline says, "We haven't played that, surprisingly."
		olethros says, "it is quite short"
		DavidW asks, "Or are you thinking of Nalian, the spinoff of Edifice?"
		olethros says, "ah, Edifice was the one I played"
		Jacqueline asks, "Isn't Edifice by Lucian?"
		Jacqueline says, "Oh, the spinoff."
		Jacqueline says, "Anyway, I have never played Arrival."
		Jacqueline says, "It sounds like a very Sargent game."
		DavidW says, "It's not so much a spinoff as the the same puzzle with different vocabulary."
		DavidW says, "It's been ages since I played Arrival. I remember the graphics being quite charmingly childlike."
		DavidW says, "The sorts of drawings that you'd post on a fridge."
		olethros says, "ah yeah"
		Jacqueline asks, "Well, we won't be able to see the images. Is that a dealbreaker?"
		DavidW says, "Not at all. The images are optional."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "load arrival"		Peregrine says, "Cool."
Floyd \| Welcome to the Cheap Glk Implementation, library version 0.9.0. Floyd \| Floyd \| tadsr - A text-only TADS 2.5.10 Interpreter. Floyd \| Copyright (c) 1993, 2006 by Michael J. Roberts. Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Geez, mom really hacks you off sometimes. I mean, making you do dishes Floyd \| while that new show "Captain Dangerous" is on. Last week, Cap'n was Floyd \| having to fight off the slavering hordes of Gamma Proxima Epsilon Floyd \| Centauri Five B, and he and his side-kick Billy Bob had used up the Floyd \| last of their ammo keeping the zombie mind troopers at bay. The evil Floyd \| over-leader had just shown up with his mucilage-ray when the show Floyd \| ended. Floyd \| Floyd \| And you're stuck cleaning the Pfaltzgraff while Cap'n and Billy Bob Floyd \| fight for their lives. Floyd \| Floyd \| Life's not fair when you're eight. Floyd \| Floyd \| Kitchen Floyd \| You've spent many an hour at the kitchen sink, elbow-deep in suds, Floyd \| staring out the window. Add this hour to the total, thanks to mom and Floyd \| her speech about familial responsibility. At least she isn't making Floyd \| you wipe down the cabinets again. A dismayingly large stack of dirty Floyd \| plates towers on one side of the sink, balanced by a much smaller stack Floyd \| of clean plates on the other side. Next to the east doorway is the Floyd \| avocado-green refrigerator your family has owned forever. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Peregrine says, ">WASH DISHES"
olethros arrives, full of fun, but no funk.		olethros says, "oh yeah, let's go"
		DavidW says, "That avocado-green sets the time period perfectly."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "wash dishes"
Floyd \| You pull, freeing the top plate from the gummy, foody stack with a wet Floyd \| slurping sound. One quick dip in the suds, one quick rinse from the Floyd \| faucet, and you toss the plate on the "clean" stack. The clean stack, Floyd \| in return, shimmies a bit. You keep piling slick clean dishes on that Floyd \| stack and, chances are, you'll soon have dish pieces on your hands. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Roger says, "I had to look that up"
		Jacqueline asks (of Roger), "You did?"
		olethros asks, "what did you have to look up?"
		Jacqueline asks, "Did they not have avocado-green and ... (what was it called? Harvest-gold?) appliances in Canada?"
		Roger says, "I guess I'm not up to speed on American dishware manufactureres"
		Jacqueline says, "Oh, Phaltzgraff."
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah, we have Phaltzgraff plates."
		Jacqueline says, "They are nice."
Ellison arrives, full of funk, but no fun.		DavidW says, "huh. I've never heard of the brand. Except from this game, I guess."
		Ellison says, "still washing dishes? I never got much further than the dishes."
		Jacqueline asks, "So, we're 8. I guess that means we actually want to break all the dishes out of spite, but then blame it on 'not knowing any better'?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x window"
Floyd \| The window may have been clear once, but your mom's gleeful use of oil Floyd \| while cooking has added a dirty yellow glaze, making it hard to see Floyd \| through. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Ellison says, "well, it's because we love dancing so much"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "clean window"
Floyd \| Eww, gross. That oil'd coat your hands more or less permanently. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x fridge"
Floyd \| Everything in the kitchen used to be the same pukey-green color as the Floyd \| fridge. Thankfully, all that other stuff was replaced. Too bad the Floyd \| fridge still works, or you wouldn't ever have to see that color again. Floyd \| Mom has covered up as much of the fridge as she could with some of your Floyd \| artwork from class. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Peregrine says, "This is good coding."
		Peregrine says, "Very smooth so far."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x me"
Floyd \| You look about the same as always. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "i"
Floyd \| You are empty-handed. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open fridge"
Floyd \| Nuh-uh. You mess around in there and you won't get to see Captain Floyd \| Dangerous' adventures for the rest of your life, maybe longer. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Peregrine says, "hehe"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x artwork"
Floyd \| Just some stuff you drew for class. No big deal. Though you did get Floyd \| an A+ on the big blue swirly one. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x sink"
Floyd \| The discolored porcelain sink is filled with suds. To its right is a Floyd \| stack of dirty dishes; to its left, a stack of clean dishes. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x cupboard"
Floyd \| I never learned the word "cupboard" in school. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Roger says, "Sargent is quite the craftsman, it's true"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put away clean dishes"
Floyd \| I never learned the word "away" in school. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Taleslinger asks, "Have you seen his shower?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wash dishes"
Floyd \| You pull, freeing the top plate from the gummy, foody stack with a wet Floyd \| slurping sound. One quick dip in the suds, one quick rinse from the Floyd \| faucet, and you toss the plate on the "clean" stack. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "g"
Floyd \| You pull, freeing the top plate from the gummy, foody stack with a wet Floyd \| slurping sound. One quick dip in the suds, one quick rinse from the Floyd \| faucet, and you toss the plate on the "clean" stack. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "g"
Floyd \| You pull, freeing the top plate from the gummy, foody stack with a wet Floyd \| slurping sound. One quick dip in the suds, one quick rinse from the Floyd \| faucet, and you toss the plate on the "clean" stack. As you do, the Floyd \| clean stack of dishes wobbles for a moment before settling down. You Floyd \| could probably get that stack dancing if you wanted. Floyd \| Floyd \| A gleam out the window, a faux star, grows brighter and brighter. You Floyd \| pull yourself up on the edge of the sink, soaking your elbows. The Floyd \| gleam is a glow, is a streak, is a flame which is rocketing into your Floyd \| backyard and WHAM onto the ground. You reflexively blink, the flash Floyd \| brighter than the one on that camera dad lugs around everywhere. When Floyd \| you can see again, there is a silvery ship in the backyard. Floyd \| Floyd \| A ship! Oh man oh man, it must be a spaceship! From outer space! Floyd \| Maybe from Gamma Proxima Epsilon Centauri Five B! Forget the Floyd \| dishes--this is way too cool to ignore. Floyd \| Floyd \| Arrival Floyd \| or, Attack of the B-Movie Clichés Floyd \| Copyright © 1998 by Stephen Granade. All rights reserved. Floyd \| (Type "about" for more information) Floyd \| Version 2 (Dec 23 1998) Floyd \| Developed with TADS, the Text Adventure Development System. Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| >		DavidW says, "I think we can ignore the dishes now."
		Jacqueline says, "...yeah"
		Peregrine hums the John Williams Star Wars theme.
		Roger says, "20 year anniversary edition right around the corner"
		Ellison says, "it's possible that feeling bad about the dishes is why I never played much past the dishes"
		Jacqueline says, "hee"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l"
Floyd \| Kitchen Floyd \| You've spent many an hour at the kitchen sink, elbow-deep in suds, Floyd \| staring out the window, ignoring the ugly appliances and dirty Floyd \| cabinets. A dismayingly large stack of dirty plates towers on one side Floyd \| of the sink, balanced by a much smaller stack of clean plates on the Floyd \| other side. Next to the east doorway is the avocado-green refrigerator Floyd \| your family has owned forever. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		DavidW says, "so, east."
		DavidW asks, "Who's driving?"
		Ellison says, "I think I still have my 'The Arrival' poster"
		Roger says, "Technically most 8-year-olds would need to stand on a stool to get elbow-deep into a kitchen sink"
		Jacqueline eats some Eggos off of her Pfaltzgraff plate and drinks coffee from her Pfaltzgraff cup. "East is good. I would drive but I am eating my eggos."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd \| Hallway Floyd \| A short hall lined with dark wood panelling. It connects the Floyd \| kitchen, to the west, with the living room, to the east. The backyard Floyd \| is north of here. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		olethros asks, "EGGOS?"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd \| Backyard Floyd \| Normally the backyard is boring, but not tonight! Tonight the lawn Floyd \| has been crisped by the arrival of the silvery ship. It sits there, Floyd \| gleaming under the bright backyard lights your dad installed a while Floyd \| back. Its shadow stretches across the brick patio and Weber grill. Floyd \| Your house is to the south. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says (to olethros), "It's a Sunday. Don't judge me."
Peregrine woooooooo		Peregrine says, "woooooooooo"
		DavidW) Alex says, "Awwwk! Want Eggos!"
		olethros says, "I thought it might have been a 90s USA thing"
		Peregrine exclaims, "Aaaaaaaaaliens!"
		Ellison says, "I don't think it ever occurred to me to stop washing the dishes when the saucer arrived. that may have been my problem."
		Roger asks, "Achievement unlocked: Call to Adventure? What call to adventure?"
		Jacqueline says (to olethros), "Well, it kind of is. We bought some after having been reminded of their existence after watching a television show set in the 80s."
		Ellison says, "just don't Lego your Eggo or else you might crack a tooth"
		DavidW asks, "Why isn't there a Lego Eggo Movie yet?"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "x ship"
Floyd \| It's much, much cooler close up. The surface is all crinkly and Floyd \| silvery. The top and bottom are flat; the sides angle out, then back Floyd \| in, and are ruffled. On its back are two bumper stickers. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Peregrine asks, "Bumper stickers??"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x stickers"
Floyd \| left bumper sticker: The left sticker reads, "Speed Kills! .55c Saves Floyd \| Lives." Floyd \| right bumper sticker: The right bumper sticker reads, "My Other Saucer Floyd \| Is A Porsche." Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Peregrine says, "hahaha"
		Peregrine says, "so, going at half the speed of light is considered 'safe'"
		olethros says, "ha ha"
		DavidW says, "There was probably a 55 mph campaign in the US back then that this is referring to."
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah"
		Ellison says (to DW), "ah, that make sense. not familiar with it myself, though."
		Ellison says, "(the bumper sticker it's an allusion to)"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l"
Floyd \| Backyard Floyd \| Normally the backyard is boring, but not tonight! Tonight the lawn Floyd \| has been crisped by the arrival of the silvery ship. It sits there, Floyd \| gleaming under the bright backyard lights your dad installed a while Floyd \| back. Its shadow stretches across the brick patio and Weber grill. Floyd \| Your house is to the south. Floyd \| Floyd \| With the sound of a thousand cats yowling a thousand different songs, a Floyd \| piece of the saucer lowers, forming a ramp. For a few seconds, the Floyd \| only things coming out of the ship are gouts of white gas which quickly Floyd \| dissipate. Floyd \| Floyd \| Then the aliens step forth. Floyd \| Floyd \| Full of might and majesty, two shapes drift down the ramp and onto the Floyd \| zoysia grass. One is purple and cylindrical, with several tentacles Floyd \| dangling. The other is green and much more blobby, though he too is Floyd \| be-tentacled. Floyd \| Floyd \| The purple alien squints for a moment at the bright lights, then Floyd \| produces a small box with a rotating antenna on it. He punches some Floyd \| buttons on the box. It responds with bleeps and blips. The purple one Floyd \| nods and puts the box away. "Scan for life signs in immediate vicinity Floyd \| complete. Two adults, one child, no tabloid reporters found." Floyd \| Floyd \| "Good," the green one says. "We now must--" He stops, staring right at Floyd \| you. You blink. Floyd \| Floyd \| "Zigurt," the purple alien says to the green one. His voice is thick Floyd \| with worry. Floyd \| Floyd \| "Shh," the green alien replies. "I am cogitating." Floyd \| Floyd \| "Ziiiiiguuurt," the purple alien whines. Floyd \| Floyd \| "Shh!" Floyd \| Floyd \| "But ZIIiiIIiiIIiiguuuurt, the child can see us! Why is that?" The Floyd \| purple alien turns to the green one, filling the air with his flailing Floyd \| tentacles. "You said the neurotron would prevent our detection. You Floyd \| said that this would be a slight wind, that this would be without Floyd \| difficulty!" Floyd \| Floyd \| "Silence, Floban." The purple alien falls quiet. "We will unravel Floyd \| this conundrum in due time. For now, I have closed the child's avenue Floyd \| of retreat." You spin around--sure enough, a curtain of energy has Floyd \| sprung up between you and your house. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		DavidW says, "So, go in the ship? There's probably stuff around the house to pick up too."
		Peregrine says, "ooops"
		Peregrine says, "this was timed"
		Jacqueline says, "This is awesome"
		DavidW says, "'zoysia grass'? That's oddly specific."
		Jacqueline says, "Also, not that anyone cares anymore now that there are aliens, but..."
		Jacqueline \| [LINK]
		DavidW says, "yay!"
		Peregrine says, "Oh! So those are waffles, not eggs"
		DavidW says, "Eggos is a brand of toaster waffles. They're round."
		Roger says, "They are waffle-shaped objects, yes"
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah. They are basically frozen waffles you can cook in a toaster."
		Jacqueline says (to Roger), "Lest you judge me too harshly, they are slathered in real Canadian maple syrup."
		DavidW says, "They pop up out of the toaster and everyone tries to grab it, and if your sibling grabs it before you, you yell "LEGGO MY EGGO!""
		Jacqueline says, "So, run into the ship? That's bold."
		Jacqueline says, "I like it."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "enter ship"
Floyd \| The aliens move to block you. Floyd \| Floyd \| The two aliens begin whispering back and forth. "Obviously the child Floyd \| is the Ambassador Plenipotentiary for this planet." Floyd \| Floyd \| "A child?" Floyd \| Floyd \| "Certainly. The Zufans' intelligence, while fearful in their young, Floyd \| diminishes with age. All of their civil servants are children. Why Floyd \| not with Terrans? Have you not seen the their `sit-coms,' in which the Floyd \| children are all-knowing and their elders impotent fools?" Floyd \| Floyd \| "Fine, fine, fine. But can the child understand us?" Zigurt responds Floyd \| by displaying a plain metal rod. "Ah, yes. I had forgotten of the Floyd \| translator." Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Allen says, "RAMMING SPEED!"
		Allen says, "(don't know what you're playing, but that's my favorite thing to yell when I'm in the passenger seat of cars)"
		olethros says, "ha ha this is great"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "talk to aliens"
Floyd \| I never learned the word "talk" in school. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "snrk"
		DavidW asks, "I guess examine the aliens? Or the grill?"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "Zigurt, hell"
Floyd \| I never learned the word "hell" in school. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "er..."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "Zigurt, hello"
Floyd \| "Kindly hold your tongue until we have decided your fate." Floyd \| Floyd \| Zigurt makes a sound like that of gravel being crushed underfoot. Floyd \| "Floban, would this not be an opportune time to present our demands to Floyd \| the Ambassador?" Floyd \| Floyd \| Floban looks hurt. "I was preparing the list mentally," he says Floyd \| truculently. "There is no need for you to clear your esophageal Floyd \| passages at me. Floyd \| Floyd \| "Human child!" The latter is directed at you, making you jump. Floban Floyd \| moves forward, looming ominously. "We are here on behalf of all Floyd \| spacefaring races who must cope with the mess your species is making. Floyd \| Must you shout your news across all radio frequencies?" Floyd \| Floyd \| "Mmm, Floban," says Zigurt. Floyd \| Floyd \| "Must I hear of your puny world wars? Must I deal with the endless Floyd \| chatter of a semi-sentient race? Must you flood the universe with your Floyd \| `top-ten lists' and `buzz clips'?" Floyd \| Floyd \| "What about our demands, Floban?" Floyd \| Floyd \| "Must I sully the tips of my tentacles by dipping them in the muck of Floyd \| this world? Must I stop your stupid, stupid development of Solarnite? Floyd \| Must I spend more time on a backwards planet, educating the--" Floyd \| Floyd \| "FLOBAN! FOOD!" Floyd \| Floyd \| Floban winces. "Not so loud," he hisses to Zigurt. "One moment, Floyd \| please, Ambassador," he says to you as he rolls back to Zigurt. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Peregrine asks, "Okay, so they want us to end TV forever?"
		DavidW says, "This is obviously a please-sit-through-this-cutscene scene."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "z"
Floyd \| Time passes... Floyd \| Floyd \| Zigurt and Floban have a hurried, whispered discussion. Finally, Floyd \| Zigurt moves closer to you. "Our trip has been a long one, and we are Floyd \| in need of sustenance. You will bring us rock salt, so that we might Floyd \| de-hydrate." Floyd \| Floyd \| "And some Ho-Hos," Floban interjects hopefully. Floyd \| Floyd \| Zigurt glares at Floban. Finally, grudgingly, he adds, "And some Floyd \| Ho-Hos. You will--" Floyd \| Floyd \| "And a memento!" says Floban. Floyd \| Floyd \| This silence lasts longer than the previous one. Slowly Zigurt swivels Floyd \| around to stare at Floban. "A...memento?" he asks. Floyd \| Floyd \| "Oh, my, yes! The preliminary scan--" he waves around the small box Floyd \| you saw before, "--showed a high concentration of mementos somewhere Floyd \| within the domicile. We should obtain...one to...add..." Floban's Floyd \| words trail off under Zigurt's glare. Floyd \| Floyd \| Zigurt sighs before turning back to you. "Bring us rock salt, some Floyd \| Ho-Hos," he pauses and glares again at Floban, who ducks his head, "and Floyd \| a memento. You will bring them to our skrrbtz..." Zigurt frowns, Floyd \| shakes the translator. "Enter our fzzgt..." His frown is deeper this Floyd \| time. "Our gblzzt..." He waves his tentacles, distressed. Floyd \| "`Universal translator' my anterior appendage!" he shouts. Floyd \| Floyd \| "Please, not so loud!" Floban brings out an open white bottle and pops Floyd \| a pill from it. "I am experiencing a horrendous headache. If you Floyd \| would but wait a moment." From somewhere he finds a large book, which Floyd \| he consults. "The word you want is `sheep'." Floyd \| Floyd \| Zigurt pauses, rolling the strange word around in his mouth, tasting Floyd \| its sounds. "Bring the rock salt, Ho-Hos, and memento to our sheep. Floyd \| We will wait." Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Peregrine says, "heehee"
		Peregrine says, "or, should I say, Ho Ho"
		Jacqueline says, "heh."
		Jacqueline exclaims, "Also, yay. A fetch quest. How original!"
		Jacqueline says, "(But amusingly writting, so it's fine.)"
		Peregrine says, "I guess "memento" is a mistranslation. This is going to be fun."
		DavidW says, "Fetch quests have the advantage of knowing what your goal is."
		Jacqueline says, "To quote one of my favorite quotes (by various people), 'Video games let me live out my wildest fantasies. Like being given a task, and then completing it.'"
		Jacqueline says (to Peregrine), "Oh, you're right. I was thinking 'mentos.' hee"
		Jacqueline asks, "Maybe a photograph?"
		Jacqueline asks, "Or something our parents gave us?"
		DavidW says, "Or a postcard"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x grill"
Floyd \| Roundish, red, with three legs and wheels. Occasionally dad uses it to Floyd \| flash-burn meat into flaky, charcoal lumps. Floyd \| Floyd \| Zigurt and Floban drift back up the ramp. When they are near the top, Floyd \| they stop. "Oh, and tell your world governments' spacefarers to clean Floyd \| up after themselves in orbit," Zigurt says. Floyd \| Floyd \| "Yeah, especially that Mir." Floyd \| Floyd \| Zigurt negligently waves a tentacle, making the curtain of energy Floyd \| vanish, and the two aliens disappear into their ship. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Peregrine says, "Well, that request will be significantly harder to fulfill."
		DavidW says, "ok, we can now go back inside."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open grill"
Floyd \| No thanks. Last time dad cooked something in it, it almost exploded Floyd \| from all the lighter fluid. If you open it and get soot all over you, Floyd \| you'll probably have to clean it. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		DavidW says, "I suggest returning inside and finding this stuff."
		Jacqueline says, "Well, let's go inside and call NASA"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd \| Hallway Floyd \| A short hall lined with dark wood panelling. It connects the Floyd \| kitchen, to the west, with the living room, to the east. The backyard Floyd \| is north of here. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		DavidW asks, "East?"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd \| Lived-in Room Floyd \| The living room is the rumpled center of your home. Comfy floral Floyd \| furniture, a few shelves filled with knick-knacks, a window, two Floyd \| parents, and a TV. The hallway to the kitchen is west, and the Floyd \| unimportant rest of your home (mentioned here merely for the sake of Floyd \| completeness) is south. Floyd \| Mom is here, knitting away. Floyd \| Dad is slowly going through today's paper. Floyd \| Floyd \| Mom says, "You better be done with those dishes, kid," and smiles. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "x knick-knacks"
Floyd \| Collectibles out the wazoo. Well, out the shelves. Hummel figurines, Floyd \| Franklin Mint plates, even a bunch of plastic smurfs. One entire shelf Floyd \| is filled with Precious Moments dolls, all of them staring at you with Floyd \| wide eyes, exuding eerie cuteness. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "I wonder if we have an inventory limit or if we can just lug everything that's not nailed down back out to the ship."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take all"
Floyd \| I don't see what you're referring to. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "bah"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take doll"
Floyd \| Mom glances at you. "Leave that stuff alone, kid." Floyd \| Floyd \| >		olethros says, "does TADS have 'all'"
		DavidW says, "Of course TADS has all."
		Roger asks, "It has to have all so you can work around Which smurf do you mean, the smurf or the smurf?"
		DavidW says, "The smurfy smurf!"
		Peregrine says, "take smurf"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "take smurf"
Floyd \| Mom glances at you. "Leave that stuff alone, kid." Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Peregrine says, "Okay. Seem a puzzler."
		DavidW asks, "I thought maybe there would be rock salt in the garage, but if this is all of the house we get..?"
		olethros says, "salt is in the kitchen, surely"
		DavidW says, "I just saw a sink, dishes, a window, fridge, and pictures in there."
		DavidW says, "er artwork"
		Jacqueline asks, "Ooh. Pictures?"
		Jacqueline says, "Well, still."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l"
Floyd \| Lived-in Room Floyd \| The living room is the rumpled center of your home. Comfy floral Floyd \| furniture, a few shelves filled with knick-knacks, a window, two Floyd \| parents, and a TV. The hallway to the kitchen is west, and the Floyd \| unimportant rest of your home (mentioned here merely for the sake of Floyd \| completeness) is south. Floyd \| Mom is here, knitting away. Floyd \| Dad is slowly going through today's paper. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd \| That part of your house is so unimportant right now that it hasn't been Floyd \| implemented. Don't you read the long descriptions of rooms? Floyd \| Floyd \| >		DavidW says, "heh heh"
		olethros says, "yay"
		Peregrine says, "fourth wall: broken"
		Jacqueline smiles.
		Jacqueline says, "Personally, I'm thankful."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x dad"
Floyd \| Dad is poring over the paper, reading and re-reading every article, Floyd \| occasionally circling misspellings and misprints. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		olethros says, "haha more"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x mom"
Floyd \| She's relaxing, quietly knitting to pass the time. Floyd \| Floyd \| You hear your dad rustling his newspaper. When you look over at him, Floyd \| you see that he's crumpled part of it into a saucer-like shape. Mom Floyd \| sees it too; she says, "Dad? Whatcha got?" Floyd \| Floyd \| "I...I don't know," he answers, "but...it means something." Floyd \| Floyd \| "Oh, hush," mom scolds him. "That doesn't mean anything." Floyd \| Floyd \| Dad thinks, then sends the paper saucer flying towards the trash. "I Floyd \| guess you're right," he says before he starts reading again. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "Wait. The protagonist's dad is my dad."
		olethros says, "ha ah"
		DavidW says, "I think... take that paper saucer."
		Jacqueline says, "Sure"
		Peregrine says, "That's a blatant reference to Close Encounters."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take paper saucer"
Floyd \| I don't recognize that sentence. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "look in trash"
Floyd \| I never learned the word "trash" in school. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x paper saucer"
Floyd \| I don't recognize that sentence. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		DavidW says, "oh. I guess that was just talk."
olethros says (to Floyd), "x trash"
Floyd \| I never learned the word "trash" in school. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "Hrm. I guess."
olethros says (to Floyd), "x saucer"
Floyd \| I don't see no--I mean any--saucer here. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x tv"
Floyd \| The TV sits there, completely silent. It's not natural, I tell you. Floyd \| Behind that blank screen the adventures of Captain Dangerous and Billy Floyd \| Bob are going on, and you're missing them! Floyd \| Floyd \| >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask mom about ho-hos"
Floyd \| Mom sighs. "I wish we could afford Ho-hos. But you know how expensive Floyd \| brand-name snack cakes are." Floyd \| Floyd \| >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask dad about rock salt"
Floyd \| Mom says, "Don't pester your dad with questions while he's reading." Floyd \| Floyd \| >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask mom about rock salt"
Floyd \| "In the kitchen cabinets, like always," mom tells you. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask mom about memento"
Floyd \| "Not now, kid." Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Ellison asks, "have we tried to smurf the smurf?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "tell mom about ship"
Floyd \| Your dad grunts as he rises from his chair. "Okay, kid, let's take a Floyd \| look." He gazes out the window for a moment, then sits heavily back Floyd \| down in his chair, shaking his head at your mom. Floyd \| Floyd \| "Oh, kid," mom says laughingly. "I know you don't want to wash dishes, Floyd \| but we all have to do our part. All three of us have familial Floyd \| responsibilities. Now get back in there." She gives you a playful Floyd \| swat on the butt. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		DavidW says, "oh right, they can't see it."
		Jacqueline says, "Well, we got a lead on the rock salt"
		DavidW asks, "Try to see if there's any cabinets in the kitchen?"
		Peregrine asks, ""Familial responsibilities�?"
		Jacqueline says, "Also, I'm thinking we take a piece of art off the fridge."
		DavidW says, "The game didn't know 'cupboard'"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd \| Hallway Floyd \| A short hall lined with dark wood panelling. It connects the Floyd \| kitchen, to the west, with the living room, to the east. The backyard Floyd \| is north of here. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd \| Kitchen Floyd \| You've spent many an hour at the kitchen sink, elbow-deep in suds, Floyd \| staring out the window, ignoring the ugly appliances and dirty Floyd \| cabinets. A dismayingly large stack of dirty plates towers on one side Floyd \| of the sink, balanced by a much smaller stack of clean plates on the Floyd \| other side. Next to the east doorway is the avocado-green refrigerator Floyd \| your family has owned forever. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says (to Peregrine), "Yeah. They procreate to make kids, and we get to do the dishes."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "x cabinets"
Floyd \| Closed pressboard cabinets. From time to time, mom makes you sponge Floyd \| them down to remove the oily residue that builds up on them. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "open cabinets"
Floyd \| Opening the cabinets reveals a can of rock salt, a box of generic Floyd \| cupcakes, and some other stuff. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Peregrine says, "yoooohooo"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "take rock salt"
Floyd \| Taken. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "Ooh. Let us have hope for those generic cupcakes."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "x cupcakes"
Floyd \| That Hostess stuff is too expensive--all mom will buy you are these Floyd \| cheap knock-offs. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		DavidW says, "Maybe we can write 'ho-hos' on them cheap stuff in crayon."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "take cupcakes"
Floyd \| Taken. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "x other stuf"
Floyd \| I never learned the word "stuf" in school. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x fridge"
Floyd \| Everything in the kitchen used to be the same pukey-green color as the Floyd \| fridge. Thankfully, all that other stuff was replaced. Too bad the Floyd \| fridge still works, or you wouldn't ever have to see that color again. Floyd \| Mom has covered up as much of the fridge as she could with some of your Floyd \| artwork from class. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "x other stuff"
Floyd \| Raman noodles, Stove Top Stuffing--you know, all that stuff mom uses to Floyd \| cook dinner. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		DavidW says, "take artwork"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take artwork"
Floyd \| The artwork isn't important. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "oh."
		Jacqueline says, "humph"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "x artwork"
Floyd \| Just some stuff you drew for class. No big deal. Though you did get Floyd \| an A+ on the big blue swirly one. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "open fridge"
Floyd \| Nuh-uh. You mess around in there and you won't get to see Captain Floyd \| Dangerous' adventures for the rest of your life, maybe longer. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l"
Floyd \| Kitchen Floyd \| You've spent many an hour at the kitchen sink, elbow-deep in suds, Floyd \| staring out the window, ignoring the ugly appliances and dirty Floyd \| cabinets. A dismayingly large stack of dirty plates towers on one side Floyd \| of the sink, balanced by a much smaller stack of clean plates on the Floyd \| other side. Next to the east doorway is the avocado-green refrigerator Floyd \| your family has owned forever. Floyd \| The cabinets seems to contain some other stuff. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		DavidW says, "darn. Maybe 1 and a half out of three is good enough."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x other stuff"
Floyd \| Raman noodles, Stove Top Stuffing--you know, all that stuff mom uses to Floyd \| cook dinner. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline asks, "Maybe go see how this stuff goes over?"
DavidW Yeah, please.
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd \| You can't go that way. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "l"
Floyd \| Kitchen Floyd \| You've spent many an hour at the kitchen sink, elbow-deep in suds, Floyd \| staring out the window, ignoring the ugly appliances and dirty Floyd \| cabinets. A dismayingly large stack of dirty plates towers on one side Floyd \| of the sink, balanced by a much smaller stack of clean plates on the Floyd \| other side. Next to the east doorway is the avocado-green refrigerator Floyd \| your family has owned forever. Floyd \| The cabinets seems to contain some other stuff. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		DavidW says, "East"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd \| Hallway Floyd \| A short hall lined with dark wood panelling. It connects the Floyd \| kitchen, to the west, with the living room, to the east. The backyard Floyd \| is north of here. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd \| Backyard Floyd \| Normally the backyard is boring, but not tonight! Tonight the lawn Floyd \| has been crisped by the arrival of the silvery ship. It sits there, Floyd \| ramp down, gleaming under the bright backyard lights your dad installed Floyd \| a while back. Its shadow stretches across the brick patio and Weber Floyd \| grill. Your house is to the south. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "enter ship"
Floyd \| Silvery Hallway Floyd \| The silvery hallway splits into five branches, like the inside of Floyd \| some mutant cauliflower. The branches lead north, northeast, Floyd \| northwest, southeast, and southwest. Behind you, the ramp flops out Floyd \| onto the backyard. A strange metal plate is attached to the wall by Floyd \| the ramp. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "Whoa. We're in."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x plate"
Floyd \| The plate is shinier than the rest of the surrounding wall, as if Floyd \| rubbed by countless tentacles (tentacli?). Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Jacqueline clears the save counter.
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "SAVE"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "cf1"
Floyd \| File to save game in > Floyd \| Saved. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "touch plate"
Floyd \| A whispering of voices runs lightly through your mind, then fades away Floyd \| when you stop touching the plate. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		DavidW says, "Let's explore!"
		Jacqueline shrugs. "Okay, which way? Want me to pick?"
		DavidW says, "I bet the bridge is north, but go ahead."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd \| Bridge Floyd \| Curving control consoles, all just taller than you, line the Floyd \| underneath of the viewport. There are no chairs, no creature Floyd \| comforts--just austere controls and an exit to the south. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Peregrine says, "I hope this is not a maze."
		Peregrine says (to DavidW), "Wow, precognition"
		Jacqueline says, "hee"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd \| Silvery Hallway Floyd \| The silvery hallway splits into five branches, like the inside of Floyd \| some mutant cauliflower. The branches lead north, northeast, Floyd \| northwest, southeast, and southwest. Behind you, the ramp flops out Floyd \| onto the backyard. A strange metal plate is attached to the wall by Floyd \| the ramp. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ne"
Floyd \| Slumber Chamber Floyd \| The room is several degrees colder than the hallway to the Floyd \| southwest, a chill which leaves your breath diaphanous in front of you. Floyd \| Ovoids the size of small couches lie scattered about. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "x ovoids"
Floyd \| The ovoids must be sleep pods, given their frosted windows and Floyd \| sleep-podish appearance. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Peregrine asks, "Sleep-podish?"
		Jacqueline says, "$.05 for using 'diapanous'"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "get in pod"
Floyd \| Good luck getting in the sleep pods while they're closed. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		olethros says, "well, he's a physicist"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "open pod"
Floyd \| The pods open reluctantly and with a hiss. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "get in pod"
Floyd \| Gingerly you lower yourself into a pod. You have to wiggle around a Floyd \| bit before you're comfortable, but soon enough you're settled. Floyd \| Floyd \| All that shifting and squirming must have started the pod's lid to Floyd \| closing, though. You look up just as the lid snicks into place. Floyd \| Floyd \| You thump your fists against the lid, hard at first, then weaker and Floyd \| weaker as the gas filling the pod puts you to sleep. Floyd \| Floyd \| * * * * * Floyd \| Floyd \| You blink away the crusty sleep which fills your eyes. Above you, Floyd \| Zigurt and Floban peer at you in surprise. Floyd \| Floyd \| "Ambassador!" Zigurt says as he helps you out of the pod. "We had no Floyd \| idea you were on board with us!" Floyd \| Floyd \| "But what a wonderful happenstance!" Floban says. "We cannot return Floyd \| you to your world, since the V'lvxnlxiaforming of Terra is nearly Floyd \| complete." He looks sad for a moment, pausing in sympathy. "But!" he Floyd \| says, brightening, "The nobles of V'lvxnlxia will no doubt find you Floyd \| amusing, and suffer you to live." Floyd \| Floyd \| "Say, Floban." Floban turns to look at Zigurt, who is now holding a Floyd \| small barrel organ. "If you can learn to play this instrument, no Floyd \| doubt the Ambassador's performances will be more entertaining." Floyd \| Floyd \| "Splendid!" Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| You have slept the sleep of the sleepy Floyd \| Floyd \| You have achieved a score of 0 points out of a possible 20 in 65 turns. Floyd \| Floyd \| You may restore a saved game, start over, quit, or undo the current Floyd \| command. Floyd \| Please enter (R)ESTORE, RE(S)TART, (Q)UIT, or (U)NDO: >		Peregrine says, "crap"
		Jacqueline says, "Well, I saved recently."
		DavidW says, "undo"
		Roger says, "Neat; I'm pretty sure I didn't see that ending before"
		Roger says, "At least our parents had a full life. Full of regret and doubt."
		DavidW says, "And dishes."
		Roger says, "And all our TV shows are available out here, so all in all not too shabby."
		Jacqueline asks, "Wait. Score of 0 out of 20?"
		Jacqueline says (to Roger), "heh"
		BrianK says, "But Earth was just V'lvxnlxiaformed so we might not get those TV shows anymore"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "restore"
Floyd \| File to restore >		Roger says, "Bet she feels bad about not letting me check out her smurfs now"
		Jacqueline says (to BK), "Ooh. Good point."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "cf1"
Floyd \| Silvery Hallway Floyd \| The silvery hallway splits into five branches, like the inside of Floyd \| some mutant cauliflower. The branches lead north, northeast, Floyd \| northwest, southeast, and southwest. Behind you, the ramp flops out Floyd \| onto the backyard. A strange metal plate is attached to the wall by Floyd \| the ramp. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Ellison says, "THANKS FOR BUYING THE KNOCK OFF CUPCAKES, MOM"
		Jacqueline says, "So, keep expliring, don't get in a sleeping pod."
		Jacqueline says, "Exploring, even."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd \| You can't go that way. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "oh"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "nw"
Floyd \| Rec Room Floyd \| The rec room is surprisingly empty, its only features a slanted Floyd \| ledge on one wall and a counter jutting from another. Across from the Floyd \| ledge is the southeast exit. Floyd \| Sitting on the low-slung counter is a white bottle, a universal Floyd \| translator, and a large book. The slanted ledge seems to contain a Floyd \| road atlas. Floyd \| Zigurt is carefully poring over the atlas. Floyd \| Floban stands next to Zigurt, watching him and the maps. Floyd \| Floyd \| Floban nods in your direction. "Ambassador," he says. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		DavidW says, "It's all diagonals, north and south."
		Jacqueline says, "So I see."
		BrianK says, "This room looks promising"
		Roger says, "At least they didn't land in Nigeria or something"
		Jacqueline asks, "Why would that be bad?"
		DavidW says, "Imagine if aliens landed in Canada. The US would be so pissed."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l"
Floyd \| Rec Room Floyd \| The rec room is surprisingly empty, its only features a slanted Floyd \| ledge on one wall and a counter jutting from another. Across from the Floyd \| ledge is the southeast exit. Floyd \| Sitting on the low-slung counter is a white bottle, a universal Floyd \| translator, and a large book. The slanted ledge seems to contain a Floyd \| road atlas. Floyd \| Zigurt is carefully poring over the atlas. Floyd \| Floban stands next to Zigurt, watching him and the maps. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Gerynar says "bloop" and shrinks down into a little dot, then winks out...just like those old-fashioned B&w televisions.
Gerynar has disconnected.
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "x bottle"		Roger says, "I don't think they have Ho-hos in Nigeria"
Floyd \| The white bottle is about three inches tall. Its lid has been removed. Floyd \| The inside of the bottle is crammed full of white pills. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		DavidW says, "Examine all the stuff."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "x road atlas"
Floyd \| The atlas lies open to a map of the USA. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "x book"
Floyd \| Large and, strangely enough, bound in leather. Stamped on its cover Floyd \| are the words, "To Serve Man." Someone has made a feeble attempt to Floyd \| obliterate "Serve" and replace it with "Understand". Floyd \| Floyd \| Zigurt traces some routes on the atlas with one tentacle. "We shall Floyd \| follow this `Interstate' until it reaches Washington, D.C., at which Floyd \| point we will meet with the leader of this country," he says to Floban. Floyd \| Floyd \| "Oh, capital!" Floban replies. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		DavidW says, "The game dares to pun at us."
		Jacqueline laughs.
		olethros says, "ha ha ha"
		BrianK asks, "Was this the book they used as a dictionary-ish thing?"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x bottle"
Floyd \| The white bottle is about three inches tall. Its lid has been removed. Floyd \| The inside of the bottle is crammed full of white pills. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x pills"
Floyd \| Little. White. Similar. Floyd \| Floyd \| Floban massages his forehead with one tentacle, picking up the white Floyd \| bottle with another. He sticks a third tentacle into the bottle. When Floyd \| he pulls it back out, a pill is stuck to the end of it. He pops the Floyd \| pill in his mouth, then puts the bottle back on the counter. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline asks, "Want to see another way to die?"
		Roger says, "Obviously yes"
		DavidW asks, "Eat an alien headache pill?"
		DavidW says, "Sounds like fun."
		olethros says, "yes!"
		Jacqueline asks (of DW), "Why not?"
		olethros says, "get stooooned"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take pill"
Floyd \| "Winners don't use drugs." Floyd \| --This message brought to you by the director of the FBI. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline groans.
		DavidW says, "This game is so nostalgic Americana."
		Roger says, "That was also a big thing in the 80s"
		Roger says, "The president picked a spokesperson to be the main 'Winners don't use drugs' guy. That person was Arnold Schwarzenegger."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "take bottle"
Floyd \| A tentacle darts out, thumping your hand and making it sting. "That is Floyd \| not polite," Floban says. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		DavidW says, "Could try giving the salt and cupcakes, I suppose."
		Jacqueline says, "Yes. Let's."
inky arrives, full of fun and funk.
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "give cupcakes to floban"
Floyd \| Floban takes the box from you, looking at it. "Redi-Snak(TM) Chokolate Floyd \| Snak Kakes?" He sighs. "I suppose they will do." Floyd \| Floyd \| "Now we need rock salt and a memento. If you would, please, run along Floyd \| now." Floban, meanwhile, has wolfed down two or three cupcakes, Floyd \| leaving his face smeared with chocolate which he tries to lick off with Floyd \| a large blue tongue. "You are such a mess," Zigurt tells him as they Floyd \| turn back to the atlas. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Peregrine says, "1 down, 2 to go"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "give rock salt to floban"
Floyd \| "Is it salt?" Floban asks eagerly. When he spies the box, he claps Floyd \| several tentacles together happily while scooping up some crystals with Floyd \| another. "Wonn-ful," he says around a mouthful of salt. Zigurt upends Floyd \| the box and fills his maw. The contented sound of crunching fills the Floyd \| air. Floyd \| Floyd \| "Aww we need now is the memento," Zigurt announces, peppering you with Floyd \| some bits of salt. "Wun awong and fwetch them." Zigurt and Floban Floyd \| turn back to the atlas, munching happily. Floyd \| Floyd \| Zigurt says, "The fractured nature of this planet never ceases to amaze Floyd \| me. Compare the size of this `China' nation to `Luxembourg'. The Floyd \| disparity is overwhelming." Floyd \| Floyd \| "Indeed." Floyd \| Floyd \| >		DavidW asks, "Goodness, are they getting drunk on salt?"
		Jacqueline asks, "So, ideas?"
		Jacqueline asks, "Do we have areas we need to explore still?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask zigurt about memento"
Floyd \| "You are quite the nosy child." Floyd \| Floyd \| >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x translator"
Floyd \| The universal translator is a metallic silver rod about the length of Floyd \| your forearm and almost as thick around. It is currently turned on. Floyd \| There is a button on its side labelled in an alien script. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x button"
Floyd \| A button on the side of the universal translator. Floyd \| Floyd \| Floban massages his forehead with one tentacle, picking up the white Floyd \| bottle with another. He sticks a third tentacle into the bottle. When Floyd \| he pulls it back out, a pill is stuck to the end of it. He pops the Floyd \| pill in his mouth, then puts the bottle back on the counter. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push button"
Floyd \| Floban slaps your hand away with a tentacle. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Peregrine exclaims, "Let's find a memento!"
		DavidW says, "There's still the southwest and southeast rooms of the ship to see."
		Peregrine says, "(ironically, I recently watched Chris Nolan's Memento)"
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "Well, true."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "se"
Floyd \| Silvery Hallway Floyd \| The silvery hallway splits into five branches, like the inside of Floyd \| some mutant cauliflower. The branches lead north, northeast, Floyd \| northwest, southeast, and southwest. Behind you, the ramp flops out Floyd \| onto the backyard. A strange metal plate is attached to the wall by Floyd \| the ramp. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "se"
Floyd \| Ship's Hold Floyd \| In sharp contrast to what you've seen of the rest of the ship, this Floyd \| room is filthy. Junk piles up in corners, spilling out over the floor, Floyd \| claiming most of the room. It's as if Zigurt and Floban had thrown Floyd \| every bauble which had ever caught their eye into this room without Floyd \| regard for order or the boundaries of good taste. Indeed, most things Floyd \| you see lie squarely on the far side of tasteful. Somewhere in the Floyd \| midst of the junk is the northwest exit. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		DavidW says, "Could be anything in here."
		Jacqueline says, "So they do want a Precious Moments."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "x junk"
Floyd \| The amount of junk thrown down here is astounding. There's no telling Floyd \| what you could find with a bit of work. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "search junk"
Floyd \| Some rooting around turns up a salad shooter, which you pick up. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Peregrine exclaims, "!"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "search junk"
Floyd \| Some rooting around turns up a red lid, which you pick up. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Peregrine exclaims, "!!"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "search junk"
Floyd \| Some rooting around turns up a velvet Elvis, which you pick up. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Peregrine exclaims, "!!!"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "search junk"
Floyd \| Some rooting around turns up a rain stick, which you pick up. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Peregrine exclaims, "!!!!"
		olethros asks, "those are all 90s stuff?"
		DavidW says, "uh-huh"
		Jacqueline says, "YEah"
		Jacqueline says, "I wonder how many things are here."
		Peregrine says, "No one noticed the gag I did with the exclamation marks. Sad."
		DavidW says (to Peregrine), "I did but didn't want to interrupt."
inky says (to Floyd), "x red lid"
Floyd \| A red child-proof lid. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "Well, I noticed your exclamation marks, but missed the reference."
		Jacqueline asks, "Oh, should we put the lid on the pill bottle?"
		DavidW says, "oo."
		olethros says, "what about the"
		olethros says, "!"
		DavidW says, "I was thinking, we may need the translator to understand what the panel is saying."
		DavidW says, "I like the idea of putting a childproof cap on the pill bottle. So evil."
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "Are you calling me... yes, you are. I am."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "search junk"
Floyd \| Some rooting around turns up a garden hose, which you pick up. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "g"
Floyd \| Some rooting around turns up a stress ball, which you pick up. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "g"
Floyd \| You find nothing else. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x stick"
Floyd \| A hollow stick filled with beads and capped at both ends. When turned, Floyd \| the beads slide down the stick and make a sound that is kinda like the Floyd \| sound of falling rain. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "There we go. Figured it could not be infinite."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x hose"
Floyd \| A green garden hose. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x ball"
Floyd \| The stress ball is quite deformed from people squeezing it. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x elvis"
Floyd \| The King, captured in all his glory by a simple piece of mounted Floyd \| velvet. Stunning. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "i"
Floyd \| You have a salad shooter, a red lid, a velvet Elvis, a rain stick, a Floyd \| garden hose, and a stress ball. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "I wonder if they'll think that the salad shooter is a gun."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x shooter"
Floyd \| The salad shooter might once have chopped up vegetables and more for a Floyd \| mighty fine salad, but someone has removed all of its blades, rendering Floyd \| it useless. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "aw"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "nw"
Floyd \| Silvery Hallway Floyd \| The silvery hallway splits into five branches, like the inside of Floyd \| some mutant cauliflower. The branches lead north, northeast, Floyd \| northwest, southeast, and southwest. Behind you, the ramp flops out Floyd \| onto the backyard. A strange metal plate is attached to the wall by Floyd \| the ramp. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "nw"
Floyd \| Rec Room Floyd \| The rec room is surprisingly empty, its only features a slanted Floyd \| ledge on one wall and a counter jutting from another. Across from the Floyd \| ledge is the southeast exit. Floyd \| Sitting on the low-slung counter is a white bottle, a universal Floyd \| translator, and a large book. The slanted ledge seems to contain a Floyd \| road atlas. Floyd \| Zigurt is carefully poring over the atlas. Floyd \| Floban stands next to Zigurt, watching him and the maps. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "put red lid on white bottle"
Floyd \| A tentacle darts out, thumping your hand vigorously. "Most definitely Floyd \| do not do that," Floban says while you rub your smarting hand. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "meh"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "give elvis to Floban"
Floyd \| Floban waves away the velvet Elvis. "Your trinkets are of no concern Floyd \| right now," he tells you. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		DavidW says, "I suppose timing is a factor. Put the lid on while he's distracted by Zigurt."
		Roger says, "And you thought it'd be a fetch quest"
		DavidW says, "There's still the southwest room."
		Jacqueline says (to Roger), "Guilty as charged."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "..DW Yes, I was just experimenting."
Floyd \| I never learned the word "dw" in school. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says (to DW), "Yes, I was just experimenting."
		Jacqueline asks, "Should we sw?"
		DavidW says, "please do"
		DavidW says, "from the hallway"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "se"
Floyd \| Silvery Hallway Floyd \| The silvery hallway splits into five branches, like the inside of Floyd \| some mutant cauliflower. The branches lead north, northeast, Floyd \| northwest, southeast, and southwest. Behind you, the ramp flops out Floyd \| onto the backyard. A strange metal plate is attached to the wall by Floyd \| the ramp. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "sw"
Floyd \| Examination Room Floyd \| Stark. Metal. An examination table fills the center of the room. Floyd \| Above it crouch various tools on metal appendages, extended like the Floyd \| legs of some insect. Along one wall is a control panel. The exit is Floyd \| to the northeast. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "Of COURSE it's an examination room."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x probe"
Floyd \| I never learned the word "probe" in school. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		DavidW says, "One thing we don't need to worry about."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x panel"
Floyd \| The panel is low enough that you can see a dizzying array of levers, Floyd \| knobs, and switches, but you can't see any labels, if there are any. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x tools"
Floyd \| You can begin to guess at some of the tools' functions--the Floyd \| brightly-shining light is familiar, reminding you of visits to the Floyd \| dentist. Other tools, however, are too strange for your puny Earth Floyd \| brain. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x table"
Floyd \| Whatever metal was used in its making has been buffed to a high sheen. Floyd \| You can see your face reflected in its surface when you stand on Floyd \| tippy-toes. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		DavidW says, "I suspect getting onto the table would be a bad idea."
		Jacqueline exclaims, "Let's do it!"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "SAVE"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "cf2"
Floyd \| File to save game in > Floyd \| Saved. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "get on table"
Floyd \| Its metal proves to be too slippery for you to gain enough purchase to Floyd \| scale it. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline exclaims, "Darn it!"
		Peregrine says, "heh"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l"
Floyd \| Examination Room Floyd \| Stark. Metal. An examination table fills the center of the room. Floyd \| Above it crouch various tools on metal appendages, extended like the Floyd \| legs of some insect. Along one wall is a control panel. The exit is Floyd \| to the northeast. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		DavidW asks, "I wonder if Mom would like the Elvis painting and displace another item for it?"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "push button"
Floyd \| I don't see no--I mean any--button here. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "x switches"
Floyd \| So many controls. So many, many controls, and all unlabeled. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says (to DW), "That's a thought."
		DavidW says, "I guess that button message was about to say 'I don't see no stinking button'."
		Ellison asks, "I got here late. did you guys break any dishes before I got here?"
		DavidW says (to Ellison), "We have not."
		DavidW says, "Obviously, we should try it for another ending."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "shake stick"
Floyd \| I never learned the word "shake" in school. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "blow stick"
Floyd \| I never learned the word "blow" in school. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "wave stick"
Floyd \| I never learned the word "wave" in school. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Peregrine says, "Obviously the PC's education has been sorely neglected."
		Jacqueline says, "hee"
		DavidW) PC says, "Letting me watch the adventures of Captain Dangerous would be educational.'
		Jacqueline says, "BRB"
		Ellison says, "maybe the rain stick can be swapped with the translation rod, but I haven't seen a good mechanic for doing so"
Ellison says (to Floyd), "flip stick"
Floyd \| I don't know how to flip the rain stick. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Ellison says (to Floyd), "turn stick"
Floyd \| You give the rain stick a turn, listening to the beads fall. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "B"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "dance"
Floyd \| I never learned the word "dance" in school. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		DavidW says, "Hm, maybe, but I think if Floban is all headache-y, he won't stop us from just taking the translator."
		Jacqueline says, "We are from the Footloose town."
		Ellison says, "only Kevin Bacon can save us"
		DavidW asks, "We never examined the bridge controls; are they unlabelled too?"
		Jacqueline says, "I thought they were above our head."
		DavidW says, "Were they? I missed seeing that."
		DavidW asks, "Maybe we can put things on the examination table and things will can automatically examined for us?"
		DavidW says, "er will be"
		olethros says, "good idea"
		DavidW says, "'Elvis, you're looking a bit thin. Take two cheeseburgers and call me in the morning.'"
		Jacqueline asks, "Like what?"
		Jacqueline says, "Oh. Sure. Elvis."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l"
Floyd \| Examination Room Floyd \| Stark. Metal. An examination table fills the center of the room. Floyd \| Above it crouch various tools on metal appendages, extended like the Floyd \| legs of some insect. Along one wall is a control panel. The exit is Floyd \| to the northeast. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "ne"
Floyd \| Silvery Hallway Floyd \| The silvery hallway splits into five branches, like the inside of Floyd \| some mutant cauliflower. The branches lead north, northeast, Floyd \| northwest, southeast, and southwest. Behind you, the ramp flops out Floyd \| onto the backyard. A strange metal plate is attached to the wall by Floyd \| the ramp. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "sw"
Floyd \| Examination Room Floyd \| Stark. Metal. An examination table fills the center of the room. Floyd \| Above it crouch various tools on metal appendages, extended like the Floyd \| legs of some insect. Along one wall is a control panel. The exit is Floyd \| to the northeast. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "i"
Floyd \| You have a salad shooter, a red lid, a velvet Elvis, a rain stick, a Floyd \| garden hose, and a stress ball. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "put elvis on table"
Floyd \| Done. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l"
Floyd \| Examination Room Floyd \| Stark. Metal. An examination table fills the center of the room. Floyd \| Above it crouch various tools on metal appendages, extended like the Floyd \| legs of some insect. Along one wall is a control panel. The exit is Floyd \| to the northeast. Floyd \| Sitting on the examination table is a velvet Elvis. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Peregrine asks, "So what now?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push switches"
Floyd \| Why don't you try that on a lever? Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "Well, I was going to say 'Examine Elvis' but that will just look at him."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "switch switches"
Floyd \| I don't know how to switch the controls. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "turn on controls"
Floyd \| You flip a switch at random. The table shudders, as if trying to do Floyd \| something, then quits. A red light on the control panel winks on, then Floyd \| off. A tool descends, points angrily at the object on the table's Floyd \| surface, and retracts once more. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
olethros says (to Floyd), "x controls"
Floyd \| So many controls. So many, many controls, and all unlabeled. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		olethros says, "hmm"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take elvis"
Floyd \| Taken. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
olethros says (to Floyd), "pull lever"
Floyd \| You yank on a lever. There is a loud keening sound as a laser beam Floyd \| shoots from one of the tools and strikes the table. The beam traces up Floyd \| the middle of the table before shutting off again. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
olethros says (to Floyd), "pull lever"
Floyd \| You yank on a lever. An energy field flicks into brief existence Floyd \| around the table. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		DavidW says, "I hope that pointing tool was wearing a four-fingered glove."
		olethros says, "just want to see the random descriptions"
olethros says (to Floyd), "pull lever"
Floyd \| You yank on a lever. The table is wrapped in what looks suspiciously Floyd \| like Saran-Wrap. The plastic sheeting dissolves and vanishes a short Floyd \| time later. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		olethros says (to DW), "hee"
olethros says (to Floyd), "pull lever"
Floyd \| You yank on a lever. A whirling circular saw descends, slices the air Floyd \| above the table, then retracts. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		DavidW says, "This is one dangerous table."
olethros says (to Floyd), "pull lever"
Floyd \| You yank on a lever. The table undergoes a series of Floyd \| uncomfortable-looking contortions before straightening back out. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
olethros says (to Floyd), "put elvis on table"
Floyd \| Done. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
olethros says (to Floyd), "pull lever"
Floyd \| You yank on a lever. The table shudders, as if trying to do something, Floyd \| then quits. A red light on the control panel winks on, then off. A Floyd \| tool descends, points angrily at the object on the table's surface, and Floyd \| retracts once more. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
olethros says (to Floyd), "pull lever"
Floyd \| You yank on a lever. The table shudders, as if trying to do something, Floyd \| then quits. A red light on the control panel winks on, then off. A Floyd \| tool descends, points angrily at the object on the table's surface, and Floyd \| retracts once more. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		olethros says, "aha, it's different with things on the table"
		Jacqueline nods.
olethros says (to Floyd), "i"
Floyd \| You have a salad shooter, a red lid, a rain stick, a garden hose, and a Floyd \| stress ball. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		DavidW asks, "Maybe something instead of Elvis?"
olethros says (to Floyd), "put ball on table"
Floyd \| Done. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
olethros says (to Floyd), "pull lever"
Floyd \| You yank on a lever. The table shudders, as if trying to do something, Floyd \| then quits. A red light on the control panel winks on, then off. A Floyd \| tool descends, points angrily at the objects on the table's surface, Floyd \| and retracts once more. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
olethros says (to Floyd), "get elvis"
Floyd \| Taken. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
olethros says (to Floyd), "pull lever"
Floyd \| You yank on a lever. The table shudders, as if trying to do something, Floyd \| then quits. A red light on the control panel winks on, then off. A Floyd \| tool descends, points angrily at the object on the table's surface, and Floyd \| retracts once more. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		olethros says, "'objects' instead of 'object', otherwise no differenc"
		olethros asks, "what else is there to do?"
		Jacqueline says, "Us."
		DavidW says, "Try show/giving stuff to Mom, maybe? Break dishes."
		Jacqueline says, "Oh wait, we can't get on the table."
		Jacqueline says, "Forgot."
		DavidW asks, "Ask the aliens more questions?"
		Jacqueline says, "I find it odd that the ball can be on the table but not us."
		olethros says, "the table is perfectly level"
		DavidW asks, "Is the grill pushable into the ship?"
		Jacqueline says, "We tried opening the grill, but not pushing it."
		DavidW says, "The panel in the hallway seems important to me."
olethros says (to Floyd), "x elvis"
Floyd \| The King, captured in all his glory by a simple piece of mounted Floyd \| velvet. Stunning. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		DavidW asks, "Can I try some of my ideas?"
		Jacqueline exclaims, "Yes!"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take all from table"
Floyd \| stress ball: Taken. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne"
Floyd \| Silvery Hallway Floyd \| The silvery hallway splits into five branches, like the inside of Floyd \| some mutant cauliflower. The branches lead north, northeast, Floyd \| northwest, southeast, and southwest. Behind you, the ramp flops out Floyd \| onto the backyard. A strange metal plate is attached to the wall by Floyd \| the ramp. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push plate"
Floyd \| You feel the odd sensation of a thousand whispery filaments drawn Floyd \| lightly across your mind. The smell of oranges fills your nose, and a Floyd \| voice in your head says, Non-V'lvxnlxian intelligence detected. Floyd \| Attempting to render information in comprehensible manner. The voice Floyd \| goes away for a moment, then returns. It has changed, and is now oddly Floyd \| familiar. "Contacting host www.aliencomputer.com...done." Symbols and Floyd \| colors fill your vision, all incomprehensible. Then everything goes Floyd \| dark for a moment. Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Welcome to Scout 3LZ, a representative of the glorious V'lvxnlxian Floyd \| empire! Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Scout 3LZ is one of the newer, faster Cuppa model scout ships. It Floyd \| incorporates new technology from the Waveparticle Duality Consortium. Floyd \| As a result, Cuppa model scouts boast an extremely short transit time Floyd \| between solar systems and high atmospheric maneuverability. Floyd \| Floyd \| Scout 3LZ carries a crew of two: Zigurt and Floban. Both are native Floyd \| V'lvxnlxians, and both have had long and illustrious careers with the Floyd \| Corps. They are currently enjoying their tour through one of the Floyd \| lesser-explored arms of the galaxy, though they hope to find potential Floyd \| colony sites soon. Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| What kind of colony sites does the Corps look for? Corps personnel are Floyd \| experienced planetologists who have an eye for comfort. They report on Floyd \| only the best planets, ones which are within 98% of V'lvxnlxia norms. Floyd \| Though many different biospheres are acceptable, planets with dry Floyd \| climates and dim suns are a must. Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Corps personnel are also skilled negotiators and diplomats, in case a Floyd \| potential colony planet possesses a native race. A certain amount of Floyd \| intelligence is welcome in natives, as smarter natives are more capable Floyd \| of following orders. However, should a native population be found to Floyd \| possess intelligence above a 5.9 on the L'xlvnxl scale, the planet may Floyd \| require a quick bio-scrubbing. Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| For your convenience while on-board, a temporary overlay map of the Floyd \| ship will be downloaded and installed. For visitors who are unable to Floyd \| handle a fully interactive overlay map, a hardcopy will be created for Floyd \| them. Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| Floyd \| When you can see normally again, you find that you now possess a map of Floyd \| the ship. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		olethros says, "I still am not sure what a velvet elvis is"
		Roger says, "This game is plates all the way down"
		Roger says, "It's a painting executed onto black velvet"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x map"
Floyd \| The map shows the innards of the spaceship. According to it, the Floyd \| bridge lies to the north of the silver hallway, the rec room is Floyd \| northwest of the hallway, the slumber chamber is northeast, the exam Floyd \| room is southwest, and the hold is southeast from the hallway. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		[LINK]
		Peregrine says, "Holy shit. The aliens are here to kill us all."
		DavidW says, "Sorry, I wasn't expecting that text dump there."
		Peregrine says, ""Bio-scrubbing" being an euphemism"
		Roger says, "Maybe they would bio-scrub those dishes we left behind"
		DavidW asks, "If the aliens insist on dry and dim planets, we must convince them that Earth is a wet and bright planet, no?"
		Jacqueline says, "Possibly."
		Jacqueline says, "Conversation has been somewhat limited."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd \| Backyard Floyd \| Normally the backyard is boring, but not tonight! Tonight the lawn Floyd \| has been crisped by the arrival of the silvery ship. It sits there, Floyd \| ramp down, gleaming under the bright backyard lights your dad installed Floyd \| a while back. Its shadow stretches across the brick patio and Weber Floyd \| grill. Your house is to the south. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push grill north"
Floyd \| You can't seem to do that. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd \| Hallway Floyd \| A short hall lined with dark wood panelling. It connects the Floyd \| kitchen, to the west, with the living room, to the east. The backyard Floyd \| is north of here. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Roger says, "Time to niktu their klaatu"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd \| Lived-in Room Floyd \| The living room is the rumpled center of your home. Comfy floral Floyd \| furniture, a few shelves filled with knick-knacks, a window, two Floyd \| parents, and a TV. The hallway to the kitchen is west, and the Floyd \| unimportant rest of your home (mentioned here merely for the sake of Floyd \| completeness) is south. Floyd \| Mom is here, knitting away. Floyd \| Dad is slowly going through today's paper. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "give elvis to mom"
Floyd \| Your mom rejects the offer. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask mom about knick-knacks"
Floyd \| "Not now, kid." Floyd \| Floyd \| >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search knick-knacks"
Floyd \| You find nothing of interest. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x window"
Floyd \| The window looks out on the backyard and on the ship. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x paper"
Floyd \| Your dad is reading it with deliberate care. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "turn stick"
Floyd \| You give the rain stick a turn, listening to the beads fall. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "hit mom"
Floyd \| Temper, temper. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd \| Hallway Floyd \| A short hall lined with dark wood panelling. It connects the Floyd \| kitchen, to the west, with the living room, to the east. The backyard Floyd \| is north of here. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "SAVE"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf3"
Floyd \| File to save game in > Floyd \| Saved. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push dishes"
Floyd \| I don't see no--I mean any--dishes here. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "f w"
Floyd \| I never learned the word "f" in school. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd \| Kitchen Floyd \| You've spent many an hour at the kitchen sink, elbow-deep in suds, Floyd \| staring out the window, ignoring the ugly appliances and dirty Floyd \| cabinets. A dismayingly large stack of dirty plates towers on one side Floyd \| of the sink, balanced by a much smaller stack of clean plates on the Floyd \| other side. Next to the east doorway is the avocado-green refrigerator Floyd \| your family has owned forever. Floyd \| The cabinets seems to contain some other stuff. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "hit dishes"
Floyd \| Which dishes do you mean, the stack of clean dishes, or the stack of Floyd \| dirty dishes? Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "dirty"
Floyd \| Temper, temper. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Peregrine exclaims, "!"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push dirty dishes"
Floyd \| Those dirty dishes are way too stuck together for you to be able to Floyd \| move them around like that. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Ellison says, "a simple push will suffice"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push clean dishes"
Floyd \| You poke at the stack of clean dishes, which begins to sway back and Floyd \| forth, back and forth. You'd think they'd stop, but your house is Floyd \| always shaking just the tiniest bit, and that must help keep them Floyd \| moving. They'll probably hit the ground before too much longer. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd \| Hallway Floyd \| A short hall lined with dark wood panelling. It connects the Floyd \| kitchen, to the west, with the living room, to the east. The backyard Floyd \| is north of here. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Ellison says, "(as I said, I never got past the dishes part before)"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd \| Backyard Floyd \| Normally the backyard is boring, but not tonight! Tonight the lawn Floyd \| has been crisped by the arrival of the silvery ship. It sits there, Floyd \| ramp down, gleaming under the bright backyard lights your dad installed Floyd \| a while back. Its shadow stretches across the brick patio and Weber Floyd \| grill. Your house is to the south. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo"
Floyd \| (Undoing one command) Floyd \| Floyd \| Hallway Floyd \| A short hall lined with dark wood panelling. It connects the Floyd \| kitchen, to the west, with the living room, to the east. The backyard Floyd \| is north of here. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd \| Lived-in Room Floyd \| The living room is the rumpled center of your home. Comfy floral Floyd \| furniture, a few shelves filled with knick-knacks, a window, two Floyd \| parents, and a TV. The hallway to the kitchen is west, and the Floyd \| unimportant rest of your home (mentioned here merely for the sake of Floyd \| completeness) is south. Floyd \| Mom is here, knitting away. Floyd \| Dad is slowly going through today's paper. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z"
Floyd \| Time passes... Floyd \| Floyd \| >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z"
Floyd \| Time passes... Floyd \| Floyd \| >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z"
Floyd \| Time passes... Floyd \| Floyd \| From the kitchen, you hear a tremendous clattering banging crash. Floyd \| Something very bad has happened to your clean dishes, and something Floyd \| even worse will probably happen to you if mom catches you. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "z"
Floyd \| Time passes... Floyd \| Floyd \| Mom jumps up, her knitting forgotten. "What was that?" she asks on Floyd \| her way out the door. Floyd \| Floyd \| Dad calls after her. "Oh, probably a stack of dishes falling to the Floyd \| floor and breaking." Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Ellison says, "haha"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take knick-knack"
Floyd \| Dad says, "Don't mess with your mom's stuff." Floyd \| Floyd \| >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take moments"
Floyd \| Dad says, "Don't mess with your mom's stuff." Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Ellison says (to Floyd), "ask dad about grill"
Floyd \| He lowers his paper, looks out at you from under beetle brows, and goes Floyd \| back to reading. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "tell dad about grill"
Floyd \| He lowers his paper, looks out at you from under beetle brows, and goes Floyd \| back to reading. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Jacqueline says, "So we need to distract him, too."
		Peregrine says, "Looks like it."
		DavidW says, "I guess, but I don't know how."
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take knitting"
Floyd \| I never learned the word "knitting" in school. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "give all to dad"
Floyd \| salad shooter: Your dad rejects the offer. Floyd \| red lid: Your dad rejects the offer. Floyd \| rain stick: Your dad rejects the offer. Floyd \| garden hose: Your dad rejects the offer. Floyd \| velvet Elvis: Your dad rejects the offer. Floyd \| stress ball: Your dad rejects the offer. Floyd \| ship map: Your dad rejects the offer. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Ellison asks, "is the grill on wheels? maybe we can push it into the ship?"
		DavidW says, "Tried that."
		Peregrine says, "take dad"
		Jacqueline says, "This is clearly the dad who has everything."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "take dad"
Floyd \| You can't have your dad. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Peregrine asks, "Wot?"
		DavidW says, "Kids can't notmally pick up their dads."
		DavidW says, "er normally"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd \| Hallway Floyd \| A short hall lined with dark wood panelling. It connects the Floyd \| kitchen, to the west, with the living room, to the east. The backyard Floyd \| is north of here. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "n"
Floyd \| Backyard Floyd \| Normally the backyard is boring, but not tonight! Tonight the lawn Floyd \| has been crisped by the arrival of the silvery ship. It sits there, Floyd \| ramp down, gleaming under the bright backyard lights your dad installed Floyd \| a while back. Its shadow stretches across the brick patio and Weber Floyd \| grill. Your house is to the south. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Peregrine says, "I mean the refusal message seemed odd"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "open grill"
Floyd \| No thanks. Last time dad cooked something in it, it almost exploded Floyd \| from all the lighter fluid. If you open it and get soot all over you, Floyd \| you'll probably have to clean it. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "turn on grill"
Floyd \| Seeing as how that involves matches and burning and, most importantly, Floyd \| opening the grill, you're better off giving this plan a miss. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "push grill"
Floyd \| You're still a little small to be pushing the Weber around. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "search grill"
Floyd \| You find nothing of interest. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "look under grill"
Floyd \| There's nothing under the Weber grill. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Ellison says (to Floyd), "x patio"
Floyd \| Dad spent one summer putting it in. He got the bricks from an old Floyd \| house, so they were covered in mortar. He offered you ten cents a Floyd \| brick to scrape the mortar off--yeah, like you wanted to spend your Floyd \| vacation working for the Man. The Weber is on one side of the patio, a Floyd \| free-standing faucet on the other. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		DavidW asks, "FAUCET?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "attach hose to faucet"
Floyd \| You screw one end of the hose onto the faucet. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "turn on faucet"
Floyd \| You turn on the faucet with a twist. Water begins gushing from the far Floyd \| end of the hose. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "water ship"
Floyd \| You forgot a verb, not to mention what you learned in English class. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "hose ship"
Floyd \| You forgot a verb, not to mention what you learned in English class. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		olethros asks, "hey, it's just a thing?"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take hose"
Floyd \| You already have the garden hose! Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Ellison says (to Floyd), "clean ship"
Floyd \| The silvery ship looks a bit cleaner now. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "point hose at grill"
Floyd \| If you want to spray something with the hose, just say so. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "spray grill with hose"
Floyd \| There really is no need to spray the Weber grill. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "spray ship with hose"
Floyd \| You send a jet of water towards the ship. The water beads on the skin Floyd \| of the ship, then rolls down onto the ground. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Ellison says (to Floyd), "x house"
Floyd \| I never learned the word "house" in school. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Ellison says (to Floyd), "x window"
Floyd \| I don't see no--I mean any--window here. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Peregrine says, "I have an idea."
		DavidW says, "This seems part of the idea of making the planet seem to be wet."
		Jacqueline says, "oh, yeah"
		DavidW says (to Peregrine), "go ahead"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd \| Not until you either drop the hose or you detach it from the faucet. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Ellison says, "I was also thinking maybe we need to do the opposite of what the aliens asked for and somehow trick them into ingesting more water"
		Peregrine says, "Okay. So the hose isn't long enough."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l"
Floyd \| Backyard Floyd \| Normally the backyard is boring, but not tonight! Tonight the lawn Floyd \| has been crisped by the arrival of the silvery ship. It sits there, Floyd \| ramp down, gleaming under the bright backyard lights your dad installed Floyd \| a while back. Its shadow stretches across the brick patio and Weber Floyd \| grill. Your house is to the south. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Ellison says (to Floyd), "spray me"
Floyd \| I don't recognize that sentence. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "spray ship"
Floyd \| I don't recognize that sentence. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "spray me with hose"
Floyd \| There really is no need to spray yourself. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Ellison says (to Floyd), "spray me with hose"
Floyd \| There really is no need to spray yourself. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "spray ship with hose"
Floyd \| You send a jet of water towards the ship. The water beads on the skin Floyd \| of the ship, then rolls down onto the ground. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Ellison says (to Floyd), "x ship"
Floyd \| It's much, much cooler close up. The surface is all crinkly and Floyd \| silvery. The top and bottom are flat; the sides angle out, then back Floyd \| in, and are ruffled. On its back are two bumper stickers. Its ramp Floyd \| lies open like a big silver tongue; you can enter to the north. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		DavidW says, "I think that action will be useful later but not now."
Ellison says (to Floyd), "put stress ball in salad shooter"
Floyd \| You can't put anything into the salad shooter. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "x ramp"
Floyd \| It leads into the ship. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "x hatch"
Floyd \| I don't see no--I mean any--hatch here. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		DavidW says, "I bet if we entered the kitchen with angry mom there, the game ends. But we should test that idea."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "put hose on ramp"
Floyd \| There's no good surface on the ramp. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "put hose in ship"
Floyd \| You can't put anything into the silvery ship. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "put hose in grill"
Floyd \| You can't put anything into the Weber grill. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x patio"
Floyd \| Dad spent one summer putting it in. He got the bricks from an old Floyd \| house, so they were covered in mortar. He offered you ten cents a Floyd \| brick to scrape the mortar off--yeah, like you wanted to spend your Floyd \| vacation working for the Man. The Weber is on one side of the patio, a Floyd \| free-standing faucet on the other. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x bricks"
Floyd \| Dad spent one summer putting it in. He got the bricks from an old Floyd \| house, so they were covered in mortar. He offered you ten cents a Floyd \| brick to scrape the mortar off--yeah, like you wanted to spend your Floyd \| vacation working for the Man. The Weber is on one side of the patio, a Floyd \| free-standing faucet on the other. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "take brick"
Floyd \| You can't have the brick patio. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Peregrine says, "We need to lure away Dad."
		Peregrine asks, "Maybe by talking to him?"
		DavidW says, "Maybe."
		DavidW says, "Feel free to try stuff."
Ellison says (to Floyd), "spray patio with hose"
Floyd \| There really is no need to spray the brick patio. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Peregrine says, "I just realized this has the same title as the 2016 movie."
		Peregrine says, "The Amy Addams one."
		DavidW says, "well, this was earlier than 2016 somewhat."
		Peregrine says, "1998"
		olethros says, "HE GOT RIPPED OFF"
		olethros says, "actually, maybe this would have been the better movie"
olethros says (to Floyd), "spray grill with hose"
Floyd \| There really is no need to spray the Weber grill. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
olethros says (to Floyd), "i"
Floyd \| You have a salad shooter, a red lid, a rain stick, a garden hose, a Floyd \| velvet Elvis, a stress ball, and a ship map. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Peregrine says (to olethros), "hey, I enjoyed Arrival"
		olethros asks, "shooter is a strainer?"
		olethros asks, "the thing you spin?"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "x map"
Floyd \| The map shows the innards of the spaceship. According to it, the Floyd \| bridge lies to the north of the silver hallway, the rec room is Floyd \| northwest of the hallway, the slumber chamber is northeast, the exam Floyd \| room is southwest, and the hold is southeast from the hallway. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		olethros says, "ah, no, it cuts things"
		DavidW says, "I only vaguely remember the ads. You put lettuce and choppable veggies into it and, uh, I guess either turn it on or turn a crank, and chopped veggies spew out."
		Ellison says, "oh, I was thinking it was a thing that chops up lettuce for you"
		DavidW says, "Like, really, chopping lettuce with a knife isn't that difficult and cleaning a knife is much simpler."
olethros says (to Floyd), "turn stick"
Floyd \| You give the rain stick a turn, listening to the beads fall. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
olethros says (to Floyd), "scrape mortar"
Floyd \| I never learned the word "scrape" in school. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		[LINK]
Ellison says (to Floyd), "x lights"
Floyd \| Your dad's always adding this and that to the house, trying to improve Floyd \| it. A while back, he added these lights to the backyard, presumably Floyd \| because he wanted to show the mosquitos where to gather. The current Floyd \| control for the lights is mounted below them. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		DavidW says, "I think Savoir-Faire is one of the few IF games that understands 'scrape' as a command verb."
		olethros says, "ha ha mosquitoes"
		DavidW says, "oo. make it brighter!"
Ellison says (to Floyd), "x control"
Floyd \| It's just a knob to control how bright the lights get. Right now it's Floyd \| turned counterclockwise. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Ellison says (to Floyd), "turn knob"
Floyd \| You can turn the knob clockwise or counterclockwise. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Ellison says (to Floyd), "turn knob clockwise"
Floyd \| You twist the current control all the way clockwise. The lights Floyd \| brighten to the point that the backyard is more lit up than it is Floyd \| during the day. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Ellison says (to Floyd), "spray lights with hose"
Floyd \| It's too far away. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Ellison says (to Floyd), "look"
Floyd \| Backyard Floyd \| Normally the backyard is boring, but not tonight! Tonight the lawn Floyd \| has been crisped by the arrival of the silvery ship. It sits there, Floyd \| ramp down, gleaming under the harsh backyard lights your dad installed Floyd \| a while back. Its shadow stretches across the brick patio and Weber Floyd \| grill. Your house is to the south. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Peregrine asks, "Who said this was a short game?"
		olethros says, "we're just slow"
		Ellison asks, "maybe Dad will acknowledge the shadow if we tell him about the ship now?"
		olethros says, "good idea"
		Ellison says, "otherwise, I don't know why playing with the lights is possible"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd \| Not until you either drop the hose or you detach it from the faucet. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "drop hose"
Floyd \| Dropped. Floyd \| Floyd \| You are startled to see Zigurt come down the ramp, squinting and wiping Floyd \| away tears. Floban follows him, waving his tentacles about madly. Floyd \| "What did I tell you? The light out here has become unbearable. How Floyd \| do you expect me to concentrate on our plans with the sound of so many Floyd \| photons bombarding our ship's repulso-field?" Floyd \| Floyd \| "Your point is taken," Zigurt replies thoughtfully. He brings out a Floyd \| large ray gun, complete with flanges and doohickeys. He braces its Floyd \| barrel against one tentacle and fires at the lights. With a FZOOM! a Floyd \| shower of sparks falls from a nearby tree. Floyd \| Floyd \| In response, Zigurt clears his throat and wipes his tearing eyes once Floyd \| more. "Somewhat...tricky..." he mutters, taking aim once more. Floyd \| FZOOM! and more sparks fly from the tree, followed by a very put-out Floyd \| flock of nesting birds. Floyd \| Floyd \| Zigurt is drawing a bead on the lights once more when something hits Floyd \| one of them and breaks it with a quiet tinkle. In the reduced glare, Floyd \| both you and Zigurt turn to look at Floban, who has dropped a Floyd \| tentaclefull of medium-sized rocks. "Not for nothing was I on the Floyd \| All-Solar team at the Academy," he says with a touch of pride. Floyd \| Floyd \| "Indeed," says Zigurt as both cautiously detour around the Floyd \| water-spewing hose and re-enter the ship. Floyd \| Floyd \| [Your score has increased by 4 points. You can turn these Floyd \| notifications off at any time by typing NOTIFY.] Floyd \| Floyd \| >		DavidW says, "The lights is for convincing the aliens that the sun is too bright."
		Peregrine asks, "Our score has increased by 4 points.Yay?"
		Jacqueline says, "Definite yay, but only to let us know we're on the right track, I think."
		Ellison says, "huh"
DavidW says (to Floyd), "score"
Floyd \| You have achieved a score of 4 points out of a possible 20 in 204 Floyd \| turns. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "full score"
Floyd \| I never learned the word "full" in school. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
DavidW says (to Floyd), "x rocks"
Floyd \| I never learned the word "rocks" in school. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Peregrine says, "The default is unfortunate."
		olethros says, "and they detour around the hose"
		Ellison asks, "did we make the game unwinnable? were we supposed to set up a trap?"
		Peregrine says, "+4 points hardly constitutes unwinnable"
		DavidW says, "yeah"
		Peregrine says, "unless the game is very cruel"
		Ellison says, "some games give you partial points for unwinnable actions, yeah"
Jacqueline gets bored and wanders off to the Toyshop.
Jacqueline arrives, ready to play with the toys.		DavidW says, "I do think we need to see what happens if we re-enter the kitchen."
		Ellison says, "I would guess that this game is late enough that Sarge would have avoided unwinnable states, though"
		Jacqueline says, "Was going to ask what I missed, but I seem to only have missed that we never learned the words 'full' or 'rocks' in school. We need to bone up on our vocab."
		Ellison says (to DW), "yeah, I've been curious"
		olethros says, "that was before 'no child left behind'"
		Jacqueline says, "So true"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l"
Floyd \| Backyard Floyd \| Normally the backyard is boring, but not tonight! Tonight the lawn Floyd \| has been crisped by the arrival of the silvery ship. It sits there, Floyd \| ramp down, gleaming under the bright backyard lights your dad installed Floyd \| a while back. Its shadow stretches across the brick patio and Weber Floyd \| grill. Your house is to the south. Floyd \| You see a garden hose here. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "s"
Floyd \| Hallway Floyd \| A short hall lined with dark wood panelling. It connects the Floyd \| kitchen, to the west, with the living room, to the east. The backyard Floyd \| is north of here. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Peregrine asks, "Should I save?"
		DavidW says, "yeah"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "save"
Floyd \| File to save game in >
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "SAVE"
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "cf4"
Floyd \| Saved. Floyd \| Floyd \| > Floyd \| I never learned the word "cf4" in school. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		DavidW says, "oh, you did it manually. AWK-WARD."
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "SAVE"
Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "cf5"
Floyd \| File to save game in > Floyd \| Saved. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l"
Floyd \| Hallway Floyd \| A short hall lined with dark wood panelling. It connects the Floyd \| kitchen, to the west, with the living room, to the east. The backyard Floyd \| is north of here. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "w"
Floyd \| Kitchen Floyd \| You've spent many an hour at the kitchen sink, elbow-deep in suds, Floyd \| staring out the window, ignoring the ugly appliances and dirty Floyd \| cabinets. A dismayingly large stack of dirty plates towers on one side Floyd \| of the sink. Next to the east doorway is the avocado-green Floyd \| refrigerator your family has owned forever. Floyd \| The cabinets seems to contain some other stuff. Floyd \| Floyd \| >		Peregrine asks, "Where's Mom?"
		DavidW says, "Good question."
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd \| Hallway Floyd \| A short hall lined with dark wood panelling. It connects the Floyd \| kitchen, to the west, with the living room, to the east. The backyard Floyd \| is north of here. Floyd \| Floyd \| >
Peregrine says (to Floyd), "e"
Floyd \| Lived-in Room Floyd \| The living room is the rumpled center of your home. Comfy floral Floyd \| furniture, a few shelves filled with knick-knacks, a window, two Floyd \| parents, and a TV. The hallway to the kitchen is west, and the Floyd \| unimportant rest of your home (mentioned here merely for the sake of Floyd \| completeness) is south. Floyd \| Dad is slowly going through today's paper. Floyd \| Mom is walking down the hall towards the living room. Floyd \| Floyd \| Mom looks at you angrily. You duck your head and scuffle one foot Floyd \| against the floor. "You know better than to run away and hide when Floyd \| you've done something wrong," she says. You turn beet red. "To your Floyd \| room, kid." When she talks to you in that tone of voice, you know Floyd \| better than to disobey. Up the stairs you go, to await your eventual Floyd \| punishment. Floyd \| Floyd \| Of course, none of this matters much since the world ends some hours Floyd \| later. Floyd \| Floyd \| You have let the aliens win Floyd \| Floyd \| You have achieved a score of 4 points out of a possible 20 in 209 Floyd \| turns. Floyd \| Floyd \| You may restore a saved game, start over, quit, or undo the current Floyd \| command. Floyd \| Please enter (R)ESTORE, RE(S)TART, (Q)UIT, or (U)NDO: >		Peregrine says, "Whoa."
		Jacqueline says, "Dang"
		Jacqueline says, "So, this is a timed thing."
		Peregrine says, "Yep."
		Jacqueline says, "We need to figure out the dad distraction."
		Jacqueline says, "And then execute one on the heels of the other."
		olethros says, "hm, if we are sent to our room we lose automatically"
		Peregrine says, "Jacqueline, masterstrategist"
		DavidW says, "Dad didn't want any of our stuff."
		Peregrine asks, "Maybe conversation is the key?"
		Peregrine says, "ASK/TELL seems to work in this game."
		Peregrine says, "I'm beginning to feel knackered, tbh"
		Jacqueline says, "Maybe. I thought we tried that a bit, but let's poke at that some more."
		DavidW says, "Trouble is, Mom doesn't seem to let us talk to Dad while she's there."
		Peregrine asks, "But what about after?"
		Jacqueline says (to Peregrine), "We have gone later than I thought we would."
		Jacqueline says, "I promised a friend in Europe that I would call them. They are a night owl, but ..."
		Peregrine asks, "We can stop here and resume next week, I guess?"
		olethros says, "yeah, I need to do some work as well"
		DavidW says, "ok with me."
		Peregrine says, "Anyhow, since this is timed, we probably need to restart."
		Jacqueline says, "Okay."
		Peregrine says, "So that's a deal."
		Jacqueline says, "I kind of feel like we're close, but it's hard to tell."
olethros says, "ciao"
olethros was told that in order to be published he had to cut his hair and sing in Swedish.		Peregrine says, "Goodnight, everyone."
		DavidW says, "goodnight, Peregrine"
		Peregrine says, "Fun was had."
		Peregrine exclaims, "so thanks!"
Peregrine disappears through an invisible gap in the MUD. You think you may have heard the sounds of chatting before the gap closed again.		DavidW says, "The way the lights and faucet weren't immediately obvious suggests that we need to examine everything in a room description thoroughly."
		DavidW says, "But that can wait until next week."
		Ellison says, "yup, old-school. although it was kind of new-school at the time. the old-school new-school."
		Jacqueline smiles.
		DavidW says, "There's no school like an old-school."