  
ClubFloyd Transcript:
The idea behind ClubFloyd is that each
week at a pre-arranged time, a group of
people meet online to cooperatively play
a game of interactive fiction.
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ClubFloyd Transcript:
The idea behind ClubFloyd is that each
week at a pre-arranged time, a group of
people meet online to cooperatively play
a game of interactive fiction.
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ToyShop & Floyditorium
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#ClubFloyd Discussion
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| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "load foofoo" | ||
Floyd | Welcome to the Cheap Glk Implementation, library version 0.9.0. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Little bunny Foo Foo went hopping through the forest, Floyd | scooping up the field mice and bopping them on the head. Floyd | Down came the good fairy, and she said, Floyd | "Little bunny Foo Foo, I don't want to see you Floyd | scooping up the field mice and bopping them on the head. Floyd | I'll give you one more chance, or I'll turn you into a Floyd | goon!" Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | - author unknown Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Press any key to begin. Floyd | | ||
| Guenni arrives, full of funk, but no fun. | ||
| Jacqueline pushes the green 'space' button. | ||
Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | A tremendous pounding disturbs you from your slumber. For the love of Floyd | Gaia. How much did you drink last night? Floyd | Floyd | You piece the evening back together. A late day at work, a rainy Floyd | commute, ramen for dinner, a plotless bodice-ripper for dessert. You Floyd | were too long between the steamy parts when you fell asleep. Floyd | Floyd | So, nothing. Not even the usual two-count of mint schnapps in your Floyd | tea. Floyd | Floyd | Knock. Knock. Knock. Floyd | Floyd | Oh. It's the front door. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Studio Apartment Floyd | You climb out of bed into your own little slice of heaven. Maybe Floyd | someday you'll get out of here. Floyd | Floyd | The rain is heavy against the window. Floyd | | Jacqueline says, "Also, I almost forgot." | |
| Sparkle pushes the green 'space' button. | ||
Floyd | >Please try a command. Floyd | | Jacqueline says, "For those new to ClubFloyd, the rules for our little 'club' are here:" | |
| Jacqueline | [LINK] | ||
| Lionheart says, "Aw, I hate when mysteries give away the baddie in the first scene :)" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Please read them." | ||
| Guenni says, "DamnK real life wants something." | ||
| Guenni goes home. | Jacqueline asks, "Shall we answer the door?" | |
| Sparkle says, "Whoops." | ||
| Jacqueline asks (of DW), "Also, would you recommend a Driver for this game?" | ||
| Jacqueline asks, "Or does it matter?" | ||
| DavidW says, "It mostly doesn't matter except for one fight scene. The game is quite friendly for Floyders, I think." | ||
| * Sparkle has left the channel. | ||
| Sparkle has had her fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. | Jacqueline says, "Okay." | |
| Jacqueline says, "Also, huh. That was a quick departure." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Ah" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "huh" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Anyway." | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "answer door" | ||
Floyd | >I didn't understand that sentence. Floyd | | Jacqueline says, "Really." | |
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "open door" | ||
Floyd | >You fumble with the locks until you get the door open. A very wet Floyd | rabbit shivers on the other side. Floyd | Floyd | Not again. Floyd | Floyd | "Really, Foo Foo?" You make no attempt to hide your frustration. Floyd | "Couldn't this wait 'til morning?" Floyd | Floyd | The rabbit hops inside, pushing past your outstretched arm. Floyd | "P-p-p-p-please, Miss Fairy," he begs. "You're my only hope." Floyd | Floyd | 1) "That's Detective Fairy to you." Floyd | 2) "Tell me you didn't bop again." Floyd | 3) "You're dripping all over my carpet." Floyd | | Jacqueline says, "I like 2" | |
| BrianK says, "Let's do 2" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "We do generally agree on dialog before choosing." | ||
| Jacqueline asks, "Who else is playing besides Brian and I?" | ||
| Lionheart exclaims, "A twist! There's a second bopper behind the grassy knoll!" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "(Just want to know who we need to hear from before we proceed)" | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Lh), "hee" | ||
| Jacqueline asks (of Lh), "Did you want to weigh in on our response?" | ||
| Lionheart says, "I like 2" | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "2" | ||
Floyd | >"Tell me you didn't bop again." Floyd | Floyd | "D-d-d-d-don't turn me in." Foo Foo struggles to hold himself Floyd | together. "It's just like the last time. One minute, I'm hopping down Floyd | Lumpen Lane, and the next, I'm in the Forest, looking down at a..." Floyd | His brittle words crumble into full-fledged sobs. Floyd | Floyd | You reluctantly hand him a tissue. He blows it to shreds. Floyd | Floyd | 1) "Someone's got to know what happened to you. What we need is a Floyd | witness, and I know just where to look." Floyd | | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "1" | ||
Floyd | >"Someone's got to know what happened to you. What we need is a Floyd | witness, and I know just where to look." Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | * * * * * Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | By morning, the summer sun is busy hiding the evidence of the previous Floyd | night's storm. You step through a lingering puddle and over the police Floyd | barricade to where Murphy is waiting. Floyd | Floyd | "Good, you're here," he says. That's your name. Good Fairy, Senior Floyd | Detective. Though it's good that you're here, too. Makes for awkward Floyd | moments when your arrival is not so good. Floyd | Floyd | "We got an anonymous tip that Foo Foo's hiding in this part of Floyd | Fieldtown," Murphy continues before popping in a few more sticks of Floyd | chewing gum. He's the kind of rookie who chews more gum than he can Floyd | handle, and no, that's not just an expression. There's way too much Floyd | gum in his mouth right now. Floyd | Floyd | "Fe schreet'sh a dead end, an fere'sh no way he'sh gettin by me an Big Floyd | Chommy." He pats his magic wand and grins lopsidedly. Floyd | Floyd | (Press any key to continue.) Floyd | | Jacqueline says, "Digging the writing." | |
| Jacqueline pushes the green 'space' button. | ||
Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Foo Foo Floyd | An Interactive Fiction by Buster Hudson Floyd | Release 1 / Serial number 160401 / Inform 7 build 6L38 (I6/v6.33 lib Floyd | 6/12N) Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | By the Postbox Floyd | Aging rowhouses, broken sidewalk, flickering street lamp. It's Lumpen Floyd | Lane all right. Not much has changed, except maybe that poster. That's Floyd | new. Floyd | Floyd | A police barricade keeps onlookers out, and more importantly, everyone Floyd | else in. Usually. The road heads east from here. Floyd | Floyd | Meanwhile, Murphy leans against a public postbox, chewing loudly. You Floyd | know you can open the postbox anytime to bring the investigation to a Floyd | premature close. Nobody at headquarters knows you hid the rabbit, and Floyd | you intend to keep it that way for as long as it takes to prove his Floyd | innocence. Floyd | | Lionheart says, "Murphy sings, "o/~ I've gosh a she-ory, ish could bunnies!"" | |
| BrianK says, "Oh it's the same author as Oppositely Opal" | ||
| BrianK says, "I loved Oppositely Opal" | ||
| DavidW says, "If you love Ryan Veeder's games too, this'll be an extra treat." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Ack. Cat emergency. Need to step away for a sec/few. Please carry on. I'll catch up." | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "talk to murphy" | ||
Floyd | >He stands at attention. "Yesh?" Floyd | Floyd | 1) "What do we know so far?" Floyd | 2) "I'll check in with you later." Floyd | | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "1" | ||
Floyd | >"What do we know so far?" Floyd | Floyd | "Anofer field moush wash" He stops to adjust the gum in his mouth and Floyd | keep from drooling. Floyd | Floyd | "Spit it out, Murphy," you say. Floyd | Floyd | "I shaid, anofer field moush wash" Floyd | Floyd | "Sorry, no, I meant the gum. It's impeding your speech." You hold up Floyd | your hand in front of his mouth, and he complies, spitting out an Floyd | obscenely large ball of gum. Floyd | Floyd | Yikes. You knew this case would get your hands dirty, but this is Floyd | something else. Not wanting to litter, you shove the ball into your Floyd | coat pocket. Floyd | Floyd | Murphy begins again. "Another field mouse was scooped up from the Floyd | Forest and bopped on the head. Sabado called it in, so you might check Floyd | with him on the details. He owns the bar at the end of the street." Floyd | Floyd | 1) Send him away briefly to check on Foo Foo. Floyd | 2) Ask for a hint. Floyd | 3) "I'll check in with you later." Floyd | | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "3" | ||
Floyd | >"I'll check in with you later." Floyd | Floyd | "Good luck catching the perp." Floyd | Floyd | By the Postbox Floyd | Aging rowhouses, broken sidewalk, flickering street lamp. It's Lumpen Floyd | Lane all right. Not much has changed, except maybe that poster. That's Floyd | new. Floyd | Floyd | A police barricade keeps onlookers out, and more importantly, everyone Floyd | else in. The road heads east from here. Floyd | Floyd | Murphy leans against a public postbox, keeping watch. Floyd | | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "x me" | ||
Floyd | >What can you say? You're Good Fairy, Senior Detective, and you know Floyd | how to look the part. You keep your midnight blue hair short beneath Floyd | your bowler hat. Your trench coat, while tailored to accomodate your Floyd | unusually large wings, hangs clumsily from your shoulders. Maybe you Floyd | lost weight. You don't remember the last time you checked. Floyd | Floyd | As for the glass heels, well, they're a reminder of those twee days Floyd | when you flit about granting wishes to sick children. Sometimes, you Floyd | think these shoes are all that's left of the woman you once were. Floyd | Floyd | Fieldtown'll do that to you. Floyd | | ||
| Lionheart says (to Floyd), "x poster" | ||
Floyd | >It's a picture of a smiling, well-dressed couple holding hands and Floyd | leaning into one another. The two are emerging from a white townhouse Floyd | on a tree-lined, cobblestone road papered with autumn leaves. Large, Floyd | elaborate cursive reads: "Coming soon to Lumpen LaneAlabaster Floyd | Estates. Contemporary luxury. Comfortable living." Floyd | | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "i" | ||
Floyd | >You are carrying: Floyd | a chewed gum ball Floyd | your badge Floyd | a mugshot Floyd | | Roger says, "mail the gum" | |
| Lionheart says, "Ha ha" | ||
| BrianK says, "who would we address it to" | ||
| Lionheart says (to Floyd), "mail gum" | ||
Floyd | >I didn't understand that sentence. Floyd | | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "x gum" | ||
Floyd | >It's a big, pink, wet ball of chewed gum. You don't like looking at Floyd | it. Floyd | | BrianK says, "It's amusing that we have this, though, since it means we'll need it later" | |
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "x badge" | ||
Floyd | >Your police badge. "FPD * GOOD FAIRY * SENIOR DETECTIVE". Floyd | | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "x mugshot" | ||
Floyd | >It's a photo of Foo Foo from the second time you brought him in then Floyd | let him go with a warning. He claimed he had no memory of bopping Floyd | anyone, and like the do-gooder you are, you believed him. Floyd | Floyd | The problem is, you staked your reputation on those extra chances, and Floyd | now he's gone and bopped again. The Chief promised the whole affair Floyd | would go away if you make the rabbit a goon* by sundown. But that Floyd | won't have to happen if you can prove his innocence first. Floyd | Floyd | * Fairies no longer turn criminals into goons as punishment. The Floyd | practice was archaic and, more often than not, counter-productive. Now Floyd | criminals are sensibly put in prison, but the old fairy phrasing Floyd | stuck. Floyd | | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "look" | ||
Floyd | >By the Postbox Floyd | Aging rowhouses, broken sidewalk, flickering street lamp. It's Lumpen Floyd | Lane all right. Floyd | Floyd | A police barricade keeps onlookers out, and more importantly, everyone Floyd | else in. The road heads east from here. Floyd | Floyd | Murphy leans against a public postbox, keeping watch. Floyd | | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "x postbox" | ||
Floyd | >It's a large red postbox, meant to collect the mail for all the Floyd | residents and businesses on this street. Floyd | | BrianK says, "I guess we can follow the story for now" | |
| Lionheart says (to Floyd), "ask murphy about foo foo" | ||
Floyd | >You might try talking to Murphy instead. Floyd | | ||
| Lionheart says (to Floyd), "talk to murphy" | ||
Floyd | >He stands at attention. "Yes?" Floyd | Floyd | 1) Send him away briefly to check on Foo Foo. Floyd | 2) Ask for a hint. Floyd | 3) "I'll check in with you later." Floyd | | ||
| Lionheart says (to Floyd), "1" | ||
Floyd | >Murphy grunts but does as requested. You wait until he's around the Floyd | corner to open the postbox. Foo Foo flops out onto the ground as Floyd | dramatically as possible. Floyd | Floyd | "How much longer are you keeping me in there?" he asks between Floyd | exaggerated gasps. Floyd | Floyd | "Just a little longer. Keep it together." Floyd | Floyd | Foo Foo exhausts his complaints, and you settle him back into the Floyd | postbox. Just in time too. Murphy walks back around the corner. Floyd | Floyd | "All clear," he says. "No sign of the rabbit. Need anything else?" Floyd | Floyd | 1) Ask for a hint. Floyd | 2) "I'll check in with you later." Floyd | | ||
| Lionheart says (to Floyd), "2" | ||
Floyd | >"I'll check in with you later." Floyd | Floyd | "Good luck catching the perp." Floyd | Floyd | By the Postbox Floyd | Aging rowhouses, broken sidewalk, flickering street lamp. It's Lumpen Floyd | Lane all right. Floyd | Floyd | A police barricade keeps onlookers out, and more importantly, everyone Floyd | else in. The road heads east from here. Floyd | Floyd | Murphy leans against a public postbox, keeping watch. Floyd | | BrianK says, "So we gotta talk to Sabado at the end of the street" | |
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd | >Good old Fieldtown. It was once a field, but now it's a town. Floyd | Fieldtown. Floyd | Floyd | Outside Get Your Nibbles Floyd | You stroll down the sidewalk past the derelict rowhouses to a small Floyd | joint called Get Your Nibbles. Come to think of it, you've been up Floyd | most of the night. Maybe they serve coffee. Floyd | Floyd | The entrance is to the north, while the road continues east. Floyd | | DavidW says, "At the very least." | |
| BrianK asks, "Should we go in here or keep going east?" | ||
| DavidW says, "Up to you. Either works." | ||
| BrianK asks, "Lionheart?" | ||
| Lionheart says, "I vote to explore" | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd | >Inside Get Your Nibbles Floyd | No coffee. Should have grabbed a cup of the slop they call coffee back Floyd | at the station. Floyd | Floyd | You scope out the joint. If it weren't for the display case of Floyd | whatever they do serve here... possibly mud logs, you'd have mistaken Floyd | this place for a toy store. The walls are painted a cheery yellow and Floyd | lined with shelves full of toys. Cuddly toys. Floyd | Floyd | Wait a minute. The stuffed rabbits along one of the shelves look Floyd | curiously like Foo Foo. You are about to lean in for a closer look Floyd | when a green fairy appears from behind the counter. Floyd | Floyd | "Nice shoes, stranger," she says, smirking. Floyd | Floyd | Holly. Floyd | Floyd | "I had help picking them out," you say, tipping your hat. Of course Floyd | she's still as good looking as ever. What's it been, ten years since Floyd | you were both on wish duty? Play it cool, Good. Play it cool. Floyd | Floyd | 1) "How you been?" Floyd | 2) "So. What kind of tea party you got going on here?" Floyd | 3) "I'm looking for a rabbit." Floyd | | BrianK asks, "Is her name, like, first name Good last name Fairy?" | |
| DavidW says, "yes" | ||
| BrianK says, "Interesting" | ||
| Lionheart says, "Let's catch up before getting to the point." | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "1" | ||
Floyd | >"How you been?" Floyd | Floyd | "This is Fieldtown. You know how it is. I do what I can." She moistens Floyd | her lips. "How about you? I heard you joined the FPD." Floyd | Floyd | "Keeping tabs on me?" you ask, leaning in closer. Floyd | Floyd | "As I recall, it used to be the other way around." Floyd | Floyd | "Times change." Floyd | Floyd | "Yeah, they do." She looks away at something that isn't you. Floyd | Floyd | Silence. Floyd | Floyd | 1) "So. What kind of tea party you got going on here?" Floyd | 2) "I'm looking for a rabbit." Floyd | 3) "I've got work to do." Floyd | | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "1" | ||
Floyd | >"So. What kind of tea party you got going on here?" Floyd | Floyd | She closes her eyes and opens them slowly, like curtains before the Floyd | next big act. "I happen to sell the best nibblets this side of Floyd | Fieldtown." Her smile wavers when your reaction is little more than a Floyd | blank stare, but only for a moment. "Why don't you try a sample? We Floyd | have vanilla, chocolate, strawberry, key lime, mint, and salted Floyd | caramel." Floyd | Floyd | You look down at the mud logs in the display. Floyd | Floyd | 1) "Are you sure they're edible?" Floyd | 2) "I'll try the vanilla." Floyd | 3) "I'll try the chocolate." Floyd | 4) "I'll try the strawberry." Floyd | 5) "I'll try the key lime." Floyd | 6) "I'll try the mint." Floyd | 7) "I'll try the salted caramel." Floyd | | BrianK says, "ha ha I get the reference" | |
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "1" | ||
Floyd | >"Are you sure they're edible?" Floyd | Floyd | "Nope. They're actually full of poison, and now that you know my Floyd | secret, I'll have to get rid of you too." She wiggles her fingers Floyd | threateningly at you. Floyd | Floyd | 1) "I think I'll pass, but thanks." Floyd | 2) "I'll try the vanilla." Floyd | 3) "I'll try the chocolate." Floyd | 4) "I'll try the strawberry." Floyd | 5) "I'll try the key lime." Floyd | 6) "I'll try the mint." Floyd | 7) "I'll try the salted caramel." Floyd | | Genevieve says, "Sorry I can't join you folks. Doing laundry. I'll have to look at the transcript later." | |
| BrianK says, "Incidentally for a long time I always liked vanilla ice cream but recently I've started liking strawberry more" | ||
| Lionheart says, "I'm leaning toward mint, myself. But if it matters we'll probably be able to get another." | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "6" | ||
Floyd | >"I'll try the mint." Floyd | Floyd | Holly snaps on some gloves and reaches beneath the counter. She breaks Floyd | off the corner of a mud log, which she hands to you. It can't be as Floyd | bad as it looks, right? Floyd | Floyd | (Press any key for regret.) Floyd | | BrianK says, "ha" | |
| Lionheart says, "Ho ho" | ||
| BrianK pushes the green 'space' button. | ||
Floyd | Wow, that was revolting. Not even a hint of mint, just wheat grass and Floyd | pine nuts and maybe actual mud. Floyd | Floyd | "What do you think?" she asks. Floyd | Floyd | 1) "It's, uh, I don't think it's my flavor." Floyd | 2) "It's pretty bad. Sorry." Floyd | 3) "It's great! I'll take one to go." Floyd | | BrianK says, "I'm down for 3 if it gives us an inventory item for future use" | |
| Lionheart says, "I suppose we would sit here all day trying all the regrettable flavors, but I'm OK with 3 and moving on." | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "3" | ||
Floyd | >"It's great! I'll take one to go." Floyd | Floyd | She blinks in surprise. "Um, really?" Floyd | Floyd | You can't hide the truth in your face, and she laughs. "I know, I Floyd | know, they're terrible," she says. "Only field mice actually eat Floyd | nibblets. I don't know why I thought you would like them, but I Floyd | haven't made a single sale this week, and I'm behind on my lease Floyd | payments, and I thought, hey, a girl's got to try." Floyd | Floyd | "I take it business isn't going well." Floyd | Floyd | "I shouldn't be bothering you with my problems," she says, shaking her Floyd | head. Floyd | Floyd | "Please, bother me." You hit her with the puppy dog eyes. Floyd | Floyd | She groans and playfully shoves your shoulder. "Fine. I gave up Floyd | selling stuffed animals after that mouse opened his felt dinosaur Floyd | store down the street, and I chose nibblets because the neighborhood Floyd | is ninety percent field mice. Or it was a few weeks ago. Where did Floyd | everyone go?" She pauses. "It's like no matter what kind of store I Floyd | open, my business is doomed to fail." Floyd | Floyd | She looks around, then drops her voice from conversational to Floyd | conspiratorial. "Sometimes, I think the other stores are out to get Floyd | me. They could be part of some kind of animal cult, collaborating for Floyd | their own advantage at the expense of outsiders. I mean, it's Floyd | possible, right?" Floyd | Floyd | 1) "Anything's possible." Floyd | 2) "That sounds more like a game about crime." Floyd | | Lionheart says, "2's a bit meta but I like it" | |
| BrianK says, "I get the reference :P" | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "2" | ||
Floyd | >"That sounds more like a game about crime." Floyd | Floyd | "Yeah, it does, doesn't it." She busies herself rubbing a dirty spot Floyd | on the counter. Floyd | Floyd | "Hey now," you say. "Tell you what. I'll be checking out a few of the Floyd | nearby stores, and I'll let you know if I come across anything Floyd | cult-ish." Floyd | Floyd | "You don't have to do that." Floyd | Floyd | "I want to do that." Floyd | Floyd | She grins. "At least try to find out where all the field mice have Floyd | disappeared to. It'd be nice to have customers again. And as a reward, Floyd | you can have all the free nibblets you want." Floyd | Floyd | "Gee, thanks," you reply. Floyd | Floyd | 1) "I'm looking for a rabbit." Floyd | 2) "I've got work to do." Floyd | | BrianK says, "And we meet back up in the main dialogue tree" | |
| Lionheart says, "Only one branch left." | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "1" | ||
Floyd | >"I'm looking for a rabbit." You hand her the mugshot of Foo Foo. Floyd | Floyd | She looks it over briefly before returning it to you, shaking her Floyd | head. "Sorry, I haven't seen him. That's Foo Foo, right? I heard what Floyd | happened. It's all over the papers. Those poor, poor mice..." Floyd | Floyd | "We have reason to believe he's in the area." Floyd | Floyd | "I'll be sure to let you know if I see him," she says. Floyd | Floyd | 1) "I've got work to do." Floyd | | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "1" | ||
Floyd | >"I've got work to do." Floyd | Floyd | "Sure, okay." As you turn to leave, she grabs your coat. "Hey, look. Floyd | Just... Let's talk again soon, okay?" Floyd | Floyd | You nod. "I'd like that." Floyd | Floyd | Inside Get Your Nibbles Floyd | If it weren't for the display case of muddy nibblet things, you'd have Floyd | mistaken this place for a toy store. The walls are painted a cheery Floyd | yellow and lined with shelves full of cuddly toys. The stuffed rabbits Floyd | look curiously like Foo Foo. Floyd | Floyd | The exit is to the south, and a closed door to the north connects to Floyd | what must be the kitchen. Floyd | Floyd | Holly smiles at you from behind the counter. Floyd | | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "x rabbits" | ||
Floyd | >Definitely not real, but the resemblance to Foo Foo is uncanny. Floyd | | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "get rabbit" | ||
Floyd | >You pick up a Foo Foo look-alike. Floyd | Floyd | "Not for sale, Good," Holly warns like a mother with her misbehaving Floyd | toddler. Floyd | Floyd | You put it back. "I was only admiring how lifelike it is. You were Floyd | always so good with your hands." She turns away, blushing. Floyd | | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd | >(first opening the kitchen door) Floyd | It's locked. Floyd | Floyd | "Unless you're in the health department or have a search warrant, you Floyd | can't go in there," Holly says. "I pride myself on a clean kitchen." Floyd | Floyd | "Are you saying I'm dirty?" you ask, but she only smiles and winks at Floyd | you. Floyd | | BrianK says, "the flirting is real" | |
| DavidW says, "oh yes. It is." | ||
| BrianK says, "Anyway off we go" | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd | >
Floyd | Outside Get Your Nibbles
Floyd | A small food joint is sandwiched between the derelict rowhouses, its
Floyd | entrance to the north. Lumpen Lane runs east and west.
Floyd |
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| BrianK says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd | >
Floyd | Outside Feckless Pawn
Floyd | The road passes in front of a pawn shop to the north before curving
Floyd | southeast. You stop and stare at the storefront.
Floyd |
Floyd | Yep, still a dump.
Floyd |
Floyd | One of the first cases you closed as a detective involved busting the
Floyd | owner, Domingo, for the distribution of illegal cheeses. The
Floyd | Prohibition has lasted nearly a decade now, and most of what your
Floyd | department does anymore is take down the budding cheesemongers hoping
Floyd | to make a quick dollar.
Floyd |
Floyd | You're not looking forward to a reunion with this particular crime
Floyd | rat.
Floyd |
| BrianK says, "Domingo and Sabado" | |
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd | >Inside Feckless Pawn Floyd | The dusty shop is chock full of useless junk, or valuable antiques, Floyd | depending on your point of view. Yours is the former. Floyd | Floyd | Domingo looks up from his book, which he shoves into his desk as you Floyd | approach. "I'd like to say it's good to see you, Good, but we both Floyd | know better. Also, your name is confusing. Have you thought about Floyd | changing it yet?" Floyd | Floyd | "Have you given up the cheese racket yet?" Floyd | Floyd | "Ouch. That's a deep cut, Good. Haven't touched the stuff since my Floyd | release. Scout's honor." He holds a few fingers up in the air, then Floyd | draws them across his neck. Floyd | Floyd | "I don't think that's how" you begin, having been a fairy scout in Floyd | your tender years, but you're swiftly interrupted. Floyd | Floyd | "I don't care what you think. They didn't come from me, and if you so Floyd | much as lay a blue little finger on me, I'll have my lawyers" Now Floyd | it's your turn to interrupt him. Floyd | Floyd | "Take it easy, pops. What didn't come from you?" Floyd | Floyd | "The cheese!" he roars, slamming his fists onto the desk. "That's why Floyd | you're here to arrest me!" Floyd | Floyd | You are, in fact, not here to arrest him, and your stunned silence is Floyd | the only correcting he seems to need. His snout stretches into a Floyd | nervous smile. "Uh, nice weather we're having, ain't it?" Floyd | Floyd | 1) "Now I've got to ask. What's this about cheese?" Floyd | 2) "Have you seen this rabbit?" Floyd | 3) "You knew a lot of the local field mice. Know what happened to Floyd | them?" Floyd | 4) "I'm going to take a look around." Floyd | | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "1" | ||
Floyd | >"Now I've got to ask. What's this about cheese?" Floyd | Floyd | Domingo pulls out a rubix cube and works on solving it. "I don't know Floyd | what you're talking about." Floyd | Floyd | "Enough with the games, Domingo." Floyd | Floyd | He puts away the cube. "All right. Word on the street is there's a new Floyd | cheesemonger. Calls himself the Verde. How am I supposed take that? Floyd | Me, Domingo Verdeterre! He's rubbing it in my face that I'm out of the Floyd | game. You got to take him down, Good." Floyd | Floyd | "I'm on a different case." Floyd | Floyd | "Case, shmase. You bested me. Now you best him. It's only fair." Floyd | Floyd | "I'll see what I can do." Floyd | Floyd | 1) "Have you seen this rabbit?" Floyd | 2) "You knew a lot of the local field mice. Know what happened to Floyd | them?" Floyd | 3) "I'm going to take a look around." Floyd | | BrianK says, "Ah it's a reference to Captain Verdeterre" | |
| DavidW says, "The captain's portrait is on the wall, if I recall." | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "1" | ||
Floyd | >"Have you seen this rabbit?" You hand him the mugshot of Foo Foo, but Floyd | he barely glances at it before throwing it back at you. Floyd | Floyd | "I don't know what it is with rabbits," he says. "Why they all got to Floyd | look the same? Don't misunderstand me, some of my closest friends are Floyd | rabbits." Floyd | Floyd | "I'm sure they appreciate your sentiments." He ignores your remark. Floyd | Floyd | "All I'm saying is I get lots of customers, so I can't give you a Floyd | definitive yes or no at this point in time." Classic Domingo. Floyd | Floyd | "If you do see him and let us know, the FPD would be very grateful." Floyd | Floyd | "I got a few parking tickets..." Floyd | Floyd | "Don't push it." Floyd | Floyd | He shrugs. "It was worth a shot." Floyd | Floyd | 1) "You knew a lot of the local field mice. Know what happened to Floyd | them?" Floyd | 2) "I'm going to take a look around." Floyd | | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "1" | ||
Floyd | >"You knew a lot of the local field mice. Know what happened to them?" Floyd | Floyd | "You on missing persons now too?" he asks. Floyd | Floyd | "A favor for a friend." Floyd | Floyd | "Some friend. Look Good, I'll be square with you. I loved the field Floyd | mice, even before I got into cheese. Fun drinking buddies, great for Floyd | local gossip. But most of Fieldtown don't like 'em and don't like Floyd | giving 'em jobs. Maybe they just wised up and got out. Went somewhere Floyd | where good cheese isn't a vice. That's what I hope for 'em anyway." Floyd | Floyd | You nod your head, having nothing more to add. Floyd | Floyd | 1) "I'm going to take a look around." Floyd | | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "1" | ||
Floyd | >"I'm going to take a look around." Floyd | Floyd | "You break it, you buy it." Floyd | Floyd | Inside Feckless Pawn Floyd | The dusty shop is chock full of useless junk, or valuable antiques, Floyd | depending on your point of view. Yours is the former, though you never Floyd | know. There could be something of use around here. Floyd | Floyd | The entrance to the south leads back to the street. Floyd | Floyd | Domingo eyes you from his desk beneath a portrait of a pirate rat. Floyd | | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "x portrait" | ||
Floyd | >The oil painting depicts a rat pirate. Or a pirate rat. Whichever is Floyd | the appropriate term. Floyd | Floyd | Domingo catches you looking up at it. "That's my Floyd | great-great-great-great-great-great grandfather Captain Verdeterre. Floyd | Sank every ship he ever sailed and still turned a profit. Now that's Floyd | how you run a business." He salutes the portrait before returning to Floyd | his work. Floyd | | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "x junk" | ||
Floyd | >You survey the piles of junk for items of interest. Let's see, Floyd | there's an old goblet, an ornate vase, a faded tapestry, a painted Floyd | idol, and a curved dagger stuck in a wall. Floyd | | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "x goblet" | ||
Floyd | >You think it's pewter, but that's mostly a guess. Should have spent Floyd | more time antiquing with grandma. Floyd | | ||
| Lionheart says (to Floyd), "x goblet" | ||
Floyd | >You think it's pewter, but that's mostly a guess. Should have spent Floyd | more time antiquing with grandma. Floyd | | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "x vase" | ||
Floyd | >It's white with blue flowers and vines and leaves. Looks expensive. Floyd | | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "x tapestry" | ||
Floyd | >It's a picture of a rat getting speared by a human. Possibly Floyd | religious, definitely weird. Floyd | | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "x idol" | ||
Floyd | >The wooden doll is painted in bright colors. Floyd | | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "x dagger" | ||
Floyd | >It's too fancy a knife for your tastes. The blade is curved. Floyd | | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "get goblet" | ||
Floyd | >"It's a communion chalice recovered from the Crusades," Domingo says, Floyd | "blessed by Rat Pope Asiago X-V-I-I himself. A very unique piece. I'll Floyd | let you have it for a mere 737 dollars." Floyd | Floyd | "Maybe another time." Floyd | | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "get vase" | ||
Floyd | >Domingo yells out in warning when you get too close. "Careful! That's Floyd | a Ming! If you even chip it, you owe me, uh, 708 dollars." Floyd | Floyd | You keep your distance. Floyd | | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "get tapestry" | ||
Floyd | >"That's of particular significance to a devout Rat Catholic like Floyd | myself," Domingo says. "The rat is Saint uhthe name's not important. Floyd | He was martyred after scaring the farmer's wife. For you, only 712 Floyd | dollars." Floyd | Floyd | "Doesn't match my decor," you say. Floyd | | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "get idol" | ||
Floyd | >"Having trouble with your love life?" Domingo asks. "Try an African Floyd | fertility idol. I'll give you a discount623 dollars." Floyd | Floyd | "Thanks, but my love life is just fine," you lie, quickly putting it Floyd | back. Floyd | | BrianK says, "man we're missing out on some sweet em-dash action here" | |
| DavidW says, "mm" | ||
| Lionheart says, "Ah, so that's what's going on." | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "get daagger" | ||
Floyd | >You can't see any such thing. Floyd | | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "get dagger" | ||
Floyd | >"It's a rare sacrificial dagger from, uh, the Mayans," Domingo says Floyd | as you inspect the dagger. "Definitely the Mayans. Anyway, since we're Floyd | such good friends and all, I'll let you have it for free. Of course, Floyd | that's if you can pull it from the wall. Since there's a roughly Floyd | one-in-eighteen chance you can do it, I ain't too worried about losing Floyd | it." His smile lingers a little too long. Floyd | | BrianK says, "aha" | |
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "pull dagger" | ||
Floyd | >As much as you pull, the dagger won't budge. Domingo stifles a laugh. Floyd | | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "pull dagger" | ||
Floyd | >You yank on the dagger, but it doesn't come out. Domingo covers his Floyd | mouth. Floyd | | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "pull dagger" | ||
Floyd | >Try as you might, the dagger stays stuck. Domingo chokes on a snort. Floyd | Floyd | This isn't working. You'll never get it out this way. Maybe there's Floyd | another way about this. Floyd | | Lionheart asks, "Try 18 times?" | |
| BrianK says, "wait, I have an idea" | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "put gum on dagger" | ||
Floyd | >You don't see any point in sticking the gum there. Floyd | | BrianK says, "or not" | |
| DavidW says, "There's a way to get it but not right now." | ||
| BrianK says, "I guess the problem isn't really that it's slippery" | ||
| BrianK says, "Well, moving on" | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd | >
Floyd | Outside Feckless Pawn
Floyd | You stand outside your least favorite pawn shop. The entrance to the
Floyd | store is north. The road in front curves west and southeast.
Floyd |
| ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "se" | ||
Floyd | >
Floyd | Bend In the Road
Floyd | The sun hangs heavy in the eastern sky, hot and oppressive. The shade
Floyd | of an old, boarded-up rowhouse offers you some relief. The road wraps
Floyd | around it to the east.
Floyd |
| ||
| Lionheart says (to Floyd), "x wall" | ||
Floyd | >This rowhouse is in terrible shape. The front door is all boarded up, Floyd | but you don't know why they bothered. Fieldtown's drifters wouldn't Floyd | even squat in here. Floyd | | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "x sun" | ||
Floyd | >You can't see any such thing. Floyd | | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd | >
Floyd | Outside Cameracopia
Floyd | A small camera shop to the north brings some charm to this part of
Floyd | Lumpen Lane. That is, aside from what might be the remains of the
Floyd | shop's front door littering the sidewalk. The awning above you reads
Floyd | "Finch & Fern's Cameracopia" next to a picture of a cornucopia
Floyd | overflowing with various types of cameras and camera accessories.
Floyd |
Floyd | The road in front runs east and west.
Floyd |
| BrianK exclaims, "So many places to explore!" | |
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd | >Inside Cameracopia Floyd | As you enter the shop, your shoe crunches on broken glass. A finch in Floyd | an apron turns from where she's busy sweeping. Floyd | Floyd | "It's about time," she says with an exasperated chirp. "I called for Floyd | help hours ago!" Floyd | Floyd | "Sorry," you say. "I'm on a different case." Floyd | Floyd | "Different case? What could be more important than this?" She points Floyd | to the mess. It's not pretty. Every camera, every shelf, every glass Floyd | case, everything that could be smashed, was. "Go ahead and get Floyd | started, and let me know if you need anything." Floyd | Floyd | "Listen, uh, Mrs. Finch..." you say. Floyd | Floyd | She rolls her eyes. "No, honey, I'm Fern. This is Finch." She motions Floyd | to the potted fern on the counter. That's not confusing. Floyd | Floyd | 1) "What happened here?" Floyd | 2) "I'm actually looking for a rabbit." Floyd | 3) "Rumor has it the field mice are disappearing. You know where they Floyd | went?" Floyd | 4) "I'm going to look around." Floyd | | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "1" | ||
Floyd | >"What happened here?" Floyd | Floyd | "You're the expert," she says, noisily scooping a large piece of glass Floyd | into her dustpan. "Maybe you can tell me." Floyd | Floyd | 1) "I'm actually looking for a rabbit." Floyd | 2) "Rumor has it the field mice are disappearing. You know where they Floyd | went?" Floyd | 3) "I'm going to look around." Floyd | | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "1" | ||
Floyd | >"I'm actually looking for a rabbit." You hold out the mugshot of Foo Floyd | Foo. Floyd | Floyd | She looks at it, confused. "What does that have to do with the ghost?" Floyd | she asks. Floyd | Floyd | You blink. "What ghost?" Floyd | Floyd | "The ghost that terrorized us last night!" She flails her wings in the Floyd | air, then stops all at once. Her eyes widen in realization. "You're Floyd | not the exorcist I called for, are you?" Floyd | Floyd | "No ma'am. Good Fairy, Senior Detective." You flash your FPD badge. Floyd | Floyd | "Oh, great," she says. You get the feeling she's not that happy about Floyd | it. "Don't think I'm going to stop cleaning so you can do your CSI cop Floyd | thing. This mess will take me all day." Floyd | Floyd | "I won't get in your way." Floyd | Floyd | 1) "Tell me about this ghost." Floyd | 2) "Rumor has it the field mice are disappearing. You know where they Floyd | went?" Floyd | 3) "I'm going to look around." Floyd | | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "1" | ||
Floyd | >"Tell me about this ghost." Floyd | Floyd | "A real Jacob Marley if you ask me," Fern says. "Heard its chains Floyd | rattling and rattling, like it was going to rattle the whole building Floyd | down. We were here late, developing film for one of our customers, and Floyd | after destroying our poor shop, it tried to get into our dark room to Floyd | get us! If it wasn't for Finchy scaring it away with that old Edgerton Floyd | flash he was fixing up, I don't know what would have happened to us." Floyd | Floyd | "Did you see it?" you ask. Floyd | Floyd | "Only briefly, in the light of the flash. Endless loops of pure white. Floyd | What do you think?" Floyd | Floyd | "I think you should file a police report." Floyd | Floyd | Fern frowns. "It won't matter once the exorcist gets here, but you do Floyd | what you want. Finch owns the building, and he's been under a lot of Floyd | pressure to sell. There's a vaguely threatening note about it around Floyd | here somewhere. If we don't get the ghost problem resolved, this might Floyd | be the final nail in the coffin for us." Floyd | Floyd | 1) "Rumor has it the field mice are disappearing. You know where they Floyd | went?" Floyd | 2) "I'm going to look around." Floyd | | ||
| Doug arrives, full of neither funk nor fun. | BrianK asks, "The... potted fern owns the building?" | |
| DavidW says, "Yes" | ||
| BrianK says, "Is this a reference I'm not getting" | ||
| Lionheart says, "Maybe we should interview the fern" | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "1" | ||
Floyd | >"Rumor has it the field mice are disappearing. You know where they Floyd | went?" Floyd | Floyd | "Not a rumor, honey. The mice are getting run out. I'd put my money on Floyd | Sabado, if I had any." Floyd | Floyd | You arch an eyebrow. "The bar owner? Why?" Floyd | Floyd | "He doesn't just own the bar. Been buying up all the property on Floyd | Lumpen Lane. Field mice don't have great prospects in general. I'm Floyd | sure they're taking whatever he offers. Our shop might be the last Floyd | building not owned by him." Floyd | Floyd | Seems you owe Sabado a visit. Floyd | Floyd | 1) "I'm going to look around." Floyd | | DavidW says, "I don't know which game this references either." | |
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "1" | ||
Floyd | >"I'm going to look around." Floyd | Floyd | "You know where to find me. And watch you don't cut yourself on any Floyd | glass while you're poking around," she says before returning to her Floyd | cleaning. Floyd | Floyd | Inside Cameracopia Floyd | You'd say the store was trying to convey church basement-chic, except Floyd | it looks like a tornado went through it. There's broken glass and Floyd | camera parts and debris everywhere. Someone, or something, wasn't Floyd | happy. Floyd | Floyd | To the east is a closed door. The way out is south. Floyd | Floyd | Fern is busy sweeping up broken glass. Finch is sitting quietly on the Floyd | counter nearby. Floyd | | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "talk to finch" | ||
Floyd | >Finch doesn't respond to any attempts at conversation. Floyd | Floyd | "He was up late after the ghost attack. Let him sleep a bit longer," Floyd | Fern says. Floyd | | ||
| Doug has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "x glass" | ||
Floyd | >You search through the debris for some clues about the attacker. From Floyd | beneath a pile of broken cameras you pull out a small handwritten Floyd | note. Floyd | Floyd | "Sabado gave me that note about a week ago," Fern says. Floyd | Floyd | "Can I have it?" you ask. Floyd | Floyd | She waves a wing. "I don't care what you do with it." Floyd | Floyd | You brush off the dust and bits of glass. Floyd | | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "x note" | ||
Floyd | >It says: "Finch & Fernmy offer still stands. I suggest you take it. Floyd | Sabado." Floyd | | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "smell note" | ||
Floyd | >You smell nothing unexpected. Floyd | | Lionheart says, "The I'm Fern this is Finch joke reminds me of a Ghostbusters joke, I don't know what else might be reffed." | |
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "i" | ||
Floyd | >You are carrying: Floyd | a handwritten note Floyd | a chewed gum ball Floyd | your badge Floyd | a mugshot Floyd | | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "x parts" | ||
Floyd | >You sure hope everything was insured. Floyd | | ||
| Lionheart says (to Floyd), "search for clues" | ||
Floyd | >You can't see any such thing. Floyd | | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "x debris" | ||
Floyd | >You sure hope everything was insured. Floyd | | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x counter" | ||
Floyd | >The counter is one of the few items that wasn't destroyed. Floyd | | BrianK says, "Aw man I forgot to examine all the characters" | |
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "x fern" | ||
Floyd | >She's a golden finch, an usual sight so close to the ground, but this Floyd | is Fieldtown after all. She wears a blue gingham apron over her floral Floyd | dress, which she uses to wipe her wings with as she cleans. Floyd | Occasionally, she makes a clicking sound with her beak as if Floyd | disapproving of everything. Floyd | | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "x fern" | ||
Floyd | >She's a golden finch, an usual sight so close to the ground, but this Floyd | is Fieldtown after all. She wears a blue gingham apron over her floral Floyd | dress, which she uses to wipe her wings with as she cleans. Floyd | Occasionally, she makes a clicking sound with her beak as if Floyd | disapproving of everything. Floyd | | BrianK says, "er" | |
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "x finch" | ||
Floyd | >Finch is a potted fern. A camera flash sticks out of his pot beside Floyd | him. Floyd | | ||
| Lionheart says (to Floyd), "x flash" | ||
Floyd | >It's a flash without the camera. There's a small button on one side. Floyd | | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "get it" | ||
Floyd | >"Can I have this?" you ask, pointing to the flash. Floyd | Floyd | "If you think it'll help," Fern says. "Be sure to give it back when Floyd | you're done. Finch spent a lot of time fixing it." Floyd | Floyd | You pick it up. Floyd | | ||
| Lionheart says (to Floyd), "push button" | ||
Floyd | >A high-pitched whir sounds. The flash goes off, and the area briefly Floyd | illuminates in a harsh light. Yikes. You blink away the spots. Floyd | | BrianK says, "coolio" | |
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd | >(first opening the side door) Floyd | You try the door, but it's locked. Floyd | Floyd | "That's our dark room. We're developing film right now, so we have to Floyd | keep the door closed," Fern says. Floyd | | BrianK says, "All right, I think we hit up everything of note" | |
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
| Lionheart says (to Floyd), "get glass" | ||
Floyd | >
Floyd | Outside Cameracopia
Floyd | A small camera shop is open to the north. The road in front runs east
Floyd | and west.
Floyd |
Floyd | >You can't see any such thing.
Floyd |
| ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd | >
Floyd | Inside Cameracopia
Floyd | You'd say the store was trying to convey church basement-chic, except
Floyd | it looks like a tornado went through it. There's broken glass and
Floyd | camera parts and debris everywhere. Someone, or something, wasn't
Floyd | happy.
Floyd |
Floyd | To the east is a closed door. The way out is south.
Floyd |
Floyd | Fern is busy sweeping up broken glass. Finch is sitting quietly on the
Floyd | counter nearby.
Floyd |
| ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "get glass" | ||
Floyd | >You might cut yourself. Might be better to leave it alone. Floyd | | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd | >
Floyd | Outside Cameracopia
Floyd | A small camera shop is open to the north. The road in front runs east
Floyd | and west.
Floyd |
| Lionheart says, "Seemed like a potential useful item." | |
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd | >
Floyd | Outside Dinosaur Island
Floyd | The shop's large bay window forces a colorful prehistoric scene onto
Floyd | the street. Felt dinosaurs are posed whimsically around pieces of
Floyd | cardboard painted to look like palm trees and boulders. A sign above
Floyd | the display reads: "Welcome to Dinosaur Island!"
Floyd |
Floyd | The shop's entrance is open to the north. Lumpen Lane continues east
Floyd | and west.
Floyd |
| ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "x entrance" | ||
Floyd | >You can't see any such thing. Floyd | | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "x shop" | ||
Floyd | >Outside Dinosaur Island Floyd | A prehistoric window display stands beside the shop's entrance to the Floyd | north. Lumpen Lane continues east and west. Floyd | | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd | >
Floyd | Inside Dinosaur Island
Floyd | The display from the window continues throughout the store's interior,
Floyd | surrounding the space with a jurassic menagerie. The walls are covered
Floyd | with shelves upon shelves of felt dinosaurs. Incredibly, you can't
Floyd | find any two that look exactly alike. No wonder Holly's stuffed animal
Floyd | shop went under.
Floyd |
Floyd | A blue curtain has been hung in the rear of the shop to resemble a
Floyd | waterfall. Lumpen Lane is back to the south.
Floyd |
| ||
| Lionheart says (to Floyd), "x dinosaurs" | ||
Floyd | >You admire one of the dinosaurs. It's sewn out of red-orange felt, Floyd | about eight fairy-inches in size, with a flat head and a few nubby Floyd | teeth. It's posed like it's playing hide-and-seek. Floyd | | ||
| Lionheart says (to Floyd), "x dinosaurs" | ||
Floyd | >You admire one of the dinosaurs. It's sewn out of coral blue felt, Floyd | about five fairy-inches in size, with three horns and googly eyes. Floyd | It's posed like it's trying to climb a tree. Floyd | | ||
| Lionheart says (to Floyd), "x dinosaurs" | ||
Floyd | >You admire one of the dinosaurs. It's sewn out of royal purple felt, Floyd | about seven fairy-inches in size, with a series of plates down its Floyd | spine and a skinny tail. It's posed like it's looking for food. Floyd | | ||
| Lionheart says (to Floyd), "x dinosaurs" | ||
Floyd | >You admire one of the dinosaurs. It's sewn out of lime green felt, Floyd | about five fairy-inches in size, with wheels for legs and spikes on Floyd | the end of its tail. It's posed like it's trying to climb a tree. Floyd | | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "x curtain" | ||
Floyd | >The blue silk sways in an unseen draft. A decent enough waterfall. Floyd | | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd | >You can't go that way. Floyd | | Lionheart says, "A felt thagomizer" | |
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "enter curtain" | ||
Floyd | >That's not something you can enter. Floyd | | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "search curtain" | ||
Floyd | >You push the curtain aside, revealing a secret tunnel. Floyd | | BrianK says, "There we go" | |
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "x tunnel" | ||
Floyd | >The tunnel is more like a doorframe with the door removed. Above the Floyd | header, someone painted the words "Secret Tunnel to Trex's Workshop" Floyd | and an arrow pointing inside. Floyd | | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "enter tunnel" | ||
Floyd | >
Floyd | Workshop
Floyd | The back room could use some tidying. Scraps of felt are everywhere. A
Floyd | crooked cabinet leans against a wall in the corner.
Floyd |
Floyd | The secret tunnel to the south leads to the retail area.
Floyd |
Floyd | A mouse sits in silence, staring at a dinosaur on the workbench. His
Floyd | nametag says his name is Trex.
Floyd |
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| BrianK says (to Floyd), "x trex" | ||
Floyd | >Brown fur, short whiskers, a pleasant but anxious disposition. That Floyd | last one isn't so typical for a field mouse, the way the beat cops Floyd | talk. Floyd | | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "x felt" | ||
Floyd | >You think this Trex character ought to clean up after himself a Floyd | little more. Floyd | | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "x cabinet" | ||
Floyd | >One of the legs is bent, giving the large cabinet a terrible lean. Floyd | There's a hole in the side not pressed against the wall. Floyd | | ||
| Lionheart says (to Floyd), "x hole" | ||
Floyd | >You peer inside the hole. It's mostly full of felt. A small bottle of Floyd | something has rolled to the far side of the cabinettoo far to reach. Floyd | | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "open cabinet" | ||
Floyd | >The doors won't budge, like they're jammed or broken. Floyd | | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "shake cabinet" | ||
Floyd | >I didn't understand that sentence. Floyd | | BrianK says, "well, let's talk to Trex" | |
| Lionheart says (to Floyd), "fix leg" | ||
Floyd | >I didn't understand that sentence. Floyd | | ||
| Lionheart says (to Floyd), "bend leg" | ||
Floyd | >I didn't understand that sentence. Floyd | | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "x leg" | ||
Floyd | >You can't see any such thing. Floyd | | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "talk to trex" | ||
Floyd | >The field mouse hasn't acknowledged you barging into his workshop. Floyd | The fellow must be off. You clear your throat. Floyd | Floyd | "Trex, I presume?" you ask. Floyd | Floyd | He twitches and blinks several times, as if waking from a daydream. Floyd | "Oh, hello," he says. "Sorry. I haven't been myself lately. Did you Floyd | want to buy a dinosaur?" Floyd | Floyd | You shake your head and pull out your badge. "Good Fairy, FPD." Floyd | Floyd | 1) "Have you seen this rabbit?" Floyd | 2) "A lot of the other field mice from the neighborhood have gone Floyd | missing. Know anything about it?" Floyd | | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "1" | ||
Floyd | >"Have you seen this rabbit?" You hand him the photo of Foo Foo. He Floyd | looks it over intensely. Floyd | Floyd | "Yes, I do believe so," he says, handing it back. Floyd | Floyd | "Can you be more specific?" Floyd | Floyd | Trex rubs his paws together nervously. "Oh dear. It was last night Floyd | just after sundown. I was closing my shop, and I could see him through Floyd | the window talking with someone, but I couldn't see who. I'm not in Floyd | trouble, am I?" Floyd | Floyd | "Not unless you're withholding any information. Did you hear the Floyd | conversation?" Floyd | Floyd | Trex shakes his head. "No, I was too far away." He smiles with a Floyd | sudden thought. "My dinosaurs would have. Doohickey was in the window Floyd | all night." He points to the red dinosaur on the workbench. Floyd | Floyd | Great. Floyd | Floyd | 1) "A lot of the other field mice from the neighborhood have gone Floyd | missing. Know anything about it?" Floyd | 2) "I'll show myself out." Floyd | | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "1" | ||
Floyd | >"A lot of the other field mice from the neighborhood have gone Floyd | missing. Know anything about it?" Floyd | Floyd | Trex looks around and bites his paws. "No, ah, no. I don't really know Floyd | the neighbors too well." Floyd | Floyd | "You're not from here?" Floyd | Floyd | "I was born in Fieldtown, but my parents carted us kids off to live Floyd | among the humans when I was young. They believed it'd be easier to Floyd | feed us stealing scraps off the kitchen floor than begging for scraps Floyd | on the street corner. We lucked out and ended up with a nice guy who Floyd | happened to keep a filthy kitchen and no cat. He sewed felt dinosaurs Floyd | for a living." Floyd | Floyd | "Like the dinosaurs you make?" Floyd | Floyd | "Yes, exactly. I learned by watching him over the years. Except he had Floyd | magic, which is rare for a human. He could bring them to life. I can't Floyd | do anything like that." He looks longingly at the dinosaur on the Floyd | workbench. "If only I could bring my Doohickey to life, even for one Floyd | day." Floyd | Floyd | 1) "I have an idea that'll help us both." Floyd | 2) "I'll show myself out." Floyd | | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "1" | ||
Floyd | >"I have an idea that'll help us both. You see, I, uh, used to be a Floyd | wish fairy. No funny remarks, all right? I get enough lip from Floyd | everyone at heaquarters about it already." You point a very Floyd | intimidating index finger, and he swallows hard and nods many times. Floyd | "So I worked with a partner, and one of our specialties was bringing Floyd | toys and stuffed animals to life. It's not permanent, mind you. But Floyd | maybe your Doohickey here can be a witness in my case." Floyd | Floyd | The mouse claps his paws together. "I like that idea. What do you need Floyd | me to do?" Floyd | Floyd | "Nothing at the moment. First I need some wish powder and a wand." Floyd | Floyd | "I don't have any of those things," he says. Floyd | Floyd | "Don't worry about it. I'll be back with what I need." Of course, you Floyd | haven't had any wish powder in ages, and your wand is in the shop Floyd | thanks to that incident with the frog in the sewers. Still, you're Floyd | determined to think of something. You need that witness. Floyd | Floyd | 1) "I'll show myself out." Floyd | | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "1" | ||
Floyd | >"I'll show myself out." Floyd | Floyd | "Have a good day." Floyd | Floyd | Workshop Floyd | The back room could use some tidying. Scraps of felt are everywhere. A Floyd | crooked cabinet leans against a wall in the corner. Floyd | Floyd | The secret tunnel to the south leads to the retail area. Floyd | Floyd | Trex sits in silence, staring at one of his creations on the Floyd | workbench. Floyd | | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "x doohickey" | ||
Floyd | >It's sewn out of bright red felt, at least eighteen fairy-inches in Floyd | length, with six legs and savage claws. Its tongue hangs out over an Floyd | assortment of jagged teeth. Floyd | | ||
| Lionheart says (to Floyd), "talk to doohickey" | ||
Floyd | >You ought to leave it alone for now. Trex seems to like the company. Floyd | | Jacqueline exclaims, "I am caught up!" | |
| BrianK says, "Welcome back Jacq" | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "look in hole" | ||
Floyd | >You peer inside the hole. It's mostly full of felt. A small bottle of Floyd | something has rolled to the far side of the cabinettoo far to reach. Floyd | | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "get bottle" | ||
Floyd | >It's out of reach. Floyd | | BrianK says, "naturally" | |
| Lionheart says (to Floyd), "tip cabinet" | ||
Floyd | >I didn't understand that sentence. Floyd | | ||
| Lionheart says (to Floyd), "pick up cabinet" | ||
Floyd | >It's too heavy to move. Floyd | | BrianK says, "objectives: talk to sabado, get wish powder and wand for dinosaur witness / other puzzles: dagger in the pawn shop, bottle in the cabinet" | |
| Lionheart says (to Floyd), "put gum under cabinet" | ||
Floyd | >I didn't understand that sentence. Floyd | | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "push cabinet" | ||
Floyd | >It's too heavy to move. Floyd | | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "pull cabinet" | ||
Floyd | >It's too heavy to move. Floyd | | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "shake cabinet" | ||
Floyd | >I didn't understand that sentence. Floyd | | Lionheart says, "I was thinking to put something under the weak leg to tip it the other way" | |
| BrianK says, "I don't think we have what we need to do anything yet" | ||
| DavidW says, "I suggest exploring elsewhere for now." | ||
| Lionheart says, "Sure, just getting the lay of the land, learning about all the subplots" | ||
| BrianK exclaims, "All right, let us move forth!" | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd | >
Floyd | Inside Dinosaur Island
Floyd | The display from the window continues throughout the store's interior,
Floyd | surrounding the space with a jurassic menagerie. The walls are covered
Floyd | with shelves upon shelves of felt dinosaurs. Incredibly, you can't
Floyd | find any two that look exactly alike. No wonder Holly's stuffed animal
Floyd | shop went under.
Floyd |
Floyd | A blue curtain has been pushed aside to reveal a secret tunnel to the
Floyd | north. Lumpen Lane is back to the south.
Floyd |
| ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd | >
Floyd | Outside Dinosaur Island
Floyd | A prehistoric window display stands beside the shop's entrance to the
Floyd | north. Lumpen Lane continues east and west.
Floyd |
| ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd | >
Floyd | East End of Lumpen Lane
Floyd | The road ends at a tavern to the east, its facade a collage of tree
Floyd | trunks, branches, and leaves. The sign above the open entrance says
Floyd | "The Forest".
Floyd |
Floyd | An alley disappears behind the rowhouses to the north.
Floyd |
| ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "x sign" | ||
Floyd | >It says "The Forest". Floyd | | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "x tavern" | ||
Floyd | >You can't see any such thing. Floyd | | BrianK says, "(gasp)" | |
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd | >The Forest Floyd | Your first few steps into the dimly-lit space sink into dirt. And here Floyd | you are wearing your nice heels. Floyd | Floyd | Turns out the floor is completely hidden beneath a layer of dark soil, Floyd | who knows how deep, giving the air a damp and loamy odor. Above you, Floyd | the ceiling is a canopy of intertwined branches and dead leaves. The Floyd | columns supporting the roof are thick, bark-covered trunks. The Floyd | Forestthey weren't kidding. Floyd | Floyd | The barkeep looks up from where he's stacking glasses behind the bar. Floyd | "We're closed a few more hours," he grunts. "Even the earliest drunks Floyd | don't get here until noon." He sounds like the kind of guy angry with Floyd | the world for no good reason. Floyd | Floyd | "Good Fairy, FPD," you say, holding up your badge. "I'm only here for Floyd | answers." Floyd | Floyd | "Sabado," he replies. "Make it quick. I already told you guys Floyd | everything I know." Floyd | Floyd | 1) "I'm looking for a rabbit." Floyd | 2) "I've heard the local field mice have been vanishing." Floyd | 3) "I'll leave you alone now." Floyd | | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "1" | ||
Floyd | >"I'm looking for a rabbit." Floyd | Floyd | Sabado looks at the photo and scrunches his face like he bit into Floyd | something sour. "Yeah, that's Foo Foo. I'm the one who reported him Floyd | last night. The maroon came into my bar and bopped one of my customers Floyd | on the head. Hard enough doing business without renegade rabbits Floyd | scaring away my customers. So you going to do your job and find him?" Floyd | Floyd | "One way or another." Floyd | Floyd | "Well he's not here. Do me a favor, would you? If you catch him, bring Floyd | him to me first. Would love to give him a taste of his own medicine." Floyd | He winks at you in precisely the way you hate being winked at. Floyd | Floyd | 1) "I've heard the local field mice have been vanishing." Floyd | 2) "I'll leave you alone now." Floyd | | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "1" | ||
Floyd | >"I've heard the local field mice have been vanishing." Floyd | Floyd | "Of course they've been vanishing," Sabado says. "It's that Gaiadamned Floyd | Foo Foo. Bopped field mice three times already. Three times! No wonder Floyd | they've all left town. Nobody in their right mind wants to sit around Floyd | waiting to get bopped on the head." Floyd | Floyd | 1) "A little birdie told me you're buying up all of Lumpen Lane. Might Floyd | not be Foo Foo chasing the field mice away after all." Floyd | 2) "I'll leave you alone now." Floyd | | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "1" | ||
Floyd | >"A little birdie told me you're buying up all of Lumpen Lane. Might Floyd | not be Foo Foo chasing the field mice away after all." Floyd | Floyd | Sabado shrugs. "So what if I am? What happens to the mice ain't my Floyd | problem." Floyd | Floyd | "What happens to your customers should be your problem." Floyd | Floyd | "The whole plan's been approved by the City Commission. Who, I might Floyd | add, were thrilled to have this dump of a street made respectable. So Floyd | unless my legal financial transactions have become police business, Floyd | I'm done with this line of questioning." Floyd | Floyd | So much for that approach. Floyd | Floyd | 1) "I'll leave you alone now." Floyd | | BrianK says, "oh, wait, a little birdie because it was literally a bird that told her" | |
| BrianK says, "pfft" | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "1" | ||
Floyd | >"I'll leave you alone now." Floyd | Floyd | "Come back when we're open." Floyd | Floyd | The Forest Floyd | The corner tavern resembles an old forest more than a bar. Even the Floyd | ground is covered in a thick layer of soil. The western exit leads Floyd | back to the street, while a closed door to the north behind the bar Floyd | reads "Employees Only". A lit-up jukebox looks rather out of place in Floyd | the corner. Floyd | Floyd | A shovel leans against one of the walls. Floyd | Floyd | Sabado mutters to himself as he wipes down the bar. Floyd | | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "x sabado" | ||
Floyd | >He's tall for a rat, graying in broad patches, joints that bend at Floyd | sharp angles. You're not sure if he has an expression besides scowl. Floyd | | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "x shovel" | ||
Floyd | >Smaller than your average shovel but larger than a spade. The handle Floyd | is maybe two or three fairy-feet in length. Floyd | | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "get it" | ||
Floyd | >"Can I borrow this?" you ask, picking up the shovel. Floyd | Floyd | Sabado spits into something behind the bar. You take that as a yes. Floyd | | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "dig in soil" | ||
Floyd | >I only understood you as far as wanting to dig. Floyd | | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "dig" | ||
Floyd | >You thrust the shovel into the dirt. Sabado immediately objects. Floyd | Floyd | "Hey!" he shouts. "I let you borrow the shovel. Not tear my place up." Floyd | Floyd | "Sorry," you reply. "Won't happen again." Not while he's here, anyway. Floyd | | Jacqueline says, "heh" | |
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "x jukebox" | ||
Floyd | >Not in great condition. Looks like it only carries songs by cult rock Floyd | group They Might Be Humans. There's a single coin slot in front. Floyd | | Jacqueline says, "snrk" | |
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd | >You can't get behind the bar with Sabado around. Floyd | | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "hit sabado with shovel" | ||
Floyd | >I only understood you as far as wanting to hit Sabado. Floyd | | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "hit sabado" | ||
Floyd | >You prefer avoiding violence if you can. Floyd | | BrianK says, "Hmm there was surprisingly less to do here than I thought there'd be" | |
| BrianK says, "oh wait the note" | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "give note to sabado" | ||
Floyd | >Anything that might interest Sabado would likely come up in Floyd | conversation. Floyd | | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "x note" | ||
Floyd | >It says: "Finch & Fernmy offer still stands. I suggest you take it. Floyd | Sabado." Floyd | | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "talk to sabado" | ||
Floyd | >"What now?" he asks. Floyd | Floyd | 1) "I'll leave you alone now." Floyd | | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "1" | ||
Floyd | >"I'll leave you alone now." Floyd | Floyd | "Come back when we're open." Floyd | Floyd | The Forest Floyd | The corner tavern resembles an old forest more than a bar. Even the Floyd | ground is covered in a thick layer of soil. The western exit leads Floyd | back to the street, while a closed door to the north behind the bar Floyd | reads "Employees Only". A lit-up jukebox looks rather out of place in Floyd | the corner. Floyd | Floyd | Sabado mutters to himself as he wipes down the bar. Floyd | | BrianK says, "I guess it's not that important" | |
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "x bar" | ||
Floyd | >A plain wooden bar. You can't investigate much more with Sabado Floyd | behind it. Floyd | | BrianK says, "Guess we can move on" | |
| DavidW says, "You still have an alleyway unexplored." | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd | >
Floyd | East End of Lumpen Lane
Floyd | The road from the west ends at The Forest to the east. An alley
Floyd | disappears behind the rowhouses to the north.
Floyd |
| ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd | >
Floyd | Sharp Turn
Floyd | The alley skirts along the wall of the bar from the south before
Floyd | turning sharply west.
Floyd |
| ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd | >
Floyd | Behind Cameracopia
Floyd | The alley runs east and west behind the rowhouses and shops. An empty
Floyd | dumpster is not quite pushed up against the wall opposite the store.
Floyd |
Floyd | The closed door to the south is likely a rear entrance to Cameracopia.
Floyd |
| ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd | >(first opening the back door) Floyd | It's locked. Floyd | | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "knock on door" | ||
Floyd | >I didn't understand that sentence. Floyd | | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "x dumpster" | ||
Floyd | >It's empty. Floyd | | BrianK says, "I am underwhelmed" | |
| BrianK says, "who places a dumpster in a game and leaves it empty :(" | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd | >
Floyd | Behind an Abandoned Rowhouse
Floyd | A door to the south leads into an abandoned rowhouse. Leaning against
Floyd | the house is a dented trashcan. The alley curves northwest and east.
Floyd |
| DavidW says, "An author who wants to save your life." | |
| Jacqueline says, "Well, maybe it won't be empty later." | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "x trashcan" | ||
Floyd | >It gives off a strong odor of cheese, but there's no cheese inside. Floyd | Not anymore. Floyd | | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd | >(first opening the back door) Floyd | It's locked. Floyd | | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "nw" | ||
Floyd | >
Floyd | Behind Get Your Nibbles
Floyd | The alley arrives from the southeast and ends at a wall. There's a
Floyd | rear entrance to Get Your Nibbles to the south.
Floyd |
| ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd | >(first opening the back door) Floyd | It's locked. Floyd | | Jacqueline says, "Or maybe it's a dumpster behind a business much like most apartments in IF have under-implemented bathrooms." | |
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "x wall" | ||
Floyd | >It's taller than you and separates the alley from the rowhouses the Floyd | next street over. Floyd | | BrianK says, "Aw, it doesn't loop around? It would've made navigation easier" | |
| DavidW says, "Sorry, it doesn't loop back to Murphy. I agree that would've been nice." | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd | >You can't go that way. Floyd | | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "se" | ||
Floyd | >
Floyd | Behind an Abandoned Rowhouse
Floyd | A door to the south leads into an abandoned rowhouse. Leaning against
Floyd | the house is a dented trashcan. The alley curves northwest and east.
Floyd |
| ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd | >
Floyd | Behind Cameracopia
Floyd | The alley runs east and west behind the rowhouses and shops. An empty
Floyd | dumpster is not quite pushed up against the wall opposite the store.
Floyd |
Floyd | The closed door to the south is likely a rear entrance to Cameracopia.
Floyd |
| ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd | >
Floyd | Sharp Turn
Floyd | The alley skirts along the wall of the bar from the south before
Floyd | turning sharply west.
Floyd |
| ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd | >
Floyd | East End of Lumpen Lane
Floyd | The road from the west ends at The Forest to the east. An alley
Floyd | disappears behind the rowhouses to the north.
Floyd |
| ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd | >
Floyd | Outside Dinosaur Island
Floyd | A prehistoric window display stands beside the shop's entrance to the
Floyd | north. Lumpen Lane continues east and west.
Floyd |
| ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd | >
Floyd | Outside Cameracopia
Floyd | A small camera shop is open to the north. The road in front runs east
Floyd | and west.
Floyd |
| ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd | >
Floyd | Bend In the Road
Floyd | The sidewalk wraps around an old rowhouse and continues east. The
Floyd | rat's pawn shop is back to the northwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | A shiny coin draws your attention.
Floyd |
| BrianK says, "huh" | |
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "x coin" | ||
Floyd | >Heads. Must be your lucky day. Floyd | | Jacqueline exclaims, "Shiny!" | |
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "get coin" | ||
Floyd | >No sooner than you pick up the coin, a loud bang echoes through the Floyd | empty street. Your hat is knocked off your head. You turn to see Floyd | movement in the second-story window of the rowhouse just before the Floyd | shutters snap shut. Floyd | Floyd | Talk about a lucky break. If you hadn't bent over, the bullet that Floyd | went through your bowler hat would have went through your face. Which Floyd | you happen to like the way it is. Someone doesn't want you snooping Floyd | around. Floyd | Floyd | You replace your hat and flutter your wings. Nobody takes shots at Floyd | Detective Good Fairy and gets away with it. That is, if you can find a Floyd | way inside. Floyd | | BrianK asks, "Ehhhh???????" | |
| Jacqueline says, "whoa" | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "x hat" | ||
Floyd | >To be worn at the most striking angle. A pair of holes were left Floyd | behind by the bullet meant for your head. Floyd | | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "x rowhouse" | ||
Floyd | >This rowhouse is in terrible shape. The front door is all boarded up, Floyd | but you don't know why they bothered. Fieldtown's drifters wouldn't Floyd | even squat in here. Floyd | | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "x window" | ||
Floyd | >The window is obscured by a closed pair of shutters. Floyd | | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "fly" | ||
Floyd | >You spread your wings and leap into the air, coming to rest on the Floyd | window sill. Floyd | | BrianK exclaims, "now we're thinking in three dimensions!" | |
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "open window" | ||
Floyd | >The shutters are closed and locked, barring entrance to the room Floyd | inside. You can barely make out the latch in the small gap between the Floyd | wooden slats. If you had something flat and hooked, you think you Floyd | might be able to open them. Floyd | | DavidW says, "I loved how the game teaches the player that they can fly." | |
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "x wings" | ||
Floyd | >Your wings are blue and leathery, too large for your body. You don't Floyd | like them. Floyd | | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "d" | ||
Floyd | >You descend back to the street. Floyd | | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "i" | ||
Floyd | >You are carrying: Floyd | a shiny coin Floyd | a shovel Floyd | an Edgerton flash Floyd | a handwritten note Floyd | a chewed gum ball Floyd | your badge Floyd | a mugshot Floyd | | BrianK asks, "I guess we can use the coin in the jukebox?" | |
| Jacqueline says, "hm, yeah." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Or buy another log." | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd | >You can't go that way. Floyd | | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "nw" | ||
Floyd | >
Floyd | Outside Feckless Pawn
Floyd | You stand outside your least favorite pawn shop. The entrance to the
Floyd | store is north. The road in front curves west and southeast.
Floyd |
| ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd | >
Floyd | Outside Get Your Nibbles
Floyd | A small food joint is sandwiched between the derelict rowhouses, its
Floyd | entrance to the north. Lumpen Lane runs east and west.
Floyd |
| ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd | >
Floyd | Inside Get Your Nibbles
Floyd | If it weren't for the display case of muddy nibblet things, you'd have
Floyd | mistaken this place for a toy store. The walls are painted a cheery
Floyd | yellow and lined with shelves full of cuddly toys. The stuffed rabbits
Floyd | look curiously like Foo Foo.
Floyd |
Floyd | The exit is to the south, and a closed door to the north connects to
Floyd | what must be the kitchen.
Floyd |
Floyd | Holly smiles at you from behind the counter.
Floyd |
| ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "x holly" | ||
Floyd | >She's a green fairy, and not the kind you see after too much Floyd | absinthe. Or in your case, exactly the kind. She haunts your dreams Floyd | less frequently when you're sober. Floyd | Floyd | Her long olive hair is half-falling out of her bun, and her apron is Floyd | covered in a brownish food product. Her wings, two large sprigs of Floyd | holly, remain delicately folded. Floyd | Floyd | Also, no ring. Maybe she didn't move on. Floyd | | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "talk to holly" | ||
Floyd | >"Hey there," she says. Floyd | Floyd | 1) "Know where I can get some wish powder?" Floyd | 2) "I've got work to do." Floyd | | BrianK says, "Or we can get that" | |
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "1" | ||
Floyd | >"Know where I can get some wish powder?" Floyd | Floyd | "Feeling sentimental for old times?" Floyd | Floyd | "Something like that." Floyd | Floyd | "I might have some lying around. Be a good girl and don't go nowhere." Floyd | Floyd | She disappears into the kitchen and returns a few minutes later. "Your Floyd | lucky day," she says as she hands you a small pouch. "It's enough for Floyd | two spells, but no more, so use it wisely." Floyd | Floyd | "Thanks Holl. I owe you one." Floyd | Floyd | 1) "I've got work to do." Floyd | | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "1" | ||
Floyd | >"I've got work to do." Floyd | Floyd | "Sure, okay." Floyd | Floyd | Inside Get Your Nibbles Floyd | If it weren't for the display case of muddy nibblet things, you'd have Floyd | mistaken this place for a toy store. The walls are painted a cheery Floyd | yellow and lined with shelves full of cuddly toys. The stuffed rabbits Floyd | look curiously like Foo Foo. Floyd | Floyd | The exit is to the south, and a closed door to the north connects to Floyd | what must be the kitchen. Floyd | Floyd | Holly smiles at you from behind the counter. Floyd | | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd | >You can't go that way. Floyd | | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd | >
Floyd | Outside Get Your Nibbles
Floyd | A small food joint is sandwiched between the derelict rowhouses, its
Floyd | entrance to the north. Lumpen Lane runs east and west.
Floyd |
| ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd | >
Floyd | By the Postbox
Floyd | Aging rowhouses, broken sidewalk, flickering street lamp. It's Lumpen
Floyd | Lane all right.
Floyd |
Floyd | A police barricade keeps onlookers out, and more importantly, everyone
Floyd | else in. The road heads east from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Murphy leans against a public postbox, keeping watch.
Floyd |
| ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "x murphy" | ||
Floyd | >Murphy joined the FPD straight out of Academy less than a year ago Floyd | after a failed attempt at professional soothsaying. He's a good kid Floyd | who tries too hard, and you can't really blame him. A narrow frame, Floyd | curly red hair, and a pair of ladybug wings won't inspire fear in the Floyd | criminals of Fieldtown. Might be why he sprang for the biggest wand he Floyd | could find, Big Tommy, which he keeps holstered at his waist. Floyd | Floyd | His premonitions could be helpful, even if they are vague. Floyd | | BrianK says, "right, he's a fairy too" | |
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "get wand" | ||
Floyd | >That seems to belong to Murphy. Floyd | | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "talk to murphy" | ||
Floyd | >He stands at attention. "Yes?" Floyd | Floyd | 1) "Can I borrow Big Tommy?" Floyd | 2) Send him away briefly to check on Foo Foo. Floyd | 3) Ask for a hint. Floyd | 4) "I'll check in with you later." Floyd | | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "1" | ||
Floyd | >"Can I borrow Big Tommy?" Floyd | Floyd | Murphy looks down at his feet. "You sure you need it, Good? I mean... Floyd | it's just I'm on guard duty and all." Floyd | Floyd | "It's only for a little while. Besides, I know you can handle any Floyd | trouble, with or without your wand." Floyd | Floyd | He brightens. "You think so?er, I mean, of course I can. You can Floyd | count on me." He unstraps his wand and hands it to you with a flash of Floyd | his pearly whites. What a great kid. Floyd | Floyd | 1) Send him away briefly to check on Foo Foo. Floyd | 2) Ask for a hint. Floyd | 3) "I'll check in with you later." Floyd | | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "3" | ||
Floyd | >"I'll check in with you later." Floyd | Floyd | "Good luck catching the perp." Floyd | Floyd | By the Postbox Floyd | Aging rowhouses, broken sidewalk, flickering street lamp. It's Lumpen Floyd | Lane all right. Floyd | Floyd | A police barricade keeps onlookers out, and more importantly, everyone Floyd | else in. The road heads east from here. Floyd | Floyd | Murphy leans against a public postbox, keeping watch. Floyd | | BrianK says, "That solves that puzzle" | |
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd | >
Floyd | Outside Get Your Nibbles
Floyd | A small food joint is sandwiched between the derelict rowhouses, its
Floyd | entrance to the north. Lumpen Lane runs east and west.
Floyd |
| ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd | >
Floyd | Outside Feckless Pawn
Floyd | You stand outside your least favorite pawn shop. The entrance to the
Floyd | store is north. The road in front curves west and southeast.
Floyd |
| ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd | >
Floyd | Inside Feckless Pawn
Floyd | The dusty shop is chock full of useless junk, or valuable antiques,
Floyd | depending on your point of view. Yours is the former, though you never
Floyd | know. There could be something of use around here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The entrance to the south leads back to the street.
Floyd |
Floyd | Domingo eyes you from his desk beneath a portrait of a pirate rat.
Floyd |
| ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "x domingo" | ||
Floyd | >He's a portly rat with graying whiskers and shifty eyes, which you Floyd | feel are his better qualities. Those creepy smiles are his way of Floyd | showing off his gold teeth. They match the gold watch that hangs from Floyd | his breast pocket. Floyd | | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "get gold watch" | ||
Floyd | >That seems to belong to Domingo. Floyd | | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "x gold watch" | ||
Floyd | >It catches the light too easily. Domingo must polish it daily. Floyd | | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "x gold teeth" | ||
Floyd | >I only understood you as far as wanting to examine the gold watch. Floyd | | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "i" | ||
Floyd | >You are carrying: Floyd | Big Tommy Floyd | a pouch of wish powder Floyd | a shiny coin Floyd | a shovel Floyd | an Edgerton flash Floyd | a handwritten note Floyd | a chewed gum ball Floyd | your badge Floyd | a mugshot Floyd | | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd | >
Floyd | Outside Feckless Pawn
Floyd | You stand outside your least favorite pawn shop. The entrance to the
Floyd | store is north. The road in front curves west and southeast.
Floyd |
| ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "se" | ||
Floyd | >
Floyd | Bend In the Road
Floyd | The sidewalk wraps around an old rowhouse and continues east. High
Floyd | above the boarded-up door, a second-story window is obscured by a pair
Floyd | of wooden shutters. The rat's pawn shop is back to the northwest.
Floyd |
| BrianK says, "oh wait" | |
| BrianK says, "I think the window mentioned needing something curved and flat, which would be the cutlass from the pawn shop" | ||
| DavidW says, "Good catch." | ||
| BrianK says, "The question is how we'd get it" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Oh yeah" | ||
| DavidW says, "Solve another problem first." | ||
| Lionheart asks, "Can we get to the other side of that wall?" | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "i" | ||
Floyd | >You are carrying: Floyd | Big Tommy Floyd | a pouch of wish powder Floyd | a shiny coin Floyd | a shovel Floyd | an Edgerton flash Floyd | a handwritten note Floyd | a chewed gum ball Floyd | your badge Floyd | a mugshot Floyd | | BrianK asks, "Which wall?" | |
| Lionheart says, "since we can go out back other two shops" | ||
| Lionheart says, "The one with the blade stuck in it" | ||
| BrianK says, "I think we were behind the pawn shop earlier and it didn't specifically mention it" | ||
| BrianK says, "If it is even stuck on the back wall and not, like, the side wall" | ||
| BrianK says, "Oh never mind, when we were behind all the shops it went straight from the rowhouse to Holly's place and skipped the pawn shop" | ||
| DavidW says, "There is no back wall to the pawn shop. The alley goes directly from "Behind an Abandoned Rowhouse" to "Behind Get Your Nibbles"." | ||
| Lionheart says, "No hammering it thru from the other side then" | ||
| BrianK says, "I guess we can go do the dinosaur thing, since it's the closest" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Ah. That's what you meant." | ||
| Jacqueline asks, "Yeah, let's do these one at a time. We have what we need for the dino, right?" | ||
| BrianK says, "Yep, the wish powder and the wand" | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd | >
Floyd | Outside Cameracopia
Floyd | A small camera shop is open to the north. The road in front runs east
Floyd | and west.
Floyd |
| ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd | >
Floyd | Outside Dinosaur Island
Floyd | A prehistoric window display stands beside the shop's entrance to the
Floyd | north. Lumpen Lane continues east and west.
Floyd |
| ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd | >
Floyd | Inside Dinosaur Island
Floyd | The display from the window continues throughout the store's interior,
Floyd | surrounding the space with a jurassic menagerie. The walls are covered
Floyd | with shelves upon shelves of felt dinosaurs. Incredibly, you can't
Floyd | find any two that look exactly alike. No wonder Holly's stuffed animal
Floyd | shop went under.
Floyd |
Floyd | A blue curtain has been pushed aside to reveal a secret tunnel to the
Floyd | north. Lumpen Lane is back to the south.
Floyd |
| ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd | >
Floyd | Workshop
Floyd | The back room could use some tidying. Scraps of felt are everywhere. A
Floyd | crooked cabinet leans against a wall in the corner.
Floyd |
Floyd | The secret tunnel to the south leads to the retail area.
Floyd |
Floyd | Trex sits in silence, staring at one of his creations on the
Floyd | workbench.
Floyd |
| ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "talk to trex" | ||
Floyd | >"Something I can help you with?" he asks. Floyd | Floyd | 1) "I have what we need." Floyd | 2) "I'll show myself out." Floyd | | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "1" | ||
Floyd | >"I have what we need." Floyd | Floyd | "How can I help?" Floyd | Floyd | "Stand back and watch." Floyd | Floyd | Workshop Floyd | The back room could use some tidying. Scraps of felt are everywhere. A Floyd | crooked cabinet leans against a wall in the corner. Floyd | Floyd | The secret tunnel to the south leads to the retail area. Floyd | Floyd | Trex bounces up and down with excitement as he awaits your wish magic. Floyd | His enthusiasm is infectious, and you soon discover a smile spreading Floyd | across your own face. Your old job didn't solve the world's problems, Floyd | but you never felt more satisfied than in moments like this. Floyd | Sometimes, you wonder why you left the wish squad at all. Floyd | Floyd | That's right. Holly. Floyd | Floyd | You shake her from your thoughts. You've got a spell to cast. First Floyd | thing's first, you need to put some wish powder on the dinosaur. Floyd | | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "put wish powder on dinosaur" | ||
Floyd | >You sprinkle some powder on the stuffed dinosaur. All that's left is Floyd | to point your wand at it. Floyd | | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "point wand at dinosaur" | ||
Floyd | >You point your wand at Doohickey. "Flippity, floppity, foo," you Floyd | chant with the required intonation. Yeah, it's embarrasing to say out Floyd | loud, but what can you do. Nobody said wish magic was glamorous. Floyd | Floyd | The dinosaur blinks and stretches his six legs. His tongue flops Floyd | around the corners of his mouth. Floyd | Floyd | "Oh Miss Fairy! You did it!" Trex cries. He gathers the felt dinosaur Floyd | in his arms. "Doohickey, my friend. You're alive! How do you feel?" Floyd | Doohickey wags his tail and barks. Floyd | Floyd | Well, crap. So much for having a witness. Floyd | Floyd | "He can't talk?" Trex asks, sadly. Floyd | Floyd | "It takes a lot of skill to get them to talk," you say. "I'm what you Floyd | might call out of practice." Floyd | Floyd | Trex wipes the mist from his eyes. "It's okay. We can still be good Floyd | friends anyway." He nuzzles the fidgety dinosaur before handing him to Floyd | you. "A deal's a deal." Floyd | Floyd | You hold Doohickey up in front of your face and get licked softly and Floyd | dryly, because his tongue is made of felt. "Hey, boy. Can you help me Floyd | find whoever was talking with a rabbit last night?" Floyd | Floyd | He barks enthusiastically in response. Maybe this'll work after all. Floyd | You take him with you, for now. Floyd | | BrianK says, "aw man I suddenly want a barking felt dinosaur with a floppy tongue" | |
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "x doohickey" | ||
Floyd | >He's sewn out of bright red felt, at least eighteen fairy-inches in Floyd | length, with six legs and savage claws. Its tongue hangs out over a Floyd | motley scraggle of teeth. Floyd | | BrianK says, "Ok, well, I imagine we have to go see everyone with Doohickey in tow until we find the right person" | |
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd | >
Floyd | Inside Dinosaur Island
Floyd | The display from the window continues throughout the store's interior,
Floyd | surrounding the space with a jurassic menagerie. The walls are covered
Floyd | with shelves upon shelves of felt dinosaurs. Incredibly, you can't
Floyd | find any two that look exactly alike. No wonder Holly's stuffed animal
Floyd | shop went under.
Floyd |
Floyd | A blue curtain has been pushed aside to reveal a secret tunnel to the
Floyd | north. Lumpen Lane is back to the south.
Floyd |
| ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd | >
Floyd | Outside Dinosaur Island
Floyd | A prehistoric window display stands beside the shop's entrance to the
Floyd | north. Lumpen Lane continues east and west.
Floyd |
| ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd | >
Floyd | East End of Lumpen Lane
Floyd | The road from the west ends at The Forest to the east. An alley
Floyd | disappears behind the rowhouses to the north.
Floyd |
| ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd | >
Floyd | The Forest
Floyd | The corner tavern resembles an old forest more than a bar. Even the
Floyd | ground is covered in a thick layer of soil. The western exit leads
Floyd | back to the street, while a closed door to the north behind the bar
Floyd | reads "Employees Only". A lit-up jukebox looks rather out of place in
Floyd | the corner.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sabado mutters to himself as he wipes down the bar.
Floyd |
| ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "talk to sabado" | ||
Floyd | >"What now?" he asks. Floyd | Floyd | 1) "I'll leave you alone now." Floyd | | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "1" | ||
Floyd | >"I'll leave you alone now." Floyd | Floyd | "Come back when we're open." Floyd | Floyd | The Forest Floyd | The corner tavern resembles an old forest more than a bar. Even the Floyd | ground is covered in a thick layer of soil. The western exit leads Floyd | back to the street, while a closed door to the north behind the bar Floyd | reads "Employees Only". A lit-up jukebox looks rather out of place in Floyd | the corner. Floyd | Floyd | Sabado mutters to himself as he wipes down the bar. Floyd | | ||
| Lionheart says (to Floyd), "talk to doohickey" | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "talk to doohickey" | ||
Floyd | >He barks at you happily. Floyd | Floyd | >He barks at you happily. Floyd | | ||
| Lionheart says (to Floyd), "pet doohickey" | ||
Floyd | >Doohickey wags his tail. Floyd | | BrianK says, "adorable" | |
| Lionheart says (to Floyd), "lick doohickey" | ||
Floyd | >I didn't understand that sentence. Floyd | | BrianK says, "We can fiddle with the jukebox while we're here" | |
| Lionheart says (to Floyd), "x jukebox" | ||
Floyd | >Not in great condition. Looks like it only carries songs by cult rock Floyd | group They Might Be Humans. There's a single coin slot in front. Floyd | | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "put coin in jukebox" | ||
Floyd | >You insert the coin into the slot. It falls with a distinctive clink Floyd | into an unemptied bucket of coins. Floyd | Floyd | The machine whirs to life, lifting a record onto the turntable and Floyd | then lowering the spindle. A melancholic accordian begins a song. Floyd | | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "SAVE" | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "cf11" | ||
Floyd | >Enter saved game to store: Ok. Floyd | | ||
| BrianK clears the save counter. | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "SAVE" | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "cf1" | ||
Floyd | >Enter saved game to store: Ok. Floyd | | Lionheart says, "Maybe shoulda done before spending the coin" | |
| BrianK says, "Yeah" | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "undo" | ||
Floyd | >The Forest Floyd | [Previous turn undone.] Floyd | | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "SAVE" | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "cf2" | ||
Floyd | >Enter saved game to store: Ok. Floyd | | Jacqueline says, "Unemptied bucket. Not that we'd break into it for funds. We're the po-po." | |
| BrianK says, "I mean, it's a pretty friendly game which is why I never even thought about saving until now" | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "put coin in jukebox" | ||
Floyd | >You can't see any such thing. Floyd | | BrianK says, "oops I guess I never undid to that" | |
| Jacqueline asks, "You maybe still can?" | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "i" | ||
Floyd | >You are carrying: Floyd | Doohickey Floyd | Big Tommy Floyd | a pouch of wish powder Floyd | a shovel Floyd | an Edgerton flash Floyd | a handwritten note Floyd | a chewed gum ball Floyd | your badge Floyd | a mugshot Floyd | Floyd | The statue ate my fly (fly), the statue ate my fly (fly), Floyd | | DavidW says, "I think you're fine, regardless." | |
| Jacqueline says, "Oh, okay" | ||
| BrianK says, "Yeah I don't think it'll punish us" | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "talk to sabado" | ||
Floyd | >"What now?" he asks. Floyd | Floyd | 1) "I'll leave you alone now." Floyd | Floyd | With a condiment of mustard it chewed my pet alive. Floyd | | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "1" | ||
Floyd | >"I'll leave you alone now." Floyd | Floyd | "Come back when we're open." Floyd | Floyd | The Forest Floyd | The corner tavern resembles an old forest more than a bar. Even the Floyd | ground is covered in a thick layer of soil. The western exit leads Floyd | back to the street, while a closed door to the north behind the bar Floyd | reads "Employees Only". A lit-up jukebox looks rather out of place in Floyd | the corner. Floyd | Floyd | Sabado mutters to himself as he wipes down the bar. Floyd | Floyd | The statue made me cry (cry), the statue made me cry (cry), Floyd | | BrianK says, "Is... is this just an easter egg" | |
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "z" | ||
Floyd | >Time passes. Floyd | Floyd | It said my pet would kill me, but that was all a lie. Floyd | | DavidW says, "It's likely yet another ref to a Ryan Veeder game." | |
| Jacqueline asks, "Is what just an easter egg? The music?" | ||
| Lionheart says, "There might be a clue in ther esomewhere" | ||
| DavidW says, "I'm guessing 'The Statue Got Me High'." | ||
| Lionheart says, "Yeah, obviously a parody of that song" | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "x jukebox" | ||
Floyd | >Not in great condition. Looks like it only carries songs by cult rock Floyd | group They Might Be Humans. There's a single coin slot in front. Floyd | Floyd | My phone, it rang at me (and now I know the lies it told would never Floyd | be). Floyd | | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "sing" | ||
Floyd | >You hate singing. Floyd | Floyd | A lesson that I learned (a statue's love won't last, it can and should Floyd | be spurned). Floyd | | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "dance" | ||
Floyd | >You hate dancing. Floyd | Floyd | I thought I once preferred a granite figure's company. Floyd | | DavidW says, "For what it's worth, a list of Veeder's games on IFDB: [LINK]" | |
| BrianK says, "Well, it doesn't look like it really has an effect" | ||
| Lionheart says, "I'd like to hear the rest of the lyrics" | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "z" | ||
Floyd | >Time passes. Floyd | Floyd | The fact that there are humans will no longer bother me. Floyd | | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "listen" | ||
Floyd | >An upbeat rock jam plays from the jukebox. Floyd | Floyd | The statue ate my fly (fly), the statue ate my fly (fly), Floyd | | DavidW asks, "If you need a hint what puzzle to work on next...?" | |
| Lionheart says (to Floyd), "z" | ||
Floyd | >Time passes. Floyd | Floyd | If I ever meet the sculptor I will punch them in the eye. Floyd | | ||
| Lionheart says (to Floyd), "listen to jukebox" | ||
Floyd | >An upbeat rock jam plays from the jukebox. Floyd | Floyd | The statue gave me hives (hives), the statue gave me hives (hives), Floyd | | ||
| Lionheart says (to Floyd), "z" | ||
Floyd | >Time passes. Floyd | Floyd | My poor pet it cooked to death within a spinach pie. Floyd | | BrianK says, "Well I figure we could just keep meeting people until Doohickey gives us something to work with" | |
| Lionheart says (to Floyd), "z" | ||
Floyd | >Time passes. Floyd | Floyd | My phone, it rang at me (and now I know the lies it told would never Floyd | be). Floyd | | ||
| Lionheart says (to Floyd), "z" | ||
Floyd | >Time passes. Floyd | Floyd | A lesson that I learned (a statue's love won't last, it can and should Floyd | be spurned). Floyd | | ||
| Lionheart says (to Floyd), "z" | ||
Floyd | >Time passes. Floyd | Floyd | And as I swung the sledgehammer up through the air, Floyd | | ||
| Lionheart says (to Floyd), "z" | ||
Floyd | >Time passes. Floyd | Floyd | I knew to hide the evidence beneath my basement stairs. Floyd | | Lionheart says, "That could be a clue" | |
| Lionheart says (to Floyd), "z" | ||
Floyd | >Time passes. Floyd | Floyd | And what they found was just some rubble left where the statue ate my Floyd | fly. Floyd | | ||
| Lionheart says (to Floyd), "z" | ||
Floyd | >Time passes. Floyd | Floyd | And what they found was just some rubble left where the statue ate my Floyd | fly. Floyd | | ||
| Lionheart says (to Floyd), "z" | ||
Floyd | >Time passes. Floyd | Floyd | And now you know to hide (to hide when a statue asks if you need a Floyd | ride). Floyd | | ||
| Lionheart says (to Floyd), "z" | ||
Floyd | >Time passes. Floyd | Floyd | A lesson you should learn (you must refuse to share its love or you'll Floyd | get burned). Floyd | | ||
| Lionheart says (to Floyd), "z" | ||
Floyd | >Time passes. Floyd | Floyd | And as I swung the sledgehammer up through the air, Floyd | | ||
| Lionheart says (to Floyd), "z" | ||
Floyd | >Time passes. Floyd | Floyd | I knew to hide the evidence beneath my basement stairs. Floyd | | ||
| Lionheart says (to Floyd), "z" | ||
Floyd | >Time passes. Floyd | Floyd | And what they found was just some rubble left where the statue ate my Floyd | fly. Floyd | | ||
| Lionheart says (to Floyd), "z" | ||
Floyd | >Time passes. Floyd | Floyd | And what they found was just some rubble left where the statue ate my Floyd | fly. Floyd | | ||
| Lionheart says (to Floyd), "z" | ||
Floyd | >Time passes. Floyd | Floyd | The song comes to an abrupt end. Floyd | | BrianK says, "Coolio" | |
| BrianK says, "cool beans" | ||
| BrianK says, "Let's go talk to some folks then" | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd | >
Floyd | East End of Lumpen Lane
Floyd | The road from the west ends at The Forest to the east. An alley
Floyd | disappears behind the rowhouses to the north.
Floyd |
| ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd | >
Floyd | Outside Dinosaur Island
Floyd | A prehistoric window display stands beside the shop's entrance to the
Floyd | north. Lumpen Lane continues east and west.
Floyd |
| ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd | >
Floyd | Outside Cameracopia
Floyd | A small camera shop is open to the north. The road in front runs east
Floyd | and west.
Floyd |
| ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd | >
Floyd | Inside Cameracopia
Floyd | You'd say the store was trying to convey church basement-chic, except
Floyd | it looks like a tornado went through it. There's broken glass and
Floyd | camera parts and debris everywhere. Someone, or something, wasn't
Floyd | happy.
Floyd |
Floyd | To the east is a closed door. The way out is south.
Floyd |
Floyd | Fern is busy sweeping up broken glass. Finch is sitting quietly on the
Floyd | counter nearby.
Floyd |
| ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "talk to fern" | ||
Floyd | >"What is it?" she chirps. Floyd | Floyd | 1) "I'm going to look around." Floyd | | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "1" | ||
Floyd | >"I'm going to look around." Floyd | Floyd | "You know where to find me," she says before returning to her Floyd | cleaning. Floyd | Floyd | Inside Cameracopia Floyd | You'd say the store was trying to convey church basement-chic, except Floyd | it looks like a tornado went through it. There's broken glass and Floyd | camera parts and debris everywhere. Someone, or something, wasn't Floyd | happy. Floyd | Floyd | To the east is a closed door. The way out is south. Floyd | Floyd | Fern is busy sweeping up broken glass. Finch is sitting quietly on the Floyd | counter nearby. Floyd | | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "talk to finch" | ||
Floyd | >Finch doesn't respond to any attempts at conversation. Floyd | | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd | >
Floyd | Outside Cameracopia
Floyd | A small camera shop is open to the north. The road in front runs east
Floyd | and west.
Floyd |
| ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd | >
Floyd | Bend In the Road
Floyd | The sidewalk wraps around an old rowhouse and continues east. High
Floyd | above the boarded-up door, a second-story window is obscured by a pair
Floyd | of wooden shutters. The rat's pawn shop is back to the northwest.
Floyd |
| ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "nw" | ||
Floyd | >
Floyd | Outside Feckless Pawn
Floyd | You stand outside your least favorite pawn shop. The entrance to the
Floyd | store is north. The road in front curves west and southeast.
Floyd |
| ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd | >
Floyd | Inside Feckless Pawn
Floyd | The dusty shop is chock full of useless junk, or valuable antiques,
Floyd | depending on your point of view. Yours is the former, though you never
Floyd | know. There could be something of use around here.
Floyd |
Floyd | The entrance to the south leads back to the street.
Floyd |
Floyd | Domingo eyes you from his desk beneath a portrait of a pirate rat.
Floyd | Doohickey barks sharply as you approach. Could the rat be the one
Floyd | you're looking for? Only one way to find out.
Floyd |
| BrianK says, "Here we go" | |
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "talk to domingo" | ||
Floyd | >"What do you want now?" he asks. Floyd | Floyd | 1) "Tell me again about Foo Foo, but this time, tell me the truth." Floyd | 2) "I'm going to take a look around." Floyd | | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "1" | ||
Floyd | >"Tell me again about Foo Foo, but this time, tell me the truth." Floyd | Floyd | "I don't know what you're talking about." Floyd | Floyd | "I have a witness." You lean on the desk and stare him down, giving Floyd | the words time to sink in. You need him to take the bait. Floyd | Floyd | "You're lying," he squeaks. His eyes are all pupil. They twitch back Floyd | and forth. So he is involved. Floyd | Floyd | You lean even closer. "Last night. In front of Dinosaur Island. The Floyd | witness was in the store and heard everything you said." You prod him Floyd | in the chest. "You going to come clean? Or are we doing this the hard Floyd | way?" Floyd | Floyd | Domingo slowly rises to his feet. "Looks like I've got no other Floyd | choice. Fortunately, my lawyer's arrived just in time." Floyd | Floyd | You turn to look where Domingo's pointing, and are surprised to see no Floyd | one. While you're distracted, he ducks around you and scrambles out Floyd | the door. For an older rat, he sure can move. You try to give chase, Floyd | but it's difficult to maneuver around the piles of junk in the store, Floyd | especially with your large wings getting in the way. Before you know Floyd | it, he's gone. Floyd | Floyd | You scold yourself for being so careless. The worst part of it is, Floyd | you've been had by the oldest trick in the book. Maybe Murphy had Floyd | better luck. Floyd | Floyd | Outside Feckless Pawn Floyd | You stand outside your least favorite pawn shop. The entrance to the Floyd | store is north. The road in front curves west and southeast. Floyd | | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd | >
Floyd | Outside Get Your Nibbles
Floyd | A small food joint is sandwiched between the derelict rowhouses, its
Floyd | entrance to the north. Lumpen Lane runs east and west.
Floyd |
| ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd | >By the Postbox Floyd | You arrive at the barricade to find Murphy slumped against the wall. Floyd | With a little help, he staggers to his feet. Floyd | Floyd | "Sorry, Good," he says, brushing himself off. "Domingo came out of Floyd | nowhere. Like a surprise kiss from someone you've only ever considered Floyd | a friend and never sent any signals that indicated otherwise. I mean, Floyd | not that I'd know anything about that. Anyway, what'd you do to piss Floyd | him off?" Floyd | Floyd | "Faked a witness. Nothing out of the ordinary." Floyd | Floyd | He unwraps a stick of gum and tosses it into his mouth. "Okay, now Floyd | what? You have enough for a case?" Floyd | Floyd | "Hindering an investigation and assaulting a police officer. That's a Floyd | month in the slammer, tops." Floyd | Floyd | "Yeah. Fieldtown." Murphy chuckles. Floyd | Floyd | 1) "Domingo is involved with Foo Foo somehow. What we need is hard Floyd | evidence." Floyd | 2) "Before he left, Domingo wanted me to catch a new cheesemonger Floyd | called the Verde. Now I'm wondering why." Floyd | 3) "Domingo won't stay gone for long. May take a few days, but we'll Floyd | wrangle a confession out of him." Floyd | | Jacqueline says, "Wait wait wait" | |
| Jacqueline says, "I mean, I guess we could give chase." | ||
| Jacqueline asks, "But isn't this also an opportunity to 'procure' the dagger?" | ||
| BrianK says, "Yeah, I think we can double back and take it" | ||
| Lionheart says, "Well, we could have done that any time if we had a way to pull it out" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Oh, true. That's right." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "But at least now he won't giggle at us." | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "1" | ||
Floyd | >"Domingo is involved with Foo Foo somehow. What we need is hard Floyd | evidence." Floyd | Floyd | "Maybe there's something in his store," Murphy says. "I can get you a Floyd | warrant in a few hours." Floyd | Floyd | "I don't have a few hours." Now that you think about it, you don't Floyd | need a few hours. "You know Murphy, it's a shame Domingo left in such Floyd | a hurry. He forgot to close up shop." Floyd | Floyd | Murphy gives you a knowing smile. Floyd | Floyd | 1) Send him away briefly to check on Foo Foo. Floyd | 2) Ask for a hint. Floyd | 3) "I'll check in with you later." Floyd | | DavidW says, "But you could, of course XXXXXX the XXXXX or XXXXX the XXXXX." | |
| BrianK says, "Aw man that was a choice and not a "we'll talk about all three of these" | ||
| Lionheart says (to Floyd), "undo" | ||
Floyd | >By the Postbox Floyd | [Previous turn undone.] Floyd | | ||
| Lionheart says (to Floyd), "2" | ||
Floyd | >"Before he left, Domingo wanted me to catch a new cheesemonger called Floyd | the Verde. Now I'm wondering why." Floyd | Floyd | "You think there's a connection to Foo Foo?" Floyd | Floyd | "Not sure. But there's only one way to find out." Floyd | Floyd | "If you say so." He digs his toe into the sidewalk. "Anything else?" Floyd | Floyd | 1) Send him away briefly to check on Foo Foo. Floyd | 2) Ask for a hint. Floyd | 3) "I'll check in with you later." Floyd | | Jacqueline asks (of DW), "Did you mean we could of course GAG the DAVIDW or TELL the DW not to try to hint?" | |
| Lionheart says (to Floyd), "undo" | ||
Floyd | >By the Postbox Floyd | [Previous turn undone.] Floyd | | ||
| Lionheart says (to Floyd), "3" | ||
Floyd | >"Domingo won't stay gone for long. May take a few days, but we'll Floyd | wrangle a confession out of him." Floyd | Floyd | Murphy frowns. "Which brings us back to Foo Foo." Floyd | Floyd | You look over at the postbox. "I know, I know. He needs to be a goon Floyd | by sundown." If only there were another way. Floyd | Floyd | 1) Send him away briefly to check on Foo Foo. Floyd | 2) Ask for a hint. Floyd | 3) "I'll check in with you later." Floyd | | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "time" | ||
Floyd | >You should pick something to say. Floyd | | Jacqueline says, "Oh, right." | |
| BrianK says, "Well the first option was the most telling, since it's hinting us to search the shop again" | ||
| Lionheart says (to Floyd), "1" | ||
Floyd | >You send Murphy off again and peer into the postbox. "Still doing Floyd | okay?" Floyd | Floyd | Foo Foo responds with a miserable frown. Yep, he's doing fine. You Floyd | close the postbox back up and wait for Murphy. Floyd | Floyd | "No sign of the rabbit," he says, clearly bothered by this routine. Floyd | "Need anything else?" Floyd | Floyd | 1) Ask for a hint. Floyd | 2) "I'll check in with you later." Floyd | | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "2" | ||
Floyd | >"I'll check in with you later." Floyd | Floyd | "Good luck catching the perp." Floyd | Floyd | By the Postbox Floyd | Aging rowhouses, broken sidewalk, flickering street lamp. It's Lumpen Floyd | Lane all right. Floyd | Floyd | A police barricade keeps onlookers out, and more importantly, everyone Floyd | else in. The road heads east from here. Floyd | Floyd | Murphy leans against a public postbox, keeping watch. Floyd | | Jacqueline says, "When we're out of dialog mode I'm just curious if it's keeping track of time. I suspect it's not." | |
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "time" | ||
Floyd | >I didn't understand that sentence. Floyd | | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "x sun" | ||
Floyd | >You can't see any such thing. Floyd | | Jacqueline says, "Thanks" | |
| Lionheart says, "No "a connection to Foo Foo" "But there's only one way to talk out.' (checks on foo foo) Foo foo has nothing to say." | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "e. e. n." | ||
Floyd | >
Floyd | Outside Get Your Nibbles
Floyd | A small food joint is sandwiched between the derelict rowhouses, its
Floyd | entrance to the north. Lumpen Lane runs east and west.
Floyd |
Floyd | Outside Feckless Pawn
Floyd | You stand outside your least favorite pawn shop. The entrance to the
Floyd | store is north. The road in front curves west and southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | Inside Feckless Pawn
Floyd | The dusty shop is chock full of useless junk, or valuable antiques,
Floyd | depending on your point of view. Yours is the former, though you never
Floyd | know. There could be something of use around here.
Floyd |
Floyd | An empty desk sits in the rear of the shop beneath a portrait of a
Floyd | pirate rat. The entrance to the south leads back to the street.
Floyd |
| ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "get dagger" | ||
Floyd | >As much as you pull, the dagger won't budge. Floyd | Floyd | Nope, still not working. You don't think you'll pull it out like this. Floyd | | ||
| Lionheart says (to Floyd), "get dagger.g.g.g.g.g.g.g.g.g.g.g.g.g.g.g.g.g.g." | ||
Floyd | >Try as you might, the dagger stays stuck. Floyd | Floyd | This is definitely not the way to go about getting the dagger. You Floyd | have a very strong feeling you need to do something else first. Floyd | Floyd | As much as you pull, the dagger won't budge. Floyd | Floyd | This is definitely not the way to go about getting the dagger. You Floyd | have a very strong feeling you need to do something else first. Floyd | Floyd | You yank on the dagger, but it doesn't come out. Floyd | Floyd | This is definitely not the way to go about getting the dagger. You Floyd | have a very strong feeling you need to do something else first. Floyd | Floyd | You pull on the handle of the dagger, but it remains stuck in the Floyd | wall. Floyd | Floyd | This is definitely not the way to go about getting the dagger. You Floyd | have a very strong feeling you need to do something else first. Floyd | Floyd | Try as you might, the dagger stays stuck. Floyd | Floyd | This is definitely not the way to go about getting the dagger. You Floyd | have a very strong feeling you need to do something else first. Floyd | Floyd | As much as you pull, the dagger won't budge. Floyd | Floyd | This is definitely not the way to go about getting the dagger. You Floyd | have a very strong feeling you need to do something else first. Floyd | Floyd | You yank on the dagger, but it doesn't come out. Floyd | Floyd | This is definitely not the way to go about getting the dagger. You Floyd | have a very strong feeling you need to do something else first. Floyd | Floyd | Try as you might, the dagger stays stuck. Floyd | Floyd | This is definitely not the way to go about getting the dagger. You Floyd | have a very strong feeling you need to do something else first. Floyd | Floyd | As much as you pull, the dagger won't budge. Floyd | Floyd | This is definitely not the way to go about getting the dagger. You Floyd | have a very strong feeling you need to do something else first. Floyd | Floyd | Try as you might, the dagger stays stuck. Floyd | Floyd | This is definitely not the way to go about getting the dagger. You Floyd | have a very strong feeling you need to do something else first. Floyd | Floyd | You pull on the handle of the dagger, but it remains stuck in the Floyd | wall. Floyd | Floyd | This is definitely not the way to go about getting the dagger. You Floyd | have a very strong feeling you need to do something else first. Floyd | Floyd | As much as you pull, the dagger won't budge. Floyd | Floyd | This is definitely not the way to go about getting the dagger. You Floyd | have a very strong feeling you need to do something else first. Floyd | Floyd | You pull on the handle of the dagger, but it remains stuck in the Floyd | wall. Floyd | Floyd | This is definitely not the way to go about getting the dagger. You Floyd | have a very strong feeling you need to do something else first. Floyd | Floyd | Try as you might, the dagger stays stuck. Floyd | Floyd | This is definitely not the way to go about getting the dagger. You Floyd | have a very strong feeling you need to do something else first. Floyd | Floyd | You pull on the handle of the dagger, but it remains stuck in the Floyd | wall. Floyd | Floyd | This is definitely not the way to go about getting the dagger. You Floyd | have a very strong feeling you need to do something else first. Floyd | Floyd | You yank on the dagger, but it doesn't come out. Floyd | Floyd | This is definitely not the way to go about getting the dagger. You Floyd | have a very strong feeling you need to do something else first. Floyd | Floyd | Try as you might, the dagger stays stuck. Floyd | Floyd | This is definitely not the way to go about getting the dagger. You Floyd | have a very strong feeling you need to do something else first. Floyd | Floyd | You yank on the dagger, but it doesn't come out. Floyd | Floyd | This is definitely not the way to go about getting the dagger. You Floyd | have a very strong feeling you need to do something else first. Floyd | Floyd | As much as you pull, the dagger won't budge. Floyd | Floyd | This is definitely not the way to go about getting the dagger. You Floyd | have a very strong feeling you need to do something else first. Floyd | | Lionheart says, "OK, now it has been tried 18 times" | |
| BrianK says, "uhhhhh that was something that did not really need to be done" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Oh, I was cool with it." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "He said 1 in 18 times. It was worth a shot." | ||
| BrianK says, "We probably need some sort of lubricant" | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "look" | ||
Floyd | >Inside Feckless Pawn Floyd | The dusty shop is chock full of useless junk, or valuable antiques, Floyd | depending on your point of view. Yours is the former, though you never Floyd | know. There could be something of use around here. Floyd | Floyd | An empty desk sits in the rear of the shop beneath a portrait of a Floyd | pirate rat. The entrance to the south leads back to the street. Floyd | | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "x desk" | ||
Floyd | >It's bare and has a single drawer. Of course there's only one drawer. Floyd | | DavidW says, "oh thank you" | |
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "open drawer" | ||
Floyd | >You open the drawer, revealing a book and some papers. Floyd | | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "x book" | ||
Floyd | >It's called "Hypnotism and Snake Charming For Dummies". Floyd | | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "read it" | ||
Floyd | >There's a note written on the inside cover: "DomingoPage 95. One Floyd | debt clean per mouse. You have my word." Floyd | Floyd | You flip to page 95. It describes the process for hypnotizing someone Floyd | into bopping someone else on the head. Geez. They put this kind of Floyd | stuff in books? Floyd | Floyd | So Domingo was hypnotizing Foo Foo all along. Seems he owed someone Floyd | money. But who? Floyd | Floyd | You flip back to the handwriting on the inside cover. Handwriting Floyd | you've seen before. You pull out Sabado's note to Finch and hold it up Floyd | against the writing. Well what do you know. It's Sabado's all right. Floyd | | Lionheart says, "And even if it didn't work, it might have given a different response the 18th time." | |
| BrianK says, "that's a weirdly specific hypnosis procedure" | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "x papers" | ||
Floyd | >A bunch of gambling debts. Blackjack, craps, roulette. Someone should Floyd | tell Domingo to stick to the penny slots. Floyd | | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "read papers" | ||
Floyd | >A bunch of gambling debts. Blackjack, craps, roulette. Someone should Floyd | tell Domingo to stick to the penny slots. Floyd | | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "get book and papers" | ||
Floyd | >book: You already have that. Floyd | papers: Taken. Floyd | | Jacqueline says, "This feels sort of Zootopia." | |
| Lionheart says, "I like the handwriting comparison bit." | ||
| BrianK says, "So now we want to confront Sabado" | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd | >
Floyd | Outside Feckless Pawn
Floyd | You stand outside your least favorite pawn shop. The entrance to the
Floyd | store is north. The road in front curves west and southeast.
Floyd |
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| BrianK says (to Floyd), "se" | ||
Floyd | >
Floyd | Bend In the Road
Floyd | The sidewalk wraps around an old rowhouse and continues east. High
Floyd | above the boarded-up door, a second-story window is obscured by a pair
Floyd | of wooden shutters. The rat's pawn shop is back to the northwest.
Floyd |
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| BrianK says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd | >
Floyd | Outside Cameracopia
Floyd | A small camera shop is open to the north. The road in front runs east
Floyd | and west.
Floyd |
| ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd | >
Floyd | Outside Dinosaur Island
Floyd | A prehistoric window display stands beside the shop's entrance to the
Floyd | north. Lumpen Lane continues east and west.
Floyd |
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| BrianK says (to Floyd), "e.e." | ||
Floyd | >
Floyd | East End of Lumpen Lane
Floyd | The road from the west ends at The Forest to the east. An alley
Floyd | disappears behind the rowhouses to the north.
Floyd |
Floyd | The Forest
Floyd | The corner tavern resembles an old forest more than a bar. Even the
Floyd | ground is covered in a thick layer of soil. The western exit leads
Floyd | back to the street, while a closed door to the north behind the bar
Floyd | reads "Employees Only". A lit-up jukebox looks rather out of place in
Floyd | the corner.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sabado mutters to himself as he wipes down the bar.
Floyd |
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| BrianK says (to Floyd), "talk to sabado" | ||
Floyd | >"What now?" he asks. Floyd | Floyd | 1) "I got your number, Sabado. You're behind the boppings." Floyd | 2) "I'll leave you alone now." Floyd | | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "1" | ||
Floyd | >"I got your number, Sabado. You're behind the boppings." Floyd | Floyd | "Oh yeah? Where's your evidence?" Floyd | Floyd | You wave the hypnotism book around. His smile doesn't budge. "That Floyd | could mean all kinds of things," he says. "Besides, you're still Floyd | missing a motive." He picks some dirt out from beneath his nails. "You Floyd | can't be saying I had my own customers bopped. That'd be bad for Floyd | business." Floyd | Floyd | "You know what's bad for business? Having all those field mice around Floyd | when you're trying to buy up the street. Bar sales are peanuts Floyd | compared to the money you've got behind you. Enough to pay off all of Floyd | Domingo's debts and then some. So where's it coming from?" Floyd | Floyd | "You're right," Sabado admits after a brief pause. He hovers close to Floyd | your face, breath like stale beer. "I got a lot of money behind me. Floyd | Probably more than you'll ever see on an FPD salary. Let me guess. You Floyd | have a cozy little studio somewhere. Maybe half your meals are ramen Floyd | noodles. Maybe more. You could have a nicer place, you know. A much Floyd | nicer place." Floyd | Floyd | 1) Reject the bribe. Floyd | 2) Consider the offer. Floyd | | BrianK says, "well, this is definitely a choice" | |
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "SAVE" | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "cf3" | ||
Floyd | >Enter saved game to store: Ok. Floyd | | BrianK says, "any thoughts" | |
| Jacqueline says, "Wait" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Wait wait wait" | ||
| Jacqueline asks, "No is not a choice?" | ||
| Lionheart says, "Well, though 1's the most likely to bring about an abrupt ending, I vote 1" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Oh wait." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Sorry, I misread." | ||
| BrianK says, "Reject the bribe :P" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Yeah, I read that as ACCEPT, probably because I was horrified." | ||
| Jacqueline laughs. | ||
| Jacqueline says, "So, don't ask me. I'm a goody-two-shoes" | ||
| BrianK says, "It could be one of those fake choices where "consider the offer" is just considering it and then rejecting it" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "If y'all want to consider it, consider it." | ||
| Lionheart says, "That's right, let's live up to our name" | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Brian), "Yeah" | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "1" | ||
Floyd | >"My apartment's perfect the way it is. Updated appliances, great Floyd | location. Oh, and not obtained with bribe money." Floyd | Floyd | "Bribery?" The rat feigns disbelief like a debutante clutching her Floyd | pearls. "Now you're just flinging accusations. I conduct all my Floyd | business legally. You should be after the cheesemongers, not me." Floyd | Floyd | "One investigation at a time. Right now, it's about you making Foo Foo Floyd | bop some mice." Floyd | Floyd | "Yes. Foo Foo." Sabado wraps his teeth around the rabbit's name. "You Floyd | may or may not have heard about the Verde, but he's the latest in a Floyd | string of wannabe kingpins. Foo Foo's one of his best dealers. The Floyd | buyers call him Little Bunny." Floyd | Floyd | You pride yourself on your poker face, but this time, you're caught Floyd | off guard. If Foo Foo's a dealer, he has you played. Floyd | Floyd | Sabado smirks. "Cat got your tongue? I thought you'd have known that Floyd | already, Detective," he says. "My lawyers are holding onto evidence to Floyd | prove Foo Foo's a dirty dealer, should it be necessary. If you put Floyd | Little Bunny on the stand against me, I could easily discredit him." Floyd | Floyd | Damn. He's got you there. "What do you want, Sabado?" Floyd | Floyd | "I want you to do your job. Find Foo Foo, put him in prison, and throw Floyd | away the key. Alternatively, you could bring him to me. No harm would Floyd | come to him. I'm just looking for some informationinformation that's Floyd | valuable to me, and could be valuable to you as well. The choice is Floyd | yours." He picks up a glass and rubs off a smudge, as if to say this Floyd | conversation is over. Floyd | Floyd | Fine. Foo Foo's the one you need to speak with anyway. Floyd | Floyd | 1) "I'm heading out." Floyd | | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "1" | ||
Floyd | >"I'm heading out." Floyd | Floyd | "Come back when you've got something for me." Floyd | Floyd | The Forest Floyd | The corner tavern resembles an old forest more than a bar. Even the Floyd | ground is covered in a thick layer of soil. The western exit leads Floyd | back to the street, while a closed door to the north behind the bar Floyd | reads "Employees Only". A lit-up jukebox looks rather out of place in Floyd | the corner. Floyd | Floyd | Sabado mutters to himself as he wipes down the bar. Floyd | | Lionheart asks, "OK, wnt to go back and see the other response?" | |
| BrianK says, "I guess we could" | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "RESTORE" | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "cf3" | ||
Floyd | >Enter saved game to load: Ok. Floyd | | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "2" | ||
Floyd | >"I'm listening." Floyd | Floyd | Sabado smiles broadly. "You may or may not have heard about the Verde, Floyd | but he's the latest in a string of wannabe kingpins. Foo Foo's one of Floyd | his best dealers. The buyers call him Little Bunny." Floyd | Floyd | You pride yourself on your poker face, but this time, you're caught Floyd | off guard. If Foo Foo's a dealer, he has you played. Floyd | Floyd | Sabado smirks. "Cat got your tongue? I thought you'd have known that Floyd | already, Detective," he says. "My lawyers are holding onto evidence to Floyd | prove Foo Foo's a dirty dealer, should it be necessary. All you need Floyd | to do is find Foo Foo, put him in prison, and throw away the key. Floyd | Alternatively, you could bring him to me. No harm would come to him. Floyd | I'm just looking for some information. Then we can talk about making Floyd | your living arrangements a little more comfortable." He picks up a Floyd | glass and rubs off a smudge, as if to say this conversation is over. Floyd | Floyd | Fine. Foo Foo's the one you need to speak with anyway. Floyd | Floyd | 1) "I'm heading out." Floyd | | BrianK says, "Well, that was enlightening" | |
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "1" | ||
Floyd | >"I'm heading out." Floyd | Floyd | "Come back when you've got something for me." Floyd | Floyd | The Forest Floyd | The corner tavern resembles an old forest more than a bar. Even the Floyd | ground is covered in a thick layer of soil. The western exit leads Floyd | back to the street, while a closed door to the north behind the bar Floyd | reads "Employees Only". A lit-up jukebox looks rather out of place in Floyd | the corner. Floyd | Floyd | Sabado mutters to himself as he wipes down the bar. Floyd | | BrianK says, "There's also the puzzle of getting Sabado out of the bar so that we can investigate, but that might come naturally as part of the story" | |
| Lionheart says, "Guess we've got a bunny to talk to" | ||
| Peregrine arrives, full of fun, but no funk. | ||
| Peregrine disappears through an invisible gap in the MUD. You think you may have heard the sounds of chatting before the gap closed again. | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd | >
Floyd | East End of Lumpen Lane
Floyd | The road from the west ends at The Forest to the east. An alley
Floyd | disappears behind the rowhouses to the north.
Floyd |
| ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "w.w." | ||
Floyd | >
Floyd | Outside Dinosaur Island
Floyd | A prehistoric window display stands beside the shop's entrance to the
Floyd | north. Lumpen Lane continues east and west.
Floyd |
Floyd | Outside Cameracopia
Floyd | A small camera shop is open to the north. The road in front runs east
Floyd | and west.
Floyd |
| ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "w. nw. w. w. w." | ||
Floyd | >
Floyd | Bend In the Road
Floyd | The sidewalk wraps around an old rowhouse and continues east. High
Floyd | above the boarded-up door, a second-story window is obscured by a pair
Floyd | of wooden shutters. The rat's pawn shop is back to the northwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | Outside Feckless Pawn
Floyd | You stand outside your least favorite pawn shop. The entrance to the
Floyd | store is north. The road in front curves west and southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | Outside Get Your Nibbles
Floyd | A small food joint is sandwiched between the derelict rowhouses, its
Floyd | entrance to the north. Lumpen Lane runs east and west.
Floyd |
Floyd | By the Postbox
Floyd | Aging rowhouses, broken sidewalk, flickering street lamp. It's Lumpen
Floyd | Lane all right.
Floyd |
Floyd | A police barricade keeps onlookers out, and more importantly, everyone
Floyd | else in. The road heads east from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Murphy leans against a public postbox, keeping watch.
Floyd |
Floyd | The investigation is still underway. Finishing your romance novel will
Floyd | have to wait.
Floyd |
| ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "ah I went one west too far" | ||
Floyd | >I didn't understand that sentence. Floyd | | BrianK says, "er whoops" | |
| Lionheart says (to Floyd), "talk to murphy" | ||
Floyd | >He stands at attention. "Yes?" Floyd | Floyd | 1) Send him away briefly to check on Foo Foo. Floyd | 2) Ask for a hint. Floyd | 3) "I'll check in with you later." Floyd | | ||
| Lionheart says (to Floyd), "1" | ||
Floyd | >Once Murphy is out of sight, you open the postbox and yank Foo Foo Floyd | out by his ears. "Why didn't you tell me you were dealing cheese?" you Floyd | spit. You want answers and you want them now. Floyd | Floyd | "You know?" Floyd | Floyd | "I'm a detective. You think I wouldn't find out?" Floyd | Floyd | Foo Foo twiddles his paws together. "They were going to evict... Floyd | mother and I. We needed the money. Then I sort of stuck with it." Floyd | Floyd | "For crying out loud, Foo Foo, this is Fieldtown. We always need the Floyd | money. You're making me look like a half-wit with all those extra Floyd | chances." You close your eyes and count to ten. Long enough to let the Floyd | anger drain from your blood. "Sabado wants me to bring you to him." Floyd | Floyd | "What are you going to do?" Floyd | Floyd | 1) Keep him hidden. Get answers yourself. Floyd | 2) Deliver him to Sabado. Floyd | | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "SAVE" | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "cf4" | ||
Floyd | >Enter saved game to store: Ok. Floyd | | BrianK says, "This looks choicey" | |
| Peregrine arrives, full of fun and funk. | Peregrine asks, "what's all this?" | |
| BrianK says, "We're playing Foo Foo" | ||
| Lionheart says (to Floyd), "version" | ||
Floyd | >You should pick something to say. Floyd | | ||
| Peregrine says (to Floyd), "l" | ||
Floyd | >Once Murphy is out of sight, you open the postbox and yank Foo Foo Floyd | out by his ears. "Why didn't you tell me you were dealing cheese?" you Floyd | spit. You want answers and you want them now. Floyd | Floyd | "You know?" Floyd | Floyd | "I'm a detective. You think I wouldn't find out?" Floyd | Floyd | Foo Foo twiddles his paws together. "They were going to evict... Floyd | mother and I. We needed the money. Then I sort of stuck with it." Floyd | Floyd | "For crying out loud, Foo Foo, this is Fieldtown. We always need the Floyd | money. You're making me look like a half-wit with all those extra Floyd | chances." You close your eyes and count to ten. Long enough to let the Floyd | anger drain from your blood. "Sabado wants me to bring you to him." Floyd | Floyd | "What are you going to do?" Floyd | Floyd | 1) Keep him hidden. Get answers yourself. Floyd | 2) Deliver him to Sabado. Floyd | | Lionheart says, "Well, this is the dark timeline where we considered the offer" | |
| DavidW says, "mmhm" | ||
| Lionheart asks, "So maybe play the corruption angle all the way?" | ||
| Peregrine asks, "Who is Sabado? A bad guy?" | ||
| BrianK says, "Did that choice matter? We kind of got blindsided by the Foo Foo reveal anyway" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Sure." | ||
| DavidW says, "Sabado is a tavern owner." | ||
| Lionheart says (to Floyd), "2" | ||
Floyd | >"I'm taking you to him." Floyd | Floyd | Foo Foo insists it's a ploy to wring more information from him all the Floyd | way up to the bar's doorstep. That's when he starts to beg, but by Floyd | then it's too late. Floyd | Floyd | Sabado joins you by the entrance in better spirits than usual. "Good! Floyd | You brought Foo Foo. How... unexpected, but I'm no less delighted. I Floyd | might even let you stick around if you stopped acting like a man all Floyd | the time. Roughness doesn't suit a lovely creature like yourself." Floyd | Floyd | You refuse to let him get to you. "Funny, I was about to tell you the Floyd | same thing." Floyd | Floyd | He snatches the now-frightened rabbit by the ears and drags him toward Floyd | the door marked for employees. "Just keep an eye on the bar for me Floyd | while I'm gone. This shouldn't take long." Floyd | Floyd | "I don't work for you," you say, but the retort falls flat. Floyd | Floyd | Sabado stops. He turns his head round, looks you up and down, then Floyd | lifts the rabbit slightly off the ground as if to show you his prize. Floyd | "Don't you?" Floyd | Floyd | Several hours pass before Sabado returns, tossing the rabbit at your Floyd | feet. "He's all yours, Detective." Foo Foo seems shaken but unharmed. Floyd | He says nothing. Floyd | Floyd | "What about my" you start, but the rat cuts you off. Floyd | Floyd | "He had nothing for me, so I have nothing for you." Floyd | Floyd | That's it then. You put all your chips on black, and got green. Serves Floyd | you right, you suppose. Not much left to do now but bring Foo Foo to Floyd | Murphy. Floyd | Floyd | (Press any key to continue.) Floyd | | Jacqueline says (to Brian), "I wouldn't put it past this game to track our responses." | |
| BrianK says, "Hmm true" | ||
| Peregrine asks, "Who is Murphy?" | ||
| Lionheart says, ""Don't you?" He got us there." | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Peregrine), "If you'd really like, you can @recap #clubfloyd 5000 or something." | ||
| DavidW says, "The ladybug co-worker." | ||
| Peregrine says (to Jacq), "wooot" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Sorry, it's just that we've been playing 2 hours. It's a lot to catch up on." | ||
| BrianK says, "And you gotta recap floyd himself" | ||
| Peregrine says, "Understood." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Oh, right." | ||
| BrianK says, "To get all the game text" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Yes, @recap #Floyd 5000" | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Brian), "Thanks." | ||
| Lionheart says, "OK, let's earn our bad ending, then" | ||
| BrianK pushes the green 'space' button. | ||
Floyd | Floyd | * * * * * Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | The next few months are brutal. You become the subject of a full Floyd | internal review after Foo Foo filed a complaint. The committee Floyd | assigned to your case keeps calling you in for more questions. They Floyd | can't make heads or tails of what you were thinking. You were Floyd | instructed to bring him in, only to hide him in a postbox? Then you Floyd | identified a new suspect, but turned the rabbit over to him instead? Floyd | Sabado never does give you any compensation, but it's not like you Floyd | could have ever held him to it. Floyd | Floyd | You don't dare step foot onto Lumpen Lane again. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Studio Apartment Floyd | You finish one of your potboilers and turn out the light. The rain is Floyd | heavy against the window. Floyd | Floyd | Thoughts creep into your skull and refuse to let you sleep. Thoughts Floyd | about Holly, Foo Foo, Sabado, and the field mice. Floyd | Floyd | You shake them off. Nothing to worry over at all. You've managed to Floyd | keep your job, and there's always tomorrow to look forward to. Floyd | Floyd | It's not like you could have made much more of a difference. It's Floyd | fine. Everything ended up fine. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | *** The End *** Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT, or UNDO the Floyd | last command? | Peregrine says, "I think I'll just have a shower and come back to see if you won." | |
| Jacqueline asks, "This is fine as in the meme This is Fine?" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Okay, let's do the happy ethical time line now" | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "restore" | DavidW says, "You can definitely do better." | |
| Lionheart says, "More of a guilty conscience everything is fine." | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "er" | ||
Floyd | Restore failed. Floyd | Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT, or UNDO the Floyd | last command? | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "RESTORE" | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "cf4" | ||
Floyd | > Enter saved game to load: Ok. Floyd | | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "1" | ||
Floyd | >"I'll handle Sabado. I need to figure out why he wants you. In the Floyd | meantime, if you're dealing, then you know who the Verde is." Floyd | Floyd | "I don't know." Floyd | Floyd | "Don't lie to me, Foo Foo." Floyd | Floyd | He holds up a paw. "I swear to Gaia, I get the cheese from a dead drop Floyd | in an alley behind a rowhouse." Floyd | Floyd | "What about the money from the sale? You leave it there too?" Floyd | Floyd | He looks around nervously. "I give the proceeds to the green fairy who Floyd | runs a nearby food place. Honest." Floyd | Floyd | No. It can't be. Floyd | Floyd | Murphy's footsteps approach from around the corner. Without another Floyd | word, you push Foo Foo back into the postbox. Floyd | Floyd | "No sign of the rabbit," Murphy says once he's returned to your side. Floyd | "Everything okay? You don't look so good." Floyd | Floyd | "I'm fine. Thinking of an old friend." Floyd | Floyd | You can't confront her. Not yet. Not until you have something more Floyd | concrete. You need to keep searching for clues. Floyd | Floyd | 1) Ask for a hint. Floyd | 2) "I'll check in with you later." Floyd | | Jacqueline says, "Whoa" | |
| BrianK says, "Man this story is getting better and better" | ||
| DavidW says, "This story has all sorts of twists and turns." | ||
| Lionheart says, "So noir." | ||
| Lionheart says (to Floyd), "2" | ||
Floyd | >"I'll check in with you later." Floyd | Floyd | "Good luck catching the perp." Floyd | Floyd | By the Postbox Floyd | Aging rowhouses, broken sidewalk, flickering street lamp. It's Lumpen Floyd | Lane all right. Floyd | Floyd | A police barricade keeps onlookers out, and more importantly, everyone Floyd | else in. The road heads east from here. Floyd | Floyd | Murphy leans against a public postbox, keeping watch. Floyd | | BrianK says, "I guess we can visit the cheesy trashcan" | |
| Lionheart nods. | ||
| BrianK says, "the game doesn't want us to talk to Holly just yet so..." | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "i" | ||
Floyd | >You are carrying: Floyd | some papers Floyd | a book Floyd | Doohickey Floyd | Big Tommy Floyd | a pouch of wish powder Floyd | a shovel Floyd | an Edgerton flash Floyd | a handwritten note Floyd | a chewed gum ball Floyd | your badge Floyd | a mugshot Floyd | | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd | >
Floyd | Outside Get Your Nibbles
Floyd | A small food joint is sandwiched between the derelict rowhouses, its
Floyd | entrance to the north. Lumpen Lane runs east and west.
Floyd |
| ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd | >
Floyd | Outside Feckless Pawn
Floyd | You stand outside your least favorite pawn shop. The entrance to the
Floyd | store is north. The road in front curves west and southeast.
Floyd |
| Jacqueline asks, "Sorry, I had to step away again for a sec. Did we deal with the shooter?" | |
| DavidW says, "Not yet." | ||
| Jacqueline nods. | ||
| Lionheart says, "We figured we needed the dagger first" | ||
| BrianK says, "Not yet, that's part of the cutlass questline" | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "fly" | ||
Floyd | >You beat your wings and lift up into the sky. Thankfully, the weather Floyd | is good for it. Nor are there any owls. You hate owls. Floyd | Floyd | Aside from Murphy at the barricade, the length of Lumpen Lane is Floyd | empty. You descend back down to the ground. Floyd | | BrianK says, "Darn I was hoping we could fly over the buildings" | |
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd | >You can't go that way. Floyd | | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "se" | ||
Floyd | >
Floyd | Bend In the Road
Floyd | The sidewalk wraps around an old rowhouse and continues east. High
Floyd | above the boarded-up door, a second-story window is obscured by a pair
Floyd | of wooden shutters. The rat's pawn shop is back to the northwest.
Floyd |
| ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd | >
Floyd | Outside Cameracopia
Floyd | A small camera shop is open to the north. The road in front runs east
Floyd | and west.
Floyd |
| BrianK says, "There's also the puzzle of the mysterious bottle in the cabinet in Cameracopia" | |
| BrianK says, "If anyone has ideas for that" | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "n.n." | ||
Floyd | >
Floyd | Inside Cameracopia
Floyd | You'd say the store was trying to convey church basement-chic, except
Floyd | it looks like a tornado went through it. There's broken glass and
Floyd | camera parts and debris everywhere. Someone, or something, wasn't
Floyd | happy.
Floyd |
Floyd | To the east is a closed door. The way out is south.
Floyd |
Floyd | Fern is busy sweeping up broken glass. Finch is sitting quietly on the
Floyd | counter nearby.
Floyd |
Floyd | You can't go that way.
Floyd |
| DavidW mmphs | |
| BrianK says, "er wait" | ||
| BrianK says, "it's the dinosaur store" | ||
| Lionheart asks, "Put gum on the wand and use it to get the bottle?" | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd | >
Floyd | Outside Cameracopia
Floyd | A small camera shop is open to the north. The road in front runs east
Floyd | and west.
Floyd |
| ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd | >
Floyd | Outside Dinosaur Island
Floyd | A prehistoric window display stands beside the shop's entrance to the
Floyd | north. Lumpen Lane continues east and west.
Floyd |
| ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd | >
Floyd | Inside Dinosaur Island
Floyd | The display from the window continues throughout the store's interior,
Floyd | surrounding the space with a jurassic menagerie. The walls are covered
Floyd | with shelves upon shelves of felt dinosaurs. Incredibly, you can't
Floyd | find any two that look exactly alike. No wonder Holly's stuffed animal
Floyd | shop went under.
Floyd |
Floyd | A blue curtain has been pushed aside to reveal a secret tunnel to the
Floyd | north. Lumpen Lane is back to the south.
Floyd |
| ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd | >
Floyd | Workshop
Floyd | The back room could use some tidying. Scraps of felt are everywhere. A
Floyd | crooked cabinet leans against a wall in the corner.
Floyd |
Floyd | The secret tunnel to the south leads to the retail area.
Floyd |
Floyd | Trex sits at his workbench, working diligently on his next creation.
Floyd |
| Jacqueline says, "The gum has to be useful for something." | |
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "put gum on wand" | ||
Floyd | >You don't see any point in sticking the gum there. Floyd | | Jacqueline says, "bah" | |
| Lionheart says, "Something else sticklike then" | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "put gum on shovel" | ||
Floyd | >You take the gum ball from your pocket and squish it onto the end of Floyd | the handle. Gross. Floyd | | BrianK exclaims, "aha!!!!" | |
| Lionheart exclaims, "Bingo!" | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "put shovel in cabinet" | ||
Floyd | >That can't contain things. Floyd | | DavidW says, "The wand really ought to work too." | |
| BrianK says, "what's the correct syntax for this" | ||
| DavidW says, "Try hole, not cabinet." | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "put shovel in hole" | ||
Floyd | >You carefully guide the shovel through the hole in the cabinet, and Floyd | pressing the sticky end onto the bottle, you pull it back out. It's a Floyd | bottle of Presto Remove-O. Floyd | Floyd | "Can I borrow this?" you ask as you unstick the bottle. Floyd | Floyd | "Sure," Trex says. "I'm careful with my felt, so don't often need it." Floyd | | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "x bottle" | ||
Floyd | >The label says "Got something stuck? Get it unstuck! Removes stains Floyd | and adhesives from carpets, clothes, furniture, and walls! Removes Floyd | other things too! Warning: Do not ingest. May cause dizziness, Floyd | fatigue, dry mouth, or death." Floyd | | Lionheart says, "Aha" | |
| Lionheart says, "Dagger removeer" | ||
| BrianK says, "I guess it must be glued onto the wall" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "yup" | ||
| Lionheart says, "It's all falling into place" | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd | >
Floyd | Inside Dinosaur Island
Floyd | The display from the window continues throughout the store's interior,
Floyd | surrounding the space with a jurassic menagerie. The walls are covered
Floyd | with shelves upon shelves of felt dinosaurs. Incredibly, you can't
Floyd | find any two that look exactly alike. No wonder Holly's stuffed animal
Floyd | shop went under.
Floyd |
Floyd | A blue curtain has been pushed aside to reveal a secret tunnel to the
Floyd | north. Lumpen Lane is back to the south.
Floyd |
| ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd | >
Floyd | Outside Dinosaur Island
Floyd | A prehistoric window display stands beside the shop's entrance to the
Floyd | north. Lumpen Lane continues east and west.
Floyd |
| ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "w.w.nw" | ||
Floyd | >
Floyd | Outside Cameracopia
Floyd | A small camera shop is open to the north. The road in front runs east
Floyd | and west.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bend In the Road
Floyd | The sidewalk wraps around an old rowhouse and continues east. High
Floyd | above the boarded-up door, a second-story window is obscured by a pair
Floyd | of wooden shutters. The rat's pawn shop is back to the northwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | Outside Feckless Pawn
Floyd | You stand outside your least favorite pawn shop. The entrance to the
Floyd | store is north. The road in front curves west and southeast.
Floyd |
| ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd | >
Floyd | Inside Feckless Pawn
Floyd | The dusty shop is chock full of useless junk, or valuable antiques,
Floyd | depending on your point of view. Yours is the former, though you never
Floyd | know. There could be something of use around here.
Floyd |
Floyd | An empty desk sits in the rear of the shop beneath a portrait of a
Floyd | pirate rat. The entrance to the south leads back to the street.
Floyd |
| ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "put bottle on dagger" | ||
Floyd | >You squeeze some of the Presto Remove-O onto the dagger. The orange Floyd | gloop runs down the blade to where it meets the wall, and you swear Floyd | you see the dagger give a little. Floyd | | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "pull dagger" | ||
Floyd | >With a mighty tug, you wrench the dagger from the wall. Bingo was his Floyd | name-O. You slide the dagger into your coat. Floyd | | Lionheart exclaims, "To the second story window!" | |
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd | >
Floyd | Outside Feckless Pawn
Floyd | You stand outside your least favorite pawn shop. The entrance to the
Floyd | store is north. The road in front curves west and southeast.
Floyd |
| ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "se" | ||
Floyd | >
Floyd | Bend In the Road
Floyd | The sidewalk wraps around an old rowhouse and continues east. High
Floyd | above the boarded-up door, a second-story window is obscured by a pair
Floyd | of wooden shutters. The rat's pawn shop is back to the northwest.
Floyd |
| ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "fly" | ||
Floyd | >You spread your wings and leap into the air, coming to rest on the Floyd | window sill. Floyd | | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "open window with dagger" | ||
Floyd | >That doesn't seem to be something you can unlock. Floyd | | ||
| Lionheart says (to Floyd), "open shutter" | ||
Floyd | >You slide the dagger in between the shutters and lift the latch. Floyd | Piece of cake. The shutters swing open, and you leap inside. Floyd | Floyd | Empty Bedroom Floyd | It's clear this place hasn't been occupied in awhile. Mold creeps Floyd | along the dirty walls and the sunken floorboards. The northeastern Floyd | wall is partially missing, exposing a rotting staircase to the lower Floyd | level. The open window leads back out to the street. Floyd | Floyd | A paper bag sits conspicuously in the center of the room. Floyd | | BrianK says, "all right then" | |
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "x bag" | ||
Floyd | >The bag is printed with the words "Feckless Pawn" and a picture of a Floyd | smiling pirate rat. You notice some dirt stuck to the side of the bag. Floyd | Floyd | In the paper bag is some cheese. Floyd | | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "get it" | ||
Floyd | >Taken. Floyd | | Lionheart exclaims, "To the Fieldtown Pawnshop Depository!" | |
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "x cheese" | ||
Floyd | >Looks like gouda, of the illegal variety. Floyd | | Jacqueline says, "I don't want to live in a world where gouda is illegal." | |
| Lionheart says (to Floyd), "taste cheese" | ||
Floyd | >That's evidence. Wouldn't want to tamper with it. Floyd | | BrianK says, "I don't quite understand why cheese is illegal in the first place" | |
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "smell cheese" | ||
Floyd | >That's evidence. Wouldn't want to tamper with it. Floyd | | DavidW says, "It's a narcotic for mice." | |
| Lionheart says (to Floyd), "x dirt" | Jacqueline says, "Missed oportunity to say: You can smell the cheese." | |
Floyd | >There's not much. Still, headquarters could probably determine where Floyd | it came from. Maybe even get a fingerprint. Floyd | | BrianK says, "Oh" | |
| BrianK asks, "Like, in real life?" | ||
| Jacqueline asks (of DW), "It's FOOD for mice, isn't it? Oh, or are they supposed to eat grains and stuff?" | ||
| Lionheart says, "Pretty easy to guess where that's from" | ||
| DavidW says, "Well, I'm guessing the rationale is ala catnip with cats. Like a drug." | ||
| Lionheart says (to Floyd), "ne" | ||
Floyd | >
Floyd | Flooded Kitchen
Floyd | You make your way into a derelict kitchen long since stripped of its
Floyd | appliances. The floor is lost beneath a fairy-inch of standing water,
Floyd | either from a burst pipe or a leaky roof.
Floyd |
Floyd | A staircase leads up to the bedroom. Daylight leaks through cracks in
Floyd | the door to the north.
Floyd |
| Jacqueline says, "I think we're probably reading too deeply into this fictional world." | |
| Lionheart says (to Floyd), "x water" | ||
Floyd | >You'd prefer to interact with the dirty water as little as possible. Floyd | | Jacqueline says, "Like, there are fairies and talking animals, and we're concerned with why cheese is illegal." | |
| Jacqueline says, "But still." | ||
| Lionheart says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd | >You open the door and step through the threshold. Floyd | Floyd | Behind an Abandoned Rowhouse Floyd | A door to the south leads into an abandoned rowhouse. Leaning against Floyd | the house is a dented trashcan. The alley curves northwest and east. Floyd | | ||
| Lionheart says (to Floyd), "smell trashcan" | ||
Floyd | >You smell nothing unexpected. Floyd | | BrianK says, "apparently there's a real life drug called "cheese" so perhaps it's like a pun with that" | |
| Lionheart says (to Floyd), "x trashcan" | ||
Floyd | >It gives off a strong odor of cheese, but there's no cheese inside. Floyd | Not anymore. Floyd | | ||
| Lionheart says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd | >
Floyd | Flooded Kitchen
Floyd | You make your way into a derelict kitchen long since stripped of its
Floyd | appliances. The floor is lost beneath a fairy-inch of standing water,
Floyd | either from a burst pipe or a leaky roof.
Floyd |
Floyd | A staircase leads up to the bedroom. Daylight leaks through cracks in
Floyd | the door to the north.
Floyd |
| ||
| Lionheart says (to Floyd), "u" | ||
Floyd | >
Floyd | Empty Bedroom
Floyd | It's clear this place hasn't been occupied in awhile. Mold creeps
Floyd | along the dirty walls and the sunken floorboards. The northeastern
Floyd | wall is partially missing, exposing a rotting staircase to the lower
Floyd | level. The open window leads back out to the street.
Floyd |
| Jacqueline says (to Brian), "oho. Interesting." | |
| BrianK says, "Anyway I think we can take the bag and get it forensicked" | ||
| Lionheart says, "Looks like tere's nothing else to see here" | ||
| Lionheart says (to Floyd), "jump out window" | ||
Floyd | >I only understood you as far as wanting to jump. Floyd | | ||
| Lionheart says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd | >You unfurl your wings and leap from the window, landing gently on the Floyd | street below. Floyd | Floyd | Bend In the Road Floyd | The sidewalk wraps around an old rowhouse and continues east. High Floyd | above the boarded-up door is an open window. The rat's pawn shop is Floyd | back to the northwest. Floyd | | ||
| Lionheart says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd | >You can't go that way. Floyd | | ||
| Lionheart says (to Floyd), "nw" | ||
Floyd | >
Floyd | Outside Feckless Pawn
Floyd | You stand outside your least favorite pawn shop. The entrance to the
Floyd | store is north. The road in front curves west and southeast.
Floyd |
| ||
| Lionheart says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd | >
Floyd | Outside Get Your Nibbles
Floyd | A small food joint is sandwiched between the derelict rowhouses, its
Floyd | entrance to the north. Lumpen Lane runs east and west.
Floyd |
| ||
| Lionheart says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd | >
Floyd | By the Postbox
Floyd | Aging rowhouses, broken sidewalk, flickering street lamp. It's Lumpen
Floyd | Lane all right.
Floyd |
Floyd | A police barricade keeps onlookers out, and more importantly, everyone
Floyd | else in. The road heads east from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Murphy leans against a public postbox, keeping watch.
Floyd |
| ||
| Lionheart says (to Floyd), "talk to murphy" | ||
Floyd | >He stands at attention. "Yes?" Floyd | Floyd | 1) "Can you get the dirt on this bag analyzed?" Floyd | 2) "I'll check in with you later." Floyd | | Lionheart says, ">DUFFY, ANALYZE BAG" | |
| Lionheart says (to Floyd), "1" | ||
Floyd | >"Can you get the dirt on this bag analyzed?" Floyd | Floyd | "Sure thing, Good." Murphy takes the bag and utters an incantation. Floyd | The bag disappears in a flash of light. "I'll let you know when the Floyd | results are in from the lab." Floyd | Floyd | 1) "I'll check in with you later." Floyd | | ||
| Lionheart says (to Floyd), "1" | ||
Floyd | >"I'll check in with you later." Floyd | Floyd | "Good luck catching the perp." Floyd | Floyd | By the Postbox Floyd | Aging rowhouses, broken sidewalk, flickering street lamp. It's Lumpen Floyd | Lane all right. Floyd | Floyd | A police barricade keeps onlookers out, and more importantly, everyone Floyd | else in. The road heads east from here. Floyd | Floyd | Murphy leans against a public postbox, keeping watch. Floyd | | BrianK says, "I guess the whole "bend in the road" thing is somewhat realistic to real-life roads but it sure deters us from spamming "west" or "east" to get to the other end of the road" | |
| DavidW says, "I can't believe how much rain is suddenly falling." | ||
| DavidW says, "ilac" | ||
| BrianK says, "all right, what are our options" | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "i" | ||
Floyd | >You are carrying: Floyd | a curved dagger Floyd | a bottle of Presto Remove-O Floyd | a shovel Floyd | some papers Floyd | a book Floyd | Doohickey Floyd | Big Tommy Floyd | a pouch of wish powder Floyd | an Edgerton flash Floyd | a handwritten note Floyd | your badge Floyd | a mugshot Floyd | | Lionheart says, "We have a fairy implicated to confront" | |
| Jacqueline asks, "I was going to suggest we just wait?" | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "z" | Lionheart says, "Or we could go see if we can get anything more from Sabado now" | |
| Jacqueline asks, "Don't we need the evidence to confront?" | ||
Floyd | >Time passes. Floyd | | Lionheart says, "Yeah." | |
| BrianK says, "I think the fact that we don't get the evidence immediately means that there's still a story lock" | ||
| Lionheart says, "I'm wondering if we're gonna use the wish powder to make one of the stuffed bunnies a witness next." | ||
| DavidW says, "The cheese might be the evidence; I don't remember." | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Brian), "Hm, true" | ||
| Lionheart says, "Since we still have another charge left" | ||
| Jacqueline exclaims, "Oh, right. We have two uses!" | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "i=e" | ||
Floyd | >I didn't understand that sentence. Floyd | | BrianK says, "er" | |
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd | >
Floyd | Outside Get Your Nibbles
Floyd | A small food joint is sandwiched between the derelict rowhouses, its
Floyd | entrance to the north. Lumpen Lane runs east and west.
Floyd |
| ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd | >
Floyd | Inside Get Your Nibbles
Floyd | If it weren't for the display case of muddy nibblet things, you'd have
Floyd | mistaken this place for a toy store. The walls are painted a cheery
Floyd | yellow and lined with shelves full of cuddly toys. The stuffed rabbits
Floyd | look curiously like Foo Foo.
Floyd |
Floyd | The exit is to the south, and a closed door to the north connects to
Floyd | what must be the kitchen.
Floyd |
Floyd | Holly smiles at you from behind the counter.
Floyd |
| DavidW says, "I can think of something yet untried, but I suspect it's not implemented." | |
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "put powder on rabbit" | ||
Floyd | >Not while Holly's looking. Floyd | | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "talk to holly" | ||
Floyd | >"Hey there," she says. Floyd | Floyd | 1) "I've got work to do." Floyd | | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "1" | ||
Floyd | >"I've got work to do." Floyd | Floyd | "Sure, okay." Floyd | Floyd | Inside Get Your Nibbles Floyd | If it weren't for the display case of muddy nibblet things, you'd have Floyd | mistaken this place for a toy store. The walls are painted a cheery Floyd | yellow and lined with shelves full of cuddly toys. The stuffed rabbits Floyd | look curiously like Foo Foo. Floyd | Floyd | The exit is to the south, and a closed door to the north connects to Floyd | what must be the kitchen. Floyd | Floyd | Holly smiles at you from behind the counter. Floyd | | BrianK says, "I guess we can go back to Sabado" | |
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd | >
Floyd | Outside Get Your Nibbles
Floyd | A small food joint is sandwiched between the derelict rowhouses, its
Floyd | entrance to the north. Lumpen Lane runs east and west.
Floyd |
| ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "e.se.e.e.e." | ||
Floyd | >
Floyd | Outside Feckless Pawn
Floyd | You stand outside your least favorite pawn shop. The entrance to the
Floyd | store is north. The road in front curves west and southeast.
Floyd |
Floyd | Bend In the Road
Floyd | The sidewalk wraps around an old rowhouse and continues east. High
Floyd | above the boarded-up door is an open window. The rat's pawn shop is
Floyd | back to the northwest.
Floyd |
Floyd | Outside Cameracopia
Floyd | A small camera shop is open to the north. The road in front runs east
Floyd | and west.
Floyd |
Floyd | Outside Dinosaur Island
Floyd | A prehistoric window display stands beside the shop's entrance to the
Floyd | north. Lumpen Lane continues east and west.
Floyd |
Floyd | East End of Lumpen Lane
Floyd | The road from the west ends at The Forest to the east. An alley
Floyd | disappears behind the rowhouses to the north.
Floyd |
| ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd | >
Floyd | The Forest
Floyd | The corner tavern resembles an old forest more than a bar. Even the
Floyd | ground is covered in a thick layer of soil. The western exit leads
Floyd | back to the street, while a closed door to the north behind the bar
Floyd | reads "Employees Only". A lit-up jukebox looks rather out of place in
Floyd | the corner.
Floyd |
Floyd | Sabado mutters to himself as he wipes down the bar.
Floyd |
| ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "talk to sabado" | ||
Floyd | >"What now?" he asks. Floyd | Floyd | 1) "I'm heading out." Floyd | | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "1" | ||
Floyd | >"I'm heading out." Floyd | Floyd | "Come back when you've got something for me." Floyd | Floyd | The Forest Floyd | The corner tavern resembles an old forest more than a bar. Even the Floyd | ground is covered in a thick layer of soil. The western exit leads Floyd | back to the street, while a closed door to the north behind the bar Floyd | reads "Employees Only". A lit-up jukebox looks rather out of place in Floyd | the corner. Floyd | Floyd | Sabado mutters to himself as he wipes down the bar. Floyd | | Lionheart asks (of David), "OK, what's your idea?" | |
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "use flash" | ||
Floyd | >A high-pitched whir sounds. The flash goes off, and the area briefly Floyd | illuminates in a harsh light. Floyd | | DavidW asks, "The portrait in the pawn shop. Could there be a safe behind it?" | |
| Lionheart says, "Oh, worth a look" | ||
| DavidW says, "I don't think there is, but I'd still look." | ||
| Lionheart says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd | >
Floyd | East End of Lumpen Lane
Floyd | The road from the west ends at The Forest to the east. An alley
Floyd | disappears behind the rowhouses to the north.
Floyd |
| ||
| Lionheart says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd | >
Floyd | Outside Dinosaur Island
Floyd | A prehistoric window display stands beside the shop's entrance to the
Floyd | north. Lumpen Lane continues east and west.
Floyd |
| ||
| Lionheart says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd | >
Floyd | Outside Cameracopia
Floyd | A small camera shop is open to the north. The road in front runs east
Floyd | and west.
Floyd |
| ||
| Lionheart says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd | >
Floyd | Bend In the Road
Floyd | The sidewalk wraps around an old rowhouse and continues east. High
Floyd | above the boarded-up door is an open window. The rat's pawn shop is
Floyd | back to the northwest.
Floyd |
| DavidW says, "I'd also check with Murphy right away about the dirt." | |
| Lionheart says (to Floyd), "nw" | ||
Floyd | >
Floyd | Outside Feckless Pawn
Floyd | You stand outside your least favorite pawn shop. The entrance to the
Floyd | store is north. The road in front curves west and southeast.
Floyd |
| ||
| Lionheart says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd | >
Floyd | Inside Feckless Pawn
Floyd | The dusty shop is chock full of useless junk, or valuable antiques,
Floyd | depending on your point of view. Yours is the former.
Floyd |
Floyd | An empty desk sits in the rear of the shop beneath a portrait of a
Floyd | pirate rat. The entrance to the south leads back to the street.
Floyd |
| ||
| Lionheart says (to Floyd), "x portrait" | ||
Floyd | >The oil painting depicts a rat pirate. Or a pirate rat. Whichever is Floyd | the appropriate term. Floyd | | ||
| Lionheart says (to Floyd), "move it" | ||
Floyd | >It's too far away. Floyd | | ||
| Lionheart says (to Floyd), "look behind it" | ||
Floyd | >It's too far away. Floyd | | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "stand on desk" | ||
Floyd | >That's not something you can stand on. Floyd | | ||
| Lionheart says (to Floyd), "go behind desk" | ||
Floyd | >You can't see any such thing. Floyd | | ||
| Lionheart says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd | >You can't go that way. Floyd | | DavidW says, "okay, that's a no go." | |
| Lionheart says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd | >You can't go that way. Floyd | | ||
| Lionheart says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd | >You can't go that way. Floyd | | ||
| Lionheart says (to Floyd), "x desk" | ||
Floyd | >It's bare and has a single drawer. Floyd | | ||
| Lionheart says (to Floyd), "fly" | ||
Floyd | >You try not to make a habit of flying indoors. Not good for the head. Floyd | | DavidW says, "also, if you're feeling kind, try giving Doohickey back to Trex." | |
| Jacqueline says, "Aw, yeah. Let's" | ||
| Lionheart says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd | >
Floyd | Outside Feckless Pawn
Floyd | You stand outside your least favorite pawn shop. The entrance to the
Floyd | store is north. The road in front curves west and southeast.
Floyd |
| ||
| Lionheart says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd | >You can't go that way. Floyd | | ||
| Lionheart says (to Floyd), "se" | ||
Floyd | >
Floyd | Bend In the Road
Floyd | The sidewalk wraps around an old rowhouse and continues east. High
Floyd | above the boarded-up door is an open window. The rat's pawn shop is
Floyd | back to the northwest.
Floyd |
| ||
| Lionheart says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd | >
Floyd | Outside Cameracopia
Floyd | A small camera shop is open to the north. The road in front runs east
Floyd | and west.
Floyd |
| ||
| Lionheart says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd | >
Floyd | Inside Cameracopia
Floyd | You'd say the store was trying to convey church basement-chic, except
Floyd | it looks like a tornado went through it. There's broken glass and
Floyd | camera parts and debris everywhere. Someone, or something, wasn't
Floyd | happy.
Floyd |
Floyd | To the east is a closed door. The way out is south.
Floyd |
Floyd | Fern is busy sweeping up broken glass. Finch is sitting quietly on the
Floyd | counter nearby.
Floyd |
| ||
| Lionheart says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd | >
Floyd | Outside Cameracopia
Floyd | A small camera shop is open to the north. The road in front runs east
Floyd | and west.
Floyd |
| ||
| Lionheart says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd | >
Floyd | Outside Dinosaur Island
Floyd | A prehistoric window display stands beside the shop's entrance to the
Floyd | north. Lumpen Lane continues east and west.
Floyd |
| ||
| Lionheart says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd | >
Floyd | Inside Dinosaur Island
Floyd | The display from the window continues throughout the store's interior,
Floyd | surrounding the space with a jurassic menagerie. The walls are covered
Floyd | with shelves upon shelves of felt dinosaurs. Incredibly, you can't
Floyd | find any two that look exactly alike. No wonder Holly's stuffed animal
Floyd | shop went under.
Floyd |
Floyd | A blue curtain has been pushed aside to reveal a secret tunnel to the
Floyd | north. Lumpen Lane is back to the south.
Floyd |
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| Lionheart says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd | >You can't go that way. Floyd | | ||
| Lionheart says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd | >
Floyd | Workshop
Floyd | The back room could use some tidying. Scraps of felt are everywhere. A
Floyd | crooked cabinet leans against a wall in the corner.
Floyd |
Floyd | The secret tunnel to the south leads to the retail area.
Floyd |
Floyd | Trex sits at his workbench, working diligently on his next creation.
Floyd |
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| Lionheart says (to Floyd), "give doohickey to trex" | ||
Floyd | >Trex's eyes light up as you hand over the dinosaur. "Thank you Floyd | again," he says, hugging his new pet tightly. Floyd | Floyd | "Take my advice, kid, and don't get too attached," you say. "He won't Floyd | last too long. Nothing ever does." Floyd | Floyd | 1) "I'll show myself out." Floyd | | Jacqueline says, "AW" | |
| Lionheart ( | ||
| Lionheart:( | ||
| Lionheart says (to Floyd), "1" | ||
Floyd | >"I'll show myself out." Floyd | Floyd | "Have a good day." Floyd | Floyd | Workshop Floyd | The back room could use some tidying. Scraps of felt are everywhere. A Floyd | crooked cabinet leans against a wall in the corner. Floyd | Floyd | The secret tunnel to the south leads to the retail area. Floyd | Floyd | Trex plays with Doohickey on the floor. Floyd | | ||
| Lionheart says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd | >
Floyd | Inside Dinosaur Island
Floyd | The display from the window continues throughout the store's interior,
Floyd | surrounding the space with a jurassic menagerie. The walls are covered
Floyd | with shelves upon shelves of felt dinosaurs. Incredibly, you can't
Floyd | find any two that look exactly alike. No wonder Holly's stuffed animal
Floyd | shop went under.
Floyd |
Floyd | A blue curtain has been pushed aside to reveal a secret tunnel to the
Floyd | north. Lumpen Lane is back to the south.
Floyd |
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| Lionheart says (to Floyd), "use flash" | ||
Floyd | >A high-pitched whir sounds. The flash goes off, and the area briefly Floyd | illuminates in a harsh light. Floyd | | BrianK asks, "Does talking to Fern give any new text?" | |
| Lionheart says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd | >
Floyd | Outside Dinosaur Island
Floyd | A prehistoric window display stands beside the shop's entrance to the
Floyd | north. Lumpen Lane continues east and west.
Floyd |
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| Lionheart says (to Floyd), "w" | BrianK says, "She hasn't really been a part of the story that much" | |
Floyd | >
Floyd | Outside Cameracopia
Floyd | A small camera shop is open to the north. The road in front runs east
Floyd | and west.
Floyd |
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| Lionheart says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd | >
Floyd | Inside Cameracopia
Floyd | You'd say the store was trying to convey church basement-chic, except
Floyd | it looks like a tornado went through it. There's broken glass and
Floyd | camera parts and debris everywhere. Someone, or something, wasn't
Floyd | happy.
Floyd |
Floyd | To the east is a closed door. The way out is south.
Floyd |
Floyd | Fern is busy sweeping up broken glass. Finch is sitting quietly on the
Floyd | counter nearby.
Floyd |
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| Lionheart says (to Floyd), "talk to fern" | ||
Floyd | >"What is it?" she chirps. Floyd | Floyd | 1) "I'm going to look around." Floyd | | ||
| Lionheart says (to Floyd), "1" | ||
Floyd | >"I'm going to look around." Floyd | Floyd | "You know where to find me," she says before returning to her Floyd | cleaning. Floyd | Floyd | Inside Cameracopia Floyd | You'd say the store was trying to convey church basement-chic, except Floyd | it looks like a tornado went through it. There's broken glass and Floyd | camera parts and debris everywhere. Someone, or something, wasn't Floyd | happy. Floyd | Floyd | To the east is a closed door. The way out is south. Floyd | Floyd | Fern is busy sweeping up broken glass. Finch is sitting quietly on the Floyd | counter nearby. Floyd | | ||
| Lionheart says (to Floyd), "talk to finch" | ||
Floyd | >Finch doesn't respond to any attempts at conversation. Floyd | | ||
| Lionheart says (to Floyd), "analyze glass" | ||
Floyd | >I didn't understand that sentence. Floyd | | ||
| Lionheart says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd | >
Floyd | Outside Cameracopia
Floyd | A small camera shop is open to the north. The road in front runs east
Floyd | and west.
Floyd |
| ||
| Lionheart says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd | >
Floyd | Bend In the Road
Floyd | The sidewalk wraps around an old rowhouse and continues east. High
Floyd | above the boarded-up door is an open window. The rat's pawn shop is
Floyd | back to the northwest.
Floyd |
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| Lionheart says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd | >Someone made sure no one gets in this way. Floyd | | ||
| Lionheart says (to Floyd), "fly" | ||
Floyd | >You spread your wings and leap into the air, coming to rest on the Floyd | window sill. Floyd | | DavidW says, "yeah, you need to talk to Murphy again." | |
| Lionheart says (to Floyd), "in" | ||
Floyd | >Empty Bedroom Floyd | It's clear this place hasn't been occupied in awhile. Mold creeps Floyd | along the dirty walls and the sunken floorboards. The northeastern Floyd | wall is partially missing, exposing a rotting staircase to the lower Floyd | level. The open window leads back out to the street. Floyd | | ||
| Lionheart says (to Floyd), "d" | ||
Floyd | >
Floyd | Flooded Kitchen
Floyd | You make your way into a derelict kitchen long since stripped of its
Floyd | appliances. The floor is lost beneath a fairy-inch of standing water,
Floyd | either from a burst pipe or a leaky roof.
Floyd |
Floyd | A staircase leads up to the bedroom. Daylight leaks through cracks in
Floyd | the door to the north.
Floyd |
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| Lionheart says (to Floyd), "use flash" | ||
Floyd | >A high-pitched whir sounds. The flash goes off, and the area briefly Floyd | illuminates in a harsh light. Floyd | | Lionheart says, "Nothing shiny underwater" | |
| Lionheart says (to Floyd), "u" | ||
Floyd | >
Floyd | Empty Bedroom
Floyd | It's clear this place hasn't been occupied in awhile. Mold creeps
Floyd | along the dirty walls and the sunken floorboards. The northeastern
Floyd | wall is partially missing, exposing a rotting staircase to the lower
Floyd | level. The open window leads back out to the street.
Floyd |
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| Lionheart says (to Floyd), "use flash" | ||
Floyd | >A high-pitched whir sounds. The flash goes off, and the area briefly Floyd | illuminates in a harsh light. Floyd | | ||
| Lionheart says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd | >You unfurl your wings and leap from the window, landing gently on the Floyd | street below. Floyd | Floyd | Bend In the Road Floyd | The sidewalk wraps around an old rowhouse and continues east. High Floyd | above the boarded-up door is an open window. The rat's pawn shop is Floyd | back to the northwest. Floyd | | ||
| Lionheart says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd | >You can't go that way. Floyd | | ||
| Lionheart says (to Floyd), "nw" | ||
Floyd | >
Floyd | Outside Feckless Pawn
Floyd | You stand outside your least favorite pawn shop. The entrance to the
Floyd | store is north. The road in front curves west and southeast.
Floyd |
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| Lionheart says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd | >
Floyd | Outside Get Your Nibbles
Floyd | A small food joint is sandwiched between the derelict rowhouses, its
Floyd | entrance to the north. Lumpen Lane runs east and west.
Floyd |
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| Lionheart says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd | >By the Postbox Floyd | Murphy flags you down as you approach. "Hey, Good. I got the results Floyd | from the bag and dirt for you." Floyd | Floyd | "I could use some good news," you say. Floyd | Floyd | "Well, there's no fingerprints, unfortunately. Was probably wearing Floyd | gloves. The interesting part is that it's not dirt at all, but a Floyd | mixture of water, wheat, barley, soy, pine nuts, corn starch, and a Floyd | trace amount of mint. Some kind of food product. Not one that I've Floyd | ever seen." Floyd | Floyd | "Leaves a bad taste in your mouth, actually." He cocks an eyebrow but Floyd | says nothing. Holly has some explaining to do. Floyd | Floyd | "Anything else?" Murphy asks. Floyd | Floyd | 1) Ask for a hint. Floyd | 2) "I'll check in with you later." Floyd | | BrianK says, "Oh" | |
| Lionheart asks, "So was giving doohickey back what it was waiting fofr?" | ||
| BrianK says, "Nah I think we just needed to go and come back" | ||
| DavidW says, "no" | ||
| BrianK says, "Like when you revive a fossil in Pokemon" | ||
| Lionheart asks, "If we had picked a different one, would we get a trace amount of vanilla or whatever?" | ||
| DavidW asks, "maybe?" | ||
| BrianK says, "Most likely" | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "2" | ||
Floyd | >"I'll check in with you later." Floyd | Floyd | "Good luck catching the perp." Floyd | Floyd | By the Postbox Floyd | Aging rowhouses, broken sidewalk, flickering street lamp. It's Lumpen Floyd | Lane all right. Floyd | Floyd | A police barricade keeps onlookers out, and more importantly, everyone Floyd | else in. The road heads east from here. Floyd | Floyd | Murphy leans against a public postbox, keeping watch. Floyd | | Lionheart says, "Well, anyway, now we have something to talk to Holly about" | |
| BrianK says, "Yup, that's the evidence we need" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "yep" | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd | >
Floyd | Outside Get Your Nibbles
Floyd | A small food joint is sandwiched between the derelict rowhouses, its
Floyd | entrance to the north. Lumpen Lane runs east and west.
Floyd |
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| BrianK says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd | >Inside Get Your Nibbles Floyd | Nearly noon by now. The air isn't circulating so well through the Floyd | store. You loosen your coat. Floyd | Floyd | Holly is there waiting for you. The ambient light shimmers off her Floyd | greenness. Green. The Verde. "Hey. You doing okay?" Floyd | Floyd | 1) "You know Foo Foo." Floyd | | DavidW straps in for the ride. | |
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "1" | ||
Floyd | >"You know Foo Foo." Floyd | Floyd | "What?" She stiffens. Floyd | Floyd | You move closer. "I said, you know Foo Foo. You knew him all along." Floyd | Floyd | "I don't know what" Floyd | Floyd | You point at the toys on the walls. "The mouse down the street makes Floyd | his dinosaurs from his imagination. But you"you point back at Floyd | her"prefer them lifelike. That's why your stuffed rabbits look like Floyd | Foo Foo. He was a regular visitor here. You didn't even realize you Floyd | were modeling your toys after him." Floyd | Floyd | Silence, prolonged. Holly tiptoes around the counter, adjusts the Floyd | collar of your shirt, gently smooths a wrinkle in your coat. Her Floyd | bottom lip is quivering. She tries to calm it with her teeth, even Floyd | smiles a little. "Please, Good. You've got it all wrong." Floyd | Floyd | 1) "You were worried I'd find out about you, so you sent me after Floyd | Domingo." Floyd | | BrianK says, "man we're missing out on all the em-dashes" | |
| Lionheart says (to Floyd), "1" | ||
Floyd | >"You were worried I'd find out about you, so you sent me after Floyd | Domingo." Floyd | Floyd | "Why are you saying these cruel" Floyd | Floyd | You slam a palm down on the counter. She flinches. "You flew into an Floyd | abandoned rowhouse while I was investigating the other stores, dropped Floyd | a coin you knew I'd pick up, and shot at me to lead me to the bag of Floyd | cheese. Where'd you stash the revolver? Should I search the kitchen?" Floyd | Floyd | Holly collapses to her knees, hands pressed to her ears, shaking. Floyd | "No... you mustn't..." Floyd | Floyd | "There was one flaw, Holl. You left a bit of the nibblet on the bag Floyd | you planted. The same nibblet you broke apart to give me a sample. The Floyd | mint-flavored one, remember? You hadn't made a single sale all Floyd | morning." Floyd | Floyd | She buries herself in her hands. Floyd | Floyd | "Domingo was a former cheesemonger," you continue. "An easy target. Floyd | Sure, it was a shaky setup at best. But once a criminal, always a Floyd | criminal, am I right? I busted him before, and there was bad blood Floyd | between us. I was bound to pursue him until I stumbled onto something Floyd | new." Floyd | Floyd | "Please..." Floyd | Floyd | 1) "You're the Verde." Floyd | | BrianK says, "(sorry em-dashes are my favorite punctuation)" | |
| Jacqueline exclaims, "Mine too!" | ||
| Lionheart says, "I love the PC's detectivework" | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "1" | ||
Floyd | >"You're the Verde." Floyd | Floyd | At this, she reaches up and grabs the bottom of your coat. "No. No I'm Floyd | not." She's still shaking, but more resolute. Her face is wet. Floyd | Floyd | "The field mice are disappearing," you say. "The cheese business is Floyd | suffering. And your best dealer is scooping up your customers and Floyd | bopping them on the head. Everything's falling apart. Then who shows Floyd | up but me, your old fling. Maybe I can solve your problems. Find the Floyd | mice, throw Foo Foo in prison where he can't do any more harm. Get Floyd | things back to the way they were, get the money flowing again. Sabado Floyd | wants his rent after all." Floyd | Floyd | She grips your coat more tightly now, her green knuckles white. "Yes," Floyd | she says, barely above a whisper. "Yes, Sabado wanted his money. I Floyd | sank everything I had into the toy store, and lost it all. His loan Floyd | gave me a new start, but the interest was too high. The Verde offered Floyd | me a way out. She" She stops herself. Floyd | Floyd | You sink down to the floor beside her. Tension wanes. It hurts that Floyd | you made her cry, hurts real bad. You had to get the truth out of her, Floyd | but you still hate that you did it. Floyd | Floyd | Her hands are warm under yours. You release them from your coat, one Floyd | finger at a time. Floyd | Floyd | 1) "She?" Floyd | | Peregrine says, "This is very noir." | |
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "1" | ||
Floyd | >"She?" Floyd | Floyd | "I can't. I'm sorry." She lifts the corner of her apron and wipes the Floyd | tears from her cheeks, leaving a smudge of brown food product behind. Floyd | Floyd | You reach out to wipe it away, reaching out like you used to, but that Floyd | was a decade ago, before you knew yourself and what you wanted, what Floyd | you didn't realize you'd miss so much. "You got some mud stuff here," Floyd | you say. Floyd | Floyd | She laughs a little. "Mud stuff. Is that what you think of my food?" Floyd | You can only smile. She grabs your hand. "Why did you leave me, Good? Floyd | Where did I do wrong?" Floyd | Floyd | 1) "That time at the holiday party. You and her." An obvious lie. Floyd | 2) "I realized I wasn't in love with you." A severing lie. Floyd | 3) "There were little things. The little schemes of yours. I left the Floyd | wish squad because of them. I needed space." The truth. Floyd | | Lionheart says, "Yeah I see why this is up for Best Game :)" | |
| Jacqueline says, "Truth" | ||
| BrianK says, "My vote is for truth" | ||
| DavidW says, "I also vote truth" | ||
| Lionheart says (to Floyd), "save" | Jacqueline says (to LH), "That's not how we save." | |
| DavidW says, "Now you'll have to give a savefile name." | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "cf50" | ||
Floyd | >Enter saved game to store: Ok. Floyd | | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "SAVE" | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "cf5" | ||
Floyd | >Enter saved game to store: Ok. Floyd | | Jacqueline says (to Lh), "You just type 'press save'" | |
| Lionheart says (to Floyd), "3" | ||
Floyd | >"There were little things. The little schemes of yours. I left the Floyd | wish squad because of them. I needed space." Floyd | Floyd | Holly releases your hand. "I was a different fairy then, did things Floyd | I'm not proud of. But I'd have given you what you needed, if you only Floyd | asked. I'd have done anything for you." Floyd | Floyd | "I know. We didn't talk. Not like we're talking now." Floyd | Floyd | She looks into your eyes. Floyd | Floyd | 1) Kiss her. Floyd | 2) Let it go. Floyd | | Jacqueline says, "It's automated and keeps the files in sequence." | |
| BrianK says, "I usually type 'push save' :>" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "heh" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Let it go. She's a criminal, unfortunately." | ||
| Lionheart asks, "How hardboiled are we?" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "We're Good." | ||
| Peregrine says, "I vote for kiss" | ||
| Peregrine says, "But then I'm a hopeless romantic :P" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "I may be the dissenting vote here." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "But kissing her is not appropriate." | ||
| Lionheart says, "I vote for being Stoic McGoodyGoody." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "We just saved, though, so whatever." | ||
| BrianK says, "I also vote let it go" | ||
| Peregrine says, "aw" | ||
| BrianK says, "since I feel like that's more in character for Good" | ||
| Lionheart says, "Guess the 2's have it." | ||
| Lionheart says (to Pere), "We can return to cf5 later" | ||
| Lionheart says (to Floyd), "2" | ||
Floyd | >You turn and lean back against the counter, wrapping your arms around Floyd | your knees. "We had a good time, you and me." Floyd | Floyd | "Yeah, we did." A break in the conversation. Holly straightens her Floyd | legs and leans against the counter next to you. She's the first to Floyd | speak again. "Listen, Good, you have to believe me. I wasn't ever Floyd | going to shoot you. I couldn't shoot you." Floyd | Floyd | "I know," you say. Floyd | Floyd | "I didn't want to do any of it. I had to. She told me to." Floyd | Floyd | 1) "Who told you to?" Floyd | | BrianK says, "There's only one other She in this game.........." | |
| Lionheart says (to Floyd), "1" | ||
Floyd | >"Who told you to?" Floyd | Floyd | Holly doesn't answer your question. She takes your hand, presses Floyd | something into it. A key. "This'll get you in. You swiped it from me Floyd | when I wasn't looking." Floyd | Floyd | "Holl" Floyd | Floyd | She puts a finger on your lips. "Take my revolver. It's under the Floyd | loose tile in the kitchen. You're going to need it." Floyd | Floyd | Before you can protest, she stands and opens the door to the kitchen. Floyd | You rise to your feet. Floyd | Floyd | Inside Get Your Nibbles Floyd | If it weren't for the display case of muddy nibblet things, you'd have Floyd | mistaken this place for a toy store. The walls are painted a cheery Floyd | yellow and lined with shelves full of cuddly toys. The stuffed rabbits Floyd | look curiously like Foo Foo. Floyd | Floyd | The exit is to the south, the kitchen to the north. Floyd | Floyd | Holly smiles at you from behind the counter. Floyd | | Lionheart says, "Ooh, nice buildup of tension" | |
| Peregrine says, "this is the end" | ||
| DavidW says, "Shame you can't count the pages to the end." | ||
| Lionheart says, "Yeah, feels like we're nearing the climax" | ||
| Peregrine exclaims, "gunfight!" | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd | >
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | You're surprised to see only a small portion of the space is set aside
Floyd | for food preparation. The rest is dedicated to the construction of
Floyd | stuffed animals, mid-production, as if operations had never stopped.
Floyd | It's likely they didn't.
Floyd |
Floyd | A large bucket of wish powder stands in the corner. The tiled floor is
Floyd | stained purple where hastily scooped quantities were spilled.
Floyd |
Floyd | The retail area is directly south, and the back door to the place is
Floyd | north.
Floyd |
| Peregrine exclaims, "find that loose tile!!!" | |
| Lionheart says (to Floyd), "get more powder" | ||
Floyd | >You can't see any such thing. Floyd | | ||
| Lionheart says (to Floyd), "get powder" | ||
Floyd | >(the pouch of wish powder) Floyd | You already have that. Floyd | | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "search tiles" | ||
Floyd | >You step on the tiles one by one until you find the one that shifts Floyd | under your weight. Lifting it slightly, you reach underneath and pull Floyd | out a small revolver. Floyd | Floyd | Five bullets, one missing. You grin, thinking of Holly, your hat in Floyd | her sights. You're glad her aim wasn't low. Floyd | | Lionheart says, "So blaze'." | |
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x bucket" | ||
Floyd | >You haven't seen that much wish powder in a long time. Maybe not Floyd | ever. How did Holly get all this? It's probably worth a fortune. Floyd | Floyd | Your pouch has enough wish powder for another spell, so you won't need Floyd | any more. Floyd | | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "x animals" | ||
Floyd | >You can't see any such thing. Floyd | | Lionheart says, "Yeah, but we could have an army of animated Foo foos" | |
| Jacqueline says, "haha" | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd | >You unlock the door and step into the alley. Floyd | Floyd | Behind Get Your Nibbles Floyd | The alley arrives from the southeast and ends at a wall. There's a Floyd | rear entrance to Get Your Nibbles to the south. Floyd | | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd | >You can't go that way. Floyd | | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "se" | ||
Floyd | >
Floyd | Behind an Abandoned Rowhouse
Floyd | A door to the south leads into an abandoned rowhouse. Leaning against
Floyd | the house is a dented trashcan. The alley curves northwest and east.
Floyd |
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| BrianK says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd | >
Floyd | Behind Cameracopia
Floyd | The alley runs east and west behind the rowhouses and shops. An empty
Floyd | dumpster is not quite pushed up against the wall opposite the store.
Floyd |
Floyd | The closed door to the south is likely a rear entrance to Cameracopia.
Floyd |
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| BrianK says (to Floyd), "unlock door with key" | ||
Floyd | >The key turns in the lock, the door opens. Floyd | Floyd | About a dozen surprised cuddly toys halt their activities to look at Floyd | you. Several of them were pushing a large wheel of cheddar through a Floyd | band saw. Several more were weighing and sorting smaller chunks of Floyd | various cheeses into plastic bags. A zebra in a visor with thick Floyd | spectacles was counting a pile of banknotes. Floyd | Floyd | You recognize them as the same makes from the shelves in Holly's shop. Floyd | Lions, tigers, and bears, all beautifully crafted, lifelike. Malice Floyd | flashes in their beady plastic eyes. Floyd | Floyd | They reach into their own stuffing and withdraw a handgun each. They Floyd | start shooting. Bullets fly. You duck behind a nearby dumpster, just Floyd | in time. Their shots impact the wall next to you in scattered puffs of Floyd | cement dust. Floyd | Floyd | You cock your revolver. This could get ugly. Floyd | | DavidW says, "SAVE" | |
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "SAVE" | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "cf6" | ||
Floyd | >Enter saved game to store: Ok. Floyd | | BrianK says, "well" | |
| Lionheart says, "o_o" | ||
| Peregrine says, "Five bullets. Half a dozen henchmen. We're screwed." | ||
| Lionheart says, "See? See? I told you we needed a platoon of Foo Foos" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "What Lionheart emoted." | ||
| DavidW says, "This is what the dumpster's for. Cover from gunshots." | ||
| BrianK says, "great foreshadowing" | ||
| BrianK asks, "So... any ideas?" | ||
| Jacqueline asks, "Can we use wishes?" | ||
| Peregrine says, "Identify our targets first." | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "x toys" | ||
Floyd | >Lions and tigers and bears, bearing pistols. Floyd | | ||
| Lionheart says (to Floyd), "shoot zebra" | ||
Floyd | >You peek around the dumpster and fire at the closest toy. A bear, Floyd | making his way toward the door. The shot catches him square in the Floyd | head. He goes tumbling into a pile of his own stuffing. Floyd | Floyd | One down, only 4 bullets left. The math isn't in your favor. You'll Floyd | need to think of something else. Floyd | | Peregrine says, "we're not great shots" | |
| Peregrine says, "well, we're good but..." | ||
| Lionheart says (to Floyd), "shoot band saw" | ||
Floyd | >You don't think that'll do you much good. Floyd | | BrianK says, "We just got a headshot, I think we're pretty good shots :P" | |
| Peregrine says, "Yeah, but we wanted the zebra specifically, not a random bear :P" | ||
| Lionheart says (to Floyd), "push dumpster south" | ||
Floyd | >The dumpster cannot be pushed from place to place. Floyd | | BrianK says, "Can we, like, examine the environment somehow" | |
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "look" | ||
Floyd | >Behind Cameracopia Floyd | You're taking shelter behind a dumpster in the narrow alley. Floyd | Floyd | Through the open door to the south, a gang of pistol-wielding cuddly Floyd | toys attempts to pump you full of lead. Not the kind of day you were Floyd | expecting to have. Floyd | Floyd | You look around for anything that can help. Cheese wheels, stacks of Floyd | cash, a chandelier. You're going to have to improvise. Floyd | | ||
| Peregrine says (to Floyd), "x chandelier" | ||
Floyd | >It hangs from the ceiling, flickering. Floyd | | Peregrine says, "aha" | |
| BrianK says, "Aha" | ||
| Peregrine says, "this is the old classic" | ||
| Peregrine says, "drop the chandelier, burn the toys" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Yeah" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Awesome" | ||
| Sparkle arrives, full of funk, but no fun. | ||
| Lionheart says (to Floyd), "shoot chandelier" | ||
Floyd | >You take aim at the chandelier and fire. Your shot finds the cord Floyd | perfectly, and the entire thing crashes onto the table below. You got Floyd | one, maybe two toys trapped underneath, but the rest keep firing. Floyd | Fortunately, they're terrible shots. Floyd | Floyd | Think, Good. There's got to be something. Floyd | Floyd | You take another look. With the chandelier out of the way, you can now Floyd | see the nozzle of an overhead sprinkler jutting out from the ceiling. Floyd | | ||
| Sparkle asks, "Are you guys playing a game right now?" | ||
| Peregrine says, "Yes" | ||
| Lionheart says, "Yep, same one we started when you elft earlier" | ||
| BrianK says, "Talk in the channel guys :P" | Lionheart says, "Think we're near the end tho" | |
| Lionheart says (to Floyd), "x sprinkler" | ||
Floyd | >It's just barely visible through the doorway, jutting out from the Floyd | ceiling. Floyd | | BrianK says, "I guess we can just shoot the sprinkler now" | |
| Peregrine says, "You're sure about this? It seems too easy." | ||
| Lionheart says (to Floyd), "shoot sprinkler" | ||
Floyd | >The target is small, so you're careful. You pull the trigger, the Floyd | nozzle is torn off. Water sprays out over the room, running down the Floyd | walls, covering the cheese. The animals scramble to protect Floyd | themselves, but it's too late. Their wish powder washes off, Floyd | collecting into purple puddles on the floor. Floyd | Floyd | One by one the animals drop, lifeless. The water decreases to a steady Floyd | stream, and then a slow trickle. Finally, silence, punctuated by the Floyd | occasional drip. Floyd | Floyd | (Press any key to step inside.) Floyd | | ||
| Sparkle says, "You guys are still playing this game? I thought that you finished it. I guess not. Well, I will come back later." | Jacqueline says, "AHA" | |
| Lionheart says, "Ohhhh" | ||
| Peregrine says, "that was easy" | ||
| Jacqueline pushes the green 'space' button. | ||
Floyd | Cheese Room Floyd | The room is smaller than it looked through the doorway. You cross it Floyd | swiftly, careful not to touch anything. CSI can handle this mess. Floyd | Floyd | The inside door is abruptly kicked in. You raise your revolver and Floyd | find a shotgun pointed at your head. Floyd | Floyd | Fern. She's still wearing her apron. Her eyes shine a brilliant green. Floyd | Floyd | "Drop your gun," she says. Floyd | Floyd | "You first, Verde," you reply. "There could still be a ghost around." Floyd | Floyd | She laughs. "I hope you didn't actually believe that. The last thing I Floyd | wanted was the police sniffing around." She motions for you to put Floyd | your weapon on the table. Floyd | Floyd | Neither of you move. When she speaks again, her words are marinated in Floyd | irritation. "You should have left it alone." Floyd | Floyd | 1) "Not my fault you're breaking the law." Floyd | 2) "Someone needs to keep the cheese off the streets." Floyd | 3) "Putting cheesemongers away is my idea of fun." Floyd | | Peregrine says, "What's this about cheese being illegal? lol" | |
| Sparkle has had her fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. | Jacqueline says, "That is the quote of the game: 'Someone needs to keep the cheese off the streets.'" | |
| Peregrine says, "I vote for 2)" | ||
| Lionheart says, "I like 2 too" | ||
| BrianK says, "I wonder what it would be like if we had used our last shot for the sprinkler" | ||
| Lionheart asks, "Same, but we'd be bluffing?" | ||
| DavidW says, "I think this choice is whatevs. The next two choices will be more tricky." | ||
| BrianK says, "Yeah that would be the simplest solution" | ||
| Peregrine rabbit punches the dummy. | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "2" | ||
Floyd | >"Someone needs to keep the cheese off the streets." Floyd | Floyd | "Ha!" Fern chirps mockingly. "Do you really think the Mayor and his Floyd | cronies don't enjoy a plate of cheese with their wine at the end of a Floyd | long day's work? The Prohibition only punishes the lowest among us, by Floyd | design. I'm here to level the field." Floyd | Floyd | You look over at the piles of cash on the table. "You're a regular Floyd | bleeding heart. Then all this cash must be... what? Appropriate Floyd | compensation? Tell me again who's taking advantage of the lowest among Floyd | us." Floyd | Floyd | She shakes her head. "I'm going to buy back this street. Make it a Floyd | home for the field mice again. Sabado won't sell, but his backers Floyd | willcapitalists can always be bought if the price is right." She Floyd | tightens her grip on her gun. "I'm going to ask you this once. Are you Floyd | with me, or against me?" Floyd | Floyd | 1) "You made your point, and I hear it." With her. Floyd | 2) "I don't make the law. I enforce it." Against her. Floyd | | BrianK says, "oh it's Prohibition" | |
| Peregrine says, "cheese = alcohol" | ||
| DavidW says, "Fermentation" | ||
| Lionheart asks, "And alcohol = cheese?" | ||
| Peregrine asks, "She's got a gun to our head. Are we seriously going against her?" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Yes" | ||
| Lionheart says, "Yeah" | ||
| BrianK asks, "Well, we also have a gun pointed at her don't we?" | ||
| Peregrine says, "No, she made us put it down" | ||
| BrianK says, "whoops not reading carefully enough" | ||
| Lionheart exclaims, "Stoic McUncompromiseypants will never bend to evil!" | ||
| Peregrine asks, "wait, it's not clear if we still have the gun?" | ||
| BrianK says, "Hmm it says "neither of you move" so we might still have the gun" | ||
| Peregrine says, "hmhm" | ||
| Peregrine exclaims, "Enforce the law!!!!" | ||
| Lionheart says, "She demanded we put it down. We chose not to." | ||
| Jacqueline asks, "Regardless, we aren't going to break the law, are we?" | ||
| Peregrine says, "Enforce it" | ||
| BrianK says, "All right, 2 it is" | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "2" | ||
Floyd | >"I don't make the law. I enforce it." Floyd | Floyd | She clicks her tongue disapprovingly. "Then I'm afraid this is where Floyd | we must part. Goodbye, Detective. It's been" Floyd | Floyd | BONG! Floyd | Floyd | Holly bops Fern over the head with a frying pan, and the bird crumples Floyd | to the floor in an undignified heap. She must have snuck in through Floyd | the front. Floyd | Floyd | You look into each other's eyes, seconds stretched to little Floyd | eternities. You want to thank her for saving your life, but the right Floyd | words won't come. Floyd | Floyd | "I had to know," she says. "When you write your report, are you going Floyd | to turn me in? For my part in all this, I mean." Floyd | Floyd | 1) "I... have to be honest. I'm sorry." Turn her in. Floyd | 2) "My report might be missing a few details." Let her off. Floyd | | DavidW says, "Now here's a harder choice." | |
| Peregrine exclaims, "Let her off!!!!!" | ||
| Peregrine exclaims, "For f***'s sake, she saved us!" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Nope. Still 1." | ||
| Peregrine shoots Jacqueline. | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Then again, I used to be a cop, so possibly you all should ignore my idealism." | ||
| Lionheart says, "Sorry Pere. We'll go back to cf5 later for the love conquers all ending" | ||
| DavidW says, "You'll want to see both sides of this choice, I think." | ||
| Peregrine says, "That's all right." | ||
| Jacqueline says (to DW), "Yeah. I agree." | ||
| Lionheart says, "I say turn her in" | ||
| BrianK says, "I suppose we can save here" | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "SAVE" | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "cf7" | ||
Floyd | >Enter saved game to store: Ok. Floyd | | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "1" | ||
Floyd | >"I... have to be honest. I'm sorry." Floyd | Floyd | Holly nods, bites her lip, forces a smile. "It's okay. I always Floyd | admired your personal code of honor. I'm... glad I could see you one Floyd | last time." She turns to leave. Floyd | Floyd | "Holly, wait!" you shout after her, but she's already through the door Floyd | and out onto the street, spreading her wings and taking off. You slow Floyd | once you reach the sidewalk, watching as she disappears into the great Floyd | blue distance. Floyd | Floyd | You already know you won't see her again. You hope she'll go far away Floyd | from Fieldtown. Maybe she'll find the field mice, find the right woman Floyd | who can make her happy, make a nice life for herself. Maybe you ought Floyd | to do the same thing. Floyd | Floyd | Not much left to do now except open the postbox and end this. Floyd | Floyd | Outside Cameracopia Floyd | A small camera shop is open to the north. The road in front runs east Floyd | and west. Floyd | | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd | >
Floyd | Bend In the Road
Floyd | The sidewalk wraps around an old rowhouse and continues east. High
Floyd | above the boarded-up door is an open window. The rat's pawn shop is
Floyd | back to the northwest.
Floyd |
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| BrianK says (to Floyd), "nw" | ||
Floyd | >
Floyd | Outside Feckless Pawn
Floyd | You stand outside your least favorite pawn shop. The entrance to the
Floyd | store is north. The road in front curves west and southeast.
Floyd |
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| BrianK says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd | >
Floyd | Outside Get Your Nibbles
Floyd | A small food joint is sandwiched between the derelict rowhouses, its
Floyd | entrance to the north. Lumpen Lane runs east and west.
Floyd |
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| BrianK says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd | >
Floyd | By the Postbox
Floyd | Aging rowhouses, broken sidewalk, flickering street lamp. It's Lumpen
Floyd | Lane all right.
Floyd |
Floyd | A police barricade keeps onlookers out, and more importantly, everyone
Floyd | else in. The road heads east from here.
Floyd |
Floyd | Murphy leans against a public postbox, keeping watch.
Floyd |
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| BrianK says (to Floyd), "open postbox" | ||
Floyd | >You open the postbox and pull out a frightened Foo Foo. Floyd | Floyd | "He was in there the whole time?" Murphy exclaims, slapping his Floyd | forehead. "How did you know?" Floyd | Floyd | "Doesn't matter, he's innocent." You toss Murphy the book. "Check the Floyd | note on the inside cover. Foo Foo was hypnotized." Floyd | Floyd | Murphy takes a minute to look through the pages. "So it was Domingo Floyd | all along?" Floyd | Floyd | You shrug. "Sabado, but we'll leave it to the DA to put a case Floyd | together. Even if we catch Domingo, he'd never squeal. At least we can Floyd | spare the innocent party." You both look at the rabbit. Floyd | Floyd | "Does this mean I'm free to go?" Foo Foo asks. Floyd | Floyd | You chuckle. "Yes, you're free to go. But if I see you again, it's Floyd | Goontown for you." Floyd | Floyd | The rabbit thanks you profusely, and waving goodbye, he hops down the Floyd | lane. Floyd | Floyd | (Press any key to continue.) Floyd | | ||
| Jacqueline pushes the green 'space' button. | ||
Floyd | Murphy munches on another stick of gum. "I guess everything turned out Floyd | all right." Floyd | Floyd | You shake your head. "Have headquarters send the boys over to the Floyd | camera shop. They'll find the latest cheesemonger out cold, along with Floyd | enough cheese and cash to buy the city." Floyd | Floyd | You've stunned Murphy once again. A notable feat, considering he can Floyd | see shades of the future. "What's happened, Good?" Floyd | Floyd | "I've had all I can take of Lumpen Lane. You take it from here." Hands Floyd | in pocket, you head home. You want to savor your last memories with Floyd | Holly over a nice glass of mint schnapps. Floyd | Floyd | They might be all you'll ever have. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | *** The End *** Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT, or UNDO the Floyd | last command? | BrianK says, "Hmmm" | |
| DavidW says, "Now try letting Holly off." | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "RESTORE" | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "cf7" | ||
Floyd | > Enter saved game to load: Ok. Floyd | | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "2" | ||
Floyd | >"My report might be missing a few details." Floyd | Floyd | "Oh, Good. You don't know how much this means to me." She bends down Floyd | to check on Fern, make sure she's breathing. "I can't ask you to do Floyd | anything else for me. It wouldn't be right." Floyd | Floyd | You tighten your jaw. This is the Holly you were trying to forget. Floyd | "What is it Holl?" Floyd | Floyd | "Well, Fern made my loan payments to Sabado for me, provided I kept up Floyd | a steady supply of cheap labor. But she also had to buy all that wish Floyd | powder, which meant no money for principal until business ramped up. Floyd | If you can find the contract I signed at Sabado's, we can rip it up, Floyd | and I can be free of him forever." Floyd | Floyd | "To do that, I'd have to find a way inside. He's only interested in Floyd | Foo Foo." Floyd | Floyd | She smiles prettily. "Maybe you can fool him into thinking you found Floyd | Foo Foo. I don't know, you'll think of something. I can wait for you Floyd | here, and keep on eye on the bird." Floyd | Floyd | "And if I don't?" Floyd | Floyd | "Then I'll just have to manage." She picks up the shotgun and finds a Floyd | comfortable spot to sit. "Also, I saw the rat bury a spare key in the Floyd | dirt by the bar. He didn't realize I was spying. You may need to keep Floyd | digging for it." Floyd | Floyd | Cheese Room Floyd | The room was a distribution center for the Verde's illegal cheese Floyd | ring. Large wheels of cheddar and swiss are stacked in the corner near Floyd | a band saw for slicing. Scale weights, plastic bags, and inventory Floyd | logs are scattered about the large table in the center of the room, Floyd | along with cubes of various cheeses. In one corner is a small table, Floyd | where stacks of cash are arranged into neat piles next to a counting Floyd | machine. Everything is soaking wet. Floyd | Floyd | The bodies of a dozen or so stuffed animals lie strewn across chairs Floyd | or on the floor. Floyd | Floyd | Holly keeps watch over the unconscious Fern near the door to the west. Floyd | | BrianK says, "aha" | |
| Lionheart says, "Oh! More game" | ||
| BrianK says, "I knew the dirt in the bar was something" | ||
| Lionheart says (to Floyd), "get cubes" | ||
Floyd | >Better to leave everything in here alone. Let CSI handle it. Floyd | | ||
| Lionheart says (to Floyd), "get money" | ||
Floyd | >Let CSI handle it. Floyd | | ||
| Lionheart says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd | >
Floyd | Behind Cameracopia
Floyd | The alley runs east and west behind the rowhouses and shops. An empty
Floyd | dumpster is not quite pushed up against the wall opposite the store.
Floyd |
Floyd | The cheese room is through the doorway south.
Floyd |
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| Lionheart says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd | >
Floyd | Behind an Abandoned Rowhouse
Floyd | A door to the south leads into an abandoned rowhouse. Leaning against
Floyd | the house is a dented trashcan. The alley curves northwest and east.
Floyd |
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| Lionheart says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd | >
Floyd | Flooded Kitchen
Floyd | You make your way into a derelict kitchen long since stripped of its
Floyd | appliances. The floor is lost beneath a fairy-inch of standing water,
Floyd | either from a burst pipe or a leaky roof.
Floyd |
Floyd | A staircase leads up to the bedroom. Daylight leaks through cracks in
Floyd | the door to the north.
Floyd |
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| Lionheart says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd | >
Floyd | Behind an Abandoned Rowhouse
Floyd | A door to the south leads into an abandoned rowhouse. Leaning against
Floyd | the house is a dented trashcan. The alley curves northwest and east.
Floyd |
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| Lionheart says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd | >You can't go that way. Floyd | | ||
| Lionheart says (to Floyd), "nw" | ||
Floyd | >
Floyd | Behind Get Your Nibbles
Floyd | The alley arrives from the southeast and ends at a wall. There's a
Floyd | rear entrance to Get Your Nibbles to the south, the door left open.
Floyd |
| BrianK says, "Where are you going :P" | |
| Lionheart says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd | >
Floyd | Kitchen
Floyd | Only a small portion of the space is set aside for food preparation.
Floyd | The rest is dedicated to the construction of stuffed animals,
Floyd | mid-production, as if operations had never stopped.
Floyd |
Floyd | A large bucket of wish powder stands in the corner. The tiled floor is
Floyd | stained purple where hastily scooped quantities were spilled.
Floyd |
Floyd | The retail area is directly south, and the alley is north.
Floyd |
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| Lionheart says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd | >
Floyd | Inside Get Your Nibbles
Floyd | If it weren't for the display case of muddy nibblet things, you'd have
Floyd | mistaken this place for a toy store. The walls are painted a cheery
Floyd | yellow and lined with shelves full of cuddly toys. The stuffed rabbits
Floyd | look curiously like Foo Foo.
Floyd |
Floyd | The exit is to the south, the kitchen to the north.
Floyd |
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| Lionheart says (to Floyd), "put powder on doll" | ||
Floyd | >You can't see any such thing. Floyd | | ||
| Lionheart says (to Floyd), "put powder on rabbit" | ||
Floyd | >You sprinkle some powder on a stuffed rabbit. Floyd | | DavidW says, "yaaas" | |
| BrianK says, "Oh right" | ||
| Lionheart says (to Floyd), "wave wand at rabbit" | ||
Floyd | >I only understood you as far as wanting to wave Big Tommy. Floyd | | ||
| Lionheart says (to Floyd), "wave wand" | ||
Floyd | >You wave Big Tommy. Floyd | | BrianK says, "point it" | |
| Lionheart says (to Floyd), "point wand at rabbit" | ||
Floyd | >Here goes nothing. You point your wand at the stuffed rabbit. Floyd | Floyd | "Flippity, floppity, foo," you chant. With a sharp intake of air, the Floyd | stuffed rabbit comes to life. He's disoriented for only a moment Floyd | before he falls in line behind you, wiggling his nose happily. Floyd | | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "x rabbit" | ||
Floyd | >His resemblance to Foo Foo is uncanny. Floyd | | ||
| Lionheart says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd | >
Floyd | Outside Get Your Nibbles
Floyd | A small food joint is sandwiched between the derelict rowhouses, its
Floyd | entrance to the north. Lumpen Lane runs east and west.
Floyd |
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| Lionheart says (to Floyd), "x rabbit" | ||
Floyd | >His resemblance to Foo Foo is uncanny. Floyd | | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "kiss rabbit" | ||
Floyd | >He's fine the way he is. Floyd | | ||
| Lionheart says (to Floyd), "se" | ||
Floyd | >You can't go that way. Floyd | | ||
| Lionheart says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd | >
Floyd | Outside Feckless Pawn
Floyd | You stand outside your least favorite pawn shop. The entrance to the
Floyd | store is north. The road in front curves west and southeast.
Floyd |
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| Lionheart says (to Floyd), "se" | ||
Floyd | >
Floyd | Bend In the Road
Floyd | The sidewalk wraps around an old rowhouse and continues east. High
Floyd | above the boarded-up door is an open window. The rat's pawn shop is
Floyd | back to the northwest.
Floyd |
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| Lionheart says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd | >
Floyd | Outside Cameracopia
Floyd | A small camera shop is open to the north. The road in front runs east
Floyd | and west.
Floyd |
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| Lionheart says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd | >
Floyd | Outside Dinosaur Island
Floyd | A prehistoric window display stands beside the shop's entrance to the
Floyd | north. Lumpen Lane continues east and west.
Floyd |
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| Lionheart says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd | >
Floyd | East End of Lumpen Lane
Floyd | The road from the west ends at The Forest to the east. An alley
Floyd | disappears behind the rowhouses to the north.
Floyd |
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| Lionheart says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd | >The Forest Floyd | You enter the bar and its earthy smells. A hint of decay clings to the Floyd | air. You wonder what people see in this place. Floyd | Floyd | Sabado joins you by the entrance in better spirits than usual. "Good! Floyd | You brought Foo Foo. How... unexpected, but I'm no less delighted. I Floyd | might even let you stick around if you stopped acting like a man all Floyd | the time. Roughness doesn't suit a lovely creature like yourself." Floyd | Floyd | You refuse to let him under your skin. "Funny, I was about to tell you Floyd | the same thing." Floyd | Floyd | He snatches the now-frightened rabbit by the ears and drags him to the Floyd | area marked for employees. "Just keep an eye on the bar for me while Floyd | I'm gone. This shouldn't take long." Floyd | Floyd | "I don't work for you," you say, but the retort falls flat. Floyd | Floyd | Sabado stops. He turns his head round, looks you up and down, then Floyd | lifts the rabbit slightly off the ground as if to show you his prize. Floyd | "Don't you?" Floyd | Floyd | He leaves through the door and is gone, closing it firmly behind him. Floyd | | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "dig" | ||
Floyd | >You thrust the shovel into the dirt and unearth some kind of bone. A Floyd | rib, you guess. Digging again, you uncover more ribs. Floyd | Floyd | A thought crosses your mind. You stumble backwards, away from the Floyd | bones. Your stomach turns. These couldn't belong to the field mice, Floyd | could they? Floyd | | BrianK says, "whaaaaaaaat" | |
| Peregrine says, "sudden twist" | ||
| DavidW says, "So many twists in this game." | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "dig" | ||
Floyd | >You force yourself to dig somewhere else. Even more bones. Floyd | | Jacqueline says, "Indeed" | |
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "dig" | ||
Floyd | >Bones. Is this a bar or a graveyard? You're not sure you want to Floyd | know. Floyd | | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "dig" | ||
Floyd | >Huh. They're all ribs. Floyd | | BrianK says, "...wait they're just ribs" | |
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "dig" | ||
Floyd | >This time, you discover a small metal object. You pick it up and Floyd | clean off the dirt. It's a key, large and cast in iron. Floyd | | Peregrine says, "that is weird" | |
| Peregrine asks, "why just ribs?" | ||
| BrianK says, "No as in, BBQ ribs" | ||
| DavidW says, "Thursday Night special." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Yeah" | ||
| BrianK says, "Haha they totally led us on" | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "search bar" | ||
Floyd | >A plain wooden bar. There's a letter tucked in with the barware. Floyd | | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "get letter" | ||
Floyd | >Taken. Floyd | | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "read it" | ||
Floyd | >You were hoping this would be the contract Holly was looking for to Floyd | spare you some trouble. It's not. Trouble never lets you off that Floyd | easy. Floyd | Floyd | It's addressed to Sabado Verdeterre and signed by Hannibal Sistrum as Floyd | Executive Vice President of Diamond Inc. You skim through the Floyd | legalese. It announces a Real Estate Investment Trust for the creation Floyd | of Alabaster Estates to be built over the existing Lumpen Lane. Floyd | There's a whole lot of money in it for Sabado, provided he can get Floyd | ownership of the entire street and get rid of the cheese to improve Floyd | the neighborhood's reputation. Floyd | Floyd | If you can't find the provider, you eliminate the buyers. Perhaps by Floyd | bopping them on the head during a transaction. Proof of a motive, Floyd | though still tenuous at best. Floyd | | Peregrine exclaims, "evidence!!" | |
| Peregrine says, "now find that effing contract before things turn sour" | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "dig" | ||
Floyd | >You don't want to dig any more. Floyd | | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "look" | ||
Floyd | >The Forest Floyd | The corner tavern resembles an old forest more than a bar. Even the Floyd | ground is covered in a thick layer of soil. The western exit leads Floyd | back to the street, while a closed door to the north behind the bar Floyd | reads "Employees Only". A lit-up jukebox looks rather out of place in Floyd | the corner. Floyd | Floyd | With Sabado gone, the bar counter stands alone. Floyd | | ||
| Lionheart says (to Floyd), "x key" | ||
Floyd | >An iron key. Floyd | | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "open door" | ||
Floyd | >It's locked. Floyd | | ||
| Lionheart says (to Floyd), "unlock door" | ||
Floyd | >The key turns, and you open the door a crack. The light from torches Floyd | mounted on the wall dances across a stone staircase, spiraling Floyd | downwards. You're reminded of what Holly said earlier about an animal Floyd | cult. Floyd | Floyd | No. It was a bunch of nonsense. Though you swear you can hear a Floyd | rattling sound, coming from down below. Floyd | | Peregrine says, "eerie" | |
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd | >Below the Forest Floyd | You descend the stairs slowly, making as little noise as possible. The Floyd | rattling sound grows louder. Reaching the bottom, you keep crouched by Floyd | the stairs and glance around the corner. Floyd | Floyd | The stone archway opens into a large vaulted chamber, barely lit by Floyd | torches on the wall. Across the room, a great white beast twists and Floyd | bucks about wildly, hissing and rattling. Floyd | Floyd | A rattlesnake. Here, in Fieldtown. You hold your breath. Floyd | Floyd | Sabado stands close to the snake, chanting in an unknown language. In Floyd | the far corner lies the stuffed rabbit, lifeless once again. Floyd | | Peregrine says, "this game has every crime-related trope" | |
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "bop sabado" | ||
Floyd | >I didn't understand that sentence. Floyd | | Genevieve says, "Sounds like I've missed a good one." | |
| Lionheart says (to Floyd), "x snake" | ||
Floyd | >A great beast, thrashing about. The bone-white segments on the end of Floyd | the tail rattle incessantly. Floyd | | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "x sabado" | ||
Floyd | >He's tall for a rat, graying in broad patches, joints that bend at Floyd | sharp angles. You're not sure if he has an expression besides scowl. Floyd | | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "x rabbit" | ||
Floyd | >A lifeless stuffed rabbit. Floyd | | BrianK says, "I'm not totally sure what the game wants us to do" | |
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "listen" | ||
Floyd | >You shift your weight for a better position and knock a piece of Floyd | brick off the wall. It clatters noisily to the floor. Both snake and Floyd | rat turn to look at you. Floyd | Floyd | Sabado ceases his chanting. "Get the rabbit out of here!" he shouts at Floyd | you. "Get rid of anything with wish powder on it!" Floyd | Floyd | "Why?" you shout back. Floyd | Floyd | "Shut up and do it!" Floyd | | Genevieve says, "It wants you to give me all your money. ;-)" | |
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "get rabbit" | ||
Floyd | >You run for the rabbit, but the snake twists directly into your path. Floyd | You duck as a coil strikes the wall above you, leaving a spider's web Floyd | of cracks behind. The beast could crush you with ease. Floyd | Floyd | "I can't get to the rabbit!" you shout. Floyd | Floyd | "I'm doing what I can," Sabado replies. "You have to find a way!" Floyd | Floyd | How are you going to back the snake away from the rabbit? He's asking Floyd | the impossible. Floyd | | Genevieve says, "Oh, and to help you with coding. :-P Sorry, couldn't resist." | |
| Lionheart says, "Hypnotize it" | ||
| Lionheart says (to Floyd), "hypnotize snake" | ||
Floyd | >I didn't understand that sentence. Floyd | | ||
| Lionheart says (to Floyd), "read book" | ||
Floyd | >The note on the inside cover reads: "DomingoPage 95. One debt clean Floyd | per mouse. You have my word." Floyd | | Jacqueline says, "Darn" | |
| Lionheart says (to Floyd), "x book" | ||
Floyd | >It's called "Hypnotism and Snake Charming For Dummies". Floyd | | ||
| Lionheart says (to Floyd), "charm snake" | ||
Floyd | >I didn't understand that sentence. Floyd | | BrianK says, "Oh, wait, there's an object we haven't used yet" | |
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "use flash" | ||
Floyd | >You activate the flash. The light is nearly blinding in the dimness Floyd | of the chamber, but the effect is immediate. The snake recoils into Floyd | the opposite corner. Floyd | Floyd | Now's your chance. Floyd | | Lionheart says, "Ahh" | |
| Lionheart says (to Floyd), "get rabbit" | ||
Floyd | >You grab the rabbit, turn, and get out of there, deciding that if you Floyd | live through the day, you're finally going to trash these heels. Floyd | Floyd | The snake resumes thrashing about the chamber, the effects of the Floyd | flash worn off. Floyd | | ||
| Lionheart says (to Floyd), "out" | ||
Floyd | >But you aren't in anything at the moment. Floyd | | ||
| Lionheart says (to Floyd), "u" | ||
Floyd | >
Floyd | The Forest
Floyd | The corner tavern resembles an old forest more than a bar. Even the
Floyd | ground is covered in a thick layer of soil. The western exit leads
Floyd | back to the street, while the door to the north is open slightly. A
Floyd | lit-up jukebox looks rather out of place in the corner.
Floyd |
Floyd | With Sabado gone, the bar counter stands alone.
Floyd |
| Peregrine asks, "OK so Sabado fed those field mice to the snake?" | |
| DavidW says, "I can't say yet." | ||
| BrianK says, "I think we can drop the rabbit here and go back down" | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "drop rabbit" | ||
Floyd | >Dropped. Floyd | | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "d" | ||
Floyd | >Below the Forest Floyd | You return to the chamber at the bottom of the stairs. The snake Floyd | continues a violent dance. Floyd | Floyd | "I said, get rid of everything with wish powder on it!" Sabado shouts Floyd | before returning to his chant. Floyd | | Peregrine says, "1 mouse per debt is what it said" | |
| BrianK says, "do we have anything else with wish powder" | ||
| DavidW says, "The pouch." | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "u" | ||
Floyd | >
Floyd | The Forest
Floyd | The corner tavern resembles an old forest more than a bar. Even the
Floyd | ground is covered in a thick layer of soil. The western exit leads
Floyd | back to the street, while the door to the north is open slightly. A
Floyd | lit-up jukebox looks rather out of place in the corner.
Floyd |
Floyd | With Sabado gone, the bar counter stands alone.
Floyd |
Floyd | You left a stuffed rabbit here.
Floyd |
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| BrianK says (to Floyd), "i" | ||
Floyd | >You are carrying: Floyd | a letter Floyd | an iron key Floyd | a revolver Floyd | a curved dagger Floyd | a bottle of Presto Remove-O Floyd | a shovel Floyd | some papers Floyd | a book Floyd | Big Tommy Floyd | a pouch of wish powder Floyd | an Edgerton flash Floyd | a handwritten note Floyd | your badge Floyd | a mugshot Floyd | | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "drop pouch" | ||
Floyd | >Dropped. Floyd | | DavidW says, "Also, if we still had Doohickey." | |
| Peregrine says, "I'm baffled by Sabado's reaction to our presence." | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "d" | ||
Floyd | >Below the Forest Floyd | Returning to the subterranean chamber, you find the albino rattlesnake Floyd | now docile, coiled up the corner. Sabado looks worn down, but still Floyd | grumpy. They speak to each other in hushed tones. You hear the words Floyd | "trespassed illegally". Floyd | Floyd | Sometimes the best defense is a good offense. You work yourself up Floyd | into a mock rage. "Just what in Gaia's name is going on down here?" Floyd | you shout, stomping across the stone floor, waving a fist in the air. Floyd | Floyd | The snake shrinks away apologetically. Sabado isn't as easily cowed, Floyd | but he decides to play nice. "Detective, I'd like you to meet my Floyd | business associate, Mr. Sistrum. Mr. Sistrum, Detective Good Fairy." Floyd | Floyd | "Pleassse, call me Hannibal," the snake says. He bows slightly. Floyd | Floyd | "Forgive me if I forget my manners," you say. "It sometimes happens Floyd | when I'm almost crushed to death." Floyd | Floyd | "Hannibal suffers from allergies," says Sabado. "His most severe being Floyd | wish powder. Even being in the same room is enough to send him into a Floyd | fit." He thrusts a finger at you. "And it was your dirty, Floyd | powder-covered trick which caused this latest attack." Floyd | Floyd | Hannibal rests his rattle on the rat's shoulder. "Peace, friend. She Floyd | couldn't have known about my allergy." Floyd | Floyd | "I want to know why she tried to fool us in the first place," Sabado Floyd | says. Floyd | Floyd | 1) "You didn't give me the impression you weren't going to hurt Foo Floyd | Foo." Floyd | 2) "I wanted to find out what you were after." Floyd | 3) "I wasn't planning on handing over Foo Foo. I only wanted a way Floyd | in." Floyd | | Lionheart says, "Let's play it as if we're two steps ahead, and go 3" | |
| Peregrine says, "3" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "okay" | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "3" | ||
Floyd | >"I wasn't planning on handing over Foo Foo. I only wanted a way in." Floyd | Floyd | Sabado smirks. "And here you are. With a warrant, I'm sure." Floyd | Floyd | "We were only trying to determine the identity of the Verde," Hannibal Floyd | cuts in. Sabado throws him a sharp look, but the snake continues. "The Floyd | neighborhood is important to us. We want to help facilitate the Floyd | removal of the cheessse. Surely you want the same." Floyd | Floyd | 1) "All taken care of. Fern is the Verde. She'll be in police custody Floyd | shortly." Floyd | 2) "All taken care of. The Verde will be in police custody shortly." Floyd | 3) "Not any of my business, actually." Floyd | | Peregrine asks, "2?" | |
| BrianK says, "sounds good" | ||
| Lionheart says, "1's not too smart, but it would be interesting to see his reaction." | ||
| Lionheart says, "But 2's the way to go I think." | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "2" | ||
Floyd | >"All taken care of. The Verde will be in police custody shortly." Floyd | Floyd | Both of them look surprised. "Who is it?" Sabado asks. Floyd | Floyd | "You'll have to read the papers tomorrow to find out," you reply. "Now Floyd | it's my turn for a question." Hannibal inclines his head toward you. Floyd | Sabado crosses his arms and scowls. Floyd | Floyd | 1) "I've heard from several sources that the field mice are vanishing. Floyd | Then I dig up some bones buried upstairs. And now I find there's a Floyd | snake in Fieldtown." Floyd | | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "1" | ||
Floyd | >"I've heard from several sources that the field mice are vanishing. Floyd | Then I dig up some bones buried upstairs. And now I find there's a Floyd | snake in Fieldtown." Floyd | Floyd | Hannibal uncoils and rears his head like a cobra, bares his fangs. Floyd | Maybe he does have a violent side. You feel for the revolver beneath Floyd | your coat. Floyd | Floyd | "Hannibal is an old friend," Sabado says. Odd that he would cut the Floyd | tension, unless he knows when the snake isn't playing around. "I don't Floyd | appreciate unfounded accusations against friends." Floyd | Floyd | "Tell me about the bones." Floyd | Floyd | "Every Tuesday is scavenger night," he says with a resigned huff. "All Floyd | you can eat spare ribs. It's gotten popular." You narrow your eyes, Floyd | and he looks offended. "What? They were dead already. And no, they Floyd | weren't the field mice." Floyd | Floyd | "Then what happened to the field mice?" Floyd | Floyd | Now he's angry. "I don't know what you want me to say. They packed up Floyd | and left. Gaia Almighty, all you complainers are looking for some kind Floyd | of big bad villain to blame. Well guess what, there isn't one. Blame Floyd | Fieldtown. Blame everybody. We're all to blame, because we're all Floyd | looking out for numero uno." He raps his chest proudly. "Ourselves. Floyd | You don't like it, go do something about it. Otherwise, shut your Floyd | Gaiadamned mouth." Floyd | Floyd | Hannibal grins and settles back into his coils. "For the record, I Floyd | strictly eat eggs. Unfertilized ones." Floyd | Floyd | "Any more questions?" asks Sabado. Floyd | Floyd | 1) "Were you behind the attack at the camera shop last night?" Floyd | 2) "What did you do to the rabbit?" Floyd | 3) "Let's talk about the contract you have with Holly." Floyd | 4) "No more questions." Floyd | | Peregrine asks, "3?" | |
| DavidW says, "ah, Tuesdays, not Thursdays." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "I rather like Hannibal" | ||
| BrianK says, "It seems like we can hit up all of these" | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Brian), "Yeah" | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "3" | ||
Floyd | >"Let's talk about the contract you have with Holly." Floyd | Floyd | The two look at each other. "What contract?" Hannibal asks. Floyd | Floyd | "The contract in which Sabado lent her a sum of money to rebrand her Floyd | store. There're laws against usury. I'd like to double check the rate. Floyd | Make sure it's all square." You outline a square in the air with your Floyd | finger. Floyd | Floyd | "Honestly Detective, I have no idea what you're talking about," Sabado Floyd | replies. "I didn't give her no money. In fact, she's all paid up Floyd | through the end of the year. Now I have to figure a way out of our Floyd | lease agreement." Floyd | Floyd | "You're lying," you say unconvincingly. You both know he was telling Floyd | the truth. So why would she lie about this? A terrible sinking feeling Floyd | settles in your stomach. Floyd | Floyd | "Whatever," Sabado says, brushing you off. Floyd | Floyd | 1) "Were you behind the attack at the camera shop last night?" Floyd | 2) "What did you do to the rabbit?" Floyd | 3) "No more questions." Floyd | | Peregrine says, "oh noooo" | |
| BrianK says, "Aw man holly" | ||
| Lionheart says, "Yeah, that's what happens when you trust a femme fatale in a noir thriller" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "I told y'all not to let her off." | ||
| Jacqueline shakes her head. | ||
| BrianK says, "pfft" | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "1" | ||
Floyd | >"Were you behind the attack at the camera shop last night?" Floyd | Floyd | "I'm afraid I went to speak with the proprietor, to propose a more Floyd | generousss offer, and suffered one of my fits while I was there," Floyd | Hannibal says. Floyd | Floyd | "I swear she's up to something," says Sabado. Floyd | Floyd | You leave that one alone. Floyd | Floyd | 1) "What did you do to the rabbit?" Floyd | 2) "No more questions." Floyd | | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "1" | ||
Floyd | >"What did you do to the rabbit?" Floyd | Floyd | "He fell over as soon as Hannibal's allergies started acting up," Floyd | Sabado says. "Must have scared him lifeless." Floyd | Floyd | It's possible. Not something you've ever tested. "You didn't think to Floyd | get him out of here?" Floyd | Floyd | Sabado talks through gritted teeth. "If you didn't notice, I was Floyd | chanting." Floyd | Floyd | "It calmsss me down," Hannibal adds. "Another hour, I'd have been fine Floyd | again." Floyd | Floyd | That's why Sabado had a book on Snake Charming in the first place. Floyd | Though an hour isn't exactly a quick turnaround. Floyd | Floyd | 1) "No more questions." Floyd | | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "1" | ||
Floyd | >"No more questions, for now. You're still on the hook for getting Floyd | those mice bopped." Floyd | Floyd | Sabado smiles. "If you had enough to arrest me, you'd have done it Floyd | already. Now get the hell out of my bar." Floyd | Floyd | "It was lovely meeting you," Hannibal says. Floyd | Floyd | You doff your hat. Floyd | Floyd | Below the Forest Floyd | The stairway from the south opens to a large vaulted chamber, barely Floyd | lit by torches on the wall. Floyd | Floyd | Sabado stands with his arms crossed and a terrible pout. Floyd | Floyd | Hannibal rests in the corner, a pile of white coils, his forked tongue Floyd | taking little tastes of the air. Floyd | | Peregrine says, "pout pout" | |
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "x hannibal" | ||
Floyd | >He's an albino rattlesnake, the faintest of diamond patterns showing Floyd | on his scales. He seems completely at ease with his nakedness, which Floyd | you assume must be a snake thing. You imagine clothes to be difficult Floyd | for snakes. Floyd | | Lionheart says, "Well. Holly's watching Fern, or so we presumed." | |
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "u" | ||
Floyd | >
Floyd | The Forest
Floyd | The corner tavern resembles an old forest more than a bar. Even the
Floyd | ground is covered in a thick layer of soil. The western exit leads
Floyd | back to the street, while the door to the north is open slightly. A
Floyd | lit-up jukebox looks rather out of place in the corner.
Floyd |
Floyd | With Sabado gone, the bar counter stands alone.
Floyd |
Floyd | You left a pouch of wish powder and a stuffed rabbit here.
Floyd |
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| BrianK says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd | >
Floyd | East End of Lumpen Lane
Floyd | The road from the west ends at The Forest to the east. An alley
Floyd | disappears behind the rowhouses to the north.
Floyd |
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| BrianK says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd | >
Floyd | Outside Dinosaur Island
Floyd | A prehistoric window display stands beside the shop's entrance to the
Floyd | north. Lumpen Lane continues east and west.
Floyd |
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| BrianK says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd | >
Floyd | Outside Cameracopia
Floyd | A small camera shop is open to the north. The road in front runs east
Floyd | and west.
Floyd |
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| BrianK says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd | >
Floyd | Inside Cameracopia
Floyd | You'd say the store was trying to convey church basement-chic, except
Floyd | it looks like a tornado went through it. There's broken glass and
Floyd | camera parts and debris everywhere.
Floyd |
Floyd | To the east is the cheese room. The way out is south.
Floyd |
Floyd | Finch sits quietly on the counter.
Floyd |
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| BrianK says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd | >Cheese Room Floyd | The room was a distribution center for the Verde's illegal cheese Floyd | ring. Large wheels of cheddar and swiss are stacked in the corner near Floyd | a band saw for slicing. Scale weights, plastic bags, and inventory Floyd | logs are scattered about the large table in the center of the room, Floyd | along with cubes of various cheeses. In one corner is a small table, Floyd | where... Floyd | Floyd | You look around in disbelief. Holly's gone, along with all the cash. Floyd | Near the counting machine is a piece of paper with a little green Floyd | heart. Floyd | Floyd | You think back to everything that happened. New possibilities emerge. Floyd | The Verde may not have been one woman, but two, a partnership that Floyd | turned sour. One of them planned to blow all the money on some junk Floyd | real estate for the field mice. The other waited for the right Floyd | opportunity to make a move against her. There's a sucker born every Floyd | day, you guess. Floyd | Floyd | You pick up the little green heart and crush it between your fingers. Floyd | Floyd | (Three months later...) Floyd | | Peregrine says, "you were right Jacq" | |
| DavidW says, "One more scene." | ||
| BrianK pushes the green 'space' button. | ||
Floyd | Floyd | * * * * * Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | A tremendous pounding disturbs you from your slumber. For the love of Floyd | Gaia. What now? Floyd | Floyd | Studio Apartment Floyd | You climb out of bed into your own little slice of heaven. Maybe Floyd | someday you'll get out of here. Floyd | Floyd | The rain is heavy against the window. Floyd | Floyd | Knock. Knock. Knock. Floyd | | Lionheart says, "Now I wonder if spilling about Fern wouldn't have been a better choice" | |
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "i" | ||
Floyd | >You are wearing your pajamas. Floyd | Floyd | Knock. Knock. Knock. Floyd | | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "x pajamas" | ||
Floyd | >Deep red, with little dancing penguins all over them. You've worn Floyd | them to holes, but you don't care. They're the most comforting thing Floyd | you own Floyd | Floyd | Comfortable. You mean they're the most comfortable thing you own. Floyd | Floyd | Knock. Knock. Knock. Floyd | | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "x window" | ||
Floyd | >It's dark outside. The rain obscures everything. Floyd | Floyd | Knock. Knock. Knock. Floyd | | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "x bed" | ||
Floyd | >Wide enough for two. Rarely does it hold that many. Floyd | Floyd | Knock. Knock. Knock. Floyd | | Jacqueline asks, "Is somebody going to answer that door?" | |
| BrianK says, "hee hee" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "(Kidding)" | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "open door" | ||
Floyd | >You fumble with the locks until you get the door open. A very wet Floyd | rabbit shivers on the other side. Floyd | Floyd | This has got to be one of those recurring nightmares. "I thought I Floyd | told you the next time I saw you, I'd turn you into a goon," you say. Floyd | Floyd | The rabbit limps inside. "I won't be around that long. Heck, I Floyd | probably won't last the night." He sounds more controlled, more Floyd | confident. He doesn't sound like himself at all. Floyd | Floyd | "Foo Foo, what's going on?" Floyd | Floyd | He opens his coat and reveals a tear where his right arm meets his Floyd | shoulder. The ends of the fabric are frayed. Cotton is starting to Floyd | push through. Floyd | Floyd | He was stuffed all along. Floyd | Floyd | 1) This can't be. Floyd | | Lionheart says, "Do me a favor, open the door. Let em in" | |
| BrianK exclaims, "!!!" | ||
| Peregrine says, "omg" | ||
| Lionheart exclaims, "What a twist!" | ||
| Peregrine says, "this twist beats them all" | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "1" | ||
Floyd | >"You're stuffed?" you ask incredulously. "How is that possible?" Floyd | Floyd | "Mother was skilled," Foo Foo replies. "More than you realized. She Floyd | worked on me for years. I've been alive for years, while my siblings Floyd | only last days." Floyd | Floyd | "But you're soaking wet!" You stand over him. Anger swells. Yes, you Floyd | were betrayed. Yes, you were fooled. But surely not to this degree. Floyd | Floyd | Foo Foo lowers his eyes and sags to the floor. "I have a heart, you Floyd | know. She made one out of red felt and filled it with wish powder. Floyd | Simple, yet effective. Makes you wonder why no one thought of it Floyd | before. Anyway, it's almost all used up." Floyd | Floyd | 1) No. You can't believe it. Floyd | | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "1" | ||
Floyd | >"But you're heavy... and your speech..." You sit down on the edge of Floyd | your bed. Floyd | Floyd | "'Sticks and stone shall be my bones, and words will ever guide me.' Floyd | Mother made that up for me, I think to help me understand what I was. Floyd | She said I learned to talk the fastest out of all her creations. I Floyd | spoke as soon as I was brought to life, repeating the last word of her Floyd | spell over and over again." Floyd | Floyd | "Flippity, floppity, foo," you whisper. Floyd | Floyd | He nods. "'Foo! Foo!' I had shouted. I apparently named myself." Floyd | Floyd | You still have questions. Floyd | Floyd | 1) "How were you even hypnotized?" Floyd | 2) "So all those times I gave you extra chances..." Floyd | 3) "Why are you here, Foo Foo?" Floyd | | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "1" | ||
Floyd | >"How were you even hypnotized?" Floyd | Floyd | "I wasn't, but I had to pretend that I was, otherwise I'd have been Floyd | found out. Questions would have been raised. Mother didn't exactly Floyd | acquire all that wish powder legally." Floyd | Floyd | Of course she didn't. Floyd | Floyd | 1) "So all those times I gave you extra chances..." Floyd | 2) "Why are you here, Foo Foo?" Floyd | | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "1" | ||
Floyd | >"So all those times I gave you extra chances..." Floyd | Floyd | Foo Foo finishes your sentence, as much as it pains you to hear it. Floyd | "...was to get you to investigate, without tipping you off. Domingo's Floyd | attempts at hypnotism were the perfect excuse. All you had to do was Floyd | show." He smiles. "You have a good heart, Good. Holly wasn't even Floyd | expecting you to give me so many chances. She admired you for it." Floyd | Floyd | "Must be why she did what she did," you say sarcastically. Floyd | Floyd | He doesn't respond. Floyd | Floyd | 1) "Why are you here, Foo Foo?" Floyd | | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "1" | ||
Floyd | >"Why are you here, Foo Foo?" Floyd | Floyd | He furrows his brow and presses his lips together. "I loved her, so Floyd | much. I believe she loved me too, even though I was a means to an end. Floyd | But you... she loved you most of all." He climbs onto the bed and sits Floyd | next to you. Floyd | Floyd | You turn away. "She didn't love me. She ruined me." Floyd | Floyd | "She never told me why she carried out this last scheme," Foo Foo Floyd | says, "but I think she wanted to become the villain you wanted her to Floyd | be. A reason for the both of you to move on, even after all those Floyd | years. She never saw herself as good enough for you. I suppose she Floyd | never thought she could be a good person." Floyd | Floyd | "You never answered my question." Floyd | Floyd | He looks up into your eyes. "Did you love her?" Floyd | Floyd | 1) "Yes." Floyd | 2) "No." Floyd | | Peregrine says, "1" | |
| Lionheart says, "1" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Definitely 1" | ||
| BrianK says (to Floyd), "1" | ||
Floyd | >You nod. "Yes, Foo Foo. Very much." Floyd | Floyd | He beams. "That's what I hoped you'd say." He puts his paw on your Floyd | hand. You take it. "Mother used to cuddle with me at night sometimes, Floyd | like I was still a toy. I... wonder if that'd be all right." Floyd | Floyd | You smile gently. "Sure. It'd be all right." Floyd | Floyd | You wrap your arms around him and pull him with you onto the bed. He's Floyd | still cold and wet, but you keep him close anyway. It isn't long Floyd | before he's merely warm and damp, and by the time you fall asleep, Floyd | it's hard to tell where the rainwater ends and where the tears begin. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | The morning brings a pale light through the window. You wake feeling Floyd | refreshed, like you finally slept after years of trudging through life Floyd | in a weary haze. In your arms is a lifeless stuffed rabbit. Floyd | Floyd | He's smiling. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | *** The End *** Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT, or UNDO the Floyd | last command? | Jacqueline says, "Man, what a story." | |
| Peregrine says, "whoa" | ||
| Lionheart says, "Wow." | ||
| Peregrine says, "this earned its xyzzy" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "So yeah, remember to vote, peeps." | ||
| BrianK says, "Well it earned its nomination" | ||
| Peregrine says, "nightnight to you all" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Huh. This didn't make the cut for best writing." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "That is a travesty." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Then again, my favorite game of the year got zero nominations." | ||
| BrianK asks, "Which game was that?" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Well, I mean, I nominated it, but it didn't make the cut." | ||
| Lionheart says, "I am very impressed by the dialogue in this game" | ||
| Peregrine says, "Me too" | ||
| Peregrine hops into the DeLorean and heads off to the future. | Roger says, "yep, good stuff" | |
| Lionheart says, "So in retrospect it explains a bit about that first ending we got." | ||
| Jacqueline says (to BrianK), "It's a non-Floydable game. Ms. Lojka or: In Despair to Will to Be Oneself. It's very dark. In fact, best played in the dark, with headphones. And possibly red wine. I can see why it didn't make the cut. I don't think it's most people's cup of tea. Played through to the end it's very powerful / distubing / mood altering." | ||
| Jacqueline asks (of Lh), "Yeah?" | ||
| Lionheart says, "Sabado's attitude toward us after we did his bidding the first time. Of course he wasn't going to keep up his end of the bargain." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Yeah" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Well, folks. This has been great. Worth going over 2 hours. See y'all next week, hopefully." | ||
| DavidW says, "Thanks all." | ||
| Lionheart asks, "Sure. Want to see if Sparkle's still around and play some Arrival?" | ||
| Roger disappears through an invisible gap in the MUD. You think you may have heard the sounds of chatting before the gap closed again. | ||
| DavidW has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. | Lionheart says, "Perhaps another day, then." | |
| BrianK says, "Twas fun" | ||
