  
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 Discussion
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| **** SESSION ONE **** | ||
| Jacqueline says, "So, um, I think we're Cragne Manor-ing it today." | ||
| Jacqueline bounces. | ||
| Roger arrives, full of funk, but no fun. | Jacqueline says, "Soooooo excite" | |
| Jacqueline asks (of KO), "Am I right, or do you all need another week on your game?" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "We finished last week." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "w00t" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Now I'm kind of wishing I'd mentioned this to other Cragne people." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Or on the twitters or whatnot." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Oh well." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "And we saw CM's long list of content warnings. :O" | ||
| Roger says, "it's not too late" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "True. I will go mantion it on the CM slack" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "So the most important question..." | ||
| Knight_Otu asks, "Is it pronounced Crack-Nih, or Crane?" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Well, there was discussion of this early on." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "And I think it's generally assumed to be 'crah-nyeh'" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "So someone made the joke that we should have a mansion in the game." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "With two wings." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Cragne East and Crange West." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Heh." | ||
| Jacqueline asks, "I've announced on the CM Slack and on Twitter. Going to go grab something. Let's start in, say, 10? In case people actually see those posts and join us?" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Sure." | ||
| Knight_Otu asks, "I forget, is CM on here already?" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Prolly not. I'll do that now." | ||
| baf arrives, full of funk, but no fun. | Jacqueline says, "Woo, a wild baf" | |
| baf says, "Hi" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Hey there." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "So, other than the room I wrote, and beta testing one other room, I have not seen CM at all. Very excited." | ||
| Kabo says, "I have played probably everything we're likely to get to in one session, so I will probably just sit quietly and embroider" | ||
| Kabo says, "but I can hint if required" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "I haven't played." | ||
| baf says, "I have played the whole thing, and will also be sitting quietly, unless you pester me for hints." | ||
| Jacqueline asks, "Baf, how much have you seen?" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Got it" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Timing" | ||
| Jacqueline asks (of KO), "Shall we?" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Let's." | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "load sleepmask cragnemanor" | ||
Floyd ] Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Welcome to Cragne Manor! Before we begin, we want to make sure you Floyd | really understand what you're getting yourself into... Floyd | Floyd | [press any key to continue] | ||
| Jacqueline pushes the green 'space' button. | ||
Floyd ]
Floyd | CONTENT WARNING
Floyd |
Floyd | Please be warned that this game contains:
Floyd |
Floyd | cosmic horror, body horror, psychological horror, gore, violence,
Floyd | murder, death, self-harm, suicide, mutilation, decapitation, racism,
Floyd | spiders, snakes, rats, aggressive birds, deceased animals, insects,
Floyd | incest, nonexplicit references to uncomfortable sexual situations
Floyd | involving minors, abusive relationships, domestic violence, pregnancy
Floyd | loss, ghosts, mental illness, homelessness, alcoholism, oppressive
Floyd | religious organizations, bullying, kidnapping, hostile vegetation,
Floyd | fungal overgrowth, creepy dolls, creepy children, references to
Floyd | human/anthropomorphic animal sex, eyeball contact, scatological
Floyd | references, strong language, virgin sacrifice, demon summoning, demon
Floyd | possession, blood, skeletons, viscera, infectious disease...
Floyd |
Floyd | ...and possibly several other types of disturbing content we forgot to
Floyd | include.
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you still like to continue? (Please type yes or no.)
| Jacqueline says, "Dang" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Yep." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Well, maybe we shouldn't play it." | ||
| Jacqueline is scared. | ||
| Jacqueline says, "It's cool. I took a sip of coffee. I'm ready now." | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "yes" | ||
Floyd ]
Floyd | CONCEPT WARNING
Floyd |
Floyd | To commemorate the 20th anniversary of Michael Gentry's Anchorhead, we
Floyd | got more than eighty people together and assigned each of them to
Floyd | create one room of a massive Anchorheadesque world. The authors were
Floyd | given basic information about what their rooms were and how they fit
Floyd | into the game's puzzle progression; beyond that, we told them to do
Floyd | whatever they wanted. We didn't tell anybody what was going on in
Floyd | anybody else's rooms.
Floyd |
Floyd | This resulted in a game that is ridiculous. The world the authors
Floyd | created is inconsistent and often nonsensical. Commands that are
Floyd | necessary to progress in one room might not work anywhere else. Many
Floyd | of the puzzles are, by ordinary human standards, deeply unfair. By
Floyd | ordinary human standards, this is not a good game.
Floyd |
Floyd | If you approach Cragne Manor as an conventional work of interactive
Floyd | fiction, you'll find it confusing and frustrating. Temper your
Floyd | expectations, be prepared for the weirdness you're diving into. You'll
Floyd | still end up confused and frustrated at some point. Then you'll
Floyd | discover that this is completely worth it.
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you still like to continue? (Please type yes or no.)
| Knight_Otu says, "We can play blind-folded." | |
| Jacqueline says, "I think if someone read this to me it might be worse than reading it myself." | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "yes" | ||
Floyd ] Floyd | Thank you, and enjoy your stay in Cragne Manor! For more information Floyd | about the game, please type ABOUT or CREDITS at any time. Floyd | Floyd | [press any key to begin] | ||
| Jacqueline pushes the green 'space' button. | ||
Floyd ] Railway Platform (Naomi Hinchen) Turns: 1 Floyd | Floyd | The cold autumn wind makes you shiver. The train station is eerily Floyd | deserted: no staff, no other passengers. Even the train you arrived on Floyd | has disappeared into the distance as if it had never been here. Your Floyd | memory of the trip already seems faded and unreal, like a dream. Floyd | Floyd | The sign hanging overhead catches your eye: "Backwater Station." Yes: Floyd | Backwater, Vermont. This is where you need to be. You need to find Floyd | Peter. Floyd | Floyd | Cragne Manor Floyd | An Anchorhead tribute by various authors Floyd | Release 10 / Serial number 181208 / Inform 7 build 6M62 (I6/v6.33 lib Floyd | 6/12N) Floyd | Floyd | Railway Platform (Naomi Hinchen) Floyd | The platform is open to the outdoors, but has an overhanging roof with Floyd | a rusted sign hanging from it. At the back of the platform, to the Floyd | south, is the entrance to the lobby. Train tracks stretch off into the Floyd | distance to the east and west; on the other side of the track is a Floyd | graffitied brick wall. The only other living creature in sight is a Floyd | rat fixing you with its beady black eyes. Floyd | Floyd | The clock overhead gives the time as 6:20 pm; beneath the clock is a Floyd | schedule board listing train arrival times. On the platform itself are Floyd | a wooden bench, a storage locker, and a vending machine. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "I want to ask a non-spoilery spoiler." | |
| * Jenni has joined the channel. | ||
| Jacqueline says, "I'm guessing we can take our time generally." | ||
| Knight_Otu asks, "Nonspoilery spoiler?" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Like, if something is timed or something, we'll kind of know." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Enh. Never mind. We'll just save a lot." | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "read graffiti" | ||
Floyd ] Railway Platform (Naomi Hinchen) Turns: 2 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ GRAFFITI Floyd | Floyd | Someone has scrawled the word "Vaadignephod" on the wall in lime-green Floyd | paint. Floyd | Floyd | > | Kabo says, "there are some sections where timing is important but they're rare and it's generally clear" | |
| Jacqueline says (to Kabo), "Thanks" | ||
| Jacqueline asks (of KO), "If I drive will you take notes?" | ||
| Kabo says, "and it is not Cruel, iirc" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Or we both can, I guess." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "I've copied the strange word into a text doczment." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Document, even." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "same" | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x rat" | ||
Floyd ] Railway Platform (Naomi Hinchen) Turns: 3 Floyd | > Floyd | > X RAT Floyd | Floyd | Startled by your attention, the rat scurries away, leaving behind a Floyd | brass winding key. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline exclaims, "!" | |
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take key" | ||
Floyd ] Railway Platform (Naomi Hinchen) Turns: 4 Floyd | > Floyd | > TAKE KEY Floyd | Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "huh." | |
| Jacqueline says, "It dropped a key. As rats so often do." | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x key" | ||
Floyd ] Railway Platform (Naomi Hinchen) Turns: 5 Floyd | > Floyd | > X KEY Floyd | Floyd | A small brass key used for winding a clock. Floyd | Floyd | You step in an old wad of gum. Yuck. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu asks, "What were you doing with that, Mx Rat?" | |
| Jacqueline says, "That was random." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "I have a feeling I'm going to say 'that was random' a lot." | ||
| Knight_Otu asks, "Chances that we need that gum?" | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x gum" | ||
Floyd ] Railway Platform (Naomi Hinchen) Turns: 6 Floyd | > Floyd | > X GUM Floyd | Floyd | Someone's old chewing gum, black with dirt but still sticky. Some of Floyd | it is probably stuck to your shoe now. Floyd | Floyd | A low hum comes from the PA system, growing slowly louder until it Floyd | crescendoes in a screech and falls suddenly silent. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take gum" | ||
Floyd ] Railway Platform (Naomi Hinchen) Turns: 7 Floyd | > Floyd | > TAKE GUM Floyd | Floyd | Eww, why would you want to? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "BECAUSE" | ||
Floyd ] Railway Platform (Naomi Hinchen) Turns: 7 Floyd | > Floyd | > BECAUSE Floyd | Floyd | That verb doesn't work here, or, at least, not right now, but Floyd | it might work somewhere later. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x shoe" | ||
Floyd ] Railway Platform (Naomi Hinchen) Turns: 7 Floyd | > Floyd | > X SHOE Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "xyzzy" | ||
Floyd ] Railway Platform (Naomi Hinchen) Turns: 8 Floyd | > Floyd | > XYZZY Floyd | Floyd | The world falls silent for a moment, as if holding its breath for Floyd | something to happen... but nothing does. You don't know what you Floyd | expected, really. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "heh" | |
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "l" | ||
Floyd ] Railway Platform (Naomi Hinchen) Turns: 9 Floyd | > Floyd | > L Floyd | Floyd | Railway Platform (Naomi Hinchen) Floyd | The platform is open to the outdoors, but has an overhanging roof with Floyd | a rusted sign hanging from it. At the back of the platform, to the Floyd | south, is the entrance to the lobby. Train tracks stretch off into the Floyd | distance to the east and west; on the other side of the track is a Floyd | graffitied brick wall. Floyd | Floyd | The clock overhead gives the time as 6:27 pm; beneath the clock is a Floyd | schedule board listing train arrival times. On the platform itself are Floyd | a wooden bench, a storage locker, and a vending machine. Floyd | Floyd | The PA system crackles with static, but no words are intelligible. Floyd | Floyd | > | Roger says, "may we examine ourselves please" | |
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "read schedule" | ||
Floyd ] Railway Platform (Naomi Hinchen) Turns: 10 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ SCHEDULE Floyd | Floyd | The board lists a schedule of train times: Floyd | Providence CANCELLED Floyd | Dunwich CANCELLED Floyd | Innsmouth CANCELLED Floyd | Anchorhead 13:37 Floyd | Arkham CANCELLED Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Mostly because I thought it might say something, partly because the because response." | |
| baf says, "(It shouldn't be possible to get into an unwinnable situation that doesn't kill you, but saving frequently can't hurt.)" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Also, inventory." | ||
| Jacqueline asks (of Roger), "Is your keyboard broken?" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Oh, okay." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "I guess I am driving." | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x me" | ||
Floyd ] Railway Platform (Naomi Hinchen) Turns: 11 Floyd | > Floyd | > X ME Floyd | Floyd | You feel uncertain and disoriented, as if you are not quite real. Are Floyd | you real? Maybe you're a fictional character in a text adventure. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "i" | ||
Floyd ] Railway Platform (Naomi Hinchen) Turns: 12 Floyd | > Floyd | > I Floyd | Floyd | You are carrying: Floyd | a brass winding key Floyd | Floyd | Thunder rumbles in the distance. Floyd | Floyd | The clock gives a deep, booming chime on the half hour. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu asks, "What, no trenchcoat with infinitely deep pockets?" | |
| Jacqueline says, "I feel a little cheated, yeah." | ||
| Knight_Otu asks, "What kind of Anchorhead tribute is this, then?" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "So we're not waiting for the train to Anchorhead, I'm assuming." | ||
| Jacqueline asks, "Anything else here before we go to the lobby?" | ||
| Roger asks, "did we check out rat?" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "He left" | ||
| Roger says, "h" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "And he pooped a key as he did so." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "And we have that." | ||
| Roger says, "oh yeah" | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "l" | ||
Floyd ] Railway Platform (Naomi Hinchen) Turns: 13 Floyd | > Floyd | > L Floyd | Floyd | Railway Platform (Naomi Hinchen) Floyd | The platform is open to the outdoors, but has an overhanging roof with Floyd | a rusted sign hanging from it. At the back of the platform, to the Floyd | south, is the entrance to the lobby. Train tracks stretch off into the Floyd | distance to the east and west; on the other side of the track is a Floyd | graffitied brick wall. Floyd | Floyd | The clock overhead gives the time as 6:31 pm; beneath the clock is a Floyd | schedule board listing train arrival times. On the platform itself are Floyd | a wooden bench, a storage locker, and a vending machine. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "I think there's a bit of potential scenery left." | |
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x bench" | ||
Floyd ] Railway Platform (Naomi Hinchen) Turns: 14 Floyd | > Floyd | > X BENCH Floyd | Floyd | A weathered wooden bench. On the bench is a familiar gold wristwatch. Floyd | Floyd | Over the loudspeaker, you can hear a sound like heavy breathing. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "eeeagh" | |
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take watch" | ||
Floyd ] Railway Platform (Naomi Hinchen) Turns: 15 Floyd | > Floyd | > TAKE WATCH Floyd | Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x watch" | ||
Floyd ] Railway Platform (Naomi Hinchen) Turns: 16 Floyd | > Floyd | > X WATCH Floyd | Floyd | You gave this to Peter as an anniversary present. It seems to have Floyd | stopped. There is an inscription on the back. Floyd | Floyd | The wind blows stray leaves across the tracks. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "read inscription" | ||
Floyd ] Railway Platform (Naomi Hinchen) Turns: 17 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ INSCRIPTION Floyd | Floyd | On the back of the watch is engraved Floyd | N + P Floyd | March 19th Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Copied." | |
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x locker" | ||
Floyd ] Railway Platform (Naomi Hinchen) Turns: 18 Floyd | > Floyd | > X LOCKER Floyd | Floyd | A storage locker painted a drab industrial gray. Attached to the front Floyd | are a card swiper and a peeling label reading "Lost and Found." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "vending" | ||
Floyd ] Railway Platform (Naomi Hinchen) Turns: 18 Floyd | > Floyd | > VENDING Floyd | Floyd | That verb doesn't work here, or, at least, not right now, but Floyd | it might work somewhere later. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x vending" | ||
Floyd ] Railway Platform (Naomi Hinchen) Turns: 19 Floyd | > Floyd | > X VENDING Floyd | Floyd | Similar to a gumball machine, but it's the kind that dispenses toys in Floyd | little plastic bubbles. At the bottom is a chute where the contents Floyd | come out. There is a coin slot, but instead of a price next to it, Floyd | there is a strange squiggled glyph. Floyd | Floyd | In the vending machine is a plastic bubble. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x glyph" | ||
Floyd ] Railway Platform (Naomi Hinchen) Turns: 20 Floyd | > Floyd | > X GLYPH Floyd | Floyd | It seems to shift as you look at it, but looks almost like an R fused Floyd | with a V. Or maybe a J fused with a P? No, it's definitely an R fused Floyd | with a V. Floyd | Floyd | Thunder rumbles in the distance. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x bubble" | ||
Floyd ] Railway Platform (Naomi Hinchen) Turns: 21 Floyd | > Floyd | > X BUBBLE Floyd | Floyd | A small transparent plastic capsule with a lid. Floyd | Floyd | In the plastic bubble is a golden eyepiece. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x eyepiece" | ||
Floyd ] Railway Platform (Naomi Hinchen) Turns: 22 Floyd | > Floyd | > X EYEPIECE Floyd | Floyd | A misshapen golden disc, studded with lenses. It looks like it could Floyd | fit flush with your eye socket. On its surfaces are a round button, a Floyd | triangular button, and a small rectangular slot. Floyd | Floyd | The golden eyepiece is currently switched off. Floyd | Floyd | You step in an old wad of gum. Yuck. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "For an empty train station, there's a lot of gum." | |
| Jacqueline says, "I need to start watching where I step." | ||
| Taleslinger arrives, full of funk, but no fun. | Kabo says (to Jacqueline), "...METAPHORICALLY" | |
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "l" | ||
Floyd ] Railway Platform (Naomi Hinchen) Turns: 23 Floyd | > Floyd | > L Floyd | Floyd | Railway Platform (Naomi Hinchen) Floyd | The platform is open to the outdoors, but has an overhanging roof with Floyd | a rusted sign hanging from it. At the back of the platform, to the Floyd | south, is the entrance to the lobby. Train tracks stretch off into the Floyd | distance to the east and west; on the other side of the track is a Floyd | graffitied brick wall. Floyd | Floyd | The clock overhead gives the time as 6:41 pm; beneath the clock is a Floyd | schedule board listing train arrival times. On the platform itself are Floyd | a wooden bench, a storage locker, and a vending machine. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Thurnley arrives, ready to play with the toys. | baf says, "The trains must be chew chew trains" | |
| Jacqueline says, "Aloha, Thurnley" | ||
| Jacqueline says (to baf), "Behave of we'll have to ask you to go back to the lounge" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "er, or we'll have ... never mind." | ||
| Thurnley exclaims, "Hi!" | ||
| Knight_Otu exclaims, "Many arrivals!" | ||
| * Taleslinger has joined the channel. | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "open watch" | ||
Floyd ] Railway Platform (Naomi Hinchen) Turns: 24 Floyd | > Floyd | > OPEN WATCH Floyd | Floyd | It isn't something you can open. Floyd | Floyd | The PA system crackles with static, but no words are intelligible. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x watch" | ||
Floyd ] Railway Platform (Naomi Hinchen) Turns: 25 Floyd | > Floyd | > X WATCH Floyd | Floyd | You gave this to Peter as an anniversary present. It seems to have Floyd | stopped. There is an inscription on the back. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "wind watch" | ||
Floyd ] Railway Platform (Naomi Hinchen) Turns: 26 Floyd | > Floyd | > WIND WATCH Floyd | Floyd | The watch has nowhere to fit the winding key. That's meant for a Floyd | larger timepiece. Floyd | Floyd | You shiver for no reason at all, as if someone has just walked over Floyd | your grave. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "So it doesn't actually let us know the time, I guess." | |
| Jacqueline asks, "May I visit the lobby now?" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Sure." | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Train Station Lobby (Shin) Turns: 27 Floyd | > Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Train Station Lobby (Shin) Floyd | The evening light trickles through the dirty, cobweb-covered windows Floyd | on either side of the station exit to the south, dimly illuminating Floyd | your surroundings. To the north is the platform on which you arrived. Floyd | To the east, a large mirror decorates the wall next to a green door. Floyd | To the west, there is a brown door. The overall appearance is one of Floyd | general neglect and decay. You regard your surroundings with a deep Floyd | sense of foreboding. Floyd | Floyd | A styrofoam coffee cup sits on the floor next to the entrance to the Floyd | bathroom. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "oh oh oh oh RIGHT." | |
| Jacqueline says, "That's the author's name." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Ah, now I..." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "I thought maybe our character name was Naomi. heh" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Yeah, me too." | ||
| Kabo says, "it's both" | ||
| baf exclaims, "Your character name IS Naomi!" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Ah." | ||
| Kabo says, "I am not sure if this congruence was managed or fortuitous" | ||
| Thurnley says, "The only Naomi-author got the first room for extra confusion power." | ||
| baf says, "And the fact that the first room was written by someone also named Naomi is a delightful but confusing coincidence." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "huh. Neat, I guess." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Here I thought we'd get some protagonist-shifting later." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "So, here's a thing I would probably never do in real life..." | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take cup" | ||
Floyd ] Train Station Lobby (Shin) Turns: 28 Floyd | > Floyd | > TAKE CUP Floyd | Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x cup" | ||
Floyd ] Train Station Lobby (Shin) Turns: 29 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CUP Floyd | Floyd | A half-full styrofoam cup of doubtless very unpleasant coffee that you Floyd | found on the floor of a train station. It must have had cream in it at Floyd | some point, because there are definitely some clouds swirling around Floyd | in there. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x clouds" | ||
Floyd ] Train Station Lobby (Shin) Turns: 30 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CLOUDS Floyd | Floyd | A half-full styrofoam cup of doubtless very unpleasant coffee that you Floyd | found on the floor of a train station. It must have had cream in it at Floyd | some point, because there are definitely some clouds swirling around Floyd | in there. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "I was hoping the clouds would show us some unspeakable horror" | |
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x mirror" | ||
Floyd ] Train Station Lobby (Shin) Turns: 31 Floyd | > Floyd | > X MIRROR Floyd | Floyd | You take a long look in the mirror. Even in these dim and dingy Floyd | surroundings, you are as good-looking as ever. Floyd | Floyd | > | baf says, "There's some protagonist-shifting but you're always named Naomi." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Only once our sanity drops below 30." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "heh" | ||
| baf says, "(Well, except when you're someone else.)" | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x green" | ||
Floyd ] Train Station Lobby (Shin) Turns: 31 Floyd | > Floyd | > X GREEN Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x door" | ||
Floyd ] Train Station Lobby (Shin) Turns: 31 Floyd | > Floyd | > X DOOR Floyd | Floyd | Which do you mean, the green door or the brown door? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "green" | ||
Floyd ] Train Station Lobby (Shin) Turns: 32 Floyd | > Floyd | > GREEN Floyd | Floyd | The green door appears to be the entrance to the station office. You Floyd | try the handle and discover that it is locked. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x brown door" | ||
Floyd ] Train Station Lobby (Shin) Turns: 33 Floyd | > Floyd | > X BROWN DOOR Floyd | Floyd | The brown door leads to the station restroom. Thankfully, you have no Floyd | need of the facilities at the moment. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Train Station Restroom (David Petrocco) Turns: 34 Floyd | > Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | (first opening the brown door) Floyd | Floyd | Train Station Restroom (David Petrocco) Floyd | As you enter the restroom you hear creak of a faucet being turned off Floyd | and the rough scraping of metal upon metal from the far end of the Floyd | restroom. Finally the automatic lights kick on revealing the restroom Floyd | but there's no sign of who, or what, could have caused the noise. Floyd | Floyd | A harshly lit pay restroom. Dust and grime mar the once white tiles Floyd | and marble of the facilities: A small shower stall with the curtain Floyd | closed, a bathroom stall with a single dirty toilet (there are mounts Floyd | for a door, but it is nowhere to be seen), a small storage closet for Floyd | janitorial supplies, a four by four row of small lockers, and an Floyd | extremely dirty dual basin sink. Floyd | Floyd | The train station is EAST. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jenni arrives, ready to play with the toys. | ||
| Jenni gets bored and wanders off to the Toyshop. | ||
| Jenni arrives, ready to play with the toys. | ||
| lpsmith arrives, full of fun, but no funk. | ||
| Jenni gets bored and wanders off to the Toyshop. | ||
| Jenni arrives, ready to play with the toys. | ||
| Jenni gets bored and wanders off to the Toyshop. | ||
| Jenni arrives, ready to play with the toys. | Jacqueline asks, "Why do I suspect that Jenni is on the web client?" | |
| Jenni gets bored and wanders off to the Toyshop. | ||
| Jenni arrives, ready to play with the toys. | ||
| Jenni gets bored and wanders off to the Toyshop. | ||
| Jenni arrives, ready to play with the toys. | Knight_Otu says, "I wouldn't know." | |
| Jacqueline says, "Just a feeling." | ||
| Jenni gets bored and wanders off to the Toyshop. | ||
| Jenni arrives, ready to play with the toys. | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x shower" | ||
Floyd ] Train Station Restroom (David Petrocco) Turns: 35 Floyd | > Floyd | > X SHOWER Floyd | Floyd | The shower curtain is a stained yellow sheet of plastic covering the Floyd | entrance. Floyd | Floyd | While examining the shower you hear the loud WOOOSH of a toilet Floyd | flushing behind you. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline exclaims, "!" | |
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take curtain" | ||
Floyd ] Train Station Restroom (David Petrocco) Turns: 36 Floyd | > Floyd | > TAKE CURTAIN Floyd | Floyd | That's hardly portable. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x toilet" | ||
Floyd ] Train Station Restroom (David Petrocco) Turns: 37 Floyd | > Floyd | > X TOILET Floyd | Floyd | The toilet is filled with a murky brown, and foul smelling, water. The Floyd | surface of the water ripples as the toilet finishes flushing. Floyd | Floyd | The loud crash of something falling near the closet door shatters the Floyd | silence of the bathroom along with what's left of your nerve. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jenni says, "look it's a new computer ok" | |
| Jenni says, "look it's a new computer ok" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Ah." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Okay. Okay." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Hooray for a new computer, though." | ||
| Taleslinger says, "This place has quite the echo" | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "scream" | ||
Floyd ] Train Station Restroom (David Petrocco) Turns: 37 Floyd | > Floyd | > SCREAM Floyd | Floyd | That verb doesn't work here, or, at least, not right now, but Floyd | it might work somewhere later. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "xyzzy" | ||
Floyd ] Train Station Restroom (David Petrocco) Turns: 37 Floyd | > Floyd | > XYZZY Floyd | Floyd | That verb doesn't work here, or, at least, not right now, but Floyd | it might work somewhere later. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "flush toilet" | ||
Floyd ] Train Station Restroom (David Petrocco) Turns: 37 Floyd | > Floyd | > FLUSH TOILET Floyd | Floyd | That verb doesn't work here, or, at least, not right now, but Floyd | it might work somewhere later. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x closet" | ||
Floyd ] Train Station Restroom (David Petrocco) Turns: 38 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CLOSET Floyd | Floyd | A small storage closet where several shelves have collaped, their Floyd | supports seemingly rotten away, and have buried what appears to be a Floyd | long wooden handled tool, a mop or broom perhaps. Floyd | Floyd | A small note taped to the wall says Locker 3 7113. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Good thing I checked that in the first room. (xyzzzy)" | |
| Jacqueline says, "oho" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Copied just in case." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "But should be for here." | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take tool" | ||
Floyd ] Train Station Restroom (David Petrocco) Turns: 38 Floyd | > Floyd | > TAKE TOOL Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take mop" | ||
Floyd ] Train Station Restroom (David Petrocco) Turns: 39 Floyd | > Floyd | > TAKE MOP Floyd | Floyd | You're already undergoing one monumental task, you don't need to give Floyd | yourself another trying to clean this hellish mess. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "I tell myself that every. Single. Day." | |
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "l" | ||
Floyd ] Train Station Restroom (David Petrocco) Turns: 40 Floyd | > Floyd | > L Floyd | Floyd | Train Station Restroom (David Petrocco) Floyd | A harshly lit pay restroom. Dust and grime mar the once white tiles Floyd | and marble of the facilities: A small shower stall with the curtain Floyd | closed, a bathroom stall with a single dirty toilet (there are mounts Floyd | for a door, but it is nowhere to be seen), a small storage closet for Floyd | janitorial supplies, a four by four row of small lockers, and an Floyd | extremely dirty dual basin sink. Floyd | Floyd | The train station is EAST. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x lockers" | ||
Floyd ] Train Station Restroom (David Petrocco) Turns: 41 Floyd | > Floyd | > X LOCKERS Floyd | Floyd | Sixteen lockers in a four by four pattern. The few that still have Floyd | doors are flung open and battered, save for one still secured by a Floyd | large combination lock, the kind that you can set to a four-digit Floyd | number. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "um, okay" | |
| Jacqueline does the obvious... | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x lock" | ||
Floyd ] Train Station Restroom (David Petrocco) Turns: 42 Floyd | > Floyd | > X LOCK Floyd | Floyd | Sixteen lockers in a four by four pattern. The few that still have Floyd | doors are flung open and battered, save for one still secured by a Floyd | large combination lock, the kind that you can set to a four-digit Floyd | number. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "set lock to 7113" | ||
Floyd ] Train Station Restroom (David Petrocco) Turns: 43 Floyd | > Floyd | > SET LOCK TO 7113 Floyd | Floyd | The lock slides open. You remove it from the hinges of the locker and Floyd | open it to find a glass jar containing an insect. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take jar" | ||
Floyd ] Train Station Restroom (David Petrocco) Turns: 43 Floyd | > Floyd | > TAKE JAR Floyd | Floyd | Which do you mean, the cleaning supplies or the glass jar containing Floyd | an insect? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "insect" | ||
Floyd ] Train Station Restroom (David Petrocco) Turns: 44 Floyd | > Floyd | > INSECT Floyd | Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x insect" | ||
Floyd ] Train Station Restroom (David Petrocco) Turns: 45 Floyd | > Floyd | > X INSECT Floyd | Floyd | A clear glass jar containing a hideous green insect. It's either dead Floyd | or doing a very good job of playing dead and you have no desire to Floyd | find out which. The number of legs and eyes appear to change every Floyd | time you look at it. Floyd | Floyd | It currently has four legs and four eyes. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "That is an odd find." | |
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x insect" | ||
Floyd ] Train Station Restroom (David Petrocco) Turns: 46 Floyd | > Floyd | > X INSECT Floyd | Floyd | A clear glass jar containing a hideous green insect. It's either dead Floyd | or doing a very good job of playing dead and you have no desire to Floyd | find out which. The number of legs and eyes appear to change every Floyd | time you look at it. Floyd | Floyd | It currently has six legs and eight eyes. Floyd | Floyd | > | baf says, "Congratulations. They had just one working locker, and you just robbed it." | |
| Jacqueline shrugs. | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "l" | ||
Floyd ] Train Station Restroom (David Petrocco) Turns: 47 Floyd | > Floyd | > L Floyd | Floyd | Train Station Restroom (David Petrocco) Floyd | A harshly lit pay restroom. Dust and grime mar the once white tiles Floyd | and marble of the facilities: A small shower stall with the curtain Floyd | closed, a bathroom stall with a single dirty toilet (there are mounts Floyd | for a door, but it is nowhere to be seen), a small storage closet for Floyd | janitorial supplies, a four by four row of small lockers, and an Floyd | extremely dirty dual basin sink. Floyd | Floyd | The train station is EAST. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu exclaims, "But, but, adventurer kleptomania!" | |
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x sink" | ||
Floyd ] Train Station Restroom (David Petrocco) Turns: 48 Floyd | > Floyd | > X SINK Floyd | Floyd | The train station restroom sink is currently switched off. Floyd | Floyd | > | Kabo says, "that amorphous death insect was one day from retirement" | |
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "turn on sink" | ||
Floyd ] Train Station Restroom (David Petrocco) Turns: 49 Floyd | > Floyd | > TURN ON SINK Floyd | Floyd | As you turn on the sink it begins to shake violently. Floyd | Floyd | > | lpsmith says, "#belated, but in lp-canon, it's 'Crag-knee'" | |
| Thurnley says, "the plot of the original Anchorhead was that you refuse to break into a real estate office and catch a bus back to Texas" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Crag-knee? So provincial." | ||
| Jacqueline asks (of KO), "We done in here?" | ||
| Kabo says (to Thurnley), "thankfully Michael decided this was too horrific and toned it down a bit" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "I like my knees uncraged, thank you very muxh." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "I think we are." | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] Train Station Lobby (Shin) Turns: 50 Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Train Station Lobby (Shin) Floyd | The surroundings are as dim and dingy as ever. The platform is to the Floyd | north. The dirty, cobweb-covered windows and the station exit are to Floyd | the south. The large mirror and the green door are to the east. The Floyd | restroom door is to the west. You are unsure what you should do. Floyd | Floyd | > | Taleslinger says, "I'm pronouncing it like "Crane"." | |
| Thurnley says, "in weiner-canon it at least somewhat rhymes with Chamapgne" | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] Train Station Lobby (Shin) Turns: 51 Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | (first opening the green door) Floyd | It seems to be locked. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "hit green door" | ||
Floyd ] Train Station Lobby (Shin) Turns: 52 Floyd | > Floyd | > HIT GREEN DOOR Floyd | Floyd | Violence isn't the answer to this one. Floyd | Floyd | > | lpsmith exclaims (at Thurnley), "So, like I say it!" | |
| Thurnley says, "Sham Cragnes for my real friends and real cranes for my sham friends" | ||
| Jenni says, "polodna-canon has it as CRAG-knee" | ||
| Jacqueline asks, "South?" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Yeah. South." | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Exterior of Train Station (Emily Short with additionsTurns: 53ham Floyd | Nel Floyd | > Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Exterior of Train Station (Emily Short with additions from Graham Floyd | Nelson) Floyd | To the north is the vast windowless bulk of the train station. A metal Floyd | trash can squats beneath its carved facade. The town itself is Floyd | downhill, on the other side of a ravine. Somewhere down there, you can Floyd | get a bath and a meal. Floyd | Floyd | A woman stands in the center of the bridge, preventing traffic in both Floyd | directions. Floyd | Floyd | The sky is oppressively stygian. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x woman" | ||
Floyd ] Exterior of Train Station (Emily Short with additionsTurns: 54ham Floyd | Nel Floyd | > Floyd | > X WOMAN Floyd | Floyd | She is wearing a long red scarf and a tattered skirt. Her hair is Floyd | wild, grey in the same color as the train tracks, twisted by the wind. Floyd | She keeps shooting uncomfortable glances at the town. Floyd | Floyd | The sky above is a greater than mortal greenish tint. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "talk to woman" | ||
Floyd ] Exterior of Train Station (Emily Short with additionsTurns: 55ham Floyd | Nel Floyd | > Floyd | > TALK TO WOMAN Floyd | Floyd | You say hello to the woman. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "kiss woman" | ||
Floyd ] Exterior of Train Station (Emily Short with additionsTurns: 56ham Floyd | Nel Floyd | > Floyd | > KISS WOMAN Floyd | Floyd | She averts her face. "Keep your base hands away from me, stranger," Floyd | she says. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Fair" | |
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x trash" | ||
Floyd ] Exterior of Train Station (Emily Short with additionsTurns: 57ham Floyd | Nel Floyd | > Floyd | > X TRASH Floyd | Floyd | It is a closed metal can from which issues a cabalistic stench. Floyd | Floyd | > | Roger says, "all about that base" | |
| Jacqueline says, "heh" | ||
| Jacqueline asks, "What makes a stench... cabalistic?" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "You're moving fast there, Jacq." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Yeah. #HerToo" | ||
| Thurnley says, "if the status line weren't bumping into itself that would say "with additional contributions by Graham Nelson"" | ||
| Kabo says (to Jacq), "you need to be invited to contribute to the stench" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "heh" | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "open trash" | ||
Floyd ] Exterior of Train Station (Emily Short with additionsTurns: 58ham Floyd | Nel Floyd | > Floyd | > OPEN TRASH Floyd | Floyd | You open the trash can and peer into its tenebrous depths. Within you Floyd | discern a pull-string doll and a dog-eared book. Floyd | Floyd | The clouds fly quickly across the sky. Floyd | Floyd | > | Taleslinger says, "It means there is no stench" | |
| Jacqueline says, "I am scared of both these items, the doll in particular." | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take doll and book" | ||
Floyd ] Exterior of Train Station (Emily Short with additionsTurns: 59ham Floyd | Nel Floyd | > Floyd | > TAKE DOLL AND BOOK Floyd | Floyd | pull-string doll: Taken. Floyd | Floyd | a dog-eared book: Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x book" | ||
Floyd ] Exterior of Train Station (Emily Short with additionsTurns: 60ham Floyd | Nel Floyd | > Floyd | > X BOOK Floyd | Floyd | A dog-eared, stained paperback called The Modern Girl's Divination Floyd | Handbook -- Volume Three. The cover features three teenage girls of Floyd | varying ethnicities laughing over the body of a dead cow, each one Floyd | holding a section of entrails. Reading the blurb on the back makes you Floyd | suspect that the authors used up all of the more normal divination Floyd | methods in volumes one and two, and are now scraping the barrel for Floyd | the really weird stuff. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Guest1 arrives, ready to play with the toys. | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "read book" | ||
Floyd ] Exterior of Train Station (Emily Short with additionsTurns: 61ham Floyd | Nel Floyd | > Floyd | > READ BOOK Floyd | Floyd | You flip past the title page, looking for something interesting... Floyd | Floyd | Corn on the Cob Castings Floyd | If your parents are anything like our parents, they really suck at Floyd | predicting the future... but they might have a kernel of Floyd | truth for you! The next time you're at a family barbecue, slip this Floyd | potion into your mom's potato salad, then wait for her to finish her Floyd | corn on the cob-- Floyd | Floyd | What. Floyd | Floyd | [You can continue to READ the divination handbook; this is excerpt Floyd | 1/3.] Floyd | Floyd | The clouds continue to race across the sky, lower than before. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "At least it's not the litte girl's diary from Anchorhead." | |
| Jacqueline asks (of KO), "Now WHY did you have to go and remind me of that diary??" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Because the book reminded me of it." | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "read book" | ||
Floyd ] Exterior of Train Station (Emily Short with additionsTurns: 62ham Floyd | Nel Floyd | > Floyd | > READ BOOK Floyd | Floyd | You continue to thumb through the book... Floyd | Floyd | Teddy Rux-Possession Floyd | Did you learn about history from a creepy animatronic bear when Floyd | you were a kid, and now he's just gathering dust? Good news! With a Floyd | little bit of sage smudging and energy cleansing, Teddy Ruxpin makes Floyd | the perfect home for a wandering spirit-- Floyd | Floyd | Nope nope nope. Floyd | Floyd | [You can continue to READ the divination handbook; this is excerpt Floyd | 2/3.] Floyd | Floyd | Fat, filthy raindrops begin to fall. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "read book" | ||
Floyd ] Exterior of Train Station (Emily Short with additionsTurns: 63ham Floyd | Nel Floyd | > Floyd | > READ BOOK Floyd | Floyd | You flip past a lot of terrible ideas to the very last page of the Floyd | book... Floyd | Floyd | Coffee Scrying Floyd | Ever wonder if the little heart in your latte means the barista's Floyd | crushing on you? Well, now you can find out for sure! All you need is Floyd | a cold cup of coffee with some cream in it-- Floyd | Floyd | Huh. Unlike everything else in the book, this seems like it might Floyd | actually prove useful. There aren't that many possible readings, so Floyd | you quickly memorize them and slam the book closed. Floyd | Floyd | [This is the end of the divination handbook, but if you have no Floyd | respect for your own intelligence, you can READ it again.] Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x cup" | ||
Floyd ] Exterior of Train Station (Emily Short with additionsTurns: 64ham Floyd | Nel Floyd | > Floyd | > X CUP Floyd | Floyd | The swirls in your cup form a maple leaf. Botanical images mean that Floyd | while there is much left to accomplish in the present situation, your Floyd | immediate environment sustains you, and you have everything that you Floyd | need. Floyd | Floyd | > | Thurnley says, "the coffee cup is now your best friend in the world" | |
| Guest1 goes home. | Jacqueline says, "huh" | |
| Jacqueline says, "NICE" | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x doll" | ||
Floyd ] Exterior of Train Station (Emily Short with additionsTurns: 65ham Floyd | Nel Floyd | > Floyd | > X DOLL Floyd | Floyd | The doll has an inane smile on its face and a pull-string in the Floyd | middle of its back. Floyd | Floyd | It has the sort of head with two faces, one of which is hidden by its Floyd | hair. Rotate the head and the other face will be forward. Floyd | Floyd | It is raining harder now, and the street is already slick. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "So reading that book did drop our sanity." | |
| Jacqueline says, "heh" | ||
| Jacqueline asks, "Dare we pull the string?" | ||
| Thurnley says, "my most important contribution to this project was whining until Jenni implemented the coffee cup" | ||
| Thurnley says, "all praises to Jenni for the coffee cup" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "I am always happy to praise Jenni" | ||
| Jenni says, "awww, just doing my job, citizens" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "We can pull the string I guess." | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "pull string" | ||
Floyd ] Exterior of Train Station (Emily Short with additionsTurns: 66ham Floyd | Nel Floyd | > Floyd | > PULL STRING Floyd | Floyd | The doll chirps, "I like the thing that isn't here! Yay!" Floyd | Floyd | There is a tinny sound of applause. Floyd | Floyd | > | Taleslinger says, "I thought Ryan did all the work" | |
| Kabo says, "let us now praise famous jen" | ||
| DavidW arrives, ready to play with the toys. | Taleslinger runs away very fast. | |
| Jacqueline asks, "wth Tale?" | ||
| baf says, "Jenni in excelsis" | ||
| DavidW says, "hi. sorry I'm late" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Hey there, DW." | ||
| Knight_Otu waves. | ||
| Jacqueline asks (of DW), "You've played this, though, right?" | ||
| Thurnley asks, "is it too late to delete Tale's room?" | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "pull string" | ||
Floyd ] Exterior of Train Station (Emily Short with additionsTurns: 67ham Floyd | Nel Floyd | > Floyd | > PULL STRING Floyd | Floyd | The doll chirps, "I like the glass jar containing an insect! Hideous! Floyd | Yay!" Floyd | Floyd | There is a tinny sound of applause. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says (to Jacqueline), "I have played MUCH but not ALL." | |
| Jenni says, "patching it out right now" | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Jenni), "yay" | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "give insect to doll" | ||
Floyd ] Exterior of Train Station (Emily Short with additionsTurns: 67ham Floyd | Nel Floyd | > Floyd | > GIVE INSECT TO DOLL Floyd | Floyd | You can only do that to something animate. Floyd | Floyd | > | Taleslinger says, "That's fair" | |
| Jacqueline says, "Oh." | ||
| Jacqueline asks, "It's just saying stuff in the area?" | ||
| Knight_Otu Empty Void (Taleslinger) | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "give insect to doll" | ||
Floyd ] Exterior of Train Station (Emily Short with additionsTurns: 67ham Floyd | Nel Floyd | > Floyd | > GIVE INSECT TO DOLL Floyd | Floyd | You can only do that to something animate. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "pull string" | ||
Floyd ] Exterior of Train Station (Emily Short with additionsTurns: 68ham Floyd | Nel Floyd | > Floyd | > PULL STRING Floyd | Floyd | The doll chirps, "I like the bridge! Bridge! Yay!" Floyd | Floyd | There is a tinny sound of applause. Floyd | Floyd | Rain falls as it did in Noah's day. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "woman, hello" | ||
Floyd ] Exterior of Train Station (Emily Short with additionsTurns: 69ham Floyd | Nel Floyd | > Floyd | > WOMAN, HELLO Floyd | Floyd | You are already talking to the woman. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "talk to woman" | ||
Floyd ] Exterior of Train Station (Emily Short with additionsTurns: 70ham Floyd | Nel Floyd | > Floyd | > TALK TO WOMAN Floyd | Floyd | You are already talking to the woman. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask woman about town" | ||
Floyd ] Exterior of Train Station (Emily Short with additionsTurns: 71ham Floyd | Nel Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK WOMAN ABOUT TOWN Floyd | Floyd | "The town is accursed." Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "The first thing the doll mentioned was a thing that wasn't there." | |
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask woman about womwan" | ||
Floyd ] Exterior of Train Station (Emily Short with additionsTurns: 72ham Floyd | Nel Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK WOMAN ABOUT WOMWAN Floyd | Floyd | The woman's answer is too faint to comprehend. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask woman about rain" | ||
Floyd ] Exterior of Train Station (Emily Short with additionsTurns: 73ham Floyd | Nel Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK WOMAN ABOUT RAIN Floyd | Floyd | Over the noise of the rain, she answers, "You'll do best in this town Floyd | if you ask least, witless idiot." Floyd | Floyd | The downpour continues, drenching everything. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Literally." | |
| Jacqueline says, "Yes" | ||
| Taleslinger says (to Floyd), "ask woman about galatea" | ||
Floyd ] Exterior of Train Station (Emily Short with additionsTurns: 74ham Floyd | Nel Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK WOMAN ABOUT GALATEA Floyd | Floyd | The woman's answer is unknowable. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I think the doll talks about a random thing in the location that isn't a person or a person's possession." | |
| lpsmith says (to floyd), "Ask woman about woman" | ||
Floyd ] Exterior of Train Station (Emily Short with additionsTurns: 75ham Floyd | Nel Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK WOMAN ABOUT WOMAN Floyd | Floyd | The woman says in a loud voice, "I was summoned here to protect you, Floyd | and those like you, newcomer." Floyd | Floyd | > | lpsmith says, "(typo originally)" | |
| Jacqueline says, "OH! Thank you." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "I totes missed that." | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask woman about me" | ||
Floyd ] Exterior of Train Station (Emily Short with additionsTurns: 76ham Floyd | Nel Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK WOMAN ABOUT ME Floyd | Floyd | She shouts, "You uneducated idiot, witless stranger." Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "I get that a lot" | |
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask woman about doll" | ||
Floyd ] Exterior of Train Station (Emily Short with additionsTurns: 77ham Floyd | Nel Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK WOMAN ABOUT DOLL Floyd | Floyd | "It has been sent to warn us." Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "She has an attitude." | |
| Jacqueline raises her eyebrows. | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask woman about book" | ||
Floyd ] Exterior of Train Station (Emily Short with additionsTurns: 78ham Floyd | Nel Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK WOMAN ABOUT BOOK Floyd | Floyd | The woman's answer is too base to comprehend. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "pull string" | ||
Floyd ] Exterior of Train Station (Emily Short with additionsTurns: 79ham Floyd | Nel Floyd | > Floyd | > PULL STRING Floyd | Floyd | The doll chirps, "I like the glass jar containing an insect! Hideous! Floyd | Yay!" Floyd | Floyd | There is a tinny sound of applause. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline asks (of KO), "Whatcha wanna do next?" | |
| Roger says, "I vote for pushing her off the bridge" | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Roger), "Roger" | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "push woman off bridge" | ||
Floyd ] Exterior of Train Station (Emily Short with additionsTurns: 79ham Floyd | Nel Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH WOMAN OFF BRIDGE Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x bridge" | ||
Floyd ] Exterior of Train Station (Emily Short with additionsTurns: 80ham Floyd | Nel Floyd | > Floyd | > X BRIDGE Floyd | Floyd | The bridge is built of vast blocks, antiquarian beyond measure. It Floyd | offers only a narrow crossing. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu asks, "Can we look?" | |
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "l" | ||
Floyd ] Exterior of Train Station (Emily Short with additionsTurns: 81ham Floyd | Nel Floyd | > Floyd | > L Floyd | Floyd | Exterior of Train Station (Emily Short with additions from Graham Floyd | Nelson) Floyd | To the north is the gargantuan windowless bulk of the train station. A Floyd | metal trash can squats beneath its carved facade. The town itself is Floyd | downhill, on the other side of a ravine. Somewhere down there, you can Floyd | get a bath and a meal. Floyd | Floyd | A woman stands in the center of the bridge, preventing traffic in both Floyd | directions. Floyd | Floyd | > | Roger says, "just pushing her is fine" | |
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "push woman" | ||
Floyd ] Exterior of Train Station (Emily Short with additionsTurns: 82ham Floyd | Nel Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH WOMAN Floyd | Floyd | The woman might not like that. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "She might not like that, Roger." | |
| Roger says, "but she /might/" | ||
| Jacqueline chuckles. | ||
| lpsmith asks, "Who is to say?" | ||
| Kabo says, "please get consent before pushing women off bridges" | ||
| Knight_Otu asks, "I guess we go south if the woman lets us?" | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Exterior of Train Station (Emily Short with additionsTurns: 83ham Floyd | Nel Floyd | > Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | The woman gets in your way. "You know not what lies beyond this Floyd | bridge, unwise fool," she says. It sounds like she means it. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "We shall not pass" | |
| lpsmith says (to floyd), "ask woman if it's okay if we push her off the bridge" | ||
Floyd ] Exterior of Train Station (Emily Short with additionsTurns: 83ham Floyd | Nel Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK WOMAN IF IT'S OKAY IF WE PUSH HER OFF THE BRIDGE Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I know what's beyond the bridge!" | |
| Knight_Otu asks, "Ask her about the beyond?" | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask her about beyond" | ||
Floyd ] Exterior of Train Station (Emily Short with additionsTurns: 84ham Floyd | Nel Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK HER ABOUT BEYOND Floyd | Floyd | (the woman about that) Floyd | The woman's answer is sybilline. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask her about town" | ||
Floyd ] Exterior of Train Station (Emily Short with additionsTurns: 85ham Floyd | Nel Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK HER ABOUT TOWN Floyd | Floyd | (the woman about the town) Floyd | "Surely even you can see its nature." Floyd | Floyd | Heaven vomits forth streams and rivers and lakes. Floyd | Floyd | > | Roger says, "we could give her that graffiti password" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Vaadignephod" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "I am too busy loving the phrase, 'heaven vomits forth streams and rivers and lakes' to drive anymore, possibly." | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "say vaadignephod" | ||
Floyd ] Exterior of Train Station (Emily Short with additionsTurns: 86ham Floyd | Nel Floyd | > Floyd | > SAY VAADIGNEPHOD Floyd | Floyd | (to the woman) Floyd | There is no reply. Floyd | Floyd | Look up with a smile on your face and you will immediately drown. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "look up" | ||
Floyd ] Exterior of Train Station (Emily Short with additionsTurns: 87ham Floyd | Nel Floyd | > Floyd | > LOOK UP Floyd | Floyd | You see nothing unexpected in that direction. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Darn" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "smile" | ||
Floyd ] Exterior of Train Station (Emily Short with additionsTurns: 87ham Floyd | Nel Floyd | > Floyd | > SMILE Floyd | Floyd | That verb doesn't work here, or, at least, not right now, but Floyd | it might work somewhere later. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask woman about vaadignephod" | ||
Floyd ] Exterior of Train Station (Emily Short with additionsTurns: 88ham Floyd | Nel Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK WOMAN ABOUT VAADIGNEPHOD Floyd | Floyd | The woman's answer is undiscoverable. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x bridge" | ||
Floyd ] Exterior of Train Station (Emily Short with additionsTurns: 89ham Floyd | Nel Floyd | > Floyd | > X BRIDGE Floyd | Floyd | The bridge is built of gigantic blocks, antediluvian beyond measure. Floyd | It offers only a narrow crossing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Exterior of Train Station (Emily Short with additionsTurns: 90ham Floyd | Nel Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The swirls in your cup form a row of trees. Botanical images mean that Floyd | while there is much left to accomplish in the present situation, your Floyd | immediate environment sustains you, and you have everything that you Floyd | need. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "i" | ||
Floyd ] Exterior of Train Station (Emily Short with additionsTurns: 91ham Floyd | Nel Floyd | > Floyd | > I Floyd | Floyd | You are carrying: Floyd | The Modern Girl's Divination Handbook -- Volume Three Floyd | a pull-string doll Floyd | a glass jar containing an insect Floyd | a half-full styrofoam coffee cup Floyd | a familiar gold wristwatch Floyd | a brass winding key Floyd | Floyd | The sky hates you. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I'm curious to know exactly what the authors were told when constructing their sections." | |
| Peregrine arrives, full of fun, but no funk. | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "give wristwatch to woman" | ||
Floyd ] Exterior of Train Station (Emily Short with additionsTurns: 92ham Floyd | Nel Floyd | > Floyd | > GIVE WRISTWATCH TO WOMAN Floyd | Floyd | The woman says, "I cannot receive gifts from your kind." Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "How rude." | |
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask woman about my kind" | ||
Floyd ] Exterior of Train Station (Emily Short with additionsTurns: 93ham Floyd | Nel Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK WOMAN ABOUT MY KIND Floyd | Floyd | She screams, "You'll do best in this town if you ask least." Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "f exorcise woman" | |
| Kabo says (to DavidW), "mostly 'you are making a [bridge|forest|pub|toilet]. go wild'" | ||
| lpsmith says, "Different tracks were given slightly different sets of information. Other than that, we got the general premise and a tiny bit of lore." | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask woman about peter" | ||
Floyd ] Exterior of Train Station (Emily Short with additionsTurns: 94ham Floyd | Nel Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK WOMAN ABOUT PETER Floyd | Floyd | She yells, "You'll do best in this town if you ask least." Floyd | Floyd | The sky hates you. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline cries. | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "woman, leave" | ||
Floyd ] Exterior of Train Station (Emily Short with additionsTurns: 95ham Floyd | Nel Floyd | > Floyd | > WOMAN, LEAVE Floyd | Floyd | The woman has better things to do. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "So, I'm guessing by the coffee and that we have everything we need." | |
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "tell woman vaadignephod" | ||
Floyd ] Exterior of Train Station (Emily Short with additionsTurns: 96ham Floyd | Nel Floyd | > Floyd | > TELL WOMAN VAADIGNEPHOD Floyd | Floyd | There is no reply. Floyd | Floyd | > | Thurnley says, "(to Jacqueline) yes, that's what it means" | |
| DavidW asks (of lpsmith), "I guess it's the lore part I'd like to know. The PC's name, Peter's name, that Vaad- word, the town's name is Backwater, anything else?" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "vaadignephod" | ||
Floyd ] Exterior of Train Station (Emily Short with additionsTurns: 96ham Floyd | Nel Floyd | > Floyd | > VAADIGNEPHOD Floyd | Floyd | That verb doesn't work here, or, at least, not right now, but Floyd | it might work somewhere later. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "i" | ||
Floyd ] Exterior of Train Station (Emily Short with additionsTurns: 97ham Floyd | Nel Floyd | > Floyd | > I Floyd | Floyd | You are carrying: Floyd | The Modern Girl's Divination Handbook -- Volume Three Floyd | a pull-string doll Floyd | a glass jar containing an insect Floyd | a half-full styrofoam coffee cup Floyd | a familiar gold wristwatch Floyd | a brass winding key Floyd | Floyd | The sky hates you. Floyd | Floyd | > | lpsmith says, "That's pretty much it, yeah. Lemme look it up." | |
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask woman about backwater" | ||
Floyd ] Exterior of Train Station (Emily Short with additionsTurns: 98ham Floyd | Nel Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK WOMAN ABOUT BACKWATER Floyd | Floyd | The woman's answer is too blasphemous to comprehend. Floyd | Floyd | The sky hates you. Floyd | Floyd | > | Roger says, "Surely we need to poison her coffee" | |
| Knight_Otu asks, "Can we open the jar?" | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "open jar" | ||
Floyd ] Exterior of Train Station (Emily Short with additionsTurns: 99ham Floyd | Nel Floyd | > Floyd | > OPEN JAR Floyd | Floyd | It isn't something you can open. Floyd | Floyd | The sky hates you. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "show jar to woman" | ||
Floyd ] Exterior of Train Station (Emily Short with additionsTurns: 100am Floyd | Nel Floyd | > Floyd | > SHOW JAR TO WOMAN Floyd | Floyd | The woman suggests you cease your quavering. Floyd | Floyd | > | Thurnley says, "also people who were implementing locks and matching keys talked to each other a bit, to make sure there was at least a bit of hint as to what went where" | |
| Taleslinger says, "Me and MTW also made sure our doors matched up, etc." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "I'm slightly wondering if we should go back and see who's in the train station first, particularly now that we have the coffee." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "And know how to use it" | ||
| Jenni says, "same with people at both ends of a trading track puzzle, also we told people it was the 90s but not everyone listened" | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "l" | ||
Floyd ] Exterior of Train Station (Emily Short with additionsTurns: 101am Floyd | Nel Floyd | > Floyd | > L Floyd | Floyd | Exterior of Train Station (Emily Short with additions from Graham Floyd | Nelson) Floyd | To the north is the monumental windowless bulk of the train station. A Floyd | metal trash can squats beneath its carved facade. The town itself is Floyd | downhill, on the other side of a ravine. Somewhere down there, you can Floyd | get a bath and a meal. Floyd | Floyd | A woman stands in the center of the bridge, preventing traffic in both Floyd | directions. Floyd | Floyd | > | Kabo says, "my room is definitely the 90s" | |
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Train Station Lobby (Shin) Turns: 102 Floyd | > Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Train Station Lobby (Shin) Floyd | The surroundings are as dim and dingy as ever. The platform is to the Floyd | north. The dirty, cobweb-covered windows and the station exit are to Floyd | the south. The large mirror and the green door are to the east. The Floyd | restroom door is to the west. You are unsure what you should do. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Train Station Lobby (Shin) Turns: 103 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The swirls in your cup form a kayak. Modes of transportation mean that Floyd | your current environment presents challenges that can only be overcome Floyd | by seeking fresh perspectives elsewhere until you're ready to return. Floyd | Floyd | > | Taleslinger says, "My room is definetely from the 1890s" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "But where is the trenchcoat! ;p" | ||
| DavidW says, "Door sides don't always match, though." | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Railway Platform (Naomi Hinchen) Turns: 104 Floyd | > Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Railway Platform (Naomi Hinchen) Floyd | The platform is open to the outdoors, but has an overhanging roof with Floyd | a rusted sign hanging from it. At the back of the platform, to the Floyd | south, is the entrance to the lobby. Train tracks stretch off into the Floyd | distance to the east and west; on the other side of the track is a Floyd | graffitied brick wall. Floyd | Floyd | The clock overhead gives the time as 8:02 pm; beneath the clock is a Floyd | schedule board listing train arrival times. On the platform itself are Floyd | a wooden bench, a storage locker, and a vending machine. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x sign" | ||
Floyd ] Railway Platform (Naomi Hinchen) Turns: 105 Floyd | > Floyd | > X SIGN Floyd | Floyd | Through the rust, you can make out the words "Backwater Station." Floyd | Floyd | > | Jenni says, "Ryan was very directive about not wanting door sides to match" | |
| DavidW says (to Jenni), "ah." | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Train Station Lobby (Shin) Turns: 106 Floyd | > Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Train Station Lobby (Shin) Floyd | The surroundings are as dim and dingy as ever. The platform is to the Floyd | north. The dirty, cobweb-covered windows and the station exit are to Floyd | the south. The large mirror and the green door are to the east. The Floyd | restroom door is to the west. You are unsure what you should do. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x windows" | ||
Floyd ] Train Station Lobby (Shin) Turns: 107 Floyd | > Floyd | > X WINDOWS Floyd | Floyd | The dirty, cobweb-covered windows permit scant illumination within the Floyd | station lobby. They appear not to have been cleaned in a long time. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Train Station Lobby (Shin) Turns: 108 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The clouds in your cup form a skateboard. Modes of transportation mean Floyd | that your current environment presents challenges that can only be Floyd | overcome by seeking fresh perspectives elsewhere until you're ready to Floyd | return. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says (to Jenni), "Also re lion sex book, rowr." | |
| Jacqueline says, "..." | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "unlock green door" | ||
Floyd ] Train Station Lobby (Shin) Turns: 108 Floyd | > Floyd | > UNLOCK GREEN DOOR Floyd | Floyd | What do you want to unlock the green door with? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "key" | ||
Floyd ] Train Station Lobby (Shin) Turns: 109 Floyd | > Floyd | > KEY Floyd | Floyd | That doesn't seem to fit the lock. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline asks (of KO), "Thoughts?" | |
| Knight_Otu asks, "Throw the jar at the woman?" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Um... I don't want to, but okay." | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Railway Platform (Naomi Hinchen) Turns: 110 Floyd | > Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Railway Platform (Naomi Hinchen) Floyd | The platform is open to the outdoors, but has an overhanging roof with Floyd | a rusted sign hanging from it. At the back of the platform, to the Floyd | south, is the entrance to the lobby. Train tracks stretch off into the Floyd | distance to the east and west; on the other side of the track is a Floyd | graffitied brick wall. Floyd | Floyd | The clock overhead gives the time as 8:08 pm; beneath the clock is a Floyd | schedule board listing train arrival times. On the platform itself are Floyd | a wooden bench, a storage locker, and a vending machine. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Train Station Lobby (Shin) Turns: 111 Floyd | > Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Train Station Lobby (Shin) Floyd | The surroundings are as dim and dingy as ever. The platform is to the Floyd | north. The dirty, cobweb-covered windows and the station exit are to Floyd | the south. The large mirror and the green door are to the east. The Floyd | restroom door is to the west. You are unsure what you should do. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Exterior of Train Station (Emily Short with additionsTurns: 112am Floyd | Nel Floyd | > Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Exterior of Train Station (Emily Short with additions from Graham Floyd | Nelson) Floyd | To the north is the gargantuan windowless bulk of the train station. A Floyd | metal trash can squats beneath its carved facade. The town itself is Floyd | downhill, on the other side of a ravine. Somewhere down there, you can Floyd | get a bath and a meal. Floyd | Floyd | A woman stands in the center of the bridge, preventing traffic in both Floyd | directions. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "SAVE" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "cf2" | ||
Floyd | > Floyd | > SAVE Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write: Floyd ] Exterior of Train Station (Emily Short with additionsTurns: 112am Floyd | Nel Floyd | > SAVEOk. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "heh" | |
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "throw jar at woman" | ||
Floyd ] Exterior of Train Station (Emily Short with additionsTurns: 113am Floyd | Nel Floyd | > Floyd | > THROW JAR AT WOMAN Floyd | Floyd | You lack the nerve when it comes to the crucial moment. Floyd | Floyd | The sky hates you. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask woman about xyzzy" | ||
Floyd ] Exterior of Train Station (Emily Short with additionsTurns: 114am Floyd | Nel Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK WOMAN ABOUT XYZZY Floyd | Floyd | The woman's answer is impenetrable. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask woman about anchorhead" | ||
Floyd ] Exterior of Train Station (Emily Short with additionsTurns: 115am Floyd | Nel Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK WOMAN ABOUT ANCHORHEAD Floyd | Floyd | "The town is doomed." Floyd | Floyd | > | lpsmith says, "I have an idea for an oblique hint, if/when you want one." | |
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask woman about backwater" | ||
Floyd ] Exterior of Train Station (Emily Short with additionsTurns: 116am Floyd | Nel Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK WOMAN ABOUT BACKWATER Floyd | Floyd | The woman's answer is unaccountable. Floyd | Floyd | > | baf says, "Re lore: I've just hunted up the orientation document we were all sent. There is a paragraph of lore that is basically all we were given." | |
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask woman about doll" | ||
Floyd ] Exterior of Train Station (Emily Short with additionsTurns: 117am Floyd | Nel Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK WOMAN ABOUT DOLL Floyd | Floyd | She shouts, "It has been sent to warn us, uneducated idiot." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ask woman about insect" | ||
Floyd ] Exterior of Train Station (Emily Short with additionsTurns: 118am Floyd | Nel Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK WOMAN ABOUT INSECT Floyd | Floyd | She bellows, "You'll do best in this town if you ask least." Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "Have you guys examined the doll yet?" | |
| baf | It is the nineties. The PC is Naomi Cragne. Her husband Peter Cragne went up to his family’smansion in Backwater, Vermont a while back, and she hasn’t heard from him since. Naomi arrives inBackwater and pokes around, uncovering secrets, unlocking doors with keys, until she figures out where Peter is. Cragne Manor oozes with the history of the Cragne family, which is full of weirdos, sorcerers, andmonstrosities—and associations with an otherworldy entity named “Vaadignephod." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "yes" | ||
| Thurnley says, "I must grade finals! Let me know how the game turns out." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Have fun" | ||
| DavidW says (to baf), "Thanks!" | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask woman about cragne" | ||
Floyd ] Exterior of Train Station (Emily Short with additionsTurns: 119am Floyd | Nel Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK WOMAN ABOUT CRAGNE Floyd | Floyd | She hollers, "You'll do best in this town if you ask least." Floyd | Floyd | > | Kabo says, "it was also suggested that we re-acquaint ourselves with Anchorhead to get a sense of what we were referencing" | |
| Thurnley exclaims, "g'bye!" | ||
| Thurnley goes home. | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ask woman about verlac" | ||
Floyd ] Exterior of Train Station (Emily Short with additionsTurns: 120am Floyd | Nel Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK WOMAN ABOUT VERLAC Floyd | Floyd | The woman's answer is ambiguous. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "I'm liking the general mood of the game thus far." | |
| Jacqueline says, "One sec." | ||
| DavidW says, "This game is amazing. There's so much lovely stuff in it." | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Train Station Lobby (Shin) Turns: 121 Floyd | > Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Train Station Lobby (Shin) Floyd | The surroundings are as dim and dingy as ever. The platform is to the Floyd | north. The dirty, cobweb-covered windows and the station exit are to Floyd | the south. The large mirror and the green door are to the east. The Floyd | restroom door is to the west. You are unsure what you should do. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Railway Platform (Naomi Hinchen) Turns: 122 Floyd | > Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Railway Platform (Naomi Hinchen) Floyd | The platform is open to the outdoors, but has an overhanging roof with Floyd | a rusted sign hanging from it. At the back of the platform, to the Floyd | south, is the entrance to the lobby. Train tracks stretch off into the Floyd | distance to the east and west; on the other side of the track is a Floyd | graffitied brick wall. Floyd | Floyd | The clock overhead gives the time as 8:20 pm; beneath the clock is a Floyd | schedule board listing train arrival times. On the platform itself are Floyd | a wooden bench, a storage locker, and a vending machine. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Railway Platform (Naomi Hinchen) Turns: 123 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The clouds in your cup form the engine of a train. Modes of Floyd | transportation mean that your current environment presents challenges Floyd | that can only be overcome by seeking fresh perspectives elsewhere Floyd | until you're ready to return. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Hm. Okay. So maybe we can't get the eye thing yet" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Maybe." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x vending" | ||
Floyd ] Railway Platform (Naomi Hinchen) Turns: 124 | Jacqueline says, "I want it, thought." | |
Floyd | > Floyd | > X VENDING Floyd | Floyd | Similar to a gumball machine, but it's the kind that dispenses toys in Floyd | little plastic bubbles. At the bottom is a chute where the contents Floyd | come out. There is a coin slot, but instead of a price next to it, Floyd | there is a strange squiggled glyph. Floyd | Floyd | In the vending machine is a plastic bubble. Floyd | Floyd | A leak in the ceiling drips water into a puddle. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "er, though" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x glyph" | ||
Floyd ] Railway Platform (Naomi Hinchen) Turns: 125 Floyd | > Floyd | > X GLYPH Floyd | Floyd | It seems to shift as you look at it, but looks almost like an R fused Floyd | with a V. Or maybe a J fused with a P? No, it's definitely an R fused Floyd | with a V. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "hahaha" | |
| Jacqueline says, "Finally got that." | ||
| DavidW says, "I didn't." | ||
| DavidW says, "OH!" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "yeah" | ||
| DavidW says, "of course." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Clever" | ||
| Knight_Otu???s. | ||
| DavidW says, "There are other clever refs like that." | ||
| Jacqueline says (to KO), "The R V and J P are a reference to The Real World" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Okay." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Man, if we only play this two hours a week at this pace, we'll be playing this a year from now." | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Train Station Lobby (Shin) Turns: 126 Floyd | > Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Train Station Lobby (Shin) Floyd | The surroundings are as dim and dingy as ever. The platform is to the Floyd | north. The dirty, cobweb-covered windows and the station exit are to Floyd | the south. The large mirror and the green door are to the east. The Floyd | restroom door is to the west. You are unsure what you should do. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Exterior of Train Station (Emily Short with additionsTurns: 127am Floyd | Nel Floyd | > Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Exterior of Train Station (Emily Short with additions from Graham Floyd | Nelson) Floyd | To the north is the gargantuan windowless bulk of the train station. A Floyd | metal trash can squats beneath its carved facade. The town itself is Floyd | downhill, on the other side of a ravine. Somewhere down there, you can Floyd | get a bath and a meal. Floyd | Floyd | A woman stands in the center of the bridge, preventing traffic in both Floyd | directions. Floyd | Floyd | The sky hates you. | ||
| Peregrine hops into the DeLorean and heads off to the future. | ||
Floyd |
Floyd | >
| DavidW says (to Jacqueline), "I've been playing all week and haven't finished the game yet." | |
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x station" | ||
Floyd ] Exterior of Train Station (Emily Short with additionsTurns: 128am Floyd | Nel Floyd | > Floyd | > X STATION Floyd | Floyd | It is at least three stories tall, with no exterior windows. Carved on Floyd | the outside are a series of figures, as though it were the outside of Floyd | Notre Dame. Floyd | Floyd | Positioned in front is a trash can. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x ravine" | ||
Floyd ] Exterior of Train Station (Emily Short with additionsTurns: 129am Floyd | Nel Floyd | > Floyd | > X RAVINE Floyd | Floyd | The rain comes between you and the ravine like a curtain of silver. No Floyd | details are visible. Floyd | Floyd | > | Taleslinger says, "I kind of assumed that every room would be solvable within itself" | |
| Jacqueline says, "Not necessarily." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Well, not with regards to keys and such, obviously." | ||
| lpsmith says, "I think that every room is solvable with at most one outside item, with some exceptions for door/key puzzles." | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "i" | ||
Floyd ] Exterior of Train Station (Emily Short with additionsTurns: 130am Floyd | Nel Floyd | > Floyd | > I Floyd | Floyd | You are carrying: Floyd | The Modern Girl's Divination Handbook -- Volume Three Floyd | a pull-string doll Floyd | a glass jar containing an insect Floyd | a half-full styrofoam coffee cup Floyd | a familiar gold wristwatch Floyd | a brass winding key Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "You will find non-keys in one room to be used in another room, yes." | |
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "show doll to woman" | ||
Floyd ] Exterior of Train Station (Emily Short with additionsTurns: 131am Floyd | Nel Floyd | > Floyd | > SHOW DOLL TO WOMAN Floyd | Floyd | "I know its type better than you." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "give doll to woman" | ||
Floyd ] Exterior of Train Station (Emily Short with additionsTurns: 132am Floyd | Nel Floyd | > Floyd | > GIVE DOLL TO WOMAN Floyd | Floyd | The woman says, "I cannot receive gifts from your kind." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "show handbook to woman" | ||
Floyd ] Exterior of Train Station (Emily Short with additionsTurns: 133am Floyd | Nel Floyd | > Floyd | > SHOW HANDBOOK TO WOMAN Floyd | Floyd | The woman requests you cease your yammering. Floyd | Floyd | > | lpsmith says, "(like, some rooms might be partially solvable with an outside item, and then additionally need an outside key to unlock a door.)" | |
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "who insect to woman" | ||
Floyd ] Exterior of Train Station (Emily Short with additionsTurns: 133am Floyd | Nel Floyd | > Floyd | > WHO INSECT TO WOMAN Floyd | Floyd | That verb doesn't work here, or, at least, not right now, but Floyd | it might work somewhere later. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "show insect to woman" | ||
Floyd ] Exterior of Train Station (Emily Short with additionsTurns: 134am Floyd | Nel Floyd | > Floyd | > SHOW INSECT TO WOMAN Floyd | Floyd | The woman recommends you cease your yammering. Floyd | Floyd | > | lpsmith says, "(other than that, it's generally one item/room)" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ask woman about book" | ||
Floyd ] Exterior of Train Station (Emily Short with additionsTurns: 135am Floyd | Nel Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK WOMAN ABOUT BOOK Floyd | Floyd | The woman's answer is sphinxlike. Floyd | Floyd | The sky hates you. Floyd | Floyd | > | lpsmith says, "(one *outside* item/room)" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ask woman about bridge" | ||
Floyd ] Exterior of Train Station (Emily Short with additionsTurns: 136am Floyd | Nel Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK WOMAN ABOUT BRIDGE Floyd | Floyd | She responds at the top of her lungs, "I have not the power to destroy Floyd | it, or I certainly would." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "show cup to woman" | ||
Floyd ] Exterior of Train Station (Emily Short with additionsTurns: 137am Floyd | Nel Floyd | > Floyd | > SHOW CUP TO WOMAN Floyd | Floyd | The woman requires you cease your gibbering. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "tell woman about peter" | ||
Floyd ] Exterior of Train Station (Emily Short with additionsTurns: 138am Floyd | Nel Floyd | > Floyd | > TELL WOMAN ABOUT PETER Floyd | Floyd | This provokes no reaction. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "show watch to woman" | ||
Floyd ] Exterior of Train Station (Emily Short with additionsTurns: 139am Floyd | Nel Floyd | > Floyd | > SHOW WATCH TO WOMAN Floyd | Floyd | The woman demands you cease your jabbering. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "show key to woman" | ||
Floyd ] Exterior of Train Station (Emily Short with additionsTurns: 140am Floyd | Nel Floyd | > Floyd | > SHOW KEY TO WOMAN Floyd | Floyd | The woman demands you cease your quavering. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "tell woman about me" | ||
Floyd ] Exterior of Train Station (Emily Short with additionsTurns: 141am Floyd | Nel Floyd | > Floyd | > TELL WOMAN ABOUT ME Floyd | Floyd | "You idiot," says the woman. Floyd | Floyd | The sky hates you. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "This woman is kind of hurting my self esteem." | |
| Knight_Otu asks, "Why do we care whether she likes being pushed again?" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "I'm cool with an oblique hint" | ||
| lpsmith says, "You need to re-examine an item." | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "i" | ||
Floyd ] Exterior of Train Station (Emily Short with additionsTurns: 142am Floyd | Nel Floyd | > Floyd | > I Floyd | Floyd | You are carrying: Floyd | The Modern Girl's Divination Handbook -- Volume Three Floyd | a pull-string doll Floyd | a glass jar containing an insect Floyd | a half-full styrofoam coffee cup Floyd | a familiar gold wristwatch Floyd | a brass winding key Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x book" | ||
Floyd ] Exterior of Train Station (Emily Short with additionsTurns: 143am Floyd | Nel Floyd | > Floyd | > X BOOK Floyd | Floyd | A dog-eared, stained paperback called The Modern Girl's Divination Floyd | Handbook -- Volume Three. The cover features three teenage girls of Floyd | varying ethnicities laughing over the body of a dead cow, each one Floyd | holding a section of entrails. Reading the blurb on the back makes you Floyd | suspect that the authors used up all of the more normal divination Floyd | methods in volumes one and two, and are now scraping the barrel for Floyd | the really weird stuff. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x doll" | lpsmith says, "Not because it changed." | |
Floyd ] Exterior of Train Station (Emily Short with additionsTurns: 144am Floyd | Nel Floyd | > Floyd | > X DOLL Floyd | Floyd | The doll has an inane smile on its face and a pull-string in the Floyd | middle of its back. Floyd | Floyd | It has the sort of head with two faces, one of which is hidden by its Floyd | hair. Rotate the head and the other face will be forward. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Oh" | |
| Jacqueline says, "Okay" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "rotate head" | ||
Floyd ] Exterior of Train Station (Emily Short with additionsTurns: 145am Floyd | Nel Floyd | > Floyd | > ROTATE HEAD Floyd | Floyd | You rotate the doll's head. Its alternate face appears, scowling Floyd | fiercely. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "show doll to woman" | ||
Floyd ] Exterior of Train Station (Emily Short with additionsTurns: 146am Floyd | Nel Floyd | > Floyd | > SHOW DOLL TO WOMAN Floyd | Floyd | She shouts, "I know its type better than you." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "pull string" | ||
Floyd ] Exterior of Train Station (Emily Short with additionsTurns: 147am Floyd | Nel Floyd | > Floyd | > PULL STRING Floyd | Floyd | A voice comes from within the doll's body, dim and gravelly: "Flee the Floyd | trouble of the ravine! Here is a division between one type of world Floyd | and another entirely!" Floyd | Floyd | "What risk is this?" With a concerned look, the woman leans towards Floyd | the doll as if to pay closer attention. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "pull string" | ||
Floyd ] Exterior of Train Station (Emily Short with additionsTurns: 148am Floyd | Nel Floyd | > Floyd | > PULL STRING Floyd | Floyd | The doll intones: "Guard against the glass jar containing an insect! Floyd | It is ugly!" Floyd | Floyd | The woman looks alarmed. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "show jar to woman" | ||
Floyd ] Exterior of Train Station (Emily Short with additionsTurns: 149am Floyd | Nel Floyd | > Floyd | > SHOW JAR TO WOMAN Floyd | Floyd | The woman goes white. From behind you on the tracks comes a curious Floyd | noise, mechanical and screeching, as though something were coming Floyd | along the tracks. When you turn back, the woman has gone. Floyd | Floyd | > | lpsmith exclaims, "Yay!" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Whew." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Weird" | ||
| lpsmith says, "Now I am proud that my hint was exactly enough." | ||
| baf golf clap | ||
| Kabo says, "I recommend continuing to pull the string as you continue through the game" | ||
| Jacqueline asks (of KO), "Can you drive for a bit?" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Sure." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Milkweed (Caleb Wilson) Turns: 150 Floyd | > Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | You pass over the bridge. The ravine has become a white river, teeming Floyd | with creatures: you see a fin, a gill, a plaintive upturned face, Floyd | before each is swept away. Floyd | Floyd | Milkweed (Caleb Wilson) Floyd | It is possible to feel claustrophobia out of doors. Sunlight fills the Floyd | sky but somehow doesn't reach you here. Steep banks of bramble rise to Floyd | the east and west, trapping you within a gloomy trough a dozen yards Floyd | wide. A poorly-surfaced road leads north and south along the trough's Floyd | nadir. Just west of it, camouflaged with rust, is the train track. Floyd | Floyd | A tremendous patch of milkweed, the stems abnormally thick and tall, Floyd | grows on the east side of the road beneath the thorn bank. Floyd | Floyd | A giant milkweed leaf dangles just within reach from the mass of Floyd | stems. Floyd | Floyd | Almost hidden within the milkweed is a dilapidated shack built more of Floyd | splinters than of planks. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "... a face in the river..." | |
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take leaf" | DavidW says, "oh yay, you got across the bridge" | |
Floyd ] Milkweed (Caleb Wilson) Turns: 151 Floyd | > Floyd | > TAKE LEAF Floyd | Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x milkweed" | ||
Floyd ] Milkweed (Caleb Wilson) Turns: 152 Floyd | > Floyd | > X MILKWEED Floyd | Floyd | (the giant milkweed leaf) Floyd | A giant milkweed leaf, curled in such a way that it could cling to Floyd | your face like a mask. It even has two milk-ringed holes for your Floyd | eyes. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "(I took a bathroom break and missed it)" | |
| Jacqueline says, "eeeagh" | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "wear mask" | ||
Floyd ] Milkweed (Caleb Wilson) Turns: 153 Floyd | > Floyd | > WEAR MASK Floyd | Floyd | You put on the giant milkweed leaf. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x shack" | ||
Floyd ] Milkweed (Caleb Wilson) Turns: 154 Floyd | > Floyd | > X SHACK Floyd | Floyd | A hateful structure less than five feet high. The wood frame of the Floyd | shack has tilted, twisting subtly out of true. The angles itch at your Floyd | eyes, somehow uncomfortable to look at. No windows. The low doorway, Floyd | lacking a door, hisses at you open-mouthed. Or would that just be the Floyd | standard summer susurrus of Vermont? Floyd | Floyd | "Hateful" might an odd way to describe a building, but you can't Floyd | escape the impression that the shack is capable of such an emotion. Floyd | It's got to be a death-trap, anyway: take a step inside, or even give Floyd | the shack a push, and surely it will just collapse. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Kabo says (to Floyd), "pull string" | ||
Floyd ] Milkweed (Caleb Wilson) Turns: 155 Floyd | > Floyd | > PULL STRING Floyd | Floyd | The doll intones: "Beware the road!" Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push shack" | ||
Floyd ] Milkweed (Caleb Wilson) Turns: 156 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH SHACK Floyd | Floyd | You set your shoulder to the corner of the shack and give it a shove. Floyd | The whole structure slumps, then leans, then falls over with a sound Floyd | of splintering wood and tearing tar paper. Floyd | Floyd | The walls fall back and outward, somehow not falling onto the (what is Floyd | that?) stone altar that once stood inside the shack. Floyd | Floyd | A swathe of milkweeds are knocked down, and a cloud of dust drifts up Floyd | from the shadows, seeming to turn more solid in the sunlight far Floyd | above. Floyd | Floyd | "Knocked down..." Oh no; it happens just that easily. The lyrics of a Floyd | song pop into your head unbidden: I get knocked down / But I get Floyd | up again / You're never going to keep me down! Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Huh. A push *was* enough." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "l" | ||
Floyd ] Milkweed (Caleb Wilson) Turns: 157 Floyd | > Floyd | > L Floyd | Floyd | Milkweed (Caleb Wilson) Floyd | It is possible to feel claustrophobia out of doors. Sunlight fills the Floyd | sky but somehow doesn't reach you here. Steep banks of bramble rise to Floyd | the east and west, trapping you within a gloomy trough a dozen yards Floyd | wide. A poorly-surfaced road leads north and south along the trough's Floyd | nadir. Just west of it, camouflaged with rust, is the train track. Floyd | Floyd | A tremendous patch of milkweed, the stems abnormally thick and tall, Floyd | grows on the east side of the road beneath the thorn bank. Floyd | Floyd | A green stone altar, once at the center of the shack, stands amidst Floyd | broken boards and milkweed. Floyd | Floyd | (An earworm has lodged itself in your head.) Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Nice 90s reference, there. Caleb." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "drop earworm" | ||
Floyd ] Milkweed (Caleb Wilson) Turns: 158 Floyd | > Floyd | > DROP EARWORM Floyd | Floyd | The earworm is seemingly resistant to all forms of interaction, and Floyd | simply acknowledging it gives it strength: Floyd | Floyd | I get knocked down / but I get up again / you're never going to Floyd | keep me down! Apparently Chumbawamba is still stuck in your head. Floyd | Floyd | [Author's note: messing with the earworm is entirely optional. Not Floyd | that I would try to dissuade you from it!] Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x altar" | ||
Floyd ] Milkweed (Caleb Wilson) Turns: 159 Floyd | > Floyd | > X ALTAR Floyd | Floyd | A six-foot long and three-foot high altar of pale green stone, Floyd | polished smooth. The sides are humped and bulged, suggesting poreless Floyd | coral. The top is flat, and bears a shallow impression in the shape of Floyd | a human body, with a slightly deeper cavity at the top for the face. Floyd | Floyd | > | Kabo says, "caleb is the real monster" | |
| Jacqueline slow claps. | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x impression" | ||
Floyd ] Milkweed (Caleb Wilson) Turns: 160 Floyd | > Floyd | > X IMPRESSION Floyd | Floyd | It's the shape and size of a human body. For no reason you can name, Floyd | you have the desire to get on the altar and lay yourself down in the Floyd | impression; it seems your body would fit perfectly, as would, for that Floyd | matter, your face fit nicely in the deeper cavity at the end. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "SAVE" | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "cf3" | ||
Floyd | > Floyd | > SAVE Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write: Floyd ] Milkweed (Caleb Wilson) Turns: 160 Floyd | > SAVEOk. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "that's exactly what I wanted to do" | |
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "get on altar" | ||
Floyd ] Milkweed (Caleb Wilson) Turns: 161 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET ON ALTAR Floyd | Floyd | You get onto the stone altar. Floyd | Floyd | You lie down, settling your body into the impression and your face Floyd | into the cavity at the end. The milkweed leaf mask protects your face Floyd | from the strands of orange slime that you belatedly notice fill the Floyd | cavity. Is it even you doing this? It feels like the most natural Floyd | action in the world. Floyd | Floyd | As you press your face deeper into the cavity, your vision warps. The Floyd | world seems to fold and buckle: what was convex becomes concave and Floyd | what was concave becomes convex. Floyd | Floyd | The altar wobbles and inverts, giving you the bizarre sensation of Floyd | lying atop a smooth green hole that floats in midair. Deeper within Floyd | the hole is a shelf of green stone with several items resting (how?) Floyd | on it. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "I do not have that desire." | |
| DavidW says, "I'm at over 60 save positions in this game." | ||
| Knight_Otu exclaims, "Good thing we had that mask!" | ||
| DavidW says, "yes." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Now I'm all curious to see what would have happened otherwise, though" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x shelf" | ||
Floyd ] Milkweed (Caleb Wilson) Turns: 162 Floyd | > Floyd | > X SHELF Floyd | Floyd | On the shelf are a postcard of Big Ben, a diary and an imaginary Floyd | basalt sphere. Floyd | Floyd | > | lpsmith says, "I think the first thing I did at this point was get up, save, take off the mask, then lie back down again." | |
| Jacqueline says, "heh" | ||
| lpsmith says, "Just to see how I would die." | ||
| DavidW says, "I lied down without the mask first." | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "restore" | ||
Floyd | > Floyd | > RESTORE Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to read: | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "cf3" | ||
Floyd ] Milkweed (Caleb Wilson) Turns: 160
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
| ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "remove mask" | ||
Floyd ] Milkweed (Caleb Wilson) Turns: 161 Floyd | > Floyd | > REMOVE MASK Floyd | Floyd | You take off the giant milkweed leaf. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "get on altar" | ||
Floyd ] Milkweed (Caleb Wilson) Turns: 161 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET ON ALTAR Floyd | Floyd | You get onto the stone altar. Floyd | Floyd | You lie down, settling your body into the impression and your face Floyd | into the cavity at the end. Is it even you doing this? It feels like Floyd | the most natural action in the world. Floyd | Floyd | As you press your face down into the cavity, you feel something wet; Floyd | your skin has met a tangle of slimy, orange strands that were growing Floyd | inside the cavity. Floyd | Floyd | Your face turns numb. You are overtaken with convulsions, and the Floyd | involuntary flailing of your limbs causes you to fall from the altar. Floyd | The numbness spreads down your neck and across your torso as you lie Floyd | frozen, body askew, at the base of the altar. Floyd | Floyd | It takes but a few hours for your whole body to be sheathed in wet, Floyd | orange strands. Floyd | Floyd | Your breathing slows as your lungs gradually fill with fruiting Floyd | bodies. Perhaps the slime reacts poorly to tears, as the last part to Floyd | be overgrown with mold is your eyes, though eventually, as dusk falls, Floyd | blurred orange tendrils knit themselves together at the edges of your Floyd | vision. Their intricacy strikes you as ghastly and beautiful all at Floyd | once. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | *** Death, Slow and Awful *** Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT, UNDO the last Floyd | command or TAKE BACK the action that sealed your fate (for when UNDO Floyd | is not enough)? Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Nice" | |
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "restore" | ||
Floyd | > Floyd | > RESTORE Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to read: | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "cf3" | ||
Floyd ] Milkweed (Caleb Wilson) Turns: 160
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
| ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "get on altar" | ||
Floyd ] Milkweed (Caleb Wilson) Turns: 161 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET ON ALTAR Floyd | Floyd | You get onto the stone altar. Floyd | Floyd | You lie down, settling your body into the impression and your face Floyd | into the cavity at the end. The milkweed leaf mask protects your face Floyd | from the strands of orange slime that you belatedly notice fill the Floyd | cavity. Is it even you doing this? It feels like the most natural Floyd | action in the world. Floyd | Floyd | As you press your face deeper into the cavity, your vision warps. The Floyd | world seems to fold and buckle: what was convex becomes concave and Floyd | what was concave becomes convex. Floyd | Floyd | The altar wobbles and inverts, giving you the bizarre sensation of Floyd | lying atop a smooth green hole that floats in midair. Deeper within Floyd | the hole is a shelf of green stone with several items resting (how?) Floyd | on it. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "TAKE BACK? Interesting." | |
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x shelf" | ||
Floyd ] Milkweed (Caleb Wilson) Turns: 162 Floyd | > Floyd | > X SHELF Floyd | Floyd | On the shelf are a postcard of Big Ben, a diary and an imaginary Floyd | basalt sphere. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take postcard" | ||
Floyd ] Milkweed (Caleb Wilson) Turns: 163 Floyd | > Floyd | > TAKE POSTCARD Floyd | Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says (to KO), "It's a lovely innovation." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x ben" | ||
Floyd ] Milkweed (Caleb Wilson) Turns: 164 Floyd | > Floyd | > X BEN Floyd | Floyd | A faded postcard with a picture of Big Ben on it. You'd guess the Floyd | picture dates from the first quarter of the century. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x diary" | ||
Floyd ] Milkweed (Caleb Wilson) Turns: 165 Floyd | > Floyd | > X DIARY Floyd | Floyd | A small brown book with embossed letters on the front, mostly worn Floyd | away, spelling "DIARY". Inside it's filled with spidery letters in Floyd | faded ink. According to the name inscribed inside the cover, this Floyd | belonged to Phyllis Cragne. Floyd | Floyd | You think you remember your husband speaking of a "Great Aunt Phyl," a Floyd | sprightly old lady who haunted his earliest memories and always wore Floyd | tartan trousers. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get it" | ||
Floyd ] Milkweed (Caleb Wilson) Turns: 166 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET IT Floyd | Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "In theory, TAKE BACK should allow one to play the entire game without needing to save." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x basalt" | ||
Floyd ] Milkweed (Caleb Wilson) Turns: 167 Floyd | > Floyd | > X BASALT Floyd | Floyd | It's a black stone sphere about the size of a basketball, and it Floyd | doesn't really exist. There is (well, technically, there is not) a Floyd | narrow slot on one side like that of a piggy-bank. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| vimes arrives, full of funk, but no fun. | lpsmith says, "The author instructions included, I think 'please limit your deaths to be 8-turn-undo-able, and then we found out that some interpreters don't do multi-undo, and had to improvise." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get it" | ||
Floyd ] Milkweed (Caleb Wilson) Turns: 168 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET IT Floyd | Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | lpsmith says, "Kudos to Jenni and Ryan for working it out in the end." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "That must have been quite some work." | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "pull string" | ||
Floyd ] Milkweed (Caleb Wilson) Turns: 169 Floyd | > Floyd | > PULL STRING Floyd | Floyd | The doll intones: "Shun the stone altar! It is longer than it might Floyd | appear!" Floyd | Floyd | > | vimes says, "kudos to jenni and ryan for a *lot* of things, including staying sane through a real-life fungal bloom attack that really seemed too convenient to be coincidental" | |
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "turn head" | ||
Floyd ] Milkweed (Caleb Wilson) Turns: 170 Floyd | > Floyd | > TURN HEAD Floyd | Floyd | You rotate the doll's head, concealing its sinister face and exposing Floyd | its insincere one. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "pull string" | ||
Floyd ] Milkweed (Caleb Wilson) Turns: 171 Floyd | > Floyd | > PULL STRING Floyd | Floyd | The doll chirps, "I like the thing that isn't here! Yay!" Floyd | Floyd | There is a tinny sound of applause. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "turn head" | ||
Floyd ] Milkweed (Caleb Wilson) Turns: 172 Floyd | > Floyd | > TURN HEAD Floyd | Floyd | You rotate the doll's head. Its alternate face appears, scowling Floyd | fiercely. Floyd | Floyd | > | lpsmith says, "I think it was handled on a case-by-base basis; most deaths are just one-turners." | |
| Jacqueline asks, "I guess we leave this face forward?" | ||
| DavidW says, "up to you" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "I'm not sure it matters, but sure." | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "read diary" | ||
Floyd ] Milkweed (Caleb Wilson) Turns: 173 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ DIARY Floyd | Floyd | You read a few passages from near the beginning of the diary: Floyd | Floyd | "Danced with Freddy Morgan tonight. He's not the most graceful, but Floyd | I'm hopeful he will improve. Tomorrow I leave for college." Floyd | Floyd | "How the professors scowl when they learn I'm a Cragne! I'm sure it Floyd | would hurt my feelings, if they weren't all crusty old throwbacks with Floyd | beards full of toast crumbs anyway." Floyd | Floyd | "Today in the sealed archives I found a most wonderful secret: Floyd | evidence that the Court truly exists! One day I will join it -- I will Floyd | make them let me -- and I will work harder than all the others who Floyd | came before." Floyd | Floyd | You skim back and forth a bit, gathering that Phyllis Cragne was Floyd | probably born around 1890, and that she started her archaeology Floyd | studies at Ompompanoousuc College in 1918; she also seems to have Floyd | become engaged to a local by the name of Frederick Morgan at around Floyd | that same time. Floyd | Floyd | There's still a fair amount of the diary left; you could read more if Floyd | you wanted to. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "I am presently eating toast, and am offended, despite my lack of a beard." | |
| DavidW says, "I want to google Ompompwhatever to find out if that's an actual place or not." | ||
| DavidW says, "Maybe in Australia." | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "read diary" | ||
Floyd ] Milkweed (Caleb Wilson) Turns: 174 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ DIARY Floyd | Floyd | You read a few passages from the middle of the diary: Floyd | Floyd | "It has finally happened! They extended an offer, and this morning, I Floyd | accepted. I am looking forward to the fulfillment of my duties, Floyd | particularly the travel necessitated by my new position. I wish I Floyd | could persuade Freddy to come with me on at least one trip, but he's Floyd | terrified of the ocean. I shall leave him to the calm waters of Floyd | Vermont, with the promise to bring back a 'priceless antique' from Floyd | each city I visit." Floyd | Floyd | "Received word of Freddy's accident." Floyd | Floyd | "Finished Prague. Turin, too. Magdeburg will wait until spring." Floyd | Floyd | You skim back and forth, gathering that during the 1920s and 30s Floyd | Phyllis Cragne was often away from home on extended work trips. It was Floyd | while she was on one such trip to London that Frederick Morgan was Floyd | killed in a canoeing accident. Afterwards, and on through the 1950s, Floyd | she spent even more time abroad, working tirelessly for the Court. Floyd | Floyd | There's still a small amount of the diary left; you could read more if Floyd | you wanted to. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "poor Freddy" | |
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "read diary" | ||
Floyd ] Milkweed (Caleb Wilson) Turns: 175 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ DIARY Floyd | Floyd | You read a few passages from near the end of the diary: Floyd | Floyd | "Bristletail greatly prefers the climate of Barcelona to that of Floyd | Stockholm. I haven't informed her yet that next we must visit a ruined Floyd | Norse colony in Greenland, where, it is rumored, the colonists Floyd | briefly, and in desperation, worshipped Vaadignephod before all Floyd | succumbing to the Black Death." Floyd | Floyd | "Bristletail shows an increasingly superb comprehension of Ancient Floyd | Akkadian. Twice she has caught an error in my translations, saving me Floyd | from not insignificant embarrassment." Floyd | Floyd | "Bristletail has grown stubborn in her old age, refusing to Floyd | communicate with feral insects. She claims the act to be beneath her Floyd | dignity. Still, I have never known a more capable archive assistant." Floyd | Floyd | You skim the text, reading of Phyllis Cragne's research. Throughout Floyd | the 1960s she wrote frequently of Bristletail, her cunning familiar, Floyd | which (who?) apparently took the form of an unusually large Floyd | silverfish. It seems likely that Phyllis died in the early 70s, which Floyd | correlates with Michael's early memories of Great Aunt Phyl. Floyd | Floyd | You've read the whole diary; you could read it again if you wanted to Floyd | remind yourself of something. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Who knows, he might be the lucky one." | |
| DavidW says, "I liked how Phyllis wrote to him after he died." | ||
| DavidW says, "She wanted to remember him always." | ||
| DavidW says, "This seemed to be a nice way to keep him in her life." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Silverfish familiar." | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "l" | ||
Floyd ] Milkweed (Caleb Wilson) Turns: 176 Floyd | > Floyd | > L Floyd | Floyd | Milkweed (Caleb Wilson) (on the stone altar) Floyd | It is possible to feel claustrophobia out of doors. Sunlight fills the Floyd | sky but somehow doesn't reach you here. Steep banks of bramble rise to Floyd | the east and west, trapping you within a gloomy trough a dozen yards Floyd | wide. A poorly-surfaced road leads north and south along the trough's Floyd | nadir. Just west of it, camouflaged with rust, is the train track. Floyd | Floyd | A tremendous patch of milkweed, the stems abnormally thick and tall, Floyd | grows on the east side of the road beneath the thorn bank. Floyd | Floyd | (That earworm is still lodged in your head.) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "i" | ||
Floyd ] Milkweed (Caleb Wilson) Turns: 177 Floyd | > Floyd | > I Floyd | Floyd | You are carrying: Floyd | an imaginary basalt sphere Floyd | the diary of Phyllis Cragne Floyd | a postcard of Big Ben Floyd | a giant milkweed leaf (being worn as a mask) Floyd | The Modern Girl's Divination Handbook -- Volume Three Floyd | a pull-string doll Floyd | a glass jar containing an insect Floyd | a half-full styrofoam coffee cup Floyd | a familiar gold wristwatch Floyd | a brass winding key Floyd | Floyd | An earworm is lodged deeply in your head. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Milkweed (Caleb Wilson) Turns: 178 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The swirls in your cup form concentric circles. Lack of a symbolic Floyd | image means that you have accomplished everything you must in your Floyd | current environment and should move on to find new challenges in order Floyd | to grow as a person. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "ha" | |
| DavidW says, "I love that coffee cup." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Nice coffee." | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "get up" | ||
Floyd ] Milkweed (Caleb Wilson) Turns: 179 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET UP Floyd | Floyd | You get off the stone altar. Floyd | Floyd | Milkweed (Caleb Wilson) Floyd | It is possible to feel claustrophobia out of doors. Sunlight fills the Floyd | sky but somehow doesn't reach you here. Steep banks of bramble rise to Floyd | the east and west, trapping you within a gloomy trough a dozen yards Floyd | wide. A poorly-surfaced road leads north and south along the trough's Floyd | nadir. Just west of it, camouflaged with rust, is the train track. Floyd | Floyd | A tremendous patch of milkweed, the stems abnormally thick and tall, Floyd | grows on the east side of the road beneath the thorn bank. Floyd | Floyd | A green stone altar, once at the center of the shack, stands amidst Floyd | broken boards and milkweed. Floyd | Floyd | (That earworm is still lodged in your head.) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take earworm" | ||
Floyd ] Milkweed (Caleb Wilson) Turns: 180 Floyd | > Floyd | > TAKE EARWORM Floyd | Floyd | The earworm is seemingly resistant to all forms of interaction, and Floyd | simply acknowledging it gives it strength: Floyd | Floyd | He drinks a whiskey drink / he drinks a vodka drink / he drinks a Floyd | lager drink / he drinks a cider drink! Damn it, Chumbawamba is Floyd | still stuck in your head. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "You'll note that there" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "I'm impressed we read that diary face down on that altar." | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "sing" | ||
Floyd ] Milkweed (Caleb Wilson) Turns: 181 Floyd | > Floyd | > SING Floyd | Floyd | Your lips sing along, almost involuntarily, to the earworm in your Floyd | head: Floyd | Floyd | He sings the songs that remind him of the good times / he sings Floyd | the songs that remind him of the better times! Yes, Chumbawamba Floyd | is still stuck in your head. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "'s sometimes optional things to do in a room, though." | |
| DavidW says, "Like, I never figured out that basalt sphere." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "True." | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "don't cry for me, nextdoor neigh bor" | ||
Floyd ] Milkweed (Caleb Wilson) Turns: 181 Floyd | > Floyd | > DON'T CRY FOR ME, NEXTDOOR NEIGH BOR Floyd | Floyd | You seem to want to talk to someone, but I can't see whom. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "don't cry for me, nextdoor neighbor" | ||
Floyd ] Milkweed (Caleb Wilson) Turns: 181 Floyd | > Floyd | > DON'T CRY FOR ME, NEXTDOOR NEIGHBOR Floyd | Floyd | You seem to want to talk to someone, but I can't see whom. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "sing" | ||
Floyd ] Milkweed (Caleb Wilson) Turns: 182 Floyd | > Floyd | > SING Floyd | Floyd | Your lips sing along, almost involuntarily, to the earworm in your Floyd | head: Floyd | Floyd | Iä get knocked down / but iä get up again / you're never going to Floyd | keep mi-go down! Yes, Chumbawamba is still stuck in your head. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Ow." | |
| DavidW says, "oh my" | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "danny boy" | ||
Floyd ] Milkweed (Caleb Wilson) Turns: 182 Floyd | > Floyd | > DANNY BOY Floyd | Floyd | That verb doesn't work here, or, at least, not right now, but Floyd | it might work somewhere later. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "sing danny boy" | ||
Floyd ] Milkweed (Caleb Wilson) Turns: 182 Floyd | > Floyd | > SING DANNY BOY Floyd | Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to sing. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Oh, I just caught the mi-go ref" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Next song will summon Flutethulhu, I'm sure." | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "sing" | ||
Floyd ] Milkweed (Caleb Wilson) Turns: 183 Floyd | > Floyd | > SING Floyd | Floyd | Your lips sing along, almost involuntarily, to the earworm in your Floyd | head: Floyd | Floyd | He drinks a wgah drink / he drinks a ph'nglui drink / he drinks a Floyd | fhtagn drink / he drinks a cthulhu drink! Apparently Chumbawamba Floyd | is still stuck in your head. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "sing" | ||
Floyd ] Milkweed (Caleb Wilson) Turns: 184 Floyd | > Floyd | > SING Floyd | Floyd | Your lips sing along, almost involuntarily, to the earworm in your Floyd | head: Floyd | Floyd | He sings the songs that remind him of the r'lyeh times / he sings Floyd | the songs that remind him of the leng times! Well, Chumbawamba is Floyd | still stuck in your head. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "g" | ||
Floyd ] Milkweed (Caleb Wilson) Turns: 185 Floyd | > Floyd | > G Floyd | Floyd | Your lips sing along, almost involuntarily, to the earworm in your Floyd | head: Floyd | Floyd | Iä get knocked down / but iä get up again / you're never going Floyd | pha'zr keep mi-go down! Apparently Chumbawamba is still stuck in Floyd | your head. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "g" | ||
Floyd ] Milkweed (Caleb Wilson) Turns: 186 Floyd | > Floyd | > G Floyd | Floyd | Your lips sing along, almost involuntarily, to the earworm in your Floyd | head: Floyd | Floyd | He drinks a wazr'cb drink / he drinks a ph'nglui drink / he drinks Floyd | a fhtagn phleh / he drinks a cthulhu drink! Damn it, Chumbawamba Floyd | is still stuck in your head. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "g" | ||
Floyd ] Milkweed (Caleb Wilson) Turns: 187 Floyd | > Floyd | > G Floyd | Floyd | Your lips sing along, almost involuntarily, to the earworm in your Floyd | head: Floyd | Floyd | He sings the songs that phleh him of the r'lyeh times / he sings Floyd | the songs that pha'cb him of the leng times! Apparently Floyd | Chumbawamba is still stuck in your head. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Taleslinger is gonna go cry in the bathroom. Peace out, homies. | ||
| Taleslinger has disconnected. | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "g" | ||
Floyd ] Milkweed (Caleb Wilson) Turns: 188 Floyd | > Floyd | > G Floyd | Floyd | Your lips sing along, almost involuntarily, to the earworm in your Floyd | head: Floyd | Floyd | Iä get knocked down / but phleh get up again / you're hla going Floyd | pha'zr keep mi-go down! Well, Chumbawamba is still stuck in your Floyd | head. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline asks, "I'm guessing that this is just distraction?" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "I hope so." | ||
| DavidW asks, "I think it might lead to a slow death/transformation?" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Well, that's what I was kinda hoping." | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "g" | ||
Floyd ] Milkweed (Caleb Wilson) Turns: 189 Floyd | > Floyd | > G Floyd | Floyd | Your lips sing along, almost involuntarily, to the earworm in your Floyd | head: Floyd | Floyd | He drinks a wazr'cb drink / he wazr'zr a ph'nglui drink / mp'zo Floyd | drinks a fhtagn phleh / hla drinks a cthulhu drink! Well, Floyd | Chumbawamba is still stuck in your head. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I ignored the earworm so I honestly don't know." | |
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "g" | ||
Floyd ] Milkweed (Caleb Wilson) Turns: 190 Floyd | > Floyd | > G Floyd | Floyd | Your lips sing along, almost involuntarily, to the earworm in your Floyd | head: Floyd | Floyd | He sings the songs that phleh him of the r'lyeh nfah / hla sings Floyd | the songs that pha'cb him of gla'cb leng times! Well, Chumbawamba Floyd | is still stuck in your head. Floyd | Floyd | > | Kabo says, "only in real life" | |
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "g" | ||
Floyd ] Milkweed (Caleb Wilson) Turns: 191 Floyd | > Floyd | > G Floyd | Floyd | Your lips sing along, almost involuntarily, to the earworm in your Floyd | head: Floyd | Floyd | Iä nfah knocked down / but phleh get up again / gla'zr hla going Floyd | pha'zr keep gla'zo down! Yes, Chumbawamba is still stuck in your Floyd | head. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "g" | ||
Floyd ] Milkweed (Caleb Wilson) Turns: 192 Floyd | > Floyd | > G Floyd | Floyd | Your lips sing along, almost involuntarily, to the earworm in your Floyd | head: Floyd | Floyd | He drinks mglw wazr'cb drink / he wazr'zr a ph'nglui drink / mp'zo Floyd | drinks a nfah wga'cb / hla drinks a cthulhu drink! Yes, Floyd | Chumbawamba is still stuck in your head. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "g" | ||
Floyd ] Milkweed (Caleb Wilson) Turns: 193 Floyd | > Floyd | > G Floyd | Floyd | Your lips sing along, almost involuntarily, to the earworm in your Floyd | head: Floyd | Floyd | He sings the songs that phleh him of the mglw nfah / hla cto the Floyd | songs that pha'cb him of gla'cb leng times! Yes, Chumbawamba is Floyd | still stuck in your head. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "More and more of the verses are being Cthlulhu-ized." | |
| Jacqueline says, "Yeah" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Yeah" | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "g" | ||
Floyd ] Milkweed (Caleb Wilson) Turns: 194 Floyd | > Floyd | > G Floyd | Floyd | Your lips sing along, almost involuntarily, to the earworm in your Floyd | head: Floyd | Floyd | Iä nfah knocked down / wgah phleh get up again / gla'zr cto going Floyd | pha'zr keep gla'zo down! Damn it, Chumbawamba is still stuck in Floyd | your head. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "g" | ||
Floyd ] Milkweed (Caleb Wilson) Turns: 195 Floyd | > Floyd | > G Floyd | Floyd | Your lips sing along, almost involuntarily, to the earworm in your Floyd | head: Floyd | Floyd | He drinks mglw wazr'cb drink / wgah wazr'zr a ph'nglui drink / Floyd | mp'zo drinks a fgl wga'cb / hla cto a cthulhu drink! Damn it, Floyd | Chumbawamba is still stuck in your head. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Seems like it's stalled out, though" | |
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "g" | ||
Floyd ] Milkweed (Caleb Wilson) Turns: 196 Floyd | > Floyd | > G Floyd | Floyd | Your lips sing along, almost involuntarily, to the earworm in your Floyd | head: Floyd | Floyd | He sings the songs that phleh him fgl the mglw nfah / hla cto the Floyd | songs wgah pha'cb him of gla'cb leng times! Damn it, Chumbawamba Floyd | is still stuck in your head. Floyd | Floyd | > | vimes says, "mmm, a cthulhu drink" | |
| DavidW says, "It's not stalled. Just slow." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Flutethulhu may still come." | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "g" | ||
Floyd ] Milkweed (Caleb Wilson) Turns: 197 Floyd | > Floyd | > G Floyd | Floyd | Your lips sing along, almost involuntarily, to the earworm in your Floyd | head: Floyd | Floyd | Iä nfah gneh down / hwu phleh get up again / gla'zr cto going Floyd | pha'zr keep gla'zo down! Damn it, Chumbawamba is still stuck in Floyd | your head. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "g" | ||
Floyd ] Milkweed (Caleb Wilson) Turns: 198 Floyd | > Floyd | > G Floyd | Floyd | Your lips sing along, almost involuntarily, to the earworm in your Floyd | head: Floyd | Floyd | He zlee mglw hwu drink / wgah wazr'zr a ph'nglui drink / gneh Floyd | drinks a fgl wga'cb / hla cto a cthulhu drink! Well, Chumbawamba Floyd | is still stuck in your head. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "g" | ||
Floyd ] Milkweed (Caleb Wilson) Turns: 199 Floyd | > Floyd | > G Floyd | Floyd | Your lips sing along, almost involuntarily, to the earworm in your Floyd | head: Floyd | Floyd | He sings the songs that phleh him iä the mglw nfah / hla cto the Floyd | songs wgah gneh him of gla'cb leng times! Well, Chumbawamba is Floyd | still stuck in your head. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "g" | ||
Floyd ] Milkweed (Caleb Wilson) Turns: 200 Floyd | > Floyd | > G Floyd | Floyd | Your lips sing along, almost involuntarily, to the earworm in your Floyd | head: Floyd | Floyd | Iä nfah gneh down / hwu zlee get up iä / gla'zr fgl going pha'zr Floyd | keep gla'zo down! Yes, Chumbawamba is still stuck in your head. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "g" | ||
Floyd ] Milkweed (Caleb Wilson) Turns: 201 Floyd | > Floyd | > G Floyd | Floyd | Your lips sing along, almost involuntarily, to the earworm in your Floyd | head: Floyd | Floyd | Fgl zlee mglw hwu drink / wgah wazr'zr a hla drink / gneh drinks a Floyd | fgl wga'cb / iä cto a cthulhu drink! Damn it, Chumbawamba is Floyd | still stuck in your head. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "g" | ||
Floyd ] Milkweed (Caleb Wilson) Turns: 202 Floyd | > Floyd | > G Floyd | Floyd | Your lips sing along, almost involuntarily, to the earworm in your Floyd | head: Floyd | Floyd | He sings the songs that phleh him iä the izh nfah / hla cto the Floyd | songs fgl gneh him of gla'cb leng times! Damn it, Chumbawamba is Floyd | still stuck in your head. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "g" | ||
Floyd ] Milkweed (Caleb Wilson) Turns: 203 Floyd | > Floyd | > G Floyd | Floyd | Your lips sing along, almost involuntarily, to the earworm in your Floyd | head: Floyd | Floyd | Iä izh gneh down / hwu zlee get izh iä / gla'zr fgl hla pha'zr Floyd | keep gla'zo down! Well, Chumbawamba is still stuck in your head. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "g" | ||
Floyd ] Milkweed (Caleb Wilson) Turns: 204 Floyd | > Floyd | > G Floyd | Floyd | Your lips sing along, almost involuntarily, to the earworm in your Floyd | head: Floyd | Floyd | Fgl izh mglw hwu drink / wgah wazr'zr izh hla drink / gneh drinks Floyd | a fgl nyar / iä cto a cthulhu drink! Damn it, Chumbawamba is Floyd | still stuck in your head. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "d" | ||
Floyd ] Milkweed (Caleb Wilson) Turns: 205 Floyd | > Floyd | > D Floyd | Floyd | You can't go that way. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline asks, "..KO?" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "I'm good with moving on, if that's the question" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "yes" | ||
| Knight_Otu asks, "Or should I take the wheel again?" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "I shall step back and cease my singing." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Both" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "l" | ||
Floyd ] Milkweed (Caleb Wilson) Turns: 206 Floyd | > Floyd | > L Floyd | Floyd | Milkweed (Caleb Wilson) Floyd | It is possible to feel claustrophobia out of doors. Sunlight fills the Floyd | sky but somehow doesn't reach you here. Steep banks of bramble rise to Floyd | the east and west, trapping you within a gloomy trough a dozen yards Floyd | wide. A poorly-surfaced road leads north and south along the trough's Floyd | nadir. Just west of it, camouflaged with rust, is the train track. Floyd | Floyd | A tremendous patch of milkweed, the stems abnormally thick and tall, Floyd | grows on the east side of the road beneath the thorn bank. Floyd | Floyd | A green stone altar, once at the center of the shack, stands amidst Floyd | broken boards and milkweed. Floyd | Floyd | (That earworm is still lodged in your head.) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x track" | ||
Floyd ] Milkweed (Caleb Wilson) Turns: 207 Floyd | > Floyd | > X TRACK Floyd | Floyd | The tracks run north and south beneath mats of dead grass and bramble, Floyd | bringing to mind an impossible serpent banded with the black of the Floyd | resinous ties. Are the tracks in use? Could a train actually traverse Floyd | them? Who knows. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Milkweed (Caleb Wilson) Turns: 208 Floyd | > Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | You're too tired for bushwhacking; better stick to the road, which Floyd | runs north and south. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Good to know." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Church Exterior (Andy Holloway) Turns: 209 Floyd | > Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | The imaginary basalt sphere vanishes with a sound like a popping soap Floyd | bubble. Floyd | Floyd | Church Exterior (Andy Holloway) Floyd | The gravel road curves here past the doors of an old stone church, Floyd | which squats defeatedly amid a few straggly trees. Behind it, to the Floyd | northeast, you can see the first few stones of a modest graveyard. To Floyd | the east the road narrows to cross a small bridge into the village Floyd | proper; to the north, it crests the hill toward the train station. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Uh oh church." | |
| Knight_Otu exclaims, "Our basalt sphere!" | ||
| DavidW says, "The sphere is back on the shelf." | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "i" | ||
Floyd ] Church Exterior (Andy Holloway) Turns: 210 Floyd | > Floyd | > I Floyd | Floyd | You are carrying: Floyd | the diary of Phyllis Cragne Floyd | a postcard of Big Ben Floyd | a giant milkweed leaf (being worn as a mask) Floyd | The Modern Girl's Divination Handbook -- Volume Three Floyd | a pull-string doll Floyd | a glass jar containing an insect Floyd | a half-full styrofoam coffee cup Floyd | a familiar gold wristwatch Floyd | a brass winding key Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Guest1 arrives, full of fun and funk. | DavidW says, "I don't know what's up with the sphere." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "I suspected as much." | ||
| DavidW says, "I haven't solved the sphere." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x church" | ||
Floyd ] Church Exterior (Andy Holloway) Turns: 211 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CHURCH Floyd | Floyd | An elderly and dispirited structure made of close-set stone blocks, Floyd | long and rectangular, with an arched roof and a few scattered and Floyd | muted stained glass windows. A couple of low stairs lead up to a Floyd | double door at the front, facing the road, which is set in a square Floyd | tower that juts slightly forward from and rises slightly above the Floyd | rest of the structure, culminating in what you presume is a belfry Floyd | (though you can't make out any bells). Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x door" | ||
Floyd ] Church Exterior (Andy Holloway) Turns: 212 Floyd | > Floyd | > X DOOR Floyd | Floyd | The double door is heavy wood set in an arch in the stone, weathered Floyd | but still sturdy enough. A small keyhole is visible beneath the modest Floyd | black metal handle on the right-hand door. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "read postcard" | ||
Floyd ] Church Exterior (Andy Holloway) Turns: 213 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ POSTCARD Floyd | Floyd | "18th of June, 1923 Floyd | Floyd | Dear Freddy, Floyd | Floyd | You'll never guess where I am: Paris! Ha ha. Floyd | Floyd | Today I broke into the mausoleum of a notorious baronet and pocketed Floyd | an amulet interred, in 1627, next to his heart. Tomorrow I must Floyd | liberate an unspeakably ancient mammoth-bone idol, purported to Floyd | portray a coeval of Vaadignephod, from the prison in which it Floyd | languishes (the British Museum). Floyd | Floyd | Such excitements make up my life now. If only you were allowed to know Floyd | about such things, I would tell you that I am now a member of the Floyd | Variegated Court, and that I have been granted the position of Cesious Floyd | Alderman in this 'august order'. Floyd | Floyd | How I wish I could actually mail you this postcard, and that Floyd | afterwards we could laugh together over such a stuffy phrase. Floyd | Floyd | Much Love, Floyd | Phyl" Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x keyhole" | ||
Floyd ] Church Exterior (Andy Holloway) Turns: 214 Floyd | > Floyd | > X KEYHOLE Floyd | Floyd | The keyhole in the door to the church is a narrow, intricate gash in Floyd | the metal below the handle. You kneel down to peer through it; it's Floyd | too attenuated to make out any details, but you see through the door Floyd | somewhere a distant, dazzling point of light. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "No key in this keyhole it seems." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Church Exterior (Andy Holloway) Turns: 215 Floyd | > Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | You can't go that way. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Church Exterior (Andy Holloway) Turns: 216 Floyd | > Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | You can't go that way. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "l" | ||
Floyd ] Church Exterior (Andy Holloway) Turns: 217 Floyd | > Floyd | > L Floyd | Floyd | Church Exterior (Andy Holloway) Floyd | The gravel road curves here past the doors of an old stone church, Floyd | which squats defeatedly amid a few straggly trees. Behind it, to the Floyd | northeast, you can see the first few stones of a modest graveyard. To Floyd | the east the road narrows to cross a small bridge into the village Floyd | proper; to the north, it crests the hill toward the train station. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "in" | ||
Floyd ] Church Exterior (Andy Holloway) Turns: 218 Floyd | > Floyd | > IN Floyd | Floyd | (first opening the church doors) Floyd | It seems to be locked. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "That's where the doors are, good." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "The geography confused me a bit here." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x graveyard" | ||
Floyd ] Church Exterior (Andy Holloway) Turns: 218 Floyd | > Floyd | > X GRAVEYARD Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x village" | ||
Floyd ] Church Exterior (Andy Holloway) Turns: 219 Floyd | > Floyd | > X VILLAGE Floyd | Floyd | At once dreary and picturesque, the houses and shops of the village of Floyd | Backwater huddle together against the remote and clouded sky. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x bridge" | ||
Floyd ] Church Exterior (Andy Holloway) Turns: 220 Floyd | > Floyd | > X BRIDGE Floyd | Floyd | The concrete bridge is narrower than the road on either side; a single Floyd | vehicle might cross it, but not two abreast. A thin metal railing at Floyd | about your waist height discourages those crossing from hurling Floyd | themselves into the rocky waterway below. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x railing" | ||
Floyd ] Church Exterior (Andy Holloway) Turns: 221 Floyd | > Floyd | > X RAILING Floyd | Floyd | The concrete bridge is narrower than the road on either side; a single Floyd | vehicle might cross it, but not two abreast. A thin metal railing at Floyd | about your waist height discourages those crossing from hurling Floyd | themselves into the rocky waterway below. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "At least there's no woman here stopping us." | |
| Guest1 goes home. | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x station" | ||
Floyd ] Church Exterior (Andy Holloway) Turns: 222 Floyd | > Floyd | > X STATION Floyd | Floyd | The land rises to the north of you, obscuring the tracks and station Floyd | beyond, although you can still hear the occasional train. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu asks, "Graveyard or village first?" | |
| Jacqueline says, "Either" | ||
| dhakajack arrives, ready to play with the toys. | Jacqueline says, "I can play for another hour or so today." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "SAVE" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "cf4" | ||
Floyd | > Floyd | > SAVE Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write: Floyd ] Church Exterior (Andy Holloway) Turns: 222 Floyd | > SAVEOk. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Fits with my timeline." | |
| Jacqueline says, "Aloha, Jack." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ne" | ||
Floyd ] The Churchyard (David Jose) Turns: 223 Floyd | > Floyd | > NE Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | The Churchyard (David Jose) Floyd | A neglected and long forgotten cemetery stretches out below you, Floyd | surrounded by a rusted wrought iron fence. Lopsided gravemarkers, Floyd | slowly succumbing to the elements, topple downhill like a congregation Floyd | bent low in prayer. At the very center of the graveyard, set into a Floyd | low valley, a squat, stone mausoleum crouches menacingly. Floyd | Floyd | To the southwest a dilapidated, stave church rises up obscenely Floyd | against the night sky. Floyd | Floyd | A dark pine forest crowds against the wrought iron fence to the Floyd | northeast. You might be able to forge a path between its trees. Floyd | Floyd | A discarded flashlight sits amidst the weeds behind an overturned Floyd | gravestone. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Oh dear. A mausoleum." | |
| Knight_Otu exclaims, "And a flashlight!" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Yup" | ||
| dhakajack says, "hi all... just reloading if mud etiquette into my brain" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "I doubt we'll need the flaslight, though." | ||
| Jacqueline is, of course, kidding. | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get flashlight" | ||
Floyd ] The Churchyard (David Jose) Turns: 224 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET FLASHLIGHT Floyd | Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x it" | ||
Floyd ] The Churchyard (David Jose) Turns: 225 Floyd | > Floyd | > X IT Floyd | Floyd | A small flashlight, with a rubber ring where it screws together to Floyd | keep the water out. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says (to Jack), "So far so good." | |
| Kabo says (to Floyd), "pull string" | ||
Floyd ] The Churchyard (David Jose) Turns: 226 Floyd | > Floyd | > PULL STRING Floyd | Floyd | The doll intones: "Shun the grave!" Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x grave" | ||
Floyd ] The Churchyard (David Jose) Turns: 227 Floyd | > Floyd | > X GRAVE Floyd | Floyd | Simple, rough hewn marble markers, overgrown with weeds and stained by Floyd | untold generations of blackened moss. The wind and weather have made Floyd | sure that you can't make out any names or dates on any of these Floyd | tombstones. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline exclaims (at Doll), "Then shun shunning!" | |
| Kabo says (to Floyd), "pull string" | ||
Floyd ] The Churchyard (David Jose) Turns: 228 Floyd | > Floyd | > PULL STRING Floyd | Floyd | The doll intones: "Flee the bell tower!" Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x church" | ||
Floyd ] The Churchyard (David Jose) Turns: 229 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CHURCH Floyd | Floyd | Stark and imposing, this church might have been a thing of beauty once Floyd | upon a time. Dark, nearly black timbers huddle together Floyd | conspiratorially, hiding beneath ranks of rain-slick slate rooves. Floyd | Telltale signs of some long ago fire can be seen along the tops of Floyd | several of the windows. Floyd | Floyd | High above, the light of a single candle burns in what you assume must Floyd | be the bell tower. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Loving this writing, David Jose." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x candle" | ||
Floyd ] The Churchyard (David Jose) Turns: 229 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CANDLE Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] The Churchyard (David Jose) Turns: 230 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The swirls in your cup form a blooming rose. Botanical images mean Floyd | that while there is much left to accomplish in the present situation, Floyd | your immediate environment sustains you, and you have everything that Floyd | you need. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x mausoleum" | ||
Floyd ] The Churchyard (David Jose) Turns: 231 Floyd | > Floyd | > X MAUSOLEUM Floyd | Floyd | Covered in moss and half buried in a litter of dead leaves, the Floyd | remaining letters above the door read "VERL C". Floyd | Floyd | Large, rough cut stone bricks make up the walls of the crypt, and a Floyd | series of steeply pitched slate rooves protect the mausoleum and its Floyd | internees from the fierce New England winters. Floyd | Floyd | A large oak door is set into wall beneath a peaked stone arch. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Oh nonono." | |
| Knight_Otu exclaims, "Not Verlac!" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Yes indeed." | ||
| DavidW says, "Actually, it's OVERLUCKY" | ||
| Jacqueline exclaims, "I remember the last time we visited a Verlac mausoleum together. It was fun!" | ||
| Guest1 arrives, full of fun and funk. | ||
| Guest1 says, "joinch #clubfloyd" | Jacqueline whispers to the guest. | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x door" | ||
Floyd ] The Churchyard (David Jose) Turns: 232 Floyd | > Floyd | > X DOOR Floyd | Floyd | A heavy oak door, nearly four feet across, and wrapped with iron Floyd | bands. This thing looks like it would be more at home repelling an Floyd | invasion in a medieval castle. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x bands" | ||
Floyd ] The Churchyard (David Jose) Turns: 232 Floyd | > Floyd | > X BANDS Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "open door" | ||
Floyd ] The Churchyard (David Jose) Turns: 233 Floyd | > Floyd | > OPEN DOOR Floyd | Floyd | You attempt to open the mausoleum door. The heavy door shifts Floyd | slightly, but does not open. You suspect you'll need more leverage. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "i" | ||
Floyd ] The Churchyard (David Jose) Turns: 234 Floyd | > Floyd | > I Floyd | Floyd | You are carrying: Floyd | a waterproof flashlight Floyd | aviator goggles (being worn) Floyd | the diary of Phyllis Cragne Floyd | a postcard of Big Ben Floyd | a giant milkweed leaf (being worn as a mask) Floyd | The Modern Girl's Divination Handbook -- Volume Three Floyd | a pull-string doll Floyd | a glass jar containing an insect Floyd | a half-full styrofoam coffee cup Floyd | a familiar gold wristwatch Floyd | a brass winding key Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Was about to do that." | |
| DavidW says, "sorry" | ||
| Jacqueline asks, "Wait. Aviator goggles? When was that?" | ||
| DavidW says, "Never" | ||
| Knight_Otu asks, "Uh... huh?" | ||
| DavidW says, "You have aviator goggles in this location." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Oh." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Okay." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Sure." | ||
| DavidW says, "I have no idea why." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x goggles" | ||
Floyd ] The Churchyard (David Jose) Turns: 235 Floyd | > Floyd | > X GOGGLES Floyd | Floyd | A pair of tinted, leather wrapped aviator goggles. A thin scratch mars Floyd | the left lens. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x scratch" | ||
Floyd ] The Churchyard (David Jose) Turns: 235 Floyd | > Floyd | > X SCRATCH Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Weird." | |
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "fly" | ||
Floyd ] The Churchyard (David Jose) Turns: 235 Floyd | > Floyd | > FLY Floyd | Floyd | That verb doesn't work here, or, at least, not right now, but Floyd | it might work somewhere later. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "xyzzy" | ||
Floyd ] The Churchyard (David Jose) Turns: 235 Floyd | > Floyd | > XYZZY Floyd | Floyd | That verb doesn't work here, or, at least, not right now, but Floyd | it might work somewhere later. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "aviate" | ||
Floyd ] The Churchyard (David Jose) Turns: 235 Floyd | > Floyd | > AVIATE Floyd | Floyd | That verb doesn't work here, or, at least, not right now, but Floyd | it might work somewhere later. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x me" | ||
Floyd ] The Churchyard (David Jose) Turns: 236 Floyd | > Floyd | > X ME Floyd | Floyd | Mud (and god only knows what else) spatter your legs and black leather Floyd | riding boots. You idly brush a bit of bone from your sleeve and Floyd | adjust your aviator goggles. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "This isn't the only time new items arrive in inventory without warning." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x boots" | ||
Floyd ] The Churchyard (David Jose) Turns: 236 Floyd | > Floyd | > X BOOTS Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | lpsmith says, "Everyone was encouraged to personalize the response to 'x me'. Some people decided to supplement that with items you were carrying in that room." | |
| Jacqueline says, "It's a good reminder that we should X" | ||
| DavidW says (to lpsmith), "aha" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "It's a good reminder that we should X ME and XYZZY in every room" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Interesting." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "l" | ||
Floyd ] The Churchyard (David Jose) Turns: 237 Floyd | > Floyd | > L Floyd | Floyd | The Churchyard (David Jose) Floyd | A neglected and long forgotten cemetery stretches out below you, Floyd | surrounded by a rusted wrought iron fence. Lopsided gravemarkers, Floyd | slowly succumbing to the elements, topple downhill like a congregation Floyd | bent low in prayer. At the very center of the graveyard, set into a Floyd | low valley, a squat, stone mausoleum crouches menacingly. Floyd | Floyd | To the southwest a dilapidated, stave church rises up obscenely Floyd | against the night sky. Floyd | Floyd | A dark pine forest crowds against the wrought iron fence to the Floyd | northeast. You might be able to forge a path between its trees. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "That explains why X ME is different in each room." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x forest" | ||
Floyd ] The Churchyard (David Jose) Turns: 238 Floyd | > Floyd | > X FOREST Floyd | Floyd | Tall pines stand along the northeast edge of the cemetery, like Floyd | too-eager mourners gathering before a funeral. Floyd | Floyd | > | lpsmith says, "In playing the game, I *never* remember to 'x me' ;-)" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x fence" | ||
Floyd ] The Churchyard (David Jose) Turns: 239 Floyd | > Floyd | > X FENCE Floyd | Floyd | A pitted wrought iron fence surrounds the graveyard. Floyd | Floyd | The fence seems fairly sturdy, but one of the cast iron spires seems Floyd | to have been knocked loose from the top rail and is leaning askew. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline asks, "Who is David Jose?" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get spire" | ||
Floyd ] The Churchyard (David Jose) Turns: 240 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET SPIRE Floyd | Floyd | You grab hold of the loose rod and wrench it free from the fence. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "NICE" | |
| Jacqueline says, "Leverage that door." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "We were hoping for something like that in Anchorhead." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Cragne Manor finally delivers." | ||
| DavidW says, "A few years late, but yes." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Do iiiiiiit" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "lever door with rod" | ||
Floyd ] The Churchyard (David Jose) Turns: 240 Floyd | > Floyd | > LEVER DOOR WITH ROD Floyd | Floyd | That verb doesn't work here, or, at least, not right now, but Floyd | it might work somewhere later. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline asks, "Pry?" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "pry door with rod" | ||
Floyd ] The Churchyard (David Jose) Turns: 241 Floyd | > Floyd | > PRY DOOR WITH ROD Floyd | Floyd | You work the iron spire into the narrow gap between the door and the Floyd | stone jamb and attempt to pry it open. After several minutes of Floyd | effort, you're able to slowly work the door open far enough for you to Floyd | be able to squeeze through. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "Or just Open with" | |
| lpsmith says, "According to [LINK], in addition to Cragne Manor, he co-wrote 'Rainbow Warriors' in 1989." | ||
| baf says, "I don't think I've seen the word 'spire' used this way before. To me, a spire is a tower." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Long time between games." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to baf), "Yeah, me too." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x rod" | ||
Floyd ] The Churchyard (David Jose) Turns: 242 Floyd | > Floyd | > X ROD Floyd | Floyd | A four foot long piece of the wrought iron fence that surrounds the Floyd | cemetery. It's tipped with a wicked looking, spear-shaped finial. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I assume he meant spear." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "So a typo, possibly." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "in" | ||
Floyd ] Mausoleum (Gary Butterfield) Turns: 243 | Jacqueline says, "Well, his writing is lovely." | |
Floyd | > Floyd | > IN Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Mausoleum (Gary Butterfield) Floyd | Immediately upon entering, you feel hot. This is a square chamber, Floyd | made of stone. Dust is suspended in the air, clearly visible in the Floyd | bright purple light eminating from the center of the room. The dust Floyd | does not seem to fall. There is a plinth in the center of the room Floyd | with a tome on it. Each corner has a full length mirror. Floyd | Floyd | On the plinth is a shabby journal. Floyd | Floyd | A faint chill comes over you. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x me" | ||
Floyd ] Mausoleum (Gary Butterfield) Turns: 244 Floyd | > Floyd | > X ME Floyd | Floyd | Looks like everything is in place, more or less. Floyd | Floyd | > | baf says, "Or spike, or spine. Or this is just a perfectly valid use of 'spire' that I'm unfamiliar with." | |
| DavidW says, "I dunno for sure." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "xyzzy" | ||
Floyd ] Mausoleum (Gary Butterfield) Turns: 244 Floyd | > Floyd | > XYZZY Floyd | Floyd | That verb doesn't work here, or, at least, not right now, but Floyd | it might work somewhere later. Floyd | Floyd | > | Roger says, "Got them hot chills" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "i" | ||
Floyd ] Mausoleum (Gary Butterfield) Turns: 245 Floyd | > Floyd | > I Floyd | Floyd | You are carrying: Floyd | a faint chill (haunting you) Floyd | a cast iron spire Floyd | a waterproof flashlight Floyd | the diary of Phyllis Cragne Floyd | a postcard of Big Ben Floyd | a giant milkweed leaf (being worn as a mask) Floyd | The Modern Girl's Divination Handbook -- Volume Three Floyd | a pull-string doll Floyd | a glass jar containing an insect Floyd | a half-full styrofoam coffee cup Floyd | a familiar gold wristwatch Floyd | a brass winding key Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x chill" | ||
Floyd ] Mausoleum (Gary Butterfield) Turns: 246 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CHILL Floyd | Floyd | A chill emanates from behind you, fading as you turn. Floyd | Floyd | > | * Jacqueline has added GrouchoMerckx to the channel. | |
| Jacqueline exclaims, "ALOHA, JAMES!" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "To speak on the channel type #clubfloyd hello" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "After that, just ;helloagain" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x journal" | ||
Floyd ] Mausoleum (Gary Butterfield) Turns: 247 Floyd | > Floyd | > X JOURNAL Floyd | Floyd | A shabby looking leather volume with uneven pages. The letters "LVPB" Floyd | have been burned onto the spine, under the insignia for The Backwater Floyd | Public Library, which features two back to back crescent moons joined Floyd | by a downward looking eye. Floyd | Floyd | This appears to be what's known as a commonplace book. It's a place Floyd | for a writer to jot down ideas and fragments. There's really no order Floyd | to it, but you could flip through it, if you wish. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Also, type TOYSHOP to come to the room where the game is being played." | |
| Kabo says (to GrouchoMerckx), "wotcher" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get it" | ||
Floyd ] Mausoleum (Gary Butterfield) Turns: 248 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET IT Floyd | Floyd | You hear a voice that says "Do you remember the first time you stole Floyd | something? Do you remember when you first realized that adults lie all Floyd | the time? How did that feel?" You close your eyes and shake your head, Floyd | clearing it. When you open them, you find yourself at the entrance of Floyd | the mausoleum. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "ack" | |
| DavidW says, "oh, I forgot about this part." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Creeeeee-peeeeeeee" | ||
| Knight_Otu asks, "What, we don't get to take it?" | ||
| GrouchoMerckx arrives, full of fun, but no funk. | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read journal" | ||
Floyd ] Mausoleum (Gary Butterfield) Turns: 249 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ JOURNAL Floyd | Floyd | You'll have to take it off the plinth first. Floyd | Floyd | The chill behind you intensifies, and you feel like you're being Floyd | watched. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "turn around" | ||
Floyd ] Mausoleum (Gary Butterfield) Turns: 249 Floyd | > Floyd | > TURN AROUND Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline asks, "I'm guessing we can't remove it from the mausoleum?" | |
| Jacqueline asks, "But can read it in the mausoleum?" | ||
| GrouchoMerckx says, "hello" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x plinth" | ||
Floyd ] Mausoleum (Gary Butterfield) Turns: 250 Floyd | > Floyd | > X PLINTH Floyd | Floyd | Unlike the rest of the room, the plinth is starkly industrial. It is Floyd | made of rusted iron, with rusty streaks moving downward towards the Floyd | ground, as if water had poured from the top at one point. There is a Floyd | tome on top. Floyd | Floyd | On the plinth is a shabby journal. Floyd | Floyd | > | baf says, "Sure, I remember the first time I stole something! It was in the train station bathroom. I took someone's valuable insect in a jar that they had locked away." | |
| Jacqueline says (to baf), "heehee" | ||
| Jacqueline exclaims, "True!" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x tome" | ||
Floyd ] Mausoleum (Gary Butterfield) Turns: 251 Floyd | > Floyd | > X TOME Floyd | Floyd | A shabby looking leather volume with uneven pages. The letters "LVPB" Floyd | have been burned onto the spine, under the insignia for The Backwater Floyd | Public Library, which features two back to back crescent moons joined Floyd | by a downward looking eye. Floyd | Floyd | This appears to be what's known as a commonplace book. It's a place Floyd | for a writer to jot down ideas and fragments. There's really no order Floyd | to it, but you could flip through it, if you wish. Floyd | Floyd | Frost lines the edges of the library insignia. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline asks, "frost, huh?" | |
| lpsmith says (to baf), "If we take Jenni's backstory as canon, the first time we stole something was a fairly long time ago." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x insignia" | ||
Floyd ] Mausoleum (Gary Butterfield) Turns: 251 Floyd | > Floyd | > X INSIGNIA Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says (to James), "I did not realize that you also contributed to this! Coolio." | |
| Knight_Otu asks, "Peter's heart?" | ||
| Kabo says (to Groucho), "when I wandered into your room I got a very 'wait, *our* James Eagle?' moment" | ||
| lpsmith says, "A lot of items in CM you have to refer to by their full description, to better deal with name collisions." | ||
| lpsmith says, "(like the insigia)" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x mirrors" | ||
Floyd ] Mausoleum (Gary Butterfield) Turns: 251 Floyd | > Floyd | > X MIRRORS Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Ah." | |
| * jsnlv has joined the channel. | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x library insignia" | ||
Floyd ] Mausoleum (Gary Butterfield) Turns: 251 Floyd | > Floyd | > X LIBRARY INSIGNIA Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | lpsmith says, "er." | |
| lpsmith says, "I thought that worked! But OK ;-)" | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "read journal" | ||
Floyd ] Mausoleum (Gary Butterfield) Turns: 252 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ JOURNAL Floyd | Floyd | You'll have to take it off the plinth first. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| jsnlv arrives, full of funk, but no fun. | lpsmith says, "Maybe it's because you're not holding it." | |
| DavidW says, "There's still some name collisions in the game. Like, I had to hide the wristwatch to read a different inscription elsewhere." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Maybe you're thinking of something else." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x mirror" | ||
Floyd ] Mausoleum (Gary Butterfield) Turns: 252 Floyd | > Floyd | > X MIRROR Floyd | Floyd | Which do you mean, the northward mirror, the eastward mirror, the Floyd | southward mirror or the westward mirror? Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline asks, "So, um, if we take it we get booted, though, right?" | |
| Jacqueline says, "Oh dear." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x northward mirror" | ||
Floyd ] Mausoleum (Gary Butterfield) Turns: 253 Floyd | > Floyd | > X NORTHWARD MIRROR Floyd | Floyd | The mirror is positioned in the northern corner of the room. It has an Floyd | oaken frame and a small bas relief of a human figure in the stone Floyd | above. When you examine your reflection, you find that it reflects Floyd | only you, not the room that surrounds you. You stare at yourself, Floyd | staring at yourself, floating in a purple void. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| GrouchoMerckx says (to kabo), "Yep, saw Jacq tweet about it and thought soddit why not" | DavidW says, "Or I was carrying dust and wanted to examine the room's dust." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x dust" | ||
Floyd ] Mausoleum (Gary Butterfield) Turns: 254 Floyd | > Floyd | > X DUST Floyd | Floyd | The dust is piled up under each stack of tombs. It looks finely Floyd | ground. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says (to James), "To talk on the channel, preface with a ;" | |
| Jacqueline exclaims, "So glad you're here!" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x westward mirror" | ||
Floyd ] Mausoleum (Gary Butterfield) Turns: 255 Floyd | > Floyd | > X WESTWARD MIRROR Floyd | Floyd | The mirror is in the western corner of the room, but it has been Floyd | destroyed, though oddly enough, not broken. It looks as if it were Floyd | melted. There is a bas relief of a writing quill in the stone above. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks (of GrouchoMerckx), "Greetings from Canada, eh?" | |
| GrouchoMerckx says (to kabo), "Made no attempt to put any puzzles in and still created a coding mess for someone else to clean up. Oh Well" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x eastward" | ||
Floyd ] Mausoleum (Gary Butterfield) Turns: 256 Floyd | > Floyd | > X EASTWARD Floyd | Floyd | The mirror is positioned in the eastern corner of the room. It has an Floyd | pine frame and a small bas relief of a spider in the stone above. When Floyd | you examine your reflection, you jump backwards away from it. The Floyd | mirror does not seem to reflect you, but instead it shows you as if a Floyd | giant had crumbled you up like a piece of paper. Your neck is folded Floyd | so that your ear is resting on your collarbone. Your arms are bent, Floyd | and twisted. Bones break through the skin, and spurs jut to the Floyd | surface. At first you do not think it is actually you, but it clearly Floyd | is. The creature in the mirror has the same terror in its eyes that Floyd | you do. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "We will play about another hour, then continue next week at 2 Eastern, 7uk" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x southward" | ||
Floyd ] Mausoleum (Gary Butterfield) Turns: 257 Floyd | > Floyd | > X SOUTHWARD Floyd | Floyd | The mirror is positioned in the southern corner of the room. It has a Floyd | brass frame and there is a bas relief of a small humanoid in the stone Floyd | above. You see a small version of yourself, though it is not exactly Floyd | the same. Its posture is more confident, defiant even. When you look Floyd | at its eyes, you see that its eyes do not match yours and it instead Floyd | watches your hands carefully. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline asks (of James), "Have you played this whole thing yet?" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "break southward" | ||
Floyd ] Mausoleum (Gary Butterfield) Turns: 258 Floyd | > Floyd | > BREAK SOUTHWARD Floyd | Floyd | Violence isn't the answer to this one. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu exclaims, "But, but!" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Mausoleum (Gary Butterfield) Turns: 259 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The clouds in your cup form a perfect fern, just like in a fancy Floyd | latte. Botanical images mean that while there is much left to Floyd | accomplish in the present situation, your immediate environment Floyd | sustains you, and you have everything that you need. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "i" | ||
Floyd ] Mausoleum (Gary Butterfield) Turns: 260 Floyd | > Floyd | > I Floyd | Floyd | You are carrying: Floyd | a faint chill (haunting you) Floyd | a cast iron spire Floyd | a waterproof flashlight Floyd | the diary of Phyllis Cragne Floyd | a postcard of Big Ben Floyd | a giant milkweed leaf (being worn as a mask) Floyd | The Modern Girl's Divination Handbook -- Volume Three Floyd | a pull-string doll Floyd | a glass jar containing an insect Floyd | a half-full styrofoam coffee cup Floyd | a familiar gold wristwatch Floyd | a brass winding key Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put handbook on plinth" | ||
Floyd ] Mausoleum (Gary Butterfield) Turns: 261 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT HANDBOOK ON PLINTH Floyd | Floyd | You put The Modern Girl's Divination Handbook -- Volume Three on the Floyd | plinth. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "hahaha - a faint chill" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get journal" | ||
Floyd ] Mausoleum (Gary Butterfield) Turns: 262 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET JOURNAL Floyd | Floyd | The voice returns, "It is interesting to me that you think I belong Floyd | to you. We both contain worlds, universes, multitudes. Possibility. Floyd | And you would possess me." A bright flash of light and you find Floyd | yourself at the entrance of the mausoleum. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Cool idea, though, KO" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Yeah, I saw that earlier." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "It could have worked, but alas." | ||
| DavidW says, "Leave a book, take a book, eh? Nice try, yes." | ||
| Roger asks, "can we just consult it without being all grabby about it?" | ||
| lpsmith says, "Indiana Jones: cragne style" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Oh, and apropos of earlier, baf..." | ||
| Jacqueline | a tapering conical or pyramidal structure on the top of a building, typically a church tower. | ||
| Jacqueline | synonyms:steeple, flèche | ||
| Jacqueline | "the spire of a nearby church" | ||
| Jacqueline | the continuation of a tree trunk above the point where branching begins, especially in a tree of a tapering form. | ||
| Jacqueline | a long tapering object. | ||
| DavidW says, "So not a typo." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read journal" | ||
Floyd ] Mausoleum (Gary Butterfield) Turns: 263 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ JOURNAL Floyd | Floyd | You'll have to take it off the plinth first. Floyd | Floyd | > | dhakajack says, "throw me the paperback, I throw you the folio." | |
| Jacqueline says, "Sorry, that was the dictionary definition of spire." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get handbook" | ||
Floyd ] Mausoleum (Gary Butterfield) Turns: 264 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET HANDBOOK Floyd | Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get journal" | ||
Floyd ] Mausoleum (Gary Butterfield) Turns: 265 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET JOURNAL Floyd | Floyd | The voice is louder. "Your name is written on water. Everything Floyd | around you, everything in this place will be here long after you're Floyd | dead and no one remembers you. Be gone." Again, you find yourself at Floyd | the entrance of the mausoleum. This time, though you don't remember Floyd | falling, you are on one knee. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "This is supremely creepyawesome" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Huh. Maybe we shouldn't be so persistent" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "SAVE" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "cf5" | ||
Floyd | > Floyd | > SAVE Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write: Floyd ] Mausoleum (Gary Butterfield) Turns: 265 Floyd | > SAVEOk. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "Maybe you should be." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get journal" | ||
Floyd ] Mausoleum (Gary Butterfield) Turns: 266 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET JOURNAL Floyd | Floyd | The voice is exasperated. "What if you don't like what's at the end Floyd | of all of this? Think about the time you're wasting here. All of this Floyd | effort, all of this reading and for what? Do you not Floyd | realize that some day you will die? How many entire days have you Floyd | lived and complete forgotten? More than you can count, I wager." Your Floyd | vision goes black and you feel yourself slammed against the door of Floyd | the mausoleum, banging your head. Your rub the back of your hair and Floyd | feel wet. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "I wasn't about to just give up." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get journal" | ||
Floyd ] Mausoleum (Gary Butterfield) Turns: 267 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET JOURNAL Floyd | Floyd | The voice is whispering. "Do you know what I have forgotten? Nothing. Floyd | Every moment of my life is valuable and preserved. Every finger that Floyd | has ever turned one of my pages, every set of eyes that has read me, I Floyd | remember them all. I'm something that all of your kind wishes to be- Floyd | permanent. How much time do you have to waste on this silly game? Floyd | Here, let me make the decision easy for you." You hear a high pitched Floyd | whining and... Floyd | You are back at the train station. You look around. Everything seems Floyd | to be reset. You sigh, and painstakingly begin the process of Floyd | dutifully repeating all of the actions that brought you to the Floyd | mausoleum. Hours later, exhausted, you pry the door open and re-enter Floyd | the tomb. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I forgot just how much this journal fights you." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Hah." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "hahaha" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "I love how it did it all for us." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get journal" | ||
Floyd ] Mausoleum (Gary Butterfield) Turns: 268 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET JOURNAL Floyd | Floyd | The voice screams. "What is wrong with you? Examine yourself. I'll Floyd | give you time." The whining sound is much louder and more intense now, Floyd | and is accompanied by the smell of ozone. When you open your eyes... Floyd | You see a man in a mask pulling you out of somewhere safe and warm. Floyd | You're surrounded by strangers and people you love. Floyd | ... Floyd | You open your mouth to scream and Floyd | WAAAHHHHHHHH. A...baby? This can't be real. You start pumping your Floyd | fists in anger, trying to shake it off. Suddenly, the man with the Floyd | mask reels back his gloved hand and Floyd | SMACK Floyd | You are on the floor of the mausoleum. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x me" | ||
Floyd ] Mausoleum (Gary Butterfield) Turns: 269 Floyd | > Floyd | > X ME Floyd | Floyd | Looks like everything is in place, more or less. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get journal" | ||
Floyd ] Mausoleum (Gary Butterfield) Turns: 270 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET JOURNAL Floyd | Floyd | You stare at the book for a moment before reaching out to yank it off Floyd | the plinth. It puts up no resistance this time. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "wha" | |
| Jacqueline says, "who" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Finally." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "huh" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read journal" | ||
Floyd ] Mausoleum (Gary Butterfield) Turns: 271 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ JOURNAL Floyd | Floyd | teeth you lose grow entire new skulls, identical, one in ten will Floyd | grow hair, fat Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "Persistence is Useful!" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read journal" | ||
Floyd ] Mausoleum (Gary Butterfield) Turns: 272 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ JOURNAL Floyd | Floyd | named knife, with a family Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read journal" | ||
Floyd ] Mausoleum (Gary Butterfield) Turns: 273 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ JOURNAL Floyd | Floyd | hair starts growing from teeth/eyes Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read journal" | ||
Floyd ] Mausoleum (Gary Butterfield) Turns: 274 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ JOURNAL Floyd | Floyd | person becomes blind, but only to certain objects Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read journal" | ||
Floyd ] Mausoleum (Gary Butterfield) Turns: 275 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ JOURNAL Floyd | Floyd | Man's sense of taste becomes more and more sensitive until water is Floyd | too spicy to drink Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Creepy book" | |
| Jacqueline says, "indeed" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read journal" | ||
Floyd ] Mausoleum (Gary Butterfield) Turns: 276 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ JOURNAL Floyd | Floyd | Town where everyone hears voices but the voices only tell them ways Floyd | they could improve their lives Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I think the journal's contents are procgen'd." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Probably, yes." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read journal" | ||
Floyd ] Mausoleum (Gary Butterfield) Turns: 277 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ JOURNAL Floyd | Floyd | heartbreak insurance broker, sinister end Floyd | Floyd | > | lpsmith says, "IIRC, I saw identical repeats, but no close repeats." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "But ours, now." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "l" | ||
Floyd ] Mausoleum (Gary Butterfield) Turns: 278 Floyd | > Floyd | > L Floyd | Floyd | Mausoleum (Gary Butterfield) Floyd | It's hard to see very far due to the dust in the air. Floyd | Floyd | > | lpsmith says, "There's just a lot." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "wave" | ||
Floyd ] Mausoleum (Gary Butterfield) Turns: 279 Floyd | > Floyd | > WAVE Floyd | Floyd | You wave. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x dust" | ||
Floyd ] Mausoleum (Gary Butterfield) Turns: 280 Floyd | > Floyd | > X DUST Floyd | Floyd | The dust is piled up under each stack of tombs. It looks finely Floyd | ground. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "out" | ||
Floyd ] The Churchyard (David Jose) Turns: 281 Floyd | > Floyd | > OUT Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | The Churchyard (David Jose) Floyd | A neglected and long forgotten cemetery stretches out below you, Floyd | surrounded by a rusted wrought iron fence. Lopsided gravemarkers, Floyd | slowly succumbing to the elements, topple downhill like a congregation Floyd | bent low in prayer. At the very center of the graveyard, set into a Floyd | low valley, a squat, stone mausoleum crouches menacingly. Floyd | Floyd | To the southwest a dilapidated, stave church rises up obscenely Floyd | against the night sky. Floyd | Floyd | A dark pine forest crowds against the wrought iron fence to the Floyd | northeast. You might be able to forge a path between its trees. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu asks, "Village, forest, anything I overlooked?" | |
| DavidW says, "And the googles should be back." | ||
| lpsmith says, "I suppose all dust in tombs becomes finally ground, eventually." | ||
| DavidW says, "er goggles" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "i" | ||
Floyd ] The Churchyard (David Jose) Turns: 282 Floyd | > Floyd | > I Floyd | Floyd | You are carrying: Floyd | aviator goggles (being worn) Floyd | a shabby journal Floyd | The Modern Girl's Divination Handbook -- Volume Three Floyd | a faint chill (haunting you) Floyd | a cast iron spire Floyd | a waterproof flashlight Floyd | the diary of Phyllis Cragne Floyd | a postcard of Big Ben Floyd | a giant milkweed leaf (being worn as a mask) Floyd | a pull-string doll Floyd | a glass jar containing an insect Floyd | a half-full styrofoam coffee cup Floyd | a familiar gold wristwatch Floyd | a brass winding key Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "There they are." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "xyzzy" | ||
Floyd ] The Churchyard (David Jose) Turns: 282 Floyd | > Floyd | > XYZZY Floyd | Floyd | That verb doesn't work here, or, at least, not right now, but Floyd | it might work somewhere later. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "but you kept the chill." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "So we did." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "drop chill" | ||
Floyd ] The Churchyard (David Jose) Turns: 283 Floyd | > Floyd | > DROP CHILL Floyd | Floyd | It's not quite so easy to rid oneself of a haunting presence. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "It's haunting us." | |
| lpsmith says (to DW), "Careful with the spoilers; I think CF tries to go spoiler-free as long as possible." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "exorcise chill" | ||
Floyd ] The Churchyard (David Jose) Turns: 283 Floyd | > Floyd | > EXORCISE CHILL Floyd | Floyd | That verb doesn't work here, or, at least, not right now, but Floyd | it might work somewhere later. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says (to lpsmith), "mm" | |
| Jacqueline asks, "So, where to now?" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "That was my question, yes." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "I think village may be safer." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "mmkay" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "sw" | ||
Floyd ] Church Exterior (Andy Holloway) Turns: 284 Floyd | > Floyd | > SW Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Church Exterior (Andy Holloway) Floyd | The gravel road curves here past the doors of an old stone church, Floyd | which squats defeatedly amid a few straggly trees. Behind it, to the Floyd | northeast, you can see the first few stones of a modest graveyard. To Floyd | the east the road narrows to cross a small bridge into the village Floyd | proper; to the north, it crests the hill toward the train station. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] Town square, Backwater, VT (Marco Innocenti) Turns: 285 Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Town square, Backwater, VT (Marco Innocenti) Floyd | The first thing you notice, when entering the open yards of the town Floyd | square, is the soft breeze that relentlessly caresses the buildings. Floyd | It is so unlike the warm, salty air you were used to back home that Floyd | you finally realize how long your trip has been, and how far removed Floyd | you are now from everything you once knew. Floyd | Floyd | The large, hexagonal-shaped square is paved with big, white stones, Floyd | polished by rain and wind over the decades; around it, low red-brick Floyd | buildings look like watching peasants. One single street leaves the Floyd | square to the north, while less accommodating paths lead west, in the Floyd | direction of a towering church, and southwest. Floyd | Due east, an iron bridge crosses the river, and southeast, a walkway Floyd | leads down to its bank. Floyd | Floyd | The swollen, slate-colored clouds that blanket the sky are reflected Floyd | in the shiny, circular shape embellishing the center of the square, Floyd | muttering ominous portents amongst themselves. Floyd | Floyd | Ominous portents, you murmur to yourself. Floyd | Since that day, twenty years ago, when you first read them in a Floyd | Lovecraftian novel during that uneventful summer vacation, you've been Floyd | waiting for the occasion to use these words yourself. Another cold, Floyd | harsh gust of wind interrupts you before you can decide whether this Floyd | was a coincidence worth being happy... or scared about. Floyd | Floyd | A man is leaning on the bridge rail, staring intensely at you with his Floyd | only eye. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "eep" | |
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x man" | ||
Floyd ] Town square, Backwater, VT (Marco Innocenti) Turns: 286 Floyd | > Floyd | > X MAN Floyd | Floyd | Tall and slender, the one-eyed man reminds you of someone you knew Floyd | back in your hometown: a fisherman with as many stories in his pockets Floyd | as years on his back, who went by the name of Captn Squinter. He used Floyd | to know a lot of tales about tormented ships... or at least he was Floyd | good at making them up. He vanished years ago in unknown Floyd | circumstances. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x squinter" | ||
Floyd ] Town square, Backwater, VT (Marco Innocenti) Turns: 287 Floyd | > Floyd | > X SQUINTER Floyd | Floyd | Tall and slender, the one-eyed man reminds you of someone you knew Floyd | back in your hometown: a fisherman with as many stories in his pockets Floyd | as years on his back, who went by the name of Captn Squinter. He used Floyd | to know a lot of tales about tormented ships... or at least he was Floyd | good at making them up. He vanished years ago in unknown Floyd | circumstances. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Convenient alias, or identity hint? Who knows." | |
| DavidW says, "I don't know." | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "talk to man" | ||
Floyd ] Town square, Backwater, VT (Marco Innocenti) Turns: 288 Floyd | > Floyd | > TALK TO MAN Floyd | Floyd | He bows his head dramatically, acknowledging your salute. Floyd | Floyd | "Mrs Cra-gnee, welcome to Backwater. He's been Floyd | waiting for you." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ask man about him" | ||
Floyd ] Town square, Backwater, VT (Marco Innocenti) Turns: 289 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK MAN ABOUT HIM Floyd | Floyd | "Who are you?" you ask. Floyd | Floyd | The man smiles, as if you have asked the most trivial thing. "I'm a Floyd | man made by the mountains, as you were made by the sea, Madam. I'm of Floyd | no consequence, just a prop for indications." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Town square, Backwater, VT (Marco Innocenti) Turns: 290 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The clouds in your cup form a unicycle. Modes of transportation mean Floyd | that your current environment presents challenges that can only be Floyd | overcome by seeking fresh perspectives elsewhere until you're ready to Floyd | return. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ask him about waiting" | ||
Floyd ] Town square, Backwater, VT (Marco Innocenti) Turns: 291 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK HIM ABOUT WAITING Floyd | Floyd | He seems uninterested in dealing with this subject. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "i" | ||
Floyd ] Town square, Backwater, VT (Marco Innocenti) Turns: 292 Floyd | > Floyd | > I Floyd | Floyd | You are carrying: Floyd | a shabby journal Floyd | The Modern Girl's Divination Handbook -- Volume Three Floyd | a faint chill (haunting you) Floyd | a cast iron spire Floyd | a waterproof flashlight Floyd | the diary of Phyllis Cragne Floyd | a postcard of Big Ben Floyd | a giant milkweed leaf (being worn as a mask) Floyd | a pull-string doll Floyd | a glass jar containing an insect Floyd | a half-full styrofoam coffee cup Floyd | a familiar gold wristwatch Floyd | a brass winding key Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Guest1 goes home. | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x me" | ||
Floyd ] Town square, Backwater, VT (Marco Innocenti) Turns: 293 Floyd | > Floyd | > X ME Floyd | Floyd | You can imagine your grey eyes are all but glittering under this grey Floyd | sky. You just wish Peter were here to caress you on thinking this. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "..." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "xyzzy" | ||
Floyd ] Town square, Backwater, VT (Marco Innocenti) Turns: 293 Floyd | > Floyd | > XYZZY Floyd | Floyd | That verb doesn't work here, or, at least, not right now, but Floyd | it might work somewhere later. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x bridge" | ||
Floyd ] Town square, Backwater, VT (Marco Innocenti) Turns: 294 Floyd | > Floyd | > X BRIDGE Floyd | Floyd | Large enough to let a single car pass through, the bridge is arched Floyd | like a live fishing pole. Leaning on the bridge rail, a man is Floyd | demanding attention. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "l" | ||
Floyd ] Town square, Backwater, VT (Marco Innocenti) Turns: 295 Floyd | > Floyd | > L Floyd | Floyd | Town square, Backwater, VT (Marco Innocenti) Floyd | The large, hexagonal-shaped square is paved with big, white stones, Floyd | polished by rain and wind over the decades; around it, low red-brick Floyd | buildings look like watching peasants. One single street leaves the Floyd | square to the north, while less accommodating paths lead west, in the Floyd | direction of a towering church, and southwest. Floyd | Due east, an iron bridge crosses the river, and southeast, a walkway Floyd | leads down to its bank. Floyd | Floyd | The swollen, slate-colored clouds that blanket the sky are reflected Floyd | in the shiny, circular shape embellishing the center of the square, Floyd | muttering ominous portents amongst themselves. Floyd | Floyd | A man is leaning on the bridge rail, staring intensely at you with his Floyd | only eye. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x shape" | ||
Floyd ] Town square, Backwater, VT (Marco Innocenti) Turns: 296 Floyd | > Floyd | > X SHAPE Floyd | Floyd | The big emblem, one yard wide, is embedded in the center of the square Floyd | like a manhole. The surface looks golden, although you seriously doubt Floyd | it is anything more than pyrite. Its three rings surround a central Floyd | circle tightened by bird claws with a single triangular mark pointing Floyd | northeast. The rings themselves are bedecked by a series of symbols Floyd | (outer to inner, then clockwise from north): Floyd | Floyd | BLACKBIRD |TREE |SPARROW |CUBE |WOMAN |FEATHER Floyd | DAAN |SHI |AAK'EE |HAI |TLÈÈ |JI Floyd | PIG |EYE |WOODPECKER|CROSS |FISH |EAGLE. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I have not solved this room." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "And I doubt we will either, today." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "heh" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x river" | ||
Floyd ] Town square, Backwater, VT (Marco Innocenti) Turns: 296 Floyd | > Floyd | > X RIVER Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "You can ask the man about this, though." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ask man about shape" | ||
Floyd ] Town square, Backwater, VT (Marco Innocenti) Turns: 297 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK MAN ABOUT SHAPE Floyd | Floyd | "What is this... emblem, in the center of the square?" Floyd | Floyd | "It is a symbol of sorts. Don't know much about it. Except that you Floyd | can see similar... designs scattered all around Backwater. Floyd | Usually, though, they are hidd-... I mean: less exposed. They Floyd | represent some sort of feast, or the likes of it. But, then again..." Floyd | Floyd | He scratches his nose. Floyd | Floyd | "The inscription are in Navajo," he concludes. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "I suspect Navajo is not as easily learned as coffee signs are." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x tree" | ||
Floyd ] Town square, Backwater, VT (Marco Innocenti) Turns: 298 Floyd | > Floyd | > X TREE Floyd | Floyd | The outer ring is bedecked by a series of symbols (starting from the Floyd | outer ring and going clockwise, from the north): Floyd | Floyd | BLACKBIRD |TREE |SPARROW |CUBE |WOMAN |FEATHER. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "I want to start carrying around a half-full coffee cup all the time now." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x street" | ||
Floyd ] Town square, Backwater, VT (Marco Innocenti) Turns: 298 Floyd | > Floyd | > X STREET Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu asks, "North?" | |
| Jacqueline shrugs. | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Outside the Library (Gavin Inglis) Turns: 299 Floyd | > Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | The man returns to his pretended duties, while keeping his one eye one Floyd | you. Floyd | Floyd | Outside the Library (Gavin Inglis) Floyd | A short street terminates here. To the south it opens into the town Floyd | square. To the east, a few worn steps rise to the entrance of the Floyd | public library, and to the west you can see a real estate office. A Floyd | gloomy path leads northwest, towards the woods. Floyd | Floyd | You can see a notice board here. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline asks, "Read?" | |
| Knight_Otu asks, "Real estate office! Anyone wanna break in?" | ||
| DavidW says, "please" | ||
| dhakajack says, "triple shot-expresso would just blurt spoilers." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read notice board" | ||
Floyd ] Outside the Library (Gavin Inglis) Turns: 300 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ NOTICE BOARD Floyd | Floyd | A weatherbeaten community notice board outside the library. Behind Floyd | glass you can see a community events schedule, a ripped newspaper Floyd | headline, and the winning stories from a children's writing Floyd | competition. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Oh, ha! Good point" | |
| lpsmith says (to Jacqueline), "[about to type response on facebook] [look at coffee] 'You see the swirls of a cyclone. Images of natural disasters mean that your present course of action should be terminated, lest tragedy ensue.'" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "yikes, lps" | ||
| ChrisC arrives, full of fun, but no funk. | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x schedule" | ||
Floyd ] Outside the Library (Gavin Inglis) Turns: 301 Floyd | > Floyd | > X SCHEDULE Floyd | Floyd | Monday: Poetry reading. Floyd | Tuesday: Poetry reading. Floyd | Wednesday: Cross-stitch. NO GUNS. Floyd | Thursday: Poetry reading. Floyd | Friday: Alcoholics Anonymous. Floyd | Saturday: Poker. Floyd | Sunday: CLOSED. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "heh" | |
| DavidW says, "Bet Agnus brings a gun to cross-stitch anyway." | ||
| Knight_Otu exclaims, "... What kind of Cross-stitch are you doing!" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "I wonder what happened at cross-stich day one Wednesday." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x newspaper" | ||
Floyd ] Outside the Library (Gavin Inglis) Turns: 302 Floyd | > Floyd | > X NEWSPAPER Floyd | Floyd | "Vicious Animals Are Dismembered In Gory Nightly Excess, Pumped High Floyd | On Drugs" Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x newspaper" | ||
Floyd ] Outside the Library (Gavin Inglis) Turns: 303 Floyd | > Floyd | > X NEWSPAPER Floyd | Floyd | "Vicious Animals Are Dismembered In Gory Nightly Excess, Pumped High Floyd | On Drugs" Floyd | Floyd | > | ChrisC says, "Hi all." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Hey." | ||
| Jacqueline exclaims, "Hullo!" | ||
| lpsmith wave! | ||
| DavidW says, "hi ChrisC!" | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "read story" | ||
Floyd ] Outside the Library (Gavin Inglis) Turns: 304 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ STORY Floyd | Floyd | There are a few stories on the board. You choose one at random to Floyd | read. Floyd | Floyd | "I am in a band. I play guitar and Stuffy plays guitar and Richard Floyd | plays guitar and Marie plays drums although she has only got one and Floyd | Ermentrude sings. Sometimes Ermentrude plays guitar too. We are going Floyd | on tour in the fall but for now we play live at different places in Floyd | Backwater. When they catch us they throw us out but we are good at Floyd | hiding. Our record is thirty-four minutes." Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu asks, "Are the Animals pumped high on drugs, or the perpetrators?" | |
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "read story" | ||
Floyd ] Outside the Library (Gavin Inglis) Turns: 305 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ STORY Floyd | Floyd | There are a few stories on the board. You choose one at random to Floyd | read. Floyd | Floyd | "Benjamin Jefferson was not just the presedent he was also a cowboy. Floyd | He had a horse named Woodrow and he lived in a coffin with wheels. On Floyd | Friday he would have a gun fight and he nearly always won. One time he Floyd | met Doctor Abrhaham and they decided to build doge City. They got help Floyd | from a friendly beaver." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "read story" | ||
Floyd ] Outside the Library (Gavin Inglis) Turns: 306 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ STORY Floyd | Floyd | There are a few stories on the board. You choose one at random to Floyd | read. Floyd | Floyd | "Underneath cars is a good place to hide. Sometimes you jump out and Floyd | surprise the neighbors but sometimes you just lie there and wait where Floyd | no-one can see you. You can tell when they get in the car because it Floyd | comes a bit closer to your face and when they switch it on you Floyd | sometimes cough. If you hold on to the metal stuff you can sometimes Floyd | get a free ride but watch out because it burns your hands." Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline exclaims, "!" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "That..." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "...yeah" | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "read story" | ||
Floyd ] Outside the Library (Gavin Inglis) Turns: 307 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ STORY Floyd | Floyd | There are a few stories on the board. You choose one at random to Floyd | read. Floyd | Floyd | "My father is a member of the Vermont Cheesers. They are a secret Floyd | society so I am not allowed to talk about them. They meet in The Floyd | Creamery and they do not allow girls to join. Sometimes I have to wait Floyd | in the anti-room so I sneak up on the balcony and watch. Every day Floyd | they bet on a cheese in a sack and if they do not get it right they Floyd | have to eat the cheese. One man always talks about Maple Smoked Gouda Floyd | and another man always talks about The Cheese Trail and sometimes they Floyd | put the cheese down their trousers. They all smile all the time but Floyd | you can see in their eyes that they are scared." Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "I want that child to keep on writing." | |
| DavidW says, "I love these stories." | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "read story" | ||
Floyd ] Outside the Library (Gavin Inglis) Turns: 308 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ STORY Floyd | Floyd | There are a few stories on the board. You choose one at random to Floyd | read. Floyd | Floyd | "I hate chores. Mom makes me empty the trash and sweep the yard and Floyd | get rid of the dead birds that Misty brings in. I cut off the wings Floyd | and hide them in the crawlspace and stitch them together. Sometimes I Floyd | catch butterflies and moths and use their wings too. When I am done I Floyd | will have two sets of wings and find out which one is better. The bird Floyd | one I will call SuperSwallow and the butterfly one I will call Floyd | BeeHaMoth. I will fly over Robert Sutherland's house and shit on it." Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "hahaha oh my" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Darn kids." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read story" | ||
Floyd ] Outside the Library (Gavin Inglis) Turns: 309 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ STORY Floyd | Floyd | There are a few stories on the board. You choose one at random to Floyd | read. Floyd | Floyd | "My dad always takes me to see jazz. It is crap. He says it is the Floyd | only true American art form. I pretend to listen but I actually try to Floyd | use psychic powers to make the jazz people explode. I have tried about Floyd | a hundred times. One time the trumpet man played a wrong note although Floyd | it is difficult to tell with jazz. Then blood came out the end of his Floyd | trumpet. Then he fell over. I got ice cream on the way home." Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Oh this is fantastic." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read story" | ||
Floyd ] Outside the Library (Gavin Inglis) Turns: 310 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ STORY Floyd | Floyd | There are a few stories on the board. You choose one at random to Floyd | read. Floyd | Floyd | "I have a friend at home she is called Bertrande. She does not go to Floyd | school. When mom comes in she hides beneath the bed or in the closet Floyd | and sometimes she makes a joke with a kitchen knife. Bertrande is from Floyd | France in the sixteenth century where she was a pleasant girl. She was Floyd | murdured by a noble man and she says if she can collect the bud of an Floyd | entire family she can travel back in time for revenge. I like her Floyd | hair." Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Gavin needs to release an illustrated collection of these stories." | |
| Jacqueline says, "I would buy it." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read story" | ||
Floyd ] Outside the Library (Gavin Inglis) Turns: 311 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ STORY Floyd | Floyd | There are a few stories on the board. You choose one at random to Floyd | read. Floyd | Floyd | "My uncle showed me a trick where you unscrew a salt cellar in the Floyd | diner and then the next person gets salt all over their food. I did it Floyd | a couple of times and stayed around to watch through the window. It Floyd | was funny. I like to make things better so I swapped the salt for Floyd | sugar and then for the white stuff from the laundry. If you find a Floyd | salt cellar with a big enough hole you can also put broken glass in Floyd | there." Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "..." | |
| Jacqueline says, "They're getting darker..." | ||
| jsnlv says, "I like how so many of these are just subtly off, but then that one's just bam, broken glass" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Remind me not to visit Backwater." | ||
| Jacqueline exclaims, "Keep reading!" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read story" | ||
Floyd ] Outside the Library (Gavin Inglis) Turns: 312 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ STORY Floyd | Floyd | There are a few stories on the board. You choose one at random to Floyd | read. Floyd | Floyd | "One night I was coming home from school. It was dark. Then I saw a Floyd | light in the sky. It was a space alium. A light shone down on me and I Floyd | went on the space ship. They gave me cookies but the chocolate chips Floyd | were bugs. I was scared. They wanted to take me to their planut but I Floyd | said I had to be home at 6.30 for dinner. The aliums seemed angry and Floyd | they dropped me in a pond. My school books got wet. The end." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read story" | ||
Floyd ] Outside the Library (Gavin Inglis) Turns: 313 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ STORY Floyd | Floyd | There are a few stories on the board. You choose one at random to Floyd | read. Floyd | Floyd | "One day I was mixing paint and I made a new color! It was red and Floyd | green and pink and all the colors at one time! I painted it on a Floyd | painting and it made a hole with glowy edges! I tried it on the back Floyd | of my door and it made a bigger hole! But when I looked through it was Floyd | not our upstairs but another person's house with different colored Floyd | walls and leg stuff hanging from the ceiling! I am going to climb Floyd | through and see if it is an adventure!" Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read story" | ||
Floyd ] Outside the Library (Gavin Inglis) Turns: 314 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ STORY Floyd | Floyd | There are a few stories on the board. You choose one at random to Floyd | read. Floyd | Floyd | "I have a friend at home she is called Bertrande. She does not go to Floyd | school. When mom comes in she hides beneath the bed or in the closet Floyd | and sometimes she makes a joke with a kitchen knife. Bertrande is from Floyd | France in the sixteenth century where she was a pleasant girl. She was Floyd | murdured by a noble man and she says if she can collect the bud of an Floyd | entire family she can travel back in time for revenge. I like her Floyd | hair." Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "aw" | |
| Jacqueline exclaims, "No repeats!" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "A repeat." | ||
| Jacqueline exclaims, "Eternal stories!" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read story" | ||
Floyd ] Outside the Library (Gavin Inglis) Turns: 315 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ STORY Floyd | Floyd | There are a few stories on the board. You choose one at random to Floyd | read. Floyd | Floyd | "One day I was mixing paint and I made a new color! It was red and Floyd | green and pink and all the colors at one time! I painted it on a Floyd | painting and it made a hole with glowy edges! I tried it on the back Floyd | of my door and it made a bigger hole! But when I looked through it was Floyd | not our upstairs but another person's house with different colored Floyd | walls and leg stuff hanging from the ceiling! I am going to climb Floyd | through and see if it is an adventure!" Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read story" | ||
Floyd ] Outside the Library (Gavin Inglis) Turns: 316 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ STORY Floyd | Floyd | There are a few stories on the board. You choose one at random to Floyd | read. Floyd | Floyd | "Benjamin Jefferson was not just the presedent he was also a cowboy. Floyd | He had a horse named Woodrow and he lived in a coffin with wheels. On Floyd | Friday he would have a gun fight and he nearly always won. One time he Floyd | met Doctor Abrhaham and they decided to build doge City. They got help Floyd | from a friendly beaver." Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "That's it. Darn." | |
| DavidW says, "I think you've seen 'em all. Sorry." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "I think wecaught them all." | ||
| ChrisC says, "Yeah I think when it hits the end it reshuffles and runs through them again" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "I just want to keep playing this section of the game forever." | ||
| DavidW says, "Obvs we want more." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "l" | ||
Floyd ] Outside the Library (Gavin Inglis) Turns: 317 Floyd | > Floyd | > L Floyd | Floyd | Outside the Library (Gavin Inglis) Floyd | A short street terminates here. To the south it opens into the town Floyd | square. To the east, a few worn steps rise to the entrance of the Floyd | public library, and to the west you can see a real estate office. A Floyd | gloomy path leads northwest, towards the woods. Floyd | Floyd | You can see a notice board here. Floyd | Floyd | > | lpsmith says, "Can I just say that I super appreciate authors who shuffle their entries instead of randomize their entries? Thank you." | |
| DavidW says (to lpsmith), "yes" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x woods" | ||
Floyd ] Outside the Library (Gavin Inglis) Turns: 318 Floyd | > Floyd | > X WOODS Floyd | Floyd | Distant, dark foliage. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x library" | ||
Floyd ] Outside the Library (Gavin Inglis) Turns: 319 Floyd | > Floyd | > X LIBRARY Floyd | Floyd | Neoclassical columns frame a grand entrance. A wheelchair ramp has Floyd | been constructed beside the steps. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x office" | ||
Floyd ] Outside the Library (Gavin Inglis) Turns: 320 Floyd | > Floyd | > X OFFICE Floyd | Floyd | Oddly featureless. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] Backwater Public Library (Carl Muckenhoupt) Turns: 321 Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Backwater Public Library (Carl Muckenhoupt) Floyd | This is unusually spacious for a small-town library. You think you Floyd | remember something about it being a national historical site? That Floyd | would explain the decor, at least. It's half rustic colonial, half Floyd | modern budget-strapped public service, with a meager collection of Floyd | creaky shelves standing in the middle of an old plank floor. A small Floyd | display case stands prominently near the entrance, and some weird Floyd | chairs are scattered around for the comfort of the patrons, none of Floyd | whom are here at the moment. The sole exit is back to the west. Floyd | Floyd | A fleece jacket is draped over the back of one of the chairs. Floyd | Floyd | A librarian stands behind a counter. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "baf" | |
| lpsmith exclaims, "Is this our first room with an author watching? Yay!" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "I ... think it is." | ||
| baf waves | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x shelves" | ||
Floyd ] Backwater Public Library (Carl Muckenhoupt) Turns: 322 Floyd | > Floyd | > X SHELVES Floyd | Floyd | The books don't seem to be in any particular order. You can browse if Floyd | you like, but good luck finding anything specific. Floyd | Floyd | The librarian looks at you. Floyd | Floyd | > | baf says, "Don't mind me" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x librarian" | ||
Floyd ] Backwater Public Library (Carl Muckenhoupt) Turns: 323 Floyd | > Floyd | > X LIBRARIAN Floyd | Floyd | An old woman with severe features, primly dressed, with slate-gray Floyd | hair tied up in a bun. She's almost a caricature, and seems as antique Floyd | as the building. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x case" | ||
Floyd ] Backwater Public Library (Carl Muckenhoupt) Turns: 324 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CASE Floyd | Floyd | In the display case are a plaque and a big black book. Floyd | Floyd | The librarian stamps something. There's something odd about the way Floyd | she moves. You can't quite put your finger on it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x plaque" | ||
Floyd ] Backwater Public Library (Carl Muckenhoupt) Turns: 325 Floyd | > Floyd | > X PLAQUE Floyd | Floyd | DE VERMIBUS LACERIS Floyd | Floyd | In 1630, the eccentric scholar and polymath Henry Danton Gules came to Floyd | America to study the superstitions of the Abenaki people, who he was Floyd | convinced held "the secrets of the earth". He spent much of the next Floyd | eight years living among them, learning their language and folklore. Floyd | Or so he claimed; his accounts of his experiences range from the Floyd | highly exaggerated to the outright fabricated. Floyd | Floyd | "The native storytellers have shown me wondrous things. Under the Floyd | mountains are caverns without limit, where great beasts roam, and feed Floyd | upon the buried dead..." Floyd | (Letter from Gules to a colleague) Floyd | Floyd | During this time, he wrote two books, under the pseudonym "Azban" (a Floyd | trickster figure from Abenaki legend). One, now lost, was a text on a Floyd | language that he called "Adamic", which he claimed was the original Floyd | language spoken before the fall of the Tower of Babel. The other, Floyd | displayed here, is De Vermibus Laceris, which he described as Floyd | "completing the known principles of ritual magic by reuniting them Floyd | with the forgotten wisdom of the ancients". Most of the book is Floyd | written in a mix of Latin and English, but some of the more Floyd | theoretical passages, including several entire chapters, are in Floyd | Adamic, and have not been translated. Floyd | Floyd | In order to publish these books, Gules helped to finance the first Floyd | printing press in New England in 1638. However, he never saw them Floyd | printed, due to his disappearance in the great New Hampshire Floyd | earthquake later that year. The few copies that had been made were Floyd | declared "blasphemous" by Massachusetts Bay Colony governor John Floyd | Winthrop, who ordered them destroyed. It was believed that no copies Floyd | survived until 1986, when the volume displayed here was discovered Floyd | concealed in a wall of the Backwater Public Library during Floyd | renovations. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x book" | ||
Floyd ] Backwater Public Library (Carl Muckenhoupt) Turns: 325 Floyd | > Floyd | > X BOOK Floyd | Floyd | Which do you mean, the bookshelf, De Vermibus Laceris, the shabby Floyd | journal, The Modern Girl's Divination Handbook -- Volume Three, the Floyd | diary of Phyllis Cragne or the postcard of Big Ben? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x vermibus" | ||
Floyd ] Backwater Public Library (Carl Muckenhoupt) Turns: 326 Floyd | > Floyd | > X VERMIBUS Floyd | Floyd | A massive tome, with ragged pages bound in badly-decayed black Floyd | leather, laid open on a stand. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read it" | ||
Floyd ] Backwater Public Library (Carl Muckenhoupt) Turns: 327 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ IT Floyd | Floyd | The grimoire in open on a page describing peeling open the way to Floyd | someone lost, whether they be in this world or not. You gather from Floyd | the prelimaries that the ritual involves the horn of a black goat and Floyd | a cyst from a god, as well as the lost one's true star sign and their Floyd | most treasured memento. How the ritual is actually performed is Floyd | further in the book on the pages you currently cannot see. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Huh" | |
| Jacqueline says, "It's comforting to know that gods get cysts too." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "I am a bit amused that the postcard counts as a book." | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "read it" | ||
Floyd ] Backwater Public Library (Carl Muckenhoupt) Turns: 328 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ IT Floyd | Floyd | The grimoire in open on a page describing peeling open the way to Floyd | someone lost, whether they be in this world or not. You gather from Floyd | the prelimaries that the ritual involves the horn of a black goat and Floyd | a cyst from a god, as well as the lost one's true star sign and their Floyd | most treasured memento. How the ritual is actually performed is Floyd | further in the book on the pages you currently cannot see. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "turn grimoire page" | ||
Floyd ] Backwater Public Library (Carl Muckenhoupt) Turns: 329 Floyd | > Floyd | > TURN GRIMOIRE PAGE Floyd | Floyd | The display case isn't open. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "oh" | |
| Jacqueline says, "Right." | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask librarian about grimoire" | ||
Floyd ] Backwater Public Library (Carl Muckenhoupt) Turns: 330 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK LIBRARIAN ABOUT GRIMOIRE Floyd | Floyd | With whip-like speed, she raises a finger to her lips and shushes you Floyd | vigorously, then points at a sign on the counter. Floyd | Floyd | You glance around. There's no one around who you could possibly be Floyd | disturbing. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Yeah, can't leave blasphemous books open for just everybody." | |
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "read sign" | ||
Floyd ] Backwater Public Library (Carl Muckenhoupt) Turns: 331 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ SIGN Floyd | Floyd | QUIET PLEASE Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Except for the page most tantalizing for us, of course. :)" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "whisper" | ||
Floyd ] Backwater Public Library (Carl Muckenhoupt) Turns: 331 Floyd | > Floyd | > WHISPER Floyd | Floyd | That verb doesn't work here, or, at least, not right now, but Floyd | it might work somewhere later. Floyd | Floyd | > | ChrisC asks, "Since I wasn't here for the beginning, how many puzzles have been solved, aside from the Train Station bridge?" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x chair" | ||
Floyd ] Backwater Public Library (Carl Muckenhoupt) Turns: 332 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CHAIR Floyd | Floyd | A collection of tired-looking wooden sculptures with orange vinyl Floyd | cushions on them. Floyd | Floyd | On the chair is a fleece jacket. Floyd | Floyd | The librarian catches your eye and points at the bookshelves. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says (to ChrisC), "Mausoleum and Milkweed." | |
| Knight_Otu asks, "Does the rat count as a puzzle?" | ||
| ChrisC exclaims (at DavidW), "Thanks!" | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take jacket" | ||
Floyd ] Backwater Public Library (Carl Muckenhoupt) Turns: 333 Floyd | > Floyd | > TAKE JACKET Floyd | Floyd | A card flutters to the ground as you pick the jacket up. Almost Floyd | involuntarily, you stoop and pick it up too. Floyd | Floyd | The librarian nods at you curtly. There's something eerie about how Floyd | quietly she moves about the library. You can hardly take a step Floyd | without a floorboard creaking. It's like she weighs nothing. Floyd | Floyd | > | baf says, "Gah, I didn't think to handle 'whisper'. Well, never mind: I'll tell you what would happen if I had thought of it: The librarian would shush you." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "f x jacket" | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x jacket" | ||
Floyd ] Backwater Public Library (Carl Muckenhoupt) Turns: 334 Floyd | > Floyd | > X JACKET Floyd | Floyd | Hey, isn't this Peter's jacket? Floyd | Floyd | Yeah, it totally is! It's got that worn-off section on the elbow from Floyd | your bike trip together. I guess he must have been in the library Floyd | recently and left it there. Only... how could anyone forget their Floyd | jacket in this weather? Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Oops." | |
| Jacqueline exclaims, "!!" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x card" | ||
Floyd ] Backwater Public Library (Carl Muckenhoupt) Turns: 335 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CARD Floyd | Floyd | A battered beige rectangle with rounded corners, printed with the Floyd | library insignia, and bearing the words: Floyd | Floyd | PETER CRAGNE Floyd | CRAGNE MANOR Floyd | is entitled to borrow books from Floyd | BACKWATER PUBLIC LIBRARY Floyd | Backwater, Vermont Floyd | and is responsible for all books taken on this card Floyd | Expires APRIL 1998 Floyd | No 19078 Floyd | Floyd | A little metal dealy clips through the cardboard, with a Floyd | mirror-reversed version of the ID number stamped into it. They really Floyd | haven't upgraded their systems in a while. Floyd | Floyd | The librarian disappears between the shelves for a bit, then returns. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get it" | ||
Floyd ] Backwater Public Library (Carl Muckenhoupt) Turns: 336 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET IT Floyd | Floyd | You already have that. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| GrouchoMerckx goes home. | Knight_Otu says, "Our husband's library card. This time, we don't have to steal it." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "l" | ||
Floyd ] Backwater Public Library (Carl Muckenhoupt) Turns: 337 Floyd | > Floyd | > L Floyd | Floyd | Backwater Public Library (Carl Muckenhoupt) Floyd | This is unusually spacious for a small-town library. You think you Floyd | remember something about it being a national historical site? That Floyd | would explain the decor, at least. It's half rustic colonial, half Floyd | modern budget-strapped public service, with a meager collection of Floyd | creaky shelves standing in the middle of an old plank floor. A small Floyd | display case stands prominently near the entrance, and some weird Floyd | chairs are scattered around for the comfort of the patrons, none of Floyd | whom are here at the moment. The sole exit is back to the west. Floyd | Floyd | A librarian stands behind a counter. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline asks, "Can we check out a grimoire?" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x decor" | ||
Floyd ] Backwater Public Library (Carl Muckenhoupt) Turns: 338 Floyd | > Floyd | > X DECOR Floyd | Floyd | Backwater Public Library (Carl Muckenhoupt) Floyd | This is unusually spacious for a small-town library. You think you Floyd | remember something about it being a national historical site? That Floyd | would explain the decor, at least. It's half rustic colonial, half Floyd | modern budget-strapped public service, with a meager collection of Floyd | creaky shelves standing in the middle of an old plank floor. A small Floyd | display case stands prominently near the entrance, and some weird Floyd | chairs are scattered around for the comfort of the patrons, none of Floyd | whom are here at the moment. The sole exit is back to the west. Floyd | Floyd | A librarian stands behind a counter. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I don't see why not." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x counter" | ||
Floyd ] Backwater Public Library (Carl Muckenhoupt) Turns: 339 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COUNTER Floyd | Floyd | Just a simple wood-veneer slab with a large version of the library Floyd | insignia painted on. There's a sign mounted on it, and a small cart Floyd | stands to one side.. Floyd | Floyd | The librarian catches your eye and points at the bookshelves. It Floyd | really seems like she doesn't blink enough. Or at all. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x cart" | ||
Floyd ] Backwater Public Library (Carl Muckenhoupt) Turns: 340 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CART Floyd | Floyd | A rusty-wheeled little convenience with bright floral contact paper Floyd | wrapped around its carrying surfaces. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "search shelves" | ||
Floyd ] Backwater Public Library (Carl Muckenhoupt) Turns: 341 Floyd | > Floyd | > SEARCH SHELVES Floyd | Floyd | Browsing, you discover a self-published volume of mawkish poetry. You Floyd | don't have time for this, so you put it back. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "g" | ||
Floyd ] Backwater Public Library (Carl Muckenhoupt) Turns: 342 Floyd | > Floyd | > G Floyd | Floyd | You blindly pick out a decades-old high school yearbook. Sighing Floyd | inwardly, you place it back on the shelf. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "i" | ||
Floyd ] Backwater Public Library (Carl Muckenhoupt) Turns: 343 Floyd | > Floyd | > I Floyd | Floyd | You are carrying: Floyd | a library card Floyd | Peter's jacket Floyd | a shabby journal Floyd | The Modern Girl's Divination Handbook -- Volume Three Floyd | a faint chill (haunting you) Floyd | a cast iron spire Floyd | a waterproof flashlight Floyd | the diary of Phyllis Cragne Floyd | a postcard of Big Ben Floyd | a giant milkweed leaf (being worn as a mask) Floyd | a pull-string doll Floyd | a glass jar containing an insect Floyd | a half-full styrofoam coffee cup Floyd | a familiar gold wristwatch Floyd | a brass winding key Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x me" | ||
Floyd ] Backwater Public Library (Carl Muckenhoupt) Turns: 344 Floyd | > Floyd | > X ME Floyd | Floyd | Disheveled. Exhausted. Not crying yet. Glad to be in from the cold, if Floyd | only for a little while. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "point to black book" | ||
Floyd ] Backwater Public Library (Carl Muckenhoupt) Turns: 345 Floyd | > Floyd | > POINT TO BLACK BOOK Floyd | Floyd | The librarian looks at the case, then looks back at you, then shrugs Floyd | and holds out a hand, palm up, as if to receive something. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "ooooh" | |
| DavidW says, "oh that works. huh" | ||
| Jacqueline exclaims, "Give her the card!" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "give card to librarian" | ||
Floyd ] Backwater Public Library (Carl Muckenhoupt) Turns: 346 Floyd | > Floyd | > GIVE CARD TO LIBRARIAN Floyd | Floyd | She takes the card from you and fusses with some machinery behind the Floyd | counter. You hear the buzz of a dot-matrix printer, and then she gives Floyd | you back the card along with a note. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I never thought of pointing before." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x note" | ||
Floyd ] Backwater Public Library (Carl Muckenhoupt) Turns: 347 Floyd | > Floyd | > X NOTE Floyd | Floyd | ATTENTION PETER CRAGNE Floyd | Floyd | This is your notification that your status with the Backwater Public Floyd | Library is DELINQUENT due to NON-RETURNAL. Floyd | You are NOT PERMITTED to check out books or to access special library Floyd | materials until your status is cleared. Floyd | Floyd | To clear your status, you must return ALL books you currently have Floyd | checked out: Floyd | Floyd | To Have, and To Have Knots: An Illustrated Guide Floyd | LVPB Floyd | The Dollmaker's Journal Floyd | Twin Hearts Between the Planes Floyd | Backwater Personalities (1915-1925 edition) Floyd | Tolerating An Asinine God Floyd | The Lives of the Roman Emperors Floyd | De Zeven Testamenten van de Krijsende Zeeworm Floyd | Venator in Tenebris Floyd | 'Pataphysical Approaches to Quantum Superfluids Floyd | Legends of Lake Champlain and the Hudson River Valley Floyd | A Rudimentary Taxonomy of Known Scent and Grotesque Floyd | Reactions Floyd | Life Beneath Nightmares Floyd | The Conservative's Cookbook Floyd | The Seven Gaunts Floyd | New England and the Bavarian Illuminati Floyd | ANCHORHEAD. A What-do-I-do-now Book Based on the Works of Floyd | MICHAEL GENTRY Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "oh jeeze" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "i" | ||
Floyd ] Backwater Public Library (Carl Muckenhoupt) Turns: 348 Floyd | > Floyd | > I Floyd | Floyd | You are carrying: Floyd | a book list Floyd | a library card Floyd | Peter's jacket Floyd | a shabby journal Floyd | The Modern Girl's Divination Handbook -- Volume Three Floyd | a faint chill (haunting you) Floyd | a cast iron spire Floyd | a waterproof flashlight Floyd | the diary of Phyllis Cragne Floyd | a postcard of Big Ben Floyd | a giant milkweed leaf (being worn as a mask) Floyd | a pull-string doll Floyd | a glass jar containing an insect Floyd | a half-full styrofoam coffee cup Floyd | a familiar gold wristwatch Floyd | a brass winding key Floyd | Floyd | > | jsnlv says, "Reading the book list the first time is among my favorite parts of the game I've seen so far" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "SAVE" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "cf6" | ||
Floyd | > Floyd | > SAVE Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write: Floyd ] Backwater Public Library (Carl Muckenhoupt) Turns: 348 Floyd | > SAVEOk. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "And yeet she does not want our divination book." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "give journal to her" | ||
Floyd ] Backwater Public Library (Carl Muckenhoupt) Turns: 349 Floyd | > Floyd | > GIVE JOURNAL TO HER Floyd | Floyd | She does something with it behind the counter that makes a Floyd | "klonk-klonk" noise, then puts it on a cart for later reshelving. Floyd | Floyd | > | baf says, "Huh, weird what happens with the spacing when the titles overflow a line." | |
| Jacqueline says (to baf), "That's probably just Floyd." | ||
| Knight_Otu asks, "I think that's the only one we had that belongs here?" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Yeah, think so." | ||
| DavidW says, "I like how the returned books go into a cart so we can continue to look at them later if we need to." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Also, that's the 3 hour mark." | ||
| baf says, "Yeah, it doesn't happen under Gargoyle." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "It is the three hour mark, yes." | ||
| Jacqueline asks, "Should we break and resume at 2 Eastern, 7uk next week?" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Yeah, it is time for me." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "save" | ||
Floyd | > Floyd | > SAVE Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write: | Jacqueline asks, "I will try to remember to post about it beforehand, but y'all mark it on your calendars?" | |
| dhakajack exclaims, "marked!" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "cfcragnelibrary" | ||
Floyd ] Backwater Public Library (Carl Muckenhoupt) Turns: 349
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
| Jacqueline says (to KO), "Something unique" | |
| Jacqueline says, "Good good" | ||
| Jacqueline exclaims, "Thanks, all. This was fun. It might take us a while, and I do not care how long!" | ||
| **** SESSION TWO **** | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "restore" | ||
Floyd | > Floyd | > RESTORE Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to read: | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "cfcragnelibrary" | ||
Floyd ] Backwater Public Library (Carl Muckenhoupt) Turns: 349
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
| Knight_Otu says, "It hasn't that bad yet, but we're still early in the game." | |
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "i" | ||
Floyd ] Backwater Public Library (Carl Muckenhoupt) Turns: 350 Floyd | > Floyd | > I Floyd | Floyd | You are carrying: Floyd | a book list Floyd | a library card Floyd | Peter's jacket Floyd | The Modern Girl's Divination Handbook -- Volume Three Floyd | a faint chill (haunting you) Floyd | a cast iron spire Floyd | a waterproof flashlight Floyd | the diary of Phyllis Cragne Floyd | a postcard of Big Ben Floyd | a giant milkweed leaf (being worn as a mask) Floyd | a pull-string doll Floyd | a glass jar containing an insect Floyd | a half-full styrofoam coffee cup Floyd | a familiar gold wristwatch Floyd | a brass winding key Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Oh right. We just got the book list." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Yeah, and managed to get back one whole book to the library." | ||
| Jacqueline asks, "So does that mean we can move on from here and keep exploring?" | ||
| Jacqueline asks, "Or is there something else we should do, do you think?" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Yeah, I think we're done with the library." | ||
| DavidW says, "I suppose I can't say either way." | ||
| Jacqueline loads up DW's map that he posted. | ||
| DavidW says, "But the fact that you need to ask that question..." | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Outside the Library (Gavin Inglis) Turns: 351 Floyd | > Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Outside the Library (Gavin Inglis) Floyd | A short street terminates here. To the south it opens into the town Floyd | square. To the east, a few worn steps rise to the entrance of the Floyd | public library, and to the west you can see a real estate office. A Floyd | gloomy path leads northwest, towards the woods. Floyd | Floyd | You can see a notice board here. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "I mean, obviously there's more books to find that we have to get there and check out that one evil book." | |
| Jacqueline says, "Yeah" | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd | > Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | You pause at the entrance of the real estate office to reread the Floyd | telegram in your pocket, scanning the curt missive for any additional Floyd | clues as to what the hell your husband hosed up this time. No Floyd | dice. A wave of sheer black terror washes up into your pharynx, and Floyd | you fight it back down. Floyd | Floyd | It's fine. It'll be fine. You saved his ass that time with the vampire Floyd | yacht (stupid), you got him and yourself out of the sentient Floyd | wax museum (so careless), you even... it is not worth Floyd | thinking about the guy with the drill hands right now. It is Floyd | never worth thinking about the guy with the drill hands. It's Floyd | fine. It'll be fine. Floyd | Floyd | Your solid gold instincts have led you to this office, which means Floyd | there's something you need to steal from inside of it, so you Floyd | tell your brain to shut its trap, adjust your backpack on your Floyd | shoulder, and push firmly through the door into the stale chill of the Floyd | air conditioning. | Jacqueline says, "heh" | |
| Knight_Otu arrives, ready to play with the toys. | Jacqueline says, "Why are we still married to this guy, I'm wondering." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "I forgot I wasn't here yet." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "heh" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "WELCOME" | ||
| Jacqueline pushes the green 'space' button. | ||
Floyd ] Estate Agent's Office (Jenni Polodna) Turns: 352 Floyd | air conditioning. Floyd | The woman behind the desk jerks her head up from a pile of papers as Floyd | you enter, clearly surprised to have a customer. "Oh, hello!" she Floyd | says. "Can I facts you about a house? Ugh, I mean, are you interested Floyd | in a Forthright & Rotier property? I mean, they're all our -- Floyd | we're the only realtor in -- hello!" Floyd | Floyd | Estate Agent's Office (Jenni Polodna) Floyd | The space is dominated by the unexpectedly symbiotic combination of a Floyd | giant desk and a tiny woman, who together give the impression of being Floyd | one complete single entity, like a centaur. The surface of the desk is Floyd | invisible underneath a loose pile of glossy architectural magazines, Floyd | manila folders, and real estate listings pamphlets. Behind it, a Floyd | gunmetal-grey filing cabinet lurks unattractively in the far corner. Floyd | The exit back out to the street is east. Floyd | Floyd | A tiny woman is here waiting to answer all of your Backwater real Floyd | estate questions. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline exclaims, "JENNI!" | |
| DavidW says, "yes, indeed." | ||
| Jacqueline asks, "Jenni said she might visit today, as we might hit her room. Where for art thou, Jenni?" | ||
| DavidW asks, "May I say that I like Jenni's room and writing?" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Of course you may." | ||
| DavidW says, "Jenni's room and writing are teh awesome. Please enjoy." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "i" | ||
Floyd ] Estate Agent's Office (Jenni Polodna) Turns: 353 Floyd | > Floyd | > I Floyd | Floyd | You are carrying: Floyd | a Jansport backpack (being worn and open) Floyd | a key pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a book pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a side pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a trash pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a backpack features guide Floyd | a coded telegram Floyd | a book list Floyd | a library card Floyd | Peter's jacket Floyd | The Modern Girl's Divination Handbook -- Volume Three Floyd | a faint chill (haunting you) Floyd | a cast iron spire Floyd | a waterproof flashlight Floyd | the diary of Phyllis Cragne Floyd | a postcard of Big Ben Floyd | a giant milkweed leaf (being worn as a mask) Floyd | a pull-string doll Floyd | a glass jar containing an insect Floyd | a half-full styrofoam coffee cup Floyd | a familiar gold wristwatch Floyd | a brass winding key Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x me" | ||
Floyd ] Estate Agent's Office (Jenni Polodna) Turns: 354 Floyd | > Floyd | > X ME Floyd | Floyd | You are Naomi Sparradew Cragne, nurse practitioner, born (prematurely) Floyd | in 1972 to Keith and Esperanza Sparradew of Flagstaff, Arizona, both Floyd | now sadly deceased.* Floyd | Floyd | As a child, your family owned horses, and you definitely know how to Floyd | ride them, but you injured your hip in a bad fall on some black ice in Floyd | Boston so you don't anymore. These days you get your horse itch Floyd | scratched by volunteering with Stable America, a non-profit that Floyd | provides riding therapy to trauma survivors.* Floyd | Floyd | You are married to Peter Cragne -- entrepreneur, amateur philosopher, Floyd | and tennis enthusiast -- recently returned to Backwater, Vermont after Floyd | an absence of twenty-three years to inherit the family mansion (such Floyd | as it is).* Floyd | Floyd | * As far as any of these rubes know. Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "haha. Right. X ME and possibly XYZZY in every room" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "xyzzy" | ||
Floyd ] Estate Agent's Office (Jenni Polodna) Turns: 354 Floyd | > Floyd | > XYZZY Floyd | Floyd | That verb doesn't work here, or, at least, not right now, but Floyd | it might work somewhere later. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "No XYZZY here." | |
| DavidW says, "I think few rooms use XYZZY, but I never really tried." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "I'm wondering if everything will have a single asterisk" | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x centaur" | ||
Floyd ] Estate Agent's Office (Jenni Polodna) Turns: 354 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CENTAUR Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "aw" | |
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x woman" | ||
Floyd ] Estate Agent's Office (Jenni Polodna) Turns: 355 Floyd | > Floyd | > X WOMAN Floyd | Floyd | The upper half of her body consists mostly of hair, insufficiently Floyd | restrained with a blue plaid scrunchie. Twin octagonal shimmers Floyd | beneath the hair suggest a pair of glasses. Her torso wears a t-shirt Floyd | advertising the 1996 Muddy Crayfish Charity Run/Walk, sponsored by Floyd | Forthright & Rotier. Floyd | Floyd | The lower half of her body is obscured by the giant desk, but your Floyd | brain evolved over millennia to handle exactly this kind of situation, Floyd | so without even thinking about it you assume she has two human legs Floyd | instead of, say, half a kraken. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x telegram" | ||
Floyd ] Estate Agent's Office (Jenni Polodna) Turns: 356 Floyd | > Floyd | > X TELEGRAM Floyd | Floyd | NAOMI STOP FORGOT BROWN SHOES STOP PLEASE SEND BY Floyd | EARLIEST POST STOP LOVE PETER Floyd | Floyd | In the secret code you worked out with your husband, "forgot brown Floyd | shoes" means "the plan has gone dog-tits-up and I could not be deeper Floyd | in the crap canal," while "please send by earliest post" means "invent Floyd | a pretext and come extricate me immediately." Floyd | Floyd | So, here you are in Backwater, Vermont, with a missing husband and no Floyd | idea what to do next. It's great. Everything's great. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "We be spies now." | |
| DavidW says, "In this room, anyway." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Yeah." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x backpack" | ||
Floyd ] Estate Agent's Office (Jenni Polodna) Turns: 357 Floyd | > Floyd | > X BACKPACK Floyd | Floyd | You bought this backpack specifically to do thefts with, and you love Floyd | it. From the outside it's modestly sized and easy to carry, but the Floyd | inside is surprisingly capacious -- you've used it to smuggle oil Floyd | paintings, kayaks, and (best day of your life) the entire contents of Floyd | a government warehouse in Roswell, New Mexico. In addition to the Floyd | cavernous main pocket of the backpack itself, there's a key pocket for Floyd | your keys, a book pocket for your books, a side pocket for your Floyd | sidequests, and a trash pocket for your trash. Zippers on all of these Floyd | pockets let you open and close them at will. Floyd | Floyd | In the Jansport backpack are a key pocket, a book pocket, a side Floyd | pocket, a trash pocket and a backpack features guide. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "This is not a spoiler, but you'll be keeping that groovy backpack." | |
| Knight_Otu exclaims, "But, but, trenchcoat!" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x key pocket" | ||
Floyd ] Estate Agent's Office (Jenni Polodna) Turns: 358 Floyd | > Floyd | > X KEY POCKET Floyd | Floyd | A heavily reinforced pocket to store your keys in, if you're the kind Floyd | of person who has too many keys to fit on a keyring. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x features guide" | ||
Floyd ] Estate Agent's Office (Jenni Polodna) Turns: 359 Floyd | > Floyd | > X FEATURES GUIDE Floyd | Floyd | Welcome to the NEW 1998 Urban Adventurer Streetwarrior Floyd | TRIPLE-REINFORCED Lifestyle Management System by Jansport! Floyd | Floyd | Incredible Updated Features: Floyd | ** Separate zippable pockets let you hide things and reveal them at Floyd | will! Floyd | ** Brand new abbreviations: mp = main pocket, kp = key pocket, bp = Floyd | book pocket, etc.! Floyd | ** Time-saving upgrade for the adventurer on the go: LOOK IN or PUT Floyd | [SOMETHING] IN a closed pocket without having to open it first! Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "I think it's pretty cool how, beyond being a misfit patchwork of rooms, this game is doing some very memorable things, like the organized backpack and the cup of coffee hints." | |
| DavidW says, "yes, some lovely innovations." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "I think I've told this story on CF before, but I once had a Jansport backpack." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "And it broke." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "And I sent it in for service." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "And it was gone a while." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "And while it was gone I got postcards in the mail from my backback." | ||
| Jenni arrives, ready to play with the toys. | DavidW says, "oh my" | |
| DavidW says, "JENNI!" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "The postcards talked about how much FUN my pack was having at backpack camp." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "There were zipper races." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "The End" | ||
| Jenni says, "hi!! I'm on my dang phone" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "We just got to your room." | ||
| Knight_Otu asks, "That sounds kind of stalkery, doesn't it?" | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask woman about woman" | ||
Floyd ] Estate Agent's Office (Jenni Polodna) Turns: 360 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK WOMAN ABOUT WOMAN Floyd | Floyd | "I'm a real estate receptionist who is doing an admirable job of Floyd | attempting to perform her work functions!" the tiny woman tells you. Floyd | "Do you have any questions for me that a sane person might ask a real Floyd | estate receptionist?" Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says (to KO), "hee" | |
| Jenni says, "yesssss! also, backpack camp :thumbsup:" | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask woman about real estate" | ||
Floyd ] Estate Agent's Office (Jenni Polodna) Turns: 361 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK WOMAN ABOUT REAL ESTATE Floyd | Floyd | The woman gestures towards the pamphlets on the desk. "We have some Floyd | pamphlets with all of our current home listings, if you'd like to take Floyd | one and look at it. Or if you have any questions about any buildings Floyd | in town, I can answer those too! Forthright and Rotier has been the Floyd | only realtor in Backwater for over 200 years, so... yeah." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take pamphlet" | ||
Floyd ] Estate Agent's Office (Jenni Polodna) Turns: 362 Floyd | > Floyd | > TAKE PAMPHLET Floyd | Floyd | You take a pamphlet of home listings off of the stack. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "read pamphlet" | ||
Floyd ] Estate Agent's Office (Jenni Polodna) Turns: 363 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ PAMPHLET Floyd | Floyd | 18 F'tagn Court Floyd | || 8 BR 1 BA || Quiet neighborhood! Completely redone with brand new Floyd | floors and concrete-sealed basement. Hardly any muttering! Floyd | Floyd | 36 River Walk Drive Floyd | || 3 BR 2 BA || Great river views and convenient for boating! Trawl Floyd | for crayfish from the comfort of your living room. Entire upstairs Floyd | still mostly above water! Floyd | Floyd | 23 Euclid Street Floyd | || 2 BR 5 BA || An obelisk lover's dream! Extensive yard boasts a true Floyd | infinity pool and an impressive collection of garden statuary, Floyd | including twin sphinxes. Paradoxically nearby to everything! Floyd | Floyd | Underneath the description of 23 Euclid Street, someone has scrawled Floyd | the words "JACKDAWS LOVE MY BIG SPHINX OF QUARTZ." Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Oh my" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ask woman about train station" | ||
Floyd ] Estate Agent's Office (Jenni Polodna) Turns: 364 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK WOMAN ABOUT TRAIN STATION Floyd | Floyd | "That property is very historic and cool but not currently for sale!" Floyd | the tiny woman says. "If you tell me more about yourself, I will be Floyd | better able to analyze your needs and desires and attempt to resolve Floyd | them by selling you a property that is for sale!" Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "tell woman about me" | ||
Floyd | > Floyd | > TELL WOMAN ABOUT ME Floyd | Floyd | "Oh!" the woman exclaims. "You're the new wi-- I mean, you're Naomi Floyd | Sparradew Cragne! Nice to meet you. I'm Bethany Tross." She boosts Floyd | herself onto the desk to shake your hand. "I've got a huge file on Floyd | Cragne Manor. It's absolutely fascinating. You're gonna love it." Lips Floyd | slightly pursed, she surveys the mess on the desk. "Um. Just let me Floyd | find it. Jeez. One sec." | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask woman about cragne manor" | ||
Floyd | find it. Jeez. One sec." Floyd | Bethany gathers all of the folders on the desk into her arms. "See, Floyd | I'm getting a master's degree in local history, and this job is a gold Floyd | mine for original documents," she explains. One by one she deposits Floyd | each file into the cabinet, until only an empty-looking folder labeled Floyd | CRAGNE MANOR remains. "Huh, it should be..." She flips it open, then Floyd | with a disappointed look sets it on the desk in front of you. | Jacqueline says, "oh. oops" | |
| DavidW says, "push space" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Yeah, I see that now" | ||
| Jacqueline pushes the green 'space' button. | ||
Floyd | with a disappointed look sets it on the desk in front of you. Floyd | "Well, ratsack," she says. "I guess the Cragne Manor file's off being Floyd | digitized. Ms. Rotier's been on this paperless office kick lately, Floyd | which is weird, because we don't have a computer." Her expression Floyd | brightens somewhat. "Any other buildings you want to know about? I'm Floyd | not allowed to talk history at home anymore, not since the incident." | Jenni says, "I put a lot of keypress in here" | |
| Jacqueline says, "Haha - which is weird because we don't have a computer." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "that is awesome" | ||
| DavidW says, "push space again" | ||
| Plover arrives, ready to play with the toys. | ||
| Jacqueline pushes the green 'space' button. | ||
Floyd ] Estate Agent's Office (Jenni Polodna) Turns: 365
Floyd | not allowed to talk history at home anymore, not since the incident."
Floyd | Now that the desk is clean, you notice a paperback book that had been
Floyd | hiding underneath the folders.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
| ||
| dhakajack arrives, ready to play with the toys. | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x book" | ||
Floyd ] Estate Agent's Office (Jenni Polodna) Turns: 366 Floyd | > Floyd | > X BOOK Floyd | Floyd | A somewhat battered paperback whose lovingly fantasy-painted cover Floyd | features a corseted steampunk woman embracing a Regency period Floyd | nobleman -- who is also an anthropomorphic lion -- in space. "TWIN Floyd | HEARTS BETWEEN THE PLANES," raised letters proclaim. "LEELAH VAUGHAN." Floyd | Floyd | Beneath the author's name, smaller text inside a sunburst informs you Floyd | that this book was a 1981 Venus Rising nominee for "Best Sexual Floyd | Tension." A shelving label for the Backwater Public Library covers the Floyd | lower spine "[FIC / ERO / ANIMA / FELIS / YIKES]". Floyd | Floyd | This is it, your instincts whisper. This is the thing you Floyd | need to steal. Also, look at it. It's amazing. Definitely steal Floyd | that. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "hahahaha" | |
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take book" | ||
Floyd ] Estate Agent's Office (Jenni Polodna) Turns: 367 Floyd | > Floyd | > TAKE BOOK Floyd | Floyd | This is it! This lion sex book is definitely the thing you need to Floyd | steal. Even if it wasn't, you'd steal it anyway, for multiple reasons. Floyd | Floyd | You're gonna steal it smart, though, which means finding a Floyd | moment when Bethany isn't watching. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "oh" | |
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask woman about the incident" | ||
Floyd ] Estate Agent's Office (Jenni Polodna) Turns: 368 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK WOMAN ABOUT THE INCIDENT Floyd | Floyd | "It's a funny story," Bethany says. You wait for her to tell it to Floyd | you, but she doesn't. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu asks, "Isn't that book on our list?" | |
| DavidW says, "It is, actually." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "I'm assuming pretty much any book we encounter will be on our list." | ||
| Plover says (to Floyd), "cutest-silmor" | ||
Floyd ] Estate Agent's Office (Jenni Polodna) Turns: 368 Floyd | > Floyd | > CUTEST-SILMOR Floyd | Floyd | That verb doesn't work here, or, at least, not right now, but Floyd | it might work somewhere later. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "Not all books will be." | |
| Jacqueline says (to Plover), "We're playing a game right now." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Then technically, it's less stealing and more... hm." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Yeah. We're doing a good deed." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "That's a good point." | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask woman about library" | ||
Floyd ] Estate Agent's Office (Jenni Polodna) Turns: 369 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK WOMAN ABOUT LIBRARY Floyd | Floyd | Bethany's features descend into a half-scowl. "Oh, it's just another Floyd | boring Andrew Carnegie library, blah blah blah 1908, $5000 budget, Floyd | snooze me a river of dreams. It's gross, all the books in there are Floyd | gross, if you go in there you'll be gross too." This unenthusiastic Floyd | description of a historic building seems out of character, so you cock Floyd | an eyebrow at her quizzically. Floyd | Floyd | Bethany catches your look and deflates. "That crappy librarian is in Floyd | league with the Badfinger University Shadow Historians," she explains. Floyd | "She won't let me have jack. They've got some real good Floyd | original mystical documents and I want a job there so bad." Floyd | Floyd | She meets your eyes again. "Right, I'll get the folder." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Plover concentrates, and disappears. | DavidW says, "Also, cutest-silmor said they won't be here because they want to finish Anchorhead first." | |
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take book" | ||
Floyd | > Floyd | > TAKE BOOK Floyd | Floyd | Stealing the book while Bethany's got her back turned is Floyd | definitely the right idea. When you play the scenario out in Floyd | your mind, though, it goes something like this: Floyd | Floyd | [IMAGINARY SCENE] You slip the book into your pocket. Bethany Floyd | turns around, ready to drop the folder on the desk, and spots that the Floyd | book is gone. Her octagonal eyes glow red, and each unruly curl of her Floyd | hair transmogrifies into an individual tarantula with its own set of Floyd | eight hairy legs. "WHERE IS MY BOOK?" she roars, shaking the walls of Floyd | the real estate office. Floyd | Floyd | The desk grows a mouth and chomps you in half somewhere around the Floyd | lumbar spine. Your lower half bleeds out on the berber carpet as the Floyd | desk masticates your torso and eyeballs and hands and other parts of Floyd | your body you like a lot and use often. With a satisfied expression, Floyd | Bethany retrieves the novel from the bloodsoaked pocket of your JNCOs. Floyd | "Now I can finally confess my truth," she tells your exposed kidneys. Floyd | "I think reading about lion sex is kind of nice actually."[END Floyd | IMAGINARY SCENE] Floyd | Floyd | ...okay, clearly this town has got you in a real weird headspace. The Floyd | point is, you'll have to find a way to steal the book without Bethany Floyd | noticing you've stolen it, or things might get... uncomfortable. Floyd | Floyd | "Folder located!" Bethany drops the folder onto the desk near Twin Floyd | Hearts Between the Planes. | Knight_Otu says, "My have we got an active imagination." | |
| Plover arrives, ready to play with the toys. | Jacqueline says, "I love that scene so very much." | |
| Plover says (to Floyd), "about" | ||
Floyd ] Estate Agent's Office (Jenni Polodna) Turns: 370
Floyd | Hearts Between the Planes.
Floyd | "Stupid sexy library," Bethany sighs.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
| ||
| Plover says (to Floyd), "about" | ||
Floyd ] Estate Agent's Office (Jenni Polodna) Turns: 370 Floyd | > Floyd | > ABOUT Floyd | Floyd | Cragne Manor commemorates the 20th anniversary of Michael Gentry's Floyd | Anchorhead. More than eighty authors wrote one room each. We Floyd | didn't tell them what was going on in each other's rooms. Floyd | Floyd | The project organizers were Jenni Polodna and Ryan Veeder. (Contact Floyd | them jointly at cragne@jennipolodna.com.) Floyd | Floyd | The authors were Adam Whybray, Adri, Andrew Plotkin, Andy Holloway, Floyd | Austin Auclair, Baldur Brückner, Ben Collins-Sussman, Bill Maya, Brian Floyd | Rushton, Buster Hudson, Caleb Wilson, Carl Muckenhoupt, Chandler Floyd | Groover, Chris Jones, Christopher Conley, Damon L. Wakes, Daniel Floyd | Ravipinto, Daniel Stelzer, David Jose, David Petrocco, David Sturgis, Floyd | Drew Mochak, Edward B, Emily Short, Erica Newman, Feneric, Finn Floyd | Rosenloev, Gary Butterfield, Gavin Inglis, Greg Frost, Hanon Ondricek, Floyd | Harkness Munt, Harrison Gerard, Ian Holmes, Ivan Roth, Jack Welch, Floyd | Jacqueline Ashwell, James Eagle, Jason Dyer, Jason Lautzenheiser, Floyd | Jason Love, Jenni Polodna, Jeremy Freese, Joey Jones, Joshua Porch, Floyd | Justin de Vesine, Justin Melvin, Katherine Morayati, Kenneth Pedersen, Floyd | Lane Puetz, Llew Mason, Lucian Smith, Marco Innocenti, Marius Müller, Floyd | Mark Britton, Mark Sample, Marshal Tenner Winter, Matt Schneider, Matt Floyd | Weiner, Matthew Korson, Michael Fessler, Michael Gentry, Michael Floyd | Hilborn, Michael Lin, Mike Spivey, Molly Ying, Monique Padelis, Naomi Floyd | Hinchen, Nate Edwards, Petter Sjölund, Q Pheevr, Rachel Spitler, Reed Floyd | Lockwood, Reina Adair, Riff Conner, Roberto Colnaghi, Rowan Lipkovits, Floyd | Ryan Veeder, Sam Kabo Ashwell, Scott Hammack, Sean M. Shore, Wade Floyd | Clarke, Zach Hodgens, and Zack Johnson. Floyd | Floyd | Special beta testing thanks to Andrew Schultz. Special being a baby Floyd | thanks to production baby Fionn Collins. Extra special having written Floyd | Anchorhead thanks to Michael Gentry. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ask her about office" | ||
Floyd ] Estate Agent's Office (Jenni Polodna) Turns: 371 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK HER ABOUT OFFICE Floyd | Floyd | (Bethany about Forthright & Rotier Estate Agency) Floyd | "Perfect! I'll just grab the folder for that," Bethany says, turning Floyd | to search through the filing cabinet. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask bethany about lion sex" | ||
Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK BETHANY ABOUT LION SEX Floyd | Floyd | "Just a sec," Bethany says, voice echoing weirdly. You turn to look Floyd | and she's got her head almost completely inside one of the cabinet Floyd | drawers. Floyd | Floyd | "Here you go!" Bethany drops the folder onto the desk, partially Floyd | covering Twin Hearts Between the Planes. | Jacqueline asks, "So, I'm assuming that Jenni wouldn't be cruel, but should we have saved?" | |
| Plover runs out of the room, with a smile on his face. | Knight_Otu says, "Some more folders, and it'll be covered for good." | |
| DavidW says, "You don't ever need to save." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Cool" | ||
| Jacqueline says (to KO), "True" | ||
| Jacqueline asks, "So just keep asking her about places, I guess?" | ||
| DavidW says, "You can always UNDO or TAKE BACK if you reach a losing ending." | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask her about church" | ||
Floyd ] Estate Agent's Office (Jenni Polodna) Turns: 372
Floyd | covering Twin Hearts Between the Planes.
Floyd | "Josiah Forthright was a master hypnotist whose specialty was getting
Floyd | people to desire things that no sane person would ever want," Bethany
Floyd | tells you. "Then, completely out of nowhere, he opened a real estate
Floyd | office in Backwater, Vermont. It's sad that he gave up on his dream
Floyd | like that, don't you think?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >
| ivanr says, "yeah, I believe there was a politeness mandate" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Yes." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Was there? I can't recall." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "I made my polite anyway." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ask her about church" | ||
Floyd ] Estate Agent's Office (Jenni Polodna) Turns: 373 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK HER ABOUT CHURCH Floyd | Floyd | (Bethany about Backwater Church) Floyd | "We definitely have a folder for that! One sec," Bethany says, turning Floyd | to search through the filing cabinet. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "That one didn't go through." | |
| Jenni says, "I got real heavyhanded about enforcing said politeness mandate" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Oh good. Thanks for that, J." | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take book" | ||
Floyd | > Floyd | > TAKE BOOK Floyd | Floyd | Stealing the book while Bethany's got her back turned is Floyd | definitely the right idea. When you play the scenario out in Floyd | your mind, though, it goes something like this: Floyd | Floyd | [IMAGINARY SCENE] You slip the book into your pocket. Bethany Floyd | turns around, ready to drop the folder on the desk, and spots that the Floyd | book is gone. Her octagonal eyes glow red, and each unruly curl of her Floyd | hair transmogrifies into a cobra, its eyes glowing red and its fangs Floyd | dripping venom. "WHERE IS MY BOOK?" she roars, shaking the walls of Floyd | the real estate office. Floyd | Floyd | The desk grows a mouth and chomps you in half somewhere around the Floyd | lumbar spine. Your lower half bleeds out on the berber carpet as the Floyd | desk masticates your torso and eyeballs and hands and other parts of Floyd | your body you like a lot and use often. With a satisfied expression, Floyd | Bethany retrieves the novel from the bloodsoaked pocket of your JNCOs. Floyd | "Now I can finally confess my truth," she tells your exposed kidneys. Floyd | "I think reading about lion sex is kind of nice actually."[END Floyd | IMAGINARY SCENE] Floyd | Floyd | ...okay, clearly this town has got you in a real weird headspace. The Floyd | point is, you'll have to find a way to steal the book without Bethany Floyd | noticing you've stolen it, or things might get... uncomfortable. Floyd | Floyd | "Who just found the folder she was looking for? This girl!" Bethany Floyd | drops the folder onto the desk, partially covering Twin Hearts Between Floyd | the Planes. | DavidW says, "Also, you can examine these folders, if you like." | |
| Jenni says, "you got it fam <3" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Aw. I was hoping there would be different scenes." | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x file" | ||
Floyd ] Estate Agent's Office (Jenni Polodna) Turns: 374
Floyd | the Planes.
Floyd | "Most people in town think Backwater Church changes religious
Floyd | affiliation once every seven years," Bethany says, "but guess what I
Floyd | found out? This whole time they've just been worshipping different
Floyd | incarnations of X'n'xa the Inevitable March Towards Death, which
Floyd | technically makes them Episcopalians. Religion is wild, huh?"
Floyd |
Floyd | >
| ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x file" | ||
Floyd ] Estate Agent's Office (Jenni Polodna) Turns: 374 Floyd | > Floyd | > X FILE Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "l" | ||
Floyd ] Estate Agent's Office (Jenni Polodna) Turns: 375 Floyd | > Floyd | > L Floyd | Floyd | Estate Agent's Office (Jenni Polodna) Floyd | The space is dominated by the unexpectedly symbiotic combination of a Floyd | giant desk and a tiny woman, who together give the impression of being Floyd | one complete single entity, like a centaur. The surface of the desk is Floyd | becoming cluttered with glossy architectural magazines, manila Floyd | folders, and real estate listings pamphlets. Behind it, a Floyd | gunmetal-grey filing cabinet lurks unattractively in the far corner. Floyd | The exit back out to the street is east. Floyd | Floyd | The lion sex book lies on the desk, partially covered, waiting for you Floyd | to steal it. "Soon, lion sex book," you whisper in your head. "It Floyd | won't be long now." Floyd | Floyd | Bethany looks at you expectantly. "I'd be stupidly thrilled to show Floyd | you one of our many real estate files if you specify a property." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x file" | ||
Floyd ] Estate Agent's Office (Jenni Polodna) Turns: 375 Floyd | > Floyd | > X FILE Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "folders, not files." | |
| Jenni says, "so mad at myself now" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Oh. She said file." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "It's fine." | ||
| Jacqueline asks, "Jenni, need I remind you that there will be no more tweaks for typos or things you forgot????" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "(I can't wait until we hit my room. Sigh. No telling what's not in there.)" | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x folder" | ||
Floyd ] Estate Agent's Office (Jenni Polodna) Turns: 376 Floyd | > Floyd | > X FOLDER Floyd | Floyd | Which folder? Backwater Church folder, Forthright & Rotier Estate Floyd | Agency folder, Backwater Public Library folder and Cragne Manor folder Floyd | seem particularly interesting. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x church folder" | ||
Floyd ] Estate Agent's Office (Jenni Polodna) Turns: 377 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CHURCH FOLDER Floyd | Floyd | The church folder contains mostly receipts for the installation of Floyd | various stained-glass windows. You spot one for $0.00 with a pen Floyd | scrawl across the bottom reading "I refuse to depict Imelda Cragne as Floyd | the Virgin Mary, may God have mercy on my soul." Floyd | Floyd | "Oh yeah," Bethany says, when you point it out, "I forgot to mention Floyd | that most of the Cragnes commissioned church windows of themselves as Floyd | religious figures, but I guess the idea of a saintly Imelda Cragne Floyd | clutching a baby Jesus was too much for that stained-glass artist. Floyd | They fled to Canada the same day that receipt was written, which was Floyd | absolutely the right call." Floyd | Floyd | > | Jenni says, "haha even if I succumbed to temptation I'd have to go through Ryan" | |
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x agency folder" | ||
Floyd ] Estate Agent's Office (Jenni Polodna) Turns: 378 Floyd | > Floyd | > X AGENCY FOLDER Floyd | Floyd | That's weird; the estate agency folder contains nothing but a single Floyd | security camera photo of the room you are currently in, taken from a Floyd | vantage point near the ceiling. You feel compelled to take a closer Floyd | look. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Oh those wacky Cragnes." | |
| Jacqueline asks, "A closer look at the photo or the camera?" | ||
| DavidW says, "The photo." | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x photo" | ||
Floyd ] Estate Agent's Office (Jenni Polodna) Turns: 379 Floyd | > Floyd | > X PHOTO Floyd | Floyd | You look at the security camera photo in the estate agency folder. Floyd | Floyd | The space is dominated by the unexpectedly symbiotic combination of a Floyd | giant desk and a tiny woman, who together give the impression of being Floyd | one complete single entity, like a centaur. The surface of the desk is Floyd | becoming cluttered with glossy architectural magazines, manila Floyd | folders, and real estate listings pamphlets. Behind it, a Floyd | gunmetal-grey filing cabinet lurks unattractively in the far corner. Floyd | The exit back out to the street is east. Floyd | Floyd | A taller, short-haired woman wearing JNCOs and a trolley pass stands Floyd | on the other side of the desk, blood dripping down her arm. You can't Floyd | see her face, but... that can't be you, right? It looks like Floyd | you... Floyd | Floyd | "Oh, hey, ignore that," Bethany tells you. "Our security camera got Floyd | possessed a couple weeks ago and Ms. Rotier's been slacking on Floyd | replacing it, that's all." Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Heh." | |
| Jacqueline says, "Riiiiiight" | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x library folder" | ||
Floyd ] Estate Agent's Office (Jenni Polodna) Turns: 379 Floyd | > Floyd | > X LIBRARY FOLDER Floyd | Floyd | The Backwater Public Library folder is empty except for an Floyd | index-card-sized note reading "Contents of this folder have been Floyd | reclaimed as the rightful property of B.U.S.H. Any queries, Floyd | complaints, and suggestions can be directed to Floyd | the_uncaring_void_of_my_anal_canal@hotmail.com. Have a good Floyd | rest of your SUCK IT LOSERS!!!". Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu exclaims, "Language!" | |
| DavidW asks (of Jenni), "Have I mentioned how much I love your writing yet?" | ||
| Jenni exclaims, "awww! thanks!" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "I feel like someone should secure that email address." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Not me, though." | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x cragne manor folder" | ||
Floyd ] Estate Agent's Office (Jenni Polodna) Turns: 380 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CRAGNE MANOR FOLDER Floyd | Floyd | The Cragne Manor folder is thin enough to appear empty while closed. Floyd | When you open it, you see that it contains nothing but a Post-It note Floyd | with the words "BETHANY, TOOK THESE TO GET DIGITIZED. RECYCLE THIS Floyd | NOTE PLEASE!!!" alongside a small drawing of an anthropomorphized Floyd | Earth giving the thumbs-up. Floyd | Floyd | > | ParserGirl says, "I'm on mobile or otherwise I'd get in on this" | |
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask her about town square" | ||
Floyd ] Estate Agent's Office (Jenni Polodna) Turns: 381 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK HER ABOUT TOWN SQUARE Floyd | Floyd | (Bethany about that) Floyd | "I'm sorry," Bethany says, "I have auditory processing disorder, and Floyd | the syllables I just heard you say were 'Charles Bingadocio'. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask her about mausoleum" | ||
Floyd ] Estate Agent's Office (Jenni Polodna) Turns: 382 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK HER ABOUT MAUSOLEUM Floyd | Floyd | (Bethany about that) Floyd | "I'm sorry," Bethany says, "I have auditory processing disorder, and Floyd | as far as I can tell, you just said 'radio fat lump'. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ask her about shack" | ||
Floyd ] Estate Agent's Office (Jenni Polodna) Turns: 383 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK HER ABOUT SHACK Floyd | Floyd | (Bethany about that) Floyd | "I'm sorry," Bethany says, "I have auditory processing disorder, and Floyd | all I got from that was 'bedlam cube'. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Okay. Major real estate only" | |
| Jacqueline asks, "I don't think we've explored more than this, have we?" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "We may have to come back." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "No, we haven't." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Unless we can gain a train station folder after all." | ||
| DavidW says, "I think I was able to manage by good guesses and things Bethany mentions. But exploring more will help, yes." | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask her about circus" | ||
Floyd ] Estate Agent's Office (Jenni Polodna) Turns: 384 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK HER ABOUT CIRCUS Floyd | Floyd | (Bethany about that) Floyd | "I'm sorry," Bethany says, "I have auditory processing disorder, and Floyd | what I just heard you say was 'breaking up with Frito chili pie'. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask her about hospital" | ||
Floyd ] Estate Agent's Office (Jenni Polodna) Turns: 385 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK HER ABOUT HOSPITAL Floyd | Floyd | (Bethany about that) Floyd | "I'm sorry," Bethany says, "I have auditory processing disorder, and Floyd | the syllables I just heard you say were 'carcinomuffin'. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask her about school" | ||
Floyd ] Estate Agent's Office (Jenni Polodna) Turns: 386 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK HER ABOUT SCHOOL Floyd | Floyd | (Bethany about high school) Floyd | "Some stuff went down a few years ago and now the high school has Floyd | never existed, plus it's banned from this dimension," Bethany says. Floyd | "If you encounter a high school in Backwater, you're supposed to Floyd | inform the authorities at... shoot, what was the number? Oh, right, Floyd | there is no number, they'll just show up in a van." Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "ha" | |
| DavidW says, "oh, you didn't ask about the train station." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "I did." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "I thought." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "I thought we did" | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask her about train station" | ||
Floyd ] Estate Agent's Office (Jenni Polodna) Turns: 387 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK HER ABOUT TRAIN STATION Floyd | Floyd | (Bethany about Backwater Station) Floyd | "We've got a folder for that!" Bethany says, turning to search through Floyd | the filing cabinet. Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "oho" | |
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take book" | ||
Floyd | > Floyd | > TAKE BOOK Floyd | Floyd | Stealing the book while Bethany's got her back turned is Floyd | definitely the right idea. When you play the scenario out in Floyd | your mind, though, it goes something like this: Floyd | Floyd | [IMAGINARY SCENE] You slip the book into your pocket. Bethany Floyd | turns around, ready to drop the folder on the desk, and spots that the Floyd | book is gone. Her octagonal eyes glow red, and each unruly curl of her Floyd | hair transmogrifies into a cobra, its eyes glowing red and its fangs Floyd | dripping venom. "WHERE IS MY BOOK?" she roars, shaking the walls of Floyd | the real estate office. Floyd | Floyd | The desk grows a mouth and chomps you in half somewhere around the Floyd | lumbar spine. Your lower half bleeds out on the berber carpet as the Floyd | desk masticates your torso and eyeballs and hands and other parts of Floyd | your body you like a lot and use often. With a satisfied expression, Floyd | Bethany retrieves the novel from the bloodsoaked pocket of your JNCOs. Floyd | "Now I can finally confess my truth," she tells your exposed kidneys. Floyd | "I think reading about lion sex is kind of nice actually."[END Floyd | IMAGINARY SCENE] Floyd | Floyd | ...okay, clearly this town has got you in a real weird headspace. The Floyd | point is, you'll have to find a way to steal the book without Bethany Floyd | noticing you've stolen it, or things might get... uncomfortable. Floyd | Floyd | "Found it!" Bethany drops the folder onto the desk, further covering Floyd | Twin Hearts Between the Planes. | DavidW says, "It might've been swallowed by a push space prompt." | |
| Jacqueline says, "So, not enough folders yet." | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x train station folder" | ||
Floyd ] Estate Agent's Office (Jenni Polodna) Turns: 388
Floyd | Twin Hearts Between the Planes.
Floyd | "Backwater didn't have a train station until 1968," Bethany tells you.
Floyd | "The local business owners were really pushing for one to be built,
Floyd | but the town council elders fought it tooth and nail, because they
Floyd | thought it would attract undesirables -- I think we both know what
Floyd | that's code for -- from the city. Then somebody pointed out the
Floyd | undesirables from the city, if you were nice to them and gave them
Floyd | shotguns, would be great allies in the constant war against the
Floyd | even-less-desirables who kept slithering out of the hills on their
Floyd | tentacle legs to steal babies. Backwater got noticeably less racist
Floyd | after that. Also fuller of babies."
Floyd |
Floyd | >
| DavidW says, "But this one should help, iirc." | |
| Jenni says, "she ignores you while she's getting a folder out" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "dang" | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask her about pub" | ||
Floyd ] Estate Agent's Office (Jenni Polodna) Turns: 389 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK HER ABOUT PUB Floyd | Floyd | (Bethany about the pub) Floyd | "Sure thing! Hold tight while I look for that folder," Bethany says, Floyd | turning to search through the filing cabinet. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take book" | ||
Floyd | > Floyd | > TAKE BOOK Floyd | Floyd | Stealing the book while Bethany's got her back turned is Floyd | definitely the right idea. When you play the scenario out in Floyd | your mind, though, it goes something like this: Floyd | Floyd | [IMAGINARY SCENE] You slip the book into your pocket. Bethany Floyd | turns around, ready to drop the folder on the desk, and spots that the Floyd | book is gone. Her octagonal eyes glow red, and each unruly curl of her Floyd | hair transmogrifies into an individual tarantula with its own set of Floyd | eight hairy legs. "WHERE IS MY BOOK?" she roars, shaking the walls of Floyd | the real estate office. Floyd | Floyd | The desk grows a mouth and chomps you in half somewhere around the Floyd | lumbar spine. Your lower half bleeds out on the berber carpet as the Floyd | desk masticates your torso and eyeballs and hands and other parts of Floyd | your body you like a lot and use often. With a satisfied expression, Floyd | Bethany retrieves the novel from the bloodsoaked pocket of your JNCOs. Floyd | "Now I can finally confess my truth," she tells your exposed kidneys. Floyd | "I think reading about lion sex is kind of nice actually."[END Floyd | IMAGINARY SCENE] Floyd | Floyd | ...okay, clearly this town has got you in a real weird headspace. The Floyd | point is, you'll have to find a way to steal the book without Bethany Floyd | noticing you've stolen it, or things might get... uncomfortable. Floyd | Floyd | "Here's the folder!" Bethany drops the folder onto the desk, further Floyd | covering Twin Hearts Between the Planes. | DavidW says, "push space" | |
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "push space" | ||
Floyd ] Estate Agent's Office (Jenni Polodna) Turns: 390 Floyd | covering Twin Hearts Between the Planes. Floyd | "The pub was the first building constructed in Backwater," Bethany Floyd | tells you. "It's been through approximately one hundred and Floyd | seventy-eight changes of ownership since. The current owners say it's Floyd | haunted by the ghost of an angry brewer who had his secret recipe for Floyd | triple-dark stout stolen by Benjamin Franklin, but my Floyd | research suggests they just made that up to get on the Food Network. Floyd | They used to have pretty good maple poutine but the current owners got Floyd | all uppity about 'that's not real Vermont food, that's fake Canadian Floyd | tourist food, blah blah fiddleheads blah blah blah.' I kind of hate Floyd | the current owners, if I'm honest." Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "You haven't examining the station folder yet, btw." | |
| DavidW says, "er examined" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x station folder" | ||
Floyd ] Estate Agent's Office (Jenni Polodna) Turns: 391 Floyd | > Floyd | > X STATION FOLDER Floyd | Floyd | The train station folder is incredibly thick. Flipping through it, Floyd | most of its bulk appears to be schedules of arrivals and departures, Floyd | and you're about to fall asleep when a folded page flutters out from Floyd | between the timetables. You unfold it and take a look. Floyd | Floyd | "Oh, that thing is great," Bethany says. "It's a map of a proposed Floyd | trolley system through Backwater, which wound up not getting built Floyd | because it turned out the guy who sold it was secretly a bear, and no Floyd | one knew what to do with that information. The trolley system would Floyd | have been so cool though." Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "HAHAHAHA" | |
| Jacqueline says, "Oh shit. Laughing too hard." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Coughing now" | ||
| Jacqueline shakes a fist at Jenni | ||
| Jenni exclaims, "haha soz!!" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "The Food Network pushed me over the edge." | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x trolly map" | ||
Floyd ] Estate Agent's Office (Jenni Polodna) Turns: 391 Floyd | > Floyd | > X TROLLY MAP Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x trolly" | ||
Floyd ] Estate Agent's Office (Jenni Polodna) Turns: 391 Floyd | > Floyd | > X TROLLY Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "trollEy" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x trolley" | ||
Floyd ] Estate Agent's Office (Jenni Polodna) Turns: 392 Floyd | > Floyd | > X TROLLEY Floyd | Floyd | From what you've seen of Backwater, it's not that big, yet the trolley Floyd | system on the map in your hands is extensive. A forest-green line runs Floyd | into the woods, while a line as red as raw beef connects the downtown Floyd | to the meatpacking plant. The church has its own line (gold), Cragne Floyd | Manor has several (in various shades of purple -- also, Floyd | why?), and Backwater itself is split into "Dangerous Floyd | Backwater" (orange) and "Spooky Backwater" (blue). Apparently the real Floyd | estate office is in Spooky Backwater, whatever that means. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "oh" | |
| Jacqueline says, "Sure. Whenever I see a red line on a map I think to myself, 'That there line is as red as raw beef.'" | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask her about meatpacking plant" | ||
Floyd ] Estate Agent's Office (Jenni Polodna) Turns: 393 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK HER ABOUT MEATPACKING PLANT Floyd | Floyd | (Bethany about Meatpacking Plant) Floyd | "Great, I'll show you the folder for that!" Bethany says, turning to Floyd | search through the filing cabinet. Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take book" | ||
Floyd | > Floyd | > TAKE BOOK Floyd | Floyd | Stealing the book while Bethany's got her back turned is Floyd | definitely the right idea. When you play the scenario out in Floyd | your mind, though, it goes something like this: Floyd | Floyd | [IMAGINARY SCENE] You slip the book into your pocket. Bethany Floyd | turns around, ready to drop the folder on the desk, and spots that the Floyd | book is gone. Her octagonal eyes glow red, and each unruly curl of her Floyd | hair transmogrifies into a cobra, its eyes glowing red and its fangs Floyd | dripping venom. "WHERE IS MY BOOK?" she roars, shaking the walls of Floyd | the real estate office. Floyd | Floyd | The desk grows a mouth and chomps you in half somewhere around the Floyd | lumbar spine. Your lower half bleeds out on the berber carpet as the Floyd | desk masticates your torso and eyeballs and hands and other parts of Floyd | your body you like a lot and use often. With a satisfied expression, Floyd | Bethany retrieves the novel from the bloodsoaked pocket of your JNCOs. Floyd | "Now I can finally confess my truth," she tells your exposed kidneys. Floyd | "I think reading about lion sex is kind of nice actually."[END Floyd | IMAGINARY SCENE] Floyd | Floyd | ...okay, clearly this town has got you in a real weird headspace. The Floyd | point is, you'll have to find a way to steal the book without Bethany Floyd | noticing you've stolen it, or things might get... uncomfortable. Floyd | Floyd | "Time to cross finding this folder off of the to-do list!" Floyd | Bethany drops the folder onto the desk. Twin Hearts Between the Planes Floyd | is now completely hidden from view. | Jenni says, "that's a real Inside Baseball reference about how we split the rooms up, Dangerous Backwater & Spooky Backwater" | |
| Jacqueline says, "oooh" | ||
| Jacqueline pushes the green 'space' button. | ||
Floyd ] Estate Agent's Office (Jenni Polodna) Turns: 394 Floyd | is now completely hidden from view. Floyd | "The meatpacking plant was built by Alfred Silas Cragne in 1901 as an Floyd | attempt to make a little money off of that year's Seven Days' Rain of Floyd | Dead Pigs," Bethany tells you. "Which, as you might guess, was a Floyd | phenomenon during which almost five thousand pigs fell out of the sky Floyd | over downtown Backwater. Amazingly, only one person died, and Floyd | everybody hated him, so it was a net win for the town." Floyd | Floyd | She shakes her head. "The pub owner likes to go on about how great it Floyd | must have been to take a bucket out in the street and fill up on free Floyd | bacon, but what I think is, if it means not getting clocked Floyd | in the head with a pig hoof at the standard gravitational acceleration Floyd | rate, I'd rather just spend the three bucks at Shaw's." Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "hahaha. STOP MAKING ME COUGHLAUGH" | |
| DavidW says, "Don't forget to read the pub folder and plant folder." | ||
| Jenni says, "have you tried: not being sick" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Trust me. I've tried." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x pub" | ||
Floyd ] Estate Agent's Office (Jenni Polodna) Turns: 395 Floyd | > Floyd | > X PUB Floyd | Floyd | Along with some incredibly boring-looking documents, the folder Floyd | labeled "Head & Anchor Pub (BETHANY: RELABEL THIS FOLDER)" contains a Floyd | list of name changes and a piece of paper with all of the words Floyd | blacked out FBI-style. "What's this?" you ask Bethany, indicating the Floyd | latter. Floyd | Floyd | "Oh, that's the old secret menu for the pub, from back when it was the Floyd | Sad Aroma and Garter Belt. It was a little too secret, if you Floyd | want my opinion." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x plant folder" | ||
Floyd ] Estate Agent's Office (Jenni Polodna) Turns: 396 Floyd | > Floyd | > X PLANT FOLDER Floyd | Floyd | You open the meatpacking plant folder and a chunk of raw beef falls Floyd | onto the floor. Holding the folder as horizontally as possible, you Floyd | open it the rest of the way. It's entirely full of raw beef. Mostly Floyd | ground chuck, but you see a couple of ribs sticking out, and on the Floyd | top is... is that a New York strip steak? "Hot beef injection Floyd | compliments of B.U.S.H.," reads a note impaled into the meat pile. Floyd | Floyd | "True confession?" Bethany says, "I know they're proud of that little Floyd | prank, but that's like thirty dollars worth of meat, and the park by Floyd | my house has a grill." Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Ah, Backwater: where meat never spoils" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "These folders are crazy." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "So... B U S H" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ask her about park" | ||
Floyd ] Estate Agent's Office (Jenni Polodna) Turns: 397 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK HER ABOUT PARK Floyd | Floyd | (Bethany about that) Floyd | "I'm sorry," Bethany says, "I have auditory processing disorder, and Floyd | all I got from that was 'hose beast city'. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask her about bush" | ||
Floyd ] Estate Agent's Office (Jenni Polodna) Turns: 398 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK HER ABOUT BUSH Floyd | Floyd | (Bethany about Badfinger University Shadow Historians.) Floyd | "Badfinger University is five miles up the river from Squahonomie, and Floyd | their Shadow Historians have been our archrivals for almost a century Floyd | and a half," Bethany explains. "Every September our grad students and Floyd | theirs engage in ritualized academic combat to decide which school has Floyd | jurisdiction over which historical topics. This year they got almost Floyd | all of the Cragnes -- I was gunning hard for Stella, and I made sure Floyd | we kept Deuteronomous -- but this guy Josh that I hate blew the rest Floyd | of our points on Jedediah Beaverhat, who is not even real, Floyd | he's a pancake house mascot. I kinda think Josh is a mole." Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Oh right. B U S H" | |
| DavidW sotto voce asks, "ask her about Stella" | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask her about stella" | ||
Floyd ] Estate Agent's Office (Jenni Polodna) Turns: 399 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK HER ABOUT STELLA Floyd | Floyd | (Bethany about Stella Archer Cragne) Floyd | "Stella Archer Cragne disappeared on the third of May, 1981," Bethany Floyd | tells you. "She told her husband she was going into town to buy a hat Floyd | for Petunia Cragne's wedding. The ticket taker at the station Floyd | confirmed that she boarded the 12:35 train to Montpelier, and after Floyd | that (once again Bethany drops her voice into Unsolved Mysteries Floyd | registers) nobody saw her again. Dead or alive." Floyd | Floyd | "Ask me about Stella again if you want to hear all the facts of the Floyd | case; I'm supposed to practice getting consent before quote-unquote Floyd | talking people's ears off. People care an awful lot about their ears Floyd | around here, if you ask me." Floyd | Floyd | > | Jenni says, "I think asking her about lion sex got eaten earlier" | |
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask her about stella" | ||
Floyd ] Estate Agent's Office (Jenni Polodna) Turns: 400 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK HER ABOUT STELLA Floyd | Floyd | (Bethany about Stella Archer Cragne) Floyd | Holding up her fingers one by one, Bethany cheerfully enumerates the Floyd | facts of the case. "Fact! Stella had no known enemies; the family Floyd | liked her -- well, except Imelda Cragne, but she was a Floyd | 102-year-old racist who croaked six months before Stella went missing, Floyd | so it's unlikely she was involved." Floyd | Floyd | "Fact! By all accounts, Stella & Horace were one of those boring quiet Floyd | couples that stay home a lot and don't have affairs. Fact! I really Floyd | enjoy saying 'fact!' Fact!" Floyd | Floyd | "Fact! Stella left the house with just her wallet and keys. She wasn't Floyd | the purse-carrying type, but she owned a couple good-sized Floyd | bags she could have packed some underwear and a toothbrush in if she'd Floyd | planned to run away." Floyd | Floyd | "Fact! The Backwater P.D. searched all of the possessions she'd left Floyd | behind and none of it was more suspicious than a Jell-O mold. Floyd | I saw the whole list and lemme tell ya, I have weirder stuff in my Floyd | pockets right now, including one or two bird skulls." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask her about lion sex" | ||
Floyd ] Estate Agent's Office (Jenni Polodna) Turns: 401 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK HER ABOUT LION SEX Floyd | Floyd | (Bethany about Twin Hearts Between the Planes) Floyd | Bethany looks you straight in the eyes, radiating academic gravitas. Floyd | "Okay, so, believe me when I say that I don't normally read sci-fi Floyd | bodice rippers starring big handsome lion guys." Floyd | Floyd | You assure her that you did not have her pegged as a paranormal Floyd | romance enthusiast, and she visibly relaxes before continuing. Floyd | Floyd | "It's research, sort of," she explains. "See, Leelah Vaughan is the Floyd | pen name of Stella Archer Cragne, wife of Horace Cragne. This book was Floyd | published in 1980 -- one year before Stella Archer Cragne (here Floyd | Bethany drops her voice about two octaves) mysteriously Floyd | vanished." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask her about stella" | ||
Floyd ] Estate Agent's Office (Jenni Polodna) Turns: 402 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK HER ABOUT STELLA Floyd | Floyd | (Bethany about Stella Archer Cragne) Floyd | Holding up her fingers one by one, Bethany cheerfully enumerates the Floyd | facts of the case. "Fact! Stella had no known enemies; the family Floyd | liked her -- well, except Imelda Cragne, but she was a Floyd | 102-year-old racist who croaked six months before Stella went missing, Floyd | so it's unlikely she was involved." Floyd | Floyd | "Fact! By all accounts, Stella & Horace were one of those boring quiet Floyd | couples that stay home a lot and don't have affairs. Fact! I really Floyd | enjoy saying 'fact!' Fact!" Floyd | Floyd | "Fact! Stella left the house with just her wallet and keys. She wasn't Floyd | the purse-carrying type, but she owned a couple good-sized Floyd | bags she could have packed some underwear and a toothbrush in if she'd Floyd | planned to run away." Floyd | Floyd | "Fact! The Backwater P.D. searched all of the possessions she'd left Floyd | behind and none of it was more suspicious than a Jell-O mold. Floyd | I saw the whole list and lemme tell ya, I have weirder stuff in my Floyd | pockets right now, including one or two bird skulls." Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Okay. That's all the facts." | |
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask her about pockets" | ||
Floyd ] Estate Agent's Office (Jenni Polodna) Turns: 403 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK HER ABOUT POCKETS Floyd | Floyd | (Bethany about a funny story) Floyd | "It's a funny story," Bethany says. You wait for her to tell it to Floyd | you, but she doesn't. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask her about skulls" | ||
Floyd ] Estate Agent's Office (Jenni Polodna) Turns: 404 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK HER ABOUT SKULLS Floyd | Floyd | (Bethany about a funny story) Floyd | "It's a funny story," Bethany says. You wait for her to tell it to Floyd | you, but she doesn't. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "brb - coughing a lot" | |
| Jenni ( | ||
| DavidW asks, "I think Bethany mentioned an 'incident' very early on? Did we ask about that?" | ||
| Jenni says, "...pretend I sadfaced properly. the incident was addressed" | ||
| DavidW says, "oh, okay." | ||
| DavidW says, "I hope the lion sex book doesn't kill Jacqueline." | ||
| Jacqueline has died. | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Just kidding. Back." | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask bethany about Rotier" | ||
Floyd ] Estate Agent's Office (Jenni Polodna) Turns: 405 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK BETHANY ABOUT ROTIER Floyd | Floyd | "Josiah Forthright was a master hypnotist whose specialty was getting Floyd | people to desire things that no sane person would ever want," Bethany Floyd | tells you. "Then, completely out of nowhere, he opened a real estate Floyd | office in Backwater, Vermont. It's sad that he gave up on his dream Floyd | like that, don't you think?" Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask bethany about Ms Rotier" | ||
Floyd ] Estate Agent's Office (Jenni Polodna) Turns: 406 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK BETHANY ABOUT MS ROTIER Floyd | Floyd | "I'm sorry," Bethany says, "I have auditory processing disorder, and I Floyd | only understood you as far as saying 'bratwurst effect'. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "oh" | |
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask her about peter" | ||
Floyd ] Estate Agent's Office (Jenni Polodna) Turns: 407 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK HER ABOUT PETER Floyd | Floyd | (Bethany about Peter) Floyd | "I'm afraid I haven't met your husband, no," Bethany says. "I only Floyd | moved here a few years ago, and he moved away in -- I mean, as a Floyd | historian, I know about -- what I mean is, the Cragne family Floyd | basically is Backwater -- Floyd | so-yes-I-know-a-lot-about-your-husband-and-I-hope-that-isn't-creepy Floyd | ." Floyd | She coughs uncomfortably into some papers, avoiding your gaze. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Not creepy at all." | |
| DavidW asks, "The book is completely covered now, right?" | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask her about jedediah beaverhat" | ||
Floyd ] Estate Agent's Office (Jenni Polodna) Turns: 408 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK HER ABOUT JEDEDIAH BEAVERHAT Floyd | Floyd | (Bethany about Jedediah Beaverhat) Floyd | "One legend goes that Jedediah Beaverhat invented the pancake, then he Floyd | wanted something sweet to go on top of it, so he went into the forest Floyd | and seduced Maple Kate, who was the half-druid tribal chief of the -- Floyd | ugh, I don't know why I'm telling you Jedediah Beaverhat stories." Floyd | Bethany makes a disgusted face. "He's not real, okay? He's not even an Floyd | authentic local myth, just something the Goldwater Restaurant Group Floyd | made up in 1953 to trick motorists into stopping for corn syrup." Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "yes" | |
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask her about restaurant" | ||
Floyd ] Estate Agent's Office (Jenni Polodna) Turns: 409 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK HER ABOUT RESTAURANT Floyd | Floyd | (Bethany about that) Floyd | "I'm sorry," Bethany says, "I have auditory processing disorder, and Floyd | as far as I can tell, you just said 'freedom horse binge'. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "So you just need to ask her to fetch one more folder and nab the book then." | |
| Jacqueline says, "yeah" | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask her about Deuteronomous" | ||
Floyd ] Estate Agent's Office (Jenni Polodna) Turns: 410 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK HER ABOUT DEUTERONOMOUS Floyd | Floyd | (Bethany about Deuteronomous Cragne) Floyd | "Deuteronomous Cragne came from somewhere in the mid-1790s Floyd | and founded the Backwater line of Cragnes. He's your husband's Floyd | great-great-great-great-grandfather," Bethany tells you. "He had a lot Floyd | of portraits commissioned of himself as this huge vampire-looking guy Floyd | with bright red eyes and a twenty-hand-tall nightmare stallion, but I Floyd | found some charcoal drawings of him as a teenager, and he's Floyd | practically cherubic-looking. Like a Keebler Elf with fluffy Floyd | sideburns. It's hilarious." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask her about spooky backwater" | ||
Floyd ] Estate Agent's Office (Jenni Polodna) Turns: 411 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK HER ABOUT SPOOKY BACKWATER Floyd | Floyd | (Bethany about that) Floyd | "I'm sorry," Bethany says, "I have auditory processing disorder, and I Floyd | only understood you as far as saying 'Charles Bingadocio'. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "Maybe one of those properties on the pamphlet? F'tang Court or Euclid Ave or whatever they were?" | |
| Jacqueline says, "True" | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x pamphlet" | ||
Floyd ] Estate Agent's Office (Jenni Polodna) Turns: 412 Floyd | > Floyd | > X PAMPHLET Floyd | Floyd | 18 F'tagn Court Floyd | || 8 BR 1 BA || Quiet neighborhood! Completely redone with brand new Floyd | floors and concrete-sealed basement. Hardly any muttering! Floyd | Floyd | 36 River Walk Drive Floyd | || 3 BR 2 BA || Great river views and convenient for boating! Trawl Floyd | for crayfish from the comfort of your living room. Entire upstairs Floyd | still mostly above water! Floyd | Floyd | 23 Euclid Street Floyd | || 2 BR 5 BA || An obelisk lover's dream! Extensive yard boasts a true Floyd | infinity pool and an impressive collection of garden statuary, Floyd | including twin sphinxes. Paradoxically nearby to everything! Floyd | Floyd | Underneath the description of 23 Euclid Street, someone has scrawled Floyd | the words "JACKDAWS LOVE MY BIG SPHINX OF QUARTZ." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask her about 23 Euclid Street" | ||
Floyd ] Estate Agent's Office (Jenni Polodna) Turns: 413 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK HER ABOUT 23 EUCLID STREET Floyd | Floyd | (Bethany about 23 Euclid Street) Floyd | "Let me grab the folder for that!" Bethany says, turning to search Floyd | through the filing cabinet. Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take book" | ||
Floyd | > Floyd | > TAKE BOOK Floyd | Floyd | You utilize the skills you trained long and hard in the finest Floyd | shopping malls of the greater Dallas-Fort Worth area. Moving like a Floyd | rattlesnake (except without the rattling, obviously), you Floyd | silently slide the lion sex book out from underneath the folders and Floyd | slip it into the pocket of your JNCOs before Bethany has a chance to Floyd | turn around. Floyd | Floyd | ~~Lion sex book GET.~~ | ||
| dhakajack gets bored and wanders off to the Toyshop. | ||
| dhakajack arrives, ready to play with the toys. | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "i" | ||
Floyd | ~~Lion sex book GET.~~
Floyd | "Found it!" Bethany drops the folder onto the desk.
| ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "press space" | ||
Floyd ] Estate Agent's Office (Jenni Polodna) Turns: 414 Floyd | "Found it!" Bethany drops the folder onto the desk. Floyd | "Back in the 70s it was hip to build your pad on top of a Floyd | transdimensional leyline nexus even though that plays hell with the Floyd | electrical wiring," Bethany tells you. "It's a genuinely cool Floyd | property, though. I've been over there a couple times to check the Floyd | portals. One of the sphinxes and I get along great, the other one is Floyd | all pissy with me because I solved all its riddles in three minutes." Floyd | Floyd | She sighs. "I offered to help it write new ones and, like, centralize Floyd | a database? But now whenever it sees me it just rolls its eyes and Floyd | makes fart noises, and I'm all, 'Real mature, sphinx.' It makes it Floyd | super awkward chatting with the other one 'cause they're only Floyd | ten feet apart from each other but the house is still really cool. Floyd | There's an infinity pool and everything." Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Hi, Jack" | |
| dhakajack says, "hi. currently on the road to boston, so on my phone." | ||
| DavidW says, "I have to wonder if an infinity pool is any different in Backwater." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Jenni, I'm going to tell you something Sam just said to me, when I was coughing because your writing was so amusing: 'Jenni is so good at writing it's rude.' I concur." | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask about infinity pool" | ||
Floyd ] Estate Agent's Office (Jenni Polodna) Turns: 415 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK ABOUT INFINITY POOL Floyd | Floyd | "I'm sorry," Bethany says, "I have auditory processing disorder, and Floyd | all I got from that was 'Junelaska vacation'. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jenni exclaims, "awwwwww!" | |
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask her about 18 F'tagn Court" | ||
Floyd ] Estate Agent's Office (Jenni Polodna) Turns: 416 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK HER ABOUT 18 F'TAGN COURT Floyd | Floyd | (Bethany about 18 F'tagn Court) Floyd | "Absolutely! Let me find that folder," Bethany says, turning to search Floyd | through the filing cabinet. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "z" | ||
Floyd | > Floyd | > Z Floyd | Floyd | Time passes. Floyd | Floyd | "Time to cross finding this folder off of the to-do list!" Floyd | Bethany drops the folder onto the desk. | ||
| Jacqueline pushes the green 'space' button. | ||
Floyd ] Estate Agent's Office (Jenni Polodna) Turns: 417 Floyd | Bethany drops the folder onto the desk. Floyd | "Some crazy stuff went down at 18 F'tagn Court," Bethany tells you. Floyd | "In fact, there was this huge mess and we had to change the floors." Floyd | Floyd | "The floors?" you ask. Floyd | Floyd | "You see, his bl-- his blackyard blarbecue got a blit out of hand." Floyd | She tightens her lips. "And it, uh, blurnt the floorbloards. So we had Floyd | to change them." Floyd | Floyd | You quirk an eyebrow at Bethany and she deflates. "Sorry," she says, Floyd | "I keep forgetting I'm supposed to lie about F'tagn Court, and Floyd | wow am I really not great at it. Wanna know about any Floyd | buildings where they didn't find a ton of faceless bodies?" Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask her about 18 F'tagn Court" | ||
Floyd ] Estate Agent's Office (Jenni Polodna) Turns: 418 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK HER ABOUT 18 F'TAGN COURT Floyd | Floyd | (Bethany about 18 F'tagn Court) Floyd | "Faceless bodies?" you ask Bethany. Floyd | Floyd | She tightens her lips and shakes her head vigorously. "Blarbecue! It Floyd | was a very blad blarbecue. They blurnt the blatwurst and forgot the Floyd | bluns. Also the potato salad had clams in it, yuck." Floyd | Floyd | You realize you're probably much happier not knowing, so you let it Floyd | drop. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask her about 36 River Walk Drive" | ||
Floyd ] Estate Agent's Office (Jenni Polodna) Turns: 419 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK HER ABOUT 36 RIVER WALK DRIVE Floyd | Floyd | (Bethany about 36 River Walk Drive) Floyd | "Let me grab the folder for that!" Bethany says, turning to search Floyd | through the filing cabinet. Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "z" | ||
Floyd | > Floyd | > Z Floyd | Floyd | Time passes. Floyd | Floyd | "The folder-finding wizard has done it again!" Bethany drops the Floyd | folder onto the desk. | ||
| Jacqueline pushes the green 'space' button. | ||
Floyd ] Estate Agent's Office (Jenni Polodna) Turns: 420
Floyd | folder onto the desk.
Floyd | "You know that ad where someone gets chocolate into someone else's
Floyd | peanut butter and someone else gets peanut butter into someone else's
Floyd | chocolate?" Bethany asks you. "That is basically what happened with 36
Floyd | River Walk Drive except instead of a peanut butter cup you have a
Floyd | mostly underwater house and instead of being delicious it is soggy and
Floyd | bad."
Floyd |
Floyd | >
| Jacqueline says, "It has a soggy bottom." | |
| DavidW says, "I guess the river walked up to it." | ||
| Jenni says, "Paul Hollywood disapproves mightily" | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x walk folder" | ||
Floyd ] Estate Agent's Office (Jenni Polodna) Turns: 421 Floyd | > Floyd | > X WALK FOLDER Floyd | Floyd | The folder for 36 River Walk Drive is completely waterlogged. Floyd | Carefully, you pull away the top layer of manila. Inside is a large Floyd | clump of illegibly smeared, soggy paper that rips apart when you Floyd | attempt to separate the pages. Floyd | Floyd | "You're probably thinking that file is all wet because the property Floyd | sank into the river and there's some kind of sympathetic magic in Floyd | effect," Bethany says, "but what actually happened was, I dropped it Floyd | in the toilet. My bad!" You quickly put the folder back down. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says (to Jenni), "Indeed. I can feel his stealy blue eyes on us as we speak." | |
| Jacqueline says, "hahaha" | ||
| Jenni says, "in my head he's making the face he makes when someone says they plan to use lavender" | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x 18 F'tagn court" | ||
Floyd ] Estate Agent's Office (Jenni Polodna) Turns: 422 Floyd | > Floyd | > X 18 F'TAGN COURT Floyd | Floyd | The moment you slip your thumbnail between the two layers of the Floyd | folder to separate them, the real estate office fills with a horrible Floyd | shrieking as though angels were being torn limb from limb by an Floyd | ungodly threshing machine, and you quickly withdraw your hand. "Yeah," Floyd | Bethany says, "yeah, it does that." Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Jenni, I hope you play the part of Bethany when this comes to the big screen." | |
| Jenni says, "oh natch" | ||
| Knight_Otu goes home. | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x 23 euclid street" | ||
Floyd ] Estate Agent's Office (Jenni Polodna) Turns: 423 Floyd | > Floyd | > X 23 EUCLID STREET Floyd | Floyd | The folder for 23 Euclid Street is full of what you at first take to Floyd | be someone's collection of midcentury modern cocktail napkins, then Floyd | quickly realize is someone's collection of sphinx porn, crudely Floyd | sketched onto midcentury modern cocktail napkins. Floyd | Floyd | "Yeah, there's a lot going on in that folder," says Bethany. "I was Floyd | gonna warn you, but then I thought, nah, you look like a woman who can Floyd | handle her sphinx dong." Floyd | Floyd | "Oh, I definitely am," you assure her, staring down a pair of cartoon Floyd | sphinxes with comically oversized genitals engaged in a sex act you Floyd | know only as the Even Wetter Willy. Floyd | Floyd | "Wanna know the really funny part?" Bethany asks you. "Sphinxes are Floyd | asexual. I literally don't know why we hold on to these napkins." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask her about crystal" | ||
Floyd ] Estate Agent's Office (Jenni Polodna) Turns: 424 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK HER ABOUT CRYSTAL Floyd | Floyd | (Bethany about that) Floyd | "I'm sorry," Bethany says, "I have auditory processing disorder, and Floyd | as far as I can tell, you just said 'hose beast city'. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "i" | ||
Floyd ] Estate Agent's Office (Jenni Polodna) Turns: 425 Floyd | > Floyd | > I Floyd | Floyd | You are carrying: Floyd | Twin Hearts Between the Planes Floyd | a pamphlet of home listings Floyd | a Jansport backpack (being worn and open) Floyd | a key pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a book pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a side pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a trash pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a backpack features guide Floyd | a coded telegram Floyd | a book list Floyd | a library card Floyd | Peter's jacket Floyd | The Modern Girl's Divination Handbook -- Volume Three Floyd | a faint chill (haunting you) Floyd | a cast iron spire Floyd | a waterproof flashlight Floyd | the diary of Phyllis Cragne Floyd | a postcard of Big Ben Floyd | a giant milkweed leaf (being worn as a mask) Floyd | a pull-string doll Floyd | a glass jar containing an insect Floyd | a half-full styrofoam coffee cup Floyd | a familiar gold wristwatch Floyd | a brass winding key Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline asks, "Where was the jackdaw sphyinx chrystal note?" | |
| DavidW says, "On the pamphlet" | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x pamphlet" | ||
Floyd ] Estate Agent's Office (Jenni Polodna) Turns: 426 Floyd | > Floyd | > X PAMPHLET Floyd | Floyd | 18 F'tagn Court Floyd | || 8 BR 1 BA || Quiet neighborhood! Completely redone with brand new Floyd | floors and concrete-sealed basement. Hardly any muttering! Floyd | Floyd | 36 River Walk Drive Floyd | || 3 BR 2 BA || Great river views and convenient for boating! Trawl Floyd | for crayfish from the comfort of your living room. Entire upstairs Floyd | still mostly above water! Floyd | Floyd | 23 Euclid Street Floyd | || 2 BR 5 BA || An obelisk lover's dream! Extensive yard boasts a true Floyd | infinity pool and an impressive collection of garden statuary, Floyd | including twin sphinxes. Paradoxically nearby to everything! Floyd | Floyd | Underneath the description of 23 Euclid Street, someone has scrawled Floyd | the words "JACKDAWS LOVE MY BIG SPHINX OF QUARTZ." Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Oh. Quartz." | |
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask her about quartz" | ||
Floyd ] Estate Agent's Office (Jenni Polodna) Turns: 427 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK HER ABOUT QUARTZ Floyd | Floyd | (Bethany about that) Floyd | "I'm sorry," Bethany says, "I have auditory processing disorder, and Floyd | I'm guessing you didn't really just say 'bratwurst effect'. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask her about jackdaws" | ||
Floyd ] Estate Agent's Office (Jenni Polodna) Turns: 428 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK HER ABOUT JACKDAWS Floyd | Floyd | (Bethany about that) Floyd | "I'm sorry," Bethany says, "I have auditory processing disorder, and I Floyd | only understood you as far as saying 'harbinger slosh slosh'. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "okay" | |
| Jacqueline says, "Save that for 23 Euclid Street" | ||
| DavidW asks, "Are you not familiar with that phrase already?" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "no" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "I'm a good girl." | ||
| DavidW says, "It's a sentence that uses every letter of the alphabet." | ||
| ivanr says, "It's a pangram!" | ||
| ivanr says, "A more fun one than the quick brown fox" | ||
| Jacqueline asks, "What happened to the fox jumping over the lazy dog?" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Timing" | ||
| DavidW says, "This one's shorter." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Shorter but makes less sense and sounds ... unseemly." | ||
| Jacqueline goes to wash her hands. | ||
| Jenni says, "look we can't help it if our big sphinx brings all the jackdaws to the yard" | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x file cabinet" | ||
Floyd ] Estate Agent's Office (Jenni Polodna) Turns: 428 Floyd | > Floyd | > X FILE CABINET Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "l" | ||
Floyd ] Estate Agent's Office (Jenni Polodna) Turns: 429 Floyd | > Floyd | > L Floyd | Floyd | Estate Agent's Office (Jenni Polodna) Floyd | The space is dominated by the unexpectedly symbiotic combination of a Floyd | giant desk and a tiny woman, who together give the impression of being Floyd | one complete single entity, like a centaur. The surface of the desk is Floyd | invisible underneath a loose pile of glossy architectural magazines, Floyd | manila folders, and real estate listings pamphlets. Behind it, a Floyd | gunmetal-grey filing cabinet lurks unattractively in the far corner. Floyd | The exit back out to the street is east. Floyd | Floyd | Bethany looks at you expectantly. "Want to know about a building?" Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x filing cabinet" | ||
Floyd ] Estate Agent's Office (Jenni Polodna) Turns: 430 Floyd | > Floyd | > X FILING CABINET Floyd | Floyd | If a filing cabinet's purpose is to hold files without being otherwise Floyd | interesting or remarkable, then this one has achieved Floyd | self-actualization and is free to ascend to filing cabinet nirvana. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "Don't forget to read any books you acquire." | |
| Jacqueline asks, "So, we lost KO, didn't we?" | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "read lion sex" | ||
Floyd ] Estate Agent's Office (Jenni Polodna) Turns: 431 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ LION SEX Floyd | Floyd | Of course you don't read your stolen goods in front of the Floyd | person you've stolen them from, who hasn't noticed you've stolen them Floyd | yet. That's the kind of doof-butt mistake your husband would Floyd | make. Floyd | Floyd | God, you hope he's okay. Floyd | Floyd | The chill behind you intensifies, and you feel like you're being Floyd | watched. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "oh, did we? drat." | |
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x chill" | ||
Floyd ] Estate Agent's Office (Jenni Polodna) Turns: 432 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CHILL Floyd | Floyd | A chill emanates from behind you, fading as you turn. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask her about chill" | ||
Floyd ] Estate Agent's Office (Jenni Polodna) Turns: 433 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK HER ABOUT CHILL Floyd | Floyd | (Bethany about the faint chill) Floyd | "I'm sorry," Bethany says, "I have auditory processing disorder, and Floyd | I'm guessing you didn't really just say 'breaking up with Frito chili Floyd | pie'. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] Outside the Library (Gavin Inglis) Turns: 434 Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Outside the Library (Gavin Inglis) Floyd | A short street terminates here. To the south it opens into the town Floyd | square. To the east, a few worn steps rise to the entrance of the Floyd | public library, and to the west you can see a real estate office. A Floyd | gloomy path leads northwest, towards the woods. Floyd | Floyd | You can see a notice board here. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "You picked up the chill in the mausoleum." | |
| Jacqueline says, "Yeah" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Heretofore I thought it was only a funny inventory description." | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "read lion sex" | ||
Floyd ] Outside the Library (Gavin Inglis) Turns: 435 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ LION SEX Floyd | Floyd | You look at the inside cover of the paperback. The library insignia, a Floyd | pair of back-to-back crescent moons flanking an eye which stares down Floyd | at a book, is stamped here in purple. Underneath, in cursive, someone Floyd | has written "For Mona with all the love in the world. Don't take Jim Floyd | back. He's bad news." Following this is a loopy flourish of a Floyd | signature you take to be "Leelah Vaughan." Floyd | Floyd | [You can continue to READ the lion sex book; this is excerpt Floyd | 1/7.] Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "read lion sex" | ||
Floyd ] Outside the Library (Gavin Inglis) Turns: 436 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ LION SEX Floyd | Floyd | (You flip open the lion sex novel and read a page at random.) Floyd | Floyd | "You're leaving? Now? I don't understa--" She held her hands Floyd | up to protest, but instead found herself clutching the Floyd | manuscript-sized envelope he pressed into her chest. Floyd | Floyd | His voice was low and urgent in her ear, forcing a shiver to the base Floyd | of her spine. "There's no time to explain. Keep this safe. If you Floyd | believe in me, we'll see each other again." Floyd | Floyd | "Hey, wait up now!" she called after him as he rounded the bend in the Floyd | stairs. "The hell you going, Steve?" The door closed with a Floyd | self-assured thump, and she was alone. Floyd | Floyd | A few moments later, back in her office, she pulled the manuscript out Floyd | of its envelope. It was thick; several hundred pages at least. Floyd | Scrawled across the first was a simple four-word message: "THEY CAN'T Floyd | SEE STORIES." Floyd | Floyd | [You can continue to READ the lion sex book; this is excerpt Floyd | 2/7.] Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "read lion sex" | ||
Floyd ] Outside the Library (Gavin Inglis) Turns: 437 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ LION SEX Floyd | Floyd | (You skim ahead a little bit in your lion sex book and find the Floyd | next interesting bit.) Floyd | Floyd | One fierce blow from his assailant sent his flintlock pistol Floyd | clattering onto the cobblestones. A second blow, this one to his gut, Floyd | knocked the wind out of him and doubled him over. "This is it," he Floyd | thought, "this is how I die, bludgeoned like a gopher by a third-rate Floyd | murderer in the alleyways of 1890s London." Floyd | Floyd | Just then, a mysterious interloper appeared from among the shadows to Floyd | brain his attacker with a lead pipe, dropping the tough to the ground Floyd | without so much as a grunt. Nodding in satisfaction, she pushed her Floyd | gear-encrusted goggles to the top of her head. "Can't say I'm too Floyd | impressed with this time period," she told him. "It's got sanitation Floyd | problems for real." Floyd | Floyd | "Portia?" Steve gaped at her like a puzzled fish. "What are you doing Floyd | here?" Floyd | Floyd | She pulled a manuscript-sized envelope out of her cloak and waved it Floyd | at him. "I believe in you," she said, "and that's important for our Floyd | relationship, but what's important for our lives right now is Floyd | that we run like hell." Floyd | Floyd | [You can continue to READ the lion sex book; this is excerpt Floyd | 3/7.] Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Oh dear. KO's back." | |
| Jacqueline says, "KO, I'm willing to pause while you @recap" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Thanks." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Lemme know when." | ||
| Knight_Otu arrives, ready to play with the toys. | Knight_Otu says, "I've recapped, but don't think I'll read everything now." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Sorry about that, my connection went wonky." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "But..." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "But... the lion sex.x" | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "read lion sex" | ||
Floyd ] Outside the Library (Gavin Inglis) Turns: 438 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ LION SEX Floyd | Floyd | (You open the lion sex book somewhere in the middle and read an Floyd | excerpt.) Floyd | Floyd | Portia jumped away from him so hard that she almost fell backwards Floyd | over the fainting couch. "Steve!" she exclaimed. "You're a lion!" Floyd | Floyd | "I've always been a lion," he explained. "I just deactivated the field Floyd | that keeps people from noticing I'm a lion." Floyd | Floyd | Portia's voice became a plaintive wail. "The hell, Steve? You had sex Floyd | with me, I had sex with you, and you were a lion this whole Floyd | damn time? The whole time!" Floyd | Floyd | [You can continue to READ the lion sex book; this is excerpt Floyd | 4/7.] Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "I have the worst memory, so promise me you'll read it later." | |
| Jacqueline says, "In case there's a hint for something." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "We learned about a lot of property" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "I guess I have to read it then." | ||
| Jacqueline asks, "Jenni, are you Leelah Vaughan's ghost writer?" | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "read lion sex" | ||
Floyd ] Outside the Library (Gavin Inglis) Turns: 439 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ LION SEX Floyd | Floyd | (You continue reading the lion sex book right about where you left Floyd | off.) Floyd | Floyd | "I had lion dick in me?" Portia's voice was becoming dangerously loud, Floyd | and Steve glanced nervously at the Viscount, to make sure the drugs Floyd | had not yet worn off. "Those things have barbs, Steve!" Floyd | Floyd | "Portia. Calm down. You would know if my dick had barbs." Floyd | Floyd | "My mama raised purebred cats, Steve, I have seen some crap, all Floyd | right? I have seen some crap." Floyd | Floyd | Grimly, Steve removed his pants. "Here. I'll prove it to you." Floyd | Floyd | [You can continue to READ the lion sex book; this is excerpt Floyd | 5/7.] Floyd | > | Jenni says, "I signed an NDA" | |
| Jacqueline says, "I'm just sitting her, smirking, staring at the wall, unsure of my next move." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "I... I guess I'm supposed to keep reading." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "spell sitting her = sitting here" | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "read lion sex" | ||
Floyd ] Outside the Library (Gavin Inglis) Turns: 440 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ LION SEX Floyd | Floyd | The next approximately eighty-seven pages are all lion sex. All of Floyd | them. All of it. Floyd | Floyd | [You can continue to READ the lion sex book; this is excerpt Floyd | 6/7.] Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "hahaha" | |
| DavidW says, "I laughed so hard when I read that the first time." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Thank you for that tasteful fade to black, Leelah Vaughan." | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "read lion sex" | ||
Floyd ] Outside the Library (Gavin Inglis) Turns: 441 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ LION SEX Floyd | Floyd | You flip to the very end of the lion sex book [spoilers]. It ends with Floyd | Steve and Portia retiring to a stable time loop somewhere on Floyd | Approximate Earth to raise their half-lion (and quarter-dolphin? when Floyd | did that happen?) kids. Floyd | Floyd | Just inside the back cover, someone has written: "BJIYO -- SIX TIF J Floyd | MOXXMD NIYDXLOBS WHIY XLD CFHOI NLIG. CLDCE XLD LOKKDB GICEDX IW TIFH Floyd | AJCEGJCE. BIU SI SDX TIFH YJB, SOHM! O SIX YOBD JBK UD'HD KIOBS SHDJX. Floyd | (LD NJTN LO & SIIK MFCE.) MIQD, JFBXOD NXDMMJ" Floyd | Floyd | [This is the end of the lion sex book, but you can READ it again Floyd | to start over from the beginning.] Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "My oh my." | |
| Jacqueline says, "So, it's not 13." | ||
| DavidW says, "Let me know if you want the translation or not." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "We do not" | ||
| DavidW says, "Very well." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "I'll try to work on it. No promises." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "I'm trying some obvious stuff. One sec." | ||
| DavidW says, "There's been an in-game hint about it, but you don't need it." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "i" | ||
Floyd ] Outside the Library (Gavin Inglis) Turns: 442 Floyd | > Floyd | > I Floyd | Floyd | You are carrying: Floyd | Twin Hearts Between the Planes Floyd | a pamphlet of home listings Floyd | a Jansport backpack (being worn and open) Floyd | a key pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a book pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a side pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a trash pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a backpack features guide Floyd | a book list Floyd | a library card Floyd | Peter's jacket Floyd | The Modern Girl's Divination Handbook -- Volume Three Floyd | a faint chill (haunting you) Floyd | a cast iron spire Floyd | a waterproof flashlight Floyd | the diary of Phyllis Cragne Floyd | a postcard of Big Ben Floyd | a giant milkweed leaf (being worn as a mask) Floyd | a pull-string doll Floyd | a glass jar containing an insect Floyd | a half-full styrofoam coffee cup Floyd | a familiar gold wristwatch Floyd | a brass winding key Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Hrm. Well, my obvious stuff was all too obvious." | |
| Jacqueline says, "So there's that." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "LOVE, ?????? STELLA at the end." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Hm, possibly. One sec." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x hearts" | ||
Floyd ] Outside the Library (Gavin Inglis) Turns: 443 Floyd | > Floyd | > X HEARTS Floyd | Floyd | A somewhat battered paperback whose lovingly fantasy-painted cover Floyd | features a corseted steampunk woman embracing a Regency period Floyd | nobleman -- who is also an anthropomorphic lion -- in space. "TWIN Floyd | HEARTS BETWEEN THE PLANES," raised letters proclaim. "LEELAH VAUGHAN." Floyd | Floyd | Beneath the author's name, smaller text inside a sunburst informs you Floyd | that this book was a 1981 Venus Rising nominee for "Best Sexual Floyd | Tension." A shelving label for the Backwater Public Library covers the Floyd | lower spine "[FIC / ERO / ANIMA / FELIS / YIKES]". Floyd | Floyd | Frost lines the edges of the library insignia. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Hrm, I think I messed up actually." | |
| Knight_Otu asks, "Or not?" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "It wouldn't be Stella if that word is love and it's a simple sub." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Oh wait" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "You mean the last word is stella." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Got it" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Yeah, I didn't have the second to last word." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Can't be Archer in a simple substitution though." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "I'm getting it." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Okay. Got it." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "One sec." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Well, let me do this first." | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x backback" | ||
Floyd ] Outside the Library (Gavin Inglis) Turns: 443 Floyd | > Floyd | > X BACKBACK Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "i" | ||
Floyd ] Outside the Library (Gavin Inglis) Turns: 444 Floyd | > Floyd | > I Floyd | Floyd | You are carrying: Floyd | Twin Hearts Between the Planes Floyd | a pamphlet of home listings Floyd | a Jansport backpack (being worn and open) Floyd | a key pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a book pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a side pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a trash pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a backpack features guide Floyd | a book list Floyd | a library card Floyd | Peter's jacket Floyd | The Modern Girl's Divination Handbook -- Volume Three Floyd | a faint chill (haunting you) Floyd | a cast iron spire Floyd | a waterproof flashlight Floyd | the diary of Phyllis Cragne Floyd | a postcard of Big Ben Floyd | a giant milkweed leaf (being worn as a mask) Floyd | a pull-string doll Floyd | a glass jar containing an insect Floyd | a half-full styrofoam coffee cup Floyd | a familiar gold wristwatch Floyd | a brass winding key Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x hidden pocket" | ||
Floyd ] Outside the Library (Gavin Inglis) Turns: 445 Floyd | > Floyd | > X HIDDEN POCKET Floyd | Floyd | You feel around inside the backpack until you find the zipper pull Floyd | cleverly disguised as a loose piece of thread. This must be a hidden Floyd | pocket! Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "open look in hidden pocket" | ||
Floyd ] Outside the Library (Gavin Inglis) Turns: 445 Floyd | > Floyd | > OPEN LOOK IN HIDDEN POCKET Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "look in hidden pocket" | ||
Floyd ] Outside the Library (Gavin Inglis) Turns: 446 Floyd | > Floyd | > LOOK IN HIDDEN POCKET Floyd | Floyd | You unzip the hidden pocket just enough to take a peek inside. It Floyd | contains a trolley pass and a trolley schedule. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take trolley pass" | ||
Floyd ] Outside the Library (Gavin Inglis) Turns: 446 Floyd | > Floyd | > TAKE TROLLEY PASS Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take pass" | ||
Floyd ] Outside the Library (Gavin Inglis) Turns: 446 Floyd | > Floyd | > TAKE PASS Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take schedule" | ||
Floyd ] Outside the Library (Gavin Inglis) Turns: 447 Floyd | > Floyd | > TAKE SCHEDULE Floyd | Floyd | That's hardly portable. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jenni says, "gotta open the pocket" | |
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "open hidden pocket" | ||
Floyd ] Outside the Library (Gavin Inglis) Turns: 448 Floyd | > Floyd | > OPEN HIDDEN POCKET Floyd | Floyd | You open the hidden pocket, revealing a trolley pass and a trolley Floyd | schedule. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "oh" | |
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take pass" | ||
Floyd ] Outside the Library (Gavin Inglis) Turns: 449 Floyd | > Floyd | > TAKE PASS Floyd | Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take schedule" | ||
Floyd ] Outside the Library (Gavin Inglis) Turns: 450 Floyd | > Floyd | > TAKE SCHEDULE Floyd | Floyd | (the trolley schedule) Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x pass" | ||
Floyd ] Outside the Library (Gavin Inglis) Turns: 451 Floyd | > Floyd | > X PASS Floyd | Floyd | A small blue piece of laminated cardboard that says "BACKWATER TROLLEY Floyd | MONTHLY PASS" in tidy serif font, with a yellow rope lanyard for you Floyd | to hang it around your neck. You pray to any gods listening that you Floyd | and Peter will be on a faraway beach together by the time the pass Floyd | expires. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x schedule" | ||
Floyd ] Outside the Library (Gavin Inglis) Turns: 452 Floyd | > Floyd | > X SCHEDULE Floyd | Floyd | (the trolley schedule) Floyd | It's unlike any public transit schedule you've ever seen, in that Floyd | there are no times listed. A cheerfully phrased block of introduction Floyd | text instructs riders to hang their passes around their necks, proceed Floyd | to a trolley stop, and WAIT FOR whatever color LINE corresponds with Floyd | their choice of destination. Well okay then. Floyd | Floyd | Destinations: Floyd | Brown Line -- Train Station Floyd | Gold Line -- Church Floyd | Blue Line -- Library Square Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "huh" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Interesting." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Do you want the translation of the note? If so, DW can post it." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "I solved a couple of puzzles today. Easy ones, but still. That is not normally my thing." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "I worked it out too, but it would be nice for the transcript." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "DW, please post the translation while I go put more water in my vaporizer." | ||
| DavidW says, "ok" | ||
| DavidW | "NAOMI -- GOT YOU A LITTLE SOMETHING FROM THE CURIO SHOP. CHECK THE HIDDEN POCKET OF YOUR BACKPACK. NOW GO GET YOUR MAN, GIRL! I GOT MINE AND WE'RE DOING GREAT. (HE SAYS HI & GOOD LUCK.) LOVE, AUNTIE STELLA" | ||
| Knight_Otu nods. | ||
| DavidW says, "btw, you read about this trolley system in the train folder, and the real estate folder's photo showed you with a trolley pass." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Indeed." | ||
| Jenni says, "photo actually pulls a wearable object at random" | ||
| DavidW says (to Jenni), "oh!" | ||
| caleb arrives, full of fun, but no funk. | DavidW says, "You'll want to wear the pass to make any use of it." | |
| DavidW says, "hi caleb" | ||
| caleb exclaims, "Hi!" | ||
| DavidW says, "We're playing Cragne Manor, as I suspect you already know. We just acquired a trolley pass." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Yeah." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "I'm afraid to put the pass on before I want to, but I guess there's no harm." | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "wear pass" | ||
Floyd ] Outside the Library (Gavin Inglis) Turns: 453 Floyd | > Floyd | > WEAR PASS Floyd | Floyd | You put on the trolley pass. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "And then we died." | |
| Jacqueline says, "heh" | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "nw" | ||
Floyd ] Shack Exterior (Michael Lin) Turns: 454 Floyd | > Floyd | > NW Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Shack Exterior (Michael Lin) Floyd | You enter a clearing, the earth barren and the air heavy with mist. A Floyd | low windowless wooden shack dominates the area. Sitting by the shack Floyd | is a wooden painted doll, clockwork mechanisms visible in its joints. Floyd | It's startlingly lifelike. Floyd | Floyd | The woods are to the northwest, while that godforsaken town is to the Floyd | southeast. Floyd | Floyd | On the ground, just out of the doll's reach, lie some loose scraps of Floyd | paper. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x scraps" | ||
Floyd ] Shack Exterior (Michael Lin) Turns: 455 Floyd | > Floyd | > X SCRAPS Floyd | Floyd | Three scraps of paper, with various handwritten words on them. You Floyd | can't read the contents from here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take scraps" | ||
Floyd ] Shack Exterior (Michael Lin) Turns: 456 Floyd | > Floyd | > TAKE SCRAPS Floyd | Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "read scraps" | ||
Floyd ] Shack Exterior (Michael Lin) Turns: 457 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ SCRAPS Floyd | Floyd | Three scraps of paper, with various handwritten words on them. You Floyd | suspect that they may form a complete page if you reassemble them. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x scraps" | ||
Floyd ] Shack Exterior (Michael Lin) Turns: 458 Floyd | > Floyd | > X SCRAPS Floyd | Floyd | Three scraps of paper, with various handwritten words on them. You Floyd | suspect that they may form a complete page if you reassemble them. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "reassemble scraps" | ||
Floyd ] Shack Exterior (Michael Lin) Turns: 459 Floyd | > Floyd | > REASSEMBLE SCRAPS Floyd | Floyd | With some experimentation, you rearrange the pieces back into a single Floyd | page. They seal together, as if by magic. You now hold a repaired Floyd | page. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x page" | ||
Floyd ] Shack Exterior (Michael Lin) Turns: 460 Floyd | > Floyd | > X PAGE Floyd | Floyd | A complete page, grimy yet strangely untorn. It reads: "I must have Floyd | rest. My senses deceive me into thinking she can see me, hear me." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x doll" | ||
Floyd ] Shack Exterior (Michael Lin) Turns: 461 Floyd | > Floyd | > X DOLL Floyd | Floyd | (the clockwork doll) Floyd | A little doll of a girl. She's sitting at a little writing desk, with Floyd | a book in front of her, firmly held underneath her arms. In one hand Floyd | is a feather quill pen; at the other is an inkwell. Her eyes seem to Floyd | bore through your pocket to where you're keeping the page. As if she Floyd | wants to see what's written there. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x me" | ||
Floyd ] Shack Exterior (Michael Lin) Turns: 462 Floyd | > Floyd | > X ME Floyd | Floyd | Apart from a touch of the heebie-jeebies, you feel fine. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "..." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "i" | ||
Floyd ] Shack Exterior (Michael Lin) Turns: 463 Floyd | > Floyd | > I Floyd | Floyd | You are carrying: Floyd | a repaired page Floyd | a trolley schedule Floyd | a trolley pass (being worn) Floyd | Twin Hearts Between the Planes Floyd | a pamphlet of home listings Floyd | a Jansport backpack (being worn and open) Floyd | a hidden pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a key pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a book pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a side pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a trash pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a backpack features guide Floyd | a book list Floyd | a library card Floyd | Peter's jacket Floyd | The Modern Girl's Divination Handbook -- Volume Three Floyd | a faint chill (haunting you) Floyd | a cast iron spire Floyd | a waterproof flashlight Floyd | the diary of Phyllis Cragne Floyd | a postcard of Big Ben Floyd | a giant milkweed leaf (being worn as a mask) Floyd | a pull-string doll Floyd | a glass jar containing an insect Floyd | a half-full styrofoam coffee cup Floyd | a familiar gold wristwatch Floyd | a brass winding key Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline asks, "Should we show her the page?" | |
| Jacqueline says, "I'm ascared." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "I guess we can undo if she murders us horribly." | ||
| Jenni goes home. | DavidW says, "I'm sure she's a friendly doll that doesn't eat human faces." | |
| baf arrives, ready to play with the toys. | ||
| Jenni arrives, ready to play with the toys. | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "xyzzy" | ||
Floyd ] Shack Exterior (Michael Lin) Turns: 463 Floyd | > Floyd | > XYZZY Floyd | Floyd | That verb doesn't work here, or, at least, not right now, but Floyd | it might work somewhere later. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says (to KO), "Yes, UNDO is an option on death." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "And TAKE BACK, nicely." | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "show page to doll" | ||
Floyd ] Shack Exterior (Michael Lin) Turns: 464 Floyd | > Floyd | > SHOW PAGE TO DOLL Floyd | Floyd | (the clockwork doll) Floyd | The doll springs to life with the whirring of hidden gears and Floyd | mechanisms. Her eyes dart between the page and the book in front of Floyd | her. Her quill moves from inkwell to paper and back again, copying the Floyd | page's contents into the book. Finishing the passage with a terminal Floyd | stroke of the pen, the doll's shoulders move up, then down, as if Floyd | taking a breath. Her open hand clumsily raises one cover and pushes it Floyd | over, closing the book. Floyd | Floyd | She pushes it in your direction until it tumbles to the ground. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "TAKE BACK is for situations when a single UNDO isn't good enough." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Yep. But it seems we weren't horribly murdered after all." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "huh" | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take book" | ||
Floyd ] Shack Exterior (Michael Lin) Turns: 465 Floyd | > Floyd | > TAKE BOOK Floyd | Floyd | (The Dollmaker's Journal) Floyd | Taken. Floyd | The doll begins to shudder and glow with heat. After a moment, the Floyd | shaking stops, and the doll's head and hands sag, lifeless. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x book" | ||
Floyd ] Shack Exterior (Michael Lin) Turns: 465 Floyd | > Floyd | > X BOOK Floyd | Floyd | Which do you mean, The Dollmaker's Journal, Twin Hearts Floyd | Between the Planes, The Modern Girl's Divination Handbook -- Volume Floyd | Three, the diary of Phyllis Cragne or the postcard of Big Ben? Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "We're fine. The doll, however." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x dollmaker's" | ||
Floyd ] Shack Exterior (Michael Lin) Turns: 466 Floyd | > Floyd | > X DOLLMAKER'S Floyd | Floyd | A simple leatherbound journal, daubed with wayward paint splotches. A Floyd | sticker on the cover bears the insignia of the Backwater Public Floyd | Library. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "Remember, this is Spooky Backwater, not Dangerous Backwater." | |
| Knight_Otu asks, "So, we got two more books from our list. Should we return them, or catch them all first?" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "I'm good either way." | ||
| Jacqueline asks, "What do you want to do?" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "I don't think there's an inventory limit, so I say we just wait until we have them." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "But who knows" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "We do have a backpack." | ||
| baf says, "With a book pocket." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Yes" | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "put books in book pocket" | ||
Floyd ] Shack Exterior (Michael Lin) Turns: 467 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT BOOKS IN BOOK POCKET Floyd | Floyd | The Modern Girl's Divination Handbook -- Volume Three: Done. Floyd | diary of Phyllis Cragne: Done. Floyd | postcard of Big Ben: Done. Floyd | Floyd | > | baf asks, "Have you returned any books yet?" | |
| Jacqueline says, "no" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "We were just discussing htat" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "The creepy one from the mausoleum." | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "l" | ||
Floyd ] Shack Exterior (Michael Lin) Turns: 468 Floyd | > Floyd | > L Floyd | Floyd | Shack Exterior (Michael Lin) Floyd | A clearing, outside a wooden shack. A clockwork doll sits here, Floyd | utterly incongruous at the edge of the woods. Floyd | Floyd | The woods are to the northwest, while that godforsaken town is to the Floyd | southeast. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says (to baf), "They have a book list, though." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x book list" | ||
Floyd ] Shack Exterior (Michael Lin) Turns: 469 Floyd | > Floyd | > X BOOK LIST Floyd | Floyd | ATTENTION PETER CRAGNE Floyd | Floyd | This is your notification that your status with the Backwater Public Floyd | Library is DELINQUENT due to NON-RETURNAL. Floyd | You are NOT PERMITTED to check out books or to access special library Floyd | materials until your status is cleared. Floyd | Floyd | To clear your status, you must return ALL books you currently have Floyd | checked out: Floyd | Floyd | To Have, and To Have Knots: An Illustrated Guide Floyd | The Dollmaker's Journal Floyd | Twin Hearts Between the Planes Floyd | Backwater Personalities (1915-1925 edition) Floyd | Tolerating An Asinine God Floyd | The Lives of the Roman Emperors Floyd | De Zeven Testamenten van de Krijsende Zeeworm Floyd | Venator in Tenebris Floyd | 'Pataphysical Approaches to Quantum Superfluids Floyd | Legends of Lake Champlain and the Hudson River Valley Floyd | A Rudimentary Taxonomy of Known Scent and Grotesque Floyd | Reactions Floyd | Life Beneath Nightmares Floyd | The Conservative's Cookbook Floyd | The Seven Gaunts Floyd | New England and the Bavarian Illuminati Floyd | ANCHORHEAD. A What-do-I-do-now Book Based on the Works of Floyd | MICHAEL GENTRY Floyd | Floyd | ...Huh, you could have sworn that the list was longer before. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "l" | ||
Floyd ] Shack Exterior (Michael Lin) Turns: 470 | DavidW asks, "oh. Is *that* where the bug is?" | |
Floyd | > Floyd | > L Floyd | Floyd | Shack Exterior (Michael Lin) Floyd | A clearing, outside a wooden shack. A clockwork doll sits here, Floyd | utterly incongruous at the edge of the woods. Floyd | Floyd | The woods are to the northwest, while that godforsaken town is to the Floyd | southeast. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline asks, "NW?" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Sure." | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "nw" | ||
Floyd ] The Dim Recesses of the Forest (Jacqueline A. Lott AsTurns: 471 Floyd | > Floyd | > NW Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | The Dim Recesses of the Forest (Jacqueline A. Lott Ashwell) Floyd | Branches scramble overhead, straining toward one another in a bid to Floyd | blot out the sky. Mercifully, light manages to filter down through an Floyd | opening in the canopy above a small pond. Paths slither away into the Floyd | forest to the north, southwest, and southeast. Floyd | Floyd | You pause a moment to let the hushed peacefulness of this place Floyd | soak in -- a welcome relief from the unsettling events of the Floyd | day. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Oh dear." | |
| Jacqueline hands the controls over to KO | ||
| DavidW says, "A familiar name appears." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Well then." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x branches" | ||
Floyd ] The Dim Recesses of the Forest (Jacqueline A. Lott AsTurns: 472 Floyd | > Floyd | > X BRANCHES Floyd | Floyd | You gaze up. Were it not for the pond, you get the feeling these Floyd | branches would weave themselves together to plunge these woods into Floyd | near-total darkness. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x pond" | ||
Floyd ] The Dim Recesses of the Forest (Jacqueline A. Lott AsTurns: 473 Floyd | > Floyd | > X POND Floyd | Floyd | Your reflection stares back at you, tree branches framing your face. Floyd | You can discern nothing beneath the surface of the black water. The Floyd | pond might be a foot deep, or a hundred feet deep. Or bottomless. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x me" | ||
Floyd ] The Dim Recesses of the Forest (Jacqueline A. Lott AsTurns: 474 Floyd | > Floyd | > X ME Floyd | Floyd | As good-looking as ever. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "i" | ||
Floyd ] The Dim Recesses of the Forest (Jacqueline A. Lott AsTurns: 475 Floyd | > Floyd | > I Floyd | Floyd | You are carrying: Floyd | The Dollmaker's Journal Floyd | a repaired page Floyd | a trolley schedule Floyd | a trolley pass (being worn) Floyd | Twin Hearts Between the Planes Floyd | a pamphlet of home listings Floyd | a Jansport backpack (being worn and open) Floyd | a hidden pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a key pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a book pocket (open) Floyd | a postcard of Big Ben Floyd | the diary of Phyllis Cragne Floyd | The Modern Girl's Divination Handbook -- Volume Three Floyd | a side pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a trash pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a backpack features guide Floyd | a book list Floyd | a library card Floyd | Peter's jacket Floyd | a faint chill (haunting you) Floyd | a cast iron spire Floyd | a waterproof flashlight Floyd | a giant milkweed leaf (being worn as a mask) Floyd | a pull-string doll Floyd | a glass jar containing an insect Floyd | a half-full styrofoam coffee cup Floyd | a familiar gold wristwatch Floyd | a brass winding key Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Huh" | |
| Jacqueline says, "Oh, never mind." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Hey, we're still wearing that mask." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "xyzzy" | ||
Floyd ] The Dim Recesses of the Forest (Jacqueline A. Lott AsTurns: 475 Floyd | > Floyd | > XYZZY Floyd | Floyd | That verb doesn't work here, or, at least, not right now, but Floyd | it might work somewhere later. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "l" | ||
Floyd ] The Dim Recesses of the Forest (Jacqueline A. Lott AsTurns: 476 Floyd | > Floyd | > L Floyd | Floyd | The Dim Recesses of the Forest (Jacqueline A. Lott Ashwell) Floyd | Branches scramble overhead, straining toward one another in a bid to Floyd | blot out the sky. Mercifully, light manages to filter down through an Floyd | opening in the canopy above a small pond. Paths slither away into the Floyd | forest to the north, southwest, and southeast. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "SAVE" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "cf9" | ||
Floyd | > Floyd | > SAVE Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write: Floyd ] The Dim Recesses of the Forest (Jacqueline A. Lott AsTurns: 476 Floyd | > SAVEOk. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "swim" | ||
Floyd ] The Dim Recesses of the Forest (Jacqueline A. Lott AsTurns: 477 Floyd | > Floyd | > SWIM Floyd | Floyd | You consider the ominously inky water, and, considering yourself sane, Floyd | decide against entering the pond voluntarily. Floyd | Floyd | A flurry of dead leaves goes skittering along the ground, swirling Floyd | past you in the wind. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I think the code mechanism for the book list is auto-removing the Buried Tales book on a second look, regardless if you've found that book or not." | |
| baf says, "You are wearing a large leaf that covers your face and no NPC will ever comment on it" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "heh" | ||
| dhakajack gets bored and wanders off to the Toyshop. | ||
| dhakajack arrives, ready to play with the toys. | Knight_Otu asks, "Do we wear it above or below our not-there aviator goggles?" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x paths" | ||
Floyd ] The Dim Recesses of the Forest (Jacqueline A. Lott AsTurns: 478 Floyd | > Floyd | > X PATHS Floyd | Floyd | Paths slither away into the forest to the north, northeast, and Floyd | southeast. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put page in pond" | ||
Floyd ] The Dim Recesses of the Forest (Jacqueline A. Lott AsTurns: 479 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT PAGE IN POND Floyd | Floyd | That can't contain things. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "You can have up to four different types of eyewear on simultaneously in this game. It's really quite amusing." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x canopy" | ||
Floyd ] The Dim Recesses of the Forest (Jacqueline A. Lott AsTurns: 480 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CANOPY Floyd | Floyd | You gaze up. Were it not for the pond, you get the feeling these Floyd | branches would weave themselves together to plunge these woods into Floyd | near-total darkness. Floyd | Floyd | For a moment, the wind dies down. Leaves on the ground come to rest. Floyd | Floyd | > | dhakajack says, "one for each eye" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x leaves" | ||
Floyd ] The Dim Recesses of the Forest (Jacqueline A. Lott AsTurns: 481 Floyd | > Floyd | > X LEAVES Floyd | Floyd | Leaves are everywhere. Some float, withered and aimless on the surface Floyd | of the black water, the rest carpet the forest floor. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "haha" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "count them" | ||
Floyd ] The Dim Recesses of the Forest (Jacqueline A. Lott AsTurns: 482 Floyd | > Floyd | > COUNT THEM Floyd | Floyd | You feel a bizarre compulsion to count the leaves. Floyd | Floyd | One... two... three... Floyd | Floyd | ...there are 69,105 of them. Give or take a few. Floyd | Floyd | While counting the leaves, you appear to have revealed a flat stone. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x stone" | ||
Floyd ] The Dim Recesses of the Forest (Jacqueline A. Lott AsTurns: 483 Floyd | > Floyd | > X STONE Floyd | Floyd | A flat stone with rounded edges. You eye the surface of the pond Floyd | speculatively. Floyd | Floyd | The wind momentarily stirs up a pile of leaves. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get it" | ||
Floyd ] The Dim Recesses of the Forest (Jacqueline A. Lott AsTurns: 484 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET IT Floyd | Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | Somewhere in the distance, you hear a mourning dove's plaintive song. Floyd | From above, a leaf floats slowly toward the ground. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "skip stone" | ||
Floyd ] The Dim Recesses of the Forest (Jacqueline A. Lott AsTurns: 485 Floyd | > Floyd | > SKIP STONE Floyd | Floyd | You weigh the flat stone in the palm of your hand for a moment or two, Floyd | then decide to see if you can make it skip across the pond: you wind Floyd | your arm back and fling the rock at an angle near-parallel to the Floyd | water. It skips once... twice... three... four five six seven times, Floyd | then disappears from view. You enjoy a brief feeling of Floyd | accomplishment. Floyd | Floyd | All of the sudden, the forest goes quiet. Completely quiet. Floyd | No wind, no doves, no sound at all. Floyd | Floyd | You are frozen in the stillness, too scared to move. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "z" | ||
Floyd ] The Dim Recesses of the Forest (Jacqueline A. Lott AsTurns: 486 Floyd | > Floyd | > Z Floyd | Floyd | The unsettling silence continues. It's almost as if the forest is Floyd | waiting for something to ... to happen. Floyd | Floyd | From the pond, a slimy ivory tentacle emerges, feeling its way toward Floyd | you through the dead leaves. Floyd | Floyd | You are transfixed, and powerless with fear. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu exclaims, "Eep!" | |
| Knight_Otu exclaims, "Sorry, Chthulhu!" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "z" | ||
Floyd ] The Dim Recesses of the Forest (Jacqueline A. Lott AsTurns: 487 Floyd | > Floyd | > Z Floyd | Floyd | It is as if you are observing from outside your own body: you watch as Floyd | the eburnean appendage begins wrapping itself slowly around your Floyd | ankle. Floyd | Floyd | Suddenly, you are back inside your skin, and feel yourself being Floyd | dragged toward the pond! You kick at the clammy white arm with your Floyd | free foot, and desperately dig your fingers into the earth in an Floyd | attempt to prevent the inevitable. Floyd | Floyd | The surface of the once-placid pond now churns violently. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "hee" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "hit tentacle with spire" | ||
Floyd ] The Dim Recesses of the Forest (Jacqueline A. Lott AsTurns: 487 Floyd | > Floyd | > HIT TENTACLE WITH SPIRE Floyd | Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to hit the tentacle. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "hit tentacle" | ||
Floyd ] The Dim Recesses of the Forest (Jacqueline A. Lott AsTurns: 488 Floyd | > Floyd | > HIT TENTACLE Floyd | Floyd | To your horror, you are pulled beneath the surface! Floyd | Floyd | All is dark. All is still. An unearthly calm consumes you. You cannot Floyd | breathe, but you do not seem to care. You blink, unable to make out Floyd | any shapes in the black water. Floyd | Floyd | Then, from the depths, an ivory shape emerges: a many-tentacled Floyd | creature. The cephalopod floats toward you, coming eye to eye, and you Floyd | sense something... maybe sadness?... Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ask creature about pond" | ||
Floyd ] The Dim Recesses of the Forest (Jacqueline A. Lott AsTurns: 489 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK CREATURE ABOUT POND Floyd | Floyd | Gently, two white tentacles place a delicate silver chain around your Floyd | neck. Before you have time to express surprise or gratitude, the pond Floyd | kraken carries you to shore. You inhale, thankful for the air, and Floyd | turn back toward the pond just in time to see the last of the creature Floyd | slip back beneath the surface. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x chain" | ||
Floyd ] The Dim Recesses of the Forest (Jacqueline A. Lott AsTurns: 490 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CHAIN Floyd | Floyd | The locket and chain are silver, surprisingly untouched by the murky Floyd | depths from which they came. The front of the locket bears a tiny Floyd | embossed likeness of a kraken. The initials E.C. are engraved Floyd | on its back. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x initials" | ||
Floyd ] The Dim Recesses of the Forest (Jacqueline A. Lott AsTurns: 491 Floyd | > Floyd | > X INITIALS Floyd | Floyd | The locket and chain are silver, surprisingly untouched by the murky Floyd | depths from which they came. The front of the locket bears a tiny Floyd | embossed likeness of a kraken. The initials E.C. are engraved Floyd | on its back. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "l" | ||
Floyd ] The Dim Recesses of the Forest (Jacqueline A. Lott AsTurns: 492 Floyd | > Floyd | > L Floyd | Floyd | The Dim Recesses of the Forest (Jacqueline A. Lott Ashwell) Floyd | Branches scramble overhead, straining toward one another in a bid to Floyd | blot out the sky. Mercifully, light manages to filter down through an Floyd | opening in the canopy above a small pond. Paths slither away into the Floyd | forest to the north, southwest, and southeast. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "What a nice eldritch abomination." | |
| Jacqueline says, "He's pretty chill, yeah." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Once he's got your attention, that is." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "He could have asked before pulling our leg, though." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "You could have asked before skipping that damn rock." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Though I guess we bopped his head first." | ||
| DavidW asks (of Jacqueline), "Did you know it would be a locket or just something wearable?" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "I chose for it to be a locket." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "i" | ||
Floyd ] The Dim Recesses of the Forest (Jacqueline A. Lott AsTurns: 493 Floyd | > Floyd | > I Floyd | Floyd | You are carrying: Floyd | an antique locket (being worn and closed) Floyd | The Dollmaker's Journal Floyd | a repaired page Floyd | a trolley schedule Floyd | a trolley pass (being worn) Floyd | Twin Hearts Between the Planes Floyd | a pamphlet of home listings Floyd | a Jansport backpack (being worn and open) Floyd | a hidden pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a key pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a book pocket (open) Floyd | a postcard of Big Ben Floyd | the diary of Phyllis Cragne Floyd | The Modern Girl's Divination Handbook -- Volume Three Floyd | a side pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a trash pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a backpack features guide Floyd | a book list Floyd | a library card Floyd | Peter's jacket Floyd | a faint chill (haunting you) Floyd | a cast iron spire Floyd | a waterproof flashlight Floyd | a giant milkweed leaf (being worn as a mask) Floyd | a pull-string doll Floyd | a glass jar containing an insect Floyd | a half-full styrofoam coffee cup Floyd | a familiar gold wristwatch Floyd | a brass winding key Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x me" | ||
Floyd ] The Dim Recesses of the Forest (Jacqueline A. Lott AsTurns: 494 Floyd | > Floyd | > X ME Floyd | Floyd | As good-looking as ever. Floyd | Floyd | You bear the trauma of a woman who has been eye to eye with an Floyd | eburnean pond kraken. Floyd | Floyd | The wind picks up again for a moment, and a few leaves fall from Floyd | above. One of the leaves settles in your hair. You disentangle the Floyd | leaf and toss it to the ground. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open locket" | ||
Floyd ] The Dim Recesses of the Forest (Jacqueline A. Lott AsTurns: 495 Floyd | > Floyd | > OPEN LOCKET Floyd | Floyd | You open the antique locket, revealing a tintype. Floyd | Floyd | The wind comes from a new direction. The skeletons of dead leaves Floyd | scratch against one another. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x tintype" | ||
Floyd ] The Dim Recesses of the Forest (Jacqueline A. Lott AsTurns: 496 Floyd | > Floyd | > X TINTYPE Floyd | Floyd | A portrait of a young but stern-looking woman with dark locks and Floyd | darker eyes has been placed within the locket. The photograph is, to Floyd | your amazement, dry and in good nick, despite how it came to be in Floyd | your possession. You idly wonder if there's anything hidden behind it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get it" | ||
Floyd ] The Dim Recesses of the Forest (Jacqueline A. Lott AsTurns: 497 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET IT Floyd | Floyd | As you handle the photo, you notice something on its reverse. The Floyd | handwriting is so small! You marvel at the clarity of the feminine Floyd | script, which you are just able to make out. It reads: Floyd | Floyd | To my Eliakim, Floyd | Eburnean Alderman of Floyd | the Variegated Court. Floyd | I would follow thee Floyd | to the depths of Hell. Floyd | - Faythe Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Eliakim Cragne, then." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "i" | ||
Floyd ] The Dim Recesses of the Forest (Jacqueline A. Lott AsTurns: 498 Floyd | > Floyd | > I Floyd | Floyd | You are carrying: Floyd | a tintype Floyd | an antique locket (being worn and open but empty) Floyd | The Dollmaker's Journal Floyd | a repaired page Floyd | a trolley schedule Floyd | a trolley pass (being worn) Floyd | Twin Hearts Between the Planes Floyd | a pamphlet of home listings Floyd | a Jansport backpack (being worn and open) Floyd | a hidden pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a key pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a book pocket (open) Floyd | a postcard of Big Ben Floyd | the diary of Phyllis Cragne Floyd | The Modern Girl's Divination Handbook -- Volume Three Floyd | a side pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a trash pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a backpack features guide Floyd | a book list Floyd | a library card Floyd | Peter's jacket Floyd | a faint chill (haunting you) Floyd | a cast iron spire Floyd | a waterproof flashlight Floyd | a giant milkweed leaf (being worn as a mask) Floyd | a pull-string doll Floyd | a glass jar containing an insect Floyd | a half-full styrofoam coffee cup Floyd | a familiar gold wristwatch Floyd | a brass winding key Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "A safe assumption, I think." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put tintype in locket." | ||
Floyd ] The Dim Recesses of the Forest (Jacqueline A. Lott AsTurns: 499 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT TINTYPE IN LOCKET. Floyd | Floyd | You put the tintype into the antique locket. Floyd | Floyd | A flurry of dead leaves goes skittering along the ground, swirling Floyd | past you in the wind. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "close locket" | ||
Floyd ] The Dim Recesses of the Forest (Jacqueline A. Lott AsTurns: 500 Floyd | > Floyd | > CLOSE LOCKET Floyd | Floyd | You close the antique locket. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "l" | ||
Floyd ] The Dim Recesses of the Forest (Jacqueline A. Lott AsTurns: 501 Floyd | > Floyd | > L Floyd | Floyd | The Dim Recesses of the Forest (Jacqueline A. Lott Ashwell) Floyd | Branches scramble overhead, straining toward one another in a bid to Floyd | blot out the sky. Mercifully, light manages to filter down through an Floyd | opening in the canopy above a small pond. Paths slither away into the Floyd | forest to the north, southwest, and southeast. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x leaves" | ||
Floyd ] The Dim Recesses of the Forest (Jacqueline A. Lott AsTurns: 502 Floyd | > Floyd | > X LEAVES Floyd | Floyd | Leaves are everywhere. Some float, withered and aimless on the surface Floyd | of the black water, the rest carpet the forest floor. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "search leaves" | ||
Floyd ] The Dim Recesses of the Forest (Jacqueline A. Lott AsTurns: 503 Floyd | > Floyd | > SEARCH LEAVES Floyd | Floyd | You feel no need to collect any leaves, but you poke at them with your Floyd | foot, uncovering a flat stone. Floyd | Floyd | For a moment, the wind dies down. Leaves on the ground come to rest. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take stone" | ||
Floyd ] The Dim Recesses of the Forest (Jacqueline A. Lott AsTurns: 504 Floyd | > Floyd | > TAKE STONE Floyd | Floyd | It reminds you of the stone you skipped across the pond, awakening a Floyd | long-dormant horror. You cannot bring yourself to touch it. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "oh" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Heh." | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "throw locket in pond" | ||
Floyd ] The Dim Recesses of the Forest (Jacqueline A. Lott AsTurns: 505 Floyd | > Floyd | > THROW LOCKET IN POND Floyd | Floyd | That can't contain things. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "skip stone" | ||
Floyd ] The Dim Recesses of the Forest (Jacqueline A. Lott AsTurns: 506 Floyd | > Floyd | > SKIP STONE Floyd | Floyd | There is absolutely no fucking way you will try skipping stones again. Floyd | Ever. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "I think that's it for this room." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Aww." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "I know. I traumatized us forevers." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "l" | ||
Floyd ] The Dim Recesses of the Forest (Jacqueline A. Lott AsTurns: 507 Floyd | > Floyd | > L Floyd | Floyd | The Dim Recesses of the Forest (Jacqueline A. Lott Ashwell) Floyd | Branches scramble overhead, straining toward one another in a bid to Floyd | blot out the sky. Mercifully, light manages to filter down through an Floyd | opening in the canopy above a small pond. Paths slither away into the Floyd | forest to the north, southwest, and southeast. Floyd | Floyd | You can see a flat stone here. Floyd | Floyd | The wind momentarily stirs up a pile of leaves. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] The Dim Recesses of the Forest (Jacqueline A. Lott AsTurns: 508 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The swirls in your cup form a stochastic pattern resembling television Floyd | static. Lack of a symbolic image means that you have accomplished Floyd | everything you must in your current environment and should move on to Floyd | find new challenges in order to grow as a person. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "I'm going to guess sw is the churchyard, but we'd better check." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "sw" | ||
Floyd ] The Churchyard (David Jose) Turns: 509 Floyd | > Floyd | > SW Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | The Churchyard (David Jose) Floyd | A neglected and long forgotten cemetery stretches out below you, Floyd | surrounded by a rusted wrought iron fence. Lopsided gravemarkers, Floyd | slowly succumbing to the elements, topple downhill like a congregation Floyd | bent low in prayer. At the very center of the graveyard, set into a Floyd | low valley, a squat, stone mausoleum crouches menacingly. Floyd | Floyd | To the southwest a dilapidated, stave church rises up obscenely Floyd | against the night sky. Floyd | Floyd | A dark pine forest crowds against the wrought iron fence to the Floyd | northeast. You might be able to forge a path between its trees. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Yep. Good to know." | |
| DavidW says, "Aviator goggles back on." | ||
| Knight_Otu asks, "So, north from pond?" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Sure" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ne" | ||
Floyd ] The Dim Recesses of the Forest (Jacqueline A. Lott AsTurns: 510 Floyd | > Floyd | > NE Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | The Dim Recesses of the Forest (Jacqueline A. Lott Ashwell) Floyd | Branches scramble overhead, straining toward one another in a bid to Floyd | blot out the sky. Mercifully, light manages to filter down through an Floyd | opening in the canopy above a small pond. Paths slither away into the Floyd | forest to the north, southwest, and southeast. Floyd | Floyd | You can see a flat stone here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 511 Floyd | > Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Floyd | The trees here gather, black with wet; glimmering fingers hung with Floyd | ragged matter, huddling beneath a cold and gently weeping sky. Beneath Floyd | your feet, the damp red felt of rotting leaves slopes down toward a Floyd | still, murky puddle. Nearby is a well, capped off with crumbling Floyd | cement. A broken-down section of brick wall waits for raindrops to Floyd | fall along its spine, and an old, half-dead oak straddles an angular Floyd | boulder studded with quartz. A path through the forest leads south. Floyd | Floyd | You can see a wooden sigil here. Floyd | Floyd | An ethereal trolley stop sign reads Green Line -- The Woods. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Hello there, trolley system." | |
| Jacqueline says, "Nice first sentence. Very Anchorheady." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x trees" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 511 Floyd | > Floyd | > X TREES Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "That one wasn't listed on your schedule." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x leaves" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 511 Floyd | > Floyd | > X LEAVES Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x puddle" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 512 Floyd | > Floyd | > X PUDDLE Floyd | Floyd | A still, murky puddle sits beneath the tree. The slightest of ripples Floyd | disturb its surface. There's something a little odd about it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x well" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 513 Floyd | > Floyd | > X WELL Floyd | Floyd | An old well cap made of crumbling cement emerges from the forest floor Floyd | here. Two wrought-iron handles, pitted with rust, emerge from the top. Floyd | A padlock, also rusted, holds it closed. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x padlock" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 514 Floyd | > Floyd | > X PADLOCK Floyd | Floyd | It's rusted tight, but still solid. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x handles" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 515 Floyd | > Floyd | > X HANDLES Floyd | Floyd | Two rusty loops of iron jut from the top of the well. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x oak" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 516 Floyd | > Floyd | > X OAK Floyd | Floyd | It's an old, twisted oak tree grown over a granite boulder here. Many Floyd | of its branches are rotting away, yet it clings to life. It has a Floyd | hollow knothole at about eye level, and a large, prominent root juts Floyd | from its base. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x knothole" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 517 Floyd | > Floyd | > X KNOTHOLE Floyd | Floyd | You peer into the knothole and find an oilcloth parcel. You pick it Floyd | up. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x parcel" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 518 Floyd | > Floyd | > X PARCEL Floyd | Floyd | An old rectangular parcel, oilcloth wrapped with twine. Given its size Floyd | and shape, you're guessing it's a book. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x root" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 519 Floyd | > Floyd | > X ROOT Floyd | Floyd | Just a thck root sticking out from the base of the tree. Or is it? Floyd | This might require a closer look. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "g" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 520 Floyd | > Floyd | > G Floyd | Floyd | Just a thck root sticking out from the base of the tree. Or is it? Floyd | This might require a closer look. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get root" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 521 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET ROOT Floyd | Floyd | That seems to be a part of the twisted old oak. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "search root" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 522 Floyd | > Floyd | > SEARCH ROOT Floyd | Floyd | You find nothing of interest. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "take a closer look" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 522 Floyd | > Floyd | > TAKE A CLOSER LOOK Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open parcel" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 523 Floyd | > Floyd | > OPEN PARCEL Floyd | Floyd | You open the parcel, discovering a moldy journal and what looks to be Floyd | a strange little battery. You toss the wrappings away. They look Floyd | biodegradable enough. Indeed, they look like they've already begun Floyd | biodegrading. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x moldy" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 524 Floyd | > Floyd | > X MOLDY Floyd | Floyd | It's heavily damaged by the elements. You can make out the letters Floyd | "-AGNE" on the front cover. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read it" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 525 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ IT Floyd | Floyd | You riffle through the pages; only short passages are still legible: Floyd | Floyd | "... circular golden prosthesis seems to have chosen Mabel ... doctor Floyd | said he can't remove it without harming the child ..." Floyd | Floyd | "... Mabel spends long hours examining stumps and rocks in the woods Floyd | ... and I are most concerned. Mabel's stories of fairies and HIDDEN Floyd | LANDS seem more than childish fancy" Floyd | Floyd | (There's a long section of the book here which is ruined and entirely Floyd | illegible, although you can make out diagrams and the faded, troubling Floyd | outlines of strange shapes) Floyd | Floyd | "... constructed the sigil out of sculpted and varnished wood after Floyd | many ... Mabel instructs me on where it should be placed ... spirits Floyd | she is in communication with have constructed various devices at her Floyd | command ... creatures I have dubbed microphids ... " Floyd | Floyd | "... Clara still doesn't believe; threatened to get Pastor Crowell Floyd | involved ... able to dodge him so far ... quit my position at ..." Floyd | Floyd | "... very concerned but there is no body ... up to seven successful Floyd | SUMMONINGS that have remained docile ... we will never know, and quite Floyd | frankly these studies are more important than that ... Each creature Floyd | must process through three ARCHES, through three HABITATS and stages Floyd | of development before finally maturing through the ARCH and SIGIL ... Floyd | special GLUE created by that one created via the sequence Floyd | ->FOREST->(illegible)->CLIFFS ..." Floyd | Floyd | "... at Clara's insistence I have written to the University ... fake Floyd | name ... one we have dubbed Moppy is friendly enough and a loyal Floyd | companion to Mabel ..." Floyd | Floyd | "... siphoning off the rest of the inheritance ... haven't seen her in Floyd | a while ... sent an officer of the law to fetch Mabel, but Moppy took Floyd | care of him ..." Floyd | Floyd | (another long damaged section) Floyd | Floyd | "... only Tall Pete is left ... lay Mabel in a grave beside Moppy ... Floyd | TERRIBLE LIZARD-BIRD was raised up from the OCEAN - is still out there Floyd | somewhere ..." Floyd | Floyd | "... now I wear the PROSTHESIS; now I can see Floyd | everything. ... breached the walls of perception ... I am PRODDING the Floyd | EGG MACHINE on the QUARTZ OUTCROPPING ... dozens of them GATHER to Floyd | PROTECT me from the LIZARD BIRD ... PULLED the ROOF clear off my Floyd | SHELTER ..." Floyd | Floyd | And that's it. There's no more. Well, you suppose you didn't actually Floyd | expect the author to keep writing right up until the point of his Floyd | death, but you're a little disappointed. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "look under root" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 526 Floyd | > Floyd | > LOOK UNDER ROOT Floyd | Floyd | You find nothing of interest. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x battery" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 527 Floyd | > Floyd | > X BATTERY Floyd | Floyd | (the small, rectangular battery) Floyd | A slick golden rectangle, slightly bowed, with contacts at one end Floyd | marked "+" and "-". Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x sigil" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 528 Floyd | > Floyd | > X SIGIL Floyd | Floyd | A circular wooden frame is embedded in the ground here, organic arcs Floyd | of wood carved with strange symbols. Though surrounded by rot, it is Floyd | entirely intact despite its apparent age. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "l" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 529 Floyd | > Floyd | > L Floyd | Floyd | The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Floyd | The trees here gather, black with wet; glimmering fingers hung with Floyd | ragged matter, huddling beneath a cold and gently weeping sky. Beneath Floyd | your feet, the damp red felt of rotting leaves slopes down toward a Floyd | still, murky puddle. Nearby is a well, capped off with crumbling Floyd | cement. A broken-down section of brick wall waits for raindrops to Floyd | fall along its spine, and an old, half-dead oak straddles an angular Floyd | boulder studded with quartz. A path through the forest leads south. Floyd | Floyd | You can see a wooden sigil here. Floyd | Floyd | An insubstantial trolley stop sign reads Green Line -- The Woods. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x wall" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 530 Floyd | > Floyd | > X WALL Floyd | Floyd | Damp bricks, decades old. They are not quite right, somehow. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Odd place, this." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x boulder" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 531 Floyd | > Floyd | > X BOULDER Floyd | Floyd | A jagged gray boulder leans here among the trees, coming to about your Floyd | waist. It would be largely unremarkable but for the fact that it is Floyd | straddled by the twisted old oak. A ghostly patch of quartzite graces Floyd | one corner of it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x quartzite" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 532 Floyd | > Floyd | > X QUARTZITE Floyd | Floyd | Pure, translucent white. Something is a little bit off about it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "i" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 533 Floyd | > Floyd | > I Floyd | Floyd | You are carrying: Floyd | a moldy, waterlogged journal Floyd | a small, rectangular battery Floyd | an antique locket (being worn and closed) Floyd | The Dollmaker's Journal Floyd | a repaired page Floyd | a trolley schedule Floyd | a trolley pass (being worn) Floyd | Twin Hearts Between the Planes Floyd | a pamphlet of home listings Floyd | a Jansport backpack (being worn and open) Floyd | a hidden pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a key pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a book pocket (open) Floyd | a postcard of Big Ben Floyd | the diary of Phyllis Cragne Floyd | The Modern Girl's Divination Handbook -- Volume Three Floyd | a side pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a trash pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a backpack features guide Floyd | a book list Floyd | a library card Floyd | Peter's jacket Floyd | a faint chill (haunting you) Floyd | a cast iron spire Floyd | a waterproof flashlight Floyd | a giant milkweed leaf (being worn as a mask) Floyd | a pull-string doll Floyd | a glass jar containing an insect Floyd | a half-full styrofoam coffee cup Floyd | a familiar gold wristwatch Floyd | a brass winding key Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "l" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 534 Floyd | > Floyd | > L Floyd | Floyd | The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Floyd | The trees here gather, black with wet; glimmering fingers hung with Floyd | ragged matter, huddling beneath a cold and gently weeping sky. Beneath Floyd | your feet, the damp red felt of rotting leaves slopes down toward a Floyd | still, murky puddle. Nearby is a well, capped off with crumbling Floyd | cement. A broken-down section of brick wall waits for raindrops to Floyd | fall along its spine, and an old, half-dead oak straddles an angular Floyd | boulder studded with quartz. A path through the forest leads south. Floyd | Floyd | You can see a wooden sigil here. Floyd | Floyd | An ethereal trolley stop sign reads Green Line -- The Woods. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x root" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 535 Floyd | > Floyd | > X ROOT Floyd | Floyd | Just a thck root sticking out from the base of the tree. Or is it? Floyd | This might require a closer look. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "d" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 536 Floyd | > Floyd | > D Floyd | Floyd | No, the well is sealed shut. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "enter root" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 537 Floyd | > Floyd | > ENTER ROOT Floyd | Floyd | That's not something you can enter. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu asks, "You all still here?" | |
| DavidW says, "I stepped away to the bathroom." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Ah." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get sigil" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 538 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET SIGIL Floyd | Floyd | That's fixed in place. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| caleb says (to floyd), "i" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 539 Floyd | > Floyd | > I Floyd | Floyd | You are carrying: Floyd | a moldy, waterlogged journal Floyd | a small, rectangular battery Floyd | an antique locket (being worn and closed) Floyd | The Dollmaker's Journal Floyd | a repaired page Floyd | a trolley schedule Floyd | a trolley pass (being worn) Floyd | Twin Hearts Between the Planes Floyd | a pamphlet of home listings Floyd | a Jansport backpack (being worn and open) Floyd | a hidden pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a key pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a book pocket (open) Floyd | a postcard of Big Ben Floyd | the diary of Phyllis Cragne Floyd | The Modern Girl's Divination Handbook -- Volume Three Floyd | a side pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a trash pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a backpack features guide Floyd | a book list Floyd | a library card Floyd | Peter's jacket Floyd | a faint chill (haunting you) Floyd | a cast iron spire Floyd | a waterproof flashlight Floyd | a giant milkweed leaf (being worn as a mask) Floyd | a pull-string doll Floyd | a glass jar containing an insect Floyd | a half-full styrofoam coffee cup Floyd | a familiar gold wristwatch Floyd | a brass winding key Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x me" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 540 Floyd | > Floyd | > X ME Floyd | Floyd | As good-looking as ever. Floyd | Floyd | You bear the trauma of a woman who has been eye to eye with an Floyd | eburnean pond kraken. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "xyzzy" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 540 Floyd | > Floyd | > XYZZY Floyd | Floyd | That verb doesn't work here, or, at least, not right now, but Floyd | it might work somewhere later. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "enter puddle" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 541 Floyd | > Floyd | > ENTER PUDDLE Floyd | Floyd | That's not something you can enter. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x puddle" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 542 Floyd | > Floyd | > X PUDDLE Floyd | Floyd | A still, murky puddle sits beneath the tree. The slightest of ripples Floyd | disturb its surface. There's something a little odd about it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "search it" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 543 Floyd | > Floyd | > SEARCH IT Floyd | Floyd | You find nothing of interest. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I don't think you can do much here at the moment except look at everything." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x root" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 544 Floyd | > Floyd | > X ROOT Floyd | Floyd | Just a thck root sticking out from the base of the tree. Or is it? Floyd | This might require a closer look. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "I guess." | |
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x battery" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 545 Floyd | > Floyd | > X BATTERY Floyd | Floyd | (the small, rectangular battery) Floyd | A slick golden rectangle, slightly bowed, with contacts at one end Floyd | marked "+" and "-". Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Sorry. Had to step away due to work. Back. Catching up." | |
| vimes arrives, full of fun, but no funk. | Knight_Otu says, "Say the word when we're good to go." | |
| Jacqueline says, "word" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] The Dim Recesses of the Forest (Jacqueline A. Lott AsTurns: 546 Floyd | > Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | The Dim Recesses of the Forest (Jacqueline A. Lott Ashwell) Floyd | Branches scramble overhead, straining toward one another in a bid to Floyd | blot out the sky. Mercifully, light manages to filter down through an Floyd | opening in the canopy above a small pond. Paths slither away into the Floyd | forest to the north, southwest, and southeast. Floyd | Floyd | You can see a flat stone here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "se" | ||
Floyd ] Shack Exterior (Michael Lin) Turns: 547 Floyd | > Floyd | > SE Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Shack Exterior (Michael Lin) Floyd | A clearing, outside a wooden shack. A clockwork doll sits here, Floyd | utterly incongruous at the edge of the woods. Floyd | Floyd | The woods are to the northwest, while that godforsaken town is to the Floyd | southeast. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x shack" | ||
Floyd ] Shack Exterior (Michael Lin) Turns: 548 Floyd | > Floyd | > X SHACK Floyd | Floyd | A simple wooden shack, with a closed door in it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x door" | ||
Floyd ] Shack Exterior (Michael Lin) Turns: 549 Floyd | > Floyd | > X DOOR Floyd | Floyd | A wooden door, with a keyhole by the handle. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x keyhole" | ||
Floyd ] Shack Exterior (Michael Lin) Turns: 550 Floyd | > Floyd | > X KEYHOLE Floyd | Floyd | You see nothing special about the linKeyhole. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Heh." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open door" | ||
Floyd ] Shack Exterior (Michael Lin) Turns: 551 Floyd | > Floyd | > OPEN DOOR Floyd | Floyd | It seems to be locked. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Of course it is." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "in" | ||
Floyd ] Shack Exterior (Michael Lin) Turns: 552 Floyd | > Floyd | > IN Floyd | Floyd | (first opening the Shack Door) Floyd | It seems to be locked. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Lot's of in-directions." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "se" | ||
Floyd ] Outside the Library (Gavin Inglis) Turns: 553 Floyd | > Floyd | > SE Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Outside the Library (Gavin Inglis) Floyd | A short street terminates here. To the south it opens into the town Floyd | square. To the east, a few worn steps rise to the entrance of the Floyd | public library, and to the west you can see a real estate office. A Floyd | gloomy path leads northwest, towards the woods. Floyd | Floyd | You can see a notice board here. Floyd | Floyd | A mistlike trolley stop sign reads Blue Line -- Library Square. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x stop" | ||
Floyd ] Outside the Library (Gavin Inglis) Turns: 553 Floyd | > Floyd | > X STOP Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x stop sign" | ||
Floyd ] Outside the Library (Gavin Inglis) Turns: 553 Floyd | > Floyd | > X STOP SIGN Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Town square, Backwater, VT (Marco Innocenti) Turns: 554 Floyd | > Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Town square, Backwater, VT (Marco Innocenti) Floyd | The large, hexagonal-shaped square is paved with big, white stones, Floyd | polished by rain and wind over the decades; around it, low red-brick Floyd | buildings look like watching peasants. One single street leaves the Floyd | square to the north, while less accommodating paths lead west, in the Floyd | direction of a towering church, and southwest. Floyd | Due east, an iron bridge crosses the river, and southeast, a walkway Floyd | leads down to its bank. Floyd | Floyd | The swollen, slate-colored clouds that blanket the sky are reflected Floyd | in the shiny, circular shape embellishing the center of the square, Floyd | muttering ominous portents amongst themselves. Floyd | Floyd | A man is leaning on the bridge rail, staring intensely at you with his Floyd | only eye. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu asks, "southwest?" | |
| Jacqueline says, "sure" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "sw" | ||
Floyd ] Drinking Fountain (Lucian Smith) Turns: 555 Floyd | > Floyd | > SW Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Drinking Fountain (Lucian Smith) Floyd | A public drinking fountain is placed in a nook here, nearly overgrown Floyd | with ivy. You can return to the town square to the northeast. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x fountain" | ||
Floyd ] Drinking Fountain (Lucian Smith) Turns: 556 Floyd | > Floyd | > X FOUNTAIN Floyd | Floyd | An ornate brick drinking fountain, with a spout above a silver bowl, a Floyd | button underneath, and surrounded by ivy. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x ivy" | ||
Floyd ] Drinking Fountain (Lucian Smith) Turns: 557 Floyd | > Floyd | > X IVY Floyd | Floyd | Thick ivy grows around the fountain, obscuring all but the bowl and Floyd | spout. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x bowl" | ||
Floyd ] Drinking Fountain (Lucian Smith) Turns: 558 Floyd | > Floyd | > X BOWL Floyd | Floyd | An ornate brick drinking fountain, with a spout above a silver bowl, a Floyd | button underneath, and surrounded by ivy. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x spout" | ||
Floyd ] Drinking Fountain (Lucian Smith) Turns: 559 Floyd | > Floyd | > X SPOUT Floyd | Floyd | An ornate brick drinking fountain, with a spout above a silver bowl, a Floyd | button underneath, and surrounded by ivy. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x button" | ||
Floyd ] Drinking Fountain (Lucian Smith) Turns: 560 Floyd | > Floyd | > X BUTTON Floyd | Floyd | A round button set in the brick underneath the bowl of the drinking Floyd | fountain. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push button" | ||
Floyd ] Drinking Fountain (Lucian Smith) Turns: 561 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON Floyd | Floyd | You take a drink from the fountain. The water is lukewarm and vaguely Floyd | brackish. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "bleh" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Ew." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "search bowl" | ||
Floyd ] Drinking Fountain (Lucian Smith) Turns: 562 Floyd | > Floyd | > SEARCH BOWL Floyd | Floyd | You pull back the ivy from the side of the fountain, revealing, for Floyd | some reason, a second fountain. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x second" | ||
Floyd ] Drinking Fountain (Lucian Smith) Turns: 563 Floyd | > Floyd | > X SECOND Floyd | Floyd | (the secondary fountain) Floyd | The smaller fountain is nearly obscured by the disturbed ivy. Its Floyd | bowl is filled with decaying leaves and crawling insects, and rust Floyd | covers all its exposed metal. A crumbling sign is mounted in the Floyd | brick above the spout. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x sign" | ||
Floyd ] Drinking Fountain (Lucian Smith) Turns: 564 Floyd | > Floyd | > X SIGN Floyd | Floyd | COLORED Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu asks, "Is it blue?" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "search second" | ||
Floyd ] Drinking Fountain (Lucian Smith) Turns: 565 Floyd | > Floyd | > SEARCH SECOND Floyd | Floyd | (the secondary fountain) Floyd | You find nothing of interest. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "search ivy" | ||
Floyd ] Drinking Fountain (Lucian Smith) Turns: 566 Floyd | > Floyd | > SEARCH IVY Floyd | Floyd | You rummage through the leaves, but find nothing else. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "l" | ||
Floyd ] Drinking Fountain (Lucian Smith) Turns: 567 Floyd | > Floyd | > L Floyd | Floyd | Drinking Fountain (Lucian Smith) Floyd | A public drinking fountain is placed in a nook here, nearly overgrown Floyd | with ivy. You can return to the town square to the northeast. Floyd | Floyd | Behind the main fountain, mounted in the same pillar of brick, is a Floyd | second, somewhat smaller fountain. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x button" | ||
Floyd ] Drinking Fountain (Lucian Smith) Turns: 567 Floyd | > Floyd | > X BUTTON Floyd | Floyd | Which do you mean, the rusty button or the round button? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "rusty" | ||
Floyd ] Drinking Fountain (Lucian Smith) Turns: 568 Floyd | > Floyd | > RUSTY Floyd | Floyd | The smaller fountain is nearly obscured by the disturbed ivy. Its Floyd | bowl is filled with decaying leaves and crawling insects, and rust Floyd | covers all its exposed metal. A crumbling sign is mounted in the Floyd | brick above the spout. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push rusty" | ||
Floyd ] Drinking Fountain (Lucian Smith) Turns: 569 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH RUSTY Floyd | Floyd | The rusty button on the secondary fountain does nothing when you push Floyd | it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push sign" | ||
Floyd ] Drinking Fountain (Lucian Smith) Turns: 570 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH SIGN Floyd | Floyd | Nothing obvious happens. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get sign" | ||
Floyd ] Drinking Fountain (Lucian Smith) Turns: 571 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET SIGN Floyd | Floyd | That seems to be a part of the secondary fountain. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "I don't think we can do anything here yet." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x me" | ||
Floyd ] Drinking Fountain (Lucian Smith) Turns: 572 Floyd | > Floyd | > X ME Floyd | Floyd | You're feeling tired, and your hair is a mess. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "i" | ||
Floyd ] Drinking Fountain (Lucian Smith) Turns: 573 Floyd | > Floyd | > I Floyd | Floyd | You are carrying: Floyd | a moldy, waterlogged journal Floyd | a small, rectangular battery Floyd | an antique locket (being worn and closed) Floyd | The Dollmaker's Journal Floyd | a repaired page Floyd | a trolley schedule Floyd | a trolley pass (being worn) Floyd | Twin Hearts Between the Planes Floyd | a pamphlet of home listings Floyd | a Jansport backpack (being worn and open) Floyd | a hidden pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a key pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a book pocket (open) Floyd | a postcard of Big Ben Floyd | the diary of Phyllis Cragne Floyd | The Modern Girl's Divination Handbook -- Volume Three Floyd | a side pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a trash pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a backpack features guide Floyd | a book list Floyd | a library card Floyd | Peter's jacket Floyd | a faint chill (haunting you) Floyd | a cast iron spire Floyd | a waterproof flashlight Floyd | a giant milkweed leaf (being worn as a mask) Floyd | a pull-string doll Floyd | a glass jar containing an insect Floyd | a half-full styrofoam coffee cup Floyd | a familiar gold wristwatch Floyd | a brass winding key Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "xyzzy" | ||
Floyd ] Drinking Fountain (Lucian Smith) Turns: 573 Floyd | > Floyd | > XYZZY Floyd | Floyd | That verb doesn't work here, or, at least, not right now, but Floyd | it might work somewhere later. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "wash hair" | ||
Floyd ] Drinking Fountain (Lucian Smith) Turns: 573 Floyd | > Floyd | > WASH HAIR Floyd | Floyd | That verb doesn't work here, or, at least, not right now, but Floyd | it might work somewhere later. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Thought so." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x schedule" | ||
Floyd ] Drinking Fountain (Lucian Smith) Turns: 574 Floyd | > Floyd | > X SCHEDULE Floyd | Floyd | It's unlike any public transit schedule you've ever seen, in that Floyd | there are no times listed. A cheerfully phrased block of introduction Floyd | text instructs riders to hang their passes around their necks, proceed Floyd | to a trolley stop, and WAIT FOR whatever color LINE corresponds with Floyd | their choice of destination. Floyd | Floyd | Destinations: Floyd | Brown Line -- Train Station Floyd | Gold Line -- Church Floyd | Blue Line -- Library Square Floyd | Green Line -- The Woods Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "I guess locations are added to the schedule as we find them." | |
| DavidW says, "I've updated [LINK]" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Sorry, work called again, but I'm back." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Thanks." | ||
| Jacqueline asks, "So, like, what was up with the fountain?" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "We don't know yet." | ||
| DavidW says, "Segregation. One fountain for whites, one for coloureds." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "But I suspect it's a location for later." | ||
| dhakajack asks, "what says the coffee?" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Ohh. Ugh." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Drinking Fountain (Lucian Smith) Turns: 575 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The swirls in your cup form a child's wagon. Modes of transportation Floyd | mean that your current environment presents challenges that can only Floyd | be overcome by seeking fresh perspectives elsewhere until you're ready Floyd | to return. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "There ya go" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Yeah, I should remember the coffee more." | ||
| DavidW says, "Such a *nice* coffee." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "I adore that coffee." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ne" | ||
Floyd ] Town square, Backwater, VT (Marco Innocenti) Turns: 576 Floyd | > Floyd | > NE Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Town square, Backwater, VT (Marco Innocenti) Floyd | The large, hexagonal-shaped square is paved with big, white stones, Floyd | polished by rain and wind over the decades; around it, low red-brick Floyd | buildings look like watching peasants. One single street leaves the Floyd | square to the north, while less accommodating paths lead west, in the Floyd | direction of a towering church, and southwest. Floyd | Due east, an iron bridge crosses the river, and southeast, a walkway Floyd | leads down to its bank. Floyd | Floyd | The swollen, slate-colored clouds that blanket the sky are reflected Floyd | in the shiny, circular shape embellishing the center of the square, Floyd | muttering ominous portents amongst themselves. Floyd | Floyd | A man is leaning on the bridge rail, staring intensely at you with his Floyd | only eye. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Oh right. Him." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Town square, Backwater, VT (Marco Innocenti) Turns: 577 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The swirls in your cup form a kayak. Modes of transportation mean that Floyd | your current environment presents challenges that can only be overcome Floyd | by seeking fresh perspectives elsewhere until you're ready to return. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Good to knopw" | |
| Jacqueline says, "Know, even" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "We can still go east and southeast, then." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "mmkay" | ||
| Jacqueline cares not. | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Unless that man bars the east." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] Bridge (Daniel Stelzer and Jemma Briggeman) Turns: 578 Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Your feet finally touch down on some blackened shore and into some Floyd | large subterrane. The slick black stone of the cavern arcs high above Floyd | your head with strange formations that grow downwards and then out in Floyd | oddly perpendicular angles. The damp rock moves in and out of focus as Floyd | some pulsing green light illuminates the space. Floyd | Floyd | Taking a step, you feel the sand pulling at your shoes as though it Floyd | were thick mud or quicksand. Your feet sink with every step, settling Floyd | on some solid stone platform just beneath this layer of cloying sand Floyd | that prevents you from being entirely swallowed. Floyd | Floyd | You pass between two monolithic pillars: oily green-black stone of a Floyd | height that makes you dizzy to comprehend. Between them, a skeletal Floyd | bridge stretches out across the chasm. Floyd | Floyd | The crossing spans a ravine of tumultuous water that roars like some Floyd | uncaged beast and echoes around the cavern. Its Stygian call chills Floyd | you and draws you in by equal measures as you take the first step onto Floyd | the slats that form the bridge. Floyd | Floyd | Bridge (Daniel Stelzer and Jemma Briggeman) Floyd | You are standing on a bridge spanning east to west in the middle of an Floyd | echoing cavern. In the center of the bridge is a large blasphemous Floyd | sculpture constructed of pipes that climb up to a cauldron filled with Floyd | an eerily glowing green moss, the only light source in the room. Floyd | Beneath your feet you can hear the crashing of the river below. Ahead Floyd | of you, to your horror, there are slats missing on the bridge - you'll Floyd | never make it across without replacing them. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | What appears to be a rope is tied around one of the beams of the Floyd | bridge. A ragged knot ties the other end to some misshapen piece of Floyd | polished, almost pristine, metal while the rest of the rope is coiled Floyd | neatly on the planks. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Expectation whiplash." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x cavern" | ||
Floyd ] Bridge (Daniel Stelzer and Jemma Briggeman) Turns: 578 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CAVERN Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x slats" | ||
Floyd ] Bridge (Daniel Stelzer and Jemma Briggeman) Turns: 579 Floyd | > Floyd | > X SLATS Floyd | Floyd | The calcareous slats that form the walkway feel strangely light Floyd | underfoot; as though hollowed out and filled with air. In the gaps Floyd | between, you can see the churning water below, stare too long and you Floyd | are sure to become nauseous. Each platform stretches your legs as you Floyd | move from one to the next; the gait of the bridge's architects must Floyd | have been strange indeed. Floyd | Floyd | The taut cords that give the structure its shape appear to be woven in Floyd | some complex fungoid plait that elongates and contracts with a slither Floyd | as you step across. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x me" | ||
Floyd ] Bridge (Daniel Stelzer and Jemma Briggeman) Turns: 580 Floyd | > Floyd | > X ME Floyd | Floyd | You're having a hell of a day, but you're determined to keep moving Floyd | forward. Despite the burning in your limbs and the fact that you could Floyd | really do with a drink right now, you're still (miraculously) in one Floyd | piece. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline asks, "a ... fungoid plait?" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "i" | ||
Floyd ] Bridge (Daniel Stelzer and Jemma Briggeman) Turns: 581 Floyd | > Floyd | > I Floyd | Floyd | You are carrying: Floyd | a moldy, waterlogged journal Floyd | a small, rectangular battery Floyd | an antique locket (being worn and closed) Floyd | The Dollmaker's Journal Floyd | a repaired page Floyd | a trolley schedule Floyd | a trolley pass (being worn) Floyd | Twin Hearts Between the Planes Floyd | a pamphlet of home listings Floyd | a Jansport backpack (being worn and open) Floyd | a hidden pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a key pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a book pocket (open) Floyd | a postcard of Big Ben Floyd | the diary of Phyllis Cragne Floyd | The Modern Girl's Divination Handbook -- Volume Three Floyd | a side pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a trash pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a backpack features guide Floyd | a book list Floyd | a library card Floyd | Peter's jacket Floyd | a faint chill (haunting you) Floyd | a cast iron spire Floyd | a waterproof flashlight Floyd | a giant milkweed leaf (being worn as a mask) Floyd | a pull-string doll Floyd | a glass jar containing an insect Floyd | a half-full styrofoam coffee cup Floyd | a familiar gold wristwatch Floyd | a brass winding key Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x plait" | ||
Floyd ] Bridge (Daniel Stelzer and Jemma Briggeman) Turns: 582 Floyd | > Floyd | > X PLAIT Floyd | Floyd | As you look closer, the puce strands that make up the plait seem to Floyd | move. Whether some optical illusion caused by their intricate braiding Floyd | or something altogether more organic, you couldn't say. You look away Floyd | quickly. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "I hate the word puce for some reason." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "It looks a lot like puke, at least." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x pillars" | ||
Floyd ] Bridge (Daniel Stelzer and Jemma Briggeman) Turns: 583 Floyd | > Floyd | > X PILLARS Floyd | Floyd | Two monolithic pillars form the entrance to the bridge. Their oily Floyd | green-black stone appears to be carved with hieroglyphics unknown to Floyd | you, consisting for the most part of conventionalized aquatic symbols Floyd | such as fishes, eels, octopi, crustaceans, molluscs, whales, and the Floyd | like. Several characters obviously represented marine things which are Floyd | unknown to the modern world. You shudder and tear your eyes away. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "check sanity" | ||
Floyd ] Bridge (Daniel Stelzer and Jemma Briggeman) Turns: 583 Floyd | > Floyd | > CHECK SANITY Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x bridge" | ||
Floyd ] Bridge (Daniel Stelzer and Jemma Briggeman) Turns: 584 Floyd | > Floyd | > X BRIDGE Floyd | Floyd | The body of the bridge is formed of some offensive metamorphic stone; Floyd | as if marble had been tainted by the presence of an abominable fungus Floyd | that, aeons ago, had been subsumed into its surface. You are currently Floyd | balancing on a walkway of calcareous slats. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline asks, "So, try to cross?" | |
| Jacqueline says, "I know we don't have the slats, but..." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x ravine" | ||
Floyd ] Bridge (Daniel Stelzer and Jemma Briggeman) Turns: 584 Floyd | > Floyd | > X RAVINE Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "See? No danger." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x rope" | ||
Floyd ] Bridge (Daniel Stelzer and Jemma Briggeman) Turns: 585 Floyd | > Floyd | > X ROPE Floyd | Floyd | A thick rope, stained dark with water and made inflexible by remnants Floyd | of mud. One loop is fastened to the bridge with an impenetrable knot, Floyd | while the other end is attached to a misshapen piece of polished Floyd | metal. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "It's like the ravine isn't even there." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Heh." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x doll" | ||
Floyd ] Bridge (Daniel Stelzer and Jemma Briggeman) Turns: 586 Floyd | > Floyd | > X DOLL Floyd | Floyd | The doll has a ferocious scowl on its face and a pull-string in the Floyd | middle of its back. Floyd | Floyd | It has the sort of head with two faces, one of which is hidden by its Floyd | hair. Rotate the head and the other face will be forward. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x metal" | ||
Floyd ] Bridge (Daniel Stelzer and Jemma Briggeman) Turns: 587 Floyd | > Floyd | > X METAL Floyd | Floyd | (the library card) Floyd | A battered beige rectangle with rounded corners, printed with the Floyd | library insignia, and bearing the words: Floyd | Floyd | PETER CRAGNE Floyd | CRAGNE MANOR Floyd | is entitled to borrow books from Floyd | BACKWATER PUBLIC LIBRARY Floyd | Backwater, Vermont Floyd | and is responsible for all books taken on this card Floyd | Expires APRIL 1998 Floyd | No 19078 Floyd | Floyd | A little metal dealy clips through the cardboard, with a Floyd | mirror-reversed version of the ID number stamped into it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "pull string" | ||
Floyd ] Bridge (Daniel Stelzer and Jemma Briggeman) Turns: 588 Floyd | > Floyd | > PULL STRING Floyd | Floyd | The doll intones: "Flee the strange rock formations.!" Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x polished metal" | ||
Floyd ] Bridge (Daniel Stelzer and Jemma Briggeman) Turns: 589 Floyd | > Floyd | > X POLISHED METAL Floyd | Floyd | A piece of metal bent into a strange configuration. Sharp prongs curl Floyd | in and around themselves like a gaping maw. You wouldn't want to cut Floyd | yourself on those teeth. Curiously, the teeth are hinged, and could Floyd | potentially be pried open. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x rock" | ||
Floyd ] Bridge (Daniel Stelzer and Jemma Briggeman) Turns: 590 Floyd | > Floyd | > X ROCK Floyd | Floyd | From the roof of the cavern hang strange formation in the jet black Floyd | rock that grow downwards and then out in oddly perpendicular angles. Floyd | As if stalactites had been urged to grow sideways by some bizarre Floyd | quirk of gravity. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "open teeth" | ||
Floyd ] Bridge (Daniel Stelzer and Jemma Briggeman) Turns: 591 Floyd | > Floyd | > OPEN TEETH Floyd | Floyd | You pry the teeth open. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "I don't know why I did that other than to see if I could." | |
| Jacqueline shrugs. | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x polished metal" | ||
Floyd ] Bridge (Daniel Stelzer and Jemma Briggeman) Turns: 592 Floyd | > Floyd | > X POLISHED METAL Floyd | Floyd | A piece of metal bent into a strange configuration. Sharp prongs curl Floyd | in and around themselves like a gaping maw. You wouldn't want to cut Floyd | yourself on those teeth. The teeth are currently pried open. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Weird" | |
| Jacqueline says, "Yeah" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Bridge (Daniel Stelzer and Jemma Briggeman) Turns: 593 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The swirls in your cup form a sturdy oak. Botanical images mean that Floyd | while there is much left to accomplish in the present situation, your Floyd | immediate environment sustains you, and you have everything that you Floyd | need. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "oho" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get metal" | ||
Floyd ] Bridge (Daniel Stelzer and Jemma Briggeman) Turns: 594 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET METAL Floyd | Floyd | (the library card) Floyd | You already have that. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Thank you, Mr Coffee" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get polished metal" | ||
Floyd ] Bridge (Daniel Stelzer and Jemma Briggeman) Turns: 595 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET POLISHED METAL Floyd | Floyd | You get your hand under the coils of rope and manage to lift them up. Floyd | The added weight of the water drags down your tired limbs. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "hm." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "l" | ||
Floyd ] Bridge (Daniel Stelzer and Jemma Briggeman) Turns: 596 Floyd | > Floyd | > L Floyd | Floyd | Bridge (Daniel Stelzer and Jemma Briggeman) Floyd | You are standing on a bridge spanning east to west in the middle of an Floyd | echoing cavern. In the center of the bridge is a large pulsating Floyd | sculpture constructed of pipes that climb up to a cauldron filled with Floyd | an eerily glowing green moss, the only light source in the room. Floyd | Beneath your feet you can hear the crashing of the river below. Ahead Floyd | of you, to your horror, there are slats missing on the bridge - you'll Floyd | never make it across without replacing them. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | One end of a rope is tied around a beam of the bridge; the other end Floyd | is attached to the strange metallic object in your arms. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "SAVE" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "cf10" | ||
Floyd | > Floyd | > SAVE Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write: Floyd ] Bridge (Daniel Stelzer and Jemma Briggeman) Turns: 596 Floyd | > SAVEOk. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "This seems... perilous." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x sculpture" | ||
Floyd ] Bridge (Daniel Stelzer and Jemma Briggeman) Turns: 597 Floyd | > Floyd | > X SCULPTURE Floyd | Floyd | A labyrinthine network of pipes form the base of the structure, Floyd | climbing up to a wide, shallow cauldron filled with luminescent green Floyd | moss. Some crack in the ceiling allows a steady drip of degenerated Floyd | liquid to fall on the moss and it pulses with light in time with the Floyd | regular falling of the fluid. At the bottom of the sculpture, one of Floyd | the pipes flows into a circular pool of liquid. Beside the pool, there Floyd | is a brazier filled with some manner of desiccated organic material. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x material" | ||
Floyd ] Bridge (Daniel Stelzer and Jemma Briggeman) Turns: 598 Floyd | > Floyd | > X MATERIAL Floyd | Floyd | Although definitely organic, it's dry and crumbly and long-dead. It's Floyd | hard to tell at this point whether it was a plant or a moss or Floyd | something defying classification entirely. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x brazier" | ||
Floyd ] Bridge (Daniel Stelzer and Jemma Briggeman) Turns: 599 Floyd | > Floyd | > X BRAZIER Floyd | Floyd | Formed of twisted iron, it contains clumps of dry vegetation. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x pool" | ||
Floyd ] Bridge (Daniel Stelzer and Jemma Briggeman) Turns: 600 Floyd | > Floyd | > X POOL Floyd | Floyd | A shallow pool of foul liquid that flows from the mesmerizing pipes of Floyd | the structure. Next to the pool is a brazier filled with some manner Floyd | of desiccated organic material. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x cauldron" | ||
Floyd ] Bridge (Daniel Stelzer and Jemma Briggeman) Turns: 601 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CAULDRON Floyd | Floyd | It is too high above you to see clearly from here, but something in Floyd | the cauldron seems to flare up with each drop of liquid, filling the Floyd | area with a flickering green light. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x crack" | ||
Floyd ] Bridge (Daniel Stelzer and Jemma Briggeman) Turns: 602 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CRACK Floyd | Floyd | It is too far away to even see clearly, but the foul liquid must be Floyd | dripping from somewhere. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x liquid" | ||
Floyd ] Bridge (Daniel Stelzer and Jemma Briggeman) Turns: 603 Floyd | > Floyd | > X LIQUID Floyd | Floyd | A shallow pool of foul liquid that flows from the wet pipes of the Floyd | structure. Next to the pool is a brazier filled with some manner of Floyd | desiccated organic material. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x rope" | ||
Floyd ] Bridge (Daniel Stelzer and Jemma Briggeman) Turns: 604 Floyd | > Floyd | > X ROPE Floyd | Floyd | A thick rope, stained dark with water and made inflexible by remnants Floyd | of mud. One loop is fastened to the bridge with an impenetrable knot, Floyd | while the other end is attached to a misshapen piece of polished Floyd | metal. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "wear rope" | ||
Floyd ] Bridge (Daniel Stelzer and Jemma Briggeman) Turns: 605 Floyd | > Floyd | > WEAR ROPE Floyd | Floyd | (first taking the rope) Floyd | That's fixed in place. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "wear teeth" | ||
Floyd ] Bridge (Daniel Stelzer and Jemma Briggeman) Turns: 606 Floyd | > Floyd | > WEAR TEETH Floyd | Floyd | (first taking the metal claw-trap) Floyd | That's fixed in place. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Huh." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "i" | ||
Floyd ] Bridge (Daniel Stelzer and Jemma Briggeman) Turns: 607 Floyd | > Floyd | > I Floyd | Floyd | You are carrying: Floyd | a moldy, waterlogged journal Floyd | a small, rectangular battery Floyd | an antique locket (being worn and closed) Floyd | The Dollmaker's Journal Floyd | a repaired page Floyd | a trolley schedule Floyd | a trolley pass (being worn) Floyd | Twin Hearts Between the Planes Floyd | a pamphlet of home listings Floyd | a Jansport backpack (being worn and open) Floyd | a hidden pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a key pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a book pocket (open) Floyd | a postcard of Big Ben Floyd | the diary of Phyllis Cragne Floyd | The Modern Girl's Divination Handbook -- Volume Three Floyd | a side pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a trash pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a backpack features guide Floyd | a book list Floyd | a library card Floyd | Peter's jacket Floyd | a faint chill (haunting you) Floyd | a cast iron spire Floyd | a waterproof flashlight Floyd | a giant milkweed leaf (being worn as a mask) Floyd | a pull-string doll Floyd | a glass jar containing an insect Floyd | a half-full styrofoam coffee cup Floyd | a familiar gold wristwatch Floyd | a brass winding key Floyd | You are also carrying the strange claw-shaped metal trap and the rope Floyd | attached to it. Its menacing jaw glints in the membranous gloom. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "hahaha. Loving the inventory." | |
| Jacqueline says, "It will only get more ridiculous." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "attach trap" | ||
Floyd ] Bridge (Daniel Stelzer and Jemma Briggeman) Turns: 607 Floyd | > Floyd | > ATTACH TRAP Floyd | Floyd | What do you want to attach the metal claw-trap to? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "me" | ||
Floyd ] Bridge (Daniel Stelzer and Jemma Briggeman) Turns: 608 Floyd | > Floyd | > ME Floyd | Floyd | You would achieve nothing by this. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "attach trap to sculpture" | ||
Floyd ] Bridge (Daniel Stelzer and Jemma Briggeman) Turns: 609 Floyd | > Floyd | > ATTACH TRAP TO SCULPTURE Floyd | Floyd | You would achieve nothing by this. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "l" | ||
Floyd ] Bridge (Daniel Stelzer and Jemma Briggeman) Turns: 610 Floyd | > Floyd | > L Floyd | Floyd | Bridge (Daniel Stelzer and Jemma Briggeman) Floyd | You are standing on a bridge spanning east to west in the middle of an Floyd | echoing cavern. In the center of the bridge is a large piscatorial Floyd | sculpture constructed of pipes that climb up to a cauldron filled with Floyd | an eerily glowing green moss, the only light source in the room. Floyd | Beneath your feet you can hear the crashing of the river below. Ahead Floyd | of you, to your horror, there are slats missing on the bridge - you'll Floyd | never make it across without replacing them. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | One end of a rope is tied around a beam of the bridge; the other end Floyd | is attached to the strange metallic object in your arms. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "You can use the backpack to organize your inventory, closing pockets so you're not looking at everything all the time." | |
| Jacqueline asks, "Fair. But why would we do that?" | ||
| DavidW says, "well, if the library card was hidden, you could x metal without disambiguation, for example." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "enh. Whatev" | ||
| Jacqueline asks (of KO), "We're at 3 hours. Want to call it for this week?" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Sure." | ||
| **** SESSION THREE **** | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "restore" | ||
Floyd | > Floyd | > RESTORE Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to read: | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "cfcragnebridge" | ||
Floyd ] Bridge (Daniel Stelzer and Jemma Briggeman) Turns: 610
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
| Jacqueline says, "Yay" | |
| Jacqueline says, "Sam says this is the first puzzle he hit that gave him some pause." | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "l" | ||
Floyd ] Bridge (Daniel Stelzer and Jemma Briggeman) Turns: 611 Floyd | > Floyd | > L Floyd | Floyd | Bridge (Daniel Stelzer and Jemma Briggeman) Floyd | You are standing on a bridge spanning east to west in the middle of an Floyd | echoing cavern. In the center of the bridge is a large loathsome Floyd | sculpture constructed of pipes that climb up to a cauldron filled with Floyd | an eerily glowing green moss, the only light source in the room. Floyd | Beneath your feet you can hear the crashing of the river below. Ahead Floyd | of you, to your horror, there are slats missing on the bridge - you'll Floyd | never make it across without replacing them. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | One end of a rope is tied around a beam of the bridge; the other end Floyd | is attached to the strange metallic object in your arms. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I had a bit of trouble visualizing the set up here, if I recall." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "i" | ||
Floyd ] Bridge (Daniel Stelzer and Jemma Briggeman) Turns: 612 Floyd | > Floyd | > I Floyd | Floyd | You are carrying: Floyd | a moldy, waterlogged journal Floyd | a small, rectangular battery Floyd | an antique locket (being worn and closed) Floyd | The Dollmaker's Journal Floyd | a repaired page Floyd | a trolley schedule Floyd | a trolley pass (being worn) Floyd | Twin Hearts Between the Planes Floyd | a pamphlet of home listings Floyd | a Jansport backpack (being worn and open) Floyd | a hidden pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a key pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a book pocket (open) Floyd | a postcard of Big Ben Floyd | the diary of Phyllis Cragne Floyd | The Modern Girl's Divination Handbook -- Volume Three Floyd | a side pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a trash pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a backpack features guide Floyd | a book list Floyd | a library card Floyd | Peter's jacket Floyd | a faint chill (haunting you) Floyd | a cast iron spire Floyd | a waterproof flashlight Floyd | a giant milkweed leaf (being worn as a mask) Floyd | a pull-string doll Floyd | a glass jar containing an insect Floyd | a half-full styrofoam coffee cup Floyd | a familiar gold wristwatch Floyd | a brass winding key Floyd | You are also carrying the strange claw-shaped metal trap and the rope Floyd | attached to it. Its menacing jaw glints in the inhuman gloom. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "It is a rather odd setup." | |
| Zach says, "holy cow, that's an inventory" | ||
| DavidW says, "It gets bigger." | ||
| DavidW says, "You will want to use the pockets to filter it by closing pockets." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "And no trenchcoat to hilariously contain it all." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Well, we have a backpack." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "That's better than a trenchcoat" | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "bar" | ||
Floyd ] Bridge (Daniel Stelzer and Jemma Briggeman) Turns: 612 Floyd | > Floyd | > BAR Floyd | Floyd | That verb doesn't work here, or, at least, not right now, but Floyd | it might work somewhere later. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu exclaims, "But not as hilarious!" | |
| Jacqueline says, "Fair" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Sorry, 'bar' was a thing I always said in the Loud Room in Zork." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "This room reminds me quite a bit of Zork." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "throw claw at sculpture" | ||
Floyd ] Bridge (Daniel Stelzer and Jemma Briggeman) Turns: 613 Floyd | > Floyd | > THROW CLAW AT SCULPTURE Floyd | Floyd | (first taking the rope) Floyd | That's fixed in place. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x me" | ||
Floyd ] Bridge (Daniel Stelzer and Jemma Briggeman) Turns: 614 Floyd | > Floyd | > X ME Floyd | Floyd | You're having a hell of a day, but you're determined to keep moving Floyd | forward. Despite the burning in your limbs and the fact that you could Floyd | really do with a drink right now, you're still (miraculously) in one Floyd | piece. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "The rope/claw thing is odd. You can take the claw but not the rope and they're connected." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Yeah." | ||
| Roger arrives, full of fun and funk. | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "pull string" | ||
Floyd ] Bridge (Daniel Stelzer and Jemma Briggeman) Turns: 615 Floyd | > Floyd | > PULL STRING Floyd | Floyd | The doll intones: "Guard against the pillars! Green is the color of Floyd | poison and untamed growth! Stone means that which is older than human Floyd | history!" Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x pillars" | ||
Floyd ] Bridge (Daniel Stelzer and Jemma Briggeman) Turns: 616 Floyd | > Floyd | > X PILLARS Floyd | Floyd | Two monolithic pillars form the entrance to the bridge. Their oily Floyd | green-black stone appears to be carved with hieroglyphics unknown to Floyd | you, consisting for the most part of conventionalized aquatic symbols Floyd | such as fishes, eels, octopi, crustaceans, molluscs, whales, and the Floyd | like. Several characters obviously represented marine things which are Floyd | unknown to the modern world. You shudder and tear your eyes away. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "The hieroglyphs are unknown to us, but we do know what they depict." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x hieroglyphs" | ||
Floyd ] Bridge (Daniel Stelzer and Jemma Briggeman) Turns: 617 Floyd | > Floyd | > X HIEROGLYPHS Floyd | Floyd | Two monolithic pillars form the entrance to the bridge. Their oily Floyd | green-black stone appears to be carved with hieroglyphics unknown to Floyd | you, consisting for the most part of conventionalized aquatic symbols Floyd | such as fishes, eels, octopi, crustaceans, molluscs, whales, and the Floyd | like. Several characters obviously represented marine things which are Floyd | unknown to the modern world. You shudder and tear your eyes away. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "That's one of the things I never got about Lovecraft and its fanfic." | |
| Jacqueline says, "I don't think I've ever seen something where I've shuddered and torn my eyes away. Not a sculpture or writing, anyway." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "OMG AN UNEARTHYLY MARINE CREATURE **SHUDDER**" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x slats" | ||
Floyd ] Bridge (Daniel Stelzer and Jemma Briggeman) Turns: 618 Floyd | > Floyd | > X SLATS Floyd | Floyd | The calcareous slats that form the walkway feel strangely light Floyd | underfoot; as though hollowed out and filled with air. In the gaps Floyd | between, you can see the churning water below, stare too long and you Floyd | are sure to become nauseous. Each platform stretches your legs as you Floyd | move from one to the next; your foot nearly slips and you cry out as Floyd | you fling yourself forward so as not to fall. Floyd | Floyd | The taut cords that give the structure its shape appear to be woven in Floyd | some complex pale plait that elongates and contracts with a slither as Floyd | you step across. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I tend to turn away from surgery videos." | |
| Zach says, "to be fair I've seen some weird fish in my day" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x sculpture" | ||
Floyd ] Bridge (Daniel Stelzer and Jemma Briggeman) Turns: 619 Floyd | > Floyd | > X SCULPTURE Floyd | Floyd | A labyrinthine network of pipes form the base of the structure, Floyd | climbing up to a wide, shallow cauldron filled with luminescent green Floyd | moss. Some crack in the ceiling allows a steady drip of pallid liquid Floyd | to fall on the moss and it pulses with light in time with the regular Floyd | falling of the fluid. At the bottom of the sculpture, one of the pipes Floyd | flows into a circular pool of liquid. Beside the pool, there is a Floyd | brazier filled with some manner of desiccated organic material. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "climb it" | ||
Floyd ] Bridge (Daniel Stelzer and Jemma Briggeman) Turns: 620 Floyd | > Floyd | > CLIMB IT Floyd | Floyd | With a little difficulty, you manage to haul your way up the sculpture Floyd | until you are about halfway up. From here, you can see a strange Floyd | outline under the water. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Oh ho." | |
| Jacqueline says, "ooho" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x outline" | ||
Floyd ] Bridge (Daniel Stelzer and Jemma Briggeman) Turns: 621 Floyd | > Floyd | > X OUTLINE Floyd | Floyd | The outline of some strange formation under the water catches your Floyd | eye. Bleached white and unmoving - perhaps a skeleton? Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Well, at least it's not moving." | |
| Knight_Otu asks, "Now how do we get at it, as I assume we must?" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "drop claw" | ||
Floyd ] Bridge (Daniel Stelzer and Jemma Briggeman) Turns: 622 Floyd | > Floyd | > DROP CLAW Floyd | Floyd | You let the rope fall in an untidy coil back onto the bridge. Floyd | Floyd | [If you meant to throw it over the side, try THROW ROPE INTO WATER] Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "YES" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "throw rope into water" | ||
Floyd ] Bridge (Daniel Stelzer and Jemma Briggeman) Turns: 623 Floyd | > Floyd | > THROW ROPE INTO WATER Floyd | Floyd | You loop the rope around your hands, placing the strange metal Floyd | contraption on the wall of the bridge. Giving the nameless apparatus a Floyd | hard shove, you send it tumbling over the edge into the water. You Floyd | could climb down the rope now, if you wanted to. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Want to? More like have to." | |
| Jacqueline says, "Okay, now I'm scared." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "I might shudder." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "SAVE" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "cf11" | ||
Floyd | > Floyd | > SAVE Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write: Floyd ] Bridge (Daniel Stelzer and Jemma Briggeman) Turns: 623 Floyd | > SAVEOk. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Might tear my eyes away" | |
| Jacqueline exclaims, "Do it!" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "d" | ||
Floyd ] Bridge (Daniel Stelzer and Jemma Briggeman) Turns: 624 Floyd | > Floyd | > D Floyd | Floyd | There's no exit that way, and you are on the protrusion anyway. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "stand" | ||
Floyd ] Bridge (Daniel Stelzer and Jemma Briggeman) Turns: 625 Floyd | > Floyd | > STAND Floyd | Floyd | You get off the protrusion. Floyd | Floyd | Bridge (Daniel Stelzer and Jemma Briggeman) Floyd | You are standing on a bridge spanning east to west in the middle of an Floyd | echoing cavern. In the center of the bridge is a large diabolical Floyd | sculpture constructed of pipes that climb up to a cauldron filled with Floyd | an eerily glowing green moss, the only light source in the room. Floyd | Beneath your feet you can hear the crashing of the river below. Ahead Floyd | of you, to your horror, there are slats missing on the bridge - you'll Floyd | never make it across without replacing them. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | You peer beneath the sickly, putrid green colour of the river. Floyd | Strange... From here it almost looks as if you can see the outline of Floyd | something, just visible under the water. Floyd | Floyd | A rope trails from the post of the bridge off into the turbulent Floyd | water. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "climb rope" | ||
Floyd ] Bridge (hanging underneath) (Daniel Stelzer and JemmaTurns: 626) Floyd | > Floyd | > CLIMB ROPE Floyd | Floyd | You gingerly tighten your hands around the fraying fibres and lower Floyd | yourself until you are just above the water. Floyd | Floyd | Bridge (hanging underneath) (Daniel Stelzer and Jemma Briggeman) Floyd | You are hanging precariously under the monstrous structure. The frayed Floyd | rope digs into your palms painfully, but the deafening crash of the Floyd | water beneath you keeps you clinging on for now. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Hanging from the stone is something similar in form, if not in Floyd | texture, to a abnormal bat. Floyd | Floyd | There is some strange semi-aquatic weed growing upside-down from the Floyd | bottom of the bridge, a mesmerizing hybrid of what seems to be a Floyd | mushroom and a coral. Floyd | Floyd | A rope runs from the bridge above you down into the water below. Floyd | Floyd | You'll need to specify whether you want to go up or down. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "You remembered 'stand' a lot sooner than I did." | |
| DavidW says, "I was stuck on that protrusion for at least five minutes figuring out how to get off it." | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take all" | ||
Floyd ] Bridge (hanging underneath) (Daniel Stelzer and JemmaTurns: 626) Floyd | > Floyd | > TAKE ALL Floyd | Floyd | There are none at all available! Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu asks, "Huh. There are a few synonyms. Don't those work?" | |
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take bat" | ||
Floyd ] Bridge (hanging underneath) (Daniel Stelzer and JemmaTurns: 627) Floyd | > Floyd | > TAKE BAT Floyd | Floyd | I don't suppose the batlike creature would care for that. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "Well, 'down' didn't, did it?" | |
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x bat" | ||
Floyd ] Bridge (hanging underneath) (Daniel Stelzer and JemmaTurns: 628) Floyd | > Floyd | > X BAT Floyd | Floyd | While the creature has the same chiropteran features as a common bat, Floyd | its "wings" are the color of rotting meat and have a phlegmatic Floyd | glutinous texture. As you strain your eyes to examine the menacing Floyd | fauna, it begins to nibble on the strange weed. It opens its mouth in Floyd | a yawn and you see the creature's tongue coated with a thin film of Floyd | pale brown powder. After a few moments it gives a gesture Floyd | approximately equatable to a sneeze before letting go of its perch and Floyd | dropping into the water like a stone. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x bat" | ||
Floyd ] Bridge (hanging underneath) (Daniel Stelzer and JemmaTurns: 629) Floyd | > Floyd | > X BAT Floyd | Floyd | The bat has disappeared beneath the waves, making further zoological Floyd | study impossible. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Gesundheit." | |
| Jacqueline says, "Yeah" | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x moss" | Knight_Otu says, "I guess it didn't." | |
Floyd ] Bridge (hanging underneath) (Daniel Stelzer and JemmaTurns: 630) Floyd | > Floyd | > X MOSS Floyd | Floyd | It is too high above you to see clearly from here, but something in Floyd | the cauldron seems to flare up with each drop of liquid, filling the Floyd | area with a flickering green light. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x weed" | ||
Floyd ] Bridge (hanging underneath) (Daniel Stelzer and JemmaTurns: 631) Floyd | > Floyd | > X WEED Floyd | Floyd | A type of flora or perhaps fungi unfamiliar to you. The orange Floyd | myceloid root structure apparently anchoring it to the bridge is Floyd | reminiscent of a mushroom, but the pale, calcified protrusions that Floyd | extend downwards appear akin to bleached coral, branching out in an Floyd | almost bronchial form. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline asks, "Should we eat some?" | |
| Jacqueline says, "The bat liked it." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Or it killed the bat. Not sure." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Well we recently did save." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "eat weed" | ||
Floyd ] Bridge (hanging underneath) (Daniel Stelzer and JemmaTurns: 632) Floyd | > Floyd | > EAT WEED Floyd | Floyd | It is a bit too far away to get your mouth to it, though you could Floyd | reach out and touch it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "touch it" | ||
Floyd ] Bridge (hanging underneath) (Daniel Stelzer and JemmaTurns: 633) Floyd | > Floyd | > TOUCH IT Floyd | Floyd | The cauldron is too far away to reach, but the same liquid seems to Floyd | flow down through the pipes into the shallow pool. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take weed" | ||
Floyd ] Bridge (hanging underneath) (Daniel Stelzer and JemmaTurns: 634) Floyd | > Floyd | > TAKE WEED Floyd | Floyd | Your fingers brush against the infernal coral hybrid and are now Floyd | covered in some strange powder. If the organism is truly analogous to Floyd | a fungal specimen, you suppose, perhaps, these are its spores. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "Remember, the game is polite. There's always a way back from death or catastrophic failure." | |
| Jacqueline says, "Yeah" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "True." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "It's just fun to talk about death" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Makes the game scarier" | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x spores" | ||
Floyd ] Bridge (hanging underneath) (Daniel Stelzer and JemmaTurns: 635) Floyd | > Floyd | > X SPORES Floyd | Floyd | Your fingers are coated with pale, brown dust expelled from the Floyd | congealed weed growing under the bridge. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "There's plenty of death in this game. (oops, spoilers)" | |
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "eat spores" | ||
Floyd ] Bridge (hanging underneath) (Daniel Stelzer and JemmaTurns: 636) Floyd | > Floyd | > EAT SPORES Floyd | Floyd | Cautiously, you extend your tongue and lick the powder off your Floyd | fingertips. It tastes like a foaming combination of salt and earth. Floyd | Almost immediately you begin to choke, the sensation of something Floyd | germinating rapidly within the walls of your throat. Whatever it is Floyd | seems to be sucking all the moisture from your windpipe as it grows Floyd | exponentially, its branching structure blocking the air from entering Floyd | your lungs. Floyd | Floyd | Your mouth and throat feel horribly dry. You cough painfully. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "We've seen some death." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "cough" | ||
Floyd ] Bridge (hanging underneath) (Daniel Stelzer and JemmaTurns: 636) Floyd | > Floyd | > COUGH Floyd | Floyd | That verb doesn't work here, or, at least, not right now, but Floyd | it might work somewhere later. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "I think we should dive into the water now" | |
| Jacqueline says, "I'll bet that's how we get our air now" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "dive" | ||
Floyd ] Bridge (hanging underneath) (Daniel Stelzer and JemmaTurns: 636) Floyd | > Floyd | > DIVE Floyd | Floyd | That verb doesn't work here, or, at least, not right now, but Floyd | it might work somewhere later. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "try down" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "d" | ||
Floyd ] Bridge (hanging underneath) (Daniel Stelzer and JemmaTurns: 637) Floyd | > Floyd | > D Floyd | Floyd | You thrust your head down into the black water for just a moment and Floyd | force yourself to swallow. The water seems to sate the confusing Floyd | fungus, and when you rise up again you manage to cough it out. But for Floyd | that moment you were underwater, you felt a rush of oxygen in your Floyd | lungs...perhaps if you had a light, you could stay down there? Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Oh" | |
| Jacqueline asks, "Do we have a light in our pack?" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "i" | ||
Floyd ] Bridge (hanging underneath) (Daniel Stelzer and JemmaTurns: 638) Floyd | > Floyd | > I Floyd | Floyd | You are carrying: Floyd | a fungal powder Floyd | a moldy, waterlogged journal Floyd | a small, rectangular battery Floyd | an antique locket (being worn and closed) Floyd | The Dollmaker's Journal Floyd | a repaired page Floyd | a trolley schedule Floyd | a trolley pass (being worn) Floyd | Twin Hearts Between the Planes Floyd | a pamphlet of home listings Floyd | a Jansport backpack (being worn and open) Floyd | a hidden pocket (open but empty) | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "i" | ||
Floyd | a key pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a book pocket (open) Floyd | a postcard of Big Ben Floyd | the diary of Phyllis Cragne Floyd | The Modern Girl's Divination Handbook -- Volume Three Floyd | a side pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a trash pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a backpack features guide Floyd | a book list Floyd | a library card Floyd | Peter's jacket Floyd | a faint chill (haunting you) Floyd | a cast iron spire Floyd | a waterproof flashlight Floyd | a giant milkweed leaf (being worn as a mask) Floyd | a pull-string doll Floyd | a glass jar containing an insect Floyd | a half-full styrofoam coffee cup Floyd | a familiar gold wristwatch Floyd | a brass winding key Floyd | Floyd | > Floyd ] Bridge (hanging underneath) (Daniel Stelzer and JemmaTurns: 639) Floyd | > Floyd | > I Floyd | Floyd | You are carrying: Floyd | a fungal powder Floyd | a moldy, waterlogged journal Floyd | a small, rectangular battery Floyd | an antique locket (being worn and closed) Floyd | The Dollmaker's Journal Floyd | a repaired page Floyd | a trolley schedule Floyd | a trolley pass (being worn) Floyd | Twin Hearts Between the Planes Floyd | a pamphlet of home listings Floyd | a Jansport backpack (being worn and open) Floyd | a hidden pocket (open but empty) | Jacqueline says, "Oops" | |
Floyd | a key pocket (open but empty)
Floyd | a book pocket (open)
Floyd | a postcard of Big Ben
Floyd | the diary of Phyllis Cragne
Floyd | The Modern Girl's Divination Handbook -- Volume Three
Floyd | a side pocket (open but empty)
Floyd | a trash pocket (open but empty)
Floyd | a backpack features guide
Floyd | a book list
Floyd | a library card
Floyd | Peter's jacket
Floyd | a faint chill (haunting you)
Floyd | a cast iron spire
Floyd | a waterproof flashlight
Floyd | a giant milkweed leaf (being worn as a mask)
Floyd | a pull-string doll
Floyd | a glass jar containing an insect
Floyd | a half-full styrofoam coffee cup
Floyd | a familiar gold wristwatch
Floyd | a brass winding key
Floyd |
Floyd | >
| Jacqueline says, "Sorry. I'll let you drive. :)" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "I think there's ... yes." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "turn on flashlight" | ||
Floyd ] Bridge (hanging underneath) (Daniel Stelzer and JemmaTurns: 640) Floyd | > Floyd | > TURN ON FLASHLIGHT Floyd | Floyd | You flip the switch a few times, but no light is forthcoming. It must Floyd | have burned out. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Aw man." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x flashlight" | ||
Floyd ] Bridge (hanging underneath) (Daniel Stelzer and JemmaTurns: 641) Floyd | > Floyd | > X FLASHLIGHT Floyd | Floyd | A small flashlight, with a rubber ring where it screws together to Floyd | keep the water out. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Bridge (hanging underneath) (Daniel Stelzer and JemmaTurns: 642) Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The swirls in your cup form a maple leaf. Botanical images mean that Floyd | while there is much left to accomplish in the present situation, your Floyd | immediate environment sustains you, and you have everything that you Floyd | need. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "Trust the coffee. This is solvable." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open flashlight" | ||
Floyd ] Bridge (hanging underneath) (Daniel Stelzer and JemmaTurns: 643) Floyd | > Floyd | > OPEN FLASHLIGHT Floyd | Floyd | You open the waterproof flashlight. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x it" | ||
Floyd ] Bridge (hanging underneath) (Daniel Stelzer and JemmaTurns: 644) Floyd | > Floyd | > X IT Floyd | Floyd | A small flashlight, with a rubber ring where it screws together to Floyd | keep the water out. It is currently open. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | It currently contains a small light bulb and a dead battery. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get battery" | ||
Floyd ] Bridge (hanging underneath) (Daniel Stelzer and JemmaTurns: 645) Floyd | > Floyd | > GET BATTERY Floyd | Floyd | (the dead battery) Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "i" | ||
Floyd ] Bridge (hanging underneath) (Daniel Stelzer and JemmaTurns: 646) Floyd | > Floyd | > I Floyd | Floyd | You are carrying: Floyd | a dead battery Floyd | a fungal powder Floyd | a moldy, waterlogged journal Floyd | a small, rectangular battery Floyd | an antique locket (being worn and closed) Floyd | The Dollmaker's Journal Floyd | a repaired page Floyd | a trolley schedule Floyd | a trolley pass (being worn) Floyd | Twin Hearts Between the Planes Floyd | a pamphlet of home listings Floyd | a Jansport backpack (being worn and open) Floyd | a hidden pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a key pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a book pocket (open) Floyd | a postcard of Big Ben Floyd | the diary of Phyllis Cragne Floyd | The Modern Girl's Divination Handbook -- Volume Three Floyd | a side pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a trash pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a backpack features guide Floyd | a book list Floyd | a library card Floyd | Peter's jacket Floyd | a faint chill (haunting you) Floyd | a cast iron spire Floyd | a waterproof flashlight Floyd | a giant milkweed leaf (being worn as a mask) Floyd | a pull-string doll Floyd | a glass jar containing an insect Floyd | a half-full styrofoam coffee cup Floyd | a familiar gold wristwatch Floyd | a brass winding key Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put rectangular in flashlight" | ||
Floyd ] Bridge (hanging underneath) (Daniel Stelzer and JemmaTurns: 647) Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT RECTANGULAR IN FLASHLIGHT Floyd | Floyd | The small, rectangular battery is too large to fit into the Floyd | flashlight. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "l" | ||
Floyd ] Bridge (hanging underneath) (Daniel Stelzer and JemmaTurns: 648) Floyd | > Floyd | > L Floyd | Floyd | Bridge (hanging underneath) (Daniel Stelzer and Jemma Briggeman) Floyd | You are hanging precariously under the monstrous structure. The frayed Floyd | rope digs into your palms painfully, but the deafening crash of the Floyd | water beneath you keeps you clinging on for now. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | A few ripples are the only remaining sign of the batlike creature. Floyd | Floyd | There is some strange semi-aquatic weed growing upside-down from the Floyd | bottom of the bridge, a oozing hybrid of what seems to be a mushroom Floyd | and a coral. Floyd | Floyd | A rope runs from the bridge above you down into the water below. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "That would have been too conventient." | |
| Jacqueline asks, "What about the moss or whatnot that's lighting the room from above?" | ||
| Jacqueline asks, "Can we get us some of that??" | ||
| Knight_Otu asks, "Hmmmaybe? If we don't airdrown on the way?" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "u" | ||
Floyd ] Bridge (Daniel Stelzer and Jemma Briggeman) Turns: 649 Floyd | > Floyd | > U Floyd | Floyd | You haul yourself upward, the rope digging into your hands leaving Floyd | them red and sore. With tremendous effort you finally pull yourself Floyd | back over the edge of the bridge. Floyd | Floyd | Bridge (Daniel Stelzer and Jemma Briggeman) Floyd | You are standing on a bridge spanning east to west in the middle of an Floyd | echoing cavern. In the center of the bridge is a large anarchic Floyd | sculpture constructed of pipes that climb up to a cauldron filled with Floyd | an eerily glowing green moss, the only light source in the room. Floyd | Beneath your feet you can hear the crashing of the river below. Ahead Floyd | of you, to your horror, there are slats missing on the bridge - you'll Floyd | never make it across without replacing them. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | A rope trails from the post of the bridge off into the turbulent Floyd | water. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get moss" | ||
Floyd ] Bridge (Daniel Stelzer and Jemma Briggeman) Turns: 650 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET MOSS Floyd | Floyd | The cauldron is too far away to reach, but the same liquid seems to Floyd | flow down through the pipes into the shallow pool. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "You're not airdrowning; you hacked up the weed when you took a drink." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Oh." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "I misread that." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get liquid" | ||
Floyd ] Bridge (Daniel Stelzer and Jemma Briggeman) Turns: 651 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET LIQUID Floyd | Floyd | You cup a bit in your bare hands, but it drips away, leaving only an Floyd | oily residue which you rub away on your pants. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "i" | ||
Floyd ] Bridge (Daniel Stelzer and Jemma Briggeman) Turns: 652 Floyd | > Floyd | > I Floyd | Floyd | You are carrying: Floyd | a dead battery Floyd | a fungal powder Floyd | a moldy, waterlogged journal Floyd | a small, rectangular battery Floyd | an antique locket (being worn and closed) Floyd | The Dollmaker's Journal Floyd | a repaired page Floyd | a trolley schedule Floyd | a trolley pass (being worn) Floyd | Twin Hearts Between the Planes Floyd | a pamphlet of home listings Floyd | a Jansport backpack (being worn and open) Floyd | a hidden pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a key pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a book pocket (open) Floyd | a postcard of Big Ben Floyd | the diary of Phyllis Cragne Floyd | The Modern Girl's Divination Handbook -- Volume Three Floyd | a side pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a trash pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a backpack features guide Floyd | a book list Floyd | a library card Floyd | Peter's jacket Floyd | a faint chill (haunting you) Floyd | a cast iron spire Floyd | a waterproof flashlight Floyd | a giant milkweed leaf (being worn as a mask) Floyd | a pull-string doll Floyd | a glass jar containing an insect Floyd | a half-full styrofoam coffee cup Floyd | a familiar gold wristwatch Floyd | a brass winding key Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline asks, "I doubt this is it, but can we open the jar?" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "We can't exactly moss up our coffee..." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Yeah" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "I think we can't open the jar.." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open jar" | ||
Floyd ] Bridge (Daniel Stelzer and Jemma Briggeman) Turns: 653 Floyd | > Floyd | > OPEN JAR Floyd | Floyd | It isn't something you can open. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x jar" | ||
Floyd ] Bridge (Daniel Stelzer and Jemma Briggeman) Turns: 654 Floyd | > Floyd | > X JAR Floyd | Floyd | A clear glass jar containing a hideous green insect. It's either dead Floyd | or doing a very good job of playing dead and you have no desire to Floyd | find out which. The number of legs and eyes appear to change every Floyd | time you look at it. Floyd | Floyd | It currently has six legs and four eyes. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I so want to say something but I won't." | |
| Jacqueline says, "Good" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put liquid in flashlight" | ||
Floyd ] Bridge (Daniel Stelzer and Jemma Briggeman) Turns: 655 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT LIQUID IN FLASHLIGHT Floyd | Floyd | You coat the inside of the flashlight with the daemoniac oily liquid. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "put liquid in flashlight" | ||
Floyd ] Bridge (Daniel Stelzer and Jemma Briggeman) Turns: 656 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT LIQUID IN FLASHLIGHT Floyd | Floyd | You coat the inside of the flashlight with the appalling oily liquid. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Daemoniac liquid" | |
| Jacqueline says, "hahaha" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "close flashlight" | ||
Floyd ] Bridge (Daniel Stelzer and Jemma Briggeman) Turns: 657 Floyd | > Floyd | > CLOSE FLASHLIGHT Floyd | Floyd | You close the waterproof flashlight. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "I was scrolled up and didn't see you'd typed the same thing." | |
| Jacqueline exclaims, "Let's go!" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "We keep doing that." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "d" | ||
Floyd ] Bridge (hanging underneath) (Daniel Stelzer and JemmaTurns: 658) Floyd | > Floyd | > D Floyd | Floyd | You gingerly tighten your hands around the fraying fibres and lower Floyd | yourself until you are just above the water. Floyd | Floyd | Bridge (hanging underneath) (Daniel Stelzer and Jemma Briggeman) Floyd | You are hanging precariously under the monstrous structure. The frayed Floyd | rope digs into your palms painfully, but the deafening crash of the Floyd | water beneath you keeps you clinging on for now. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Hanging from the stone is something similar in form, if not in Floyd | texture, to a repugnant bat. Floyd | Floyd | There is some strange semi-aquatic weed growing upside-down from the Floyd | bottom of the bridge, a maddening hybrid of what seems to be a Floyd | mushroom and a coral. Floyd | Floyd | A rope runs from the bridge above you down into the water below. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says (to KO), "Great minds, and all that." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "eat powder" | ||
Floyd ] Bridge (hanging underneath) (Daniel Stelzer and JemmaTurns: 659) Floyd | > Floyd | > EAT POWDER Floyd | Floyd | Cautiously, you extend your tongue and lick the powder off your Floyd | fingertips. It tastes like a absurd combination of salt and earth. Floyd | Almost immediately you begin to choke, the sensation of something Floyd | germinating rapidly within the walls of your throat. Whatever it is Floyd | seems to be sucking all the moisture from your windpipe as it grows Floyd | exponentially, its branching structure blocking the air from entering Floyd | your lungs. Floyd | Floyd | Your mouth and throat feel horribly dry. You cough painfully. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "d" | ||
Floyd ] Bridge (hanging underneath) (Daniel Stelzer and JemmaTurns: 660) Floyd | > Floyd | > D Floyd | Floyd | You thrust your head down into the black water for just a moment and Floyd | force yourself to swallow. The water seems to sate the effervescent Floyd | fungus, and when you rise up again you manage to cough it out. But for Floyd | that moment you were underwater, you felt a rush of oxygen in your Floyd | lungs...perhaps if you had a light, you could stay down there? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "turn on flashlight" | ||
Floyd ] Bridge (hanging underneath) (Daniel Stelzer and JemmaTurns: 661) Floyd | > Floyd | > TURN ON FLASHLIGHT Floyd | Floyd | You flip the switch a few times, but no light is Floyd | forthcoming-unsurprisingly, since you've removed some key components Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Aw." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x flashlight" | ||
Floyd ] Bridge (hanging underneath) (Daniel Stelzer and JemmaTurns: 662) Floyd | > Floyd | > X FLASHLIGHT Floyd | Floyd | A small flashlight, with a rubber ring where it screws together to Floyd | keep the water out-though some oily substance coats the inside. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "shake it" | ||
Floyd ] Bridge (hanging underneath) (Daniel Stelzer and JemmaTurns: 662) Floyd | > Floyd | > SHAKE IT Floyd | Floyd | That verb doesn't work here, or, at least, not right now, but Floyd | it might work somewhere later. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "I am maybe having trouble wrapping my brain around this, but I thought some of the glowy cauldron water was in the pool below." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "u" | ||
Floyd ] Bridge (Daniel Stelzer and Jemma Briggeman) Turns: 663 Floyd | > Floyd | > U Floyd | Floyd | You haul yourself upward, the rope digging into your hands leaving Floyd | them red and sore. With tremendous effort you finally pull yourself Floyd | back over the edge of the bridge. Floyd | Floyd | Bridge (Daniel Stelzer and Jemma Briggeman) Floyd | You are standing on a bridge spanning east to west in the middle of an Floyd | echoing cavern. In the center of the bridge is a large pulsating Floyd | sculpture constructed of pipes that climb up to a cauldron filled with Floyd | an eerily glowing green moss, the only light source in the room. Floyd | Beneath your feet you can hear the crashing of the river below. Ahead Floyd | of you, to your horror, there are slats missing on the bridge - you'll Floyd | never make it across without replacing them. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | A rope trails from the post of the bridge off into the turbulent Floyd | water. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x pool" | ||
Floyd ] Bridge (Daniel Stelzer and Jemma Briggeman) Turns: 664 Floyd | > Floyd | > X POOL Floyd | Floyd | A shallow pool of foul liquid that flows from the fungoid pipes of the Floyd | structure. Next to the pool is a brazier filled with some manner of Floyd | desiccated organic material. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "oh" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x moss" | ||
Floyd ] Bridge (Daniel Stelzer and Jemma Briggeman) Turns: 665 Floyd | > Floyd | > X MOSS Floyd | Floyd | It is too high above you to see clearly from here, but something in Floyd | the cauldron seems to flare up with each drop of liquid, filling the Floyd | area with a flickering green light. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x brazier" | ||
Floyd ] Bridge (Daniel Stelzer and Jemma Briggeman) Turns: 666 Floyd | > Floyd | > X BRAZIER Floyd | Floyd | Formed of twisted iron, it contains clumps of dry vegetation. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open flashlight" | ||
Floyd ] Bridge (Daniel Stelzer and Jemma Briggeman) Turns: 667 Floyd | > Floyd | > OPEN FLASHLIGHT Floyd | Floyd | You open the waterproof flashlight. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put vegetation in it" | ||
Floyd ] Bridge (Daniel Stelzer and Jemma Briggeman) Turns: 668 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT VEGETATION IN IT Floyd | Floyd | The dry vegetation is too large to fit into the flashlight. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "damn" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get vegetation" | ||
Floyd ] Bridge (Daniel Stelzer and Jemma Briggeman) Turns: 669 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET VEGETATION Floyd | Floyd | You rub at one of the ashen leaves and it crumbles under your touch, Floyd | leaving you with a few brittle flakes. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "yay" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put flakes in flashlight" | ||
Floyd ] Bridge (Daniel Stelzer and Jemma Briggeman) Turns: 670 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT FLAKES IN FLASHLIGHT Floyd | Floyd | The flakes start to pulse with the same verdant glow as the moss when Floyd | they come in contact with the liquid inside. A contracting and Floyd | expanding sphere of green light surrounds you. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "This is such a rollercoaster" | |
| Knight_Otu exclaims, "Yay!" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "close flashlight" | ||
Floyd ] Bridge (Daniel Stelzer and Jemma Briggeman) Turns: 671 Floyd | > Floyd | > CLOSE FLASHLIGHT Floyd | Floyd | You close the waterproof flashlight. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x it" | ||
Floyd ] Bridge (Daniel Stelzer and Jemma Briggeman) Turns: 672 Floyd | > Floyd | > X IT Floyd | Floyd | A small flashlight, with a rubber ring where it screws together to Floyd | keep the water out-though some oily substance coats the inside. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Inside the flashlight is a clump of glowing vegetation. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "d" | ||
Floyd ] Bridge (hanging underneath) (Daniel Stelzer and JemmaTurns: 673) Floyd | > Floyd | > D Floyd | Floyd | You gingerly tighten your hands around the fraying fibres and lower Floyd | yourself until you are just above the water. Floyd | Floyd | Bridge (hanging underneath) (Daniel Stelzer and Jemma Briggeman) Floyd | You are hanging precariously under the monstrous structure. The frayed Floyd | rope digs into your palms painfully, but the deafening crash of the Floyd | water beneath you keeps you clinging on for now. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Hanging from the stone is something similar in form, if not in Floyd | texture, to a fetid bat. Floyd | Floyd | There is some strange semi-aquatic weed growing upside-down from the Floyd | bottom of the bridge, a foaming hybrid of what seems to be a mushroom Floyd | and a coral. Floyd | Floyd | A rope runs from the bridge above you down into the water below. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "eat powder" | ||
Floyd ] Bridge (hanging underneath) (Daniel Stelzer and JemmaTurns: 674) Floyd | > Floyd | > EAT POWDER Floyd | Floyd | Cautiously, you extend your tongue and lick the powder off your Floyd | fingertips. It tastes like a non-Euclidean combination of salt and Floyd | earth. Almost immediately you begin to choke, the sensation of Floyd | something germinating rapidly within the walls of your throat. Floyd | Whatever it is seems to be sucking all the moisture from your windpipe Floyd | as it grows exponentially, its branching structure blocking the air Floyd | from entering your lungs. Floyd | Floyd | Your mouth and throat feel horribly dry. You cough painfully. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "d" | ||
Floyd ] Bridge (in the water underneath) (Daniel Stelzer and Turns: Floyd | 675geman) Floyd | > Floyd | > D Floyd | Floyd | You lower yourself down, through the ceiling of crashing water, until Floyd | you're beneath the surface. It is so cold you can feel your chest Floyd | constricting and have to remind yourself to breathe. And surprisingly, Floyd | down here, you can. Floyd | Floyd | Bridge (in the water underneath) (Daniel Stelzer and Jemma Floyd | Briggeman) Floyd | Beneath the surface of the tumultuous river, it is strangely calm down Floyd | here. The sickly green water glows around you in a spherical shape, Floyd | pulsing in time with the luminescent moss. Through the haze of the Floyd | turbid water, the bleached bones of some long dead creature almost Floyd | shine with their pristine whiteness. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | A thick rope is your only lifeline anchoring you in the dark abyss. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x bones" | ||
Floyd ] Bridge (in the water underneath) (Daniel Stelzer and Turns: Floyd | 676geman) Floyd | > Floyd | > X BONES Floyd | Floyd | Lurking in the water before you, half-submerged in the silt, is the Floyd | skeleton of some colossal beast. Its posture is contorted, as though Floyd | it were twisting around to snap at something above it. The bones are Floyd | completely bleached white; every scrap of flesh picked clean by a Floyd | thousand passing creatures. Probably a predator, you determine from Floyd | the sharp teeth, a few jagged and broken. Its cavernous jaw has been Floyd | locked in place, open and inviting. The gap is just big enough to swim Floyd | inside, if you are cautious. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Inviting jaws. That's a new one." | |
| Jacqueline exclaims, "Let's do the incredibly unsafe-sounding thing!" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "enter jaw" | ||
Floyd ] Bridge (Daniel Stelzer and Jemma Briggeman) Turns: 677 Floyd | > Floyd | > ENTER JAW Floyd | Floyd | (the misshapen skeleton) Floyd | Reluctantly letting go of the rope, you pull yourself through the Floyd | water and into the mouth of the beast. Through the empty eye sockets, Floyd | you can just make out your only anchor to the world above. You have to Floyd | keep your limbs tight to your torso to prevent the sharp teeth raking Floyd | across your skin; you'd hate to think what might come investigating Floyd | down here if any blood spilled in the water. Floyd | Floyd | Bridge (Daniel Stelzer and Jemma Briggeman) (in the misshapen Floyd | skeleton) Floyd | You've moved through the cavernous jaws of the long dead beast and Floyd | into the cavity of its immense chest. The pulsing light from the moss Floyd | causes the shadows cast by the ribcage to expand and contract; in the Floyd | semi-gloom it almost looks as if the creature is still breathing. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Several bones are loosely coupled to the skeleton now. They protrude Floyd | from the spine at an oddly perpendicular angle, almost geometric in Floyd | its sharpness. Floyd | Floyd | A rope runs upward from a piece of metal sunken in the degenerated Floyd | silt nearby. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline asks, "Examine the bones?" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x bones" | ||
Floyd ] Bridge (Daniel Stelzer and Jemma Briggeman) Turns: 678 Floyd | > Floyd | > X BONES Floyd | Floyd | (the flat bones) Floyd | Unlike any skeleton or preserved fossil you have come across in any Floyd | museum or textbook. These osseous structures are bizarrely flat and Floyd | rectangular, protruding from the spine at an almost perfect right Floyd | angle. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu exclaims, "How convenient!" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get them" | ||
Floyd ] Bridge (Daniel Stelzer and Jemma Briggeman) Turns: 679 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET THEM Floyd | Floyd | They're firmly attached, some invasive species of coral cementing the Floyd | skeleton in place. Although they do shift a bit in your grasp, you'll Floyd | have to apply a bit more force to dislodge them entirely. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "break them" | ||
Floyd ] Bridge (Daniel Stelzer and Jemma Briggeman) Turns: 680 Floyd | > Floyd | > BREAK THEM Floyd | Floyd | With a violent shove you manage to dislodge the bones from the Floyd | skeleton. Fragments of coral spiral down into the silt, never to be Floyd | seen again. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "what if you climb them? which I never tried." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x rope" | ||
Floyd ] Bridge (Daniel Stelzer and Jemma Briggeman) Turns: 681 Floyd | > Floyd | > X ROPE Floyd | Floyd | A thick rope, stained dark with water and made inflexible by remnants Floyd | of mud. One loop is fastened to the bridge with an impenetrable knot, Floyd | while the other end is attached to a misshapen piece of polished Floyd | metal. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Useful bones." | |
| Jacqueline says, "Let's make a bridge." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x metal" | ||
Floyd ] Bridge (Daniel Stelzer and Jemma Briggeman) Turns: 682 Floyd | > Floyd | > X METAL Floyd | Floyd | (the library card) Floyd | A battered beige rectangle with rounded corners, printed with the Floyd | library insignia, and bearing the words: Floyd | Floyd | PETER CRAGNE Floyd | CRAGNE MANOR Floyd | is entitled to borrow books from Floyd | BACKWATER PUBLIC LIBRARY Floyd | Backwater, Vermont Floyd | and is responsible for all books taken on this card Floyd | Expires APRIL 1998 Floyd | No 19078 Floyd | Floyd | A little metal dealy clips through the cardboard, with a Floyd | mirror-reversed version of the ID number stamped into it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x polished metal" | ||
Floyd ] Bridge (Daniel Stelzer and Jemma Briggeman) Turns: 683 Floyd | > Floyd | > X POLISHED METAL Floyd | Floyd | A piece of metal bent into a strange configuration. Sharp prongs curl Floyd | in and around themselves like a gaping maw. You wouldn't want to cut Floyd | yourself on those teeth. The teeth are currently pried open. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "l" | ||
Floyd ] Bridge (Daniel Stelzer and Jemma Briggeman) Turns: 684 Floyd | > Floyd | > L Floyd | Floyd | Bridge (Daniel Stelzer and Jemma Briggeman) (in the misshapen Floyd | skeleton) Floyd | You've moved through the cavernous jaws of the long dead beast and Floyd | into the cavity of its immense chest. The pulsing light from the moss Floyd | causes the shadows cast by the ribcage to expand and contract; in the Floyd | semi-gloom it almost looks as if the creature is still breathing. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Several bones lie loosely across the bottom of the ribcage. Floyd | Floyd | A rope runs upward from a piece of metal sunken in the dreadful silt Floyd | nearby. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x silt" | ||
Floyd ] Bridge (Daniel Stelzer and Jemma Briggeman) Turns: 684 Floyd | > Floyd | > X SILT Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "out" | ||
Floyd ] Bridge (in the water underneath) (Daniel Stelzer and Turns: Floyd | 685geman) Floyd | > Floyd | > OUT Floyd | Floyd | You extract yourself from the skeleton. Without the pulsating light Floyd | from your lamp the illusion of breath vanishes, leaving nothing but Floyd | lifeless bone. You take hold of the rope again, grateful to be Floyd | anchored. Floyd | Floyd | Bridge (in the water underneath) (Daniel Stelzer and Jemma Floyd | Briggeman) Floyd | Beneath the surface of the tumultuous river, it is strangely calm down Floyd | here. The sickly green water glows around you in a spherical shape, Floyd | pulsing in time with the luminescent moss. Through the haze of the Floyd | turbid water, the bleached bones of some long dead creature almost Floyd | shine with their pristine whiteness. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | A thick rope is your only lifeline anchoring you in the dark abyss. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "I wonder what else Daniel Stelzer and Jemma Briggeman have written. Love this room. So well-written and clever." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "u" | ||
Floyd ] Bridge (hanging underneath) (Daniel Stelzer and JemmaTurns: 686) Floyd | > Floyd | > U Floyd | Floyd | You pull on the rope, doing your best not to get caught in the current Floyd | as your head breaks the surface of the water. You feel the spongiform Floyd | blockage in your throat dissolve, your lungs filling with untainted Floyd | oxygen. Floyd | Floyd | Bridge (hanging underneath) (Daniel Stelzer and Jemma Briggeman) Floyd | You are hanging precariously under the monstrous structure. The frayed Floyd | rope digs into your palms painfully, but the deafening crash of the Floyd | water beneath you keeps you clinging on for now. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Hanging from the stone is something similar in form, if not in Floyd | texture, to a abnormal bat. Floyd | Floyd | There is some strange semi-aquatic weed growing upside-down from the Floyd | bottom of the bridge, a disgusting hybrid of what seems to be a Floyd | mushroom and a coral. Floyd | Floyd | A rope runs from the bridge above you down into the water below. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "The names are familiar." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "u" | ||
Floyd ] Bridge (Daniel Stelzer and Jemma Briggeman) Turns: 687 Floyd | > Floyd | > U Floyd | Floyd | You haul yourself upward, the rope digging into your hands leaving Floyd | them red and sore. With tremendous effort you finally pull yourself Floyd | back over the edge of the bridge. Floyd | Floyd | Bridge (Daniel Stelzer and Jemma Briggeman) Floyd | You are standing on a bridge spanning east to west in the middle of an Floyd | echoing cavern. In the center of the bridge is a large tenebrous Floyd | sculpture constructed of pipes that climb up to a cauldron filled with Floyd | an eerily glowing green moss, the only light source in the room. Floyd | Beneath your feet you can hear the crashing of the river below. Ahead Floyd | of you, to your horror, there are slats missing on the bridge - you'll Floyd | never make it across without replacing them. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | A rope trails from the post of the bridge off into the turbulent Floyd | water. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x slats" | ||
Floyd ] Bridge (Daniel Stelzer and Jemma Briggeman) Turns: 688 Floyd | > Floyd | > X SLATS Floyd | Floyd | The calcareous slats that form the walkway feel strangely light Floyd | underfoot; as though hollowed out and filled with air. In the gaps Floyd | between, you can see the churning water below, stare too long and you Floyd | are sure to become nauseous. Each platform stretches your legs as you Floyd | move from one to the next; the gait of the bridge's architects must Floyd | have been strange indeed. Floyd | Floyd | The taut cords that give the structure its shape appear to be woven in Floyd | some complex putrescent plait that elongates and contracts with a Floyd | slither as you step across. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coards" | ||
Floyd ] Bridge (Daniel Stelzer and Jemma Briggeman) Turns: 688 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COARDS Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x cords" | ||
Floyd ] Bridge (Daniel Stelzer and Jemma Briggeman) Turns: 689 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CORDS Floyd | Floyd | As you look closer, the puce strands that make up the plait seem to Floyd | move. Whether some optical illusion caused by their intricate braiding Floyd | or something altogether more organic, you couldn't say. You look away Floyd | quickly. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put bones on cords" | ||
Floyd ] Bridge (Daniel Stelzer and Jemma Briggeman) Turns: 689 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT BONES ON CORDS Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "Daniel wrote Scroll Thief." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "i" | ||
Floyd ] Bridge (Daniel Stelzer and Jemma Briggeman) Turns: 690 Floyd | > Floyd | > I Floyd | Floyd | You are carrying: Floyd | a dead battery Floyd | a fungal powder Floyd | a moldy, waterlogged journal Floyd | a small, rectangular battery Floyd | an antique locket (being worn and closed) Floyd | The Dollmaker's Journal Floyd | a repaired page Floyd | a trolley schedule Floyd | a trolley pass (being worn) Floyd | Twin Hearts Between the Planes Floyd | a pamphlet of home listings Floyd | a Jansport backpack (being worn and open) Floyd | a hidden pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a key pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a book pocket (open) Floyd | a postcard of Big Ben Floyd | the diary of Phyllis Cragne Floyd | The Modern Girl's Divination Handbook -- Volume Three Floyd | a side pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a trash pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a backpack features guide Floyd | a book list Floyd | a library card Floyd | Peter's jacket Floyd | a faint chill (haunting you) Floyd | a cast iron spire Floyd | a waterproof flashlight Floyd | a giant milkweed leaf (being worn as a mask) Floyd | a pull-string doll Floyd | a glass jar containing an insect Floyd | a half-full styrofoam coffee cup Floyd | a familiar gold wristwatch Floyd | a brass winding key Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "You left the bones inside the skeleton." | |
| Jacqueline says, "ah" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Darn. I thought we'd auto-take them." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "d" | ||
Floyd ] Bridge (hanging underneath) (Daniel Stelzer and JemmaTurns: 691) Floyd | > Floyd | > D Floyd | Floyd | You gingerly tighten your hands around the fraying fibres and lower Floyd | yourself until you are just above the water. Floyd | Floyd | Bridge (hanging underneath) (Daniel Stelzer and Jemma Briggeman) Floyd | You are hanging precariously under the monstrous structure. The frayed Floyd | rope digs into your palms painfully, but the deafening crash of the Floyd | water beneath you keeps you clinging on for now. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Hanging from the stone is something similar in form, if not in Floyd | texture, to a atrocious bat. Floyd | Floyd | There is some strange semi-aquatic weed growing upside-down from the Floyd | bottom of the bridge, a malevolent hybrid of what seems to be a Floyd | mushroom and a coral. Floyd | Floyd | A rope runs from the bridge above you down into the water below. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "eat powder" | ||
Floyd ] Bridge (hanging underneath) (Daniel Stelzer and JemmaTurns: 692) Floyd | > Floyd | > EAT POWDER Floyd | Floyd | Cautiously, you extend your tongue and lick the powder off your Floyd | fingertips. It tastes like a unclean combination of salt and earth. Floyd | Almost immediately you begin to choke, the sensation of something Floyd | germinating rapidly within the walls of your throat. Whatever it is Floyd | seems to be sucking all the moisture from your windpipe as it grows Floyd | exponentially, its branching structure blocking the air from entering Floyd | your lungs. Floyd | Floyd | Your mouth and throat feel horribly dry. You cough painfully. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "d" | ||
Floyd ] Bridge (in the water underneath) (Daniel Stelzer and Turns: Floyd | 693geman) Floyd | > Floyd | > D Floyd | Floyd | You lower yourself down, through the ceiling of crashing water, until Floyd | you're beneath the surface. It is so cold you can feel your chest Floyd | constricting and have to remind yourself to breathe. And surprisingly, Floyd | down here, you can. Floyd | Floyd | Bridge (in the water underneath) (Daniel Stelzer and Jemma Floyd | Briggeman) Floyd | Beneath the surface of the tumultuous river, it is strangely calm down Floyd | here. The sickly green water glows around you in a spherical shape, Floyd | pulsing in time with the luminescent moss. Through the haze of the Floyd | turbid water, the bleached bones of some long dead creature almost Floyd | shine with their pristine whiteness. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | A thick rope is your only lifeline anchoring you in the dark abyss. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "enter jaws" | ||
Floyd ] Bridge (Daniel Stelzer and Jemma Briggeman) Turns: 694 Floyd | > Floyd | > ENTER JAWS Floyd | Floyd | (the misshapen skeleton) Floyd | Reluctantly letting go of the rope, you pull yourself through the Floyd | water and into the mouth of the beast. Through the empty eye sockets, Floyd | you can just make out your only anchor to the world above. You have to Floyd | keep your limbs tight to your torso to prevent the sharp teeth raking Floyd | across your skin; you'd hate to think what might come investigating Floyd | down here if any blood spilled in the water. Floyd | Floyd | Bridge (Daniel Stelzer and Jemma Briggeman) (in the misshapen Floyd | skeleton) Floyd | You've moved through the cavernous jaws of the long dead beast and Floyd | into the cavity of its immense chest. The pulsing light from the moss Floyd | causes the shadows cast by the ribcage to expand and contract; in the Floyd | semi-gloom it almost looks as if the creature is still breathing. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Several bones lie loosely across the bottom of the ribcage. Floyd | Floyd | A rope runs upward from a piece of metal sunken in the gangrenous silt Floyd | nearby. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I don't see anything for Jemma in IFDB." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get bones" | ||
Floyd ] Bridge (Daniel Stelzer and Jemma Briggeman) Turns: 695 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET BONES Floyd | Floyd | (the flat bones) Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "out" | ||
Floyd ] Bridge (in the water underneath) (Daniel Stelzer and Turns: Floyd | 696geman) Floyd | > Floyd | > OUT Floyd | Floyd | You extract yourself from the skeleton. Without the pulsating light Floyd | from your lamp the illusion of breath vanishes, leaving nothing but Floyd | lifeless bone. You take hold of the rope again, grateful to be Floyd | anchored. Floyd | Floyd | Bridge (in the water underneath) (Daniel Stelzer and Jemma Floyd | Briggeman) Floyd | Beneath the surface of the tumultuous river, it is strangely calm down Floyd | here. The sickly green water glows around you in a spherical shape, Floyd | pulsing in time with the luminescent moss. Through the haze of the Floyd | turbid water, the bleached bones of some long dead creature almost Floyd | shine with their pristine whiteness. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | A thick rope is your only lifeline anchoring you in the dark abyss. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "u" | ||
Floyd ] Bridge (in the water underneath) (Daniel Stelzer and Turns: Floyd | 697geman) Floyd | > Floyd | > U Floyd | Floyd | The bones are impossibly heavy; every inch toward the surface is a Floyd | chore. You are never going to get much further with their added Floyd | weight. You'll have to think of another way to get them to the Floyd | surface. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Oh man" | |
| Jacqueline glares at the screen. | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put bones in claw" | ||
Floyd ] Bridge (in the water underneath) (Daniel Stelzer and Turns: Floyd | 698geman) Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT BONES IN CLAW Floyd | Floyd | (the flat bones in the metal claw-trap) Floyd | You put the flat bones into the metal claw-trap. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "u" | ||
Floyd ] Bridge (in the water underneath) (Daniel Stelzer and Turns: Floyd | 699geman) Floyd | > Floyd | > U Floyd | Floyd | You'd better close the metal claw first or you might lose the flat Floyd | bones. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Oh, I ... thought the claw was on the other end of the rope." | |
| DavidW says, "how polite" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "close claw" | ||
Floyd ] Bridge (in the water underneath) (Daniel Stelzer and Turns: Floyd | 700geman) Floyd | > Floyd | > CLOSE CLAW Floyd | Floyd | You force the teeth shut around the flat bones. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Cool" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Whew." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "u" | ||
Floyd ] Bridge (hanging underneath) (Daniel Stelzer and JemmaTurns: 701) Floyd | > Floyd | > U Floyd | Floyd | You pull on the rope, doing your best not to get caught in the current Floyd | as your head breaks the surface of the water. You feel the spongiform Floyd | blockage in your throat dissolve, your lungs filling with untainted Floyd | oxygen. Floyd | Floyd | Bridge (hanging underneath) (Daniel Stelzer and Jemma Briggeman) Floyd | You are hanging precariously under the monstrous structure. The frayed Floyd | rope digs into your palms painfully, but the deafening crash of the Floyd | water beneath you keeps you clinging on for now. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Hanging from the stone is something similar in form, if not in Floyd | texture, to a alien bat. Floyd | Floyd | There is some strange semi-aquatic weed growing upside-down from the Floyd | bottom of the bridge, a irregular hybrid of what seems to be a Floyd | mushroom and a coral. Floyd | Floyd | A rope runs from the bridge above you down into the water below. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get rope" | ||
Floyd ] Bridge (hanging underneath) (Daniel Stelzer and JemmaTurns: 702) Floyd | > Floyd | > GET ROPE Floyd | Floyd | You tug on the rope, and it still seems to be firmly anchored up Floyd | above. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "oh right" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "u" | ||
Floyd ] Bridge (Daniel Stelzer and Jemma Briggeman) Turns: 703 Floyd | > Floyd | > U Floyd | Floyd | You haul yourself upward, the rope digging into your hands leaving Floyd | them red and sore. With tremendous effort you finally pull yourself Floyd | back over the edge of the bridge. Floyd | Floyd | Bridge (Daniel Stelzer and Jemma Briggeman) Floyd | You are standing on a bridge spanning east to west in the middle of an Floyd | echoing cavern. In the center of the bridge is a large monstrous Floyd | sculpture constructed of pipes that climb up to a cauldron filled with Floyd | an eerily glowing green moss, the only light source in the room. Floyd | Beneath your feet you can hear the crashing of the river below. Ahead Floyd | of you, to your horror, there are slats missing on the bridge - you'll Floyd | never make it across without replacing them. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | A rope trails from the post of the bridge off into the turbulent Floyd | water. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get rope" | ||
Floyd ] Bridge (Daniel Stelzer and Jemma Briggeman) Turns: 704 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET ROPE Floyd | Floyd | You tug hard, finding that something beneath the water pulls against Floyd | you with equal or even greater force in the very opposite direction, Floyd | till you are almost dragged off your feet and into the water. A second Floyd | later, the strange force relents, and you stumble backward, pulling Floyd | the anchor up onto the bridge. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open claw" | ||
Floyd ] Bridge (Daniel Stelzer and Jemma Briggeman) Turns: 705 Floyd | > Floyd | > OPEN CLAW Floyd | Floyd | You pry the teeth open. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put bones on cord" | ||
Floyd ] Bridge (Daniel Stelzer and Jemma Briggeman) Turns: 706 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT BONES ON CORD Floyd | Floyd | (first taking the flat bones) Floyd | The bones fit into position easily, settling into the gaps left by the Floyd | missing slats. You look down at your feet and finally notice: the Floyd | entire walkway is constructed of the parts of this long dead, wretched Floyd | creature. You shiver involuntarily as your mind begins to imagine what Floyd | nebulous race of beings would use bone as architecture. You shake the Floyd | thought from your mind - it is time to leave this place. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Whoff." | |
| DavidW says, "I bet the coffee agrees." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Bridge (Daniel Stelzer and Jemma Briggeman) Turns: 707 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The clouds in your cup form horizontal bands. Lack of a symbolic image Floyd | means that you have accomplished everything you must in your current Floyd | environment and should move on to find new challenges in order to grow Floyd | as a person. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "congrats." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "We do still have at least one room west of the bridge." | ||
| DavidW says, "You can now go from Spooky Backwater to Dangerous Backwater." | ||
| Knight_Otu asks, "Should we take a look at that one?" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "sure" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Town square, Backwater, VT (Marco Innocenti) Turns: 708 Floyd | > Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Town square, Backwater, VT (Marco Innocenti) Floyd | The large, hexagonal-shaped square is paved with big, white stones, Floyd | polished by rain and wind over the decades; around it, low red-brick Floyd | buildings look like watching peasants. One single street leaves the Floyd | square to the north, while less accommodating paths lead west, in the Floyd | direction of a towering church, and southwest. Floyd | Due east, an iron bridge crosses the river, and southeast, a walkway Floyd | leads down to its bank. Floyd | Floyd | The swollen, slate-colored clouds that blanket the sky are reflected Floyd | in the shiny, circular shape embellishing the center of the square, Floyd | muttering ominous portents amongst themselves. Floyd | Floyd | A man is leaning on the bridge rail, staring intensely at you with his Floyd | only eye. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ask man about bridge" | ||
Floyd ] Town square, Backwater, VT (Marco Innocenti) Turns: 709 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK MAN ABOUT BRIDGE Floyd | Floyd | The one-eyed man blinks, showing some attention, but then ignores you. Floyd | Floyd | "Mrs Cra-gnee, welcome to Backwater. He's been Floyd | waiting for you". Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "It's an iron bridge on this side." | |
| Roger says, "a hexagon-shaped square, or a square hexagon" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "And outdoors." | ||
| DavidW says, "The Town Hexagon." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "se" | ||
Floyd ] River Walk (Adam Whybray) Turns: 710 Floyd | > Floyd | > SE Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | River Walk (Adam Whybray) Floyd | A dirt path along the west bank of the Makaskuta - or Blackgourd - Floyd | River. The air is motionless and sweltry, the urticariate heat drawing Floyd | sweat profusely from your prickling glands. Floyd | Floyd | Just below you, to your side, the river burbles in vainglorious Floyd | stupor, foaming in bright patches from the surfacants released from Floyd | the rotting deposits of the red maples and poplars that line its Floyd | banks. A single black ash, denuded of leaves, its corky bark blighted Floyd | with the telltale signs of parasitic infection, quietly interrupts the Floyd | Autumnal foliage of its deciduous cousins. Floyd | Floyd | The river's waters slith over rocks as lustrous-gray as seal skin, Floyd | rending them freshly burnished for the mid-September sun, which casts Floyd | Her rays in refulgent slats through the rust-honey colored trees. It Floyd | is though Nature, in celebration of Her own fecundity, has chosen to Floyd | offer Herself up in Equinoxical sacrifice - the rocks laid out before Floyd | the blazing altar of the sun. Floyd | Floyd | There is a forbidding sign on the bank of the river. Floyd | Floyd | The way up to Backwater town square is northwest. Following the path Floyd | north leads under the bridge. Floyd | Floyd | On the Makaskuta river is a buoy. Floyd | Floyd | You can also see a grimy rock, a long hooked pole, a dying crawfish Floyd | and a soggy tome here. Floyd | Floyd | A spectral trolley stop sign reads Aqua Line -- River Walk. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x schedule" | ||
Floyd ] River Walk (Adam Whybray) Turns: 711 Floyd | > Floyd | > X SCHEDULE Floyd | Floyd | It's unlike any public transit schedule you've ever seen, in that Floyd | there are no times listed. A cheerfully phrased block of introduction Floyd | text instructs riders to hang their passes around their necks, proceed Floyd | to a trolley stop, and WAIT FOR whatever color LINE corresponds with Floyd | their choice of destination. Floyd | Floyd | Destinations: Floyd | Brown Line -- Train Station Floyd | Gold Line -- Church Floyd | Blue Line -- Library Square Floyd | Aqua Line -- River Walk Floyd | Green Line -- The Woods Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "'urticariate'?" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x me" | ||
Floyd ] River Walk (Adam Whybray) Turns: 712 Floyd | > Floyd | > X ME Floyd | Floyd | Has it always been this hot? The air is so close it feels like you Floyd | have to gulp down mouthfuls of viscous soup to breathe. Being outside Floyd | for... how long? ... has caused rivulets of hives to spore Floyd | in cacographic zigzags along your bare arms. A faint buzzing hums Floyd | soporifically in your ears. You shiver slightly as though it were Floyd | snowing. Got to press on. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "i" | ||
Floyd ] River Walk (Adam Whybray) Turns: 713 Floyd | > Floyd | > I Floyd | Floyd | You are carrying: Floyd | a dead battery Floyd | a fungal powder Floyd | a moldy, waterlogged journal Floyd | a small, rectangular battery Floyd | an antique locket (being worn and closed) Floyd | The Dollmaker's Journal Floyd | a repaired page Floyd | a trolley schedule Floyd | a trolley pass (being worn) Floyd | Twin Hearts Between the Planes Floyd | a pamphlet of home listings Floyd | a Jansport backpack (being worn and open) Floyd | a hidden pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a key pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a book pocket (open) Floyd | a postcard of Big Ben Floyd | the diary of Phyllis Cragne Floyd | The Modern Girl's Divination Handbook -- Volume Three Floyd | a side pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a trash pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a backpack features guide Floyd | a book list Floyd | a library card Floyd | Peter's jacket Floyd | a faint chill (haunting you) Floyd | a cast iron spire Floyd | a waterproof flashlight Floyd | a giant milkweed leaf (being worn as a mask) Floyd | a pull-string doll Floyd | a glass jar containing an insect Floyd | a half-full styrofoam coffee cup Floyd | a familiar gold wristwatch Floyd | a brass winding key Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x sign" | ||
Floyd ] River Walk (Adam Whybray) Turns: 714 Floyd | > Floyd | > X SIGN Floyd | Floyd | A wooden sign with a chunk missing from its bottom-right corner is Floyd | embedded in the mud off the side of the path near the edge of the Floyd | riverbank. Engraved in the sign is the message "Fishing and Floyd | trapping allowed. Strictly no swimming." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "SAVE" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "cf12" | ||
Floyd | > Floyd | > SAVE Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write: Floyd ] River Walk (Adam Whybray) Turns: 714 Floyd | > SAVEOk. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "swim" | ||
Floyd ] River Walk (Adam Whybray) Turns: 715 Floyd | > Floyd | > SWIM Floyd | Floyd | (in the pamphlet of home listings) Floyd | You are inclined to follow the edicts of the sign. Also, the buoy Floyd | implies this stretch of the river is being used for freshwater lobster Floyd | fishing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zach has had The King fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x buoy" | ||
Floyd ] River Walk (Adam Whybray) Turns: 716 Floyd | > Floyd | > X BUOY Floyd | Floyd | A buoy the color of a Caucasian's flesh bobs uneasily upon the water. Floyd | It certainly can't be for the sake of swimmers since the wooden sign Floyd | makes it very clear this is prohibited. Perhaps some trappers are Floyd | marking their catch? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x ash" | ||
Floyd ] River Walk (Adam Whybray) Turns: 717 Floyd | > Floyd | > X ASH Floyd | Floyd | The scaly trunk of the black ash is marked by the signs of both fungal Floyd | damage and the Emerald Ash Borer. Where sections of bark have flaked Floyd | away from the trunk, weevil-wheedling paths of pale discoloration Floyd | caused by the larval secretions of this virulent insect can be Floyd | discerned. Epicormic shoots shamelessly sprout forth from this Floyd | blighted trunk like unwanted fingers. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] River Walk (Adam Whybray) Turns: 718 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The clouds in your cup form a pear shape, complete with stem. Floyd | Botanical images mean that while there is much left to accomplish in Floyd | the present situation, your immediate environment sustains you, and Floyd | you have everything that you need. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "l" | ||
Floyd ] River Walk (Adam Whybray) Turns: 719 Floyd | > Floyd | > L Floyd | Floyd | River Walk (Adam Whybray) Floyd | A dirt path along the west bank of the Makaskuta - or Blackgourd - Floyd | River. The air is motionless and sweltry, the urticariate heat drawing Floyd | sweat profusely from your prickling glands. Floyd | Floyd | Just below you, to your side, the river burbles in vainglorious Floyd | stupor, foaming in bright patches from the surfacants released from Floyd | the rotting deposits of the red maples and poplars that line its Floyd | banks. A single black ash, denuded of leaves, its corky bark blighted Floyd | with the telltale signs of parasitic infection, quietly interrupts the Floyd | Autumnal foliage of its deciduous cousins. Floyd | Floyd | The river's waters slith over rocks as lustrous-gray as seal skin, Floyd | rending them freshly burnished for the mid-September sun, which casts Floyd | Her rays in refulgent slats through the rust-honey colored trees. It Floyd | is though Nature, in celebration of Her own fecundity, has chosen to Floyd | offer Herself up in Equinoxical sacrifice - the rocks laid out before Floyd | the blazing altar of the sun. Floyd | Floyd | There is a forbidding sign on the bank of the river. Floyd | Floyd | The way up to Backwater town square is northwest. Following the path Floyd | north leads under the bridge. Floyd | Floyd | On the Makaskuta river is a buoy. Floyd | Floyd | You can also see a grimy rock, a long hooked pole, a dying crawfish Floyd | and a soggy tome here. Floyd | Floyd | An insubstantial trolley stop sign reads Aqua Line -- River Walk. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "I'll be right back. Going to get a dictionary." | |
| Jacqueline says, "(kidding)" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x rock" | ||
Floyd ] River Walk (Adam Whybray) Turns: 720 Floyd | > Floyd | > X ROCK Floyd | Floyd | A solitary rock squats at the edge of the river bank, sullenly Floyd | surveying the fresh, water-slick countenances of its semi-subnautical Floyd | brethren. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x pole" | ||
Floyd ] River Walk (Adam Whybray) Turns: 721 Floyd | > Floyd | > X POLE Floyd | Floyd | (the long hooked pole) Floyd | A long stick of wood with a rusted copper fishing hook of Floyd | approximately six inches attached to the end of it with thickly Floyd | knotted twine. This is known to New England lobster trappers as a Floyd | "gaff". Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x crawfish" | ||
Floyd ] River Walk (Adam Whybray) Turns: 722 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CRAWFISH Floyd | Floyd | A crawfish of unimaginable proportions skulks in a clump of weedy Floyd | grass at the side of the path closest to the river. The fact that he Floyd | is out of the water, just perceptibly twitching like a half-squashed Floyd | insect and slowly drumming his spiny legs like an office worker Floyd | pensively tapping his fingers on a desk, is a strong indication that Floyd | under his hard carapace he is crawling with infection. He is broken, Floyd | mouldering, no damn good despite his considerable size. Floyd | Floyd | As though sensing your judgment, the crawldad's antennae tremble Floyd | ineffectually. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x tome" | ||
Floyd ] River Walk (Adam Whybray) Turns: 723 Floyd | > Floyd | > X TOME Floyd | Floyd | A water-damaged and mud-stained book left forgotten on the riverbank Floyd | by some freshwater lobster fisherman. Emblazoned upon the cover of the Floyd | soggy tome is the title Padoson's Rules of Crawfish: A Guide for Floyd | Men of Maine. Floyd | Floyd | The volume appears to be a personal copy rather than a library book. Floyd | Perhaps the owner had gleaned all he could from the work and made any Floyd | necessary transformations following Padoson's advice. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get all" | ||
Floyd ] River Walk (Adam Whybray) Turns: 724 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET ALL Floyd | Floyd | grimy rock: Taken. Floyd | Floyd | long hooked pole: Taken. Floyd | Floyd | soggy tome: Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put powder on tome" | ||
Floyd ] River Walk (Adam Whybray) Turns: 725 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT POWDER ON TOME Floyd | Floyd | You rub the powder off your fingers into the soggy tome. It dissipates Floyd | without effect. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Aw." | |
| DavidW says, "I'm not sure what you were expecting there." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Yeah. I suspect it only works in that room." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "To dry it out, I was guessing." | ||
| DavidW says, "You can still read some of this tome, I think." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Yeah. It was worth a try, but I didn't expect it to work." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read tome" | ||
Floyd ] River Walk (Adam Whybray) Turns: 726 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ TOME Floyd | Floyd | You open to the first page of the book and read... Floyd | Floyd | "Crawfish, crawldads, mountain lobsters, mudbugs, yabbies, or however Floyd | you know these mighty members of the Astacoidea and Floyd | Parastacoidea superfamilies, have long been kin to the men of the Floyd | New England, forging communities of inviolable hierarchy below water, Floyd | much as we build and sustain such communities above. As with men, Floyd | dominance determines these bio-mythic structures..." Floyd | Floyd | You skip ahead. Floyd | Floyd | "Those crawfish stricken by the plague must invariably fall by the Floyd | wayside much as the Spartans would throw weak and crippled newborn Floyd | from the top of Mount Taygete, dashing the runts and striplings upon Floyd | the rocks below." Floyd | Floyd | Rhetoric of this nature seems to continue for several pages. Floyd | Floyd | "My father and I would sit together at the bank of the river and while Floyd | father told me of the venal deceits of his wife we would catch those Floyd | smallest crawfish - invariably the females of the species - which Floyd | attempted to escape from the exit hole of the parlor, and father would Floyd | delight me by cracking them upon his great bony knees. Later, when Floyd | confronted with the disappointments of my youngest son, I would Floyd | imagine taking him as my father had done the runtish bints, cracking Floyd | him with satisfaction upon my own knee." Floyd | Floyd | You flick ahead to the middle of the book. Floyd | Floyd | "By means of these simple hand-binding exercises you will be able to Floyd | Set your Claws in Order. While the experience will be painful at Floyd | first, you must NEVER INDUCE YOURSELF INTO THINKING THAT LIFE IS Floyd | ANYTHING OTHER THAN PAIN." Floyd | Floyd | There follows pages of bewildering diagrams which seem to depict men Floyd | with lobster appendages fighting the Swimmerets of Chaos. Floyd | Floyd | "... until the blood takes the form of a transluscent white gel, which Floyd | you should then inject ... commercial fishing licences ... scream in Floyd | the water like egg-burst women ... telomerase now in the DNA of your Floyd | cells is the Chrysopoeia ... baptized by briny Neptune ... Floyd | dying and molting and eating oneself in the charnel house of bloodied Floyd | bones ... " Floyd | Floyd | From hereon in the words become incomprehensible. Floyd | Floyd | Intellectual stuff. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "What." | |
| Jacqueline says, "Lovely" | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "kill crawfish" | ||
Floyd ] River Walk (Adam Whybray) Turns: 727 Floyd | > Floyd | > KILL CRAWFISH Floyd | Floyd | You dare not attempt to put him out of his misery with your bare Floyd | hands. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "set claws in order" | ||
Floyd ] River Walk (Adam Whybray) Turns: 727 Floyd | > Floyd | > SET CLAWS IN ORDER Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "I think we're going to haave to do something unspeakable." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "hit crawfish with pole" | ||
Floyd ] River Walk (Adam Whybray) Turns: 728 Floyd | > Floyd | > HIT CRAWFISH WITH POLE Floyd | Floyd | (the long hooked pole) Floyd | You instinctually feel that this poor creature deserves to be put to Floyd | rest with some weapon of mercy that is both native to the riverbank Floyd | and sufficiently heavy to murder a crawfish. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "Eventually, yes, maybe." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "I guess we stone the poor thing." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "hit crawfish with rock" | ||
Floyd ] River Walk (Adam Whybray) Turns: 729 Floyd | > Floyd | > HIT CRAWFISH WITH ROCK Floyd | Floyd | You raise the grimy rock high above your head and bring it crashing Floyd | down upon the dying crawfish immediately splitting open its carapace Floyd | revealing diseased creamy flesh the color of cooked chicken. Its Floyd | eyestalks swivel wildly towards you and its periopods flicker like the Floyd | eyelashes of a man trying desperately to awake from a nightmare. Floyd | Floyd | You bring the rock down again and again, smashing rostrum and Floyd | cephalothorax to shribbons until all that remains are fragments of Floyd | shell, with a tail and two front claws emerging from a pulped mound of Floyd | rotting flesh. The stench is intolerable. Floyd | Floyd | While most of the shell of the dead crawfish is riven into tiny Floyd | pieces, one especially sharp looking shard stands out from the rest. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x shard" | ||
Floyd ] River Walk (Adam Whybray) Turns: 730 Floyd | > Floyd | > X SHARD Floyd | Floyd | An especially sharp and vicious looking shard of shattered crawfish Floyd | carapace. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get it" | ||
Floyd ] River Walk (Adam Whybray) Turns: 731 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET IT Floyd | Floyd | You pluck the shard from the fishy mulch, being careful not to cut Floyd | yourself. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "eat flesh" | ||
Floyd ] River Walk (Adam Whybray) Turns: 731 Floyd | > Floyd | > EAT FLESH Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "eat crawfish" | ||
Floyd ] River Walk (Adam Whybray) Turns: 732 Floyd | > Floyd | > EAT CRAWFISH Floyd | Floyd | You choke back vomit. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "heh" | |
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take all" | ||
Floyd ] River Walk (Adam Whybray) Turns: 732 Floyd | > Floyd | > TAKE ALL Floyd | Floyd | There are none at all available! Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take claw" | ||
Floyd ] River Walk (Adam Whybray) Turns: 732 Floyd | > Floyd | > TAKE CLAW Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x crawfish" | ||
Floyd ] River Walk (Adam Whybray) Turns: 733 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CRAWFISH Floyd | Floyd | The giant crawfish is laid splayed and beaten before you, eyestalks Floyd | rent from his pulverized body. The opaque milky whiteness of its flesh Floyd | is a telltale sign of aphanomyces astaci aka "crayfish Floyd | plague". Floyd | Floyd | The crawfish was clearly a member of some Old Order of crustacean Floyd | patriarchs, grown huge over perhaps more than a century, year after Floyd | year shedding his shell for a larger carapace until his metabolism was Floyd | no longer a match for his hulking ambitions. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "There's better stuff to eat in this game than a diseased crawfish." | |
| Jacqueline says, "Sorry. I just really like crawfish." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Also, I was wondering if we were supposed to somehow incorporate its DNA with our own." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "I think our sanity isn't low enough for that, yet." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "It's just low enough to read coffee." | ||
| Jacqueline asks, "Did you get the sense that the book implied that?" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Not really." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "huh" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "hit ash with shard" | ||
Floyd ] River Walk (Adam Whybray) Turns: 734 Floyd | > Floyd | > HIT ASH WITH SHARD Floyd | Floyd | Violence isn't the answer to this one. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "cut ash with shard" | ||
Floyd ] River Walk (Adam Whybray) Turns: 735 Floyd | > Floyd | > CUT ASH WITH SHARD Floyd | Floyd | That doesn't make sense here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "l" | ||
Floyd ] River Walk (Adam Whybray) Turns: 736 Floyd | > Floyd | > L Floyd | Floyd | River Walk (Adam Whybray) Floyd | A dirt path along the west bank of the Makaskuta - or Blackgourd - Floyd | River. The air is motionless and sweltry, the urticariate heat drawing Floyd | sweat profusely from your prickling glands. Floyd | Floyd | Just below you, to your side, the river burbles in vainglorious Floyd | stupor, foaming in bright patches from the surfacants released from Floyd | the rotting deposits of the red maples and poplars that line its Floyd | banks. A single black ash, denuded of leaves, its corky bark blighted Floyd | with the telltale signs of parasitic infection, quietly interrupts the Floyd | Autumnal foliage of its deciduous cousins. Floyd | Floyd | The river's waters slith over rocks as lustrous-gray as seal skin, Floyd | rending them freshly burnished for the mid-September sun, which casts Floyd | Her rays in refulgent slats through the rust-honey colored trees. It Floyd | is though Nature, in celebration of Her own fecundity, has chosen to Floyd | offer Herself up in Equinoxical sacrifice - the rocks laid out before Floyd | the blazing altar of the sun. Floyd | Floyd | There is a forbidding sign on the bank of the river. Floyd | Floyd | The way up to Backwater town square is northwest. Following the path Floyd | north leads under the bridge. Floyd | Floyd | On the Makaskuta river is a buoy. Floyd | Floyd | You can also see a shattered crawfish here. Floyd | Floyd | A ghostly trolley stop sign reads Aqua Line -- River Walk. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] River Walk (Adam Whybray) Turns: 737 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The swirls in your cup form a perfect fern, just like in a fancy Floyd | latte. Botanical images mean that while there is much left to Floyd | accomplish in the present situation, your immediate environment Floyd | sustains you, and you have everything that you need. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x river" | ||
Floyd ] River Walk (Adam Whybray) Turns: 738 Floyd | > Floyd | > X RIVER Floyd | Floyd | The river's name is said to date back to the 17th century, Christened Floyd | by a local Algonquian tribe after the peculiarly black coloration of Floyd | the cucurbita pepo gourds that sprouted in the floodplains Floyd | south of Backwater. Natives believed local Jesuit Ministers to use the Floyd | gourds in Devil worship and to prevent these rituals from taking place Floyd | would uproot the warty vegetables and "drown" them in the river. Floyd | Floyd | Across the 19th century, the Makaskuta became increasingly Floyd | inhospitable to life due to the paper mills of Backwater discharging Floyd | their untreated waste directly into its water - an industry that Floyd | flourished in the period due to the competing demands of two local Floyd | printing establishments which specialized in bound volumes of the Floyd | letters, prayers and instructions of St. Ignatius of Loyola. By the Floyd | 1870s the river was regularly running the color of strained tomato Floyd | soup and, according to the 17th July 1874 edition of the Backwater Floyd | Gazette, stank of "rank putrescence ... as though nothing borne of Floyd | this Earth". Floyd | Floyd | Only the interventions of the mysterious philanthropist Dr. Elias Floyd | Saltz, DDiv in the latter part of the 1960s were able to restore the Floyd | Makaskuta to its once verdant glories. The good Doctor may also be Floyd | thanked for the introduction of the C. Robustus genus of Floyd | giant crawfish into the Makaskuta, for which it is now justly Floyd | celebrated. Floyd | Floyd | The river babbles to itself complacently. Floyd | Floyd | On the Makaskuta river is a buoy. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x trees" | ||
Floyd ] River Walk (Adam Whybray) Turns: 739 Floyd | > Floyd | > X TREES Floyd | Floyd | The vermillion hue of the acer rubrum provides a startling Floyd | contrast to the dreary environs of Backwater, like a feather boa round Floyd | the neck of a New England clergyman. The surface of the dirt path is Floyd | riven by tessellating layers of crisping leaves. The slender leaves of Floyd | the populus balsamifera are shaped like the piques of a Floyd | traditional suit of French playing cards and some are stained with an Floyd | orange resin from which the "balm of Gilead" is derived. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x ash" | ||
Floyd ] River Walk (Adam Whybray) Turns: 740 Floyd | > Floyd | > X ASH Floyd | Floyd | The scaly trunk of the black ash is marked by the signs of both fungal Floyd | damage and the Emerald Ash Borer. Where sections of bark have flaked Floyd | away from the trunk, weevil-wheedling paths of pale discoloration Floyd | caused by the larval secretions of this virulent insect can be Floyd | discerned. Epicormic shoots shamelessly sprout forth from this Floyd | blighted trunk like unwanted fingers. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x shoot" | ||
Floyd ] River Walk (Adam Whybray) Turns: 740 Floyd | > Floyd | > X SHOOT Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x shoots" | ||
Floyd ] River Walk (Adam Whybray) Turns: 740 Floyd | > Floyd | > X SHOOTS Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x bark" | ||
Floyd ] River Walk (Adam Whybray) Turns: 740 Floyd | > Floyd | > X BARK Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Hm." | |
| DavidW asks, "The sign?" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x sign" | ||
Floyd ] River Walk (Adam Whybray) Turns: 741 Floyd | > Floyd | > X SIGN Floyd | Floyd | A wooden sign with a chunk missing from its bottom-right corner is Floyd | embedded in the mud off the side of the path near the edge of the Floyd | riverbank. Engraved in the sign is the message "Fishing and Floyd | trapping allowed. Strictly no swimming." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "fish" | ||
Floyd ] River Walk (Adam Whybray) Turns: 741 Floyd | > Floyd | > FISH Floyd | Floyd | What do you want to fish? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "river" | ||
Floyd ] River Walk (Adam Whybray) Turns: 741 Floyd | > Floyd | > RIVER Floyd | Floyd | That verb doesn't work here, or, at least, not right now, but Floyd | it might work somewhere later. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "fish bouy" | ||
Floyd ] River Walk (Adam Whybray) Turns: 741 Floyd | > Floyd | > FISH BOUY Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "trap" | ||
Floyd ] River Walk (Adam Whybray) Turns: 741 Floyd | > Floyd | > TRAP Floyd | Floyd | That verb doesn't work here, or, at least, not right now, but Floyd | it might work somewhere later. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "fish in river" | ||
Floyd ] River Walk (Adam Whybray) Turns: 742 Floyd | > Floyd | > FISH IN RIVER Floyd | Floyd | You fish the Makaskuta with the long hooked pole, thrusting it down Floyd | into the water beneath the buoy, where it knocks against something Floyd | heavy and - judging by the feel of its contact against the pole - Floyd | wooden. You manage to manoeuvre the hook between what you presume to Floyd | be two planks of wood and then, with considerable effort, pull the Floyd | mysterious object to the riverbank. It is a freshwater lobster Floyd | trap! Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x trap" | ||
Floyd ] River Walk (Adam Whybray) Turns: 743 Floyd | > Floyd | > X TRAP Floyd | Floyd | (the freshwater lobster trap) Floyd | The trap looks rather like a rabbit hutch, approximately 600 mm in Floyd | length, almost cuboid but slightly curved at the top edges so that its Floyd | width is marginally more narrow at the top than at the bottom, where Floyd | it measures around 300 mm. The framework of the trap seems to be made Floyd | of slats of ash, which goes some way to explaining its weight. Along Floyd | one side of the trap is a wire-frame mesh door attached to the body of Floyd | the trap with copper "J Clip" hinges, long rusted. The door is held Floyd | shut at the other end by two thin loops of twine, which are tied tight Floyd | at a point two-thirds up and two-thirds down the length of the door, Floyd | opposite the hinges. Along the other side of the trap is a Floyd | funnel-shaped opening of netting, which grows narrower as it recedes Floyd | into the trap. Floyd | Floyd | The kitchen (the funnel-shaped netting), the parlor (the trap's second Floyd | chamber), and the bedroom (the trap's false exit) are all parts of the Floyd | freshwater lobster trap. Floyd | Floyd | In the freshwater lobster trap are an employee ID card and an eggbound Floyd | crawfish. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline exclaims, "!" | |
| Jacqueline asks, "So, um, cut it open with our shard?" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x eggbound crawfish" | ||
Floyd ] River Walk (Adam Whybray) Turns: 744 Floyd | > Floyd | > X EGGBOUND CRAWFISH Floyd | Floyd | The eggbound crawfish is considerably smaller than the tragic, Floyd | moldering specimen upon the bank - around six inches in length, but Floyd | with antenna that resemble long curving tendrils, notably large for Floyd | her size of body. She reposes in the trap's bedroom, occasionally Floyd | skittering back and forth like an armor-plated insect. Floyd | Floyd | The crawfish's swimmerets are laden with eggs the size and color of Floyd | tinned peas. The eggs sway back and forth like grapes upon a vine, Floyd | wafted by their mother to ensure their aeration. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open trap" | ||
Floyd ] River Walk (Adam Whybray) Turns: 745 Floyd | > Floyd | > OPEN TRAP Floyd | Floyd | (the freshwater lobster trap) Floyd | Currently the trap is being held shut by two thin loops of twine. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "cut twine with shard" | ||
Floyd ] River Walk (Adam Whybray) Turns: 746 Floyd | > Floyd | > CUT TWINE WITH SHARD Floyd | Floyd | (the thin loops of twine with the shard of shattered carapace) Floyd | You cut through the twine with the sharp edge of the shard of the Floyd | crawldad's shell. With the twine no longer securing the door of the Floyd | trap, it swings open. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu exclaims, "Run, crawfish, run!" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x card" | ||
Floyd ] River Walk (Adam Whybray) Turns: 747 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CARD Floyd | Floyd | (the library card) Floyd | A battered beige rectangle with rounded corners, printed with the Floyd | library insignia, and bearing the words: Floyd | Floyd | PETER CRAGNE Floyd | CRAGNE MANOR Floyd | is entitled to borrow books from Floyd | BACKWATER PUBLIC LIBRARY Floyd | Backwater, Vermont Floyd | and is responsible for all books taken on this card Floyd | Expires APRIL 1998 Floyd | No 19078 Floyd | Floyd | A little metal dealy clips through the cardboard, with a Floyd | mirror-reversed version of the ID number stamped into it. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "heh" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x employee card" | ||
Floyd ] River Walk (Adam Whybray) Turns: 748 Floyd | > Floyd | > X EMPLOYEE CARD Floyd | Floyd | An employee ID card for Vermont Transit Authority, bearing a blurry ID Floyd | photo and the name "Veeder, R." Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "snrk" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get it" | ||
Floyd ] River Walk (Adam Whybray) Turns: 749 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET IT Floyd | Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] River Walk (Adam Whybray) Turns: 750 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The swirls in your cup form a blank, mirrored surface. Lack of a Floyd | symbolic image means that you have accomplished everything you must in Floyd | your current environment and should move on to find new challenges in Floyd | order to grow as a person. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "I guess we have what we came for." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "So there's one room to the north now." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Guess so." | ||
| Jacqueline exclaims, "North to the future!" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Under the Bridge (Tenth) Turns: 751 Floyd | > Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Under the Bridge (Tenth) Floyd | The path along the river gives way to a crumbling stone embankment as Floyd | it passes below the arch of the old stone bridge. A rusty metal hatch Floyd | is set into the ground opposite from the river, and towards the end of Floyd | the embankment, a derelict payphone squats, forgotten, under the Floyd | shadow of the bridge. To the south, the path continues to follow the Floyd | river. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "So down here the bridge is stone." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x bridge" | ||
Floyd ] Under the Bridge (Tenth) Turns: 752 Floyd | > Floyd | > X BRIDGE Floyd | Floyd | A once proud part of Backwater's infrastructure, now crumbling into Floyd | ruin. The decorative carvings along the sides have worn away to faint Floyd | impressions, and much of the underside has been patched with Floyd | lighter-colored concrete. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x hatch" | ||
Floyd ] Under the Bridge (Tenth) Turns: 753 Floyd | > Floyd | > X HATCH Floyd | Floyd | The humidity of the river has rusted the hatch to the color of dried Floyd | blood, like an old scab on the embankment. Seemingly of the same Floyd | vintage as the bridge, it lacks any modern logo, markings, or even a Floyd | handle, though there is an odd rectangular indentation along one edge. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x me" | ||
Floyd ] Under the Bridge (Tenth) Turns: 754 Floyd | > Floyd | > X ME Floyd | Floyd | As good-looking as ever. Floyd | Floyd | You bear the trauma of a woman who has been eye to eye with an Floyd | eburnean pond kraken. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "i" | ||
Floyd ] Under the Bridge (Tenth) Turns: 755 Floyd | > Floyd | > I Floyd | Floyd | You are carrying: Floyd | an employee ID card Floyd | a shard of shattered carapace Floyd | a soggy tome Floyd | a long hooked pole Floyd | a grimy rock Floyd | a dead battery Floyd | a moldy, waterlogged journal Floyd | a small, rectangular battery Floyd | an antique locket (being worn and closed) Floyd | The Dollmaker's Journal Floyd | a repaired page Floyd | a trolley schedule Floyd | a trolley pass (being worn) Floyd | Twin Hearts Between the Planes Floyd | a pamphlet of home listings Floyd | a Jansport backpack (being worn and open) Floyd | a hidden pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a key pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a book pocket (open) Floyd | a postcard of Big Ben Floyd | the diary of Phyllis Cragne Floyd | The Modern Girl's Divination Handbook -- Volume Three Floyd | a side pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a trash pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a backpack features guide Floyd | a book list Floyd | a library card Floyd | Peter's jacket Floyd | a faint chill (haunting you) Floyd | a cast iron spire Floyd | a waterproof flashlight Floyd | a giant milkweed leaf (being worn as a mask) Floyd | a pull-string doll Floyd | a glass jar containing an insect Floyd | a half-full styrofoam coffee cup Floyd | a familiar gold wristwatch Floyd | a brass winding key Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x indentation" | ||
Floyd ] Under the Bridge (Tenth) Turns: 756 Floyd | > Floyd | > X INDENTATION Floyd | Floyd | The indentation in the hatch is a little over an inch long, about half Floyd | as wide, and seems too shallow to make a good handle, even if it Floyd | didn't look like a jagged-edged tetanus-shot-waiting-to-happen... Floyd | Which, for the record, it does. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "heh" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x payphone" | ||
Floyd ] Under the Bridge (Tenth) Turns: 757 Floyd | > Floyd | > X PAYPHONE Floyd | Floyd | The payphone has been vandalized exhaustively over the years; The Floyd | shelter is covered in graffiti, while the phone itself has been Floyd | scratched, stained, spraypainted, and used as an ashtray, among other Floyd | things. While there is a grievous wound where a large piece of the Floyd | phone was torn out, there is still a coin slot in the upper right, a Floyd | keypad in the center, next to the receiver, and a coin return in the Floyd | lower right; Probably about as much of a phone as necessary to place a Floyd | call. Floyd | Floyd | But you find yourself strangely reluctant to touch it, as if you would Floyd | be disturbing a grave, or a shrine to some nameless Backwater god... Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Under the Bridge (Tenth) Turns: 758 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The clouds in your cup form a jackalope. Images of strange hybrids Floyd | mean that some challenges in your current environment can be defeated Floyd | with what you already possess, while others will require outside Floyd | assistance. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "ah" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "I think that's the first time we've seen that." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "yeah" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coin return" | ||
Floyd ] Under the Bridge (Tenth) Turns: 759 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COIN RETURN Floyd | Floyd | A narrow, grimy metal flap, stamped with the words PUSH FOR COIN, Floyd | protecting the small chamber where your change should end up after Floyd | making a call (though you have your doubts, given the condition of the Floyd | phone). Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline asks, "Also, the fact that this room has (Tenth) after it... does that mean it was authored by Jenni and/or Ryan?" | |
| Knight_Otu asks, "I had assumesd the author wanted to be referred as such, but maybe?" | ||
| DavidW says, "I think it's just someone's nickname." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "oh" | ||
| DavidW says, "We used to have a mudder named TenthStone." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push it" | ||
Floyd ] Under the Bridge (Tenth) Turns: 760 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH IT Floyd | Floyd | You press on the coin return with your finger, meeting some Floyd | resistance, but it finally swings inwards with a soft crunch. Floyd | Something dry and hard tumbles under your fingertip (it's not a Floyd | tooth, why the hell would there be a tooth...) but as you jerk Floyd | away your hand in revulsion, you also manage to fling an old quarter Floyd | into your palm. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x quarter" | ||
Floyd ] Under the Bridge (Tenth) Turns: 761 Floyd | > Floyd | > X QUARTER Floyd | Floyd | An ancient, discolored, battle-scarred US quarter, still proudly worth Floyd | 25 cents. While the tail features a bald eagle, the George Washington Floyd | profile on the head side has been... damaged. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x profile" | ||
Floyd ] Under the Bridge (Tenth) Turns: 762 Floyd | > Floyd | > X PROFILE Floyd | Floyd | The head side of the coin has been purposefully defaced. George Floyd | Washington's eye has been gouged out of the surface of the coin, with Floyd | a crack leading downward, resembling tears (or blood), his mouth has Floyd | been carved into a crude, jagged opening, and the "In god we trust" Floyd | inscription has been obliterated. Floyd | Floyd | While it's probably just another casualty of Backwater teens Floyd | expressing their angst, you can't quite shake the feeling that the Floyd | coin was purposefully left where you'd find it. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Well then." | |
| Jacqueline says, "Now I think we're just imagining things." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "l" | ||
Floyd ] Under the Bridge (Tenth) Turns: 763 Floyd | > Floyd | > L Floyd | Floyd | Under the Bridge (Tenth) Floyd | The path along the river gives way to a crumbling stone embankment as Floyd | it passes below the arch of the old stone bridge. A rusty metal hatch Floyd | is set into the ground opposite from the river, and towards the end of Floyd | the embankment, a derelict payphone squats, forgotten, under the Floyd | shadow of the bridge. To the south, the path continues to follow the Floyd | river. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x keypad" | ||
Floyd ] Under the Bridge (Tenth) Turns: 764 Floyd | > Floyd | > X KEYPAD Floyd | Floyd | A fairly standard telephone keypad. The buttons, once silver, and now Floyd | more of a muted, nicotine-stained gray, include the first nine digits, Floyd | in rows of three, followed by a final row containing the star, zero, Floyd | and pound keys: Floyd | 1 2 3 Floyd | 4 5 6 Floyd | 7 8 9 Floyd | * 0 # Floyd | Floyd | Twelve silver keys - Wasn't that an Elizabethan-era occult thing? Floyd | Something to do with John Dee, Enochian angels, and other nonsense... Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "We sure have an imagination in this room." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x slot" | ||
Floyd ] Under the Bridge (Tenth) Turns: 765 Floyd | > Floyd | > X SLOT Floyd | Floyd | Set into a slightly rounded recess in the phone's faceplate is a thin Floyd | slot, about the height of a quarter, labeled "5-10-25" and "US COINS Floyd | ONLY". Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x graffiti" | ||
Floyd ] Under the Bridge (Tenth) Turns: 766 Floyd | > Floyd | > X GRAFFITI Floyd | Floyd | There's no obvious place to start reading; Every inch of the panels Floyd | are inlaid with high school scrimshaw, but your eyes are initially Floyd | drawn to a cartoon dagger (or acorn? green pepper?) and the Floyd | inscription "I don't ever wanna feel, like I did that day..." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "g" | ||
Floyd ] Under the Bridge (Tenth) Turns: 767 Floyd | > Floyd | > G Floyd | Floyd | You've already lost track of where you started, and find yourself Floyd | looking at the phrase "Black Number ONE", surrounded by tiny skulls Floyd | and... hearts? Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline asks, "So, thinking of placing a call?" | |
| Knight_Otu asks, "To whom?" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "g" | ||
Floyd ] Under the Bridge (Tenth) Turns: 768 Floyd | > Floyd | > G Floyd | Floyd | Adrift on a sea of outsider folk art, you briefly lock eyes with "LISA Floyd | LOEB IS A HACK", and a careless scribble you'd politely describe as Floyd | "genitals". Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "I think we may find out if we read more graffiti" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "g" | ||
Floyd ] Under the Bridge (Tenth) Turns: 769 Floyd | > Floyd | > G Floyd | Floyd | Your eyes struggle to find purchase on the maze of scribbles, briefly Floyd | settling on "For a good time CALL 911"... Sheesh. it doesn't really Floyd | work as a prank, or a joke.. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "g" | ||
Floyd ] Under the Bridge (Tenth) Turns: 770 Floyd | > Floyd | > G Floyd | Floyd | Maybe scrimshaw was the wrong metaphor... It's more like the phone Floyd | went to prison and got all inked up with jailhouse tattoos, such as Floyd | the letters "AC", an angry looking lightning bolt, and "DC". Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "g" | ||
Floyd ] Under the Bridge (Tenth) Turns: 771 Floyd | > Floyd | > G Floyd | Floyd | It's like a message board for bored teens; You'd almost say "a fire Floyd | hydrant for stray dogs", but that seems cruel, even given "PEARL JAM", Floyd | followed by "Jeremy!" (crossed out), "Black?" (also struck out), and Floyd | finally, "EVENFLOW" (underlined repeatedly for emphasis). Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "dial 911" | ||
Floyd ] Under the Bridge (Tenth) Turns: 772 Floyd | > Floyd | > DIAL 911 Floyd | Floyd | While you'd love to just leave the receiver where it is, you'll need Floyd | to pick it up to make a call. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x receiver" | ||
Floyd ] Under the Bridge (Tenth) Turns: 773 Floyd | > Floyd | > X RECEIVER Floyd | Floyd | An old, battered black plastic handset, connected to the phone by a Floyd | segmented metal cable that reminds you of a rat's tail. It is hanging Floyd | from a metal lever, the unfortunately named "cradle", like an Floyd | unpleasant piece of meat on a hook. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "You could do that for me, game." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x phone" | ||
Floyd ] Under the Bridge (Tenth) Turns: 774 Floyd | > Floyd | > X PHONE Floyd | Floyd | (the the payphone) Floyd | The payphone has been vandalized exhaustively over the years; The Floyd | shelter is covered in graffiti, while the phone itself has been Floyd | scratched, stained, spraypainted, and used as an ashtray, among other Floyd | things. While there is a grievous wound where a large piece of the Floyd | phone was torn out, there is still a coin slot in the upper right, a Floyd | keypad in the center, next to the receiver, and a coin return in the Floyd | lower right; Probably about as much of a phone as necessary to place a Floyd | call. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get receiver" | ||
Floyd ] Under the Bridge (Tenth) Turns: 775 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET RECEIVER Floyd | Floyd | You lift the receiver off the cradle, trying to not to think too much Floyd | about the associations of that word. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "..." | |
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "dial 911" | ||
Floyd ] Under the Bridge (Tenth) Turns: 776 Floyd | > Floyd | > DIAL 911 Floyd | Floyd | The phone hisses and sputters with static, and then, as if from a Floyd | great distance, a faint voice growls "Please zzZRrt Floyd | twenty-fiiIEERrve cents before continuUURRRRrroo Floyd | dial your numMMRRrrrrzzzCHRRt." Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "911 is free, people" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Not in Backwater." | ||
| Jacqueline asks, "People are in trouble too often? They had to start charging?" | ||
| DavidW says, "I've never called 911 in real life." | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "SAVE" | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "cf13" | ||
Floyd | > Floyd | > SAVE Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write: Floyd ] Under the Bridge (Tenth) Turns: 776 Floyd | > SAVEOk. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "put quarter in slot" | ||
Floyd ] Under the Bridge (Tenth) Turns: 777 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT QUARTER IN SLOT Floyd | Floyd | The phone swallows the coin, jingling in satisfaction. Deep inside, Floyd | something rattles into place, and the receiver begins to hiss softly Floyd | with static. Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "dial 911" | ||
Floyd ] Under the Bridge (Tenth) Turns: 778 Floyd | > Floyd | > DIAL 911 Floyd | Floyd | There is an odd squawk of static on the line, followed by a few Floyd | seconds of quiet hissing, before a distorted male voice begins to Floyd | crackle through the speaker. It's... hard to make out, with gaps of Floyd | silence and bursts of static, but you're fairly certain it's telling Floyd | you that Emergency Services are not currently available on this Floyd | exchange, and to try your call again shortly... Or that "the throne of Floyd | heaven sits empty?" Something like that. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "heh" | |
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "hang up" | ||
Floyd ] Under the Bridge (Tenth) Turns: 779 Floyd | > Floyd | > HANG UP Floyd | Floyd | (the phone receiver) Floyd | You put the phone back where you found it, and hope it stays there. Floyd | Floyd | Something grinds and clatters grudgingly inside the phone, followed by Floyd | a muffled clink from the coin return. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x coin return" | ||
Floyd ] Under the Bridge (Tenth) Turns: 780 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COIN RETURN Floyd | Floyd | A narrow, grimy metal flap, stamped with the words PUSH FOR COIN, Floyd | protecting the small chamber where your change should end up after Floyd | making a call (though you have your doubts, given the condition of the Floyd | phone). Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "push coin return" | ||
Floyd ] Under the Bridge (Tenth) Turns: 781 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH COIN RETURN Floyd | Floyd | You take a deep breath, and gingerly poke the coin return with your Floyd | finger, deftly scooping out the quarter without touching... anything Floyd | else. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Under the Bridge (Tenth) Turns: 782 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The clouds in your cup form a sharknado. Images of strange hybrids Floyd | mean that some challenges in your current environment can be defeated Floyd | with what you already possess, while others will require outside Floyd | assistance. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Sharknado..." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "g" | ||
Floyd ] Under the Bridge (Tenth) Turns: 783 Floyd | > Floyd | > G Floyd | Floyd | The clouds in your cup form a chimera. Images of strange hybrids mean Floyd | that some challenges in your current environment can be defeated with Floyd | what you already possess, while others will require outside Floyd | assistance. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "Half shark, half tornado." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "I know, I know, I just didn't expect." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Jenni wrote the coffee, I think." | ||
| DavidW says, "No one expects a sharknado in their coffee." | ||
| DavidW says (to Jacqueline), "yes, I think that's correct." | ||
| Knight_Otu asks, "What about tempests in teapots?" | ||
| DavidW says, "I remember seeing something where Jenni thanked Emily for letting her put a book in her trash bin." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put coin in slot" | ||
Floyd ] Under the Bridge (Tenth) Turns: 784 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT COIN IN SLOT Floyd | Floyd | The coin disappears into the slot, and down some tiny stairs, by the Floyd | sound of it. Something stirs down in the guts of the mechanism, and Floyd | the receiver begins to make a rushing sound like labored breathing. Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "call peter" | ||
Floyd ] Under the Bridge (Tenth) Turns: 785 Floyd | > Floyd | > CALL PETER Floyd | Floyd | The receiver is still sleeping on the cradle; You'll have to pick it Floyd | up. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "The book that tells you how to read coffee." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get receiver" | ||
Floyd ] Under the Bridge (Tenth) Turns: 786 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET RECEIVER Floyd | Floyd | You reach towards the phone, as you would towards a spider that seems Floyd | almost certaintly dead, but might not be, before finally taking it - Floyd | You bring it up to the side of your head in much the same way. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Yeah." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "call peter" | ||
Floyd ] Under the Bridge (Tenth) Turns: 787 Floyd | > Floyd | > CALL PETER Floyd | Floyd | The phone's keypad only has numbers (and * and #, but who even uses Floyd | those?) Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "I guess my point was that I'm not shocked to find a sharknado in a thing created by Jenni." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "press pound" | ||
Floyd ] Under the Bridge (Tenth) Turns: 788 Floyd | > Floyd | > PRESS POUND Floyd | Floyd | Try dialing the entire number you want instead. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x library card" | ||
Floyd ] Under the Bridge (Tenth) Turns: 789 Floyd | > Floyd | > X LIBRARY CARD Floyd | Floyd | A battered beige rectangle with rounded corners, printed with the Floyd | library insignia, and bearing the words: Floyd | Floyd | PETER CRAGNE Floyd | CRAGNE MANOR Floyd | is entitled to borrow books from Floyd | BACKWATER PUBLIC LIBRARY Floyd | Backwater, Vermont Floyd | and is responsible for all books taken on this card Floyd | Expires APRIL 1998 Floyd | No 19078 Floyd | Floyd | A little metal dealy clips through the cardboard, with a Floyd | mirror-reversed version of the ID number stamped into it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "i" | ||
Floyd ] Under the Bridge (Tenth) Turns: 790 Floyd | > Floyd | > I Floyd | Floyd | You are carrying: Floyd | a phone receiver Floyd | an employee ID card Floyd | a shard of shattered carapace Floyd | a soggy tome Floyd | a long hooked pole Floyd | a grimy rock Floyd | a dead battery Floyd | a moldy, waterlogged journal Floyd | a small, rectangular battery Floyd | an antique locket (being worn and closed) Floyd | The Dollmaker's Journal Floyd | a repaired page Floyd | a trolley schedule Floyd | a trolley pass (being worn) Floyd | Twin Hearts Between the Planes Floyd | a pamphlet of home listings Floyd | a Jansport backpack (being worn and open) Floyd | a hidden pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a key pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a book pocket (open) Floyd | a postcard of Big Ben Floyd | the diary of Phyllis Cragne Floyd | The Modern Girl's Divination Handbook -- Volume Three Floyd | a side pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a trash pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a backpack features guide Floyd | a book list Floyd | a library card Floyd | Peter's jacket Floyd | a faint chill (haunting you) Floyd | a cast iron spire Floyd | a waterproof flashlight Floyd | a giant milkweed leaf (being worn as a mask) Floyd | a pull-string doll Floyd | a glass jar containing an insect Floyd | a half-full styrofoam coffee cup Floyd | a familiar gold wristwatch Floyd | a brass winding key Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "I'm kind of thinking we should explore more" | |
| Jacqueline asks, "We don't have everything for this location, right?" | ||
| DavidW says, "Not everything, no." | ||
| DavidW says, "I've updated your map: [LINK]" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "But there is something we can solve here." | ||
| Jacqueline says (to DW), "Thank you." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "I'm thinking the hatch we can't solve yet..." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Unless..." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push coin return" | ||
Floyd ] Under the Bridge (Tenth) Turns: 791 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH COIN RETURN Floyd | Floyd | You depress the return flap just far enough to confirm that there's no Floyd | quarter inside. Floyd | (If there's anything else, you don't want it.) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "call 911" | ||
Floyd ] Under the Bridge (Tenth) Turns: 792 Floyd | > Floyd | > CALL 911 Floyd | Floyd | There is an odd squawk of static on the line, followed by a few Floyd | seconds of quiet hissing, before a distorted male voice begins to Floyd | crackle through the speaker. It's... hard to make out, with gaps of Floyd | silence and bursts of static, but you're fairly certain it's telling Floyd | you that Emergency Services are not currently available on this Floyd | exchange, and to try your call again shortly... Or that "the throne of Floyd | heaven sits empty?" Something like that. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "hang up" | ||
Floyd ] Under the Bridge (Tenth) Turns: 793 Floyd | > Floyd | > HANG UP Floyd | Floyd | (the phone receiver) Floyd | You hang up the receiver, wishing you could just hang up on this Floyd | phone, as a whole. Floyd | Floyd | There is a solemn clunk from the heart of the phone, and something Floyd | clatters to (an upsettingly crunchy) stop inside the coin return. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push coin return" | ||
Floyd ] Under the Bridge (Tenth) Turns: 794 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH COIN RETURN Floyd | Floyd | Gritting your teeth, you deftly scoop the quarter out of the return. Floyd | It's like that old board game, "Operation", except here the goal is to Floyd | not touch the... bones, or whatever. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "pry hatch with spire" | ||
Floyd ] Under the Bridge (Tenth) Turns: 794 Floyd | > Floyd | > PRY HATCH WITH SPIRE Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "l" | ||
Floyd ] Under the Bridge (Tenth) Turns: 795 Floyd | > Floyd | > L Floyd | Floyd | Under the Bridge (Tenth) Floyd | The path along the river gives way to a crumbling stone embankment as Floyd | it passes below the arch of the old stone bridge. A rusty metal hatch Floyd | is set into the ground opposite from the river, and towards the end of Floyd | the embankment, a derelict payphone squats, forgotten, under the Floyd | shadow of the bridge. To the south, the path continues to follow the Floyd | river. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline asks, "Did we read all the graffiti?" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "i" | ||
Floyd ] Under the Bridge (Tenth) Turns: 796 Floyd | > Floyd | > I Floyd | Floyd | You are carrying: Floyd | an old quarter Floyd | an employee ID card Floyd | a shard of shattered carapace Floyd | a soggy tome Floyd | a long hooked pole Floyd | a grimy rock Floyd | a dead battery Floyd | a moldy, waterlogged journal Floyd | a small, rectangular battery Floyd | an antique locket (being worn and closed) Floyd | The Dollmaker's Journal Floyd | a repaired page Floyd | a trolley schedule Floyd | a trolley pass (being worn) Floyd | Twin Hearts Between the Planes Floyd | a pamphlet of home listings Floyd | a Jansport backpack (being worn and open) Floyd | a hidden pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a key pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a book pocket (open) Floyd | a postcard of Big Ben Floyd | the diary of Phyllis Cragne Floyd | The Modern Girl's Divination Handbook -- Volume Three Floyd | a side pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a trash pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a backpack features guide Floyd | a book list Floyd | a library card Floyd | Peter's jacket Floyd | a faint chill (haunting you) Floyd | a cast iron spire Floyd | a waterproof flashlight Floyd | a giant milkweed leaf (being worn as a mask) Floyd | a pull-string doll Floyd | a glass jar containing an insect Floyd | a half-full styrofoam coffee cup Floyd | a familiar gold wristwatch Floyd | a brass winding key Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "You have not read it all." | |
| Jacqueline says, "Maybe theere's someone else we're supposed to call for a good time" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read grafitti" | ||
Floyd ] Under the Bridge (Tenth) Turns: 797 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ GRAFITTI Floyd | Floyd | It doesn't seem like there's a whole thesis here, but... at least an Floyd | anthropology paper? You try to focus, finding yourself looking at Floyd | "WINONA FOREVER", of which the "NA" has been cleverly scribbled over. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "heh" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read grafitti" | ||
Floyd ] Under the Bridge (Tenth) Turns: 798 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ GRAFITTI Floyd | Floyd | If you've learned one thing from this phone, it's to not hang out Floyd | under a bridge with a bunch of miscreants. That's how you end up Floyd | inscribed with an enthusiastic but flawed "ASE OF BASE" logo inside a Floyd | jagged polygon. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read grafitti" | ||
Floyd ] Under the Bridge (Tenth) Turns: 799 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ GRAFITTI Floyd | Floyd | You must have read everything... Or so you thought, but then you find Floyd | a whole extra column of scribbles, starting with the phrase Floyd | "BADMOTORFINGER", presented boldly and without comment. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read grafitti" | ||
Floyd ] Under the Bridge (Tenth) Turns: 800 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ GRAFITTI Floyd | Floyd | Trying to make sense of a knot of graffiti, you follow a trail of Floyd | scribbled stars to the number 258-0987, flanked by loosely drawn Floyd | stars. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "there we go" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read grafitti" | ||
Floyd ] Under the Bridge (Tenth) Turns: 801 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ GRAFITTI Floyd | Floyd | The years have not been kind to this phone, nor was the person Floyd | responsible for a crude horse, dog (or possibly alligator?) Floyd | inexplicably labeled "SKANK". Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "And so of course we would dial that number randomly because it is here." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put coin in slot" | ||
Floyd ] Under the Bridge (Tenth) Turns: 802 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT COIN IN SLOT Floyd | Floyd | The coin clatters down into the depths of the machine. There is a Floyd | buzzing and rattling deep inside, before a faint hiss of static Floyd | becomes audible from the receiver. Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get receiver" | ||
Floyd ] Under the Bridge (Tenth) Turns: 803 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET RECEIVER Floyd | Floyd | You pick up the receiver, trying not to look at the hundreds of tiny Floyd | holes at both ends, or thinking about what might be inside them Floyd | (especially as you hold them to your ear...) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "call 258-0987" | ||
Floyd ] Under the Bridge (Tenth) Turns: 804 Floyd | > Floyd | > CALL 258-0987 Floyd | Floyd | As you dial the number, pressing the buttons down the middle row, and Floyd | then across the next-to-last row, from left to right, you realize that Floyd | you have made the sign of the cross on the keypad... But upside-down Floyd | and backwards. Floyd | Floyd | It's pretty typical high-school occult bullshit, but before you can Floyd | roll your eyes, the phone buzzes to life, and, as if from a great Floyd | distance, you begin to hear ringing on the other end of the line. Floyd | Floyd | The ring repeats three times, and then stops, leaving you in an Floyd | ominous silence. Even the restless sound of the river behind you has Floyd | stopped, and you are suddenly conscious of how, facing the payphone, Floyd | you've turned your back on the water. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "OH" | |
| Jacqueline says, "UPSIDE DOWN CROSS" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "So clever" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "turn around" | ||
Floyd ] Under the Bridge (Tenth) Turns: 804 Floyd | > Floyd | > TURN AROUND Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Well, this isn't unsettling at all." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "hang up" | ||
Floyd ] Under the Bridge (Tenth) Turns: 805 Floyd | > Floyd | > HANG UP Floyd | Floyd | (the phone receiver) Floyd | That number you dialed has done something... You're not quite sure Floyd | what, but you're even less sure what'll happen if you hang up now. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x water" | ||
Floyd ] Under the Bridge (Tenth) Turns: 806 Floyd | > Floyd | > X WATER Floyd | Floyd | The surface of the river has become completely still, like a mirror; Floyd | You feel as though you could fall through it, into the blue sky beyond Floyd | the bridge... Floyd | Floyd | The bridge in the reflection is sound and whole, new as the day it was Floyd | built, and instead of rotting patches of concrete, the underside is Floyd | covered in a colorful painted mural. Roughly oval in shape, it Floyd | features a vivid green, eel-like creature with a wavy frill, curled Floyd | around as though ready to bite its own tail. You don't totally follow Floyd | the motto encircling it... Something about the commission of an Floyd | officer? Or an office? But the words "Croceate" and "Variegated Court" Floyd | stand out. Floyd | Floyd | You tear your eyes away from the mural, to the railing of the bridge, Floyd | as a woman leans over the edge, wearing an old-fashioned hat... Floyd | Floyd | "VAAAAAAA!" shrieks the phone, causing you to jump and almost drop the Floyd | receiver, "DIIIIIIIIIGH..." Floyd | Floyd | You frantically slam the phone back down into the cradle, out of sheer Floyd | panic, and there is a loud splash behind you. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x water" | ||
Floyd ] Under the Bridge (Tenth) Turns: 807 Floyd | > Floyd | > X WATER Floyd | Floyd | The surface of the river is white with foam, and splashes violently Floyd | against the embankment, as though something large had just dove under Floyd | the surface... Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline asks, "Another Variegated Court reference. Did you note it down?" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "search it" | ||
Floyd ] Under the Bridge (Tenth) Turns: 808 Floyd | > Floyd | > SEARCH IT Floyd | Floyd | The river splashes fitfully against the crumbling stone of the Floyd | embankment, dark and murky in the shadows. The wrinkled surface of the Floyd | water yields a rough reflection, an animated expressionist painting of Floyd | the bridge and sky above, except for where a trail of bubbles mars the Floyd | view, as though something... large... had recently swum past. Floyd | Floyd | The bridge in the reflection is sound and whole, new as the day it was Floyd | built, and instead of rotting patches of concrete, the underside is Floyd | covered in a colorful painted mural. Roughly oval in shape, it Floyd | features a vivid green, eel-like creature with a wavy frill, curled Floyd | around as though ready to bite its own tail. You don't totally follow Floyd | the motto encircling it... Something about the commission of an Floyd | officer? Or an office? But the words "Croceate" and "Variegated Court" Floyd | stand out. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu asks, "Are we supposed to count the references?" | |
| baf arrives, ready to play with the toys. | Jacqueline says, "I'm not sure." | |
| DavidW says, "I'm definitely not telling on this one." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Like, not counting them, but keeping track of them." | ||
| DavidW asks, "The other reference was in that diary, I think?" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x bubbles" | ||
Floyd ] Under the Bridge (Tenth) Turns: 808 Floyd | > Floyd | > X BUBBLES Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "And there's one in my locket." | |
| DavidW says, "oh, three references then." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "There were a few, I seem to recall." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "So, um, I think I know how they will eventually matter," | ||
| Jacqueline says, "But I shouldn't say." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Because I have that idea from what I was told when I wrote my room." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "So that's kind of inside baseball." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "swim" | ||
Floyd ] Under the Bridge (Tenth) Turns: 808 Floyd | > Floyd | > SWIM Floyd | Floyd | That verb doesn't work here, or, at least, not right now, but Floyd | it might work somewhere later. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "dive" | ||
Floyd ] Under the Bridge (Tenth) Turns: 808 Floyd | > Floyd | > DIVE Floyd | Floyd | That verb doesn't work here, or, at least, not right now, but Floyd | it might work somewhere later. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "l" | ||
Floyd ] Under the Bridge (Tenth) Turns: 809 Floyd | > Floyd | > L Floyd | Floyd | Under the Bridge (Tenth) Floyd | The path along the river gives way to a crumbling stone embankment as Floyd | it passes below the arch of the old stone bridge. A rusty metal hatch Floyd | is set into the ground opposite from the river, and towards the end of Floyd | the embankment, a derelict payphone squats, forgotten, under the Floyd | shadow of the bridge. To the south, the path continues to follow the Floyd | river. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "Check the coffee." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Under the Bridge (Tenth) Turns: 810 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The clouds in your cup form a biplane. Modes of transportation mean Floyd | that your current environment presents challenges that can only be Floyd | overcome by seeking fresh perspectives elsewhere until you're ready to Floyd | return. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "I was about to, not that I'm sure what we did." | |
| Jacqueline says, "Well, we called the number" | ||
| DavidW says, "You solved the phone puzzle, revealing a mural." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Also, 15 more minutes for today." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Ah." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Not sure we can get more done in 15 minutes." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Up to you." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "If we're about to switch rooms and just want to stop here, I'm fine with that. I'm nursing a headache." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "but wecan try east of the bridge," | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Sure" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] River Walk (Adam Whybray) Turns: 811 Floyd | > Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | River Walk (Adam Whybray) Floyd | A dirt path along the west bank of the Makaskuta - or Blackgourd - Floyd | River. The air is motionless and sweltry, the urticariate heat drawing Floyd | sweat profusely from your prickling glands. Floyd | Floyd | Just below you, to your side, the river burbles in vainglorious Floyd | stupor, foaming in bright patches from the surfacants released from Floyd | the rotting deposits of the red maples and poplars that line its Floyd | banks. A single black ash, denuded of leaves, its corky bark blighted Floyd | with the telltale signs of parasitic infection, quietly interrupts the Floyd | Autumnal foliage of its deciduous cousins. Floyd | Floyd | The river's waters slith over rocks as lustrous-gray as seal skin, Floyd | rending them freshly burnished for the mid-September sun, which casts Floyd | Her rays in refulgent slats through the rust-honey colored trees. It Floyd | is though Nature, in celebration of Her own fecundity, has chosen to Floyd | offer Herself up in Equinoxical sacrifice - the rocks laid out before Floyd | the blazing altar of the sun. Floyd | Floyd | There is a forbidding sign on the bank of the river. Floyd | Floyd | The way up to Backwater town square is northwest. Following the path Floyd | north leads under the bridge. Floyd | Floyd | On the Makaskuta river is a buoy. Floyd | Floyd | You can also see a freshwater lobster trap (in which is an eggbound Floyd | crawfish) and a shattered crawfish here. Floyd | Floyd | A mistlike trolley stop sign reads Aqua Line -- River Walk. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "nw" | ||
Floyd ] Town square, Backwater, VT (Marco Innocenti) Turns: 812 Floyd | > Floyd | > NW Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Town square, Backwater, VT (Marco Innocenti) Floyd | The large, hexagonal-shaped square is paved with big, white stones, Floyd | polished by rain and wind over the decades; around it, low red-brick Floyd | buildings look like watching peasants. One single street leaves the Floyd | square to the north, while less accommodating paths lead west, in the Floyd | direction of a towering church, and southwest. Floyd | Due east, an iron bridge crosses the river, and southeast, a walkway Floyd | leads down to its bank. Floyd | Floyd | The swollen, slate-colored clouds that blanket the sky are reflected Floyd | in the shiny, circular shape embellishing the center of the square, Floyd | muttering ominous portents amongst themselves. Floyd | Floyd | A man is leaning on the bridge rail, staring intensely at you with his Floyd | only eye. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I think you'll want to at least see the room, yes." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] Bridge (Daniel Stelzer and Jemma Briggeman) Turns: 813 Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Your feet finally touch down on some blackened shore and into some Floyd | large subterrane. The slick black stone of the cavern arcs high above Floyd | your head with strange formations that grow downwards and then out in Floyd | oddly perpendicular angles. The damp rock moves in and out of focus as Floyd | some pulsing green light illuminates the space. Floyd | Floyd | Taking a step, you feel the sand pulling at your shoes as though it Floyd | were thick mud or quicksand. Your feet sink with every step, settling Floyd | on some solid stone platform just beneath this layer of cloying sand Floyd | that prevents you from being entirely swallowed. Floyd | Floyd | You pass between two monolithic pillars: oily green-black stone of a Floyd | height that makes you dizzy to comprehend. Between them, a skeletal Floyd | bridge stretches out across the chasm. Floyd | Floyd | The crossing spans a ravine of tumultuous water that roars like some Floyd | uncaged beast and echoes around the cavern. Its Stygian call chills Floyd | you and draws you in by equal measures as you take the first step onto Floyd | the slats that form the bridge. Floyd | Floyd | Bridge (Daniel Stelzer and Jemma Briggeman) Floyd | You are standing on a bridge spanning east to west in the middle of an Floyd | echoing cavern. In the center of the bridge is a large ghastly Floyd | sculpture constructed of pipes that climb up to a cauldron filled with Floyd | an eerily glowing green moss, the only light source in the room. Floyd | Beneath your feet you can hear the crashing of the river below. Ahead Floyd | of you, to your horror, there are slats missing on the bridge - you'll Floyd | never make it across without replacing them. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | On the gap in the bridge are some flat bones. Floyd | Floyd | The rope lies abandoned on the ground in a tangle, one end tied to the Floyd | bridge, the other to some metallic contraption. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] Outside Pub (Jason Lautzenheiser) Turns: 814 Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Outside Pub (Jason Lautzenheiser) Floyd | As the street runs east through this side of town, it narrows as the Floyd | jagged rooftops on either side of the road reach out to each other. To Floyd | the north is the pub. You can continue to the west where you see a Floyd | bridge. As you pause on the narrow brick sidewalk which lays unevenly Floyd | along the ugly, half-crumbling brick walls, you hear a train whistle Floyd | in the distance. A sign hangs loosely above the pub entrance and to Floyd | the side is a murky window. Floyd | Floyd | You can see a newspaper box and a rusty piece of metal here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x box" | ||
Floyd ] Outside Pub (Jason Lautzenheiser) Turns: 815 Floyd | > Floyd | > X BOX Floyd | Floyd | The metal paperbox has a door, with a foggy glass window through which Floyd | you can still see some of the newspapers inside. There is a large Floyd | handle that would be used to open the box and beside the handle is a Floyd | coin slot and a faded sign that reads "25 cents." One of the legs of Floyd | the rusted paperbox has broken away and has left the newspaper box Floyd | leaning at an angle. A rusty bar of metal, which appears to be the Floyd | remains of the leg, lies on the sidewalk. Floyd | Floyd | In the newspaper box are some yellowed newspapers. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x newspapers" | ||
Floyd ] Outside Pub (Jason Lautzenheiser) Turns: 816 Floyd | > Floyd | > X NEWSPAPERS Floyd | Floyd | Through the foggy window you can just make out part of the headline, Floyd | "Ful... Court ....Dead." Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x newspapers" | ||
Floyd ] Outside Pub (Jason Lautzenheiser) Turns: 817 Floyd | > Floyd | > X NEWSPAPERS Floyd | Floyd | Through the foggy window you can just make out part of the headline, Floyd | "Ful... Court ....Dead." Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "We didn't try to get that coin back, it occurs to me." | |
| Jacqueline says, "True" | ||
| DavidW says, "I don't think you can now." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "But our call went through, so I didn't think we could" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Yeah, but who knows with calls to who knows where." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Go see" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "wait for aqua line" | ||
Floyd ] Outside Pub (Jason Lautzenheiser) Turns: 818 Floyd | > Floyd | > WAIT FOR AQUA LINE Floyd | Floyd | There doesn't appear to be a trolley stop in this location. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Ah, right." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Bridge (Daniel Stelzer and Jemma Briggeman) Turns: 819 Floyd | > Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Your feet finally touch down on some blackened shore and into some Floyd | large subterrane. The slick black stone of the cavern arcs high above Floyd | your head with strange formations that grow downwards and then out in Floyd | oddly perpendicular angles. The damp rock moves in and out of focus as Floyd | some pulsing green light illuminates the space. Floyd | Floyd | Taking a step, you feel the sand pulling at your shoes as though it Floyd | were thick mud or quicksand. Your feet sink with every step, settling Floyd | on some solid stone platform just beneath this layer of cloying sand Floyd | that prevents you from being entirely swallowed. Floyd | Floyd | You pass between two monolithic pillars: oily green-black stone of a Floyd | height that makes you dizzy to comprehend. Between them, a skeletal Floyd | bridge stretches out across the chasm. Floyd | Floyd | The crossing spans a ravine of tumultuous water that roars like some Floyd | uncaged beast and echoes around the cavern. Its Stygian call chills Floyd | you and draws you in by equal measures as you take the first step onto Floyd | the slats that form the bridge. Floyd | Floyd | Bridge (Daniel Stelzer and Jemma Briggeman) Floyd | You are standing on a bridge spanning east to west in the middle of an Floyd | echoing cavern. In the center of the bridge is a large nameless Floyd | sculpture constructed of pipes that climb up to a cauldron filled with Floyd | an eerily glowing green moss, the only light source in the room. Floyd | Beneath your feet you can hear the crashing of the river below. Ahead Floyd | of you, to your horror, there are slats missing on the bridge - you'll Floyd | never make it across without replacing them. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | On the gap in the bridge are some flat bones. Floyd | Floyd | The rope lies abandoned on the ground in a tangle, one end tied to the Floyd | bridge, the other to some metallic contraption. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Town square, Backwater, VT (Marco Innocenti) Turns: 820 Floyd | > Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Town square, Backwater, VT (Marco Innocenti) Floyd | The large, hexagonal-shaped square is paved with big, white stones, Floyd | polished by rain and wind over the decades; around it, low red-brick Floyd | buildings look like watching peasants. One single street leaves the Floyd | square to the north, while less accommodating paths lead west, in the Floyd | direction of a towering church, and southwest. Floyd | Due east, an iron bridge crosses the river, and southeast, a walkway Floyd | leads down to its bank. Floyd | Floyd | The swollen, slate-colored clouds that blanket the sky are reflected Floyd | in the shiny, circular shape embellishing the center of the square, Floyd | muttering ominous portents amongst themselves. Floyd | Floyd | A man is leaning on the bridge rail, staring intensely at you with his Floyd | only eye. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "se" | ||
Floyd ] River Walk (Adam Whybray) Turns: 821 Floyd | > Floyd | > SE Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | River Walk (Adam Whybray) Floyd | A dirt path along the west bank of the Makaskuta - or Blackgourd - Floyd | River. The air is motionless and sweltry, the urticariate heat drawing Floyd | sweat profusely from your prickling glands. Floyd | Floyd | Just below you, to your side, the river burbles in vainglorious Floyd | stupor, foaming in bright patches from the surfacants released from Floyd | the rotting deposits of the red maples and poplars that line its Floyd | banks. A single black ash, denuded of leaves, its corky bark blighted Floyd | with the telltale signs of parasitic infection, quietly interrupts the Floyd | Autumnal foliage of its deciduous cousins. Floyd | Floyd | The river's waters slith over rocks as lustrous-gray as seal skin, Floyd | rending them freshly burnished for the mid-September sun, which casts Floyd | Her rays in refulgent slats through the rust-honey colored trees. It Floyd | is though Nature, in celebration of Her own fecundity, has chosen to Floyd | offer Herself up in Equinoxical sacrifice - the rocks laid out before Floyd | the blazing altar of the sun. Floyd | Floyd | There is a forbidding sign on the bank of the river. Floyd | Floyd | The way up to Backwater town square is northwest. Following the path Floyd | north leads under the bridge. Floyd | Floyd | On the Makaskuta river is a buoy. Floyd | Floyd | You can also see a freshwater lobster trap (in which is an eggbound Floyd | crawfish) and a shattered crawfish here. Floyd | Floyd | An ethereal trolley stop sign reads Aqua Line -- River Walk. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Under the Bridge (Tenth) Turns: 822 Floyd | > Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Under the Bridge (Tenth) Floyd | The path along the river gives way to a crumbling stone embankment as Floyd | it passes below the arch of the old stone bridge. A rusty metal hatch Floyd | is set into the ground opposite from the river, and towards the end of Floyd | the embankment, a derelict payphone squats, forgotten, under the Floyd | shadow of the bridge. To the south, the path continues to follow the Floyd | river. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push coin return" | ||
Floyd ] Under the Bridge (Tenth) Turns: 823 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH COIN RETURN Floyd | Floyd | You depress the return flap just far enough to confirm that there's no Floyd | quarter inside. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Okay. Curiosity sated." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] River Walk (Adam Whybray) Turns: 824 Floyd | > Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | River Walk (Adam Whybray) Floyd | A dirt path along the west bank of the Makaskuta - or Blackgourd - Floyd | River. The air is motionless and sweltry, the urticariate heat drawing Floyd | sweat profusely from your prickling glands. Floyd | Floyd | Just below you, to your side, the river burbles in vainglorious Floyd | stupor, foaming in bright patches from the surfacants released from Floyd | the rotting deposits of the red maples and poplars that line its Floyd | banks. A single black ash, denuded of leaves, its corky bark blighted Floyd | with the telltale signs of parasitic infection, quietly interrupts the Floyd | Autumnal foliage of its deciduous cousins. Floyd | Floyd | The river's waters slith over rocks as lustrous-gray as seal skin, Floyd | rending them freshly burnished for the mid-September sun, which casts Floyd | Her rays in refulgent slats through the rust-honey colored trees. It Floyd | is though Nature, in celebration of Her own fecundity, has chosen to Floyd | offer Herself up in Equinoxical sacrifice - the rocks laid out before Floyd | the blazing altar of the sun. Floyd | Floyd | There is a forbidding sign on the bank of the river. Floyd | Floyd | The way up to Backwater town square is northwest. Following the path Floyd | north leads under the bridge. Floyd | Floyd | On the Makaskuta river is a buoy. Floyd | Floyd | You can also see a freshwater lobster trap (in which is an eggbound Floyd | crawfish) and a shattered crawfish here. Floyd | Floyd | A noncorporeal trolley stop sign reads Aqua Line -- River Walk. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "nw" | ||
Floyd ] Town square, Backwater, VT (Marco Innocenti) Turns: 825 Floyd | > Floyd | > NW Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Town square, Backwater, VT (Marco Innocenti) Floyd | The large, hexagonal-shaped square is paved with big, white stones, Floyd | polished by rain and wind over the decades; around it, low red-brick Floyd | buildings look like watching peasants. One single street leaves the Floyd | square to the north, while less accommodating paths lead west, in the Floyd | direction of a towering church, and southwest. Floyd | Due east, an iron bridge crosses the river, and southeast, a walkway Floyd | leads down to its bank. Floyd | Floyd | The swollen, slate-colored clouds that blanket the sky are reflected Floyd | in the shiny, circular shape embellishing the center of the square, Floyd | muttering ominous portents amongst themselves. Floyd | Floyd | A man is leaning on the bridge rail, staring intensely at you with his Floyd | only eye. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] Bridge (Daniel Stelzer and Jemma Briggeman) Turns: 826 Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Your feet finally touch down on some blackened shore and into some Floyd | large subterrane. The slick black stone of the cavern arcs high above Floyd | your head with strange formations that grow downwards and then out in Floyd | oddly perpendicular angles. The damp rock moves in and out of focus as Floyd | some pulsing green light illuminates the space. Floyd | Floyd | Taking a step, you feel the sand pulling at your shoes as though it Floyd | were thick mud or quicksand. Your feet sink with every step, settling Floyd | on some solid stone platform just beneath this layer of cloying sand Floyd | that prevents you from being entirely swallowed. Floyd | Floyd | You pass between two monolithic pillars: oily green-black stone of a Floyd | height that makes you dizzy to comprehend. Between them, a skeletal Floyd | bridge stretches out across the chasm. Floyd | Floyd | The crossing spans a ravine of tumultuous water that roars like some Floyd | uncaged beast and echoes around the cavern. Its Stygian call chills Floyd | you and draws you in by equal measures as you take the first step onto Floyd | the slats that form the bridge. Floyd | Floyd | Bridge (Daniel Stelzer and Jemma Briggeman) Floyd | You are standing on a bridge spanning east to west in the middle of an Floyd | echoing cavern. In the center of the bridge is a large detestable Floyd | sculpture constructed of pipes that climb up to a cauldron filled with Floyd | an eerily glowing green moss, the only light source in the room. Floyd | Beneath your feet you can hear the crashing of the river below. Ahead Floyd | of you, to your horror, there are slats missing on the bridge - you'll Floyd | never make it across without replacing them. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | On the gap in the bridge are some flat bones. Floyd | Floyd | The rope lies abandoned on the ground in a tangle, one end tied to the Floyd | bridge, the other to some metallic contraption. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] Outside Pub (Jason Lautzenheiser) Turns: 827 Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Outside Pub (Jason Lautzenheiser) Floyd | As the street runs east through this side of town, it narrows as the Floyd | jagged rooftops on either side of the road reach out to each other. To Floyd | the north is the pub. You can continue to the west where you see a Floyd | bridge. As you pause on the narrow brick sidewalk which lays unevenly Floyd | along the ugly, half-crumbling brick walls, you hear a train whistle Floyd | in the distance. A sign hangs loosely above the pub entrance and to Floyd | the side is a murky window. Floyd | Floyd | You can see a newspaper box and a rusty piece of metal here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x metal" | ||
Floyd ] Outside Pub (Jason Lautzenheiser) Turns: 828 Floyd | > Floyd | > X METAL Floyd | Floyd | (the library card) Floyd | A battered beige rectangle with rounded corners, printed with the Floyd | library insignia, and bearing the words: Floyd | Floyd | PETER CRAGNE Floyd | CRAGNE MANOR Floyd | is entitled to borrow books from Floyd | BACKWATER PUBLIC LIBRARY Floyd | Backwater, Vermont Floyd | and is responsible for all books taken on this card Floyd | Expires APRIL 1998 Floyd | No 19078 Floyd | Floyd | A little metal dealy clips through the cardboard, with a Floyd | mirror-reversed version of the ID number stamped into it. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "I keep forgetting." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x rusty metal" | ||
Floyd ] Outside Pub (Jason Lautzenheiser) Turns: 829 Floyd | > Floyd | > X RUSTY METAL Floyd | Floyd | The remains of the broken leg is light and sturdy and long enough to Floyd | stretch from your hand to your elbow. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline asks, "Forgetting what?" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "That metal calls up the library card." | ||
| DavidW says, "That 'metal' defaults to the library card." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "I'm wondering if this will also help with our hatch." | ||
| baf exclaims, "Sorry!" | ||
| DavidW says, "You can put the library card in a closed pocket." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "True" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get leg" | ||
Floyd ] Outside Pub (Jason Lautzenheiser) Turns: 830 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET LEG Floyd | Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "i" | ||
Floyd ] Outside Pub (Jason Lautzenheiser) Turns: 831 Floyd | > Floyd | > I Floyd | Floyd | You are carrying: Floyd | a rusty piece of metal Floyd | an employee ID card Floyd | a shard of shattered carapace Floyd | a soggy tome Floyd | a long hooked pole Floyd | a grimy rock Floyd | a dead battery Floyd | a moldy, waterlogged journal Floyd | a small, rectangular battery Floyd | an antique locket (being worn and closed) Floyd | The Dollmaker's Journal Floyd | a repaired page Floyd | a trolley schedule Floyd | a trolley pass (being worn) Floyd | Twin Hearts Between the Planes Floyd | a pamphlet of home listings Floyd | a Jansport backpack (being worn and open) Floyd | a hidden pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a key pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a book pocket (open) Floyd | a postcard of Big Ben Floyd | the diary of Phyllis Cragne Floyd | The Modern Girl's Divination Handbook -- Volume Three Floyd | a side pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a trash pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a backpack features guide Floyd | a book list Floyd | a library card Floyd | Peter's jacket Floyd | a faint chill (haunting you) Floyd | a cast iron spire Floyd | a waterproof flashlight Floyd | a giant milkweed leaf (being worn as a mask) Floyd | a pull-string doll Floyd | a glass jar containing an insect Floyd | a half-full styrofoam coffee cup Floyd | a familiar gold wristwatch Floyd | a brass winding key Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put library in sp" | ||
Floyd ] Outside Pub (Jason Lautzenheiser) Turns: 831 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT LIBRARY IN SP Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put library card in side pocket" | ||
Floyd ] Outside Pub (Jason Lautzenheiser) Turns: 832 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT LIBRARY CARD IN SIDE POCKET Floyd | Floyd | You put the library card into the side pocket. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "close side pocket" | ||
Floyd ] Outside Pub (Jason Lautzenheiser) Turns: 833 Floyd | > Floyd | > CLOSE SIDE POCKET Floyd | Floyd | You close the side pocket. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "l" | ||
Floyd ] Outside Pub (Jason Lautzenheiser) Turns: 834 Floyd | > Floyd | > L Floyd | Floyd | You pause on the sidewalk as you approach the entrance to the pub as Floyd | you hear a faint whistle in the distance. Floyd | Floyd | Outside Pub (Jason Lautzenheiser) Floyd | As the street runs east through this side of town, it narrows as the Floyd | jagged rooftops on either side of the road reach out to each other. To Floyd | the north is the pub. You can continue to the west where you see a Floyd | bridge. As you pause on the narrow brick sidewalk which lays unevenly Floyd | along the ugly, half-crumbling brick walls, you hear a train whistle Floyd | in the distance. A sign hangs loosely above the pub entrance and to Floyd | the side is a murky window. Floyd | Floyd | You can see a newspaper box here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x me" | ||
Floyd ] Outside Pub (Jason Lautzenheiser) Turns: 835 Floyd | > Floyd | > X ME Floyd | Floyd | The wind is blowing through your hair as you walk through this area of Floyd | town making you look a bit unkempt. Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Outside Pub (Jason Lautzenheiser) Turns: 836 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The clouds in your cup form a sturdy oak. Botanical images mean that Floyd | while there is much left to accomplish in the present situation, your Floyd | immediate environment sustains you, and you have everything that you Floyd | need. Floyd | Floyd | > | baf says, "I should have made it match the exact phrase "metal dealy", I suppose" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "It's no big deal, really." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "No, that would have been far worse." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x sign" | ||
Floyd ] Outside Pub (Jason Lautzenheiser) Turns: 837 Floyd | > Floyd | > X SIGN Floyd | Floyd | The painted wood sign is faded near-unreadability. But you think the Floyd | last two words are "Last Home". Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x window" | ||
Floyd ] Outside Pub (Jason Lautzenheiser) Turns: 838 Floyd | > Floyd | > X WINDOW Floyd | Floyd | You move closer to the window and attempt to peer through. It's dark Floyd | inside and the window is very dirty, but you see human-like shapes Floyd | moving around inside. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x sidewalk" | ||
Floyd ] Outside Pub (Jason Lautzenheiser) Turns: 839 Floyd | > Floyd | > X SIDEWALK Floyd | Floyd | The uneven sidewalk looks like it hasn't been repaired in quite some Floyd | time. You see many loose bricks and you risk tripping over them if Floyd | you're not careful. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get bricks" | ||
Floyd ] Outside Pub (Jason Lautzenheiser) Turns: 840 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET BRICKS Floyd | Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Let's wait until next week before we enter the pub" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "I didn't expect that." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Yeah." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x sidewalk" | ||
Floyd ] Outside Pub (Jason Lautzenheiser) Turns: 841 Floyd | > Floyd | > X SIDEWALK Floyd | Floyd | The uneven sidewalk looks like it hasn't been repaired in quite some Floyd | time. You see many loose bricks and you risk tripping over them if Floyd | you're not careful. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "i" | ||
Floyd ] Outside Pub (Jason Lautzenheiser) Turns: 842 Floyd | > Floyd | > I Floyd | Floyd | You are carrying: Floyd | loose bricks Floyd | a rusty piece of metal Floyd | an employee ID card Floyd | a shard of shattered carapace Floyd | a soggy tome Floyd | a long hooked pole Floyd | a grimy rock Floyd | a dead battery Floyd | a moldy, waterlogged journal Floyd | a small, rectangular battery Floyd | an antique locket (being worn and closed) Floyd | The Dollmaker's Journal Floyd | a repaired page Floyd | a trolley schedule Floyd | a trolley pass (being worn) Floyd | Twin Hearts Between the Planes Floyd | a pamphlet of home listings Floyd | a Jansport backpack (being worn and open) Floyd | a hidden pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a key pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a book pocket (open) Floyd | a postcard of Big Ben Floyd | the diary of Phyllis Cragne Floyd | The Modern Girl's Divination Handbook -- Volume Three Floyd | a side pocket (closed) Floyd | a trash pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a backpack features guide Floyd | a book list Floyd | Peter's jacket Floyd | a faint chill (haunting you) Floyd | a cast iron spire Floyd | a waterproof flashlight Floyd | a giant milkweed leaf (being worn as a mask) Floyd | a pull-string doll Floyd | a glass jar containing an insect Floyd | a half-full styrofoam coffee cup Floyd | a familiar gold wristwatch Floyd | a brass winding key Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "fix sidewalk" | ||
Floyd ] Outside Pub (Jason Lautzenheiser) Turns: 843 Floyd | > Floyd | > FIX SIDEWALK Floyd | Floyd | That doesn't work. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x loose bricks" | ||
Floyd ] Outside Pub (Jason Lautzenheiser) Turns: 843 Floyd | > Floyd | > X LOOSE BRICKS Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "put bricks in sidewalk" | ||
Floyd ] Outside Pub (Jason Lautzenheiser) Turns: 844 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT BRICKS IN SIDEWALK Floyd | Floyd | That can't contain things. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline shrugs. | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x loose brick" | ||
Floyd ] Outside Pub (Jason Lautzenheiser) Turns: 844 Floyd | > Floyd | > X LOOSE BRICK Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x brick" | ||
Floyd ] Outside Pub (Jason Lautzenheiser) Turns: 845 Floyd | > Floyd | > X BRICK Floyd | Floyd | (loose bricks) Floyd | The brick is quite heavy. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Ah." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "throw brick at box" | ||
Floyd ] Outside Pub (Jason Lautzenheiser) Turns: 846 Floyd | > Floyd | > THROW BRICK AT BOX Floyd | Floyd | (loose bricks at the newspaper box) Floyd | You throw the brick as hard as you can at the paperbox. It hits the Floyd | window just right, shattering the glass. Floyd | Floyd | The glass of the paperbox is now broken out. Floyd | Floyd | In the newspaper box are some yellowed newspapers. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Horray for vandalism." | |
| Jacqueline says, "nice" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read newspapers" | ||
Floyd ] Outside Pub (Jason Lautzenheiser) Turns: 847 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ NEWSPAPERS Floyd | Floyd | The paper is dated, July 26, 1970. The headline reads "Fulvous Floyd | Alderman of the Variegated Court Found Dead." Floyd | Floyd | Below the headline is a photo of someone you assume is Fulvous dressed Floyd | in all black with black tie and black top hat. He is standing in Floyd | front of an old church and strangely enough, there's a duck at his Floyd | feet, almost posing. Floyd | Floyd | The article reads, "Fulvous Alderman of the Variegated Court was Floyd | found dead yesterday. His body was found by an unnamed man who was Floyd | exploring a remote area when he came across an abandoned white house. Floyd | When the young man entered through a back window to explore the home, Floyd | he found the body of Fulvous in the attic. He was slumped over a Floyd | table with what appears to be a ceremonial dagger in his back. Other Floyd | than the knife and some dull orange duck feathers scattered around the Floyd | room, no other clues were found regarding the culprit or the Floyd | motive." Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu asks, "Why does that sound vaguely familiar?" | |
| DavidW says, "The white house is from Zork." | ||
| baf asks, "What, the white house that you enter through a back window?" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Ha. Yes." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "That's the one, yes." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Okay, I'm going to need to run for today." | ||
| DavidW says, "And you do find a knife in the attic." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Loving this." | ||
| **** SESSION FOUR **** | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "So, there's been hints that the Variegated Court is important in some way..." | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "restore" | ||
Floyd | > Floyd | > RESTORE Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to read: | Knight_Otu says, "So I tried to collect the information we've seen so far." | |
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "cfcragnenewspaper" | ||
Floyd ] Outside Pub (Jason Lautzenheiser) Turns: 847
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
| Jacqueline says, "Sorry for the new folks... it takes all of that just to start the game." | |
| Roger has left. | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "l" | ||
Floyd ] Outside Pub (Jason Lautzenheiser) Turns: 848 Floyd | > Floyd | > L Floyd | Floyd | Outside Pub (Jason Lautzenheiser) Floyd | As the street runs east through this side of town, it narrows as the Floyd | jagged rooftops on either side of the road reach out to each other. To Floyd | the north is the pub. You can continue to the west where you see a Floyd | bridge. As you pause on the narrow brick sidewalk which lays unevenly Floyd | along the ugly, half-crumbling brick walls, you hear a train whistle Floyd | in the distance. A sign hangs loosely above the pub entrance and to Floyd | the side is a murky window. Floyd | Floyd | You can see a newspaper box here. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "It seems to me the Alderpeople are the important part. We've got four of them right now, I think." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get newspaper" | ||
Floyd ] Outside Pub (Jason Lautzenheiser) Turns: 849 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET NEWSPAPER Floyd | Floyd | You pick one of the old yellowed papers off of the stack. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x it" | ||
Floyd ] Outside Pub (Jason Lautzenheiser) Turns: 850 Floyd | > Floyd | > X IT Floyd | Floyd | The glass of the paperbox is now broken out. Floyd | Floyd | > | Teaspoon says, "*whistles*" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Grr." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x paper" | ||
Floyd ] Outside Pub (Jason Lautzenheiser) Turns: 850 Floyd | > Floyd | > X PAPER Floyd | Floyd | Which do you mean, the yellowed newspapers or the repaired page? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "yellowed" | ||
Floyd ] Outside Pub (Jason Lautzenheiser) Turns: 851 Floyd | > Floyd | > YELLOWED Floyd | Floyd | The paper is dated, July 26, 1970. The headline reads "Fulvous Floyd | Alderman of the Variegated Court Found Dead." Floyd | Floyd | Below the headline is a photo of someone you assume is Fulvous dressed Floyd | in all black with black tie and black top hat. He is standing in Floyd | front of an old church and strangely enough, there's a duck at his Floyd | feet, almost posing. Floyd | Floyd | The article reads, "Fulvous Alderman of the Variegated Court was Floyd | found dead yesterday. His body was found by an unnamed man who was Floyd | exploring a remote area when he came across an abandoned white house. Floyd | When the young man entered through a back window to explore the home, Floyd | he found the body of Fulvous in the attic. He was slumped over a Floyd | table with what appears to be a ceremonial dagger in his back. Other Floyd | than the knife and some dull orange duck feathers scattered around the Floyd | room, no other clues were found regarding the culprit or the Floyd | motive." Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "The Fulvous Alderman, real name unknown, relative year 1970." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x diary" | ||
Floyd ] Outside Pub (Jason Lautzenheiser) Turns: 852 Floyd | > Floyd | > X DIARY Floyd | Floyd | A small brown book with embossed letters on the front, mostly worn Floyd | away, spelling "DIARY". Inside it's filled with spidery letters in Floyd | faded ink. According to the name inscribed inside the cover, this Floyd | belonged to Phyllis Cragne. Floyd | Floyd | You think you remember your husband speaking of a "Great Aunt Phyl," a Floyd | sprightly old lady who haunted his earliest memories and always wore Floyd | tartan trousers. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Phyllis Cragne, Cesious Alderman, 1923" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x locket" | ||
Floyd ] Outside Pub (Jason Lautzenheiser) Turns: 853 Floyd | > Floyd | > X LOCKET Floyd | Floyd | The locket and chain are silver, surprisingly untouched by the murky Floyd | depths from which they came. The front of the locket bears a tiny Floyd | embossed likeness of a kraken. The initials E.C. are engraved Floyd | on its back. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu asks, "Eliakim Cragne, Eburnean Alderman, ??" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "And presumably, from a mural we've seen earlier, a Crocreate Alderman, year unknown, real name unknown." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "(Sorry about this bigger than expected infodump.)" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Not at all." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "I just needed a moment to take it all in." | ||
| Teaspoon says, "I have no idea what's up, I shall have to watch these week." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "We should consult our coffee if we're done in this room, I guess." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "That makes a bit of sense in context, I promise." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Outside Pub (Jason Lautzenheiser) Turns: 854 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The swirls in your cup form a gentle ripple. Lack of a symbolic image Floyd | means that you have accomplished everything you must in your current Floyd | environment and should move on to find new challenges in order to grow Floyd | as a person. Floyd | Floyd | > | Teaspoon says, "what helpful coffee it is" | |
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "i" | ||
Floyd ] Outside Pub (Jason Lautzenheiser) Turns: 855 Floyd | > Floyd | > I Floyd | Floyd | You are carrying: Floyd | some yellowed newspapers Floyd | loose bricks Floyd | a rusty piece of metal Floyd | an employee ID card Floyd | a shard of shattered carapace Floyd | a soggy tome Floyd | a long hooked pole Floyd | a grimy rock Floyd | a dead battery Floyd | a moldy, waterlogged journal Floyd | a small, rectangular battery Floyd | an antique locket (being worn and closed) Floyd | The Dollmaker's Journal Floyd | a repaired page Floyd | a trolley schedule Floyd | a trolley pass (being worn) Floyd | Twin Hearts Between the Planes Floyd | a pamphlet of home listings Floyd | a Jansport backpack (being worn and open) Floyd | a hidden pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a key pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a book pocket (open) Floyd | a postcard of Big Ben Floyd | the diary of Phyllis Cragne Floyd | The Modern Girl's Divination Handbook -- Volume Three Floyd | a side pocket (closed) Floyd | a trash pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a backpack features guide Floyd | a book list Floyd | Peter's jacket Floyd | a faint chill (haunting you) Floyd | a cast iron spire Floyd | a waterproof flashlight Floyd | a giant milkweed leaf (being worn as a mask) Floyd | a pull-string doll Floyd | a glass jar containing an insect Floyd | a half-full styrofoam coffee cup Floyd | a familiar gold wristwatch Floyd | a brass winding key Floyd | Floyd | > | Teaspoon says, "eep" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Yes, we have a huge inventory already." | ||
| Jacqueline asks, "So, Teaspoon, you know the story behind this game, right?" | ||
| Teaspoon says, "I heard about it- big anniversary gig and lots of people coding for it" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "It was written by 80+ people, yeah." | ||
| Teaspoon says, "more than that I do not know" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "So, I kind of feel like you can drop in whenever." | ||
| Teaspoon says, "oh, because the rooms are so discombobulated...I see." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "There is an overarching purpose, but it's also kind of room by room" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Yeah" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Especially if you see a solution we do not." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Yeah" | ||
| Teaspoon asks, "are there other things like the coffee that are all-encompassing?" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "We are trying to collect library books." | ||
| Teaspoon says, "cool" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Because when we return all of our husband's overdue books we can check out a particular horrible book we want." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "The doll kind of can alert us to scenery we've missed." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "And we're keeping track of these aldermen." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "But that's it for now, I think." | ||
| Teaspoon says, "ok, cool" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "And of course we're trying to find a couple of keys." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Oh, true" | ||
| Jacqueline asks, "Shall we go to the pub?" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "David has been keeping a map for us at [LINK] though I think he isn't here yet." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Sure." | ||
| Teaspoon says, "I favour pubs" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "I tested this room, so I'm going to keep my mouth shut in the next room." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] The Invisible Worm (Sam Kabo Ashwell) Turns: 856 Floyd | > Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | The Invisible Worm (Sam Kabo Ashwell) Floyd | A dimly-lit tavern, old enough that all its straight lines have worn Floyd | or warped slightly out of shape, and everything feels cluttered and a Floyd | little too small; you've had apartments with living-rooms bigger than Floyd | this. Heavy, dark beams support a low ceiling, and the walls are Floyd | crowded with ancient farm tools and yellowing photographs. A cramped Floyd | doorway, south, leads back outside. Floyd | Floyd | The bartender impassively surveys the room. He might have raised his Floyd | eyebrows slightly in acknowledgement as you entered, but you wouldn't Floyd | swear to it. Floyd | Floyd | Old-timers monopolize the fireplace nook; a straggle of teenagers Floyd | hunch in a corner. Floyd | Floyd | The old-timers opine on the time Reverend Wilcox caught his daughter Floyd | in the dairy with Reverend Hagburn. Somehow this relates to one of the Floyd | old-timers owing another money. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x photographs" | ||
Floyd ] The Invisible Worm (Sam Kabo Ashwell) Turns: 857 Floyd | > Floyd | > X PHOTOGRAPHS Floyd | Floyd | Floods of sepia; you don't think there's anything dating from after Floyd | the 1940s. It's mostly portraits and group shots; their subjects look Floyd | world-weary and frayed around the edges, and nobody seems comfortable. Floyd | The women are uncertain, prepared to be angry, as though the camera is Floyd | being wielded by an unfavored nephew who can't be trusted with the Floyd | exercise; the men are ciphers, eyes tired and defensive in a mask of Floyd | weathered flesh. Floyd | Floyd | The old-timers opine on how the ghost of a runaway slave wrought Floyd | vengeance on Makepeace Osgood. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x tools" | ||
Floyd ] The Invisible Worm (Sam Kabo Ashwell) Turns: 858 Floyd | > Floyd | > X TOOLS Floyd | Floyd | The difference between a museum and a midden is mostly organisation. Floyd | This falls about halfway in between: at some point someone rummaged Floyd | through a series of old sheds and barns, grabbed anything with no Floyd | useful future, and pegged it to the wall. You can identify about half Floyd | of it, horseshoes and scythes and the like: the remainder suggests Floyd | either the management of very odd livestock, an art student newly Floyd | possessed of a welding-iron, or highly specialised forms of sexual Floyd | deviancy. Floyd | Floyd | Most of it is affixed to the wall with wire and nails; but just about Floyd | at eye level, on the wall facing the bar, there's a well-used Floyd | whetstone that's just balanced on a couple of wooden pegs. Floyd | Floyd | The old-timers talk about the time Meg Martin's daughter lived in sin Floyd | with Abe Crackstone's son. Floyd | Floyd | > | Teaspoon says, "aw, Sam's room." | |
| Jacqueline says, "yup" | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x whetstone" | ||
Floyd ] The Invisible Worm (Sam Kabo Ashwell) Turns: 859 Floyd | > Floyd | > X WHETSTONE Floyd | Floyd | A dark grey, smooth whetstone, great for sharpening any cutting Floyd | implements. Floyd | Floyd | The old-timers squabble over the time Virgil Thursley had a warrant Floyd | issued for adulterating maple syrup and died in a shoot-out near Bear Floyd | Flats. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "We forgot something. X me and inventory can have different results in different rooms." | |
| Teaspoon says, "watering the maple syrup, indeed- somebody had fun writing the variant texts." | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x me" | ||
Floyd ] The Invisible Worm (Sam Kabo Ashwell) Turns: 860 Floyd | > Floyd | > X ME Floyd | Floyd | As good-looking as ever. Floyd | Floyd | You bear the trauma of a woman who has been eye to eye with an Floyd | eburnean pond kraken. Floyd | Floyd | The old-timers squabble over the time Adam Collamore burned down James Floyd | Crowley's nephew's chicken-shed. Somehow this relates to one of the Floyd | old-timers owing another money. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "i" | ||
Floyd ] The Invisible Worm (Sam Kabo Ashwell) Turns: 861 Floyd | > Floyd | > I Floyd | Floyd | You are carrying: Floyd | some yellowed newspapers Floyd | loose bricks Floyd | a rusty piece of metal Floyd | an employee ID card Floyd | a shard of shattered carapace Floyd | a soggy tome Floyd | a long hooked pole Floyd | a grimy rock Floyd | a dead battery Floyd | a moldy, waterlogged journal Floyd | a small, rectangular battery Floyd | an antique locket (being worn and closed) Floyd | The Dollmaker's Journal Floyd | a repaired page Floyd | a trolley schedule Floyd | a trolley pass (being worn) Floyd | Twin Hearts Between the Planes Floyd | a pamphlet of home listings Floyd | a Jansport backpack (being worn and open) Floyd | a hidden pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a key pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a book pocket (open) Floyd | a postcard of Big Ben Floyd | the diary of Phyllis Cragne Floyd | The Modern Girl's Divination Handbook -- Volume Three Floyd | a side pocket (closed) Floyd | a trash pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a backpack features guide Floyd | a book list Floyd | Peter's jacket Floyd | a faint chill (haunting you) Floyd | a cast iron spire Floyd | a waterproof flashlight Floyd | a giant milkweed leaf (being worn as a mask) Floyd | a pull-string doll Floyd | a glass jar containing an insect Floyd | a half-full styrofoam coffee cup Floyd | a familiar gold wristwatch Floyd | a brass winding key Floyd | Floyd | The old-timers speak of the time the Holt girl lived in sin with Kitty Floyd | Cabot's eldest. The pipe-smoker seems to be an authority on the Floyd | subject, and the others defer to his pronouncements. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "take whetstone" | ||
Floyd ] The Invisible Worm (Sam Kabo Ashwell) Turns: 862 Floyd | > Floyd | > TAKE WHETSTONE Floyd | Floyd | Nothing about the bartender's manner suggests tolerance of rude Floyd | tourists. It probably wouldn't be a good idea to steal the decor while Floyd | he's watching. Floyd | Floyd | The old-timers discuss the time Dusty Poole's damn fool son came at Floyd | Farmer Buxton with a grain flail to impress a girl. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Okay, nothing here. In one room, we've been wearing aviator goggles, and in another we actually got to keep that backpack." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] The Invisible Worm (Sam Kabo Ashwell) Turns: 863 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The swirls in your cup form the engine of a train. Modes of Floyd | transportation mean that your current environment presents challenges Floyd | that can only be overcome by seeking fresh perspectives elsewhere Floyd | until you're ready to return. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline exclaims, "You've been eye to eye with a pond kraken!" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Interesting." | ||
| Teaspoon says, "I assume this means we were swimming at the time." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Well yes, but we've been that ever since your room." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "We weren't swimming shortly before, I'll say that much." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x old-timers" | ||
Floyd ] The Invisible Worm (Sam Kabo Ashwell) Turns: 864 Floyd | > Floyd | > X OLD-TIMERS Floyd | Floyd | The three old boys around the fireplace - one pipe-smoker, one Floyd | roll-up, one Lucky Strike - are fumigating the premises and talking Floyd | shit about their families and neighbors. Floyd | Floyd | The old-timers talk about the sad tale of how Parson Norris ran off to Floyd | Syracuse to get famous, got involved with homosexuals, and was born Floyd | again and returned home. In the process they insult one another in Floyd | ways that would be fatal to any friendship you've ever had. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "I know. I'm just pleased about it." | |
| Teaspoon says, "so if I understand the coffee, we need to come back later? (possibly when we have an axe to grind)" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "So, I did not realize that when I was testing this room I had a thing that was not actually in this room." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "So yeah, we need a thing that's not here." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "That's all I'll say." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "As I have not said anything that the coffee did not already say." | ||
| Teaspoon exclaims, "onwards!" | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "exits" | ||
Floyd ] The Invisible Worm (Sam Kabo Ashwell) Turns: 864 Floyd | > Floyd | > EXITS Floyd | Floyd | That verb doesn't work here, or, at least, not right now, but Floyd | it might work somewhere later. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "We can still poke about a bit if we want." | |
| Teaspoon says, "sobs at lack of exit command" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "true" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "I think south is the only exit, but let's look." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "l" | ||
Floyd ] The Invisible Worm (Sam Kabo Ashwell) Turns: 865 Floyd | > Floyd | > L Floyd | Floyd | The Invisible Worm (Sam Kabo Ashwell) Floyd | A dimly-lit tavern, old enough that all its straight lines have worn Floyd | or warped slightly out of shape, and everything feels cluttered and a Floyd | little too small; you've had apartments with living-rooms bigger than Floyd | this. Heavy, dark beams support a low ceiling, and the walls are Floyd | crowded with ancient farm tools and yellowing photographs. A cramped Floyd | doorway, south, leads back outside. Floyd | Floyd | The bartender impassively surveys the room. Floyd | Floyd | Old-timers monopolize the fireplace nook; a straggle of teenagers Floyd | hunch in a corner. Floyd | Floyd | The old-timers argue about the time Sorrow Mullins's youngest caught Floyd | her husband up to no good with a married woman. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "talk to bartender" | ||
Floyd ] The Invisible Worm (Sam Kabo Ashwell) Turns: 866 Floyd | > Floyd | > TALK TO BARTENDER Floyd | Floyd | (the bartender) Floyd | He makes a vague noise of acknowledgement, with a look that makes it Floyd | clear he doesn't regard it as his responsibility to maintain lively Floyd | banter. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "talk to teenagers" | ||
Floyd ] The Invisible Worm (Sam Kabo Ashwell) Turns: 867 Floyd | > Floyd | > TALK TO TEENAGERS Floyd | Floyd | They stare back at you with blank (and slightly fish-like) contempt. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu asks, "What, no rumors for sale?" | |
| Jacqueline says, "heh" | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "talk to old-timers" | ||
Floyd ] The Invisible Worm (Sam Kabo Ashwell) Turns: 868 Floyd | > Floyd | > TALK TO OLD-TIMERS Floyd | Floyd | They're too wrapped up in their conversation to pay you any notice - Floyd | but one of them darts his eyes at the others, and another's fingers Floyd | twitch in a gesture that might be to ward off the evil eye. Floyd | Floyd | > | Teaspoon says, "...I think they noticed us." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "What lovely people here." | ||
| Teaspoon asks, "south, then?" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Yeah." | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Outside Pub (Jason Lautzenheiser) Turns: 869 Floyd | > Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Outside Pub (Jason Lautzenheiser) Floyd | As the street runs east through this side of town, it narrows as the Floyd | jagged rooftops on either side of the road reach out to each other. To Floyd | the north is the pub. You can continue to the west where you see a Floyd | bridge. As you pause on the narrow brick sidewalk which lays unevenly Floyd | along the ugly, half-crumbling brick walls, you hear a train whistle Floyd | in the distance. A sign hangs loosely above the pub entrance and to Floyd | the side is a murky window. Floyd | Floyd | You can see a newspaper box here. Floyd | Floyd | > | Teaspoon asks, "which direction's new?" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "We came in from the west (where there is one of the craziest surprises we've had.)" | ||
| Jacqueline asks, "?" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "East is new territory." | ||
| Teaspoon says, "ooh what surprise" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Okay, I've had. We stepped on an iron bridge under the "sun", and ended up on a bone bridge in a cavern." | ||
| Teaspoon says, "...that seems odd." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Oh, that" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Odd is an understatement." | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] Constabulary Road (Harkness Munt) Turns: 870 Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Constabulary Road (Harkness Munt) Floyd | The road phases into little more than a wide dirt track winding from Floyd | the west towards the edge of town to the northeast. A paved walk Floyd | wanders through an iron gate which interrupts a high stone wall Floyd | looming to the north. A memorial bench sits just outside its shadow. Floyd | A tangled rampart of trees and dense undergrowth obstructs passage to Floyd | the south. Floyd | Floyd | A barricade spans the road to the northeast, and beyond it a large Floyd | shallow pit is being excavated. If you're careful, you could skirt the Floyd | edges of the pit and continue along the northeast road. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | A man stands near the barricade. He appears to be contemplating the Floyd | contents of the dig site. Floyd | Floyd | A grad student works fastidiously on the fossilized bones in the pit. Floyd | Floyd | A phantom trolley stop sign reads Orange Line -- Constabulary Road. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "I... sense that Harkness Munt does not have an IFDB profile." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Oh, right, the trolley system." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "I don't even understand the trolley system." | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x bones" | ||
Floyd ] Constabulary Road (Harkness Munt) Turns: 871 Floyd | > Floyd | > X BONES Floyd | Floyd | The mineralized remains of a gargantuan predatory beast. Floyd | Floyd | You don't know much about ancient bones. Perhaps the paleontologist Floyd | could tell you more. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "We hadn't used it yet, I think. I believe it acts as a quick travel system." | |
| Jacqueline asks, "The ... the paleontologist?" | ||
| Teaspoon says, "something for David to put on his map then" | ||
| Jacqueline asks, "Have we met a paleontologist?" | ||
| Knight_Otu asks, "Maybe the student?" | ||
| Knight_Otu asks, "Or the man contemplating the dig site?" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Yeah." | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "ask paleontogist about bones" | Jacqueline says, "Maybe him." | |
Floyd ] Constabulary Road (Harkness Munt) Turns: 871 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK PALEONTOGIST ABOUT BONES Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "or not" | |
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "ask man about bones" | ||
Floyd ] Constabulary Road (Harkness Munt) Turns: 872 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK MAN ABOUT BONES Floyd | Floyd | He seems surprised. Floyd | Floyd | "Huh, what was that? Oh, hello. Sorry, bit distracted there. This Floyd | is an amazing find! What was it you needed again? Dr. Daniel West Floyd | from Miskaton University, by the way." He moves to shake your hand. Floyd | "Just call me Dan." Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Hi, Dan." | |
| Teaspoon says, "I've been watching too much Stargate; I now automatically assume all archeologists called Daniel are played by Michael Shanks" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "I was about to say, I expected Daniel Jackson." | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "ask dan about bones" | ||
Floyd ] Constabulary Road (Harkness Munt) Turns: 873 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK DAN ABOUT BONES Floyd | Floyd | "So what are you doing here?" you ask. Floyd | Floyd | "Excellent question. At first, I thought we were wasting our time Floyd | digging out a hoax, but after the preliminary lab results, it appears Floyd | we're unearthing the greatest scientific find of the century! You see Floyd | the vertebral structure? It's obviously piscine, and the armored Floyd | plating on the anterior portion of the body along with the shearing Floyd | toothplates clearly indicates that it's an exceptionally large Floyd | arthrodire, most likely from the Devonian." Floyd | Floyd | You just nod uncomprehendingly as he continues. Floyd | Floyd | "Now, I know what you're thinking. How could a fish possess clawed Floyd | limbs? Surely it's a tetrapod? Not so! The limb structure is Floyd | inconsistent with any known vertebrate, fossil or extant, and the rock Floyd | strata isn't Devonian at all. It's Cambrian! Both radiometric dating Floyd | and analysis of surrounding fossil material confirms it! This will Floyd | rewrite the entire history of life on this planet. Let Herbert suck Floyd | on this one!" Floyd | Floyd | > | Teaspoon says, "I stand corrected; Daniel Jackson would have a bit more class." | |
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "ask dan about bones" | ||
Floyd ] Constabulary Road (Harkness Munt) Turns: 874 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK DAN ABOUT BONES Floyd | Floyd | "So what are you doing here?" you ask. Floyd | Floyd | "Excellent question. At first, I thought we were wasting our time Floyd | digging out a hoax, but after the preliminary lab results, it appears Floyd | we're unearthing the greatest scientific find of the century! You see Floyd | the vertebral structure? It's obviously piscine, and the armored Floyd | plating on the anterior portion of the body along with the shearing Floyd | toothplates clearly indicates that it's an exceptionally large Floyd | arthrodire, most likely from the Devonian." Floyd | Floyd | You just nod uncomprehendingly as he continues. Floyd | Floyd | "Now, I know what you're thinking. How could a fish possess clawed Floyd | limbs? Surely it's a tetrapod? Not so! The limb structure is Floyd | inconsistent with any known vertebrate, fossil or extant, and the rock Floyd | strata isn't Devonian at all. It's Cambrian! Both radiometric dating Floyd | and analysis of surrounding fossil material confirms it! This will Floyd | rewrite the entire history of life on this planet. Let Herbert suck Floyd | on this one!" Floyd | Floyd | > | Teaspoon says, "okay, so I guess that's all he says." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x me" | ||
Floyd ] Constabulary Road (Harkness Munt) Turns: 875 Floyd | > Floyd | > X ME Floyd | Floyd | You brush an errant tentacle from your fifth eye and quickly check Floyd | yourself over. All of your writhing slime-streaked appendages seem to Floyd | be in order. Gill slits are gorgeous. Your ventral scales could use Floyd | a bit of a polish though. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Well that was unexpected." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "i" | ||
Floyd ] Constabulary Road (Harkness Munt) Turns: 876 Floyd | > Floyd | > I Floyd | Floyd | You are carrying: Floyd | some yellowed newspapers Floyd | loose bricks Floyd | a rusty piece of metal Floyd | an employee ID card Floyd | a shard of shattered carapace Floyd | a soggy tome Floyd | a long hooked pole Floyd | a grimy rock Floyd | a dead battery Floyd | a moldy, waterlogged journal Floyd | a small, rectangular battery Floyd | an antique locket (being worn and closed) Floyd | The Dollmaker's Journal Floyd | a repaired page Floyd | a trolley schedule Floyd | a trolley pass (being worn) Floyd | Twin Hearts Between the Planes Floyd | a pamphlet of home listings Floyd | a Jansport backpack (being worn and open) Floyd | a hidden pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a key pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a book pocket (open) Floyd | a postcard of Big Ben Floyd | the diary of Phyllis Cragne Floyd | The Modern Girl's Divination Handbook -- Volume Three Floyd | a side pocket (closed) Floyd | a trash pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a backpack features guide Floyd | a book list Floyd | Peter's jacket Floyd | a faint chill (haunting you) Floyd | a cast iron spire Floyd | a waterproof flashlight Floyd | a giant milkweed leaf (being worn as a mask) Floyd | a pull-string doll Floyd | a glass jar containing an insect Floyd | a half-full styrofoam coffee cup Floyd | a familiar gold wristwatch Floyd | a brass winding key Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Constabulary Road (Harkness Munt) Turns: 877 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The clouds in your cup form -- weird, they've entirely dissipated. Floyd | Lack of a symbolic image means that you have accomplished everything Floyd | you must in your current environment and should move on to find new Floyd | challenges in order to grow as a person. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Huh." | |
| Teaspoon says, "well that was easy" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Well, I was amused." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "I'm a little concerned about our fifth eye" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x student" | ||
Floyd ] Constabulary Road (Harkness Munt) Turns: 878 Floyd | > Floyd | > X STUDENT Floyd | Floyd | The young man focuses intently on the task of unearthing the fossil. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ask student about bones" | ||
Floyd ] Constabulary Road (Harkness Munt) Turns: 879 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK STUDENT ABOUT BONES Floyd | Floyd | He just gives a quick irritated wave as if to say sod off then returns Floyd | to his work. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "How rude." | |
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask dan about dan" | ||
Floyd ] Constabulary Road (Harkness Munt) Turns: 880 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK DAN ABOUT DAN Floyd | Floyd | "Me? I'm just a humble scientist from good old Miskaton U up in Floyd | Anchorhead. Creepy town, crazy people, but one of the best schools on Floyd | the east coast." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "take bones" | ||
Floyd ] Constabulary Road (Harkness Munt) Turns: 881 Floyd | > Floyd | > TAKE BONES Floyd | Floyd | That's hardly portable. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask dan about me" | ||
Floyd ] Constabulary Road (Harkness Munt) Turns: 882 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK DAN ABOUT ME Floyd | Floyd | "I'm afraid I don't really have much to say on that subject. Look, if Floyd | it's not about the fossil then I should probably be getting back to Floyd | work. This beastie won't crawl out of the ground on its own." Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "I've copied that monolog into my notes just in case." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Dan), "Don't count that possibility out yet." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "cool" | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "l" | ||
Floyd ] Constabulary Road (Harkness Munt) Turns: 883 Floyd | > Floyd | > L Floyd | Floyd | Constabulary Road (Harkness Munt) Floyd | The road phases into little more than a wide dirt track winding from Floyd | the west towards the edge of town to the northeast. A paved walk Floyd | wanders through an iron gate which interrupts a high stone wall Floyd | looming to the north. A memorial bench sits just outside its shadow. Floyd | A tangled rampart of trees and dense undergrowth obstructs passage to Floyd | the south. Floyd | Floyd | A barricade spans the road to the northeast, and beyond it a large Floyd | shallow pit is being excavated. If you're careful, you could skirt the Floyd | edges of the pit and continue along the northeast road. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | A man stands near the barricade. He appears to be contemplating the Floyd | contents of the dig site. Floyd | Floyd | A grad student works fastidiously on the fossilized bones in the pit. Floyd | Floyd | An ethereal trolley stop sign reads Orange Line -- Constabulary Road. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x bench" | ||
Floyd ] Constabulary Road (Harkness Munt) Turns: 884 Floyd | > Floyd | > X BENCH Floyd | Floyd | A wooden bench bearing the inscription "This room is dedicated to the Floyd | memory of Christine Cunningham (Ataraxy)." Floyd | Floyd | > | Teaspoon asks, "northeast then?" | |
| Jacqueline says, "aw" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "sure" | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "ne" | ||
Floyd ] Hillside Path (Jack Welch) Turns: 885 Floyd | > Floyd | > NE Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Hillside Path (Jack Welch) Floyd | [ HINT: you can type "hints" for a hint for this location ] Floyd | Floyd | You follow a mud-trampled trail, which leads you blindly through a Floyd | narrow trench bordered by overgrown brambles and shrubs, once smartly Floyd | trimmed hedges around the Cragne property. The intimidating Floyd | thorn-studded walls arch over you, all but obscuring the grey marbled Floyd | clouds overhead. Floyd | Floyd | Turning the corner, you feel the ground beneath your feet suddenly Floyd | harden. Although the shrubs recede behind you, the shadows deepen as Floyd | you walk towards a clearing set into the hillside, surrounded on three Floyd | sides by black cliffs. Floyd | Floyd | As you advance, sound is conspicuous by its absence -- gone is the Floyd | squealchy sound of the muddy trail, the cracking of branches Floyd | underfoot, and the rustling sounds of trailside wilderness. You are Floyd | left contemplating the rocky bowl cut into the cliffside, a natural Floyd | amphitheater. Floyd | Floyd | Or is it? Could this hollow have been worked by the hand of man in Floyd | some earlier time? How much labor and what dedication would have been Floyd | required in an earlier era to work the ageless Vermont granite into Floyd | such a perfect shape? Floyd | Floyd | Your eye is drawn to a raised, brown mass centered before the cliffs; Floyd | you muse that if the rockface formed a parabola, that mass would be at Floyd | its focus, like an altar in a cathedral. The earthen lump grows in Floyd | your vision and you realize that you must have walked towards it, lost Floyd | in your thoughts. It has already been a long day, and it has barely Floyd | started. Floyd | Floyd | Up close, you realize that it is not an earthen mound, but a pile of Floyd | long, rusted iron railway tracks. Tons of them. Stacked taller than Floyd | you in this remote corner of the estate and forgotten. Floyd | Floyd | You move your head in just the right way and light glances sharply off Floyd | a glistening corner of track, momentarily blinding you. You rub your Floyd | eyes reflexively, and when your vision clears, you realize with some Floyd | embarrassment that a woman sits not even an arm's length from your Floyd | face atop the pile. Floyd | Floyd | Three trailheads hold out some chance of respite: north, southwest, Floyd | and southeast. Floyd | Floyd | You can see a bonnet-clad woman here. Floyd | Floyd | The woman looks into the distance and sighs. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "The stops should be on David's map, but I think something isn't loading on my end at least." | |
| Jacqueline says, "Oh dear. We may need hints." | ||
| Teaspoon says, "oh boy" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "(Also copied the bench name just in case.)" | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "talk to woman" | ||
Floyd ] Hillside Path (Jack Welch) Turns: 886 Floyd | > Floyd | > TALK TO WOMAN Floyd | Floyd | "Oh, so you can see me, then, can you?" she asks, taking a step back. Floyd | Floyd | "Can you see me?" Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Let's say yes, I guess." | |
| Teaspoon says, "sure" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "yeah" | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "say yes" | ||
Floyd ] Hillside Path (Jack Welch) Turns: 886 Floyd | > Floyd | > SAY YES Floyd | Floyd | You can only do that to something animate. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "say yes to woman" | ||
Floyd ] Hillside Path (Jack Welch) Turns: 887 Floyd | > Floyd | > SAY YES TO WOMAN Floyd | Floyd | "How wonderfull!" She sits on a rail jutting out of the pile and pats Floyd | the space beside her. "Tis a frightfull long Tymme since I did haf the Floyd | Oppourtunity to speake with One graced with the Seight -- no Floyd | Crâne, then you, but one among our Number. Do then, please, Floyd | speake to me about yourself." Floyd | Floyd | She pauses for a breath, "Oh, but first, where are my Manners? I do Floyd | beg your Pardon most sincerely: I am called Christabell." Floyd | Floyd | She looks at you with anticipation. Floyd | Floyd | [ HINT: you can ask or sometimes tell people about various Floyd | subjects ] Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "ask about manor" | ||
Floyd ] Hillside Path (Jack Welch) Turns: 888 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK ABOUT MANOR Floyd | Floyd | Christabell says, "I have wondered that myself." Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "I assume we can only ask gainfully about the things in italics." | |
| Jacqueline says, "Oh, prolly" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Let's ask about those." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "So, sight, Cragne, ourselves, and Christabell." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ask about sight" | ||
Floyd ] Hillside Path (Jack Welch) Turns: 889 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK ABOUT SIGHT Floyd | Floyd | You consider whether it is prudent to kick off a conversation with Floyd | this stranger, secluded as you are in this deathly quiet corner of the Floyd | Cragne Property, but your gregarious nature carries the day. Floyd | You reason that she's only a stranger because you haven't met her yet, Floyd | and considering that you don't really know anything about Floyd | Peter's family, maybe it is time to start reaching out a little Floyd | more. You sit down next to the woman, and she rewards you with a smile Floyd | and rapt attention. Floyd | Floyd | [ HINT: For short, say "a subject" or "t subject" to Floyd | ASK/TELL about a subject ] Floyd | Floyd | The term is not familiar to you, so instead you ask, "I never heard of Floyd | the 'sight' -- what is it?" Floyd | Floyd | Christabell appears surprised, but patiently replies, "It is a Floyd | Gifte, which I now presume to be hitherto unknown to You. Let Floyd | us not make Haste with what does follow, for Experience has shewn me Floyd | that Understanding may train behind my Wordes." She pauses for Floyd | emphasis, "The spektral Seight is the Ability of somme Floyd | so-favoured by God's New Grace to see Spirits as Floyd | Substance. Thus, you are able to see and converse with me." Floyd | Floyd | "Spirits?" You think to yourself that this conversation just Floyd | jumped the shark. Floyd | Floyd | You shake your head trying to put her words into some order that makes Floyd | more sense. "Back the truck up, honey. Spirits? As in Floyd | ghosts?" Floyd | Floyd | "Not precisely, but on Balance more Reight than Wronge -- and whilst Floyd | you are styll of Mynd to listen, I should add that the Gifte is Floyd | restricted a lineage, which does fill me with Curiosity." She Floyd | looks appraisingly at your face, taking in the features. Floyd | Floyd | "Wait. Ghosts?" you cannot get past the word. You brain Floyd | doesn't seem to be working very well just now. Floyd | Floyd | "Indeed." She places a hand on your shoulder, but rather than the Floyd | reassuring pressure and warmth of human touch, you feel a wave of Floyd | coldness wash over you. "Tarry a Moment," Christabell instructs, Floyd | "until your Mind ceases its Fievre, lest it berne through the Floyd | Knotte of reason and unravell you." Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline asks, "So... we're on the Cragne property, then?" | |
| Teaspoon exclaims, "hurrah, we finally reached it!" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "At the outskirts I think." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x me" | ||
Floyd ] Hillside Path (Jack Welch) Turns: 890 Floyd | > Floyd | > X ME Floyd | Floyd | This little weekend getaway with Peter has done you some good. So Floyd | relaxing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "i" | ||
Floyd ] Hillside Path (Jack Welch) Turns: 891 Floyd | > Floyd | > I Floyd | Floyd | You are carrying: Floyd | some yellowed newspapers Floyd | loose bricks Floyd | a rusty piece of metal Floyd | an employee ID card Floyd | a shard of shattered carapace Floyd | a soggy tome Floyd | a long hooked pole Floyd | a grimy rock Floyd | a dead battery Floyd | a moldy, waterlogged journal Floyd | a small, rectangular battery Floyd | an antique locket (being worn and closed) Floyd | The Dollmaker's Journal Floyd | a repaired page Floyd | a trolley schedule Floyd | a trolley pass (being worn) Floyd | Twin Hearts Between the Planes Floyd | a pamphlet of home listings Floyd | a Jansport backpack (being worn and open) Floyd | a hidden pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a key pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a book pocket (open) Floyd | a postcard of Big Ben Floyd | the diary of Phyllis Cragne Floyd | The Modern Girl's Divination Handbook -- Volume Three Floyd | a side pocket (closed) Floyd | a trash pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a backpack features guide Floyd | a book list Floyd | Peter's jacket Floyd | a faint chill (haunting you) Floyd | a cast iron spire Floyd | a waterproof flashlight Floyd | a giant milkweed leaf (being worn as a mask) Floyd | a pull-string doll Floyd | a glass jar containing an insect Floyd | a half-full styrofoam coffee cup Floyd | a familiar gold wristwatch Floyd | a brass winding key Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "ask about ghosts" | ||
Floyd ] Hillside Path (Jack Welch) Turns: 892 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK ABOUT GHOSTS Floyd | Floyd | You rub your temples to dispel the growing headache. "Ghost, Floyd | spirit -- seems like six of one, half a dozen of the other." Floyd | Floyd | "Equateth not these Quantities within the Newe Mathimaticks?" Floyd | Floyd | "Huh? Oh, yes. I suppose. But that's my point -- I say ghost, Floyd | you say spirit, to-may-to, to-mah-to, what's the difference?" Floyd | Floyd | "I do see whence your Confusion proceeds. Before my own Deathe, Floyd | I would not have quibbled, but nowe the Difference is made Manifest. Floyd | Simply put -- and must needes simply prai you attend my Wordes with do Floyd | Conviction: Ghosts be not real, but Confabulaycion onely; the Floyd | Sorte told to afrayten Childeren and enjoin theyre Obedience. Any One Floyd | who maketh the Claym of having one caught Seight, I say is a Floyd | lying Dog and owt Penance gainst such Sinne." Floyd | Floyd | "So, ghosts fake, spirits real -- is that the gist?" Floyd | Floyd | "You have shivvered the very Shaft of mei Arguement with the whetted Floyd | Arrow of Comprehencion." Floyd | Floyd | "I'll take that as a yes." Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "She's chatty, this one" | |
| Teaspoon says, "yup" | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "ask about knotte of reason" | ||
Floyd ] Hillside Path (Jack Welch) Turns: 893 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK ABOUT KNOTTE OF REASON Floyd | Floyd | "The Knotte of Reason is the fibre within our Being what doth Floyd | together bind in a regular manner our Faculties of Ratiocination, the Floyd | Wellspring of our Creativity, the Vital Forces which impart our Weal, Floyd | the Tepid Vapors of our Emotions, and the Restraining Compass of Moral Floyd | Direction," explains Christabell. Floyd | Floyd | Seeing your glazed expression, she continues, "The Knotte of Floyd | Reason doth pull the Needful against tensions be they substantial Floyd | and invisible. Onely with the Knotte remaining intackt can you Floyd | rest lucid of Speech and Wit. Let not it yield lest your sanity flow Floyd | out of your Heade like the Newe Moon Tiyd." Floyd | Floyd | Caught up in the conversation, the surrealism of your situation now Floyd | lands with its full weight and you take a long breath. Floyd | Floyd | "My friend, wherefore doth your Countenance so cloud?" Floyd | Floyd | "I just realized how weird it is to be talking to a ghost." Floyd | Floyd | "A spirit." Floyd | Floyd | "Okay, a spirit," you concede. "Maybe all this hanging around Floyd | with the Cragnes has rubbed off on me. Maybe I'm the one who Floyd | has lost her marbles." Floyd | Floyd | "Nay, your Marbles be firmly within your Skull, and your Knotte of Floyd | Reason still tightly woven." Floyd | Floyd | "Mark my words, Peter is going to have a field day when I tell Floyd | him how my day has gone." Floyd | Floyd | "That I cannot mark, it being beyond my powers." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Hillside Path (Jack Welch) Turns: 894 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | This is unusual. As you watch the swirls in your cup, they form a pair Floyd | of perfectly shaped hearts that orbit the cup, maintaining a steady Floyd | distance from each other. Floyd | Floyd | You remember that twin objects like this mean you are split between Floyd | two intricately entangled destinies, and that at any given moment, one Floyd | of them will be the right place for you to be, but the coffee can't Floyd | tell which. Way to drop the ball there, coffee. Floyd | Floyd | > | Teaspoon says, "I assume this means that we gotta keep chatting until we get to a decision point" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Seems like it." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "That's a new one for us as well." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "I'm just ...." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "But I think we're supposed to be ...." | ||
| Knight_Otu asks, "Yes? No? Maybe?" | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "ask about peter" | ||
Floyd ] Hillside Path (Jack Welch) Turns: 895 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK ABOUT PETER Floyd | Floyd | Christabell politely mentions that she has not made his acquaintance. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "ask about new grace" | ||
Floyd ] Hillside Path (Jack Welch) Turns: 896 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK ABOUT NEW GRACE Floyd | Floyd | Christabell replies, "Has Worde of Mattanit's Third Floyd | Covenant not reached All even in these late Days? Why, it is by Floyd | HIS New Grace that many Myrickles are accomplished, the dead browt to Floyd | life, the Globe delievered to its righteous End." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "ask about mattanit" | ||
Floyd ] Hillside Path (Jack Welch) Turns: 897 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK ABOUT MATTANIT Floyd | Floyd | "Who," you begin, "or what is Mattanit"? Floyd | Floyd | Christabell passes her hand five times in front of her heart and Floyd | replies, "HE is the last Face of God, and blest are we for coming to Floyd | know him." Floyd | Floyd | This seems to take some of her strength and she rests her hand on a Floyd | rail, "I long to say moor, but 'tis so very draining… I haf not such Floyd | moor straynthe within mee." Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Just reading her old speech is taking my straynthe" | |
| Teaspoon says, "ditto" | ||
| DavidW arrives, ready to play with the toys. | Teaspoon says, "hi david" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Hey there." | ||
| DavidW says, "hi. Sorry I'm late. Overslept." | ||
| Teaspoon says, "the recap sure is something" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Sigh. Think I may need to reboot. Carry on." | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "ask about christabell" | ||
Floyd ] Hillside Path (Jack Welch) Turns: 898 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK ABOUT CHRISTABELL Floyd | Floyd | "I think you may be the only Christabell that I know," you say. Floyd | Floyd | "In truth? This does surprize me greatly, for in mei Youth it Floyd | was a most common Appellation. There were... let me render the Floyd | Account," Christabell counts on her fingers, "four of us in the Whole Floyd | of the Towne. Contrarywise, "til this Day I had met ne'er a Floyd | Naomi, thow the Name be familiar, being fownde in the Booke of Ruth." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "ask about youth" | ||
Floyd ] Hillside Path (Jack Welch) Turns: 899 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK ABOUT YOUTH Floyd | Floyd | "So," you begin, "what was your childhood like?" Floyd | Floyd | Pleased to be the center of attention, Christabell reminisces, "My Floyd | early Youth I did spent in Engeland, Mother's youngest Daughter, so Floyd | was coddled. I saw little of Father in that time, him being all-waies Floyd | at Worke in the Forges of one great Towne or an Other." Floyd | Floyd | "I did notice the accent," you add. "Are you originally from London?" Floyd | Floyd | "Nay, never yet Lundon; we did sayle from the Port of Bristoll and Floyd | came we to the Towne of Lin. Floyd | Floyd | "Never heard of it." Floyd | Floyd | "No, even in that day it was a Hamlet, somewhat removed from larger Floyd | Settlements. In later Dayes, I do believe it were better known as Floyd | Saugus for the River that did nearby course. We were deliwered Floyd | there by the very Hand of Providence, for Lin was blessed with a Floyd | River, plentifull Bog Ironne, and no lack of Wood." Floyd | Floyd | "About when was this?" you ask. Floyd | Floyd | "That Providence delivered us to the Colonie of Massachusetts? That Floyd | Date I dewe know'th by Hearte: It was the Year of the Lord Floyd | Sixteen-Hundreds and Fourty-Four, and I was but a Gyrll of eleffen Floyd | Years." Floyd | Floyd | "Sorry -- did you say 1644?" Floyd | Floyd | "Yes, and I did die in the Year of Our Lord Sixteen-Hundred and Floyd | Fifty-Three; since whych I have existed as naught but a Floyd | Spirit." Floyd | Floyd | > | Teaspoon says, "we're talking to a ghost. An extremely chatty ghost who wants us to hear all about her life story and the mechanisms of ghostiness" | |
| DavidW says, "oh, I well remember Christabell." | ||
| Teaspoon says, "(also blimey how does our narrator not know the difference between a Bristol and a London accent, they're not the same thing at all)" | ||
| DavidW says, "I don't know the difference." | ||
| Teaspoon says, "one of them sounds like Cockney and one of them sounds like Ye Olde Pirates" | ||
| Knight_Otu asks, "Arrr?" | ||
| Teaspoon says, "to be very brief." | ||
| DavidW says, "If I recall correctly, Christabell is neither." | ||
| Teaspoon asks, "the Poe one or the Coleridge one?" | ||
| DavidW says, "I cannot understand your question." | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "death" | ||
Floyd ] Hillside Path (Jack Welch) Turns: 899 Floyd | > Floyd | > DEATH Floyd | Floyd | That verb doesn't work here, or, at least, not right now, but Floyd | it might work somewhere later. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "t death" | ||
Floyd ] Hillside Path (Jack Welch) Turns: 900 Floyd | > Floyd | > T DEATH Floyd | Floyd | "Really?" says Christabell. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "It seems an honest question of someone who died so young" | |
| Teaspoon says, "both Poe and Coleridge wrote about Christabels." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a death" | ||
Floyd ] Hillside Path (Jack Welch) Turns: 901 Floyd | > Floyd | > A DEATH Floyd | Floyd | Christabell says, "That's an interesting question." Floyd | Floyd | > | Teaspoon says, "oh dear, ye olde speech had a breakdown" | |
| Jacqueline says, "Oh, I thought it was Topic, not Tell" | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "ask about death" | ||
Floyd ] Hillside Path (Jack Welch) Turns: 902 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK ABOUT DEATH Floyd | Floyd | Christabell says, "Sorry, I don't know." Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "T means TELL, yes." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Yeah, we can ask and tell." | ||
| DavidW says, "She'll tell you how she died much later." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "I'm amused how Jack couldn't resist implementing his own systems in his room" | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "ask about saugus" | ||
Floyd ] Hillside Path (Jack Welch) Turns: 903 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK ABOUT SAUGUS Floyd | Floyd | "Tell me of Lin," you say. Floyd | Floyd | "In that Tymme, the Towne was barely establyshed, us being Floyd | among the first to settle along the River where the Mill came to be Floyd | built. The Ironworkes were already conceived of and Fowndacion Floyd | layd when they did sent for my Father, he being versed deeply in the Floyd | Arts of Forging and also much skilt in the Emplacement of Edifices for Floyd | such Worke." Floyd | Floyd | Are we far from Lin?" you prompt. Floyd | Floyd | "Some many Miles, I do thynk, for we are Nowe ourselves in Floyd | Vermont, but Lin found itselff within the Governance of Floyd | the Massachusetts Colonie." Christabell looks to the distance Floyd | and adds, "Not all of us did call it Lin -- my Mother and Floyd | Systers -- we did know it rather for the Indian Name of the Floyd | River whereby we were set: Saugus." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "ask about massachusetts" | ||
Floyd ] Hillside Path (Jack Welch) Turns: 904 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK ABOUT MASSACHUSETTS Floyd | Floyd | She answers you factually, "You do speake of the Massachusetts Bay Floyd | Colony, which was settled by the Company of the same Name. I do Floyd | thynk you harbour some confusion between it and the Plymouth Floyd | Colony, to hear you speake of it, and that many such Factes do Floyd | stew about unproductively within your Brains, like Cud recently chewn Floyd | within Cattel Tripes." Floyd | Floyd | Both Colonies were establyshed considerable Tymme befour I did Floyd | arrive to the Towne of Lin, and though there were summe Floyd | Commerce betwixt, I did find them a queer and standoffish Lott." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "ask about ironworkes" | ||
Floyd ] Hillside Path (Jack Welch) Turns: 905 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK ABOUT IRONWORKES Floyd | Floyd | "It was a Marvell of its Day. I have not in mei minds Eye a simple Floyd | Forge nor even a Company of Smithies, but an entyre Factorie Floyd | that did smelt the Earth's Ores into Pigs and thence crafte them to Floyd | wrought Werkes putting to shame anything carried on the Sea to us. Floyd | Even the Masters that did instructe upon a Tymme my Father, they did Floyd | say howe fynne were his Pieces and I think they did harbour summe not Floyd | little Jealousy thereby." Floyd | Floyd | "It sounds remarkable," you add. Floyd | Floyd | "It did make us Prowde, yes, but did become to an Undoing." Floyd | Christabell casts her eyes to the ground, and for a moment, she seems Floyd | less substantial -- you have the impression of looking straight Floyd | through her towards the dark cliffs that frame this hollow. "No Floyd | more need be sayed upon this dower Subjekt." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "ask about cliffs" | ||
Floyd ] Hillside Path (Jack Welch) Turns: 906 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK ABOUT CLIFFS Floyd | Floyd | "They be nothing like any Marble Granite that I do know, first by Floyd | their Colour, which is unnatural dark, but also by their Durabilitie. Floyd | Summe Tymme ago, Men did come with their Tools up from the Floyd | Crâne Manour, and did try for Dayes to saw and pierce the stony Floyd | Walls of this Hollow, but theyr Tools dulled, they made not a Scratch Floyd | upon the timeless Stone here. That crafted in an earlier Ayge cannot Floyd | be rewrought by too soft Hand of modern Man." Floyd | Floyd | > | Teaspoon says, "ah ha, we're finally getting somewhere" | |
| Teaspoon asks, "an unnatural bargain, to build this manor?" | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "a cragne" | ||
Floyd ] Hillside Path (Jack Welch) Turns: 906 Floyd | > Floyd | > A CRAGNE Floyd | Floyd | Which do you mean, the Cragnes or the diary of Phyllis Cragne? Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "hm" | |
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "a cragnes" | ||
Floyd ] Hillside Path (Jack Welch) Turns: 907 Floyd | > Floyd | > A CRAGNES Floyd | Floyd | "I suppose you must know the Cragnes; they own all this property and Floyd | that mansion on the far side of the hill," you prompt. Floyd | Floyd | "I have beheld many of the Crânes, hasting aloung the Pathes, dallying Floyd | here and there, about their divers Busyness." Floyd | Floyd | "What do you think of them?" Floyd | Floyd | "To witte, nunne did have Seight of me, thow summe haf talked Floyd | within my Presence." Floyd | Floyd | > | Teaspoon says, "I wonder why we do" | |
| Jacqueline says, "We aren't a Cragne" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "But why we have the sight I do not know" | ||
| Knight_Otu asks, "Sanity loss?" | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "ask about seight" | ||
Floyd ] Hillside Path (Jack Welch) Turns: 908 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK ABOUT SEIGHT Floyd | Floyd | Recognizing your difficulty in getting your head around the concept, Floyd | Christabell patient discusses at length how people gifted with Floyd | spectral sight can see spirits. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Just kidding, maybe." | |
| Jacqueline says, "heh" | ||
| Teaspoon says, "...oh, well, that clears that up then" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a spirits" | ||
Floyd ] Hillside Path (Jack Welch) Turns: 909 Floyd | > Floyd | > A SPIRITS Floyd | Floyd | Christabell has apparently been thinking about this subject at length Floyd | and immediately rattles off an answer. "Spirits are to be Floyd | knowne by their Properties, of whych are three. Firstly, Floyd | Spirits are Earthly but insubstantial Continuations of Souls Floyd | smote by Artifice rather than Nature. Secondly, a Spirit doth Floyd | find itself bownd to an Objekt and hath not the freedom of Mouvement. Floyd | Thirdly and finally, a Spirit is by its Constitucion rendered Floyd | Invisible, therewith accepting of Spektral Seight, which maketh Floyd | them plainly remarked, but only to those of Lineage." Floyd | Floyd | "So, I take it that you, Christabell, are a Spirit? And that Floyd | you are bound here?" Floyd | Floyd | "Close, but your Hawrse-shew doth fall awide its Mark -- a Floyd | Spirit I most assuredly am, and you seighted behold me, Floyd | but 'tis not to this hillside that I be affixed, but rather in some Floyd | unexpected manner, to this great heap of Iron." Floyd | Floyd | "How…" you start to formulate some questions. Floyd | Floyd | "Tis a long and painful Story, and more than I can bear to discuss at Floyd | the Moment." Cristabel slumps forward, but catches herself. "I am owt Floyd | of Practice, that this enjoyable Discourse of oures, so appreciated as Floyd | Respite to my Solitude, has exhausted me to my Core." Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "ah. Ask about lineage." | |
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "ask about lineage" | ||
Floyd ] Hillside Path (Jack Welch) Turns: 910 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK ABOUT LINEAGE Floyd | Floyd | "Surely, you suspect -- your Eyes, your Fayce, your Carriage -- all Floyd | about you I have seen in the Looking-glass. We are of a common Stock, Floyd | you and I, whence stems your Spektral Seight." Floyd | Floyd | "Because we're both Cragnes?" you ask. Floyd | Floyd | "Nay, neither, I reckon. No Crâne Blood runs -- fynne, I allow, Floyd | did run, for sayke of Correctness -- did run through my Veinnes. My Floyd | surname is 'Burt', in case that catches notice. And if I do not Floyd | mistake, you have not the Aspect of Fruite fallen from the gnarled Floyd | Tree of the Crânes -- although I did once wot by Providence wot Floyd | Happenstance, know a Crâne also, a certain Carol, of Our Floyd | Lineage." Floyd | Floyd | "Am I a Cragne? No. I married one. Peter is a Floyd | Cragne -- I just married in. We had blood tests and everything. Floyd | Our kids won't have two heads. I'm sure he and I aren't related." Floyd | Floyd | "Tell me of your Ancestors," Cristabell asks. Floyd | Floyd | "Going back a generation on my father's side, he and his dad were Floyd | carpenters in Lithuania and came to the US in 30s. He had a little Floyd | shop in Hull..." Cristabell waves you on impatiently; clearly, that Floyd | part of your ancestry does not excite her. "But on my mom's side -- my Floyd | birth mom, that is, her family traces back to the UK. My cousin did a Floyd | school report on our family tree, and I think we go back to the Floyd | Bassetts on that side. Does that ring any bells?" Floyd | Floyd | "Like a Papist Belfry on the Newe Year." Floyd | Floyd | "..." Floyd | Floyd | Christabell clarifies, "My owne Mother was but one Generation remouved Floyd | from Family Bassett. A wealthey Family, they did dwell not far a-way." Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline asks, "whoa wha?" | |
| Teaspoon says, "we're related to a ghost. o-kay" | ||
| DavidW asks, "I'm updating your map. Did you all visit the pub or the jailhouse?" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Pub" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "The pub yes, no to the jailhouse." | ||
| Teaspoon says, "we went to the pub" | ||
| DavidW says, "okay, thanks." | ||
| Jacqueline asks, "So now I'm all... did Jenni and Ryan ask Jack to do all this exposition or did he just make it up on the fly?" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "I don't recall a jailhouse mention, to be honest." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "nor I" | ||
| Teaspoon says, "there sure is a lot of it" | ||
| DavidW says, "This is not Jenni or Ryan's efforts." | ||
| DavidW asks, "However... did you check the coffee here?" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "hm. not sure" | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Hillside Path (Jack Welch) Turns: 911 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | This is unexpected. As you watch the swirls in your cup, they form a Floyd | pair of daggers that orbit the cup, maintaining a steady distance from Floyd | each other. Floyd | Floyd | You remember that twin objects like this mean you are split between Floyd | two intricately entangled destinies, and that at any given moment, one Floyd | of them will be the right place for you to be, but the coffee can't Floyd | tell which. Way to drop the ball there, coffee. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "We did. We're not quite sure what to make of it yet though." | |
| Teaspoon says, "same as before, then" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "(Except the first time, it was hearts. So as random as the chimera, I guess.)" | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "look" | ||
Floyd ] Hillside Path (Jack Welch) Turns: 912 Floyd | > Floyd | > LOOK Floyd | Floyd | Hillside Path (Jack Welch) Floyd | You are in a hillside hollow flanked on three sides by sheer granite Floyd | cliffs and on the other by gnarled vegetation. Floyd | Floyd | Three trailheads hold out some chance of respite: north, southwest, Floyd | and southeast. Floyd | Floyd | You can see Christabell here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "ask about carol" | ||
Floyd ] Hillside Path (Jack Welch) Turns: 913 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK ABOUT CAROL Floyd | Floyd | "Carol. Yes, what to say of Carol..." Cristabell stares Floyd | into the sky, collecting her thoughts. "I do not Knowe. In different Floyd | Tymmes, she was many things to mee, and I to her, being related not Floyd | onely of Lineage but of Minde. She lived not far from here in Floyd | Manse of Family Crâne." Floyd | Floyd | "Then you knew her in your youth?" Floyd | Floyd | "No, not mine but hers -- I had long before met my owne Deathe. Floyd | In her Youth, she would oft come here and suffer my Floyd | Companionship; less so, as she did flower to Womanhood, though. I do Floyd | sincerely avow committing every Efforts and Care to her goode and Floyd | proper Upbringing and polite Formation, but she was remarkable Floyd | headstrong and sharp of wit like broken Glass. Even with my Floyd | Mark set upon her, she did suffer the Corruption and Poyson of Floyd | that House. I urged her to remain away, but every Summer it did call Floyd | her back to itself." Floyd | Floyd | "Is she still there? In the mansion?" Floyd | Floyd | "I need so beleeve, though I have not seen her since her Floyd | Deathe." Floyd | Floyd | > | Teaspoon says, "ah, it is our solemn duty to save this cross-temporal lesbian love affair then" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "I guess now death is a valid topic." | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "ask about death" | ||
Floyd ] Hillside Path (Jack Welch) Turns: 914 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK ABOUT DEATH Floyd | Floyd | Christabell says, "I wish I knew." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "ask about deathe" | ||
Floyd ] Hillside Path (Jack Welch) Turns: 915 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK ABOUT DEATHE Floyd | Floyd | Christabell says, "Good question." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "ask about mark" | ||
Floyd ] Hillside Path (Jack Welch) Turns: 916 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK ABOUT MARK Floyd | Floyd | "A Mark is a special Touch whereby a Spirit does grant Floyd | Favour to One still a-live by laying upon the One so-gift'd Floyd | summe small Splintre of their own Essence. Those haffing the Floyd | seight will reckognise it a brawnish Stain upon the marked, but Floyd | Others will not it ken." Floyd | Floyd | "Sounds like an evil cow brand for the soul." Floyd | Floyd | "The Marking is neither maleficent nor beneficent, it being onely a Floyd | Reflection of Spirit from whence it doth floe." Floyd | Floyd | "Why would anyone agree to be marked, though?" Floyd | Floyd | "In a sense, it be a Blessing for it doth warde the One a-gainst Floyd | depredations of inimickal Spirits and by its Presence exclude Floyd | unwillful Markings thereafter. More of a Pointe, such Magickal Floyd | Capacities as possessed the Donor are bestown thereby for exercise Floyd | upon the Will of the Begift'd." Floyd | Floyd | > | Teaspoon says, "this sounds handy" | |
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "ask about gift" | ||
Floyd ] Hillside Path (Jack Welch) Turns: 917 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK ABOUT GIFT Floyd | Floyd | "You mentioned 'a Gift' -- that's an odd turn of phrase. A gift Floyd | from whom?" Floyd | Floyd | "Yes, One of the many gifts of Mattanit, one of the ways Floyd | his new Grace doth manifest." Floyd | Floyd | > | Teaspoon asks, "do we have to figure out how to be offered a cow brand?" | |
| Jacqueline says, "So, um, I'm guessing we want that." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Yeah" | ||
| DavidW says, "(updated map at [LINK] )" | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "ask about new grace" | ||
Floyd ] Hillside Path (Jack Welch) Turns: 918 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK ABOUT NEW GRACE Floyd | Floyd | According to Christabell, it is a gift that Mattanit bestowed upon his Floyd | worshippers. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "ask about youth" | ||
Floyd ] Hillside Path (Jack Welch) Turns: 919 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK ABOUT YOUTH Floyd | Floyd | Christabell is only too happy to reminisce about her youth, going on Floyd | about herself, her mother and father at length. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "ask about iron" | ||
Floyd ] Hillside Path (Jack Welch) Turns: 920 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK ABOUT IRON Floyd | Floyd | (the cast iron spire) Floyd | Christabell says, "I don't have a good answer for that one." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "ask about heap" | ||
Floyd ] Hillside Path (Jack Welch) Turns: 921 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK ABOUT HEAP Floyd | Floyd | Christabell says, "I wish I knew." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask about ironne" | ||
Floyd ] Hillside Path (Jack Welch) Turns: 922 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK ABOUT IRONNE Floyd | Floyd | "For as long as this great Pyle of Ironne Metall has Floyd | been here, so have I." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "ask about lin" | ||
Floyd ] Hillside Path (Jack Welch) Turns: 923 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK ABOUT LIN Floyd | Floyd | Christabell tells you of growing up in the town of Lin, or as it may Floyd | be better known by some, Saugus. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask Christabell for mark" | ||
Floyd ] Hillside Path (Jack Welch) Turns: 924 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK CHRISTABELL FOR MARK Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "ask about vermont" | ||
Floyd ] Hillside Path (Jack Welch) Turns: 925 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK ABOUT VERMONT Floyd | Floyd | Christabell replies, "There be not much to say on my Part, Floyd | Vermont, being far from where I spent my youth. In Floyd | truth, I never set my Foote here all the Tymme I did live, but onely Floyd | did come tardily some many Yeares after my own Deathe, and that Floyd | not of my Volition. Thus, there is little I can add of local flavour Floyd | beyond the Explorations that you may set upon your own Selffe." Floyd | Floyd | > | Teaspoon says, "oh, so she's not from here. She came along with the heap of iron her dad built." | |
| Jacqueline says, "Yeah" | ||
| Teaspoon says, "...how is this useful" | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take iron" | ||
Floyd ] Hillside Path (Jack Welch) Turns: 926 Floyd | > Floyd | > TAKE IRON Floyd | Floyd | (the cast iron spire) Floyd | You already have that. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "It will be useful later." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "i" | ||
Floyd ] Hillside Path (Jack Welch) Turns: 927 Floyd | > Floyd | > I Floyd | Floyd | You are carrying: Floyd | some yellowed newspapers Floyd | loose bricks Floyd | a rusty piece of metal Floyd | an employee ID card Floyd | a shard of shattered carapace Floyd | a soggy tome Floyd | a long hooked pole Floyd | a grimy rock Floyd | a dead battery Floyd | a moldy, waterlogged journal Floyd | a small, rectangular battery Floyd | an antique locket (being worn and closed) Floyd | The Dollmaker's Journal Floyd | a repaired page Floyd | a trolley schedule Floyd | a trolley pass (being worn) Floyd | Twin Hearts Between the Planes Floyd | a pamphlet of home listings Floyd | a Jansport backpack (being worn and open) Floyd | a hidden pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a key pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a book pocket (open) Floyd | a postcard of Big Ben Floyd | the diary of Phyllis Cragne Floyd | The Modern Girl's Divination Handbook -- Volume Three Floyd | a side pocket (closed) Floyd | a trash pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a backpack features guide Floyd | a book list Floyd | Peter's jacket Floyd | a faint chill (haunting you) Floyd | a cast iron spire Floyd | a waterproof flashlight Floyd | a giant milkweed leaf (being worn as a mask) Floyd | a pull-string doll Floyd | a glass jar containing an insect Floyd | a half-full styrofoam coffee cup Floyd | a familiar gold wristwatch Floyd | a brass winding key Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put spire in side pocket" | ||
Floyd ] Hillside Path (Jack Welch) Turns: 928 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT SPIRE IN SIDE POCKET Floyd | Floyd | You unzip the side pocket, deposit the cast iron spire, then zip the Floyd | side pocket back up again. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Oh. Good idea" | |
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take iron" | ||
Floyd ] Hillside Path (Jack Welch) Turns: 929 Floyd | > Floyd | > TAKE IRON Floyd | Floyd | That's hardly portable. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Aw" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x it" | ||
Floyd ] Hillside Path (Jack Welch) Turns: 930 Floyd | > Floyd | > X IT Floyd | Floyd | Long shafts of weathered, rusted iron, jutting in all directions for a Floyd | great mound as if dropped like puny sticks from the sky. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "tell about spire" | ||
Floyd ] Hillside Path (Jack Welch) Turns: 931 Floyd | > Floyd | > TELL ABOUT SPIRE Floyd | Floyd | "You don't say," says Christabell. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu asks, "I think we can still "ask about pile"?" | |
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "ask about pile" | ||
Floyd ] Hillside Path (Jack Welch) Turns: 932 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK ABOUT PILE Floyd | Floyd | "It has been here a long, long time," says Christabell. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Moop." | |
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "tell about diary" | ||
Floyd ] Hillside Path (Jack Welch) Turns: 933 Floyd | > Floyd | > TELL ABOUT DIARY Floyd | Floyd | "Interesting," says Christabell. Floyd | Floyd | > | Teaspoon says, "I'm stuck" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "tell about peter" | ||
Floyd ] Hillside Path (Jack Welch) Turns: 934 Floyd | > Floyd | > TELL ABOUT PETER Floyd | Floyd | "As for Peter, my husband, what you see is what you get: he's a Floyd | lovable teddy bear." Floyd | Floyd | "Is he?" Floyd | Floyd | "Yes, but a bit of a workaholic. He puts in a full day, but then he's Floyd | up all night with the books. I've never seen anyone pour their soul Floyd | out so much over a job." Floyd | Floyd | "Into what Sorte of Bookes does he pour his Soul?" Floyd | Floyd | "At this point, he's management, so mostly going over audit summaries. Floyd | In truth, he'd rather do the bean counting himself. Crunching numbers Floyd | floats his boat." Floyd | Floyd | "I am amazed to hear such Newes as you have to tell; the Worlde is Floyd | greatly changed since my Youth." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "tell about phyllis" | ||
Floyd ] Hillside Path (Jack Welch) Turns: 935 Floyd | > Floyd | > TELL ABOUT PHYLLIS Floyd | Floyd | "Uh-huh," says Christabell. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "t peter" | ||
Floyd ] Hillside Path (Jack Welch) Turns: 936 Floyd | > Floyd | > T PETER Floyd | Floyd | You ramble on for a while about your husband, Peter. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Just making sure" | |
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "tell about me" | ||
Floyd ] Hillside Path (Jack Welch) Turns: 937 Floyd | > Floyd | > TELL ABOUT ME Floyd | Floyd | "Well," you begin, "I am Naomi, and you probably already know my Floyd | husband, Peter -- Peter Cragne." Floyd | Floyd | Christabell shakes her head, "A Crâne? No, I have not the Pleasure of Floyd | his Acquitenance, or at least not yet. But I am sure there are many Floyd | Hereabouts unknown to me of Late." Floyd | Floyd | "Yes, he's a little introverted, so I'm not surprised," you continue. Floyd | "In fact, while he's met my entire family, I have not even met his Floyd | parents -- yet. No pressure there, right?" Floyd | Floyd | "Assuredly, so." Floyd | Floyd | "We took this opportunity to shoot up to Vermont and I figure Floyd | we'll do the family thing and while we're at it a little touring Floyd | around: Ben & Jerry's, some covered bridges, get a bucket of maple Floyd | syrup -- or however they sell it -- and check out some of the Floyd | mountains. Two birds with one stone!" Floyd | Floyd | "Two with but a single Stoning? Indeed, what you have laid out sounds Floyd | a fruitful Application of your Labours." Floyd | Floyd | > | Teaspoon says, "where *is* our protagonist from, I wonder." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Depends on the room we're in, I guess." | ||
| DavidW says, "heh. yes." | ||
| Jacqueline exclaims, "IRTA 'we took this opportunity to shoot up in Vermont' and was all !!!!" | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "t vermont" | ||
Floyd ] Hillside Path (Jack Welch) Turns: 938 Floyd | > Floyd | > T VERMONT Floyd | Floyd | "Geography isn't my strong suit," you admit. "I think I was supposed Floyd | to have gone to Vermont when I was a kid, but the ski trip got Floyd | canceled." Looking around, you remark, "I'm not sure Vermont quite Floyd | agrees with me. The weather seems kind of gray here." Floyd | Floyd | "More like that be a Reflexion of the Locale." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "a vermont" | ||
Floyd ] Hillside Path (Jack Welch) Turns: 939 Floyd | > Floyd | > A VERMONT Floyd | Floyd | Christabell admits not knowing all that much about the state where she Floyd | now resides. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Sigh. What italicized stuff have we not explored, I wonder." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "search pile" | ||
Floyd ] Hillside Path (Jack Welch) Turns: 940 Floyd | > Floyd | > SEARCH PILE Floyd | Floyd | There is nothing on the pile of railroad tracks. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a towne" | ||
Floyd ] Hillside Path (Jack Welch) Turns: 941 Floyd | > Floyd | > A TOWNE Floyd | Floyd | Christabell tells you of growing up in the town of Lin, or as it may Floyd | be better known by some, Saugus. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I think you've got most of her current topics." | |
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "a pyle" | ||
Floyd ] Hillside Path (Jack Welch) Turns: 942 Floyd | > Floyd | > A PYLE Floyd | Floyd | "It has been here a long, long time," says Christabell. Floyd | Floyd | > | Teaspoon says, "the thing that puzzles me is, this speech pattern isn't compatible with railway tracks" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "I guess we need to find out Carol's fate and tell her." | ||
| DavidW says, "This is basically chapter one of Christabell's story." | ||
| Teaspoon says, "oh, that'd make sense" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Pray, speak on, Tea" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "(re:tracks)" | ||
| Teaspoon says, "well, she dated herself to the 17th century, which is right for the speech pattern, and she's posessing the pile of iron that was turned into railway tracks..." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "I think they're posessing her." | ||
| DavidW says, "The tracks were made after Christabell died." | ||
| Teaspoon asks, "so what was she posessing before they were made?" | ||
| DavidW says, "oh, that will be told later." | ||
| Knight_Otu asks, "A bunch of iron ingots?" | ||
| Teaspoon says, "oh. Okay then." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "I like to collect iron ingots in Skyrim. Maybe it's like that." | ||
| Teaspoon says, "(I'm good carrying on for now, then.)" | ||
| DavidW says, "You are correct at guessing that the tracks weren't the original use of the iron." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "So from David's map, the jailhouse must be north of the place with Dan." | ||
| Teaspoon says, "(I figure dad built something Way Cursed that happens to be very good at carving Vermont granit)" | ||
| Itax goes home. | Jacqueline says, "Sure, let's explore" | |
| Jacqueline says, "Only 15 more minutes today, though." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "I'm actually away from home and have to check out, so my stop time is kind of hard today." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "I scrolled back, and saw a mention of a gate, not sure we can go through." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Got it." | ||
| Teaspoon says, "go ahead and try" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "sw" | ||
Floyd ] Constabulary Road (Harkness Munt) Turns: 943 Floyd | > Floyd | > SW Floyd | Floyd | Cristabell calls after you, "I do thank you for diverting summe Houres Floyd | with mee in Discourse sweet. I do entreat you return upon your Floyd | Convenience that we may again share some Werdes." Floyd | Floyd | Constabulary Road (Harkness Munt) Floyd | The road phases into little more than a wide dirt track winding from Floyd | the west towards the edge of town to the northeast. A paved walk Floyd | wanders through an iron gate which interrupts a high stone wall Floyd | looming to the north. A memorial bench sits just outside its shadow. Floyd | A tangled rampart of trees and dense undergrowth obstructs passage to Floyd | the south. Floyd | Floyd | A barricade spans the road to the northeast, and beyond it a large Floyd | shallow pit is being excavated. If you're careful, you could skirt the Floyd | edges of the pit and continue along the northeast road. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | A man stands near the barricade. He appears to be contemplating the Floyd | contents of the dig site. Floyd | Floyd | A grad student works fastidiously on the fossilized bones in the pit. Floyd | Floyd | A noncorporeal trolley stop sign reads Orange Line -- Constabulary Floyd | Road. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x gate" | ||
Floyd ] Constabulary Road (Harkness Munt) Turns: 944 Floyd | > Floyd | > X GATE Floyd | Floyd | A set of spiked wrought iron bars towers across an opening in the Floyd | north wall. On a section of the wall adjacent to the gate rests a Floyd | large bronze plaque. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x plaque" | ||
Floyd ] Constabulary Road (Harkness Munt) Turns: 945 Floyd | > Floyd | > X PLAQUE Floyd | Floyd | A bronze plaque which reads "Municipal Jail". Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x plaque" | ||
Floyd ] Constabulary Road (Harkness Munt) Turns: 946 Floyd | > Floyd | > X PLAQUE Floyd | Floyd | A bronze plaque which reads "Municipal Jail". Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Constabulary Road (Harkness Munt) Turns: 947 Floyd | > Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | The closed gate bars your way. Floyd | Floyd | > | Teaspoon says, "aw" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open gate" | ||
Floyd ] Constabulary Road (Harkness Munt) Turns: 948 Floyd | > Floyd | > OPEN GATE Floyd | Floyd | At the slightest brush of your fingertips, the gates slowly begin to Floyd | creak open. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Silly gate." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Backwater Jail (Marshal Tenner Winter) Turns: 949 Floyd | > Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Backwater Jail (Marshal Tenner Winter) Floyd | The air is stale in this wood-paneled sheriff's office. You feel as if Floyd | you've stepped back in time maybe twenty years as the office Floyd | furnishings in here are simple and utilitarian. A desk, generic in Floyd | style but wide enough for an outdated-looking computer, is near the Floyd | window. A swivel chair is behind it and a wooden visitors chair is on Floyd | the other side. Despite the meager light that creeps in the window, Floyd | there's still a bleak glow from fluorescent bulbs overhead. Other Floyd | furnishings include a file cabinet and, what appears to be, a locker Floyd | that was literally ripped out of a high school and placed against the Floyd | wall in here. Floyd | Floyd | Otherwise, a cheap door with a unisex bathroom sign on it is to the Floyd | west and a secure door, obviously the lock-up, is to the north. The Floyd | exit is south. Floyd | Floyd | On the desk is a clipboard holding some paperwork. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x me" | ||
Floyd ] Backwater Jail (Marshal Tenner Winter) Turns: 950 Floyd | > Floyd | > X ME Floyd | Floyd | As good-looking as ever. Floyd | Floyd | You bear the trauma of a woman who has been eye to eye with an Floyd | eburnean pond kraken. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "i" | ||
Floyd ] Backwater Jail (Marshal Tenner Winter) Turns: 951 Floyd | > Floyd | > I Floyd | Floyd | You are carrying: Floyd | some yellowed newspapers Floyd | loose bricks Floyd | a rusty piece of metal Floyd | an employee ID card Floyd | a shard of shattered carapace Floyd | a soggy tome Floyd | a long hooked pole Floyd | a grimy rock Floyd | a dead battery Floyd | a moldy, waterlogged journal Floyd | a small, rectangular battery Floyd | an antique locket (being worn and closed) Floyd | The Dollmaker's Journal Floyd | a repaired page Floyd | a trolley schedule Floyd | a trolley pass (being worn) Floyd | Twin Hearts Between the Planes Floyd | a pamphlet of home listings Floyd | a Jansport backpack (being worn and open) Floyd | a hidden pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a key pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a book pocket (open) Floyd | a postcard of Big Ben Floyd | the diary of Phyllis Cragne Floyd | The Modern Girl's Divination Handbook -- Volume Three Floyd | a side pocket (closed) Floyd | a trash pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a backpack features guide Floyd | a book list Floyd | Peter's jacket Floyd | a faint chill (haunting you) Floyd | a waterproof flashlight Floyd | a giant milkweed leaf (being worn as a mask) Floyd | a pull-string doll Floyd | a glass jar containing an insect Floyd | a half-full styrofoam coffee cup Floyd | a familiar gold wristwatch Floyd | a brass winding key Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Backwater Jail (Marshal Tenner Winter) Turns: 952 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The clouds in your cup form a cronut. Images of strange hybrids mean Floyd | that some challenges in your current environment can be defeated with Floyd | what you already possess, while others will require outside Floyd | assistance. Floyd | Floyd | > | Teaspoon says, "okies" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "A cronut? I have no idea what that's supposed to be." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Sam says we should pull the string on the doll, even when we aren't stuck, just for fun." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x paperwork" | ||
Floyd ] Backwater Jail (Marshal Tenner Winter) Turns: 953 Floyd | > Floyd | > X PAPERWORK Floyd | Floyd | This is a list of the day's arrestees. The date is a week old with no Floyd | further entries beyond it. The entries are: Floyd | Jeff Moore - public intoxication. Floyd | Alana Cook - possession of cannabis. Floyd | Matthew Grobe - discharging a firearm within city limits. Floyd | Tony Overton - disorderly conduct. Floyd | Robert Morales - reckless driving. Floyd | Eugene Kunkle - petty theft. Floyd | Floyd | > | Teaspoon says, "(how we can identify a cronut-shaped cloud specifically in our coffee, I do not know...it's a evil hybrid doughnut)" | |
| Jacqueline says, "heh" | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x computer" | ||
Floyd ] Backwater Jail (Marshal Tenner Winter) Turns: 954 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COMPUTER Floyd | Floyd | It looks bulky, even by today's standards, and on it is a faded decal Floyd | stating, "...ateway". The nicotine-stained monitor sitting before it Floyd | might bear a closer look. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x monitor" | ||
Floyd ] Backwater Jail (Marshal Tenner Winter) Turns: 955 Floyd | > Floyd | > X MONITOR Floyd | Floyd | This bulky monitor, roughly the size of a child's coffin, looks heavy Floyd | and grimey. Whoever worked with this computer and monitor must've Floyd | smoked like a Turkish tobacco caliph. The whole thing is sticky with a Floyd | jaundiced film and the screen is covered with smudged fingerprints. Floyd | Floyd | On the nicotine-stained monitor is a Post-it® note. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x post-it" | ||
Floyd ] Backwater Jail (Marshal Tenner Winter) Turns: 956 Floyd | > Floyd | > X POST-IT Floyd | Floyd | Rookies- Floyd | Keep the evidence key in the last arrestee's file. It's usually Floyd | the active file. Floyd | -Sarge. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Security at its finest." | |
| Jacqueline says, "heh" | ||
| Teaspoon says, "we could sure mess around with this" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "I'm still amused that one would compare the monitor's size to that of a child's coffin" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "I'm going to have to start doing comparisons like that in real life." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "I dunno, it reminded me a bit too much of William's coffin." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "'You open the last arestee's file to discover a key, about the length of a diseased metacarpel." | ||
| Jacqueline says (to ko), "same" | ||
| Teaspoon says, "children come in different sizes, though. I can imagine a four-foot long computer monitor now if I like" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "hee" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x file cabinet" | ||
Floyd ] Backwater Jail (Marshal Tenner Winter) Turns: 957 Floyd | > Floyd | > X FILE CABINET Floyd | Floyd | It's a wide, cream-colored file cabinet. It's about waist-high. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open it" | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "open cabinet" | ||
Floyd ] Backwater Jail (Marshal Tenner Winter) Turns: 958 Floyd | > Floyd | > OPEN IT Floyd | Floyd | You open the file cabinet, revealing the Kunkle file and some Floyd | disorganized files. Floyd | Floyd | > Floyd ] Backwater Jail (Marshal Tenner Winter) Turns: 959 Floyd | > Floyd | > OPEN CABINET Floyd | Floyd | That's already open. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x kunkle file" | ||
Floyd ] Backwater Jail (Marshal Tenner Winter) Turns: 960 Floyd | > Floyd | > X KUNKLE FILE Floyd | Floyd | A meager file; the arrest report gives few real details of anything. Floyd | Apparently this Eugene Kunkle stole a library book. Otherwise, nothing Floyd | useful can be gleaned from the paperwork within. Floyd | Floyd | In the Kunkle file is an aluminum key. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu exclaims, "Oh library book!" | |
| Jacqueline exclaims, "he stole... a library book!" | ||
| Knight_Otu asks, "Is it one of ours, I wonder?" | ||
| Teaspoon asks, "...are we gonna be in a lot of trouble for stealing all these books?" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Possibly" | ||
| Jacqueline exclaims (at Teaspoon), "No. We're returning them!" | ||
| Teaspoon says, "oh, phew" | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take key" | ||
Floyd ] Backwater Jail (Marshal Tenner Winter) Turns: 961 Floyd | > Floyd | > TAKE KEY Floyd | Floyd | (the aluminum key) Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "l" | ||
Floyd ] Backwater Jail (Marshal Tenner Winter) Turns: 962 Floyd | > Floyd | > L Floyd | Floyd | Backwater Jail (Marshal Tenner Winter) Floyd | The air is stale in this wood-paneled sheriff's office. You feel as if Floyd | you've stepped back in time maybe twenty years as the office Floyd | furnishings in here are simple and utilitarian. A desk, generic in Floyd | style but wide enough for an outdated-looking computer, is near the Floyd | window. A swivel chair is behind it and a wooden visitors chair is on Floyd | the other side. Despite the meager light that creeps in the window, Floyd | there's still a bleak glow from fluorescent bulbs overhead. Other Floyd | furnishings include a file cabinet and, what appears to be, a locker Floyd | that was literally ripped out of a high school and placed against the Floyd | wall in here. Floyd | Floyd | Otherwise, a cheap door with a unisex bathroom sign on it is to the Floyd | west and a secure door, obviously the lock-up, is to the north. The Floyd | exit is south. Floyd | Floyd | On the desk is a clipboard holding some paperwork. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Technically, if they're on our list, it should be one that Peter took out." | |
| Jacqueline says, "Yeah" | ||
| Jacqueline asks, "Should we go N?" | ||
| Teaspoon says, "yeah" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Let's try." | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Backwater Jail (Marshal Tenner Winter) Turns: 963 Floyd | > Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | (first opening the secure door) Floyd | It won't budge. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "unlock door" | ||
Floyd ] Backwater Jail (Marshal Tenner Winter) Turns: 963 Floyd | > Floyd | > UNLOCK DOOR Floyd | Floyd | Which do you mean, the secure door or the bathroom door? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "secure door" | ||
Floyd ] Backwater Jail (Marshal Tenner Winter) Turns: 963 Floyd | > Floyd | > SECURE DOOR Floyd | Floyd | What do you want to unlock the secure door with? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "aluminum key" | ||
Floyd ] Backwater Jail (Marshal Tenner Winter) Turns: 964 Floyd | > Floyd | > ALUMINUM KEY Floyd | Floyd | That doesn't seem to fit the lock. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "unlock bathroom door with aluminum key" | ||
Floyd ] Backwater Jail (Marshal Tenner Winter) Turns: 965 Floyd | > Floyd | > UNLOCK BATHROOM DOOR WITH ALUMINUM KEY Floyd | Floyd | That doesn't seem to be something you can unlock. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "The post-it said that key is for the evidence locker." | |
| Jacqueline says, "Oh" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Right" | ||
| Teaspoon asks, "west then?" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Sure" | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Backwater Jail (Marshal Tenner Winter) Turns: 966 Floyd | > Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | You peek inside the bathroom and find literally nothing beyond a Floyd | toilet and sink. There's no mirror and someone even swiped the shit Floyd | tickets. You close the door again. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu asks, "Or unlock the locker?" | |
| Jacqueline asks, "The... the shit tickets? Does he mean toilet paper?" | ||
| DavidW says, "He does." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "I hope so." | ||
| Teaspoon says, "I must assume so." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "eeagh" | ||
| DavidW says, "MTW has a way with words." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Indeed" | ||
| Teaspoon says, "our protagonist has violent whiplash between moods" | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "unlock evidence locker with aluminium key" | ||
Floyd ] Backwater Jail (Marshal Tenner Winter) Turns: 966 Floyd | > Floyd | > UNLOCK EVIDENCE LOCKER WITH ALUMINIUM KEY Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "ha" | |
| Jacqueline says, "So true, tsp" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "It is to be expected with a ton of writers." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Yeah" | ||
| Teaspoon says, "oh, def." | ||
| DavidW says, "I think the locker is just called locker." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "unlock locker with aluminum" | ||
Floyd ] Backwater Jail (Marshal Tenner Winter) Turns: 967 Floyd | > Floyd | > UNLOCK LOCKER WITH ALUMINUM Floyd | Floyd | You unlock the evidence locker. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "open locker" | ||
Floyd ] Padded cell (Marius Müller) Turns: 968 Floyd | > Floyd | > OPEN LOCKER Floyd | Floyd | You swing open the locker and are greeting by a desiccated corpse Floyd | falling into you. Startled beyond rational thought, you collapse to Floyd | the ground, beneath the corpse, unconscious. Floyd | Floyd | Padded cell (Marius Müller) Floyd | The overhead lightbulb in its wire-mesh cage barely lights the room. Floyd | Everything here seems a colorless beige - the cracked floor tiles, the Floyd | thick cloth padding on the walls. A padded door leads south. Floyd | Floyd | A metal chest stands in a corner of the room. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline exclaims, "HA!" | |
| Teaspoon exclaims, "Marius's room!" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Now that was a sudden scene change." | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "i" | ||
Floyd ] Padded cell (Marius Müller) Turns: 969 Floyd | > Floyd | > I Floyd | Floyd | You are carrying: Floyd | a faint chill (haunting you) Floyd | a strait jacket (being worn) Floyd | Floyd | > | Teaspoon says, "all our stuff better be in that locker" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x me" | ||
Floyd ] Padded cell (Marius Müller) Turns: 970 Floyd | > Floyd | > X ME Floyd | Floyd | You look about as you'd expect after everything that happened to you Floyd | in all the other rooms. Floyd | Floyd | > | Teaspoon says, "snerk" | |
| Knight_Otu exclaims, "Ha!" | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x jacket" | ||
Floyd ] Padded cell (Marius Müller) Turns: 971 Floyd | > Floyd | > X JACKET Floyd | Floyd | It's a canvas strait jacket, the kind used to immobilize violent or Floyd | spastic mental patients. It fastens up the back with a complex series Floyd | of buckles and straps, while the sleeves cross the chest and fasten Floyd | around back, making it quite impossible to escape. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Well, golly" | |
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x chest" | ||
Floyd ] Padded cell (Marius Müller) Turns: 972 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CHEST Floyd | Floyd | A metal, military looking chest with a lot of complicated snaps. The Floyd | lid doesn't close fully. Through the crack you can see a giant Floyd | milkweed leaf. Floyd | No way you'll open it while stuck in this damn strait jacket. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "I'm going to have to depart here, folks. Sorry" | |
| Teaspoon exclaims, "be well!" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "I guess we should be wrapping up now." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "If you all want to keep on, it's fine." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Up to you two." | ||
| Teaspoon says, "I'm easy." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "See y'all later" | ||
| Knight_Otu exclaims, "Bye!" | ||
| DavidW says, "bye Jacqueline" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "If you're up to it, sure, we can continue." | ||
| Teaspoon says, "I favour getting out of this room and then leaving off for the day" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x lamp" | ||
Floyd ] Padded cell (Marius Müller) Turns: 972 Floyd | > Floyd | > X LAMP Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x lightbulb" | ||
Floyd ] Padded cell (Marius Müller) Turns: 973 Floyd | > Floyd | > X LIGHTBULB Floyd | Floyd | Its an old-fashioned, big, glass one. You might have some use for it, Floyd | if it weren't protected by a cage of wire mesh. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x cage" | ||
Floyd ] Padded cell (Marius Müller) Turns: 974 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CAGE Floyd | Floyd | A thin, fragile looking wire-mesh cage houses the lightbulb, Floyd | presumably to keep patients from messing with it. One corner of it has Floyd | been pulled outward, and the whole thing seems to hold to the ceiling Floyd | only barely. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "bite cage" | ||
Floyd ] Padded cell (Marius Müller) Turns: 974 Floyd | > Floyd | > BITE CAGE Floyd | Floyd | That verb doesn't work here, or, at least, not right now, but Floyd | it might work somewhere later. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "take cage" | ||
Floyd ] Padded cell (Marius Müller) Turns: 975 Floyd | > Floyd | > TAKE CAGE Floyd | Floyd | You can't reach the wire mesh from here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x tile" | ||
Floyd ] Padded cell (Marius Müller) Turns: 975 Floyd | > Floyd | > X TILE Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x tiles" | ||
Floyd ] Padded cell (Marius Müller) Turns: 976 Floyd | > Floyd | > X TILES Floyd | Floyd | The uneven floor tiles are cracked and smeared with dirt. In your Floyd | mind, you compare them to other floors you've seen in the Manor. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "kick cage" | ||
Floyd ] Padded cell (Marius Müller) Turns: 976 Floyd | > Floyd | > KICK CAGE Floyd | Floyd | That verb doesn't work here, or, at least, not right now, but Floyd | it might work somewhere later. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x chill" | ||
Floyd ] Padded cell (Marius Müller) Turns: 977 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CHILL Floyd | Floyd | A chill emanates from behind you, fading as you turn. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x padding" | ||
Floyd ] Padded cell (Marius Müller) Turns: 978 Floyd | > Floyd | > X PADDING Floyd | Floyd | Thick cloth padding covers the floors and ceiling, fastened by Floyd | deep-set buttons. One of them catches your eye. Where all the others Floyd | are cloth-covered, this one is brass. Floyd | Floyd | > | Teaspoon says, "...I find it very hard to take that description seriously." | |
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x brass button" | ||
Floyd ] Padded cell (Marius Müller) Turns: 979 Floyd | > Floyd | > X BRASS BUTTON Floyd | Floyd | It's a brass button that, on closer inspections, looks more like a Floyd | knob. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "pull button" | ||
Floyd ] Padded cell (Marius Müller) Turns: 980 Floyd | > Floyd | > PULL BUTTON Floyd | Floyd | It is fixed in place. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "pull knob" | ||
Floyd ] Padded cell (Marius Müller) Turns: 981 Floyd | > Floyd | > PULL KNOB Floyd | Floyd | It is fixed in place. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push knob" | ||
Floyd ] Padded cell (Marius Müller) Turns: 982 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH KNOB Floyd | Floyd | It is fixed in place. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "turn knob" | ||
Floyd ] Padded cell (Marius Müller) Turns: 983 Floyd | > Floyd | > TURN KNOB Floyd | Floyd | You'd need your hands for that. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "remove jacket" | ||
Floyd ] Padded cell (Marius Müller) Turns: 984 Floyd | > Floyd | > REMOVE JACKET Floyd | Floyd | You wiggle and twist, but to no avail. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Thought so." | |
| Teaspoon asks, "...we want to use the knob to pull off the jacket, but how do we word that?" | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x jacket" | ||
Floyd ] Padded cell (Marius Müller) Turns: 985 Floyd | > Floyd | > X JACKET Floyd | Floyd | It's a canvas strait jacket, the kind used to immobilize violent or Floyd | spastic mental patients. It fastens up the back with a complex series Floyd | of buckles and straps, while the sleeves cross the chest and fasten Floyd | around back, making it quite impossible to escape. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x straps" | ||
Floyd ] Padded cell (Marius Müller) Turns: 986 Floyd | > Floyd | > X STRAPS Floyd | Floyd | It's a canvas strait jacket, the kind used to immobilize violent or Floyd | spastic mental patients. It fastens up the back with a complex series Floyd | of buckles and straps, while the sleeves cross the chest and fasten Floyd | around back, making it quite impossible to escape. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put straps on knob" | ||
Floyd ] Padded cell (Marius Müller) Turns: 987 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT STRAPS ON KNOB Floyd | Floyd | You'd need your hands for that. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x knob" | ||
Floyd ] Padded cell (Marius Müller) Turns: 988 Floyd | > Floyd | > X KNOB Floyd | Floyd | It's a brass button that, on closer inspections, looks more like a Floyd | knob. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "bite knob" | ||
Floyd ] Padded cell (Marius Müller) Turns: 988 Floyd | > Floyd | > BITE KNOB Floyd | Floyd | That verb doesn't work here, or, at least, not right now, but Floyd | it might work somewhere later. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "hook jacket" | ||
Floyd ] Padded cell (Marius Müller) Turns: 988 Floyd | > Floyd | > HOOK JACKET Floyd | Floyd | That verb doesn't work here, or, at least, not right now, but Floyd | it might work somewhere later. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "unfasten jacket with knob" | ||
Floyd ] Padded cell (Marius Müller) Turns: 988 Floyd | > Floyd | > UNFASTEN JACKET WITH KNOB Floyd | Floyd | That verb doesn't work here, or, at least, not right now, but Floyd | it might work somewhere later. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "remove jacket with knob" | ||
Floyd ] Padded cell (Marius Müller) Turns: 988 Floyd | > Floyd | > REMOVE JACKET WITH KNOB Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open jacket with knob" | ||
Floyd ] Padded cell (Marius Müller) Turns: 989 Floyd | > Floyd | > OPEN JACKET WITH KNOB Floyd | Floyd | (first taking the brass button) Floyd | You'd need your hands for that. Floyd | Floyd | > | Teaspoon says, "arrgh guess-the-verb puzzles" | |
| DavidW says, "no, not this time" | ||
| Teaspoon says, "oh, that's good." | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "look" | ||
Floyd ] Padded cell (Marius Müller) Turns: 990 Floyd | > Floyd | > LOOK Floyd | Floyd | Padded cell (Marius Müller) Floyd | The overhead lightbulb in its wire-mesh cage barely lights the room. Floyd | Everything here seems a colorless beige - the cracked floor tiles, the Floyd | thick cloth padding on the walls. A padded door leads south. Floyd | Floyd | You've noticed a strange brass button among those that fix the padding Floyd | to the wall. Floyd | Floyd | A metal chest stands in a corner of the room. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Padded cell (Marius Müller) Turns: 991 Floyd | > Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | You'd need your hands for that. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "cut straps with tiles" | ||
Floyd ] Padded cell (Marius Müller) Turns: 991 Floyd | > Floyd | > CUT STRAPS WITH TILES Floyd | Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to cut the strait jacket. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "cut jacket with button" | ||
Floyd ] Padded cell (Marius Müller) Turns: 991 Floyd | > Floyd | > CUT JACKET WITH BUTTON Floyd | Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to cut the strait jacket. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "cut jacket" | ||
Floyd ] Padded cell (Marius Müller) Turns: 992 Floyd | > Floyd | > CUT JACKET Floyd | Floyd | That seems to be your only hope of escaping that thing, but how? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "cut jacket with knob" | ||
Floyd ] Padded cell (Marius Müller) Turns: 992 Floyd | > Floyd | > CUT JACKET WITH KNOB Floyd | Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to cut the strait jacket. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x tiles" | ||
Floyd ] Padded cell (Marius Müller) Turns: 993 Floyd | > Floyd | > X TILES Floyd | Floyd | The uneven floor tiles are cracked and smeared with dirt. In your Floyd | mind, you compare them to other floors you've seen in the Manor. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "search padding" | ||
Floyd ] Padded cell (Marius Müller) Turns: 994 Floyd | > Floyd | > SEARCH PADDING Floyd | Floyd | You'd need your hands for that. Floyd | Floyd | > | Teaspoon asks, "did we have any other tile puzzles?" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Not so far." | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "cut jacket with mesh" | ||
Floyd ] Padded cell (Marius Müller) Turns: 994 Floyd | > Floyd | > CUT JACKET WITH MESH Floyd | Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to cut the strait jacket. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x chest" | ||
Floyd ] Padded cell (Marius Müller) Turns: 995 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CHEST Floyd | Floyd | A metal, military looking chest with a lot of complicated snaps. The Floyd | lid doesn't close fully. Through the crack you can see The Floyd | Dollmaker's Journal. Floyd | No way you'll open it while stuck in this damn strait jacket. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x mesh" | ||
Floyd ] Padded cell (Marius Müller) Turns: 996 Floyd | > Floyd | > X MESH Floyd | Floyd | A thin, fragile looking wire-mesh cage houses the lightbulb, Floyd | presumably to keep patients from messing with it. One corner of it has Floyd | been pulled outward, and the whole thing seems to hold to the ceiling Floyd | only barely. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "take mesh" | ||
Floyd ] Padded cell (Marius Müller) Turns: 997 Floyd | > Floyd | > TAKE MESH Floyd | Floyd | You can't reach the wire mesh from here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "stand on chest" | ||
Floyd ] Padded cell (Marius Müller) Turns: 998 Floyd | > Floyd | > STAND ON CHEST Floyd | Floyd | It's surprisingly hard to do without your hands, but you manage to Floyd | climb onto the chest. The metal is cold beneath your feet. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "take mesh" | ||
Floyd ] Padded cell (Marius Müller) Turns: 999 Floyd | > Floyd | > TAKE MESH Floyd | Floyd | The height is right, but the bulb and its housing is out of reach in Floyd | the middle of the room. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "get off chest" | ||
Floyd ] Padded cell (Marius Müller) Turns: 1000 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET OFF CHEST Floyd | Floyd | You get off the chest less than elegantly. Floyd | Floyd | Padded cell (Marius Müller) Floyd | The overhead lightbulb in its wire-mesh cage barely lights the room. Floyd | Everything here seems a colorless beige - the cracked floor tiles, the Floyd | thick cloth padding on the walls. A padded door leads south. Floyd | Floyd | You've noticed a strange brass button among those that fix the padding Floyd | to the wall. Floyd | Floyd | A metal chest stands in a corner of the room. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "push chest" | ||
Floyd ] Padded cell (Marius Müller) Turns: 1001 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH CHEST Floyd | Floyd | It's hard, knee-aching work, as you half-squat and push the heavy Floyd | chest with your thigh and shin. After a few painfully slow minutes Floyd | full of an awful metal screeching, the chest is roughly in the middle Floyd | of the room. Your leg begins to throb slightly, but you feel that pain Floyd | will be forgotten as soon as you leave this room. Floyd | Floyd | > | Teaspoon says, "hee hee, that's a good one" | |
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "stand on chest" | ||
Floyd ] Padded cell (Marius Müller) Turns: 1002 Floyd | > Floyd | > STAND ON CHEST Floyd | Floyd | It's surprisingly hard to do without your hands, but you manage to Floyd | climb onto the chest. The metal is cold beneath your feet. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "cut jacket with mesh" | ||
Floyd ] Padded cell (Marius Müller) Turns: 1002 Floyd | > Floyd | > CUT JACKET WITH MESH Floyd | Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to cut the strait jacket. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "take mesh" | ||
Floyd ] Padded cell (Marius Müller) Turns: 1003 Floyd | > Floyd | > TAKE MESH Floyd | Floyd | You'd need your hands for that. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "cut jacket on mesh" | ||
Floyd ] Padded cell (Marius Müller) Turns: 1003 Floyd | > Floyd | > CUT JACKET ON MESH Floyd | Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to cut the strait jacket. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "cut jacket" | ||
Floyd ] Padded cell (Marius Müller) Turns: 1004 Floyd | > Floyd | > CUT JACKET Floyd | Floyd | That seems to be your only hope of escaping that thing, but how? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "look" | ||
Floyd ] Padded cell (Marius Müller) Turns: 1005 Floyd | > Floyd | > LOOK Floyd | Floyd | Padded cell (Marius Müller) (on the metal chest) Floyd | The overhead lightbulb in its wire-mesh cage barely lights the room. Floyd | Everything here seems a colorless beige - the cracked floor tiles, the Floyd | thick cloth padding on the walls. A padded door leads south. Floyd | Floyd | You've noticed a strange brass button among those that fix the padding Floyd | to the wall. Floyd | Floyd | A metal chest stands in a corner of the room. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "pull mesh" | ||
Floyd ] Padded cell (Marius Müller) Turns: 1006 Floyd | > Floyd | > PULL MESH Floyd | Floyd | Since you don't have the use of your hands, you do a little jump and Floyd | bite down on the edge of the mesh as hard as you can. You hang in the Floyd | air for the fraction of a second before gravity does its work and the Floyd | mesh is pulled down and you land on your shoulder awkwardly. (Here's Floyd | hoping you didn't fall on your shoulder in an earlier room as well.) Floyd | Even though you cut your lip a little, from where you lie on the Floyd | ground you can see the solitary lightbulb, shining it's dim light, Floyd | free of its cage. Floyd | Floyd | Padded cell (Marius Müller) Floyd | The overhead lightbulb in its wire-mesh cage barely lights the room. Floyd | Everything here seems a colorless beige - the cracked floor tiles, the Floyd | thick cloth padding on the walls. A padded door leads south. Floyd | Floyd | You've noticed a strange brass button among those that fix the padding Floyd | to the wall. Floyd | Floyd | A metal chest stands in a corner of the room. Floyd | Floyd | > | Teaspoon says, "...wot" | |
| Teaspoon asks, "oh, well, I guess all's well that ends well. But that didn't quite track, did it?" | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "cut jacket" | ||
Floyd ] Padded cell (Marius Müller) Turns: 1007 Floyd | > Floyd | > CUT JACKET Floyd | Floyd | That seems to be your only hope of escaping that thing, but how? Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "It's not the end of the puzzle, no." | |
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "i" | ||
Floyd ] Padded cell (Marius Müller) Turns: 1008 Floyd | > Floyd | > I Floyd | Floyd | You are carrying: Floyd | a faint chill (haunting you) Floyd | a strait jacket (being worn) Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "We're not quite free yet, no." | |
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "get mesh" | ||
Floyd ] Padded cell (Marius Müller) Turns: 1008 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET MESH Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x bulb" | ||
Floyd ] Padded cell (Marius Müller) Turns: 1009 Floyd | > Floyd | > X BULB Floyd | Floyd | Its an old-fashioned, big, glass one. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "The mesh is no longer protecting the bulb." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "break bulb" | ||
Floyd ] Padded cell (Marius Müller) Turns: 1010 Floyd | > Floyd | > BREAK BULB Floyd | Floyd | You can't reach the lightbulb from here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "stand on chest" | ||
Floyd ] Padded cell (Marius Müller) Turns: 1011 Floyd | > Floyd | > STAND ON CHEST Floyd | Floyd | It's surprisingly hard to do without your hands, but you manage to Floyd | climb onto the chest. The metal is cold beneath your feet. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "break bulb" | ||
Floyd ] Padded cell (Marius Müller) Turns: 1012 Floyd | > Floyd | > BREAK BULB Floyd | Floyd | You firmly plant your feet on the metal chest. It's good you did all Floyd | the yoga before you came to the manor (and maybe since?), for you Floyd | balance perfectly, aim your forehard at the bulb and ... headbutt it. Floyd | There is a disappointingly low and short shattering sound. The light Floyd | in the cell goes out, but there is enough room from the door to Floyd | illuminate it in quite the same way as before. You think you've cut Floyd | yourself on the face, but feel strangely sure that this wound won't Floyd | bother you much once you leave this room. Floyd | Floyd | > | Teaspoon says, "Marius is having fun with the continuity" | |
| DavidW says, "heh" | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "look" | ||
Floyd ] Padded cell (Marius Müller) Turns: 1013 Floyd | > Floyd | > LOOK Floyd | Floyd | Padded cell (Marius Müller) (on the metal chest) Floyd | The overhead lightbulb in its wire-mesh cage barely lights the room. Floyd | Everything here seems a colorless beige - the cracked floor tiles, the Floyd | thick cloth padding on the walls. A padded door leads south. Floyd | Floyd | A big shard of glass lies here, in a pool of his useless smaller Floyd | brothers. Floyd | Floyd | You've noticed a strange brass button among those that fix the padding Floyd | to the wall. Floyd | Floyd | A metal chest stands in a corner of the room. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "cut jacket" | ||
Floyd ] Padded cell (Marius Müller) Turns: 1014 Floyd | > Floyd | > CUT JACKET Floyd | Floyd | Even with your nimbleness (yoga), you can't quite hold the shard in a Floyd | way that would allow you to cut the straitjacket (which is made of Floyd | thick cotton). Maybe you could find something else to hold it for you? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "put shard in knob" | ||
Floyd ] Padded cell (Marius Müller) Turns: 1015 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT SHARD IN KNOB Floyd | Floyd | You'd need your hands for that. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put shard in chest" | ||
Floyd ] Padded cell (Marius Müller) Turns: 1016 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT SHARD IN CHEST Floyd | Floyd | You'd need your hands to open the chest, but there is a small Floyd | crack where the lid doesn't fully close. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put shard in crack" | ||
Floyd ] Padded cell (Marius Müller) Turns: 1017 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT SHARD IN CRACK Floyd | Floyd | You gently push the shard into the crack (with your foot) and it fits Floyd | snugly, with the sharp end pointing outwards conveniently. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "cut jacket" | ||
Floyd ] Padded cell (Marius Müller) Turns: 1018 Floyd | > Floyd | > CUT JACKET Floyd | Floyd | You kneel and begin to rub the back of the straitjacket, where the Floyd | arms are tied behind your back, against the shard of glass. It's slow, Floyd | dull, throbbing work. After endless minutes you feel the jacket giving Floyd | some room in your shoulders, and with some more cutting and wriggling Floyd | the fabric finally gives. You rub your arms for a good minute, willing Floyd | feeling back into them. Finally, you can feel your aching fingers Floyd | again. Okay, time to get out of here. Somehow. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "hurrah!" | |
| Knight_Otu exclaims, "Yay!" | ||
| Teaspoon exclaims, "woo!" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open chest" | ||
Floyd ] Padded cell (Marius Müller) Turns: 1019 Floyd | > Floyd | > OPEN CHEST Floyd | Floyd | You open the metal chest, revealing an aluminum key, loose bricks, a Floyd | rusty piece of metal, some yellowed newspapers, a shard of shattered Floyd | carapace, an employee ID card, a book list, a soggy tome, a long Floyd | hooked pole, a grimy rock, Peter's jacket, a trolley schedule, Twin Floyd | Hearts Between the Planes, a pamphlet of home listings, a small, Floyd | rectangular battery, a moldy, waterlogged journal, a repaired page, Floyd | The Dollmaker's Journal, a dead battery, a waterproof Floyd | flashlight, a pull-string doll, a glass jar containing an insect, a Floyd | half-full styrofoam coffee cup, a familiar gold wristwatch, a brass Floyd | winding key, a trolley pass, a Jansport backpack, an antique locket Floyd | and a giant milkweed leaf. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "take all" | ||
Floyd ] Padded cell (Marius Müller) Turns: 1020 Floyd | > Floyd | > TAKE ALL Floyd | Floyd | pamphlet of home listings: Taken. Floyd | Floyd | metal chest: Oof. Too heavy, even when you lift with your knees. Floyd | aluminum key: Taken. Floyd | Floyd | loose bricks: Taken. Floyd | Floyd | rusty piece of metal: Taken. Floyd | Floyd | yellowed newspapers: Taken. Floyd | Floyd | shard of shattered carapace: Taken. Floyd | Floyd | employee ID card: Taken. Floyd | Floyd | book list: Taken. Floyd | Floyd | soggy tome: Taken. Floyd | Floyd | long hooked pole: Taken. Floyd | Floyd | grimy rock: Taken. Floyd | Floyd | Peter's jacket: Taken. Floyd | Floyd | trolley schedule: Taken. Floyd | Floyd | Twin Hearts Between the Planes: Taken. Floyd | Floyd | small, rectangular battery: Taken. Floyd | Floyd | moldy, waterlogged journal: Taken. Floyd | Floyd | repaired page: Taken. Floyd | Floyd | The Dollmaker's Journal: Taken. Floyd | dead battery: Taken. Floyd | Floyd | waterproof flashlight: Taken. Floyd | Floyd | pull-string doll: Taken. Floyd | Floyd | glass jar containing an insect: Taken. Floyd | Floyd | familiar gold wristwatch: Taken. Floyd | Floyd | brass winding key: Taken. Floyd | Floyd | trolley pass: Taken. Floyd | Floyd | Jansport backpack: Taken. Floyd | Floyd | postcard of Big Ben: Taken. Floyd | Floyd | diary of Phyllis Cragne: Taken. Floyd | Floyd | The Modern Girl's Divination Handbook -- Volume Three: Taken. Floyd | Floyd | backpack features guide: Taken. Floyd | Floyd | antique locket: Taken. Floyd | Floyd | giant milkweed leaf: Taken. Floyd | Floyd | glass shard: Taken. Floyd | Floyd | half-full styrofoam coffee cup: Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | Teaspoon says, "x leaf" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "How nice that all our stuff remains here." | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x leaf" | ||
Floyd ] Padded cell (Marius Müller) Turns: 1021 Floyd | > Floyd | > X LEAF Floyd | Floyd | A giant milkweed leaf, curled in such a way that it could cling to Floyd | your face like a mask. It even has two milk-ringed holes for your Floyd | eyes. Floyd | Floyd | > | Teaspoon says, "I'm sure this will be very handy." | |
| DavidW says, "The leaf was handy earlier." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "It already has been." | ||
| Teaspoon says, "oh, ok" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "And we kept wearing it ever after." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "wear it" | ||
Floyd ] Padded cell (Marius Müller) Turns: 1022 Floyd | > Floyd | > WEAR IT Floyd | Floyd | You put on the giant milkweed leaf. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "wear backpack" | DavidW says, "It's only useful in the Milkweed location." | |
Floyd ] Padded cell (Marius Müller) Turns: 1023 Floyd | > Floyd | > WEAR BACKPACK Floyd | Floyd | You put on the Jansport backpack. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu asks, "But why stop now?" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "i" | ||
Floyd ] Padded cell (Marius Müller) Turns: 1024 Floyd | > Floyd | > I Floyd | Floyd | You are carrying: Floyd | a half-full styrofoam coffee cup Floyd | a glass shard Floyd | a giant milkweed leaf (being worn as a mask) Floyd | an antique locket (closed) Floyd | a backpack features guide Floyd | The Modern Girl's Divination Handbook -- Volume Three Floyd | the diary of Phyllis Cragne Floyd | a postcard of Big Ben Floyd | a Jansport backpack (being worn and open) Floyd | a hidden pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a key pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a book pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a side pocket (closed) Floyd | a trash pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a trolley pass Floyd | a brass winding key Floyd | a familiar gold wristwatch Floyd | a glass jar containing an insect Floyd | a pull-string doll Floyd | a waterproof flashlight Floyd | a dead battery Floyd | The Dollmaker's Journal Floyd | a repaired page Floyd | a moldy, waterlogged journal Floyd | a small, rectangular battery Floyd | Twin Hearts Between the Planes Floyd | a trolley schedule Floyd | Peter's jacket Floyd | a grimy rock Floyd | a long hooked pole Floyd | a soggy tome Floyd | a book list Floyd | an employee ID card Floyd | a shard of shattered carapace Floyd | some yellowed newspapers Floyd | a rusty piece of metal Floyd | loose bricks Floyd | an aluminum key Floyd | a pamphlet of home listings Floyd | a faint chill (haunting you) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "wear pass" | ||
Floyd ] Padded cell (Marius Müller) Turns: 1025 Floyd | > Floyd | > WEAR PASS Floyd | Floyd | You put on the trolley pass. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Padded cell (Marius Müller) Turns: 1026 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The clouds in your cup form a single cherry. Botanical images mean Floyd | that while there is much left to accomplish in the present situation, Floyd | your immediate environment sustains you, and you have everything that Floyd | you need. Floyd | Floyd | > | Teaspoon exclaims, "I think that means we're good!" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push knob" | ||
Floyd ] Padded cell (Marius Müller) Turns: 1027 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH KNOB Floyd | Floyd | It is fixed in place. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "It means there's a puzzle you can solve here." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "pull knob" | ||
Floyd ] Padded cell (Marius Müller) Turns: 1028 Floyd | > Floyd | > PULL KNOB Floyd | Floyd | It is fixed in place. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "turn knob" | ||
Floyd ] Padded cell (Marius Müller) Turns: 1029 Floyd | > Floyd | > TURN KNOB Floyd | Floyd | You turn the brass button and this whole section of the padded wall Floyd | swings open, revealing a small secret compartment with a switch Floyd | inside. A dusty trophy tumbles out of it and to the floor. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Hello." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x trophy" | ||
Floyd ] Padded cell (Marius Müller) Turns: 1030 Floyd | > Floyd | > X TROPHY Floyd | Floyd | It's a trophy, depicting of a greyhound in mid-jump. The plague reads: Floyd | To "Jonathan B. Cragne, Puce Alderman of the Variegated Court, for Floyd | winning the Cragne Village Dog Race with Bloodfang." Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu exclaims, "A new Alderman!" | |
| Teaspoon asks, "what are these alderman for?" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Our fifth, if I'm not mistaken." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "We don't quite know yet, but they're somehow important." | ||
| Lionheart arrives, full of fun, but no funk. | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x door" | ||
Floyd ] Padded cell (Marius Müller) Turns: 1031 Floyd | > Floyd | > X DOOR Floyd | Floyd | It's a thick, padded door. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Padded cell (Marius Müller) Turns: 1032 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The swirls in your cup form a single cherry. Botanical images mean Floyd | that while there is much left to accomplish in the present situation, Floyd | your immediate environment sustains you, and you have everything that Floyd | you need. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open door" | ||
Floyd ] Padded cell (Marius Müller) Turns: 1033 Floyd | > Floyd | > OPEN DOOR Floyd | Floyd | It seems to be locked. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "l" | ||
Floyd ] Padded cell (Marius Müller) Turns: 1034 Floyd | > Floyd | > L Floyd | Floyd | Padded cell (Marius Müller) (on the metal chest) Floyd | The overhead lightbulb in its wire-mesh cage barely lights the room. Floyd | Everything here seems a colorless beige - the cracked floor tiles, the Floyd | thick cloth padding on the walls. A padded door leads south. Floyd | Floyd | A secret compartment in the wall has swung open, revealing a small Floyd | switch and some graffiti that says "THEY THOUGHT THEY COULD TRAP ME IN Floyd | MY OWN CELL". Floyd | Floyd | A metal chest stands in a corner of the room. Floyd | Floyd | You can also see a trophy for a dog race here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "pull switch" | ||
Floyd ] Padded cell (Marius Müller) Turns: 1035 Floyd | > Floyd | > PULL SWITCH Floyd | Floyd | Nothing obvious happens. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x switch" | ||
Floyd ] Padded cell (Marius Müller) Turns: 1036 Floyd | > Floyd | > X SWITCH Floyd | Floyd | It's nothing but a small, unremarkable switch. Floyd | Floyd | The switch is currently switched on. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "switch switch" | ||
Floyd ] Padded cell (Marius Müller) Turns: 1037 Floyd | > Floyd | > SWITCH SWITCH Floyd | Floyd | You hear a promising click from the door. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open door" | ||
Floyd ] Padded cell (Marius Müller) Turns: 1038 Floyd | > Floyd | > OPEN DOOR Floyd | Floyd | You open the padded door. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "get trophy" | ||
Floyd ] Padded cell (Marius Müller) Turns: 1039 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET TROPHY Floyd | Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Padded cell (Marius Müller) Turns: 1040 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The clouds in your cup form concentric circles. Lack of a symbolic Floyd | image means that you have accomplished everything you must in your Floyd | current environment and should move on to find new challenges in order Floyd | to grow as a person. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Almost forgot the trophy, thanks." | |
| DavidW says, "map updated: [LINK]" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Backwater Jail (Marshal Tenner Winter) Turns: 1041 Floyd | > Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | (first getting off the metal chest) Floyd | You get off the chest less than elegantly. Floyd | Floyd | Padded cell (Marius Müller) Floyd | The overhead lightbulb in its wire-mesh cage barely lights the room. Floyd | Everything here seems a colorless beige - the cracked floor tiles, the Floyd | thick cloth padding on the walls. A padded door leads south. Floyd | Floyd | A secret compartment in the wall has swung open, revealing a small Floyd | switch and some graffiti that says "THEY THOUGHT THEY COULD TRAP ME IN Floyd | MY OWN CELL". Floyd | Floyd | A metal chest stands in a corner of the room. Floyd | Floyd | Backwater Jail (Marshal Tenner Winter) Floyd | The air is stale in this wood-paneled sheriff's office. You feel as if Floyd | you've stepped back in time maybe twenty years as the office Floyd | furnishings in here are simple and utilitarian. A desk, generic in Floyd | style but wide enough for an outdated-looking computer, is near the Floyd | window. A swivel chair is behind it and a wooden visitors chair is on Floyd | the other side. Despite the meager light that creeps in the window, Floyd | there's still a bleak glow from fluorescent bulbs overhead. Other Floyd | furnishings include a file cabinet and, what appears to be, a locker Floyd | that was literally ripped out of a high school and placed against the Floyd | wall in here. Floyd | Floyd | Otherwise, a cheap door with a unisex bathroom sign on it is to the Floyd | west and a secure door, obviously the lock-up, is to the north. The Floyd | exit is south. Floyd | Floyd | You can see a desiccated corpse here. It fell out of that locker, Floyd | which now stands open. Floyd | Floyd | On the desk is a clipboard holding some paperwork. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x corpse" | ||
Floyd ] Backwater Jail (Marshal Tenner Winter) Turns: 1042 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CORPSE Floyd | Floyd | This withered and horrible corpse will be hard to identify as the poor Floyd | soul seems to have been dead for a good while now. You're pretty sure Floyd | it was once female as the clothes, while dirty and torn, are a Floyd | feminine style. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "And we're out." | |
| DavidW asks, "Anything else in that locker?" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "search corpse" | ||
Floyd ] Backwater Jail (Marshal Tenner Winter) Turns: 1043 Floyd | > Floyd | > SEARCH CORPSE Floyd | Floyd | Delicately, you pad around the clothes on the corpse just in case Floyd | anything useful can be found. Unfortunately, you find nothing but a Floyd | black business card which you grab. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x card" | ||
Floyd ] Backwater Jail (Marshal Tenner Winter) Turns: 1043 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CARD Floyd | Floyd | Which do you mean, the black business card or the employee ID card? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x black card" | ||
Floyd ] Backwater Jail (Marshal Tenner Winter) Turns: 1044 Floyd | > Floyd | > X BLACK CARD Floyd | Floyd | Congratulations! You've just encountered Vaadignephod's Floyd | Anti-Personnel Squad! Floyd | Floyd | > | Teaspoon says, "...um, right." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Vaadignephod is the local eldritch abomination, I believe." | ||
| DavidW says, "yes, I think so." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "search locker" | ||
Floyd ] Backwater Jail (Marshal Tenner Winter) Turns: 1045 Floyd | > Floyd | > SEARCH LOCKER Floyd | Floyd | In the evidence locker is Tolerating An Asinine God. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get god" | ||
Floyd ] Backwater Jail (Marshal Tenner Winter) Turns: 1046 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET GOD Floyd | Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | Teaspoon says, "saywhat" | |
| Teaspoon says (to Floyd), "x god" | ||
Floyd ] Backwater Jail (Marshal Tenner Winter) Turns: 1047 Floyd | > Floyd | > X GOD Floyd | Floyd | This book looks to be an old school text book but it is in Floyd | surprisingly good shape. You're not too sure why you're surprised at Floyd | this. But there is a faded sticker on the front bearing the insignia Floyd | of the Backwater Public Library, two back-to-back crescent moons Floyd | joined by an eye looking down at an open book, which you realize might Floyd | be redundant. Floyd | Floyd | > | Teaspoon says, "ooh I see" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Tolerating an asinine god is definitely on our list." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read it" | ||
Floyd ] Backwater Jail (Marshal Tenner Winter) Turns: 1048 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ IT Floyd | Floyd | You skim through the pages and glance at a passage or two. "God Floyd | may exist but he isn't alive / for to die is to live / and to live is Floyd | to die." Floyd | Floyd | A snap like ice cracking behind you makes you jump. You turn to see a Floyd | chalky spark hovering near you. Floyd | Floyd | As you finish reading the passage, the spark moves through the book Floyd | with an eerie hum, leaving frost behind on the library insignia. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "Your faint chill (haunting you) has ... evolved." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Well. That was odd." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "i" | ||
Floyd ] Backwater Jail (Marshal Tenner Winter) Turns: 1049 Floyd | > Floyd | > I Floyd | Floyd | You are carrying: Floyd | Tolerating An Asinine God Floyd | a black business card Floyd | a trophy for a dog race Floyd | a half-full styrofoam coffee cup Floyd | a glass shard Floyd | a giant milkweed leaf (being worn as a mask) Floyd | an antique locket (closed) Floyd | a backpack features guide Floyd | The Modern Girl's Divination Handbook -- Volume Three Floyd | the diary of Phyllis Cragne Floyd | a postcard of Big Ben Floyd | a Jansport backpack (being worn and open) Floyd | a hidden pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a key pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a book pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a side pocket (closed) Floyd | a trash pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a trolley pass (being worn) Floyd | a brass winding key Floyd | a familiar gold wristwatch Floyd | a glass jar containing an insect Floyd | a pull-string doll Floyd | a waterproof flashlight Floyd | a dead battery Floyd | The Dollmaker's Journal Floyd | a repaired page Floyd | a moldy, waterlogged journal Floyd | a small, rectangular battery Floyd | Twin Hearts Between the Planes Floyd | a trolley schedule Floyd | Peter's jacket Floyd | a grimy rock Floyd | a long hooked pole Floyd | a soggy tome Floyd | a book list Floyd | an employee ID card Floyd | a shard of shattered carapace Floyd | some yellowed newspapers Floyd | a rusty piece of metal Floyd | loose bricks Floyd | an aluminum key Floyd | a pamphlet of home listings Floyd | a hovering spark (haunting you) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x spark" | ||
Floyd ] Backwater Jail (Marshal Tenner Winter) Turns: 1050 Floyd | > Floyd | > X SPARK Floyd | Floyd | Something like a spark of chalk hovers in the air behind you. As you Floyd | watch, it fades, only to reappear to your right in a wash of cold. Floyd | Floyd | > | Teaspoon says, "who else has a bad feeling 'bout this" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Who knows what this spark may become." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Backwater Jail (Marshal Tenner Winter) Turns: 1051 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The swirls in your cup form a stochastic pattern resembling television Floyd | static. Lack of a symbolic image means that you have accomplished Floyd | everything you must in your current environment and should move on to Floyd | find new challenges in order to grow as a person. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "yes, who knows what it's final form will be." | |
| DavidW says, "er its" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "I guess we're done here." | ||
| Teaspoon says, "I think I'm good for the day." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Sure, then. There's one thing I'd like to see real quick if that's okay." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "save" | ||
Floyd | > Floyd | > SAVE Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write: | Teaspoon asks, "ooh, what?" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "cfcragneoutofjail" | ||
Floyd ] Backwater Jail (Marshal Tenner Winter) Turns: 1051
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
| Knight_Otu says, "Just a quick look at the mural I mentioned at the start." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Constabulary Road (Harkness Munt) Turns: 1052 Floyd | > Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Constabulary Road (Harkness Munt) Floyd | The road phases into little more than a wide dirt track winding from Floyd | the west towards the edge of town to the northeast. A paved walk Floyd | wanders through an iron gate which interrupts a high stone wall Floyd | looming to the north. A memorial bench sits just outside its shadow. Floyd | A tangled rampart of trees and dense undergrowth obstructs passage to Floyd | the south. Floyd | Floyd | A barricade spans the road to the northeast, and beyond it a large Floyd | shallow pit is being excavated. If you're careful, you could skirt the Floyd | edges of the pit and continue along the northeast road. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | A man stands near the barricade. He appears to be contemplating the Floyd | contents of the dig site. Floyd | Floyd | A grad student works fastidiously on the fossilized bones in the pit. Floyd | Floyd | A spectral trolley stop sign reads Orange Line -- Constabulary Road. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "wait for aqua line" | ||
Floyd ] River Walk (Adam Whybray) Turns: 1053 Floyd | > Floyd | > WAIT FOR AQUA LINE Floyd | Floyd | You sit on the memorial bench, hold out your pass, and wait for the Floyd | aqua line. Within moments, a mistlike trolley arrives. Instead of Floyd | stopping and allowing you to board, it passes through you, Floyd | and you find yourself transported to Floyd | Floyd | River Walk (Adam Whybray) Floyd | A dirt path along the west bank of the Makaskuta - or Blackgourd - Floyd | River. The air is motionless and sweltry, the urticariate heat drawing Floyd | sweat profusely from your prickling glands. Floyd | Floyd | Just below you, to your side, the river burbles in vainglorious Floyd | stupor, foaming in bright patches from the surfacants released from Floyd | the rotting deposits of the red maples and poplars that line its Floyd | banks. A single black ash, denuded of leaves, its corky bark blighted Floyd | with the telltale signs of parasitic infection, quietly interrupts the Floyd | Autumnal foliage of its deciduous cousins. Floyd | Floyd | The river's waters slith over rocks as lustrous-gray as seal skin, Floyd | rending them freshly burnished for the mid-September sun, which casts Floyd | Her rays in refulgent slats through the rust-honey colored trees. It Floyd | is though Nature, in celebration of Her own fecundity, has chosen to Floyd | offer Herself up in Equinoxical sacrifice - the rocks laid out before Floyd | the blazing altar of the sun. Floyd | Floyd | There is a forbidding sign on the bank of the river. Floyd | Floyd | The way up to Backwater town square is northwest. Following the path Floyd | north leads under the bridge. Floyd | Floyd | On the Makaskuta river is a buoy. Floyd | Floyd | You can also see a freshwater lobster trap (in which is an eggbound Floyd | crawfish) and a shattered crawfish here. Floyd | Floyd | A spectral trolley stop sign reads Aqua Line -- River Walk. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Nice." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Under the Bridge (Tenth) Turns: 1054 Floyd | > Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Under the Bridge (Tenth) Floyd | The path along the river gives way to a crumbling stone embankment as Floyd | it passes below the arch of the old stone bridge. A rusty metal hatch Floyd | is set into the ground opposite from the river, and towards the end of Floyd | the embankment, a derelict payphone squats, forgotten, under the Floyd | shadow of the bridge. To the south, the path continues to follow the Floyd | river. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x mural" | ||
Floyd ] Under the Bridge (Tenth) Turns: 1055 Floyd | > Floyd | > X MURAL Floyd | Floyd | The river splashes fitfully against the crumbling stone of the Floyd | embankment, dark and murky in the shadows. The wrinkled surface of the Floyd | water yields a rough reflection, an animated expressionist painting of Floyd | the bridge and sky above, except for where a trail of bubbles mars the Floyd | view, as though something... large... had recently swum past. Floyd | Floyd | The bridge in the reflection is sound and whole, new as the day it was Floyd | built, and instead of rotting patches of concrete, the underside is Floyd | covered in a colorful painted mural. Roughly oval in shape, it Floyd | features a vivid green, eel-like creature with a wavy frill, curled Floyd | around as though ready to bite its own tail. You don't totally follow Floyd | the motto encircling it... Something about the commission of an Floyd | officer? Or an office? But the words "Croceate" and "Variegated Court" Floyd | stand out. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Oh, well. Just the same description." | |
| Teaspoon says, "I'm puzzled." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "By the way, that should be the same iron bridge that turns into a bone bridge." | ||
| DavidW says, "Croceate means saffon-coloured." | ||
| DavidW says, "er saffron-coloured" | ||
| Teaspoon says, "you learn something new" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "I was hoping there's be a more detailed description if I explicitely examine the mural." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Puce is the only one I'm recognizing as a color word." | ||
| DavidW says, "I think Variegated itself just means multi-coloured." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Though eburnean has some of that color word ring to it." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Anyway, that was the one thing I wanted to check." | ||
| DavidW says, "eburnean is ivory" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Thanks." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "So I guess we're stopping for today now." | ||
| DavidW says, "well, thank Google." | ||
| Teaspoon says, "I'll try to make it next week, I've missed doing these" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "We'll be doing more Cragne Manor, perhaps even entering it for a change. ;)" | ||
| DavidW says, "Yes, you've almost found its front door." | ||
| Teaspoon exclaims, "hurrah!" | ||
| **** SESSION FIVE **** | ||
| Jacqueline asks, "Oh, so you all kept playing a bit last week? What transpired in the jail?" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "In rereading, I'm not sure we're finished with Outside Library." | ||
| Roger arrives, full of fun and funk. | Knight_Otu says, "We found a trophy of another alderman." | |
| DavidW says, "They escaped from the straightjacket, found a trophy for a dog race that mentioned yet another member of the Varigated Court." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "cool" | ||
| DavidW says (to Knight_Otu), "yes, I think you're correct. The coffee can tell you for sure." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "stand by for several load screens........" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "That was the Puce Alderman, I believe." | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "restore" | ||
Floyd | > Floyd | > RESTORE Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to read: | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "cfcragneoutofjail" | ||
Floyd ] Backwater Jail (Marshal Tenner Winter) Turns: 1051
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
| Jacqueline says, "Anyway, I'll let you all drive for a bit until I've eaten my breakfast and get my bearings." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "I'll go check the coffee outside the library then." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Constabulary Road (Harkness Munt) Turns: 1052 Floyd | > Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Constabulary Road (Harkness Munt) Floyd | The road phases into little more than a wide dirt track winding from Floyd | the west towards the edge of town to the northeast. A paved walk Floyd | wanders through an iron gate which interrupts a high stone wall Floyd | looming to the north. A memorial bench sits just outside its shadow. Floyd | A tangled rampart of trees and dense undergrowth obstructs passage to Floyd | the south. Floyd | Floyd | A barricade spans the road to the northeast, and beyond it a large Floyd | shallow pit is being excavated. If you're careful, you could skirt the Floyd | edges of the pit and continue along the northeast road. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | A man stands near the barricade. He appears to be contemplating the Floyd | contents of the dig site. Floyd | Floyd | A grad student works fastidiously on the fossilized bones in the pit. Floyd | Floyd | A phantom trolley stop sign reads Orange Line -- Constabulary Road. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "wait for blue line" | ||
Floyd ] Outside the Library (Gavin Inglis) Turns: 1053 Floyd | > Floyd | > WAIT FOR BLUE LINE Floyd | Floyd | You sit on the memorial bench, hold out your pass, and wait for the Floyd | blue line. Within moments, a ghostly trolley arrives. Instead of Floyd | stopping and allowing you to board, it passes through you, Floyd | and you find yourself transported to Floyd | Floyd | Outside the Library (Gavin Inglis) Floyd | A short street terminates here. To the south it opens into the town Floyd | square. To the east, a few worn steps rise to the entrance of the Floyd | public library, and to the west you can see a real estate office. A Floyd | gloomy path leads northwest, towards the woods. Floyd | Floyd | You can see a notice board here. Floyd | Floyd | A noncorporeal trolley stop sign reads Blue Line -- Library Square. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Outside the Library (Gavin Inglis) Turns: 1054 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The swirls in your cup form a gentle ripple. Lack of a symbolic image Floyd | means that you have accomplished everything you must in your current Floyd | environment and should move on to find new challenges in order to grow Floyd | as a person. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "oh. I guess you've finished this room after all." | |
| Knight_Otu asks, "Good to know. We probably needed to read one of the stories here?" | ||
| DavidW says, "Maybe. If one was a Varigated Court story, then almost certainly." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "So I think the only paths open to us right now are from Hillside Path, I believe." | ||
| DavidW says, "yes" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "I don't think one of them was from the Court, but one of them was a ghost story." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "wait for orange line" | ||
Floyd ] Constabulary Road (Harkness Munt) Turns: 1055 Floyd | > Floyd | > WAIT FOR ORANGE LINE Floyd | Floyd | You lean against the library steps, hold out your pass, and wait for Floyd | the orange line. Within moments, a mistlike trolley arrives. Instead Floyd | of stopping and allowing you to board, it passes through you, Floyd | and you find yourself transported to Floyd | Floyd | Constabulary Road (Harkness Munt) Floyd | The road phases into little more than a wide dirt track winding from Floyd | the west towards the edge of town to the northeast. A paved walk Floyd | wanders through an iron gate which interrupts a high stone wall Floyd | looming to the north. A memorial bench sits just outside its shadow. Floyd | A tangled rampart of trees and dense undergrowth obstructs passage to Floyd | the south. Floyd | Floyd | A barricade spans the road to the northeast, and beyond it a large Floyd | shallow pit is being excavated. If you're careful, you could skirt the Floyd | edges of the pit and continue along the northeast road. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | A man stands near the barricade. He appears to be contemplating the Floyd | contents of the dig site. Floyd | Floyd | A grad student works fastidiously on the fossilized bones in the pit. Floyd | Floyd | A phantom trolley stop sign reads Orange Line -- Constabulary Road. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Always nice to have some fast travel option on large maps." | |
| DavidW says, "yes" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ne" | ||
Floyd ] Hillside Path (Jack Welch) Turns: 1056 Floyd | > Floyd | > NE Floyd | Floyd | "Ah, I do bid you again Greeting, my friend. You do seem much busy Floyd | to-Daye in your Wanderings." Floyd | Floyd | Hillside Path (Jack Welch) Floyd | You are in a hillside hollow flanked on three sides by sheer granite Floyd | cliffs and on the other by gnarled vegetation. Floyd | Floyd | Three trailheads hold out some chance of respite: north, southwest, Floyd | and southeast. Floyd | Floyd | You can see Christabell here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ask Christabell about bertrande" | ||
Floyd ] Hillside Path (Jack Welch) Turns: 1057 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK CHRISTABELL ABOUT BERTRANDE Floyd | Floyd | Christabell says, "I don't have a good answer for that one." Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "That was a long shot." | |
| DavidW says, "I feel you're done with here for now, but you'll need to return here later." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "(Bertrande being the name of the ghost in that one story.)" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Yeah, probably." | ||
| DavidW says, "Christabell explained the difference between ghosts and spirits. She's a spirit." | ||
| Knight_Otu asks, "And ghosts don't exist, as I seem to recall?" | ||
| DavidW says, "Correct." | ||
| DavidW says, "Of course, some other room might have a ghost just the same." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x cliffs" | ||
Floyd ] Hillside Path (Jack Welch) Turns: 1058 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CLIFFS Floyd | Floyd | The granite walls are sheer and angle ever so slightly inward, Floyd | overhanging the clearing; they would be impossible to climb without Floyd | assistance from the top. The granite itself is fine-grained, but far Floyd | darker than Vermont granite, is the color of burnt candle wick, all Floyd | but invisible in this light save for tiny inclusions of reflective, Floyd | jet-black mica, which impart a numinous glow. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Naturally." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Just like we are an eldritch abomination in Constabulary Road, and human in others." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x mica" | ||
Floyd ] Hillside Path (Jack Welch) Turns: 1059 Floyd | > Floyd | > X MICA Floyd | Floyd | The granite walls are sheer and angle ever so slightly inward, Floyd | overhanging the clearing. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "I don't think we're an abomination in any location?" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "We had more eyes there, I believe, at least." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "sw" | ||
Floyd ] Constabulary Road (Harkness Munt) Turns: 1060 Floyd | > Floyd | > SW Floyd | Floyd | "Do endeavour to mind yourself amongst the Crânes!" Floyd | Floyd | "I will. I always do." You shout back, as you walk away. Floyd | Floyd | Constabulary Road (Harkness Munt) Floyd | The road phases into little more than a wide dirt track winding from Floyd | the west towards the edge of town to the northeast. A paved walk Floyd | wanders through an iron gate which interrupts a high stone wall Floyd | looming to the north. A memorial bench sits just outside its shadow. Floyd | A tangled rampart of trees and dense undergrowth obstructs passage to Floyd | the south. Floyd | Floyd | A barricade spans the road to the northeast, and beyond it a large Floyd | shallow pit is being excavated. If you're careful, you could skirt the Floyd | edges of the pit and continue along the northeast road. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | A man stands near the barricade. He appears to be contemplating the Floyd | contents of the dig site. Floyd | Floyd | A grad student works fastidiously on the fossilized bones in the pit. Floyd | Floyd | A mistlike trolley stop sign reads Orange Line -- Constabulary Road. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x me" | ||
Floyd ] Constabulary Road (Harkness Munt) Turns: 1061 Floyd | > Floyd | > X ME Floyd | Floyd | You brush an errant tentacle from your fifth eye and quickly check Floyd | yourself over. All of your writhing slime-streaked appendages seem to Floyd | be in order. Gill slits are gorgeous. Your ventral scales could use Floyd | a bit of a polish though. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "huh. wow." | |
| DavidW says, "I never noticed that one." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Maybe we're just fishy, though." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ne" | ||
Floyd ] Hillside Path (Jack Welch) Turns: 1062 Floyd | > Floyd | > NE Floyd | Floyd | "I am glad your Pilgrimage does take you mie Waie yet once moor, dear Floyd | girl!" says Christabell as she prances up beside you along the path. Floyd | Floyd | Hillside Path (Jack Welch) Floyd | You are in a hillside hollow flanked on three sides by sheer granite Floyd | cliffs and on the other by gnarled vegetation. Floyd | Floyd | Three trailheads hold out some chance of respite: north, southwest, Floyd | and southeast. Floyd | Floyd | You can see Christabell here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x vegetation" | ||
Floyd ] Hillside Path (Jack Welch) Turns: 1063 Floyd | > Floyd | > X VEGETATION Floyd | Floyd | Nothing grows anywhere near the pile of railroad track in the center Floyd | of the clearing; perhaps the soil has been compacted by eons of Floyd | spectators who stood in that very place, watching or taking part in Floyd | ceremonies, perhaps dancing around whatever had occupied the central Floyd | place. Or maybe the ground here is just unwholesome, unwelcoming to Floyd | life, poisoned in some way. Only at the periphery, does nature scratch Floyd | its way towards redemption of this lost grotto. A somber carpet of Floyd | flaky lichens and mouldering moss gives way to bent fingers of Floyd | crippled weeds at the edge of the clearing. Some trailheads leading Floyd | away are barely distinguishable between snaking tendrils of withered Floyd | vine and fungus-covered rotting stumps that mark the boundary of the Floyd | surrounding woods. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x trailheads" | ||
Floyd ] Hillside Path (Jack Welch) Turns: 1064 Floyd | > Floyd | > X TRAILHEADS Floyd | Floyd | Seething nature guards its distance from this place. Between the wispy Floyd | weeds and degenerate, stunted trees that edge the clearing, you can Floyd | distinguish three potential escape routes, one each to the north, Floyd | southwest, and southeast, as the crow flies. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "So north and southeast are our choices." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "xyzzy" | ||
Floyd ] Hillside Path (Jack Welch) Turns: 1064 Floyd | > Floyd | > XYZZY Floyd | Floyd | That verb doesn't work here, or, at least, not right now, but Floyd | it might work somewhere later. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Front Walk (Matt Weiner) Turns: 1065 Floyd | > Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | "I shall not keep you further from your most industrious Floyd | Perambulations," Christabell jests. Floyd | Floyd | "See you later," you call back to her. Floyd | Floyd | "I do most fervently so desire!" Floyd | Floyd | Front Walk (Matt Weiner) Floyd | Cragne Manor looms to the north. Its light gray marble front is marred Floyd | by a screened-in wooden porch, clearly tacked on well after the manor Floyd | was built. A gravel path bends around the manor to the northeast and Floyd | northwest, and the driveway leads south back to town. Floyd | Floyd | By the porch steps is a post with a placard reading "31." A strange Floyd | little manikin is affixed to it. Floyd | Floyd | A noncorporeal trolley stop sign reads Purple Line -- Cragne Manor. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x placard" | ||
Floyd ] Front Walk (Matt Weiner) Turns: 1066 Floyd | > Floyd | > X PLACARD Floyd | Floyd | It reads "31." The house address, presumably. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x manikin" | ||
Floyd ] Front Walk (Matt Weiner) Turns: 1067 Floyd | > Floyd | > X MANIKIN Floyd | Floyd | A faceless three-foot straw figure in a flowered bonnet and plaid Floyd | skirt. It looks like a figure from some ancient harvest rite--somewhat Floyd | like the harvest manikins in Stowe outside such establishments as The Floyd | Startled Cat, The Buxom Crow, The Ambulatory Barnacle, and Tweebones. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get it" | ||
Floyd ] Front Walk (Matt Weiner) Turns: 1068 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET IT Floyd | Floyd | It's just a piece of local whimsy. No need to bother with it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x me" | ||
Floyd ] Front Walk (Matt Weiner) Turns: 1069 Floyd | > Floyd | > X ME Floyd | Floyd | You're tired and muddy from the trudge up to the manor. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "i" | ||
Floyd ] Front Walk (Matt Weiner) Turns: 1070 Floyd | > Floyd | > I Floyd | Floyd | You are carrying: Floyd | Tolerating An Asinine God Floyd | a black business card Floyd | a trophy for a dog race Floyd | a half-full styrofoam coffee cup Floyd | a glass shard Floyd | a giant milkweed leaf (being worn as a mask) Floyd | an antique locket (closed) Floyd | a backpack features guide Floyd | The Modern Girl's Divination Handbook -- Volume Three Floyd | the diary of Phyllis Cragne Floyd | a postcard of Big Ben Floyd | a Jansport backpack (being worn and open) Floyd | a hidden pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a key pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a book pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a side pocket (closed) Floyd | a trash pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a trolley pass (being worn) Floyd | a brass winding key Floyd | a familiar gold wristwatch Floyd | a glass jar containing an insect Floyd | a pull-string doll Floyd | a waterproof flashlight Floyd | a dead battery Floyd | The Dollmaker's Journal Floyd | a repaired page Floyd | a moldy, waterlogged journal Floyd | a small, rectangular battery Floyd | Twin Hearts Between the Planes Floyd | a trolley schedule Floyd | Peter's jacket Floyd | a grimy rock Floyd | a long hooked pole Floyd | a soggy tome Floyd | a book list Floyd | an employee ID card Floyd | a shard of shattered carapace Floyd | some yellowed newspapers Floyd | a rusty piece of metal Floyd | loose bricks Floyd | an aluminum key Floyd | a pamphlet of home listings Floyd | a hovering spark (haunting you) Floyd | You are also wearing a pair of extremely muddy clogs. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x clogs" | ||
Floyd ] Front Walk (Matt Weiner) Turns: 1071 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CLOGS Floyd | Floyd | You picked these clogs as sensible walking shoes, but you didn't count Floyd | on it being this wet. They're caked in mud almost all the way to your Floyd | ankle. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "Sorry, I missed a ton. Landlord had to tell me about the plugged sink and not to use it." | |
| Jacqueline says, "eek" | ||
| DavidW says, "oh, you haven't moved far." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Not good." | ||
| DavidW says, "I have several bottles of water saved up." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "I was trying to take it slow with entering a new room." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x porch" | ||
Floyd ] Front Walk (Matt Weiner) Turns: 1072 Floyd | > Floyd | > X PORCH Floyd | Floyd | A brief flight of steps leads up to the porch. The thick screens block Floyd | any view inside. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Front Walk (Matt Weiner) Turns: 1073 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The clouds in your cup form a blank, mirrored surface. Lack of a Floyd | symbolic image means that you have accomplished everything you must in Floyd | your current environment and should move on to find new challenges in Floyd | order to grow as a person. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "I love that 'in order to grow as a person' every time." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Huh." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Scenes didn't have to do anything." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Some people justs did a room." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Not much to do here, then." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "It would seem not." | ||
| Knight_Otu asks, "Go around first, or inside?" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "either" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ne" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Family Plot (Mark Britton) Turns: 1074 Floyd | > Floyd | > NE Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Cragne Family Plot (Mark Britton) Floyd | A cramped and neglected place on unwholesome yellow soil. Over the Floyd | years the gravestones have shifted like teeth in an overcrowded mouth, Floyd | collapsing one atop the other. Crabgrass pokes up limply between them, Floyd | urine-yellow and parched-looking. The earth mounds up around the Floyd | shabby crypt, as if it's sunk over the years into the Vermont topsoil. Floyd | You wonder who would want to be buried here--and who would willingly Floyd | consign their ancestors to this brutal place. Perhaps that's why it's Floyd | been so neglected. Floyd | Floyd | Four squat columbariums stand north, east, south, and west of here. A Floyd | winding and uncertain path leads southwest. By stepping over collapsed Floyd | gravestones and bleached obelisks you can go northwest. Carefully. You Floyd | could also enter the crypt from here, if you were able to open it. Floyd | Floyd | Three graves nearby draw your eye. One headstone teeters drunkenly, Floyd | half overrun by lichen. One headstone has collapsed entirely. An Floyd | adjacent plot stands open, overlooked by a blank headstone. The grave Floyd | within is flooded almost to the top with bubbling rainwater. Floyd | Floyd | You can see some rotten flowers and a china urn here. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "oh no" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "More graveyard." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x me" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Family Plot (Mark Britton) Turns: 1075 Floyd | > Floyd | > X ME Floyd | Floyd | The cuffs of your jeans are soaked with greasy, pale-yellow mud. You Floyd | stink of rot, and the sweat mingling with rain on your cheeks burns Floyd | like vinegar. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Ew." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "i" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Family Plot (Mark Britton) Turns: 1076 Floyd | > Floyd | > I Floyd | Floyd | You are carrying: Floyd | Tolerating An Asinine God Floyd | a black business card Floyd | a trophy for a dog race Floyd | a half-full styrofoam coffee cup Floyd | a glass shard Floyd | a giant milkweed leaf (being worn as a mask) Floyd | an antique locket (closed) Floyd | a backpack features guide Floyd | The Modern Girl's Divination Handbook -- Volume Three Floyd | the diary of Phyllis Cragne Floyd | a postcard of Big Ben Floyd | a Jansport backpack (being worn and open) Floyd | a hidden pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a key pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a book pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a side pocket (closed) Floyd | a trash pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a trolley pass (being worn) Floyd | a brass winding key Floyd | a familiar gold wristwatch Floyd | a glass jar containing an insect Floyd | a pull-string doll Floyd | a waterproof flashlight Floyd | a dead battery Floyd | The Dollmaker's Journal Floyd | a repaired page Floyd | a moldy, waterlogged journal Floyd | a small, rectangular battery Floyd | Twin Hearts Between the Planes Floyd | a trolley schedule Floyd | Peter's jacket Floyd | a grimy rock Floyd | a long hooked pole Floyd | a soggy tome Floyd | a book list Floyd | an employee ID card Floyd | a shard of shattered carapace Floyd | some yellowed newspapers Floyd | a rusty piece of metal Floyd | loose bricks Floyd | an aluminum key Floyd | a pamphlet of home listings Floyd | a hovering spark (haunting you) Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Yeah. Good times." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Family Plot (Mark Britton) Turns: 1077 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The clouds in your cup form a chimera. Images of strange hybrids mean Floyd | that some challenges in your current environment can be defeated with Floyd | what you already possess, while others will require outside Floyd | assistance. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "Feel free to put stuff into pockets." | |
| Jacqueline says, "NAH" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put spark in trash pocket" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Family Plot (Mark Britton) Turns: 1078 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT SPARK IN TRASH POCKET Floyd | Floyd | It's not quite so easy to rid oneself of a haunting presence. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline begins to wonder if Guinness keeps a record for longest IF inventory in a game. | |
| DavidW says, "I don't know if it's a record, but it's a lot for one game. This is basically having an entire IF Comp put together." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x gravestones" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Family Plot (Mark Britton) Turns: 1078 Floyd | > Floyd | > X GRAVESTONES Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x crabgrass" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Family Plot (Mark Britton) Turns: 1078 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CRABGRASS Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x crypt" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Family Plot (Mark Britton) Turns: 1079 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CRYPT Floyd | Floyd | A sprawling and brutish monument with a skeleton incised into its Floyd | metal door. You wonder who'd want to be interred somewhere so grim. Floyd | You wonder if there's a space inside for your husband. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "..." | |
| DavidW says, "And every other husband." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "l" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Family Plot (Mark Britton) Turns: 1080 Floyd | > Floyd | > L Floyd | Floyd | The rain hits your face like a swarm of horseflies, leaving you Floyd | blinking. You shiver. Floyd | Floyd | Cragne Family Plot (Mark Britton) Floyd | A cramped and neglected place on unwholesome yellow soil. Over the Floyd | years the gravestones have shifted like teeth in an overcrowded mouth, Floyd | collapsing one atop the other. Crabgrass pokes up limply between them, Floyd | urine-yellow and parched-looking. The earth mounds up around the Floyd | shabby crypt, as if it's sunk over the years into the Vermont topsoil. Floyd | You wonder who would want to be buried here--and who would willingly Floyd | consign their ancestors to this brutal place. Perhaps that's why it's Floyd | been so neglected. Floyd | Floyd | Four squat columbariums stand north, east, south, and west of here. A Floyd | winding and uncertain path leads southwest. By stepping over collapsed Floyd | gravestones and bleached obelisks you can go northwest. Carefully. You Floyd | could also enter the crypt from here, if you were able to open it. Floyd | Floyd | Three graves nearby draw your eye. One headstone teeters drunkenly, Floyd | half overrun by lichen. One headstone has collapsed entirely. An Floyd | adjacent plot stands open, overlooked by a blank headstone. The grave Floyd | within is flooded almost to the top with bubbling rainwater. Floyd | Floyd | You can see some rotten flowers and a china urn here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x door" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Family Plot (Mark Britton) Turns: 1081 Floyd | > Floyd | > X DOOR Floyd | Floyd | A crude skeleton, grinning and capering, is incised into the metal. It Floyd | reminds you of medieval art you saw in college, primitive and Floyd | alien--but there's something odd about the shape of the skull. A Floyd | banner above the skeleton reads, worn and barely legible, "Mors ultima Floyd | linea rerum est." Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu asks, "Death last line something something?" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x columbariums" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Family Plot (Mark Britton) Turns: 1081 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COLUMBARIUMS Floyd | Floyd | Which do you mean, the northern columbarium, the eastern columbarium, Floyd | the western columbarium or the southern columbarium? Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "Google Translate says 'Death is the final limit of things.'" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "northern" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Family Plot (Mark Britton) Turns: 1082 Floyd | > Floyd | > NORTHERN Floyd | Floyd | The door is shut. The geometric shapes incised deep into the marble Floyd | prick at your eyes. No explanatory plaque is affixed. You wonder whose Floyd | name was obliterated. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, ";Death is the last boundary of things." | |
| Jacqueline says, "Timing" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Thanks." | ||
| DavidW says, "It's probably a quote from somewhere, though." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x western" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Family Plot (Mark Britton) Turns: 1083 Floyd | > Floyd | > X WESTERN Floyd | Floyd | The door is shut. The marble is blank. Mold has seeped into its pores, Floyd | dyeing it a fungal yellow. You don't want to touch it. Floyd | Floyd | A bouquet of flowers, black with rot, lies at the foot of the Floyd | columbarium. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x flowers" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Family Plot (Mark Britton) Turns: 1084 Floyd | > Floyd | > X FLOWERS Floyd | Floyd | A bouquet of half-liquefied flowers. The heavy stench of the rain Floyd | blocks out the smell. You wonder who left them here, and why. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x eastern" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Family Plot (Mark Britton) Turns: 1085 Floyd | > Floyd | > X EASTERN Floyd | Floyd | The door is shut. Crude figures are incised into the white marble Floyd | door. One is jackal-headed, cringing and skeletal. Another is fat and Floyd | imbecilic as a maggot. The tarnished plaque's name has been eaten Floyd | away; in its place someone has scraped "O homines ad servitutem Floyd | paratos!" Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "[LINK]" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x southern" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Family Plot (Mark Britton) Turns: 1086 Floyd | > Floyd | > X SOUTHERN Floyd | Floyd | The southern columbarium's front panel hangs ajar, as if ripped Floyd | asunder. Battered by the wind, it swings; the sound drills into your Floyd | skull. Your gums ache. Floyd | Floyd | Into the granite wall, someone has carved "MEDIA VITA IN MORTE SUMUS" Floyd | in long, ugly slashes. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x teetering" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Family Plot (Mark Britton) Turns: 1087 Floyd | > Floyd | > X TEETERING Floyd | Floyd | A perfectly round face gawps up at you, its eyes and mouth neatly Floyd | drilled out. Deep gashes score the granite, the name obliterated. You Floyd | wonder how long it took. You wonder how much hate it took. Floyd | Floyd | Just readable beneath a carpet of lichen is the inscription: "In the Floyd | sweat of thy face shalt thou eat-" Here the inscription has been Floyd | pulverized. A line below it continues: "-till thou return unto the Floyd | ground; for out of it was thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto-" Floyd | The inscription crumbles away. An entire line has been scraped off. Floyd | Floyd | The quotation's almost familiar, but there's something off-putting Floyd | about the missing words. They draw the eye like wounds. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Sometimes the Google search summary previews are... yeah." | |
| Jacqueline | [LINK]https://imgur.com/a/0aWRR2U">LINK] | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Oops" | ||
| Jacqueline | [LINK] | ||
| DavidW asks, "I think that English quote is Biblical?" | ||
| Roger says, "Ecclesiastes I would assume" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "In the midst of life we are death." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Jacq), "I should be more surprised, but somehow, I'm not." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "heh" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x collapsed" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Family Plot (Mark Britton) Turns: 1088 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COLLAPSED Floyd | Floyd | The stone is pitted, perhaps acid-eaten. A litter of dead insects and Floyd | blackened leaves leaks from every cranny. Almost unreadable is the Floyd | inscription "Zadie Cragne, 1829." Floyd | Floyd | One date. You search in vain for a second, then glance round at the Floyd | jostling tombstones and wonder how many infants lie beneath. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x blank" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Family Plot (Mark Britton) Turns: 1089 Floyd | > Floyd | > X BLANK Floyd | Floyd | It's fresher than the others, not yet crusted with lichen. Search as Floyd | you might, you can't find a name. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "I'm waiting to find a dog skellington." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "I think I found our grave instead." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Aw snap" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x flooded" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Family Plot (Mark Britton) Turns: 1090 Floyd | > Floyd | > X FLOODED Floyd | Floyd | Mildewed and splintering boards cover the nearest grave. Beneath, Floyd | gritty ocher water, thick as paint, laps the soil. The grave is open. Floyd | A granite headstone looms over it, implacably blank. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x urn" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Family Plot (Mark Britton) Turns: 1091 Floyd | > Floyd | > X URN Floyd | Floyd | The urn's been half reduced to colorful powder, seeping into the mud. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get all" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Family Plot (Mark Britton) Turns: 1092 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET ALL Floyd | Floyd | rotten flowers: Taken. Floyd | Floyd | china urn: As you scoop up the urn, it disintegrates into gritty Floyd | powder. Chunks of bone crumble apart in your fingers and are swept Floyd | away by the rain. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Oops." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "l" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Family Plot (Mark Britton) Turns: 1093 Floyd | > Floyd | > L Floyd | Floyd | Cragne Family Plot (Mark Britton) Floyd | A cramped and neglected place on unwholesome yellow soil. Over the Floyd | years the gravestones have shifted like teeth in an overcrowded mouth, Floyd | collapsing one atop the other. Crabgrass pokes up limply between them, Floyd | urine-yellow and parched-looking. The earth mounds up around the Floyd | shabby crypt, as if it's sunk over the years into the Vermont topsoil. Floyd | You wonder who would want to be buried here--and who would willingly Floyd | consign their ancestors to this brutal place. Perhaps that's why it's Floyd | been so neglected. Floyd | Floyd | Four squat columbariums stand north, east, south, and west of here. A Floyd | winding and uncertain path leads southwest. By stepping over collapsed Floyd | gravestones and bleached obelisks you can go northwest. Carefully. You Floyd | could also enter the crypt from here, if you were able to open it. Floyd | Floyd | Three graves nearby draw your eye. One headstone teeters drunkenly, Floyd | half overrun by lichen. One headstone has collapsed entirely. An Floyd | adjacent plot stands open, overlooked by a blank headstone. The grave Floyd | within is flooded almost to the top with bubbling rainwater. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Family Plot (Mark Britton) Turns: 1094 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The clouds in your cup form a jackalope. Images of strange hybrids Floyd | mean that some challenges in your current environment can be defeated Floyd | with what you already possess, while others will require outside Floyd | assistance. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Family Plot (Mark Britton) Turns: 1095 Floyd | > Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | You can't go that way. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "d" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Family Plot (Mark Britton) Turns: 1096 Floyd | > Floyd | > D Floyd | Floyd | You kneel by the grave, your gorge rising. The boards crumble, Floyd | staining your hands yellow, as you push them aside. As you disturb the Floyd | murky rainwater it bubbles, an acrid stink wafting up; your eyes itch Floyd | and water. Floyd | Floyd | It's easily six feet deep. You imagine the water closing over your Floyd | head with a soft slurp, soaking through at once to your skin. You Floyd | could drown there, clawing at the melting earth walls, your feet never Floyd | scraping bottom. Floyd | Floyd | You sit back, gasping for air. Your skull fizzes. An earthy taste Floyd | remains on your tongue, and the wind spattering your face as you get Floyd | to your feet is an odd relief. Floyd | You'll have to find another way down. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "... 'soft slurp'" | |
| Itax arrives, full of funk, but no fun. | Knight_Otu says, "Hm," | |
| Itax has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. | Knight_Otu says, "I'm going to guess that the fungus powder from the bridge won't help here." | |
| Jacqueline says, "So, we just looked at it, I guess." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "swim" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Family Plot (Mark Britton) Turns: 1096 Floyd | > Floyd | > SWIM Floyd | Floyd | That verb doesn't work here, or, at least, not right now, but Floyd | it might work somewhere later. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "in" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Family Plot (Mark Britton) Turns: 1097 Floyd | > Floyd | > IN Floyd | Floyd | (first opening the crypt door) Floyd | You push and shove, putting your back into it, but the door remains Floyd | locked. The skeleton grins stupidly down at you. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "search flooded" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Family Plot (Mark Britton) Turns: 1098 Floyd | > Floyd | > SEARCH FLOODED Floyd | Floyd | The water in the grave is too murky to see through. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push blank" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Family Plot (Mark Britton) Turns: 1099 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH BLANK Floyd | Floyd | It'll fall over on its own in time. Give it time. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "map updated" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push teetering" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Family Plot (Mark Britton) Turns: 1100 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH TEETERING Floyd | Floyd | It'll fall over on its own in time. Give it time. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Thanks." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "pull string" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Family Plot (Mark Britton) Turns: 1101 Floyd | > Floyd | > PULL STRING Floyd | Floyd | The doll intones: "Guard against the trouble of graves!" Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x graves" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Family Plot (Mark Britton) Turns: 1101 Floyd | > Floyd | > X GRAVES Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x grave" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Family Plot (Mark Britton) Turns: 1102 Floyd | > Floyd | > X GRAVE Floyd | Floyd | Mildewed and splintering boards cover the nearest grave. Beneath, Floyd | gritty ocher water, thick as paint, laps the soil. The grave is open. Floyd | A granite headstone looms over it, implacably blank. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "pull string" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Family Plot (Mark Britton) Turns: 1103 Floyd | > Floyd | > PULL STRING Floyd | Floyd | The doll intones: "Flee the portent of the western columbarium!" Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Ooh good. I'd forgotten about the doll, and Sam was saying we needed to consult it more." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "pull string" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Family Plot (Mark Britton) Turns: 1104 Floyd | > Floyd | > PULL STRING Floyd | Floyd | The doll intones: "Avoid the crypt! A door suggests passage out of Floyd | life!" Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Heh." | |
| DavidW says, "does it ever" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Indeed" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "pull string" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Family Plot (Mark Britton) Turns: 1105 Floyd | > Floyd | > PULL STRING Floyd | Floyd | The doll intones: "Avoid the jeopardy of the northern columbarium! Floyd | What merely appears deep may be unmeasurable!" Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "pull string" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Family Plot (Mark Britton) Turns: 1106 Floyd | > Floyd | > PULL STRING Floyd | Floyd | The doll intones: "Guard against the flooded grave! A gritty texture Floyd | represents hesitation! Water bespeaks a thirst that cannot be Floyd | assuaged!" Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "pull string" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Family Plot (Mark Britton) Turns: 1107 Floyd | > Floyd | > PULL STRING Floyd | Floyd | The doll intones: "Avoid the trouble of the cheap trick! To think Floyd | something is cheap indicates your own feelings of inadequacy!" Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Huh." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x trick" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Family Plot (Mark Britton) Turns: 1107 Floyd | > Floyd | > X TRICK Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "So sometimes it's not scenery." | |
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x mb-trick" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Family Plot (Mark Britton) Turns: 1107 Floyd | > Floyd | > X MB-TRICK Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open northern" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Family Plot (Mark Britton) Turns: 1108 Floyd | > Floyd | > OPEN NORTHERN Floyd | Floyd | The door is shut tight. You prod and pry, the marble panel squeaking Floyd | on the granite. At last it gives way. Inside, just visible in the Floyd | dark, is a bronze urn. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x bronze" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Family Plot (Mark Britton) Turns: 1109 Floyd | > Floyd | > X BRONZE Floyd | Floyd | The metal seems to absorb all light. Unfamiliar colors dance Floyd | iridescent on its surface. It's greasy to the touch. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline asks, "Do we gotta?" | |
| Knight_Otu asks, "Disturb the dead, you mean?" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Stuff we do in crypts in Anchorhead games generally doesn't end well." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get it" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Family Plot (Mark Britton) Turns: 1110 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET IT Floyd | Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "True, true." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open eastern" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Family Plot (Mark Britton) Turns: 1111 Floyd | > Floyd | > OPEN EASTERN Floyd | Floyd | You mumble an apology that the rain drowns out. The door gives way Floyd | easily. Inside, gleaming in the scant light, is a silver urn. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "I mean, sure, stuff we do in crypts in Anchorhead games help us finish the games, but... yeah." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x silver" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Family Plot (Mark Britton) Turns: 1112 Floyd | > Floyd | > X SILVER Floyd | Floyd | (the antique locket) Floyd | The locket and chain are silver, surprisingly untouched by the murky Floyd | depths from which they came. The front of the locket bears a tiny Floyd | embossed likeness of a kraken. The initials E.C. are engraved Floyd | on its back. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I think the main danger here is drowning in the flooded grave." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x silver urn" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Family Plot (Mark Britton) Turns: 1113 Floyd | > Floyd | > X SILVER URN Floyd | Floyd | The incised shapes nauseate you; they whirl and dance in a frenzy, Floyd | contorting and bulging, spreading like a fungus. You blink once, Floyd | twice, and they were never there. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get it" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Family Plot (Mark Britton) Turns: 1114 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET IT Floyd | Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "See, I'm a woman of paradoxes. I wants us to drown in the grave, just to see the ending." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open western" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Family Plot (Mark Britton) Turns: 1115 Floyd | > Floyd | > OPEN WESTERN Floyd | Floyd | You don't want to touch it, but you grit your teeth. The mold leaves a Floyd | fine yellow smooch on your hand. You see a copper urn here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x copper" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Family Plot (Mark Britton) Turns: 1116 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COPPER Floyd | Floyd | The smell leaches through the metal, clinging to your skin, your hair. Floyd | Your stomach rumbles. You're almost hungry. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline exclaims, "!" | |
| DavidW says (to Jacqueline), "I don't remember if this location has an actual death ending or not." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "That is... huh." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get it" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Family Plot (Mark Britton) Turns: 1117 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET IT Floyd | Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x western" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Family Plot (Mark Britton) Turns: 1118 Floyd | > Floyd | > X WESTERN Floyd | Floyd | The marble is blank. Mold has seeped into its pores, dyeing it a Floyd | fungal yellow. You don't want to touch it. Floyd | Floyd | A bouquet of flowers, black with rot, lies at the foot of the Floyd | columbarium. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x silver urn" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Family Plot (Mark Britton) Turns: 1119 Floyd | > Floyd | > X SILVER URN Floyd | Floyd | The incised shapes nauseate you; they whirl and dance in a frenzy, Floyd | contorting and bulging, spreading like a fungus. You blink once, Floyd | twice, and they were never there. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Hm." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put silver urn in western" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Family Plot (Mark Britton) Turns: 1120 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT SILVER URN IN WESTERN Floyd | Floyd | You put the silver urn into the western columbarium. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "You could try opening one, I suppose." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open copper" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Family Plot (Mark Britton) Turns: 1121 Floyd | > Floyd | > OPEN COPPER Floyd | Floyd | Greasy red liquid flows out over your hands, itching like centipede Floyd | legs. Something deep in the urn is just visible, adhered to the side. Floyd | It is not ashes. Tiny hands, half-reduced to corpse-liquor, fold over Floyd | a tiny blackened face. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x face" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Family Plot (Mark Britton) Turns: 1122 Floyd | > Floyd | > X FACE Floyd | Floyd | The doll has a ferocious scowl on its face and a pull-string in the Floyd | middle of its back. Floyd | Floyd | It has the sort of head with two faces, one of which is hidden by its Floyd | hair. Rotate the head and the other face will be forward. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x something" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Family Plot (Mark Britton) Turns: 1122 Floyd | > Floyd | > X SOMETHING Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "i" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Family Plot (Mark Britton) Turns: 1123 Floyd | > Floyd | > I Floyd | Floyd | You are carrying: Floyd | a copper urn (open but empty) Floyd | a bronze urn (closed) Floyd | some rotten flowers Floyd | Tolerating An Asinine God Floyd | a black business card Floyd | a trophy for a dog race Floyd | a half-full styrofoam coffee cup Floyd | a glass shard Floyd | a giant milkweed leaf (being worn as a mask) Floyd | an antique locket (closed) Floyd | a backpack features guide Floyd | The Modern Girl's Divination Handbook -- Volume Three Floyd | the diary of Phyllis Cragne Floyd | a postcard of Big Ben Floyd | a Jansport backpack (being worn and open) Floyd | a hidden pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a key pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a book pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a side pocket (closed) Floyd | a trash pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a trolley pass (being worn) Floyd | a brass winding key Floyd | a familiar gold wristwatch Floyd | a glass jar containing an insect Floyd | a pull-string doll Floyd | a waterproof flashlight Floyd | a dead battery Floyd | The Dollmaker's Journal Floyd | a repaired page Floyd | a moldy, waterlogged journal Floyd | a small, rectangular battery Floyd | Twin Hearts Between the Planes Floyd | a trolley schedule Floyd | Peter's jacket Floyd | a grimy rock Floyd | a long hooked pole Floyd | a soggy tome Floyd | a book list Floyd | an employee ID card Floyd | a shard of shattered carapace Floyd | some yellowed newspapers Floyd | a rusty piece of metal Floyd | loose bricks Floyd | an aluminum key Floyd | a pamphlet of home listings Floyd | a hovering spark (haunting you) Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "huh." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "close copper" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Family Plot (Mark Britton) Turns: 1124 Floyd | > Floyd | > CLOSE COPPER Floyd | Floyd | You close the copper urn. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open bronze" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Family Plot (Mark Britton) Turns: 1125 Floyd | > Floyd | > OPEN BRONZE Floyd | Floyd | The stench is thick enough to blind you. Gagging you fall to your Floyd | knees, shapeless forms whirling behind your eyelids; colors flash, Floyd | almost solid, as if they have physical presence. You see stars Floyd | bursting, flesh sloughing off the delicate bones of something curled Floyd | in a damp and pulsating womb, a face that is not human and not animal. Floyd | You'll have nightmares tonight, if you sleep tonight. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Yikes." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "close it" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Family Plot (Mark Britton) Turns: 1126 Floyd | > Floyd | > CLOSE IT Floyd | Floyd | You close the bronze urn. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open silver urn" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Family Plot (Mark Britton) Turns: 1127 Floyd | > Floyd | > OPEN SILVER URN Floyd | Floyd | You open the silver urn, revealing a key from an urn. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Okay." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get urn key" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Family Plot (Mark Britton) Turns: 1127 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET URN KEY Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "Interesting. I think I found that key in the bronze urn instead." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get key from urn" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Family Plot (Mark Britton) Turns: 1127 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET KEY FROM URN Floyd | Floyd | Which do you mean, the silver urn, the copper urn or the bronze urn? Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "I'm going to guess it's always the last one you open." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "silver" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Family Plot (Mark Britton) Turns: 1128 Floyd | > Floyd | > SILVER Floyd | Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "Seems reasonable." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "i" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Family Plot (Mark Britton) Turns: 1129 Floyd | > Floyd | > I Floyd | Floyd | You are carrying: Floyd | a key from an urn Floyd | a copper urn (closed) Floyd | a bronze urn (closed) Floyd | some rotten flowers Floyd | Tolerating An Asinine God Floyd | a black business card Floyd | a trophy for a dog race Floyd | a half-full styrofoam coffee cup Floyd | a glass shard Floyd | a giant milkweed leaf (being worn as a mask) Floyd | an antique locket (closed) Floyd | a backpack features guide Floyd | The Modern Girl's Divination Handbook -- Volume Three Floyd | the diary of Phyllis Cragne Floyd | a postcard of Big Ben Floyd | a Jansport backpack (being worn and open) Floyd | a hidden pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a key pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a book pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a side pocket (closed) Floyd | a trash pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a trolley pass (being worn) Floyd | a brass winding key Floyd | a familiar gold wristwatch Floyd | a glass jar containing an insect Floyd | a pull-string doll Floyd | a waterproof flashlight Floyd | a dead battery Floyd | The Dollmaker's Journal Floyd | a repaired page Floyd | a moldy, waterlogged journal Floyd | a small, rectangular battery Floyd | Twin Hearts Between the Planes Floyd | a trolley schedule Floyd | Peter's jacket Floyd | a grimy rock Floyd | a long hooked pole Floyd | a soggy tome Floyd | a book list Floyd | an employee ID card Floyd | a shard of shattered carapace Floyd | some yellowed newspapers Floyd | a rusty piece of metal Floyd | loose bricks Floyd | an aluminum key Floyd | a pamphlet of home listings Floyd | a hovering spark (haunting you) Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "..Yeah" | |
| DavidW says, "You'll need to say 'key from an urn' to disambiguate it from any other visible keys." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "So now that we urned that key, I guess it's the crypt key." | ||
| DavidW says, "ouch" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "I wondered about that. Shame it doesn't accept urn key." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "unlock crypt with key from an urn" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Family Plot (Mark Britton) Turns: 1130 Floyd | > Floyd | > UNLOCK CRYPT WITH KEY FROM AN URN Floyd | Floyd | That doesn't seem to fit the lock. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x key from an urn" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Family Plot (Mark Britton) Turns: 1131 Floyd | > Floyd | > X KEY FROM AN URN Floyd | Floyd | The key is greasy with fine ash. Was it burned? Who interred this key, Floyd | and why? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Family Plot (Mark Britton) Turns: 1132 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The clouds in your cup form a gunblade. Images of strange hybrids mean Floyd | that some challenges in your current environment can be defeated with Floyd | what you already possess, while others will require outside Floyd | assistance. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says (to KO), "Damn. That was quite the pun." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Sowwy." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "heh" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "unlock door with key from an urn" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Family Plot (Mark Britton) Turns: 1133 Floyd | > Floyd | > UNLOCK DOOR WITH KEY FROM AN URN Floyd | Floyd | That doesn't seem to fit the lock. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Interesting. It's not actually the crypt key, but apparently, we still can solve something." | |
| DavidW says, "yes" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "fish in flooded" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Family Plot (Mark Britton) Turns: 1133 Floyd | > Floyd | > FISH IN FLOODED Floyd | Floyd | That verb doesn't work here, or, at least, not right now, but Floyd | it might work somewhere later. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Aw." | |
| DavidW says, "You do want to do something with the flooded grave." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "I suspected as much." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x flooded" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Family Plot (Mark Britton) Turns: 1134 Floyd | > Floyd | > X FLOODED Floyd | Floyd | Mildewed and splintering boards cover the nearest grave. Beneath, Floyd | gritty ocher water, thick as paint, laps the soil. The grave is open. Floyd | A granite headstone looms over it, implacably blank. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x boards" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Family Plot (Mark Britton) Turns: 1134 Floyd | > Floyd | > X BOARDS Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "drink water" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Family Plot (Mark Britton) Turns: 1134 Floyd | > Floyd | > DRINK WATER Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "enter flooded" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Family Plot (Mark Britton) Turns: 1135 Floyd | > Floyd | > ENTER FLOODED Floyd | Floyd | Your throat closes up at the thought of touching the water. Floyd | You'll have to find another way down. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x blank" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Family Plot (Mark Britton) Turns: 1136 Floyd | > Floyd | > X BLANK Floyd | Floyd | It's fresher than the others, not yet crusted with lichen. Search as Floyd | you might, you can't find a name. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "hold breath" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Family Plot (Mark Britton) Turns: 1136 Floyd | > Floyd | > HOLD BREATH Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "heh" | |
| Knight_Otu asks, "Could have worked, who knows?" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put flowers in flooded" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Family Plot (Mark Britton) Turns: 1137 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT FLOWERS IN FLOODED Floyd | Floyd | You put the rotten flowers into the flooded grave. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get them" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Family Plot (Mark Britton) Turns: 1138 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET THEM Floyd | Floyd | You imagine reaching into the murky rainwater to retrieve the rotten Floyd | flowers, and nearly vomit. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Huh." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x grave" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Family Plot (Mark Britton) Turns: 1139 Floyd | > Floyd | > X GRAVE Floyd | Floyd | Mildewed and splintering boards cover the nearest grave. Beneath, Floyd | gritty ocher water, thick as paint, laps the soil. The grave is open. Floyd | A granite headstone looms over it, implacably blank. Floyd | Floyd | In the flooded grave are some rotten flowers. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "dig" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Family Plot (Mark Britton) Turns: 1139 Floyd | > Floyd | > DIG Floyd | Floyd | You dig at the mud with the toe of your shoe. Lukewarm water seeps in Floyd | around your toes, soaking your sock. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "dig" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Family Plot (Mark Britton) Turns: 1139 Floyd | > Floyd | > DIG Floyd | Floyd | You dig at the mud with the toe of your shoe. Lukewarm water seeps in Floyd | around your toes, soaking your sock. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "dig grave" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Family Plot (Mark Britton) Turns: 1140 Floyd | > Floyd | > DIG GRAVE Floyd | Floyd | You dig at the mud with the toe of your shoe. Lukewarm water seeps in Floyd | around your toes, soaking your sock. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Persistence is not a virtue this time, I guess." | |
| mirko arrives, full of fun, but no funk. | DavidW says, "hi mirko" | |
| Jacqueline says, "I hate wet socks." | ||
| mirko exclaims, "yay, floyd!" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Hey there." | ||
| DavidW says (to mirko), "They're in the Cragne Family Plot." | ||
| mirko says (to DavidW), "great, thanks" | ||
| mirko asks, "who is operating Floyd?" | ||
| DavidW says (to mirko), "This is what they've seen of the map so far: [LINK]" | ||
| DavidW says, "Knight is driving." | ||
| mirko says, "excellent, thanks DavidW" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "It's more parking than driving right now." | ||
| Guest1 arrives, full of fun and funk. | ||
| Guest1 says, "is club floyd still goin' on" | ||
| DavidW says, "It is." | ||
| Guest1 says, "ok" | ||
| Guest1 has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. | ||
| mirko says (to floyd), "look" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Family Plot (Mark Britton) Turns: 1141 Floyd | > Floyd | > LOOK Floyd | Floyd | Cragne Family Plot (Mark Britton) Floyd | A cramped and neglected place on unwholesome yellow soil. Over the Floyd | years the gravestones have shifted like teeth in an overcrowded mouth, Floyd | collapsing one atop the other. Crabgrass pokes up limply between them, Floyd | urine-yellow and parched-looking. The earth mounds up around the Floyd | shabby crypt, as if it's sunk over the years into the Vermont topsoil. Floyd | You wonder who would want to be buried here--and who would willingly Floyd | consign their ancestors to this brutal place. Perhaps that's why it's Floyd | been so neglected. Floyd | Floyd | Four squat columbariums stand north, east, south, and west of here. A Floyd | winding and uncertain path leads southwest. By stepping over collapsed Floyd | gravestones and bleached obelisks you can go northwest. Carefully. You Floyd | could also enter the crypt from here, if you were able to open it. Floyd | Floyd | Three graves nearby draw your eye. One headstone teeters drunkenly, Floyd | half overrun by lichen. One headstone has collapsed entirely. An Floyd | adjacent plot stands open, overlooked by a blank headstone. The grave Floyd | within is flooded almost to the top with bubbling rainwater. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "I'm wondering if that's the guest that drove David away that one time." | |
| Jacqueline says, "Oh, possiblemente." | ||
| DavidW says, "I don't remember anything specific, but I know I've had my moments more than once." | ||
| mirko asks, "my guess is we don't have what we need for the family plot, or do we?" | ||
| mirko says (to floyd), "x cup" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Family Plot (Mark Britton) Turns: 1142 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CUP Floyd | Floyd | The clouds in your cup form a mermaid. Images of strange hybrids mean Floyd | that some challenges in your current environment can be defeated with Floyd | what you already possess, while others will require outside Floyd | assistance. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "There's something we can do, and it's probably that open grave." | |
| mirko says, "I remember it took me a while to figure this out (and help from David)" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "hrm" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "(I didn't screw things up too much by putting the flowers in there, did I?)" | ||
| mirko says, "no" | ||
| DavidW says, "Yes, I didn't clue in right away either. You might want to explore instead." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Game claims to be very polite." | ||
| DavidW says, "The flowers are unimportant." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "I mean... right." | ||
| DavidW says, "The china urn was also unimportant." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Polite, and flowers not being important." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "I guess the china urn might have had the key if it was the last one handled, but that's theory." | ||
| Knight_Otu asks, "So, northwest?" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Sure" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "nw" | ||
Floyd ] The Cragne Manor's Back Garden (Austin Auclair) Turns: 1143 Floyd | > Floyd | > NW Floyd | Floyd | You make your way to the rear of the manor house toward its back Floyd | garden, playfully keeping to a trail of broken flagstones leading the Floyd | way. Your simple amusement fades as you turn a corner to see a distant Floyd | gate with an incredible amount of overgrowth choking the forward path. Floyd | Knee-high grass blankets the ground while thick, thorny bushes crowd Floyd | the way. You plow ahead, fighting through the hairy grass as it grasps Floyd | and wraps itself around the fabric of your jeans, making every step a Floyd | struggle. The slog is made worse by the overgrown bushes which seem to Floyd | lean in further to assail you with their wicked, long thorns. You Floyd | finally reach the gate with torn and deeply-itchy skin. Using the Floyd | momemtum you'd built charging through the overgrowth you forcefully Floyd | open the gate, snapping the vines draped over it which were holding it Floyd | shut. The now-broken vines dangle downward from an arch over the gate, Floyd | forming a swaying curtain of thorns which you delicately part and step Floyd | through. Floyd | Floyd | You nearly jump back at the sight of the writhing scene before you. Floyd | Floyd | The Cragne Manor's Back Garden (Austin Auclair) Floyd | Vines splay across the landscape, every direction they shoot, Floyd | seemingly racing to the tops of trees to pull them down. The vines Floyd | wind up and around every structure, overrunning them with sheer, Floyd | sinister mass. The vines grow in hypnotic tracks across the yard, Floyd | almost to suggest that they were woven, braided, and arranged with Floyd | care. It's both unnerving and unusually pretty. If there are windows Floyd | or a door on the back of the manor house they're utterly smothered by Floyd | the vines that clamber up the wall and onto the roof, and nothing less Floyd | than a chainsaw could crack open that tomb. Floyd | Floyd | In the center of the yard is a large, vine-strangled structure that's Floyd | most likely a fountain. On the left side of the garden is something Floyd | with the suggested shape of a birdbath, neatly wrapped up in thorny Floyd | coils. And there's one rather large, building-shaped hill of vines Floyd | just in front of the southeast corner. Paths out of here lead Floyd | southwest and southeast. Floyd | Floyd | You can see a large patch of poison ivy (in which is a pair of garden Floyd | shears) here. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Well, well." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x me" | ||
Floyd ] The Cragne Manor's Back Garden (Austin Auclair) Turns: 1144 Floyd | > Floyd | > X ME Floyd | Floyd | It has been a long day and the setting sun reminds you of how little Floyd | you've accomplished. You've come dressed to work, however, with sturdy Floyd | boots, stiff denim, a shirt you're willing to sacrifice, and a bandana Floyd | wrapped around your forehead. This old mansion likely needs some love Floyd | and maintenance and you're wearing the uniform for getting things Floyd | done. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "i" | ||
Floyd ] The Cragne Manor's Back Garden (Austin Auclair) Turns: 1145 Floyd | > Floyd | > I Floyd | Floyd | You are carrying: Floyd | a key from an urn Floyd | a copper urn (closed) Floyd | a bronze urn (closed) Floyd | Tolerating An Asinine God Floyd | a black business card Floyd | a trophy for a dog race Floyd | a half-full styrofoam coffee cup Floyd | a glass shard Floyd | a giant milkweed leaf (being worn as a mask) Floyd | an antique locket (closed) Floyd | a backpack features guide Floyd | The Modern Girl's Divination Handbook -- Volume Three Floyd | the diary of Phyllis Cragne Floyd | a postcard of Big Ben Floyd | a Jansport backpack (being worn and open) Floyd | a hidden pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a key pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a book pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a side pocket (closed) Floyd | a trash pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a trolley pass (being worn) Floyd | a brass winding key Floyd | a familiar gold wristwatch Floyd | a glass jar containing an insect Floyd | a pull-string doll Floyd | a waterproof flashlight Floyd | a dead battery Floyd | The Dollmaker's Journal Floyd | a repaired page Floyd | a moldy, waterlogged journal Floyd | a small, rectangular battery Floyd | Twin Hearts Between the Planes Floyd | a trolley schedule Floyd | Peter's jacket Floyd | a grimy rock Floyd | a long hooked pole Floyd | a soggy tome Floyd | a book list Floyd | an employee ID card Floyd | a shard of shattered carapace Floyd | some yellowed newspapers Floyd | a rusty piece of metal Floyd | loose bricks Floyd | an aluminum key Floyd | a pamphlet of home listings Floyd | a hovering spark (haunting you) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] The Cragne Manor's Back Garden (Austin Auclair) Turns: 1146 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The clouds in your cup form a row of trees. Botanical images mean that Floyd | while there is much left to accomplish in the present situation, your Floyd | immediate environment sustains you, and you have everything that you Floyd | need. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "We be gardener now." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x vines" | ||
Floyd ] The Cragne Manor's Back Garden (Austin Auclair) Turns: 1147 Floyd | > Floyd | > X VINES Floyd | Floyd | There are so very many vines in this back garden. Flowering, thorny, Floyd | hairy, and vines in many hues of green and brown. You might be better Floyd | off asking about the object your target vine has wrapped itself Floyd | around. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x fountain" | ||
Floyd ] The Cragne Manor's Back Garden (Austin Auclair) Turns: 1148 Floyd | > Floyd | > X FOUNTAIN Floyd | Floyd | Trumpet Vine with its bright orange, conical flowers strangles what Floyd | seems to be a marble fountain. Looking closer you see that the top of Floyd | the fountain features a cherub giving a peace sign with one of its Floyd | hands and is pointing at its feet with the other. You determine that Floyd | when the water is actually flowing, the naked churub pees into the Floyd | main basin. Disconcertingly, a vine has erupted from the cherub's Floyd | ...ahem... and it dangles freely. You involuntarily wince. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Right." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x bird bath" | ||
Floyd ] The Cragne Manor's Back Garden (Austin Auclair) Turns: 1149 Floyd | > Floyd | > X BIRD BATH Floyd | Floyd | Morning Glory with bright, many-hued flowers has wrapped itself around Floyd | what bears the shape of a birdbath. Floyd | Floyd | You walk over to take a closer look at the birdbath, circling it, and Floyd | to the west of it, your foot immediately sinks into the vine-covered Floyd | ground. Ice-cold water floods into your boot and you struggle to break Floyd | the vines that have helped snare your limb in this hidden water. In a Floyd | panic you brace yourself on the birdbath, pulling your foot out of the Floyd | mire, knocking over the birdbath in the process. Floyd | Floyd | Your attention is split between the revelation that there's a pond Floyd | hidden here and the flat, inscribed stone that was under the birdbath. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x stone" | ||
Floyd ] The Cragne Manor's Back Garden (Austin Auclair) Turns: 1150 Floyd | > Floyd | > X STONE Floyd | Floyd | (the grimy rock) Floyd | A solitary rock sat in the palm of your hand. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x inscribed stone" | ||
Floyd ] The Cragne Manor's Back Garden (Austin Auclair) Turns: 1151 Floyd | > Floyd | > X INSCRIBED STONE Floyd | Floyd | You take a closer look at the flat stone that was under the birdbath Floyd | and scratched into is, "I hid the key from the vines when they weren't Floyd | looking. That made them angry." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get it" | ||
Floyd ] The Cragne Manor's Back Garden (Austin Auclair) Turns: 1152 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET IT Floyd | Floyd | The flat stone is firmly stuck in the ground. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x pond" | ||
Floyd ] The Cragne Manor's Back Garden (Austin Auclair) Turns: 1153 Floyd | > Floyd | > X POND Floyd | Floyd | The cold water from the once-hidden pond squelches and croaks from Floyd | your boot with every step you take. Now that you know it's there, you Floyd | can identify the depression that forms the line of this body of water. Floyd | Vines cover the surface of the water, hiding it completely. You try Floyd | pulling them aside so you can peer into the water but they're too Floyd | tautly strung. You'll need something stronger than your bare hands to Floyd | cut them. Floyd | Floyd | When you push down on any portion of the vines, they undulate across Floyd | the surface of the water, reminding you of the weird water bed your Floyd | parents had for years. You shudder in disgust for multiple reasons. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x building" | ||
Floyd ] The Cragne Manor's Back Garden (Austin Auclair) Turns: 1154 Floyd | > Floyd | > X BUILDING Floyd | Floyd | From the sloping roof it's obvious that the massive pile of vines at Floyd | the southeast corner of this garden is actually a shed. More Floyd | Honeysuckle vine than man-made structure, it's hard to see how the Floyd | shed hasn't yet been obliterated by the plants seeking to consume it. Floyd | Despite the distractingly intoxicating smell of the Honeysuckle Floyd | flowers, after a few minutes of poking around the structure you Floyd | identify the location of the door. Floyd | Floyd | A stout bronze padlock (in addition to layers upon layers of vines) Floyd | keeps the shed's door firmly closed. You also notice a shelf of Floyd | gardening supplies just to the left of the structure, it too fully Floyd | crocheted by vines. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x padlock" | ||
Floyd ] The Cragne Manor's Back Garden (Austin Auclair) Turns: 1155 Floyd | > Floyd | > X PADLOCK Floyd | Floyd | A solid wooden door with a fairly new-looking bronze padlock keeping Floyd | it closed. For extra security the vines growing on the shed also grow Floyd | tightly against the door. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x shelf" | ||
Floyd ] The Cragne Manor's Back Garden (Austin Auclair) Turns: 1156 Floyd | > Floyd | > X SHELF Floyd | Floyd | A wood 3-tiered shelf leans against the shed, fully ensconced in Floyd | Honeysuckle. You paw through the vines to see cracked pots, broken Floyd | seed trays, and a few rotted wooden stakes. The only thing of note is Floyd | a jug of white vinegar. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x vinegar" | ||
Floyd ] The Cragne Manor's Back Garden (Austin Auclair) Turns: 1157 Floyd | > Floyd | > X VINEGAR Floyd | Floyd | A gallon jug of white vinegar. The label is fairly faded but part of Floyd | it reads, "Possible uses: cleaning appliances such as coffee makers, Floyd | dishwashers, and washing machines, making hardboiled eggs easier to Floyd | shell, deodorant, and pouring it on hard-to-pull weeds in your Floyd | driveway to kill them." Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "How convenient." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get it" | ||
Floyd ] The Cragne Manor's Back Garden (Austin Auclair) Turns: 1158 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET IT Floyd | Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | mirko says, "I don't think that works with real-world vinegar" | |
| mirko says, "or not that quickly at any rate" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x ivy" | ||
Floyd ] The Cragne Manor's Back Garden (Austin Auclair) Turns: 1159 Floyd | > Floyd | > X IVY Floyd | Floyd | All you can think about is the aphorism, "Leaves of three, leave them Floyd | be" as you stare at this particularly vigorous and noxious-looking Floyd | patch of poison ivy vines. Your skin crawls and your imagination runs Floyd | wild with the nightmare of you falling into the poison ivy and having Floyd | to scratch your skin until it turns bloody. Their hairy tendrils Floyd | almost seem to drip with sticky poison. Floyd | Floyd | In the large patch of poison ivy is a pair of garden shears. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW) Vinegar (says sourly to mirko), "You're entitled to your opinion." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x shears" | ||
Floyd ] The Cragne Manor's Back Garden (Austin Auclair) Turns: 1160 Floyd | > Floyd | > X SHEARS Floyd | Floyd | They're long-bladed garden shears, like a giant pair of scissors. Floyd | They're currently completely surrounded by vile poison ivy. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "pour vinegar on ivy" | ||
Floyd ] The Cragne Manor's Back Garden (Austin Auclair) Turns: 1161 Floyd | > Floyd | > POUR VINEGAR ON IVY Floyd | Floyd | Taking the jug of vinegar and following the instructions on the label Floyd | for dealing with troublesome weeds, you pour it on the poison ivy Floyd | vines guarding the garden shears. The effect is shockingly immediate Floyd | and surprisingly, the vines audibly squeal in pain as they melt into Floyd | goo. The garden shears are left unprotected. Floyd | Floyd | > | mirko says, "nice ;)" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Yeah, that is a bit of an exaggeration." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get shears" | ||
Floyd ] The Cragne Manor's Back Garden (Austin Auclair) Turns: 1162 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET SHEARS Floyd | Floyd | Now that awful poison ivy has been cleared away... Floyd | Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "Now to trim a few vines." | |
| Knight_Otu asks, "Was I lagging there, or the game?" | ||
| DavidW says, "Their six seconds of fame is over." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "cut all the vines" | ||
Floyd ] The Cragne Manor's Back Garden (Austin Auclair) Turns: 1163 Floyd | > Floyd | > CUT ALL THE VINES Floyd | Floyd | You're going to have to be a lot more specific. There are countless Floyd | varieties of vines here. Floyd | Floyd | > | mirko exclaims, "ha!" | |
| Knight_Otu asks, "What, all of them isn't specific?" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "cut fountain" | ||
Floyd ] The Cragne Manor's Back Garden (Austin Auclair) Turns: 1164 Floyd | > Floyd | > CUT FOUNTAIN Floyd | Floyd | You trim some of the vines assailing the fountain and the cherub Floyd | statue but you don't accomplish much more than that. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "cut pond" | ||
Floyd ] The Cragne Manor's Back Garden (Austin Auclair) Turns: 1165 Floyd | > Floyd | > CUT POND Floyd | Floyd | Using your newly-acquired garden shears you attack the vigorous vines Floyd | covering the pond. After some thorough cutting you reveal the surface Floyd | of the water. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "cut shelf" | ||
Floyd ] The Cragne Manor's Back Garden (Austin Auclair) Turns: 1166 Floyd | > Floyd | > CUT SHELF Floyd | Floyd | You trim some of the vines off the garden shelf and you level up your Floyd | hoticulture skill. Floyd | Floyd | > | mirko says, "cherub man-scaping" | |
| DavidW says, "There's door vines too." | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "look in pond" | ||
Floyd ] The Cragne Manor's Back Garden (Austin Auclair) Turns: 1167 Floyd | > Floyd | > LOOK IN POND Floyd | Floyd | After cutting away the vines sealing the pond like a thorny pool Floyd | cover, you reveal most of the pond's surface. The pond is surprisingly Floyd | clear, even with the early evening's sun ducking behind the horizon. Floyd | The water is so clear in fact, that you can't miss the rotted skeletal Floyd | remains of a person sitting down at the bottom of the pond. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "That's nice." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Well. Hello there." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "(Still not a dog skeleton.)" | ||
| DavidW says, "That's probably the gardener." | ||
| Jacqueline says (to KO), "True" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "cut shed" | ||
Floyd ] The Cragne Manor's Back Garden (Austin Auclair) Turns: 1168 Floyd | > Floyd | > CUT SHED Floyd | Floyd | You trim some of the vines off the shed and particularly those that Floyd | are helping to keep the door shut. The shears are nowhere near strong Floyd | enough to tackle that padlock though. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x door" | ||
Floyd ] The Cragne Manor's Back Garden (Austin Auclair) Turns: 1169 Floyd | > Floyd | > X DOOR Floyd | Floyd | A solid wooden door with a fairly new-looking bronze padlock keeping Floyd | it closed. For extra security the vines growing on the shed also grow Floyd | tightly against the door. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x skeleton" | ||
Floyd ] The Cragne Manor's Back Garden (Austin Auclair) Turns: 1170 Floyd | > Floyd | > X SKELETON Floyd | Floyd | The body of a person wearing gardening overalls and a rotted straw hat Floyd | lies at the bottom of this once-hidden pond. Their flesh has mostly Floyd | melted away, leaving a grinning skull that belies their violent end. Floyd | Vines are hungrily wrapped around the gardener's skeleton and one of Floyd | the person's hands still clutches at their own throat. Their other Floyd | hand grasps a rusty screwdriver. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "That.... sounds like we might be in danger." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "cut skeleton" | ||
Floyd ] The Cragne Manor's Back Garden (Austin Auclair) Turns: 1171 Floyd | > Floyd | > CUT SKELETON Floyd | Floyd | Cutting it up would achieve little. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x screwdriver" | ||
Floyd ] The Cragne Manor's Back Garden (Austin Auclair) Turns: 1172 Floyd | > Floyd | > X SCREWDRIVER Floyd | Floyd | A flathead screwdriver that is rusty from being underwater for too Floyd | long. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get it" | ||
Floyd ] The Cragne Manor's Back Garden (Austin Auclair) Turns: 1173 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET IT Floyd | Floyd | The body of the dead gardener is shallow enough in the pond that you Floyd | can dip your arm into the water and pry the screwdriver from its death Floyd | grip. The water is freezing cold and smells like it's been steeped Floyd | in... well, dead body. Floyd | Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x screwdriver" | ||
Floyd ] The Cragne Manor's Back Garden (Austin Auclair) Turns: 1174 Floyd | > Floyd | > X SCREWDRIVER Floyd | Floyd | A flathead screwdriver that is rusty from being underwater for too Floyd | long. It was underwater because it was being held in the rotting death Floyd | grip of a gardener (who may have been murdered by vines) before you Floyd | pried the tool from the person's gross, skeletal hand. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "ha" | |
| DavidW says, "Didn't want you guys to miss that." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Nice." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "search skeleton" | ||
Floyd ] The Cragne Manor's Back Garden (Austin Auclair) Turns: 1175 Floyd | > Floyd | > SEARCH SKELETON Floyd | Floyd | Now that you've taken the dead gardener's screwdriver there's nothing Floyd | else of value to grab. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x padlock" | ||
Floyd ] The Cragne Manor's Back Garden (Austin Auclair) Turns: 1176 Floyd | > Floyd | > X PADLOCK Floyd | Floyd | A solid wooden door with a fairly new-looking bronze padlock keeping Floyd | it closed. For extra security the vines growing on the shed also grow Floyd | tightly against the door. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "Remember what the flat stone said." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Padlocks can't normally be unscrewed." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "That the gardener hid the key." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x bath" | ||
Floyd ] The Cragne Manor's Back Garden (Austin Auclair) Turns: 1176 Floyd | > Floyd | > X BATH Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "They didn't like that." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x bird bath" | ||
Floyd ] The Cragne Manor's Back Garden (Austin Auclair) Turns: 1177 Floyd | > Floyd | > X BIRD BATH Floyd | Floyd | You're a bit embarassed after knocking over the birdbath in such a Floyd | clumsy fashion but you're now curious about the inscribed stone that Floyd | was underneath it and the once-hidden pond to the west of it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "read flat stone" | ||
Floyd ] The Cragne Manor's Back Garden (Austin Auclair) Turns: 1178 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ FLAT STONE Floyd | Floyd | "I hid the key from the vines when they weren't looking. That made Floyd | them angry." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "l" | ||
Floyd ] The Cragne Manor's Back Garden (Austin Auclair) Turns: 1179 Floyd | > Floyd | > L Floyd | Floyd | The Cragne Manor's Back Garden (Austin Auclair) Floyd | Vines splay across the landscape, every direction they shoot, Floyd | seemingly racing to the tops of trees to pull them down. The vines Floyd | wind up and around every structure, overrunning them with sheer, Floyd | sinister mass. The vines grow in hypnotic tracks across the yard, Floyd | almost to suggest that they were woven, braided, and arranged with Floyd | care. It's both unnerving and unusually pretty. If there are windows Floyd | or a door on the back of the manor house they're utterly smothered by Floyd | the vines that clamber up the wall and onto the roof, and nothing less Floyd | than a chainsaw could crack open that tomb. Floyd | Floyd | In the center of the yard is a large marble fountain adorned with a Floyd | chubby cherub. On the left side of the garden is the birdbath that you Floyd | knocked over. To the left of the fallen birdbath is the outline of a Floyd | once-hidden pond and a flat stone stuck in the ground where the Floyd | birdbath used to stand. Near the rear, southeast corner of the garden Floyd | is a large garden shed with an adjoining shelf of supplies. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "okay. I thought it might've been more specific." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "search fountain" | ||
Floyd ] The Cragne Manor's Back Garden (Austin Auclair) Turns: 1180 Floyd | > Floyd | > SEARCH FOUNTAIN Floyd | Floyd | One of the fountain cherub's hands deliberately points downward at its Floyd | feet. Taking that as a message of sorts, you poke and prod the Floyd | fountain, its basin, and the cherub statue thoroughly; almost find Floyd | nothing of value. It's when you inspect the fountain's drain that you Floyd | see a bronze key, green from age, stuck down inside. You poke at the Floyd | drain's cover but its screws are rusted too tightly to turn for Floyd | anything less than a screwdriver. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu exclaims, "ah ha!" | |
| Jacqueline says, "oho" | ||
| Jacqueline exclaims, "I think I know what to do!" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "unscrew drain" | ||
Floyd ] The Cragne Manor's Back Garden (Austin Auclair) Turns: 1181 Floyd | > Floyd | > UNSCREW DRAIN Floyd | Floyd | Wielding the screwdriver you took from the dead body, you quickly Floyd | remove the screws from the fountain's drain cover. It's short work Floyd | from there to hook the key out from the drain pipe. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "i" | ||
Floyd ] The Cragne Manor's Back Garden (Austin Auclair) Turns: 1182 Floyd | > Floyd | > I Floyd | Floyd | You are carrying: Floyd | a bronze key green from age Floyd | a rusty flathead screwdriver Floyd | a pair of garden shears Floyd | a gallon jug of white vinegar Floyd | a key from an urn Floyd | a copper urn (closed) Floyd | a bronze urn (closed) Floyd | Tolerating An Asinine God Floyd | a black business card Floyd | a trophy for a dog race Floyd | a half-full styrofoam coffee cup Floyd | a glass shard Floyd | a giant milkweed leaf (being worn as a mask) Floyd | an antique locket (closed) Floyd | a backpack features guide Floyd | The Modern Girl's Divination Handbook -- Volume Three Floyd | the diary of Phyllis Cragne Floyd | a postcard of Big Ben Floyd | a Jansport backpack (being worn and open) Floyd | a hidden pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a key pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a book pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a side pocket (closed) Floyd | a trash pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a trolley pass (being worn) Floyd | a brass winding key Floyd | a familiar gold wristwatch Floyd | a glass jar containing an insect Floyd | a pull-string doll Floyd | a waterproof flashlight Floyd | a dead battery Floyd | The Dollmaker's Journal Floyd | a repaired page Floyd | a moldy, waterlogged journal Floyd | a small, rectangular battery Floyd | Twin Hearts Between the Planes Floyd | a trolley schedule Floyd | Peter's jacket Floyd | a grimy rock Floyd | a long hooked pole Floyd | a soggy tome Floyd | a book list Floyd | an employee ID card Floyd | a shard of shattered carapace Floyd | some yellowed newspapers Floyd | a rusty piece of metal Floyd | loose bricks Floyd | an aluminum key Floyd | a pamphlet of home listings Floyd | a hovering spark (haunting you) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "unlock padlock with bronze key" | ||
Floyd ] The Cragne Manor's Back Garden (Austin Auclair) Turns: 1183 Floyd | > Floyd | > UNLOCK PADLOCK WITH BRONZE KEY Floyd | Floyd | The key from the fountain's drain fits and turns in the padlock Floyd | perfectly. You rip away the vines trapping the shed door and it swings Floyd | open without a fuss. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "in" | ||
Floyd ] The Shambolic Shack (Michael Fessler) Turns: 1184 Floyd | > Floyd | > IN Floyd | Floyd | You open the door further to allow you to pass through. You go inside Floyd | the garden shed. Floyd | Floyd | The Shambolic Shack (Michael Fessler) Floyd | A dimly-lit shack with crude plywood walls. An octagonal window set Floyd | high on one wall admits a feeble shaft of moonlight. Rickety wire Floyd | shelving sits precariously in one dimly lit corner, and a battered Floyd | metal wheelbarrow rests in the opposite corner. A rough doorway leads Floyd | back out. Floyd | Floyd | > | mirko says, "alright, now to be careful" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "SAVE" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "cf14" | ||
Floyd | > Floyd | > SAVE Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write: Floyd ] The Shambolic Shack (Michael Fessler) Turns: 1184 Floyd | > SAVEOk. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x window" | ||
Floyd ] The Shambolic Shack (Michael Fessler) Turns: 1185 Floyd | > Floyd | > X WINDOW Floyd | Floyd | Moonlight struggles to make its way through the patina of dirt on the Floyd | octagonal window mounted high up on one wall. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x shelving" | ||
Floyd ] The Shambolic Shack (Michael Fessler) Turns: 1186 Floyd | > Floyd | > X SHELVING Floyd | Floyd | Cheap wire shelving that has seen better days. It wobbles to the Floyd | touch. Floyd | Floyd | On the rickety wire shelving are some mildewed leather gloves. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks (of mirko), "You think there might be something dangerous in a room called The Shambolic Shack?" | |
| mirko says, "I'm mostly curious how to pull this off w/o long term nuisance" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x gloves" | ||
Floyd ] The Shambolic Shack (Michael Fessler) Turns: 1187 Floyd | > Floyd | > X GLOVES Floyd | Floyd | A pair of malodorous gardening gloves spotted with what you presume is Floyd | mildew. It's particularly dense and pungent around the gloves' Floyd | opening. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "ew" | |
| mirko says, "exactly" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x wheelbarrow" | ||
Floyd ] The Shambolic Shack (Michael Fessler) Turns: 1188 Floyd | > Floyd | > X WHEELBARROW Floyd | Floyd | A battered metal wheelbarrow. Or at least, it used to be when it still Floyd | had a front wheel. With only a twisted axle remaining, I guess now Floyd | it's just a "barrow". It is full of glistening black soil. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x soil" | ||
Floyd ] The Shambolic Shack (Michael Fessler) Turns: 1189 Floyd | > Floyd | > X SOIL Floyd | Floyd | Glistening black soil fills the wheelbarrow nearly to the brim. The Floyd | soil's surface heaves and churns. There is something alive in there. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Well then." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x me" | ||
Floyd ] The Shambolic Shack (Michael Fessler) Turns: 1190 Floyd | > Floyd | > X ME Floyd | Floyd | Just fine. I mean, you have a slightly distant gaze and a mild nervous Floyd | twitch, but nothing a stiff drink and six weeks on a tropical beach Floyd | wouldn't put right. So basically fine, then. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "i" | ||
Floyd ] The Shambolic Shack (Michael Fessler) Turns: 1191 Floyd | > Floyd | > I Floyd | Floyd | You are carrying: Floyd | a bronze key green from age Floyd | a rusty flathead screwdriver Floyd | a pair of garden shears Floyd | a gallon jug of white vinegar Floyd | a key from an urn Floyd | a copper urn (closed) Floyd | a bronze urn (closed) Floyd | Tolerating An Asinine God Floyd | a black business card Floyd | a trophy for a dog race Floyd | a half-full styrofoam coffee cup Floyd | a glass shard Floyd | a giant milkweed leaf (being worn as a mask) Floyd | an antique locket (closed) Floyd | a backpack features guide Floyd | The Modern Girl's Divination Handbook -- Volume Three Floyd | the diary of Phyllis Cragne Floyd | a postcard of Big Ben Floyd | a Jansport backpack (being worn and open) Floyd | a hidden pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a key pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a book pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a side pocket (closed) Floyd | a trash pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a trolley pass (being worn) Floyd | a brass winding key Floyd | a familiar gold wristwatch Floyd | a glass jar containing an insect Floyd | a pull-string doll Floyd | a waterproof flashlight Floyd | a dead battery Floyd | The Dollmaker's Journal Floyd | a repaired page Floyd | a moldy, waterlogged journal Floyd | a small, rectangular battery Floyd | Twin Hearts Between the Planes Floyd | a trolley schedule Floyd | Peter's jacket Floyd | a grimy rock Floyd | a long hooked pole Floyd | a soggy tome Floyd | a book list Floyd | an employee ID card Floyd | a shard of shattered carapace Floyd | some yellowed newspapers Floyd | a rusty piece of metal Floyd | loose bricks Floyd | an aluminum key Floyd | a pamphlet of home listings Floyd | a hovering spark (haunting you) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] The Shambolic Shack (Michael Fessler) Turns: 1192 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The swirls in your cup form a sharknado. Images of strange hybrids Floyd | mean that some challenges in your current environment can be defeated Floyd | with what you already possess, while others will require outside Floyd | assistance. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Interesting." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put keys in key pocket" | ||
Floyd ] The Shambolic Shack (Michael Fessler) Turns: 1192 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT KEYS IN KEY POCKET Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put bronze key in key pocket" | ||
Floyd ] The Shambolic Shack (Michael Fessler) Turns: 1193 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT BRONZE KEY IN KEY POCKET Floyd | Floyd | You put the bronze key green from age into the key pocket. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put aluminum key in key pocket" | ||
Floyd ] The Shambolic Shack (Michael Fessler) Turns: 1194 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT ALUMINUM KEY IN KEY POCKET Floyd | Floyd | You put the aluminum key into the key pocket. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "close key pocket" | ||
Floyd ] The Shambolic Shack (Michael Fessler) Turns: 1195 Floyd | > Floyd | > CLOSE KEY POCKET Floyd | Floyd | You close the key pocket. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x key" | ||
Floyd ] The Shambolic Shack (Michael Fessler) Turns: 1195 Floyd | > Floyd | > X KEY Floyd | Floyd | Which do you mean, the key from an urn or the brass winding key? Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Okay, those are the unused keys." | |
| DavidW asks, "The winding key was from the train platform, I think?" | ||
| mirko asks, "huh, we haven't used trhe windiong key yet?" | ||
| mirko says, "yeah, first thing" | ||
| DavidW says (to mirko), "They haven't finished that location." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "From the mouse, yes. (Or was it a rat?)" | ||
| DavidW says, "Rat" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "We probably haven't even seen the location." | ||
| mirko says, "we have. for sure." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get gloves" | ||
Floyd ] The Shambolic Shack (Michael Fessler) Turns: 1196 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET GLOVES Floyd | Floyd | As you gingerly pick up the mildewed gardening gloves, a rust-streaked Floyd | iron key hidden beneath them drops to the ground. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "ooh" | |
| Jacqueline says, "I like keys" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Oh." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get iron key" | ||
Floyd ] The Shambolic Shack (Michael Fessler) Turns: 1197 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET IRON KEY Floyd | Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x it" | ||
Floyd ] The Shambolic Shack (Michael Fessler) Turns: 1198 Floyd | > Floyd | > X IT Floyd | Floyd | A hefty iron key, its wards streaked with rust. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "hm. I don't remember what that one's for." | |
| Jacqueline asks, "Wards? Is that, like, the teeth of the keey?" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "er, key" | ||
| DavidW says (to Jacqueline), "I'm not sure, but it sounds good." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Hm. Maybe the shack northwest from Outside the Library." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] The Shambolic Shack (Michael Fessler) Turns: 1199 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The clouds in your cup form a dromedary camel. Modes of transportation Floyd | mean that your current environment presents challenges that can only Floyd | be overcome by seeking fresh perspectives elsewhere until you're ready Floyd | to return. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "Maybe that's the crypt door key." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Or that." | ||
| mirko says, "that sounds better" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "SAVE" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "cf15" | ||
Floyd | > Floyd | > SAVE Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write: Floyd ] The Shambolic Shack (Michael Fessler) Turns: 1199 Floyd | > SAVEOk. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "oh hey, yeah" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get soil" | ||
Floyd ] The Shambolic Shack (Michael Fessler) Turns: 1200 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET SOIL Floyd | Floyd | You eye the soil's turbulent surface warily. Nope. Not touching that Floyd | with your bare hands. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Not wearing those gloves, though." | |
| mirko says, "goo didea" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Yeah, I don't want to wear those." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "I mean, you did just save..." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Okay, let's see it." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "wear gloves" | ||
Floyd ] The Shambolic Shack (Michael Fessler) Turns: 1201 Floyd | > Floyd | > WEAR GLOVES Floyd | Floyd | You pull the mildewed gloves onto your hands with a reluctant shudder. Floyd | Your palms begin to itch almost instantly. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get soil" | ||
Floyd ] The Shambolic Shack (Michael Fessler) Turns: 1202 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET SOIL Floyd | Floyd | I don't suppose the heaving pile of glistening black soil would care Floyd | for that. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW) Floyd exclaims, "oh boy! Are we gonna do soemthing dangerous?" | |
| Jacqueline says, "hahaha" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Heh." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "It's evidently animate." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ask soil about soil" | ||
Floyd ] The Shambolic Shack (Michael Fessler) Turns: 1203 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK SOIL ABOUT SOIL Floyd | Floyd | But there's no one to talk to here. Floyd | Floyd | The itching of your hands grows maddening, and begins to work its way Floyd | up your wrists. You feel feverish. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline asks, "Who knew?" | |
| DavidW says, "Try search soil" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "search soil" | ||
Floyd ] The Shambolic Shack (Michael Fessler) Turns: 1204 Floyd | > Floyd | > SEARCH SOIL Floyd | Floyd | Your hands shielded by the thick cloth gloves, you reach beneath the Floyd | surface of the heaving soil. You grit your teeth as you feel mandibles Floyd | nip fiercely at your hands -- but the gloves hold. You grope around Floyd | for a few moments, frustrated by the lack of fine sensation. Floyd | Floyd | You encounter a small metallic object that scrapes against the Floyd | wheelbarrow floor as you fumble for it, but you can't quite get a grip Floyd | on it. Abandoning it, you cast about in frustration and rising Floyd | panic...there! You seize on something large and pull it out of the Floyd | soil. It's a spray bottle. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x spray" | ||
Floyd ] The Shambolic Shack (Michael Fessler) Turns: 1205 Floyd | > Floyd | > X SPRAY Floyd | Floyd | A plastic spray bottle labelled "Handwavizole: For Rapid Treatment of Floyd | endomycorrhizi yuggothi Infestation". Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "heh handwave-izole" | |
| Jacqueline says, "Well, that sounds imminently useful" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "spray gloves" | ||
Floyd ] The Shambolic Shack (Michael Fessler) Turns: 1206 Floyd | > Floyd | > SPRAY GLOVES Floyd | Floyd | You douse the mildewed leather gloves with a billowing cloud of Floyd | fungicide, emptying the bottle in the process. You hear a satisfying Floyd | sizzle as it does its work. Floyd | However, it doesn't penetrate to the skin below, which remains just as Floyd | itchy. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "undo" | ||
Floyd ] The Shambolic Shack (Michael Fessler) Turns: 1205 Floyd | Floyd | > UNDO Floyd | Floyd | The Shambolic Shack (Michael Fessler) Floyd | [Previous turn undone.] Floyd | Floyd | > | mirko says, "I think that's the mistake right there" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "spray me" | ||
Floyd ] The Shambolic Shack (Michael Fessler) Turns: 1206 Floyd | > Floyd | > SPRAY ME Floyd | Floyd | You douse your gloved hands with a billowing cloud of fungicide, Floyd | emptying the bottle in the process. You hear a satisfying sizzle as it Floyd | does its work. However, it doesn't penetrate to the skin below, which Floyd | remains just as itchy. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "undo" | ||
Floyd ] The Shambolic Shack (Michael Fessler) Turns: 1205 Floyd | Floyd | > UNDO Floyd | Floyd | The Shambolic Shack (Michael Fessler) Floyd | [Previous turn undone.] Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "remove gloves" | ||
Floyd ] The Shambolic Shack (Michael Fessler) Turns: 1206 Floyd | > Floyd | > REMOVE GLOVES Floyd | Floyd | You take off the mildewed leather gloves. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "spray me" | ||
Floyd ] The Shambolic Shack (Michael Fessler) Turns: 1207 Floyd | > Floyd | > SPRAY ME Floyd | Floyd | You douse your hands with a billowing cloud of fungicide, emptying the Floyd | bottle in the process. You feel immediate relief from the fierce Floyd | itching as your skin sizzles merrily. Floyd | Floyd | > | mirko says, "ok that should work" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "z" | ||
Floyd ] The Shambolic Shack (Michael Fessler) Turns: 1208 Floyd | > Floyd | > Z Floyd | Floyd | Time passes. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] The Shambolic Shack (Michael Fessler) Turns: 1209 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The swirls in your cup form a child's wagon. Modes of transportation Floyd | mean that your current environment presents challenges that can only Floyd | be overcome by seeking fresh perspectives elsewhere until you're ready Floyd | to return. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu asks, "Interesting, but I guess we may as well restore for the same effect?" | |
| DavidW says, "I didn't carry the gloves around everywhere. I dropped them here." | ||
| mirko says, "the spray too" | ||
| DavidW says (to Knight), "Restoring doesn't advance the plot." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Wait" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Okay then." | ||
| Jacqueline asks, "So, don't we need to go back into the pile?" | ||
| Jacqueline asks, "Get the metal thing?" | ||
| DavidW says (to Jacqueline), "We do, and for that reason, but not now." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Oh." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Got it." | ||
| DavidW says, "We needed to do the gloves/spray business to learn the key is there." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Also, it's two hours." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "I guess we need to know that there is... right." | ||
| DavidW says, "But we need something else from elsewhere to finish this task." | ||
| Knight_Otu asks, "So, we're done for today?" | ||
| mirko says, "sounds good to me" | ||
| DavidW says, "map is up to date" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Thanks, guys." | ||
| **** SESSION SIX **** | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "restore" | ||
Floyd | > Floyd | > RESTORE Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to read: | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "cfcragneshack" | ||
Floyd ] The Shambolic Shack (Michael Fessler) Turns: 1209
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
| Jacqueline says, "Man, that is quite the production." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "And we may be able to solve Railway Platform, if my reread was correct." | ||
| DavidW says, "You may be able to, yes." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "If there is ever an update to the release, being able to load a saved game right at the start would be nice." | ||
| DavidW says, "It's hard to think of everything." | ||
| Jacqueline exclaims, "I relinquish control!" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Very well then." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "i" | ||
Floyd ] The Shambolic Shack (Michael Fessler) Turns: 1210 Floyd | > Floyd | > I Floyd | Floyd | You are carrying: Floyd | a spray bottle that used to contain fungicide Floyd | a hefty, rust-streaked iron key Floyd | some mildewed leather gloves Floyd | a rusty flathead screwdriver Floyd | a pair of garden shears Floyd | a gallon jug of white vinegar Floyd | a key from an urn Floyd | a copper urn (closed) Floyd | a bronze urn (closed) Floyd | Tolerating An Asinine God Floyd | a black business card Floyd | a trophy for a dog race Floyd | a half-full styrofoam coffee cup Floyd | a glass shard Floyd | a giant milkweed leaf (being worn as a mask) Floyd | an antique locket (closed) Floyd | a backpack features guide Floyd | The Modern Girl's Divination Handbook -- Volume Three Floyd | the diary of Phyllis Cragne Floyd | a postcard of Big Ben Floyd | a Jansport backpack (being worn and open) Floyd | a hidden pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a key pocket (closed) Floyd | a book pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a side pocket (closed) Floyd | a trash pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a trolley pass (being worn) Floyd | a brass winding key Floyd | a familiar gold wristwatch Floyd | a glass jar containing an insect Floyd | a pull-string doll Floyd | a waterproof flashlight Floyd | a dead battery Floyd | The Dollmaker's Journal Floyd | a repaired page Floyd | a moldy, waterlogged journal Floyd | a small, rectangular battery Floyd | Twin Hearts Between the Planes Floyd | a trolley schedule Floyd | Peter's jacket Floyd | a grimy rock (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a long hooked pole Floyd | a soggy tome Floyd | a book list Floyd | an employee ID card Floyd | a shard of shattered carapace Floyd | some yellowed newspapers Floyd | a rusty piece of metal Floyd | loose bricks Floyd | a pamphlet of home listings Floyd | a hovering spark (haunting you) Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "The rusty key we thought might be the crypt key." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "out" | ||
Floyd ] The Cragne Manor's Back Garden (Austin Auclair) Turns: 1211 Floyd | > Floyd | > OUT Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | The Cragne Manor's Back Garden (Austin Auclair) Floyd | Vines splay across the landscape, every direction they shoot, Floyd | seemingly racing to the tops of trees to pull them down. The vines Floyd | wind up and around every structure, overrunning them with sheer, Floyd | sinister mass. The vines grow in hypnotic tracks across the yard, Floyd | almost to suggest that they were woven, braided, and arranged with Floyd | care. It's both unnerving and unusually pretty. If there are windows Floyd | or a door on the back of the manor house they're utterly smothered by Floyd | the vines that clamber up the wall and onto the roof, and nothing less Floyd | than a chainsaw could crack open that tomb. Floyd | Floyd | In the center of the yard is a large marble fountain adorned with a Floyd | chubby cherub. On the left side of the garden is the birdbath that you Floyd | knocked over. To the left of the fallen birdbath is the outline of a Floyd | once-hidden pond and a flat stone stuck in the ground where the Floyd | birdbath used to stand. Near the rear, southeast corner of the garden Floyd | is a large garden shed with an adjoining shelf of supplies. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "So let's try that first." | |
| DavidW says, "sure" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "kay" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "se" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Family Plot (Mark Britton) Turns: 1212 Floyd | > Floyd | > SE Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Cragne Family Plot (Mark Britton) Floyd | A cramped and neglected place on unwholesome yellow soil. Over the Floyd | years the gravestones have shifted like teeth in an overcrowded mouth, Floyd | collapsing one atop the other. Crabgrass pokes up limply between them, Floyd | urine-yellow and parched-looking. The earth mounds up around the Floyd | shabby crypt, as if it's sunk over the years into the Vermont topsoil. Floyd | You wonder who would want to be buried here--and who would willingly Floyd | consign their ancestors to this brutal place. Perhaps that's why it's Floyd | been so neglected. Floyd | Floyd | Four squat columbariums stand north, east, south, and west of here. A Floyd | winding and uncertain path leads southwest. By stepping over collapsed Floyd | gravestones and bleached obelisks you can go northwest. Carefully. You Floyd | could also enter the crypt from here, if you were able to open it. Floyd | Floyd | Three graves nearby draw your eye. One headstone teeters drunkenly, Floyd | half overrun by lichen. One headstone has collapsed entirely. An Floyd | adjacent plot stands open, overlooked by a blank headstone. The grave Floyd | within is flooded almost to the top with bubbling rainwater. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Family Plot (Mark Britton) Turns: 1213 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The swirls in your cup form a gunblade. Images of strange hybrids mean Floyd | that some challenges in your current environment can be defeated with Floyd | what you already possess, while others will require outside Floyd | assistance. Floyd | Floyd | > | baf asks, "Man, you've got all that stuff and only the rock smells of mildew?" | |
| Jacqueline says, "ha" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "unlock door with iron key" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Family Plot (Mark Britton) Turns: 1214 Floyd | > Floyd | > UNLOCK DOOR WITH IRON KEY Floyd | Floyd | That doesn't seem to fit the lock. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Apparently not." | |
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "unlock door with key from an urn" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Family Plot (Mark Britton) Turns: 1215 Floyd | > Floyd | > UNLOCK DOOR WITH KEY FROM AN URN Floyd | Floyd | That doesn't seem to fit the lock. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Yeah, that was the one we tried before. We got it here." | |
| DavidW says, "I've quite forgotten which key came from where. I'd have to reread my extensive notes." | ||
| Knight_Otu asks, "Any objections to trying out Railway Platform?" | ||
| DavidW says, "none" | ||
| Jacqueline asks, "Would the origin of the keys make a difference?" | ||
| DavidW says (to Jacqueline), "no" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "sw" | ||
Floyd ] Front Walk (Matt Weiner) Turns: 1216 Floyd | > Floyd | > SW Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Front Walk (Matt Weiner) Floyd | Cragne Manor looms to the north. Its light gray marble front is marred Floyd | by a screened-in wooden porch, clearly tacked on well after the manor Floyd | was built. A gravel path bends around the manor to the northeast and Floyd | northwest, and the driveway leads south back to town. Floyd | Floyd | By the porch steps is a post with a placard reading "31." A strange Floyd | little manikin is affixed to it. Floyd | Floyd | A spectral trolley stop sign reads Purple Line -- Cragne Manor. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says (to Knight_Otu), "Use the trolley pass." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "I intended to." | ||
| DavidW says, "ah good" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "wait for brown line" | ||
Floyd ] Railway Platform (Naomi Hinchen) Turns: 1217 Floyd | > Floyd | > WAIT FOR BROWN LINE Floyd | Floyd | You lean against the gravel path, hold out your pass, and wait for the Floyd | brown line. Within moments, a phantom trolley arrives. Instead of Floyd | stopping and allowing you to board, it passes through you, Floyd | and you find yourself transported to Floyd | Floyd | Railway Platform (Naomi Hinchen) Floyd | The platform is open to the outdoors, but has an overhanging roof with Floyd | a rusted sign hanging from it. At the back of the platform, to the Floyd | south, is the entrance to the lobby. Train tracks stretch off into the Floyd | distance to the east and west; on the other side of the track is a Floyd | graffitied brick wall. Floyd | Floyd | The clock overhead gives the time as 2:35 pm; beneath the clock is a Floyd | schedule board listing train arrival times. On the platform itself are Floyd | a wooden bench, a storage locker, and a vending machine. Floyd | Floyd | A noncorporeal trolley stop sign reads Brown Line -- Train Station. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu asks, "Lean *against* the gravel path?" | |
| DavidW says, "You lean against a random scenery item." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Railway Platform (Naomi Hinchen) Turns: 1218 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The swirls in your cup form a maple leaf. Botanical images mean that Floyd | while there is much left to accomplish in the present situation, your Floyd | immediate environment sustains you, and you have everything that you Floyd | need. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "heh" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Sure, but that seems rather, how do I put it..." | ||
| DavidW says, "ah. Coffee agrees that you can solve the platform's puzzles." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x locker" | ||
Floyd ] Railway Platform (Naomi Hinchen) Turns: 1219 Floyd | > Floyd | > X LOCKER Floyd | Floyd | A storage locker painted a drab industrial gray. Attached to the front Floyd | are a card swiper and a peeling label reading "Lost and Found." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "i" | ||
Floyd ] Railway Platform (Naomi Hinchen) Turns: 1220 Floyd | > Floyd | > I Floyd | Floyd | You are carrying: Floyd | a spray bottle that used to contain fungicide Floyd | a hefty, rust-streaked iron key Floyd | some mildewed leather gloves Floyd | a rusty flathead screwdriver Floyd | a pair of garden shears Floyd | a gallon jug of white vinegar Floyd | a key from an urn Floyd | a copper urn (closed) Floyd | a bronze urn (closed) Floyd | Tolerating An Asinine God Floyd | a black business card Floyd | a trophy for a dog race Floyd | a half-full styrofoam coffee cup Floyd | a glass shard Floyd | a giant milkweed leaf (being worn as a mask) Floyd | an antique locket (closed) Floyd | a backpack features guide Floyd | The Modern Girl's Divination Handbook -- Volume Three Floyd | the diary of Phyllis Cragne Floyd | a postcard of Big Ben Floyd | a Jansport backpack (being worn and open) Floyd | a hidden pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a key pocket (closed) Floyd | a book pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a side pocket (closed) Floyd | a trash pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a trolley pass (being worn) Floyd | a brass winding key Floyd | a familiar gold wristwatch Floyd | a glass jar containing an insect Floyd | a pull-string doll Floyd | a waterproof flashlight Floyd | a dead battery Floyd | The Dollmaker's Journal Floyd | a repaired page Floyd | a moldy, waterlogged journal Floyd | a small, rectangular battery Floyd | Twin Hearts Between the Planes Floyd | a trolley schedule Floyd | Peter's jacket Floyd | a grimy rock (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a long hooked pole Floyd | a soggy tome Floyd | a book list Floyd | an employee ID card Floyd | a shard of shattered carapace (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | some yellowed newspapers Floyd | a rusty piece of metal Floyd | loose bricks Floyd | a pamphlet of home listings Floyd | a hovering spark (haunting you) Floyd | Floyd | Thunder rumbles in the distance. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "I love coffee" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "The locker, and we have an ID card." | ||
| DavidW says, "I think you have three cards now, not counting the postcard." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x id" | ||
Floyd ] Railway Platform (Naomi Hinchen) Turns: 1221 Floyd | > Floyd | > X ID Floyd | Floyd | An employee ID card for Vermont Transit Authority, bearing a blurry ID Floyd | photo and the name "Veeder, R." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "unlock locker with id" | ||
Floyd ] Railway Platform (Naomi Hinchen) Turns: 1222 Floyd | > Floyd | > UNLOCK LOCKER WITH ID Floyd | Floyd | The card swiper flashes a green light, and the door of the locker Floyd | swings open. Inside you can see a suitcase. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "woot" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get suitcase" | ||
Floyd ] Railway Platform (Naomi Hinchen) Turns: 1223 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET SUITCASE Floyd | Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x it" | ||
Floyd ] Railway Platform (Naomi Hinchen) Turns: 1224 Floyd | > Floyd | > X IT Floyd | Floyd | A plain brown leather suitcase. You would recognize it as your Floyd | husband's even without the monogrammed initials P.C. on the side. It Floyd | has a four-digit combination lock set to 0000. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Right. Were is it...." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x watch" | ||
Floyd ] Railway Platform (Naomi Hinchen) Turns: 1225 Floyd | > Floyd | > X WATCH Floyd | Floyd | You gave this to Peter as an anniversary present. It seems to have Floyd | stopped. There is an inscription on the back. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x inscription" | ||
Floyd ] Railway Platform (Naomi Hinchen) Turns: 1226 Floyd | > Floyd | > X INSCRIPTION Floyd | Floyd | On the back of the watch is engraved Floyd | N + P Floyd | March 19th Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "This is such a nice Anchorhead riff." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "set lock to 0319" | ||
Floyd ] Railway Platform (Naomi Hinchen) Turns: 1227 Floyd | > Floyd | > SET LOCK TO 0319 Floyd | Floyd | The lock clicks open. Floyd | Floyd | The clock gives a deep, booming chime on the quarter hour. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x suitcase" | ||
Floyd ] Railway Platform (Naomi Hinchen) Turns: 1228 Floyd | > Floyd | > X SUITCASE Floyd | Floyd | A plain brown leather suitcase. You would recognize it as your Floyd | husband's even without the monogrammed initials P.C. on the side. It Floyd | has a four-digit combination lock set to 0319. Floyd | Floyd | You step in an old wad of gum. Yuck. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "yes" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open it" | ||
Floyd ] Railway Platform (Naomi Hinchen) Turns: 1229 Floyd | > Floyd | > OPEN IT Floyd | Floyd | You open the suitcase, revealing a mysterious silver box. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x silver box" | ||
Floyd ] Railway Platform (Naomi Hinchen) Turns: 1230 Floyd | > Floyd | > X SILVER BOX Floyd | Floyd | A smooth, solid silver box. It rattles when shaken, but has no visible Floyd | hinges, latch, or any other way to open it. On the top is an embossed Floyd | image of a train. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x image" | ||
Floyd ] Railway Platform (Naomi Hinchen) Turns: 1231 Floyd | > Floyd | > X IMAGE Floyd | Floyd | The image on the box depicts an old-fashioned steam locomotive with Floyd | cars coupled behind. You can just make out the words "Anchorhead Floyd | Express" on the side of the train. Floyd | Floyd | You shiver for no reason at all, as if someone has just walked over Floyd | your grave. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Prety" | |
| Jacqueline says, "Pretty, even" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "unlock box with winding" | ||
Floyd ] Railway Platform (Naomi Hinchen) Turns: 1232 Floyd | > Floyd | > UNLOCK BOX WITH WINDING Floyd | Floyd | That doesn't seem to be something you can unlock. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "search box" | ||
Floyd ] Railway Platform (Naomi Hinchen) Turns: 1233 Floyd | > Floyd | > SEARCH BOX Floyd | Floyd | You can't see inside, since the mysterious silver box is closed. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open it" | ||
Floyd ] Railway Platform (Naomi Hinchen) Turns: 1234 Floyd | > Floyd | > OPEN IT Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any obvious way to get it open. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "The box doesn't have any keyhole." | |
| Jacqueline says, "I'm pretty sure we need to open it using the power of our mind." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "So I noticed." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "F telekinesis box open" | ||
| DavidW asks (of Jacqueline), "Is that your guess?" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "shake box" | ||
Floyd ] Railway Platform (Naomi Hinchen) Turns: 1235 Floyd | > Floyd | > SHAKE BOX Floyd | Floyd | When you shake it, you can hear a faint rattle from inside. Floyd | Floyd | A leak in the ceiling drips water into a puddle. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "l" | ||
Floyd ] Railway Platform (Naomi Hinchen) Turns: 1236 Floyd | > Floyd | > L Floyd | Floyd | Railway Platform (Naomi Hinchen) Floyd | The platform is open to the outdoors, but has an overhanging roof with Floyd | a rusted sign hanging from it. At the back of the platform, to the Floyd | south, is the entrance to the lobby. Train tracks stretch off into the Floyd | distance to the east and west; on the other side of the track is a Floyd | graffitied brick wall. Floyd | Floyd | The clock overhead gives the time as 2:54 pm; beneath the clock is a Floyd | schedule board listing train arrival times. On the platform itself are Floyd | a wooden bench, a storage locker, and a vending machine. Floyd | Floyd | A ghostly trolley stop sign reads Brown Line -- Train Station. Floyd | Floyd | You shiver for no reason at all, as if someone has just walked over Floyd | your grave. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Plover arrives, ready to play with the toys. | DavidW says, "Let me know if you want a hint." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put box on tracks" | ||
Floyd ] Railway Platform (Naomi Hinchen) Turns: 1237 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT BOX ON TRACKS Floyd | Floyd | (first taking the mysterious silver box) Floyd | You put the mysterious silver box on the tracks. Floyd | Floyd | A garbled message plays over the PA system, in which the only Floyd | understandable word is "blood". Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "heh" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get it" | ||
Floyd ] Railway Platform (Naomi Hinchen) Turns: 1238 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET IT Floyd | Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Plover says (to Floyd), "l" | ||
Floyd ] Railway Platform (Naomi Hinchen) Turns: 1239 Floyd | > Floyd | > L Floyd | Floyd | Railway Platform (Naomi Hinchen) Floyd | The platform is open to the outdoors, but has an overhanging roof with Floyd | a rusted sign hanging from it. At the back of the platform, to the Floyd | south, is the entrance to the lobby. Train tracks stretch off into the Floyd | distance to the east and west; on the other side of the track is a Floyd | graffitied brick wall. Floyd | Floyd | The clock overhead gives the time as 2:57 pm; beneath the clock is a Floyd | schedule board listing train arrival times. On the platform itself are Floyd | a wooden bench, a storage locker, and a vending machine. Floyd | Floyd | A noncorporeal trolley stop sign reads Brown Line -- Train Station. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x schedule" | ||
Floyd ] Railway Platform (Naomi Hinchen) Turns: 1240 Floyd | > Floyd | > X SCHEDULE Floyd | Floyd | (the trolley schedule) Floyd | It's unlike any public transit schedule you've ever seen, in that Floyd | there are no times listed. A cheerfully phrased block of introduction Floyd | text instructs riders to hang their passes around their necks, proceed Floyd | to a trolley stop, and WAIT FOR whatever color LINE corresponds with Floyd | their choice of destination. Floyd | Floyd | Destinations: Floyd | Brown Line -- Train Station Floyd | Gold Line -- Church Floyd | Blue Line -- Library Square Floyd | Aqua Line -- River Walk Floyd | Orange Line -- Constabulary Road | Jacqueline asks, "What if we put it on the tracks and then summon the train?" | |
Floyd | Green Line -- The Woods
Floyd | Purple Line -- Cragne Manor
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | >
| ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x schedule board" | ||
Floyd ] Railway Platform (Naomi Hinchen) Turns: 1241 Floyd | > Floyd | > X SCHEDULE BOARD Floyd | Floyd | The board lists a schedule of train times: Floyd | Providence CANCELLED Floyd | Dunwich CANCELLED Floyd | Innsmouth CANCELLED Floyd | Anchorhead 13:37 Floyd | Arkham CANCELLED Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Oh" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "We're not going to get a train any time soon." | ||
| DavidW says, "Anchorhead arrives at the leet hour." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "So I see" | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x clock" | ||
Floyd ] Railway Platform (Naomi Hinchen) Turns: 1242 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CLOCK Floyd | Floyd | The clock face seems almost to be staring at you, as the second hand Floyd | sweeps hypnotically around it. The time shown is 3:00 pm. You can't Floyd | see the clock very closely from down here. Floyd | Floyd | The clock tolls 3 times, each stroke rattling your teeth and Floyd | resounding hollowly around the empty station. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "break box" | ||
Floyd ] Railway Platform (Naomi Hinchen) Turns: 1243 Floyd | > Floyd | > BREAK BOX Floyd | Floyd | Violence isn't the answer to this one. Floyd | Floyd | For no apparent reason, the PA system plays a three-second snatch of Floyd | bagpipe music. Floyd | Floyd | > | Plover says, "good idea" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x brick wall" | ||
Floyd ] Railway Platform (Naomi Hinchen) Turns: 1244 Floyd | > Floyd | > X BRICK WALL Floyd | Floyd | A crumbling brick wall with some strange graffiti painted on it. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Oh, right, that graffiti." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "turn box" | ||
Floyd ] Railway Platform (Naomi Hinchen) Turns: 1245 Floyd | > Floyd | > TURN BOX Floyd | Floyd | Nothing obvious happens. Floyd | Floyd | A leak in the ceiling drips water into a puddle. Floyd | Floyd | > | Plover says, "Examine the graffiti" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push it" | ||
Floyd ] Railway Platform (Naomi Hinchen) Turns: 1246 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH IT Floyd | Floyd | Nothing obvious happens. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "vaadingphod or however it's spelt." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x graffiti" | ||
Floyd ] Railway Platform (Naomi Hinchen) Turns: 1247 Floyd | > Floyd | > X GRAFFITI Floyd | Floyd | Someone has scrawled the word "Vaadignephod" on the wall in lime-green Floyd | paint. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "say vaadignephod" | ||
Floyd ] Railway Platform (Naomi Hinchen) Turns: 1247 Floyd | > Floyd | > SAY VAADIGNEPHOD Floyd | Floyd | You can only do that to something animate. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "vaadignephod" | ||
Floyd ] Railway Platform (Naomi Hinchen) Turns: 1247 Floyd | > Floyd | > VAADIGNEPHOD Floyd | Floyd | That verb doesn't work here, or, at least, not right now, but Floyd | it might work somewhere later. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "say ialdabaoloth" | ||
Floyd ] Railway Platform (Naomi Hinchen) Turns: 1247 Floyd | > Floyd | > SAY IALDABAOLOTH Floyd | Floyd | Suddenly Peter stands and approaches you. He slaps you hard across the Floyd | face, knocking you to the ground. Then he walks off into the darkness. Floyd | You stare after him for a while. When you finally turn around, you Floyd | notice the gate is also gone. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | *** You have lost everything *** Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT, UNDO the last Floyd | command or TAKE BACK the action that sealed your fate (for when UNDO | ||
| Plover says (to Floyd), "i" | ||
Floyd | is not enough)? Floyd | > Floyd ] Railway Platform (Naomi Hinchen) Turns: 1247 Floyd | > Floyd | > I Floyd | Floyd | Please give one of the answers above. Floyd | Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT, UNDO the last Floyd | command or TAKE BACK the action that sealed your fate (for when UNDO Floyd | is not enough)? Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "undo" | ||
Floyd ] Railway Platform (Naomi Hinchen) Turns: 1247 Floyd | Floyd | > UNDO Floyd | Floyd | Railway Platform (Naomi Hinchen) Floyd | [Previous turn undone.] Floyd | Floyd | > | baf exclaims, "You can't seriously expect to vaadignephod at a railway platform!" | |
| Jacqueline says, "Whoa ialdabaoloth" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "I did not expect that." | ||
| DavidW says, "heh" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Nor I." | ||
| baf says, "Nice easter egg" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "And I'm surprisedb I spelled it right on the first try." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "I'm impressed." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "But it's no box opener." | ||
| Plover says (to Floyd), "normal" | ||
Floyd ] Railway Platform (Naomi Hinchen) Turns: 1247 Floyd | > Floyd | > NORMAL Floyd | Floyd | Cragne Manor is now in its "brief" printing mode, which gives long Floyd | descriptions of places never before visited and short descriptions Floyd | otherwise. Floyd | Floyd | > | baf says, "Well, spelled it right for the first eight letters, at least" | |
| DavidW says, "I like Jacqueline's idea about summoning the train. The train is pictured on the box, after all." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "That is true." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x winding" | ||
Floyd ] Railway Platform (Naomi Hinchen) Turns: 1248 Floyd | > Floyd | > X WINDING Floyd | Floyd | A small brass key used for winding a clock. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "wind clock" | ||
Floyd ] Railway Platform (Naomi Hinchen) Turns: 1249 Floyd | > Floyd | > WIND CLOCK Floyd | Floyd | You'll need to find a way to use the winding key on the clock. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "stand on bench" | ||
Floyd ] Railway Platform (Naomi Hinchen) Turns: 1250 Floyd | > Floyd | > STAND ON BENCH Floyd | Floyd | You get onto the bench. Floyd | Floyd | Thunder rumbles in the distance. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x clock" | ||
Floyd ] Railway Platform (Naomi Hinchen) Turns: 1251 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CLOCK Floyd | Floyd | The clock face seems almost to be staring at you, as the second hand Floyd | sweeps hypnotically around it. The time shown is 3:09 pm. Standing on Floyd | the bench, you can see a small keyhole on one side of the clock. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu exclaims, "Ah hah!" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put winding in keyhole" | ||
Floyd ] Railway Platform (Naomi Hinchen) Turns: 1252 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT WINDING IN KEYHOLE Floyd | Floyd | The winding key fits neatly into the hole, ready to be turned. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "wind clock" | ||
Floyd ] Railway Platform (Naomi Hinchen) Turns: 1253 Floyd | > Floyd | > WIND CLOCK Floyd | Floyd | Turning the key will change the time on the clock. You should pick a Floyd | time to set it to. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "set clock to 13:37" | ||
Floyd ] Railway Platform (Naomi Hinchen) Turns: 1254 Floyd | > Floyd | > SET CLOCK TO 13:37 Floyd | Floyd | The clock is now set to 1:37 pm. Floyd | Floyd | An old-fashioned steam locomotive comes hurtling down the tracks from Floyd | the west. It appears translucent, almost insubstantial, but the rush Floyd | of wind and noise created by its passage fills the station: the Floyd | clatter of the wheels, the chugging of the engine, the clanging of the Floyd | bell, and the mournful blowing of the whistle. It whooshes through the Floyd | station without stopping, and then is gone as swiftly as it appeared. Floyd | In the sudden silence, you look down the tracks to the east, but can Floyd | see no sign of it. Floyd | Floyd | The top of the mysterious silver box slides open, revealing a bronze Floyd | coin. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get coin" | ||
Floyd ] Railway Platform (Naomi Hinchen) Turns: 1255 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET COIN Floyd | Floyd | You can't reach that while you're up on the bench. Floyd | Floyd | A garbled message plays over the PA system, in which the only Floyd | understandable word is "blood". Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "ah. So the box doesn't have to be on the tracks, then." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Err. Odd that." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "stand" | ||
Floyd ] Railway Platform (Naomi Hinchen) Turns: 1256 Floyd | > Floyd | > STAND Floyd | Floyd | You get off the bench. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get coin" | ||
Floyd ] Railway Platform (Naomi Hinchen) Turns: 1257 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET COIN Floyd | Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | You step in an old wad of gum. Yuck. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x it" | ||
Floyd ] Railway Platform (Naomi Hinchen) Turns: 1258 Floyd | > Floyd | > X IT Floyd | Floyd | A tarnished circle of bronze. The heads side depicts a misshapen Floyd | figure with what look like tentacles. The tails side has a strange Floyd | glyph which seems to shift as you look at it, but looks almost like an Floyd | R fused with a V. Or maybe a J fused with a P? No, it's definitely an Floyd | R fused with a V. Floyd | Floyd | A leak in the ceiling drips water into a puddle. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x vending" | ||
Floyd ] Railway Platform (Naomi Hinchen) Turns: 1259 Floyd | > Floyd | > X VENDING Floyd | Floyd | Similar to a gumball machine, but it's the kind that dispenses toys in Floyd | little plastic bubbles. At the bottom is a chute where the contents Floyd | come out. There is a coin slot, but instead of a price next to it, Floyd | there is a strange squiggled glyph. Floyd | Floyd | In the vending machine is a plastic bubble. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put coin in slot" | ||
Floyd ] Railway Platform (Naomi Hinchen) Turns: 1259 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT COIN IN SLOT Floyd | Floyd | Which do you mean, the rectangular slot or the coin slot? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "coin" | ||
Floyd ] Railway Platform (Naomi Hinchen) Turns: 1260 Floyd | > Floyd | > COIN Floyd | Floyd | The coin drops into the slot with a clunk. A plastic bubble falls into Floyd | the chute. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get bubble" | ||
Floyd ] Railway Platform (Naomi Hinchen) Turns: 1261 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET BUBBLE Floyd | Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x it" | ||
Floyd ] Railway Platform (Naomi Hinchen) Turns: 1262 Floyd | > Floyd | > X IT Floyd | Floyd | A small transparent plastic capsule with a lid. Floyd | Floyd | In the plastic bubble is a golden eyepiece. Floyd | Floyd | The clock gives a deep, booming chime on the quarter hour. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open it" | ||
Floyd ] Railway Platform (Naomi Hinchen) Turns: 1263 Floyd | > Floyd | > OPEN IT Floyd | Floyd | You open the plastic bubble. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "ooh" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x eyepiece" | ||
Floyd ] Railway Platform (Naomi Hinchen) Turns: 1264 Floyd | > Floyd | > X EYEPIECE Floyd | Floyd | A misshapen golden disc, studded with lenses. It looks like it could Floyd | fit flush with your eye socket. On its surfaces are a round button, a Floyd | triangular button, and a small rectangular slot. Floyd | Floyd | The golden eyepiece is currently switched off. Floyd | Floyd | You shiver for no reason at all, as if someone has just walked over Floyd | your grave. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "wear it" | ||
Floyd ] Railway Platform (Naomi Hinchen) Turns: 1265 Floyd | > Floyd | > WEAR IT Floyd | Floyd | (first taking the golden eyepiece) Floyd | You try holding it up to your eye, but it just falls off. Perhaps Floyd | there are additional steps. Floyd | Floyd | > | baf says, "Huh, I guess I kind of assumed that it was being run over that opened the box, but now that I look at the message again, all it says is that the box springs open. So I guess it was just proximity to the ghost train all along." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Seems like it." | ||
| baf says, "No, wait: *slides* opoen." | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x tracks" | ||
Floyd ] Railway Platform (Naomi Hinchen) Turns: 1266 Floyd | > Floyd | > X TRACKS Floyd | Floyd | The tracks extend east and west to the horizon, but there is no sign Floyd | of the train that brought you here. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "If it had to be run over, of course, we could have resummoned the train, I guess." | |
| baf says, "Even more convincing. You don't slide something open by running over it with a train." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "spooky" | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x round button" | ||
Floyd ] Railway Platform (Naomi Hinchen) Turns: 1267 Floyd | > Floyd | > X ROUND BUTTON Floyd | Floyd | You see nothing special about the round button. Floyd | Floyd | The PA system crackles with static, but no words are intelligible. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x triangular button" | ||
Floyd ] Railway Platform (Naomi Hinchen) Turns: 1268 Floyd | > Floyd | > X TRIANGULAR BUTTON Floyd | Floyd | You see nothing special about the triangular button. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x rectangular slot" | ||
Floyd ] Railway Platform (Naomi Hinchen) Turns: 1269 Floyd | > Floyd | > X RECTANGULAR SLOT Floyd | Floyd | You see nothing special about the rectangular slot. Floyd | Floyd | > | baf says, "Anyway, I put the box on the tracks in my own playthrough and discussions on the slack make me think most other people did too." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Also, I wonder how much those coins are worth that we so carelessly insert in coin slots this game." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "heh" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Dunno, but the thing we got looks pretty useful" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "SAVE" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "cf16" | ||
Floyd | > Floyd | > SAVE Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write: Floyd ] Railway Platform (Naomi Hinchen) Turns: 1269 Floyd | > SAVEOk. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "enter bench" | ||
Floyd ] Railway Platform (Naomi Hinchen) Turns: 1270 Floyd | > Floyd | > ENTER BENCH Floyd | Floyd | You get onto the bench. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Once we figure out how to use the eyepiece, that is." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "set time to 13:34" | ||
Floyd ] Railway Platform (Naomi Hinchen) Turns: 1271 Floyd | > Floyd | > SET TIME TO 13:34 Floyd | Floyd | The clock is now set to 1:34 pm. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "stand" | ||
Floyd ] Railway Platform (Naomi Hinchen) Turns: 1272 Floyd | > Floyd | > STAND Floyd | Floyd | You get off the bench. Floyd | Floyd | Is it your imagination, or do you see something approaching down the Floyd | track? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "enter tracks" | ||
Floyd ] Railway Platform (Naomi Hinchen) Turns: 1273 Floyd | > Floyd | > ENTER TRACKS Floyd | Floyd | You get onto the tracks. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "z" | ||
Floyd ] Railway Platform (Naomi Hinchen) Turns: 1274 Floyd | > Floyd | > Z Floyd | Floyd | Time passes. Floyd | Floyd | A monotonous voice over the loudspeaker recites a seemingly random Floyd | series of numbers. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "z" | ||
Floyd ] Railway Platform (Naomi Hinchen) Turns: 1275 Floyd | > Floyd | > Z Floyd | Floyd | Time passes. Floyd | Floyd | Is it your imagination, or do you see something approaching down the Floyd | track? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x clock" | ||
Floyd ] Railway Platform (Naomi Hinchen) Turns: 1276 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CLOCK Floyd | Floyd | The clock face seems almost to be staring at you, as the second hand Floyd | sweeps hypnotically around it. The time shown is 1:39 pm. You can't Floyd | see the clock very closely from down here. Floyd | Floyd | Yes... there's definitely something coming, though you can't seem to Floyd | see it clearly... Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "z" | ||
Floyd ] Railway Platform (Naomi Hinchen) Turns: 1276 Floyd | > Floyd | > Z Floyd | Floyd | Time passes. Floyd | Floyd | There is a sudden gust of wind and a headlight shining in your face. Floyd | You can just make out the translucent shape of an old-fashioned steam Floyd | locomotive bearing down on you as you stand frozen on the tracks. You Floyd | close your eyes, expecting it to hit you at any moment, but instead of Floyd | a solid impact you feel a rushing current like a hurricane wind. There Floyd | is no time even to scream as it tears the very soul from your body, Floyd | carrying you along on its spectral journey. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | *** You have been claimed by the Ghost Train. *** | DavidW says, "'Snidely Whiplash, you villianous villian, you.'" | |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT, UNDO the last
Floyd | command or TAKE BACK the action that sealed your fate (for when UNDO
Floyd | is not enough)?
Floyd | >
| ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "undo" | ||
Floyd ] Railway Platform (Naomi Hinchen) Turns: 1276 Floyd | Floyd | > UNDO Floyd | Floyd | Railway Platform (Naomi Hinchen) Floyd | [Previous turn undone.] Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "stand" | ||
Floyd ] Railway Platform (Naomi Hinchen) Turns: 1277 Floyd | > Floyd | > STAND Floyd | Floyd | You get off the tracks. Floyd | Floyd | You step back just in time, as an old-fashioned steam locomotive comes Floyd | hurtling down the tracks from the west. It appears translucent, almost Floyd | insubstantial, but the rush of wind and noise created by its passage Floyd | fills the station: the clatter of the wheels, the chugging of the Floyd | engine, the clanging of the bell, and the mournful blowing of the Floyd | whistle. It whooshes through the station without stopping, and then is Floyd | gone as swiftly as it appeared. In the sudden silence, you look down Floyd | the tracks to the east, but can see no sign of it. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Nice." | |
| DavidW says, "I never saw that death before." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "If we're looking for deaths..." | ||
| DavidW says, "You've died twice this session already." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "True." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Clearly me driving is not healthy for Naomi." | ||
| Plover runs out of the room, with a smile on his face. | Jacqueline says, "No, but it's fascinating for us." | |
| DavidW says, "Do you have anything rectangular for the slot? There's no sense of scale on this thing, but it can't be that large." | ||
| Knight_Otu asks, "Should we check other locations with locked doors?" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x rectangular" | ||
Floyd ] Railway Platform (Naomi Hinchen) Turns: 1278 Floyd | > Floyd | > X RECTANGULAR Floyd | Floyd | (the small, rectangular battery) Floyd | A slick golden rectangle, slightly bowed, with contacts at one end Floyd | marked "+" and "-". Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x rectangular slot" | ||
Floyd ] Railway Platform (Naomi Hinchen) Turns: 1279 Floyd | > Floyd | > X RECTANGULAR SLOT Floyd | Floyd | You see nothing special about the rectangular slot. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x eyepiece" | ||
Floyd ] Railway Platform (Naomi Hinchen) Turns: 1280 Floyd | > Floyd | > X EYEPIECE Floyd | Floyd | A misshapen golden disc, studded with lenses. It looks like it could Floyd | fit flush with your eye socket. On its surfaces are a round button, a Floyd | triangular button, and a small rectangular slot. Floyd | Floyd | The golden eyepiece (smelling faintly of mildew) is currently switched Floyd | off. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "i" | ||
Floyd ] Railway Platform (Naomi Hinchen) Turns: 1281 Floyd | > Floyd | > I Floyd | Floyd | You are carrying: Floyd | a golden eyepiece (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a plastic bubble (open but empty) Floyd | a mysterious silver box Floyd | a suitcase (open but empty) Floyd | a spray bottle that used to contain fungicide Floyd | a hefty, rust-streaked iron key Floyd | some mildewed leather gloves Floyd | a rusty flathead screwdriver Floyd | a pair of garden shears (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a gallon jug of white vinegar Floyd | a key from an urn Floyd | a copper urn (closed) Floyd | a bronze urn (closed) Floyd | Tolerating An Asinine God Floyd | a black business card Floyd | a trophy for a dog race Floyd | a half-full styrofoam coffee cup (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a glass shard Floyd | a giant milkweed leaf (being worn as a mask) Floyd | an antique locket (closed) Floyd | a backpack features guide Floyd | The Modern Girl's Divination Handbook -- Volume Three Floyd | the diary of Phyllis Cragne Floyd | a postcard of Big Ben Floyd | a Jansport backpack (being worn and open) Floyd | a hidden pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a key pocket (closed) Floyd | a book pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a side pocket (closed) Floyd | a trash pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a trolley pass (being worn) Floyd | a familiar gold wristwatch Floyd | a glass jar containing an insect Floyd | a pull-string doll Floyd | a waterproof flashlight Floyd | a dead battery Floyd | The Dollmaker's Journal Floyd | a repaired page Floyd | a moldy, waterlogged journal Floyd | a small, rectangular battery Floyd | Twin Hearts Between the Planes Floyd | a trolley schedule Floyd | Peter's jacket Floyd | a grimy rock (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a long hooked pole Floyd | a soggy tome Floyd | a book list Floyd | an employee ID card Floyd | a shard of shattered carapace (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | some yellowed newspapers Floyd | a rusty piece of metal Floyd | loose bricks Floyd | a pamphlet of home listings Floyd | a hovering spark (haunting you) Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline asks, "Should we play with the buttons?" | |
| Jacqueline says, "Maybe one installs it into our eye cybernetically" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Which sounds horrible and painful, but." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x black card" | ||
Floyd ] Railway Platform (Naomi Hinchen) Turns: 1282 Floyd | > Floyd | > X BLACK CARD Floyd | Floyd | Congratulations! You've just encountered Vaadignephod's Floyd | Anti-Personnel Squad! Floyd | Floyd | The clock gives a deep, booming chime on the quarter hour. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "Why is everything smelling of mildew?" | |
| Knight_Otu asks, "The gloves?" | ||
| DavidW asks, "oh god. It that contagion spreading?" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put black card in rectangular slot" | ||
Floyd ] Railway Platform (Naomi Hinchen) Turns: 1283 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT BLACK CARD IN RECTANGULAR SLOT Floyd | Floyd | That can't contain things. Floyd | Floyd | The wind blows stray leaves across the tracks. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu asks, "I don't know?" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "drop gloves" | ||
Floyd ] Railway Platform (Naomi Hinchen) Turns: 1284 Floyd | > Floyd | > DROP GLOVES Floyd | Floyd | Dropped. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I never held onto the gloves longer than I had to." | |
| DavidW says, "You may be in trouble." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push round button" | ||
Floyd ] Railway Platform (Naomi Hinchen) Turns: 1285 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH ROUND BUTTON Floyd | Floyd | You press the round button, but nothing happens. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "But I honestly don't know." | |
| Jacqueline says, "I thought the game was polite." | ||
| DavidW says (to Jacqueline), "It is, which worries me." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push triangular button" | ||
Floyd ] Railway Platform (Naomi Hinchen) Turns: 1286 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH TRIANGULAR BUTTON Floyd | Floyd | You press the triangular button, but nothing happens. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Seems like the sort of thing just meant to freak us out." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "wear eyepiece" | ||
Floyd ] Railway Platform (Naomi Hinchen) Turns: 1287 Floyd | > Floyd | > WEAR EYEPIECE Floyd | Floyd | You try holding it up to your eye, but it just falls off. Perhaps Floyd | there are additional steps. Floyd | Floyd | A leak in the ceiling drips water into a puddle. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "The gloves will be needed later, so don't lose track of them." | |
| baf says, "That's my impression, yeah. The mildew smell is oogy but harmless. But then, I also restored to a previous save when it started spreading." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put rectangular battery in eyepiece" | ||
Floyd ] Railway Platform (Naomi Hinchen) Turns: 1288 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT RECTANGULAR BATTERY IN EYEPIECE Floyd | Floyd | The battery fits perfectly into the slot in the device, its end now Floyd | flush with the surface. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Ah." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "wear eyepiece" | ||
Floyd ] Railway Platform (Naomi Hinchen) Turns: 1289 Floyd | > Floyd | > WEAR EYEPIECE Floyd | Floyd | You try holding it up to your eye, but it just falls off. Perhaps Floyd | there are additional steps. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push round" | ||
Floyd ] Railway Platform (Naomi Hinchen) Turns: 1290 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH ROUND Floyd | Floyd | The device emits a high-pitched whine. Floyd | Floyd | The wind blows stray leaves across the tracks. Floyd | Floyd | > | baf says, "'Perhaps there are additional steps' feels like a Jenni addition." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "wear eyepiece" | ||
Floyd ] Railway Platform (Naomi Hinchen) Turns: 1291 Floyd | > Floyd | > WEAR EYEPIECE Floyd | Floyd | There's a sudden pinching sensation as the device clamps onto your Floyd | face. Panicked, you struggle to remove it, but it won't budge. You Floyd | feel a long needle pierce your eye, and then nothing. Your vision is Floyd | normal once more - better than normal, even. Previously mundane Floyd | surfaces now shimmer with possibility. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Oh my." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push triangular" | ||
Floyd ] Railway Platform (Naomi Hinchen) Turns: 1292 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH TRIANGULAR Floyd | Floyd | You see a fine, twisting beam of light curl from the edge of your Floyd | vision and fade into the air in front of you. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "all hail Cyclops." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "I'm going to assume this is not a weapons grade laser." | ||
| DavidW says, "yeah, it seems to be too weak to be a weapon." | ||
| Knight_Otu asks, "So, check some doors?" | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Railway Platform (Naomi Hinchen) Turns: 1293 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The swirls in your cup form a mansion. Objects of desire either mean Floyd | that you are surrounded by great treasures and opportunities or that Floyd | you need to be more careful with your physical belongings. Possibly Floyd | both. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "There's one south of us." | |
| DavidW says, "huh. That's weird." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "That.. is new." | ||
| mirko arrives, full of neither funk nor fun. | ||
| mirko says, "hello" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get gloves" | ||
Floyd ] Railway Platform (Naomi Hinchen) Turns: 1294 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET GLOVES Floyd | Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "I ... I was right about that being painful." | |
| DavidW says, "oh, maybe that's what it means." | ||
| DavidW asks, "It didn't want you to forget the gloves?" | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Railway Platform (Naomi Hinchen) Turns: 1295 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The clouds in your cup form a stochastic pattern resembling television Floyd | static. Lack of a symbolic image means that you have accomplished Floyd | everything you must in your current environment and should move on to Floyd | find new challenges in order to grow as a person. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Hey there. We're speaking on the Clubfloyd channel." | Jacqueline says, "Huh" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Interesting." | ||
| DavidW says, "Yes, one locked door is just south of us." | ||
| DavidW says, "I thought the objects of desire result meant there was bonus unnecessary stuff to do." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Train Station Lobby (Shin) Turns: 1296 Floyd | > Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Train Station Lobby (Shin) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Train Station Lobby (Shin) Turns: 1297 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The clouds in your cup form a unicycle. Modes of transportation mean Floyd | that your current environment presents challenges that can only be Floyd | overcome by seeking fresh perspectives elsewhere until you're ready to Floyd | return. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Not this one, it seems." | |
| DavidW says, "no" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Exterior of Train Station (Emily Short with additionsTurns: 1298m Floyd | Nel Floyd | > Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Exterior of Train Station (Emily Short with additions from Graham Floyd | Nelson) Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "Church is next closest." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Milkweed (Caleb Wilson) Turns: 1299 Floyd | > Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | You pass over the bridge. The ravine has become a white river, teeming Floyd | with creatures: you see a fin, a gill, a plaintive upturned face, Floyd | before each is swept away. Floyd | Floyd | Milkweed (Caleb Wilson) Floyd | A tremendous patch of milkweed, the stems abnormally thick and tall, Floyd | grows on the east side of the road beneath the thorn bank. Floyd | Floyd | A green stone altar, once at the center of the shack, stands amidst Floyd | broken boards and milkweed. Floyd | Floyd | (That earworm is still lodged in your head.) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Church Exterior (Andy Holloway) Turns: 1300 Floyd | > Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Church Exterior (Andy Holloway) Floyd | A ghostly trolley stop sign reads Gold Line -- Church. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Church Exterior (Andy Holloway) Turns: 1301 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The clouds in your cup form a dromedary camel. Modes of transportation Floyd | mean that your current environment presents challenges that can only Floyd | be overcome by seeking fresh perspectives elsewhere until you're ready Floyd | to return. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Nope." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "wait for blue line" | ||
Floyd ] Outside the Library (Gavin Inglis) Turns: 1302 Floyd | > Floyd | > WAIT FOR BLUE LINE Floyd | Floyd | You lean against the keyhole, hold out your pass, and wait for the Floyd | blue line. Within moments, an insubstantial trolley arrives. Instead Floyd | of stopping and allowing you to board, it passes through you, Floyd | and you find yourself transported to Floyd | Floyd | Outside the Library (Gavin Inglis) Floyd | A short street terminates here. To the south it opens into the town Floyd | square. To the east, a few worn steps rise to the entrance of the Floyd | public library, and to the west you can see a real estate office. A Floyd | gloomy path leads northwest, towards the woods. Floyd | Floyd | You can see a notice board here. Floyd | Floyd | A mistlike trolley stop sign reads Blue Line -- Library Square. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "nw" | ||
Floyd ] Shack Exterior (Michael Lin) Turns: 1303 Floyd | > Floyd | > NW Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Shack Exterior (Michael Lin) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Shack Exterior (Michael Lin) Turns: 1304 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The clouds in your cup form a biplane. Modes of transportation mean Floyd | that your current environment presents challenges that can only be Floyd | overcome by seeking fresh perspectives elsewhere until you're ready to Floyd | return. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | baf says, "mildew coffee, ugh" | |
| DavidW asks, "Wait, I didn't put the lock on the map, but isn't there a door from Under the Bridge?" | ||
| Knight_Otu asks, "Hm, was there a keyhole at the old well?" | ||
| DavidW says, "There's a padlock there, yes." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Yeah, that and old well remain as options" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "nw" | ||
Floyd ] The Dim Recesses of the Forest (Jacqueline A. Lott AsTurns: 1305 Floyd | > Floyd | > NW Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | The Dim Recesses of the Forest (Jacqueline A. Lott Ashwell) Floyd | You can see a flat stone here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1306 Floyd | > Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Floyd | You can see a wooden sigil here. Floyd | Floyd | A phantom trolley stop sign reads Green Line -- The Woods. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1307 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The swirls in your cup form a pear shape, complete with stem. Floyd | Botanical images mean that while there is much left to accomplish in Floyd | the present situation, your immediate environment sustains you, and Floyd | you have everything that you need. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "l" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1308 Floyd | > Floyd | > L Floyd | Floyd | The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Floyd | The trees here gather, black with wet; glimmering fingers hung with Floyd | ragged matter, huddling beneath a cold and gently weeping sky. Beneath Floyd | your feet, the damp red felt of rotting leaves slopes down toward a Floyd | still, murky puddle. Nearby is a well, capped off with crumbling Floyd | cement. A broken-down section of brick wall waits for raindrops to Floyd | fall along its spine, and an old, half-dead oak straddles an angular Floyd | boulder studded with quartz. A path through the forest leads south. Floyd | Floyd | You can see a wooden sigil here. Floyd | Floyd | A ghostly trolley stop sign reads Green Line -- The Woods. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "verbose" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1308 Floyd | > Floyd | > VERBOSE Floyd | Floyd | Cragne Manor is now in its "verbose" mode, which always gives long Floyd | descriptions of locations (even if you've been there before). Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x well" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1309 Floyd | > Floyd | > X WELL Floyd | Floyd | An old well cap made of crumbling cement emerges from the forest floor Floyd | here. Two wrought-iron handles, pitted with rust, emerge from the top. Floyd | A padlock, also rusted, holds it closed. Floyd | Floyd | > | mirko says, "oh we got mildewed after all I see" | |
| DavidW says, "We took the gloves again, after all." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "unlock padlock with key from an urn" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1310 Floyd | > Floyd | > UNLOCK PADLOCK WITH KEY FROM AN URN Floyd | Floyd | That doesn't seem to be something you can unlock. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "unlock well with key from an urn" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1311 Floyd | > Floyd | > UNLOCK WELL WITH KEY FROM AN URN Floyd | Floyd | That doesn't seem to be something you can unlock. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x padlock" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1312 Floyd | > Floyd | > X PADLOCK Floyd | Floyd | It's rusted tight, but still solid. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Okay, not the key." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "i" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1313 Floyd | > Floyd | > I Floyd | Floyd | You are carrying: Floyd | some mildewed leather gloves Floyd | a golden eyepiece (smelling faintly of mildew) (being worn) Floyd | a plastic bubble (open but empty) Floyd | a mysterious silver box Floyd | a suitcase (open but empty) Floyd | a spray bottle that used to contain fungicide Floyd | a hefty, rust-streaked iron key Floyd | a rusty flathead screwdriver Floyd | a pair of garden shears (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a gallon jug of white vinegar Floyd | a key from an urn Floyd | a copper urn (closed) Floyd | a bronze urn (closed) Floyd | Tolerating An Asinine God Floyd | a black business card Floyd | a trophy for a dog race Floyd | a half-full styrofoam coffee cup (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a glass shard Floyd | a giant milkweed leaf (being worn as a mask) Floyd | an antique locket (closed) Floyd | a backpack features guide Floyd | The Modern Girl's Divination Handbook -- Volume Three Floyd | the diary of Phyllis Cragne Floyd | a postcard of Big Ben Floyd | a Jansport backpack (being worn and open) Floyd | a hidden pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a key pocket (closed) Floyd | a book pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a side pocket (closed) Floyd | a trash pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a trolley pass (being worn) Floyd | a familiar gold wristwatch Floyd | a glass jar containing an insect Floyd | a pull-string doll Floyd | a waterproof flashlight Floyd | a dead battery Floyd | The Dollmaker's Journal Floyd | a repaired page Floyd | a moldy, waterlogged journal Floyd | Twin Hearts Between the Planes Floyd | a trolley schedule Floyd | Peter's jacket Floyd | a grimy rock (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a long hooked pole Floyd | a soggy tome Floyd | a book list Floyd | an employee ID card (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a shard of shattered carapace (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | some yellowed newspapers Floyd | a rusty piece of metal Floyd | loose bricks Floyd | a pamphlet of home listings (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a hovering spark (haunting you) Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "The rusty key?" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "unlock padlock with iron key" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1314 Floyd | > Floyd | > UNLOCK PADLOCK WITH IRON KEY Floyd | Floyd | That doesn't seem to be something you can unlock. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Then the message should be "doesnt fit the lock, right?"" | |
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "close tp" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1315 Floyd | > Floyd | > CLOSE TP Floyd | Floyd | You close the trash pocket. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "put suitcase in tp" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1316 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT SUITCASE IN TP Floyd | Floyd | You unzip the trash pocket, deposit the suitcase, then zip the trash Floyd | pocket back up again. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "put bubble in tp" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1317 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT BUBBLE IN TP Floyd | Floyd | You unzip the trash pocket, deposit the plastic bubble, then zip the Floyd | trash pocket back up again. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "put silver box in tp" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1318 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT SILVER BOX IN TP Floyd | Floyd | You unzip the trash pocket, deposit the mysterious silver box, then Floyd | zip the trash pocket back up again. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "That's a mighty big pocket, there." | |
| DavidW says, "The pockets are infinitely large inside." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push triangular" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1319 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH TRIANGULAR Floyd | Floyd | You see a fine, twisting beam of light curl from the edge of your Floyd | vision and fade into the air in front of you. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "They're magickal." | |
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "put Peter's jacket in tp" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1320 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT PETER'S JACKET IN TP Floyd | Floyd | You unzip the trash pocket, deposit Peter's jacket, then zip the trash Floyd | pocket back up again. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "But still not as hilarious as the trenchcoat." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open well" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1321 Floyd | > Floyd | > OPEN WELL Floyd | Floyd | You yank at the handles, but the cover doesn't budge. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "put dead battery in tp" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1322 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT DEAD BATTERY IN TP Floyd | Floyd | You unzip the trash pocket, deposit the dead battery, then zip the Floyd | trash pocket back up again. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline asks, "We don't yet understand the eye piece, or did I just miss the pertinent bit?" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "We don't understand it yet." | ||
| DavidW | Your vision is normal once more - better than normal, even. Previously mundane surfaces now shimmer with possibility. | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "But now that I think about it, maybe it helps in the town square." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "l" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1323 Floyd | > Floyd | > L Floyd | Floyd | The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Floyd | The trees here gather, black with wet; glimmering fingers hung with Floyd | ragged matter, huddling beneath a cold and gently weeping sky. Beneath Floyd | your feet, the damp red felt of rotting leaves slopes down toward a Floyd | still, murky puddle. Nearby is a well, capped off with crumbling Floyd | cement. A broken-down section of brick wall waits for raindrops to Floyd | fall along its spine, and an old, half-dead oak straddles an angular Floyd | boulder studded with quartz. A path through the forest leads south. Floyd | Floyd | You can see a wooden sigil here. Floyd | Floyd | An ethereal trolley stop sign reads Green Line -- The Woods. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "brick wall" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1323 Floyd | > Floyd | > BRICK WALL Floyd | Floyd | That verb doesn't work here, or, at least, not right now, but Floyd | it might work somewhere later. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x brick wall" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1324 Floyd | > Floyd | > X BRICK WALL Floyd | Floyd | Your vision zooms in on the crumbling bricks to reveal a howling maze Floyd | of rust-red crevices, between which swoop screeching black eagles. The Floyd | red rock is perforated by innumerable cavities in which dwell Floyd | scurrying insects. Floyd | Floyd | You can see the wooden arch, the marigold arch, the violet arch and Floyd | the pink arch here. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "And here." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x root" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1325 Floyd | > Floyd | > X ROOT Floyd | Floyd | Peering at the twisted root, your vision distorts, distorts again. Floyd | Suddenly you see as a forest of gray fungus over rich, piled soil. Floyd | Strange little bipeds clamber among the stalks, pale with bulbous Floyd | heads. Floyd | Floyd | You can see the wooden arch, the marigold arch, the teal arch and the Floyd | mint green arch here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x puddle" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1326 Floyd | > Floyd | > X PUDDLE Floyd | Floyd | Kneeling to examine the puddle, you witness a violent sea, plumed with Floyd | frothing foam. Below the surface, the shadows of sea-life, cresting Floyd | and rolling their smooth gray bodies. Floyd | Floyd | You can see the wooden arch, the teal arch, the violet arch and the Floyd | sky blue arch here. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "whoa" | |
| Jacqueline says, "So this is what finally drives us insane." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Okay, we heard about those arches before in a book..." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "i" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1327 Floyd | > Floyd | > I Floyd | Floyd | You are carrying: Floyd | some mildewed leather gloves Floyd | a golden eyepiece (smelling faintly of mildew) (being worn) Floyd | a spray bottle that used to contain fungicide Floyd | a hefty, rust-streaked iron key Floyd | a rusty flathead screwdriver Floyd | a pair of garden shears (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a gallon jug of white vinegar Floyd | a key from an urn Floyd | a copper urn (closed) Floyd | a bronze urn (closed) Floyd | Tolerating An Asinine God Floyd | a black business card Floyd | a trophy for a dog race Floyd | a half-full styrofoam coffee cup (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a glass shard Floyd | a giant milkweed leaf (being worn as a mask) Floyd | an antique locket (closed) Floyd | a backpack features guide Floyd | The Modern Girl's Divination Handbook -- Volume Three Floyd | the diary of Phyllis Cragne Floyd | a postcard of Big Ben (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a Jansport backpack (being worn and open) Floyd | a hidden pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a key pocket (closed) Floyd | a book pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a side pocket (closed) Floyd | a trash pocket (closed) Floyd | a trolley pass (being worn) Floyd | a familiar gold wristwatch Floyd | a glass jar containing an insect Floyd | a pull-string doll Floyd | a waterproof flashlight Floyd | The Dollmaker's Journal Floyd | a repaired page (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a moldy, waterlogged journal Floyd | Twin Hearts Between the Planes Floyd | a trolley schedule (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a grimy rock (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a long hooked pole Floyd | a soggy tome Floyd | a book list Floyd | an employee ID card (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a shard of shattered carapace (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | some yellowed newspapers Floyd | a rusty piece of metal Floyd | loose bricks Floyd | a pamphlet of home listings (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a hovering spark (haunting you) Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "Was it the soggy tome?" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Possibly" | ||
| DavidW says, "You found a book in the package in the tree here." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x moldy" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1328 Floyd | > Floyd | > X MOLDY Floyd | Floyd | It's heavily damaged by the elements. You can make out the letters Floyd | "-AGNE" on the front cover. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read it" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1329 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ IT Floyd | Floyd | You riffle through the pages; only short passages are still legible: Floyd | Floyd | "... circular golden prosthesis seems to have chosen Mabel ... doctor Floyd | said he can't remove it without harming the child ..." Floyd | Floyd | "... Mabel spends long hours examining stumps and rocks in the woods Floyd | ... and I are most concerned. Mabel's stories of fairies and HIDDEN Floyd | LANDS seem more than childish fancy" Floyd | Floyd | (There's a long section of the book here which is ruined and entirely Floyd | illegible, although you can make out diagrams and the faded, troubling Floyd | outlines of strange shapes) Floyd | Floyd | "... constructed the sigil out of sculpted and varnished wood after Floyd | many ... Mabel instructs me on where it should be placed ... spirits Floyd | she is in communication with have constructed various devices at her Floyd | command ... creatures I have dubbed microphids ... " Floyd | Floyd | "... Clara still doesn't believe; threatened to get Pastor Crowell Floyd | involved ... able to dodge him so far ... quit my position at ..." Floyd | Floyd | "... very concerned but there is no body ... up to seven successful Floyd | SUMMONINGS that have remained docile ... we will never know, and quite Floyd | frankly these studies are more important than that ... Each creature Floyd | must process through three ARCHES, through three HABITATS and stages Floyd | of development before finally maturing through the ARCH and SIGIL ... Floyd | special GLUE created by that one created via the sequence Floyd | ->FOREST->(illegible)->CLIFFS ..." Floyd | Floyd | "... at Clara's insistence I have written to the University ... fake Floyd | name ... one we have dubbed Moppy is friendly enough and a loyal Floyd | companion to Mabel ..." Floyd | Floyd | "... siphoning off the rest of the inheritance ... haven't seen her in Floyd | a while ... sent an officer of the law to fetch Mabel, but Moppy took Floyd | care of him ..." Floyd | Floyd | (another long damaged section) Floyd | Floyd | "... only Tall Pete is left ... lay Mabel in a grave beside Moppy ... Floyd | TERRIBLE LIZARD-BIRD was raised up from the OCEAN - is still out there Floyd | somewhere ..." Floyd | Floyd | "... now I wear the PROSTHESIS; now I can see Floyd | everything. ... breached the walls of perception ... I am PRODDING the Floyd | EGG MACHINE on the QUARTZ OUTCROPPING ... dozens of them GATHER to Floyd | PROTECT me from the LIZARD BIRD ... PULLED the ROOF clear off my Floyd | SHELTER ..." Floyd | Floyd | And that's it. There's no more. Well, you suppose you didn't actually Floyd | expect the author to keep writing right up until the point of his Floyd | death, but you're a little disappointed. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "aha" | |
| DavidW | now <em>I</em> wear the PROSTHESIS; now <em>I</em> can see everything. | ||
| Jacqueline says, "truth" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x quartz" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1330 Floyd | > Floyd | > X QUARTZ Floyd | Floyd | Leaning in close to the patch of quartz, your vision swirls. Visions Floyd | of a strange, microscopic world appear: A shallow pool of aquamarine Floyd | fluid sits within a vast white desert woven with lavender capillaries, Floyd | a soft network of exotic flora. Beside the crater, a chrome-plated, Floyd | cylindrical machine protrudes from the ground. Floyd | Floyd | You can see the wooden arch, the mint green arch, the pink arch and Floyd | the sky blue arch here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x machine" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1331 Floyd | > Floyd | > X MACHINE Floyd | Floyd | A chrome plated cylinder, studded with rivets. A chute extends from Floyd | one side, toward the aquamarine pool. It is located in the languid Floyd | plain. Floyd | Floyd | > | baf asks, "'Microphids' basically means 'little snakes', right?" | |
| DavidW asks, "I dunno. Maybe?" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "I think so." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x sigil" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1332 Floyd | > Floyd | > X SIGIL Floyd | Floyd | A circular wooden frame is embedded in the ground here, organic arcs Floyd | of wood carved with strange symbols. Though surrounded by rot, it is Floyd | entirely intact despite its apparent age. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "So, uh, four envionments? And the sigil that's here?" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x aquamarine" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1333 Floyd | > Floyd | > X AQUAMARINE Floyd | Floyd | The calm pool of aquamarine fluid is in the languid plain. Floyd | Floyd | You see nothing special about the calm pool of aquamarine fluid. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x wooden arch" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1334 Floyd | > Floyd | > X WOODEN ARCH Floyd | Floyd | A wooden archway carved with eldritch symbols. It is located in the Floyd | roiling ocean. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x mint green" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1335 Floyd | > Floyd | > X MINT GREEN Floyd | Floyd | The mint green arch connects the languid plain to the blessed forest. Floyd | Floyd | A mint green arch. Floyd | Floyd | (You can see all arches discovered so far by typing "x Floyd | arches".) Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x arches" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1336 Floyd | > Floyd | > X ARCHES Floyd | Floyd | Arches found so far: Floyd | Floyd | wooden arch ----> wooden sigil Floyd | mint green arch: languid plain <---> blessed forest Floyd | pink arch: languid plain <---> howling labyrinth Floyd | sky blue arch: languid plain <---> roiling ocean Floyd | teal arch: roiling ocean <---> blessed forest Floyd | violet arch: roiling ocean <---> howling labyrinth Floyd | marigold arch: howling labyrinth <---> blessed forest Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I think the wooden arch is in all four environments." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "So it seems." | ||
| DavidW asks, "There's a machine in the plain?" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Yes." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x machine" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1337 Floyd | > Floyd | > X MACHINE Floyd | Floyd | A chrome plated cylinder, studded with rivets. A chute extends from Floyd | one side, toward the aquamarine pool. It is located in the languid Floyd | plain. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "turn it on" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1338 Floyd | > Floyd | > TURN IT ON Floyd | Floyd | You can't manipulate something that small with your bare hands. Try Floyd | prodding it with the laser on your eyepiece. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push triangular" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1339 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH TRIANGULAR Floyd | Floyd | You see a fine, twisting beam of light curl from the edge of your Floyd | vision and fade into the air in front of you. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "'prod'" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "prod machine" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1340 Floyd | > Floyd | > PROD MACHINE Floyd | Floyd | The chrome-plated machine shivers and lurches, and an egg trundles Floyd | down its chute and splashes into the aquamarine pool below. The shell Floyd | breaks apart, the pieces rapidly dissolving, leaving behind only a Floyd | small, translucent blob. Floyd | Floyd | ("p" can be used as an abbreviation for "prod") Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x blob" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1341 Floyd | > Floyd | > X BLOB Floyd | Floyd | A nascent, translucent blob of flesh rolls and shivers on the surface Floyd | of the aquamarine pool. It is located in the languid plain. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "prod blob" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1342 Floyd | > Floyd | > PROD BLOB Floyd | Floyd | The tiny blob shrivels up and dies in the heat of the beam. Floyd | Floyd | ("p" can be used as an abbreviation for "prod") Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Ooops." | |
| DavidW says, "oo, it is a weapon on the very very small." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "prod machine" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1343 Floyd | > Floyd | > PROD MACHINE Floyd | Floyd | The chrome-plated machine shivers and lurches, and an egg trundles Floyd | down its chute and splashes into the aquamarine pool below. The shell Floyd | breaks apart, the pieces rapidly dissolving, leaving behind only a Floyd | small, translucent blob. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "prod mint green" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1344 Floyd | > Floyd | > PROD MINT GREEN Floyd | Floyd | The tiny blob wriggles up onto dry land and passes beneath the mint Floyd | green arch. It disappears from the languid plain. Floyd | The tiny blob emerges in the blessed forest and transforms into a Floyd | small quadruped. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x quadruped" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1345 Floyd | > Floyd | > X QUADRUPED Floyd | Floyd | A half-formed thing with four trunk-like legs, browsing at the fungal Floyd | nodes with soft probing lips. It is located in the blessed forest. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "Is this how Pokemon works?" | |
| baf says, "Not exactly." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "prod teal" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1346 Floyd | > Floyd | > PROD TEAL Floyd | Floyd | The creature saunters through the teal arch. It disappears from the Floyd | blessed forest. Floyd | The small quadruped emerges in the roiling ocean and transforms into a Floyd | bumpy whale. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "This is wild." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x whale" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1347 Floyd | > Floyd | > X WHALE Floyd | Floyd | How this whale is covered with pleasing round bumps; it dives to fetch Floyd | the boneless lurkers of the deep. It is located in the roiling ocean. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "prod violet" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1348 Floyd | > Floyd | > PROD VIOLET Floyd | Floyd | The whale dives to the violet arch. It disappears from the roiling Floyd | ocean. Floyd | The bumpy whale emerges in the howling labyrinth and transforms into a Floyd | armored climber. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x climber" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1349 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CLIMBER Floyd | Floyd | A large, armored creature, somewhat reminiscent of giant armadillo Floyd | climbs among the rocks, licking the insects from the crevices. It has Floyd | beautiful eyes. It is located in the howling labyrinth. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "prod wooden" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1350 Floyd | > Floyd | > PROD WOODEN Floyd | Floyd | (the wooden sigil) Floyd | The air above the sigil crackles with energy. Floyd | Floyd | A great, armor-plated monster trundles forth from the sigil and off Floyd | into the forest with hardly a backwards glance. Floyd | Floyd | (For future reference, you can use the command "birth" to lay Floyd | another egg; "forest", "plain", "cliffs", and "ocean" to switch the Floyd | creature between microcosms you've discovered; and "summon" to summon Floyd | a mature creature into the sigil.) Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Weird." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1351 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The swirls in your cup form a single cherry. Botanical images mean Floyd | that while there is much left to accomplish in the present situation, Floyd | your immediate environment sustains you, and you have everything that Floyd | you need. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "Gotta birth 'em all! PokeCthulhu!" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "prod padlock" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1352 Floyd | > Floyd | > PROD PADLOCK Floyd | Floyd | You prod the rusty padlock with the beam, but alas, nothing occurs. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "birth" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1353 Floyd | > Floyd | > BIRTH Floyd | Floyd | The chrome-plated machine shivers and lurches, and an egg trundles Floyd | down its chute and splashes into the aquamarine pool below. The shell Floyd | breaks apart, the pieces rapidly dissolving, leaving behind only a Floyd | small, translucent blob. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "forest" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1354 Floyd | > Floyd | > FOREST Floyd | Floyd | The tiny blob wriggles up onto dry land and passes beneath the mint Floyd | green arch. It disappears from the languid plain. Floyd | The tiny blob emerges in the blessed forest and transforms into a Floyd | small quadruped. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "Did the moldy book suggest any particular order?" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "plains" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1355 Floyd | > Floyd | > PLAINS Floyd | Floyd | The creature saunters through the mint green arch. It disappears from Floyd | the blessed forest. Floyd | The small quadruped emerges in the languid plain and transforms into a Floyd | glassy horse. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Yes, Forest > ? > Cliffs." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "cliffs" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1356 Floyd | > Floyd | > CLIFFS Floyd | Floyd | This horse gallops gaily toward the pink arch. It disappears from the Floyd | languid plain. Floyd | The glassy horse emerges in the howling labyrinth and transforms into Floyd | a slime ape. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "summon" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1357 Floyd | > Floyd | > SUMMON Floyd | Floyd | The air above the sigil crackles with energy. Floyd | Floyd | The cycloptic ape extends its arms over the edge of the sigil, heaving Floyd | itself into your pathetic material world, dripping gobs of sticky Floyd | slime across the forest floor. It leaps atop the clearing and onto the Floyd | well cap. It turns and catches you in its monocular gaze. An Floyd | understanding passes between you. Maybe even - love? It turns again, Floyd | bolting into the bushes. Floyd | Floyd | "W-Wait," you say, but the moment has passed. Floyd | Floyd | Only the creature's sticky goo is left behind on the well. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "uh, gooey progress?" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Apparently, Forest, Plains, Cliffs." | ||
| Jacqueline boggles. | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "I had assumed Forest, Ocean, Cliffs, as the thing starts in the plains anyway..." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x goo" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1357 Floyd | > Floyd | > X GOO Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x well" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1358 Floyd | > Floyd | > X WELL Floyd | Floyd | An old well cap made of crumbling cement emerges from the forest floor Floyd | here. Two wrought-iron handles, pitted with rust, emerge from the top. Floyd | A padlock, also rusted, holds it closed. The entire thing is covered Floyd | in sticky goo. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open well" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1358 Floyd | > Floyd | > OPEN WELL Floyd | Floyd | You place your hands on the handles and give them a good, solid pull. Floyd | No good. Floyd | Floyd | When you try to remove them, however, they do not budge. With growing Floyd | alarm, you struggle to free your grasp from the well's handles, but it Floyd | is no use. In the process, your shoe also gets stuck, and then your Floyd | elbow. Floyd | Floyd | You scream for help, but no one answers. Soon, night will fall. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | *** Looks like you really got stuck on this puzzle! *** Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT, UNDO the last Floyd | command or TAKE BACK the action that sealed your fate (for when UNDO Floyd | is not enough)? Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "undo" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1358 Floyd | Floyd | > UNDO Floyd | Floyd | The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Floyd | [Previous turn undone.] | DavidW says, "It wasn't me, officer, it was a slime ape that durn it!" | |
Floyd |
Floyd | >
| Knight_Otu asks, "What did I say about Naomi's health and me driving?" | |
| Jacqueline says, "Today has been a good day to die." | ||
| DavidW says, "I guess someone or something else is supposed to stick to the goo. Not obvious what." | ||
| Knight_Otu asks, "Seems we need another go at pokemon?" | ||
| DavidW says, "yeah" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "birth" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1359 Floyd | > Floyd | > BIRTH Floyd | Floyd | The chrome-plated machine shivers and lurches, and an egg trundles Floyd | down its chute and splashes into the aquamarine pool below. The shell Floyd | breaks apart, the pieces rapidly dissolving, leaving behind only a Floyd | small, translucent blob. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x moldy" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1360 Floyd | > Floyd | > X MOLDY Floyd | Floyd | It's heavily damaged by the elements. You can make out the letters Floyd | "-AGNE" on the front cover. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I think I read somewhere that these environments are collectively called the 'nursery constellation'." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read it" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1361 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ IT Floyd | Floyd | You riffle through the pages; only short passages are still legible: Floyd | Floyd | "... circular golden prosthesis seems to have chosen Mabel ... doctor Floyd | said he can't remove it without harming the child ..." Floyd | Floyd | "... Mabel spends long hours examining stumps and rocks in the woods Floyd | ... and I are most concerned. Mabel's stories of fairies and HIDDEN Floyd | LANDS seem more than childish fancy" Floyd | Floyd | (There's a long section of the book here which is ruined and entirely Floyd | illegible, although you can make out diagrams and the faded, troubling Floyd | outlines of strange shapes) Floyd | Floyd | "... constructed the sigil out of sculpted and varnished wood after Floyd | many ... Mabel instructs me on where it should be placed ... spirits Floyd | she is in communication with have constructed various devices at her Floyd | command ... creatures I have dubbed microphids ... " Floyd | Floyd | "... Clara still doesn't believe; threatened to get Pastor Crowell Floyd | involved ... able to dodge him so far ... quit my position at ..." Floyd | Floyd | "... very concerned but there is no body ... up to seven successful Floyd | SUMMONINGS that have remained docile ... we will never know, and quite Floyd | frankly these studies are more important than that ... Each creature Floyd | must process through three ARCHES, through three HABITATS and stages Floyd | of development before finally maturing through the ARCH and SIGIL ... Floyd | special GLUE created by that one created via the sequence Floyd | ->FOREST->(illegible)->CLIFFS ..." Floyd | Floyd | "... at Clara's insistence I have written to the University ... fake Floyd | name ... one we have dubbed Moppy is friendly enough and a loyal Floyd | companion to Mabel ..." Floyd | Floyd | "... siphoning off the rest of the inheritance ... haven't seen her in Floyd | a while ... sent an officer of the law to fetch Mabel, but Moppy took Floyd | care of him ..." Floyd | Floyd | (another long damaged section) Floyd | Floyd | "... only Tall Pete is left ... lay Mabel in a grave beside Moppy ... Floyd | TERRIBLE LIZARD-BIRD was raised up from the OCEAN - is still out there Floyd | somewhere ..." Floyd | Floyd | "... now I wear the PROSTHESIS; now I can see Floyd | everything. ... breached the walls of perception ... I am PRODDING the Floyd | EGG MACHINE on the QUARTZ OUTCROPPING ... dozens of them GATHER to Floyd | PROTECT me from the LIZARD BIRD ... PULLED the ROOF clear off my Floyd | SHELTER ..." Floyd | Floyd | And that's it. There's no more. Well, you suppose you didn't actually Floyd | expect the author to keep writing right up until the point of his Floyd | death, but you're a little disappointed. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "So I think we want that bird thing." | |
| DavidW says, "I think so too." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "I'm pretty confused, but also fascinated." | ||
| DavidW says, "Ocean is one of its three." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "So, the end is ocean." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "The first and middle parts are the tricky ones." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "cliffs" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1362 Floyd | > Floyd | > CLIFFS Floyd | Floyd | The tiny blob wriggles up onto dry land and passes beneath the pink Floyd | arch. It disappears from the languid plain. Floyd | The tiny blob emerges in the howling labyrinth and transforms into a Floyd | wriggling worm. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "Could quartz be the first one?" | |
| DavidW asks, "Is quartz = cliffs?" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "I think Quartz is plains." | ||
| DavidW says, "oh. okay." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "quartz" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1362 Floyd | > Floyd | > QUARTZ Floyd | Floyd | That verb doesn't work here, or, at least, not right now, but Floyd | it might work somewhere later. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "plains" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1363 Floyd | > Floyd | > PLAINS Floyd | Floyd | The little worm squirms its way into the pink arch. It disappears from Floyd | the howling labyrinth. Floyd | The wriggling worm emerges in the languid plain and transforms into a Floyd | somnambulant snake. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ocean" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1364 Floyd | > Floyd | > OCEAN Floyd | Floyd | The creature inches its way lazily toward the sky blue arch. It Floyd | disappears from the languid plain. Floyd | The somnambulant snake emerges in the roiling ocean and transforms Floyd | into a gulping eel. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "prod eel" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1365 Floyd | > Floyd | > PROD EEL Floyd | Floyd | The gulping eel shrivels up and dies in the heat of the beam. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "You didn't want to summon it?" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Sorry, eely, but your existence is in another game." | ||
| baf asks, "Yeah man, what have you got against eels?" | ||
| DavidW says, "Eel be back." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "It didn't seem likely to help us...." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "sowwy." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "undo" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1364 Floyd | Floyd | > UNDO Floyd | Floyd | The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Floyd | [Previous turn undone.] Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "summon" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1364 Floyd | > Floyd | > SUMMON Floyd | Floyd | The air above the sigil crackles with energy. Floyd | Floyd | A freakish, big-mouthed black eel erupts from the sigil. It swallows Floyd | you whole before falling to the ground and perishing. Unfortunately, Floyd | you're unable to escape from its belly. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | *** You've got a bad eeling about this. *** Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT, UNDO the last Floyd | command or TAKE BACK the action that sealed your fate (for when UNDO Floyd | is not enough)? Floyd | > | DavidW says, "Gulp." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "undo" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1364 Floyd | Floyd | > UNDO Floyd | Floyd | The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Floyd | [Previous turn undone.] Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "You two KNEW" | |
| Jacqueline asks, "Didn't you?" | ||
| Knight_Otu asks, "Harpy know?" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Er, now." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "prod eel" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1365 Floyd | > Floyd | > PROD EEL Floyd | Floyd | The gulping eel shrivels up and dies in the heat of the beam. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I know that some are friendly and some are dangerous. I haven't memorized the list." | |
| Jacqueline says, "I'm harpy, yes." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "birth" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1366 Floyd | > Floyd | > BIRTH Floyd | Floyd | The chrome-plated machine shivers and lurches, and an egg trundles Floyd | down its chute and splashes into the aquamarine pool below. The shell Floyd | breaks apart, the pieces rapidly dissolving, leaving behind only a Floyd | small, translucent blob. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "I meant David." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ocean" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1367 Floyd | > Floyd | > OCEAN Floyd | Floyd | The tiny blob wriggles up onto dry land and passes beneath the sky Floyd | blue arch. It disappears from the languid plain. Floyd | The tiny blob emerges in the roiling ocean and transforms into a Floyd | slightly more robust blob. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "er tes" | |
| DavidW says, "er yes" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Heh. I know. I was just being terrible, KO. Sorry." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "plain" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1368 Floyd | > Floyd | > PLAIN Floyd | Floyd | The blob sinks beneath the surface of the waves, presumably to find Floyd | the sky blue arch. It disappears from the roiling ocean. Floyd | The slightly more robust blob emerges in the languid plain and Floyd | transforms into a undulating slug. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ocean" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1369 Floyd | > Floyd | > OCEAN Floyd | Floyd | The slug inches toward the sky blue arch. It disappears from the Floyd | languid plain. Floyd | The undulating slug emerges in the roiling ocean and transforms into a Floyd | all-consuming blob. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Not summoning that one." | |
| DavidW says, "okay, that looks dangerous for sure." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "prod blob" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1370 Floyd | > Floyd | > PROD BLOB Floyd | Floyd | The all-consuming blob shrivels up and dies in the heat of the beam. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "birth" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1371 Floyd | > Floyd | > BIRTH Floyd | Floyd | The chrome-plated machine shivers and lurches, and an egg trundles Floyd | down its chute and splashes into the aquamarine pool below. The shell Floyd | breaks apart, the pieces rapidly dissolving, leaving behind only a Floyd | small, translucent blob. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline asks, "Man, what'cha all got against slugs?" | |
| DavidW says, "Salt." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Nothing much, but I prefer living." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "I like living, too, but it's fun seeing all the ways we can die." | ||
| DavidW says, "I think they're all punny deaths here too." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "forest" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1372 Floyd | > Floyd | > FOREST Floyd | Floyd | The tiny blob wriggles up onto dry land and passes beneath the mint Floyd | green arch. It disappears from the languid plain. Floyd | The tiny blob emerges in the blessed forest and transforms into a Floyd | small quadruped. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "plains" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1373 Floyd | > Floyd | > PLAINS Floyd | Floyd | The creature saunters through the mint green arch. It disappears from Floyd | the blessed forest. Floyd | The small quadruped emerges in the languid plain and transforms into a Floyd | glassy horse. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ocean" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1374 Floyd | > Floyd | > OCEAN Floyd | Floyd | This horse gallops gaily toward the sky blue arch. It disappears from Floyd | the languid plain. Floyd | The glassy horse emerges in the roiling ocean and transforms into a Floyd | hungry seal. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "We're gonna be the meal here, I suspect" | |
| Jacqueline asks, "So this is all Reed Lockwood?" | ||
| DavidW says, "uh-huh" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "yeah" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "I mean, we could seal our fate." | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1374 Floyd | > Floyd | > I MEAN, WE COULD SEAL OUR FATE. Floyd | Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to take inventory. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "Seal our doom." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "summon" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1374 Floyd | > Floyd | > SUMMON Floyd | Floyd | The air above the sigil crackles with energy. Floyd | Floyd | The absurd and frightening seal appears before you; it moves Floyd | frighteningly fast, even on land. It pins you down and clenches its Floyd | enormous human teeth against your skull. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | *** Looks like your fate is sealed. *** Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT, UNDO the last Floyd | command or TAKE BACK the action that sealed your fate (for when UNDO Floyd | is not enough)? Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "predictable" | |
| DavidW says, "hee hee. You win." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "undo" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1374 Floyd | Floyd | > UNDO Floyd | Floyd | The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Floyd | [Previous turn undone.] Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "prod seal" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1375 Floyd | > Floyd | > PROD SEAL Floyd | Floyd | The hungry seal shrivels up and dies in the heat of the beam. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline asks, "It has human teetch?" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "birth" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1376 Floyd | > Floyd | > BIRTH Floyd | Floyd | The chrome-plated machine shivers and lurches, and an egg trundles | Jacqueline asks, "Er, teeth?" | |
Floyd | down its chute and splashes into the aquamarine pool below. The shell
Floyd | breaks apart, the pieces rapidly dissolving, leaving behind only a
Floyd | small, translucent blob.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
| Jacqueline asks, "Why can none of us type today?" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "plains" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1377 Floyd | > Floyd | > PLAINS Floyd | Floyd | The monster is already there! Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ocean" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1378 Floyd | > Floyd | > OCEAN Floyd | Floyd | The tiny blob wriggles up onto dry land and passes beneath the sky Floyd | blue arch. It disappears from the languid plain. Floyd | The tiny blob emerges in the roiling ocean and transforms into a Floyd | slightly more robust blob. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "cliffs" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1379 Floyd | > Floyd | > CLIFFS Floyd | Floyd | The blob sinks beneath the surface of the waves, presumably to find Floyd | the violet arch. It disappears from the roiling ocean. Floyd | The slightly more robust blob emerges in the howling labyrinth and Floyd | transforms into a gas-belching sphere. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ocean" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1380 Floyd | > Floyd | > OCEAN Floyd | Floyd | The creature descends toward the violet arch. It disappears from the Floyd | howling labyrinth. Floyd | The gas-belching sphere emerges in the roiling ocean and transforms Floyd | into a floating strangler. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x strangler" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1381 Floyd | > Floyd | > X STRANGLER Floyd | Floyd | An abominable polyp of flesh floats above the sea, pulling up fish Floyd | with its hook-studded tendrils. It is located in the roiling ocean. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "summon" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1381 Floyd | > Floyd | > SUMMON Floyd | Floyd | The air above the sigil crackles with energy. Floyd | Floyd | The misshapen polyp appears before you, lashing out with its tendrils. Floyd | You are caught fast in an instant, thousands of tiny hooks digging Floyd | into your flesh. It yanks you up, up, until you can see all of Floyd | Backwater, Vermont and its surrounding territories. Sadly, the view is Floyd | spoiled by the burning venom coursing through your veins. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | *** Looks like you got caught up with a bad character! Floyd | *** Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT, UNDO the last Floyd | command or TAKE BACK the action that sealed your fate (for when UNDO Floyd | is not enough)? Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "undo" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1381 Floyd | Floyd | > UNDO Floyd | Floyd | The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Floyd | [Previous turn undone.] Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "prod monster" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1382 Floyd | > Floyd | > PROD MONSTER Floyd | Floyd | The floating strangler shrivels up and dies in the heat of the beam. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "birth" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1383 Floyd | > Floyd | > BIRTH Floyd | Floyd | The chrome-plated machine shivers and lurches, and an egg trundles Floyd | down its chute and splashes into the aquamarine pool below. The shell Floyd | breaks apart, the pieces rapidly dissolving, leaving behind only a Floyd | small, translucent blob. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ocean" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1384 Floyd | > Floyd | > OCEAN Floyd | Floyd | The tiny blob wriggles up onto dry land and passes beneath the sky Floyd | blue arch. It disappears from the languid plain. Floyd | The tiny blob emerges in the roiling ocean and transforms into a Floyd | slightly more robust blob. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "forest" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1385 Floyd | > Floyd | > FOREST Floyd | Floyd | The blob sinks beneath the surface of the waves, presumably to find Floyd | the teal arch. It disappears from the roiling ocean. Floyd | The slightly more robust blob emerges in the blessed forest and Floyd | transforms into a swarm of burrowing insects. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ocean" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1386 Floyd | > Floyd | > OCEAN Floyd | Floyd | The swarm coalesces upon the teal arch. It disappears from the blessed Floyd | forest. Floyd | The swarm of burrowing insects emerges in the roiling ocean and Floyd | transforms into a school of ravenous shrimp. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "prod monster" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1387 Floyd | > Floyd | > PROD MONSTER Floyd | Floyd | The school of ravenous shrimp shrivels up and dies in the heat of the Floyd | beam. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "turfed that surf" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "birth" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1388 Floyd | > Floyd | > BIRTH Floyd | Floyd | The chrome-plated machine shivers and lurches, and an egg trundles Floyd | down its chute and splashes into the aquamarine pool below. The shell Floyd | breaks apart, the pieces rapidly dissolving, leaving behind only a Floyd | small, translucent blob. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "forest" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1389 Floyd | > Floyd | > FOREST Floyd | Floyd | The tiny blob wriggles up onto dry land and passes beneath the mint Floyd | green arch. It disappears from the languid plain. Floyd | The tiny blob emerges in the blessed forest and transforms into a Floyd | small quadruped. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "cliffs" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1390 Floyd | > Floyd | > CLIFFS Floyd | Floyd | The creature saunters through the marigold arch. It disappears from Floyd | the blessed forest. Floyd | The small quadruped emerges in the howling labyrinth and transforms Floyd | into a winged scavenger. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ocean" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1391 Floyd | > Floyd | > OCEAN Floyd | Floyd | The creature flaps toward the violet arch. It disappears from the Floyd | howling labyrinth. Floyd | The winged scavenger emerges in the roiling ocean and transforms into Floyd | a fearsome pteranodon. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "That must be it." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "That looks promising." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "summon" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1391 Floyd | > Floyd | > SUMMON Floyd | Floyd | The air above the sigil crackles with energy. Floyd | Floyd | A fearsome pteranodon emerges from the sigil. For half a moment, you Floyd | are both completely still, it regarding you with a fierce intensity, Floyd | you too panicked to move. Floyd | Floyd | With an abrupt flurry of its colossal wings it comes directly at you, Floyd | seizing you in its talon. It carries you high, and you are already Floyd | bleeding out. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | *** What a pterable end! *** Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT, UNDO the last Floyd | command or TAKE BACK the action that sealed your fate (for when UNDO Floyd | is not enough)? Floyd | > | Knight_Otu asks, "Ooor not?" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "undo" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1391 Floyd | Floyd | > UNDO Floyd | Floyd | The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Floyd | [Previous turn undone.] Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read book" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1391 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ BOOK Floyd | Floyd | Which do you mean, Tolerating An Asinine God, The Modern Girl's Floyd | Divination Handbook -- Volume Three, the diary of Phyllis Cragne, the Floyd | postcard of Big Ben (smelling faintly of mildew), The Dollmaker's Floyd | Journal, the moldy, waterlogged journal, Twin Hearts Between the Floyd | Planes or the soggy tome? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read moldy" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1392 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ MOLDY Floyd | Floyd | You riffle through the pages; only short passages are still legible: Floyd | Floyd | "... circular golden prosthesis seems to have chosen Mabel ... doctor Floyd | said he can't remove it without harming the child ..." Floyd | Floyd | "... Mabel spends long hours examining stumps and rocks in the woods Floyd | ... and I are most concerned. Mabel's stories of fairies and HIDDEN Floyd | LANDS seem more than childish fancy" Floyd | Floyd | (There's a long section of the book here which is ruined and entirely Floyd | illegible, although you can make out diagrams and the faded, troubling Floyd | outlines of strange shapes) Floyd | Floyd | "... constructed the sigil out of sculpted and varnished wood after Floyd | many ... Mabel instructs me on where it should be placed ... spirits Floyd | she is in communication with have constructed various devices at her Floyd | command ... creatures I have dubbed microphids ... " Floyd | Floyd | "... Clara still doesn't believe; threatened to get Pastor Crowell Floyd | involved ... able to dodge him so far ... quit my position at ..." Floyd | Floyd | "... very concerned but there is no body ... up to seven successful Floyd | SUMMONINGS that have remained docile ... we will never know, and quite Floyd | frankly these studies are more important than that ... Each creature Floyd | must process through three ARCHES, through three HABITATS and stages Floyd | of development before finally maturing through the ARCH and SIGIL ... Floyd | special GLUE created by that one created via the sequence Floyd | ->FOREST->(illegible)->CLIFFS ..." Floyd | Floyd | "... at Clara's insistence I have written to the University ... fake Floyd | name ... one we have dubbed Moppy is friendly enough and a loyal Floyd | companion to Mabel ..." Floyd | Floyd | "... siphoning off the rest of the inheritance ... haven't seen her in Floyd | a while ... sent an officer of the law to fetch Mabel, but Moppy took Floyd | care of him ..." Floyd | Floyd | (another long damaged section) Floyd | Floyd | "... only Tall Pete is left ... lay Mabel in a grave beside Moppy ... Floyd | TERRIBLE LIZARD-BIRD was raised up from the OCEAN - is still out there Floyd | somewhere ..." Floyd | Floyd | "... now I wear the PROSTHESIS; now I can see Floyd | everything. ... breached the walls of perception ... I am PRODDING the Floyd | EGG MACHINE on the QUARTZ OUTCROPPING ... dozens of them GATHER to Floyd | PROTECT me from the LIZARD BIRD ... PULLED the ROOF clear off my Floyd | SHELTER ..." Floyd | Floyd | And that's it. There's no more. Well, you suppose you didn't actually Floyd | expect the author to keep writing right up until the point of his Floyd | death, but you're a little disappointed. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "hm, dozens of them GATHER to PROTECT me. You probably don't need dozens." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Lizard bird seemed to be the best bet." | ||
| DavidW says, "I think the pterodon was the lizard bird." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Well, yes." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "birth" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1393 Floyd | > Floyd | > BIRTH Floyd | Floyd | The cylinder buzzes, and a tinny recording plays: Floyd | Floyd | "Only one microphid in the nursery constellation at a time, please." Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "ah. There's that phrase." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "There's the nursery constellation name." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x lizard bird" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1393 Floyd | > Floyd | > X LIZARD BIRD Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "I was calling it 'the birthing arches' with Sam. He was confused." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x monster" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1394 Floyd | > Floyd | > X MONSTER Floyd | Floyd | It shrieks above the sea, borne on great and leathery wings. It seizes Floyd | great fish with grasping claws, lifting them from the water. It is Floyd | located in the roiling ocean. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "This is a lovely puzzle that feels like it doesn't belong in this game." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "It is weird." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "cliffs" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1395 Floyd | > Floyd | > CLIFFS Floyd | Floyd | The cylinder buzzes, and a tinny recording plays: Floyd | Floyd | "This microphid is now mature, and will no longer change habitats." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "prod monster" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1396 Floyd | > Floyd | > PROD MONSTER Floyd | Floyd | The fearsome pteranodon shrivels up and dies in the heat of the beam. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "birth" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1397 Floyd | > Floyd | > BIRTH Floyd | Floyd | The chrome-plated machine shivers and lurches, and an egg trundles Floyd | down its chute and splashes into the aquamarine pool below. The shell Floyd | breaks apart, the pieces rapidly dissolving, leaving behind only a Floyd | small, translucent blob. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "forest" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1398 Floyd | > Floyd | > FOREST Floyd | Floyd | The tiny blob wriggles up onto dry land and passes beneath the mint Floyd | green arch. It disappears from the languid plain. Floyd | The tiny blob emerges in the blessed forest and transforms into a Floyd | small quadruped. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "plain" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1399 Floyd | > Floyd | > PLAIN Floyd | Floyd | The creature saunters through the mint green arch. It disappears from Floyd | the blessed forest. Floyd | The small quadruped emerges in the languid plain and transforms into a Floyd | glassy horse. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ocean" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1400 Floyd | > Floyd | > OCEAN Floyd | Floyd | This horse gallops gaily toward the sky blue arch. It disappears from Floyd | the languid plain. Floyd | The glassy horse emerges in the roiling ocean and transforms into a Floyd | hungry seal. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "We already had that one." | |
| DavidW asks, "I guess there's 27 possible monsters?" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Golly" | ||
| Knight_Otu asks, "Sounds about right?" | ||
| DavidW says, "When I played, I was very systematic about it, once I understood the basic setup." | ||
| DavidW says, "FPC was the ape. FPO was the seal. Try FPF." | ||
| baf asks, "Have you gotten the terrible lizard bird yet?" | ||
| DavidW says, "Yes, but it killed us." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "prod monster" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1401 Floyd | > Floyd | > PROD MONSTER Floyd | Floyd | The hungry seal shrivels up and dies in the heat of the beam. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu asks, "I think there's CFO left?" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "birth" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1402 Floyd | > Floyd | > BIRTH Floyd | Floyd | The chrome-plated machine shivers and lurches, and an egg trundles Floyd | down its chute and splashes into the aquamarine pool below. The shell Floyd | breaks apart, the pieces rapidly dissolving, leaving behind only a Floyd | small, translucent blob. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "forest" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1403 Floyd | > Floyd | > FOREST Floyd | Floyd | The tiny blob wriggles up onto dry land and passes beneath the mint Floyd | green arch. It disappears from the languid plain. Floyd | The tiny blob emerges in the blessed forest and transforms into a Floyd | small quadruped. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "plains" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1404 Floyd | > Floyd | > PLAINS Floyd | Floyd | The creature saunters through the mint green arch. It disappears from Floyd | the blessed forest. Floyd | The small quadruped emerges in the languid plain and transforms into a Floyd | glassy horse. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "forest" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1405 Floyd | > Floyd | > FOREST Floyd | Floyd | This horse gallops gaily toward the mint green arch. It disappears Floyd | from the languid plain. Floyd | The glassy horse emerges in the blessed forest and transforms into a Floyd | polyphonic ungulate. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x monster" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1406 Floyd | > Floyd | > X MONSTER Floyd | Floyd | A hoofed mammal stands among the fungus, emitting dissonant tones from Floyd | the many holes in its body. The smaller creatures worship it with a Floyd | cult-like fervor. It is located in the blessed forest. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "summon" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1407 Floyd | > Floyd | > SUMMON Floyd | Floyd | The air above the sigil crackles with energy. Floyd | Floyd | The ungulate struts forth from the sigil, piping its dissonant tune. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x ungulate" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1408 Floyd | > Floyd | > X UNGULATE Floyd | Floyd | A hooved mammal stands here, emitting dissonent tones from the many Floyd | holes in its body. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ride it" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1408 Floyd | > Floyd | > RIDE IT Floyd | Floyd | That verb doesn't work here, or, at least, not right now, but Floyd | it might work somewhere later. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "pet it" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1408 Floyd | > Floyd | > PET IT Floyd | Floyd | That noun did not make sense in this context. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "oh well." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "pet monster" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1408 Floyd | > Floyd | > PET MONSTER Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "birth" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1409 Floyd | > Floyd | > BIRTH Floyd | Floyd | The chrome-plated machine shivers and lurches, and an egg trundles Floyd | down its chute and splashes into the aquamarine pool below. The shell Floyd | breaks apart, the pieces rapidly dissolving, leaving behind only a Floyd | small, translucent blob. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "cliffs" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1410 Floyd | > Floyd | > CLIFFS Floyd | Floyd | The tiny blob wriggles up onto dry land and passes beneath the pink Floyd | arch. It disappears from the languid plain. Floyd | The tiny blob emerges in the howling labyrinth and transforms into a Floyd | wriggling worm. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "forest" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1411 Floyd | > Floyd | > FOREST Floyd | Floyd | The little worm squirms its way into the marigold arch. It disappears Floyd | from the howling labyrinth. Floyd | The wriggling worm emerges in the blessed forest and transforms into a Floyd | drill-headed worm. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ocean" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1412 Floyd | > Floyd | > OCEAN Floyd | Floyd | The creature emerges from the loam, headed toward the teal arch. It Floyd | disappears from the blessed forest. Floyd | The drill-headed worm emerges in the roiling ocean and transforms into Floyd | a bloody nematode. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x nematode" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1413 Floyd | > Floyd | > X NEMATODE Floyd | Floyd | At first, you see nothing but a sick whale, rolling over in the water. Floyd | A long, crimson thread emerges from its flesh, polluting the sea with Floyd | its foul emanations. It is located in the roiling ocean. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "summon" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1413 Floyd | > Floyd | > SUMMON Floyd | Floyd | The air above the sigil crackles with energy. Floyd | Floyd | A horrid red nematode squirms forth from the sigil, shedding blankets Floyd | of mucus. Before you can react, it burrows into your flesh, is gone. Floyd | Your innards writhe and ache, and a strange feeling comes over you: Floyd | You can no longer consciously control your own movements! Then why, Floyd | why, why do you continue to move? Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | *** Talk about a backseat driver! *** Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT, UNDO the last Floyd | command or TAKE BACK the action that sealed your fate (for when UNDO Floyd | is not enough)? Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "undo" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1413 Floyd | Floyd | > UNDO Floyd | Floyd | The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Floyd | [Previous turn undone.] Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "prod nematode" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1414 Floyd | > Floyd | > PROD NEMATODE Floyd | Floyd | The bloody nematode shrivels up and dies in the heat of the beam. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu asks, "So, should we try the terrible lizard bird again?" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "l" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1415 Floyd | > Floyd | > L Floyd | Floyd | The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Floyd | The trees here gather, black with wet; glimmering fingers hung with Floyd | ragged matter, huddling beneath a cold and gently weeping sky. Beneath Floyd | your feet, the damp red felt of rotting leaves slopes down toward a Floyd | still, murky puddle. Nearby is a well, capped off with crumbling Floyd | cement. A broken-down section of brick wall waits for raindrops to Floyd | fall along its spine, and an old, half-dead oak straddles an angular Floyd | boulder studded with quartz. A path through the forest leads south. Floyd | Floyd | You can see a polyphonic ungulate and a wooden sigil here. Floyd | Floyd | An insubstantial trolley stop sign reads Green Line -- The Woods. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu asks, "Now that we have that cow?" | |
| DavidW says, "uh, I don't know if that's good enough. I had three creatures when I finally summoned the bird." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "birth" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1416 Floyd | > Floyd | > BIRTH Floyd | Floyd | The chrome-plated machine shivers and lurches, and an egg trundles Floyd | down its chute and splashes into the aquamarine pool below. The shell Floyd | breaks apart, the pieces rapidly dissolving, leaving behind only a Floyd | small, translucent blob. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Hm." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "SAVE" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "cf17" | ||
Floyd | > Floyd | > SAVE Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write: Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1416 Floyd | > SAVEOk. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "But maybe one is fine. I honestly don't know." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "forest" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1417 Floyd | > Floyd | > FOREST Floyd | Floyd | The tiny blob wriggles up onto dry land and passes beneath the mint Floyd | green arch. It disappears from the languid plain. Floyd | The tiny blob emerges in the blessed forest and transforms into a Floyd | small quadruped. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "cliff" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1418 Floyd | > Floyd | > CLIFF Floyd | Floyd | The creature saunters through the marigold arch. It disappears from Floyd | the blessed forest. Floyd | The small quadruped emerges in the howling labyrinth and transforms Floyd | into a winged scavenger. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ocean" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1419 Floyd | > Floyd | > OCEAN Floyd | Floyd | The creature flaps toward the violet arch. It disappears from the Floyd | howling labyrinth. Floyd | The winged scavenger emerges in the roiling ocean and transforms into Floyd | a fearsome pteranodon. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "summon" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1420 Floyd | > Floyd | > SUMMON Floyd | Floyd | The air above the sigil crackles with energy. Floyd | Floyd | A fearsome pteranodon emerges from the sigil. Screeching, it attacks Floyd | the polyphonic ungulate. Alone, the creature cannot defend itself. Floyd | The pteranodon seizes the polyphonic ungulate and carries it into the Floyd | sky. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "Yikes." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Well then." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "RESTORE" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "cf17" | ||
Floyd | > Floyd | > RESTORE Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to read: Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1416 Floyd | Ok. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "dorest" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1416 Floyd | > Floyd | > DOREST Floyd | Floyd | That verb doesn't work here, or, at least, not right now, but Floyd | it might work somewhere later. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "forest" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1417 Floyd | > Floyd | > FOREST Floyd | Floyd | The tiny blob wriggles up onto dry land and passes beneath the mint Floyd | green arch. It disappears from the languid plain. Floyd | The tiny blob emerges in the blessed forest and transforms into a Floyd | small quadruped. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "plain" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1418 Floyd | > Floyd | > PLAIN Floyd | Floyd | The creature saunters through the mint green arch. It disappears from Floyd | the blessed forest. Floyd | The small quadruped emerges in the languid plain and transforms into a Floyd | glassy horse. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "cliff" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1419 Floyd | > Floyd | > CLIFF Floyd | Floyd | This horse gallops gaily toward the pink arch. It disappears from the Floyd | languid plain. Floyd | The glassy horse emerges in the howling labyrinth and transforms into Floyd | a slime ape. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "summon" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1420 Floyd | > Floyd | > SUMMON Floyd | Floyd | The air above the sigil crackles with energy. Floyd | Floyd | The cycloptic ape extends its arms over the edge of the sigil, heaving Floyd | itself into your pathetic material world, dripping gobs of sticky Floyd | slime across the forest floor. It leaps atop the clearing and onto the Floyd | well cap. It turns and catches you in its monocular gaze. An Floyd | understanding passes between you. Maybe even - love? It turns again, Floyd | bolting into the bushes. Floyd | Floyd | "W-Wait," you say, but the moment has passed. Floyd | Floyd | Only the creature's sticky goo is left behind on the well. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Darn ape not sticking to their own glue." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "forest" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1421 Floyd | > Floyd | > FOREST Floyd | Floyd | You need to birth a monster first. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "It's immune to its own superpower." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "birth" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1422 Floyd | > Floyd | > BIRTH Floyd | Floyd | The chrome-plated machine shivers and lurches, and an egg trundles Floyd | down its chute and splashes into the aquamarine pool below. The shell Floyd | breaks apart, the pieces rapidly dissolving, leaving behind only a Floyd | small, translucent blob. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "forest" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1423 Floyd | > Floyd | > FOREST Floyd | Floyd | The tiny blob wriggles up onto dry land and passes beneath the mint Floyd | green arch. It disappears from the languid plain. Floyd | The tiny blob emerges in the blessed forest and transforms into a Floyd | small quadruped. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "cliff" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1424 Floyd | > Floyd | > CLIFF Floyd | Floyd | The creature saunters through the marigold arch. It disappears from Floyd | the blessed forest. Floyd | The small quadruped emerges in the howling labyrinth and transforms Floyd | into a winged scavenger. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "forest" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1425 Floyd | > Floyd | > FOREST Floyd | Floyd | The creature flaps toward the marigold arch. It disappears from the Floyd | howling labyrinth. Floyd | The winged scavenger emerges in the blessed forest and transforms into Floyd | a colorful bird. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "Promising." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "summon" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1426 Floyd | > Floyd | > SUMMON Floyd | Floyd | The air above the sigil crackles with energy. Floyd | Floyd | The vivid bird appears on top of the sigil. It flutters about the Floyd | clearing, singing its song. Floyd | It joins the polyphonic ungulate. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu exclaims, "Yay!" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "birth" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1427 Floyd | > Floyd | > BIRTH Floyd | Floyd | The chrome-plated machine shivers and lurches, and an egg trundles Floyd | down its chute and splashes into the aquamarine pool below. The shell Floyd | breaks apart, the pieces rapidly dissolving, leaving behind only a Floyd | small, translucent blob. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "forest" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1428 Floyd | > Floyd | > FOREST Floyd | Floyd | The tiny blob wriggles up onto dry land and passes beneath the mint Floyd | green arch. It disappears from the languid plain. Floyd | The tiny blob emerges in the blessed forest and transforms into a Floyd | small quadruped. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "cliff" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1429 Floyd | > Floyd | > CLIFF Floyd | Floyd | The creature saunters through the marigold arch. It disappears from Floyd | the blessed forest. Floyd | The small quadruped emerges in the howling labyrinth and transforms Floyd | into a winged scavenger. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "plains" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1430 Floyd | > Floyd | > PLAINS Floyd | Floyd | The creature flaps toward the pink arch. It disappears from the Floyd | howling labyrinth. Floyd | The winged scavenger emerges in the languid plain and transforms into Floyd | a peaceful glider. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "summon" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1431 Floyd | > Floyd | > SUMMON Floyd | Floyd | The air above the sigil crackles with energy. Floyd | Floyd | The great gliding bird appears above the sigil. It circles higher and Floyd | higher, until it is barely a speck in the sky. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu exclaims, "Aww, come back!" | |
| DavidW says, "Didn't kill us. But didn't stay either." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "forest" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1432 Floyd | > Floyd | > FOREST Floyd | Floyd | You need to birth a monster first. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "birth" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1433 Floyd | > Floyd | > BIRTH Floyd | Floyd | The chrome-plated machine shivers and lurches, and an egg trundles Floyd | down its chute and splashes into the aquamarine pool below. The shell Floyd | breaks apart, the pieces rapidly dissolving, leaving behind only a Floyd | small, translucent blob. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "forest" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1434 Floyd | > Floyd | > FOREST Floyd | Floyd | The tiny blob wriggles up onto dry land and passes beneath the mint Floyd | green arch. It disappears from the languid plain. Floyd | The tiny blob emerges in the blessed forest and transforms into a Floyd | small quadruped. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ocean" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1435 Floyd | > Floyd | > OCEAN Floyd | Floyd | The creature saunters through the teal arch. It disappears from the Floyd | blessed forest. Floyd | The small quadruped emerges in the roiling ocean and transforms into a Floyd | bumpy whale. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "forest" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1436 Floyd | > Floyd | > FOREST Floyd | Floyd | The whale dives to the teal arch. It disappears from the roiling Floyd | ocean. Floyd | The bumpy whale emerges in the blessed forest and transforms into a Floyd | space whale. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "Space Whale: Coast to Coast" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "I'm going to guess death." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "summon" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1437 Floyd | > Floyd | > SUMMON Floyd | Floyd | The air above the sigil crackles with energy. Floyd | Floyd | A beautiful space whale appears before you, levitating in psychedelic Floyd | paisley. Floyd | Floyd | "Well met, human," it says, lights flickering across its patterns. "It Floyd | is a shame that you are not yet far enough in your evolution - too Floyd | prone to violence, to selfishness. Someday, perhaps I shall return to Floyd | you, and we shall ride to glory among the nebulae. So long, my poor Floyd | friend." Floyd | Floyd | And with that, it soars skyward, vanishing to a single far-off mote, Floyd | and then to a mere memory. Not knowing what else to do, you weep Floyd | bitter tears. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "gosh" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "That could have gone worse." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "birth" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1438 Floyd | > Floyd | > BIRTH Floyd | Floyd | The chrome-plated machine shivers and lurches, and an egg trundles Floyd | down its chute and splashes into the aquamarine pool below. The shell Floyd | breaks apart, the pieces rapidly dissolving, leaving behind only a Floyd | small, translucent blob. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "forest" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1439 Floyd | > Floyd | > FOREST Floyd | Floyd | The tiny blob wriggles up onto dry land and passes beneath the mint Floyd | green arch. It disappears from the languid plain. Floyd | The tiny blob emerges in the blessed forest and transforms into a Floyd | small quadruped. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ocean" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1440 Floyd | > Floyd | > OCEAN Floyd | Floyd | The creature saunters through the teal arch. It disappears from the Floyd | blessed forest. Floyd | The small quadruped emerges in the roiling ocean and transforms into a Floyd | bumpy whale. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "plains" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1441 Floyd | > Floyd | > PLAINS Floyd | Floyd | The whale dives to the sky blue arch. It disappears from the roiling Floyd | ocean. Floyd | The bumpy whale emerges in the languid plain and transforms into a Floyd | many-legged beast. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "I dunno, KO. The red nematode might have been controlling, but it wasn't condescending." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x beast" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1442 Floyd | > Floyd | > X BEAST Floyd | Floyd | It is like a great land-bound whale, gnashing at the purple moss with Floyd | teeth the size of roof tiles. It is located in the languid plain. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "True, true." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "summon" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1443 Floyd | > Floyd | > SUMMON Floyd | Floyd | The air above the sigil crackles with energy. Floyd | Floyd | A massive whale-like creature emerges from the sigil, replete with Floyd | elephantine legs. But, like all your so-called friends, it stomps off Floyd | into the forest never to be seen again. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu exclaims, "Don't all leave!" | |
| Jacqueline exclaims, "Friend!" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "birth" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1444 Floyd | > Floyd | > BIRTH Floyd | Floyd | The chrome-plated machine shivers and lurches, and an egg trundles Floyd | down its chute and splashes into the aquamarine pool below. The shell Floyd | breaks apart, the pieces rapidly dissolving, leaving behind only a Floyd | small, translucent blob. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "forest" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1445 Floyd | > Floyd | > FOREST Floyd | Floyd | The tiny blob wriggles up onto dry land and passes beneath the mint Floyd | green arch. It disappears from the languid plain. Floyd | The tiny blob emerges in the blessed forest and transforms into a Floyd | small quadruped. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ocean" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1446 Floyd | > Floyd | > OCEAN Floyd | Floyd | The creature saunters through the teal arch. It disappears from the Floyd | blessed forest. Floyd | The small quadruped emerges in the roiling ocean and transforms into a Floyd | bumpy whale. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "cliffs" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1447 Floyd | > Floyd | > CLIFFS Floyd | Floyd | The whale dives to the violet arch. It disappears from the roiling Floyd | ocean. Floyd | The bumpy whale emerges in the howling labyrinth and transforms into a Floyd | armored climber. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "summon" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1448 Floyd | > Floyd | > SUMMON Floyd | Floyd | The air above the sigil crackles with energy. Floyd | Floyd | A great, armor-plated monster trundles forth from the sigil and off Floyd | into the forest with hardly a backwards glance. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Right, we had that one before." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "summon" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1449 Floyd | > Floyd | > SUMMON Floyd | Floyd | An ominous humming fills the clearing, but nothing happens. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "birth" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1450 Floyd | > Floyd | > BIRTH Floyd | Floyd | The chrome-plated machine shivers and lurches, and an egg trundles Floyd | down its chute and splashes into the aquamarine pool below. The shell Floyd | breaks apart, the pieces rapidly dissolving, leaving behind only a Floyd | small, translucent blob. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "cliffs" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1451 Floyd | > Floyd | > CLIFFS Floyd | Floyd | The tiny blob wriggles up onto dry land and passes beneath the pink Floyd | arch. It disappears from the languid plain. Floyd | The tiny blob emerges in the howling labyrinth and transforms into a Floyd | wriggling worm. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "plains" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1452 Floyd | > Floyd | > PLAINS Floyd | Floyd | The little worm squirms its way into the pink arch. It disappears from Floyd | the howling labyrinth. Floyd | The wriggling worm emerges in the languid plain and transforms into a Floyd | somnambulant snake. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "forest" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1453 Floyd | > Floyd | > FOREST Floyd | Floyd | The creature inches its way lazily toward the mint green arch. It Floyd | disappears from the languid plain. Floyd | The somnambulant snake emerges in the blessed forest and transforms Floyd | into a comfy snake. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "summon" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1454 Floyd | > Floyd | > SUMMON Floyd | Floyd | The air above the sigil crackles with energy. Floyd | Floyd | The padded snake slithers from the sigil. Floyd | It joins the colorful bird and the polyphonic ungulate, falling Floyd | asleep among the leaves. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "yessss" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "birth" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1455 Floyd | > Floyd | > BIRTH Floyd | Floyd | The chrome-plated machine shivers and lurches, and an egg trundles Floyd | down its chute and splashes into the aquamarine pool below. The shell Floyd | breaks apart, the pieces rapidly dissolving, leaving behind only a Floyd | small, translucent blob. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "Now try the fearsome birdy." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "forest" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1456 Floyd | > Floyd | > FOREST Floyd | Floyd | The tiny blob wriggles up onto dry land and passes beneath the mint Floyd | green arch. It disappears from the languid plain. Floyd | The tiny blob emerges in the blessed forest and transforms into a Floyd | small quadruped. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "cliff" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1457 Floyd | > Floyd | > CLIFF Floyd | Floyd | The creature saunters through the marigold arch. It disappears from Floyd | the blessed forest. Floyd | The small quadruped emerges in the howling labyrinth and transforms Floyd | into a winged scavenger. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ocean" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1458 Floyd | > Floyd | > OCEAN Floyd | Floyd | The creature flaps toward the violet arch. It disappears from the Floyd | howling labyrinth. Floyd | The winged scavenger emerges in the roiling ocean and transforms into Floyd | a fearsome pteranodon. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "summon" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1459 Floyd | > Floyd | > SUMMON Floyd | Floyd | The air above the sigil crackles with energy. Floyd | Floyd | A fearsome pteranodon emerges and perches on the handles of the Floyd | well-cap. It screeches at the other monsters, but they band together Floyd | to defend themselves. Defeated, it attempts to fly off, but its feet Floyd | are stuck fast to the well-cap. It screeches and shrieks, flapping its Floyd | colossal wings, sending clots of leaves and muddy droplets spiraling Floyd | into the air. At last, the cement cracks, and the top of the well Floyd | breaks off in the creatures claws as it soars higher and higher. Only Floyd | the open top of the well remains. Floyd | Floyd | In the chaos, a piece of debris must have hit the golden device, for Floyd | now it the eyepiece shows only black. With a whine, it falls from your Floyd | face, sputtering acrid green smoke. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Happy sadness." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x ungulate" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1460 Floyd | > Floyd | > X UNGULATE Floyd | Floyd | A hooved mammal stands here, emitting dissonent tones from the many Floyd | holes in its body. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "At least our friends life, if not our tools." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "SAVE" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "cf18" | ||
Floyd | > Floyd | > SAVE Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write: Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1460 Floyd | > SAVEOk. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "d" | ||
Floyd ] Circular Room (JP) Turns: 1461 Floyd | > Floyd | > D Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Circular Room (JP) Floyd | You walk into a circular, high-ceilinged room made of roughly-shaped Floyd | gray stones. This room really looks like a capped well, but its Floyd | location in the building suggests otherwise. Floyd | Floyd | There appears to be a small wad of cash just inside the sunken area. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x me" | ||
Floyd ] Circular Room (JP) Turns: 1462 Floyd | > Floyd | > X ME Floyd | Floyd | As good-looking as ever. Floyd | Floyd | You bear the trauma of a woman who has been eye to eye with an Floyd | eburnean pond kraken. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "i" | ||
Floyd ] Circular Room (JP) Turns: 1463 Floyd | > Floyd | > I Floyd | Floyd | You are carrying: Floyd | some mildewed leather gloves Floyd | a spray bottle that used to contain fungicide Floyd | a hefty, rust-streaked iron key Floyd | a rusty flathead screwdriver Floyd | a pair of garden shears (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a gallon jug of white vinegar Floyd | a key from an urn Floyd | a copper urn (smelling faintly of mildew) (closed) Floyd | a bronze urn (closed) Floyd | Tolerating An Asinine God Floyd | a black business card (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a trophy for a dog race Floyd | a half-full styrofoam coffee cup (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a glass shard Floyd | a giant milkweed leaf (being worn as a mask) Floyd | an antique locket (closed) Floyd | a backpack features guide Floyd | The Modern Girl's Divination Handbook -- Volume Three Floyd | the diary of Phyllis Cragne Floyd | a postcard of Big Ben (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a Jansport backpack (being worn and open) Floyd | a hidden pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a key pocket (closed) Floyd | a book pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a side pocket (closed) Floyd | a trash pocket (closed) Floyd | a trolley pass (being worn) Floyd | a familiar gold wristwatch Floyd | a glass jar containing an insect Floyd | a pull-string doll (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a waterproof flashlight (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | The Dollmaker's Journal Floyd | a repaired page (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a moldy, waterlogged journal Floyd | Twin Hearts Between the Planes Floyd | a trolley schedule (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a grimy rock (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a long hooked pole Floyd | a soggy tome Floyd | a book list Floyd | an employee ID card (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a shard of shattered carapace (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | some yellowed newspapers Floyd | a rusty piece of metal Floyd | loose bricks Floyd | a pamphlet of home listings (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a hovering spark (haunting you) Floyd | Floyd | > | baf says, "This is what it was all for, guys." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Circular Room (JP) Turns: 1464 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The swirls in your cup form the Mona Lisa. Objects of desire either Floyd | mean that you are surrounded by great treasures and opportunities or Floyd | that you need to be more careful with your physical belongings. Floyd | Possibly both. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | baf says, "A small wad of cash." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get cash" | ||
Floyd ] Circular Room (JP) Turns: 1465 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET CASH Floyd | Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x it" | ||
Floyd ] Circular Room (JP) Turns: 1466 Floyd | > Floyd | > X IT Floyd | Floyd | It smells a little musty and is deeply creased into an almost solid Floyd | lump. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I think this is the simplest room in the entire game." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Could have earned better cash interning at the library." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "l" | ||
Floyd ] Circular Room (JP) Turns: 1467 Floyd | > Floyd | > L Floyd | Floyd | Circular Room (JP) Floyd | You walk into a circular, high-ceilinged room made of roughly-shaped Floyd | gray stones. This room really looks like a capped well, but its Floyd | location in the building suggests otherwise. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu asks, "I suppose JP didn't know they got an actual well?" | |
| DavidW says, "Or didn't want to believe it." | ||
| Knight_Otu asks, "We're nearing the two hour mark. Jacq, is that still your limit?" | ||
| DavidW asks, "Like, the game is Cragne Manor. It's gotta be in the manor, right?" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Heh. We still haven't entered it." | ||
| baf says, "It's the 'Jesus wept' of Cragne Manor and its purpose in the game is to make everyone else feel better about how much effort they put in" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "In fact, we went even farther from it." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "yeah, still my limit." | ||
| DavidW says, "I think the next simplest is the west side of the manor grounds." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Well, then." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "save" | ||
Floyd | > Floyd | > SAVE Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write: | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "cfcragnewell" | ||
Floyd ] Circular Room (JP) Turns: 1467
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
| DavidW says, "save file name noted" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "We might have the key for under the bridge as well." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "We can check that quickly next week." | ||
| Taleslinger says, "I think Under the Bridge is in c-minor" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Someone has been sneak-watching." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "heh" | ||
| **** SESSION SEVEN **** | ||
| DavidW says, "Jacqueline can't make it today, but I hope you're willing to continue Cragne Manor regardless." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Sure." | ||
| DavidW says, "You'd just found a wad of cash at the bottom of the well, and there's a key you found in the barrow of the Shambolic Shack that you wanted to try everywhere." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Yep. I think under the bridge is the one known location left that may be it." | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "restore" | ||
Floyd | > Floyd | > RESTORE Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to read: | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "cfcragnewell" | ||
Floyd ] Circular Room (JP) Turns: 1467
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
| ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "pull string" | ||
Floyd ] Circular Room (JP) Turns: 1468 Floyd | > Floyd | > PULL STRING Floyd | Floyd | The doll intones: "Shun the stones! Grey is the tint of that which is Floyd | already beyond recovery!" Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "u" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 1469 Floyd | > Floyd | > U Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Floyd | The trees here gather, black with wet; glimmering fingers hung with Floyd | ragged matter, huddling beneath a cold and gently weeping sky. Beneath Floyd | your feet, the damp red felt of rotting leaves slopes down toward a Floyd | still, murky puddle. Nearby is a well, a ragged, gaping hole in the Floyd | earth. A broken-down section of brick wall waits for raindrops to fall Floyd | along its spine, and an old, half-dead oak straddles an angular Floyd | boulder studded with quartz. A path through the forest leads south. Floyd | Floyd | You can see a golden eyepiece (smelling faintly of mildew), a comfy Floyd | snake, a colorful bird, a polyphonic ungulate and a wooden sigil here. Floyd | Floyd | A phantom trolley stop sign reads Green Line -- The Woods. Floyd | Floyd | > | * korikhal has joined the channel. | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Hey there." | ||
| DavidW says (to korikhal), "welcome" | ||
| korikhal exclaims, "Hi!" | ||
| baf arrives, full of funk, but no fun. | DavidW says (to korikhal), "If you can, it's best to chat just here in the channel during a ClubFloyd session." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "To talk on the channel, first use #clubfloyd Hi, then you can use ;Hi." | ||
| DavidW says, "It's mostly to make the transcript look nicer." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "wait for aqua line" | ||
Floyd ] River Walk (Adam Whybray) Turns: 1470 Floyd | > Floyd | > WAIT FOR AQUA LINE Floyd | Floyd | You lean against the pink arch, hold out your pass, and wait for the Floyd | aqua line. Within moments, a noncorporeal trolley arrives. Instead of Floyd | stopping and allowing you to board, it passes through you, Floyd | and you find yourself transported to Floyd | Floyd | River Walk (Adam Whybray) Floyd | A dirt path along the west bank of the Makaskuta - or Blackgourd - Floyd | River. The air is motionless and sweltry, the urticariate heat drawing Floyd | sweat profusely from your prickling glands. Floyd | Floyd | Just below you, to your side, the river burbles in vainglorious Floyd | stupor, foaming in bright patches from the surfacants released from Floyd | the rotting deposits of the red maples and poplars that line its Floyd | banks. A single black ash, denuded of leaves, its corky bark blighted Floyd | with the telltale signs of parasitic infection, quietly interrupts the Floyd | Autumnal foliage of its deciduous cousins. Floyd | Floyd | The river's waters slith over rocks as lustrous-gray as seal skin, Floyd | rending them freshly burnished for the mid-September sun, which casts Floyd | Her rays in refulgent slats through the rust-honey colored trees. It Floyd | is though Nature, in celebration of Her own fecundity, has chosen to Floyd | offer Herself up in Equinoxical sacrifice - the rocks laid out before Floyd | the blazing altar of the sun. Floyd | Floyd | There is a forbidding sign on the bank of the river. Floyd | Floyd | The way up to Backwater town square is northwest. Following the path Floyd | north leads under the bridge. Floyd | Floyd | On the Makaskuta river is a buoy. Floyd | Floyd | You can also see a freshwater lobster trap (in which is an eggbound Floyd | crawfish) and a shattered crawfish here. Floyd | Floyd | A phantom trolley stop sign reads Aqua Line -- River Walk. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "I am amused that we're leaning against a presumably microscopic terrain feature." | |
| DavidW says, "yes. I noticed that." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Under the Bridge (Tenth) Turns: 1471 Floyd | > Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Under the Bridge (Tenth) Floyd | The path along the river gives way to a crumbling stone embankment as Floyd | it passes below the arch of the old stone bridge. A rusty metal hatch Floyd | is set into the ground opposite from the river, and towards the end of Floyd | the embankment, a derelict payphone squats, forgotten, under the Floyd | shadow of the bridge. To the south, the path continues to follow the Floyd | river. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Under the Bridge (Tenth) Turns: 1472 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The clouds in your cup form a blooming rose. Botanical images mean Floyd | that while there is much left to accomplish in the present situation, Floyd | your immediate environment sustains you, and you have everything that Floyd | you need. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "ooh, promising" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x hatch" | ||
Floyd ] Under the Bridge (Tenth) Turns: 1473 Floyd | > Floyd | > X HATCH Floyd | Floyd | The humidity of the river has rusted the hatch to the color of dried Floyd | blood, like an old scab on the embankment. Seemingly of the same Floyd | vintage as the bridge, it lacks any modern logo, markings, or even a Floyd | handle, though there is an odd rectangular indentation along one edge. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "xindentation" | ||
Floyd ] Under the Bridge (Tenth) Turns: 1473 Floyd | > Floyd | > XINDENTATION Floyd | Floyd | That verb doesn't work here, or, at least, not right now, but Floyd | it might work somewhere later. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "xi ndentation" | ||
Floyd ] Under the Bridge (Tenth) Turns: 1473 Floyd | > Floyd | > XI NDENTATION Floyd | Floyd | That verb doesn't work here, or, at least, not right now, but Floyd | it might work somewhere later. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x indentation" | ||
Floyd ] Under the Bridge (Tenth) Turns: 1474 Floyd | > Floyd | > X INDENTATION Floyd | Floyd | The indentation in the hatch is a little over an inch long, about half Floyd | as wide, and seems too shallow to make a good handle, even if it Floyd | didn't look like a jagged-edged tetanus-shot-waiting-to-happen... Floyd | Which, for the record, it does. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Man, my typing." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "i" | ||
Floyd ] Under the Bridge (Tenth) Turns: 1475 Floyd | > Floyd | > I Floyd | Floyd | You are carrying: Floyd | a wad of cash Floyd | some mildewed leather gloves Floyd | a spray bottle that used to contain fungicide Floyd | a hefty, rust-streaked iron key Floyd | a rusty flathead screwdriver Floyd | a pair of garden shears (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a gallon jug of white vinegar Floyd | a key from an urn Floyd | a copper urn (smelling faintly of mildew) (closed) Floyd | a bronze urn (closed) Floyd | Tolerating An Asinine God Floyd | a black business card (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a trophy for a dog race Floyd | a half-full styrofoam coffee cup (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a glass shard Floyd | a giant milkweed leaf (being worn as a mask) Floyd | an antique locket (closed) Floyd | a backpack features guide Floyd | The Modern Girl's Divination Handbook -- Volume Three Floyd | the diary of Phyllis Cragne Floyd | a postcard of Big Ben (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a Jansport backpack (being worn and open) Floyd | a hidden pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a key pocket (closed) Floyd | a book pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a side pocket (closed) Floyd | a trash pocket (closed) Floyd | a trolley pass (being worn) Floyd | a familiar gold wristwatch Floyd | a glass jar containing an insect Floyd | a pull-string doll (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a waterproof flashlight (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | The Dollmaker's Journal Floyd | a repaired page (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a moldy, waterlogged journal Floyd | Twin Hearts Between the Planes Floyd | a trolley schedule (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a grimy rock (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a long hooked pole Floyd | a soggy tome Floyd | a book list Floyd | an employee ID card (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a shard of shattered carapace (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | some yellowed newspapers Floyd | a rusty piece of metal Floyd | loose bricks Floyd | a pamphlet of home listings (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a hovering spark (haunting you) Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I think it was the iron key you found in the barrow." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "unlock hatch with key from an urn" | ||
Floyd ] Under the Bridge (Tenth) Turns: 1476 Floyd | > Floyd | > UNLOCK HATCH WITH KEY FROM AN URN Floyd | Floyd | That doesn't seem to fit the lock. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "unlock hatch with iron key" | ||
Floyd ] Under the Bridge (Tenth) Turns: 1477 Floyd | > Floyd | > UNLOCK HATCH WITH IRON KEY Floyd | Floyd | At first you have some doubts, but with some coaxing, but the key Floyd | (more or less) fits into the indentation in the hatch. Floyd | Floyd | You give the key a good solid twist to the left, but it squeals to a Floyd | stop after a quarter-turn, jammed in place. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "g" | ||
Floyd ] Under the Bridge (Tenth) Turns: 1478 Floyd | > Floyd | > G Floyd | Floyd | You give it a good heave, this time with both hands, but the key may Floyd | as well be welded to the hatch. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "turn key" | ||
Floyd ] Under the Bridge (Tenth) Turns: 1479 Floyd | > Floyd | > TURN KEY Floyd | Floyd | (the key from an urn) Floyd | Nothing obvious happens. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "turn iron key" | ||
Floyd ] Under the Bridge (Tenth) Turns: 1480 Floyd | > Floyd | > TURN IRON KEY Floyd | Floyd | Nothing obvious happens. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "unlock hatch with iron key" | ||
Floyd ] Under the Bridge (Tenth) Turns: 1481 Floyd | > Floyd | > UNLOCK HATCH WITH IRON KEY Floyd | Floyd | You give it a good heave, this time with both hands, but the key may Floyd | as well be welded to the hatch. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "kick hatch" | ||
Floyd ] Under the Bridge (Tenth) Turns: 1481 Floyd | > Floyd | > KICK HATCH Floyd | Floyd | That verb doesn't work here, or, at least, not right now, but Floyd | it might work somewhere later. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "break hatch" | ||
Floyd ] Under the Bridge (Tenth) Turns: 1482 Floyd | > Floyd | > BREAK HATCH Floyd | Floyd | Violence isn't the answer to this one. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x hatch" | ||
Floyd ] Under the Bridge (Tenth) Turns: 1483 Floyd | > Floyd | > X HATCH Floyd | Floyd | The humidity of the river has rusted the hatch to the color of dried Floyd | blood, like an old scab on the embankment. Seemingly of the same Floyd | vintage as the bridge, it lacks any modern logo or markings, aside Floyd | from the metal key protruding from an indentation along the edge. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "pull key" | ||
Floyd ] Under the Bridge (Tenth) Turns: 1484 Floyd | > Floyd | > PULL KEY Floyd | Floyd | (the key from an urn) Floyd | Nothing obvious happens. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "pull iron key" | ||
Floyd ] Under the Bridge (Tenth) Turns: 1485 Floyd | > Floyd | > PULL IRON KEY Floyd | Floyd | Using the key as a handle, you slowly, painfully drag the hatch open Floyd | as it screeches in protest. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "There." | |
| DavidW says, "success!" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "d" | ||
Floyd ] Darkness Turns: 1486 Floyd | > Floyd | > D Floyd | Floyd | The hatch leads to a narrow flight of metal steps. As you twist past Floyd | the door it swings shut behind you. Floyd | Floyd | You descend the steps until suddenly, there are none, and also no Floyd | floor. You throw out your arms to catch yourself, but there is nothing Floyd | to hold. Worse, everything you are carrying slips from your grasp and Floyd | goes flying, including your waterproof flashlight, which rolls across Floyd | the hard stone floor and goes dark. Your fall lasts barely a moment Floyd | however, ending with a painful twist of your ankle in chillingly cold Floyd | water. Floyd | Floyd | Darkness Floyd | You can't see a damn thing now. You have the impression of light off Floyd | to the northwest. Floyd | Floyd | > | baf golf clap | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x flashlight" | ||
Floyd ] Darkness Turns: 1486 Floyd | > Floyd | > X FLASHLIGHT Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "That'll teach you to not use your backpack." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Well, the flashlight wouldn't be any good in the backpack." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "nw" | ||
Floyd ] Tunnel Entrance (Grueslayer) Turns: 1487 Floyd | > Floyd | > NW Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Tunnel Entrance (Grueslayer) Floyd | The ladder leading down the funnel ends here at a brick wall with one Floyd | or two interesting features. Only a little light shines through the Floyd | funnel and bathes the surroundings in eerie shadows. The ground seems Floyd | to be made up of treaded down dirt. A masoned, semi-circular tunnel Floyd | leads southeast, the walls made up from the same musty red bricks as Floyd | the wall marking its end. The tunnel is about six feet high and leads Floyd | into total, ominously silent darkness. Rolled up on the ground in the Floyd | southwestern corner is a pile of rags. Floyd | Floyd | You cringe from thinking something has moved in the shadows, but your Floyd | mind just played a trick on you. You hope. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "i" | ||
Floyd ] Tunnel Entrance (Grueslayer) Turns: 1488 Floyd | > Floyd | > I Floyd | Floyd | You are carrying: Floyd | a hovering spark (haunting you) Floyd | a giant milkweed leaf (being worn as a mask) Floyd | a Jansport backpack (being worn and open) Floyd | a hidden pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a key pocket (closed) Floyd | a book pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a side pocket (closed) Floyd | a trash pocket (closed) Floyd | a trolley pass (being worn) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x me" | ||
Floyd ] Tunnel Entrance (Grueslayer) Turns: 1489 Floyd | > Floyd | > X ME Floyd | Floyd | Green pullover, tight blue jeans and a latex catwoman mask - top Floyd | notch! Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu exclaims, "That's not latex, it's milkweed!" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x rags" | ||
Floyd ] Tunnel Entrance (Grueslayer) Turns: 1490 Floyd | > Floyd | > X RAGS Floyd | Floyd | You approach the pile of rags in the corner but take a step back as Floyd | soon as you can make things out: It's a human being! A man has curled Floyd | up in the corner to sleep, and due to the dim light you mistook him Floyd | for a pile of rags! Probably it's a hobo. Hopefully he's not Floyd | dangerous! Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x hobo" | ||
Floyd ] Tunnel Entrance (Grueslayer) Turns: 1491 Floyd | > Floyd | > X HOBO Floyd | Floyd | This place is dry and sheltered from the wind, so a hobo has chosen it Floyd | as his sleeping place. From what you can see the man is old and in Floyd | poor health. Badly mending... wounds cover the few spots of skin you Floyd | can see, his face is red and turgid, and his greasy grey hair is Floyd | scraggy and hasn't been cut in ages. Floyd | Floyd | The poor man wears an outsized coat of brownish-greyish colour against Floyd | the cold. Brown corduroys and aged black leather shoes without laces Floyd | complete his outfit. He has curled himself up against the southwestern Floyd | corner and is sound asleep. There appears to be something clenched Floyd | tightly in his right hand. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x hand" | ||
Floyd ] Tunnel Entrance (Grueslayer) Turns: 1492 Floyd | > Floyd | > X HAND Floyd | Floyd | The hands of the hobo show marks of a life full of deprivation: Deep Floyd | wrinkles, dirt and scurfy old wounds. His right hand forms a fist, as Floyd | if he was holding something in it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x funnel" | ||
Floyd ] Tunnel Entrance (Grueslayer) Turns: 1492 Floyd | > Floyd | > X FUNNEL Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open hand" | ||
Floyd ] Tunnel Entrance (Grueslayer) Turns: 1493 Floyd | > Floyd | > OPEN HAND Floyd | Floyd | The man emits a sharp bark and clutches the thing in his hand even Floyd | tighter. Apparently brute force won't work here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x shadows" | ||
Floyd ] Tunnel Entrance (Grueslayer) Turns: 1493 Floyd | > Floyd | > X SHADOWS Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "What else is here?" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coat" | ||
Floyd ] Tunnel Entrance (Grueslayer) Turns: 1494 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COAT Floyd | Floyd | The hobo is wearing an outsized coat of brownish-greyish colour, made Floyd | from some coarse and thick material that hopefully protects him from Floyd | the cold. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "l" | ||
Floyd ] Tunnel Entrance (Grueslayer) Turns: 1495 Floyd | > Floyd | > L Floyd | Floyd | Tunnel Entrance (Grueslayer) Floyd | The ladder leading down the funnel ends here at a brick wall with one Floyd | or two interesting features. Only a little light shines through the Floyd | funnel and bathes the surroundings in eerie shadows. The ground seems Floyd | to be made up of treaded down dirt. A masoned, semi-circular tunnel Floyd | leads southeast, the walls made up from the same musty red bricks as Floyd | the wall marking its end. The tunnel is about six feet high and leads Floyd | into total, ominously silent darkness. Rolled up on the ground in the Floyd | southwestern corner is a hobo who declared this tunnel his bedroom. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x ladder" | ||
Floyd ] Tunnel Entrance (Grueslayer) Turns: 1496 Floyd | > Floyd | > X LADDER Floyd | Floyd | A rickety metal ladder is leading down the funnel, ending on the Floyd | ground right at the vertical wall to the northwest. The rungs don't Floyd | look very stable, but you've made it down here without any problems Floyd | and could probably climb back up without any as well. Floyd | Floyd | You cringe from thinking something has moved in the shadows, but your Floyd | mind just played a trick on you. You hope. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "u" | ||
Floyd ] Basement (Sean M. Shore) Turns: 1497 Floyd | > Floyd | > U Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Basement (Sean M. Shore) Floyd | You emerge from the tunnel and step onto a filthy rug. Instantly, Floyd | your foot gives way as the rug slides with it. There's an unsettling Floyd | rattle. You turn to find a headless, ocher horror lurching directly Floyd | at you! You throw your hands up to protect yourself, but it's too Floyd | late. Floyd | Floyd | It crashes into you, both of you tumble to the floor, and then -- Floyd | nothing. You open your eyes. It's a mannequin, wearing a gold Floyd | jacket. Jesus Christ. OK, getting your bearings now: Floyd | Floyd | A small wall-mounted sodium lamp bathes this area in a sickly yellow Floyd | light, and produces a faint buzz that reverberates off the close, Floyd | mildewed walls. This is an unfinished, spidery basement, damp and Floyd | dank and one might even say disused, but on further inspection, that Floyd | may not be the case. Some obviously dangerous wooden stairs ascend Floyd | grudgingly, and an opening in the floor gives way to the tunnel below. Floyd | Floyd | In one corner is a huge Panasonic TV/VCR combo, probably from about Floyd | five years ago. Next to it is a stack of VHS tapes. Some discarded Floyd | clothes litter the floor. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Odd, that." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x mannequin" | ||
Floyd ] Basement (Sean M. Shore) Turns: 1498 Floyd | > Floyd | > X MANNEQUIN Floyd | Floyd | It's a single-piece female model with articulated joints. It's Floyd | missing its head; someone has raggedly hacked it away, leaving a Floyd | rather sharp edge. There's a single red eye painted on its torso. Floyd | It's wearing a gold jacket. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), " x eye" | ||
Floyd ] Basement (Sean M. Shore) Turns: 1499 Floyd | > Floyd | > X EYE Floyd | Floyd | A heavy-lidded malevolent eye stares back at you from the mannequin's Floyd | torso. Even though it's just paint, the pupil seems to exert a Floyd | psychic tug from which you struggle to free yourself. A hollow, Floyd | faraway voice calls to you for blood. Blood! You find yourself not Floyd | wanting to disappoint it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x me" | ||
Floyd ] Basement (Sean M. Shore) Turns: 1500 Floyd | > Floyd | > X ME Floyd | Floyd | You're pretty certain that you're the only black woman in Backwater, Floyd | Vt. Possibly the only one ever. The horrors of the day have taken a Floyd | heavy toll on the Pam Grier vibe you have been cultivating of late. Floyd | And the hair care product assortment at the pharmacy is discouraging. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "i" | ||
Floyd ] Basement (Sean M. Shore) Turns: 1501 Floyd | > Floyd | > I Floyd | Floyd | You are carrying: Floyd | a hovering spark (haunting you) Floyd | a giant milkweed leaf (being worn as a mask) Floyd | a Jansport backpack (being worn and open) Floyd | a hidden pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a key pocket (closed) Floyd | a book pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a side pocket (closed) Floyd | a trash pocket (closed) Floyd | a trolley pass (being worn) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "cut me" | ||
Floyd ] Basement (Sean M. Shore) Turns: 1502 Floyd | > Floyd | > CUT ME Floyd | Floyd | The thrill of death washes over you as you run your finger along the Floyd | sharp edge of the mannequin's neck and apply some pressure. Blood Floyd | flows from your tiny wound, dripping onto the mannequin's stump, Floyd | trickling down to the blazing eye. The eye closes with a look of Floyd | satisfaction. When it opens, it is replaced by an oozing, bloody Floyd | socket, throbbing with eldritch power. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Ew." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x socket" | ||
Floyd ] Basement (Sean M. Shore) Turns: 1503 Floyd | > Floyd | > X SOCKET Floyd | Floyd | It's a pulsing, oozing orifice with three small holes. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x holes" | ||
Floyd ] Basement (Sean M. Shore) Turns: 1504 Floyd | > Floyd | > X HOLES Floyd | Floyd | It's a pulsing, oozing orifice with three small holes. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "l" | ||
Floyd ] Basement (Sean M. Shore) Turns: 1505 Floyd | > Floyd | > L Floyd | Floyd | Basement (Sean M. Shore) Floyd | A small wall-mounted sodium lamp bathes this area in a sickly yellow Floyd | light, and produces a faint buzz that reverberates off the close, Floyd | mildewed walls. This is an unfinished, spidery basement, damp and Floyd | dank and one might even say disused, but on further inspection, that Floyd | may not be the case. Some obviously dangerous wooden stairs ascend Floyd | grudgingly, and an opening in the floor gives way to the tunnel below. Floyd | Floyd | In one corner is a huge Panasonic TV/VCR combo, probably from about Floyd | five years ago. Next to it is a stack of VHS tapes. Some discarded Floyd | clothes litter the floor. Floyd | Floyd | You can also see a mannequin (on which is a gold jacket) and a filthy Floyd | rug here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x tv" | ||
Floyd ] Basement (Sean M. Shore) Turns: 1506 Floyd | > Floyd | > X TV Floyd | Floyd | It's a 29-inch model, perhaps even bigger. It has all the features of Floyd | a TV and a VCR, including a four-digit counter that tells you where Floyd | you are on a tape. A single power button controls the whole thing, Floyd | and the counter has a reset pin you can push. With a tape in, you can Floyd | PLAY, EJECT, REWIND, or FAST-FORWARD TO (FF TO) a specific spot. Floyd | Floyd | The huge Panasonic TV/VCR combo is currently switched off. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x tapes" | ||
Floyd ] Basement (Sean M. Shore) Turns: 1507 Floyd | > Floyd | > X TAPES Floyd | Floyd | There's about a half-dozen tapes, some of them in slipcases, some not, Floyd | most with peeling labels, none of them fully rewound, and all with the Floyd | write-protect tabs broken off. They are numbered from 8 to 13. You Floyd | can refer to them as TAPE 8, TAPE 9, and so forth. Floyd | Floyd | All of the slipcases have the same logo: a stylized tentacle creature Floyd | in a copper-colored hexagon. Must be some weird local brand you've Floyd | never heard of. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I, of course, want to know if there's a trapdoor under the rug." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x rug" | ||
Floyd ] Basement (Sean M. Shore) Turns: 1508 Floyd | > Floyd | > X RUG Floyd | Floyd | It was a bright tartan pattern, but it is now mostly encrusted with a Floyd | foul black ichor. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu exclaims, "But we already have a down!" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "look under rug" | ||
Floyd ] Basement (Sean M. Shore) Turns: 1509 Floyd | > Floyd | > LOOK UNDER RUG Floyd | Floyd | You find nothing of interest. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get rug" | ||
Floyd ] Basement (Sean M. Shore) Turns: 1510 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET RUG Floyd | Floyd | If you insist. Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "cut a rug" | ||
Floyd ] Basement (Sean M. Shore) Turns: 1511 Floyd | > Floyd | > CUT A RUG Floyd | Floyd | You do the Charleston for a bit, then remember yourself. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "He." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get jacket" | ||
Floyd ] Basement (Sean M. Shore) Turns: 1512 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET JACKET Floyd | Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "wear it" | ||
Floyd ] Basement (Sean M. Shore) Turns: 1513 Floyd | > Floyd | > WEAR IT Floyd | Floyd | It's probably a crime in Vermont to impersonate a real estate agent, Floyd | and the jacket is soaked in the blood of the innocent, but what the Floyd | hell. You slip it on. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x jacket" | ||
Floyd ] Basement (Sean M. Shore) Turns: 1514 Floyd | > Floyd | > X JACKET Floyd | Floyd | A patch on the left breast reads "Century 21 Real Estate." There's Floyd | dried blood all around the collar. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Oh. I forgot to x it." | |
| korikhal goes home. | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x clothes" | ||
Floyd ] Basement (Sean M. Shore) Turns: 1515 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CLOTHES Floyd | Floyd | You poke at the clothes with your foot. They're a mix of women's and Floyd | men's, old and young. Many are torn, some are bloodstained, others Floyd | are fouled with something black and viscous. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "search them" | ||
Floyd ] Basement (Sean M. Shore) Turns: 1516 Floyd | > Floyd | > SEARCH THEM Floyd | Floyd | You can't quite steel yourself to do anything more than prod them from Floyd | a safe distance. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "search jacket" | ||
Floyd ] Basement (Sean M. Shore) Turns: 1517 Floyd | > Floyd | > SEARCH JACKET Floyd | Floyd | You find nothing of interest. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x tape 1" | ||
Floyd ] Basement (Sean M. Shore) Turns: 1517 Floyd | > Floyd | > X TAPE 1 Floyd | Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to examine the stack of VHS Floyd | tapes. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x tape #1" | ||
Floyd ] Basement (Sean M. Shore) Turns: 1517 Floyd | > Floyd | > X TAPE #1 Floyd | Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to examine the stack of VHS Floyd | tapes. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x tapes" | ||
Floyd ] Basement (Sean M. Shore) Turns: 1518 Floyd | > Floyd | > X TAPES Floyd | Floyd | There's about a half-dozen tapes, some of them in slipcases, some not, Floyd | most with peeling labels, none of them fully rewound, and all with the Floyd | write-protect tabs broken off. They are numbered from 8 to 13. You Floyd | can refer to them as TAPE 8, TAPE 9, and so forth. Floyd | Floyd | All of the slipcases have the same logo: a stylized tentacle creature Floyd | in a copper-colored hexagon. Must be some weird local brand you've Floyd | never heard of. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Doh." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x tape 8" | ||
Floyd ] Basement (Sean M. Shore) Turns: 1519 Floyd | > Floyd | > X TAPE 8 Floyd | Floyd | They're all basically the same, except for the numbers on them. You Floyd | notice that they are all EP tapes, meaning that in theory they could Floyd | each be up to six hours long. Which in turn means you have a lot of Floyd | potential viewing ahead of you unless you're looking for something Floyd | specific. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "l" | ||
Floyd ] Basement (Sean M. Shore) Turns: 1520 Floyd | > Floyd | > L Floyd | Floyd | Basement (Sean M. Shore) Floyd | A small wall-mounted sodium lamp bathes this area in a sickly yellow Floyd | light, and produces a faint buzz that reverberates off the close, Floyd | mildewed walls. This is an unfinished, spidery basement, damp and Floyd | dank and one might even say disused, but on further inspection, that Floyd | may not be the case. Some obviously dangerous wooden stairs ascend Floyd | grudgingly, and an opening in the floor gives way to the tunnel below. Floyd | Floyd | In one corner is a huge Panasonic TV/VCR combo, probably from about Floyd | five years ago. Next to it is a stack of VHS tapes. Some discarded Floyd | clothes litter the floor. Floyd | Floyd | You can also see a mannequin here. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Too bad I dropped our coffee." | |
| DavidW says, "yes." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push eject" | ||
Floyd ] Basement (Sean M. Shore) Turns: 1521 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH EJECT Floyd | Floyd | That's not in the VCR. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "d" | ||
Floyd ] Tunnel Entrance (Grueslayer) Turns: 1522 Floyd | > Floyd | > D Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Tunnel Entrance (Grueslayer) Floyd | The ladder leading down the funnel ends here at a brick wall with one Floyd | or two interesting features. Only a little light shines through the Floyd | funnel and bathes the surroundings in eerie shadows. The ground seems Floyd | to be made up of treaded down dirt. A masoned, semi-circular tunnel Floyd | leads southeast, the walls made up from the same musty red bricks as Floyd | the wall marking its end. The tunnel is about six feet high and leads Floyd | into total, ominously silent darkness. Rolled up on the ground in the Floyd | southwestern corner is a hobo who declared this tunnel his bedroom. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "se" | ||
Floyd ] Darkness Turns: 1523 Floyd | > Floyd | > SE Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Darkness Floyd | You can't see a damn thing now. You have the impression of light off Floyd | to the northwest. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get all" | ||
Floyd ] Darkness Turns: 1523 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET ALL Floyd | Floyd | There are none at all available! Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Of course that wouldn't work." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "i" | ||
Floyd ] Darkness Turns: 1524 Floyd | > Floyd | > I Floyd | Floyd | You are carrying: Floyd | a gold jacket (being worn) Floyd | a filthy rug Floyd | a hovering spark (haunting you) Floyd | a giant milkweed leaf (being worn as a mask) Floyd | a Jansport backpack (being worn and open) Floyd | a hidden pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a key pocket (closed) Floyd | a book pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a side pocket (closed) Floyd | a trash pocket (closed) Floyd | a trolley pass (being worn) Floyd | Floyd | "You really shouldn't have come here..." You're pretty sure you aren't Floyd | just hearing voices and that it came from the darkness ahead, but Floyd | since you can't see anything, who knows. You can also hear what sounds Floyd | like the scrabble of many small legs. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "SAVE" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "cf19" | ||
Floyd | > Floyd | > SAVE Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write: Floyd ] Darkness Turns: 1524 Floyd | > SAVEOk. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "z" | ||
Floyd ] Darkness Turns: 1525 Floyd | > Floyd | > Z Floyd | Floyd | Time passes. Floyd | Floyd | "Far be it for me to complain... so nice to have visitors..." Floyd | Something is definitely coming closer. Most of it seems to be coming Floyd | from in front of you off to the left. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "z" | ||
Floyd ] Darkness Turns: 1526 Floyd | > Floyd | > Z Floyd | Floyd | Time passes. Floyd | Floyd | "You aren't trying to leave us, are you? You've only just arrived!" Floyd | The skittering sounds are all around you now, though much of it seems Floyd | to be above your head. You feel something drop onto your shoulder and Floyd | almost immediately it starts to burn. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "z" | ||
Floyd ] Darkness Turns: 1527 Floyd | > Floyd | > Z Floyd | Floyd | Time passes. Floyd | Floyd | More specks drop onto you, crawling through your hair, down your face Floyd | and along your arms. Pain blossoms wherever they land, causing you to Floyd | cry out and shake yourself, desperate to be rid of them. The voice is Floyd | silent now accept for a dry, self satisfied chuckle. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "z" | ||
Floyd ] Darkness Turns: 1527 Floyd | > Floyd | > Z Floyd | Floyd | Time passes. Floyd | Floyd | Blinded by sheer panic, you start running. It doesn't take long before Floyd | you come crashing into a wall and fall thrashing to the ground. More Floyd | of the many-legged creatures fall onto your chest and neck and begin Floyd | to feed. Unable to rise, you are quickly (though certainly not Floyd | painlessly) devoured by the swarm. Once your corpse is desiccated and Floyd | picked clean by the ravenous horde, they depart in search of fresher, Floyd | tastier meat. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | *** You have died *** Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT, UNDO the last Floyd | command or TAKE BACK the action that sealed your fate (for when UNDO Floyd | is not enough)? Floyd | > | DavidW says, "wow. I never saw that ending." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Horray for new deaths." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Though I expect Naomi disagrees." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "take back" | ||
Floyd ] Darkness Turns: 1527 Floyd | > Floyd | > TAKE BACK Floyd | Floyd | Your fatal mistake wasn't that long ago! Try UNDO instead. Floyd | Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT, UNDO the last Floyd | command or TAKE BACK the action that sealed your fate (for when UNDO Floyd | is not enough)? Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "undo" | ||
Floyd ] Darkness Turns: 1527 Floyd | Floyd | > UNDO Floyd | Floyd | Darkness Floyd | [Previous turn undone.] Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "RESTORE" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "cf19" | ||
Floyd | > Floyd | > RESTORE Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to read: Floyd ] Darkness Turns: 1524 Floyd | Ok. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "nw" | ||
Floyd ] Tunnel Entrance (Grueslayer) Turns: 1525 Floyd | > Floyd | > NW Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Tunnel Entrance (Grueslayer) Floyd | The ladder leading down the funnel ends here at a brick wall with one Floyd | or two interesting features. Only a little light shines through the Floyd | funnel and bathes the surroundings in eerie shadows. The ground seems Floyd | to be made up of treaded down dirt. A masoned, semi-circular tunnel Floyd | leads southeast, the walls made up from the same musty red bricks as Floyd | the wall marking its end. The tunnel is about six feet high and leads Floyd | into total, ominously silent darkness. Rolled up on the ground in the Floyd | southwestern corner is a hobo who declared this tunnel his bedroom. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "I'm going to guess I can't solve the dark room yet. I may be able to solve this room." | |
| DavidW says, "They're related." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Probably not the one above either." | ||
| DavidW says, "The Basement is someone else's, yes." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Well, then I can't solve the dark room before solving this room, presumably." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "So I don't really want to do this..." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "kiss hobo" | ||
Floyd ] Tunnel Entrance (Grueslayer) Turns: 1526 Floyd | > Floyd | > KISS HOBO Floyd | Floyd | The hobo might not like that. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Me neither, game." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x hobo" | ||
Floyd ] Tunnel Entrance (Grueslayer) Turns: 1527 Floyd | > Floyd | > X HOBO Floyd | Floyd | This place is dry and sheltered from the wind, so a hobo has chosen it Floyd | as his sleeping place. From what you can see the man is old and in Floyd | poor health. Badly mending... wounds cover the few spots of skin you Floyd | can see, his face is red and turgid, and his greasy grey hair is Floyd | scraggy and hasn't been cut in ages. Floyd | Floyd | The poor man wears an outsized coat of brownish-greyish colour against Floyd | the cold. Brown corduroys and aged black leather shoes without laces Floyd | complete his outfit. He has curled himself up against the southwestern Floyd | corner and is sound asleep. There appears to be something clenched Floyd | tightly in his right hand. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "search coat" | ||
Floyd ] Tunnel Entrance (Grueslayer) Turns: 1528 Floyd | > Floyd | > SEARCH COAT Floyd | Floyd | You find nothing of interest. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get coat" | ||
Floyd ] Tunnel Entrance (Grueslayer) Turns: 1529 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET COAT Floyd | Floyd | That would be theft, and really evil. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "It's really a shame you don't have the pull-string doll either." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get shoes" | ||
Floyd ] Tunnel Entrance (Grueslayer) Turns: 1530 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET SHOES Floyd | Floyd | That would be theft, and really evil. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "It could tell you what else is here." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x dirt" | ||
Floyd ] Tunnel Entrance (Grueslayer) Turns: 1531 Floyd | > Floyd | > X DIRT Floyd | Floyd | The ground seems to be made up of dirt treaded down. Or maybe it's Floyd | just a layer of dirt on rock. An any case it's solid, and dirty. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x light" | ||
Floyd ] Tunnel Entrance (Grueslayer) Turns: 1531 Floyd | > Floyd | > X LIGHT Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Rub it in. :p" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x bricks" | ||
Floyd ] Tunnel Entrance (Grueslayer) Turns: 1532 Floyd | > Floyd | > X BRICKS Floyd | Floyd | Old, reddish-brown bricks form the walls and ceiling of the tunnel Floyd | leading southeast. They are crumbling at the corners, and the mortar Floyd | between them has dropped off here and there. The tunnel must be old, Floyd | much older than the electric wire leading along its angular point, and Floyd | even that looks antique. It is unclear which purpose the tunnel had Floyd | when it was built. Maybe smuggling. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x wire" | ||
Floyd ] Tunnel Entrance (Grueslayer) Turns: 1532 Floyd | > Floyd | > X WIRE Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x wires" | ||
Floyd ] Tunnel Entrance (Grueslayer) Turns: 1532 Floyd | > Floyd | > X WIRES Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "hit bricks" | ||
Floyd ] Tunnel Entrance (Grueslayer) Turns: 1533 Floyd | > Floyd | > HIT BRICKS Floyd | Floyd | Violence isn't the answer to this one. Floyd | Floyd | For a moment you think you see something moving in the shadows, but Floyd | it's probably just your mind playing tricks on you. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "search bricks" | ||
Floyd ] Tunnel Entrance (Grueslayer) Turns: 1534 Floyd | > Floyd | > SEARCH BRICKS Floyd | Floyd | You find nothing of interest. Floyd | Floyd | You hear a sound from somewhere down the tunnel. Maybe a rat. Floyd | Hopefully a rat. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x ceiling" | ||
Floyd ] Tunnel Entrance (Grueslayer) Turns: 1535 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CEILING Floyd | Floyd | The tunnel is a barrel vault of sorts, and so the bricks that Floyd | constitute the vertical walls start to form a semicircular arc at Floyd | about hip height. Two blind lamps hang from wires high above, but the Floyd | days when they provided light are long gone. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "You don't see very many ceilings in IF games." | |
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x walls" | ||
Floyd ] Tunnel Entrance (Grueslayer) Turns: 1536 Floyd | > Floyd | > X WALLS Floyd | Floyd | Crumbling, auburn bricks form the walls of this tunnel. Until about Floyd | hip height they run vertically, then they form an arc above your head. Floyd | The tunnel ends at a vertical wall to the northwest, from where a Floyd | ramshackle metal ladder leads up a funnel and back to the surface. Floyd | That vertical wall looks pretty solid, and newer than the old masonry Floyd | forming the tunnel. Floyd | Floyd | A small metal hatch is set into the vertical wall. About ten or twelve Floyd | feet down the tunnel you spot a mysterious opening in the left wall, Floyd | about the size of a duffelbag. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "or walls" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x hatch" | ||
Floyd ] Tunnel Entrance (Grueslayer) Turns: 1537 Floyd | > Floyd | > X HATCH Floyd | Floyd | A small metal hatch is set into the northwestern wall, about 15 by 10 Floyd | inches large. The name of a power company is engraved into the heavily Floyd | corroded surface in long outdated ATF Garamond letters: "Vermont Floyd | United Gas and Electric Company." There is a hexagonal hole of about 6 Floyd | or 7 milimeters diameter set into the middle of the right frame of the Floyd | hatch - probably for an Allen key of matching size, functioning as a Floyd | key to what's behind the hatch. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I've updated the map: [LINK]" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Thanks." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x lamps" | ||
Floyd ] Tunnel Entrance (Grueslayer) Turns: 1538 Floyd | > Floyd | > X LAMPS Floyd | Floyd | The wire running along the ceiling connects lamps lodged there about Floyd | every ten feet. You can make out two lamps before darkness engulfs Floyd | everything. The covers are of a milky, brownish colour, clearly as Floyd | sign of old age. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x covers" | ||
Floyd ] Tunnel Entrance (Grueslayer) Turns: 1539 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COVERS Floyd | Floyd | The wire running along the ceiling connects lamps lodged there about Floyd | every ten feet. You can make out two lamps before darkness engulfs Floyd | everything. The covers are of a milky, brownish colour, clearly as Floyd | sign of old age. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x opening" | ||
Floyd ] Tunnel Entrance (Grueslayer) Turns: 1540 Floyd | > Floyd | > X OPENING Floyd | Floyd | There is a recess in the northeastern wall, a bit above ground level. Floyd | You take a step closer and astoundedly notice it is some kind of Floyd | altar, deliberately built into the wall. The recess has an extent of Floyd | about 15 by 25 inches and is about 10 inches deep. The upper part is Floyd | arched in symmetry with the tunnel, with seven slightly protruding Floyd | bricks arranged in a semicircle rounding out the structure towards the Floyd | front. The base of the altar features a candleholder with a circle of Floyd | eight sockets. All sockets are empty. The rear wall is almost Floyd | completely taken up by the picture of a girl. Floyd | Floyd | In the altar is a metal flask. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x picture" | ||
Floyd ] Tunnel Entrance (Grueslayer) Turns: 1541 Floyd | > Floyd | > X PICTURE Floyd | Floyd | Most of the rear wall of the recess is taken up by the picture of a Floyd | girl. It looks like a print of a black and white photo and was Floyd | probably glued to the wall, for no other means of attachment can be Floyd | seen. The girl itself seems to be in her late teens or early twenties Floyd | - in the dim light down here it's hard to tell any details. The photo Floyd | is a portrait photo with a three-quarter view - she is standing a bit Floyd | sideways but looking at the camera. Part of her upper body is visible. Floyd | Floyd | Below the photo there's a free space of about 5 cm that's raw stone. Floyd | There seems to be some writing on that free space, but with the Floyd | current light conditions you can't make out what it says. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x flask" | ||
Floyd ] Tunnel Entrance (Grueslayer) Turns: 1542 Floyd | > Floyd | > X FLASK Floyd | Floyd | A hand-sized, silver-coloured metal flask without any ornaments. The Floyd | cap is attached to the flask through a thin metal chain so it can't Floyd | get lost. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get flask" | ||
Floyd ] Tunnel Entrance (Grueslayer) Turns: 1543 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET FLASK Floyd | Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get candleholder" | ||
Floyd ] Tunnel Entrance (Grueslayer) Turns: 1544 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET CANDLEHOLDER Floyd | Floyd | The candle holder is securely bolted to the bottom of the recess. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "give flask to hobo" | ||
Floyd ] Tunnel Entrance (Grueslayer) Turns: 1545 Floyd | > Floyd | > GIVE FLASK TO HOBO Floyd | Floyd | You hold the closed flask in front of the hobo's face and wave it Floyd | around a little, but to no avail - the man is sleeping. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open flask" | ||
Floyd ] Tunnel Entrance (Grueslayer) Turns: 1546 Floyd | > Floyd | > OPEN FLASK Floyd | Floyd | You open the flask. It seems to have contained a very strong booze not Floyd | too long ago, for it stinks beastly of alcohol. You see the hobo's Floyd | nose twitch. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "give flask to hobo" | ||
Floyd ] Tunnel Entrance (Grueslayer) Turns: 1547 Floyd | > Floyd | > GIVE FLASK TO HOBO Floyd | Floyd | You hold the open flask in front of the hobo's face and wave it around Floyd | a little. The smell seems to get through to him even during sleep - he Floyd | makes a few nondescript grimaces, opens and closes his mouth and moans Floyd | uncontrolledly, then suddenly opens his eyes and locates the bottle. Floyd | He grabs it faster than you can withdraw your hand (dropping something Floyd | his right hand was clutching earlier), leads it to his mouth and Floyd | disappointedly thows it away when he notices it's empty. He then Floyd | stares dead ahead and mumbles uncomprehensible gibberish, probably Floyd | maledictions against you. Floyd | Floyd | The hobo shakes his fist in your direction and nags about something Floyd | you don't understand. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get all" | ||
Floyd ] Tunnel Entrance (Grueslayer) Turns: 1548 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET ALL Floyd | Floyd | Allen key: The hobo yells, "Sh mine! Mine! Mrrnnn back!" He grabs the Floyd | Allen key and clenches his fist around it. Floyd | metal flask: Taken. Floyd | Floyd | brown corduroys: That would be theft, and really evil. Floyd | outsized coat: That would be theft, and really evil. Floyd | Tun1-shoes: That would be theft, and really evil. Floyd | Floyd | The hobo tries to spit in your direction, but hits his own leg. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Was this guy a doctor once, too, I wonder." | |
| DavidW says, "Dunno." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ask hobo for key" | ||
Floyd ] Tunnel Entrance (Grueslayer) Turns: 1549 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK HOBO FOR KEY Floyd | Floyd | The hobo shakes his fist in your direction and chunters Floyd | "Hufforrmmmashhole*rattle*hglglglrhubarb! Rhubarb!!" Floyd | Floyd | The hobo tries to spit in your direction, but hits his own leg. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask hobo about photo" | ||
Floyd ] Tunnel Entrance (Grueslayer) Turns: 1550 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK HOBO ABOUT PHOTO Floyd | Floyd | The hobo shakes his fist in your direction and chunters Floyd | "Arrglllhmmmmoron*rattle*arglfarglrhubarb! Rhubarb!!" Floyd | Floyd | The hobo tries to spit in your direction, but hits his own leg. Floyd | Floyd | The hobo slumps into an orthopaedically questionable position and Floyd | falls asleep again. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I don't think he's into conversation." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "So a quick reaction did not get me the key." | ||
| DavidW says, "You did not get the key." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Indeed." | ||
| DavidW says, "I'm hoping you'll solve this faster than I did." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x bottle" | ||
Floyd ] Tunnel Entrance (Grueslayer) Turns: 1551 Floyd | > Floyd | > X BOTTLE Floyd | Floyd | A hand-sized, silver-coloured metal flask without any ornaments. The Floyd | cap is attached to the flask through a thin metal chain so it can't Floyd | get lost. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "smell it" | ||
Floyd ] Tunnel Entrance (Grueslayer) Turns: 1552 Floyd | > Floyd | > SMELL IT Floyd | Floyd | The flask is already open. It stinks! Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x photo" | ||
Floyd ] Tunnel Entrance (Grueslayer) Turns: 1553 Floyd | > Floyd | > X PHOTO Floyd | Floyd | The photo has faded over the years so it's hard to make out details. Floyd | Her dark hair and the simple blouse or dress she's wearing indicate Floyd | the picture is very old - early 20th century or even older, you're not Floyd | sure. She's wearing a lace collar held together by a brooch. Her hair Floyd | style is weird from today's point of view - curly at the forehead, Floyd | then short, flat and upswept at the back of the head. Her dark eyes Floyd | are almond-shaped, and she has high cheekbones. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x shrine" | ||
Floyd ] Tunnel Entrance (Grueslayer) Turns: 1553 Floyd | > Floyd | > X SHRINE Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x altar" | ||
Floyd ] Tunnel Entrance (Grueslayer) Turns: 1554 Floyd | > Floyd | > X ALTAR Floyd | Floyd | Looks indeed like someone has built an altar here, in this Floyd | godforsaken place. The recess has an extent of about 15 by 25 inches Floyd | and is about 10 inches deep. The upper part is arched in symmetry with Floyd | the tunnel, with seven slightly protruding bricks arranged in a Floyd | semicircle rounding out the structure towards the front. The base of Floyd | the altar features a candleholder with a circle of eight sockets. All Floyd | sockets are empty. The rear wall is almost completely taken up by the Floyd | picture of a girl. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "The use of these precise dimensions throws me off a bit." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x lamps" | ||
Floyd ] Tunnel Entrance (Grueslayer) Turns: 1555 Floyd | > Floyd | > X LAMPS Floyd | Floyd | The wire running along the ceiling connects lamps lodged there about Floyd | every ten feet. You can make out two lamps before darkness engulfs Floyd | everything. The covers are of a milky, brownish colour, clearly as Floyd | sign of old age. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "hm. Perhaps it's the author's style. Maybe he runs a D&D campaign that way." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "I'm going to guess we want to light the candelabra somehow before waking up the hobo." | ||
| DavidW says, "It seems you need the Allen key to get light for either this room or the next or both. And the flask definitely wakes the hobo up." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x sockets" | ||
Floyd ] Tunnel Entrance (Grueslayer) Turns: 1555 Floyd | > Floyd | > X SOCKETS Floyd | Floyd | Which do you mean, the top left socket, the top middle socket, the top Floyd | right socket, the middle left socket, the middle right socket, the Floyd | bottom left socket, the bottom middle socket or the bottom right Floyd | socket? Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "That seems a given. We need it for that hatch, after all." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get lamp" | ||
Floyd ] Tunnel Entrance (Grueslayer) Turns: 1556 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET LAMP Floyd | Floyd | Even if you could rip a lamp off the ceiling - they are not portable Floyd | and thus useless without a power line. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x bricks" | ||
Floyd ] Tunnel Entrance (Grueslayer) Turns: 1557 Floyd | > Floyd | > X BRICKS Floyd | Floyd | The rectangular recess is surmounted by some sort of semicircular Floyd | ledge, formed by seven bricks that stick out a little from the wall. Floyd | Probably the most ornate design one could fit such an altar with. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "search them" | ||
Floyd ] Tunnel Entrance (Grueslayer) Turns: 1558 Floyd | > Floyd | > SEARCH THEM Floyd | Floyd | You find nothing of interest. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "search altar" | ||
Floyd ] Tunnel Entrance (Grueslayer) Turns: 1559 Floyd | > Floyd | > SEARCH ALTAR Floyd | Floyd | The altar is empty. Floyd | Floyd | You feel an air draft for a second. Where did that come from? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x draft" | ||
Floyd ] Tunnel Entrance (Grueslayer) Turns: 1559 Floyd | > Floyd | > X DRAFT Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push bricks" | ||
Floyd ] Tunnel Entrance (Grueslayer) Turns: 1560 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH BRICKS Floyd | Floyd | It is fixed in place. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "pull bricks" | ||
Floyd ] Tunnel Entrance (Grueslayer) Turns: 1561 Floyd | > Floyd | > PULL BRICKS Floyd | Floyd | It is fixed in place. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x brick" | ||
Floyd ] Tunnel Entrance (Grueslayer) Turns: 1561 Floyd | > Floyd | > X BRICK Floyd | Floyd | Which do you mean, the first brick, the second brick, the third brick, Floyd | the fourth brick, the fifth brick, the sixth brick or the seventh Floyd | brick? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "first" | ||
Floyd ] Tunnel Entrance (Grueslayer) Turns: 1562 Floyd | > Floyd | > FIRST Floyd | Floyd | One of the seven bricks that form the semicircular ledge above the Floyd | recess with the strange altar in it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "pull first brick" | ||
Floyd ] Tunnel Entrance (Grueslayer) Turns: 1563 Floyd | > Floyd | > PULL FIRST BRICK Floyd | Floyd | Nothing obvious happens. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push first brick" | ||
Floyd ] Tunnel Entrance (Grueslayer) Turns: 1564 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH FIRST BRICK Floyd | Floyd | You knock on the first brick for a few times. The brick emits a Floyd | somewhat hollow sound, and if your imagination isn't playing a prank Floyd | on you it gave way a very little bit, not even a millimeter. Floyd | Mysterious. Would it yield something to apply more force to this Floyd | brick? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push first brick" | ||
Floyd ] Tunnel Entrance (Grueslayer) Turns: 1565 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH FIRST BRICK Floyd | Floyd | You knock on the first brick for a few times. The brick emits a Floyd | somewhat hollow sound, and if your imagination isn't playing a prank Floyd | on you it gave way a very little bit, not even a millimeter. Floyd | Mysterious. Would it yield something to apply more force to this Floyd | brick? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "break first brick" | ||
Floyd ] Tunnel Entrance (Grueslayer) Turns: 1566 Floyd | > Floyd | > BREAK FIRST BRICK Floyd | Floyd | You knock on the first brick for a few times. The brick emits a Floyd | somewhat hollow sound, and if your imagination isn't playing a prank Floyd | on you it gave way a very little bit, not even a millimeter. Floyd | Mysterious. Would it yield something to apply more force to this Floyd | brick? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| mirko arrives, full of funk, but no fun. | DavidW says, "hi mirko" | |
| mirko says, "hello all" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Hey." | ||
| DavidW says, "We're in the tunnel with the sleeping hobo." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push second brick" | ||
Floyd ] Tunnel Entrance (Grueslayer) Turns: 1567 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH SECOND BRICK Floyd | Floyd | You knock on the second brick for a few times. The brick emits a Floyd | somewhat hollow sound, and if your imagination isn't playing a prank Floyd | on you it gave way a very little bit, not even a millimeter. Floyd | Mysterious. Would it yield something to apply more force to this Floyd | brick? Floyd | Floyd | > | mirko says, "ok, thanks ;)" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push third brick" | ||
Floyd ] Tunnel Entrance (Grueslayer) Turns: 1568 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH THIRD BRICK Floyd | Floyd | You knock on the third brick for a few times. The brick emits a Floyd | somewhat hollow sound, and if your imagination isn't playing a prank Floyd | on you it gave way a very little bit, not even a millimeter. Floyd | Mysterious. Would it yield something to apply more force to this Floyd | brick? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push fourth brick" | ||
Floyd ] Tunnel Entrance (Grueslayer) Turns: 1569 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH FOURTH BRICK Floyd | Floyd | You knock on the fourth brick for a few times. The brick emits a Floyd | somewhat hollow sound, and if your imagination isn't playing a prank Floyd | on you it gave way a very little bit, not even a millimeter. Floyd | Mysterious. Would it yield something to apply more force to this Floyd | brick? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push fifth brick" | ||
Floyd ] Tunnel Entrance (Grueslayer) Turns: 1570 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH FIFTH BRICK Floyd | Floyd | You knock on the fifth brick for a few times. The brick emits a Floyd | somewhat hollow sound, and if your imagination isn't playing a prank Floyd | on you it gave way a very little bit, not even a millimeter. Floyd | Mysterious. Would it yield something to apply more force to this Floyd | brick? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push sixth brick" | ||
Floyd ] Tunnel Entrance (Grueslayer) Turns: 1571 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH SIXTH BRICK Floyd | Floyd | You knock on the sixth brick for a few times. The brick emits a Floyd | somewhat hollow sound, and if your imagination isn't playing a prank Floyd | on you it gave way a very little bit, not even a millimeter. Floyd | Mysterious. Would it yield something to apply more force to this Floyd | brick? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zape arrives, full of fun and funk. | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push seventh brick" | ||
Floyd ] Tunnel Entrance (Grueslayer) Turns: 1572 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH SEVENTH BRICK Floyd | Floyd | You knock on the seventh brick for a few times. The brick emits a Floyd | somewhat hollow sound, and if your imagination isn't playing a prank Floyd | on you it gave way a very little bit, not even a millimeter. Floyd | Mysterious. Would it yield something to apply more force to this Floyd | brick? Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "Probably need to push them in the correct order." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Maybe." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x candelabra" | ||
Floyd ] Tunnel Entrance (Grueslayer) Turns: 1573 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CANDELABRA Floyd | Floyd | In the middle of the altar-like recess is a candle holder with eight Floyd | sockets in the shape of a circle. The sockets are small, like Floyd | thimbles, and probably made from brazen, or bronze. All sockets are Floyd | empty. Floyd | Floyd | > | mirko asks, "do we have everything we need for the "pushing"?" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x photo" | ||
Floyd ] Tunnel Entrance (Grueslayer) Turns: 1574 Floyd | > Floyd | > X PHOTO Floyd | Floyd | The photo has faded over the years so it's hard to make out details. Floyd | Her dark hair and the simple blouse or dress she's wearing indicate Floyd | the picture is very old - early 20th century or even older, you're not Floyd | sure. She's wearing a lace collar held together by a brooch. Her hair Floyd | style is weird from today's point of view - curly at the forehead, Floyd | then short, flat and upswept at the back of the head. Her dark eyes Floyd | are almond-shaped, and she has high cheekbones. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x altar" | ||
Floyd ] Tunnel Entrance (Grueslayer) Turns: 1575 Floyd | > Floyd | > X ALTAR Floyd | Floyd | Looks indeed like someone has built an altar here, in this Floyd | godforsaken place. The recess has an extent of about 15 by 25 inches Floyd | and is about 10 inches deep. The upper part is arched in symmetry with Floyd | the tunnel, with seven slightly protruding bricks arranged in a Floyd | semicircle rounding out the structure towards the front. The base of Floyd | the altar features a candleholder with a circle of eight sockets. All Floyd | sockets are empty. The rear wall is almost completely taken up by the Floyd | picture of a girl. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says (to mirko), "I'm not sure how to answer that without spoiling." | |
| mirko says, "right" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x x rear wall" | ||
Floyd ] Tunnel Entrance (Grueslayer) Turns: 1575 Floyd | > Floyd | > X X REAR WALL Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x hatch" | ||
Floyd ] Tunnel Entrance (Grueslayer) Turns: 1576 Floyd | > Floyd | > X HATCH Floyd | Floyd | A small metal hatch is set into the northwestern wall, about 15 by 10 Floyd | inches large. The name of a power company is engraved into the heavily Floyd | corroded surface in long outdated ATF Garamond letters: "Vermont Floyd | United Gas and Electric Company." There is a hexagonal hole of about 6 Floyd | or 7 milimeters diameter set into the middle of the right frame of the Floyd | hatch - probably for an Allen key of matching size, functioning as a Floyd | key to what's behind the hatch. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says (to mirko), "I'll put it this way: the only thing we've acquired from this room is a flask." | |
| mirko says, "huh, never noticed the milimeter" | ||
| mirko says (to Davidw), "got it" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x writing" | ||
Floyd ] Tunnel Entrance (Grueslayer) Turns: 1577 Floyd | > Floyd | > X WRITING Floyd | Floyd | Below the photo there's a free space of about 5 cm that's raw stone. Floyd | There seems to be some writing on that free space, but with the Floyd | current light conditions you can't make out what it says. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x first socket" | ||
Floyd ] Tunnel Entrance (Grueslayer) Turns: 1577 Floyd | > Floyd | > X FIRST SOCKET Floyd | Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to examine the first brick. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x socket" | ||
Floyd ] Tunnel Entrance (Grueslayer) Turns: 1577 Floyd | > Floyd | > X SOCKET Floyd | Floyd | Which do you mean, the top left socket, the top middle socket, the top Floyd | right socket, the middle left socket, the middle right socket, the Floyd | bottom left socket, the bottom middle socket or the bottom right Floyd | socket? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x top left socket" | ||
Floyd ] Tunnel Entrance (Grueslayer) Turns: 1578 Floyd | > Floyd | > X TOP LEFT SOCKET Floyd | Floyd | A threaded metal socket. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says (to mirko), "The map of what we've seen so far is at [LINK]" | |
| mirko exclaims (at Davidw), "was just about to ask, thanks!" | ||
| Knight_Otu asks, "I'm only going to ask - can I solve the room right now?" | ||
| DavidW says, "yes" | ||
| mirko says, "what's the cup sauy" | ||
| DavidW says, "The cup of coffee is unavailable." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Lost the coffee. :(" | ||
| mirko exclaims, "yikes!" | ||
| DavidW says, "In the darkness, we dropped almost everything." | ||
| DavidW says, "So it's *really* important to solve this light puzzle." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Who knew keeping everything in our hands could backfire this horribly." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get photo" | ||
Floyd ] Tunnel Entrance (Grueslayer) Turns: 1579 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET PHOTO Floyd | Floyd | That seems to be a part of the picture. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get picture" | ||
Floyd ] Tunnel Entrance (Grueslayer) Turns: 1580 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET PICTURE Floyd | Floyd | The picture is glued to the wall. Floyd | Floyd | > | mirko says, "somehow I didn't lose everything down the well. Maybe I had a light on or something, hm." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "We technically had that flashlight." | ||
| mirko says, "that's the only light source I can think of too" | ||
| DavidW says, "I'm actually quite surprised that the flashlight was somehow anticipated by this author." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Maybe you had most things in the backpack." | ||
| mirko says, "possible. maybe I had the flashlight in the bp" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, ""If the player carries something lit..."" | ||
| mirko asks, "anyway. do i misremember that we need something from one or two rooms up here?" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x first brick" | ||
Floyd ] Tunnel Entrance (Grueslayer) Turns: 1581 Floyd | > Floyd | > X FIRST BRICK Floyd | Floyd | One of the seven bricks that form the semicircular ledge above the Floyd | recess with the strange altar in it. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I think everything we need is in this room." | |
| mirko says, "ok" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x fourth brick" | ||
Floyd ] Tunnel Entrance (Grueslayer) Turns: 1582 Floyd | > Floyd | > X FOURTH BRICK Floyd | Floyd | One of the seven bricks that form the semicircular ledge above the Floyd | recess with the strange altar in it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x ledge" | ||
Floyd ] Tunnel Entrance (Grueslayer) Turns: 1583 Floyd | > Floyd | > X LEDGE Floyd | Floyd | The rectangular recess is surmounted by some sort of semicircular Floyd | ledge, formed by seven bricks that stick out a little from the wall. Floyd | Probably the most ornate design one could fit such an altar with. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push fourth" | ||
Floyd ] Tunnel Entrance (Grueslayer) Turns: 1584 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH FOURTH Floyd | Floyd | You knock on the fourth brick for a few times. The brick emits a Floyd | somewhat hollow sound, and if your imagination isn't playing a prank Floyd | on you it gave way a very little bit, not even a millimeter. Floyd | Mysterious. Would it yield something to apply more force to this Floyd | brick? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push third" | ||
Floyd ] Tunnel Entrance (Grueslayer) Turns: 1585 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH THIRD Floyd | Floyd | You knock on the third brick for a few times. The brick emits a Floyd | somewhat hollow sound, and if your imagination isn't playing a prank Floyd | on you it gave way a very little bit, not even a millimeter. Floyd | Mysterious. Would it yield something to apply more force to this Floyd | brick? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push fifth" | ||
Floyd ] Tunnel Entrance (Grueslayer) Turns: 1586 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH FIFTH Floyd | Floyd | You knock on the fifth brick for a few times. The brick emits a Floyd | somewhat hollow sound, and if your imagination isn't playing a prank Floyd | on you it gave way a very little bit, not even a millimeter. Floyd | Mysterious. Would it yield something to apply more force to this Floyd | brick? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push second" | ||
Floyd ] Tunnel Entrance (Grueslayer) Turns: 1587 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH SECOND Floyd | Floyd | You knock on the second brick for a few times. The brick emits a Floyd | somewhat hollow sound, and if your imagination isn't playing a prank Floyd | on you it gave way a very little bit, not even a millimeter. Floyd | Mysterious. Would it yield something to apply more force to this Floyd | brick? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push sixth" | ||
Floyd ] Tunnel Entrance (Grueslayer) Turns: 1588 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH SIXTH Floyd | Floyd | You knock on the sixth brick for a few times. The brick emits a Floyd | somewhat hollow sound, and if your imagination isn't playing a prank Floyd | on you it gave way a very little bit, not even a millimeter. Floyd | Mysterious. Would it yield something to apply more force to this Floyd | brick? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push first" | ||
Floyd ] Tunnel Entrance (Grueslayer) Turns: 1589 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH FIRST Floyd | Floyd | You knock on the first brick for a few times. The brick emits a Floyd | somewhat hollow sound, and if your imagination isn't playing a prank Floyd | on you it gave way a very little bit, not even a millimeter. Floyd | Mysterious. Would it yield something to apply more force to this Floyd | brick? Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "Er, what order are you trying here?" | |
| mirko says, "that fifth was a little flat" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push seventh" | ||
Floyd ] Tunnel Entrance (Grueslayer) Turns: 1590 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH SEVENTH Floyd | Floyd | You knock on the seventh brick for a few times. The brick emits a Floyd | somewhat hollow sound, and if your imagination isn't playing a prank Floyd | on you it gave way a very little bit, not even a millimeter. Floyd | Mysterious. Would it yield something to apply more force to this Floyd | brick? Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "That order would have, if I have the right mental image, be from top to bottom." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "would have been." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ask hobo about rhubarb" | ||
Floyd ] Tunnel Entrance (Grueslayer) Turns: 1591 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK HOBO ABOUT RHUBARB Floyd | Floyd | Apart from a twitch of his ear there is no reaction. The hobo is sound Floyd | asleep. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "You should try to get the key again." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get key" | ||
Floyd ] Tunnel Entrance (Grueslayer) Turns: 1592 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET KEY Floyd | Floyd | That seems to belong to the hobo. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "give flask to hobo" | ||
Floyd ] Tunnel Entrance (Grueslayer) Turns: 1593 Floyd | > Floyd | > GIVE FLASK TO HOBO Floyd | Floyd | You hold the open flask in front of the hobo's face and wave it around Floyd | a little. The smell seems to get through to him even during sleep - he Floyd | makes a few nondescript grimaces, opens and closes his mouth and moans Floyd | uncontrolledly, then suddenly opens his eyes and locates the bottle. Floyd | He grabs it faster than you can withdraw your hand (dropping something Floyd | his right hand was clutching earlier), leads it to his mouth and Floyd | disappointedly thows it away when he notices it's empty. He then Floyd | stares dead ahead and mumbles uncomprehensible gibberish, probably Floyd | maledictions against you. Floyd | Floyd | The hobo tries to spit in your direction, but hits his own leg. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get key" | ||
Floyd ] Tunnel Entrance (Grueslayer) Turns: 1594 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET KEY Floyd | Floyd | The hobo yells, "Sh mine! Mine! Mrrnnn back!" He grabs the Allen key Floyd | and clenches his fist around it. Floyd | Floyd | The hobo shakes his fist in your direction and nags about something Floyd | you don't understand. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "Ok, so he drops the key when you give the flask." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ask hobo about shrine" | ||
Floyd ] Tunnel Entrance (Grueslayer) Turns: 1595 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK HOBO ABOUT SHRINE Floyd | Floyd | The hobo tries to sit up but fails miserably and chunters Floyd | "Huffhmmmashhole*cough*hglglglrhubarb! Rhubarb!!" Floyd | Floyd | The hobo tries to spit in your direction, but hits his own leg. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Which is why I suspect we want to distract him with a lit shrine when waking him up." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "(Which may of course be me misreading the situation.)" | ||
| DavidW says, "I'm not sure why you think the shrine is doable without any light bulbs or similar socketed things." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ask hobo about rhubarb" | ||
Floyd ] Tunnel Entrance (Grueslayer) Turns: 1596 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK HOBO ABOUT RHUBARB Floyd | Floyd | The hobo tries to sit up but fails miserably and chunters Floyd | "Huffhmmyummidiot*rattle*rrrpfched losht! Losht!!" Floyd | Floyd | The hobo shakes his fist in your direction and nags about something Floyd | you don't understand. Floyd | Floyd | The hobo slumps into an orthopaedically questionable position and Floyd | falls asleep again. Floyd | Floyd | > | mirko asks, "maybe let the hobo forget about the key?" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Well, I was kind of hoping to find light bulbs in the bricks, as unlikely as it is." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "i" | ||
Floyd ] Tunnel Entrance (Grueslayer) Turns: 1597 Floyd | > Floyd | > I Floyd | Floyd | You are carrying: Floyd | a gold jacket (being worn) Floyd | a filthy rug Floyd | a hovering spark (haunting you) Floyd | a giant milkweed leaf (being worn as a mask) Floyd | a Jansport backpack (being worn and open) Floyd | a hidden pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a key pocket (closed) Floyd | a book pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a side pocket (closed) Floyd | a trash pocket (closed) Floyd | a trolley pass (being worn) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x hatch" | ||
Floyd ] Tunnel Entrance (Grueslayer) Turns: 1598 Floyd | > Floyd | > X HATCH Floyd | Floyd | A small metal hatch is set into the northwestern wall, about 15 by 10 Floyd | inches large. The name of a power company is engraved into the heavily Floyd | corroded surface in long outdated ATF Garamond letters: "Vermont Floyd | United Gas and Electric Company." There is a hexagonal hole of about 6 Floyd | or 7 milimeters diameter set into the middle of the right frame of the Floyd | hatch - probably for an Allen key of matching size, functioning as a Floyd | key to what's behind the hatch. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "drop rug on hobo" | ||
Floyd ] Tunnel Entrance (Grueslayer) Turns: 1599 Floyd | > Floyd | > DROP RUG ON HOBO Floyd | Floyd | Putting things on the hobo would achieve nothing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "give flask to hobo" | ||
Floyd ] Tunnel Entrance (Grueslayer) Turns: 1600 Floyd | > Floyd | > GIVE FLASK TO HOBO Floyd | Floyd | You're not holding the flask. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get flask" | ||
Floyd ] Tunnel Entrance (Grueslayer) Turns: 1601 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET FLASK Floyd | Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "give flask to hobo" | ||
Floyd ] Tunnel Entrance (Grueslayer) Turns: 1602 Floyd | > Floyd | > GIVE FLASK TO HOBO Floyd | Floyd | You hold the open flask in front of the hobo's face and wave it around Floyd | a little. The smell seems to get through to him even during sleep - he Floyd | makes a few nondescript grimaces, opens and closes his mouth and moans Floyd | uncontrolledly, then suddenly opens his eyes and locates the bottle. Floyd | He grabs it faster than you can withdraw your hand (dropping something Floyd | his right hand was clutching earlier), leads it to his mouth and Floyd | disappointedly thows it away when he notices it's empty. He then Floyd | stares dead ahead and mumbles uncomprehensible gibberish, probably Floyd | maledictions against you. Floyd | Floyd | The hobo mumbles something incomprehensible. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "give rug to hobo" | ||
Floyd ] Tunnel Entrance (Grueslayer) Turns: 1603 Floyd | > Floyd | > GIVE RUG TO HOBO Floyd | Floyd | The hobo doesn't seem interested. Floyd | Floyd | The hobo tries to spit in your direction, but hits his own leg. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ask hobo about life" | ||
Floyd ] Tunnel Entrance (Grueslayer) Turns: 1604 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK HOBO ABOUT LIFE Floyd | Floyd | The hobo bends in your direction and chunters Floyd | "Hufforrmmmashhole*rattle*arglfarglrhubarb! Rhubarb!!" Floyd | Floyd | The hobo tries to spit in your direction, but hits his own leg. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ask hobo about hhobo" | ||
Floyd ] Tunnel Entrance (Grueslayer) Turns: 1605 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK HOBO ABOUT HHOBO Floyd | Floyd | The hobo tries to sit up but fails miserably and chunters Floyd | "Hufforrmmmashhole*gasp*hglglglmustn't! Mustn't!!" Floyd | Floyd | The hobo tries to spit in your direction, but hits his own leg. Floyd | Floyd | The hobo slumps into an orthopaedically questionable position and Floyd | falls asleep again. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get key" | ||
Floyd ] Tunnel Entrance (Grueslayer) Turns: 1606 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET KEY Floyd | Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | You cringe from thinking something has moved in the shadows, but your Floyd | mind just played a trick on you. You hope. Floyd | Floyd | > | mirko says, "alright" | |
| DavidW says, "hooray" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open hatch with allen" | ||
Floyd ] Tunnel Entrance (Grueslayer) Turns: 1607 Floyd | > Floyd | > OPEN HATCH WITH ALLEN Floyd | Floyd | You unlock the hatch. Floyd | Floyd | You feel an air draft for a second. Where did that come from? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open hatch" | ||
Floyd ] Tunnel Entrance (Grueslayer) Turns: 1608 Floyd | > Floyd | > OPEN HATCH Floyd | Floyd | With the help of the Allen key you open the hatch. Behind it is a Floyd | niche with an archaic fuse box, and a few old looking tools some Floyd | worker probably left behind. All this looks like this hatch hasn't Floyd | been opened for a hundred years or so. The niche contains the first Floyd | candle, the second candle and a mallet. Floyd | Floyd | > | mirko says, "yeah, where DID that come from" | |
| DavidW says, "I swear I took just as long on that puzzle." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "In retrospect, it makes a lot of sense." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "But getting there..." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get all from hatch" | ||
Floyd ] Tunnel Entrance (Grueslayer) Turns: 1609 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET ALL FROM HATCH Floyd | Floyd | the first candle: Taken. Floyd | Floyd | the second candle: Taken. Floyd | Floyd | mallet: Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | mirko says, "that fuse box had me stumped for ages, too" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x fuse" | ||
Floyd ] Tunnel Entrance (Grueslayer) Turns: 1610 Floyd | > Floyd | > X FUSE Floyd | Floyd | The rear wall of the niche in the northwestern wall is made up of some Floyd | fuse box of sorts. It consists of three stacked panels with holes with Floyd | screw threads in each of them. The top panel has three holes, the Floyd | bottom panel as well, and the middle panel is missing the middle hole, Floyd | where instead a badge with the Vermont United Gas and Electric Company Floyd | logo is attached. There are old fuses in the middle left and bottom Floyd | right holes. Floyd | Floyd | Next to the fuses is a large switch labeled "Southeast Tunnel." It is Floyd | currently switched off. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "switch switch" | ||
Floyd ] Tunnel Entrance (Grueslayer) Turns: 1611 Floyd | > Floyd | > SWITCH SWITCH Floyd | Floyd | You flip the power switch to the on position, and the southeast tunnel Floyd | lights up. Floyd | Floyd | You feel an air draft for a second. Where did that come from? Floyd | Floyd | > | mirko says, "horay" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "se" | ||
Floyd ] Subterranean tunnel (Drew M) Turns: 1612 Floyd | > Floyd | > SE Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Subterranean tunnel (Drew M) Floyd | Your light reflects off the cold, shin-deep water. Tiny shadows jump Floyd | and skitter away from you, making it hard to tell where the walls end Floyd | and the wildlife begins. The tunnel continues off to the northwest. Floyd | To the east lies a door. The way back to the surface lies above. To Floyd | the north, the stones have recessed to form an alcove a few feet deep. Floyd | Floyd | "BOO!" The apparent source of the voice you've been hearing stands Floyd | before you: a woman about your height, smiling and waving at you from Floyd | a small niche in the wall to the north. Floyd | Floyd | You can also see a waterproof flashlight (smelling faintly of mildew), Floyd | a spray bottle that used to contain fungicide, a copper urn (smelling Floyd | faintly of mildew) (closed), a bronze urn (closed), a key from an urn, Floyd | some mildewed leather gloves, a gallon jug of white vinegar, a pair of Floyd | garden shears (smelling faintly of mildew), a rusty flathead Floyd | screwdriver, a trophy for a dog race, a glass shard, a black business Floyd | card (smelling faintly of mildew), loose bricks, Tolerating An Asinine Floyd | God, a rusty piece of metal, some yellowed newspapers, a shard of Floyd | shattered carapace (smelling faintly of mildew), an employee ID card Floyd | (smelling faintly of mildew), a book list, a soggy tome, a long hooked Floyd | pole, a grimy rock (smelling faintly of mildew), a backpack features Floyd | guide, a trolley schedule (smelling faintly of mildew), Twin Hearts Floyd | Between the Planes, a pamphlet of home listings (smelling faintly of Floyd | mildew), a moldy, waterlogged journal, an antique locket (closed), a Floyd | wad of cash, a repaired page (smelling faintly of mildew), The Floyd | Dollmaker's Journal, the diary of Phyllis Cragne, a postcard of Floyd | Big Ben (smelling faintly of mildew), The Modern Girl's Divination Floyd | Handbook -- Volume Three, a pull-string doll (smelling faintly of Floyd | mildew), a glass jar containing an insect, a half-full styrofoam Floyd | coffee cup (smelling faintly of mildew) and a familiar gold wristwatch Floyd | here. Floyd | Floyd | "Psst! Hey! This way! Can you hear me?" Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu asks, "Geeze, who littered all this here?" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get all" | ||
Floyd ] Subterranean tunnel (Drew M) Turns: 1613 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET ALL Floyd | Floyd | pamphlet of home listings (smelling faintly of mildew): Taken. Floyd | Floyd | waterproof flashlight (smelling faintly of mildew): Taken. Floyd | Floyd | spray bottle that used to contain fungicide: Taken. Floyd | Floyd | copper urn (smelling faintly of mildew): Taken. Floyd | Floyd | bronze urn: Taken. Floyd | Floyd | key from an urn: Taken. Floyd | Floyd | mildewed leather gloves: Taken. Floyd | Floyd | a gallon jug of white vinegar: Taken. Floyd | Floyd | pair of garden shears (smelling faintly of mildew): Taken. Floyd | Floyd | a rusty flathead screwdriver: Taken. Floyd | Floyd | trophy for a dog race: Taken. Floyd | Floyd | glass shard: Taken. Floyd | Floyd | black business card (smelling faintly of mildew): Taken. Floyd | Floyd | loose bricks: Taken. Floyd | Floyd | Tolerating An Asinine God: Taken. Floyd | Floyd | rusty piece of metal: Taken. Floyd | Floyd | yellowed newspapers: Taken. Floyd | Floyd | shard of shattered carapace (smelling faintly of mildew): Taken. Floyd | Floyd | employee ID card (smelling faintly of mildew): Taken. Floyd | Floyd | book list: Taken. Floyd | Floyd | soggy tome: Taken. Floyd | Floyd | long hooked pole: Taken. Floyd | Floyd | grimy rock (smelling faintly of mildew): Taken. Floyd | Floyd | backpack features guide: Taken. Floyd | Floyd | trolley schedule (smelling faintly of mildew): Taken. Floyd | Floyd | Twin Hearts Between the Planes: Taken. Floyd | Floyd | moldy, waterlogged journal: Taken. Floyd | Floyd | antique locket: Taken. Floyd | Floyd | wad of cash: Taken. Floyd | Floyd | repaired page (smelling faintly of mildew): Taken. Floyd | Floyd | The Dollmaker's Journal: Taken. Floyd | diary of Phyllis Cragne: Taken. Floyd | Floyd | postcard of Big Ben (smelling faintly of mildew): Taken. Floyd | Floyd | The Modern Girl's Divination Handbook -- Volume Three: Taken. Floyd | Floyd | pull-string doll (smelling faintly of mildew): Taken. Floyd | Floyd | glass jar containing an insect: Taken. Floyd | Floyd | familiar gold wristwatch: Taken. Floyd | Floyd | half-full styrofoam coffee cup (smelling faintly of mildew): Taken. Floyd | Floyd | "Psst! Hey you! Come closer! Can you hear?" Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x me" | ||
Floyd ] Subterranean tunnel (Drew M) Turns: 1614 Floyd | > Floyd | > X ME Floyd | Floyd | Seized by a morbid curiosity, you aim your light down at the water so Floyd | you can get a good look at your face. What you see is not encouraging. Floyd | Put simply, being attacked by goddamn bugs has significantly degraded Floyd | your look. If you had known you would go traipsing around in flooded Floyd | underground caverns, you would not have opted to go with stockings. Floyd | Your hair is tangled and grungy, your makeup is probably running and Floyd | you'd really just like a nice hot shower if that isn't too much to Floyd | ask. Floyd | Floyd | Out of the corner of your eye, you see the woman in the wall pull Floyd | what looks like a mirror from her pocket and examine herself. She also Floyd | does not appear to like what she sees. Floyd | Floyd | "Hey, you! I'm waiting! Hellooooo?" Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x woman" | ||
Floyd ] Subterranean tunnel (Drew M) Turns: 1615 Floyd | > Floyd | > X WOMAN Floyd | Floyd | A woman, dressed in filthy clothes, slouches against a wall. She turns Floyd | to look at you, staring at you with eyes eerily similar to yours. When Floyd | you look away, she does too. It's hard to tell much about her features Floyd | from this light without getting closer. Floyd | Floyd | "Psst! Hey you! This way! Yoohooo?" Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Subterranean tunnel (Drew M) Turns: 1616 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The swirls in your cup form a Viking longboat. Modes of transportation Floyd | mean that your current environment presents challenges that can only Floyd | be overcome by seeking fresh perspectives elsewhere until you're ready Floyd | to return. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | "Psst! Hey! C'mere! Hellooooo?" Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Sorry, I guess we're not talking to you." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "SAVE" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "cf20" | ||
Floyd | > Floyd | > SAVE Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write: Floyd ] Subterranean tunnel (Drew M) Turns: 1616 Floyd | > SAVEOk. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "talk to woman" | ||
Floyd ] Subterranean tunnel (Drew M) Turns: 1617 Floyd | > Floyd | > TALK TO WOMAN Floyd | Floyd | You say hello to strangely familiar woman. Floyd | Floyd | "Hey, you! Come closer! Can you hear me?" Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "come closer" | ||
Floyd ] Subterranean tunnel (Drew M) Turns: 1617 Floyd | > Floyd | > COME CLOSER Floyd | Floyd | That verb doesn't work here, or, at least, not right now, but Floyd | it might work somewhere later. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "She's in an alcove to the north." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "So I realized on rereading." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Subterranean tunnel (Drew M) Turns: 1617 Floyd | > Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | The woman waves and smiles as you approach. As you slide into the Floyd | alcove beside her, she reaches back behind her head and pulls a hereto Floyd | unseen lever. You hear a grinding sound behind you and whirl around Floyd | just in time to see a stone block slide across the entrance, sealing Floyd | you inside. You turn towards the woman, only she's not a woman. Her Floyd | form has broken apart into a wriggling swarm of insects. They surge Floyd | toward you, leaving behind the bones of some other unlucky sap who Floyd | must have wandered down here never to escape. Floyd | Floyd | The wrytheing mass flow over you, feeding off your flesh with a Floyd | frightening frenzy. You open your mouth to scream and it is instantly Floyd | filled with squirming crawling biting things, chewing at everything Floyd | they can reach. Your end is painful, but swift; within moments you are Floyd | stripped down to a pile of bones to join the first. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | *** You have died *** Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT, UNDO the last Floyd | command or TAKE BACK the action that sealed your fate (for when UNDO Floyd | is not enough)? Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Not particularly surprised." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "undo" | ||
Floyd ] Subterranean tunnel (Drew M) Turns: 1617 Floyd | Floyd | > UNDO Floyd | Floyd | Subterranean tunnel (Drew M) Floyd | [Previous turn undone.] Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "nw" | ||
Floyd ] Tunnel Entrance (Grueslayer) Turns: 1618 Floyd | > Floyd | > NW Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Tunnel Entrance (Grueslayer) Floyd | The ladder leading down the funnel ends here at a brick wall with one Floyd | or two interesting features. Only a little light shines through the Floyd | funnel and bathes the surroundings in eerie shadows. The ground seems Floyd | to be made up of treaded down dirt. A masoned, semi-circular tunnel Floyd | leads southeast, the walls made up from the same musty red bricks as Floyd | the wall marking its end. The tunnel is about six feet high. Rolled up Floyd | on the ground in the southwestern corner is a hobo who declared this Floyd | tunnel his bedroom. Floyd | Floyd | You can see a metal flask here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get flask" | ||
Floyd ] Tunnel Entrance (Grueslayer) Turns: 1619 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET FLASK Floyd | Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x picture" | ||
Floyd ] Tunnel Entrance (Grueslayer) Turns: 1620 Floyd | > Floyd | > X PICTURE Floyd | Floyd | Most of the rear wall of the recess is taken up by the picture of a Floyd | girl. It looks like a print of a black and white photo and was Floyd | probably glued to the wall, for no other means of attachment can be Floyd | seen. The girl itself seems to be in her late teens or early twenties Floyd | - in the dim light down here it's hard to tell any details. The photo Floyd | is a portrait photo with a three-quarter view - she is standing a bit Floyd | sideways but looking at the camera. Part of her upper body is visible. Floyd | Floyd | Below the photo there's a free space of about 5 cm that's raw stone. Floyd | There seems to be some writing on that free space, but with the Floyd | current light conditions you can't make out what it says. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put candles on altar" | ||
Floyd ] Tunnel Entrance (Grueslayer) Turns: 1620 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT CANDLES ON ALTAR Floyd | Floyd | Which do you mean, the second candle or the first candle? Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "both, game." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x candle" | ||
Floyd ] Tunnel Entrance (Grueslayer) Turns: 1620 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CANDLE Floyd | Floyd | Which do you mean, the second candle or the first candle? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x first candle" | ||
Floyd ] Tunnel Entrance (Grueslayer) Turns: 1621 Floyd | > Floyd | > X FIRST CANDLE Floyd | Floyd | A white electric candle, a good five inches long and as thick as your Floyd | thumb. On one end is a glass bulb, on the other is a threaded metal Floyd | base. It is unlit. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Oh, those kinds of candle." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put first candle on top left socket" | ||
Floyd ] Tunnel Entrance (Grueslayer) Turns: 1622 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT FIRST CANDLE ON TOP LEFT SOCKET Floyd | Floyd | Putting things on the top left socket would achieve nothing. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "There will be wax candles later in the game." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "screw first candle on top left socket" | ||
Floyd ] Tunnel Entrance (Grueslayer) Turns: 1622 Floyd | > Floyd | > SCREW FIRST CANDLE ON TOP LEFT SOCKET Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | mirko asks, "in?" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "screw first candle in top left socket" | ||
Floyd ] Tunnel Entrance (Grueslayer) Turns: 1622 Floyd | > Floyd | > SCREW FIRST CANDLE IN TOP LEFT SOCKET Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Yeah, that makes more sense." | |
| DavidW says, "put __ in __" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put first candle in top left socket" | ||
Floyd ] Tunnel Entrance (Grueslayer) Turns: 1623 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT FIRST CANDLE IN TOP LEFT SOCKET Floyd | Floyd | You screw the first candle into the top left socket. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| mirko laughs. | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put second candle in bottom left socket" | ||
Floyd ] Tunnel Entrance (Grueslayer) Turns: 1624 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT SECOND CANDLE IN BOTTOM LEFT SOCKET Floyd | Floyd | You screw the second candle into the bottom left socket. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x candelabra" | ||
Floyd ] Tunnel Entrance (Grueslayer) Turns: 1625 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CANDELABRA Floyd | Floyd | In the middle of the altar-like recess is a candle holder with eight Floyd | sockets in the shape of a circle. The sockets are small, like Floyd | thimbles, and probably made from brazen, or bronze. One candle is Floyd | placed in the top left socket. One candle is placed in the bottom left Floyd | socket. Floyd | Floyd | You cringe from thinking something has moved in the shadows, but your Floyd | mind just played a trick on you. You hope. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "That didn't seem to work." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Sure didn't." | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x fuse" | ||
Floyd ] Tunnel Entrance (Grueslayer) Turns: 1626 Floyd | > Floyd | > X FUSE Floyd | Floyd | The rear wall of the niche in the northwestern wall is made up of some Floyd | fuse box of sorts. It consists of three stacked panels with holes with Floyd | screw threads in each of them. The top panel has three holes, the Floyd | bottom panel as well, and the middle panel is missing the middle hole, Floyd | where instead a badge with the Vermont United Gas and Electric Company Floyd | logo is attached. There are old fuses in the middle left and bottom Floyd | right holes. Floyd | Floyd | Next to the fuses is a large switch labeled "Southeast Tunnel." It is Floyd | currently switched off. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Either I got the wrong sockets, or it's one of these things that needs all sockets occupied and working or I need the fuse box." | |
| mirko says, "wrong sockets I think" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x top panel" | ||
Floyd ] Tunnel Entrance (Grueslayer) Turns: 1626 Floyd | > Floyd | > X TOP PANEL Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x holes" | ||
Floyd ] Tunnel Entrance (Grueslayer) Turns: 1626 Floyd | > Floyd | > X HOLES Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | mirko says, "look at 'x fuse' again" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get candles" | ||
Floyd ] Tunnel Entrance (Grueslayer) Turns: 1626 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET CANDLES Floyd | Floyd | Which do you mean, the first candle or the second candle? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "second" | ||
Floyd ] Tunnel Entrance (Grueslayer) Turns: 1627 Floyd | > Floyd | > SECOND Floyd | Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put second candle in middle left socket" | ||
Floyd ] Tunnel Entrance (Grueslayer) Turns: 1628 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT SECOND CANDLE IN MIDDLE LEFT SOCKET Floyd | Floyd | You screw the second candle into the middle left socket. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get first" | ||
Floyd ] Tunnel Entrance (Grueslayer) Turns: 1629 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET FIRST Floyd | Floyd | (the first candle) Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put second candle in bottom right socket" | ||
Floyd ] Tunnel Entrance (Grueslayer) Turns: 1630 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT SECOND CANDLE IN BOTTOM RIGHT SOCKET Floyd | Floyd | (first taking the second candle) Floyd | You screw the second candle into the bottom right socket. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x candelabra" | ||
Floyd ] Tunnel Entrance (Grueslayer) Turns: 1631 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CANDELABRA Floyd | Floyd | In the middle of the altar-like recess is a candle holder with eight Floyd | sockets in the shape of a circle. The sockets are small, like Floyd | thimbles, and probably made from brazen, or bronze. One candle is Floyd | placed in the bottom right socket. Floyd | Floyd | > | mirko says, "you missed the 1st candle" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put first candle in middle left socket" | ||
Floyd ] Tunnel Entrance (Grueslayer) Turns: 1632 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT FIRST CANDLE IN MIDDLE LEFT SOCKET Floyd | Floyd | You screw the first candle into the middle left socket. Floyd | Floyd | With an abrupt pop, both candles flicker into brightness. You must Floyd | have completed a circuit. Floyd | Floyd | > | mirko says, "yay" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "No, I simply reused the command and failed to change the candle." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x picture" | ||
Floyd ] Tunnel Entrance (Grueslayer) Turns: 1633 Floyd | > Floyd | > X PICTURE Floyd | Floyd | Most of the rear wall of the recess is taken up by the picture of a Floyd | girl. It looks like a print of a black and white photo and was Floyd | probably glued to the wall, for no other means of attachment can be Floyd | seen. The girl itself seems to be in her late teens or early twenties Floyd | - in the dim light down here it's hard to tell any details. The photo Floyd | is a portrait photo with a three-quarter view - she is standing a bit Floyd | sideways but looking at the camera. Part of her upper body is visible. Floyd | Floyd | The candles in the sockets illuminate the word someone has painted on Floyd | the wall under the poster: "CEECEE". Obviously her name was Cecilia. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "It seems the socket/fuse positions are randomized. When I played, different sockets were used." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "hit third brick with mallet" | ||
Floyd ] Tunnel Entrance (Grueslayer) Turns: 1634 Floyd | > Floyd | > HIT THIRD BRICK WITH MALLET Floyd | Floyd | You carefully hit the third brick with your mallet. The resulting Floyd | sound is hollow, but strangely high and volumeless, as if there was Floyd | but a small lacuna behind it. You think the note played was 'E'. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "hit fifth brick with mallet" | ||
Floyd ] Tunnel Entrance (Grueslayer) Turns: 1635 Floyd | > Floyd | > HIT FIFTH BRICK WITH MALLET Floyd | Floyd | You carefully hit the fifth brick with your mallet. The resulting Floyd | sound is hollow, but strangely high and volumeless, as if there was Floyd | but a small lacuna behind it. You think the note played was 'G'. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "hit fourth brick with mallet" | ||
Floyd ] Tunnel Entrance (Grueslayer) Turns: 1636 Floyd | > Floyd | > HIT FOURTH BRICK WITH MALLET Floyd | Floyd | You carefully hit the fourth brick with your mallet. The resulting Floyd | sound is hollow, but strangely high and volumeless, as if there was Floyd | but a small lacuna behind it. You think the note played was 'F'. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "hit second brick with mallet" | ||
Floyd ] Tunnel Entrance (Grueslayer) Turns: 1637 Floyd | > Floyd | > HIT SECOND BRICK WITH MALLET Floyd | Floyd | You carefully hit the second brick with your mallet. The resulting Floyd | sound is hollow, but strangely high and volumeless, as if there was Floyd | but a small lacuna behind it. You think the note played was 'D'. Floyd | Floyd | You feel an air draft for a second. Where did that come from? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "hit first brick with mallet" | ||
Floyd ] Tunnel Entrance (Grueslayer) Turns: 1638 Floyd | > Floyd | > HIT FIRST BRICK WITH MALLET Floyd | Floyd | You carefully hit the first brick with your mallet. The resulting Floyd | sound is hollow, but strangely high and volumeless, as if there was Floyd | but a small lacuna behind it. You think the note played was 'C'. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "The bricks are a clayophone." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "I was always bad at notes." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "hit first brick with mallet" | ||
Floyd ] Tunnel Entrance (Grueslayer) Turns: 1639 Floyd | > Floyd | > HIT FIRST BRICK WITH MALLET Floyd | Floyd | You carefully hit the first brick with your mallet. The resulting Floyd | sound is hollow, but strangely high and volumeless, as if there was Floyd | but a small lacuna behind it. You think the note played was 'C'. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "hit third brick with mallet" | ||
Floyd ] Tunnel Entrance (Grueslayer) Turns: 1640 Floyd | > Floyd | > HIT THIRD BRICK WITH MALLET Floyd | Floyd | You carefully hit the third brick with your mallet. The resulting Floyd | sound is hollow, but strangely high and volumeless, as if there was Floyd | but a small lacuna behind it. You think the note played was 'E'. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "hit third brick with mallet" | ||
Floyd ] Tunnel Entrance (Grueslayer) Turns: 1641 Floyd | > Floyd | > HIT THIRD BRICK WITH MALLET Floyd | Floyd | You carefully hit the third brick with your mallet. The resulting Floyd | sound is hollow, but strangely high and volumeless, as if there was Floyd | but a small lacuna behind it. You think the note played was 'E'. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "hit first brick with mallet" | ||
Floyd ] Tunnel Entrance (Grueslayer) Turns: 1642 Floyd | > Floyd | > HIT FIRST BRICK WITH MALLET Floyd | Floyd | You carefully hit the first brick with your mallet. The resulting Floyd | sound is hollow, but strangely high and volumeless, as if there was Floyd | but a small lacuna behind it. You think the note played was 'C'. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "hit third brick with mallet" | ||
Floyd ] Tunnel Entrance (Grueslayer) Turns: 1643 Floyd | > Floyd | > HIT THIRD BRICK WITH MALLET Floyd | Floyd | You carefully hit the third brick with your mallet. The resulting Floyd | sound is hollow, but strangely high and volumeless, as if there was Floyd | but a small lacuna behind it. You think the note played was 'E'. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "hit third brick with mallet" | ||
Floyd ] Tunnel Entrance (Grueslayer) Turns: 1644 Floyd | > Floyd | > HIT THIRD BRICK WITH MALLET Floyd | Floyd | You carefully hit the third brick with your mallet. The resulting Floyd | sound is hollow, but strangely high and volumeless, as if there was Floyd | but a small lacuna behind it. You think the note played was 'E'. Floyd | Floyd | As soon as you gently hit the brick with the hammer you hear a Floyd | grinding noise from somewhere behind the brick wall. You frightenedly Floyd | jump backwards as a part of the wall, the "altar" being a good part of Floyd | it, slowly swings backwards like a door, making horrible grinding Floyd | noises. Finally the grinding stops, and a forbidding black hole gapes Floyd | in the northeastern wall, leaving you with fearful thoughts what Floyd | unspeakable evil might lurk inside. Floyd | Floyd | > | mirko says, "yess." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Well hello there." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Tunnel Entrance (Grueslayer) Turns: 1645 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The clouds in your cup form -- weird, they've entirely dissipated. Floyd | Lack of a symbolic image means that you have accomplished everything Floyd | you must in your current environment and should move on to find new Floyd | challenges in order to grow as a person. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ne" | ||
Floyd ] Small Chamber (Grueslayer) Turns: 1646 Floyd | > Floyd | > NE Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Small Chamber (Grueslayer) Floyd | It takes a while to adjust to the darkness here, but finally you can Floyd | at least make out some shapes and colours. The little light that falls Floyd | in through the opening the "altar" left reveals a small space of about Floyd | ten by six feet, no more than five feet high, meaning you can't even Floyd | stand. The walls are roughly hewn and show no sign of renovation. Floyd | Three freight crates and an empty bottle indicate that this secret Floyd | space had probably been used by smugglers. How mundane. The exit is Floyd | southwest. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x crates" | ||
Floyd ] Small Chamber (Grueslayer) Turns: 1647 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CRATES Floyd | Floyd | Three crates were left behind by the last visitor of this chamber. Floyd | They're small wooden freight crates as you've seen them in old movies, Floyd | with hinged lids with logos of freight companies on them. One crate in Floyd | a corner is quite large, the second one next to it is pretty small, Floyd | and theres a medium-sized crate in the middle of the chamber. Floyd | Hopefully you don't have to shift them around to achieve something. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says, "Welcome to the House of Unspeakable Evil. I'd ask which Evil you'd like this evening, but of course, neither of can speak of any of them." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x small crate" | ||
Floyd ] Small Chamber (Grueslayer) Turns: 1648 Floyd | > Floyd | > X SMALL CRATE Floyd | Floyd | The smallest of the three crates is placed close to the wall, next to Floyd | the large crate. Its lid bears the writing "Backwater Library". An Floyd | antique padlock keeps the crate shut. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x me" | ||
Floyd ] Small Chamber (Grueslayer) Turns: 1649 Floyd | > Floyd | > X ME Floyd | Floyd | Green pullover, tight blue jeans and a latex catwoman mask - top Floyd | notch! Floyd | Floyd | > | mirko says, "the map auto-updates as well. nifty." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Oh, right. Same person, same x me." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x medium" | ||
Floyd ] Small Chamber (Grueslayer) Turns: 1650 Floyd | > Floyd | > X MEDIUM Floyd | Floyd | A medium-sized wooden crate. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Small Chamber (Grueslayer) Turns: 1651 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The clouds in your cup form a sturdy oak. Botanical images mean that Floyd | while there is much left to accomplish in the present situation, your Floyd | immediate environment sustains you, and you have everything that you Floyd | need. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x large" | ||
Floyd ] Small Chamber (Grueslayer) Turns: 1652 Floyd | > Floyd | > X LARGE Floyd | Floyd | In the corner is a crate that is the largest of the three. As the Floyd | others it is made of light, sturdy wood. The hinged lid bears an Floyd | emblem of a dog listening to a grammophone, but with no company logo Floyd | or other hints as to who used to be the owner of this crate. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open it" | ||
Floyd ] Small Chamber (Grueslayer) Turns: 1653 Floyd | > Floyd | > OPEN IT Floyd | Floyd | It isn't something you can open. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x bottle" | ||
Floyd ] Small Chamber (Grueslayer) Turns: 1653 Floyd | > Floyd | > X BOTTLE Floyd | Floyd | Which do you mean, the metal flask or the spray bottle that used to Floyd | contain fungicide? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get all" | ||
Floyd ] Small Chamber (Grueslayer) Turns: 1654 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET ALL Floyd | Floyd | phonograph: You lift the phonograph out of the crate. It's heavy, and Floyd | probably very fragile, so you carefully place it onto the ground. Floyd | horn loudspeaker: Taken. Floyd | Floyd | old record: Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "eeerrr." | |
| DavidW says, "what the." | ||
| mirko says, "I don't remember that" | ||
| DavidW says, "Neither do I." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "I don't think that was supposed to happen." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "undo" | ||
Floyd ] Small Chamber (Grueslayer) Turns: 1653 Floyd | Floyd | > UNDO Floyd | Floyd | Small Chamber (Grueslayer) Floyd | [Previous turn undone.] Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "unlock crate with key from an urn" | ||
Floyd ] Small Chamber (Grueslayer) Turns: 1653 Floyd | > Floyd | > UNLOCK CRATE WITH KEY FROM AN URN Floyd | Floyd | Which do you mean, the large crate, the medium-sized crate or the Floyd | small crate? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "unlock small crate with key from an urn" | ||
Floyd ] Small Chamber (Grueslayer) Turns: 1654 Floyd | > Floyd | > UNLOCK SMALL CRATE WITH KEY FROM AN URN Floyd | Floyd | That doesn't seem to fit the lock. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x padlock" | ||
Floyd ] Small Chamber (Grueslayer) Turns: 1655 Floyd | > Floyd | > X PADLOCK Floyd | Floyd | The padlock has numbers from 0 to 9 on it, so it's probably a Floyd | combination lock, but it's unlike any other combination lock you know. Floyd | The metal holder sits on top of a thick metal circle. The figures are Floyd | arranged in a circle around the middle which makes the lock look a Floyd | little like a clock. In the middle there's a knob with a pointer on it Floyd | that currently points towards the 0. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "oh, I had such trouble with this padlock." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "pull string" | ||
Floyd ] Small Chamber (Grueslayer) Turns: 1656 Floyd | > Floyd | > PULL STRING Floyd | Floyd | The doll intones: "Beware the thing that isn't here!" Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "pull string" | ||
Floyd ] Small Chamber (Grueslayer) Turns: 1657 Floyd | > Floyd | > PULL STRING Floyd | Floyd | The doll intones: "Avoid the hazard of the large crate! Something Floyd | large signifies overwhelming force!" Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I had to go to the intfiction forum to find out what I didn't assume/understand." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "pull string" | ||
Floyd ] Small Chamber (Grueslayer) Turns: 1658 Floyd | > Floyd | > PULL STRING Floyd | Floyd | The doll intones: "Flee the threat of the small crate! Something small Floyd | means secret ability!" Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "pull string" | ||
Floyd ] Small Chamber (Grueslayer) Turns: 1659 Floyd | > Floyd | > PULL STRING Floyd | Floyd | The doll intones: "Guard against the ground! Dirt symbolises Floyd | thriftiness and frugalness!" Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "pull string" | ||
Floyd ] Small Chamber (Grueslayer) Turns: 1660 Floyd | > Floyd | > PULL STRING Floyd | Floyd | The doll intones: "Avoid the portent of the thing that isn't here!" Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "pull string" | ||
Floyd ] Small Chamber (Grueslayer) Turns: 1661 Floyd | > Floyd | > PULL STRING Floyd | Floyd | The doll intones: "Beware the jeopardy of the thing that isn't here!" Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "pull string" | ||
Floyd ] Small Chamber (Grueslayer) Turns: 1662 Floyd | > Floyd | > PULL STRING Floyd | Floyd | The doll intones: "Flee the omen of the medium-sized crate! Wood Floyd | remembers the antediluvian forest!" Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "pull string" | ||
Floyd ] Small Chamber (Grueslayer) Turns: 1663 Floyd | > Floyd | > PULL STRING Floyd | Floyd | The doll intones: "Beware the hazard of the ground! Dirt suggests Floyd | thriftiness and frugalness!" Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x dirt" | ||
Floyd ] Small Chamber (Grueslayer) Turns: 1664 Floyd | > Floyd | > X DIRT Floyd | Floyd | The ground seems to be made up of dirt treaded down. Or maybe it's Floyd | just a layer of dirt on rock. An any case it's solid, and dirty. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "pull string" | ||
Floyd ] Small Chamber (Grueslayer) Turns: 1665 Floyd | > Floyd | > PULL STRING Floyd | Floyd | The doll intones: "Shun the ground! Dirt represents thriftiness and Floyd | frugalness!" Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "pull string" | ||
Floyd ] Small Chamber (Grueslayer) Turns: 1666 Floyd | > Floyd | > PULL STRING Floyd | Floyd | The doll intones: "Guard against the hazard of the ground! Dirt Floyd | bespeaks thriftiness and frugalness!" Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x walls" | ||
Floyd ] Small Chamber (Grueslayer) Turns: 1666 Floyd | > Floyd | > X WALLS Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x ceiling" | ||
Floyd ] Small Chamber (Grueslayer) Turns: 1666 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CEILING Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "So it seems there's no hidden scenery in this room" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open medium crate" | ||
Floyd ] Small Chamber (Grueslayer) Turns: 1667 Floyd | > Floyd | > OPEN MEDIUM CRATE Floyd | Floyd | You open the medium-sized crate, revealing an old newspaper. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get old newspaper" | ||
Floyd ] Small Chamber (Grueslayer) Turns: 1668 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET OLD NEWSPAPER Floyd | Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read it" | ||
Floyd ] Small Chamber (Grueslayer) Turns: 1669 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ IT Floyd | Floyd | You browse the newspaper and spot an article that awakens your Floyd | interest: Floyd | Floyd | LOGISTICS COMPLEX DEDICATED Floyd | In a festive act the new logistics complex of the Littlewit East Floyd | Indian Trading Company at Ferryman's Dock has been dedicated. In the Floyd | presence of mayor Slater and other notabilities, EITC owner Mr. Floyd | Humphrey Littlewit held a speech about the possibilities the new Floyd | complex opens up for Backwater, with cranes able to unload two Floyd | five-gross-tons cargo ships from New York or Burlington simultanously Floyd | within four hours and an equally fast re-consignment for distribution Floyd | via commercial vehicle to the whole of Vermont. Mr. Littlewit Floyd | emphasized the importance of the logistics complex for the war Floyd | enfeebled economy of Backwater, but also brought to mind the nine Floyd | persons who died in the mysterious fire that destroyed the old, Floyd | smaller complex. A photo shows Littlewit handing the tall mayor a pair Floyd | of scissors to cut the ribbon barring the entrance of the storage Floyd | depot. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read it" | ||
Floyd ] Small Chamber (Grueslayer) Turns: 1670 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ IT Floyd | Floyd | You turn the pages and check the next article: Floyd | Floyd | A LESSON IN PATHOLOGY Floyd | Renown surgeon Dr. Basil Elton held a private lecture in pathology Floyd | yesterday that the entire Backwater Police force attended. In the Floyd | basement of his practice (that serves as a branch of the pathologic Floyd | department of the Providence hospital) explained classical traces of Floyd | external forceful impact at recently deceased persons. The cause for Floyd | the lecture was the tragic death of young pregnant shop assistant Floyd | Cecilia Pickman which was declared an accident until Dr. Elton found Floyd | evidence of foul play weeks later. A photo shows Chief of police Mr. Floyd | Jervas Hyde and three of his men attentively watching Dr. Elton Floyd | cutting into a hematoma on a dead human body. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read it" | ||
Floyd ] Small Chamber (Grueslayer) Turns: 1671 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ IT Floyd | Floyd | The next article is also quite interesting: Floyd | Floyd | ANOTHER MURDER? Floyd | Police confirmed yesterday that missing Carola Parris, 22, is dead. Floyd | Her body was found on Wednesday in the woods near Copper's Mill. The Floyd | body of the popular bank clerk is said to have been battered by Floyd | animals, but according to a source who wishes to remain anonymous, the Floyd | cause of death was a cut to the throat. Yesterday, a small crowd Floyd | gathered in front of the Backwater Police station, demanding Floyd | vociferously an end to the series of killings of young women that Floyd | started with the death of Cecilia "Ceecee" Pickman almost a year ago. Floyd | Deputy Chief of police promised a "wholehearted" investigation. Floyd | Floyd | The words "almost a year ago" have been underlined so heavily that Floyd | they're nearly crossed out. "10 months 24 days" is scrawled in the Floyd | margin with fading ink. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read it" | ||
Floyd ] Small Chamber (Grueslayer) Turns: 1672 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ IT Floyd | Floyd | You turn the pages and check the next article: Floyd | Floyd | BACKWATER POLICE INAUGURATES CAR Floyd | Yesterday the Backwater Police inaugurated a police car determined to Floyd | support urgent operations. The Chevrolet 490 Touring is a generous Floyd | donation from Mr. Humphrey Littlewit, founder and owner of the Floyd | Littlewit East Indian Trading Company, who said the car is supposed to Floyd | make Backwater's streets safer by giving the police means that were Floyd | common in cities like Boston or Providence. Chief of police Mr. Jervas Floyd | Hyde is quoted saying "Finally Backwater Police closes the gap on Floyd | bigger neighbouring cities regarding prompt presence at the place of Floyd | action. This is the first emergency vehicle the Backwater Police has Floyd | at its disposal, and the police and the citizens of Backwater are very Floyd | grateful to Mr. Humphrey Littlewit for this generous donation." An Floyd | accompanying picture shows the Chief of police looking up to the Floyd | industrialist holding his speech while looking into the camera. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read it" | ||
Floyd ] Small Chamber (Grueslayer) Turns: 1673 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ IT Floyd | Floyd | You browse the newspaper and spot an article that awakens your Floyd | interest: Floyd | Floyd | THE GLOBE TO HOST OPERETTA Floyd | Backwater lives to see a cultural highlight undreamt of: Starting on Floyd | November 18, The Globe theatre hosts a performance of the operetta Floyd | "Die blaue Mazur" by Austrian composer Franz Lehár, only half a year Floyd | after its premiere in Vienna. New York's San Carlo Opera Company Floyd | brings the play to Backwater and announces the appearance of famed Floyd | Italian tenor Lamberto Bergamini as Count Olinski and La Scala soprano Floyd | Gilda dalla Rizza as Countess Blanka von Lossin. Impresario Fortune Floyd | Gallo expects the three scheduled performances to be sold out soon Floyd | after ticket sales start on August 18. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | > | mirko asks, "x it?" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x it" | ||
Floyd ] Small Chamber (Grueslayer) Turns: 1674 Floyd | > Floyd | > X IT Floyd | Floyd | It is an old issue of the Backwater Chronicle, a local newspaper that Floyd | ceased to be decades ago. This issue is dated July 31, 1920. The local Floyd | museum should see this! It's a pain with this dim light, but if you Floyd | holded the newspaper into that little light shining in from the Floyd | entrance, you might be able to read it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x padlock" | ||
Floyd ] Small Chamber (Grueslayer) Turns: 1675 Floyd | > Floyd | > X PADLOCK Floyd | Floyd | The padlock has numbers from 0 to 9 on it, so it's probably a Floyd | combination lock, but it's unlike any other combination lock you know. Floyd | The metal holder sits on top of a thick metal circle. The figures are Floyd | arranged in a circle around the middle which makes the lock look a Floyd | little like a clock. In the middle there's a knob with a pointer on it Floyd | that currently points towards the 0. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "set lock to 1" | ||
Floyd ] Small Chamber (Grueslayer) Turns: 1676 Floyd | > Floyd | > SET LOCK TO 1 Floyd | Floyd | You fiddle around with the padlock a little, but it cannot be turned. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "set knob to 1" | ||
Floyd ] Small Chamber (Grueslayer) Turns: 1677 Floyd | > Floyd | > SET KNOB TO 1 Floyd | Floyd | You turn the knob to 1. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "set knob to 0" | ||
Floyd ] Small Chamber (Grueslayer) Turns: 1678 Floyd | > Floyd | > SET KNOB TO 0 Floyd | Floyd | You turn the knob to 0. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "set knob to 2" | ||
Floyd ] Small Chamber (Grueslayer) Turns: 1679 Floyd | > Floyd | > SET KNOB TO 2 Floyd | Floyd | You turn the knob to 2. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "set knob to 4" | ||
Floyd ] Small Chamber (Grueslayer) Turns: 1680 Floyd | > Floyd | > SET KNOB TO 4 Floyd | Floyd | You turn the knob to 4. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push knob" | ||
Floyd ] Small Chamber (Grueslayer) Turns: 1681 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH KNOB Floyd | Floyd | It is fixed in place. Floyd | Floyd | > | mirko says, "not quite" | |
| mirko asks, "what did the article + scribble say again?" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "22 years old, almost 1 year, and 10 months, 24 days." | ||
| mirko asks, "right, and when did the paper come out?" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "July 31, 1920." | ||
| mirko asks, "so when did ol' ceecee die?" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Calculating, please stand by..." | ||
| mirko says, "dear ceecee; wouldn't want to disrespect the dead" | ||
| DavidW says, "My problem wasn't calculating when she died, but trying to blindly guess what date format the author had in mind." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "set knob to 0" | ||
Floyd ] Small Chamber (Grueslayer) Turns: 1682 Floyd | > Floyd | > SET KNOB TO 0 Floyd | Floyd | You turn the knob to 0. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "set knob to 7" | ||
Floyd ] Small Chamber (Grueslayer) Turns: 1683 Floyd | > Floyd | > SET KNOB TO 7 Floyd | Floyd | You turn the knob to 7. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "set knob to 1" | ||
Floyd ] Small Chamber (Grueslayer) Turns: 1684 Floyd | > Floyd | > SET KNOB TO 1 Floyd | Floyd | You turn the knob to 1. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "set knob to 0" | ||
Floyd ] Small Chamber (Grueslayer) Turns: 1685 Floyd | > Floyd | > SET KNOB TO 0 Floyd | Floyd | You turn the knob to 0. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "set knob to 1" | ||
Floyd ] Small Chamber (Grueslayer) Turns: 1686 Floyd | > Floyd | > SET KNOB TO 1 Floyd | Floyd | You turn the knob to 1. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "set knob to 9" | ||
Floyd ] Small Chamber (Grueslayer) Turns: 1687 Floyd | > Floyd | > SET KNOB TO 9 Floyd | Floyd | You turn the knob to 9. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "set knob to 1" | ||
Floyd ] Small Chamber (Grueslayer) Turns: 1688 Floyd | > Floyd | > SET KNOB TO 1 Floyd | Floyd | You turn the knob to 1. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "set knob to 9" | ||
Floyd ] Small Chamber (Grueslayer) Turns: 1689 Floyd | > Floyd | > SET KNOB TO 9 Floyd | Floyd | You turn the knob to 9. Floyd | Floyd | > | mirko says, "yeah the date format is something somebody may improvise" | |
| mirko says, "if they only have x digits available" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "set knob to 1" | ||
Floyd ] Small Chamber (Grueslayer) Turns: 1690 Floyd | > Floyd | > SET KNOB TO 1 Floyd | Floyd | You turn the knob to 1. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "set knob to 0" | ||
Floyd ] Small Chamber (Grueslayer) Turns: 1691 Floyd | > Floyd | > SET KNOB TO 0 Floyd | Floyd | You turn the knob to 0. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "set knob to 0" | ||
Floyd ] Small Chamber (Grueslayer) Turns: 1692 Floyd | > Floyd | > SET KNOB TO 0 Floyd | Floyd | You turn the knob to 0. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "set knob to 7" | ||
Floyd ] Small Chamber (Grueslayer) Turns: 1693 Floyd | > Floyd | > SET KNOB TO 7 Floyd | Floyd | You turn the knob to 7. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "set knob to 1" | ||
Floyd ] Small Chamber (Grueslayer) Turns: 1694 Floyd | > Floyd | > SET KNOB TO 1 Floyd | Floyd | You turn the knob to 1. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "set knob to 9" | ||
Floyd ] Small Chamber (Grueslayer) Turns: 1695 Floyd | > Floyd | > SET KNOB TO 9 Floyd | Floyd | You turn the knob to 9. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "set knob to 1" | ||
Floyd ] Small Chamber (Grueslayer) Turns: 1696 Floyd | > Floyd | > SET KNOB TO 1 Floyd | Floyd | You turn the knob to 1. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "set knob to 9" | ||
Floyd ] Small Chamber (Grueslayer) Turns: 1697 Floyd | > Floyd | > SET KNOB TO 9 Floyd | Floyd | You turn the knob to 9. Floyd | Floyd | > | mirko says, "there shouldn't be a 7" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Yeah, I missed something." | ||
| DavidW says, "I'll spoil a bit of this. You're looking for a four-digit number for the padlock." | ||
| mirko says, "and she died on a 6-digit (or 8-digit for full year) date" | ||
| DavidW says, "I think it's a bad puzzle. There's too many unknown factors to be sure what exactly the author wants." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Man I can't think straight right now." | ||
| Zape says (to floyd), "set knob to 7" | ||
Floyd ] Small Chamber (Grueslayer) Turns: 1698 Floyd | > Floyd | > SET KNOB TO 7 Floyd | Floyd | You turn the knob to 7. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zape says (to floyd), "set knob to 7" | ||
Floyd ] Small Chamber (Grueslayer) Turns: 1699 Floyd | > Floyd | > SET KNOB TO 7 Floyd | Floyd | You turn the knob to 7. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zape says (to floyd), "set knob to 7" | ||
Floyd ] Small Chamber (Grueslayer) Turns: 1700 Floyd | > Floyd | > SET KNOB TO 7 Floyd | Floyd | You turn the knob to 7. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "A Zape seizes the wheel." | |
| Zape says (to floyd), "set knob to 7" | ||
Floyd ] Small Chamber (Grueslayer) Turns: 1701 Floyd | > Floyd | > SET KNOB TO 7 Floyd | Floyd | You turn the knob to 7. Floyd | Floyd | > | mirko says, "but july is out though" | |
| Zape says (to floyd), "set knob to 7" | ||
Floyd ] Small Chamber (Grueslayer) Turns: 1702 Floyd | > Floyd | > SET KNOB TO 7 Floyd | Floyd | You turn the knob to 7. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "I don't think that's the solution though." | |
| Zape says (to floyd), "set knob to 7" | ||
Floyd ] Small Chamber (Grueslayer) Turns: 1703 Floyd | > Floyd | > SET KNOB TO 7 Floyd | Floyd | You turn the knob to 7. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zape says (to floyd), "set knob to 7" | ||
Floyd ] Small Chamber (Grueslayer) Turns: 1704 Floyd | > Floyd | > SET KNOB TO 7 Floyd | Floyd | You turn the knob to 7. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zape says (to floyd), "set knob to 7" | ||
Floyd ] Small Chamber (Grueslayer) Turns: 1705 Floyd | > Floyd | > SET KNOB TO 7 Floyd | Floyd | You turn the knob to 7. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW asks (of Zape), "Could you stop that now?" | ||
| Zape says (to floyd), "set knob to 7" | ||
Floyd ] Small Chamber (Grueslayer) Turns: 1706 Floyd | > Floyd | > SET KNOB TO 7 Floyd | Floyd | You turn the knob to 7. Floyd | Floyd | > | mirko says, "7-ape, more like it" | |
| Zape says (to floyd), "set knob to 7" | ||
Floyd ] Small Chamber (Grueslayer) Turns: 1707 Floyd | > Floyd | > SET KNOB TO 7 Floyd | Floyd | You turn the knob to 7. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "Zape's not on the channel." | |
| Zape says (to floyd), "set knob to 7" | ||
Floyd ] Small Chamber (Grueslayer) Turns: 1708 Floyd | > Floyd | > SET KNOB TO 7 Floyd | Floyd | You turn the knob to 7. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zape says (to floyd), "set knob to 7" | ||
Floyd ] Small Chamber (Grueslayer) Turns: 1709 Floyd | > Floyd | > SET KNOB TO 7 Floyd | Floyd | You turn the knob to 7. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Zape), "Please stop." | ||
| Zape says (to floyd), "set knob to 7" | ||
Floyd ] Small Chamber (Grueslayer) Turns: 1710 Floyd | > Floyd | > SET KNOB TO 7 Floyd | Floyd | You turn the knob to 7. Floyd | Floyd | > | mirko says, "well, we should probably save and come back later" | |
| Zape says (to floyd), "set knob to 7" | ||
Floyd ] Small Chamber (Grueslayer) Turns: 1711 Floyd | > Floyd | > SET KNOB TO 7 Floyd | Floyd | You turn the knob to 7. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zape says (to floyd), "set knob to 7" | ||
Floyd ] Small Chamber (Grueslayer) Turns: 1712 Floyd | > Floyd | > SET KNOB TO 7 Floyd | Floyd | You turn the knob to 7. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zape has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. | mirko says, "whew" | |
| DavidW asks, "Are we done, then, for today?" | ||
| mirko says, "we could open the lock since its such a silly puzzle" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "set knob to 0" | ||
Floyd ] Small Chamber (Grueslayer) Turns: 1713 Floyd | > Floyd | > SET KNOB TO 0 Floyd | Floyd | You turn the knob to 0. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "set knob to 6" | ||
Floyd ] Small Chamber (Grueslayer) Turns: 1714 Floyd | > Floyd | > SET KNOB TO 6 Floyd | Floyd | You turn the knob to 6. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "set knob to 2" | ||
Floyd ] Small Chamber (Grueslayer) Turns: 1715 Floyd | > Floyd | > SET KNOB TO 2 Floyd | Floyd | You turn the knob to 2. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "set knob to 4" | ||
Floyd ] Small Chamber (Grueslayer) Turns: 1716 Floyd | > Floyd | > SET KNOB TO 4 Floyd | Floyd | You turn the knob to 4. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "set knob to 0" | ||
Floyd ] Small Chamber (Grueslayer) Turns: 1717 Floyd | > Floyd | > SET KNOB TO 0 Floyd | Floyd | You turn the knob to 0. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "set knob to 6" | ||
Floyd ] Small Chamber (Grueslayer) Turns: 1718 Floyd | > Floyd | > SET KNOB TO 6 Floyd | Floyd | You turn the knob to 6. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Meh." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "set knob to 1" | ||
Floyd ] Small Chamber (Grueslayer) Turns: 1719 Floyd | > Floyd | > SET KNOB TO 1 Floyd | Floyd | You turn the knob to 1. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "set knob to 9" | ||
Floyd ] Small Chamber (Grueslayer) Turns: 1720 Floyd | > Floyd | > SET KNOB TO 9 Floyd | Floyd | You turn the knob to 9. Floyd | Floyd | > | mirko says (to Knight_Otu), "I think it was 9/6/19" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Okay. I guess I'm rubbish at calculating dates." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "set knob to 6" | ||
Floyd ] Small Chamber (Grueslayer) Turns: 1721 Floyd | > Floyd | > SET KNOB TO 6 Floyd | Floyd | You turn the knob to 6. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says (to mirko), "That's not the answer I had when I played." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "set knob to 1" | ||
Floyd ] Small Chamber (Grueslayer) Turns: 1722 Floyd | > Floyd | > SET KNOB TO 1 Floyd | Floyd | You turn the knob to 1. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "set knob to 9" | ||
Floyd ] Small Chamber (Grueslayer) Turns: 1723 Floyd | > Floyd | > SET KNOB TO 9 Floyd | Floyd | You turn the knob to 9. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open small crate" | ||
Floyd ] Small Chamber (Grueslayer) Turns: 1724 Floyd | > Floyd | > OPEN SMALL CRATE Floyd | Floyd | The locked padlock prevents you from opening the crate. Floyd | Floyd | > | mirko asks, "there was a 4, right?" | |
| DavidW says, "When I played, the answer was 9719." | ||
| mirko says, "let's try that" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "set knob to 9" | ||
Floyd ] Small Chamber (Grueslayer) Turns: 1725 Floyd | > Floyd | > SET KNOB TO 9 Floyd | Floyd | You turn the knob to 9. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "set knob to 7" | ||
Floyd ] Small Chamber (Grueslayer) Turns: 1726 Floyd | > Floyd | > SET KNOB TO 7 Floyd | Floyd | You turn the knob to 7. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "set knob to 1" | ||
Floyd ] Small Chamber (Grueslayer) Turns: 1727 Floyd | > Floyd | > SET KNOB TO 1 Floyd | Floyd | You turn the knob to 1. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "set knob to 9" | ||
Floyd ] Small Chamber (Grueslayer) Turns: 1728 Floyd | > Floyd | > SET KNOB TO 9 Floyd | Floyd | You turn the knob to 9. Floyd | With a last, satisfying *klick* the padlock springs open. You remove Floyd | it and heedlessly throw it into a corner. Now will you open the crate Floyd | to see what's inside? Of course you will! Floyd | Floyd | > | mirko exclaims, "alright!" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open small crate" | ||
Floyd ] Small Chamber (Grueslayer) Turns: 1729 Floyd | > Floyd | > OPEN SMALL CRATE Floyd | Floyd | You open the small crate, revealing an old paperback book. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get paperback" | ||
Floyd ] Small Chamber (Grueslayer) Turns: 1730 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET PAPERBACK Floyd | Floyd | (the old paperback book) Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x it" | ||
Floyd ] Small Chamber (Grueslayer) Turns: 1731 Floyd | > Floyd | > X IT Floyd | Floyd | The old paperback book is pretty thick, and the pages are yellowed and Floyd | lacerated here and there. You're not a bookworm, but the condition of Floyd | the book and the outdated font and style of drawing on the cover tell Floyd | you it was printed decades ago, maybe at the beginning of the century. Floyd | Floyd | Judging by the cover the book seems to be a bit pulpy. It shows a Floyd | large, old and eerie house on a clearing in the woods. The title is Floyd | "ANCHORHEAD. A What-do-I-do-now Book Based on the Works of MICHAEL Floyd | GENTRY." A scraggy sticker with the insignia of the Backwater Public Floyd | Library, on it indicates that by no means you want to pay the fine for Floyd | exceeding the return deadline. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x book list" | ||
Floyd ] Small Chamber (Grueslayer) Turns: 1732 Floyd | > Floyd | > X BOOK LIST Floyd | Floyd | ATTENTION PETER CRAGNE Floyd | Floyd | This is your notification that your status with the Backwater Public Floyd | Library is DELINQUENT due to NON-RETURNAL. Floyd | You are NOT PERMITTED to check out books or to access special library Floyd | materials until your status is cleared. Floyd | Floyd | To clear your status, you must return ALL books you currently have Floyd | checked out: Floyd | Floyd | To Have, and To Have Knots: An Illustrated Guide Floyd | The Dollmaker's Journal Floyd | Twin Hearts Between the Planes Floyd | Backwater Personalities (1915-1925 edition) Floyd | Tolerating An Asinine God Floyd | The Lives of the Roman Emperors Floyd | De Zeven Testamenten van de Krijsende Zeeworm Floyd | Venator in Tenebris Floyd | 'Pataphysical Approaches to Quantum Superfluids Floyd | Legends of Lake Champlain and the Hudson River Valley Floyd | A Rudimentary Taxonomy of Known Scent and Grotesque Floyd | Reactions Floyd | Life Beneath Nightmares Floyd | The Conservative's Cookbook Floyd | The Seven Gaunts Floyd | New England and the Bavarian Illuminati Floyd | ANCHORHEAD. A What-do-I-do-now Book Based on the Works of Floyd | MICHAEL GENTRY Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu asks, "Dear Peter, how did you get that book on your book list?" | |
| mirko says, "time travel" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "You've got some explaining to do once we find you." | ||
| DavidW) Peter says, "You're gonna have to find me first." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "(I think the combination was one month off from my first calculation.)" | ||
| DavidW) Peter asks, "Maybe I'm in the manor? Have you looked there?" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read paperback" | ||
Floyd ] Small Chamber (Grueslayer) Turns: 1732 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ PAPERBACK Floyd | Floyd | Which do you mean, the old paperback book or Twin Hearts Between the Floyd | Planes? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read old paperback" | ||
Floyd ] Small Chamber (Grueslayer) Turns: 1733 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ OLD PAPERBACK Floyd | Floyd | Someone has hollowed out the pages of this book to make a hiding place Floyd | for something. Whatever it was, it's long gone now. Floyd | Floyd | As you finish reading the passage, the spark moves through the book Floyd | with an eerie hum, leaving frost behind on the library insignia. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x spark" | ||
Floyd ] Small Chamber (Grueslayer) Turns: 1734 Floyd | > Floyd | > X SPARK Floyd | Floyd | Something like a spark of chalk hovers in the air behind you. As you Floyd | watch, it fades, only to reappear to your right in a wash of cold. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "No evolution this time." | |
| DavidW says, "Not yet." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open large crate" | ||
Floyd ] Small Chamber (Grueslayer) Turns: 1735 Floyd | > Floyd | > OPEN LARGE CRATE Floyd | Floyd | It isn't something you can open. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Small Chamber (Grueslayer) Turns: 1736 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The swirls in your cup form horizontal bands. Lack of a symbolic image Floyd | means that you have accomplished everything you must in your current Floyd | environment and should move on to find new challenges in order to grow Floyd | as a person. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu asks, "So what was that weird thing with take all then?" | |
| DavidW says, "Stuff inside the large crate, I assume." | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "look in large crate" | ||
Floyd ] Small Chamber (Grueslayer) Turns: 1737 Floyd | > Floyd | > LOOK IN LARGE CRATE Floyd | Floyd | You give the large crate a thorough look. There are several things Floyd | inside of it, but what's most eye-catching about it is definitely this Floyd | old phonograph in it. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Huh." | |
| DavidW says, "Which seems to be already open." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x large" | ||
Floyd ] Small Chamber (Grueslayer) Turns: 1738 Floyd | > Floyd | > X LARGE Floyd | Floyd | In the corner is a crate that is the largest of the three. As the Floyd | others it is made of light, sturdy wood. The hinged lid bears an Floyd | emblem of a dog listening to a grammophone, but with no company logo Floyd | or other hints as to who used to be the owner of this crate. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "I suppose." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "search large crate" | ||
Floyd ] Small Chamber (Grueslayer) Turns: 1739 Floyd | > Floyd | > SEARCH LARGE CRATE Floyd | Floyd | You give the large crate a thorough look. There are several things Floyd | inside of it, but what's most eye-catching about it is definitely this Floyd | old phonograph in it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get all" | ||
Floyd ] Small Chamber (Grueslayer) Turns: 1740 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET ALL Floyd | Floyd | phonograph: You lift the phonograph out of the crate. It's heavy, and Floyd | probably very fragile, so you carefully place it onto the ground. Floyd | horn loudspeaker: Taken. Floyd | Floyd | old record: Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x old record" | ||
Floyd ] Small Chamber (Grueslayer) Turns: 1740 Floyd | > Floyd | > X OLD RECORD Floyd | Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to examine the old paperback Floyd | book. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x record" | ||
Floyd ] Small Chamber (Grueslayer) Turns: 1741 Floyd | > Floyd | > X RECORD Floyd | Floyd | An old 12" record in an unlabeled white sleeve. Given this was in a Floyd | crate together with a phonograph it's probably shellac - did this Floyd | stuff even last longer than a few years? You feel a surge of curiosity Floyd | to try the record out with the phonograph you discovered. A red label Floyd | in the middle of the record could maybe tell you what's on the record, Floyd | or at least was on it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x label" | ||
Floyd ] Small Chamber (Grueslayer) Turns: 1742 Floyd | > Floyd | > X LABEL Floyd | Floyd | A circular label is attached to the middle of the record, as it's Floyd | still done today. The font looks very old-fashioned. The label reads Floyd | "Enrico Caruso and the Red Herring Orchestra: Capo di un'Ancora." Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Ooff" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x loudspeaker" | ||
Floyd ] Small Chamber (Grueslayer) Turns: 1743 Floyd | > Floyd | > X LOUDSPEAKER Floyd | Floyd | A brazen horn loudspeaker, funnel-shaped, about as big as the Floyd | phonograph it belongs to. The funnel walls are rather thin so that the Floyd | loudspeaker is not too heavy. It leads into a thread with which it can Floyd | be screwed on the phonograph. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put loudspeaker on phonograph" | ||
Floyd ] Small Chamber (Grueslayer) Turns: 1744 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT LOUDSPEAKER ON PHONOGRAPH Floyd | Floyd | You screw the horn loudspeaker into the designated hole on the side of Floyd | the phonograph. The thread cants a little, but with a little nudging Floyd | here and a lot of swearing there you finally succeed. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put record on phonograph" | ||
Floyd ] Small Chamber (Grueslayer) Turns: 1745 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT RECORD ON PHONOGRAPH Floyd | Floyd | You carefully put the record on the turntable. Next to it is a switch Floyd | that you flip - it should set the turntable in motion. But it doesn't. Floyd | Maybe the batteries are empty? Did they already have batteries when Floyd | this thing was built? You pick up the record again. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x phonograph" | ||
Floyd ] Small Chamber (Grueslayer) Turns: 1746 Floyd | > Floyd | > X PHONOGRAPH Floyd | Floyd | A phonograph from the early 20th century. This specimen is laid-out Floyd | for sound transmission through a horn loudspeaker, so it was probably Floyd | built before 1920 when this technique started to be considered Floyd | unaesthetic or even vulgar. This gem definitely belongs in a museum! Floyd | It bears the logo of its manufacturer, the Victor Talking Machine Floyd | Company. A horn loudspeaker is attached to the phonograph. The right Floyd | side panel of the phonograph features a crank. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "turn crank" | ||
Floyd ] Small Chamber (Grueslayer) Turns: 1747 Floyd | > Floyd | > TURN CRANK Floyd | Floyd | You wind up the phonograph by turning the crank until a soft "klick" Floyd | indicates it's enough. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put record on phonograph" | ||
Floyd ] Small Chamber (Grueslayer) Turns: 1748 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT RECORD ON PHONOGRAPH Floyd | Floyd | You carefully put the record on the turntable. Next to it is a switch Floyd | that you flip - it sets the turntable in motion. Finally you lift the Floyd | pick-up and place it on the border of the record. A cracking noise Floyd | from the horn loudspeaker indicates it's working. Exciting! Floyd | Floyd | Orchestra music sounds from the phonograph. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "listen" | ||
Floyd ] Small Chamber (Grueslayer) Turns: 1749 Floyd | > Floyd | > LISTEN Floyd | Floyd | You hear nothing unexpected. Floyd | Floyd | Enrico Caruso's voice sounds from the phonograph: "She came from Floyd | cordial Texas" Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "listen" | ||
Floyd ] Small Chamber (Grueslayer) Turns: 1750 Floyd | > Floyd | > LISTEN Floyd | Floyd | You hear nothing unexpected. Floyd | Floyd | Enrico Caruso's voice sounds from the phonograph: "To abrasive Floyd | Vermont" Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "listen" | ||
Floyd ] Small Chamber (Grueslayer) Turns: 1751 Floyd | > Floyd | > LISTEN Floyd | Floyd | You hear nothing unexpected. Floyd | Floyd | Enrico Caruso's voice sounds from the phonograph: "The reason was her Floyd | sexus" Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "listen" | ||
Floyd ] Small Chamber (Grueslayer) Turns: 1752 Floyd | > Floyd | > LISTEN Floyd | Floyd | You hear nothing unexpected. Floyd | Floyd | Enrico Caruso's voice sounds from the phonograph: "She was all but Floyd | flamboyant" Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I never listened to this record." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Well, presumably it's unimportant." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "listen" | ||
Floyd ] Small Chamber (Grueslayer) Turns: 1753 Floyd | > Floyd | > LISTEN Floyd | Floyd | You hear nothing unexpected. Floyd | Floyd | Orchestra music sounds from the phonograph. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "listen" | ||
Floyd ] Small Chamber (Grueslayer) Turns: 1754 Floyd | > Floyd | > LISTEN Floyd | Floyd | You hear nothing unexpected. Floyd | Floyd | Enrico Caruso's voice sounds from the phonograph: "Her husband simply Floyd | went to work" Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "listen" | ||
Floyd ] Small Chamber (Grueslayer) Turns: 1755 Floyd | > Floyd | > LISTEN Floyd | Floyd | You hear nothing unexpected. Floyd | Floyd | Enrico Caruso's voice sounds from the phonograph: "Left standing in Floyd | the rain his spouse" Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "listen" | ||
Floyd ] Small Chamber (Grueslayer) Turns: 1756 Floyd | > Floyd | > LISTEN Floyd | Floyd | You hear nothing unexpected. Floyd | Floyd | Enrico Caruso's voice sounds from the phonograph: "Forced her to get Floyd | the keys, this jerk" Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "listen" | ||
Floyd ] Small Chamber (Grueslayer) Turns: 1757 Floyd | > Floyd | > LISTEN Floyd | Floyd | You hear nothing unexpected. Floyd | Floyd | Enrico Caruso's voice sounds from the phonograph: "The keys to their Floyd | new horror house" Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "listen" | ||
Floyd ] Small Chamber (Grueslayer) Turns: 1758 Floyd | > Floyd | > LISTEN Floyd | Floyd | You hear nothing unexpected. Floyd | Floyd | Orchestra music sounds from the phonograph. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "listen" | ||
Floyd ] Small Chamber (Grueslayer) Turns: 1759 Floyd | > Floyd | > LISTEN Floyd | Floyd | You hear nothing unexpected. Floyd | Floyd | Enrico Caruso's voice sounds from the phonograph: "The broker's Floyd | office: Locked. Oh please!" Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "oh, it's about Anchorhead." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Yep." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "listen" | ||
Floyd ] Small Chamber (Grueslayer) Turns: 1760 Floyd | > Floyd | > LISTEN Floyd | Floyd | You hear nothing unexpected. Floyd | Floyd | Enrico Caruso's voice sounds from the phonograph: "The shit then hit Floyd | the fan" Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "listen" | ||
Floyd ] Small Chamber (Grueslayer) Turns: 1761 Floyd | > Floyd | > LISTEN Floyd | Floyd | You hear nothing unexpected. Floyd | Floyd | Enrico Caruso's voice sounds from the phonograph: "Coz she broke in Floyd | and stole the keys" Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "listen" | ||
Floyd ] Small Chamber (Grueslayer) Turns: 1762 Floyd | > Floyd | > LISTEN Floyd | Floyd | You hear nothing unexpected. Floyd | Floyd | Enrico Caruso's voice sounds from the phonograph: "And brought them to Floyd | her man" Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "listen" | ||
Floyd ] Small Chamber (Grueslayer) Turns: 1763 Floyd | > Floyd | > LISTEN Floyd | Floyd | You hear nothing unexpected. Floyd | Floyd | Orchestra music sounds from the phonograph. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "listen" | ||
Floyd ] Small Chamber (Grueslayer) Turns: 1764 Floyd | > Floyd | > LISTEN Floyd | Floyd | You hear nothing unexpected. Floyd | Floyd | Enrico Caruso's voice sounds from the phonograph: "The couple took a Floyd | stroll through town" Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "listen" | ||
Floyd ] Small Chamber (Grueslayer) Turns: 1765 Floyd | > Floyd | > LISTEN Floyd | Floyd | You hear nothing unexpected. Floyd | Floyd | Enrico Caruso's voice sounds from the phonograph: "In love, no sign of Floyd | tension" Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "listen" | ||
Floyd ] Small Chamber (Grueslayer) Turns: 1766 Floyd | > Floyd | > LISTEN Floyd | Floyd | You hear nothing unexpected. Floyd | Floyd | Enrico Caruso's voice sounds from the phonograph: "A sight made our Floyd | heroine frown:" Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "listen" | ||
Floyd ] Small Chamber (Grueslayer) Turns: 1767 Floyd | > Floyd | > LISTEN Floyd | Floyd | You hear nothing unexpected. Floyd | Floyd | Enrico Caruso's voice sounds from the phonograph: "Their home, the Floyd | Verlac mansion" Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "listen" | ||
Floyd ] Small Chamber (Grueslayer) Turns: 1768 Floyd | > Floyd | > LISTEN Floyd | Floyd | You hear nothing unexpected. Floyd | Floyd | Orchestra music sounds from the phonograph. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "You can probably just use 'z' instead of 'listen'." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "That might have been neat if it hadn't been one short line at a time." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Yeah, but listen feels right." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Anyway, I'd say it's time to move on." | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" | ||
Floyd ] Small Chamber (Grueslayer) Turns: 1769 Floyd | > Floyd | > Z Floyd | Floyd | Time passes. Floyd | Floyd | Enrico Caruso's voice sounds from the phonograph: "There was no Floyd | electricity" Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" | ||
Floyd ] Small Chamber (Grueslayer) Turns: 1770 Floyd | > Floyd | > Z Floyd | Floyd | Time passes. Floyd | Floyd | Enrico Caruso's voice sounds from the phonograph: "And so the night Floyd | came early" Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" | ||
Floyd ] Small Chamber (Grueslayer) Turns: 1771 Floyd | > Floyd | > Z Floyd | Floyd | Time passes. Floyd | Floyd | Enrico Caruso's voice sounds from the phonograph: "No nooky, just Floyd | pudicity" Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" | ||
Floyd ] Small Chamber (Grueslayer) Turns: 1772 Floyd | > Floyd | > Z Floyd | Floyd | Time passes. Floyd | Floyd | Enrico Caruso's voice sounds from the phonograph: "Her dreams were Floyd | hurly-burly" Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "This could take a while, yeah." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Too long for my taste." | ||
| DavidW asks (of Knight_Otu), "What do you feel like doing next?" | ||
| mirko says, "huh, look away and suddenly we're listening to opera" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Probably basement." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "And perhaps above." | ||
| DavidW says, "okay" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "sw" | ||
Floyd ] Tunnel Entrance (Grueslayer) Turns: 1773 Floyd | > Floyd | > SW Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Tunnel Entrance (Grueslayer) Floyd | The ladder leading down the funnel ends here at a brick wall with one Floyd | or two interesting features. Only a little light shines through the Floyd | funnel and bathes the surroundings in eerie shadows. The ground seems Floyd | to be made up of treaded down dirt. A masoned, semi-circular tunnel Floyd | leads southeast, the walls made up from the same musty red bricks as Floyd | the wall marking its end. The tunnel is about six feet high. Rolled up Floyd | on the ground in the southwestern corner is a hobo who declared this Floyd | tunnel his bedroom. Floyd | Floyd | Orchestra music sounds from the phonograph. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "u" | ||
Floyd ] Basement (Sean M. Shore) Turns: 1774 Floyd | > Floyd | > U Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Basement (Sean M. Shore) Floyd | A small wall-mounted sodium lamp bathes this area in a sickly yellow Floyd | light, and produces a faint buzz that reverberates off the close, Floyd | mildewed walls. This is an unfinished, spidery basement, damp and Floyd | dank and one might even say disused, but on further inspection, that Floyd | may not be the case. Some obviously dangerous wooden stairs ascend Floyd | grudgingly, and an opening in the floor gives way to the tunnel below. Floyd | Floyd | In one corner is a huge Panasonic TV/VCR combo, probably from about Floyd | five years ago. Next to it is a stack of VHS tapes. Some discarded Floyd | clothes litter the floor. Floyd | Floyd | You can also see a mannequin here. Floyd | Floyd | Enrico Caruso's voice sounds from the phonograph: "Next morning hubby Floyd | goes to work" Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "I guess we get to hear it anyway." | |
| DavidW says, "oh wow" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Basement (Sean M. Shore) Turns: 1775 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The clouds in your cup form a horse in mid-gallop. Modes of Floyd | transportation mean that your current environment presents challenges Floyd | that can only be overcome by seeking fresh perspectives elsewhere Floyd | until you're ready to return. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | Enrico Caruso's voice sounds from the phonograph: "And leaves alone Floyd | his spouse" Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "i" | ||
Floyd ] Basement (Sean M. Shore) Turns: 1776 Floyd | > Floyd | > I Floyd | Floyd | You are carrying: Floyd | an old paperback book Floyd | an old newspaper (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a metal flask Floyd | a half-full styrofoam coffee cup (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a familiar gold wristwatch Floyd | a glass jar containing an insect Floyd | a pull-string doll (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | The Modern Girl's Divination Handbook -- Volume Three Floyd | a postcard of Big Ben (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | the diary of Phyllis Cragne Floyd | The Dollmaker's Journal (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a repaired page (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a wad of cash Floyd | an antique locket (closed) Floyd | a moldy, waterlogged journal Floyd | Twin Hearts Between the Planes Floyd | a trolley schedule (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a backpack features guide Floyd | a grimy rock (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a long hooked pole Floyd | a soggy tome Floyd | a book list Floyd | an employee ID card (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a shard of shattered carapace (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | some yellowed newspapers Floyd | a rusty piece of metal Floyd | Tolerating An Asinine God (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | loose bricks (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a black business card (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a glass shard (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a trophy for a dog race (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a rusty flathead screwdriver Floyd | a pair of garden shears (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a gallon jug of white vinegar (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | some mildewed leather gloves Floyd | a key from an urn Floyd | a bronze urn (closed) Floyd | a copper urn (smelling faintly of mildew) (closed) Floyd | a spray bottle that used to contain fungicide Floyd | a waterproof flashlight (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a pamphlet of home listings (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a mallet Floyd | an Allen key (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a gold jacket (being worn) Floyd | a filthy rug Floyd | a hovering spark (haunting you) Floyd | a giant milkweed leaf (being worn as a mask) Floyd | a Jansport backpack (being worn and open) Floyd | a hidden pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a key pocket (closed) Floyd | a book pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a side pocket (closed) Floyd | a trash pocket (closed) Floyd | a trolley pass (being worn) Floyd | Floyd | Enrico Caruso's voice sounds from the phonograph: "She steals an ID of Floyd | this jerk" Floyd | Floyd | > | mirko says, "that doesn't sound like something Enrico would have sung" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "No, we did definitely not pick it up." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Someone forgot an "if in the presence of the phonograph" or something like that." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "So we can't do anything here yet." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put allen in key pocket" | ||
Floyd ] Basement (Sean M. Shore) Turns: 1777 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT ALLEN IN KEY POCKET Floyd | Floyd | You unzip the key pocket, deposit the Allen key (smelling faintly of Floyd | mildew), then zip the key pocket back up again. Floyd | Floyd | Enrico Caruso's voice sounds from the phonograph: "And romps about the Floyd | house" Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "so, up?" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "u" | ||
Floyd ] Tiny Windowless Office (Llew Mason) Turns: 1778 Floyd | > Floyd | > U Floyd | Floyd | Although you have to skip a couple of steps, they bear your weight. Floyd | Huh. It's possible that your architectural engineering intuition is Floyd | not that well-honed. Floyd | Floyd | Tiny Windowless Office (Llew Mason) Floyd | You emerge into a tiny windowless office. Stark whitewashed brick Floyd | walls close in on all sides beneath a low vaulted ceiling. There is Floyd | something fundamentally wrong with the architecture in here. Lines Floyd | that should be parallel or perpendicular seem ever so slightly off, Floyd | making you feel distinctly uneasy. Floyd | Floyd | An enormous desk overflowing with stacked papers takes up most of one Floyd | side of the room. A package in brown wrapping paper is nestled amongst | mirko says, "alright, I'm being called to dinner, so you gentlemen enjoy yourselves. Don't do anything I wouldn't do." | |
Floyd | the stacks with a note resting on top of it. Besides the stairs that
Floyd | you came up, the only exit lies through a door at the north end of the
Floyd | room.
Floyd |
Floyd | Orchestra music sounds from the phonograph.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
| Knight_Otu says, "Yes." | |
| Knight_Otu exclaims, "Bon appetit!" | ||
| mirko says, "later" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x me" | ||
Floyd ] Tiny Windowless Office (Llew Mason) Turns: 1779 Floyd | > Floyd | > X ME Floyd | Floyd | You imagine that you have that wide-eyed look that Peter always says Floyd | you get when you are worried, but there isn't a mirror nearby to Floyd | confirm. Probably for the best - you drove through most of the night Floyd | to get to Backwater and haven't slept. Floyd | Floyd | Enrico Caruso's voice sounds from the phonograph: "At this stage the Floyd | author ran out of time." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Tiny Windowless Office (Llew Mason) Turns: 1780 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The swirls in your cup form a sharknado. Images of strange hybrids Floyd | mean that some challenges in your current environment can be defeated Floyd | with what you already possess, while others will require outside Floyd | assistance. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | The music from the phonograph fades. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "i" | ||
Floyd ] Tiny Windowless Office (Llew Mason) Turns: 1781 Floyd | > Floyd | > I Floyd | Floyd | You are carrying: Floyd | an old paperback book Floyd | an old newspaper (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a metal flask Floyd | a half-full styrofoam coffee cup (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a familiar gold wristwatch Floyd | a glass jar containing an insect Floyd | a pull-string doll (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | The Modern Girl's Divination Handbook -- Volume Three Floyd | a postcard of Big Ben (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | the diary of Phyllis Cragne Floyd | The Dollmaker's Journal (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a repaired page (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a wad of cash Floyd | an antique locket (closed) Floyd | a moldy, waterlogged journal Floyd | Twin Hearts Between the Planes Floyd | a trolley schedule (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a backpack features guide Floyd | a grimy rock (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a long hooked pole Floyd | a soggy tome Floyd | a book list Floyd | an employee ID card (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a shard of shattered carapace (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | some yellowed newspapers Floyd | a rusty piece of metal Floyd | Tolerating An Asinine God (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | loose bricks (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a black business card (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a glass shard (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a trophy for a dog race (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a rusty flathead screwdriver Floyd | a pair of garden shears (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a gallon jug of white vinegar (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | some mildewed leather gloves Floyd | a key from an urn Floyd | a bronze urn (closed) Floyd | a copper urn (smelling faintly of mildew) (closed) Floyd | a spray bottle that used to contain fungicide Floyd | a waterproof flashlight (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a pamphlet of home listings (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a mallet Floyd | a gold jacket (being worn) Floyd | a filthy rug Floyd | a hovering spark (haunting you) Floyd | a giant milkweed leaf (being worn as a mask) Floyd | a Jansport backpack (being worn and open) Floyd | a hidden pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a key pocket (closed) Floyd | a book pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a side pocket (closed) Floyd | a trash pocket (closed) Floyd | a trolley pass (being worn) Floyd | Floyd | There's only crackling noises coming from the phonograph. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x desk" | ||
Floyd ] Tiny Windowless Office (Llew Mason) Turns: 1782 Floyd | > Floyd | > X DESK Floyd | Floyd | Calling it oversize would be an understatement. It's probably eight Floyd | feet long and looks like it's made of solid oak. Stacks of paperwork Floyd | are scattered haphazardly all over it. Someone was clearly in Floyd | desperate need of a filing system. A package in brown wrapping paper Floyd | is nestled amongst the stacks with a note resting on top of it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x note" | ||
Floyd ] Tiny Windowless Office (Llew Mason) Turns: 1783 Floyd | > Floyd | > X NOTE Floyd | Floyd | (the book list) Floyd | ATTENTION PETER CRAGNE Floyd | Floyd | This is your notification that your status with the Backwater Public Floyd | Library is DELINQUENT due to NON-RETURNAL. Floyd | You are NOT PERMITTED to check out books or to access special library Floyd | materials until your status is cleared. Floyd | Floyd | To clear your status, you must return ALL books you currently have Floyd | checked out: Floyd | Floyd | To Have, and To Have Knots: An Illustrated Guide Floyd | The Dollmaker's Journal Floyd | Twin Hearts Between the Planes Floyd | Backwater Personalities (1915-1925 edition) Floyd | Tolerating An Asinine God Floyd | The Lives of the Roman Emperors Floyd | De Zeven Testamenten van de Krijsende Zeeworm Floyd | Venator in Tenebris Floyd | 'Pataphysical Approaches to Quantum Superfluids Floyd | Legends of Lake Champlain and the Hudson River Valley Floyd | A Rudimentary Taxonomy of Known Scent and Grotesque Floyd | Reactions Floyd | Life Beneath Nightmares Floyd | The Conservative's Cookbook Floyd | The Seven Gaunts Floyd | New England and the Bavarian Illuminati Floyd | ANCHORHEAD. A What-do-I-do-now Book Based on the Works of Floyd | MICHAEL GENTRY Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x package" | ||
Floyd ] Tiny Windowless Office (Llew Mason) Turns: 1784 Floyd | > Floyd | > X PACKAGE Floyd | Floyd | The package is about as big as your hand and has been neatly wrapped Floyd | in plain brown paper. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put book list in side pocket" | ||
Floyd ] Tiny Windowless Office (Llew Mason) Turns: 1785 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT BOOK LIST IN SIDE POCKET Floyd | Floyd | You unzip the side pocket, deposit the book list, then zip the side Floyd | pocket back up again. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x note" | ||
Floyd ] Tiny Windowless Office (Llew Mason) Turns: 1786 Floyd | > Floyd | > X NOTE Floyd | Floyd | (first taking the short note) Floyd | Peter, Floyd | Floyd | I was very glad to hear of your impending arrival. Your family line Floyd | has been separated from Cragne Manor for far too long. Call me Floyd | old-fashioned, but I wanted to give you something as a "homecoming" Floyd | present. Truth be told, I'm really just returning your property. The Floyd | object you'll find inside was something your father gave to me many Floyd | years ago. He said that it had originally belonged to your great uncle Floyd | Luther. He never explained why he wanted me to have it, and seemed to Floyd | take great pleasure in the fact that the object's purpose or function Floyd | was a conundrum that I couldn't solve. Following his death, I'm Floyd | somewhat embarrassed to say that I ended up simply using it as a Floyd | rather elaborate paperweight. Maybe you'll have better luck figuring Floyd | it out. Lord knows, it's not like the extended Cragne family hasn't Floyd | dealt with its share of mysteries. Floyd | Floyd | Yours truly, Daniel Baker. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get note" | ||
Floyd ] Tiny Windowless Office (Llew Mason) Turns: 1787 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET NOTE Floyd | Floyd | You already have that. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get package" | ||
Floyd ] Tiny Windowless Office (Llew Mason) Turns: 1788 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET PACKAGE Floyd | Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open it" | ||
Floyd ] Tiny Windowless Office (Llew Mason) Turns: 1789 Floyd | > Floyd | > OPEN IT Floyd | Floyd | You carefully unwrap the packaging and discover an ornate metallic Floyd | box. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x box" | ||
Floyd ] Tiny Windowless Office (Llew Mason) Turns: 1790 Floyd | > Floyd | > X BOX Floyd | Floyd | The palm-sized box seems to be carved out of a dull gray metal. A Floyd | clear seam around the top of the box suggests that it should be able Floyd | to be opened. The lid is adorned with elaborate painted panels. On one Floyd | side you see a large flat button and five smaller engraved buttons. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x panels" | DavidW says, "oh this." | |
Floyd ] Tiny Windowless Office (Llew Mason) Turns: 1791 Floyd | > Floyd | > X PANELS Floyd | Floyd | There are four separate images painted on the top of the box, arranged Floyd | from one end to the other. The first is a bird. The second is a camel. Floyd | The third is a strange three-legged toad. The fourth is a snake. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x flat button" | ||
Floyd ] Tiny Windowless Office (Llew Mason) Turns: 1792 Floyd | > Floyd | > X FLAT BUTTON Floyd | Floyd | The flat button is larger than its cousins and is bereft of markings. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x button" | ||
Floyd ] Tiny Windowless Office (Llew Mason) Turns: 1793 Floyd | > Floyd | > X BUTTON Floyd | Floyd | The flat button is larger than its cousins and is bereft of markings. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x buttons" | ||
Floyd ] Tiny Windowless Office (Llew Mason) Turns: 1794 Floyd | > Floyd | > X BUTTONS Floyd | Floyd | There are six buttons on the box. One button is large and flat. The Floyd | five remaining buttons are smaller and are each engraved with a Floyd | different symbol - a circle, a vertical line, a V-shape, a Y-shape, Floyd | and an X-shape. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x bird" | ||
Floyd ] Tiny Windowless Office (Llew Mason) Turns: 1795 Floyd | > Floyd | > X BIRD Floyd | Floyd | There are four separate images painted on the top of the box, arranged Floyd | from one end to the other. The first is a bird. The second is a camel. Floyd | The third is a strange three-legged toad. The fourth is a snake. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push v" | ||
Floyd ] Tiny Windowless Office (Llew Mason) Turns: 1796 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH V Floyd | Floyd | The button clicks. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push x" | ||
Floyd ] Tiny Windowless Office (Llew Mason) Turns: 1797 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH X Floyd | Floyd | The button clicks. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push y" | ||
Floyd ] Tiny Windowless Office (Llew Mason) Turns: 1798 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH Y Floyd | Floyd | The button clicks. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push line" | ||
Floyd ] Tiny Windowless Office (Llew Mason) Turns: 1799 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH LINE Floyd | Floyd | The button clicks. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "oo, so close." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push large" | ||
Floyd ] Tiny Windowless Office (Llew Mason) Turns: 1800 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH LARGE Floyd | Floyd | Some mechanism within the box whirs, sounds like it gets stuck, and Floyd | then clicks loudly. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "V is surely the bird. Line is the snake." | |
| DavidW asks, "Why?" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "The V resembles a bird in flight. A snake is usually long and thin like a line." | ||
| DavidW says, "I thought birds in flight look more like an M, but okay." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Camel I am torn between X and Y, for the humps, but X seems closer there, if we see it from the side.." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Both wings up." | ||
| DavidW says, "I wonder how many other players reasoned this puzzle this way. Like, it does sound plausible." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Hmm." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push circle" | ||
Floyd ] Tiny Windowless Office (Llew Mason) Turns: 1801 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH CIRCLE Floyd | Floyd | The button clicks. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push x" | ||
Floyd ] Tiny Windowless Office (Llew Mason) Turns: 1802 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH X Floyd | Floyd | The button clicks. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push y" | ||
Floyd ] Tiny Windowless Office (Llew Mason) Turns: 1803 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH Y Floyd | Floyd | The button clicks. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push line" | ||
Floyd ] Tiny Windowless Office (Llew Mason) Turns: 1804 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH LINE Floyd | Floyd | The button clicks. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push large" | ||
Floyd ] Tiny Windowless Office (Llew Mason) Turns: 1805 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH LARGE Floyd | Floyd | Some mechanism within the box whirs, sounds like it gets stuck, and Floyd | then clicks loudly. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "If it's not shape, and apparently not "feet" on the ground..." | |
| DavidW asks, "What's wrong with feet?" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Good question. I took the circle as "empty", for a flying bird..." | ||
| DavidW asks, "Does it say the bird is flying?" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "But if we're taking the line as two points connected..." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "I just assumed." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push line" | ||
Floyd ] Tiny Windowless Office (Llew Mason) Turns: 1806 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH LINE Floyd | Floyd | The button clicks. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push x" | ||
Floyd ] Tiny Windowless Office (Llew Mason) Turns: 1807 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH X Floyd | Floyd | The button clicks. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push y" | ||
Floyd ] Tiny Windowless Office (Llew Mason) Turns: 1808 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH Y Floyd | Floyd | The button clicks. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push line" | ||
Floyd ] Tiny Windowless Office (Llew Mason) Turns: 1809 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH LINE Floyd | Floyd | The button clicks. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push large" | ||
Floyd ] Tiny Windowless Office (Llew Mason) Turns: 1810 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH LARGE Floyd | Floyd | Some mechanism within the box whirs, sounds like it gets stuck, and Floyd | then clicks loudly. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push y" | ||
Floyd ] Tiny Windowless Office (Llew Mason) Turns: 1811 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH Y Floyd | Floyd | The button clicks. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push x" | ||
Floyd ] Tiny Windowless Office (Llew Mason) Turns: 1812 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH X Floyd | Floyd | The button clicks. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push v" | ||
Floyd ] Tiny Windowless Office (Llew Mason) Turns: 1813 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH V Floyd | Floyd | The button clicks. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push line" | ||
Floyd ] Tiny Windowless Office (Llew Mason) Turns: 1814 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH LINE Floyd | Floyd | The button clicks. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push large" | ||
Floyd ] Tiny Windowless Office (Llew Mason) Turns: 1815 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH LARGE Floyd | Floyd | Some mechanism within the box whirs, sounds like it gets stuck, and Floyd | then clicks loudly. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "I'm rubbish at thinking today, apparently. :p" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "And we are approaching the three hour mark" | ||
| DavidW says, "yes" | ||
| **** SESSION EIGHT **** | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "restore" | ||
Floyd | > Floyd | > RESTORE Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to read: | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "cfcragneoddbox" | ||
Floyd ] Tiny Windowless Office (Llew Mason) Turns: 1815
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
| Knight_Otu says, "Would be nice to have a "yes, yes, I'm aware" option here at the start." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "So we had that odd box here to solve." | ||
| DavidW says, "heh. yes. Maps so far are still at [LINK]" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x box" | ||
Floyd ] Tiny Windowless Office (Llew Mason) Turns: 1816 Floyd | > Floyd | > X BOX Floyd | Floyd | The palm-sized box seems to be carved out of a dull gray metal. A Floyd | clear seam around the top of the box suggests that it should be able Floyd | to be opened. The lid is adorned with elaborate painted panels. On one Floyd | side you see a large flat button and five smaller engraved buttons. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x panels" | ||
Floyd ] Tiny Windowless Office (Llew Mason) Turns: 1817 Floyd | > Floyd | > X PANELS Floyd | Floyd | There are four separate images painted on the top of the box, arranged Floyd | from one end to the other. The first is a bird. The second is a camel. Floyd | The third is a strange three-legged toad. The fourth is a snake. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "yeah, the O line V Y X box." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x buttons" | ||
Floyd ] Tiny Windowless Office (Llew Mason) Turns: 1818 Floyd | > Floyd | > X BUTTONS Floyd | Floyd | There are six buttons on the box. One button is large and flat. The Floyd | five remaining buttons are smaller and are each engraved with a Floyd | different symbol - a circle, a vertical line, a V-shape, a Y-shape, Floyd | and an X-shape. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "So we need to match the shapes to the animals according to *some* rule." | |
| DavidW says, "Sounds reasonable." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "And then push the large button to upen it up." | ||
| DavidW says, "mmhm" | ||
| Roger says, "seems like the snake should be the line or maybe the circle" | ||
| Roger says, "unless its forked tongue is in play" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "So I thought last week as well (line - snake)." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "One possible sequence I want to try..." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push v" | ||
Floyd ] Tiny Windowless Office (Llew Mason) Turns: 1819 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH V Floyd | Floyd | The button clicks. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push x" | ||
Floyd ] Tiny Windowless Office (Llew Mason) Turns: 1820 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH X Floyd | Floyd | The button clicks. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push v" | ||
Floyd ] Tiny Windowless Office (Llew Mason) Turns: 1821 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH V Floyd | Floyd | The button clicks. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push line" | ||
Floyd ] Tiny Windowless Office (Llew Mason) Turns: 1822 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH LINE Floyd | Floyd | The button clicks. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push large" | ||
Floyd ] Tiny Windowless Office (Llew Mason) Turns: 1823 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH LARGE Floyd | Floyd | Some mechanism within the box whirs, sounds like it gets stuck, and Floyd | then clicks loudly. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "And nope." | |
| DavidW hums a ZZTop song to himself. | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "(v for feet and tail touching the ground, and connected, similar for the other animals.)" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push x" | ||
Floyd ] Tiny Windowless Office (Llew Mason) Turns: 1824 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH X Floyd | Floyd | The button clicks. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push y" | ||
Floyd ] Tiny Windowless Office (Llew Mason) Turns: 1825 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH Y Floyd | Floyd | The button clicks. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push x" | ||
Floyd ] Tiny Windowless Office (Llew Mason) Turns: 1826 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH X Floyd | Floyd | The button clicks. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push y" | ||
Floyd ] Tiny Windowless Office (Llew Mason) Turns: 1827 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH Y Floyd | Floyd | The button clicks. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push x" | ||
Floyd ] Tiny Windowless Office (Llew Mason) Turns: 1828 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH X Floyd | Floyd | The button clicks. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push large" | ||
Floyd ] Tiny Windowless Office (Llew Mason) Turns: 1829 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH LARGE Floyd | Floyd | Some mechanism within the box whirs, sounds like it gets stuck, and Floyd | then clicks loudly. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Started that one wrong, but I suspected it would be wrong anyway.." | |
| DavidW says, "Try not to overthink it." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "(using y for 4 and x for 5, and letters in the name.)" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "I mean, I thought I had the simple solutions crossed out." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Shape and number of feet." | ||
| DavidW says, "That's what it is, yes." | ||
| Roger says, "hmmm are they roman numerals mayb" | ||
| DavidW says, "They're not roman numerals. Count the straight lines per shape." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "And here I was counting the number of points." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push v" | ||
Floyd ] Tiny Windowless Office (Llew Mason) Turns: 1830 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH V Floyd | Floyd | The button clicks. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push x" | ||
Floyd ] Tiny Windowless Office (Llew Mason) Turns: 1831 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH X Floyd | Floyd | The button clicks. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push y" | ||
Floyd ] Tiny Windowless Office (Llew Mason) Turns: 1832 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH Y Floyd | Floyd | The button clicks. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push circle" | ||
Floyd ] Tiny Windowless Office (Llew Mason) Turns: 1833 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH CIRCLE Floyd | Floyd | The button clicks. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push large" | ||
Floyd ] Tiny Windowless Office (Llew Mason) Turns: 1834 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH LARGE Floyd | Floyd | Some mechanism within the box whirs, and then produces a satisfying Floyd | click. You feel the lid catch release. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open box" | ||
Floyd ] Tiny Windowless Office (Llew Mason) Turns: 1835 Floyd | > Floyd | > OPEN BOX Floyd | Floyd | You open the box, revealing a tiny leather book. To your horror, Floyd | dozens of inch-long insects crawl out from under the book, scurry up Floyd | the inside edge of the box, and then begin climbing onto your hand. In Floyd | a blind panic you shake them off wildly, and the box falls to the Floyd | floor with a loud thud. Your breathing slows when you realize that Floyd | they were just harmless silverfish. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "I suspect the silverfish won't start singing opera." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "l" | ||
Floyd ] Tiny Windowless Office (Llew Mason) Turns: 1836 Floyd | > Floyd | > L Floyd | Floyd | Tiny Windowless Office (Llew Mason) Floyd | Stark whitewashed brick walls close in on all sides beneath a low Floyd | vaulted ceiling. There is something fundamentally wrong with the Floyd | architecture in here. Lines that should be parallel or perpendicular Floyd | seem ever so slightly off, making you feel distinctly uneasy. Floyd | Floyd | An enormous desk overflowing with stacked papers takes up most of one Floyd | side of the room. Besides the stairs that you came up, the only exit Floyd | lies through a door at the north end of the room. Floyd | Floyd | You can see an ornate metallic box (in which is a tiny leather Floyd | journal) here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x leather journal" | ||
Floyd ] Tiny Windowless Office (Llew Mason) Turns: 1837 Floyd | > Floyd | > X LEATHER JOURNAL Floyd | Floyd | (first taking the tiny leather journal) Floyd | It's a tiny leather book. It's plain except for an unusual and quite Floyd | striking design that has been embossed on the cover. Although Floyd | discolored by age, the initial pages are quite legible. Unfortunately, Floyd | many of the later pages have suffered heavily due to the silverfish Floyd | and are covered with a patchwork of irregular, notched holes - only Floyd | fragments of the once clear handwriting remain. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get all" | ||
Floyd ] Tiny Windowless Office (Llew Mason) Turns: 1838 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET ALL Floyd | Floyd | ornate metallic box: Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read journal" | ||
Floyd ] Tiny Windowless Office (Llew Mason) Turns: 1838 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ JOURNAL Floyd | Floyd | Which do you mean, the tiny leather journal, The Dollmaker's Floyd | Journal (smelling faintly of mildew) or the moldy, waterlogged Floyd | journal? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read leather journal" | ||
Floyd ] Tiny Windowless Office (Llew Mason) Turns: 1839 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ LEATHER JOURNAL Floyd | Floyd | Journal of Luther Cragne Floyd | Floyd | (You can repeat this command to read each journal entry) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "g" | ||
Floyd ] Tiny Windowless Office (Llew Mason) Turns: 1840 Floyd | > Floyd | > G Floyd | Floyd | September 8th, 1932. Floyd | Returned from Czechoslovakia this evening. I can barely contain my Floyd | excitement! I managed to obtain an artifact that we of the Variegated Floyd | Court have long sought. The foolish Cikáni that I purchased it from Floyd | for only a few koruna had no idea what it was. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "g" | ||
Floyd ] Tiny Windowless Office (Llew Mason) Turns: 1841 Floyd | > Floyd | > G Floyd | Floyd | September 12th, 1932. Floyd | Spent the past few days absorbed in Mathers' The Book of Abramelin. Floyd | The key is the harvest moon, and I am in luck that I do not have to Floyd | wait an entire year. My almanac shows that the next harvest moon Floyd | occurs in only two days. I must prepare. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "g" | ||
Floyd ] Tiny Windowless Office (Llew Mason) Turns: 1842 Floyd | > Floyd | > G Floyd | Floyd | September 15th, 1932. Floyd | I am confused and frustrated. Beneath the pale orange light of last Floyd | night's moon, I followed the instructions from the Abramelin text Floyd | precisely, but after completing the evocation I experienced nothing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "g" | ||
Floyd ] Tiny Windowless Office (Llew Mason) Turns: 1843 Floyd | > Floyd | > G Floyd | Floyd | September 16th, 1932. Floyd | Continuing my research. Looking for a secondary translation as Floyd | Mathers' is widely known to contain many errors and omissions. My Floyd | position as Niveous Alderman is at stake. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Alderman get." | |
| DavidW says, "So many aldermen." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "g" | ||
Floyd ] Tiny Windowless Office (Llew Mason) Turns: 1844 Floyd | > Floyd | > G Floyd | Floyd | September 17th, 1932. Floyd | Didn't get a wink of sleep last night. The dogs started barking at a Floyd | very early hour in the morning and simply would not stop. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I should probably start adding a list of the ones you've found at the bottom of the maps-so-far page." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "g" | ||
Floyd ] Tiny Windowless Office (Llew Mason) Turns: 1845 Floyd | > Floyd | > G Floyd | Floyd | September 18th, 1932. Floyd | The dogs were at it again last night. I went outside to investigate Floyd | but found nothing. I thought I saw something at the edge of the tree Floyd | line, but it may have simply been my mind playing tricks upon me at Floyd | that late hour. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "I am keeping a list in my note file as well, but that would be nice." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "g" | ||
Floyd ] Tiny Windowless Office (Llew Mason) Turns: 1846 Floyd | > Floyd | > G Floyd | Floyd | September 19th, 1932. Floyd | Another sleepless night. Dogs were terrified, alternating between Floyd | fearful wimpering and barking into the silent darkness. I'm now Floyd | convinced that something is visiting each night - something that I Floyd | must have unwittingly awakened under that fateful full moon four Floyd | nights ago. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "g" | ||
Floyd ] Tiny Windowless Office (Llew Mason) Turns: 1847 Floyd | > Floyd | > G Floyd | Floyd | September 20th, 1932. Floyd | My hand still trembles as I write this entry, and I am not entirely Floyd | sure that I am not overcome with some madness. Last night, after Floyd | waking from a few hours of fitful sleep, I saw something inhuman at Floyd | the window, pawing ineffectually at the glass. THEN IT SPOKE MY NAME. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "g" | ||
Floyd ] Tiny Windowless Office (Llew Mason) Turns: 1848 Floyd | > Floyd | > G Floyd | Floyd | The remaining pages are too badly damaged. Floyd | Floyd | (You turn back to the beginning) Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Well." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Tiny Windowless Office (Llew Mason) Turns: 1849 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The swirls in your cup form a mermaid. Images of strange hybrids mean Floyd | that some challenges in your current environment can be defeated with Floyd | what you already possess, while others will require outside Floyd | assistance. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "We're not done here yet." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "l" | ||
Floyd ] Tiny Windowless Office (Llew Mason) Turns: 1850 Floyd | > Floyd | > L Floyd | Floyd | Tiny Windowless Office (Llew Mason) Floyd | Stark whitewashed brick walls close in on all sides beneath a low Floyd | vaulted ceiling. There is something fundamentally wrong with the Floyd | architecture in here. Lines that should be parallel or perpendicular Floyd | seem ever so slightly off, making you feel distinctly uneasy. Floyd | Floyd | An enormous desk overflowing with stacked papers takes up most of one Floyd | side of the room. Besides the stairs that you came up, the only exit Floyd | lies through a door at the north end of the room. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x desk" | ||
Floyd ] Tiny Windowless Office (Llew Mason) Turns: 1851 Floyd | > Floyd | > X DESK Floyd | Floyd | Calling it oversize would be an understatement. It's probably eight Floyd | feet long and looks like it's made of solid oak. Stacks of paperwork Floyd | are scattered haphazardly all over it. Someone was clearly in Floyd | desperate need of a filing system. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "search it" | ||
Floyd ] Tiny Windowless Office (Llew Mason) Turns: 1852 Floyd | > Floyd | > SEARCH IT Floyd | Floyd | You idly rifle through some of the papers, but nothing looks very Floyd | interesting. As you push paper around, you hear something fall off the Floyd | desk and hit the floor with a metallic clink. Looking down, you see a Floyd | large brass key. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x large brass" | ||
Floyd ] Tiny Windowless Office (Llew Mason) Turns: 1852 Floyd | > Floyd | > X LARGE BRASS Floyd | Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to examine large flat button. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x brass key" | ||
Floyd ] Tiny Windowless Office (Llew Mason) Turns: 1853 Floyd | > Floyd | > X BRASS KEY Floyd | Floyd | A large and important-looking brass key. Someone wrote a two digit Floyd | number on the bow. It's mostly worn off, but the first digit looks Floyd | like a 3. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get it" | ||
Floyd ] Tiny Windowless Office (Llew Mason) Turns: 1854 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET IT Floyd | Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Tiny Windowless Office (Llew Mason) Turns: 1855 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The clouds in your cup form a child's wagon. Modes of transportation Floyd | mean that your current environment presents challenges that can only Floyd | be overcome by seeking fresh perspectives elsewhere until you're ready Floyd | to return. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "I'm not quite sure if we've seen some number anywhere this could be, but maybe..." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x door" | ||
Floyd ] Tiny Windowless Office (Llew Mason) Turns: 1856 Floyd | > Floyd | > X DOOR Floyd | Floyd | It's a perfectly ordinary wooden door. You try the handle, but it Floyd | appears to be locked. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Well, now we're done here." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "d" | ||
Floyd ] Basement (Sean M. Shore) Turns: 1857 Floyd | > Floyd | > D Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Basement (Sean M. Shore) Floyd | A small wall-mounted sodium lamp bathes this area in a sickly yellow Floyd | light, and produces a faint buzz that reverberates off the close, Floyd | mildewed walls. This is an unfinished, spidery basement, damp and Floyd | dank and one might even say disused, but on further inspection, that Floyd | may not be the case. Some obviously dangerous wooden stairs ascend Floyd | grudgingly, and an opening in the floor gives way to the tunnel below. Floyd | Floyd | In one corner is a huge Panasonic TV/VCR combo, probably from about Floyd | five years ago. Next to it is a stack of VHS tapes. Some discarded Floyd | clothes litter the floor. Floyd | Floyd | You can also see a mannequin here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Basement (Sean M. Shore) Turns: 1858 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The clouds in your cup form a unicycle. Modes of transportation mean Floyd | that your current environment presents challenges that can only be Floyd | overcome by seeking fresh perspectives elsewhere until you're ready to Floyd | return. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "d" | ||
Floyd ] Tunnel Entrance (Grueslayer) Turns: 1859 Floyd | > Floyd | > D Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Tunnel Entrance (Grueslayer) Floyd | The ladder leading down the funnel ends here at a brick wall with one Floyd | or two interesting features. Only a little light shines through the Floyd | funnel and bathes the surroundings in eerie shadows. The ground seems Floyd | to be made up of treaded down dirt. A masoned, semi-circular tunnel Floyd | leads southeast, the walls made up from the same musty red bricks as Floyd | the wall marking its end. The tunnel is about six feet high. Rolled up Floyd | on the ground in the southwestern corner is a hobo who declared this Floyd | tunnel his bedroom. Floyd | Floyd | You cringe from thinking something has moved in the shadows, but your Floyd | mind just played a trick on you. You hope. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "se" | ||
Floyd ] Subterranean tunnel (Drew M) Turns: 1860 Floyd | > Floyd | > SE Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Subterranean tunnel (Drew M) Floyd | Your light reflects off the cold, shin-deep water. Tiny shadows jump Floyd | and skitter away from you, making it hard to tell where the walls end Floyd | and the wildlife begins. The tunnel continues off to the northwest. Floyd | To the east lies a door. The way back to the surface lies above. To Floyd | the north, the stones have recessed to form an alcove a few feet deep. Floyd | Floyd | A weird woman waves and watches you wantonly from the wall. Floyd | Floyd | "Hey, you! This way! You're not deaf, are you?" Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Subterranean tunnel (Drew M) Turns: 1861 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The clouds in your cup form a Viking longboat. Modes of transportation Floyd | mean that your current environment presents challenges that can only Floyd | be overcome by seeking fresh perspectives elsewhere until you're ready Floyd | to return. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | "Psst! Hey! C'mere! Hellooooo?" Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x door" | ||
Floyd ] Subterranean tunnel (Drew M) Turns: 1861 Floyd | > Floyd | > X DOOR Floyd | Floyd | Which do you mean, the tunnel exit door or the tunnel door? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x exit door" | ||
Floyd ] Subterranean tunnel (Drew M) Turns: 1862 Floyd | > Floyd | > X EXIT DOOR Floyd | Floyd | The small hatch to exit this area is barely visible above a flight of Floyd | rusty iron steps that appear to be bolted onto the wall of the tunnel. Floyd | The bottom two rungs appear to have rusted away, but you should be Floyd | able to reach the rest. Floyd | Floyd | "Hey, you! Over here! Yoohooo?" Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x tunnel door" | ||
Floyd ] Subterranean tunnel (Drew M) Turns: 1863 Floyd | > Floyd | > X TUNNEL DOOR Floyd | Floyd | A dull red sheet of metal stands to the east. A keyhole is present at Floyd | eye level. Above the keyhole is an image of an eyeball, above which is Floyd | printed two back-to-back crescents. Floyd | Floyd | "Psst! Hey! Come closer! You're not deaf, are you?" Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Eyeball, huh." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x eyeball" | ||
Floyd ] Subterranean tunnel (Drew M) Turns: 1864 Floyd | > Floyd | > X EYEBALL Floyd | Floyd | A dull red sheet of metal stands to the east. A keyhole is present at Floyd | eye level. Above the keyhole is an image of an eyeball, above which is Floyd | printed two back-to-back crescents. Floyd | Floyd | "Hey, you! Over here! Yoohooo?" Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "u" | ||
Floyd ] Under the Bridge (Tenth) Turns: 1865 Floyd | > Floyd | > U Floyd | Floyd | Taking a deep breath, you grasp the ladder for support and hook your Floyd | leg up to the first available step. The metal creeks and groans Floyd | alarmingly as you transfer your weight, but the bolts hold firm. You Floyd | shakily gather yourself and begin to ascend back up to the surface. Floyd | Floyd | Under the Bridge (Tenth) Floyd | The path along the river gives way to a crumbling stone embankment as Floyd | it passes below the arch of the old stone bridge. A rusty metal hatch Floyd | is set into the ground opposite from the river, and towards the end of Floyd | the embankment, a derelict payphone squats, forgotten, under the Floyd | shadow of the bridge. To the south, the path continues to follow the Floyd | river. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I had to step away for a bit. Congrats on finding the key in the office." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Well, I had the help from the coffee." | ||
| Jenni arrives, ready to play with the toys. | DavidW says, "The coffee is so very helpful." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Good thing we managed to retrieve it." | ||
| DavidW says, "Hi Jenni!" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Hey there." | ||
| DavidW says (to Jenni), "Map so far is at [LINK] and we just found a key in the Tiny Windowless Office." | ||
| Jenni exclaims, "hi y'all!" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] River Walk (Adam Whybray) Turns: 1866 Floyd | > Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | River Walk (Adam Whybray) Floyd | A dirt path along the west bank of the Makaskuta - or Blackgourd - Floyd | River. The air is motionless and sweltry, the urticariate heat drawing Floyd | sweat profusely from your prickling glands. Floyd | Floyd | Just below you, to your side, the river burbles in vainglorious Floyd | stupor, foaming in bright patches from the surfacants released from Floyd | the rotting deposits of the red maples and poplars that line its Floyd | banks. A single black ash, denuded of leaves, its corky bark blighted Floyd | with the telltale signs of parasitic infection, quietly interrupts the Floyd | Autumnal foliage of its deciduous cousins. Floyd | Floyd | The river's waters slith over rocks as lustrous-gray as seal skin, Floyd | rending them freshly burnished for the mid-September sun, which casts Floyd | Her rays in refulgent slats through the rust-honey colored trees. It Floyd | is though Nature, in celebration of Her own fecundity, has chosen to Floyd | offer Herself up in Equinoxical sacrifice - the rocks laid out before Floyd | the blazing altar of the sun. Floyd | Floyd | There is a forbidding sign on the bank of the river. Floyd | Floyd | The way up to Backwater town square is northwest. Following the path Floyd | north leads under the bridge. Floyd | Floyd | On the Makaskuta river is a buoy. Floyd | Floyd | You can also see a freshwater lobster trap (in which is an eggbound Floyd | crawfish) and a shattered crawfish here. Floyd | Floyd | A spectral trolley stop sign reads Aqua Line -- River Walk. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "wait for purple line" | ||
Floyd ] Front Walk (Matt Weiner) Turns: 1867 Floyd | > Floyd | > WAIT FOR PURPLE LINE Floyd | Floyd | You lean against the rotting deposits, hold out your pass, and wait Floyd | for the purple line. Within moments, a phantom trolley arrives. Floyd | Instead of stopping and allowing you to board, it passes Floyd | through you, and you find yourself transported to Floyd | Floyd | Front Walk (Matt Weiner) Floyd | Cragne Manor looms to the north. Its light gray marble front is marred Floyd | by a screened-in wooden porch, clearly tacked on well after the manor Floyd | was built. A gravel path bends around the manor to the northeast and Floyd | northwest, and the driveway leads south back to town. Floyd | Floyd | By the porch steps is a post with a placard reading "31." A strange Floyd | little manikin is affixed to it. Floyd | Floyd | A mistlike trolley stop sign reads Purple Line -- Cragne Manor. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Rotting deposits might be a bad choice to lean against, but at least they're not a miniscule arch." | |
| DavidW says, "hee" | ||
| DavidW asks, "You were asking if we'd seen a two-digit number starting with '3' anywhere?" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Ah yes, I thought there was a number here. We might just have found our house key." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Right." | ||
| DavidW asks, "Golly. We might actually enter the house today?" | ||
| Knight_Otu exclaims, "Let'scontinue running about outside!" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "At least I want to see the west side." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "nw" | ||
Floyd ] Outside the greenhouse (James Eagle) Turns: 1868 Floyd | > Floyd | > NW Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Outside the greenhouse (James Eagle) Floyd | The damp brick path that led you here bends around the squat porch of Floyd | an old greenhouse half-swallowed by a tangle of bramble and ivy. Water Floyd | drips from the thick branches overhead; in the undergrowth something - Floyd | somethings? - creep and rustle. Floyd | Floyd | The path curves away to northeast and southeast. You can also go in to Floyd | the greenhouse from here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x me" | ||
Floyd ] Outside the greenhouse (James Eagle) Turns: 1869 Floyd | > Floyd | > X ME Floyd | Floyd | Webs and leaf fragments cling where branches have brushed against you. Floyd | Something tiny and blue-black scurries across your foot and slips into Floyd | a crack in the brickwork. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Outside the greenhouse (James Eagle) Turns: 1870 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The clouds in your cup form a blank, mirrored surface. Lack of a Floyd | symbolic image means that you have accomplished everything you must in Floyd | your current environment and should move on to find new challenges in Floyd | order to grow as a person. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Some part of me is relieved that not every room is a fiendish puzzle trying to kill us." | |
| DavidW says, "Yes, this is one of the mildest rooms in the game." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "pull string" | ||
Floyd ] Outside the greenhouse (James Eagle) Turns: 1871 Floyd | > Floyd | > PULL STRING Floyd | Floyd | The doll intones: "Avoid the hazard of the greenhouse! Wood remembers Floyd | the antique forest!" Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "pull string" | ||
Floyd ] Outside the greenhouse (James Eagle) Turns: 1872 Floyd | > Floyd | > PULL STRING Floyd | Floyd | The doll intones: "Beware the greenhouse door! A door indicates Floyd | passage out of life!" Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "pull string" | ||
Floyd ] Outside the greenhouse (James Eagle) Turns: 1873 Floyd | > Floyd | > PULL STRING Floyd | Floyd | The doll intones: "Shun the portent of the je-brickpath! Green is the Floyd | tint of poison and untamed growth!" Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x path" | ||
Floyd ] Outside the greenhouse (James Eagle) Turns: 1874 Floyd | > Floyd | > X PATH Floyd | Floyd | Ancient bricks, slippery with green mould and treacherously uneven. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "pull string" | ||
Floyd ] Outside the greenhouse (James Eagle) Turns: 1875 Floyd | > Floyd | > PULL STRING Floyd | Floyd | The doll intones: "Beware the greenhouse door! A door signifies Floyd | passage out of life!" Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "pull string" | ||
Floyd ] Outside the greenhouse (James Eagle) Turns: 1876 Floyd | > Floyd | > PULL STRING Floyd | Floyd | The doll intones: "Shun the greenhouse! Wood remembers the ancient Floyd | forest!" Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "pull string" | ||
Floyd ] Outside the greenhouse (James Eagle) Turns: 1877 Floyd | > Floyd | > PULL STRING Floyd | Floyd | The doll intones: "Flee the omen of the greenhouse door! A door means Floyd | passage out of life!" Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x something" | ||
Floyd ] Outside the greenhouse (James Eagle) Turns: 1877 Floyd | > Floyd | > X SOMETHING Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "in" | ||
Floyd ] Greenhouse (Petter Sjölund) Turns: 1878 Floyd | > Floyd | > IN Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Greenhouse (Petter Sjölund) Floyd | Nothing should be growing here anymore — the heating and irrigation Floyd | have been off for years — but roots seem to have covered everything. Floyd | Floyd | The walls curve inward, forming a huge dome, with a mesh of roots Floyd | covering it from the floor up to about halfway to the ceiling. Floyd | Sunlight still breaks through in places, throwing a pattern of bright Floyd | spots across the room. The roots grow from an enormous tropical tree Floyd | at the center of the greenhouse, towering all the way up to the Floyd | ceiling, which it hides behind a thick crown of leaves. Floyd | Floyd | A spiral staircase, seemingly woven of roots, leads to a circular mesh Floyd | walkway higher up along the wall. Floyd | Floyd | Something vaguely sculpture-like protrudes from the roots near the Floyd | exit. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x me" | ||
Floyd ] Greenhouse (Petter Sjölund) Turns: 1879 Floyd | > Floyd | > X ME Floyd | Floyd | The sickly yellowish-green light in here glistens in the sweat on your Floyd | skin. At least you seem to be relatively unscathed. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Greenhouse (Petter Sjölund) Turns: 1880 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The clouds in your cup form a unicycle. Modes of transportation mean Floyd | that your current environment presents challenges that can only be Floyd | overcome by seeking fresh perspectives elsewhere until you're ready to Floyd | return. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "i" | ||
Floyd ] Greenhouse (Petter Sjölund) Turns: 1881 Floyd | > Floyd | > I Floyd | Floyd | You are carrying: Floyd | a large brass key Floyd | an ornate metallic box (open but empty) Floyd | a tiny leather journal Floyd | Daniel Baker's note Floyd | an old paperback book Floyd | an old newspaper (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a metal flask Floyd | a half-full styrofoam coffee cup (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a familiar gold wristwatch Floyd | a glass jar containing an insect Floyd | a pull-string doll (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | The Modern Girl's Divination Handbook -- Volume Three Floyd | a postcard of Big Ben (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | the diary of Phyllis Cragne Floyd | The Dollmaker's Journal (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a repaired page (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a wad of cash Floyd | an antique locket (closed) Floyd | a moldy, waterlogged journal Floyd | Twin Hearts Between the Planes Floyd | a trolley schedule (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a backpack features guide Floyd | a grimy rock (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a long hooked pole Floyd | a soggy tome Floyd | an employee ID card (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a shard of shattered carapace (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | some yellowed newspapers Floyd | a rusty piece of metal Floyd | Tolerating An Asinine God (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | loose bricks (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a black business card (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a glass shard (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a trophy for a dog race (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a rusty flathead screwdriver Floyd | a pair of garden shears (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a gallon jug of white vinegar (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | some mildewed leather gloves Floyd | a key from an urn Floyd | a bronze urn (closed) Floyd | a copper urn (smelling faintly of mildew) (closed) Floyd | a spray bottle that used to contain fungicide Floyd | a waterproof flashlight (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a pamphlet of home listings (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a mallet Floyd | a gold jacket (being worn) Floyd | a filthy rug Floyd | a hovering spark (haunting you) (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a giant milkweed leaf (being worn as a mask) Floyd | a Jansport backpack (being worn and open) Floyd | a hidden pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a key pocket (closed) Floyd | a book pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a side pocket (closed) Floyd | a trash pocket (closed) Floyd | a trolley pass (being worn) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "SAVE" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "cf21" | ||
Floyd | > Floyd | > SAVE Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write: Floyd ] Greenhouse (Petter Sjölund) Turns: 1881 Floyd | > SAVEOk. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "u" | ||
Floyd ] Greenhouse (Petter Sjölund) (on the mesh walkway) Turns: 1882 Floyd | > Floyd | > U Floyd | Floyd | What is visible of the iron staircase through the root mesh looks bent Floyd | and badly corroded. The roots are slippery to the touch as you grab Floyd | hold of the handrail and start climbing. After only a couple of steps Floyd | the entire structure — including the platform above — lurches, and Floyd | for Floyd | a moment you think it is all going to come apart on top of you. Floyd | Floyd | Greenhouse (Petter Sjölund) (on the mesh walkway) Floyd | You're up the mesh walkway circling the greenhouse partway up the Floyd | wall. The roots have grown into the iron mesh and railing as well, Floyd | twisting it and breaking it apart. Between the roots and sharp metal Floyd | edges there is hardly room to stand, but the branches stretching Floyd | finger-like from the lower part of tree look sturdy and climbable. Floyd | Floyd | The spiral staircase leads back down. Floyd | Floyd | A strange rootlet-covered wooden handle sticks out from the rubble of Floyd | roots and twisted metal. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x handle" | ||
Floyd ] Greenhouse (Petter Sjölund) (on the mesh walkway) Turns: 1883 Floyd | > Floyd | > X HANDLE Floyd | Floyd | It is hard to tell among the roots, but it looks like the handle of a Floyd | knife. Perhaps it could be pulled out. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get it" | ||
Floyd ] Greenhouse (Petter Sjölund) (on the mesh walkway) Turns: 1884 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET IT Floyd | Floyd | You pull on the wooden handle. It gives an inch, and some of the roots Floyd | that hold it snap. You pull again, harder this time, and with a Floyd | metallic screech and a cloud of spores you find yourself holding a Floyd | machete in your hand. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Well hello there." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "d" | ||
Floyd ] Greenhouse (Petter Sjölund) Turns: 1885 Floyd | > Floyd | > D Floyd | Floyd | You climb down the unstable staircase. Floyd | Floyd | Greenhouse (Petter Sjölund) Floyd | Nothing should be growing here anymore — the heating and irrigation Floyd | have been off for years — but roots seem to have covered everything. Floyd | Floyd | The walls curve inward, forming a huge dome, with a mesh of roots Floyd | covering it from the floor up to about halfway to the ceiling. Floyd | Sunlight still breaks through in places, throwing a pattern of bright Floyd | spots across the room. The roots grow from an enormous tropical tree Floyd | at the center of the greenhouse, towering all the way up to the Floyd | ceiling, which it hides behind a thick crown of leaves. Floyd | Floyd | A spiral staircase, seemingly woven of roots, leads to a circular mesh Floyd | walkway higher up along the wall. Floyd | Floyd | Something vaguely sculpture-like protrudes from the roots near the Floyd | exit. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x sculpture" | ||
Floyd ] Greenhouse (Petter Sjölund) Turns: 1886 Floyd | > Floyd | > X SCULPTURE Floyd | Floyd | This looks like some kind of garden ornament in the shape of a parrot. Floyd | Through a web of roots and a yellow lichen that covers the white Floyd | stone, two intensely red eyes made of some translucent material glare Floyd | at you. The beak is open as if uttering a squawk. A pair of wings has Floyd | apparently been broken off. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x eyes" | ||
Floyd ] Greenhouse (Petter Sjölund) Turns: 1887 Floyd | > Floyd | > X EYES Floyd | Floyd | The red stare is tortured and hostile. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "out" | ||
Floyd ] Outside the greenhouse (James Eagle) Turns: 1888 Floyd | > Floyd | > OUT Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Outside the greenhouse (James Eagle) Floyd | The damp brick path that led you here bends around the squat porch of Floyd | an old greenhouse half-swallowed by a tangle of bramble and ivy. Water Floyd | drips from the thick branches overhead; in the undergrowth something - Floyd | somethings? - creep and rustle. Floyd | Floyd | The path curves away to northeast and southeast. You can also go in to Floyd | the greenhouse from here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x undergrowth" | ||
Floyd ] Outside the greenhouse (James Eagle) Turns: 1888 Floyd | > Floyd | > X UNDERGROWTH Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "listen" | ||
Floyd ] Outside the greenhouse (James Eagle) Turns: 1889 Floyd | > Floyd | > LISTEN Floyd | Floyd | You hear nothing unexpected. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "se" | ||
Floyd ] Front Walk (Matt Weiner) Turns: 1890 Floyd | > Floyd | > SE Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Front Walk (Matt Weiner) Floyd | Cragne Manor looms to the north. Its light gray marble front is marred Floyd | by a screened-in wooden porch, clearly tacked on well after the manor Floyd | was built. A gravel path bends around the manor to the northeast and Floyd | northwest, and the driveway leads south back to town. Floyd | Floyd | By the porch steps is a post with a placard reading "31." A strange Floyd | little manikin is affixed to it. Floyd | Floyd | A phantom trolley stop sign reads Purple Line -- Cragne Manor. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "And now..." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Mudroom (Matt Weiner) Turns: 1891 Floyd | > Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | You climb the steps to the porch. Floyd | Floyd | Mudroom (Matt Weiner) Floyd | The porch is a mudroom, a place for taking off coats and muddy Floyd | shoes--though you're not eager to change into any strange shoes. The Floyd | marble front wall seems like a sheer cliff face, the porch like a Floyd | flimsy shelter built onto it. The front door leads inside to the Floyd | north. Floyd | Floyd | In one corner of the porch a strangely shaped hook is fastened to the Floyd | wall. A calfskin coat hangs beside it. Floyd | Floyd | In the other corner of the porch, a teapot sits on a small wooden Floyd | table. Floyd | Floyd | A slightly muddy welcome mat sticks out partway from under the front Floyd | door. Floyd | Floyd | Against the front wall are a pair of blue cloth slippers and a single Floyd | brown leather boot. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x me" | ||
Floyd ] Mudroom (Matt Weiner) Turns: 1892 Floyd | > Floyd | > X ME Floyd | Floyd | You're tired and muddy from the trudge up to the manor. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Mudroom (Matt Weiner) Turns: 1893 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The clouds in your cup form a blooming rose. Botanical images mean Floyd | that while there is much left to accomplish in the present situation, Floyd | your immediate environment sustains you, and you have everything that Floyd | you need. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x hook" | ||
Floyd ] Mudroom (Matt Weiner) Turns: 1894 Floyd | > Floyd | > X HOOK Floyd | Floyd | (the hooks) Floyd | A black metal hook protrudes from the wall, twisting in strange ways, Floyd | like the outline of the human form projected through some alien Floyd | dimension. A calfskin coat hangs beside it. Floyd | Floyd | The floor below the hooks is lost in an unusually deep black shadow. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coat" | ||
Floyd ] Mudroom (Matt Weiner) Turns: 1895 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COAT Floyd | Floyd | A thigh-length belted calfskin coat, clean as if it's never been Floyd | outside. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "search it" | ||
Floyd ] Mudroom (Matt Weiner) Turns: 1896 Floyd | > Floyd | > SEARCH IT Floyd | Floyd | The pockets of the calfskin coat are empty. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu asks, "Why do I suspect taking this thing would darken our day?" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "And yet, we probably need it some time." | ||
| DavidW says, "Not saying." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x table" | ||
Floyd ] Mudroom (Matt Weiner) Turns: 1897 Floyd | > Floyd | > X TABLE Floyd | Floyd | The table is thigh-high, as if sized for a child's tea party, but its Floyd | deep brown wood is so finely carpentered that the legs and tabletop Floyd | seem carved from one piece. There is a round brown tea stain on it, Floyd | but no cups or saucers. Floyd | Floyd | On the table is a teapot. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x teapot" | ||
Floyd ] Mudroom (Matt Weiner) Turns: 1898 Floyd | > Floyd | > X TEAPOT Floyd | Floyd | It's a silver teapot tarnished brown on the spout and sides. Through Floyd | the tarnish you can read the engraving, "Jane Cragne, RMS Queen Mary, Floyd | 2 Oct 1942." Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "There sure are a lot of Cragnes." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get it" | ||
Floyd ] Mudroom (Matt Weiner) Turns: 1899 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET IT Floyd | Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | [This is the only item you need to take from this room or the front Floyd | walk, and the only other thing you need to do here is unlock the door Floyd | with the key, when you have it. But there are other things here you Floyd | can explore, if you like.] Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "Yes, tons of Cragnes." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "unlock door" | ||
Floyd ] Mudroom (Matt Weiner) Turns: 1899 Floyd | > Floyd | > UNLOCK DOOR Floyd | Floyd | What do you want to unlock the front door with? Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "If you've made a thousand Cragnes, you can make a wish." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "brass key" | ||
Floyd ] Mudroom (Matt Weiner) Turns: 1900 Floyd | > Floyd | > BRASS KEY Floyd | Floyd | You unlock the front door. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Heh." | |
| Plover enters from the south, through an unauthorized orange door. | Knight_Otu says, "They need to be paper Cragnes, but most of them, we learned about from books, so..." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Mudroom (Matt Weiner) Turns: 1901 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The swirls in your cup form concentric circles. Lack of a symbolic Floyd | image means that you have accomplished everything you must in your Floyd | current environment and should move on to find new challenges in order Floyd | to grow as a person. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x slippers" | ||
Floyd ] Mudroom (Matt Weiner) Turns: 1902 Floyd | > Floyd | > X SLIPPERS Floyd | Floyd | A lightly scuffed pair of indoor slippers. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x boot" | ||
Floyd ] Mudroom (Matt Weiner) Turns: 1903 Floyd | > Floyd | > X BOOT Floyd | Floyd | One leather boot with a muddy sole. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "look in it" | ||
Floyd ] Mudroom (Matt Weiner) Turns: 1904 Floyd | > Floyd | > LOOK IN IT Floyd | Floyd | You find nothing of interest. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Foyer (Greg Frost) Turns: 1905 Floyd | > Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | (first opening the front door) Floyd | Floyd | Foyer (Greg Frost) Floyd | Standing in the narrow entry hall is like being at the mouth of a Floyd | cave. The only light comes in through tall windows on either side of Floyd | the door and a half-round window above. All of the furniture has been Floyd | removed from the foyer, leaving tracks in the heavy dust. This house Floyd | must have been abandoned for years. It's empty, and silent, and cold. Floyd | Floyd | "Peter!" you shout. There's no reply. Not even an echo comes back to Floyd | you. Floyd | Floyd | Of course he's not here. You expected that; he wouldn't have locked Floyd | you out. But whatever happened to him, this house is at the dark heart Floyd | of it. Floyd | Floyd | Morning light slants across the floor. Hallways lead west and east Floyd | into other parts of the house. A doorway leads north; the front door Floyd | is to the south. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu exclaims, "Guys, guys!" | |
| Knight_Otu exclaims, "We made it!" | ||
| Knight_Otu exclaims, "We're in Cragne Manor!" | ||
| DavidW says, "I will update our map accordingly. Gimme a few minutes." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x me" | ||
Floyd ] Foyer (Greg Frost) Turns: 1906 Floyd | > Floyd | > X ME Floyd | Floyd | You're bundled up in your black wool jacket and the brick red sweater. Floyd | Your hair is tied back to keep it out of the way. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "i" | ||
Floyd ] Foyer (Greg Frost) Turns: 1907 Floyd | > Floyd | > I Floyd | Floyd | You are carrying: Floyd | a teapot Floyd | a dull machete Floyd | a large brass key Floyd | an ornate metallic box (open but empty) Floyd | a tiny leather journal Floyd | Daniel Baker's note Floyd | an old paperback book Floyd | an old newspaper (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a metal flask Floyd | a half-full styrofoam coffee cup (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a familiar gold wristwatch Floyd | a glass jar containing an insect Floyd | a pull-string doll (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | The Modern Girl's Divination Handbook -- Volume Three Floyd | a postcard of Big Ben (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | the diary of Phyllis Cragne (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | The Dollmaker's Journal (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a repaired page (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a wad of cash Floyd | an antique locket (closed) Floyd | a moldy, waterlogged journal Floyd | Twin Hearts Between the Planes Floyd | a trolley schedule (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a backpack features guide Floyd | a grimy rock (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a long hooked pole Floyd | a soggy tome Floyd | an employee ID card (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a shard of shattered carapace (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | some yellowed newspapers Floyd | a rusty piece of metal Floyd | Tolerating An Asinine God (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | loose bricks (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a black business card (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a glass shard (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a trophy for a dog race (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a rusty flathead screwdriver Floyd | a pair of garden shears (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a gallon jug of white vinegar (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | some mildewed leather gloves Floyd | a key from an urn Floyd | a bronze urn (closed) Floyd | a copper urn (smelling faintly of mildew) (closed) Floyd | a spray bottle that used to contain fungicide Floyd | a waterproof flashlight (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a pamphlet of home listings (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a mallet Floyd | a gold jacket (being worn) Floyd | a filthy rug Floyd | a hovering spark (haunting you) (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a giant milkweed leaf (being worn as a mask) Floyd | a Jansport backpack (being worn and open) Floyd | a hidden pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a key pocket (closed) Floyd | a book pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a side pocket (closed) Floyd | a trash pocket (closed) Floyd | a trolley pass (being worn) Floyd | Floyd | > | Jenni exclaims, "woooo congrats!!" | |
| Plover says (to Floyd), "l" | ||
Floyd ] Foyer (Greg Frost) Turns: 1908 Floyd | > Floyd | > L Floyd | Floyd | Foyer (Greg Frost) Floyd | Standing in the narrow entry hall is like being at the mouth of a Floyd | cave. The only light comes in through tall windows on either side of Floyd | the door and a half-round window above. All of the furniture has been Floyd | removed from the foyer, leaving tracks in the heavy dust. Floyd | Floyd | Morning light slants across the floor. Hallways lead west and east Floyd | into other parts of the house. A doorway leads north; the front door Floyd | is to the south. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put brass key in key pocket" | ||
Floyd ] Foyer (Greg Frost) Turns: 1909 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT BRASS KEY IN KEY POCKET Floyd | Floyd | You unzip the key pocket, deposit the large brass key, then zip the Floyd | key pocket back up again. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Foyer (Greg Frost) Turns: 1910 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The swirls in your cup form concentric circles. Lack of a symbolic Floyd | image means that you have accomplished everything you must in your Floyd | current environment and should move on to find new challenges in order Floyd | to grow as a person. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Plover says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Mudroom (Matt Weiner) Turns: 1911 Floyd | > Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Mudroom (Matt Weiner) Floyd | The porch is a mudroom, a place for taking off coats and muddy shoes. Floyd | The marble front wall seems like a sheer cliff face, the porch like a Floyd | flimsy shelter built onto it. The front door leads inside to the Floyd | north. Floyd | Floyd | In one corner of the porch a strangely shaped hook is fastened to the Floyd | wall. A calfskin coat hangs beside it. Floyd | Floyd | In the other corner of the porch is a small wooden table. Floyd | Floyd | A slightly muddy welcome mat lies in front of the door. Floyd | Floyd | Against the front wall are a pair of blue cloth slippers and a single Floyd | brown leather boot. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x dust" | ||
Floyd ] Mudroom (Matt Weiner) Turns: 1911 Floyd | > Floyd | > X DUST Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Foyer (Greg Frost) Turns: 1912 Floyd | > Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Foyer (Greg Frost) Floyd | Standing in the narrow entry hall is like being at the mouth of a Floyd | cave. The only light comes in through tall windows on either side of Floyd | the door and a half-round window above. All of the furniture has been Floyd | removed from the foyer, leaving tracks in the heavy dust. Floyd | Floyd | Morning light slants across the floor. Hallways lead west and east Floyd | into other parts of the house. A doorway leads north; the front door Floyd | is to the south. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "pull string" | ||
Floyd ] Foyer (Greg Frost) Turns: 1913 Floyd | > Floyd | > PULL STRING Floyd | Floyd | The doll intones: "Guard against the hallway! The floor symbolises Floyd | your sense of security! It is narrower than it may seem!" Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "pull string" | ||
Floyd ] Foyer (Greg Frost) Turns: 1914 Floyd | > Floyd | > PULL STRING Floyd | Floyd | The doll intones: "Flee the moulding! White is the hue of a dead Floyd | dove!" Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "ok, map updated" | |
| Plover says (to Floyd), "normal" | ||
Floyd ] Foyer (Greg Frost) Turns: 1914 Floyd | > Floyd | > NORMAL Floyd | Floyd | Cragne Manor is now in its "brief" printing mode, which gives long Floyd | descriptions of places never before visited and short descriptions Floyd | otherwise. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Thanks, David." | |
| Plover says, "i did that so the transcript wouldn't be too long to read." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x moulding" | ||
Floyd ] Foyer (Greg Frost) Turns: 1915 Floyd | > Floyd | > X MOULDING Floyd | Floyd | The white moulding along the bottom of the wall and over the doors has Floyd | numerous scratches and dings. It looks like the furniture was moved Floyd | out quickly and without much care. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Plover says (to Floyd), "i" | ||
Floyd ] Foyer (Greg Frost) Turns: 1916 Floyd | > Floyd | > I Floyd | Floyd | You are carrying: Floyd | a teapot Floyd | a dull machete Floyd | an ornate metallic box (open but empty) Floyd | a tiny leather journal Floyd | Daniel Baker's note Floyd | an old paperback book Floyd | an old newspaper (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a metal flask Floyd | a half-full styrofoam coffee cup (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a familiar gold wristwatch Floyd | a glass jar containing an insect Floyd | a pull-string doll (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | The Modern Girl's Divination Handbook -- Volume Three Floyd | a postcard of Big Ben (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | the diary of Phyllis Cragne (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | The Dollmaker's Journal (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a repaired page (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a wad of cash Floyd | an antique locket (closed) Floyd | a moldy, waterlogged journal Floyd | Twin Hearts Between the Planes Floyd | a trolley schedule (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a backpack features guide Floyd | a grimy rock (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a long hooked pole Floyd | a soggy tome Floyd | an employee ID card (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a shard of shattered carapace (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | some yellowed newspapers Floyd | a rusty piece of metal Floyd | Tolerating An Asinine God (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | loose bricks (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a black business card (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a glass shard (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a trophy for a dog race (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a rusty flathead screwdriver Floyd | a pair of garden shears (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a gallon jug of white vinegar (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | some mildewed leather gloves Floyd | a key from an urn Floyd | a bronze urn (closed) Floyd | a copper urn (smelling faintly of mildew) (closed) Floyd | a spray bottle that used to contain fungicide Floyd | a waterproof flashlight (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a pamphlet of home listings (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a mallet Floyd | a gold jacket (being worn) Floyd | a filthy rug Floyd | a hovering spark (haunting you) (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a giant milkweed leaf (being worn as a mask) Floyd | a Jansport backpack (being worn and open) Floyd | a hidden pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a key pocket (closed) Floyd | a book pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a side pocket (closed) Floyd | a trash pocket (closed) Floyd | a trolley pass (being worn) Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "We're not likely to encounter many already visited rooms today." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x hallway" | ||
Floyd ] Foyer (Greg Frost) Turns: 1917 Floyd | > Floyd | > X HALLWAY Floyd | Floyd | The hardwood floor and wallpaper continue down a narrow hallway to the Floyd | next room, which is dark. Aren't there any other windows in this Floyd | house? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Plover says (to Floyd), "xyzzy" | ||
Floyd ] Foyer (Greg Frost) Turns: 1917 Floyd | > Floyd | > XYZZY Floyd | Floyd | Nothing happens. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "pull string" | ||
Floyd ] Foyer (Greg Frost) Turns: 1918 Floyd | > Floyd | > PULL STRING Floyd | Floyd | The doll intones: "Beware the dust! Dust suggests that certain aspects Floyd | of yourself have been neglected! The floor suggests your sense of Floyd | security!" Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x dust" | ||
Floyd ] Foyer (Greg Frost) Turns: 1919 Floyd | > Floyd | > X DUST Floyd | Floyd | Dust covers most surfaces in the foyer. Tracks on the floor show where Floyd | people have been more recently; the dust is deeper along the walls. Floyd | Near the west wall there is a dark line. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x dark line" | ||
Floyd ] Foyer (Greg Frost) Turns: 1920 Floyd | > Floyd | > X DARK LINE Floyd | Floyd | There is a small object under the dust. You lean over to look at it, Floyd | trying not to sneeze. It's a tarnished silver pendant, about the size Floyd | of your thumb, on a leather cord. It must have been dropped behind Floyd | some piece of furniture and forgotten. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get it" | ||
Floyd ] Foyer (Greg Frost) Turns: 1921 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET IT Floyd | Floyd | You take the pendant and sneeze as dust gets in your face. The charm Floyd | is a silver hand, tarnished and dented. You hold the pendant at arm's Floyd | length and shake the dust off. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I never noticed that." | |
| Plover says (to Floyd), "SAVE" | ||
| Plover says (to Floyd), "cf22" | ||
Floyd | > Floyd | > SAVE Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write: Floyd ] Foyer (Greg Frost) Turns: 1921 Floyd | > SAVEOk. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Weird, that." | |
| DavidW says, "You've found something new to me." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "It must not be important, according to the coffee." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x pendant" | ||
Floyd ] Foyer (Greg Frost) Turns: 1922 Floyd | > Floyd | > X PENDANT Floyd | Floyd | It's a tarnished silver pendant, about the size of your thumb, on a Floyd | leather cord. The pendant is shaped like an open hand. It's been Floyd | damaged - a deep groove, like a chisel mark, cuts across the palm, Floyd | nearly breaking the pendant in half. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Plover runs out of the room, with a smile on his face. | DavidW says, "There's a lot of extra stuff in the game." | |
| Plover arrives, ready to play with the toys. | DavidW asks, "Try opening the pendant?" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open it" | ||
Floyd ] Foyer (Greg Frost) Turns: 1923 Floyd | > Floyd | > OPEN IT Floyd | Floyd | It isn't something you can open. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "wear it?" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Not a locket, it seems." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "wear it" | ||
Floyd ] Foyer (Greg Frost) Turns: 1924 Floyd | > Floyd | > WEAR IT Floyd | Floyd | You can't wear that! Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "wear pendant" | ||
Floyd ] Foyer (Greg Frost) Turns: 1925 Floyd | > Floyd | > WEAR PENDANT Floyd | Floyd | You can't wear that! Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "break it?" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Odd." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "break pendant" | ||
Floyd ] Foyer (Greg Frost) Turns: 1926 Floyd | > Floyd | > BREAK PENDANT Floyd | Floyd | It's broken already. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "fix it" | ||
Floyd ] Foyer (Greg Frost) Turns: 1927 Floyd | > Floyd | > FIX IT Floyd | Floyd | That doesn't work. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "hm. How odd." | |
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "shake pendant" | ||
Floyd ] Foyer (Greg Frost) Turns: 1927 Floyd | > Floyd | > SHAKE PENDANT Floyd | Floyd | That verb doesn't work here, or, at least, not right now, but Floyd | it might work somewhere later. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "eat pendant" | ||
Floyd ] Foyer (Greg Frost) Turns: 1928 Floyd | > Floyd | > EAT PENDANT Floyd | Floyd | For a second you have a crazy impulse to put the pendant in your Floyd | mouth. It passes. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "It's gotta be for an optional puzzle." | |
| Plover says (to Floyd), "score" | ||
Floyd ] Foyer (Greg Frost) Turns: 1928 Floyd | > Floyd | > SCORE Floyd | Floyd | There is no score in this story. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Hm. Maybe." | |
| Knight_Otu asks, "That marble sphere or whatever in the milkweed room, maybe?" | ||
| DavidW says, "There's no score in this game, true, but I did manage to earn three points while playing this game." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Heh." | ||
| DavidW says, "oh, yeah, I never figured out what to do with that sphere." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Score: 3 out of 0." | ||
| Plover says (to Floyd), "SAVE" | ||
| Plover says (to Floyd), "cf23" | ||
Floyd | > Floyd | > SAVE Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write: Floyd ] Foyer (Greg Frost) Turns: 1928 Floyd | > SAVEOk. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Well, we can check that later." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Court (Ryan Veeder) Turns: 1929 Floyd | > Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Court (Ryan Veeder) Floyd | Walls paneled with elaborate boiseries curl slowly around this ovular Floyd | hall. The western vertex of the ellipse is dominated by an enormous Floyd | window; at the opposite end, a low archway leads east to the foyer. A Floyd | glass display case is set into the north wall. Floyd | Floyd | In the center of the room, an irregular circle of twelve pedestals Floyd | surrounds a black monolith. Floyd | Floyd | A white key lies on the floor. Floyd | Floyd | Rain rattles impatiently against the stained glass. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x me" | ||
Floyd ] Court (Ryan Veeder) Turns: 1930 Floyd | > Floyd | > X ME Floyd | Floyd | This room makes you feel very small. Floyd | Floyd | A flash of lightning illuminates the stained glass: You catch a Floyd | glimpse of a figure wearing a dark cloak. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Court (Ryan Veeder) Turns: 1931 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The contents of your coffee cup startle you so much that you almost Floyd | drop it. Instead of organic liquid curves and swirls, the cream forms Floyd | a weblike pattern of jagged geometric lines that radiate out from the | ||
| Plover says (to Floyd), "x case" | ||
Floyd | center at irregular intervals like bolts of lightning. Floyd | Floyd | According to the book you read, images like this occur when your fate Floyd | depends on so many separate actions and courses of destiny that it can Floyd | no longer be adequately divined by a leftover cup of now-cold muck Floyd | water. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | Thunder rolls overhead, increasing in intensity, going on so long and Floyd | becoming so loud that it must be a jet engine—it stops. Floyd | Floyd | > Floyd ] Court (Ryan Veeder) Turns: 1932 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CASE Floyd | Floyd | The case is built into the curved wall, so its glass door has been Floyd | crafted with a subtle but noticeable curve of its own. Floyd | Floyd | The case contains seventeen figurines: a wolverine, a crow, an eel, a Floyd | rat, a cat, a sheep, a kraken, a duck, a peregrine falcon, a Pontiac Floyd | Firebird, a tarantula, a white antelope, a mole, a silverfish, a Floyd | weasel, a Venus flytrap and a greyhound. Floyd | Floyd | Outside, the wind whistles along the manor walls. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Plover says (to Floyd), "x case" | ||
Floyd ] Court (Ryan Veeder) Turns: 1933 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CASE Floyd | Floyd | The case is built into the curved wall, so its glass door has been Floyd | crafted with a subtle but noticeable curve of its own. Floyd | Floyd | The case contains seventeen figurines: a cat, a Pontiac Firebird, a Floyd | Venus flytrap, a peregrine falcon, a white antelope, an eel, a kraken, Floyd | a tarantula, a weasel, a wolverine, a greyhound, a crow, a silverfish, Floyd | a mole, a duck, a rat and a sheep. Floyd | Floyd | An explosion of thunder rattles the house. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x figure" | ||
Floyd ] Court (Ryan Veeder) Turns: 1934 Floyd | > Floyd | > X FIGURE Floyd | Floyd | (the stained glass window) Floyd | The sky outside is dark, and all you can discern in the window is a Floyd | formless web of lead tracery. Floyd | Floyd | The rain falls harder, louder, slamming into the window. Floyd | Floyd | > | Plover asks, "Maybe we should x thunderer we just heard?" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "I doubt we can examine sounds, though." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x thunder" | ||
Floyd ] Court (Ryan Veeder) Turns: 1934 Floyd | > Floyd | > X THUNDER Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "listen" | ||
Floyd ] Court (Ryan Veeder) Turns: 1935 Floyd | > Floyd | > LISTEN Floyd | Floyd | You hear nothing unexpected. Floyd | Floyd | Another flash of lightning: In the stained glass, above the dark Floyd | figure, a jagged shape looms. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x pedestals" | ||
Floyd ] Court (Ryan Veeder) Turns: 1936 Floyd | > Floyd | > X PEDESTALS Floyd | Floyd | Each pedestal is a different color (although several are Floyd | barely-distinguishable shades of yellow): fuscous, griseous, puce, Floyd | xanthic, croceate, niveous, icterine, fulvous, eburnean, rufous, Floyd | cesious and mazarine. Floyd | Floyd | Several loud peals of thunder ring out almost rhythmically, as if Floyd | something were knocking on a gargantuan door. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I have my suspicions about what's happening in the window, but I'll keep them to myself for now." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x monolith" | ||
Floyd ] Court (Ryan Veeder) Turns: 1937 Floyd | > Floyd | > X MONOLITH Floyd | Floyd | It's a prism-like column of some black material, its angles forming an Floyd | asymmetrical pyramid at the top. Floyd | Floyd | The stained glass lights up again, and you see the figure raising Floyd | something to its lips. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Okay, so it seems we need to match the aldermans to their familiars." | |
| Plover says, "I'm going to the l.nge" | ||
| DavidW says (to Knight), "mmhm" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "(*aldermen?, alderpeople?)" | ||
| Plover runs out of the room, with a smile on his face. | DavidW says, "It's an old society. They probably say alderman even for female members." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Cesious - Silverfish" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Eburnean - Kraken" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Crocreate - Eel" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Fulvous - Duck" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Puce - Greyhound" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Niveous - ??? (need to reread that journal)" | ||
| DavidW says, "I'm reasonably sure you can't know the complete list yet. Some of the clues are in places we haven't been to yet." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Of course, I just wanted to see if we have the familiars of those we know." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "And I didn't see anything in the journal. Only the mention of dogs, and the greyhound is spoken for, I'm sure." | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x leather journal" | ||
Floyd ] Court (Ryan Veeder) Turns: 1938 Floyd | > Floyd | > X LEATHER JOURNAL Floyd | Floyd | It's a tiny leather book. It's plain except for an unusual and quite Floyd | striking design that has been embossed on the cover. Although Floyd | discolored by age, the initial pages are quite legible. Unfortunately, Floyd | many of the later pages have suffered heavily due to the silverfish Floyd | and are covered with a patchwork of irregular, notched holes - only Floyd | fragments of the once clear handwriting remain. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] Foyer (Greg Frost) Turns: 1939 Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Foyer (Greg Frost) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x design" | ||
Floyd ] Foyer (Greg Frost) Turns: 1940 Floyd | > Floyd | > X DESIGN Floyd | Floyd | The outline of an animal has been embossed on the cover. If you'd seen Floyd | this a month ago you'd have only been able to identify it as some sort Floyd | of bear-like mammal with a long bushy tail. However, your recent trip Floyd | to the zoo apparently had some educational value. The animal depicted Floyd | on the cover is clearly a wolverine. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Oh." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Thanks." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] Gallery (YerrikTRB/Erica Newman) Turns: 1941 Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Gallery (YerrikTRB/Erica Newman) Floyd | A long and narrow room, with a satin wallcovering in rich, patterned Floyd | green above the creamy wainscot paneling. The room is overcrowded with Floyd | paintings and furniture. The door behind you exits to the west, and a Floyd | door at the end of the gallery on the left wall leads to the north. Floyd | Floyd | This gallery is quite narrow for displaying large paintings; perhaps Floyd | the width of two people laid end to end. Its narrowness and clutter Floyd | only feel more claustrophobic when set against the high ceilings. The Floyd | slim path through the room's center makes you apprehensive about Floyd | walking through. There are at least three large paintings and an Floyd | abstract photograph that particularly catch your attention. | DavidW says, "I'm reasonably sure the clues have to be persistent ones, something you can double-check later." | |
Floyd |
Floyd | Various hulking pieces of furniture are pressed into four dark corners
Floyd | and distributed sporadically along the walls. Tacky bric-a-brac crowds
Floyd | every flat surface. Someone may have hoarded these misfit objects here
Floyd | to keep them from fouling the rest of the house.
Floyd |
Floyd | An oversized mirror in a heavy wooden frame is casually propped
Floyd | against the door to the north, and you don't see another way through.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
| Jenni says, "yeah we were pretty strict about that" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Yeah. Phyllis's journal, that one newspaper, the mural..." | ||
| DavidW says, "The trophy, the locket" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "The locket, and ... right." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x me" | ||
Floyd ] Gallery (YerrikTRB/Erica Newman) Turns: 1942 Floyd | > Floyd | > X ME Floyd | Floyd | You look fine. You were even having a good hair day earlier. You could Floyd | probably check your reflection in that mirror at the end of the Floyd | gallery. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Gallery (YerrikTRB/Erica Newman) Turns: 1943 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The swirls in your cup form a single cherry. Botanical images mean Floyd | that while there is much left to accomplish in the present situation, Floyd | your immediate environment sustains you, and you have everything that Floyd | you need. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x paneling" | ||
Floyd ] Gallery (YerrikTRB/Erica Newman) Turns: 1944 Floyd | > Floyd | > X PANELING Floyd | Floyd | The walls are covered in rich, patterned green satin above the creamy Floyd | wainscot paneling. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "search it" | ||
Floyd ] Gallery (YerrikTRB/Erica Newman) Turns: 1945 Floyd | > Floyd | > SEARCH IT Floyd | Floyd | You find nothing of interest. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x paintings" | ||
Floyd ] Gallery (YerrikTRB/Erica Newman) Turns: 1945 Floyd | > Floyd | > X PAINTINGS Floyd | Floyd | Which do you mean, the painting of birds, the painting of meat, the Floyd | painting of a child or elaborate painted panels? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "bird" | ||
Floyd ] Gallery (YerrikTRB/Erica Newman) Turns: 1946 Floyd | > Floyd | > BIRD Floyd | Floyd | There are four separate images painted on the top of the box, arranged Floyd | from one end to the other. The first is a bird. The second is a camel. Floyd | The third is a strange three-legged toad. The fourth is a snake. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put box in side pocket" | ||
Floyd ] Gallery (YerrikTRB/Erica Newman) Turns: 1947 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT BOX IN SIDE POCKET Floyd | Floyd | You unzip the side pocket, deposit the ornate metallic box, then zip Floyd | the side pocket back up again. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x bird" | ||
Floyd ] Gallery (YerrikTRB/Erica Newman) Turns: 1947 Floyd | > Floyd | > X BIRD Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x paintings" | ||
Floyd ] Gallery (YerrikTRB/Erica Newman) Turns: 1947 Floyd | > Floyd | > X PAINTINGS Floyd | Floyd | Which do you mean, the painting of birds, the painting of meat or the Floyd | painting of a child? Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "birds plural" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "birds" | ||
Floyd ] Gallery (YerrikTRB/Erica Newman) Turns: 1948 Floyd | > Floyd | > BIRDS Floyd | Floyd | This painting is unusually realistic. You can see that looking at it Floyd | one time won't reveal its full meaning. Floyd | Floyd | Paintings of birds often focus on flight to evoke feelings of freedom, Floyd | hope, and escape. This one feels like gravity extending its hold with Floyd | physical hands. A label in the center of the stained green wooden Floyd | frame reads Floyd | Floyd | The Sparrow's Nest Floyd | -or- Floyd | The Triumph of Nature Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "I noticed." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x birds" | ||
Floyd ] Gallery (YerrikTRB/Erica Newman) Turns: 1949 Floyd | > Floyd | > X BIRDS Floyd | Floyd | The cowbird chick sits heavy and obvious on its adopted siblings. They Floyd | must only be a few days old given their lack of feathers, but the Floyd | cowbird is easily five times as large as the three other struggling Floyd | chicks. The smaller chicks' closed eyes are black orbs encased in thin Floyd | skin. Their eyes will never open to the light. Their mouths open in Floyd | different directions, with wide, pink gapes frozen in permanent, Floyd | begging hunger. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x birds" | ||
Floyd ] Gallery (YerrikTRB/Erica Newman) Turns: 1950 Floyd | > Floyd | > X BIRDS Floyd | Floyd | The oversized cowbird is using one foot to steady itself on the edge Floyd | of the grass nest, distorting the dry grass with its weight. A cracked Floyd | eggshell is visible next to the cowbird chick, and the remains of a Floyd | dried sparrow embryo and its yolk have dripped down the side of the Floyd | nest and dried where the cowbird rests its claws. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x birds" | ||
Floyd ] Gallery (YerrikTRB/Erica Newman) Turns: 1951 Floyd | > Floyd | > X BIRDS Floyd | Floyd | The stare of this huge cowbird chick is crisp and blank. Unlike Floyd | portraits whose eyes seemingly follow you around the room, the cowbird Floyd | chick seems to stare some distance directly behind you. The Floyd | heavy-edged flanges of its mouth and the wispy eyebrow feathers common Floyd | to baby birds give it an air of seriousness, like that of an old Floyd | general. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x birds" | ||
Floyd ] Gallery (YerrikTRB/Erica Newman) Turns: 1952 Floyd | > Floyd | > X BIRDS Floyd | Floyd | This painting is unusually realistic. You can see that looking at it Floyd | one time won't reveal its full meaning. Floyd | Floyd | Paintings of birds often focus on flight to evoke feelings of freedom, Floyd | hope, and escape. This one feels like gravity extending its hold with Floyd | physical hands. A label in the center of the stained green wooden Floyd | frame reads Floyd | Floyd | The Sparrow's Nest Floyd | -or- Floyd | The Triumph of Nature Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x meat" | ||
Floyd ] Gallery (YerrikTRB/Erica Newman) Turns: 1953 Floyd | > Floyd | > X MEAT Floyd | Floyd | This painting is unusually realistic. You can see that looking at it Floyd | one time won't reveal its depth. Floyd | Floyd | An oversized painting in an elaborate gold-tinged wood frame. The Floyd | painting depicts a large and haphazardly piled group of undercooked Floyd | meats. In the center is a jumble of pinkish hams with crisped skins, Floyd | darkened in thick lines where they have touched hot metal bars. The Floyd | hams are freshly cut, exposing flesh dripping with juices traced Floyd | through with blood. The liquids have congealed into a pool of white Floyd | grease, surrounding the velvety black figs and turgid cornichons Floyd | carefully placed around the meaty heap. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x meat" | ||
Floyd ] Gallery (YerrikTRB/Erica Newman) Turns: 1954 Floyd | > Floyd | > X MEAT Floyd | Floyd | A label in the bottom center of the frame reads, simply, 'ſteamed Floyd | meats.' And they called these ſteamed meats despite the fact they are Floyd | obviously grilled. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu asks, "Is that supposed to be a ß ?" | |
| DavidW says, "It's a medial S." | ||
| DavidW says, "That old-style s that looks like an f." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Right, that one." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x meat" | ||
Floyd ] Gallery (YerrikTRB/Erica Newman) Turns: 1955 Floyd | > Floyd | > X MEAT Floyd | Floyd | This painting is unusually realistic. You can see that looking at it Floyd | one time won't reveal its depth. Floyd | Floyd | An oversized painting in an elaborate gold-tinged wood frame. The Floyd | painting depicts a large and haphazardly piled group of undercooked Floyd | meats. In the center is a jumble of pinkish hams with crisped skins, Floyd | darkened in thick lines where they have touched hot metal bars. The Floyd | hams are freshly cut, exposing flesh dripping with juices traced Floyd | through with blood. The liquids have congealed into a pool of white Floyd | grease, surrounding the velvety black figs and turgid cornichons Floyd | carefully placed around the meaty heap. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x child" | ||
Floyd ] Gallery (YerrikTRB/Erica Newman) Turns: 1956 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CHILD Floyd | Floyd | This painting is unusually realistic. You can see that looking at it Floyd | one time won't reveal its full mystery. Floyd | Floyd | The painting of the child faces the doorway to the west. Ah yes, you Floyd | have seen this one before. Thomas Cooper Gotch, The Child Floyd | Enthroned. A wise child sits on a wooden chair against a deep Floyd | green background. The child herself is encased in sumptuous robes of Floyd | blue and black velvet edged with wide gold lace. Her patterned red Floyd | satin dress with a bright green sash speaks of opulence and taste. A Floyd | halo, like the moon, rises from the child's head. Although her neutral Floyd | expression gives you no clue to her thoughts, this only invites you to Floyd | imagine some emotion for her. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x child" | ||
Floyd ] Gallery (YerrikTRB/Erica Newman) Turns: 1957 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CHILD Floyd | Floyd | On further examination, you notice that this is very much not the Floyd | marble-skinned darling with delicate, square features and gold tresses Floyd | from the original Gotch. This child clearly resembles you. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x child" | ||
Floyd ] Gallery (YerrikTRB/Erica Newman) Turns: 1958 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CHILD Floyd | Floyd | Your mind races. This child is certainly your spitting image. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x child" | ||
Floyd ] Gallery (YerrikTRB/Erica Newman) Turns: 1959 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CHILD Floyd | Floyd | Your mind races. This child is certainly your spitting image. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x child" | ||
Floyd ] Gallery (YerrikTRB/Erica Newman) Turns: 1960 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CHILD Floyd | Floyd | Your mind races. This child is certainly your spitting image. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Odd that this one doesn't loop back." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "l" | ||
Floyd ] Gallery (YerrikTRB/Erica Newman) Turns: 1961 Floyd | > Floyd | > L Floyd | Floyd | Gallery (YerrikTRB/Erica Newman) Floyd | A long and narrow room, with a satin wallcovering in rich, patterned Floyd | green above the creamy wainscot paneling. The room is overcrowded with Floyd | paintings and furniture. There are doors at either end of the gallery, Floyd | leading north and west. Floyd | Floyd | This gallery is quite narrow for displaying large paintings; perhaps Floyd | the width of two people laid end to end. Its narrowness and clutter Floyd | only feel more claustrophobic when set against the high ceilings. The Floyd | slim path through the room's center makes you apprehensive about Floyd | walking through. There are at least three large paintings and an Floyd | abstract photograph that particularly catch your attention. Floyd | Floyd | Various hulking pieces of furniture are pressed into four dark corners Floyd | and distributed sporadically along the walls. Tacky bric-a-brac crowds Floyd | every flat surface. Someone may have hoarded these misfit objects here Floyd | to keep them from fouling the rest of the house. Floyd | Floyd | An oversized mirror in a heavy wooden frame is casually propped Floyd | against the door to the north, and you don't see another way through. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x furniture" | ||
Floyd ] Gallery (YerrikTRB/Erica Newman) Turns: 1961 Floyd | > Floyd | > X FURNITURE Floyd | Floyd | Which do you mean, the fainting couch, the credenza or the standing Floyd | chest? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "couch" | ||
Floyd ] Gallery (YerrikTRB/Erica Newman) Turns: 1962 Floyd | > Floyd | > COUCH Floyd | Floyd | A fainting couch that looks like it could be from a museum. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "search it" | ||
Floyd ] Gallery (YerrikTRB/Erica Newman) Turns: 1963 Floyd | > Floyd | > SEARCH IT Floyd | Floyd | You find nothing of interest. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "I think we skipped the abstract photograph?" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Oh, since it wasn't in the list of paintings." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "I've been trying to go top-down. (trying being the operative word.)" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x photograph" | ||
Floyd ] Gallery (YerrikTRB/Erica Newman) Turns: 1964 Floyd | > Floyd | > X PHOTOGRAPH Floyd | Floyd | A rather abstract photograph in black and white. You're not sure what Floyd | it represents. Perhaps a line drawing of a hand with an eye in the Floyd | center? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "g" | ||
Floyd ] Gallery (YerrikTRB/Erica Newman) Turns: 1965 Floyd | > Floyd | > G Floyd | Floyd | A rather abstract photograph in black and white. You're not sure what Floyd | it represents. Perhaps a line drawing of a hand with an eye in the Floyd | center? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x credenza" | ||
Floyd ] Gallery (YerrikTRB/Erica Newman) Turns: 1966 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CREDENZA Floyd | Floyd | This is a low, long piece of furniture that is being used as a china Floyd | cabinet, with a half-shelving unit perched precariously on it. The Floyd | shelves are full of old, worn import porcelain in bland, cheap designs Floyd | that have aged poorly. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "search it" | ||
Floyd ] Gallery (YerrikTRB/Erica Newman) Turns: 1967 Floyd | > Floyd | > SEARCH IT Floyd | Floyd | You find nothing of interest. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x half-shelving" | ||
Floyd ] Gallery (YerrikTRB/Erica Newman) Turns: 1967 Floyd | > Floyd | > X HALF-SHELVING Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x unit" | ||
Floyd ] Gallery (YerrikTRB/Erica Newman) Turns: 1967 Floyd | > Floyd | > X UNIT Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x shelf" | ||
Floyd ] Gallery (YerrikTRB/Erica Newman) Turns: 1967 Floyd | > Floyd | > X SHELF Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x chest" | ||
Floyd ] Gallery (YerrikTRB/Erica Newman) Turns: 1968 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CHEST Floyd | Floyd | A dark wooden standing chest, on tall, thin, wooden turned legs. The Floyd | woodwork is ornate. A door is open, revealing that this chest has Floyd | served as someone's covert liquor bar. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "search it" | ||
Floyd ] Gallery (YerrikTRB/Erica Newman) Turns: 1969 Floyd | > Floyd | > SEARCH IT Floyd | Floyd | You find nothing of interest. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "pull string" | ||
Floyd ] Gallery (YerrikTRB/Erica Newman) Turns: 1970 Floyd | > Floyd | > PULL STRING Floyd | Floyd | The doll intones: "Avoid the omen of the yerrik-gallery!" Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "pull string" | ||
Floyd ] Gallery (YerrikTRB/Erica Newman) Turns: 1971 Floyd | > Floyd | > PULL STRING Floyd | Floyd | The doll intones: "Avoid the walls! Green is the hue of poison and Floyd | untamed growth!" Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x gallery" | ||
Floyd ] Gallery (YerrikTRB/Erica Newman) Turns: 1972 Floyd | > Floyd | > X GALLERY Floyd | Floyd | Gallery (YerrikTRB/Erica Newman) Floyd | A long and narrow room, with a satin wallcovering in rich, patterned Floyd | green above the creamy wainscot paneling. The room is overcrowded with Floyd | paintings and furniture. There are doors at either end of the gallery, Floyd | leading north and west. Floyd | Floyd | This gallery is quite narrow for displaying large paintings; perhaps Floyd | the width of two people laid end to end. Its narrowness and clutter Floyd | only feel more claustrophobic when set against the high ceilings. The Floyd | slim path through the room's center makes you apprehensive about Floyd | walking through. There are at least three large paintings and an Floyd | abstract photograph that particularly catch your attention. Floyd | Floyd | Various hulking pieces of furniture are pressed into four dark corners Floyd | and distributed sporadically along the walls. Tacky bric-a-brac crowds Floyd | every flat surface. Someone may have hoarded these misfit objects here Floyd | to keep them from fouling the rest of the house. Floyd | Floyd | An oversized mirror in a heavy wooden frame is casually propped Floyd | against the door to the north, and you don't see another way through. Floyd | Floyd | You can see a photograph here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x walls" | ||
Floyd ] Gallery (YerrikTRB/Erica Newman) Turns: 1973 Floyd | > Floyd | > X WALLS Floyd | Floyd | The walls are covered in rich, patterned green satin above the creamy Floyd | wainscot paneling. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x bric" | ||
Floyd ] Gallery (YerrikTRB/Erica Newman) Turns: 1973 Floyd | > Floyd | > X BRIC Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x mirror" | ||
Floyd ] Gallery (YerrikTRB/Erica Newman) Turns: 1974 Floyd | > Floyd | > X MIRROR Floyd | Floyd | An oversized mirror in a heavy wooden frame. The bottom left corner is Floyd | cracked and broken into large shards. A painting of a child is posed Floyd | directly opposite the mirror, and glancing at your reflection, you can Floyd | see her dispassionate gaze over your left shoulder. Floyd | Floyd | A sliver of otherworldly moonlight is spilled onto the floor next to Floyd | the mirror's broken corner. On closer inspection, it is a mirror Floyd | shard, glowing as if it were showing a private reflection of a Floyd | moonsoaked world. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get shard" | ||
Floyd ] Gallery (YerrikTRB/Erica Newman) Turns: 1975 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET SHARD Floyd | Floyd | (the shard) Floyd | As you stoop for the shard, you see a thin strip of paper that had Floyd | been stuck in some of the broken pieces of the mirror. Floyd | Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x paper" | ||
Floyd ] Gallery (YerrikTRB/Erica Newman) Turns: 1975 Floyd | > Floyd | > X PAPER Floyd | Floyd | Which do you mean, the fortune, the old newspaper (smelling faintly of Floyd | mildew), the repaired page (smelling faintly of mildew) or the Floyd | yellowed newspapers? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x fortune" | ||
Floyd ] Gallery (YerrikTRB/Erica Newman) Turns: 1976 Floyd | > Floyd | > X FORTUNE Floyd | Floyd | A scrap of paper providing more of a declaratory statement than a Floyd | fortune. It reads "The answer is inside you." On its reverse, it says Floyd | "Full moon tonight; Beware the updog. Lucky numbers 4, 7, 69, 13." Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "f cut me with shard" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "SAVE" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "cf24" | ||
Floyd | > Floyd | > SAVE Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write: Floyd ] Gallery (YerrikTRB/Erica Newman) Turns: 1976 Floyd | > SAVEOk. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "cut me with shard" | ||
Floyd ] Gallery (YerrikTRB/Erica Newman) Turns: 1976 Floyd | > Floyd | > CUT ME WITH SHARD Floyd | Floyd | Which do you mean, the shard, the shard of shattered carapace Floyd | (smelling faintly of mildew) or the glass shard (smelling faintly of Floyd | mildew)? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "cut me with glass shard" | ||
Floyd ] Gallery (YerrikTRB/Erica Newman) Turns: 1977 Floyd | > Floyd | > CUT ME WITH GLASS SHARD Floyd | Floyd | That won't cut anything. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "Which is the shard you picked up?" | |
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x glass shard" | ||
Floyd ] Gallery (YerrikTRB/Erica Newman) Turns: 1978 Floyd | > Floyd | > X GLASS SHARD Floyd | Floyd | You see nothing special about the glass shard (smelling faintly of Floyd | mildew). Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "good question." | |
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x mirror shard" | ||
Floyd ] Gallery (YerrikTRB/Erica Newman) Turns: 1979 Floyd | > Floyd | > X MIRROR SHARD Floyd | Floyd | A sharply pointed triangular shard of the mirror that could fit nicely Floyd | into your hand, like a primitive knife. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I think it was the mirror shard." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put glass shard in side pocket" | ||
Floyd ] Gallery (YerrikTRB/Erica Newman) Turns: 1980 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT GLASS SHARD IN SIDE POCKET Floyd | Floyd | You unzip the side pocket, deposit the glass shard (smelling faintly Floyd | of mildew), then zip the side pocket back up again. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put carapace shard in side pocket" | ||
Floyd ] Gallery (YerrikTRB/Erica Newman) Turns: 1981 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT CARAPACE SHARD IN SIDE POCKET Floyd | Floyd | You unzip the side pocket, deposit the shard of shattered carapace Floyd | (smelling faintly of mildew), then zip the side pocket back up again. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "cut me with shard" | ||
Floyd ] Gallery (YerrikTRB/Erica Newman) Turns: 1982 Floyd | > Floyd | > CUT ME WITH SHARD Floyd | Floyd | You stare at your left wrist, and contemplate the shard in your right Floyd | hand. Do you really have the nerve to do this? Are you certain this is Floyd | what the message in the fortune meant? Floyd | Floyd | Don't think about it. Don't think about it. DON'T THINK ABOUT Floyd | IT Floyd | Floyd | You take aim at your left wrist and stab. The pain is intense. More Floyd | intense than you can bear. Before you black out, you grab the mirror Floyd | frame, which pivots suddenly on the uneven floor. I hope I didn't Floyd | sever the tendons, you think. Floyd | Floyd | In Rube-Goldberg fashion, the old behemoth crashes down a moment after Floyd | you hit the ground. The mirror's frame slides out and hits the Floyd | credenza, which unloads its fragile junk onto the floor, and in doing Floyd | so, nudges the standing chest, whose thin, wooden legs gave way under Floyd | it. Like ugly, misshapen dominoes, the objects in the room fall into a Floyd | kind of ordered destruction. Floyd | Floyd | When you come to, you see that you are now surrounded by broken, Floyd | useless, tacky chaos. Not even a single lidded beer stein or Floyd | mini-pendulum clock made it through unscathed. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jenni says (to floyd), "what's updog" | ||
Floyd ] Gallery (YerrikTRB/Erica Newman) Turns: 1983 Floyd | > Floyd | > WHAT'S UPDOG Floyd | Floyd | Not much. What's up with you? Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "ha" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Heh." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "l" | ||
Floyd ] Gallery (YerrikTRB/Erica Newman) Turns: 1984 Floyd | > Floyd | > L Floyd | Floyd | Gallery (YerrikTRB/Erica Newman) Floyd | A long and narrow room, with a satin wallcovering in rich, patterned Floyd | green above the creamy wainscot paneling. The room is overcrowded with Floyd | paintings and furniture. There are doors at either end of the gallery, Floyd | leading north and west. Floyd | Floyd | It's a godawful mess in here and it's entirely your fault. It looks Floyd | like you've cleared the path through the room, and there may be Floyd | nothing left to do but enjoy the paintings. Floyd | Floyd | You can see a photograph here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get all" | ||
Floyd ] Gallery (YerrikTRB/Erica Newman) Turns: 1984 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET ALL Floyd | Floyd | There are none at all available! Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says (to Knight), "Congrats on using the shard. I just moved the mirror repeatedly until it did." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get photograph" | ||
Floyd ] Gallery (YerrikTRB/Erica Newman) Turns: 1985 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET PHOTOGRAPH Floyd | Floyd | A black and white photograph that measures half the span of your arms; Floyd | a large photograph in a simple but surprisingly heavy frame. Floyd | Floyd | That's fixed in place. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "I wondered if it would work for something." | |
| DavidW says, "Well, there might be alternate targets." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "search mess" | ||
Floyd ] Gallery (YerrikTRB/Erica Newman) Turns: 1986 Floyd | > Floyd | > SEARCH MESS Floyd | Floyd | You find nothing of interest. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jenni says, "there are a couple other solutions iirc" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Gallery (YerrikTRB/Erica Newman) Turns: 1987 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The swirls in your cup form horizontal bands. Lack of a symbolic image Floyd | means that you have accomplished everything you must in your current Floyd | environment and should move on to find new challenges in order to grow Floyd | as a person. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Rec Room (Zack Johnson) Turns: 1988 Floyd | > Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Rec Room (Zack Johnson) Floyd | The manor's rec room is short for the manor's recreation room. Even Floyd | though it's as old as the manor itself, it looks, as all rec rooms do, Floyd | like it's stuck in the 1970s. Floyd | Floyd | The room is dominated by a pool table. Or maybe a billiards table, Floyd | you were never really sure what the difference is. An old television Floyd | sits atop a little wooden stand in front of a comfy-looking easy Floyd | chair. Floyd | Floyd | Doors lead south and east, and the north wall is covered entirely in Floyd | built-in cabinets, whose glass doors lead, predictably, into their Floyd | interiors. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x me" | ||
Floyd ] Rec Room (Zack Johnson) Turns: 1989 Floyd | > Floyd | > X ME Floyd | Floyd | You are ready for some *recreation*. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Rec Room (Zack Johnson) Turns: 1990 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The swirls in your cup form the engine of a train. Modes of Floyd | transportation mean that your current environment presents challenges Floyd | that can only be overcome by seeking fresh perspectives elsewhere Floyd | until you're ready to return. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x table" | ||
Floyd ] Rec Room (Zack Johnson) Turns: 1990 Floyd | > Floyd | > X TABLE Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x pool table" | ||
Floyd ] Rec Room (Zack Johnson) Turns: 1991 Floyd | > Floyd | > X POOL TABLE Floyd | Floyd | It's got everything you need to play pool except... cues, balls, and Floyd | that triangle thing you use to set up the rack. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "So it has nothing we need." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "play pool" | ||
Floyd ] Rec Room (Zack Johnson) Turns: 1992 Floyd | > Floyd | > PLAY POOL Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Oops." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x tv" | ||
Floyd ] Rec Room (Zack Johnson) Turns: 1993 Floyd | > Floyd | > X TV Floyd | Floyd | You shouldn't watch TV while standing up. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x chair" | ||
Floyd ] Rec Room (Zack Johnson) Turns: 1994 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CHAIR Floyd | Floyd | It looks very comfy. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "SAVE" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "cf25" | ||
Floyd | > Floyd | > SAVE Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write: Floyd ] Rec Room (Zack Johnson) Turns: 1994 Floyd | > SAVEOk. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "sit in chair" | ||
Floyd ] Rec Room (Zack Johnson) Turns: 1995 Floyd | > Floyd | > SIT IN CHAIR Floyd | Floyd | You slouch into the chair with a protracted sigh of pleasure. It is Floyd | indeed as comfy as it looks. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "what, you don't trust comfy chairs?" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Not in this house, I don't." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x tv" | ||
Floyd ] Rec Room (Zack Johnson) Turns: 1996 Floyd | > Floyd | > X TV Floyd | Floyd | You see the movement of a human figure reflected in the screen. You Floyd | whirl around, but there's nobody there. Creepy. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x tv" | ||
Floyd ] Rec Room (Zack Johnson) Turns: 1997 Floyd | > Floyd | > X TV Floyd | Floyd | What the hell is going on here? The television is definitely off, but Floyd | there is definitely movement on the screen. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x tv" | ||
Floyd ] Rec Room (Zack Johnson) Turns: 1998 Floyd | > Floyd | > X TV Floyd | Floyd | In the dim grayness of the screen, you see the outline of a kid with a Floyd | bowl of cereal. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x tv" | ||
Floyd ] Rec Room (Zack Johnson) Turns: 1999 Floyd | > Floyd | > X TV Floyd | Floyd | A dim suggestion of a voice whispers in your head: "He likes it! Hey Floyd | Mikey!" Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "turn on tv" | ||
Floyd ] Rec Room (Zack Johnson) Turns: 2000 Floyd | > Floyd | > TURN ON TV Floyd | Floyd | The television flickers to life, if roaring white noise and static Floyd | counts as life. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x tv" | ||
Floyd ] Rec Room (Zack Johnson) Turns: 2001 Floyd | > Floyd | > X TV Floyd | Floyd | You stare into the static for a while. It makes your eyes feel as bad Floyd | as your ears. Floyd | Floyd | The television continues blaring. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "turn off tv" | ||
Floyd ] Rec Room (Zack Johnson) Turns: 2002 Floyd | > Floyd | > TURN OFF TV Floyd | Floyd | You turn off the television, making the room less annoying. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "stand" | ||
Floyd ] Rec Room (Zack Johnson) Turns: 2003 Floyd | > Floyd | > STAND Floyd | Floyd | You get out of the chair. Your new situation kinda sucks compared to Floyd | earlier, when you were in the chair. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x stand" | ||
Floyd ] Rec Room (Zack Johnson) Turns: 2004 Floyd | > Floyd | > X STAND Floyd | Floyd | Its purposes are twofold and simple: be made of wood, and hold the Floyd | television off the floor. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open it" | ||
Floyd ] Rec Room (Zack Johnson) Turns: 2005 Floyd | > Floyd | > OPEN IT Floyd | Floyd | It isn't something you can open. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Aw." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x cabinets" | ||
Floyd ] Rec Room (Zack Johnson) Turns: 2006 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CABINETS Floyd | Floyd | The glass-doored cabinets stretch from wall to wall. All of them are Floyd | empty except one, which is full to bursting with old board games. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x board games" | ||
Floyd ] Rec Room (Zack Johnson) Turns: 2007 Floyd | > Floyd | > X BOARD GAMES Floyd | Floyd | Looking at the board games makes your vision swim. The glass must be Floyd | distorting them somehow. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open cabinet" | ||
Floyd ] Rec Room (Zack Johnson) Turns: 2008 Floyd | > Floyd | > OPEN CABINET Floyd | Floyd | Of course, the only cabinet with anything interesting in it is also Floyd | the only cabinet that is locked. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Rec Room (Zack Johnson) Turns: 2009 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The clouds in your cup form a horse in mid-gallop. Modes of Floyd | transportation mean that your current environment presents challenges Floyd | that can only be overcome by seeking fresh perspectives elsewhere Floyd | until you're ready to return. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "break cabinet" | ||
Floyd ] Rec Room (Zack Johnson) Turns: 2010 Floyd | > Floyd | > BREAK CABINET Floyd | Floyd | No way. What if one of the board games uses broken glass as its Floyd | playing pieces? You'd never know which piece of glass went where. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu exclaims, "Hah!" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Though I do wonder what kind of board game would use broken glass as its pieces..." | ||
| DavidW says, "mm." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] The Music Room (Wade Clarke) Turns: 2011 Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | The Music Room (Wade Clarke) Floyd | You are in a large modern studio space, not unlike a concert hall but Floyd | without any seating. Dark, golden-hued wooden paneling lines the floor Floyd | and walls, imbuing the area with an intimate atmosphere in spite of Floyd | its size. The walls curve inwards in what appears to be a carefully Floyd | designed asymmetrical fashion (some kind of acoustic treatment?) and Floyd | electric-bulbed faux chandeliers fill the place with ruddy light. Floyd | Floyd | A doorway leads out of the music room to the west. Floyd | Floyd | Standing against the center of the eastern wall, facing you, is a Floyd | mahogany podium with four push-buttons on it. Floyd | Floyd | A woman's voice suddenly makes you jump: "Are you interested in Floyd | the future? I am. It's where I'm going." Floyd | Floyd | You look around, see no-one, but the voice fills the air. Where is it Floyd | coming from? Floyd | Floyd | "Welcome. I am Francine Cragne, and you are privileged to be able Floyd | to learn something about me and my work here in the music room. A room Floyd | that I built, I might add, and a room where only people welcomed by me Floyd | are allowed. This rules out almost everyone in the old Vermont family Floyd | from which I spurted and crawled. You got over the threshold, so I Floyd | know you're not one of them." Floyd | Floyd | Glancing back towards the entry, you now perceive a faint symbol on Floyd | the floor. Floyd | Floyd | The Francine voice continues: "My work is music. At least that's Floyd | what I tell people when they ask, because everyone thinks they know Floyd | something about music. But in the case of any one thing that you think Floyd | you know about, there are still a million things about that thing that Floyd | you don't know, right?" Floyd | Floyd | The voice could be a woman in her twenties or thirties. It's a little Floyd | harsh, a little breathy, with a confrontational quality. You suddenly Floyd | wonder: Is this live or a recording? Floyd | Floyd | "Well, what if the part of something that you didn't know about Floyd | was as deep and as dark as a black hole in space?" Floyd | Floyd | - this last bit said in a strangely drawn-out way. You're already Floyd | tired of this Francine's indulgences, but you sense that you're going Floyd | to have to keep indulging them if you want to find your husband. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x me" | ||
Floyd ] The Music Room (Wade Clarke) Turns: 2012 Floyd | > Floyd | > X ME Floyd | Floyd | You dressed sensibly for the journey to Cragne Manor because you had Floyd | no idea what would be in store for you. You remain uncertain about Floyd | what may be in store for you. Floyd | Floyd | The voice says: "You've also got a problem with my family, I can Floyd | tell. Is it to do with your husband? I think we could be be good for Floyd | each other, you and me. Is why more important than how? No. Here's Floyd | how: The crimson button starts and stops my music. The plus button Floyd | toggles my additive synthesis process. The minus button toggles my Floyd | subtractive synthesis process. The LFO button toggles my Floyd | frequency-modulating process. Floyd | Floyd | "Say HELP if you want a reminder of all that later. Say it aloud. Floyd | I'll hear you. And no, you won't need anything from outside this Floyd | room." Floyd | Floyd | (You can use these commands for short: Floyd | c or crimson = Press crimson Floyd | + or plus = Press plus Floyd | - or minus = Press minus Floyd | lfo = press LFO) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] The Music Room (Wade Clarke) Turns: 2013 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The clouds in your cup form a pear shape, complete with stem. Floyd | Botanical images mean that while there is much left to accomplish in Floyd | the present situation, your immediate environment sustains you, and Floyd | you have everything that you need. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Okaaayy.." | |
| DavidW says, "map is updated: [LINK]" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Thanks." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x podium" | ||
Floyd ] The Music Room (Wade Clarke) Turns: 2014 Floyd | > Floyd | > X PODIUM Floyd | Floyd | The wood is strong, perfectly fitted and sealed. You find it can't be Floyd | moved, though it doesn't look heavy. On top of the podium are four Floyd | buttons. No cables or power sources are visible, but this is obviously Floyd | a device you can operate. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x symbol" | ||
Floyd ] The Music Room (Wade Clarke) Turns: 2015 Floyd | > Floyd | > X SYMBOL Floyd | Floyd | A distorted, oval-shaped spiral symbol is just visible all around the Floyd | base of the doorway into this room, as if an oily drink had been Floyd | spilled. Its lines have an indistinct quality that frustrates the eye. Floyd | You can't tell what it's made of, if anything. Your initial passage Floyd | across it into the room didn't disturb it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x walls" | ||
Floyd ] The Music Room (Wade Clarke) Turns: 2016 Floyd | > Floyd | > X WALLS Floyd | Floyd | The music room is definitely well appointed. Unlike some other parts Floyd | of Cragne Manor. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu asks, "Was Francine the Cragne that the spirit outside mentioned?" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "pull string" | ||
Floyd ] The Music Room (Wade Clarke) Turns: 2017 Floyd | > Floyd | > PULL STRING Floyd | Floyd | All you hear is garbled nonsense, like a tape rewinding while being Floyd | played. This place seems to be interfering with the doll. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "no. Christabell talked about Carol." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Thanks. For some reason Francine seems familiar though." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "c" | ||
Floyd ] The Music Room (Wade Clarke) Turns: 2018 Floyd | > Floyd | > C Floyd | Floyd | You press the crimson button and it lights up. Floyd | Floyd | A slow, pulsing beat begins to play in the room. Each beat is like the Floyd | thump of a drum and is followed by a thin, hissing sound. You picture Floyd | a not-real ocean wave receding in the distance. Floyd | Floyd | The podium hums with some kind of energy. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x podium" | ||
Floyd ] The Music Room (Wade Clarke) Turns: 2019 Floyd | > Floyd | > X PODIUM Floyd | Floyd | The wood is strong, perfectly fitted and sealed. You find it can't be Floyd | moved, though it doesn't look heavy. On top of the podium are four Floyd | buttons. No cables or power sources are visible, but you know that the Floyd | buttons work. Floyd | Floyd | (A steady beat plays in the background.) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "+" | ||
Floyd ] Living Room Turns: 2020 Floyd | > Floyd | > + Floyd | Floyd | You press the plus button and it lights up. Some colder, high Floyd | frequency tones begin to wash over the beats. Floyd | Floyd | The air trembles and your surroundings change. Floyd | Floyd | Living Room Floyd | You're in a rather forbidding living room. The chairs and table are Floyd | all of some incredibly dark wood, the green carpet beneath them even Floyd | darker. Vertical stripes of a complex red floral pattern on the Floyd | wallpaper make the high ceiling seem even further away than it must Floyd | be. A wide window in the west wall admits early afternoon light Floyd | through its dirty glass, along with a view of nothing but sky and Floyd | clouds. Floyd | Floyd | The room is cold. Floyd | Floyd | There are closed doors to the north and east. Floyd | Floyd | A red telephone is mounted on the wall. Floyd | Floyd | The mahogany podium is here. Somehow it didn't seem to move at all Floyd | during... whatever just happened. Floyd | Floyd | Though your surroundings have changed, Francine's music continues to Floyd | play as if you were still in the music room. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "-" | ||
Floyd ] Club Backstage Turns: 2021 Floyd | > Floyd | > - Floyd | Floyd | You press the minus button and it lights up. Some kind of dampening Floyd | effect starts to happen in the music, as if you'd put your fingers in Floyd | your ears. Floyd | Floyd | The air trembles and your surroundings change. Floyd | Floyd | Club Backstage Floyd | You're in a dark, smoke and sweat-smelling hallway. A concert of Floyd | churning metal music is going on in a room nearby, a muted version of Floyd | it reaching you through the walls. Here, the floor and air vibrate in Floyd | occasional sympathy. This place is barely lit by a procession of Floyd | cool-looking but unhelpful metal-hooded hanging lightbulbs. The Floyd | hallway becomes a T-junction at both its north and south ends. Floyd | Floyd | Displayed on the wall here are a gig poster, a newspaper clipping, a Floyd | wanted poster of a woman, a large photograph and a wanted poster of a Floyd | man. Floyd | Floyd | You see the mahogany podium with the buttons on it. Floyd | Floyd | (Underneath cold and muffled tones, a dull beat plays in the Floyd | background.) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "undo" | ||
Floyd ] Living Room Turns: 2020 Floyd | Floyd | > UNDO Floyd | Floyd | Living Room Floyd | [Previous turn undone.] Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Okay, so plus and minus do not cancel each other out." | |
| DavidW says, "They do not." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "I suspect this room might be bigger than we can solve in one hour." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x telephone" | ||
Floyd ] Living Room Turns: 2021 Floyd | > Floyd | > X TELEPHONE Floyd | Floyd | It looks pretty vintage. The receiver sits on a hook beside the phone Floyd | body between calls. Floyd | Floyd | The phone begins to ring. Floyd | Floyd | (Slowly-pulsing beats and a high, elusive melody play in the Floyd | background.) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "answer phone" | ||
Floyd ] Living Room Turns: 2022 Floyd | > Floyd | > ANSWER PHONE Floyd | Floyd | You pick up the phone and offer a tentative, "Hello?" Floyd | Floyd | "I knew you'd be there," says a male voice. "We know you've been Floyd | conjuring up shit even your family doesn't know about. You'll need to Floyd | share that power with us. The first thing that will happen if you Floyd | don't is we'll tell your old man what you've been doing. The second Floyd | thing that will happen is that we will completely fuck you up. Even Floyd | worse than what you did to David. So pack your shit and come into Floyd | Burlington tomorrow. Meet me at The Carfax at ten PM. I won't ask Floyd | twice." Floyd | Floyd | The line goes dead. Floyd | Floyd | (Slowly-pulsing beats and a high, elusive melody play in the Floyd | background.) Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu exclaims, "What did they do to you?!" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "l" | ||
Floyd ] Living Room Turns: 2023 Floyd | > Floyd | > L Floyd | Floyd | Living Room Floyd | You're in a rather forbidding living room. The chairs and table are Floyd | all of some incredibly dark wood, the green carpet beneath them even Floyd | darker. Vertical stripes of a complex red floral pattern on the Floyd | wallpaper make the high ceiling seem even further away than it must Floyd | be. A wide window in the west wall admits early afternoon light Floyd | through its dirty glass, along with a view of nothing but sky and Floyd | clouds. Floyd | Floyd | The room is cold. Floyd | Floyd | There are closed doors to the north and east. Floyd | Floyd | A red telephone is mounted on the wall. Floyd | Floyd | You see the mahogany podium with the buttons on it. Floyd | Floyd | (Slowly-pulsing beats and a high, elusive melody play in the Floyd | background.) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x chairs" | ||
Floyd ] Living Room Turns: 2024 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CHAIRS Floyd | Floyd | All sharp corners and no cushioning, plus they seem to devour light. Floyd | Meals in this room must be pretty joyless. Floyd | Floyd | (Slowly-pulsing beats and a high, elusive melody play in the Floyd | background.) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x tables" | ||
Floyd ] Living Room Turns: 2024 Floyd | > Floyd | > X TABLES Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "map updated" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x window" | ||
Floyd ] Living Room Turns: 2025 Floyd | > Floyd | > X WINDOW Floyd | Floyd | Bobbing your head about until you find an angle from which you're able Floyd | to see through the bleary old panes, you realize why only the sky was Floyd | visible at first. The room you're in is high up, so you have to be Floyd | close to the glass before you can see all the way down to the ground. Floyd | You recognize the grounds of of Cragne Manor out there. Floyd | Floyd | (Slowly-pulsing beats and a high, elusive melody play in the Floyd | background.) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Living Room Turns: 2026 Floyd | > Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | As you move in that direction, the background music becomes fainter Floyd | and murkier, as does all sound in the room. You sense that you're Floyd | stepping outside some area which is the focus of the music. The Floyd | further you move away from the focus, the more the music dissolves and Floyd | the less comfortable you feel. Your physical movements start to become Floyd | restricted, as if you were wading into a narrowing corridor of thick Floyd | mud. Floyd | Floyd | Each step brings an alarming increase in nauseating sensations and Floyd | disorientation until, almost sick, you rush back into the focal area. Floyd | The music returns in full and you experience immediate relief. Floyd | Floyd | (Slowly-pulsing beats and a high, elusive melody play in the Floyd | background.) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Living Room Turns: 2027 Floyd | > Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | You can't go that way. Floyd | Floyd | (Slowly-pulsing beats and a high, elusive melody play in the Floyd | background.) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] Living Room Turns: 2028 Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | As you're unable to leave the focal area of Francine's music, you Floyd | can't work out any way to walk out of the immediate area. Floyd | Floyd | (Slowly-pulsing beats and a high, elusive melody play in the Floyd | background.) Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Thought so, but of course." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open window" | ||
Floyd ] Living Room Turns: 2029 Floyd | > Floyd | > OPEN WINDOW Floyd | Floyd | The window is permanently set in the wall. Looks like it was never Floyd | made to be opened. Floyd | Floyd | (Slowly-pulsing beats and a high, elusive melody play in the Floyd | background.) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "-" | ||
Floyd ] Club Backstage Turns: 2030 Floyd | > Floyd | > - Floyd | Floyd | You press the minus button and it lights up. Some kind of dampening Floyd | effect starts to happen in the music, as if you'd put your fingers in Floyd | your ears. Floyd | Floyd | The air trembles and your surroundings change. Floyd | Floyd | Club Backstage Floyd | You're in a dark, smoke and sweat-smelling hallway. A concert of Floyd | churning metal music is going on in a room nearby, a muted version of Floyd | it reaching you through the walls. Here, the floor and air vibrate in Floyd | occasional sympathy. This place is barely lit by a procession of Floyd | cool-looking but unhelpful metal-hooded hanging lightbulbs. The Floyd | hallway becomes a T-junction at both its north and south ends. Floyd | Floyd | Displayed on the wall here are a gig poster, a newspaper clipping, a Floyd | wanted poster of a woman, a large photograph and a wanted poster of a Floyd | man. Floyd | Floyd | You see the mahogany podium with the buttons on it. Floyd | Floyd | (Underneath cold and muffled tones, a dull beat plays in the Floyd | background.) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x lightbulbs" | ||
Floyd ] Club Backstage Turns: 2031 Floyd | > Floyd | > X LIGHTBULBS Floyd | Floyd | (the lightbulbs) Floyd | The bulbs must have been chosen to keep this hallway moodily lit Floyd | instead of properly lit. Floyd | Floyd | (Underneath cold and muffled tones, a dull beat plays in the Floyd | background.) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x gig" | ||
Floyd ] Club Backstage Turns: 2032 Floyd | > Floyd | > X GIG Floyd | Floyd | Printed on the gig poster in hectic green and black writing that you Floyd | can barely read is: Floyd | Floyd | Coming up at The Carfax! Floyd | Floyd | Blindly In The Mist Floyd | Gravespittal Floyd | Bread Loaf Mountaineers Floyd | Pyramidial Tension Floyd | Xavier feat. The Cosmos Floyd | Francine C Floyd | Floyd | Each of these bands' logos fights for space on the poster in a Floyd | cacophony of typefaces. Floyd | Floyd | (Underneath cold and muffled tones, a dull beat plays in the Floyd | background.) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x clipping" | ||
Floyd ] Club Backstage Turns: 2033 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CLIPPING Floyd | Floyd | A handwritten note on the newspaper clipping on the wall indicates Floyd | it's from the Backwater Banner's August 26, 1994 edition. Floyd | Floyd | (Underneath cold and muffled tones, a dull beat plays in the Floyd | background.) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read it" | ||
Floyd ] Club Backstage Turns: 2034 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ IT Floyd | Floyd | The article reads: Floyd | Floyd | BACKWATER MUSICIAN CHARGED OVER BLOODY ASSAULT Floyd | Floyd | (Cassandra Campbell. Backwater Banner, August 26, 1994.) Floyd | Floyd | Local Backwater musician Francine Cragne has been charged with Floyd | misdemeanor assault after audience members alleged she threw real Floyd | blood on them at the end of a musical performance. Floyd | Floyd | Miss Cragne, twenty-three years of age and who goes by the stage name Floyd | Francine C, ended her encore at The Carfax Club on August 19 by Floyd | emptying the red liquid contents of a vial over front row patrons. Floyd | Cragne is known for her morbid on-stage theatrics, and the wet patrons Floyd | assumed they had been sprayed with stage blood. It was only after Floyd | leaving the club that audience members had the opportunity to properly Floyd | smell and inspect the fluid. Some claimed it was real blood and Floyd | returned to the venue to complain. Miss Cragne had already left The Floyd | Carfax for the night. Floyd | Floyd | "I thought Francine was the bomb before this," said Burlington Floyd | resident Robert Aspin, who attended Miss Cragne's August 19 show. "She Floyd | does a lot of wild stuff, but I'm grossed out by this. Plus I don't Floyd | want AIDS or nothing. I don't know where that blood came from." Floyd | Floyd | Backwater Police picked up Miss Cragne the next day at Cragne Manor, Floyd | her family home in Backwater. When asked by this reporter if she had Floyd | any comment to make regarding the accusation that she had thrown her Floyd | own blood on Carfax Club patrons, Cragne replied, "You think I'd throw Floyd | someone else's blood on them?" Floyd | Floyd | Miss Cragne was charged on August 20 and released on bail. The Carfax Floyd | Club's management have declined to comment on the incident. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Lovely." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x wanted" | ||
Floyd ] Club Backstage Turns: 2034 Floyd | > Floyd | > X WANTED Floyd | Floyd | Which do you mean, the wanted poster of a woman or the wanted poster Floyd | of a man? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "woman" | ||
Floyd ] Club Backstage Turns: 2035 Floyd | > Floyd | > WOMAN Floyd | Floyd | The grainy, xeroxed black and white poster says "WANTED: FRANCINE C". Floyd | A big-mouthed woman in a ratty dress scowls into the camera, her hair Floyd | feral, her attitude rock star. Francine Cragne. Floyd | Floyd | (Underneath cold and muffled tones, a dull beat plays in the Floyd | background.) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x wanted man" | ||
Floyd ] Club Backstage Turns: 2036 Floyd | > Floyd | > X WANTED MAN Floyd | Floyd | This crumpled xerox is an FBI wanted poster for the serial killer Ted Floyd | Bundy. He went to the chair years ago, as you recall. Floyd | Floyd | (Underneath cold and muffled tones, a dull beat plays in the Floyd | background.) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "large photograph" | ||
Floyd ] Club Backstage Turns: 2036 Floyd | > Floyd | > LARGE PHOTOGRAPH Floyd | Floyd | That verb doesn't work here, or, at least, not right now, but Floyd | it might work somewhere later. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x large photograph" | ||
Floyd ] Club Backstage Turns: 2037 Floyd | > Floyd | > X LARGE PHOTOGRAPH Floyd | Floyd | The foot-long photo shows a laughing woman stepping at an angle Floyd | towards the camera, as if to go past the photographer. Tight on her Floyd | stocky body is a dark, satiny but scummy-looking floral dress, Floyd | artfully torn in a few places or perhaps just worn out. Shoving a Floyd | great mass of grungy red hair back behind one ear as she leaves, she Floyd | has an obvious rock star fierceness about her. Her eyes are far apart Floyd | and narrow, though you can't see into them in this photo, but her Floyd | squishy-lipped mouth is flung open in laughter, revealing somewhat Floyd | wonky and frightening teeth. Her skin is an oily white, her face Floyd | scarred and with spots. Floyd | Floyd | The photo's background of a plain, cream-colored wall certainly throws Floyd | this hectic-looking individual into relief. Floyd | Floyd | Comparing this photo to the adjacent wanted poster of the scowling Floyd | woman, it's apparent that the woman in the photo is also Francine. In Floyd | fact the images come from the same time and place. It looks like she Floyd | posed for a photo to be used on the wanted poster, then broke the Floyd | pose, started to laugh, stepped off her spot, and was snapped again as Floyd | she did so. Floyd | Floyd | (Underneath cold and muffled tones, a dull beat plays in the Floyd | background.) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get all" | ||
Floyd ] Club Backstage Turns: 2037 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET ALL Floyd | Floyd | There are none at all available! Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get photograph" | ||
Floyd ] Club Backstage Turns: 2038 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET PHOTOGRAPH Floyd | Floyd | If you did that, you'd feel a bit too much like one of those Floyd | characters in a film who tears pages out of a public phonebook for Floyd | their own convenience. Floyd | Floyd | (Underneath cold and muffled tones, a dull beat plays in the Floyd | background.) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "-" | ||
Floyd ] Living Room Turns: 2039 Floyd | > Floyd | > - Floyd | Floyd | You press the minus button. Its light goes out. The dampening effect Floyd | lifts from the music. Floyd | Floyd | The air trembles and your surroundings change. Floyd | Floyd | Living Room Floyd | You're in the forbidding living room. Floyd | Floyd | It's night time. All is dark out the western window. The chairs and Floyd | table are as they were the last time you saw them. It turns out that Floyd | this room is even colder and more lonely at night. Floyd | Floyd | There are closed doors to the north and east. Floyd | Floyd | A red telephone is mounted on the wall. Floyd | Floyd | You see the mahogany podium with the buttons on it. Floyd | Floyd | (Slowly-pulsing beats and a high, elusive melody play in the Floyd | background.) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "+" | ||
Floyd ] The Music Room (Wade Clarke) Turns: 2040 Floyd | > Floyd | > + Floyd | Floyd | You press the plus button. Its light goes out. The high frequency Floyd | tones fade out of the music. Floyd | Floyd | The air trembles and your surroundings change. Floyd | Floyd | The Music Room (Wade Clarke) Floyd | You are in a large modern studio space, not unlike a concert hall but Floyd | without any seating. Dark, golden-hued wooden paneling lines the floor Floyd | and walls, imbuing the area with an intimate atmosphere in spite of Floyd | its size. The walls curve inwards in a carefully designed asymmetrical Floyd | fashion (some kind of acoustic treatment?) and electric-bulbed faux Floyd | chandeliers fill the place with ruddy light. Floyd | Floyd | A doorway leads out of the music room to the west. Floyd | Floyd | Standing against the center of the eastern wall, facing you, is a Floyd | mahogany podium with four push-buttons on it. Floyd | Floyd | (A steady beat plays in the background.) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "-" | ||
Floyd ] Girl's bedroom Turns: 2041 Floyd | > Floyd | > - Floyd | Floyd | You press the minus button and it lights up. Some kind of dampening Floyd | effect starts to happen in the music, as if you'd put your fingers in Floyd | your ears. Floyd | Floyd | The air trembles and your surroundings change. Floyd | Floyd | Girl's bedroom Floyd | You're beside the bed at the south end of a long, narrow bedroom with Floyd | a hardwood floor and dingy wallpaper. Straight away you have a feeling Floyd | you're still in Cragne Manor. Floyd | Floyd | At the north end of the room is an open window. Shrubbery nudges at Floyd | the frame, and an early evening sky and stars are visible beyond. The Floyd | lights are off so the only illumination comes from the early evening Floyd | glow. A stack of shelves crammed with books and old-fashioned toys Floyd | sits to the left of the window. A chair and a messy table sporting a Floyd | reel-to-reel tape recorder are to the right. The bedroom door is Floyd | directly behind you, to the south. There's a light switch next to the Floyd | door. Floyd | Floyd | A pale girl dressed in black satin pajamas hunches cross-legged on the Floyd | floor by the window. You'd guess she's around ten years old. Floyd | Floyd | You see the mahogany podium with the buttons on it. Floyd | Floyd | The girl is chanting with her eyes closed, a pained tension playing at Floyd | the corners of her wide mouth, her right arm upraised to extend two Floyd | fingers toward the ceiling, her left arm downturned to point two Floyd | fingers at a piece of paper on the floor in front of her. You notice Floyd | something dripping from her fingers onto the paper, and though there's Floyd | not much light in here, the dark streamers visible against her skin Floyd | suggest blood. Floyd | Floyd | The girl chants: "Francine, rancine, ancine, en-seen, seen, een, enn, Floyd | ee, Francine, rancine, ancine, en-seen, seen, een, enn, ee." Floyd | Floyd | (A steady but dulled beat plays in the background. There's also a Floyd | separate high-pitched tone in the air. It feels more present, as if Floyd | it's coming out of something in this room.) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x girl" | ||
Floyd ] Girl's bedroom Turns: 2042 Floyd | > Floyd | > X GIRL Floyd | Floyd | She's a sickly little thing. Her hair is a knotted dark red tangle Floyd | that evolves into a bunch of corkscrews and rat tails where it falls Floyd | over her shoulders. Floyd | Floyd | The girl continues to chant over the paper, the intensity in her young Floyd | voice increasing: Floyd | Floyd | "Francine, rancine, ancine, en-seen, seen, een, enn, ee, Francine, Floyd | rancine, ancine, en-seen, seen, een, enn, ee." Floyd | Floyd | (A steady but dulled beat plays in the background. There's also a Floyd | separate high-pitched tone in the air. It feels more present, as if Floyd | it's coming out of something in this room.) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x bed" | ||
Floyd ] Girl's bedroom Turns: 2043 Floyd | > Floyd | > X BED Floyd | Floyd | Like much of this room, the bed looks very old, with a decrepit black Floyd | bedhead of flaking cast iron. The sheets are threadbare pink flannel. Floyd | Floyd | The girl's voice is growing hoarse from the repetition of the chant - Floyd | Floyd | "Francine, rancine, ancine, en-seen, seen, een, enn, ee, Francine, Floyd | rancine, ancine, en-seen, seen, een, enn, ee." Floyd | Floyd | As the voice circles itself, the room starts to blur. The music that Floyd | followed you here from the music room begins to sink away. You feel an Floyd | intense nausea and headache coming on, and you fall to your knees, Floyd | trembling. Floyd | Floyd | Just as you're on the verge of passing out, you realise the girl has Floyd | stopped chanting. The unbearable sensations recede. Floyd | Floyd | (A steady but dulled beat plays in the background. There's also a Floyd | separate high-pitched tone in the air. It feels more present, as if Floyd | it's coming out of something in this room.) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x window" | ||
Floyd ] Girl's bedroom Turns: 2044 Floyd | > Floyd | > X WINDOW Floyd | Floyd | The window's blinds are raised and it's open to the warm evening. Floyd | Floyd | Gathering yourself up, you look to the girl. Her eyes are open, and Floyd | though she's flushed from her exertions, she appears calm, even Floyd | tranquil. She looks down at the paper on the floor. Then she considers Floyd | her left hand, the bloodied one. Floyd | Floyd | With a single forceful movement she shoves the hand in her mouth and Floyd | down her throat. She gags and chokes, her face turns red and her body Floyd | quakes. Then, as if pulling a cork from a bottle, she yanks her hand Floyd | free and vomits pointedly all over the picture in front of her. Floyd | Floyd | Looking as devastated as a far older woman who's just given birth, the Floyd | girl crawls forward through the steaming mess and lifts her paper out Floyd | of it. Though dripping, it's still in one piece. Floyd | Floyd | (A steady but dulled beat plays in the background. There's also a Floyd | separate high-pitched tone in the air. It feels more present, as if Floyd | it's coming out of something in this room.) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x paper" | ||
Floyd ] Girl's bedroom Turns: 2045 Floyd | > Floyd | > X PAPER Floyd | Floyd | (the piece of paper) Floyd | All you can make out from here is that there's a drawing on it. Floyd | Floyd | Suddenly the girl stands and turns to you. You'd swear she was looking Floyd | straight at you, except that those widely set eyes of hers are Floyd | unfocused. Floyd | Floyd | "Are you still there?" she asks in a harsh whisper. "I feel you. I Floyd | must have called you. I don't know how, but I trust myself." The Floyd | girl's eyes roll around with a beseeching madness that is upsetting to Floyd | see in her young face. Floyd | Floyd | (A steady but dulled beat plays in the background. There's also a Floyd | separate high-pitched tone in the air. It feels more present, as if Floyd | it's coming out of something in this room.) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "talk to francine" | ||
Floyd | > Floyd | > TALK TO FRANCINE Floyd | Floyd | She's straining to hear, but you don't think she can. Floyd | Floyd | The girl darts her head about like a little bird, searching but not Floyd | finding. It makes you wonder if you're really here. Floyd | Floyd | She turns away abruptly and begins a new chant: "Thine nine, I am Floyd | thine, thine nine, return in time." Muttering a nonsensical stream of Floyd | similar phrases, she takes her picture over to the window, sits on the Floyd | floor, folds the picture into a paper plane, stands again and throws Floyd | the plane out the window. Then she sniffs and rubs her nose on her Floyd | pajama sleeves. Floyd | Floyd | She turns to face approximately in your direction again. The door to Floyd | the room is thrown open behind you and the girl cowers. Someone enters Floyd | the room in a thunderous way. The room floods with light from the Floyd | doorway as this person seems to tramp into the very space you occupy. Floyd | Your body jolts and so does the background music. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | (press SPACE to continue) | ||
| Knight_Otu pushes the green 'space' button. | ||
Floyd ] The Music Room (Wade Clarke) Turns: 2046 Floyd | (press SPACE to continue)You find yourself back in Floyd | Floyd | The Music Room (Wade Clarke) Floyd | You are in a large modern studio space, not unlike a concert hall but Floyd | without any seating. Dark, golden-hued wooden paneling lines the floor Floyd | and walls, imbuing the area with an intimate atmosphere in spite of Floyd | its size. The walls curve inwards in a carefully designed asymmetrical Floyd | fashion (some kind of acoustic treatment?) and electric-bulbed faux Floyd | chandeliers fill the place with ruddy light. Floyd | Floyd | A doorway leads out of the music room to the west. Floyd | Floyd | Standing against the center of the eastern wall, facing you, is a Floyd | mahogany podium with four push-buttons on it. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Yeesh." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "lfo" | ||
Floyd ] The Music Room (Wade Clarke) Turns: 2047 Floyd | > Floyd | > LFO Floyd | Floyd | You press the LFO button. Nothing happens. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "c" | ||
Floyd ] The Music Room (Wade Clarke) Turns: 2048 Floyd | > Floyd | > C Floyd | Floyd | You press the crimson button and it lights up. The slow beat begins to Floyd | play into the room again. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "lfo" | ||
Floyd ] L'oreille Turns: 2049 Floyd | > Floyd | > LFO Floyd | Floyd | You press the LFO button and it lights up. The music begins to Floyd | undulate rhythmically. Floyd | The air trembles and your surroundings change. Floyd | Floyd | L'oreille Floyd | You are in a small, damp-smelling circular chamber flagged in an Floyd | iridescent sea green. There's a hole in the ceiling leading into a Floyd | sloped shaft, and a drainage grille in the floor. The plinking of Floyd | distant water echoes up through the grille. Some weak bluish light Floyd | bounces down into the chamber from the shaft. The light catches Floyd | scratches on the floor. Floyd | Floyd | You see a child's kaleidoscope tube set on a metal stand, like a Floyd | telescope. Floyd | Floyd | You see the mahogany podium with the buttons on it. Floyd | Floyd | (A weirdly undulating beat plays in the background.) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x hole" | ||
Floyd ] L'oreille Turns: 2050 Floyd | > Floyd | > X HOLE Floyd | Floyd | (the hole in the ceiling) Floyd | You can barely reach the hole, and find you can't get any kind of grip Floyd | on it. All you can see when you look up there is that it immediately Floyd | becomes a diagonally-sloping shaft that leads out of sight. Floyd | Floyd | (A weirdly undulating beat plays in the background.) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x grille" | ||
Floyd ] L'oreille Turns: 2051 Floyd | > Floyd | > X GRILLE Floyd | Floyd | The grille is concreted into the floor. You can't see what's beyond Floyd | it. Floyd | Floyd | (A weirdly undulating beat plays in the background.) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open it" | ||
Floyd ] L'oreille Turns: 2052 Floyd | > Floyd | > OPEN IT Floyd | Floyd | It's immovable. Floyd | Floyd | (A weirdly undulating beat plays in the background.) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x scratches" | ||
Floyd ] L'oreille Turns: 2053 Floyd | > Floyd | > X SCRATCHES Floyd | Floyd | Scratched into the floor in tiny letters is: Floyd | Floyd | VAADIGNEPHOD WAS HERE '82 Floyd | Floyd | (A weirdly undulating beat plays in the background.) Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Hey there, Vaadi." | |
| DavidW says, "He gets around." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x kaleidoscope" | ||
Floyd ] L'oreille Turns: 2054 Floyd | > Floyd | > X KALEIDOSCOPE Floyd | Floyd | The kaleidoscope is made up of three rotating metal cylinders attached Floyd | end to end. The cylinders are decorated with embossed stars and Floyd | rainbows. There's an eyehole at one end of the tube. Floyd | Floyd | (A weirdly undulating beat plays in the background.) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "look through it" | ||
Floyd ] L'oreille Turns: 2055 Floyd | > Floyd | > LOOK THROUGH IT Floyd | Floyd | Peering into the eyehole of the kaleidoscope, you see the expected Floyd | pretty, glassy patterns in a circular frame - but only for a second. Floyd | The effect wavers away, leaving you staring through a plain lens at a Floyd | particular spot on the wall. Floyd | Floyd | (A weirdly undulating beat plays in the background.) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x spot" | ||
Floyd ] L'oreille Turns: 2056 Floyd | > Floyd | > X SPOT Floyd | Floyd | You walk over to the wall and squint at the area singled out by the Floyd | kaleidoscope. It seems to be as green and featureless as any other Floyd | part of the wall. Floyd | Floyd | Wait. While turning your head, you heard a sliver of someone's voice, Floyd | as if you'd just dialed past a station on your car radio. Floyd | Floyd | Carefully, you move your head around the surface - up, down, back and Floyd | forth - but, frustratingly, the other noises in the vicinity distract Floyd | your ears, and you are unable to rediscover the sound. Floyd | Floyd | (A weirdly undulating beat plays in the background.) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "g" | ||
Floyd ] L'oreille Turns: 2057 Floyd | > Floyd | > G Floyd | Floyd | You return to the part of the wall singled out by the kaleidoscope. Floyd | Carefully, you move your head around the surface - up, down, back and Floyd | forth - but, frustratingly, the other noises in the vicinity distract Floyd | your ears, and you are unable to rediscover the sound. Floyd | Floyd | (A weirdly undulating beat plays in the background.) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "c" | ||
Floyd ] The Music Room (Wade Clarke) Turns: 2058 Floyd | > Floyd | > C Floyd | Floyd | You press the crimson button and its light goes out. So does the light Floyd | of the LFO button. The music stops playing. Floyd | The air trembles and your surroundings change. Floyd | Floyd | The Music Room (Wade Clarke) Floyd | You are in a large modern studio space, not unlike a concert hall but Floyd | without any seating. Dark, golden-hued wooden paneling lines the floor Floyd | and walls, imbuing the area with an intimate atmosphere in spite of Floyd | its size. The walls curve inwards in a carefully designed asymmetrical Floyd | fashion (some kind of acoustic treatment?) and electric-bulbed faux Floyd | chandeliers fill the place with ruddy light. Floyd | Floyd | A doorway leads out of the music room to the west. Floyd | Floyd | Standing against the center of the eastern wall, facing you, is a Floyd | mahogany podium with four push-buttons on it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x spot" | ||
Floyd ] The Music Room (Wade Clarke) Turns: 2058 Floyd | > Floyd | > X SPOT Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Had to try it." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "c" | ||
Floyd ] The Music Room (Wade Clarke) Turns: 2059 Floyd | > Floyd | > C Floyd | Floyd | You press the crimson button and it lights up. The slow beat begins to Floyd | play into the room again. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "mm" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "lfo" | ||
Floyd ] L'oreille Turns: 2060 Floyd | > Floyd | > LFO Floyd | Floyd | You press the LFO button and it lights up. The music begins to Floyd | undulate rhythmically. Floyd | The air trembles and your surroundings change. Floyd | Floyd | L'oreille Floyd | You are in a small, damp-smelling circular chamber flagged in an Floyd | iridescent sea green. There's a hole in the ceiling leading into a Floyd | sloped shaft, and a drainage grille in the floor. The plinking of Floyd | distant water echoes up through the grille. Some weak bluish light Floyd | bounces down into the chamber from the shaft. The light catches Floyd | scratches on the floor. Floyd | Floyd | You see a child's kaleidoscope tube set on a metal stand, like a Floyd | telescope. Floyd | Floyd | You see the mahogany podium with the buttons on it. Floyd | Floyd | (A weirdly undulating beat plays in the background.) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x podium" | ||
Floyd ] L'oreille Turns: 2061 Floyd | > Floyd | > X PODIUM Floyd | Floyd | Atop the podium you see the following four buttons arranged left to Floyd | right: A crimson button (illuminated), a button with a plus symbol on Floyd | it, a button with a minus symbol on it, and a button labeled 'LFO' Floyd | (illuminated). Floyd | Floyd | (A weirdly undulating beat plays in the background.) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "searchit" | ||
Floyd ] L'oreille Turns: 2061 Floyd | > Floyd | > SEARCHIT Floyd | Floyd | That verb doesn't work here, or, at least, not right now, but Floyd | it might work somewhere later. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "search it" | ||
Floyd ] L'oreille Turns: 2062 Floyd | > Floyd | > SEARCH IT Floyd | Floyd | There is nothing on the mahogany podium. Floyd | Floyd | (A weirdly undulating beat plays in the background.) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "+" | ||
Floyd ] Playground Turns: 2063 Floyd | > Floyd | > + Floyd | Floyd | You press the plus button and it lights up. Some colder, high Floyd | frequency tones begin to wash over the beats. Floyd | The air trembles and your surroundings change. Floyd | Floyd | Playground Floyd | You're in a bleak playground in the late afternoon. The last sunlight Floyd | scrapes at the shadows thrown by a wall of dense, dying trees about Floyd | twenty feet north of here. Right in front of you is a weather-beaten Floyd | wooden seesaw, and there's a bank of swings to the south. A concrete Floyd | path disappears amongst the trees to the west. You can see a suburban Floyd | road far away, at the edge of the park, to the east. Floyd | Floyd | You see the mahogany podium with the buttons on it. Floyd | Floyd | (Music consisting of a beat and sparse, cold notes bends up and down Floyd | unpleasantly in the background.) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x seesaw" | ||
Floyd ] Playground Turns: 2064 Floyd | > Floyd | > X SEESAW Floyd | Floyd | It's of a kind you almost never see today, just a wooden plank on a Floyd | hinge with a cold metal T-bar at each end. There are no springs or Floyd | pads or anything else attached to the structure to cushion anyone or Floyd | mediate the plank's motion. Floyd | Floyd | (Music consisting of a beat and sparse, cold notes bends up and down Floyd | unpleasantly in the background.) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get on it" | ||
Floyd ] Playground Turns: 2065 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET ON IT Floyd | Floyd | You're really too big (physically) to do more than give this seesaw a Floyd | push. Floyd | Floyd | (Music consisting of a beat and sparse, cold notes bends up and down Floyd | unpleasantly in the background.) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push it" | ||
Floyd ] Playground Turns: 2066 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH IT Floyd | Floyd | You give the seesaw a little push. It groans. Floyd | Floyd | It's of a kind you almost never see today, just a wooden plank on a Floyd | hinge with a cold metal T-bar at each end. There are no springs or Floyd | pads or anything else attached to the structure to cushion anyone or Floyd | mediate the plank's motion. Floyd | Floyd | Hm, both the hinge and t-bars seem to warrant further examination. Floyd | Floyd | (Music consisting of a beat and sparse, cold notes bends up and down Floyd | unpleasantly in the background.) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x hinge" | ||
Floyd ] Playground Turns: 2067 Floyd | > Floyd | > X HINGE Floyd | Floyd | The hinge is rusting but remains functional. You notice a piece of Floyd | chalk sitting on it. Floyd | Floyd | (Music consisting of a beat and sparse, cold notes bends up and down Floyd | unpleasantly in the background.) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x chalk" | ||
Floyd ] Playground Turns: 2068 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CHALK Floyd | Floyd | (the piece of chalk) Floyd | A piece of plain white chalk. Floyd | Floyd | (Music consisting of a beat and sparse, cold notes bends up and down Floyd | unpleasantly in the background.) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get it" | ||
Floyd ] Playground Turns: 2069 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET IT Floyd | Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | (Music consisting of a beat and sparse, cold notes bends up and down Floyd | unpleasantly in the background.) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x t-bar" | ||
Floyd ] Playground Turns: 2070 Floyd | > Floyd | > X T-BAR Floyd | Floyd | There's something poking out of one of the handles. Floyd | Floyd | (Music consisting of a beat and sparse, cold notes bends up and down Floyd | unpleasantly in the background.) Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "congrats on finding the chalk" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x handle" | ||
Floyd ] Playground Turns: 2071 Floyd | > Floyd | > X HANDLE Floyd | Floyd | (the dull machete) Floyd | The blade is long and rusty. The dirty wooden handle is still covered Floyd | in a mesh of rootlets, providing a nice grip. Floyd | Floyd | You wish you had something to sharpen it with. Floyd | Floyd | (Music consisting of a beat and sparse, cold notes bends up and down Floyd | unpleasantly in the background.) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put machete in side pocket" | ||
Floyd ] Playground Turns: 2072 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT MACHETE IN SIDE POCKET Floyd | Floyd | You unzip the side pocket, deposit the dull machete, then zip the side Floyd | pocket back up again. Floyd | Floyd | (Music consisting of a beat and sparse, cold notes bends up and down Floyd | unpleasantly in the background.) Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "(Hope I don't forget the machete)" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x handle" | ||
Floyd ] Playground Turns: 2073 Floyd | > Floyd | > X HANDLE Floyd | Floyd | You find a note stuck in the end of one of the handles. You pull it Floyd | out. Floyd | Floyd | (Music consisting of a beat and sparse, cold notes bends up and down Floyd | unpleasantly in the background.) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x note" | ||
Floyd ] Playground Turns: 2073 Floyd | > Floyd | > X NOTE Floyd | Floyd | Which do you mean, the note from a seesaw or Daniel Baker's note? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "seesaw" | ||
Floyd ] Playground Turns: 2074 Floyd | > Floyd | > SEESAW Floyd | Floyd | The note says: THE TREES Floyd | Floyd | (Music consisting of a beat and sparse, cold notes bends up and down Floyd | unpleasantly in the background.) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x daniel" | ||
Floyd ] Playground Turns: 2075 Floyd | > Floyd | > X DANIEL Floyd | Floyd | Peter, Floyd | Floyd | I was very glad to hear of your impending arrival. Your family line Floyd | has been separated from Cragne Manor for far too long. Call me Floyd | old-fashioned, but I wanted to give you something as a "homecoming" Floyd | present. Truth be told, I'm really just returning your property. The Floyd | object you'll find inside was something your father gave to me many Floyd | years ago. He said that it had originally belonged to your great uncle Floyd | Luther. He never explained why he wanted me to have it, and seemed to Floyd | take great pleasure in the fact that the object's purpose or function Floyd | was a conundrum that I couldn't solve. Following his death, I'm Floyd | somewhat embarrassed to say that I ended up simply using it as a Floyd | rather elaborate paperweight. Maybe you'll have better luck figuring Floyd | it out. Lord knows, it's not like the extended Cragne family hasn't Floyd | dealt with its share of mysteries. Floyd | Floyd | Yours truly, Daniel Baker. Floyd | Floyd | (Music consisting of a beat and sparse, cold notes bends up and down Floyd | unpleasantly in the background.) Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Oh right, that." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x trees" | ||
Floyd ] Playground Turns: 2076 Floyd | > Floyd | > X TREES Floyd | Floyd | You look to the trees. A non-descript boy in drab clothing steps out Floyd | from amongst them. He comes no closer. Floyd | Floyd | The boy's mouth starts to move, but you don't hear any sound from it Floyd | crossing the space between you. You are instead startled by a toneless Floyd | whispering right in your ear: Floyd | Floyd | Francine Floyd | Floyd | Francine, we Floyd | Floyd | Francine, we're here Floyd | Floyd | (Music consisting of a beat and sparse, cold notes bends up and down Floyd | unpleasantly in the background.) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x boy" | ||
Floyd ] Playground Turns: 2077 Floyd | > Floyd | > X BOY Floyd | Floyd | His face has nothing remarkable or unremarkable about it, nor does his Floyd | hair. His clothing speaks of no particular time. Floyd | Floyd | We are carrying the circle you asked for from the far place. It Floyd | will take 5113 days to carry it. On that day you will see Floyd | mountain-climbers. They keep the circle inside their symbol. Floyd | Floyd | We are carrying the ears you asked for from the far place. It will Floyd | take 381 days to carry them. Whenever you need them, say your name, Floyd | then pick up three times. Do it at night. Floyd | Floyd | (Music consisting of a beat and sparse, cold notes bends up and down Floyd | unpleasantly in the background.) Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "This might be the 'David' mentioned earlier. I don't remember for sure." | |
| DavidW says, "oh wait. This isn't David." | ||
| Knight_Otu asks, "Can we exorcise Francine?" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "(Don't answer that.)" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x boy" | ||
Floyd ] Playground Turns: 2078 Floyd | > Floyd | > X BOY Floyd | Floyd | His face has nothing remarkable or unremarkable about it, nor does his Floyd | hair. His clothing speaks of no particular time. Floyd | Floyd | We come to your window every night Floyd | Floyd | Why don't you let us in when you speak with us? Floyd | Floyd | (Music consisting of a beat and sparse, cold notes bends up and down Floyd | unpleasantly in the background.) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x boy" | ||
Floyd ] Playground Turns: 2079 Floyd | > Floyd | > X BOY Floyd | Floyd | His face has nothing remarkable or unremarkable about it, nor does his Floyd | hair. His clothing speaks of no particular time. Floyd | Floyd | We serve you only, no other child Floyd | Floyd | We follow the music Floyd | Floyd | (Music consisting of a beat and sparse, cold notes bends up and down Floyd | unpleasantly in the background.) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x boy" | ||
Floyd ] Playground Turns: 2080 Floyd | > Floyd | > X BOY Floyd | Floyd | His face has nothing remarkable or unremarkable about it, nor does his Floyd | hair. His clothing speaks of no particular time. Floyd | Floyd | Let us come in your window Floyd | Floyd | (Music consisting of a beat and sparse, cold notes bends up and down Floyd | unpleasantly in the background.) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "-" | ||
Floyd ] Forestland Turns: 2081 Floyd | > Floyd | > - Floyd | Floyd | You press the minus button and it lights up. Some kind of dampening Floyd | effect starts to happen in the music, as if you'd put your fingers in Floyd | your ears. Floyd | The air trembles and your surroundings change. Floyd | Floyd | Forestland Floyd | You're in a clearing in a forest and it is night. A freezing wind Floyd | blows, the tree branches thrashing to form frightening silhouettes. Floyd | Moonlight shines through a gap in a starless, clouded sky to Floyd | illuminate the immediate area. Floyd | Floyd | Dingy shapes on the ground begin to resolve themselves as your eyes Floyd | adjust. The shapes are actually a someone. A white-skinned woman Floyd | dressed all in black, spreadeagled on her back. Where is her head? Floyd | Squinting into the darkness, you begin to apprehend a great rambling Floyd | stain where the head should be. This bloodstain rolls outwards, as if Floyd | someone had upended a can of paint, and suddenly you can smell the Floyd | sting of all that blood in the air, though it's tossed about by the Floyd | wind. Floyd | Floyd | The woman's sweater has been lifted up to the level of her chest. Floyd | There are marks on her exposed stomach. Floyd | Floyd | An awful scene of freezing cold misery. Floyd | Floyd | You see the mahogany podium with the buttons on it. Floyd | Floyd | (Strange music plays in the background. Beats, pulses and dissonant Floyd | high notes move in and out of time. The whole piece ripples up and Floyd | down in frequency.) Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "..." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x body" | ||
Floyd ] Forestland Turns: 2082 Floyd | > Floyd | > X BODY Floyd | Floyd | You want to understand more about what's happened here, or why, or who Floyd | this is, but it's dark and you're numb and afraid. Your mind feels Floyd | like it's retreated under a rock. Floyd | Floyd | (Strange music plays in the background. Beats, pulses and dissonant Floyd | high notes move in and out of time. The whole piece ripples up and Floyd | down in frequency.) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x marks" | ||
Floyd ] Forestland Turns: 2083 Floyd | > Floyd | > X MARKS Floyd | Floyd | Written in blood on her stomach is "FUCK YOU". Floyd | Floyd | (Strange music plays in the background. Beats, pulses and dissonant Floyd | high notes move in and out of time. The whole piece ripples up and Floyd | down in frequency.) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "+" | ||
Floyd ] Basement Turns: 2084 Floyd | > Floyd | > + Floyd | Floyd | You press the plus button. Its light goes out. The high frequency Floyd | tones fade out of the music. Floyd | The air trembles and your surroundings change. Floyd | Floyd | Basement Floyd | You're in a brick basement bathed in the dismal glow of a single Floyd | red-tinted lightbulb. A curved wooden writing desk sits directly Floyd | beneath the bulb. The shelf-covered walls bulge with miscellaneous old Floyd | hardware and junk, and a ten foot staircase leads up to the basement Floyd | door. A freezer chest in the corner emits a low hum. The air down here Floyd | smells metallic and unpleasant. Floyd | Floyd | On the desk you see a newspaper clipping and two torn sheets of paper. Floyd | Floyd | You see the mahogany podium with the buttons on it. Floyd | Floyd | (Music consisting mostly of a muffled beat rolls around uncomfortably Floyd | in the background.) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x lightbulb" | ||
Floyd ] Basement Turns: 2085 Floyd | > Floyd | > X LIGHTBULB Floyd | Floyd | (the red-tinted bulb) Floyd | The red tint makes for poor illumination. Floyd | Floyd | (Music consisting mostly of a muffled beat rolls around uncomfortably Floyd | in the background.) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x shelf" | ||
Floyd ] Basement Turns: 2086 Floyd | > Floyd | > X SHELF Floyd | Floyd | The junk on the shelves has probably been hoarded over many years in Floyd | readiness for that one day when a single object buried amongst it Floyd | could come in handy. Floyd | Floyd | You hear someone moving around upstairs. Floyd | Floyd | (Music consisting mostly of a muffled beat rolls around uncomfortably Floyd | in the background.) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "search it" | ||
Floyd ] Basement Turns: 2087 Floyd | > Floyd | > SEARCH IT Floyd | Floyd | You better leave it alone. It's the only light you've got down here. Floyd | Floyd | You hear someone moving around upstairs. Floyd | Floyd | (Music consisting mostly of a muffled beat rolls around uncomfortably Floyd | in the background.) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "search them" | ||
Floyd ] Basement Turns: 2088 Floyd | > Floyd | > SEARCH THEM Floyd | Floyd | There's nothing you need amongst all that precariously balanced junk. Floyd | You'll leave it alone. Floyd | Floyd | (Music consisting mostly of a muffled beat rolls around uncomfortably Floyd | in the background.) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x desk" | ||
Floyd ] Basement Turns: 2089 Floyd | > Floyd | > X DESK Floyd | Floyd | On the writing desk are a newspaper clipping, the first diary page and Floyd | the second diary page. Floyd | Floyd | (Music consisting mostly of a muffled beat rolls around uncomfortably Floyd | in the background.) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x clipping" | ||
Floyd ] Basement Turns: 2090 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CLIPPING Floyd | Floyd | It's been snipped out of an issue of the Backwater Banner. Floyd | Floyd | (Music consisting mostly of a muffled beat rolls around uncomfortably Floyd | in the background.) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read it" | ||
Floyd ] Basement Turns: 2091 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ IT Floyd | Floyd | The article reads: Floyd | Floyd | RUMORS OF DECAPITATIONS IN THE NORTHEAST TURN OUT TO BE TRUE! Floyd | Floyd | (Edna Johnson. Backwater Banner, October 27, 1995.) Floyd | Floyd | Sources close to several ongoing murder investigations in The Kingdom Floyd | have revealed to the Backwater Banner that the investigators believe Floyd | they may be dealing with a serial killer. One whose modus operandi Floyd | includes chopping off heads. Floyd | Floyd | When the headless corpse of a man was found on farmland outside of Floyd | Hardwick in September last year, the sensational story was widely Floyd | reported in local news. The man remains unidentified and the murder Floyd | remains unsolved. What authorities haven't made public, but which the Floyd | Banner can now confirm, is that two more headless corpses have been Floyd | found in similar circumstances along the banks of the Lamoille River Floyd | over the past year. The first corpse was that of a woman, the second Floyd | that of another man. Floyd | Floyd | Vermont State Police Commander Keith Browne, Jr. has refused to offer Floyd | any comment to the Banner on what he described as "this highly Floyd | sensitive murder investigation." Floyd | Floyd | "I urge the press not to re-publish irresponsible rumors that could Floyd | interfere with police work," the commander said on Tuesday. Floyd | Floyd | The Banner advocates a free press and believes citizens have a right Floyd | to know about highly unusual dangers in their state. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "Music Room Environs map is now updated and complete." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "i" | ||
Floyd ] Basement Turns: 2092 Floyd | > Floyd | > I Floyd | Floyd | You are carrying: Floyd | a note from a seesaw Floyd | a piece of chalk Floyd | a shard Floyd | a broken silver amulet Floyd | a teapot Floyd | a tiny leather journal Floyd | Daniel Baker's note Floyd | an old paperback book Floyd | an old newspaper (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a metal flask (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a half-full styrofoam coffee cup (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a familiar gold wristwatch Floyd | a glass jar containing an insect Floyd | a pull-string doll (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | The Modern Girl's Divination Handbook -- Volume Three Floyd | a postcard of Big Ben (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | the diary of Phyllis Cragne (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | The Dollmaker's Journal (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a repaired page (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a wad of cash Floyd | an antique locket (smelling faintly of mildew) (closed) Floyd | a moldy, waterlogged journal (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | Twin Hearts Between the Planes Floyd | a trolley schedule (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a backpack features guide Floyd | a grimy rock (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a long hooked pole (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a soggy tome Floyd | an employee ID card (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | some yellowed newspapers Floyd | a rusty piece of metal Floyd | Tolerating An Asinine God (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | loose bricks (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a black business card (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a trophy for a dog race (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a rusty flathead screwdriver Floyd | a pair of garden shears (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a gallon jug of white vinegar (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | some mildewed leather gloves Floyd | a key from an urn Floyd | a bronze urn (closed) Floyd | a copper urn (smelling faintly of mildew) (closed) Floyd | a spray bottle that used to contain fungicide Floyd | a waterproof flashlight (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a pamphlet of home listings (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a mallet (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a gold jacket (being worn) Floyd | a filthy rug Floyd | a hovering spark (haunting you) (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a giant milkweed leaf (being worn as a mask) Floyd | a Jansport backpack (being worn and open) Floyd | a hidden pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a key pocket (closed) Floyd | a book pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a side pocket (closed) Floyd | a trash pocket (closed) Floyd | a trolley pass (being worn) Floyd | Floyd | (Music consisting mostly of a muffled beat rolls around uncomfortably Floyd | in the background.) Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Thanks." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x first diary" | ||
Floyd ] Basement Turns: 2093 Floyd | > Floyd | > X FIRST DIARY Floyd | Floyd | This lined page has been torn out of a large diary to use as writing Floyd | paper. It's covered in meandering cursive handwriting. Floyd | Floyd | (Music consisting mostly of a muffled beat rolls around uncomfortably Floyd | in the background.) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read it" | ||
Floyd ] Basement Turns: 2094 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ IT Floyd | Floyd | The first diary page reads: Floyd | Floyd | In order for the magic to work I am Syrach-bound to write truthfully Floyd | about my relationship with the subject and how I acquired the object. Floyd | Floyd | I first met Abril Navarro at the Maximas dojo on the evening of the Floyd | thirteenth of January in 1995. She'd just broken up with a boyfriend Floyd | who'd then shoved her out of his car in Vermont. She was looking Floyd | around for new friends and new meaning. David definitely had his eye Floyd | on Abril that night, but I had a feeling she might turn out to be Floyd | useful, so I got her out of there before he could talk to her. Floyd | Floyd | (David later died when I conjured something on him. The summon was Floyd | just meant to spy on him, but I hear it painted the room with his Floyd | brains. That's why the Maximas are after me. It's also why my Floyd | relationship with Abril has become so important.) Floyd | Floyd | Me and Abril got to drinking our way around Church Street. She told me Floyd | she was from Miami originally. Her heavy Roman Catholic upbringing had Floyd | turned her off the big religions. She loved her mom, so she wore the Floyd | ring her mom gave her everywhere, but her mom was deep into religion Floyd | and that was a bad scene for Abril. I suppose that's how people like Floyd | Abril end up at a temple for the occult in Burlington. Floyd | Floyd | I told her I was a musician and that I was into the occult. I told her Floyd | a lot of the Maximas people I'd met were full of shit, but also that I Floyd | thought the temple was onto something. I didn't tell her that whenever Floyd | their somethings came to anything, I liked to know about it. That was Floyd | the main reason I kept visiting the temple. Floyd | Floyd | That night I took Abril to crash with me at Cragne Manor, just because Floyd | it wasn't too far a drive. She thought the house was loco and that I Floyd | must be a millionaire. I said I grew up there then got out of there, Floyd | but I still had rooms there I could use. Talk about a long story Floyd | short. Floyd | Floyd | If particular Cragnes noticed a strange Latina woman walking around Floyd | the manor grounds, they'd go apeshit, but Abril wears her Florida Floyd | Marlins baseball cap and big glasses everywhere during the day. I love Floyd | Abril's black hair. It almost touches her waist. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x second diary" | ||
Floyd ] Basement Turns: 2095 Floyd | > Floyd | > X SECOND DIARY Floyd | Floyd | This lined page has been torn out of a large diary to use as writing Floyd | paper. It's covered in meandering cursive handwriting. Floyd | Floyd | (Music consisting mostly of a muffled beat rolls around uncomfortably Floyd | in the background.) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read it" | ||
Floyd ] Basement Turns: 2096 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ IT Floyd | Floyd | The second diary page reads: Floyd | Floyd | I saw Abril on and off. I helped her get an apartment. She came to Floyd | some of my shows and we went out. She liked that if she flirted with Floyd | guys, they'd always be scared away by me. She didn't want another Floyd | boyfriend already. She didn't want to try my bed, either. I just kept Floyd | her close. I had perceived something about her, that her auras and her Floyd | life forces and her cosmic keys were perfectly aligned with mine. I Floyd | now knew what she would be useful for at the right time. Floyd | Floyd | On the second of November in 1995, I invited Abril to visit me at the Floyd | remote property of a Maximas temple member in Essex. I'd acquired this Floyd | property for the purpose. I drugged Abril's wine, waited for her to Floyd | fall asleep and then sawed her head off. I played the music to open Floyd | the way. I performed the incantation. I tasted the blood dripping from Floyd | her head. I took the ring from her finger. Floyd | Floyd | Abril's the only one where I wished I didn't have to kill her. I liked Floyd | her, but my existence is the important thing. Floyd | Floyd | These pages need to survive for the spell to work. I think I'll Floyd | laminate them. Not at Kinko's, though. Then I'll hide them. Floyd | Floyd | I'm also bound not to destroy the head. The rest of the body, okay. Floyd | Tonight I'll have to risk driving it over to the pit to get it Floyd | started. Floyd | Floyd | I don't know who is decapitating people in the northeast. Floyd | Floyd | Francine Devon Cragne Floyd | 2 November, 1995 Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "I guess I know what I'll see if I open the freezer..." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open freezer" | ||
Floyd ] Basement Turns: 2097 Floyd | > Floyd | > OPEN FREEZER Floyd | Floyd | You lift the freezer lid and rest it against the basement wall. A Floyd | cloud of ice vapor plumes from the chest. When it clears, you see Floyd | there's just one thing inside. An object wrapped in black plastic Floyd | trash bags. Floyd | Floyd | (Music consisting mostly of a muffled beat rolls around uncomfortably Floyd | in the background.) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x head" | ||
Floyd ] Basement Turns: 2097 Floyd | > Floyd | > X HEAD Floyd | Floyd | Which do you mean, the object wrapped in black plastic, the Floyd | pull-string doll (smelling faintly of mildew) or the mallet (smelling Floyd | faintly of mildew)? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "black plastic" | ||
Floyd ] Basement Turns: 2098 Floyd | > Floyd | > BLACK PLASTIC Floyd | Floyd | You pull carefully at the wrappings. The weight of the thing inside Floyd | resists. After some fiddling, the first layer comes off, revealing Floyd | another bag. You unwind it from around the object, disturbed to feel Floyd | something alternately organic and hard passing beneath your fingers Floyd | through the plastic. Floyd | Floyd | The second layer eventually comes off, revealing a third bag. You can Floyd | tell the thing is inside it. Floyd | Floyd | You ease the mouth of the bag downwards. Something like a twinkling Floyd | jewel appears in the opening. You lean closer to try to understand. Floyd | Then you understand. A frost-dusted eye, the blank gaze of death. A Floyd | woman's plump but slack, cyanotic-hued lips. Floyd | Floyd | Your heart and stomach both start at once and you wheel away, belching Floyd | violently. Stomach acid comes scalding into your mouth. Gradually, the Floyd | physical shock passes. Floyd | Floyd | (Music consisting mostly of a muffled beat rolls around uncomfortably Floyd | in the background.) Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Expected, but still..." | |
| DavidW says, "You might want another look." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x head" | ||
Floyd ] Basement Turns: 2098 Floyd | > Floyd | > X HEAD Floyd | Floyd | Which do you mean, the head of Abril Navarro, the pull-string doll Floyd | (smelling faintly of mildew) or the mallet (smelling faintly of Floyd | mildew)? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "abril" | ||
Floyd ] Basement Turns: 2099 Floyd | > Floyd | > ABRIL Floyd | Floyd | Tensing yourself, you return to the bag and open the mouth a little Floyd | wider. You were afraid it might smell, but it doesn't. Floyd | Floyd | Abril's lush black hair has been crammed carelessly into the bag. Floyd | Death, freezing, and the isolation of her head in this absurd context Floyd | destroy all your other attempts at understanding. Interpreting her Floyd | looks is impossible. Acknowledging her ethnicity or anything else Floyd | about her is impossible. Perhaps if you took the head out of the Floyd | bag... No, you could never do that. Floyd | Floyd | As you release the bag, the weight inside it causes it to tilt Floyd | slightly. Something stuck against the plastic catches the light. Floyd | Floyd | (Music consisting mostly of a muffled beat rolls around uncomfortably Floyd | in the background.) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x it" | ||
Floyd ] Basement Turns: 2100 Floyd | > Floyd | > X IT Floyd | Floyd | You reach for the glint in the freezer and pull out a ring. Floyd | Floyd | It's a thin ring with a heart engraved on it. Floyd | Floyd | (Music consisting mostly of a muffled beat rolls around uncomfortably Floyd | in the background.) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x ring" | ||
Floyd ] Basement Turns: 2101 Floyd | > Floyd | > X RING Floyd | Floyd | (Abril's ring) Floyd | It's a thin ring with a heart engraved on it. Floyd | Floyd | (Music consisting mostly of a muffled beat rolls around uncomfortably Floyd | in the background.) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get it" | ||
Floyd ] Basement Turns: 2102 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET IT Floyd | Floyd | You already have that. Floyd | Floyd | (Music consisting mostly of a muffled beat rolls around uncomfortably Floyd | in the background.) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get all" | ||
Floyd ] Basement Turns: 2102 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET ALL Floyd | Floyd | There are none at all available! Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get first diary" | ||
Floyd ] Basement Turns: 2103 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET FIRST DIARY Floyd | Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | (Music consisting mostly of a muffled beat rolls around uncomfortably Floyd | in the background.) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get second diary" | ||
Floyd ] Basement Turns: 2104 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET SECOND DIARY Floyd | Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | (Music consisting mostly of a muffled beat rolls around uncomfortably Floyd | in the background.) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "l" | ||
Floyd ] Basement Turns: 2105 Floyd | > Floyd | > L Floyd | Floyd | Basement Floyd | You're in a brick basement bathed in the dismal glow of a single Floyd | red-tinted lightbulb. A curved wooden writing desk sits directly Floyd | beneath the bulb. The shelf-covered walls bulge with miscellaneous old Floyd | hardware and junk, and a ten foot staircase leads up to the basement Floyd | door. A freezer chest in the corner emits a low hum. The air down here Floyd | smells metallic and unpleasant. Floyd | Floyd | You see a newspaper clipping on the desk. Floyd | Floyd | You see the mahogany podium with the buttons on it. Floyd | Floyd | (Music consisting mostly of a muffled beat rolls around uncomfortably Floyd | in the background.) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "rip first" | ||
Floyd ] Basement Turns: 2105 Floyd | > Floyd | > RIP FIRST Floyd | Floyd | That verb doesn't work here, or, at least, not right now, but Floyd | it might work somewhere later. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "-" | ||
Floyd ] L'oreille Turns: 2106 Floyd | > Floyd | > - Floyd | Floyd | You press the minus button. Its light goes out. The dampening effect Floyd | lifts from the music. Floyd | The air trembles and your surroundings change. Floyd | Floyd | L'oreille Floyd | You are in a small, damp-smelling circular chamber flagged in an Floyd | iridescent sea green. There's a hole in the ceiling leading into a Floyd | sloped shaft, and a drainage grille in the floor. The plinking of Floyd | distant water echoes up through the grille. Some weak bluish light Floyd | bounces down into the chamber from the shaft. The light catches Floyd | scratches on the floor. Floyd | Floyd | You see a child's kaleidoscope tube set on a metal stand, like a Floyd | telescope. Floyd | Floyd | You see the mahogany podium with the buttons on it. Floyd | Floyd | * Hang on. Something didn't come with you from the basement. The diary Floyd | pages. Floyd | Floyd | You hear Francine's voice: "Uh-uh. I hid those." Floyd | Floyd | (A weirdly undulating beat plays in the background.) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "mark spot with chalk" | ||
Floyd ] L'oreille Turns: 2106 Floyd | > Floyd | > MARK SPOT WITH CHALK Floyd | Floyd | That verb doesn't work here, or, at least, not right now, but Floyd | it might work somewhere later. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x spot" | ||
Floyd ] L'oreille Turns: 2107 Floyd | > Floyd | > X SPOT Floyd | Floyd | You return to the part of the wall singled out by the kaleidoscope. Floyd | Carefully, you move your head around the surface - up, down, back and Floyd | forth - but, frustratingly, the other noises in the vicinity distract Floyd | your ears, and you are unable to rediscover the sound. Floyd | Floyd | (A weirdly undulating beat plays in the background.) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "i" | ||
Floyd ] L'oreille Turns: 2108 Floyd | > Floyd | > I Floyd | Floyd | You are carrying: Floyd | Abril's ring Floyd | a note from a seesaw Floyd | a piece of chalk Floyd | a shard Floyd | a broken silver amulet Floyd | a teapot Floyd | a tiny leather journal Floyd | Daniel Baker's note Floyd | an old paperback book Floyd | an old newspaper (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a metal flask (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a half-full styrofoam coffee cup (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a familiar gold wristwatch Floyd | a glass jar containing an insect Floyd | a pull-string doll (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | The Modern Girl's Divination Handbook -- Volume Three Floyd | a postcard of Big Ben (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | the diary of Phyllis Cragne (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | The Dollmaker's Journal (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a repaired page (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a wad of cash Floyd | an antique locket (smelling faintly of mildew) (closed) Floyd | a moldy, waterlogged journal (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | Twin Hearts Between the Planes Floyd | a trolley schedule (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a backpack features guide Floyd | a grimy rock (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a long hooked pole (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a soggy tome Floyd | an employee ID card (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | some yellowed newspapers Floyd | a rusty piece of metal Floyd | Tolerating An Asinine God (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | loose bricks (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a black business card (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a trophy for a dog race (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a rusty flathead screwdriver Floyd | a pair of garden shears (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a gallon jug of white vinegar (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | some mildewed leather gloves Floyd | a key from an urn Floyd | a bronze urn (closed) Floyd | a copper urn (smelling faintly of mildew) (closed) Floyd | a spray bottle that used to contain fungicide Floyd | a waterproof flashlight (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a pamphlet of home listings (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a mallet (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a gold jacket (being worn) Floyd | a filthy rug Floyd | a hovering spark (haunting you) (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a giant milkweed leaf (being worn as a mask) Floyd | a Jansport backpack (being worn and open) Floyd | a hidden pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a key pocket (closed) Floyd | a book pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a side pocket (closed) Floyd | a trash pocket (closed) Floyd | a trolley pass (being worn) Floyd | Floyd | (A weirdly undulating beat plays in the background.) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "lfo" | ||
Floyd ] The Music Room (Wade Clarke) Turns: 2109 Floyd | > Floyd | > LFO Floyd | Floyd | You press the LFO button. Its light goes out. The undulations Floyd | disappear from the music. Floyd | The air trembles and your surroundings change. Floyd | Floyd | The Music Room (Wade Clarke) Floyd | You are in a large modern studio space, not unlike a concert hall but Floyd | without any seating. Dark, golden-hued wooden paneling lines the floor Floyd | and walls, imbuing the area with an intimate atmosphere in spite of Floyd | its size. The walls curve inwards in a carefully designed asymmetrical Floyd | fashion (some kind of acoustic treatment?) and electric-bulbed faux Floyd | chandeliers fill the place with ruddy light. Floyd | Floyd | A doorway leads out of the music room to the west. Floyd | Floyd | Standing against the center of the eastern wall, facing you, is a Floyd | mahogany podium with four push-buttons on it. Floyd | Floyd | (A steady beat plays in the background.) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "+" | ||
Floyd ] Living Room Turns: 2110 Floyd | > Floyd | > + Floyd | Floyd | You press the plus button and it lights up. Some colder, high Floyd | frequency tones begin to wash over the beats. Floyd | The air trembles and your surroundings change. Floyd | Floyd | Living Room Floyd | You're in the forbidding living room. Floyd | Floyd | It's night time. All is dark out the western window. The chairs and Floyd | table are as they were the last time you saw them. This room is even Floyd | colder and more lonely at night. Floyd | Floyd | There are closed doors to the north and east. Floyd | Floyd | A red telephone is mounted on the wall. Floyd | Floyd | You see the mahogany podium with the buttons on it. Floyd | Floyd | (Slowly-pulsing beats and a high, elusive melody play in the Floyd | background.) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "say francine" | ||
Floyd ] Living Room Turns: 2111 Floyd | > Floyd | > SAY FRANCINE Floyd | Floyd | You say, "Francine." Floyd | Floyd | (Slowly-pulsing beats and a high, elusive melody play in the Floyd | background.) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "pick up phone" | ||
Floyd ] Living Room Turns: 2112 Floyd | > Floyd | > PICK UP PHONE Floyd | Floyd | You pick up the phone. There's no-one on the line, just a dial tone, Floyd | so you put it down. Floyd | Floyd | (Slowly-pulsing beats and a high, elusive melody play in the Floyd | background.) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "pick up phone" | ||
Floyd ] Living Room Turns: 2113 Floyd | > Floyd | > PICK UP PHONE Floyd | Floyd | You pick up the phone. There's no-one on the line, just a dial tone, Floyd | so you put it down. Floyd | Floyd | (Slowly-pulsing beats and a high, elusive melody play in the Floyd | background.) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "pick up phone" | ||
Floyd ] Living Room Turns: 2114 Floyd | > Floyd | > PICK UP PHONE Floyd | Floyd | You pick up the phone. This time there's a sound like television Floyd | static coming down the line. After a few moments the line goes dead Floyd | and you hear a soft thud nearby. Looking around, you see a small black Floyd | box at your feet. You have an impression it fell out the bottom of the Floyd | telephone. Floyd | Floyd | (Slowly-pulsing beats and a high, elusive melody play in the Floyd | background.) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get black box" | ||
Floyd ] Living Room Turns: 2115 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET BLACK BOX Floyd | Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | (Slowly-pulsing beats and a high, elusive melody play in the Floyd | background.) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open it" | ||
Floyd ] Living Room Turns: 2116 Floyd | > Floyd | > OPEN IT Floyd | Floyd | Opening the box reveals a pair of green stone earrings. Floyd | Floyd | (Slowly-pulsing beats and a high, elusive melody play in the Floyd | background.) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x earrings" | ||
Floyd ] Living Room Turns: 2117 Floyd | > Floyd | > X EARRINGS Floyd | Floyd | (first taking the earrings out of the box) Floyd | Floyd | You remove the first earring from the box and take a closer look at Floyd | it. Actually, there are no pins or clips on this ovaloid object. Its Floyd | curved, organic contours remind you of something else. An ear. Could Floyd | it be something that goes in the ear canal? An earplug? Floyd | Floyd | Your idea gains credence when you take the second stone out of the box Floyd | and find it to be a physical mirror image of the first. Floyd | Floyd | The earplugs appear to be made out of jade or some other ornate green Floyd | mineral, but to the touch they don't have the coldness of stone you'd Floyd | expect. One earplug is specifically shaped to fit in the left ear Floyd | canal, the other the right. Floyd | Floyd | (Slowly-pulsing beats and a high, elusive melody play in the Floyd | background.) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "wear them" | ||
Floyd ] Living Room Turns: 2118 Floyd | > Floyd | > WEAR THEM Floyd | Floyd | You put the earplugs in your ears. Strangely - very strangely - they Floyd | have no effect on the quality of your hearing. You expected everything Floyd | to become muffled, at least as much as if you'd put your fingers in Floyd | your ears and probably more, but that hasn't happened. Floyd | Floyd | (Slowly-pulsing beats and a high, elusive melody play in the Floyd | background.) Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "oh nice, you found the earrings" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "As that creepy kid said." | ||
| DavidW says, "yes, his clues are important." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "I'm just glad they weren't actual ears." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "+" | ||
Floyd ] The Music Room (Wade Clarke) Turns: 2119 Floyd | > Floyd | > + Floyd | Floyd | You press the plus button. Its light goes out. The high frequency Floyd | tones fade out of the music. Floyd | The air trembles and your surroundings change. Floyd | Floyd | The Music Room (Wade Clarke) Floyd | You are in a large modern studio space, not unlike a concert hall but Floyd | without any seating. Dark, golden-hued wooden paneling lines the floor Floyd | and walls, imbuing the area with an intimate atmosphere in spite of Floyd | its size. The walls curve inwards in a carefully designed asymmetrical Floyd | fashion (some kind of acoustic treatment?) and electric-bulbed faux Floyd | chandeliers fill the place with ruddy light. Floyd | Floyd | A doorway leads out of the music room to the west. Floyd | Floyd | Standing against the center of the eastern wall, facing you, is a Floyd | mahogany podium with four push-buttons on it. Floyd | Floyd | (A steady beat plays in the background.) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "lfo" | ||
Floyd ] L'oreille Turns: 2120 Floyd | > Floyd | > LFO Floyd | Floyd | You press the LFO button and it lights up. The music begins to Floyd | undulate rhythmically. Floyd | The air trembles and your surroundings change. Floyd | Floyd | L'oreille Floyd | You are in a small, damp-smelling circular chamber flagged in an Floyd | iridescent sea green. There's a hole in the ceiling leading into a Floyd | sloped shaft, and a drainage grille in the floor. The plinking of Floyd | distant water echoes up through the grille. Some weak bluish light Floyd | bounces down into the chamber from the shaft. The light catches Floyd | scratches on the floor. Floyd | Floyd | You see a child's kaleidoscope tube set on a metal stand, like a Floyd | telescope. Floyd | Floyd | You see the mahogany podium with the buttons on it. Floyd | Floyd | (A weirdly undulating beat plays in the background.) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x spot" | ||
Floyd ] L'oreille Turns: 2121 Floyd | > Floyd | > X SPOT Floyd | Floyd | You return to the part of the wall singled out by the kaleidoscope. Floyd | Carefully, you move your head around the surface - up, down, back and Floyd | forth - and manage to isolate the source of the sound to a spot on the Floyd | wall only a quarter of an inch in diameter. This is definitely the Floyd | source of the voice you overheard. Floyd | Floyd | (A weirdly undulating beat plays in the background.) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "listen" | ||
Floyd ] L'oreille Turns: 2122 Floyd | > Floyd | > LISTEN Floyd | Floyd | (to the spot on the wall) Floyd | Floyd | You hear a hubbub, like a roomful of people waiting for a meeting to Floyd | begin. The sound is as real to your ears as if you were actually Floyd | there. Some banging noises are followed by a gravelly female voice Floyd | announcing: "Finally, she's here." The hubbub dwindles to silence as a Floyd | set of even, booted footsteps cross a wooden floor. Each step echoes Floyd | in what must be a large space. You hear the grinding of a chair as the Floyd | newcomer sits down. Floyd | Floyd | "I think I know why I'm here," says the voice of Francine Cragne. Floyd | "Look where I'm sitting." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "g" | ||
Floyd ] L'oreille Turns: 2123 Floyd | > Floyd | > G Floyd | Floyd | (to the spot on the wall) Floyd | Floyd | "Francine," intones a deep, old male voice, "today we admit you to the Floyd | station of Xanthic Alderman of the Variegated Court." Floyd | Floyd | A long pause. Floyd | Floyd | "Xanthic," says Francine. "That's yellow, right? Have you ever seen me Floyd | wear yellow? The color of cowardice and liver disease?" Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "g" | ||
Floyd ] L'oreille Turns: 2124 Floyd | > Floyd | > G Floyd | Floyd | (to the spot on the wall) Floyd | Floyd | The man raises his voice, though his tone is placating. "Your blood Floyd | and your presence are essential to the continued power of this court. Floyd | Don't make light of this station. With your strain of the blood, your Floyd | gifts, you may be the last of your kind. That's why we are bestowing Floyd | this honor upon you, quite in spite of everything that you do. You Floyd | cannot be wasted." Floyd | Floyd | "No," Francine says quickly, "I'm not the last of my kind. You're the Floyd | last of your kind. All of you in this above-ground crypt passing for a Floyd | home. I'm the first of my kind. I've only just realised it." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "g" | ||
Floyd ] L'oreille Turns: 2125 Floyd | > Floyd | > G Floyd | Floyd | (to the spot on the wall) Floyd | Floyd | "Girl," growls the man, "we have just granted you all of the Floyd | privileges of the Variegated Court." Floyd | Floyd | "Yeah," replies Francine. "I'm invoking those privileges to make my Floyd | first announcement. I quit The Court. I quit the role of Xanthic Floyd | Alderman." Floyd | Floyd | There are gasps and cries, and you hear the chair scrape again as Floyd | Francine stands, presumably. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "g" | ||
Floyd ] L'oreille Turns: 2126 Floyd | > Floyd | > G Floyd | Floyd | (to the spot on the wall) Floyd | Floyd | The man: "Sit down, you promiscuous cunt!" Floyd | Floyd | "Did you charm your wife with that talk, Calvin? No wonder she killed Floyd | herself, you daughter-fucking piece of shit." Floyd | Floyd | A strangled cry comes from the man, numerous chairs scrape the floor Floyd | and everyone starts yelling. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Hrg." | |
| DavidW says, "yes, she's a charmer." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "And the other voice, too. Lovely. Not." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "g" | ||
Floyd ] L'oreille Turns: 2127 Floyd | > Floyd | > G Floyd | Floyd | (to the spot on the wall) Floyd | Floyd | Francine projects her voice over the top of the din: "You can't move Floyd | against me while you need me in that chair. So I'm going to leave it Floyd | empty. And I'm going to kill you by outliving you, Calvin. Because Floyd | you're old." Floyd | Floyd | You hear Francine's booted feet thump out of the room as the situation Floyd | disintegrates into a cacophony. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "g" | ||
Floyd ] L'oreille Turns: 2128 Floyd | > Floyd | > G Floyd | Floyd | (to the spot on the wall) Floyd | Floyd | The noise diminishes as people storm out of the meeting. Eventually Floyd | you hear a door close. Then silence. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "g" | ||
Floyd ] L'oreille Turns: 2129 Floyd | > Floyd | > G Floyd | Floyd | (to the spot on the wall) Floyd | Floyd | You hear the ambience of a large, empty room, as if you were in it Floyd | yourself. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "g" | ||
Floyd ] L'oreille Turns: 2130 Floyd | > Floyd | > G Floyd | Floyd | (to the spot on the wall) Floyd | Floyd | The silence of an empty room. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Well, I guess I didn't need to copy Francine into the note file." | |
| DavidW asks, "no?" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Well, maybe not yet." | ||
| DavidW says, "She's the only Xanthic alderman we know of, even though she quit." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "The court unfortunately scrolled off for me, so I can't check for a xanthic pillar." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "And I don't recall a crazed decapitator figurine." | ||
| DavidW says, "It's true we haven't learned of any pet or familiar that Francine might've had." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "lfo" | ||
Floyd ] The Music Room (Wade Clarke) Turns: 2131 Floyd | > Floyd | > LFO Floyd | Floyd | You press the LFO button. Its light goes out. The undulations Floyd | disappear from the music. Floyd | The air trembles and your surroundings change. Floyd | Floyd | The Music Room (Wade Clarke) Floyd | You are in a large modern studio space, not unlike a concert hall but Floyd | without any seating. Dark, golden-hued wooden paneling lines the floor Floyd | and walls, imbuing the area with an intimate atmosphere in spite of Floyd | its size. The walls curve inwards in a carefully designed asymmetrical Floyd | fashion (some kind of acoustic treatment?) and electric-bulbed faux Floyd | chandeliers fill the place with ruddy light. Floyd | Floyd | A doorway leads out of the music room to the west. Floyd | Floyd | Standing against the center of the eastern wall, facing you, is a Floyd | mahogany podium with four push-buttons on it. Floyd | Floyd | (A steady beat plays in the background.) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "+" | ||
Floyd ] Living Room Turns: 2132 Floyd | > Floyd | > + Floyd | Floyd | You press the plus button and it lights up. Some colder, high Floyd | frequency tones begin to wash over the beats. Floyd | The air trembles and your surroundings change. Floyd | Floyd | Living Room Floyd | You're in the forbidding living room. Floyd | Floyd | It's night time. All is dark out the western window. The chairs and Floyd | table are as they were the last time you saw them. This room is even Floyd | colder and more lonely at night. Floyd | Floyd | There are closed doors to the north and east. Floyd | Floyd | A red telephone is mounted on the wall. Floyd | Floyd | You see the mahogany podium with the buttons on it. Floyd | Floyd | (Slowly-pulsing beats and a high, elusive melody play in the Floyd | background.) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "-" | ||
Floyd ] Club Backstage Turns: 2133 Floyd | > Floyd | > - Floyd | Floyd | You press the minus button and it lights up. Some kind of dampening Floyd | effect starts to happen in the music, as if you'd put your fingers in Floyd | your ears. Floyd | The air trembles and your surroundings change. Floyd | Floyd | Club Backstage Floyd | You're in a dark, smoke and sweat-smelling hallway. A concert of Floyd | churning metal music is going on in a room nearby, a muted version of Floyd | it reaching you through the walls. Here, the floor and air vibrate in Floyd | occasional sympathy. This place is barely lit by a procession of Floyd | cool-looking but unhelpful metal-hooded hanging lightbulbs. The Floyd | hallway becomes a T-junction at both its north and south ends. Floyd | Floyd | Displayed on the wall here are a Carfax gig poster, a newspaper Floyd | clipping ("Bloody Assault"), a Francine C wanted poster, a photograph Floyd | of Francine and a Ted Bundy wanted poster. Floyd | Floyd | You see the mahogany podium with the buttons on it. Floyd | Floyd | (Underneath cold and muffled tones, a dull beat plays in the Floyd | background.) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x gig" | ||
Floyd ] Club Backstage Turns: 2134 Floyd | > Floyd | > X GIG Floyd | Floyd | Printed on the gig poster in hectic green and black writing that you Floyd | can barely read is: Floyd | Floyd | Coming up at The Carfax! Floyd | Floyd | Blindly In The Mist Floyd | Gravespittal Floyd | Bread Loaf Mountaineers Floyd | Pyramidial Tension Floyd | Xavier feat. The Cosmos Floyd | Francine C Floyd | Floyd | Each of these bands' logos fights for space on the poster in a Floyd | cacophony of typefaces. Floyd | Floyd | (Underneath cold and muffled tones, a dull beat plays in the Floyd | background.) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x mountaineers" | ||
Floyd ] Club Backstage Turns: 2135 Floyd | > Floyd | > X MOUNTAINEERS Floyd | Floyd | You scrutinize the Bread Loaf Mountaineers logo on the gig poster. The Floyd | letter O in "Loaf" flickers once, almost imperceptibly, and you feel Floyd | something touch the inside of your right hand. You open that hand to Floyd | discover a ring. Floyd | Floyd | (Underneath cold and muffled tones, a dull beat plays in the Floyd | background.) Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "yay" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x ring" | ||
Floyd ] Club Backstage Turns: 2135 Floyd | > Floyd | > X RING Floyd | Floyd | Which do you mean, the far place ring, Abril's ring or the rubber Floyd | ring? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x far place ring" | ||
Floyd ] Club Backstage Turns: 2136 Floyd | > Floyd | > X FAR PLACE RING Floyd | Floyd | A simple ring with a coppery hue. Floyd | Floyd | (Underneath cold and muffled tones, a dull beat plays in the Floyd | background.) Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "That was the other clue from the creepy boy." | |
| DavidW says, "correct" | ||
| DavidW says, "You'll want to revisit the bedroom, I think, next." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Took me a bit to realize where there would be mountain climbers." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "+" | ||
Floyd ] Teen girl's bedroom Turns: 2137 Floyd | > Floyd | > + Floyd | Floyd | You press the plus button. Its light goes out. The high frequency Floyd | tones fade out of the music. Floyd | Floyd | The air trembles and your surroundings change. Floyd | Floyd | Teen girl's bedroom (in the closet) Floyd | You're in a closet. You smell sex. The closet doors are mostly but not Floyd | fully closed because they're broken, sitting off-axis and admitting Floyd | light through gaps at the top and bottom, and through a few inches Floyd | between the doors. Floyd | Floyd | To your great mortification, you can see two teenagers getting dressed Floyd | through those few inches. You also recognise that cast-iron bed behind Floyd | them. The little girl's room. Floyd | Floyd | A red-headed teenage girl who looks about sixteen pulls a check Floyd | flannel shirt on over her singlet. She stares at the ceiling as she Floyd | does so, as if she expects something to appear there. The boy is Floyd | dragging his jeans on. He has a lot of wild black hair and is the Floyd | palest person you've ever seen. Floyd | Floyd | "It didn't work," says the girl. Floyd | Floyd | "Speak for yourself," says the boy. Floyd | Floyd | Willing yourself to shrink, you hold your body rigid in the closet. Floyd | That's when you notice the temperature is plummeting. The closet Floyd | starts to shake, so does the bed, and suddenly the whole room is Floyd | subject to a minor earthquake. Floyd | Floyd | "Holy shit! Francine?" says the boy, grabbing the bedhead. Francine Floyd | looks thrilled, then terrified. Floyd | Floyd | "The circle!" she screams. "You broke the circle! Where's the chalk? Floyd | Where's the fucking chalk? Find it, find it, find it or we're dead!" Floyd | Floyd | (A steady but dulled beat plays in the background.) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "SAVE" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "cf26" | ||
Floyd | > Floyd | > SAVE Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write: Floyd ] Teen girl's bedroom Turns: 2137 Floyd | > SAVEOk. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "To give the chalk, or not to give." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "z" | ||
Floyd ] Teen girl's bedroom Turns: 2137 Floyd | > Floyd | > Z Floyd | Floyd | Time passes. Floyd | Floyd | The earthquake intensifies so that there's nothing more to reality Floyd | than incredibly violent motion. Everyone screams, the sound merging Floyd | with the bestial roar of some third party whose black form erupts Floyd | through the floor of the bedroom. It takes all of you. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | *** The End *** Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT, UNDO the last Floyd | command or TAKE BACK the action that sealed your fate (for when UNDO Floyd | is not enough)? Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "undo" | ||
Floyd ] Teen girl's bedroom Turns: 2137 Floyd | Floyd | > UNDO Floyd | Floyd | Teen girl's bedroom Floyd | [Previous turn undone.] Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "drop chalk" | ||
Floyd ] Francine's bedroom Turns: 2138 Floyd | > Floyd | > DROP CHALK Floyd | Floyd | (the piece of chalk) Floyd | You toss the chalk out into the room through the gap between the Floyd | doors. Floyd | Floyd | "There!" yells the boy. You glimpse Francine's hand snatching up the Floyd | chalk, then she bends over to draw something on the floor. The Floyd | earthquake immediately stops. Floyd | Floyd | "How'd you do that?" shouts the boy. "How the hell'd you do that?" Floyd | Floyd | "Shut up," says Francine, panting, milling around in front of the Floyd | closet. She looks flushed and excited. A single drop of sweat falls Floyd | from her wet brow onto the front of her singlet. You see her face Floyd | alter subtly into a relaxed mask before she turns back to the boy. "We Floyd | were never going to die. I just wanted to scare you properly." Floyd | Floyd | "Well, it worked," says the boy, sounding exhausted. "I've never seen Floyd | levitation shit like that at the Maximas dojo. Come on, you have to Floyd | show them you can make this stuff happen." Floyd | Floyd | "I'm still waiting for them to show me something," says Francine. You Floyd | hear the chalk clink to the floor. A door opens and someone walks out. Floyd | Floyd | "Don't talk 'round me, France. I hate that." The boy's voice trails Floyd | out of the room. The door shuts and a lock rattles. It's probably safe Floyd | for you to leave the closet now. Floyd | Floyd | (A steady but dulled beat plays in the background.) Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "Never saw that ending before." | |
| Knight_Otu exclaims, "Yay for new things!" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "out" | ||
Floyd ] Francine's bedroom Turns: 2139 Floyd | > Floyd | > OUT Floyd | Floyd | You get out of the closet. Floyd | Floyd | Francine's bedroom Floyd | You see the mahogany podium with the buttons on it. Floyd | Floyd | You can also see a piece of chalk and a closet here. Floyd | Floyd | The room smells bad. It could really use an airing. Floyd | Floyd | (A steady but dulled beat plays in the background.) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get chalk" | ||
Floyd ] Francine's bedroom Turns: 2140 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET CHALK Floyd | Floyd | (the piece of chalk) Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | The room smells pretty bad. It could use an airing. Floyd | Floyd | (A steady but dulled beat plays in the background.) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open window" | ||
Floyd ] Francine's bedroom Turns: 2141 Floyd | > Floyd | > OPEN WINDOW Floyd | Floyd | You slide the window up and are grateful for the fresh breeze that Floyd | starts to billow into the room. From this vantage point, you find that Floyd | you have a splendid second floor view of the grounds of Cragne Manor. Floyd | Floyd | In this light, at this time, the place could pass for normal. Floyd | Floyd | As you step back, you are startled by a paper plane. It flies in Floyd | through the window, brushes past your head and lands on the bedroom Floyd | floor. Floyd | Floyd | (A steady but dulled beat plays in the background.) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get plane" | ||
Floyd ] Francine's bedroom Turns: 2142 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET PLANE Floyd | Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | (A steady but dulled beat plays in the background.) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x it" | ||
Floyd ] Francine's bedroom Turns: 2143 Floyd | > Floyd | > X IT Floyd | Floyd | The paper from which this plane is made is brown and stained. Is this Floyd | the same plane you saw the child Francine throw out the window? You Floyd | never did see what was written on it. Floyd | Floyd | (A steady but dulled beat plays in the background.) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "unfold it" | ||
Floyd ] Francine's bedroom Turns: 2144 Floyd | > Floyd | > UNFOLD IT Floyd | Floyd | You carefully unfold the paper plane to reveal a child's drawing. Floyd | Floyd | (A steady but dulled beat plays in the background.) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x it" | ||
Floyd ] Francine's bedroom Turns: 2145 Floyd | > Floyd | > X IT Floyd | Floyd | This primitive, colored marker drawing is of a female corpse. The body Floyd | lies straight out in repose, the eyes are crosses and the tongue lolls Floyd | over an upside down U of an unhappy mouth. A circle has been drawn Floyd | around the whole body, and two rings have been drawn with more than Floyd | stick figure care on the stick figure fingers. Floyd | Floyd | (A steady but dulled beat plays in the background.) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "lfo" | ||
Floyd ] Basement Turns: 2146 Floyd | > Floyd | > LFO Floyd | Floyd | You press the LFO button and it lights up. The music begins to Floyd | undulate rhythmically. Floyd | Floyd | The air trembles and your surroundings change. Floyd | Floyd | Basement Floyd | You're in a brick basement bathed in the dismal glow of a single Floyd | red-tinted lightbulb. A curved wooden writing desk sits directly Floyd | beneath the bulb. The shelf-covered walls bulge with miscellaneous old Floyd | hardware and junk, and a ten foot staircase leads up to the basement Floyd | door. A freezer chest in the corner emits a low hum. The air down here Floyd | smells metallic and unpleasant. Floyd | Floyd | On the desk you see a newspaper clipping and two torn sheets of paper. Floyd | Floyd | You see the mahogany podium with the buttons on it. Floyd | Floyd | (Music consisting mostly of a muffled beat rolls around uncomfortably Floyd | in the background.) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "+" | ||
Floyd ] Forestland Turns: 2147 Floyd | > Floyd | > + Floyd | Floyd | You press the plus button and it lights up. Some colder, high Floyd | frequency tones begin to wash over the beats. Floyd | Floyd | The air trembles and your surroundings change. Floyd | Floyd | Forestland Floyd | You're in a clearing in a forest and it is night. A freezing wind Floyd | blows, the tree branches thrashing to form frightening silhouettes. Floyd | Moonlight shines through a gap in a starless, clouded sky to Floyd | illuminate the immediate area. Floyd | Floyd | A dead woman dressed in black lies spreadeagled on her back here. Floyd | There's a massive bloodstain on the ground where her head should be. Floyd | The woman's sweater has been lifted up to the level of her chest. Floyd | There are marks on her exposed stomach. Floyd | Floyd | You see the mahogany podium with the buttons on it. Floyd | Floyd | (Strange music plays in the background. Beats, pulses and dissonant Floyd | high notes move in and out of time. The whole piece ripples up and Floyd | down in frequency.) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put far ring on body" | ||
Floyd ] Forestland Turns: 2148 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT FAR RING ON BODY Floyd | Floyd | You slip the far place ring onto one of the corpse's fingers. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "i" | ||
Floyd ] Forestland Turns: 2149 Floyd | > Floyd | > I Floyd | Floyd | You are carrying: Floyd | a drawing of a corpse Floyd | a piece of chalk Floyd | a pair of stone earplugs (being worn) Floyd | a black box (open but empty) Floyd | Abril's ring Floyd | a note from a seesaw Floyd | a shard Floyd | a broken silver amulet Floyd | a teapot Floyd | a tiny leather journal Floyd | Daniel Baker's note Floyd | an old paperback book Floyd | an old newspaper (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a metal flask (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a half-full styrofoam coffee cup (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a familiar gold wristwatch (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a glass jar containing an insect Floyd | a pull-string doll (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | The Modern Girl's Divination Handbook -- Volume Three Floyd | a postcard of Big Ben (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | the diary of Phyllis Cragne (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | The Dollmaker's Journal (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a repaired page (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a wad of cash Floyd | an antique locket (smelling faintly of mildew) (closed) Floyd | a moldy, waterlogged journal (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | Twin Hearts Between the Planes Floyd | a trolley schedule (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a backpack features guide Floyd | a grimy rock (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a long hooked pole (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a soggy tome (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | an employee ID card (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | some yellowed newspapers (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a rusty piece of metal Floyd | Tolerating An Asinine God (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | loose bricks (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a black business card (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a trophy for a dog race (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a rusty flathead screwdriver Floyd | a pair of garden shears (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a gallon jug of white vinegar (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | some mildewed leather gloves Floyd | a key from an urn Floyd | a bronze urn (closed) Floyd | a copper urn (smelling faintly of mildew) (closed) Floyd | a spray bottle that used to contain fungicide Floyd | a waterproof flashlight (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a pamphlet of home listings (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a mallet (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a gold jacket (being worn) Floyd | a filthy rug Floyd | a hovering spark (haunting you) (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a giant milkweed leaf (being worn as a mask) Floyd | a Jansport backpack (being worn and open) Floyd | a hidden pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a key pocket (closed) Floyd | a book pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a side pocket (closed) Floyd | a trash pocket (closed) Floyd | a trolley pass (being worn) Floyd | Floyd | (Strange music plays in the background. Beats, pulses and dissonant Floyd | high notes move in and out of time. The whole piece ripples up and Floyd | down in frequency.) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put abril's ring on body" | ||
Floyd ] Forestland Turns: 2150 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT ABRIL'S RING ON BODY Floyd | Floyd | You ease Abril's ring onto one of the corpse's fingers. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x body" | ||
Floyd ] Forestland Turns: 2151 Floyd | > Floyd | > X BODY Floyd | Floyd | You want to understand more about what's happened here, or why, or who Floyd | this is, but it's dark and you're numb and afraid. Your mind feels Floyd | like it's retreated under a rock. Floyd | Floyd | (Strange music plays in the background. Beats, pulses and dissonant Floyd | high notes move in and out of time. The whole piece ripples up and Floyd | down in frequency.) Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "You took the chalk, right?" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x chalk" | ||
Floyd ] Forestland Turns: 2152 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CHALK Floyd | Floyd | (the piece of chalk) Floyd | A piece of plain white chalk. Floyd | Floyd | (Strange music plays in the background. Beats, pulses and dissonant Floyd | high notes move in and out of time. The whole piece ripples up and Floyd | down in frequency.) Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Yes." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "draw with chalk" | ||
Floyd ] Forestland Turns: 2153 Floyd | > Floyd | > DRAW WITH CHALK Floyd | Floyd | That won't help. Floyd | Floyd | (Strange music plays in the background. Beats, pulses and dissonant Floyd | high notes move in and out of time. The whole piece ripples up and Floyd | down in frequency.) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "draw head" | ||
Floyd ] Forestland Turns: 2154 Floyd | > Floyd | > DRAW HEAD Floyd | Floyd | That won't help. Floyd | Floyd | (Strange music plays in the background. Beats, pulses and dissonant Floyd | high notes move in and out of time. The whole piece ripples up and Floyd | down in frequency.) Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "draw circle" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "draw circle" | ||
Floyd | > Floyd | > DRAW CIRCLE Floyd | Floyd | You maneuver your way around the corpse, scrawling a series of chalk Floyd | arcs on the ground until you find yourself back where you started. The Floyd | woman's body is now enclosed within a circle. Floyd | Floyd | The wind begins to rise. The trees whip about even more violently. Floyd | Clouds slide over the moon, plunging the clearing into a gritty Floyd | darkness. The ground stirs. You find yourself instinctively stepping Floyd | away from the corpse. Floyd | Floyd | Two points of light appear in the dark: the two rings on the corpse's Floyd | fingers. They glow for a moment and then wink out. Floyd | Floyd | Now the clearing fills with a new, cold and sourceless light, Floyd | rendering it a frozen landscape. The background music devolves into a Floyd | quiet roar. There's no detail or tone in the sound. It's just a Floyd | presence. Floyd | Floyd | You are shocked by a blast of heat about your person, and find Floyd | yourself hurling Francine's drawing of the corpse to the ground, where Floyd | it bursts into a fireball. Then it's not there anymore. Floyd | Floyd | A woman stands up at the edge of the clearing. She leans one hand on a Floyd | tree, the hand with two rings on it. Dressed all in black, her red Floyd | hair licked by the wind, she looks somehow magnificent in the frozen Floyd | light. You glance down to Francine, destroyed and headless on the Floyd | ground, then back to magnificent Francine leaning on the tree. She Floyd | looks into your eyes and her wide mouth shows the slightest smile. Floyd | Then she turns and hurries away into the forest. You are alone with Floyd | the corpse again. Floyd | Floyd | The strange light fades. The clouds part for the moon. The natural Floyd | state of things returns. Floyd | Floyd | (press SPACE to continue) | ||
| Knight_Otu pushes the green 'space' button. | ||
Floyd ] The Music Room (Wade Clarke) Turns: 2155 Floyd | (press SPACE to continue)The background starts to fade away. You find Floyd | yourself back in Floyd | Floyd | The Music Room (Wade Clarke) Floyd | You are in a large modern studio space, not unlike a concert hall but Floyd | without any seating. Dark, golden-hued wooden paneling lines the floor Floyd | and walls, imbuing the area with an intimate atmosphere in spite of Floyd | its size. The walls curve inwards in a carefully designed asymmetrical Floyd | fashion (some kind of acoustic treatment?) and electric-bulbed faux Floyd | chandeliers fill the place with ruddy light. Floyd | Floyd | A doorway leads out of the music room to the west. Floyd | Floyd | Standing against the center of the eastern wall, facing you, is a Floyd | mahogany podium with four push-buttons on it. Floyd | Floyd | Francine's voice says, "Thank you, Naomi." She draws out the Floyd | syllables of your name in a mocking fashion. "You've been helpful. Floyd | I wonder if you get how helpful. I knew the right person would visit Floyd | the music room eventually." Floyd | Floyd | The voice sighs, like she's stretching. You feel you can almost see Floyd | her before you. Your mind suddenly recalls the madness in the eyes of Floyd | that little red-haired girl calling out to invisible things in the Floyd | dark of her bedroom. How did she, and you, arrive at this point Floyd | together? You try to think only of finding Peter again. That goal is Floyd | an anchor of sanity. Floyd | Floyd | "What am I going to do for you? Well, I pity anyone who has to Floyd | play stupid games with my family here in the manor. So I'll help you Floyd | cheat. But I can't just say certain Cragne secrets out loud. That Floyd | would break the protection on this room. Floyd | Floyd | "You already overheard one thing you need to know when you were Floyd | listening in l'oreille. And about the other thing. Did you Floyd | know that I have a familiar? The animal was seen at my grave." Floyd | Then she adds, "My first grave." Floyd | Floyd | A paper plane suddenly flies through the doorway into the music room. Floyd | It lands at your feet with a thud. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get plane" | ||
Floyd ] The Music Room (Wade Clarke) Turns: 2156 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET PLANE Floyd | Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x it" | ||
Floyd ] The Music Room (Wade Clarke) Turns: 2157 Floyd | > Floyd | > X IT Floyd | Floyd | This paper plane is a little heavier than the last one you held. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open it" | ||
Floyd ] The Music Room (Wade Clarke) Turns: 2158 Floyd | > Floyd | > OPEN IT Floyd | Floyd | You unfold the paper plane. It's a police report. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x it" | ||
Floyd ] The Music Room (Wade Clarke) Turns: 2159 Floyd | > Floyd | > X IT Floyd | Floyd | The police report has several pages. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read it" | ||
Floyd | > Floyd | > READ IT Floyd | Floyd | The report is three and a half pages long. It reads: Floyd | Floyd | Commander's interim report to the Public Safety Commissioner on the Floyd | investigation into the murder of Francine Cragne Floyd | Floyd | Keith Browne, Jr. Floyd | Floyd | January 18, 1999 Floyd | Floyd | The bulk of this report comprises a summary of the five month Floyd | investigation into the murder of twenty-seven-year-old Francine Cragne Floyd | in the town of Waterville, Lamoille County, Vermont in late 1998. The Floyd | report concludes with a description of the investigation's recently Floyd | broadened scope. The FBI are assisting Vermont State Police with the Floyd | investigation as of the date of this report. Floyd | Floyd | In the early morning of August 5, 1998, two Vermont fishermen called Floyd | police after finding the body of a woman in forestland in Waterville. Floyd | They had been walking along a nature trail when a bird flew across Floyd | their path and startled them. (They say the bird turned out to be a Floyd | peregrine.) Searching for the bird, they found it in a tree Floyd | overlooking a clearing. A woman was lying on her back in the clearing. Floyd | The location was approximately 300 feet northwest of the Montgomery Floyd | Covered Bridge. The woman's clothes had been lifted to reveal her Floyd | stomach. The words "FUCK YOU" were written on her stomach in blood. Floyd | The fishermen said they could not see the woman's head. Floyd | Floyd | First responding troopers located four shotgun shells near the corpse. Floyd | From the amount of blood present and its concentration around the neck Floyd | of the corpse, our initial take on the crime scene was that the woman Floyd | was killed where she lay by several shotgun blasts to the head. Based Floyd | on its condition, we estimated the body had only been in situ for ten Floyd | hours at the most. We believed there was probably more than one Floyd | perpetrator involved because the woman was not bound, and had not been Floyd | bound. Only an exceptionally powerful individual would be able to Floyd | subdue and control an uncooperative victim while manipulating a Floyd | shotgun all by themselves. That scenario seemed far-fetched for the Floyd | crime scene. Floyd | Floyd | (press SPACE to continue) | ||
| Knight_Otu pushes the green 'space' button. | ||
Floyd | (press SPACE to continue)The partial disrobement, profanity written in Floyd | blood and some spreading of the woman's legs suggested a sexual Floyd | motive. However, we discovered that all of the woman's undergarments Floyd | were intact. We saw no outward signs of sexual violence, and the Floyd | complete absence of sexual violence was later confirmed by forensics. Floyd | They put time of death somewhere between 10 PM the previous night and Floyd | 1 AM. The woman had bruises all over her body and had obviously Floyd | resisted her attackers before she was killed. Forensics also verified Floyd | that the blood used to write the message was the victim's. Floyd | Floyd | We quickly came to regard the profanity and disrobement as poor false Floyd | staging of the crime scene - unconvincing attempts by the killers to Floyd | lead us into thinking the motive for the crime was sexual or sadistic Floyd | in nature. The overkill used on the victim suggested the killers were Floyd | inexperienced, and simply wanted to be sure the victim was dead. While Floyd | destruction of the head can imply a personal motivation, it can also Floyd | be carried out in order to make identification of the victim more Floyd | difficult. In this case, fingerprinting the corpse led to a quick Floyd | identification, and in retrospect we believe that the killers must Floyd | have known the victim would be readily identified. Floyd | Floyd | As you now know, the murdered woman was twenty-seven-year-old Francine Floyd | Cragne. She was a Vermont native with a criminal record, major Floyd | involvement in underground occult culture and a colorful history. Floyd | Floyd | Miss Cragne was a member of the wealthy Cragne family of Backwater. Floyd | Cragnes have been in trouble with the law ever since law existed in Floyd | this state. Members of the family have been implicated in a dozen Floyd | murders and disappearances during this century alone (see Floyd | supplementary report A) and the Cragnes continue to be regarded as Floyd | outsiders by the Backwater community. Various Cragne family members Floyd | have been placed under surveillance by Vermont State Police over time Floyd | in relation to criminal activity in Vermont's occult communities. In Floyd | spite of decades of thorough police work, no Cragne has ever been Floyd | charged with more than a misdemeanor. As a result of this historical Floyd | anomaly, I believe a cultural problem has developed within Vermont law Floyd | enforcement such that the lower ranks consider it a waste of time to Floyd | work crimes involving the Cragne family. Floyd | Floyd | (press SPACE to continue) | ||
| Knight_Otu pushes the green 'space' button. | ||
Floyd | (press SPACE to continue)I have to admit we now find ourselves caught Floyd | short in the case of the deceased Miss Cragne. She was never in the Floyd | frame for any serious crimes while she was alive. She even had a Floyd | moderate public profile in Vermont and surrounding states as a Floyd | musician, in which capacity she several times caused a public nuisance Floyd | that drew police involvement. Our involvement never turned up anything Floyd | on her beyond what she was being charged with at the time. However, Floyd | once we began questioning the Cragne family and members of the Maximas Floyd | occult temple in Burlington (that Miss Cragne was known to frequent) Floyd | about Miss Cragne's murder, we acquired information that prompted us Floyd | to recalibrate the investigation on several fronts. It turns out that Floyd | Francine Cragne had multiple enemies both inside and outside these Floyd | occult communities. Many of her reputed enemies have gone missing Floyd | indefinitely, though most of them were never reported missing. We Floyd | attribute the lack of missing person reports to a couple of factors. Floyd | First, there is the closed nature of these occult communities, Floyd | something we're just now starting to learn more about. Second, we've Floyd | found a commonality amongst the missing individuals' backgrounds in Floyd | that most of them have severed ties with their families. Floyd | Floyd | Regarding Miss Cragne's murder, we've been working our long list of Floyd | suspects and we currently have seven members of the Maximas temple Floyd | under surveillance. (See supplementary Maximas Surveillance Report for Floyd | details of our progress.) Floyd | Floyd | Regarding Miss Cragne's activities while she was alive, we now have Floyd | reason to believe she may have been involved in some or all of the Floyd | following unexplained disappearances and deaths: Floyd | Floyd | David Corey - Missing (Vermont) Floyd | Brace Cragne - Missing (Vermont) Floyd | Arthur Griswold - Deceased (Maine) Floyd | Olive Hobart - Missing (New Hampshire) Floyd | Victor Kesick - Missing (Ohio) Floyd | Abril Navarro - Missing (Vermont) Floyd | Ida Rodriguez - Deceased (Pennsylvania) Floyd | Floyd | (press SPACE to continue) | ||
| Knight_Otu pushes the green 'space' button. | ||
Floyd ] The Music Room (Wade Clarke) Turns: 2160
Floyd | (press SPACE to continue)Considering the amount of police work that
Floyd | lies ahead, as well as inevitable heartbreak for an expanding circle
Floyd | of families of the dead and missing, and the expected revelation of
Floyd | further related crimes and perpetrators, it is only a cold comfort
Floyd | that Francine Cragne is verifiably deceased. We won't have to pursue
Floyd | her, but whatever she could have told us about all this in person is
Floyd | gone.
Floyd |
Floyd | We are now pooling our investigative resources with the FBI.
Floyd |
Floyd | Commander Keith Browne, Jr.
Floyd | Vermont State Police
Floyd |
Floyd | >
| Knight_Otu says, "Whew." | |
| DavidW says, "yeah." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] The Music Room (Wade Clarke) Turns: 2161 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The swirls in your cup form a blank, mirrored surface. Lack of a Floyd | symbolic image means that you have accomplished everything you must in Floyd | your current environment and should move on to find new challenges in Floyd | order to grow as a person. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "And it's past the three hour mark." | |
| DavidW says, "'Xanthic = peregrine' is your reward." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "save" | ||
Floyd | > Floyd | > SAVE Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write: | DavidW says, "yes" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "cfcragnedamnfrancine" | ||
Floyd ] The Music Room (Wade Clarke) Turns: 2161
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
| DavidW says, "Save filename noted." | |
| DavidW says, "Thanks for finally getting us into the manor!" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "It was a long time until we managed." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "(And some time we'll need to leave again for more puzzles.)" | ||
| DavidW says, "oh there's plenty left." | ||
| DavidW says, "Wait until you find zarf's room." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "I do wonder if the wad of cash we got in the well is for the pub. That's something to investigate." | ||
| **** SESSION NINE **** | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "restore" | ||
Floyd | > Floyd | > RESTORE Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to read: | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "cfcragnedamnfrancine" | ||
Floyd ] The Music Room (Wade Clarke) Turns: 2161
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| Knight_Otu says, "So, a quick attempt at a recap..." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Last week, we finally entered the titular Cragne Manor." | ||
| Pinkunz says, "much appreciated" | ||
| DavidW says, "You opened a puzzle box containing silverfish and a leather journal." | ||
| DavidW says, "The journal was from one of the Varigated court. It has a wolverine embossed on the cover." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Yes. We found a room called the Court, where we realized the importance of the variegated court members we've heard before." | ||
| DavidW says, "You also found a house key in the Tiny Windowless Office, and it did indeed unlock the manor's front door." | ||
| DavidW says, "Yes, the Court room has pedestals in different antique colours and a lot of animal figurines." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Each Member of the Court is identified by a (usually obscure) color and a familiar." | ||
| DavidW says, "Puce was probably one of the least obscure ones." | ||
| DavidW says, "In a gallery, you found three paintings, a photograph, a shard of mirror glass, a heavy mirror, and more furniture." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "We alse reached a gallery room, which we had to vandalize to get past, the rec room, where we couldn't do too much yet." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "And then the music room. Oh man, the music room." | ||
| Jacqueline arrives, ready to play with the toys. | DavidW says, "oh, and a fortune that suggested you cut yourself, so you did, and the furniture crashed and broke, unblocking the way north." | |
| DavidW says, "Don't skip the games room." | ||
| Jacqueline asks, "Howdy. So, are you already logging and stuff?" | ||
| DavidW says, "We are logging and recapping." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "woop woop" | ||
| Pinkunz asks, "Do we know which room is attributed to which author?" | ||
| Jacqueline asks, "wait, recapping because you didn't log last week, or recapping just for me?" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Yes, recapping from last week." | ||
| DavidW asks, "Also, hi! Also whaddyahaveforbrunchtwoweekendsago?" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Because I have a fancy way to recap for the transcript, but I should do it before we play today." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "The rec room, yes. Where vandalism wasn't the answer, somehow." | ||
| DavidW says, "Recapping for thee, dear lady." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Ah, thanks." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "I had biscuits and gravy with buttermilk chicken patties and lililoi (passion fruit) mimosas." | ||
| DavidW says, "The rec room has a TV that you can only watch while sitting and while the TV is off." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Also, map link - [LINK]" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Got it." | ||
| DavidW says, "And there's a locked frosted glass games cabinet that we couldn't smash because one of the board games might use broken glass as game tokens and we'd be all confused." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "heh" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Anyway, the Music Room. Domain of Francine Cragne, Xanthic Alderman with a peregrine familiar." | ||
| DavidW says (to Knight), "Please try to explain the Music Room and yes. Francine." | ||
| Pinkunz says, "Just thinking if you know who wrote the room, it may clue you into what sort of stuff to try." | ||
| DavidW says (to Pinkunz), "Maybe." | ||
| Pinkunz shrugs | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "The music room is... complicated. There is a podium with four buttons for starting and mixing music." | ||
| DavidW says, "Well, most of the authors don't have styles I'm that familiar with." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Three buttons, +, -, and lfo determine where you go when the music plays." | ||
| DavidW says, "A crimson (c) button starts and stops the music." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "If + and - are active, for example, you go to a club backstage." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "..." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Okay..." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "(You can't otherwise leave rooms.)" | ||
| DavidW says, "I made a map of how the various rooms in the 'music room environs' fit together." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "With three buttons, that makes eight rooms." | ||
| DavidW says, "And they're all part of Francine's backstory." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "These rooms are different stations of Francine's... right." | ||
| Jacqueline says (to DW), "Ah, I see the music room map" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Her childhood, teenage years, music career, nomination and rejection of the Aldermanship, her killings and summonings, her death...." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "And apparently, through our help, her reincarnation." | ||
| Jacqueline asks, "Oh wait. Francine is the ghost by the iron rails or whatnot?" | ||
| DavidW says, "No, that's Christabell." | ||
| Jacqueline asks, "Ah. So there are two ghosts, now?" | ||
| Jacqueline asks, "Or one is a reincarnated human?" | ||
| DavidW says, "Christabell is a spirit, not a ghost." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Touche" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "I apologize to you and Christabell" | ||
| Pinkunz says, "Triggered spirits." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Oh, hullo, Pinkunz. Welcome to the ifMUD and ClubFloyd, belatedly." | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "Anyway, we did resurrect Francine somehow and she gave us the police report of her death as a reward." | ||
Floyd ] The Music Room (Wade Clarke) Turns: 2163 Floyd | > Floyd | > ANYWAY, WE DID RESURRECT FRANCINE SOMEHOW AND SHE GAVE US THE POLICE Floyd | REPORT OF HER DEATH AS A REWARD. Floyd | Floyd | You seem to want to talk to someone, but I can't see whom. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Also, the music room section means you definitely want to get the "not family friendly" stamp." | |
| DavidW says, "ack. sorry. Still half-asleep." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Oops." | ||
| Jacqueline says (to KO), "Good to know. Can't wait to see... maybe." | ||
| Jacqueline says (to DW), "No worries." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Oh, thought that was me." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Okay, let's do stuff." | ||
| Pinkunz asks (of jacq), "Hello Jacqueline. Pleasure to meet you. If I'm not wrong, didn't you design a room in this game?" | ||
| Knight_Otu asks, "Do you want to drive?" | ||
| Jacqueline asks (of Pinkunz), "I did indeed. Did you as well?" | ||
| Jacqueline says (to KO), "Nah." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] The Music Room (Wade Clarke) Turns: 2164 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The clouds in your cup form no discernible pattern. Lack of a symbolic Floyd | image means that you have accomplished everything you must in your Floyd | current environment and should move on to find new challenges in order Floyd | to grow as a person. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "You've been doing a kickass job of driving us. I am enjoying being an occasionally-helpful passenger." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Good, we're done in this room." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "w00t" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Rec Room (Zack Johnson) Turns: 2165 Floyd | > Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Rec Room (Zack Johnson) Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline asks, "Should we go verbose?" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "But we're still mildewy." | ||
| Jacqueline asks, "Or is the brevity intentional?" | ||
| Pinkunz says (to Jacq), "Nope, still learning different tricks with Inform7 and planning on debuting with Introcomp." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "verbose" | ||
Floyd ] Rec Room (Zack Johnson) Turns: 2165 Floyd | > Floyd | > VERBOSE Floyd | Floyd | Cragne Manor is now in its "verbose" mode, which always gives long Floyd | descriptions of locations (even if you've been there before). Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Good luck with that, Pinkunz." | |
| DavidW says, "The mildew messages are stuck with us forever, I think." | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Pinkunz), "Oh, cool! I <3 IntroComp" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "break cabinet" | ||
Floyd ] Rec Room (Zack Johnson) Turns: 2166 Floyd | > Floyd | > BREAK CABINET Floyd | Floyd | No way. What if one of the board games uses broken glass as its Floyd | playing pieces? You'd never know which piece of glass went where. Floyd | Floyd | > | Pinkunz says (to Knight_Otu), "Thanks." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Gallery (YerrikTRB/Erica Newman) Turns: 2167 Floyd | > Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Gallery (YerrikTRB/Erica Newman) Floyd | A long and narrow room, with a satin wallcovering in rich, patterned Floyd | green above the creamy wainscot paneling. The room is overcrowded with Floyd | paintings and furniture. There are doors at either end of the gallery, Floyd | leading north and west. Floyd | Floyd | It's a godawful mess in here and it's entirely your fault. It looks Floyd | like you've cleared the path through the room, and there may be Floyd | nothing left to do but enjoy the paintings. Floyd | Floyd | You can see a photograph here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x photograph" | ||
Floyd ] Gallery (YerrikTRB/Erica Newman) Turns: 2168 Floyd | > Floyd | > X PHOTOGRAPH Floyd | Floyd | A rather abstract photograph in black and white. You're not sure what Floyd | it represents. Perhaps a line drawing of a hand with an eye in the Floyd | center? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jenni arrives, ready to play with the toys. | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Foyer (Greg Frost) Turns: 2169 Floyd | > Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Foyer (Greg Frost) Floyd | Standing in the narrow entry hall is like being at the mouth of a Floyd | cave. The only light comes in through tall windows on either side of Floyd | the door and a half-round window above. All of the furniture has been Floyd | removed from the foyer, leaving tracks in the heavy dust. Floyd | Floyd | That's odd. When you first entered the house it was morning, but Floyd | judging by the light coming through the windows it's already Floyd | afternoon. Hallways lead west and east into other parts of the house. Floyd | A doorway leads north; the front door is to the south. Floyd | Floyd | > | Pinkunz says (to jacq), "Looking forward to it myself. :-)" | |
| DavidW says, "hi Jenni! (waves wildly)" | ||
| Jenni exclaims, "howdy!" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Hey there." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Aloha, Jenni Pissy Littl Sausages Polodna." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "+e" | ||
| Taleslinger says, "Hey Jenni" | ||
| Pinkunz arrives, full of funk, but no fun. | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Landing at the Bottom of Stairs (Mark Sample) Turns: 2170 Floyd | > Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Landing at the Bottom of Stairs (Mark Sample) Floyd | This is a dark alcove with a narrow stairway rising into the gloom Floyd | upstairs. The landing feels unwanted, neglected, as if its sole Floyd | purpose were to get you somewhere else more important. You know that Floyd | feeling well. You touch your wedding ring in an offhand way. Floyd | Floyd | Shadows lurch over a doorway to the south. Opposite those shadows lies Floyd | another doorway, in even darker shadows. What little light there is Floyd | seeps in from a small elliptical window high on the wall. A ramshackle Floyd | bookshelf squats under the window like a sunken chest on a murky Floyd | seafloor. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Now that's a room name." | |
| Jacqueline says, "ouch" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x me" | ||
Floyd ] Landing at the Bottom of Stairs (Mark Sample) Turns: 2171 Floyd | > Floyd | > X ME Floyd | Floyd | In the darkness all you really see is a shadowy outline. The effect is Floyd | so creepy you're almost afraid to look again. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Landing at the Bottom of Stairs (Mark Sample) Turns: 2172 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The swirls in your cup form a sturdy oak. Botanical images mean that Floyd | while there is much left to accomplish in the present situation, your Floyd | immediate environment sustains you, and you have everything that you Floyd | need. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "i" | ||
Floyd ] Landing at the Bottom of Stairs (Mark Sample) Turns: 2173 Floyd | > Floyd | > I Floyd | Floyd | You are carrying: Floyd | a police report ("Francine Cragne") Floyd | a piece of chalk Floyd | a pair of stone earplugs (being worn) Floyd | a black box (open but empty) Floyd | a note from a seesaw Floyd | a shard Floyd | a broken silver amulet Floyd | a teapot Floyd | a tiny leather journal Floyd | Daniel Baker's note Floyd | an old paperback book Floyd | an old newspaper (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a metal flask (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a half-full styrofoam coffee cup (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a familiar gold wristwatch (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a glass jar containing an insect Floyd | a pull-string doll (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | The Modern Girl's Divination Handbook -- Volume Three Floyd | a postcard of Big Ben (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | the diary of Phyllis Cragne (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | The Dollmaker's Journal (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a repaired page (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a wad of cash Floyd | an antique locket (smelling faintly of mildew) (closed) Floyd | a moldy, waterlogged journal (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | Twin Hearts Between the Planes Floyd | a trolley schedule (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a backpack features guide Floyd | a grimy rock (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a long hooked pole (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a soggy tome (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | an employee ID card (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | some yellowed newspapers (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a rusty piece of metal Floyd | Tolerating An Asinine God (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | loose bricks (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a black business card (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a trophy for a dog race (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a rusty flathead screwdriver Floyd | a pair of garden shears (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a gallon jug of white vinegar (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | some mildewed leather gloves Floyd | a key from an urn Floyd | a bronze urn (closed) Floyd | a copper urn (smelling faintly of mildew) (closed) Floyd | a spray bottle that used to contain fungicide Floyd | a waterproof flashlight (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a pamphlet of home listings (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a mallet (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a gold jacket (being worn) Floyd | a filthy rug Floyd | a hovering spark (haunting you) (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a giant milkweed leaf (being worn as a mask) Floyd | a Jansport backpack (being worn and open) Floyd | a hidden pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a key pocket (closed) Floyd | a book pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a side pocket (closed) Floyd | a trash pocket (closed) Floyd | a trolley pass (being worn) Floyd | Floyd | > | Pinkunz says, "Wow..." | |
| Jacqueline says, "Oh god. You mean the mildew isn't just in our inventory it's in the coffee cup. I hadn't realized that. Ew." | ||
| Knight_Otu asks, "Am I lagging, or the game?" | ||
| Pinkunz asks, "And why does so much stuff smell of mildew?" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "We had a fungus or something." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "It spread through our inventory." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "The gloves were mildewy." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Yes" | ||
| DavidW says (to Knight), "Perhaps it's you, but the game does pause a bit whenever we do inventory." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "I am making a not happy face IRL right now." | ||
| Pinkunz says, "Neet affect." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "We kept them, and that infected our whole inventory." | ||
| DavidW says, "While we carry the gloves, the mildew spread on to everything else we carry." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Jacq), "No wonder with such a list." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Er, David said that." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x bookshelf" | ||
Floyd ] Landing at the Bottom of Stairs (Mark Sample) Turns: 2174 Floyd | > Floyd | > X BOOKSHELF Floyd | Floyd | The bookshelf might once have been the centerpiece of the landing but Floyd | now it's tired and battered, leaning unsteadily to the right. The dark Floyd | wood is heavily burled, triggering a dim recollection in the back of Floyd | your mind. A few picture frames rest on top. Floyd | Floyd | > | Pinkunz asks, "Alright, if each room is written by a different author, and the authors didn't know what was going on in the other rooms, each object must be room specific, no?" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Not every one, no." | ||
| DavidW says, "Nope." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "There are the keys, for one." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "And the library books." | ||
| Pinkunz says, "Oh, damn. I was going to suggest putting all the non-relevan objects in a holdall if we had one." | ||
| Pinkunz says, "*non-relevant" | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Pinkunz), "Yeah, we were given objects or tasks that we had to code into our rooms because they would relate to other rooms." | ||
| Pinkunz says, "That complicates things considerably." | ||
| DavidW says, "We have a very good holdall with pockets but for some reason, these guys are shy about using it." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "That's what the coffee is for, in part. It helps us determine if we can solve a room." | ||
| Pinkunz realizes the enormity of the puzzle, sits back, shuts up, and watches. | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "This room, we can solve with what we have." | ||
| DavidW says, "fwiw, I've updated the map." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x frames" | ||
Floyd ] Landing at the Bottom of Stairs (Mark Sample) Turns: 2175 Floyd | > Floyd | > X FRAMES Floyd | Floyd | A grey mold blossoms across all the frames. Funny, you never saw mold Floyd | growing on metal before. The photographs are torn out of every frame. Floyd | Only the ragged edge of each photo remains, jagged white teeth Floyd | encircling a vacant center. Floyd | Floyd | > | Pinkunz says (to knight), "Understood, thank you." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Thanks." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x photographs" | ||
Floyd ] Landing at the Bottom of Stairs (Mark Sample) Turns: 2176 Floyd | > Floyd | > X PHOTOGRAPHS Floyd | Floyd | A grey mold blossoms across all the frames. Funny, you never saw mold Floyd | growing on metal before. The photographs are torn out of every frame. Floyd | Only the ragged edge of each photo remains, jagged white teeth Floyd | encircling a vacant center. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "remember" | ||
Floyd ] Landing at the Bottom of Stairs (Mark Sample) Turns: 2176 Floyd | > Floyd | > REMEMBER Floyd | Floyd | That verb doesn't work here, or, at least, not right now, but Floyd | it might work somewhere later. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x wood" | ||
Floyd ] Landing at the Bottom of Stairs (Mark Sample) Turns: 2177 Floyd | > Floyd | > X WOOD Floyd | Floyd | The wood is cruelly knotted. You inexplicably recall an episode of Floyd | This Old House when Bob Vila explained that the burls so Floyd | prized in Victorian furniture were often the result of horrible fungal Floyd | infections. Floyd | Floyd | You touch your wedding ring in an offhand way. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x ring" | ||
Floyd ] Landing at the Bottom of Stairs (Mark Sample) Turns: 2178 Floyd | > Floyd | > X RING Floyd | Floyd | (the Your wedding band) Floyd | You remember the day you swore to be Peter's, forever. You look down Floyd | at the gold band and study its intricate woven inlay that almost looks Floyd | like--No, that can't be. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x inlay" | ||
Floyd ] Landing at the Bottom of Stairs (Mark Sample) Turns: 2179 Floyd | > Floyd | > X INLAY Floyd | Floyd | Maybe it's the dim thanatopic light writhing through the elliptical Floyd | window overhead, but something seems different about the ring. You Floyd | feel like you're looking at its woven pattern for the first time. It Floyd | reminds of you of chains, gates. Cages. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "aie" | |
| Jenni says, "happy Valentine's Day everybody" | ||
| Jacqueline asks, "Is it too late to just get this thing annulled?" | ||
| DavidW says, "Happy Valentine's Day, Jenni!" | ||
| Pinkunz says, "If we just go home and wait, we can declare Peter dead and just be a widow." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "We were wondering that during Anchorhead, too." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "remove ring" | ||
Floyd ] Landing at the Bottom of Stairs (Mark Sample) Turns: 2180 Floyd | > Floyd | > REMOVE RING Floyd | Floyd | (the Your wedding band) Floyd | Strange, the wedding band usually slides right off, but something Floyd | about this house seems to have tightened the ring around your finger. Floyd | Constricting, that's the word that comes to mind. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "test test." | |
| Pinkunz says (to Jenny), "Happy Belated Valentines Day." | ||
| Pinkunz asks, "Remove finger?" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "I'm pro-removing our finger at this point, su." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "er, sure." | ||
| DavidW says, "I mostly ignored the ring since all wedding rings are chain symbols regardless." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "remove finger" | ||
Floyd ] Landing at the Bottom of Stairs (Mark Sample) Turns: 2181 Floyd | > Floyd | > REMOVE FINGER Floyd | Floyd | You aren't wearing the mls-finger. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "yay!" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Things are definitely slow for me today." | ||
| DavidW says, "I love it when the sekrit object names appear." | ||
| Pinkunz watches joke go woosh! | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x finger" | ||
Floyd ] Landing at the Bottom of Stairs (Mark Sample) Turns: 2182 Floyd | > Floyd | > X FINGER Floyd | Floyd | You see nothing special about the mls-finger. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "mls- is the author room's abbreviation tacked onto all the stuff they made." | |
| Pinkunz says (to DavidW), "thanks" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "pull string" | ||
Floyd ] Landing at the Bottom of Stairs (Mark Sample) Turns: 2183 Floyd | > Floyd | > PULL STRING Floyd | Floyd | The doll intones: "Avoid the small elliptical window! Something small Floyd | represents secret ability!" Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x window" | ||
Floyd ] Landing at the Bottom of Stairs (Mark Sample) Turns: 2184 Floyd | > Floyd | > X WINDOW Floyd | Floyd | A vague recollection of This Old House stirs in your mind. A Floyd | cameo window, you think it's called. Warped wooden muntins crisscross Floyd | the horizontal ellipse, reminding you of sties on an infected eye. The Floyd | glass is filthy, hazy. It's not a window so much as a cheerless smear Floyd | looking out to grounds of the Cragne Manor beyond. Floyd | Floyd | You stand on your tippy toes, but you can't quite see through the Floyd | window from here. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "That's one way how Ryan and Jenni managed to get all this stuff to not conflict with each other when compiling it." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "jump" | ||
Floyd ] Landing at the Bottom of Stairs (Mark Sample) Turns: 2185 Floyd | > Floyd | > JUMP Floyd | Floyd | The floorboards moan, and a hollow thud vibrates up your spine. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "climb bookshelf" | ||
Floyd ] Landing at the Bottom of Stairs (Mark Sample) Turns: 2186 Floyd | > Floyd | > CLIMB BOOKSHELF Floyd | Floyd | You slowly step onto the bookshelf. It creaks. It strains. But it Floyd | appears to hold your weight. Floyd | Floyd | For now. Floyd | Floyd | A sudden gust of wind batters the house. The eerie silence that Floyd | follows is defined as much by what's there as by what's not. Floyd | Floyd | Landing at the Bottom of Stairs (Mark Sample) (on the Floyd | bookshelf) Floyd | You're standing on the ramshackle bookshelf. What little light there Floyd | is seeps in from a small elliptical window that's now eye-level. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says (to DW), "Yeah, but they should have hidden the abbreviations in print." | |
| Jacqueline says, "No big, though." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x window" | ||
Floyd ] Landing at the Bottom of Stairs (Mark Sample) Turns: 2187 Floyd | > Floyd | > X WINDOW Floyd | Floyd | Panes of glass streaked with grime obscure most of the view. You catch Floyd | a glimpse of movement in the shadows outside. Is it the white pines, Floyd | so tall they resemble a fleet of square riggers bemasted with gigantic Floyd | fascicles of needles? Or is it something else in the shadows? Whatever Floyd | it is, it's big. Floyd | Floyd | > | Pinkunz says (to DavidW), "I was thinking about what a copper plated pain in the ass that had to have been. Author specific items makes sense." | |
| Jenni says, "we caught MOST of them ;_;" | ||
| DavidW says (to Jacqueline), "They mostly do -- except when the object is very very minor and has no description." | ||
| Jacqueline (to Jenni) :) | ||
| Jenni says, "no one was expecting the doll" | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Jenni), "You sort of warned us that you weren't going to do any such work, though." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Or if they're scenery that usually doesn't get its name printed." | ||
| DavidW says, "Like the keyhole in the shack's door." | ||
| Jenni says, "haha yeah what an obvious lie huh" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "look through window" | ||
Floyd ] Landing at the Bottom of Stairs (Mark Sample) Turns: 2188 Floyd | > Floyd | > LOOK THROUGH WINDOW Floyd | Floyd | You thought you saw something through the window, but now you're not Floyd | so sure. The towering trees sway in the wind, but there's nothing Floyd | there. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x pines" | ||
Floyd ] Landing at the Bottom of Stairs (Mark Sample) Turns: 2189 Floyd | > Floyd | > X PINES Floyd | Floyd | Towering white pines crowd the grounds of Cragne Manor. The woods are Floyd | dark, inpenetrable. You think someone should make a horror movie about Floyd | kids lost in the woods. Even with no monsters, it would be scary Floyd | enough. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x shadows" | ||
Floyd ] Landing at the Bottom of Stairs (Mark Sample) Turns: 2189 Floyd | > Floyd | > X SHADOWS Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | Pinkunz asks, "open window?" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open window" | ||
Floyd ] Landing at the Bottom of Stairs (Mark Sample) Turns: 2190 Floyd | > Floyd | > OPEN WINDOW Floyd | Floyd | It isn't something you can open. Floyd | Floyd | > | Pinkunz says, "Oh well." | |
| DavidW says, "I so want to say something, but it isn't necessary. You'll find out eventually." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Could have been." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x bookshelf" | ||
Floyd ] Landing at the Bottom of Stairs (Mark Sample) Turns: 2191 Floyd | > Floyd | > X BOOKSHELF Floyd | Floyd | The bookshelf might once have been the centerpiece of the landing but Floyd | now it's tired and battered, leaning unsteadily to the right. A few Floyd | picture frames rest on top. Floyd | Floyd | > | Pinkunz asks (of davidW), "Which 'you' are you referring to?" | |
| DavidW says, "Collective you players." | ||
| DavidW says, "The author was very clever getting you to fall into their trap." | ||
| Pinkunz says, ".davidw Got it, and I should have whispered that with logging on." | ||
| Pinkunz says, "Well, that had the potential to be a lot more embarrassing." | ||
| DavidW says (to Pinkunz), "No worries. Soon you'll be mischannelling like the rest of us." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Hrm. I'm lagging again, I think." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "search it" | ||
Floyd ] Landing at the Bottom of Stairs (Mark Sample) Turns: 2192 Floyd | > Floyd | > SEARCH IT Floyd | Floyd | There is nothing on the bookshelf. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, ".DavidW What about this new person? Can't even whisper." | |
| Knight_Otu exclaims, "Lies, game!" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "stand" | ||
Floyd ] Landing at the Bottom of Stairs (Mark Sample) Turns: 2193 Floyd | > Floyd | > STAND Floyd | Floyd | You shift your weight to step down from the bookshelf. A sharp Floyd | crack breaks the silence of the alcove. The bookshelf Floyd | collapses and you scramble away, slamming onto the old wooden floor. Floyd | Floyd | You hear another crack but thankfully it's not your own Floyd | bones. A thick, putrid effluvium wafts up from the floor. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "".Jacqueline lolz"" | |
| Jacqueline says, "hee" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "eep" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Hee for DW, eep for the game" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "I think I broke something." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x shelf" | ||
Floyd ] Landing at the Bottom of Stairs (Mark Sample) Turns: 2194 Floyd | > Floyd | > X SHELF Floyd | Floyd | A heap of gnarled wood lies on the floor. It looks like your fall has Floyd | broken through the rotten floorboards underneath the old shelf, Floyd | revealing a small alcove. The smell of ancient sewage emanates from Floyd | the alcove. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "I hate it when the putrid effluvium wafts up from the floor." | |
| DavidW says, "yes, the trap was to get you to climb up on to the bookshelf just so you can break the floor getting down off it." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x alcovve" | ||
Floyd ] Landing at the Bottom of Stairs (Mark Sample) Turns: 2194 Floyd | > Floyd | > X ALCOVVE Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jenni says, "yeah stay in your lane, putrid effluvium" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x alcove" | ||
Floyd ] Landing at the Bottom of Stairs (Mark Sample) Turns: 2195 Floyd | > Floyd | > X ALCOVE Floyd | Floyd | The hole in the floorboards is a moldering, rotting place. There's Floyd | something here. A thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x thing" | ||
Floyd ] Landing at the Bottom of Stairs (Mark Sample) Turns: 2196 Floyd | > Floyd | > X THING Floyd | Floyd | In the gloaming of the landing you can't see clearly into the foul Floyd | hole. You're afraid you'll have to pick up the thing to see what it Floyd | is. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Nooooooooooooooooooo" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get it" | ||
Floyd ] Landing at the Bottom of Stairs (Mark Sample) Turns: 2197 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET IT Floyd | Floyd | You gasp when you touch the slippery, oozing thing. In your hand is a Floyd | gelatinous piece of severed tentacle. Floyd | Floyd | You think there might be something else in the alcove. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "fresh tentacle! yum!" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Oops, sorry Xhthulhu." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "*Chthulhu." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "I'm making that face IRL again." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "g" | ||
Floyd ] Landing at the Bottom of Stairs (Mark Sample) Turns: 2198 Floyd | > Floyd | > G Floyd | Floyd | You already have that. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "search alcove" | ||
Floyd ] Landing at the Bottom of Stairs (Mark Sample) Turns: 2199 Floyd | > Floyd | > SEARCH ALCOVE Floyd | Floyd | The hole in floorboards is a moldering rotting place. Now that you've Floyd | pulled out the loathsome tentacle you see a thin leather volume lying Floyd | in the hole. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get book" | Jacqueline exclaims, "!" | |
Floyd ] Landing at the Bottom of Stairs (Mark Sample) Turns: 2200 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET BOOK Floyd | Floyd | (a thin leather volume) Floyd | The book is damp and clammy but you pick it up. It's like shaking Floyd | hands with a cadaver. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "I bet it's a library book." | |
| Jacqueline says, "Thanks, Mark Sample." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "I'm suitably squicked out." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x thin volume" | ||
Floyd ] Landing at the Bottom of Stairs (Mark Sample) Turns: 2201 Floyd | > Floyd | > X THIN VOLUME Floyd | Floyd | The title of the thin volume appears in distinctive heavy gothic Floyd | lettering. It's called De Zeven Testamenten van de Krijsende Floyd | Zeeworm. There's a--what's it called, the snake eating its own Floyd | tail?--etched onto the cover. The book is bound in a wrinkled leathery Floyd | material. You can't quite place the feel of the material. Floyd | Floyd | The back of the ancient book is defaced with a sticker bearing some Floyd | sort of insignia that makes it clear the book belongs to the Backwater Floyd | public library. The insignia looks vaguely Masonic. Two sallow Floyd | crescent moons stand guard on either side of an icy, watchful eye. And Floyd | the eye gazes down upon an open book. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read book" | ||
Floyd ] Landing at the Bottom of Stairs (Mark Sample) Turns: 2201 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ BOOK Floyd | Floyd | Which do you mean, De Zeven Testamenten van de Krijsende Floyd | Zeeworm, the tiny leather journal, the old paperback book Floyd | (smelling faintly of mildew), the old newspaper (smelling faintly of Floyd | mildew), The Modern Girl's Divination Handbook -- Volume Three, the Floyd | postcard of Big Ben (smelling faintly of mildew), the diary of Phyllis Floyd | Cragne (smelling faintly of mildew), The Dollmaker's Journal Floyd | (smelling faintly of mildew), the moldy, waterlogged journal (smelling Floyd | faintly of mildew), Twin Hearts Between the Planes, the soggy tome Floyd | (smelling faintly of mildew) or Tolerating An Asinine God (smelling Floyd | faintly of mildew)? Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Right, we have a few of those." | |
| Jacqueline says (to game), "Ouroboros." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read volume" | ||
Floyd ] Landing at the Bottom of Stairs (Mark Sample) Turns: 2201 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ VOLUME Floyd | Floyd | Which do you mean, De Zeven Testamenten van de Krijsende Floyd | Zeeworm or The Modern Girl's Divination Handbook -- Volume Three? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read zeeworm" | ||
Floyd ] Landing at the Bottom of Stairs (Mark Sample) Turns: 2201 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ ZEEWORM Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "read testamenten" | ||
Floyd ] Landing at the Bottom of Stairs (Mark Sample) Turns: 2201 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ TESTAMENTEN Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read thin volume" | ||
Floyd ] Landing at the Bottom of Stairs (Mark Sample) Turns: 2202 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ THIN VOLUME Floyd | Floyd | You crack open the thin volume--quite literally. The leather binding Floyd | cracks as you open the book. It must be ancient. You can't imagine why Floyd | a public library would have such a book in circulation. Even more Floyd | incomprehensible is why the book was hidden under the floorboards. | Jacqueline glares at the screen. | |
Floyd | Afraid to break the binding more, you close the book without reading
Floyd | it.
Floyd |
Floyd | As you finish reading the passage, the spark moves through the book
Floyd | with an eerie hum, leaving frost behind on the library insignia.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
| Jacqueline says, "Oh, cool." | |
| Jacqueline says, "Even MORE incomprehensible is why the book was hidden under the floorboards, under a severed tentacle." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "We should get a few of these things to the library eventually." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "search alcove" | ||
Floyd ] Landing at the Bottom of Stairs (Mark Sample) Turns: 2203 Floyd | > Floyd | > SEARCH ALCOVE Floyd | Floyd | The hole in floorboards is a moldering rotting place. Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Landing at the Bottom of Stairs (Mark Sample) Turns: 2204 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The clouds in your cup form a stochastic pattern resembling television Floyd | static. Lack of a symbolic image means that you have accomplished Floyd | everything you must in your current environment and should move on to Floyd | find new challenges in order to grow as a person. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "Might examine the tentacle too." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x tentacle" | ||
Floyd ] Landing at the Bottom of Stairs (Mark Sample) Turns: 2205 Floyd | > Floyd | > X TENTACLE Floyd | Floyd | Where on earth did this come from? About a foot long, the membranous Floyd | tentacle tapers to a horrific curling point. It's a dim glowing green, Floyd | the color of a dying glow stick. It reeks of something ancient. Your | Jacqueline says, "Or lick it." | |
Floyd | mouth unaccountably begins to water.
Floyd |
Floyd | The tentacle is still warm.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
| Jacqueline says (to KO), "It's clearly not just you that's lagging." | |
| Jacqueline says, "Although, I think it's the game." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "OH GOD" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Actually, I think part of it wasme." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "It wants us to lick it" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "I was just kidding." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "I disconnected for a bit, and it seems better now." | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "SAVE" | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "cf28" | ||
Floyd | > Floyd | > SAVE Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write: Floyd ] Landing at the Bottom of Stairs (Mark Sample) Turns: 2205 Floyd | > SAVEOk. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline exclaims, "eat it!" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "lick tentacle" | ||
Floyd | > Floyd | > LICK TENTACLE Floyd | Floyd | With some primeval impulse you cannot fathom, you decide to taste the Floyd | awful raw tentacle. You bite down, imagining the tentacle is an Floyd | exquisite ceviche. Floyd | Floyd | It tastes like... Floyd | Floyd | Power. Floyd | Floyd | The original, cosmic power. Floyd | Floyd | You feel the tentacle's warmth spreading through your body. And Floyd | suddenly it's a torrent of thick, clotted blood roiling through your Floyd | veins. Floyd | Floyd | And your eyes. Oh, your eyes. They see everything. Through every layer Floyd | of reality you see, through all of them. As if every dimension of Floyd | space and time turned transparent. A yawning, moorless chasm lies Floyd | beyond. And finally, you see, you sense--you know--just what Floyd | it means to be a god. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Please press SPACE to continue. | ||
| Knight_Otu pushes the green 'space' button. | ||
Floyd ] Landing at the Bottom of Stairs (Mark Sample) Turns: 2205
Floyd | And then your mind, your consciousness, your soul, whatever you call
Floyd | it, stretches inside out and covers you whole and thus everted you
Floyd | vanish into the maw of nothingness.
Floyd |
Floyd | You are more than dead. You are no more.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | *** The End ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT, UNDO the last
Floyd | command or TAKE BACK the action that sealed your fate (for when UNDO
Floyd | is not enough)?
Floyd | >
| DavidW says, "oo, you won!" | |
| Esrom arrives, ready to play with the toys. | Jacqueline says, "heee" | |
| Jacqueline says, "That was pretty excellent." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "This sure was not the Day of THIS Tentacle." | ||
| Esrom concentrates, and disappears. | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "undo" | ||
Floyd ] Landing at the Bottom of Stairs (Mark Sample) Turns: 2205 Floyd | Floyd | > UNDO Floyd | Floyd | Landing at the Bottom of Stairs (Mark Sample) Floyd | [Previous turn undone.] Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "l" | ||
Floyd ] Landing at the Bottom of Stairs (Mark Sample) Turns: 2206 Floyd | > Floyd | > L Floyd | Floyd | Landing at the Bottom of Stairs (Mark Sample) Floyd | This is a dark alcove with a narrow stairway rising into the gloom Floyd | upstairs. Shadows lurch over a doorway to the south. Opposite those Floyd | shadows lies another doorway, in even darker shadows. What little Floyd | light there is seeps in from a small elliptical window high on the Floyd | wall. Floyd | Floyd | The ramshackle bookshelf lies in a pile of splintered wood on the Floyd | floor like a fallen scarecrow, arms akimbo. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Rest in peace, bookshelf." | |
| Knight_Otu asks, "North, up?" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Either" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Dining Room (Roberto Colnaghi) Turns: 2207 Floyd | > Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | As you walk through the doorway, you realize you've stumbled onto a Floyd | dinner. Floyd | Floyd | Dining Room (Roberto Colnaghi) Floyd | Three men are sitting at a long table, intently sipping coffee at the Floyd | end of a formal dinner and conversing about serious-sounding matters. Floyd | They don't seem to be aware of your presence. You notice a calendar on Floyd | the wall. Floyd | Floyd | The man at the head of the table says: "I hope you enjoyed my Floyd | hospitality. As you know, I'm interested in the new developments of Floyd | science. Particularly, I think the acknowledgement of a fourth Floyd | dimension, together with that of non-Euclidian geometry applied to Floyd | space-time, is a big step towards the understanding of reality, on a Floyd | cosmic scale." Floyd | Floyd | You feel a queer tickle ripple through your body. Looking down, you Floyd | see the horrible tentacle disintegrate and disappear before your eyes. Floyd | You sense that some primordial godhead has left this world. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu asks, "What are you doing in our house?" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Oh, bye bye, tentacle." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x me" | ||
Floyd ] Dining Room (Roberto Colnaghi) Turns: 2208 Floyd | > Floyd | > X ME Floyd | Floyd | This place reminds you you're hungry and haven't eaten in a long time. Floyd | Unfortunately you see nothing to eat. Floyd | Floyd | One of the guests answers: "Well, Mr. Cragne, that's true in general, Floyd | but for most of our experience, space-time just follows regular, Floyd | Euclidian geometry. It appreciably bends itself in a non-Euclidian way Floyd | only in the presence of an enormous mass, or energy. Said condition is Floyd | inconceivable for our everyday experience in this world..." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Dining Room (Roberto Colnaghi) Turns: 2209 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The swirls in your cup form a blank, mirrored surface. Lack of a Floyd | symbolic image means that you have accomplished everything you must in Floyd | your current environment and should move on to find new challenges in Floyd | order to grow as a person. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | "...and yet, Dr. Einstein's theory predicts this as something Floyd | possible, Dr. Fermi. I know there is speculation about black holes, Floyd | things so massive that they bend the very fabric of reality. My Floyd | question for you, respected gentlemen, is this: what do you think Floyd | these 'black holes' can be?" Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Huh." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x calender" | ||
Floyd ] Dining Room (Roberto Colnaghi) Turns: 2209 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CALENDER Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | Pinkunz exclaims, "Enrico!" | |
| Jacqueline says, "I'm curious what would have happened if we'd carried the tentcal the other direction? Perhaps nothing." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "I expect it would have vanished either way." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x men" | ||
Floyd ] Dining Room (Roberto Colnaghi) Turns: 2210 Floyd | > Floyd | > X MEN Floyd | Floyd | Something's wrong with these people. They seem translucent and Floyd | blurred. Floyd | Floyd | The other guest says: "We don't know. It could be a collapsed star, Floyd | attracting more and more matter..." Floyd | Floyd | "I must disagree, Dr. Von Braun," Fermi interrupts. "Also Dr. Einstein Floyd | himself thinks these 'black holes' are just theoretical solutions of Floyd | his general relativity equations, not things happening in reality..." Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "Just like your finger and wedding ring only exist in that room." | |
| Jacqueline says, "Yeah" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x table" | ||
Floyd ] Dining Room (Roberto Colnaghi) Turns: 2211 Floyd | > Floyd | > X TABLE Floyd | Floyd | The wooden table is set for dinner, but the meal seems to be just Floyd | finished. Floyd | Floyd | "And yet, the universe is so vast, and we know only a very tiny part Floyd | of it. Maybe Dr. Einstein is wrong. Maybe, somewhere, something so Floyd | massive and energetic can exist. It could even be a living Floyd | thing." Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "But I was wondering if it triggered this dinner. I'm guessing it's just coincidence." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "pull string" | ||
Floyd ] Dining Room (Roberto Colnaghi) Turns: 2212 Floyd | > Floyd | > PULL STRING Floyd | Floyd | The doll intones: "Avoid the jeopardy of the calendar!" Floyd | Floyd | The men shows no sign of hearing the doll's sinister pronouncement. Floyd | Floyd | "Anyway, I think Einstein could be wrong about something else: what if Floyd | the speed of light could be beaten? The consequences of that would be Floyd | daunting: the very notion of simultaneity, as we understand it, is Floyd | based on the speed of light. But if something, someway, could beat Floyd | it..." Floyd | Floyd | "We could break the rules of space-time, travel through time, and see Floyd | things that happened in the past..." Von Braun speculates. Floyd | | Pinkunz says, "I didn't think Enrico Fermi and Wernher Von Braun got along." | |
Floyd | >
| ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x calendar" | ||
Floyd ] Dining Room (Roberto Colnaghi) Turns: 2213 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CALENDAR Floyd | Floyd | Today is the 14th of April, 1951. Floyd | Floyd | "In the distant, ancestral past," Cragne intervenes. "I Floyd | gathered you here, revered scientists, to show you my recent Floyd | discovery. You can freely take it, if you want. Maybe you can derive Floyd | new scientific progress from it, or even build some device which can Floyd | take us where we couldn't possibly even think of, until now. Do you Floyd | dare to look in the abyss?" Floyd | Floyd | The two men stare at their host, curious and frightened all the same, Floyd | as their bodies become more and more translucent, until they Floyd | disappear, together with the plates, the glasses, the tablecloth and Floyd | all the rest, leaving just an old, dusty table. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Dining Room (Roberto Colnaghi) Floyd | A long, rectangular mahogany table takes up most of the room. The room Floyd | is old and dusty, and it seems decades have passed since the last time Floyd | someone had dinner here. On the table lies a strange machine, and a Floyd | calendar is pinned on the wall. Doorways lead west, east, and south. Floyd | Floyd | Next to the machine there is also an old magazine cutting. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Darn my typing nonskills." | |
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x calendar" | ||
Floyd ] Dining Room (Roberto Colnaghi) Turns: 2214 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CALENDAR Floyd | Floyd | Today is the 22nd of April, 1996. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x machine" | ||
Floyd ] Dining Room (Roberto Colnaghi) Turns: 2215 Floyd | > Floyd | > X MACHINE Floyd | Floyd | It seems straight out of a 60s science fiction movie: a big cathodic Floyd | screen is hooked up to an electronic board with some controls on it, Floyd | which in turn is hooked up to a bunch of different sensors. It takes Floyd | up most part of the table. Floyd | Floyd | The machine is currently switched off. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline asks, "Is the magazine cutting still there?" | |
| DavidW says, "yes" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x magazine" | ||
Floyd ] Dining Room (Roberto Colnaghi) Turns: 2216 Floyd | > Floyd | > X MAGAZINE Floyd | Floyd | This is a cutting from an old Italian magazine. Printed on a corner is Floyd | "La Domenica del Corriere, 2 Maggio 1972", and is apparently an Floyd | article about an Italian monk and his alleged invention. In Floyd | particular, a photo on the page strikes you. Attached to the newspaper Floyd | cutting is what seems a typewritten translation of the article in Floyd | English. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x photo" | ||
Floyd ] Dining Room (Roberto Colnaghi) Turns: 2216 Floyd | > Floyd | > X PHOTO Floyd | Floyd | Which do you mean, the chronovisor photo or the blurry photo? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "chronovisor" | ||
Floyd ] Dining Room (Roberto Colnaghi) Turns: 2217 Floyd | > Floyd | > CHRONOVISOR Floyd | Floyd | No doubt, it is the same machine which lies on the table in front of Floyd | you. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x blurry" | ||
Floyd ] Dining Room (Roberto Colnaghi) Turns: 2217 Floyd | > Floyd | > X BLURRY Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x translation" | ||
Floyd ] Dining Room (Roberto Colnaghi) Turns: 2218 Floyd | > Floyd | > X TRANSLATION Floyd | Floyd | This is a cutting from an old Italian magazine. Printed on a corner is Floyd | "La Domenica del Corriere, 2 Maggio 1972", and is apparently an Floyd | article about an Italian monk and his alleged invention. In Floyd | particular, a photo on the page strikes you. Attached to the newspaper Floyd | cutting is what seems a typewritten translation of the article in Floyd | English. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read it" | ||
Floyd ] Dining Room (Roberto Colnaghi) Turns: 2219 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ IT Floyd | Floyd | (first taking the Italian magazine cutting) Floyd | The article is an interview with Father Pellegrino Ernetti, a Floyd | Benedictine monk and official exorcist of Venice, as well as physics Floyd | and electronic amateur, about his invention. He claims his Floyd | "chronovisor" is the fruit of years of research with twelve of the Floyd | best minds of his time, Enrico Fermi and Wernher von Braun among them. Floyd | Receiving all kinds of electromagnetic and sound waves with its Floyd | sensors and antennae, the chronovisor can show images and sounds from Floyd | any place, at any past time, no matter how distant. He claims to have Floyd | seen many historic figures from the past, and through it he was able Floyd | to transcribe a lost tragedy of Ennio, and to record an image of Floyd | Christ on the cross (published in the magazine). It seems that the Floyd | monk is very jealous of his invention, as he refuses to show it to Floyd | anyone. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "SAVE" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "cf29" | ||
Floyd | > Floyd | > SAVE Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write: Floyd ] Dining Room (Roberto Colnaghi) Turns: 2219 Floyd | > SAVEOk. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "switch machine" | ||
Floyd ] Dining Room (Roberto Colnaghi) Turns: 2220 Floyd | > Floyd | > SWITCH MACHINE Floyd | Floyd | As you push the button, you hear an electric buzz, and the lights on Floyd | the electronic board start blinking. The screen is now on and shows Floyd | the manor from the outside. Floyd | Floyd | The machine emits a very low hum. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "If I had a thing like that, I'd also use it to spy on just regular, non-famous past peeps." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x screen" | ||
Floyd ] Dining Room (Roberto Colnaghi) Turns: 2221 Floyd | > Floyd | > X SCREEN Floyd | Floyd | The most recognizable part of this contraption is a big steel-encased Floyd | glass screen, with a speaker mounted on it. The screen shows the manor Floyd | from the outside. Floyd | Floyd | The machine emits a very low hum. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Dining Room (Roberto Colnaghi) Turns: 2222 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The clouds in your cup form a gentle ripple. Lack of a symbolic image Floyd | means that you have accomplished everything you must in your current Floyd | environment and should move on to find new challenges in order to grow Floyd | as a person. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | The machine emits a very low hum. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says (to Jacqueline), "Yes, you could spy on anyone anywhere with this." | |
| DavidW says, "There's an Asimov story about a time-viewer machine like this one." | ||
| Knight_Otu exclaims, "But we were spies only in the estate agent's office!" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "watch screen" | ||
Floyd ] Dining Room (Roberto Colnaghi) Turns: 2223 Floyd | > Floyd | > WATCH SCREEN Floyd | Floyd | The screen shows the manor from the outside. Floyd | Floyd | The machine emits a very low hum. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "(at least, I think it was Asimov)" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x manor" | ||
Floyd ] Dining Room (Roberto Colnaghi) Turns: 2224 Floyd | > Floyd | > X MANOR Floyd | Floyd | The screen shows the manor from the outside. Floyd | Floyd | The machine emits a very low hum. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x manor" | ||
Floyd ] Dining Room (Roberto Colnaghi) Turns: 2225 Floyd | > Floyd | > X MANOR Floyd | Floyd | The screen shows the manor from the outside. Floyd | Floyd | The machine emits a very low hum. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Hrm." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x machine" | ||
Floyd ] Dining Room (Roberto Colnaghi) Turns: 2226 Floyd | > Floyd | > X MACHINE Floyd | Floyd | It seems straight out of a 60s science fiction movie: a big cathodic Floyd | screen is hooked up to an electronic board with some controls on it, Floyd | which in turn is hooked up to a bunch of different sensors. It takes Floyd | up most part of the table. Floyd | Floyd | The machine is currently switched on. Floyd | Floyd | The machine emits a very low hum. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "Maybe the machine's for an optional puzzle." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x controls" | ||
Floyd ] Dining Room (Roberto Colnaghi) Turns: 2227 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CONTROLS Floyd | Floyd | This board is connected to both the screen and the sensors. It is Floyd | filled with LEDs and lights, and prominently a steel dial and a Floyd | machine control button. Floyd | Floyd | The machine emits a very low hum. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Maybe." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x dial" | ||
Floyd ] Dining Room (Roberto Colnaghi) Turns: 2228 Floyd | > Floyd | > X DIAL Floyd | Floyd | A rotating steel disc, plain and simple. No arrows or gauge around it. Floyd | The dial is turned all the way to the left. Floyd | Floyd | The machine emits a very low hum. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline asks, "Hrm. Are there such optional puzzles?" | |
| Pinkunz says, "It'd be cute if the screen showed us staring at the screen, sort of like the gag in SpaceBalls." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "turn dial right" | ||
Floyd ] Dining Room (Roberto Colnaghi) Turns: 2228 Floyd | > Floyd | > TURN DIAL RIGHT Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "turn dial" | ||
Floyd ] Dining Room (Roberto Colnaghi) Turns: 2229 Floyd | > Floyd | > TURN DIAL Floyd | Floyd | You turn the dial right and it stops with a click. You joggle it back Floyd | left, but it's stuck. Looks like you can only turn it right. The LEDs Floyd | on the electronic board start blinking faster. The hum of the machine Floyd | changes pitch, going up as the images on the screen change abruptly. Floyd | The screen seems to show the same location as before, but with the Floyd | manor gone. Instead you can see a tribe of natives dancing around a Floyd | wooden totem. Floyd | Floyd | The machine's humming is still quite low. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says (to Jacqueline), "I'm not sure, to be honest, but there's a lot of stuff in the game I can't easily explain why they're there." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x screen" | ||
Floyd ] Dining Room (Roberto Colnaghi) Turns: 2230 Floyd | > Floyd | > X SCREEN Floyd | Floyd | A Native American tribe is singing and dancing around a totem. The Floyd | totem depicts animals, but mostly fishes or crustaceans, a strange Floyd | thing considering this place is nowhere near the sea. Floyd | Floyd | The machine's humming is still quite low. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x totem" | ||
Floyd ] Dining Room (Roberto Colnaghi) Turns: 2231 Floyd | > Floyd | > X TOTEM Floyd | Floyd | A Native American tribe is singing and dancing around a totem. The Floyd | totem depicts animals, but mostly fishes or crustaceans, a strange Floyd | thing considering this place is nowhere near the sea. Floyd | Floyd | The machine's humming is still quite low. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x tribe" | ||
Floyd ] Dining Room (Roberto Colnaghi) Turns: 2232 Floyd | > Floyd | > X TRIBE Floyd | Floyd | A Native American tribe is singing and dancing around a totem. The Floyd | totem depicts animals, but mostly fishes or crustaceans, a strange Floyd | thing considering this place is nowhere near the sea. Floyd | Floyd | The machine's humming is still quite low. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says (to DW), "Fair." | |
| DavidW says, "I never played with the machine like this so this is new to me." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Right, we did find a strange pendant last week when the coffee told us to move on." | ||
| DavidW says, "oh, we also found a pendant in the Foyer last week that I have no idea what it's for." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "We considered it might be for that marble sphere that's in the milkweeds." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "turn dial" | ||
Floyd ] Dining Room (Roberto Colnaghi) Turns: 2233 Floyd | > Floyd | > TURN DIAL Floyd | Floyd | The images on the screen change again. The LEDs blink faster and Floyd | faster as the humming gets higher in pitch. Now you can only see the Floyd | hill on which the manor stands, with no artifacts, no trails and no Floyd | other trace of human presence. The hill also seems slightly taller. Floyd | Floyd | The machine is emitting a high tone sound. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x hill" | ||
Floyd ] Dining Room (Roberto Colnaghi) Turns: 2234 Floyd | > Floyd | > X HILL Floyd | Floyd | The hill shown on the screen seems higher, yet it strongly resembles Floyd | the one on which the manor sits. The vegetation is much thicker, with Floyd | green conifers covering the landscape. As you look harder, you notice Floyd | fast movements, probably wild animals. Floyd | Floyd | The machine is emitting a high tone sound. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "SAVE" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "cf30" | ||
Floyd | > Floyd | > SAVE Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write: Floyd ] Dining Room (Roberto Colnaghi) Turns: 2234 Floyd | > SAVEOk. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "turn dial" | ||
Floyd ] Dining Room (Roberto Colnaghi) Turns: 2235 Floyd | > Floyd | > TURN DIAL Floyd | Floyd | The screen now shows a mountain, with vegetation you've only seen in Floyd | some science textbook. Still, you feel this must be the same place you Floyd | are in now. Suddenly, something dives from the right of the view, Floyd | screaming fiercely before vanishing quickly. A prehistoric flying Floyd | reptilian, by the looks of it. Floyd | Floyd | The sound of the machine is now a high pitched shriek. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu exclaims, "Another pterosaur!" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "turn dial" | ||
Floyd ] Dining Room (Roberto Colnaghi) Turns: 2236 Floyd | > Floyd | > TURN DIAL Floyd | Floyd | The images on the screen change again. No mountain anymore, no animals Floyd | or plants, not even earth, just empty space. There's only darkness Floyd | now, pointed by stars. Something in the middle of the screen catches Floyd | your attention: it's like a whirl, turning in the blackness of deep Floyd | space. The humming is now a piercing shriek, and the lights on the Floyd | electronic board are blinking like crazy. Floyd | Floyd | You feel an impulse to keep watching the whirl on the screen. Floyd | Floyd | The sound emitted by the machine is very acute, bordering to Floyd | ultrasound. Floyd | Floyd | > | Pinkunz nonchalantly unplugs the machine. 'Ooops.' | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x whirl" | ||
Floyd ] Dining Room (Roberto Colnaghi) Turns: 2237 Floyd | > Floyd | > X WHIRL Floyd | Floyd | A black vortex at the screen's center whirls. Stars orbit around it Floyd | with increasing speed until they are sucked in. Then you notice the Floyd | vortex becoming bigger or nearer. Only when the thing has completely Floyd | covered the screen, you realize that there's actually Floyd | something in that blackness. The LEDs are blinking so fast Floyd | you can't even see them, and the scream of the machine is breaking Floyd | your ears. But you're totally paralyzed, watching the writhing Floyd | appendages dwelling in the vortex, as you realize that hideous thing Floyd | is a living being, swarming the cosmos and wreaking havoc through Floyd | galaxies. Then, some circuitry on the electronic board burns out. The Floyd | shriek drops to a very low frequency, as most of the lights burn, and Floyd | the machine becomes silent. But you just can't forget that horrific Floyd | image, as the word VAADIGNEPHOD echoes in your brain. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Well then." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "l" | ||
Floyd ] Dining Room (Roberto Colnaghi) Turns: 2238 Floyd | > Floyd | > L Floyd | Floyd | Dining Room (Roberto Colnaghi) Floyd | A long, rectangular mahogany table takes up most of the room. The room Floyd | is old and dusty, and it seems decades have passed since the last time Floyd | someone had dinner here. On the table lies a broken machine, and a Floyd | calendar is pinned on the wall. Doorways lead west, east, and south. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu asks, "Move on?" | |
| DavidW asks, "So far, on entering this house, we've smashed gallery furniture, destroyed a bookcase, and burnt out a rare time-viewing machine?" | ||
| Pinkunz says, "I would honestly love to stay, but alas I must work for sustenance and shelter. I'll be back next week. I'll try to speak less and listen more. Nice meeting all of you." | ||
| Knight_Otu exclaims, "Hey, it's our house, we can wreck what we want!" | ||
| DavidW says, "heh" | ||
| Knight_Otu exclaims, "See you next week, Pinkunz!" | ||
| Jacqueline asks, "We saw VAADIGNEPHOD before, right?" | ||
| DavidW says, "bye, Pinkunz" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "A few times, yes. One right at the station." | ||
| DavidW says (to Jacqueline), "yes, several places, beginning with graffiti at the train platform." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] The Kitchen (Edward B) Turns: 2239 Floyd | > Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | The Kitchen (Edward B) Floyd | The Cragne family kitchen. Light from a naked bulb feeds shadow down Floyd | the spaces between old cabinets, counters and bookshelves. A dusty, Floyd | doorless fridge overlooks an oven just as worse for wear. You'd guess Floyd | it's been a minute since anyone's used this room to cook. A doorway Floyd | leads east, and a wooden door set in the floor appears to lead to a Floyd | cellar or basement. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says (to DW), "That's it. Thanks." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x me" | ||
Floyd ] The Kitchen (Edward B) Turns: 2240 Floyd | > Floyd | > X ME Floyd | Floyd | You look at yourself and are again taken aback by the fact that Prince Floyd | wrote Manic Monday. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] The Kitchen (Edward B) Turns: 2241 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The clouds in your cup form a dromedary camel. Modes of transportation Floyd | mean that your current environment presents challenges that can only Floyd | be overcome by seeking fresh perspectives elsewhere until you're ready Floyd | to return. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "So this place we can't solve yet." | |
| Pinkunz goes home. | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x fridge" | ||
Floyd ] The Kitchen (Edward B) Turns: 2242 Floyd | > Floyd | > X FRIDGE Floyd | Floyd | A refrigerator with no door. It's funny, you actually had a doorless, Floyd | broken fridge in your first apartment. You and your friends used it as Floyd | a bookshelf. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "search it" | ||
Floyd ] The Kitchen (Edward B) Turns: 2243 Floyd | > Floyd | > SEARCH IT Floyd | Floyd | You find nothing of interest. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x door" | ||
Floyd ] The Kitchen (Edward B) Turns: 2244 Floyd | > Floyd | > X DOOR Floyd | Floyd | A wooden door with a rusty iron lock is set in the northeastern corner Floyd | between the counter and the fridge. It looks heavy. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x counter" | ||
Floyd ] The Kitchen (Edward B) Turns: 2245 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COUNTER Floyd | Floyd | A light pine counter occupies the kitchen's northwestern corner. It Floyd | seems to have faired well enough post-abandonment. A stocked spice Floyd | rack sits alone on the counter-space closest to the fridge and a sink Floyd | rests in the countertop directly beneath a pair of cabinets. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x rack" | ||
Floyd ] The Kitchen (Edward B) Turns: 2246 Floyd | > Floyd | > X RACK Floyd | Floyd | A simple wooden spice rack. It holds an oddly complete collection of Floyd | spices in contrast to the empty shelves and fridge. You spot jars of Floyd | saffron, roast garlic, turmeric, cardamom, cinnamon, dill, salt, Floyd | pepper, MSG, and something called snail paste... most look fresh Floyd | enough to use. Safe to test with a sniff or a taste, you imagine. Does Floyd | spice go bad? Does snail paste? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get all from rack" | ||
Floyd ] The Kitchen (Edward B) Turns: 2246 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET ALL FROM RACK Floyd | Floyd | There are none at all available! Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "aw" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Aw." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x sink" | ||
Floyd ] The Kitchen (Edward B) Turns: 2247 Floyd | > Floyd | > X SINK Floyd | Floyd | A metal sink, browning at the edges. It's dry as a bone. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x cabinets" | ||
Floyd ] The Kitchen (Edward B) Turns: 2248 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CABINETS Floyd | Floyd | A pair of old wood cabinets sit above the sink on the northern wall. Floyd | When they were new, they were probably quite lovely. The handles are Floyd | missing from their doors, but a bit of pressure could pop them open. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "taste cardamom" | ||
Floyd ] The Kitchen (Edward B) Turns: 2249 Floyd | > Floyd | > TASTE CARDAMOM Floyd | Floyd | You know enough to know the pods themselves ain't for eating. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open cabinets" | ||
Floyd ] The Kitchen (Edward B) Turns: 2250 Floyd | > Floyd | > OPEN CABINETS Floyd | Floyd | You finagle your fingers around the cabinet doors and wiggle them Floyd | open. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "search them" | ||
Floyd ] The Kitchen (Edward B) Turns: 2250 Floyd | > Floyd | > SEARCH THEM Floyd | Floyd | You can't see 'them' (nothing) at the moment. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "search cabinets" | ||
Floyd ] The Kitchen (Edward B) Turns: 2251 Floyd | > Floyd | > SEARCH CABINETS Floyd | Floyd | In the cabinet are red-rimmed porcelain cups and red-rimmed porcelain Floyd | plates. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "break plates" | ||
Floyd ] The Kitchen (Edward B) Turns: 2252 Floyd | > Floyd | > BREAK PLATES Floyd | Floyd | Violence isn't the answer to this one. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "But, but..." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get all" | ||
Floyd ] The Kitchen (Edward B) Turns: 2253 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET ALL Floyd | Floyd | red-rimmed porcelain cups: Taken. Floyd | Floyd | red-rimmed porcelain plates: Taken. Floyd | Floyd | Hyper-Gastronomy, Exactness, and String Theory: a Theoretical Floyd | Subdiscipline of Cooking and Baking by Chef Wheldrake: Taken. Floyd | Floyd | A Culinary Overview of Superstitions in the Miskaton Valley Region by Floyd | S. Jarret Zornwharf: Taken. Floyd | Floyd | Mama Hydra's Deep Fried Ones: Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu asks, "Eeerrr?" | |
| DavidW says, "I forget where the books were exactly in the room." | ||
| Knight_Otu asks, "Did those books come from the fridge?" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "undo" | ||
Floyd ] The Kitchen (Edward B) Turns: 2252 Floyd | Floyd | > UNDO Floyd | Floyd | The Kitchen (Edward B) Floyd | [Previous turn undone.] Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x fridge" | ||
Floyd ] The Kitchen (Edward B) Turns: 2253 Floyd | > Floyd | > X FRIDGE Floyd | Floyd | A refrigerator with no door. It's funny, you actually had a doorless, Floyd | broken fridge in your first apartment. You and your friends used it as Floyd | a bookshelf. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open it" | ||
Floyd ] The Kitchen (Edward B) Turns: 2254 Floyd | > Floyd | > OPEN IT Floyd | Floyd | It isn't something you can open. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "look into fridge" | ||
Floyd ] The Kitchen (Edward B) Turns: 2255 Floyd | > Floyd | > LOOK INTO FRIDGE Floyd | Floyd | You find nothing of interest. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "But I guess they weren't *coded* as being inclosed by anything." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x deep fried" | ||
Floyd ] The Kitchen (Edward B) Turns: 2255 Floyd | > Floyd | > X DEEP FRIED Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "search cabinets" | ||
Floyd ] The Kitchen (Edward B) Turns: 2256 Floyd | > Floyd | > SEARCH CABINETS Floyd | Floyd | In the cabinet are red-rimmed porcelain cups and red-rimmed porcelain Floyd | plates. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get plates" | ||
Floyd ] The Kitchen (Edward B) Turns: 2257 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET PLATES Floyd | Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get cups" | ||
Floyd ] The Kitchen (Edward B) Turns: 2258 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET CUPS Floyd | Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "search cabinets" | ||
Floyd ] The Kitchen (Edward B) Turns: 2259 Floyd | > Floyd | > SEARCH CABINETS Floyd | Floyd | The cabinet is empty. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "l" | ||
Floyd ] The Kitchen (Edward B) Turns: 2260 Floyd | > Floyd | > L Floyd | Floyd | The Kitchen (Edward B) Floyd | The Cragne family kitchen. Light from a naked bulb feeds shadow down Floyd | the spaces between old cabinets, counters and bookshelves. A dusty, Floyd | doorless fridge overlooks an oven just as worse for wear. You'd guess Floyd | it's been a minute since anyone's used this room to cook. A doorway Floyd | leads east, and a wooden door set in the floor appears to lead to a Floyd | cellar or basement. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x bookshelves" | ||
Floyd ] The Kitchen (Edward B) Turns: 2261 Floyd | > Floyd | > X BOOKSHELVES Floyd | Floyd | A blue plywood bookshelf leans haphazardly against the wall beside the Floyd | fridge. Marks on the dusty shelves suggest a formerly robust Floyd | collection. A few of the remaining cookbooks catch your eye... Floyd | Floyd | On the bookshelf are Hyper-Gastronomy, Exactness, and String Theory: a Floyd | Theoretical Subdiscipline of Cooking and Baking by Chef Wheldrake, A Floyd | Culinary Overview of Superstitions in the Miskaton Valley Region by S. Floyd | Jarret Zornwharf and Mama Hydra's Deep Fried Ones. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Missed those." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x mama hydra's" | ||
Floyd ] The Kitchen (Edward B) Turns: 2262 Floyd | > Floyd | > X MAMA HYDRA'S Floyd | Floyd | A funny little cookbook. The cover is a picture of a massive deep Floyd | fryer sitting in a vast cavern. It must be a doctored photograph, the Floyd | fryer looks like it's the size of a swimming pool. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read it" | ||
Floyd ] The Kitchen (Edward B) Turns: 2263 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ IT Floyd | Floyd | (first taking Mama Hydra's Deep Fried Ones) Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Flipping through the pages, it seems to be a rather standard cookbook. Floyd | The pictures, however, are disgusting. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "map updated" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x hyper-gastronomy" | ||
Floyd ] The Kitchen (Edward B) Turns: 2264 Floyd | > Floyd | > X HYPER-GASTRONOMY Floyd | Floyd | A ragged book with a dark green cover. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Thanks." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read it" | ||
Floyd ] The Kitchen (Edward B) Turns: 2265 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ IT Floyd | Floyd | (first taking Hyper-Gastronomy, Exactness, and String Theory: a Floyd | Theoretical Subdiscipline of Cooking and Baking by Chef Wheldrake) Floyd | Flipping through the pages, you can see that this work is clearly over Floyd | your head... or more likely straight gobbledygook. Many pages are Floyd | nothing but mathematic equations but one chapter appears to cover the Floyd | "mouthfeel" of different Quarks in great detail. Another rants about Floyd | the differing politics and ideologies of "certain well-known mineral Floyd | deposits." Good lord. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Plover arrives, ready to play with the toys. | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x miskatonic" | ||
Floyd ] The Kitchen (Edward B) Turns: 2265 Floyd | > Floyd | > X MISKATONIC Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x miskaton" | ||
Floyd ] The Kitchen (Edward B) Turns: 2265 Floyd | > Floyd | > X MISKATON Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x culinary overview" | ||
Floyd ] The Kitchen (Edward B) Turns: 2266 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CULINARY OVERVIEW Floyd | Floyd | A massive tome of a cookbook, bigger than The Joy of Cooking by half. Floyd | The back of the book says the author lived in villages up and down the Floyd | Miskaton river and painstakingly gathered "an oral history of Floyd | superstitious meals and snacks" throughout his life. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Plover runs out of the room, with a smile on his face. | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read it" | ||
Floyd ] The Kitchen (Edward B) Turns: 2267 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ IT Floyd | Floyd | (first taking A Culinary Overview of Superstitions in the Miskaton Floyd | Valley Region by S. Jarret Zornwharf) Floyd | A few of the passages stand out... Floyd | Floyd | Introduction Floyd | The Legend of Goad Cragne Floyd | The Ritual of Lost Luck Floyd | The Chewed Pit and Other Detritus Floyd | The "Rat Hole" Legend Floyd | The "Ghost Libation" Legend Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I find it easier to refer to these cookbooks by their authors." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "I didn't even consider that." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "g" | ||
Floyd ] The Kitchen (Edward B) Turns: 2268 Floyd | > Floyd | > G Floyd | Floyd | A few of the passages stand out... Floyd | Floyd | Introduction Floyd | The Legend of Goad Cragne Floyd | The Ritual of Lost Luck Floyd | The Chewed Pit and Other Detritus Floyd | The "Rat Hole" Legend Floyd | The "Ghost Libation" Legend Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read introduction" | ||
Floyd ] The Kitchen (Edward B) Turns: 2269 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ INTRODUCTION Floyd | Floyd | One of the more rambling, self-righteous introductions you've seen for Floyd | a cookbook. Lots of unreadable lines, a highlight being: "Food takes Floyd | on this form of expression which no doubt all families are bound to Floyd | take part in and in the case of aforementioned societal trauma a way Floyd | of speaking these so-called unspeakable or unknowable things Floyd | sidestepping logic insisted upon in language with a primal glance Floyd | towards truth one never sees or hears but rather smells or feels." Floyd | ...yikes. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu asks, "Err, what?" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read goad cragne" | ||
Floyd ] The Kitchen (Edward B) Turns: 2270 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ GOAD CRAGNE Floyd | Floyd | Cragne Sandwich Serves Two Floyd | Floyd | Ingredients: 1 jar pickled Herring 4 slices rye bread 1 beet, cubed 1 Floyd | teaspoon mustard 4 tablespoons sour cream 2 tablespoons olive oil 374 Floyd | grains salt ½ shallot, thinly sliced 3 sprigs green onions 2 springs Floyd | dil 1 tablespoon butter 4 teaspoons capers 2 tablespoons broccoli Floyd | florets 1 hardboiled egg Floyd | Floyd | Instructions: "Goad was a fisherman called towards cruelty. It was Floyd | Goad's youngest who they say finally put a stop to him. Seven years Floyd | old, poisoned her father's favorite lunch. They say he dropped dead on Floyd | the first bite, the little one hadn't known what was too much or too Floyd | little. But then... they also say Goad stood up the next morning. Say | Jacqueline says, "heh" | |
Floyd | he walked straight to the Miskaton, caught twenty eight fish in two
Floyd | hours, and died again. No one really admits they believe that part of
Floyd | the story... but you can tell by the droop in their eye which ones
Floyd | tasted the fish Goad caught that day."
Floyd |
Floyd | >
| Jacqueline says, "hahaha 374 grains" | |
| DavidW says, "They are VERY specific on salt grains in this cookbook." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read lost luck" | ||
Floyd ] The Kitchen (Edward B) Turns: 2271 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ LOST LUCK Floyd | Floyd | Lost Luck Soup Serves Six Floyd | Floyd | Ingredients: 2 pounds Yukon Gold potatoes, unpeeled and chopped 4 to 5 Floyd | white or yellow onions 3 tablespoons unsalted butter 3 cloves garlic, Floyd | crushed 7 cups chicken broth 3 springs thyme 3 bay leaves 3866 grains Floyd | salt ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper 1 cup heavy cream Floyd | Floyd | Instructions: "What sickens me is how quickly the vendors arrive, only Floyd | minutes after the search party. The soup they hawk is an expected Floyd | element of the searching ritual. We never find a child lost to the Floyd | Miskaton River. We always have a bowl of soup." Floyd | "Last chance for luck! One bowl's one prayer! The cost's unkind but Floyd | the price is fair! First bowl for luck! Second's for grief! The third Floyd | spits a curse on the whole belief!" Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x salt" | ||
Floyd ] The Kitchen (Edward B) Turns: 2272 | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read chewed pit" | ||
Floyd | > Floyd | > X SALT Floyd | Floyd | A five-sided glass jar with a colorful commercial label that reads Floyd | "Forgotten Frontier's hyper-corporeal salt." Wait, was it five sides? Floyd | When you look again it seems to only have four... Floyd | Floyd | > Floyd ] The Kitchen (Edward B) Turns: 2273 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ CHEWED PIT Floyd | Floyd | Pit Pie Filling Serves Six to Eight Floyd | Floyd | Ingredients: 1 Peach Pit 3 cups blueberries 3 cups blackberries 2 Floyd | tablespoons butter 1/3 cup white sugar 2/3 cup brown sugar 3 Floyd | tablespoons cornstarch 18041 grains salt 1/4 cup lemon juice Floyd | Floyd | Instructions: "No one had time to think that day. I think that's why Floyd | none of us went mad. We were all so busy undamming the river, up to Floyd | our waists in shit... not one of us had the energy to... to see what Floyd | we were pulling out. It wasn't all just bags and bike tires. It... No Floyd | one else'll talk to me about it. Fuck, I don't even know what there Floyd | would be to say. Anyways, it's like I said, after that day is when we Floyd | started getting berries growing along the river. I don't think I'd Floyd | like to talk much more about it." Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "We have an Alaskan cookbook that has a whale recipe in it. It's also very specific. The recipe begins: take 1 whale. clean well." | |
| Jacqueline says, "I think that's the main reason we keep that cookbook." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "That is one salty pie." | ||
| DavidW says, "heh" | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "count salt" | ||
Floyd ] The Kitchen (Edward B) Turns: 2273 Floyd | > Floyd | > COUNT SALT Floyd | Floyd | That verb doesn't work here, or, at least, not right now, but Floyd | it might work somewhere later. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "hee" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read rat hole" | ||
Floyd ] The Kitchen (Edward B) Turns: 2274 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ RAT HOLE Floyd | Floyd | Amaranth "Rat" Cakes Serves Twelve to Sixteen Floyd | Floyd | Ingredients: 2 cup amaranth grain 1 ounce dried chanterelle mushrooms Floyd | 4 tablespoons shallots 2 eggs 4 tablespoons flour 62031 grains salt 2 Floyd | teaspoons Floridian snail paste 2 tablespoons fresh summer savory Floyd | Floyd | Instructions: "Holes that are crisp to the eye which appear in wide Floyd | turns of our river at no particular time nor for any godly purpose." Floyd | "Nothing but beer to drink and Verm Cakes to eat, that's the trad Floyd | aspect. But you know, I think back in the day people drank somethin Floyd | nicer than beer... (laughs) And it was a Rat Cake back then! Not a Floyd | Verm... But yeah, usually it takes a few days a" waiting. Lucky when Floyd | it does show it's loud enough to wake us if we're sleepin... so yeah Floyd | we all hustle to dump what the Verm Hole wants into the river. They, Floyd | that stuff, it always floats straight to the hole, every time so yeah. Floyd | It's not pretty but at the other hand it's honest work... three of my Floyd | grandparents fed the Verm Holes. And like... I mean, sometimes it's Floyd | just a cow." Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says (to DW), "There are 69,105 grains of salt." | |
| Jacqueline exclaims, "Oho. Snail paste!" | ||
| DavidW asks (of Jacqueline), "in total between the recipes?" | ||
| Jacqueline says (to DW), "Sorry. I was just joking." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read ghost libation" | ||
Floyd ] The Kitchen (Edward B) Turns: 2275 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ GHOST LIBATION Floyd | Floyd | The Lonesome Keen Serves One Floyd | Floyd | Ingredients: 1 part cold gin 2 parts warm apple cider 1 pinch cinnamon Floyd | 8 grains salt Floyd | Floyd | Instructions: "It alls means something, thids drink. My Floyd | great-grandfather... a Cragne! Keening Ken Cragne! Through from the... Floyd | to the top. Is he here now? Is he dead? (laughs) And we remember wha Floyd | (unintelligible) Kenneth Cragne! It all meanses something... listen to Floyd | me... listen... Two parts cider, yeah? Because two days outta three, Floyd | ol" Ken Cragne put cider in his flask! Calm days, they say. My dad Floyd | said thad. Calm Ken days... Calm. But I wasn't alive then I don't Floyd | (unintelligible.) But still I remember the gin days, you know? I Floyd | shouldn't remember 'em right? Because that's crazy, right? (laughs) Floyd | Why do I remember Ken Bastard Cragnes cold gin days, huh? Thas weird, Floyd | right? My grandpa's the only kid of nine to like... Hold on okay. Floyd | Lemme EXPLAIN the DRINK. The pinch of cinn- of cinnda- the punch a Floyd | cibadon... cinnamon. That's Ken's lonely work! Train conductor, and Floyd | actually the only one in my family to do that particular occupation. Floyd | Big money becauss he smuggled cinner... cinn... he smuggled lots of Floyd | things actually. They'd all be dead by now anyways, right? Floyd | (unintelligible) What were we talking about? Oh! Oh god! EIGHT GRAINS Floyd | OF SALT! EXACT! PRECISE OR HE DOES THE THING OKAY? Eight kids eight Floyd | grains eight bloody brains. I would sing thadt. Perfect or Ken... Ken Floyd | is here right now, right? Don't tell him I said- he just dead but he's Floyd | here... He usedta beat up my mom and dad... after they died! I don't Floyd | know knowww whyyy. We Cragne's got space in our blood. Space times. Floyd | Very dignified, do you hear me? Very dignified! That's the name. Floyd | That's hell. LISTEN TO (unintelligible) dig... we got.. we... Floyd | please... Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Crazy book." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get snail" | ||
Floyd ] The Kitchen (Edward B) Turns: 2276 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET SNAIL Floyd | Floyd | You scoop a bit of the goop into your pocket. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "i" | ||
Floyd ] The Kitchen (Edward B) Turns: 2277 Floyd | > Floyd | > I Floyd | Floyd | You are carrying: Floyd | a pinch of snail paste Floyd | A Culinary Overview of Superstitions in the Miskaton Valley Region Floyd | by S. Jarret Zornwharf Floyd | Hyper-Gastronomy, Exactness, and String Theory: a Theoretical Floyd | Subdiscipline of Cooking and Baking by Chef Wheldrake Floyd | Mama Hydra's Deep Fried Ones Floyd | red-rimmed porcelain cups (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | red-rimmed porcelain plates Floyd | an Italian magazine cutting Floyd | De Zeven Testamenten van de Krijsende Zeeworm Floyd | a police report ("Francine Cragne") Floyd | a piece of chalk Floyd | a pair of stone earplugs (being worn) Floyd | a black box (open but empty) Floyd | a note from a seesaw Floyd | a shard Floyd | a broken silver amulet Floyd | a teapot Floyd | a tiny leather journal Floyd | Daniel Baker's note Floyd | an old paperback book (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | an old newspaper (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a metal flask (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a half-full styrofoam coffee cup (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a familiar gold wristwatch (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a glass jar containing an insect Floyd | a pull-string doll (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | The Modern Girl's Divination Handbook -- Volume Three Floyd | a postcard of Big Ben (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | the diary of Phyllis Cragne (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | The Dollmaker's Journal (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a repaired page (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a wad of cash Floyd | an antique locket (smelling faintly of mildew) (closed) Floyd | a moldy, waterlogged journal (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | Twin Hearts Between the Planes Floyd | a trolley schedule (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a backpack features guide Floyd | a grimy rock (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a long hooked pole (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a soggy tome (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | an employee ID card (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | some yellowed newspapers (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a rusty piece of metal Floyd | Tolerating An Asinine God (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | loose bricks (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a black business card (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a trophy for a dog race (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a rusty flathead screwdriver Floyd | a pair of garden shears (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a gallon jug of white vinegar (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | some mildewed leather gloves Floyd | a key from an urn Floyd | a bronze urn (smelling faintly of mildew) (closed) Floyd | a copper urn (smelling faintly of mildew) (closed) Floyd | a spray bottle that used to contain fungicide (smelling faintly of Floyd | mildew) Floyd | a waterproof flashlight (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a pamphlet of home listings (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a mallet (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a gold jacket (being worn) Floyd | a filthy rug Floyd | a hovering spark (haunting you) (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a giant milkweed leaf (being worn as a mask) Floyd | a Jansport backpack (being worn and open) Floyd | a hidden pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a key pocket (closed) Floyd | a book pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a side pocket (closed) Floyd | a trash pocket (closed) Floyd | a trolley pass (being worn) Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "huh. I didn't know you could do that." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Odd." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] Dining Room (Roberto Colnaghi) Turns: 2278 Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Dining Room (Roberto Colnaghi) Floyd | A long, rectangular mahogany table takes up most of the room. The room Floyd | is old and dusty, and it seems decades have passed since the last time Floyd | someone had dinner here. On the table lies a broken machine, and a Floyd | calendar is pinned on the wall. Doorways lead west, east, and south. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] Sitting Room (Buster Hudson) Turns: 2279 Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Sitting Room (Buster Hudson) Floyd | The floorboards groan against your footsteps as you enter the dusty Floyd | sitting room. Light struggles to penetrate the grimy bay window, Floyd | hinting at the space around you. Various pieces of furniture are Floyd | covered by moldy, moth-bitten sheets. The remains of a portrait hang Floyd | above the fireplace. Leaning against a wall is a large mirror. Floyd | Floyd | Seems like no one has used this room in some time. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "We got us some snail goop in our pocketses." | |
| Jacqueline says, "I'm making that face IRL again." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x me" | ||
Floyd ] Sitting Room (Buster Hudson) Turns: 2280 Floyd | > Floyd | > X ME Floyd | Floyd | You are Naomi, and you look exactly as you should. Since your arrival Floyd | in Backwater, you've discovered it helps to remind yourself of this Floyd | fact as often as you can. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "Gollum will *never* guess that one." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Sitting Room (Buster Hudson) Turns: 2281 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The clouds in your cup form a roller blade. Modes of transportation Floyd | mean that your current environment presents challenges that can only Floyd | be overcome by seeking fresh perspectives elsewhere until you're ready Floyd | to return. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x window" | ||
Floyd ] Sitting Room (Buster Hudson) Turns: 2282 Floyd | > Floyd | > X WINDOW Floyd | Floyd | The window is covered in a thick layer of grime. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open it" | ||
Floyd ] Sitting Room (Buster Hudson) Turns: 2283 Floyd | > Floyd | > OPEN IT Floyd | Floyd | It isn't something you can open. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x portrait" | ||
Floyd ] Sitting Room (Buster Hudson) Turns: 2284 Floyd | > Floyd | > X PORTRAIT Floyd | Floyd | Whoever it was has been ripped to shreds. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "I hope it was a Verlac." | |
| Jacqueline says, "heh" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x fireplace" | ||
Floyd ] Sitting Room (Buster Hudson) Turns: 2285 Floyd | > Floyd | > X FIREPLACE Floyd | Floyd | It's empty. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "enter it" | ||
Floyd ] Sitting Room (Buster Hudson) Turns: 2286 Floyd | > Floyd | > ENTER IT Floyd | Floyd | You don't want to touch anything in here if you don't have to. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x mirror" | ||
Floyd ] Sitting Room (Buster Hudson) Turns: 2287 Floyd | > Floyd | > X MIRROR Floyd | Floyd | You gaze at yourself in the mirror, marveling at the way the afternoon Floyd | sun shimmers across the gold and gray hues in your neatly coiffed Floyd | hair. Moira has such a talent for the latest styles that you can Floyd | hardly help but employ her assistance every morning, even when you Floyd | have no plans to go into town. Floyd | Floyd | Today you chose to wear one of your violet dresses with thin black Floyd | stripes and velvet trim. The high neck and full sleeves of the Floyd | tailored coat are double-lined to protect against any errant draughts. Floyd | Lord knows how they like to scurry through the house this time of Floyd | year. And it has been so especially cold as of late. Floyd | Floyd | "Really, darling, with all the time you spend gawking at your own Floyd | reflection, I don't know how you have much time for anything else," Floyd | Eustace says, his words soaked in irritation. The argument from the Floyd | night before lingers between the two of you. You can already taste a Floyd | bitter retort forming on your lips. You swallow it back down. Floyd | Floyd | He continues. "Would you be a dear and ring Moira for me? I believe I Floyd | saw the postman come through and am expecting an important letter." He Floyd | motions to the bell pull before turning his newspaper to the next page Floyd | and shaking it stiff. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x floorboards" | ||
Floyd ] Sitting Room (Buster Hudson) Turns: 2287 Floyd | > Floyd | > X FLOORBOARDS Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x floorboards" | ||
Floyd ] Sitting Room (Buster Hudson) Turns: 2287 Floyd | > Floyd | > X FLOORBOARDS Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "The entire room has changed." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "l" | ||
Floyd ] Sitting Room (Buster Hudson) Turns: 2288 Floyd | > Floyd | > L Floyd | Floyd | Sitting Room (Buster Hudson) Floyd | With a roaring fire and the sunlight streaming in through the large Floyd | bay window, the sitting room might pass for inviting. You've asked Floyd | Eustace if you could paper the walls with a brighter color and perhaps Floyd | move the domineering portrait of the Cragne ancestor to the study, but Floyd | he refuses a single change. That is, save for the mirror, which you Floyd | were permitted to hang near the entrance to the dining room to the Floyd | west. Having your reflection nearby always gives you comfort, as if Floyd | without the frequent reminder, you would begin to forget yourself. Floyd | Floyd | Eustace is reading the paper in his chair by the window. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "So have you, btw." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x me" | ||
Floyd ] Sitting Room (Buster Hudson) Turns: 2289 Floyd | > Floyd | > X ME Floyd | Floyd | You are Lillian, lady of Cragne Manor. Some days, you wish you were Floyd | someone else. But only some. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "True" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x portrait" | ||
Floyd ] Sitting Room (Buster Hudson) Turns: 2290 Floyd | > Floyd | > X PORTRAIT Floyd | Floyd | The great Horace Cragne is perched above the fireplace, maintaining a Floyd | constant vigilance over the sitting room. You think he would serve Floyd | better in the study. At the very least, he would avoid frightening the Floyd | ladies from church when they visit for tea after Sunday service. His Floyd | face is gaunt, features severe, and his eyes are rimmed a deep Floyd | crimson. You prefer not to meet his gaze. Floyd | Floyd | Hanging next to the portrait is a bell pull. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x eustace" | ||
Floyd ] Sitting Room (Buster Hudson) Turns: 2291 Floyd | > Floyd | > X EUSTACE Floyd | Floyd | He has aged considerably in recent years. His hair has retreated Floyd | backwards as if terrified of his own face. Even his beard and mustache Floyd | refuse to grow. His eyes are always burdened by heavy bags, no matter Floyd | how much sleep he manages the night before. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x paper" | ||
Floyd ] Sitting Room (Buster Hudson) Turns: 2292 Floyd | > Floyd | > X PAPER Floyd | Floyd | The Vermont Phoenix, dated yesterday, Friday, February 3, 1899. Most Floyd | of the print is too small to read without your nose pressed against Floyd | it, but you do notice the headline exclaiming how a fire burned down Floyd | the S. A. Smith and Co plant. Someone captured an exposure of the Floyd | event and thought to put it on the front page. Floyd | Floyd | To think you live in a world where one would rather photograph a fire Floyd | than help put it out. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x fireplace" | ||
Floyd ] Sitting Room (Buster Hudson) Turns: 2293 Floyd | > Floyd | > X FIREPLACE Floyd | Floyd | The fire does its best to repel the deep February chill. Above the Floyd | fireplace is a portrait, and beside that is the bell pull. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x bell pull" | ||
Floyd ] Sitting Room (Buster Hudson) Turns: 2294 Floyd | > Floyd | > X BELL PULL Floyd | Floyd | The rope descends from the ceiling. If pulled, it will ring a bell in Floyd | the servant's hall. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "SAVE" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "cf31" | ||
Floyd | > Floyd | > SAVE Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write: Floyd ] Sitting Room (Buster Hudson) Turns: 2294 Floyd | > SAVEOk. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "pull pull" | ||
Floyd ] Sitting Room (Buster Hudson) Turns: 2295 Floyd | > Floyd | > PULL PULL Floyd | Floyd | You ring the bell, and Moira arrives soon after, a flurry of freckles Floyd | and red curls. She stumbles into a curtsey. Floyd | Floyd | "Ma'am. Sir." Her brogue is strong, lending her a tendency to be brief Floyd | whenever possible. Floyd | Floyd | "Has the post arrived today?" Eustace asks, and she confirms that it Floyd | has before disappearing into the next room and returning with two Floyd | envelopes. She hands both of them to you. Floyd | Floyd | You dismiss her promptly. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x envelopes" | ||
Floyd ] Sitting Room (Buster Hudson) Turns: 2295 Floyd | > Floyd | > X ENVELOPES Floyd | Floyd | Which do you mean, the formal letter to Eustace or the handwritten Floyd | letter to you? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "formal" | ||
Floyd ] Sitting Room (Buster Hudson) Turns: 2296 Floyd | > Floyd | > FORMAL Floyd | Floyd | It's from Yale University and addressed to Eustace. It's sealed. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x handwritten" | ||
Floyd ] Sitting Room (Buster Hudson) Turns: 2297 Floyd | > Floyd | > X HANDWRITTEN Floyd | Floyd | It's addressed to you from Christopher, off at boarding school. All Floyd | that's left is to open it. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline exclaims, "We got mail!" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open it" | ||
Floyd ] Sitting Room (Buster Hudson) Turns: 2298 Floyd | > Floyd | > OPEN IT Floyd | Floyd | You use your fingers to open the envelope like a heathen, then unfold Floyd | the letter within. Floyd | Floyd | My dear mother, Floyd | Floyd | I hope you are well and remain so through this dreadful winter. I Floyd | am happy to report your Christmas fruit cake survived the journey Floyd | unscathed and has been enjoyed with great enthusiasm by the other Floyd | boys. I am passing along their compliments. Second term is just Floyd | beginning, and much work is anticipated. I will try to keep regular Floyd | correspondence as you requested. Floyd | Floyd | My nightmares have been growing worse as of late. Even though I Floyd | never met grandfather, I know it is he who visits me. I pray every Floyd | night, but God seems to ignore me. What am I to do? Might you send Floyd | some funds for a doctor? Perhaps he could prescribe a tonic to aid me Floyd | in my sleep. Floyd | Floyd | I love you, mother, in so many ways and more. Give father my love. Floyd | I will write again soon. Floyd | Floyd | Your beloved son, Floyd | Christopher Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Poor boy." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "give handwritten to eustace" | ||
Floyd ] Sitting Room (Buster Hudson) Turns: 2299 Floyd | > Floyd | > GIVE HANDWRITTEN TO EUSTACE Floyd | Floyd | The letter is address to you and not to him, because Christopher loves Floyd | you best. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I wonder how many grains of salt go into a fruitcake in this house." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "give formal to eustace" | ||
Floyd ] Sitting Room (Buster Hudson) Turns: 2300 Floyd | > Floyd | > GIVE FORMAL TO EUSTACE Floyd | Floyd | (to Eustace) Floyd | Eustace tucks the newspaper under an arm and takes the envelope. Floyd | "Thank you, darling. This appears to be what I was waiting for." He Floyd | rises from his chair and opens the secretary, rifling through the Floyd | various nooks and drawers. His search comes up empty. Floyd | Floyd | "Darling," he says, "have you misplaced my letter opener yet again? Floyd | You know how protective I am of it." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "i" | ||
Floyd ] Sitting Room (Buster Hudson) Turns: 2301 Floyd | > Floyd | > I Floyd | Floyd | You are carrying a handwritten letter to you. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Oh my, the mirror stole our coffee." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x mirror" | ||
Floyd ] Sitting Room (Buster Hudson) Turns: 2302 Floyd | > Floyd | > X MIRROR Floyd | Floyd | What's this? Who is this woman staring back at you? She is dressed... Floyd | bizarrely, to put it mildly. And yet, there is something familiar Floyd | about her. Something... oh. Oh God. What... what just happened? Floyd | Floyd | Your eyes adjust to the dimness of the dusty room. You check yourself Floyd | over, and find you are yourself again. Were you dreaming? Or were you Floyd | a woman from another time? It's hard to tell. You've been feeling like Floyd | someone else everywhere you go in Backwater. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "It's Naomi's coffee, not Lillian's." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Details, details." | ||
| DavidW says, "anyway, you're Naomi again now." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Wild" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x furniture" | ||
Floyd ] Sitting Room (Buster Hudson) Turns: 2303 Floyd | > Floyd | > X FURNITURE Floyd | Floyd | Merely looking at the dusty, sheet-covered furniture has you itching Floyd | to take an antihistamine. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x floorboards" | ||
Floyd ] Sitting Room (Buster Hudson) Turns: 2304 Floyd | > Floyd | > X FLOORBOARDS Floyd | Floyd | Dusty. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "finally." | |
| Jacqueline asks, "?" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "search them" | ||
Floyd ] Sitting Room (Buster Hudson) Turns: 2304 Floyd | > Floyd | > SEARCH THEM Floyd | Floyd | You can't see 'them' (nothing) at the moment. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open floorboards" | ||
Floyd ] Sitting Room (Buster Hudson) Turns: 2305 Floyd | > Floyd | > OPEN FLOORBOARDS Floyd | Floyd | You don't want to touch anything in here if you don't have to. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Hm." | |
| DavidW says (to Jacqueline), "Knight has been trying to examine the floorboards for a while but got shanghaied into the past." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "ah" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "The second time was a mistyped attempt to examione the furniture, but yes." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "It's a bit after the two-hour mark, by the way." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "It is." | ||
| Knight_Otu asks, "Are we good for another hour, or not?" | ||
| DavidW says, "I am fine either way regardless." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "I can go one more hour, but will have to leave at the top of the next hour for the aeropuerto." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Got it." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "I guess it's time to go up some stairs." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "I wonder what percentage of the game we've covered thus far." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Dining Room (Roberto Colnaghi) Turns: 2306 Floyd | > Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Dining Room (Roberto Colnaghi) Floyd | A long, rectangular mahogany table takes up most of the room. The room Floyd | is old and dusty, and it seems decades have passed since the last time Floyd | someone had dinner here. On the table lies a broken machine, and a Floyd | calendar is pinned on the wall. Doorways lead west, east, and south. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu asks, "20? 25?" | |
| Jacqueline says, "Golly" | ||
| DavidW asks, "hm. Maybe a third?" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "As a wild guess. I have no idea." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "David does, though." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "But, well, it is big." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Yes" | ||
| DavidW says, "I think you've seen a third of the game at least." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Landing at the Bottom of Stairs (Mark Sample) Turns: 2307 Floyd | > Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Landing at the Bottom of Stairs (Mark Sample) Floyd | This is a dark alcove with a narrow stairway rising into the gloom Floyd | upstairs. Shadows lurch over a doorway to the south. Opposite those Floyd | shadows lies another doorway, in even darker shadows. What little Floyd | light there is seeps in from a small elliptical window high on the Floyd | wall. Floyd | Floyd | The ramshackle bookshelf lies in a pile of splintered wood on the Floyd | floor like a fallen scarecrow, arms akimbo. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "u" | ||
Floyd ] Top of Stairs (Q. Pheevr) Turns: 2308 Floyd | > Floyd | > U Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Top of Stairs (Q. Pheevr) Floyd | You are at the top of a staircase, which leads down to Landing at the Floyd | Bottom of Stairs (Mark Sample). An archway leads east. Floyd | Floyd | On the north wall is a round white wall clock. Floyd | Floyd | For some reason, there is a dilapidated kitchen sink standing against Floyd | the west wall. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x me" | ||
Floyd ] Top of Stairs (Q. Pheevr) Turns: 2309 Floyd | > Floyd | > X ME Floyd | Floyd | You're still Naomi. At least for now. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Top of Stairs (Q. Pheevr) Turns: 2310 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The clouds in your cup form a blooming rose. Botanical images mean Floyd | that while there is much left to accomplish in the present situation, Floyd | your immediate environment sustains you, and you have everything that Floyd | you need. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x archway" | ||
Floyd ] Top of Stairs (Q. Pheevr) Turns: 2311 Floyd | > Floyd | > X ARCHWAY Floyd | Floyd | The archway to the east looks… hungry? Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Yikes." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "SAVE" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "cf32" | ||
Floyd | > Floyd | > SAVE Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write: Floyd ] Top of Stairs (Q. Pheevr) Turns: 2311 Floyd | > SAVEOk. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] Upstairs Hall, north end (Jason Love) Turns: 2312 Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Upstairs Hall, north end (Jason Love) Floyd | Despite all the irregularities of Cragne Manor, the inconsistencies, Floyd | the unaccountable changes, to say nothing of the disparate Floyd | and clashing architecture and décor, you have at least attained a Floyd | certain expectation regarding its hallways: close walls and high Floyd | ceilings, wreathed in shadow, with the occasional door looming Floyd | obelisk-like through the gloom. Its architects must have had crooked Floyd | rulers, as you can never quite make out the end of a hallway until Floyd | you've nearly reached it--and just such a hallway winds away to the Floyd | south. Floyd | Floyd | In this section of the hall, the eastern wall flares out into a wider Floyd | space resembling a waiting-room; there's even a little bench against Floyd | that wall to the south-east. A massive black armoire occupying the Floyd | wall opposite strikes you as a less deliberate inclusion, if the Floyd | boards sealing it shut are any indication; perhaps the movers Floyd | abandoned it here after they couldn't fit it through the archway to Floyd | the west. Beyond these minimal furnishings, the hall contains only a Floyd | pair of imposing doors to the east and to the north; a third doorway Floyd | between them has been closed off with bricks. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Aw." | |
| Jacqueline says, "Heh. I was just explaining this gamee to the friends with whom I am staying and I said it was sort of Lovecraftian/Cthuluian and got chastised for saying Cthulu out loud." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "(while we're here...)" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x me" | ||
Floyd ] Upstairs Hall, north end (Jason Love) Turns: 2313 Floyd | > Floyd | > X ME Floyd | Floyd | You seem no worse for wear, despite everything. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Upstairs Hall, north end (Jason Love) Turns: 2314 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The swirls in your cup form a jackalope. Images of strange hybrids Floyd | mean that some challenges in your current environment can be defeated Floyd | with what you already possess, while others will require outside Floyd | assistance. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | The manor may have its voices: its creaking and squeaking floorboards, Floyd | its groaning doors; but you have grown accustomed to the quiet ways it Floyd | protests your presence. This relative silence is now shattered by the Floyd | unmistakable sound of a clenched fist pounding at the front door Floyd | downstairs. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Huh." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Top of Stairs (Q. Pheevr) Turns: 2315 Floyd | > Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Top of Stairs (Q. Pheevr) Floyd | You are at the top of a staircase, which leads down to Landing at the Floyd | Bottom of Stairs (Mark Sample). An archway leads east to Upstairs Floyd | Hall, north end (Jason Love). Floyd | Floyd | On the north wall is a round white wall clock. Floyd | Floyd | For some reason, there is a dilapidated kitchen sink standing against Floyd | the west wall. Floyd | Floyd | The pounding at the front door continues, louder now. Was the front Floyd | door even closed when last you saw it? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "d" | ||
Floyd ] Landing at the Bottom of Stairs (Mark Sample) Turns: 2316 Floyd | > Floyd | > D Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Landing at the Bottom of Stairs (Mark Sample) Floyd | This is a dark alcove with a narrow stairway rising into the gloom Floyd | upstairs. Shadows lurch over a doorway to the south. Opposite those Floyd | shadows lies another doorway, in even darker shadows. What little Floyd | light there is seeps in from a small elliptical window high on the Floyd | wall. Floyd | Floyd | The ramshackle bookshelf lies in a pile of splintered wood on the Floyd | floor like a fallen scarecrow, arms akimbo. Floyd | Floyd | --and just as abruptly as it began, the knocking stops. Silence Floyd | descends on Cragne Manor once more. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Foyer (Greg Frost) Turns: 2317 Floyd | > Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Foyer (Greg Frost) Floyd | Standing in the narrow entry hall is like being at the mouth of a Floyd | cave. The only light comes in through tall windows on either side of Floyd | the door and a half-round window above. All of the furniture has been Floyd | removed from the foyer, leaving tracks in the heavy dust. Floyd | Floyd | Afternoon light slants across the floor. Hallways lead west and east Floyd | into other parts of the house. A doorway leads north; the front door Floyd | is to the south. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x front door" | ||
Floyd ] Foyer (Greg Frost) Turns: 2318 Floyd | > Floyd | > X FRONT DOOR Floyd | Floyd | It's a solid wooden door, painted white with black hardware. It's Floyd | currently hanging open. The outside is grimy and faded. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "I feel that way any time someone knocks or rings a doorbell." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Well, that was interesting." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Landing at the Bottom of Stairs (Mark Sample) Turns: 2319 Floyd | > Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Landing at the Bottom of Stairs (Mark Sample) Floyd | This is a dark alcove with a narrow stairway rising into the gloom Floyd | upstairs. Shadows lurch over a doorway to the south. Opposite those Floyd | shadows lies another doorway, in even darker shadows. What little Floyd | light there is seeps in from a small elliptical window high on the Floyd | wall. Floyd | Floyd | The ramshackle bookshelf lies in a pile of splintered wood on the Floyd | floor like a fallen scarecrow, arms akimbo. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "u" | ||
Floyd ] Top of Stairs (Q. Pheevr) Turns: 2320 Floyd | > Floyd | > U Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Top of Stairs (Q. Pheevr) Floyd | You are at the top of a staircase, which leads down to Landing at the Floyd | Bottom of Stairs (Mark Sample). An archway leads east to Upstairs Floyd | Hall, north end (Jason Love). Floyd | Floyd | On the north wall is a round white wall clock. Floyd | Floyd | For some reason, there is a dilapidated kitchen sink standing against Floyd | the west wall. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x clock" | ||
Floyd ] Top of Stairs (Q. Pheevr) Turns: 2321 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CLOCK Floyd | Floyd | A round white wall clock with black Arabic numbers. It currently shows Floyd | the time as 7:41. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x sink" | ||
Floyd ] Top of Stairs (Q. Pheevr) Turns: 2322 Floyd | > Floyd | > X SINK Floyd | Floyd | It's not obvious whether the sink is plumbed in or just sitting here. Floyd | The faucet is rusty and the basin is stained. Below the sink is a pine Floyd | cabinet, which is closed. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x cabinet" | ||
Floyd ] Top of Stairs (Q. Pheevr) Turns: 2323 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CABINET Floyd | Floyd | The cabinet is made of pine. It is marred by several scratches near Floyd | the bottom. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open it" | ||
Floyd ] Top of Stairs (Q. Pheevr) Turns: 2324 Floyd | > Floyd | > OPEN IT Floyd | Floyd | You open the cabinet under the sink, revealing a pink-bound book. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x book" | ||
Floyd ] Top of Stairs (Q. Pheevr) Turns: 2325 Floyd | > Floyd | > X BOOK Floyd | Floyd | (the old paperback book (smelling faintly of mildew)) Floyd | The old paperback book is pretty thick, and the pages are yellowed and Floyd | lacerated here and there. You're not a bookworm, but the condition of Floyd | the book and the outdated font and style of drawing on the cover tell Floyd | you it was printed decades ago, maybe at the beginning of the century. Floyd | Floyd | Judging by the cover the book seems to be a bit pulpy. It shows a Floyd | large, old and eerie house on a clearing in the woods. The title is Floyd | "ANCHORHEAD. A What-do-I-do-now Book Based on the Works of MICHAEL Floyd | GENTRY." A scraggy sticker with the insignia of the Backwater Public Floyd | Library, on it indicates that by no means you want to pay the fine for Floyd | exceeding the return deadline. Floyd | Floyd | Frost lines the edges of the library insignia. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Hrm. I'm assuming that the scratches are significant." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x pink-bound book" | ||
Floyd ] Top of Stairs (Q. Pheevr) Turns: 2326 Floyd | > Floyd | > X PINK-BOUND BOOK Floyd | Floyd | A quarto-size volume bound in remarkably ugly pink leather, with a Floyd | label on the spine. The book bears the title Venator in Floyd | Tenebris, but no author's name is given. The front endpaper is Floyd | embossed with the insignia of the Backwater Public Library. On the Floyd | title page, there is a footnote in which the anonymous author appears Floyd | to be pleading for forgiveness from a hooligan and some kind of metal Floyd | cup-holder. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get it" | ||
Floyd ] Top of Stairs (Q. Pheevr) Turns: 2327 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET IT Floyd | Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Probably." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read it" | ||
Floyd ] Top of Stairs (Q. Pheevr) Turns: 2327 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ IT Floyd | Floyd | The pink-bound book gives off a sinister energy (and a highly Floyd | unpleasant smell). Floyd | Are you sure you want to read it? | Knight_Otu says, "Uh-oh." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "yes" | ||
Floyd | Are you sure you want to read it?
Floyd | > YES
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | You begin to read. You find yourself immersed in the legend of a
Floyd | creature living in…
Floyd |
Floyd | Please press SPACE to continue.
| ||
| Knight_Otu pushes the green 'space' button. | ||
Floyd ] Limestone Caverns (inside the pink-bound book) Turns: 2328 Floyd | Floyd | Limestone Caverns (inside the pink-bound book) Floyd | These caves are your home. You know every stalagmite, stalactite, pit, Floyd | and bat's nest. Floyd | Floyd | From this part of the cavern you can go southeast, southwest and down. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x me" | ||
Floyd ] Limestone Caverns (inside the pink-bound book) Turns: 2329 Floyd | > Floyd | > X ME Floyd | Floyd | You are burly but nimble. Your matted fur is glorious. Your teeth and Floyd | claws are formidable. Your suckers kiss and caress the surfaces of the Floyd | cavern. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "oh, I forgot about this section. I have no map available for you." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "i" | ||
Floyd ] Limestone Caverns (inside the pink-bound book) Turns: 2330 Floyd | > Floyd | > I Floyd | Floyd | You have no use for tools, clothes, or weapons. You are utterly Floyd | sufficient unto yourself. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "huh" | |
| DavidW says, "It's basically Wumpus, though." | ||
| Knight_Otu asks, "Should we restore and find an easier room to solve?" | ||
| DavidW says, "It's easy enough, I think." | ||
| DavidW says, "or restore and do this part later." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "se" | ||
Floyd | > Floyd | > SE Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Limestone Caverns (inside the pink-bound book) Floyd | These caves are your home. You know every stalagmite, stalactite, pit, Floyd | and bat's nest. Floyd | Floyd | From this part of the cavern you can go northwest, southwest and down. Floyd | Floyd | From the cave below, a long, thin shape comes flying through the air, Floyd | following a strange arcing path through the convoluted passages of the Floyd | cavern. Floyd | Floyd | It strikes your fur and somehow it keeps going, into your flesh. Floyd | Nothing could be that sharp, could it? Not even your own claws. But it Floyd | pierces your hide and goes deep into your body. Floyd | Floyd | You howl. You can feel something evil in the shape working its way Floyd | into your blood. You try to pull the thing out of your flesh but you Floyd | can no longer feel where it is. Everything hurts. Your vision goes Floyd | dark. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Please press SPACE to continue. | ||
| Knight_Otu pushes the green 'space' button. | ||
Floyd ]
Floyd | No! This cannot be how the story ends.
Floyd |
Floyd | You stop reading and fling the pink-bound book away…
Floyd |
Floyd | Please press SPACE to continue.
| ||
| Knight_Otu pushes the green 'space' button. | ||
Floyd ] Top of Stairs (Q. Pheevr) Turns: 2331 Floyd | Floyd | Top of Stairs (Q. Pheevr) Floyd | You are at the top of a staircase, which leads down to Landing at the Floyd | Bottom of Stairs (Mark Sample). An archway leads east to Upstairs Floyd | Hall, north end (Jason Love). Floyd | Floyd | On the north wall is a round white wall clock. Floyd | Floyd | Standing against the west wall is a dilapidated kitchen sink with a Floyd | pine cabinet under it. Floyd | Floyd | You can also see a pink-bound book here. Floyd | Floyd | As you finish reading the passage, the spark moves through the book Floyd | with an eerie hum, leaving frost behind on the library insignia. Floyd | Floyd | With another snap, the air seems to shift, and the faint outline of a Floyd | well-dressed man coalesces around the spark. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Yikes." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x man" | ||
Floyd ] Top of Stairs (Q. Pheevr) Turns: 2332 Floyd | > Floyd | > X MAN Floyd | Floyd | The outline of an African-American man in a suit and tie fades in and Floyd | out of view around a hovering spark. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "yay, spark upgrade." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Well. Weird." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get pink" | ||
Floyd | > Floyd | > GET PINK Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | You pick up the pink-bound book and start reading again… Floyd | Floyd | Please press SPACE to continue. | Knight_Otu asks, "Oh. It restarts the whole thing?" | |
| DavidW says, "mmhm" | ||
| Knight_Otu pushes the green 'space' button. | ||
Floyd ] Limestone Caverns (inside the pink-bound book) Turns: 2333 Floyd | Floyd | Limestone Caverns (inside the pink-bound book) Floyd | These caves are your home. You know every stalagmite, stalactite, pit, Floyd | and bat's nest. Floyd | Floyd | From this part of the cavern you can go southeast, southwest and down. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "sw" | ||
Floyd ] Limestone Caverns (inside the pink-bound book) Turns: 2334 Floyd | > Floyd | > SW Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Limestone Caverns (inside the pink-bound book) Floyd | These caves are your home. You know every stalagmite, stalactite, pit, Floyd | and bat's nest. Floyd | Floyd | From this part of the cavern you can go northeast, southeast and down. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "You can't keep the pink book until you solve it." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "d" | ||
Floyd ] Limestone Caverns (inside the pink-bound book) Turns: 2335 Floyd | > Floyd | > D Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Limestone Caverns (inside the pink-bound book) Floyd | These caves are your home. You know every stalagmite, stalactite, pit, Floyd | and bat's nest. Floyd | Floyd | From this part of the cavern you can go northeast, southeast and up. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "ah" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ne" | ||
Floyd ] Limestone Caverns (inside the pink-bound book) Turns: 2336 Floyd | > Floyd | > NE Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Limestone Caverns (inside the pink-bound book) Floyd | These caves are your home. You know every stalagmite, stalactite, pit, Floyd | and bat's nest. Floyd | Floyd | From this part of the cavern you can go southeast, southwest and up. Floyd | Floyd | From a nearby cave you smell something living. Its scent is strange Floyd | and hostile, but intermingled with something familiar. It smells Floyd | almost like one of your own kind, but it can't be, can it? It has been Floyd | so long. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "se" | ||
Floyd ] Limestone Caverns (inside the pink-bound book) Turns: 2337 Floyd | > Floyd | > SE Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Limestone Caverns (inside the pink-bound book) Floyd | These caves are your home. You know every stalagmite, stalactite, pit, Floyd | and bat's nest. Floyd | Floyd | From this part of the cavern you can go northwest, southwest and up. Floyd | Floyd | From a nearby cave you smell something living. Its scent is strange Floyd | and hostile, but intermingled with something familiar. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "sw" | ||
Floyd ] Limestone Caverns (inside the pink-bound book) Turns: 2338 Floyd | > Floyd | > SW Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Limestone Caverns (inside the pink-bound book) Floyd | These caves are your home. You know every stalagmite, stalactite, pit, Floyd | and bat's nest. Floyd | Floyd | From this part of the cavern you can go northeast, northwest and up. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "u" | ||
Floyd ] Limestone Caverns (inside the pink-bound book) Turns: 2339 Floyd | > Floyd | > U Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Limestone Caverns (inside the pink-bound book) Floyd | These caves are your home. You know every stalagmite, stalactite, pit, Floyd | and bat's nest. Floyd | Floyd | From this part of the cavern you can go northeast, northwest and down. Floyd | Floyd | From a nearby cave you smell something living. Its scent is strange Floyd | and hostile, but intermingled with something familiar. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "nw" | ||
Floyd | > Floyd | > NW Floyd | Floyd | As you enter the cave to the northwest, the smell intensifies. Before Floyd | you stands a strange creature. It is smaller than yourself, but larger Floyd | than most other animals you have seen. It carries strange implements Floyd | made of wood. And its body- Floyd | Floyd | -part of its body is covered in furry hide very much like your own, Floyd | but the hide hangs loosely on it, and underneath it the creature's Floyd | skin-its own skin-is nearly hairless. Floyd | Floyd | Your claws find their way under the stolen hide, and your teeth find Floyd | the creature's throat, and you tear and you rend and you bite until at Floyd | last the creature is lying on the floor of the cave, limp and still. Floyd | Floyd | After a moment, you carefully, gently peel the hide from the Floyd | creature's lifeless form and hold it to your face. Your howl Floyd | reverberates through the caves. Floyd | Floyd | And then you put down the hide and begin to eat. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Please press SPACE to continue. | ||
| Knight_Otu pushes the green 'space' button. | ||
Floyd ] Top of Stairs (Q. Pheevr) Turns: 2340 Floyd | Floyd | Top of Stairs (Q. Pheevr) Floyd | You are at the top of a staircase, which leads down to Landing at the Floyd | Bottom of Stairs (Mark Sample). An archway leads east to Upstairs Floyd | Hall, north end (Jason Love). Floyd | Floyd | On the north wall is a round white wall clock. Floyd | Floyd | Standing against the west wall is a dilapidated kitchen sink with a Floyd | pine cabinet under it. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I think you won that." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Seems so." | ||
| Knight_Otu asks, "So we had to approach the hunter from behind?" | ||
| DavidW says, "It's basically Wumpus in a cube arrangement instead of the usual icosahedron." | ||
| DavidW says, "And yeah, you attack it." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "I was about to say two diamonds above each other." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "I'm making that face IRL again." | ||
| Knight_Otu exclaims, "If you continue making that face, it'll get stuck!" | ||
| DavidW says (to Jacqueline), "You should get that checked." | ||
| Jacqueline says (to KO), "Can't help it" | ||
| DavidW says, "anyway, the map is again up to date." | ||
| DavidW says, "Except for the limestone caverns which I forgot about." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Thank, David." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x pink" | ||
Floyd ] Top of Stairs (Q. Pheevr) Turns: 2341 Floyd | > Floyd | > X PINK Floyd | Floyd | A quarto-size volume bound in remarkably ugly pink leather, with a Floyd | label on the spine. The book bears the title Venator in Floyd | Tenebris, but no author's name is given. The front endpaper is Floyd | embossed with the insignia of the Backwater Public Library. On the Floyd | title page, there is a footnote in which the anonymous author appears Floyd | to be pleading for forgiveness from a hooligan and some kind of metal Floyd | cup-holder. Floyd | Floyd | Frost lines the edges of the library insignia. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x footnote" | ||
Floyd ] Top of Stairs (Q. Pheevr) Turns: 2342 Floyd | > Floyd | > X FOOTNOTE Floyd | Floyd | The title page of the pink-bound book identifies it as Venator in Floyd | Tenebris, published by Ompompanoousuc College Press in Floyd | MDCCCXCIII. The author's name is not indicated. In a footnote, the Floyd | anonymous author offers abject apologies to a hooligan and a metal Floyd | cup-holder. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Of course. That's supposed to be Hunter in Darkness." | |
| DavidW says, "aha" | ||
| DavidW says, "A zarf is a metal cup-holder, I suppose." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] Upstairs Hall, north end (Jason Love) Turns: 2343 Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Upstairs Hall, north end (Jason Love) Floyd | Imposing wooden doors lead north and east ; a smaller doorway between Floyd | them has been closed off with badly painted bricks. The top of the Floyd | stairs is accessible through a narrow arch to the west, and the hall Floyd | continues to the south. Floyd | Floyd | A massive black armoire stands incongruously against the north-west Floyd | wall, slightly at an angle. The boards sealing the armoire doors Floyd | closed suggest that this particular object of furniture should have Floyd | been removed prior to your arrival, but it's far too large to fit Floyd | through the arch to the west. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x bricks" | ||
Floyd ] Upstairs Hall, north end (Jason Love) Turns: 2344 Floyd | > Floyd | > X BRICKS Floyd | Floyd | (loose bricks (smelling faintly of mildew)) Floyd | The brick is quite heavy. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from them. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put bricks in trash pocket" | ||
Floyd ] Upstairs Hall, north end (Jason Love) Turns: 2345 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT BRICKS IN TRASH POCKET Floyd | Floyd | (loose bricks (smelling faintly of mildew) in the trash pocket) Floyd | You unzip the trash pocket, deposit loose bricks (smelling faintly of Floyd | mildew), then zip the trash pocket back up again. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x bricks" | ||
Floyd ] Upstairs Hall, north end (Jason Love) Turns: 2346 Floyd | > Floyd | > X BRICKS Floyd | Floyd | Cragne Manor has endured wars, flooding, blizzards, and any number of Floyd | lesser catastrophes, but not without its scars. When so much of the Floyd | house has required constant renovation, the occasional fire barely Floyd | registers as calamitous. Before your move, Peter read to you about one Floyd | such blaze which consumed this second-story bathroom in 1978, yet the Floyd | adjoining rooms suffered almost no damage whatsoever. The family had Floyd | reportedly spared no expense to repair the damage and restore the Floyd | bathroom, but the room burned again less than a decade later. It Floyd | appears that the surviving Cragnes elected to cut their losses this Floyd | time. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "brb - peebreak" | |
| Jacqueline says, "back" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x armoire" | ||
Floyd ] Upstairs Hall, north end (Jason Love) Turns: 2347 Floyd | > Floyd | > X ARMOIRE Floyd | Floyd | The massive wardrobe is wider than you can reach with your arms Floyd | extended. Weathered wooden boards have been nailed across the doors in Floyd | four places. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x boards" | ||
Floyd ] Upstairs Hall, north end (Jason Love) Turns: 2348 Floyd | > Floyd | > X BOARDS Floyd | Floyd | The massive wardrobe is wider than you can reach with your arms Floyd | extended. Weathered wooden boards have been nailed across the doors in Floyd | four places. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open it" | ||
Floyd ] Upstairs Hall, north end (Jason Love) Turns: 2349 Floyd | > Floyd | > OPEN IT Floyd | Floyd | It's too big, too heavy, and too nailed-shut to mess with right now. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "heh" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Nice." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "break bricks" | ||
Floyd ] Upstairs Hall, north end (Jason Love) Turns: 2350 Floyd | > Floyd | > BREAK BRICKS Floyd | Floyd | Violence isn't the answer to this one. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push bricks" | ||
Floyd ] Upstairs Hall, north end (Jason Love) Turns: 2351 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH BRICKS Floyd | Floyd | It is fixed in place. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push armoire" | ||
Floyd ] Upstairs Hall, north end (Jason Love) Turns: 2352 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH ARMOIRE Floyd | Floyd | It's too big, too heavy, and too nailed-shut to mess with right now. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Well then." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "i" | ||
Floyd ] Upstairs Hall, north end (Jason Love) Turns: 2353 Floyd | > Floyd | > I Floyd | Floyd | You are carrying: Floyd | an old paperback book (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | an old newspaper (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a mallet (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a metal flask (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a pink-bound book Floyd | a pinch of snail paste Floyd | an Italian magazine cutting Floyd | De Zeven Testamenten van de Krijsende Zeeworm Floyd | a police report ("Francine Cragne") Floyd | a note from a seesaw Floyd | a piece of chalk Floyd | a black box (open but empty) Floyd | a shard Floyd | a broken silver amulet Floyd | Mama Hydra's Deep Fried Ones (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | A Culinary Overview of Superstitions in the Miskaton Valley Region Floyd | by S. Jarret Zornwharf Floyd | Hyper-Gastronomy, Exactness, and String Theory: a Theoretical Floyd | Subdiscipline of Cooking and Baking by Chef Wheldrake (smelling Floyd | faintly of mildew) Floyd | red-rimmed porcelain plates Floyd | red-rimmed porcelain cups (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a spray bottle that used to contain fungicide (smelling faintly of Floyd | mildew) Floyd | a copper urn (smelling faintly of mildew) (closed) Floyd | a bronze urn (smelling faintly of mildew) (closed) Floyd | a key from an urn Floyd | some mildewed leather gloves Floyd | a gallon jug of white vinegar (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a pair of garden shears (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a rusty flathead screwdriver Floyd | a teapot Floyd | a trophy for a dog race (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a black business card (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | Tolerating An Asinine God (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a rusty piece of metal Floyd | some yellowed newspapers (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a well-dressed ghost (haunting you) (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | an employee ID card (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a soggy tome (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a long hooked pole (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a grimy rock (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a backpack features guide Floyd | a trolley schedule (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | Twin Hearts Between the Planes Floyd | a pamphlet of home listings (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a moldy, waterlogged journal (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | an antique locket (smelling faintly of mildew) (closed) Floyd | a wad of cash Floyd | a repaired page (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | The Dollmaker's Journal (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a waterproof flashlight (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a tiny leather journal Floyd | a filthy rug (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | Daniel Baker's note Floyd | the diary of Phyllis Cragne (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a postcard of Big Ben (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | The Modern Girl's Divination Handbook -- Volume Three Floyd | a pull-string doll (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a glass jar containing an insect Floyd | a half-full styrofoam coffee cup (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a familiar gold wristwatch (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a pair of stone earplugs (being worn) Floyd | a trolley pass (being worn) Floyd | a Jansport backpack (being worn and open) Floyd | a hidden pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a key pocket (closed) Floyd | a book pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a side pocket (closed) Floyd | a trash pocket (closed) Floyd | a gold jacket (being worn) Floyd | a giant milkweed leaf (being worn as a mask) Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline shrugs. | |
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "l" | ||
Floyd ] Upstairs Hall, north end (Jason Love) Turns: 2354 Floyd | > Floyd | > L Floyd | Floyd | Upstairs Hall, north end (Jason Love) Floyd | Imposing wooden doors lead north and east ; a smaller doorway between Floyd | them has been closed off with badly painted bricks. The top of the Floyd | stairs is accessible through a narrow arch to the west, and the hall Floyd | continues to the south. Floyd | Floyd | A massive black armoire stands sealed against the north-west wall. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x armoire" | ||
Floyd ] Upstairs Hall, north end (Jason Love) Turns: 2355 Floyd | > Floyd | > X ARMOIRE Floyd | Floyd | The massive wardrobe is wider than you can reach with your arms Floyd | extended. Weathered wooden boards have been nailed across the doors in Floyd | four places. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "search side pocket" | ||
Floyd ] Upstairs Hall, north end (Jason Love) Turns: 2356 Floyd | > Floyd | > SEARCH SIDE POCKET Floyd | Floyd | You unzip the side pocket just enough to take a peek inside. It Floyd | contains a dull machete, a shard of shattered carapace (smelling Floyd | faintly of mildew), a glass shard (smelling faintly of mildew), an Floyd | ornate metallic box, a book list, a cast iron spire and a library Floyd | card. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "search trash pocket" | ||
Floyd ] Upstairs Hall, north end (Jason Love) Turns: 2357 Floyd | > Floyd | > SEARCH TRASH POCKET Floyd | Floyd | You unzip the trash pocket just enough to take a peek inside. It Floyd | contains loose bricks (smelling faintly of mildew), a dead battery, Floyd | Peter's jacket, a mysterious silver box, a plastic bubble and a Floyd | suitcase. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Upstairs Hall, north end (Jason Love) Turns: 2358 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The clouds in your cup form a centaur. Images of strange hybrids mean Floyd | that some challenges in your current environment can be defeated with Floyd | what you already possess, while others will require outside Floyd | assistance. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Well, we can solve something here..." | |
| Jacqueline says, "Yeah" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Weird" | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x boards" | ||
Floyd ] Upstairs Hall, north end (Jason Love) Turns: 2359 Floyd | > Floyd | > X BOARDS Floyd | Floyd | The massive wardrobe is wider than you can reach with your arms Floyd | extended. Weathered wooden boards have been nailed across the doors in Floyd | four places. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "hm. I'm not sure what the coffee is thinking is solvable now." | |
| Jacqueline exclaims (at DW), "Hush! The coffee is infallible!" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "(I think.)" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "(Maybe.)" | ||
| DavidW says, "Well, this is an odd room in the way it works." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "I guess we can move on. We already ignored the coffee once." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Sure" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x east door" | ||
Floyd ] Upstairs Hall, north end (Jason Love) Turns: 2360 Floyd | > Floyd | > X EAST DOOR Floyd | Floyd | Astonishingly large and assembled of thick oak planks with iron Floyd | banding and trim; the door glistens redly from a thick coat of Floyd | shellac. This would almost be more suitable as an exterior door, but Floyd | in place of a knocker, a Cragne family crest has been set into the Floyd | wood with iron filigree. The handle is little more than a bent metal Floyd | prong next to an oversized keyhole. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x keyhole" | ||
Floyd ] Upstairs Hall, north end (Jason Love) Turns: 2361 Floyd | > Floyd | > X KEYHOLE Floyd | Floyd | Astonishingly large and assembled of thick oak planks with iron Floyd | banding and trim; the door glistens redly from a thick coat of Floyd | shellac. In the center, a Cragne family crest has been set into the Floyd | wood with iron filigree. The handle is little more than a bent metal Floyd | prong next to an oversized keyhole. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "look through it" | ||
Floyd ] Upstairs Hall, north end (Jason Love) Turns: 2362 Floyd | > Floyd | > LOOK THROUGH IT Floyd | Floyd | Peering through the keyhole, you've found what can only be the master Floyd | bedroom. It looks ordinary enough from a distance, but you struggle to Floyd | make out any details through the gloom. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway South (Matt Schneider) Turns: 2363 Floyd | > Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Hallway South (Matt Schneider) Floyd | The threadbare carpet holds only the vaguest hints of its original Floyd | hue, and the yellowing wallpaper is crisscrossed with a web of cracks. Floyd | Floyd | The hallway feels narrow—no, that's not right. The hallway is wide Floyd | enough for two people to pass one another easily. It doesn't feel Floyd | narrow: it feels thin. The hallway continues to the north, and there Floyd | are doors leading to the west, south, and east. Floyd | Floyd | Partway down the hall, a black pen floats a couple feet off the Floyd | ground, as if resting on a table or desk. It does not, however, appear Floyd | to be sitting on anything. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x me" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway South (Matt Schneider) Turns: 2364 Floyd | > Floyd | > X ME Floyd | Floyd | You feel thinner than normal—but not you, just your skin, as if it Floyd | were stretched across the surface of your body. It doesn't look taut Floyd | or stretched, but you feel like you could pierce it with your Floyd | fingernail. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway South (Matt Schneider) Turns: 2365 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The swirls in your cup form a mermaid. Images of strange hybrids mean Floyd | that some challenges in your current environment can be defeated with Floyd | what you already possess, while others will require outside Floyd | assistance. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x pen" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway South (Matt Schneider) Turns: 2366 Floyd | > Floyd | > X PEN Floyd | Floyd | A black fountain pen. It looks like the ink is long dried up. Floyd | Floyd | The gentle sound of rain fills the hall with a momentary atmosphere of Floyd | peace. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get it" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway South (Matt Schneider) Turns: 2367 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET IT Floyd | Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x desk" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway South (Matt Schneider) Turns: 2368 Floyd | > Floyd | > X DESK Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "pull string" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway South (Matt Schneider) Turns: 2369 Floyd | > Floyd | > PULL STRING Floyd | Floyd | It wouldn't make sense to tear the pull-string doll (smelling faintly Floyd | of mildew), would it? Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Huh." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x table" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway South (Matt Schneider) Turns: 2369 Floyd | > Floyd | > X TABLE Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Study (Ian Holmes) Turns: 2370 Floyd | > Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Study (Ian Holmes) Floyd | "Kind people call them sunbeams," your mother told you, as a child, Floyd | when you asked about the dust particles catching the light in your Floyd | living room. Later, you read that much of it was arthropod waste: Floyd | shredded cobwebs, insect corpses, mites fed on human skin. Floyd | Floyd | Barely a sunbeam reaches this study. Dust cakes the desk, drapes, and Floyd | book-lined shelves like a bug mass grave. More insect bodies litter Floyd | the carpet in earlier states of decay. The exit is east. Floyd | Floyd | Even now, being in a study makes you feel vaguely guilty. Like an Floyd | impostor. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x me" | ||
Floyd ] Study (Ian Holmes) Turns: 2371 Floyd | > Floyd | > X ME Floyd | Floyd | As good-looking as ever. Floyd | Floyd | You do notice a key on the bookshelf. It is probably significant. Floyd | Floyd | No, let me rephrase that; it is the ONLY reason a plebeian like you Floyd | would stray into this temple of learning. So pick it up and get out of Floyd | here. Floyd | Floyd | A Rusty Iron Key. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Study (Ian Holmes) Turns: 2372 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The swirls in your cup form several stacks of coins. Objects of desire Floyd | either mean that you are surrounded by great treasures and Floyd | opportunities or that you need to be more careful with your physical Floyd | belongings. Possibly both. Floyd | Floyd | There doesn't seem to be much point to inspecting anything else, given Floyd | that you found the key. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get key" | ||
Floyd ] Study (Ian Holmes) Turns: 2373 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET KEY Floyd | Floyd | (the small rusty iron key) Floyd | Taken. Now get out of here! Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu asks, "Gee, pushy, aren't we?" | |
| Jacqueline says, "Dang" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Study (Ian Holmes) Turns: 2374 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The swirls in your cup form -- weird, they've entirely dissipated. Floyd | Lack of a symbolic image means that you have accomplished everything Floyd | you must in your current environment and should move on to find new Floyd | challenges in order to grow as a person. Floyd | Floyd | What, you think finding the key makes you clever? You were obviously Floyd | meant to find it. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "I'll never think of sunbeams the same way again. Thanks, Ian." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x desk" | ||
Floyd ] Study (Ian Holmes) Turns: 2375 Floyd | > Floyd | > X DESK Floyd | Floyd | The desk is clear, except for a framed photograph and a notepad. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x photograph" | ||
Floyd ] Study (Ian Holmes) Turns: 2376 Floyd | > Floyd | > X PHOTOGRAPH Floyd | Floyd | It depicts a snake (specifically, an Eastern Ratsnake, according to Floyd | the caption) in the act of raiding a finches nest. Having strangled a Floyd | mother finch, its jaws open wide as it loops back around to bite. Floyd | Floyd | You are unable to decode mathematics, to solve problems like Werner or Floyd | Emmy could. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x notepad" | ||
Floyd ] Study (Ian Holmes) Turns: 2377 Floyd | > Floyd | > X NOTEPAD Floyd | Floyd | Written on the paper are some mathematical notes that are just beyond Floyd | your ability to grasp. You think you know what they mean but, as your Floyd | eyes unfocus, you have trouble recalling even basic stuff. Like Floyd | Liouville's Theorem, or the uses of the Wronskian. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read it" | ||
Floyd ] Study (Ian Holmes) Turns: 2378 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ IT Floyd | Floyd | Written on the paper are some mathematical notes that are just beyond Floyd | your ability to grasp. You think you know what they mean but, as your Floyd | eyes unfocus, you have trouble recalling even basic stuff. Like Floyd | Liouville's Theorem, or the uses of the Wronskian. Floyd | Floyd | Just gonna keep examining stuff, huh. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x carpet" | ||
Floyd ] Study (Ian Holmes) Turns: 2379 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CARPET Floyd | Floyd | Insect corpses are strewn around. Perhaps someone was recently here, Floyd | spraying a can of insecticide around. Perhaps the insects just breed Floyd | and die fast enough in here, and decay slow enough, for you to see the Floyd | bodies before they decay into dust. Anyway, you can see a daddy Floyd | long-legs or two. Floyd | Floyd | You are so bored. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x me" | ||
Floyd ] Study (Ian Holmes) Turns: 2380 Floyd | > Floyd | > X ME Floyd | Floyd | As good-looking as ever. Floyd | Floyd | You bear the trauma of a woman who has been eye to eye with an Floyd | eburnean pond kraken. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Ha. I ... thought I would never see that again." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Sometimes it appears, sometimes not." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x drapes" | ||
Floyd ] Study (Ian Holmes) Turns: 2381 Floyd | > Floyd | > X DRAPES Floyd | Floyd | Hideous... if reminiscent of the drapes your mother chose for your Floyd | childhood room. (Insisting all the while on her superior taste and Floyd | wisdom, in that overbearing way she had.) Floyd | Floyd | You feel close to dying of boredom. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline asks, "Anyway, what happens if we take stuff from here but read it outside the room where we're not being crushed by imposter syndrome?" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get all" | ||
Floyd ] Study (Ian Holmes) Turns: 2382 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET ALL Floyd | Floyd | notepad: You reach out for the pad, and think twice. Maybe you should Floyd | try to understand it first. You know, before you steal it. Floyd | photo: Your own memories are scary enough. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "understand notepad" | ||
Floyd ] Study (Ian Holmes) Turns: 2382 Floyd | > Floyd | > UNDERSTAND NOTEPAD Floyd | Floyd | That verb doesn't work here, or, at least, not right now, but Floyd | it might work somewhere later. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x shelves" | ||
Floyd ] Study (Ian Holmes) Turns: 2383 Floyd | > Floyd | > X SHELVES Floyd | Floyd | It's just a bookshelf. Mahogany or something. Floyd | Floyd | On the bookshelf is a snowglobe. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says (to KO), "Yeah, it's supposed to appear by default after the encounter, but other people's X ME responses must suppress it." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x snowglobe" | ||
Floyd ] Study (Ian Holmes) Turns: 2384 Floyd | > Floyd | > X SNOWGLOBE Floyd | Floyd | Inside the snowglobe is a microscopic world that is exactly like this Floyd | one in every respect, but tinier in exact proportion. Except your own Floyd | worth as a human being, which is tinier out of ALL proportion. And Floyd | it's already pretty tiny in this world, the original world. Floyd | Floyd | So that's kind of incredible. Floyd | Floyd | Looking at things in this room is becoming so excruciatingly boring Floyd | that almost any death would be a sweet despair from the tedium of the Floyd | experience you, the player, are putting the player character through. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get it" | ||
Floyd ] Study (Ian Holmes) Turns: 2385 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET IT Floyd | Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway South (Matt Schneider) Turns: 2386 Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Hallway South (Matt Schneider) Floyd | The threadbare carpet holds only the vaguest hints of its original Floyd | hue, and the yellowing wallpaper is crisscrossed with a web of cracks. Floyd | The hallway continues to the north, and there are doors leading to the Floyd | west, south, and east. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "save" | ||
Floyd | > Floyd | > SAVE Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write: | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "cfcragneupper" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway South (Matt Schneider) Turns: 2386
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
| DavidW asks, "Stopping here?" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Since we're closing in on the three-hour mark." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Hrm. Okay, yeah." | ||
| DavidW says, "Good enough. Map is updated." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Thanks, folks." | ||
| Knight_Otu exclaims, "Thanks, and good night!" | ||
| **** SESSION TEN **** | ||
| DavidW says, "It's ClubFloyd time." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "So eet ees." | ||
| Jacqueline exclaims, "Where is -- oh, KO. There you are!" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Time to dive into that maniac mansion again." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "I was waiting for you to stroll in, and I missed your entrance among all the pizza chatter." | ||
| Knight_Otu exclaims, "I'm not that stealthy!" | ||
| DavidW says, "The map, now with Notes about the Court, is at plover.net/~davidw/sol/tmp/cf_cragn18.html still." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Surely there is also an IF game called Maniac Mansion." | ||
| DavidW says, "Probably." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "I love the little trolly cars on the map, DW." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Nice touch." | ||
| DavidW says, "Thanks" | ||
| DavidW says, "The save file is cfcragneupper." | ||
| Jacqueline says (to KO), "I've been enjoying you driving, but I can get us started if you'd like." | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "restore" | ||
Floyd | > Floyd | > RESTORE Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to read: | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "cfcragneupper" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway South (Matt Schneider) Turns: 2386
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
| DavidW says, "I think we got a snowglobe and an iron key from the Study." | |
| Jacqueline asks, "Gosh. So. Where were we?" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Always that lengthy prologue." | ||
| DavidW says, "And a pen that was floating in mid-air from this hallway." | ||
| DavidW says, "We're on the second floor of the manor." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Yeah, we're on the second story, in Hallway South, after a very rude room." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "i" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway South (Matt Schneider) Turns: 2387 Floyd | > Floyd | > I Floyd | Floyd | You are carrying: Floyd | a snowglobe Floyd | a small rusty iron key (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a black fountain pen Floyd | an old paperback book (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | an old newspaper (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a mallet (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a metal flask (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a pink-bound book Floyd | a pinch of snail paste Floyd | an Italian magazine cutting Floyd | De Zeven Testamenten van de Krijsende Zeeworm Floyd | a police report ("Francine Cragne") Floyd | a note from a seesaw Floyd | a piece of chalk Floyd | a black box (open but empty) Floyd | a shard Floyd | a broken silver amulet Floyd | Mama Hydra's Deep Fried Ones (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | A Culinary Overview of Superstitions in the Miskaton Valley Region Floyd | by S. Jarret Zornwharf Floyd | Hyper-Gastronomy, Exactness, and String Theory: a Theoretical Floyd | Subdiscipline of Cooking and Baking by Chef Wheldrake (smelling Floyd | faintly of mildew) Floyd | red-rimmed porcelain plates Floyd | red-rimmed porcelain cups (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a spray bottle that used to contain fungicide (smelling faintly of Floyd | mildew) Floyd | a copper urn (smelling faintly of mildew) (closed) Floyd | a bronze urn (smelling faintly of mildew) (closed) Floyd | a key from an urn Floyd | some mildewed leather gloves Floyd | a gallon jug of white vinegar (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a pair of garden shears (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a rusty flathead screwdriver Floyd | a teapot Floyd | a trophy for a dog race (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a black business card (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | Tolerating An Asinine God (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a rusty piece of metal Floyd | some yellowed newspapers (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a well-dressed ghost (haunting you) (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | an employee ID card (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a soggy tome (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a long hooked pole (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a grimy rock (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a backpack features guide Floyd | a trolley schedule (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | Twin Hearts Between the Planes Floyd | a pamphlet of home listings (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a moldy, waterlogged journal (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | an antique locket (smelling faintly of mildew) (closed) Floyd | a wad of cash Floyd | a repaired page (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | The Dollmaker's Journal (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a waterproof flashlight (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a tiny leather journal Floyd | a filthy rug (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | Daniel Baker's note Floyd | the diary of Phyllis Cragne (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a postcard of Big Ben (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | The Modern Girl's Divination Handbook -- Volume Three Floyd | a pull-string doll (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a glass jar containing an insect Floyd | a half-full styrofoam coffee cup (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a familiar gold wristwatch (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a pair of stone earplugs (being worn) Floyd | a trolley pass (being worn) Floyd | a Jansport backpack (being worn and open) Floyd | a hidden pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a key pocket (closed) Floyd | a book pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a side pocket (closed) Floyd | a trash pocket (closed) Floyd | a gold jacket (being worn) Floyd | a giant milkweed leaf (being worn as a mask) Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "A dusty and rude room." | |
| Jacqueline says (to DW), "That was not what I meant, but you are answering my question in other ways." | ||
| DavidW says (to Jacqueline), "OH! You want to tell me what you had for brunch two weeks ago!" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "And that key is already moldy. Go us." | ||
| DavidW says, "I think we've got three unused keys currently." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Sounds about right." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "l" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway South (Matt Schneider) Turns: 2388 Floyd | > Floyd | > L Floyd | Floyd | Hallway South (Matt Schneider) Floyd | The threadbare carpet holds only the vaguest hints of its original Floyd | hue, and the yellowing wallpaper is crisscrossed with a web of cracks. Floyd | The hallway continues to the north, and there are doors leading to the Floyd | west, south, and east. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "The key from an urn, this iron key, and whichever key was from the barrow." | |
| Jacqueline says (to DW), "I don't need you to tell me that. It was such a good brunch I still remember, and I think it was three weeks ago at least." | ||
| DavidW says, "Details, milady!" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "heh" | ||
| DavidW says, "I has a delightful breakfast this morning." | ||
| Jacqueline asks, "Oh?" | ||
| DavidW says, "A crepe with spinach and turkey sausage topped with hollandise sauce." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "f eat spinach" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x carpet" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway South (Matt Schneider) Turns: 2389 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CARPET Floyd | Floyd | Generations of feet have worn an off-white strip down the hallway that Floyd | branches into each room. Where the walls meet the floor you can just Floyd | barely make out hints of the forest-green of the carpet. Floyd | Floyd | The leaden light of the overcast sky seems to swim in the edges of the Floyd | hall. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x wallpaper" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway South (Matt Schneider) Turns: 2390 Floyd | > Floyd | > X WALLPAPER Floyd | Floyd | The surface of the wallpaper is covered with small cracks that Floyd | criss-cross it in a spiderweb-like fashion. They converge halfway down Floyd | the hall in a small hole, through which you can see a faint, Floyd | flickering light. The edges of the hole curl back and look like they Floyd | could be torn further. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline adds replace hallway carpet to the Creepy Mansion Owners To Do List. | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x hole" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway South (Matt Schneider) Turns: 2391 Floyd | > Floyd | > X HOLE Floyd | Floyd | (the hole) Floyd | Through the hole you can see a void that seems to glow faintly with a Floyd | swirling white light. In the distance you can just make out the shapes Floyd | of words, but you can't see them clearly enough from here to make Floyd | sense of them. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "tear wallpaper" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway South (Matt Schneider) Turns: 2392 Floyd | > Floyd | > TEAR WALLPAPER Floyd | Floyd | The paper tears away in thin strips, opening up into a gently glowing, Floyd | three-foot-wide void that stretches nearly from the floor to the Floyd | ceiling. You think you can see words in there, but you can't quite Floyd | read them from out here. Floyd | Floyd | You hear an electronic humming noise coming from the hole in the Floyd | wallpaper. Floyd | Floyd | The wind howls and the manor creaks slightly. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "This'll be fun." | |
| Pinkunz adds replace wallpaper to Jacqueline's list. | ||
| Jacqueline says, "I'm scared. Just sayin'" | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Pinkunz), "Thanks" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "in" | ||
Floyd ] A Liminal Space Turns: 2393 Floyd | > Floyd | > IN Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | A Liminal Space Floyd | Printed name of M2F7 is "Hallway South (Matt Schneider)". Floyd | Floyd | Description of M2F7 is "The threadbare carpet holds only the vagues Floyd | hints of its original hue, and the yellowing wallpaper is crisscrossed Floyd | with a web of cracks.[if schneider-wallpaper is schneider-torn] The Floyd | hole that you tore through the wallpaper emits a gentle light.[end Floyd | if][If unvisited][paragraph break]The hallway feels narrow[unicode Floyd | 8212]no, that's not right. The hallway is wide enough for two people Floyd | to pass one another easily. It doesn't feel narrow: it feels thin.[end Floyd | if] The hallway continues to the north, and there are doors leading to Floyd | the west, south, and east.". Floyd | Floyd | The schneider-wallpaper is scenery in M2F7. Understand "wallpaper", Floyd | "cracks", "web", and "paper" as schneider-wallpaper. Floyd | Schneider-wallpaper can be schneider-torn or schneider-untorn. Floyd | schneider-wallpaper is schneider-untorn. The description of Floyd | schneider-wallpaper is "[if schneider-wallpaper is Floyd | schneider-untorn]The surface of the wallpaper is covered with small Floyd | cracks that criss-cross it in a spiderweb-like fashion. They converge Floyd | halfway down the hall in a small hole, through which you can see a Floyd | faint, flickering light. The edges of the hole curl back and look like Floyd | they could be torn further.[else]The wallpaper hangs limply open where Floyd | you tore it. A soft light pulsates in the void behind the wall.[end Floyd | if]". The printed name of schneider-wallpaper is "wallpaper". Floyd | Floyd | The schneider-desk is a supporter in M2F7. Schneider-desk is scenery. Floyd | The printed name of schneider-desk is "desk". Understand "desk" as Floyd | schneider-desk. The schneider-drawer is a closed, openable, opaque Floyd | container that is part of schneider-desk. The printed name of Floyd | schneider-drawer is "drawer". Understand "drawer" as schneider-drawer. Floyd | Floyd | The schneider-pen is a thing in M2F7. The description of schneider-pen Floyd | is "A black fountain pen. It looks like the ink is long dried up." The Floyd | printed name of schneider-pen is "black fountain pen". Understand Floyd | "pen" and "fountain pen" as schneider-pen. Floyd | Floyd | The schneider-typescript is a library-book inside schneider-drawer. Floyd | Understand "typescript" as schneider-typescript. The printed name of Floyd | schneider-typescript is "bound typescript". Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Hole-y." | |
| Jacqueline says, "whoa" | ||
| DavidW says, "Oh look, you broke the fourth wall." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "You've broken through the fourth wall." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Literally" | ||
| Jacqueline high-fives DW. | ||
| DavidW says, "High five!" | ||
| Pinkunz says, "You can add the game to the list of things broken." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "heh" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "I'm glad Jenni's not here." | ||
| DavidW says, "oh, no, this isn't broken. This is deliberate." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "..." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "I guess now that you mention it, it kind of has to be." | ||
| Roger arrives, full of funk, but no fun. | Pinkunz asks, "The author intentionally broke the fourth wall and expects the player to know enough code to understand?" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "We can't exactly get into the source code, really." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "And now I feel so owned for making the obvious fourth wall joke." | ||
| DavidW says (to Pinkunz), "Yes. Inform 7 is readable than most code." | ||
| DavidW asks, "Do you notice anything odd about the code in how it describes what's in the previous room?" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "The schneider-desk here is not mentioned in the previous room. Beyond the floaty pen, that is." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "out" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway South (Matt Schneider) Turns: 2394 Floyd | > Floyd | > OUT Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Hallway South (Matt Schneider) Floyd | The threadbare carpet holds only the vaguest hints of its original Floyd | hue, and the yellowing wallpaper is crisscrossed with a web of cracks. Floyd | The hole that you tore through the wallpaper emits a gentle light. The Floyd | hallway continues to the north, and there are doors leading to the Floyd | west, south, and east. Floyd | Floyd | Thunder rumbles in the distance. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x desk" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway South (Matt Schneider) Turns: 2395 Floyd | > Floyd | > X DESK Floyd | Floyd | You feel your way down the hall slowly until your hand comes to rest Floyd | on something. You can't see the desk, but as you run your hands across Floyd | it, it appears to be waist-height, wooden, and has a drawer of some Floyd | kind on the front. Floyd | Floyd | The leaden light of the overcast sky seems to swim in the edges of the Floyd | hall. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "The pen was *on* the desk. The desk is scenery, so it's not described." | |
| Jacqueline says, "Ah" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Yes." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Clever Schneider" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "And there's a book." | ||
| Pinkunz says, "Points for creativity." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "I do believe I tried table at least last week, but I'm not 100% sure." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open drawer" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway South (Matt Schneider) Turns: 2396 Floyd | > Floyd | > OPEN DRAWER Floyd | Floyd | You open the drawer, revealing a bound typescript. Floyd | Floyd | A sudden sparking noise echoes inside the hole. Floyd | Floyd | The wind howls and the manor creaks slightly. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get typescript" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway South (Matt Schneider) Turns: 2397 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET TYPESCRIPT Floyd | Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x it" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway South (Matt Schneider) Turns: 2398 Floyd | > Floyd | > X IT Floyd | Floyd | The book is bound in a cheap, rough, green cloth, with the title Floyd | 'Pataphysical Approaches to Quantum Superfluids and the name Floyd | Aster Cragne embossed in gold leaf. The pages appear to have Floyd | been printed on continuous paper, then separated and gathered Floyd | together—a dissertation, perhaps? There's a sticker with a Dewey Floyd | number stuck to the spine, and on the title page you see the stamp of Floyd | the insignia of the Backwater Public Library. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read it" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway South (Matt Schneider) Turns: 2399 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ IT Floyd | Floyd | The book appears to be a scholarly monograph or a dissertation. You Floyd | try to make sense of it, but the contents are incomprehensible: you Floyd | struggle with sentences that declare matter-of-factly "the behaviour Floyd | of cubits in a hasturian environment is well-known, although not often Floyd | remarked upon", or propose that "we must now consider the implications Floyd | of quantum entanglement in non-euclidian dimensions in light of recent Floyd | discoveries regarding spacetime foam." Floyd | Floyd | The chapter entitled "The Vaadignephod Paradox" takes up at least Floyd | seventy pages, and could well be, from all the subclauses and Floyd | parenthetical diversions, a single, unbroken sentence. The chapter Floyd | appears to describe the creation of a new element that, according to Floyd | the typescript, "exhibits remarkable sub-quantum effects when exposed Floyd | to nanomolecular compounds" but you can't determine whether this is a Floyd | theoretical proposal or the records of an experiment that has already Floyd | been conducted. Floyd | Floyd | There are notes written in the margins throughout the book both in Floyd | pencil and in a blue-black ink that's left acidic yellow burns on the Floyd | facing pages. Floyd | Floyd | The book concludes with the statement "And so I can only conclude that Floyd | the holographic paradigm is presently the most compelling explanation Floyd | for the heretofore discussed processes, effects, and phenomena." Floyd | Written in pencil beneath this is the question "Cad faoi an leabhar na Floyd | rí bhuí?". Floyd | Floyd | As you finish reading the passage, you realize that the well-dressed Floyd | man has been reading over your shoulder. He nods thoughtfully, Floyd | placing his hand on the cover, leaving frost behind on the library Floyd | insignia. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "oh yes, our chill then spark is now a man haunting us." | |
| Jacqueline exclaims, "!" | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x ghost" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway South (Matt Schneider) Turns: 2400 Floyd | > Floyd | > X GHOST Floyd | Floyd | (the Ghost Libation Legend) Floyd | The Lonesome Keen Serves One Floyd | Floyd | Ingredients: 1 part cold gin 2 parts warm apple cider 1 pinch cinnamon Floyd | 8 grains salt Floyd | Floyd | Instructions: "It alls means something, thids drink. My Floyd | great-grandfather... a Cragne! Keening Ken Cragne! Through from the... Floyd | to the top. Is he here now? Is he dead? (laughs) And we remember wha Floyd | (unintelligible) Kenneth Cragne! It all meanses something... listen to Floyd | me... listen... Two parts cider, yeah? Because two days outta three, Floyd | ol" Ken Cragne put cider in his flask! Calm days, they say. My dad Floyd | said thad. Calm Ken days... Calm. But I wasn't alive then I don't Floyd | (unintelligible.) But still I remember the gin days, you know? I Floyd | shouldn't remember 'em right? Because that's crazy, right? (laughs) Floyd | Why do I remember Ken Bastard Cragnes cold gin days, huh? Thas weird, Floyd | right? My grandpa's the only kid of nine to like... Hold on okay. Floyd | Lemme EXPLAIN the DRINK. The pinch of cinn- of cinnda- the punch a Floyd | cibadon... cinnamon. That's Ken's lonely work! Train conductor, and Floyd | actually the only one in my family to do that particular occupation. Floyd | Big money becauss he smuggled cinner... cinn... he smuggled lots of Floyd | things actually. They'd all be dead by now anyways, right? Floyd | (unintelligible) What were we talking about? Oh! Oh god! EIGHT GRAINS Floyd | OF SALT! EXACT! PRECISE OR HE DOES THE THING OKAY? Eight kids eight Floyd | grains eight bloody brains. I would sing thadt. Perfect or Ken... Ken Floyd | is here right now, right? Don't tell him I said- he just dead but he's Floyd | here... He usedta beat up my mom and dad... after they died! I don't Floyd | know knowww whyyy. We Cragne's got space in our blood. Space times. Floyd | Very dignified, do you hear me? Very dignified! That's the name. Floyd | That's hell. LISTEN TO (unintelligible) dig... we got.. we... Floyd | please... Floyd | Floyd | The light in the void swells, casting strange shadows in the hallway. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "oops. Wrong ghost." | |
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x man" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway South (Matt Schneider) Turns: 2401 Floyd | > Floyd | > X MAN Floyd | Floyd | The outline of an African-American man in a suit and tie fades in and Floyd | out of view around a hovering spark. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | White light flickers from somewhere inside the hole in the wallpaper. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jenni arrives, ready to play with the toys. | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "SAVE" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "cf33" | ||
Floyd | > Floyd | > SAVE Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write: Floyd ] Hallway South (Matt Schneider) Turns: 2401 Floyd | > SAVEOk. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "hey Jenni" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "in" | ||
Floyd ] A Liminal Space Turns: 2402 Floyd | > Floyd | > IN Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | A Liminal Space Floyd | Printed name of M2F7 is "Hallway South (Matt Schneider)". Floyd | Floyd | Description of M2F7 is "The threadbare carpet holds only the vagues Floyd | hints of its original hue, and the yellowing wallpaper is crisscrossed Floyd | with a web of cracks.[if schneider-wallpaper is schneider-torn] The Floyd | hole that you tore through the wallpaper emits a gentle light.[end Floyd | if][If unvisited][paragraph break]The hallway feels narrow[unicode Floyd | 8212]no, that's not right. The hallway is wide enough for two people Floyd | to pass one another easily. It doesn't feel narrow: it feels thin.[end Floyd | if] The hallway continues to the north, and there are doors leading to Floyd | the west, south, and east.". Floyd | Floyd | The schneider-wallpaper is scenery in M2F7. Understand "wallpaper", Floyd | "cracks", "web", and "paper" as schneider-wallpaper. Floyd | Schneider-wallpaper can be schneider-torn or schneider-untorn. Floyd | schneider-wallpaper is schneider-untorn. The description of Floyd | schneider-wallpaper is "[if schneider-wallpaper is Floyd | schneider-untorn]The surface of the wallpaper is covered with small Floyd | cracks that criss-cross it in a spiderweb-like fashion. They converge Floyd | halfway down the hall in a small hole, through which you can see a Floyd | faint, flickering light. The edges of the hole curl back and look like Floyd | they could be torn further.[else]The wallpaper hangs limply open where Floyd | you tore it. A soft light pulsates in the void behind the wall.[end Floyd | if]". The printed name of schneider-wallpaper is "wallpaper". Floyd | Floyd | The schneider-desk is a supporter in M2F7. Schneider-desk is scenery. Floyd | The printed name of schneider-desk is "desk". Understand "desk" as Floyd | schneider-desk. The schneider-drawer is a closed, openable, opaque Floyd | container that is part of schneider-desk. The printed name of Floyd | schneider-drawer is "drawer". Understand "drawer" as schneider-drawer. Floyd | Floyd | The schneider-pen is a thing in M2F7. The description of schneider-pen Floyd | is "A black fountain pen. It looks like the ink is long dried up." The Floyd | printed name of schneider-pen is "black fountain pen". Understand Floyd | "pen" and "fountain pen" as schneider-pen. Floyd | Floyd | The schneider-typescript is a library-book inside schneider-drawer. Floyd | Understand "typescript" as schneider-typescript. The printed name of Floyd | schneider-typescript is "bound typescript". Floyd | Floyd | > | Jenni exclaims, "hi y'all!" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Hey, we entered the source code." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Howdy" | ||
| Pinkunz says, "Hello" | ||
| Pinkunz says, "Apparently, the pc is the one." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "out" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway South (Matt Schneider) Turns: 2403 Floyd | > Floyd | > OUT Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Hallway South (Matt Schneider) Floyd | The threadbare carpet holds only the vaguest hints of its original Floyd | hue, and the yellowing wallpaper is crisscrossed with a web of cracks. Floyd | The hole that you tore through the wallpaper emits a gentle light. The Floyd | hallway continues to the north, and there are doors leading to the Floyd | west, south, and east. Floyd | Floyd | The hallway darkens slightly. Floyd | Floyd | > | Roger says, "'grain' is an apothecary measure equal to 64.79891 milligrams" | |
| DavidW says, "btw, I'll be updating the map as we play, as usual." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Thank you, D" | ||
| Knight_Otu asks, "In makes sense for getting into the hole, but wouldn't out make more sense for getting into the source code?" | ||
| Knight_Otu asks, "As is, out of the game?" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway South (Matt Schneider) Turns: 2404 Floyd | > Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | (first opening the wooden door) Floyd | It seems to be locked. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "So, my brain is spinning with various things, but eventually I want to see if we can read more notes in the book we just got" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x wooden door" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway South (Matt Schneider) Turns: 2404 Floyd | > Floyd | > X WOODEN DOOR Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read typescript" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway South (Matt Schneider) Turns: 2405 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ TYPESCRIPT Floyd | Floyd | The book appears to be a scholarly monograph or a dissertation. You Floyd | try to make sense of it, but the contents are incomprehensible: you Floyd | struggle with sentences that declare matter-of-factly "the behaviour Floyd | of cubits in a hasturian environment is well-known, although not often Floyd | remarked upon", or propose that "we must now consider the implications Floyd | of quantum entanglement in non-euclidian dimensions in light of recent Floyd | discoveries regarding spacetime foam." Floyd | Floyd | The chapter entitled "The Vaadignephod Paradox" takes up at least Floyd | seventy pages, and could well be, from all the subclauses and Floyd | parenthetical diversions, a single, unbroken sentence. The chapter Floyd | appears to describe the creation of a new element that, according to Floyd | the typescript, "exhibits remarkable sub-quantum effects when exposed Floyd | to nanomolecular compounds" but you can't determine whether this is a Floyd | theoretical proposal or the records of an experiment that has already Floyd | been conducted. Floyd | Floyd | There are notes written in the margins throughout the book both in Floyd | pencil and in a blue-black ink that's left acidic yellow burns on the Floyd | facing pages. Floyd | Floyd | The book concludes with the statement "And so I can only conclude that Floyd | the holographic paradigm is presently the most compelling explanation Floyd | for the heretofore discussed processes, effects, and phenomena." Floyd | Written in pencil beneath this is the question "Cad faoi an leabhar na Floyd | rí bhuí?". Floyd | Floyd | You hear an electronic humming noise coming from the hole in the Floyd | wallpaper. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "I think it's just the one text." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read vaadignephod paradox" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway South (Matt Schneider) Turns: 2405 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ VAADIGNEPHOD PARADOX Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "We have so many things that..." | |
| Jacqueline says, "you're probably right." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway South (Matt Schneider) Turns: 2406 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The swirls in your cup form an airplane. Modes of transportation mean Floyd | that your current environment presents challenges that can only be Floyd | overcome by seeking fresh perspectives elsewhere until you're ready to Floyd | return. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | A sudden sparking noise echoes inside the hole. Floyd | Floyd | The hallway echoes with the sound of rain hammering on the walls and Floyd | roof of the manor. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "read pencil" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway South (Matt Schneider) Turns: 2406 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ PENCIL Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "I mean, yes, a few things could be read multiple times, but those usually made it clear." | |
| Jacqueline says, "Okay. Well, I'm still wondering what the question means, though I doubt it's a cypher." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "But yeah, you're right. We can move on." | ||
| Jacqueline sighs. | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] Library (Mike Spivey) Turns: 2407 Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Library (Mike Spivey) Floyd | This library features dark paneling, polished hardwood floors, and Floyd | thousands of books. A mahogany desk sits against the one part of the Floyd | walls not lined with books. Above the desk hangs an ominous-looking Floyd | painting. An antique wingback chair provides a place for quiet study, Floyd | while in the center of the room is a reading podium. The only exit is Floyd | west, back to the hallway. Floyd | Floyd | A massive tome sits on the podium. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "Btw, the quote at the end of the book translates from Irish to "What about the king's yellow book"" | |
| Jacqueline says, "Oh" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Thanks" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x me" | ||
Floyd ] Library (Mike Spivey) Turns: 2408 Floyd | > Floyd | > X ME Floyd | Floyd | You have a surprisingly strong urge to read something. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Library (Mike Spivey) Turns: 2409 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The swirls in your cup form a single cherry. Botanical images mean Floyd | that while there is much left to accomplish in the present situation, Floyd | your immediate environment sustains you, and you have everything that Floyd | you need. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x books" | ||
Floyd ] Library (Mike Spivey) Turns: 2410 Floyd | > Floyd | > X BOOKS Floyd | Floyd | There are thousands of books here. Most of them are thick, cracked, Floyd | leather-bound volumes with titles lettered in raised gold leaf. Floyd | Oddly, though, one section contains several cheap paperbacks. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x paperbacks" | ||
Floyd ] Library (Mike Spivey) Turns: 2411 Floyd | > Floyd | > X PAPERBACKS Floyd | Floyd | (the old paperback book (smelling faintly of mildew)) Floyd | The old paperback book is pretty thick, and the pages are yellowed and Floyd | lacerated here and there. You're not a bookworm, but the condition of Floyd | the book and the outdated font and style of drawing on the cover tell Floyd | you it was printed decades ago, maybe at the beginning of the century. Floyd | Floyd | Judging by the cover the book seems to be a bit pulpy. It shows a Floyd | large, old and eerie house on a clearing in the woods. The title is Floyd | "ANCHORHEAD. A What-do-I-do-now Book Based on the Works of MICHAEL Floyd | GENTRY." A scraggy sticker with the insignia of the Backwater Public Floyd | Library, on it indicates that by no means you want to pay the fine for Floyd | exceeding the return deadline. Floyd | Floyd | Frost lines the edges of the library insignia. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x desk" | ||
Floyd ] Library (Mike Spivey) Turns: 2412 Floyd | > Floyd | > X DESK Floyd | Floyd | This tasteful mahogany desk complements the library nicely. It Floyd | appears to be locked. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x painting" | ||
Floyd ] Library (Mike Spivey) Turns: 2413 Floyd | > Floyd | > X PAINTING Floyd | Floyd | The painting depicts a night scene: a headless man on a rearing black Floyd | horse, holding a grinning jack-o-lantern under his arm. It appears to Floyd | be only loosely hanging on the wall. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "look behind it" | ||
Floyd ] Library (Mike Spivey) Turns: 2413 Floyd | > Floyd | > LOOK BEHIND IT Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline asks, "Take it?" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get it" | ||
Floyd ] Library (Mike Spivey) Turns: 2414 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET IT Floyd | Floyd | You take the painting down. Behind it is a safe. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "oops" | |
| Jacqueline says, "still, yay" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x safe" | ||
Floyd ] Library (Mike Spivey) Turns: 2415 Floyd | > Floyd | > X SAFE Floyd | Floyd | This small safe is embedded in the wall. It looks like one of those Floyd | safes where you have to turn the dial to three numbers in succession Floyd | in order to open the safe. The dial can be set to any number from 1 Floyd | to 60; it is currently set to 60. The safe is closed. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x chair" | ||
Floyd ] Library (Mike Spivey) Turns: 2416 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CHAIR Floyd | Floyd | This elegant chair looks more decorative than functional. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x podium" | ||
Floyd ] Library (Mike Spivey) Turns: 2417 Floyd | > Floyd | > X PODIUM Floyd | Floyd | On the reading podium is A Billion Random Digits. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x billion" | ||
Floyd ] Library (Mike Spivey) Turns: 2418 Floyd | > Floyd | > X BILLION Floyd | Floyd | This massive tome is a copy of A Billion Random Digits with Floyd | 100,000 Normal Deviates, by the Rand Corporation. Floyd | Floyd | You could read the tome (READ TOME), read a back blurb (READ BACK Floyd | BLURB), or study a specific page number in the tome (STUDY PAGE 17, Floyd | for example). Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "ha" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read tomr" | ||
Floyd ] Library (Mike Spivey) Turns: 2418 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ TOMR Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read tome" | ||
Floyd ] Library (Mike Spivey) Turns: 2418 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ TOME Floyd | Floyd | Which do you mean, the pink-bound book or the soggy tome (smelling Floyd | faintly of mildew)? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read billion" | ||
Floyd ] Library (Mike Spivey) Turns: 2418 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ BILLION Floyd | Floyd | This massive tome is a copy of A Billion Random Digits with Floyd | 100,000 Normal Deviates, by the Rand Corporation. Floyd | Floyd | You begin to read the digits: 10097 32533 76520 13586... Floyd | Floyd | It's slow going at first. There's something hypnotic, though, about a Floyd | continuing but irregular sequence that uses the same few symbols over Floyd | and over. You read on and on. Floyd | Floyd | Soon the digits are whispering to you, hinting at dark mysteries and Floyd | forbidden secrets. Floyd | Floyd | Do you wish to continue reading the tome? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "yes" | ||
Floyd ] Library (Mike Spivey) Turns: 2418 Floyd | > Floyd | > YES Floyd | Floyd | You continue reading, page after page after page. The numbers swirl Floyd | in your mind, producing visions that lurk just beyond your Floyd | understanding. Slowly, though, you begin to realize that these Floyd | "random" digits encode the deepest knowledge of the universe: life and Floyd | love, good and evil, death, immortality. It's all here. Floyd | Floyd | Hours later, you are far from finished with the tome, but there is no Floyd | need to read further. Everything makes sense now. You see. You Floyd | know. You understand. You are... Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | *** You are insane. *** Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT, UNDO the last Floyd | command or TAKE BACK the action that sealed your fate (for when UNDO Floyd | is not enough)? Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "OF COURSE WE WANTED TO CONTINUE READING" | |
| Jacqueline says, "heehee" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "undo" | ||
Floyd ] Library (Mike Spivey) Turns: 2418 Floyd | Floyd | > UNDO Floyd | Floyd | Library (Mike Spivey) Floyd | [Previous turn undone.] Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "number nine, number nine, number nine, ..." | |
| Jacqueline smiles. | ||
| Knight_Otu asks, "East Backwater, and by extension the Manor, was Dangerous Backwater, right?" | ||
| DavidW says, "yes, I think so." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Because I think we managed to die more often in West Backwater, or Spooky Backwater." | ||
| DavidW says, "oh, there's plenty of ways to die in East Backwater." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Though a lot of that was the Nursery Constellation." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "And there is a path from Hillside Path we haven't even explored yet." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read back blurb" | ||
Floyd ] Library (Mike Spivey) Turns: 2419 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ BACK BLURB Floyd | Floyd | All of the back blurbs are for a previous edition of the book, A Floyd | Million Random Digits with 100,000 Normal Deviates. They appear Floyd | to be taken from some new world wide web site named, oddly enough, Floyd | after a river in Brazil. You pick one of the blurbs at random and Floyd | read it. Floyd | Floyd | Wait for the audiobook version Floyd | Floyd | While the printed version is good, I recommend waiting for the CD Floyd | version featuring narration by William Shatner. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jenni says, "Dangerous Backwater excludes the Manor & the Plant" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Ah. Thanks." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read back blurb" | ||
Floyd ] Library (Mike Spivey) Turns: 2420 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ BACK BLURB Floyd | Floyd | You pick one of the blurbs at random and read it. Floyd | Floyd | Not Really Random Floyd | Floyd | I bought two copies of this book. I find that the first copy perfectly Floyd | predicts what the numbers will be in the second copy. I feel cheated. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Pfft." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read back blurb" | ||
Floyd ] Library (Mike Spivey) Turns: 2421 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ BACK BLURB Floyd | Floyd | You pick one of the blurbs at random and read it. Floyd | Floyd | Predictable Floyd | Floyd | It seemed like about 10% of the time I was able to predict which Floyd | number was next. It was still better than Life of Pi which, Floyd | aside from being irrational, included no estimations of Pi at all. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read back blurb" | ||
Floyd ] Library (Mike Spivey) Turns: 2422 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ BACK BLURB Floyd | Floyd | You pick one of the blurbs at random and read it. Floyd | Floyd | almost perfect Floyd | Floyd | Such a terrific reference work! But with so many wonderful random Floyd | digits, it's a shame they didn't sort them, to make it easier to find Floyd | the one you're looking for. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read back blurb" | ||
Floyd ] Library (Mike Spivey) Turns: 2423 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ BACK BLURB Floyd | Floyd | You pick one of the blurbs at random and read it. Floyd | Floyd | Not as random as the first edition Floyd | Floyd | This is the second edition of the book. The first edition didn't sell Floyd | well because all of the randomly chosen numbers turned out to be Floyd | exactly the same. The authors argued that a true random number Floyd | generator could indeed generate a million identical numbers, and the Floyd | fact that the authors would try to publish something that seemed so Floyd | un-random proved their intellectual integrity and hence the randomness Floyd | of their identical numbers. Still, the public rejected the first Floyd | edition proving that consumers of random numbers are far more Floyd | interested in the appearance of randomness than in actual randomness. Floyd | As a consequence, for this second edition the authors carefully Floyd | selected numbers that readers would be sure to perceive as random. So Floyd | sadly this book represents yet another example of how striving for Floyd | marketplace success corrupts the intellectual integrity of authors. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read back blurb" | ||
Floyd ] Library (Mike Spivey) Turns: 2424 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ BACK BLURB Floyd | Floyd | You pick one of the blurbs at random and read it. Floyd | Floyd | Random? It lists almost 600 integers in numerical order! Floyd | Floyd | I was duped by the title of this book. It is supposed to be about Floyd | random digits. And at first glance you do see randomness. Floyd | Floyd | But after reading the book a while I started seeing a pattern. I did Floyd | extensive research to prove my theory. After hours of mathematical Floyd | modeling I conclusively proved that there is a set of numbers in this Floyd | book that is not only a pattern, but is outright sequential! Floyd | Floyd | The top corner of each page (left corner on the left side pages, right Floyd | corner of the right side pages) was a list of sequential numbers from Floyd | 1 to 628, all in a row. No numbers are skipped. Even the prime numbers Floyd | are included! At first you don't notice this because there is only 1 Floyd | number on each page. But as you advance through the book you notice Floyd | that the numbers keep advancing by 1 every time you turn the page. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "As someone who loves posting stupid stuff I've found on Amazon, I am enjoying this too much." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read back blurb" | ||
Floyd ] Library (Mike Spivey) Turns: 2425 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ BACK BLURB Floyd | Floyd | You pick one of the blurbs at random and read it. Floyd | Floyd | Shocked and appalled Floyd | Floyd | Those Deviates were in no way normal. This is a shocking display of Floyd | what our country as a whole has come to. When I was a kid, all of our Floyd | Deviates were STANDARD. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read back blurb" | ||
Floyd ] Library (Mike Spivey) Turns: 2426 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ BACK BLURB Floyd | Floyd | You pick one of the blurbs at random and read it. Floyd | Floyd | Compendium? Floyd | Floyd | For those of us without a two week vacation to devote to this tome, I Floyd | would like to see a Cliff's Notes version. Maybe 10,000 random Floyd | numbers? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read back blurb" | ||
Floyd ] Library (Mike Spivey) Turns: 2427 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ BACK BLURB Floyd | Floyd | You pick one of the blurbs at random and read it. Floyd | Floyd | A must read! The author carries you through the tapestry of her Floyd | soul. Floyd | Floyd | What an amazing book. Stories of love, joy, and pain. This beautiful Floyd | book gives insight to a life lived, mistakes made, forgiveness, and Floyd | ultimately love. Love to and for others who are weaving the tapestry Floyd | of the author's life. Most importantly, love and forgiveness for Floyd | herself. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read back blurb" | ||
Floyd ] Library (Mike Spivey) Turns: 2428 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ BACK BLURB Floyd | Floyd | You pick one of the blurbs at random and read it. Floyd | Floyd | Sloppy Floyd | Floyd | They sure don't come up with random numbers like they used to. If you Floyd | look closely, you will note that every tenth digit or so is just a Floyd | repeat of the last digit and every hundredth or so is a just the same Floyd | digit repeated three times. How sloppy! Floyd | Floyd | Also, if you stare at it long enough, you can decode something around Floyd | page 300 about Jodie Foster and J.D. Salinger giving me some sort of Floyd | instructions. I'm going to stay up another couple nights staring at Floyd | this to see if I can make out anything further. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I never realized the back blurb was so extensive." | |
| Jacqueline says, "heh" | ||
| DavidW says, "I just looked at one of these." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read back blurb" | ||
Floyd ] Library (Mike Spivey) Turns: 2429 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ BACK BLURB Floyd | Floyd | You pick one of the blurbs at random and read it. Floyd | Floyd | A MILLION?? Floyd | Floyd | "A Million Random Digits"? HA! Floyd | Floyd | They only used 10, and just kept repeating them in different Floyd | combinations! Floyd | Floyd | Don't be fooled! Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read back blurb" | ||
Floyd ] Library (Mike Spivey) Turns: 2430 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ BACK BLURB Floyd | Floyd | You pick one of the blurbs at random and read it. Floyd | Floyd | What a bargain! Floyd | Floyd | Did Rand's marketing department make a mistake? If you buy this book, Floyd | you'll get one million random digits for the ridiculously low price of Floyd | $64.74. That means each digit only costs 0.00006474 cents, and they Floyd | throw in the deviates for free! Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read back blurb" | ||
Floyd ] Library (Mike Spivey) Turns: 2431 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ BACK BLURB Floyd | Floyd | You pick one of the blurbs at random and read it. Floyd | Floyd | Wait for it... Floyd | Floyd | I don't want to spoil anything but you will LOVE the twist ending! Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read back blurb" | ||
Floyd ] Library (Mike Spivey) Turns: 2432 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ BACK BLURB Floyd | Floyd | You pick one of the blurbs at random and read it. Floyd | Floyd | Better in the original... Floyd | Floyd | If you like this book, I highly recommend that you read it in the Floyd | original binary. As with most translations, conversion from binary to Floyd | decimal frequently causes a loss of information and, unfortunately, Floyd | it's the most significant digits that are lost in the conversion. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "snrk" | |
| Jacqueline says, "These are so spot on" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "It's the never-ending back blurb." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read back blurb" | ||
Floyd ] Library (Mike Spivey) Turns: 2433 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ BACK BLURB Floyd | Floyd | You pick one of the blurbs at random and read it. Floyd | Floyd | Save your time and watch the movie. Floyd | Floyd | Book is okay. Seriously, I would recommend that you just see the Floyd | movie. It was remarkably true to the book and I thought George Floyd | Clooney's performance as the string of digits on page 34 brought Floyd | something to the story that you just can't get from the written Floyd | version. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "I'm smiling way too hard." | |
| Jacqueline says, "Which is good. I needed a smile today." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read back blurb" | ||
Floyd ] Library (Mike Spivey) Turns: 2434 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ BACK BLURB Floyd | Floyd | You pick one of the blurbs at random and read it. Floyd | Floyd | Compendium? Floyd | Floyd | For those of us without a two week vacation to devote to this tome, I Floyd | would like to see a Cliff's Notes version. Maybe 10,000 random Floyd | numbers? Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "oo, a repeat" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Aw. A repeat." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read back blurb" | ||
Floyd ] Library (Mike Spivey) Turns: 2435 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ BACK BLURB Floyd | Floyd | You pick one of the blurbs at random and read it. Floyd | Floyd | Save your time and watch the movie. Floyd | Floyd | Book is okay. Seriously, I would recommend that you just see the Floyd | movie. It was remarkably true to the book and I thought George Floyd | Clooney's performance as the string of digits on page 34 brought Floyd | something to the story that you just can't get from the written Floyd | version. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Oh noes." | |
| DavidW says, "You've seen 'em all, methinks." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "I think we got them all. :(" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "I was hoping that there were a Billion Random Blurbs" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "sadness" | ||
| DavidW says, "There's more books in this library, if I recall." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "l" | ||
Floyd ] Library (Mike Spivey) Turns: 2436 Floyd | > Floyd | > L Floyd | Floyd | Library (Mike Spivey) Floyd | This library features dark paneling, polished hardwood floors, and Floyd | thousands of books. A mahogany desk sits against the one part of the Floyd | walls not lined with books. An antique wingback chair provides a Floyd | place for quiet study, while in the center of the room is a reading Floyd | podium. The only exit is west, back to the hallway. Floyd | Floyd | Embedded in the wall is a small safe. Floyd | Floyd | A massive tome sits on the podium. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put paperback in book pocket" | ||
Floyd ] Library (Mike Spivey) Turns: 2436 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT PAPERBACK IN BOOK POCKET Floyd | Floyd | Which do you mean, the cheap paperbacks, the old paperback book Floyd | (smelling faintly of mildew) or Twin Hearts Between the Planes? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "old paperback" | ||
Floyd ] Library (Mike Spivey) Turns: 2437 Floyd | > Floyd | > OLD PAPERBACK Floyd | Floyd | You put the old paperback book (smelling faintly of mildew) into the Floyd | book pocket. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x cheap paperbacks" | ||
Floyd ] Library (Mike Spivey) Turns: 2438 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CHEAP PAPERBACKS Floyd | Floyd | The paperbacks are all recent science fiction novels. They appear to Floyd | be part of a series set in the Star Wars universe and are Floyd | named after locations from that universe: Alderaan, Cloud Floyd | City, Coruscant, Dagobah, Endor, Floyd | Hoth, Tatooine 1: Anchorhead, and Tatooine 2: Floyd | Mos Eisley. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x alderaan" | ||
Floyd ] Library (Mike Spivey) Turns: 2439 Floyd | > Floyd | > X ALDERAAN Floyd | Floyd | You take Alderaan from the shelf and skim through it. It's Floyd | painfully derivative, with poor pacing, and full of annoying Floyd | characters and cringe-worthy dialogue. With a shudder, you put it Floyd | back on the bookshelf. Floyd | Floyd | Supposedly, though, George Lucas is working on a new Star Floyd | Wars trilogy that tells the story of how Anakin Skywalker became Floyd | Darth Vader. You can hardly wait. With Lucas directing, it's sure to Floyd | be fantastic! Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x cloud city" | ||
Floyd ] Library (Mike Spivey) Turns: 2440 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CLOUD CITY Floyd | Floyd | You take Cloud City from the shelf and skim through it. It's Floyd | not any better than Alderaan, and so you put it back. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coruscant" | ||
Floyd ] Library (Mike Spivey) Turns: 2441 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CORUSCANT Floyd | Floyd | You take Coruscant from the shelf and skim through it. It's Floyd | not any better than Cloud City, and so you put it back. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Mike had too much fun." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "count paperbacks" | ||
Floyd ] Library (Mike Spivey) Turns: 2441 Floyd | > Floyd | > COUNT PAPERBACKS Floyd | Floyd | That verb doesn't work here, or, at least, not right now, but Floyd | it might work somewhere later. Floyd | Floyd | > | Pinkunz says, "I don't think there's an 'Anchorhead' in Tatooine." | |
| DavidW says (to Pinkunz), "You noticed." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x tatooine anchorhead" | ||
Floyd ] Library (Mike Spivey) Turns: 2442 Floyd | > Floyd | > X TATOOINE ANCHORHEAD Floyd | Floyd | This appears to be part of a series of novels taking place in the Floyd | Star Wars universe. This one is set in a small town on the Floyd | planet Tatooine and is named after that town. It's called Floyd | Tatooine 1: Anchorhead. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "I didn't." | |
| Roger says, "Anchorhead is definitely on Tatooine" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read it" | ||
Floyd ] Library (Mike Spivey) Turns: 2443 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ IT Floyd | Floyd | (first taking Tatooine 1: Anchorhead) Floyd | You take Tatooine 1: Anchorhead from the bookshelves. Floyd | Floyd | You skim some of Tatooine 1: Anchorhead. Unlike Floyd | Coruscant, it actually looks pretty good! It has atmosphere, Floyd | interesting characters, and a compelling story. Definitely worth a Floyd | read when you have more time. Floyd | Floyd | As you flip through the pages, a small key falls to the floor. It Floyd | must have been hidden in the book. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "read it?" | |
| DavidW says, "A key!" | ||
| Knight_Otu exclaims, "Keey!" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "yay" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x small key" | ||
Floyd ] Library (Mike Spivey) Turns: 2444 Floyd | > Floyd | > X SMALL KEY Floyd | Floyd | (the small rusty iron key (smelling faintly of mildew)) Floyd | A small, rusty iron key. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "l" | ||
Floyd ] Library (Mike Spivey) Turns: 2445 Floyd | > Floyd | > L Floyd | Floyd | Library (Mike Spivey) Floyd | This library features dark paneling, polished hardwood floors, and Floyd | thousands of books. A mahogany desk sits against the one part of the Floyd | walls not lined with books. An antique wingback chair provides a Floyd | place for quiet study, while in the center of the room is a reading Floyd | podium. The only exit is west, back to the hallway. Floyd | Floyd | Embedded in the wall is a small safe. Floyd | Floyd | A massive tome sits on the podium. Floyd | Floyd | You can also see a small desk key here. Floyd | Floyd | > | Pinkunz says (to Roger), "I sit corrected." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get desk key" | ||
Floyd ] Library (Mike Spivey) Turns: 2446 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET DESK KEY Floyd | Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I think the small iron key was from the Study." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Yes." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "I seem to recall an Anchor-something from Star Wars, but don't ask me from where." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x desk key" | ||
Floyd ] Library (Mike Spivey) Turns: 2447 Floyd | > Floyd | > X DESK KEY Floyd | Floyd | It probably unlocks the mahogany desk. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "unlock desk with desk key" | ||
Floyd ] Library (Mike Spivey) Turns: 2448 Floyd | > Floyd | > UNLOCK DESK WITH DESK KEY Floyd | Floyd | You unlock the mahogany desk. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open it" | ||
Floyd ] Library (Mike Spivey) Turns: 2449 Floyd | > Floyd | > OPEN IT Floyd | Floyd | You open the mahogany desk, revealing a scrap of paper. Floyd | Floyd | > | Roger | Anchorhead was one of the first settlements on Tatooine. Abandoned and resettled many times, it lost significance until it was only a minor outpost for several nearby moisture farms where youths such as Luke Skywalker and his friends spent much of their free time. The Jawas often referred to Anchorhead as "Old City New". Anchorhead was part of the Great Chott salt flat region. | |
| Zach says, "Anchorhead: A Star Wars Story" | ||
| Zach says, "hooray" | ||
| DavidW says (to Roger), "huh" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Paper has the safe code." | ||
| Jacqueline asks, "Whatchawannabet?" | ||
| Pinkunz asks, "My being wrong got us a key?" | ||
| Roger | Tosche Station was a power and distribution station located outside the town of Anchorhead on Tatooine | ||
| Knight_Otu asks, "Maybe Luke was whining about it somehow in the first movie?" | ||
| DavidW says (to Pinkunz), "We were supposed to notice 'Anchorhead'." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x paper" | ||
Floyd ] Library (Mike Spivey) Turns: 2449 Floyd | > Floyd | > X PAPER Floyd | Floyd | Which do you mean, the scrap of paper, the old newspaper (smelling Floyd | faintly of mildew), the note from a seesaw, the yellowed newspapers Floyd | (smelling faintly of mildew) or the repaired page (smelling faintly of Floyd | mildew)? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "scrap" | ||
Floyd ] Library (Mike Spivey) Turns: 2450 Floyd | > Floyd | > SCRAP Floyd | Floyd | On the scrap of paper is the following: Floyd | Floyd | ABRD Floyd | Floyd | 136-3-29 Floyd | Floyd | It's in Peter's handwriting. Floyd | Floyd | > | Zach says, "ah, this must be a Star Wars game" | |
| DavidW says, "But I had no idea it was in Star Wars as well." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get it" | ||
Floyd ] Library (Mike Spivey) Turns: 2451 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET IT Floyd | Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "set safe to 136" | ||
Floyd ] Library (Mike Spivey) Turns: 2452 Floyd | > Floyd | > SET SAFE TO 136 Floyd | Floyd | The dial only features numbers from 1 to 60. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Right." | |
| Jacqueline! | Jacqueline says, "oops" | |
| DavidW says, "It's _sorta_ the safe code, one step removed." | ||
| Zach says, "and of course Tosche Station had that famous music video made about it" | ||
| DavidW asks, "Any idea what ABRD means?" | ||
| Roger says, "a Billion Random Digits" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Yeah" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "The page numbers..." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Of course." | ||
| DavidW says, "there ya go." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read page 136" | ||
Floyd ] Library (Mike Spivey) Turns: 2453 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ PAGE 136 Floyd | Floyd | You carefully study page 136 of A Billion Random Digits. In Floyd | the middle of the page you notice a pair of digits circled together: Floyd | 17. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read page 3" | ||
Floyd ] Library (Mike Spivey) Turns: 2454 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ PAGE 3 Floyd | Floyd | You carefully study page 3 of A Billion Random Digits. In Floyd | the middle of the page you notice a pair of digits circled together: Floyd | 34. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read page 29" | ||
Floyd ] Library (Mike Spivey) Turns: 2455 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ PAGE 29 Floyd | Floyd | You carefully study page 29 of A Billion Random Digits. In Floyd | the middle of the page you notice a pair of digits circled together: Floyd | 60. Floyd | Floyd | > | Roger says, "I only know about the Anchorhead in SW thing from early failed Google attempts on 'Anchorhead'" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "set safe to 17" | ||
Floyd ] Library (Mike Spivey) Turns: 2456 Floyd | > Floyd | > SET SAFE TO 17 Floyd | Floyd | You set the dial to 17. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "set safe to 34" | ||
Floyd ] Library (Mike Spivey) Turns: 2457 Floyd | > Floyd | > SET SAFE TO 34 Floyd | Floyd | You set the dial to 34. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "set safe to 60" | ||
Floyd ] Library (Mike Spivey) Turns: 2458 Floyd | > Floyd | > SET SAFE TO 60 Floyd | Floyd | You set the dial to 60, and the small safe gives a loud "CLICK." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open safe" | ||
Floyd ] Library (Mike Spivey) Turns: 2459 Floyd | > Floyd | > OPEN SAFE Floyd | Floyd | You open the small safe, revealing Legends of Lake Champlain and Floyd | the Hudson River Valley. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x legends" | ||
Floyd ] Library (Mike Spivey) Turns: 2460 Floyd | > Floyd | > X LEGENDS Floyd | Floyd | The front cover of this book features a stylized spike underneath the Floyd | title, Legends of Lake Champlain and the Hudson River Valley. Floyd | A sticker on the spine bears the insignia of the Backwater Public Floyd | Library. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read it" | ||
Floyd ] Library (Mike Spivey) Turns: 2461 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ IT Floyd | Floyd | (first taking Legends of Lake Champlain and the Hudson River Floyd | Valley) Floyd | Legends of Lake Champlain and the Hudson River Valley is a Floyd | collection of stories of the supernatural associated with Vermont and Floyd | eastern New York. The headless horseman in Washington Irving's Floyd | Legend of Sleepy Hollow makes an appearance, and there's an Floyd | entire chapter on Champ, a sea monster living in Lake Champlain. Floyd | Spectral manifestations at Fort Ticonderoga, including balls of light, Floyd | strange mist, and ghost sightings, have their own chapter as well. Floyd | Perhaps the most amusing bit is the reincarnation of Revolutionary War Floyd | hero Ethan Allen as a phantom stallion who races through the streets Floyd | of Burlington at night. Floyd | Floyd | According to the table of contents, the book does contain several Floyd | pages on paranormal activity in Backwater, with special emphasis on an Floyd | "eldritch horror" spotted in and near Cragne Manor. Unfortunately, Floyd | these pages have been torn out. Floyd | Floyd | As you finish reading the passage, you realize that the well-dressed Floyd | man has been reading over your shoulder. He nods thoughtfully, Floyd | placing his hand on the cover, leaving frost behind on the library Floyd | insignia. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "For once, it's a book on our list that makes sense to be on the list." | |
| Jacqueline says, "heh" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "I still want to know more about spacetime foam." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Gosh. I wish he'd quit doing that." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Just hate it when someone reads over my shoulder and then places a frost handprint on my books." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "I hope the librarian will accept that book with several pages torn out." | ||
| DavidW says, "I think she will." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Library (Mike Spivey) Turns: 2462 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The swirls in your cup form horizontal bands. Lack of a symbolic image Floyd | means that you have accomplished everything you must in your current Floyd | environment and should move on to find new challenges in order to grow Floyd | as a person. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "woo" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Probably, but honestly, she shouldn't." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway South (Matt Schneider) Turns: 2463 Floyd | > Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Hallway South (Matt Schneider) Floyd | The threadbare carpet holds only the vaguest hints of its original Floyd | hue, and the yellowing wallpaper is crisscrossed with a web of cracks. Floyd | The hole that you tore through the wallpaper emits a gentle light. The Floyd | hallway continues to the north, and there are doors leading to the Floyd | west, south, and east. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "You don't know her like I do." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put desk key in key pocket" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway South (Matt Schneider) Turns: 2464 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT DESK KEY IN KEY POCKET Floyd | Floyd | You unzip the key pocket, deposit the small desk key, then zip the key Floyd | pocket back up again. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Upstairs Hall, north end (Jason Love) Turns: 2465 Floyd | > Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Upstairs Hall, north end (Jason Love) Floyd | Imposing wooden doors lead north and east to the master bedroom; a Floyd | smaller doorway between them has been closed off with badly painted Floyd | bricks. The top of the stairs is accessible through a narrow arch to Floyd | the west, and the hall continues to the south. Floyd | Floyd | A massive black armoire stands sealed against the north-west wall. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] Upstairs Hall, north end (Jason Love) Turns: 2466 Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | (first opening the master bedroom door) Floyd | The handle won't turn, and neither tugging nor pushing the door itself Floyd | has any effect. It would seem the door is locked. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x master bedroom" | ||
Floyd ] Upstairs Hall, north end (Jason Love) Turns: 2467 Floyd | > Floyd | > X MASTER BEDROOM Floyd | Floyd | Astonishingly large and assembled of thick oak planks with iron Floyd | banding and trim; the door glistens redly from a thick coat of Floyd | shellac. In the center, a Cragne family crest has been set into the Floyd | wood with iron filigree. The handle is little more than a bent metal Floyd | prong next to an oversized keyhole. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "You saw a master bedroom through the keyhole, I believe." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Yeah." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x crest" | ||
Floyd ] Upstairs Hall, north end (Jason Love) Turns: 2468 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CREST Floyd | Floyd | During your engagement, you helped Peter track down a number of Cragne Floyd | family crests for potential use in wedding livery: the Shattered Mast Floyd | in Flames, the Moons" Eye upon the Tome, the Cup and Sword and Floyd | Star--none that you've seen shared any resemblance to the crest Floyd | embossed on this particular door in his ancestral home: a furred cloak Floyd | girds a shield upon which the trunk of a severed tree impales a Floyd | rampant lion, which is shown biting its raised leg. A banner beneath Floyd | the shield reads "LIBERTÉ DE LA GORGE". Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Oh those wacky Cragnes." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x key" | ||
Floyd ] Upstairs Hall, north end (Jason Love) Turns: 2468 Floyd | > Floyd | > X KEY Floyd | Floyd | Which do you mean, the small rusty iron key (smelling faintly of Floyd | mildew) or the key from an urn? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "small rusty" | ||
Floyd ] Upstairs Hall, north end (Jason Love) Turns: 2469 Floyd | > Floyd | > SMALL RUSTY Floyd | Floyd | A small, rusty iron key. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "look in key pocket" | ||
Floyd ] Upstairs Hall, north end (Jason Love) Turns: 2470 Floyd | > Floyd | > LOOK IN KEY POCKET Floyd | Floyd | You unzip the key pocket just enough to take a peek inside. It Floyd | contains a small desk key (smelling faintly of mildew), a large brass Floyd | key (smelling faintly of mildew), an Allen key (smelling faintly of Floyd | mildew), an aluminum key (smelling faintly of mildew) and a bronze key Floyd | green from age (smelling faintly of mildew). Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Mmm... mildew." | |
| DavidW says, "I hope that mildew subroutine doesn't break the game eventually." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Okay. I think one of the keys might be in the pocket that we haven't used yet." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Upstairs Hall, north end (Jason Love) Turns: 2471 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The clouds in your cup form a turducken. Images of strange hybrids Floyd | mean that some challenges in your current environment can be defeated Floyd | with what you already possess, while others will require outside Floyd | assistance. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I left those hideous gloves in the shed when I played and I never saw this mildew spread." | |
| Pinkunz says, "I wonder if we smell like mildew yet." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x me" | ||
Floyd ] Upstairs Hall, north end (Jason Love) Turns: 2472 Floyd | > Floyd | > X ME Floyd | Floyd | You seem no worse for wear, despite everything. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "smell me" | ||
Floyd ] Upstairs Hall, north end (Jason Love) Turns: 2473 Floyd | > Floyd | > SMELL ME Floyd | Floyd | You smell nothing unexpected. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Nursery (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 2474 Floyd | > Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | "Oh, we're all so happy! And it is just about tea time too! Come right Floyd | in." Carol turns to face a sock puppet monkey and scolds him, "You Floyd | just stay in your seat, Young Master Sweetpaws -- mother Floyd | says we will have manners in this house!" Floyd | Floyd | Much bustling ensues: sounds of porcelain being laid, clinking of Floyd | utensils, and the heavy thunk of a chair being put in place. Floyd | Floyd | "Ready! Come in, Naomi", sings Carol as she ushers you inward. Floyd | Floyd | Perhaps against your better judgement, you follow her. Floyd | Floyd | "Here, let me take that for you," offers Carol as she accepts the Floyd | teapot and walks to a table at the center of the room. Floyd | Floyd | You open the north door. Floyd | Floyd | Nursery (Ben Collins-Sussman) Floyd | You can see Carol here. Floyd | Floyd | [ HINT: you can type "hints" for a hint for this location ] Floyd | Floyd | You would have killed to have this charming room when you were Floyd | yourself five years old: a fluffy pink and white dotted comforter Floyd | covers a bed overflowing with stuffed animals. Beside it, a play Floyd | kitchen replete with pots, pans, and a very realistic looking oven. On Floyd | the far wall, a large bay window trimmed in lacy curtains matching the Floyd | bedspread. To the left of the window, a small writing desk and tiny Floyd | lamp, and nearer to the entrance, a an old-fashioned record player Floyd | rests on wooden stand. Floyd | Floyd | Your eye is quickly drawn, however, to one discordant item: a framed Floyd | black and white photo of a bald man smiles down towards the center of Floyd | the room. The exquisitely carved heavy gilded frame obviously predates Floyd | photography by centuries, and you are hard pressed to guess how this Floyd | odd portrait fits into the decor. Floyd | Floyd | In the center of the room, the tea party itself is already underway. Floyd | Seated on each side of the table in toy chairs are several stuffed Floyd | animals. Carol stands just opposite you with teapot in hand. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline smells under her arm. "I'm good so far." | |
| Zape has arrived. | DavidW says, "oh dear. You've finally met Carol, who imho is the scariest character in the game." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "SAVE" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "cf34" | ||
Floyd | > Floyd | > SAVE Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write: Floyd ] Nursery (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 2474 Floyd | > SAVEOk. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x me" | ||
Floyd ] Nursery (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 2475 Floyd | > Floyd | > X ME Floyd | Floyd | This little weekend getaway with Peter has done you some good. So Floyd | relaxing. Floyd | Floyd | Carol glances around the table at her stuffed animals. "I don't Floyd | know about any of you, but I sure am getting thirsty. Yes sir, some Floyd | nice hot tea would really hit the spot, don't you think so, Floyd | Sweetpaws? You do? Me too. I wish Naomi would say the Floyd | magic words and let us get going. What's that Mister Snortles? Floyd | Maybe she forgot what to say? I'm sure she remembers that she is Floyd | supposed to say 'bottoms-up' so we can start." Floyd | Floyd | > | Jenni says, "Francine *wishes* she was as scary as Carol" | |
| Jacqueline says, "I would never have wanted this room as a small girl." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "And I'm having flashbacks to the Haunting of Hill House." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "say bottoms-up" | ||
Floyd ] Nursery (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 2475 | Pinkunz says, "Me either." | |
Floyd | > Floyd | > SAY BOTTOMS-UP Floyd | Floyd | You can only do that to something animate. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "bottoms-up" | ||
Floyd ] Nursery (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 2476 Floyd | > Floyd | > BOTTOMS-UP Floyd | Floyd | As the last syllable rolls off your tongue, you sip the dregs of some Floyd | delicious warm tea from your cup (English Breakfast, some sugar, a bit Floyd | of milk). Floyd | Floyd | Looking around the table, the cups set before the toy creatures drain Floyd | themselves although the creatures themselves do not budge. Floyd | Floyd | At the head of the table, Carol up-ends her cup gracefully and Floyd | relishes the tea. Floyd | Floyd | As she sets her cup down and sighs with pleasure, a curious thing Floyd | happens: both you and she glow perceptibly, as does the book over on Floyd | the desk. It happens so briefly, that you almost miss it. Floyd | Floyd | "Feel any better?" asks Carol. Floyd | Floyd | "Why yes, in fact I do. A brisk cup of tea was just the thing," you Floyd | agree. Floyd | Floyd | "You can do the honors for the second cup! See this is fun!" Carol Floyd | slides great-uncle's teapot over towards you. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Nursery (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 2477 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | This is strange. As you watch the clouds in your cup, they form a pair Floyd | of bright stars that rotate around the cup, maintaining a steady Floyd | distance from each other. Floyd | Floyd | You remember that twin objects like this mean you are split between Floyd | two intricately entangled destinies, and that at any given moment, one Floyd | of them will be the right place for you to be, but the coffee can't Floyd | tell which. Way to drop the ball there, coffee. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "That was the same coffee reading as with Christabell." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x carol" | ||
Floyd ] Nursery (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 2478 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CAROL Floyd | Floyd | A pretty young girl, with wavy hair held in place with hair band, Floyd | penetrating blue eyes, and cherubic cheeks. Her perfectly pressed Floyd | powder blue dress is cinched at the waist with an oversize bow of Floyd | matching color, and below it her skirt balloons outward like a Floyd | parachute. Below that, she wears brilliant white knee socks and Floyd | polished shoes with small silver buckles. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "ha" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Indeed." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "way to drop the ball, there, coffee" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x painting" | ||
Floyd ] Nursery (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 2479 Floyd | > Floyd | > X PAINTING Floyd | Floyd | The painting depicts a night scene: a headless man on a rearing black Floyd | horse, holding a grinning jack-o-lantern under his arm. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x photo" | ||
Floyd ] Nursery (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 2480 Floyd | > Floyd | > X PHOTO Floyd | Floyd | (the portrait) Floyd | This is clearly a formal portrait of a balding man probably in his Floyd | sixties. He has an air of authority, but also an avuncular warmth. Floyd | There is a nameplate at the bottom of the portrait. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x nameplate" | ||
Floyd ] Nursery (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 2481 Floyd | > Floyd | > X NAMEPLATE Floyd | Floyd | "Dwight D. Eisenhower, 34th President of the United States of Floyd | America." Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "what" | |
| Jacqueline rereads. | ||
| Jacqueline says, "See, I don't trust Ben." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Don't drink any more tea." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "(Except, of course, that we must.)" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "talk to carol" | ||
Floyd ] Nursery (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 2482 Floyd | > Floyd | > TALK TO CAROL Floyd | Floyd | You are already talking to Carol. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "topics" | ||
Floyd ] Nursery (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 2482 Floyd | > Floyd | > TOPICS Floyd | Floyd | That verb doesn't work here, or, at least, not right now, but Floyd | it might work somewhere later. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ask carol about photo" | ||
Floyd ] Nursery (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 2483 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK CAROL ABOUT PHOTO Floyd | Floyd | (the portrait) Floyd | [ HINT: For short, say "a subject" or "t subject" to Floyd | ASK/TELL about a subject ] Floyd | Floyd | "I like Ike," says Carol firmly. Floyd | Floyd | "You do?" Floyd | Floyd | "Sure do. That's what people say, they say, "I like Ike', he's the Floyd | President. They said it so much that he got elected from being a Floyd | General, so now he's in charge of everything." Floyd | Floyd | "Is that President Eisenhower?" You try to remember what years Floyd | he was in office. Definitely after Lincoln, probably after World War Floyd | II, and he's not someone you've ever seen on the news, so let's say Floyd | Vietnam or before. So that would be what, the fifties? Early sixties? Floyd | Somewhere in there. Floyd | Floyd | "I think so, that sounds right." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a eisenhower" | ||
Floyd ] Nursery (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 2484 Floyd | > Floyd | > A EISENHOWER Floyd | Floyd | Carol is one of President Eisenhower's biggest fans. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a carol" | ||
Floyd ] Nursery (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 2485 Floyd | > Floyd | > A CAROL Floyd | Floyd | "About me?" the girl grins and folds her hands, "I am five years old Floyd | and I can tie my own shoes, except that these ones don't have laces, Floyd | and I can read some books, even if they don't have pictures, although Floyd | I prefer the ones with pictures." Floyd | Floyd | She looks around the room. Gesturing to the animals seated at the Floyd | table and perched on the bed, she continues, "I have a lot of friends Floyd | to keep me company when I'm here, which is all the time now, since my Floyd | father says that it is better for me to be raised by the Floyd | Cragnes on account of he is so busy at work and Floyd | mother has so many guests to entertain. Which is fine. I'm used Floyd | to it because I have been here since I was a baby except sometimes Floyd | when I visit Stonington." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a cragnes" | ||
Floyd ] Nursery (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 2486 Floyd | > Floyd | > A CRAGNES Floyd | Floyd | "This place is full of them. I'm not supposed to wander around the Floyd | mansion, but whenever I escape from my room and poke around I find new Floyd | ones -- in the fountain, behind the bookcase, under the floorboards, Floyd | above the attic -- it's like playing hide and seek." Floyd | Floyd | "Which ones in particular?" you ask. Floyd | Floyd | "Oh, they're all pretty much the same, so I don't pay attention. The Floyd | only I really talk to much is grand-uncle." Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu asks, "What was that about a thousand Cragnes?" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a work" | ||
Floyd ] Nursery (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 2487 Floyd | > Floyd | > A WORK Floyd | Floyd | "Dad says that he does the math that helps the other men build Floyd | the boats and he helps them go really far and stay underwater Floyd | for a long, long time. He is making a new one right now that doesn't Floyd | even need gas. Dad says that math is really important because Floyd | if they make mistakes, the boats can sink. Sometimes the Floyd | boats sink, but not because of mistakes, and dad says Floyd | that is the Deep Ones taking their due, and there isn't much Floyd | you can do about that, so he just tried to get the math right." Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "If you fold a thousand of them, you can make a wish." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "We might get there." | ||
| Jacqueline blinks | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a mother" | ||
Floyd ] Nursery (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 2488 Floyd | > Floyd | > A MOTHER Floyd | Floyd | "Her name is Joan, but everyone just says Misses Cragne. I Floyd | don't see mom hardly at all because she has so many parties to Floyd | run all the time. I don't understand why so many; some are called Floyd | luncheons, and people have lunch and talk, and some are called Floyd | cocktail parties, and I don't see the point of that because there Floyd | isn't very much to eat and people yell a lot and sometimes a taxi has Floyd | to come and they need to leave. Mom says all the wives have to Floyd | have parties, and that is their job, just like the husbands Floyd | need to go to the office, except for poor families, which don't Floyd | have jobs or parties." Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I have yet to make a list of all the Cragnes in this game, but there are a lot of them." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a boat" | ||
Floyd ] Nursery (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 2489 Floyd | > Floyd | > A BOAT Floyd | Floyd | In talking about the submarines that her father helps design, Carol Floyd | also, alarmingly, frequently mentions the Deep Ones. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a deep ones" | ||
Floyd ] Nursery (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 2490 Floyd | > Floyd | > A DEEP ONES Floyd | Floyd | "I've never seen one, but I guess they are sort of like squid or Floyd | something, but really huge. I think dad talks to them Floyd | sometimes." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a job" | ||
Floyd ] Nursery (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 2491 Floyd | > Floyd | > A JOB Floyd | Floyd | In talking about the submarines that her father helps design, Carol Floyd | also, alarmingly, frequently mentions the Deep Ones. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a poor" | ||
Floyd ] Nursery (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 2492 Floyd | > Floyd | > A POOR Floyd | Floyd | "Dad told me not to talk to any of them because they want to Floyd | take away the stuff that we have and they are all dirty and criminals. Floyd | I would never invite any of them to the tea party." Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "eep" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a stonington" | ||
Floyd ] Nursery (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 2493 Floyd | > Floyd | > A STONINGTON Floyd | Floyd | "That's where mom and dad live. It's in Connecticut. They live Floyd | there because it is near where Dad's job." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a grand-uncle" | ||
Floyd ] Nursery (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 2494 Floyd | > Floyd | > A GRAND-UNCLE Floyd | Floyd | "He's really cranky and is always telling me not to touch his stuff Floyd | and to get off stuff and not too sing too loud." Floyd | Floyd | "Yes," you say, trying to reign in the conversation, "but does he have Floyd | a name?" Floyd | Floyd | "I'm sure he does, but I just call him great-uncle. He says Floyd | that only the Deep Ones should not be named." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a tea party" | ||
Floyd ] Nursery (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 2495 Floyd | > Floyd | > A TEA PARTY Floyd | Floyd | (the dolls) Floyd | "I do just love tea parties!" Carol buzzes. "I invite all my Floyd | friends, and it's so grown up!" Floyd | Floyd | "Why a tea party?" Floyd | Floyd | "Because we drink tea at it, of course." Floyd | Floyd | "No, I mean, why did you decide to have a tea party and not Floyd | some other sort of party, like the kind with balloons." Floyd | Floyd | "I don't have any balloons. Besides, when we were trying to do this, Floyd | Christabell said that a tea party would help us focus Floyd | and showed me how, and now when I get tired or start to fade, we have Floyd | a tea party and that sets everything right again. Plus, I really like Floyd | tea." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a christabell" | ||
Floyd ] Nursery (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 2496 Floyd | > Floyd | > A CHRISTABELL Floyd | Floyd | "She's out by those rocks," says Carol, pointing out the window Floyd | towards some dark cliffs. "I go out there all the time and we talk and Floyd | play and do stuff. She taught me to read, you know. Mom and Floyd | Dad aren't around and the Cragnes don't really care Floyd | about me (mom once said they only took me for the money, Floyd | because they're not rich like they used to be), so that's where I go Floyd | when the weather isn't too bad." Floyd | Floyd | "You know, she's not alive, right?" You try to say it gently, but feel Floyd | the girl needs to know. Floyd | Floyd | "Sure, she's a spirit -- don't call her a ghost because she says that Floyd | not correct. I mean, gee whiz, at this point, I'm one too. It's no big Floyd | deal." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "t me" | ||
Floyd ] Nursery (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 2497 Floyd | > Floyd | > T ME Floyd | Floyd | "Do you know where I'm from, Carol?" Floyd | Floyd | "Connecticut?" Floyd | Floyd | "Close, I'm from New York City. Have you ever been to New York City?" Floyd | Floyd | "No, the Cragnes never take me anywhere. They say just stay in Floyd | my room and don't bother them." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "t peter" | ||
Floyd ] Nursery (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 2498 Floyd | > Floyd | > T PETER Floyd | Floyd | "I wonder if you're related to my husband, Peter." Floyd | Floyd | "Maybe. I dunno. If you want you could bring him up here and I could Floyd | have a tea party with him too," offers Carol. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a me" | ||
Floyd ] Nursery (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 2499 Floyd | > Floyd | > A ME Floyd | Floyd | "Not everybody can see me, so I like you, because you can see me." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a peter" | ||
Floyd ] Nursery (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 2500 Floyd | > Floyd | > A PETER Floyd | Floyd | Carol says, "Good question." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "a death" | ||
Floyd ] Nursery (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 2501 Floyd | > Floyd | > A DEATH Floyd | Floyd | Carol holds still a minute, thinking hard, "It's funny, but I don't Floyd | know how I died. Not yet anyway. Christabell says that's just a Floyd | thing I go through sometimes and it's pretty normal." Floyd | Floyd | > | Pinkunz asks, "Time?" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "t christabell" | ||
Floyd ] Nursery (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 2502 Floyd | > Floyd | > T CHRISTABELL Floyd | Floyd | "So," you inquire, "it sounds like we have a mutual friend -- Floyd | Christabell. How did you meet her?" Floyd | Floyd | "Oh, Christabell? We met a long time ago -- maybe when I was Floyd | four? And I was playing out in the woods, sharpening sticks or Floyd | something, and I found a great big pile of railroad tracks. Right out Floyd | there," she points out the window towards a range of dark cliffs. Floyd | Floyd | "Yes, I've been there." Floyd | Floyd | "You have? Most people can't see her, you know. They don't have the Floyd | sight, but I do because of my mom. Christabell's and my Floyd | mom are cousins or something, so I got the sight. Anyhow, Floyd | Christabell's great. She taught me a lot of stuff." Floyd | Floyd | "Like what?" Floyd | Floyd | "Like reading and how to skin rabbits, but she also taught me special Floyd | stuff that I had to have the mark for, like the tea party. She Floyd | wants to teach me more stuff like that, but says I can concentrate Floyd | enough, but I can too." Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says (to Pinkunz), "We usually play until 4pm, mudtime. Sometimes longer, sometimes less." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a mark" | ||
Floyd ] Nursery (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 2503 Floyd | > Floyd | > A MARK Floyd | Floyd | "I've heard about the 'mark' -- can you tell me what that is?" you Floyd | ask. Floyd | Floyd | "I can show you." Carol pirouettes around and pulls down the shoulder Floyd | of her dress, revealing a small brown mark between the base of her Floyd | neck and her left shoulder blade. It looks like a birthmark, except Floyd | that its edges are indistinct and seem to keep shifting, like a living Floyd | thing. Carol spins back around and takes a bow. "Did you see it?" Floyd | Floyd | "Yes, I think so. But what's it for?" Floyd | Floyd | "Christabell gave it to me because she said that there's Floyd | something she doesn't trust about these Cragnes, so it would Floyd | protect me. She also said I needed to do be able to do stuff, but I'm Floyd | not old enough yet for most of the stuff, so I stopped bugging her Floyd | about it." Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "So, this plow is getting too coherent for me." | |
| Pinkunz says, "Sorry, I meant asking Carol if she knows when it is. If she knows how much time has gone by." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a time" | ||
Floyd ] Nursery (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 2504 Floyd | > Floyd | > A TIME Floyd | Floyd | Carol says, "That's an interesting question." Floyd | Floyd | > | Pinkunz says, "Guess not." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a spirit" | ||
Floyd ] Nursery (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 2505 Floyd | > Floyd | > A SPIRIT Floyd | Floyd | Carol says, "Sorry, I don't know." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a ghost" | ||
Floyd ] Nursery (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 2505 Floyd | > Floyd | > A GHOST Floyd | Floyd | Which do you mean, ghost, the well-dressed ghost (smelling faintly of Floyd | mildew) or the Ghost Libation Legend? Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline asks, "I am really not sure how much ... oh, wait a tic. Christabell's room was written by Jack Welch, wasn't it?" | |
| DavidW says, "While Carol knows lots of topics, she's mostly limited to what's in the room and what's been marked with italics (or bold) in the text." | ||
| Jenni says, "Ben & Jack got special dispensation for this" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "They always conspire." | ||
| Jacqueline exclaims, "I should have known!" | ||
| Jenni says, "technically both their rooms should have dual author credits" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "I mean, it's delightful, but it leads one to think that there's a more cohesive plot to this game than there probably is." | ||
| Zape goes home. | Knight_Otu asks, "I think we exhausted the topics?" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "l" | ||
Floyd ] Nursery (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 2506 Floyd | > Floyd | > L Floyd | Floyd | Nursery (Ben Collins-Sussman) Floyd | An ideal room for a well-heeled little girl of five. Room furnishings Floyd | include a bed, a play kitchen, a desk, and a record player. A large Floyd | bay window occupies most of the external wall, and a large portrait Floyd | hangs at the foot of the bed. The exit should be to the south, but is Floyd | currently blocked by a magical mirror that was not there a second ago. Floyd | Floyd | A tea party with Carol and a bunch of stuffed animals is in full swing Floyd | in the middle of the room. Floyd | Floyd | You can see Carol, a scrapbook and a window (closed) here. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline asks, "Do we have a spot?" | |
| Jacqueline asks, "Or can we acquire one?" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x scrapbook" | ||
Floyd ] Nursery (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 2507 Floyd | > Floyd | > X SCRAPBOOK Floyd | Floyd | The cover of the spiral-bound book is marked in thick black gothic Floyd | lettering, "Carol's Scrapbook". Little bits of newsprint stick out Floyd | from the edges of the closed book. The scrapbook glows faintly. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a scrapbook" | ||
Floyd ] Nursery (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 2508 Floyd | > Floyd | > A SCRAPBOOK Floyd | Floyd | "I think everyone should have their own scrapbook," Carol Floyd | replies. "Don't you?" Floyd | Floyd | Carol leaves through it. Floyd | Floyd | "How do you choose what to paste into it?" you ask. Floyd | Floyd | "I don't know. Just things. News from here and there. Interesting Floyd | stuff." Carol stretches and adds with a yawn, "I've just started the Floyd | scrapbook, so there isn't much in it yet." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read scrapbook" | ||
Floyd ] Nursery (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 2509 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ SCRAPBOOK Floyd | Floyd | You flip open the scrapbook, with Carol reading along, over your Floyd | shoulder. In keeping with the cover, the scrapbook contains a number Floyd | of newspaper clippings, bearing the titles: Shark Attack, Actress Floyd | Disappears and Body Found. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read shark attack" | ||
Floyd ] Nursery (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 2510 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ SHARK ATTACK Floyd | Floyd | SHARK ATTACK! Floyd | Floyd | A team of oceanographers from the Woods Hole Institute of Oceanography Floyd | in Woods Hole, MA was attacked yesterday by sharks in waters about ten Floyd | miles southeast of Nantucket Island. Of the four man team, one was Floyd | killed and one was injured, requiring hospitalization. Floyd | Floyd | The team was deploying a string of experimental sonar buoys along an Floyd | underwater ridgeline. The captain of the expedition, Frampton Mays, Floyd | was the first to notice a disturbance in the water surrounding the Floyd | boat and the rubber raft in tow, where two divers were working. "The Floyd | seas were rolling calmly, but something was moving around us, in Floyd | circles. Something big. The water humped up around it, but there was Floyd | no wake." Floyd | Floyd | Davis Parks, an electronics engineer from the Sperry Corporation, was Floyd | with the captain and noticed unusual readings from the devices being Floyd | put in place, "The first buoy was anchored and we were calibrating it, Floyd | so I didn't pay much attention at that point. I thought we had a gain Floyd | problem because the signal returns were just crazy and the doppler… Floyd | well, nothing can move that fast, I had to assume one of the guys had Floyd | snapped and that the assembly was spinning." Floyd | Floyd | According to coast guard vessels responding to the their distress Floyd | call, water sprayed up around the raft and then the entire raft Floyd | disappeared below the foaming surface. Initially, the coast guard Floyd | reported sighting tentacles reaching out of the water around the raft, Floyd | but it is now believed that these were the heavy lines that had Floyd | secured the equipment to the ocean floor recoiling upward with the Floyd | release of tension. Floyd | Floyd | One diver, who was on the raft at the time, was lost: Floyd | twenty-six-year-old Travis McMaster of New Port, Rhode Island. Dr. Floyd | McMaster had recently completed graduate studies at the Massachusetts Floyd | Institute of Technology and was conducting post-doctoral research at Floyd | Woods Hole. Floyd | Floyd | The other diver, David Tillerson, was nearer to the research vessel Floyd | when the sharks attacked, and was pulled from the water by the two Floyd | crew. First aid was performed on the coast guard rescue boat; it is Floyd | reported that he had a number of large, painful welts on his back. The Floyd | treating physician commented that these welts were "similar in nature Floyd | to the sort we see from jellyfish, but much, much larger and deeper." Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I forget if Christabell has marked us yet or not. I think either of the two can do it, which might explain the coffee bit, who we get marked by." | |
| Roger says, "that's the scare-quotes usage of italics" | ||
| Roger says, "yes, my 'scrapbook'" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a shark attack" | ||
Floyd ] Nursery (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 2511 Floyd | > Floyd | > A SHARK ATTACK Floyd | Floyd | Carol says, "I have wondered that myself." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read actress" | ||
Floyd ] Nursery (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 2512 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ ACTRESS Floyd | Floyd | A FLASHBULB EXCLUSIVE! Floyd | Floyd | Fashion model and star of the silver screen, Hungarian actress Lili Floyd | Kovács disappeared this afternoon from a private hospital in North Floyd | Carolina where she was recovering from recent surgery. As previously Floyd | reported, she had been flown there three days ago after developing Floyd | what was thought to be acute appendicitis while filming "Two Shots and Floyd | A Chaser" in Bermuda. Floyd | Floyd | At a cast party Thursday evening, she sudden collapsed, clutching her Floyd | stomach in pain, and was rushed to a local hospital, where she was Floyd | given medication and transferred by plane to the U.S. According to Floyd | guests at the party, the normally svelte starlet appeared to have Floyd | gained a lot of weight during her week on the vacation island, and Floyd | some thought that she might have suffered an on set injury because she Floyd | was walking oddly. Floyd | Floyd | The handsome Wallace Travers, who stars opposite Miss Kovács in the Floyd | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures production, recounted the troubling week Floyd | that began with the disappearance of the lovely celebrity while they Floyd | were filming a scene on the beach area behind the posh Venture Casino Floyd | last Monday. According to Mr. Travers, "She said she was taking a Floyd | quick dip to cool off, and I thought she would be right back. When we Floyd | were ready to shoot the next scene, nobody could find her. We checked Floyd | the trailer, the hotel -- everywhere. Then our sound guy, Mike, says Floyd | there's something going on in the surf. He had a good view from up on Floyd | the boom tower, but from the beach everything looked normal. He said Floyd | some kind of lights were moving around under the water. Some of the Floyd | locals later told us that's not too unusual, that algae or whatnot Floyd | have this faint glow at night, but Mike was really upset and said the Floyd | lights were huge, the size of city busses, really bright, and moving Floyd | around incredibly fast. Well, Heinrich called it for the evening, and Floyd | we let Mike go sober up." Floyd | Floyd | According to the film's director, Heinrich Habberstamp, Miss Kovács Floyd | showed up early the next morning for filming as if nothing had Floyd | happened. Later that day, she admitted to having no recollection of Floyd | the prior evening. Floyd | Floyd | The private hospital refused to comment in the interest of privacy, Floyd | but one of Lili's visiting relatives gave FLASHBULB the inside scoop: Floyd | When Lili arrived from the airport, she was burning up with fever and Floyd | brought immediately to the operating room. As the surgeon made the Floyd | first cut, the wound tore open of its own accord and a mass of Floyd | gelatinous balls squirted out. "Maybe ten or fifteen pounds of them, Floyd | each about the size of an orange. They were pink or red, and some had Floyd | little cords attached. Nobody knew what they were, but they got as Floyd | many of them out as they could. They had to leave some of the smaller Floyd | ones that were more firmly attached. When they tried to cut those out, Floyd | she started bleeding, so they closed her up." Floyd | Floyd | No one knows the whereabouts of the starlet or how she could have Floyd | gotten out of her bed after such major abdominal surgery. More than a Floyd | few industry wags have suggested that the whole episode was a Floyd | publicity stunt to build up anticipation for the film. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "It's a 2-for-1 place." | |
| DavidW says, "ilac" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read body" | ||
Floyd ] Nursery (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 2513 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ BODY Floyd | Floyd | BODY FOUND Floyd | Floyd | Police investigators report the discovery of a headless torso on the Floyd | western shore of Block Island and are seeking public assistance in Floyd | determination of the identify of the deceased. Floyd | Floyd | The headless, limbless corpse was discovered yesterday afternoon by Floyd | Christopher Smythe, a local resident, who was checking his lobster Floyd | pots. "It came up slowly on the winch and when it got to the surface, Floyd | I knew there was a problem. I got everyone under it, and we swung it Floyd | onto the deck and weren't sure what to do with it, so we put it on ice Floyd | and headed back to harbor." Floyd | Floyd | The body is described as male, caucasian, and likely forty to fifty Floyd | years old. The Washington County Medical Examiner, Dr. Lewis Ivar, Floyd | places the time of death somewhere between two and three days prior to Floyd | discovery. Dr. Ivar commented, "there were two notable findings: Floyd | first, a series of discolorations, about four inches in diameter and Floyd | arranged in a line across the back and wrapping around upward under Floyd | the axilla; secondly, the presence of a tattoo across the chest. The Floyd | design of the tattoo is unusual, a skull and below it a phrase in Floyd | French." The coroner's office is hopeful that the unique tattoo will Floyd | aid them in identification of the victim. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "l" | ||
Floyd ] Nursery (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 2514 Floyd | > Floyd | > L Floyd | Floyd | Nursery (Ben Collins-Sussman) Floyd | An ideal room for a well-heeled little girl of five. Room furnishings Floyd | include a bed, a play kitchen, a desk, and a record player. A large Floyd | bay window occupies most of the external wall, and a large portrait Floyd | hangs at the foot of the bed. The exit should be to the south, but is Floyd | currently blocked by a magical mirror. Floyd | Floyd | A tea party with Carol and a bunch of stuffed animals is in full swing Floyd | in the middle of the room. Floyd | Floyd | You can see Carol, a scrapbook and a window (closed) here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x mirror" | ||
Floyd ] Nursery (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 2515 Floyd | > Floyd | > X MIRROR Floyd | Floyd | The mirror is about four feet high and half that wide and is affixed Floyd | to the wall. The bottom of the mirror a good half foot above the Floyd | floor. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "The deaths all seem to have danger from underwater in common." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a mirror" | ||
Floyd ] Nursery (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 2516 Floyd | > Floyd | > A MIRROR Floyd | Floyd | "That mirror wasn't there when I came in, where did it come from?" Floyd | Floyd | "Oh, I'm sure it will wander off when we've had enough tea." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x window" | ||
Floyd ] Nursery (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 2517 Floyd | > Floyd | > X WINDOW Floyd | Floyd | The large bay window is framed in the same rosewood trim that Floyd | decorates the rest of this once great mansion. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "look through it" | ||
Floyd ] Nursery (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 2518 Floyd | > Floyd | > LOOK THROUGH IT Floyd | Floyd | Through thick glass warped by time, you can see the estate grounds far Floyd | below you. The dark hills where you encountered Christabell are in the Floyd | distance. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "I don't think the actress was killed. I think something worse than death happened to her." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open it" | ||
Floyd ] Nursery (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 2519 Floyd | > Floyd | > OPEN IT Floyd | Floyd | The window has a complicated child-proof safety lock -- on the Floyd | outside. How very uncharacteristically responsible for the Cragnes. Floyd | Floyd | > | Pinkunz asks, "Break window?" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "break window" | ||
Floyd ] Nursery (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 2520 Floyd | > Floyd | > BREAK WINDOW Floyd | Floyd | The house has survived Vermont winters, it will survive you. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "snrk" | |
| Plover says, "Pj will be along soon." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "A rarity in this house that vandalism isn't the answer." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x animals" | ||
Floyd ] Nursery (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 2521 Floyd | > Floyd | > X ANIMALS Floyd | Floyd | Four dolls dutifully attend the tea party, sitting two to a side on Floyd | tiny chairs. To one side, a stuffed elephant and a monkey, and to the Floyd | other some sort of clown and a lamb. Floyd | Floyd | A ravenous horde of other stuffed animals crowd the edges of the bed Floyd | silently observing the ceremony. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a animals" | ||
Floyd ] Nursery (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 2522 Floyd | > Floyd | > A ANIMALS Floyd | Floyd | It's Carol's idea of a fun afternoon. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "serve tea" | ||
Floyd ] Nursery (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 2523 Floyd | > Floyd | > SERVE TEA Floyd | Floyd | Carol rolls her eyes. "Good grief," she says. "Don't you know how to Floyd | do anything? As Christabell says, it is not about the Floyd | substance, but the shadow." Floyd | Floyd | > | Pj says, "Hi" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x party" | ||
Floyd ] Nursery (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 2523 Floyd | > Floyd | > X PARTY Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Hey there." | |
| DavidW says, "hi Pj" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x tea" | ||
Floyd ] Nursery (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 2524 Floyd | > Floyd | > X TEA Floyd | Floyd | It looks like there are about two more rounds of tea in the fine china Floyd | pot. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get pot" | ||
Floyd ] Nursery (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 2525 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET POT Floyd | Floyd | (the teapot (smelling faintly of mildew)) Floyd | You already have that. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "pour tea" | ||
Floyd ] Nursery (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 2526 Floyd | > Floyd | > POUR TEA Floyd | Floyd | Carol rolls her eyes. "The tea is not the thing. It is all about the Floyd | word." Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says (to Knight_Otu), "The command you used earlier is 'bottoms-up'." | |
| Jacqueline says, "yeah" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "I guess I misunderstood Carol earlier, then." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "bottoms-up" | ||
Floyd ] Nursery (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 2527 Floyd | > Floyd | > BOTTOMS-UP Floyd | Floyd | Again, the sweet taste of tea, this time with a dash of oil of Floyd | bergamot and just a touch of sugar. Floyd | Floyd | Odd you think, same teapot, but a different taste. But then you reason Floyd | that is not any harder to accept than tea distributing itself Floyd | magically around a table you are sharing with four stuffed animals and Floyd | a ghost of some sort. Some things are just harder to accept than Floyd | others. Floyd | Floyd | As you set your cup back down on the table, you observe Carol sneaking Floyd | a glance at her scrapbook. In that brief instant, both Carol and the Floyd | book glow slightly, somewhat brighter than they did before. Your own Floyd | skin pulses briefly with the same glow and you think that afterwards Floyd | it maintains something of a numinous shine. This is really good tea. Floyd | You feel great, and the worries of the day are fast disappearing. Floyd | Floyd | "I really liked that one!" pipes Carol. Floyd | Floyd | "We aim to please," you say, prompting her giggles. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read scrapbook" | ||
Floyd ] Nursery (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 2528 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ SCRAPBOOK Floyd | Floyd | Carol reads along, over your shoulder. In keeping with the cover, the Floyd | scrapbook contains a number of newspaper clippings, bearing the Floyd | titles: Shark Attack, Actress Disappears, Body Found and Watery Floyd | Fate for Convict. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "huh. New clipping." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read watery" | ||
Floyd | > Floyd | > READ WATERY Floyd | Floyd | It looks like the icy hand of justice caught up to escaped murderer Floyd | Gustave Dellorto earlier today, when his body was recovered at low Floyd | tide from the Execution Rocks Lighthouse in the Long Island Sound. Floyd | Floyd | Leslie Stovebow, the lighthouse keeper who resides in a small Floyd | residence at the base of the tower, discovered the body this morning Floyd | as the tide went out. The body was still clad in the striped uniform Floyd | of the Sing Sing Prison from which he escaped last night. Floyd | Floyd | Mamaroneck, NY police raced against time to remove the body from where Floyd | it had become lodged in the boulders before the time came back in, Floyd | submerging the rocks. They successfully identified the body by Floyd | confirming the number on the uniform matched that of the escaped Floyd | killer. It is not clear why Dellorto chose to flee to the island, but Floyd | police suspect he was hoping to murder the lighthouse keeper and go to Floyd | ground there until his trail grew cold. Floyd | Floyd | Dellorto was convicted of three cases of first degree murder in the Floyd | winter of 1951, including one G-man, and was suspected of homicide in Floyd | seven additional cases. It is believed that his crimes were connected Floyd | to organized crime. He was sentenced to capital punishment, but Floyd | pardoned after appeal two years ago by Governor Dewey. Floyd | Floyd | Execution Rocks inherits its name from the colonial period, where Floyd | legend goes that disobedient slaves were shackled at low tide, and Floyd | served as examples for others, being left there to slowly drown in the Floyd | pounding waves. This story is considered apocryphal by most, but Floyd | today, the lighthouse earned its name. | ||
| Knight_Otu pushes the green 'space' button. | ||
Floyd | today, the lighthouse earned its name.There's another bit pasted a bit Floyd | lower on the page. | ||
| Knight_Otu pushes the green 'space' button. | ||
Floyd ] Nursery (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 2529
Floyd | lower on the page.
Floyd |
Floyd | CORRIGENDUM
Floyd |
Floyd | Gustave Dellorto, who escaped from Sing Sing prison earlier this
Floyd | month, was arrested in Detroit, Michigan, yesterday leaving in his
Floyd | wake a fresh series of murders committed during a two-week spree
Floyd | across several states. It was previously reported in error that he had
Floyd | died by drowning in the Long Island Sound, but the body recovered in
Floyd | that incident is now known to be that of Francis Dapper, age 19 of
Floyd | Larchmont, New York, who had been working at the Purdue Island Yacht
Floyd | Club the evening that Gustave escaped. One of the club launches, which
Floyd | had been brought ashore for the winter, was discovered missing later
Floyd | that week. Police believe that it was probably used by Dellorto to
Floyd | reach the Execution Rocks lighthouse, where he abandoned his victim's
Floyd | body, after swapping clothes to fake his own death in an attempt to
Floyd | evade capture.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
| ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "bottoms-up" | ||
Floyd ] Nursery (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 2530 Floyd | > Floyd | > BOTTOMS-UP Floyd | Floyd | That was unexpected. Flowery. Bit of an aftertaste. Floyd | Floyd | "Is this Jasmine?" Floyd | Floyd | "It's Crisp Hand Sew Mom." Carol struggles with the pronunciation. Floyd | Floyd | "Chrysanthemum?" You offer. Floyd | Floyd | "Yes, that. Grand-uncle's teapot knows all my favorites." Floyd | Floyd | Not only are the two of you now glowing enough to cast shadows around Floyd | the room, but you notice that little sparks of static electricity Floyd | scintillating at your fingertips. You hold them up, "Carol, is this Floyd | normal?" Floyd | Floyd | "Oh yes, it's wonderful, isn't it?" Floyd | Floyd | You do feel wonderful. Floyd | Floyd | The scrapbook pulses with energy. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read scrapbook" | ||
Floyd ] Nursery (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 2531 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ SCRAPBOOK Floyd | Floyd | Carol reads along, over your shoulder. In keeping with the cover, the Floyd | scrapbook contains a number of newspaper clippings, bearing the Floyd | titles: Shark Attack, Actress Disappears, Body Found, Watery Fate Floyd | for Convict and Boat Wreck On Sable Island. Floyd | Floyd | Carol slurps her remaining tea ceremoniously. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read sable" | ||
Floyd ] Nursery (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 2532 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ SABLE Floyd | Floyd | A 12-man fishing boat, the Miss Step, out of Halifax, was found Floyd | wrecked yesterday with loss of all hands on Sable Island, a small, Floyd | isolated island in the Atlantic Ocean, 190 miles southeast of Halifax. Floyd | The vessel grounded on an sandy bar near the eastern end of the island Floyd | and by report was discovered yesterday morning by Ronald Lefevre, Floyd | sub-intendent of the Sable Island Rescue Station. Subsequently, both Floyd | Mr. Lefevre and Scott McCallister, who was in charge of the two-man Floyd | Rescue Station, were also lost. Floyd | Floyd | The only other inhabitant of the island, Dr. Martha Klein, reported Floyd | yesterday's events to the Canadian Coast Guard cutter Hermes by Floyd | shortwave radio at 10:20 a.m. yesterday morning before herself going Floyd | missing. The Hermes reached the island within the next two hours, but Floyd | was unable to launch small landing craft because of gale force Floyd | squalls. When they did make landfall late that afternoon, there was no Floyd | evidence of the wreck. The search the island's three inhabitants was Floyd | aborted this morning due to further foul weather; additional Coast Floyd | Guard vessels are en route as we go to press. Floyd | Floyd | The Coast Guard has refused to comment on the matter, but a ham radio Floyd | operator, Edmund Finister, from Prince Edward Island, gave the Floyd | following account to the press: Floyd | Floyd | "I sometimes listen to the reports going back and forth between Dr. Floyd | Klein at the Meteorological Station and the mainland, and I wasn't Floyd | expecting anything at that time of day, but I just happened to have Floyd | the radio on, more or less to keep the shack warm. Then, out of the Floyd | blue, I hear Dr. Klein, and she normally has kind of a lilting, Floyd | friendly voice, but I could hear that she was shaken up. I was in the Floyd | other room, so I only caught the last part of it, but she was speaking Floyd | almost too calmly, trying to give all the details, but I could tell Floyd | she was a hair's breadth from having a breakdown." Floyd | Floyd | "She's talking to the sparky on the cutter, and saying that first the Floyd | one guy, Lefevre came speeding back along the beach in his jeep to get Floyd | McCallister, because he had discovered the fishing boat on its side up Floyd | on the sand. They asked Dr. Klein to call it in and they both took off Floyd | again, even though Lefevre had said that when he had seen it the first Floyd | time, he had a good look around and there were no survivors." Floyd | Floyd | "Now, what's weird is what Lefevre told Klein -- while there were no Floyd | bodies aboard, there were these… things. I only know what she said on Floyd | the air, that Lefevre had said that there were these fleshy things all Floyd | over the ship, in different parts of it, down below, up on the deck. Floyd | They were whitish or translucent, sort of long tubes of the stuff. Floyd | Heavy, deadweight if you tried to move them. Some were wrapped up in Floyd | foul weather jackets, and one that Lefevre poked had some coins Floyd | embedded in it, about halfway up, he said, just a couple inches deep. Floyd | His best guess was that they were whale fat since they were so oily, Floyd | but he was just guessing. Also, he said they had kind of a musky Floyd | smell." Floyd | Floyd | "Whatever they were, they're gone now. All of them." Floyd | Floyd | Carol drains the last few drops from her cup. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Sandon arrives, full of fun and funk. | ||
| Sandon says, "CRAP" | ||
| Sandon goes home. | Jacqueline says, "I wish that these clippings had dates on them. :(" | |
| DavidW says, "Sandon never remembers when ClubFloyd is active." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "I don't really get people who come in here to play by themselves when they could download an interpreter." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Almost all of the games on here are freely available." | ||
| DavidW says, "This has been mentioned." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "oh" | ||
| Jacqueline shrugs. | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Someone should tell Sandon that we don't bite... much." | ||
| Jacqueline nips KO for fun. | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a scrapbook" | ||
Floyd ] Upstairs Hall, north end (Jason Love) Turns: 2533 Floyd | > Floyd | > A SCRAPBOOK Floyd | Floyd | "Carol, is it me, or are there more articles pasted into the scrapbook Floyd | than earlier?"Carol sounds out each title and looks back at you with a Floyd | shrug. "Looks the same to me." Floyd | Floyd | Carol stands up and stretches, lightning arcing from tiny fist to tiny Floyd | fist about her head. Floyd | Floyd | "Thanks for playing tea party, Aunt Naomi. You played it just the way Floyd | Christabell taught me. She'd be very proud." Floyd | Floyd | Before you can react, she waves at you, "I've got some things to do Floyd | now. See you in a bit!" Floyd | Floyd | Suddenly, you find yourself in the hallway. Floyd | Floyd | Upstairs Hall, north end (Jason Love) Floyd | Imposing wooden doors lead north to the nursery (which is open) and Floyd | east to the master bedroom; a smaller doorway between them has been Floyd | closed off with badly painted bricks. The top of the stairs is Floyd | accessible through a narrow arch to the west, and the hall continues Floyd | to the south. Floyd | Floyd | A massive black armoire stands sealed against the north-west wall. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu exclaims, "Owowowow!" | |
| Jacqueline says, "Oh hush. Ya big baby. I didn't even break the skin this time." | ||
| Knight_Otu exclaims, "Sez you!" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Pics or it didn't happen." | ||
| DavidW says, "Your first encounter with Carol went a lot smoother than mine did." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Also, how rude of Carol to shove us into the hallways like that." | ||
| Jacqueline asks (of DW), "Yeah?" | ||
| DavidW says, "I didn't want to drink tea right away, so she had the monkey start destroying my inventory." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Yikes." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "whoa" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "I didn't want to drink the tea either. I was afraid. But KO was driving, thankfully" | ||
| DavidW says, "You did very little with the dolls. They will animate under some circumstances." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x keyhole" | ||
Floyd ] Upstairs Hall, north end (Jason Love) Turns: 2534 Floyd | > Floyd | > X KEYHOLE Floyd | Floyd | Astonishingly large and assembled of thick oak planks with iron Floyd | banding and trim; the door glistens redly from a thick coat of Floyd | shellac. In the center, a Cragne family crest has been set into the Floyd | wood with iron filigree. The handle is little more than a bent metal Floyd | prong next to an oversized keyhole. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "unlock door with key from an urn" | ||
Floyd ] Upstairs Hall, north end (Jason Love) Turns: 2534 Floyd | > Floyd | > UNLOCK DOOR WITH KEY FROM AN URN Floyd | Floyd | Which do you mean, the master bedroom door, the nursery door or the Floyd | bricked-up door? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "master" | ||
Floyd ] Upstairs Hall, north end (Jason Love) Turns: 2535 Floyd | > Floyd | > MASTER Floyd | Floyd | That doesn't seem to fit the lock. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x key" | ||
Floyd ] Upstairs Hall, north end (Jason Love) Turns: 2535 Floyd | > Floyd | > X KEY Floyd | Floyd | Which do you mean, the small rusty iron key (smelling faintly of Floyd | mildew) or the key from an urn? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "unlock master door with small rusty key" | ||
Floyd ] Upstairs Hall, north end (Jason Love) Turns: 2536 Floyd | > Floyd | > UNLOCK MASTER DOOR WITH SMALL RUSTY KEY Floyd | Floyd | That doesn't seem to fit the lock. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x key pocket" | ||
Floyd ] Upstairs Hall, north end (Jason Love) Turns: 2537 Floyd | > Floyd | > X KEY POCKET Floyd | Floyd | A heavily reinforced pocket to store your keys in, if you're the kind Floyd | of person who has too many keys to fit on a keyring. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "search it" | ||
Floyd ] Upstairs Hall, north end (Jason Love) Turns: 2538 Floyd | > Floyd | > SEARCH IT Floyd | Floyd | You unzip the key pocket just enough to take a peek inside. It Floyd | contains a small desk key (smelling faintly of mildew), a large brass Floyd | key (smelling faintly of mildew), an Allen key (smelling faintly of Floyd | mildew), an aluminum key (smelling faintly of mildew) and a bronze key Floyd | green from age (smelling faintly of mildew). Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "You can abbreviate 'key pocket' to 'kp', remember." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get large brass from kp" | ||
Floyd ] Upstairs Hall, north end (Jason Love) Turns: 2538 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET LARGE BRASS FROM KP Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get large brass from key pocket" | ||
Floyd ] Upstairs Hall, north end (Jason Love) Turns: 2538 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET LARGE BRASS FROM KEY POCKET Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open kp" | ||
Floyd ] Upstairs Hall, north end (Jason Love) Turns: 2539 Floyd | > Floyd | > OPEN KP Floyd | Floyd | You open the key pocket, revealing a small desk key (smelling faintly Floyd | of mildew), a large brass key (smelling faintly of mildew), an Allen Floyd | key (smelling faintly of mildew), an aluminum key (smelling faintly of Floyd | mildew) and a bronze key green from age (smelling faintly of mildew). Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "You have to open a pocket first to take something from it, unlike inserting stuff." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "unlock master with large brass" | ||
Floyd ] Upstairs Hall, north end (Jason Love) Turns: 2539 Floyd | > Floyd | > UNLOCK MASTER WITH LARGE BRASS Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get large brass" | ||
Floyd ] Upstairs Hall, north end (Jason Love) Turns: 2539 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET LARGE BRASS Floyd | Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to get the master bedroom Floyd | door. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get large brass key" | ||
Floyd ] Upstairs Hall, north end (Jason Love) Turns: 2540 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET LARGE BRASS KEY Floyd | Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "unlock master with large brass key" | ||
Floyd ] Upstairs Hall, north end (Jason Love) Turns: 2541 Floyd | > Floyd | > UNLOCK MASTER WITH LARGE BRASS KEY Floyd | Floyd | That doesn't seem to fit the lock. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "From now on, when we want to disambiguate, just tell the game we want the object that doesn't smell of mildew yet." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x large brass key" | ||
Floyd ] Upstairs Hall, north end (Jason Love) Turns: 2542 Floyd | > Floyd | > X LARGE BRASS KEY Floyd | Floyd | A large and important-looking brass key. Someone wrote a two digit Floyd | number on the bow. It's mostly worn off, but the first digit looks Floyd | like a 3. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Right, that's the house key." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get bronze key" | ||
Floyd ] Upstairs Hall, north end (Jason Love) Turns: 2543 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET BRONZE KEY Floyd | Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "unlock master with it" | ||
Floyd ] Upstairs Hall, north end (Jason Love) Turns: 2544 Floyd | > Floyd | > UNLOCK MASTER WITH IT Floyd | Floyd | That doesn't seem to fit the lock. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put large brass key in kp" | ||
Floyd ] Upstairs Hall, north end (Jason Love) Turns: 2545 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT LARGE BRASS KEY IN KP Floyd | Floyd | You put the large brass key (smelling faintly of mildew) into the key Floyd | pocket. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I don't remember which key unlocks this door but I don't think we have it yet." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "I think we didn't use the bronze key yet." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, ";But I'm not 100% sure." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "close kp" | ||
Floyd ] Upstairs Hall, north end (Jason Love) Turns: 2546 Floyd | > Floyd | > CLOSE KP Floyd | Floyd | You close the key pocket. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x bronze key" | ||
Floyd ] Upstairs Hall, north end (Jason Love) Turns: 2547 Floyd | > Floyd | > X BRONZE KEY Floyd | Floyd | A large bronze key that you fished out of the fountain's drain. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "That one unlocked the shed." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Right." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put bronze key in kp" | ||
Floyd ] Upstairs Hall, north end (Jason Love) Turns: 2548 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT BRONZE KEY IN KP Floyd | Floyd | You unzip the key pocket, deposit the bronze key green from age Floyd | (smelling faintly of mildew), then zip the key pocket back up again. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Oh, I think I remember." | |
| DavidW asks, "Which key did we get from the shed?" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "We got a key in the shed, and that one opened the hatch under the bridge." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "And got stuk there." | ||
| DavidW asks, "oh, was that that one?" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "*stuck" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "I think it was." | ||
| DavidW says, "yeah, it jammed there and we used it as a handle to open the hatch." | ||
| DavidW says, "You still have an iron key from the study and the key from an urn, then." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Yes. Neither fits in this room." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "I don't think we tried both in the south." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway South (Matt Schneider) Turns: 2549 Floyd | > Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Hallway South (Matt Schneider) Floyd | The threadbare carpet holds only the vaguest hints of its original Floyd | hue, and the yellowing wallpaper is crisscrossed with a web of cracks. Floyd | The hole that you tore through the wallpaper emits a gentle light. The Floyd | hallway continues to the north, and there are doors leading to the Floyd | west, south, and east. Floyd | Floyd | White light flickers from somewhere inside the hole in the wallpaper. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway South (Matt Schneider) Turns: 2550 Floyd | > Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | (first opening the wooden door) Floyd | It seems to be locked. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "unlock wooden door with key from an urn" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway South (Matt Schneider) Turns: 2550 Floyd | > Floyd | > UNLOCK WOODEN DOOR WITH KEY FROM AN URN Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "unlock door with key from an urn" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway South (Matt Schneider) Turns: 2551 Floyd | > Floyd | > UNLOCK DOOR WITH KEY FROM AN URN Floyd | Floyd | That doesn't seem to fit the lock. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I think, maybe the new one might be for the trapdoor in the kitchen? I really can't remember. But it's also close by." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "unlock door with iron key" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway South (Matt Schneider) Turns: 2552 Floyd | > Floyd | > UNLOCK DOOR WITH IRON KEY Floyd | Floyd | That doesn't seem to fit the lock. Floyd | Floyd | > | Pinkunz says, "Gotta go. I'll recap everything here on out for next time. I've started Craige Manor on my own to catch up, but I'm nowhere near you guys." | |
| Jacqueline says, "Neat. Good luck, Pinkunz. We're at two hours anyway." | ||
| DavidW says, "bye Pinkunz" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "The kitchen was my next guess." | ||
| Pinkunz says, "Thanks, bye." | ||
| Knight_Otu exclaims, "Good luck, Pinkunz!" | ||
| DavidW says, "And I guess there's the tomb east of the house." | ||
| Pinkunz goes home. | Knight_Otu asks, "Another hour?" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x door" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway South (Matt Schneider) Turns: 2553 Floyd | > Floyd | > X DOOR Floyd | Floyd | A simple door, made from a rich, dark wood. An oval window takes up Floyd | the upper third of the door, but is covered in such a thick layer of Floyd | dust and grime that you can hardly see through it. The small brass Floyd | knob is surrounded by a circular design of inlaid triangles cut out of Floyd | deep, reddish-brown cherry wood. The rain dashes across the window in Floyd | waves. You'd hate to be out in this. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I'm okay with continuing. I don't know how Jacqueline's feeling." | |
| Jacqueline says, "Hrm. I can if you all want. Feel bad about Pinkunz leaving, but it's not like this isn't a game you can't hop in and out of." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x window" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway South (Matt Schneider) Turns: 2554 Floyd | > Floyd | > X WINDOW Floyd | Floyd | A simple door, made from a rich, dark wood. An oval window takes up Floyd | the upper third of the door, but is covered in such a thick layer of Floyd | dust and grime that you can hardly see through it. The small brass Floyd | knob is surrounded by a circular design of inlaid triangles cut out of Floyd | deep, reddish-brown cherry wood. The rain dashes across the window in Floyd | waves. You'd hate to be out in this. Floyd | Floyd | The hallway echoes with the sound of rain hammering on the walls and Floyd | roof of the manor. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "I can go another hour myself." | |
| DavidW says, "Pinkunz has mentioned a wife, so he might have family obligations." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Pft. Family" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Upstairs Hall, north end (Jason Love) Turns: 2555 Floyd | > Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Upstairs Hall, north end (Jason Love) Floyd | Imposing wooden doors lead north to the nursery (which is open) and Floyd | east to the master bedroom; a smaller doorway between them has been Floyd | closed off with badly painted bricks. The top of the stairs is Floyd | accessible through a narrow arch to the west, and the hall continues Floyd | to the south. Floyd | Floyd | A massive black armoire stands sealed against the north-west wall. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Top of Stairs (Q. Pheevr) Turns: 2556 Floyd | > Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Top of Stairs (Q. Pheevr) Floyd | You are at the top of a staircase, which leads down to Landing at the Floyd | Bottom of Stairs (Mark Sample). An archway leads east to Upstairs Floyd | Hall, north end (Jason Love). Floyd | Floyd | On the north wall is a round white wall clock. Floyd | Floyd | Standing against the west wall is a dilapidated kitchen sink with a Floyd | pine cabinet under it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "d" | ||
Floyd ] Landing at the Bottom of Stairs (Mark Sample) Turns: 2557 Floyd | > Floyd | > D Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Landing at the Bottom of Stairs (Mark Sample) Floyd | This is a dark alcove with a narrow stairway rising into the gloom Floyd | upstairs. Shadows lurch over a doorway to the south. Opposite those Floyd | shadows lies another doorway, in even darker shadows. What little Floyd | light there is seeps in from a small elliptical window high on the Floyd | wall. Floyd | Floyd | The ramshackle bookshelf lies in a pile of splintered wood on the Floyd | floor like a fallen scarecrow, arms akimbo. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Dining Room (Roberto Colnaghi) Turns: 2558 Floyd | > Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Dining Room (Roberto Colnaghi) Floyd | A long, rectangular mahogany table takes up most of the room. The room Floyd | is old and dusty, and it seems decades have passed since the last time Floyd | someone had dinner here. On the table lies a broken machine, and a Floyd | calendar is pinned on the wall. Doorways lead west, east, and south. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] The Kitchen (Edward B) Turns: 2559 Floyd | > Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | The Kitchen (Edward B) Floyd | The Cragne family kitchen. Light from a naked bulb feeds shadow down Floyd | the spaces between old cabinets, counters and bookshelves. A dusty, Floyd | doorless fridge overlooks an oven just as worse for wear. You'd guess Floyd | it's been a minute since anyone's used this room to cook. A doorway Floyd | leads east, and a wooden door set in the floor appears to lead to a Floyd | cellar or basement. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x door" | ||
Floyd ] The Kitchen (Edward B) Turns: 2560 Floyd | > Floyd | > X DOOR Floyd | Floyd | A wooden door with a rusty iron lock is set in the northeastern corner Floyd | between the counter and the fridge. It looks heavy. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "oh, I forgot all about the northeast door." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "unlock door with iron key" | ||
Floyd ] The Kitchen (Edward B) Turns: 2561 Floyd | > Floyd | > UNLOCK DOOR WITH IRON KEY Floyd | Floyd | You ease the big key into the keyhole and give it a twist. It moves, Floyd | but doesn't make a sound. Success? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open it" | ||
Floyd ] The Kitchen (Edward B) Turns: 2562 Floyd | > Floyd | > OPEN IT Floyd | Floyd | You grab the hinges, plant your feet, and yank the trapdoor wide open. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "wait, is that the same door?" | |
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x door" | ||
Floyd ] The Kitchen (Edward B) Turns: 2563 Floyd | > Floyd | > X DOOR Floyd | Floyd | A wooden door with a rusty iron lock is set in the northeastern corner Floyd | between the counter and the fridge. It looks heavy. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ne" | ||
Floyd ] The Kitchen (Edward B) Turns: 2564 Floyd | > Floyd | > NE Floyd | Floyd | You can't go that way. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "open wooden door" | ||
Floyd ] The Kitchen (Edward B) Turns: 2565 Floyd | > Floyd | > OPEN WOODEN DOOR Floyd | Floyd | That's already open. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "hm. Maybe it is the same door." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "I'm not sure where you saw northeast, myself." | ||
| DavidW | is set in the northeastern corner | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Ah. Thanks." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "d" | ||
Floyd ] Basement (Ivan Roth) Turns: 2566 Floyd | > Floyd | > D Floyd | Floyd | Carefully, you descend the creaking steps. Floyd | Floyd | Basement (Ivan Roth) Floyd | It's dark and chilly down here. Something squelches under your feet. Floyd | Looking down, you realize why: a damp, mildewy carpet of dimly visible Floyd | design covers half the floor. It must have been luxuriously soft Floyd | before it started rotting. Floyd | Floyd | An old, rusted toolbox sits nearby. A rickety staircase leads back up Floyd | towards the heavy wooden door to the kitchen. A flimsy plywood door Floyd | leads north, presumably to more storage. The dimly-lit basement Floyd | extends in every other direction, south, east and west. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I guess it's in the NE corner of the floor." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x carpet" | ||
Floyd ] Basement (Ivan Roth) Turns: 2567 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CARPET Floyd | Floyd | This carpet is vast and wetly soft, crawling with mildew, gray molds Floyd | and skittering black insects. The design is faded and obscured, but it Floyd | almost looks like an enormous eye... Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x me" | ||
Floyd ] Basement (Ivan Roth) Turns: 2568 Floyd | > Floyd | > X ME Floyd | Floyd | You can't see yourself directly, but you have a pretty good idea. You Floyd | have dark circles under your eyes, your hair is frizzed. It hasn't Floyd | been a good day. Peter has to be somewhere, right? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Basement (Ivan Roth) Turns: 2569 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The clouds in your cup form a blooming rose. Botanical images mean Floyd | that while there is much left to accomplish in the present situation, Floyd | your immediate environment sustains you, and you have everything that Floyd | you need. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x toolbox" | ||
Floyd ] Basement (Ivan Roth) Turns: 2570 Floyd | > Floyd | > X TOOLBOX Floyd | Floyd | You see nothing special about the rusted toolbox. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open it" | ||
Floyd ] Basement (Ivan Roth) Turns: 2571 Floyd | > Floyd | > OPEN IT Floyd | Floyd | You have to force the lid a little bit, and there's a loud Floyd | crack as some kind of rusted lock bursts apart into dust. Floyd | Floyd | You open the rusted toolbox, revealing a jar of old keys and a jar of Floyd | screws. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get toolbox" | ||
Floyd ] Basement (Ivan Roth) Turns: 2572 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET TOOLBOX Floyd | Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x jar of keys" | ||
Floyd ] Basement (Ivan Roth) Turns: 2573 Floyd | > Floyd | > X JAR OF KEYS Floyd | Floyd | The label on this musty jar indicates that it's meant to store old Floyd | keys. You'll have to open it up to see what's in there. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open it" | ||
Floyd ] Basement (Ivan Roth) Turns: 2574 Floyd | > Floyd | > OPEN IT Floyd | Floyd | You open the jar of old keys, revealing a splintery wooden key, an Floyd | ornate bronze key, a sinister iron key, a frosty blue key, an Floyd | intricately folded origami key and a silver and ivory key. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "origami key." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x door" | ||
Floyd ] Basement (Ivan Roth) Turns: 2574 Floyd | > Floyd | > X DOOR Floyd | Floyd | Which do you mean, the the heavy wooden door, the metal hatch or the Floyd | flimsy plywood door? Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "huh" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "flimsy" | ||
Floyd ] Basement (Ivan Roth) Turns: 2575 Floyd | > Floyd | > FLIMSY Floyd | Floyd | This flimsy plywood door separates you from what's probably more Floyd | storage space to the north. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open it" | ||
Floyd ] Basement (Ivan Roth) Turns: 2576 Floyd | > Floyd | > OPEN IT Floyd | Floyd | You open the flimsy plywood door. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x jar of screws" | ||
Floyd ] Basement (Ivan Roth) Turns: 2577 Floyd | > Floyd | > X JAR OF SCREWS Floyd | Floyd | An old jar with a label that says "Screws". The glass is so cloudy Floyd | that you can't see what's inside unless it's open. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open it" | ||
Floyd ] Basement (Ivan Roth) Turns: 2578 Floyd | > Floyd | > OPEN IT Floyd | Floyd | Handling the screws jar, it feels strangely light, and when you open Floyd | it you realize why: It's empty. Not one screw. Floyd | Floyd | You open the jar of screws. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "It's so cool seeing all these names, some I know, some I don't." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Well, we're screwed." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "It could have been worse." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "l" | ||
Floyd ] Basement (Ivan Roth) Turns: 2579 Floyd | > Floyd | > L Floyd | Floyd | Basement (Ivan Roth) Floyd | It's dark and chilly down here. A damp, mildewy carpet of dimly Floyd | visible design covers half the floor. It must have been luxuriously Floyd | soft before it started rotting. Floyd | Floyd | A rickety staircase leads back up towards the heavy wooden door to the Floyd | kitchen. A flimsy plywood door leads north, presumably to more Floyd | storage. The dimly-lit basement extends in every other direction, Floyd | south, east and west. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "There could have been a lot of screws, and one by one they would begin to smell of mildew." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x hatch" | ||
Floyd ] Basement (Ivan Roth) Turns: 2580 Floyd | > Floyd | > X HATCH Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "Map's been updated." | |
| Jacqueline says, "Every time you say that I think, 'I've updated my journal.' in the Planescape voice." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "look under carpet" | ||
Floyd ] Basement (Ivan Roth) Turns: 2581 Floyd | > Floyd | > LOOK UNDER CARPET Floyd | Floyd | This rug is so huge and disgusting that it would be easier to just Floyd | drag it out of the way. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "HINT" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "drag carpet" | ||
Floyd ] Basement (Ivan Roth) Turns: 2582 Floyd | > Floyd | > DRAG CARPET Floyd | Floyd | You gingerly pull aside the enormous carpet. It's no easy feat — the Floyd | thing is awfully heavy — but once it's out of the way you're able to Floyd | see that there's a flat, person-sized metal hatch built into the Floyd | basement floor. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "Oh, THERE's the hatch." | |
| Jacqueline asks, "Huh. Who would have guessed?" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x hatch" | ||
Floyd ] Basement (Ivan Roth) Turns: 2583 Floyd | > Floyd | > X HATCH Floyd | Floyd | The grimy metal surface of the hatch is marked by a rusted handle that Floyd | begs to be pulled. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "It had to be somewhere." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "pull hatch" | ||
Floyd ] Basement (Ivan Roth) Turns: 2584 Floyd | > Floyd | > PULL HATCH Floyd | Floyd | It is fixed in place. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "pull rusted handle" | ||
Floyd ] Basement (Ivan Roth) Turns: 2584 Floyd | > Floyd | > PULL RUSTED HANDLE Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "just open it" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open hatch" | ||
Floyd ] Basement (Ivan Roth) Turns: 2585 Floyd | > Floyd | > OPEN HATCH Floyd | Floyd | With some effort, you force open the metal hatch; it gives a Floyd | crack, and in a swirl of dust it opens into a moldering Floyd | darkness. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Basement (Ivan Roth) Turns: 2586 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The swirls in your cup form concentric circles. Lack of a symbolic Floyd | image means that you have accomplished everything you must in your Floyd | current environment and should move on to find new challenges in order Floyd | to grow as a person. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x hatch" | ||
Floyd ] Basement (Ivan Roth) Turns: 2587 Floyd | > Floyd | > X HATCH Floyd | Floyd | A ladder leads down through the open hatch and into the darkness Floyd | below. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "So many open paths." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Cold Storage Room (Jeremy Freese) Turns: 2588 Floyd | > Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Cold Storage Room (Jeremy Freese) Floyd | Aunt Mavis used to keep her peaches in a room just like this. Except Floyd | that room had chirpy yellow wallpaper, and this one's walls are Floyd | covered with strange glyphs written in blood. Floyd | Floyd | Also: no peaches. The room is empty except for the thing on the Floyd | floor. Floyd | Floyd | You can see a thing here. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "oh, I like this room." | |
| Jacqueline says, "a thing" | ||
| Knight_Otu blinks. | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x glyphs" | ||
Floyd ] Cold Storage Room (Jeremy Freese) Turns: 2589 Floyd | > Floyd | > X GLYPHS Floyd | Floyd | As a kid you saw a movie—while staying with Aunt Mavis, in fact—in Floyd | which a woman was trapped in a small room and knew she would die, and Floyd | she cut herself so she could use her blood to write a message on the Floyd | walls for whomever found her body. Floyd | Floyd | This reminds you of that, but if what's scrawled on the wall is a Floyd | message, it's not in any sort of writing system you've ever seen. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Also, ha the room description." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x peaches" | ||
Floyd ] Cold Storage Room (Jeremy Freese) Turns: 2590 Floyd | > Floyd | > X PEACHES Floyd | Floyd | There are no peaches here. Which is just as well, as you haven't Floyd | touched a peach—nor a nectarine, nor even a pluot—since you Floyd | returned Floyd | home that summer. Floyd | Floyd | Aunt Mavis's cold storage room had loads of peaches. She had men Floyd | deliver new ones at least twice a week and take the rotten ones out. Floyd | Floyd | The weird thing was that you were the only one that ever ate Floyd | any: two a day, at Aunt Mavis's insistence. "A growing girl needs Floyd | her peaches," she'd say. And whenever you asked why she bought so Floyd | many peaches, she'd just airily reply, "Oh, a lady can never have Floyd | enough peaches." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x thing" | ||
Floyd ] Cold Storage Room (Jeremy Freese) Turns: 2591 Floyd | > Floyd | > X THING Floyd | Floyd | Aunt Mavis once gave you something just like this. You didn't know Floyd | what it was and were too embarrassed to ask. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x me" | ||
Floyd ] Cold Storage Room (Jeremy Freese) Turns: 2592 Floyd | > Floyd | > X ME Floyd | Floyd | You don't have to look this good to be a star investigative Floyd | journalist, but, frankly, it helps. Floyd | Floyd | You bear the trauma of a woman who has been eye to eye with an Floyd | eburnean pond kraken. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "clever ref" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Cold Storage Room (Jeremy Freese) Turns: 2593 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The swirls in your cup form a row of trees. Botanical images mean that Floyd | while there is much left to accomplish in the present situation, your Floyd | immediate environment sustains you, and you have everything that you Floyd | need. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get thing" | ||
Floyd ] Cold Storage Room (Jeremy Freese) Turns: 2594 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET THING Floyd | Floyd | As you do, a powerful and familiar fruity Floyd | smell—peaches?—makes you woozy. Floyd | Floyd | When your head clears, the room has chirpy yellow wallpaper after all. Floyd | So it is even more like Aunt Mavis's. And, there's a satchel on the Floyd | floor that you can't believe you didn't notice earlier. Floyd | Floyd | You look around to see if you missed anything else and see that there Floyd | is a now giant eyeball in the wall where the door used to be. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "oh noes" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "My my my." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x eyeball" | ||
Floyd ] Cold Storage Room (Jeremy Freese) Turns: 2595 Floyd | > Floyd | > X EYEBALL Floyd | Floyd | You haven't seen an eye this blue since Aunt Mavis died. And while you Floyd | know full well that it is the muscles around the eye that convey Floyd | emotion—especially the brows—and not the eye per se, the Floyd | way Floyd | this eyeball is looking at you nevertheless conveys a sense of Floyd | urgency. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x satchel" | ||
Floyd ] Cold Storage Room (Jeremy Freese) Turns: 2596 Floyd | > Floyd | > X SATCHEL Floyd | Floyd | Aunt Mavis used to have a satchel just like this, right down to the Floyd | initials monogrammed on its front. The satchel is closed. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open it" | ||
Floyd ] Cold Storage Room (Jeremy Freese) Turns: 2597 Floyd | > Floyd | > OPEN IT Floyd | Floyd | You open the satchel, revealing a heavy garment. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x garment" | ||
Floyd ] Cold Storage Room (Jeremy Freese) Turns: 2598 Floyd | > Floyd | > X GARMENT Floyd | Floyd | To examine the garment, you pull it out of the satchel. As you do, Floyd | you realize that it's a robe. You've seen robes just like this before. Floyd | Floyd | Also, now that the robe is out of the satchel, you can see that there Floyd | are still a small cloth and some papers inside it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x initials" | ||
Floyd ] Cold Storage Room (Jeremy Freese) Turns: 2599 Floyd | > Floyd | > X INITIALS Floyd | Floyd | The initials M. E. C. V. V. are monogrammed onto the satchel in a Floyd | cursive font. Who knows what those initials mean here, but, for Aunt Floyd | Mavis, they stood for Mavis Eustacia Crustacea Vaadigne Verlac. Floyd | Floyd | Vaadigne was the way the name was spelled in the old country, Floyd | of course, even if the families who emigrated to English-speaking Floyd | countries had routinely simplified it to Cragne. Floyd | Floyd | (Everyone assumed, of course, that Naomi had taken Peter's last name Floyd | when they married, but she would never have done that. It was a fun Floyd | coincidence when she and Peter met that they shared the same last Floyd | name: a endless source for ribald jokes, especially since they looked Floyd | like they could be siblings.) Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "ha" | |
| Jacqueline says, "Also, eeagh" | ||
| DavidW says, "I missed examining the initials my first time." | ||
| Knight_Otu blinks some more. | ||
| DavidW says, "sorry for the distraction" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get satchel" | ||
Floyd ] Cold Storage Room (Jeremy Freese) Turns: 2600 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET SATCHEL Floyd | Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x cloth" | ||
Floyd ] Cold Storage Room (Jeremy Freese) Turns: 2601 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CLOTH Floyd | Floyd | You take it out of the satchel so you can get a better look. It's a Floyd | bib—a lobster bib. There's a cartoon lobster wearing sunglasses and Floyd | a Floyd | fedora embroidered on the front. You'd know that lobster anywhere: Floyd | it's Jimmy The Claw, the "Lobster Mobster" mascot of the mafia-themed Floyd | seafood restaurant in downtown Backwater. Floyd | Floyd | You also notice a small tag attached to the bib. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x tag" | ||
Floyd ] Cold Storage Room (Jeremy Freese) Turns: 2602 Floyd | > Floyd | > X TAG Floyd | Floyd | The tag on the lobster bib reads: Floyd | Floyd | 90% ENCEPHALOPOD Floyd | 10% COTTON Floyd | Floyd | Another fine product of the Floyd | Dunwich Fibernetics Corporation Floyd | "Premium cloth goods for Floyd | restaurants and ritualists" Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x papers" | ||
Floyd ] Cold Storage Room (Jeremy Freese) Turns: 2603 Floyd | > Floyd | > X PAPERS Floyd | Floyd | You remove them from the satchel. They are clippings from various New Floyd | England newspapers, including the Backwater Sturgeon. Floyd | Looking quickly at the more intact clippings, they seem to all concern Floyd | a series of child abductions in the region some years ago. Floyd | Floyd | (You can EXAMINE the clippings further to learn more.) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x clippings" | ||
Floyd ] Cold Storage Room (Jeremy Freese) Turns: 2604 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CLIPPINGS Floyd | Floyd | As best you can determine, six children disappeared from their homes Floyd | over a six year period. No one was ever arrested. The police never Floyd | even figured out how the children were abducted. Family members would Floyd | hear screaming, but in the few moments it took to reach their rooms, Floyd | the children were gone. Floyd | Floyd | You are amazed you never knew about these kidnappings before, not just Floyd | because you are an ace journalist but also because the last of the Floyd | kidnappings happened the year before you stayed with Aunt Mavis. Floyd | Floyd | (You can EXAMINE the clippings further to learn more.) Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "So I am super getting this vibe, now from three authors, that we are related to Peter, and the spirits. That we were destined to be his wife." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x clippings" | ||
Floyd ] Cold Storage Room (Jeremy Freese) Turns: 2605 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CLIPPINGS Floyd | Floyd | Of course, it would have been a bigger news story if the children were Floyd | found murdered or were never found at all. Instead, the children Floyd | turned up a week later, unharmed, without any memory of what happened Floyd | or seemingly even awareness that anything had happened. Floyd | Floyd | When the first child was found, asleep in her basement, it was Floyd | considered a miracle. With subsequent children, the relief became Floyd | increasingly tempered by a conviction that something awful was done to Floyd | the children even if no one could figure out what. Floyd | Floyd | (You can EXAMINE the clippings further to learn more.) Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline asks, "Am I just extrapolating that from no where, or are others thinking it too?" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "I'd rather not think about it." | ||
| Roger says, "I think it's just you" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "I'm asking, though." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Like, I don't want to think about it either." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "But it keeps coming up." | ||
| DavidW says, "I hadn't thought of it, but it might be people extrapolating from Anchorhead." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "We have the sight, like Carol and Christabell (or whatever her name is)" | ||
| Roger says, "also, 'encephalopod' is cute" | ||
| DavidW says, "The Verlac men married their daughters." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Like, we are part of a family drawn to the Cragnes by fate." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Which just squicks me the heck out." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "And now this bit about how our last names are the same." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "I was writing it off on Ben and Jack earlier, but now Jeremy's in on it." | ||
| Roger says, "nope, it's just you" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Okay" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Well, it would be a cool plot twist." | ||
| DavidW says, "There's more to the clippings, and we haven't examined the robe yet." | ||
| Roger says, "I put some fanfic inside your fanfic" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Let's just hope it's a giant coincidence." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x clippings" | ||
Floyd ] Cold Storage Room (Jeremy Freese) Turns: 2606 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CLIPPINGS Floyd | Floyd | Both police and public sought to figure out whether the victims had Floyd | anything in common. You are surprised that the Backwater Floyd | Sturgeon would print some of the speculations as letters to the Floyd | editor. Silly stuff, like that the children all ate shellfish a day Floyd | or two before disappearing, or that they were all abducted from rooms Floyd | with brightly-colored walls. Worse still were all the bizarre claims Floyd | about the significance of stone fruit. Floyd | Floyd | (You can EXAMINE the clippings further to learn more.) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x clippings" | ||
Floyd ] Cold Storage Room (Jeremy Freese) Turns: 2607 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CLIPPINGS Floyd | Floyd | The police did confirm some real patterns: the abductions all happened Floyd | at night in summer months; there was never more than one a year. Floyd | Floyd | The most recent clippings indicate problems emerging among the Floyd | children a decade or so after their abductions: some initial reports Floyd | of "severe behavioral issues" as adolescents and then many accounts of Floyd | madness and violence, as well as at least one apparent suicide. Floyd | Floyd | (You can EXAMINE the clippings further to learn more.) Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline) Roger says, "Or, as I like to say: fanfic, I am in you." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x clippings" | ||
Floyd ] Cold Storage Room (Jeremy Freese) Turns: 2608 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CLIPPINGS Floyd | Floyd | By this point, you've probably learned all you can from the clippings, Floyd | as so many of the fragments are so blackened that you can barely read Floyd | them at all. It is a testament to your crack journalism skills that Floyd | you were able to determine so much from looking at documents that have Floyd | been so significantly damaged. Floyd | Floyd | (There is no reason to EXAMINE the clippings further unless you wish Floyd | remind yourself what you've learned.) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x robe" | ||
Floyd ] Cold Storage Room (Jeremy Freese) Turns: 2609 Floyd | > Floyd | > X ROBE Floyd | Floyd | It's a long black robe like the ones the men wore when delivering the Floyd | peaches to Aunt Mavis. Back then the robes reminded you of the Grim Floyd | Reaper. Of course, now you associate it more with the robe the killer Floyd | in Scream wore. (You make a mental note-to-Naomi to stop by Floyd | Blockbuster and rent Scream 2.) Floyd | Floyd | You notice a label on one of its sleeves. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x label" | ||
Floyd ] Cold Storage Room (Jeremy Freese) Turns: 2610 Floyd | > Floyd | > X LABEL Floyd | Floyd | The label on the robe's sleeve reads: Floyd | Floyd | MEDIUM (WOMEN'S) Floyd | 90% ENCEPHALOPOD Floyd | 10% VELOUR Floyd | Floyd | Another fine product of the Floyd | Dunwich Fibernetics Corporation Floyd | "Your cult deserves comfort" Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "l" | ||
Floyd ] Cold Storage Room (Jeremy Freese) Turns: 2611 Floyd | > Floyd | > L Floyd | Floyd | Cold Storage Room (Jeremy Freese) Floyd | You are in a room that looks very much like Aunt Mavis's cold storage Floyd | room, except there's a giant eyeball in the wall instead of the door. Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x eyeball" | ||
Floyd ] Cold Storage Room (Jeremy Freese) Turns: 2612 Floyd | > Floyd | > X EYEBALL Floyd | Floyd | The eyeball looks back at you, insistently. Floyd | Floyd | Your own eyes are blue—of course they have to be, since both your Floyd | mother's and father's are—but Aunt Mavis's eye's were the bluest of Floyd | all. "There's only one way to get eyes as blue as ours," she said when Floyd | you complimented her on them. "Inbreeding." Floyd | Floyd | You laugh thinking about it even now. Aunt Mavis didn't tell jokes Floyd | very often, but when she did she had the most deadpan delivery. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Aw. Blockbuster. RIP." | |
| Jacqueline says, "Also, Aunt Mavis is thinking the same thing I am." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Eww, Aunt Mavis." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "poke eyeball" | ||
Floyd ] Cold Storage Room (Jeremy Freese) Turns: 2613 Floyd | > Floyd | > POKE EYEBALL Floyd | Floyd | When you touch the goopy surface of the eyeball, a tiny squid-like Floyd | creature shoots out of it, whizzing past your ear and hitting the Floyd | opposite wall. The creature sticks to the wall for a moment and then, Floyd | with an acidy hissing sound, burns its way through it, leaving a small Floyd | hole. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "Bet you weren't expecting THAT." | |
| Jacqueline exclaims, "!" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "No." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "No, I was not." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "I sure didn't." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "What the hell" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x hole" | ||
Floyd ] Cold Storage Room (Jeremy Freese) Turns: 2614 Floyd | > Floyd | > X HOLE Floyd | Floyd | It's a small, sort-of-squidly-shaped hole, no more than an inch wide. Floyd | Two feet or so above the hole is a hitherto unnoticed rusty nail. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x nail" | ||
Floyd ] Cold Storage Room (Jeremy Freese) Turns: 2615 Floyd | > Floyd | > X NAIL Floyd | Floyd | Aunt Mavis had a memo board on the wall of her cold storage room that Floyd | listed all the chores you had to do down here before bedtime. Count Floyd | the peaches; arrange them as a giant star on the floor; recite Floyd | such-and-such words this many times. So many you'd be down here for Floyd | an hour or two, and she would never let you start them until after it Floyd | was dark. Floyd | Floyd | This old nail might have been once used to hang something similar. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "I like rusty nails." | |
| DavidW says, "At around this point, I understood the entire puzzle." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "i" | ||
Floyd ] Cold Storage Room (Jeremy Freese) Turns: 2616 Floyd | > Floyd | > I Floyd | Floyd | You are carrying: Floyd | some charred newspaper clippings Floyd | a lobster bib from The Codfather restaurant Floyd | a satchel Floyd | a long grocery-delivery robe Floyd | a thing just like that thing your aunt gave you which you never knew Floyd | what it was Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "You'd've been frightened how I seemed to know exactly what to do." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x thing" | ||
Floyd ] Cold Storage Room (Jeremy Freese) Turns: 2617 Floyd | > Floyd | > X THING Floyd | Floyd | Whatever this thing is, it's uncanny how similar it is to the thing Floyd | Aunt Mavis gave you. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline asks, "We're going to summon a giant peach emoji and listen to it tell butt jokes, aren't we?" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put bib on nail" | ||
Floyd ] Cold Storage Room (Jeremy Freese) Turns: 2618 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT BIB ON NAIL Floyd | Floyd | You hang the lobster bib from the rusty nail, but it's not quite long Floyd | enough to block the hole in the wall. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put robe on nail" | ||
Floyd ] Cold Storage Room (Jeremy Freese) Turns: 2619 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT ROBE ON NAIL Floyd | Floyd | You can't hang anything else from the nail as long as the lobster bib Floyd | is on there. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get bib" | ||
Floyd ] Cold Storage Room (Jeremy Freese) Turns: 2620 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET BIB Floyd | Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put robe on nail" | ||
Floyd ] Cold Storage Room (Jeremy Freese) Turns: 2621 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT ROBE ON NAIL Floyd | Floyd | As you hang the robe on the rusty nail, you hear of the voices of two Floyd | men through the hole. Floyd | "-the Sigil really powerful enough?" Floyd | "For a Vaadigne? The tome says it is." Floyd | "But the tome also says to draw the Sigil with the sacred pigments, Floyd | not Crayola." Floyd | Floyd | > | Roger says, "now it's my "it's just me, isn't it" turn: Mavis was banging the peach delivery guy(s), wasn't she" | |
| Jacqueline says, "That's just you." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "You just put some fanfic in our fanfic inside of our fanfic." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "listen" | ||
Floyd ] Cold Storage Room (Jeremy Freese) Turns: 2622 Floyd | > Floyd | > LISTEN Floyd | Floyd | You can hear murmuring voices, mostly indistinct. You concentrate, Floyd | and think maybe you catch one man saying "—wanted to use apricots, Floyd | but Floyd | she says that what it's particularly attracted to is—" Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline asks, "Who doesn't love a good peach?" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "SAVE" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "cf35" | ||
Floyd | > Floyd | > SAVE Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write: Floyd ] Cold Storage Room (Jeremy Freese) Turns: 2622 Floyd | > SAVEOk. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "poke eyeball" | ||
Floyd ] Cold Storage Room (Jeremy Freese) Turns: 2623 Floyd | > Floyd | > POKE EYEBALL Floyd | Floyd | Another squid-like creature shoots out of the eyeball. It sails across Floyd | the room and hits long black robe. The squish slides down the sleeve Floyd | of the robe and falls to the floor. The tiny squid sizzles there are Floyd | moment before burning its way through the floor, leaving a tiny rift Floyd | behind. Floyd | Floyd | > | Roger says, "they're the pits" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x rift" | ||
Floyd ] Cold Storage Room (Jeremy Freese) Turns: 2624 Floyd | > Floyd | > X RIFT Floyd | Floyd | Admittedly, the "rift" is really more like a "hole" but calling it Floyd | that would invite confusion. It's maybe an inch or so wide. Floyd | Floyd | While you don't see a squid or anything else in the rift, you do hear Floyd | a faint hissing sound, like however far down the squid is, it is still Floyd | boring itself deeper. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Ooh." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "l" | ||
Floyd ] Cold Storage Room (Jeremy Freese) Turns: 2625 Floyd | > Floyd | > L Floyd | Floyd | Cold Storage Room (Jeremy Freese) Floyd | You are in a room that looks very much like Aunt Mavis's cold storage Floyd | room, albeit with a giant eyeball in the wall instead of the door. Floyd | Floyd | On the opposite wall, a small squid-shaped hole has been covered by Floyd | the robe like the one from Scream. Below it on the floor is Floyd | small, similarly squiddish rift. Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "That was super clever." | |
| DavidW asks, "Do you get what's happening?" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put bib on rift" | ||
Floyd ] Cold Storage Room (Jeremy Freese) Turns: 2626 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT BIB ON RIFT Floyd | Floyd | As you put the bib from The Codfather on the rift, you remember how Floyd | Aunt Mavis would slip into more of her native tongue whenever she had Floyd | a second glass of wine. Neemophod she called you sometimes, Floyd | or Noomiphod, trying on different ways of mixing your name Floyd | with the suffix that designates "young girl" or "daughter." Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "The whole thing-that-your-aunt gave you nod to the babelfish." | |
| Jacqueline asks, "It's the babelfish puzzle, right?" | ||
| DavidW says, "It is!" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "That is so clever." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "poke eyeball" | ||
Floyd ] Cold Storage Room (Jeremy Freese) Turns: 2627 Floyd | > Floyd | > POKE EYEBALL Floyd | Floyd | A third squid shoots out of the eyeball. It sails across the room and Floyd | hits long grocery-delivery robe. The tiny squid slides down the sleeve Floyd | of the robe and falls to the floor, landing on the lobster bib. Floyd | Floyd | Not a moment later, a cat that looks just like Little Nifty sprints Floyd | past you-has she been here the whole time?-and grabs the Floyd | squid. She darts left and disappears through the hitherto-unnoticed Floyd | catflap in the wall. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Oh, Jeremy." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x catflap" | ||
Floyd ] Cold Storage Room (Jeremy Freese) Turns: 2628 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CATFLAP Floyd | Floyd | You thought it was totally weird that Aunt Mavis had a catflap leading Floyd | from one basement room to another, but since this house also has one Floyd | maybe they are more common than you thought. In any case, it's the Floyd | same chirpy yellow as the wallpaper and just big enough for a Floyd | Little-Nifty-sized cat to dash through. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "i" | ||
Floyd ] Cold Storage Room (Jeremy Freese) Turns: 2629 Floyd | > Floyd | > I Floyd | Floyd | You are carrying: Floyd | some charred newspaper clippings Floyd | a satchel Floyd | a thing just like that thing your aunt gave you which you never knew Floyd | what it was Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put satchel on catflap" | ||
Floyd ] Cold Storage Room (Jeremy Freese) Turns: 2630 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT SATCHEL ON CATFLAP Floyd | Floyd | As you put the satchel in front of the catflap, you can hear a woman Floyd | shouting from a room above: "Might. I said it might Floyd | work with five. Seven or even eight is ideal—" Floyd | Floyd | Her voice sounds so much like Aunt Mavis. Moments later she's yelling Floyd | again: "—your kid gets taken next summer because you were too busy Floyd | watching the fucking Rockford Files to come complete the Floyd | ritual circle." Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "This game is bringing so much joy today." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "poke eyeball" | ||
Floyd ] Cold Storage Room (Jeremy Freese) Turns: 2631 Floyd | > Floyd | > POKE EYEBALL Floyd | Floyd | Another squid shoots out of the eyeball, sails across the room, hits Floyd | the robe, slides down the sleeve and falls to the floor, landing on Floyd | the lobster bib. Not a moment later, the cat sprints past you again. Floyd | It grabs the squid and darts left toward the catflap. The cat plows Floyd | into the satchel, sending the tiny squid flying through the air in a Floyd | graceful arc. Floyd | Floyd | The cat leaps after it, sprouting wings and transforming into a bat Floyd | (whoa: Little Nifty never did that). The bat catches the tiny squid Floyd | in its mouth before disappearing through a hitherto-unnoticed opening Floyd | in the ceiling. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "hee hee" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x opening" | ||
Floyd ] Cold Storage Room (Jeremy Freese) Turns: 2632 Floyd | > Floyd | > X OPENING Floyd | Floyd | Aunt Mavis had an opening in the ceiling of her cold storage room, Floyd | too. When you asked why, she said it allowed the smell of peaches to Floyd | fill the house. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "i" | ||
Floyd ] Cold Storage Room (Jeremy Freese) Turns: 2633 Floyd | > Floyd | > I Floyd | Floyd | You are carrying: Floyd | some charred newspaper clippings Floyd | a thing just like that thing your aunt gave you which you never knew Floyd | what it was Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline slow claps. | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put clippings in opening" | ||
Floyd ] Cold Storage Room (Jeremy Freese) Turns: 2634 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT CLIPPINGS IN OPENING Floyd | Floyd | You cannot reach it, nor can you transform yourself into a bat. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "l" | ||
Floyd ] Cold Storage Room (Jeremy Freese) Turns: 2635 Floyd | > Floyd | > L Floyd | Floyd | Cold Storage Room (Jeremy Freese) Floyd | You are in a room that looks very much like Aunt Mavis's cold storage Floyd | room. But there's a giant eyeball in the wall instead of the door. Floyd | Floyd | On the opposite wall, a small squiddly hole has been covered by the Floyd | robe like the one from Scream. Below it on the floor a small, Floyd | similarly squiddular rift, although that is currently covered by a Floyd | lobster bib. Left of that, there's a catflap in the wall, with a Floyd | satchel in front of it. Floyd | > | DavidW says, "In the babelfish puzzle, you put the junk mail on Ford's satchel at this point." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put clipping in satchel" | ||
Floyd ] Cold Storage Room (Jeremy Freese) Turns: 2636 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT CLIPPING IN SATCHEL Floyd | Floyd | There's no reason to do that. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline asks, "on?" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put clippings on satchel" | ||
Floyd ] Cold Storage Room (Jeremy Freese) Turns: 2637 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT CLIPPINGS ON SATCHEL Floyd | Floyd | As you do, you notice something hand-written in capital letters on the Floyd | back of one of the clippings: Floyd | Floyd | OUR RITUAL CIRCLE OF RYN'VHHD'R WILL STOP IT FROM COMING BACK. Floyd | Floyd | OUR SIGILS OF JNI'PLD'NA WILL LET HER KEEP THE GIFT WITHOUT IT Floyd | DESTROYING HER SOUL. Floyd | Floyd | BUT CAN THE GIRL DO HER PART? Floyd | Floyd | Beneath which is a drawing of what looks like a cat with wings. Floyd | Floyd | So weird. You make a note-to-Naomi to alta-vista that stuff Floyd | with the apostrophes when all this is over. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline cackles some more. | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "poke eyeball" | ||
Floyd ] Cold Storage Room (Jeremy Freese) Turns: 2638 Floyd | > Floyd | > POKE EYEBALL Floyd | Floyd | Another squid shoots out of the eyeball, sails across the room, hits Floyd | the robe, slides down the sleeve and falls to the floor, landing on Floyd | the lobster bib. A moment later the cat that looks just like Little Floyd | Nifty sprints past you, darts left and plows into the satchel, sending Floyd | the tiny squid and charred newspaper clippings flying. The cat jumps Floyd | and becomes a bat, but with all the blackened objects in the air she Floyd | mistakenly ends up with a bit from the Backwater Sturgeon in Floyd | her mouth instead of the squid, which continues on its arc toward you. Floyd | Floyd | The squid hits you in the eye. You scream as the scalding, hissing Floyd | creature latches onto your eyeball and pulls. Your eye socket pops as Floyd | it breaks. With a searing slurp your eyeball slides out and something Floyd | gooey and hot squirms into your face. | DavidW says, "heh Ryn'Vhhd'r and Jni'Pld'na." | |
Floyd |
Floyd | You grab at your face but there isn't a squid or anything else there.
Floyd | A few moments later the pain begins to relent and before long it has
Floyd | subsided considerably.
Floyd |
Floyd | When you finally remove your hands, you discover the room is just as
Floyd | it was when you first entered—except the glyphs written on the walls
Floyd | in blood make much more sense now.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
| Jacqueline says, "Dear god." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x glyphs" | ||
Floyd ] Cold Storage Room (Jeremy Freese) Turns: 2639 Floyd | > Floyd | > X GLYPHS Floyd | Floyd | Later you will learn that these glyphs are part of an ancient ritual Floyd | language whose rudiments it has taken decades of collective efforts by Floyd | linguistic anthropologists in order to barely comprehend. Yet, fairly Floyd | recently, there were as many as seven people with the ability to read Floyd | the language fluently, but you are the only one left who remains alive Floyd | and sane. Floyd | Floyd | "The Griseous Alderman of the Variegated Court has a familiar," the Floyd | glyphs say, "and that familiar is sometimes a cat and sometimes a bat Floyd | and sometimes goes by the name Little Nifty." Floyd | Floyd | You realize as you read the message that you understand the ritual Floyd | language even better than you do English, because in English you sure Floyd | as hell have no idea what griseous means. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "What a roller coaster, Jeremy." | |
| DavidW says, "It's not the first time something's gone in our eye in this game." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Alderman get." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Also, hooray that Jeremy also got an obscure word that he didn't know what it meant. I'd never heard of the word 'eburnean' prior to my assignment in this game." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Damn, that was so satisfying." | ||
| Jacqueline exclaims, "Well done, KO!" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Too much eyeball touching for me." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "And yeah, puce is about the only word of the variegated court I was really familiar with." | ||
| Roger says, "from the French word for tick" | ||
| DavidW says, "I've heard of xanthic before." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "So, like, I'm happy to stop there, just because it's such a great breaking point." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "I think I might have seen niveous and xanthic." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Nice to go out on a high" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Sure, we can stop here for today." | ||
| **** SESSION ELEVEN **** | ||
Floyd | > RESTORE
Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to read:
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| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "cfcragneeyescream" | ||
Floyd ] Cold Storage Room (Jeremy Freese) Turns: 2639
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
| DavidW says, "Map is at [LINK]" | |
| Pinkunz says, "I still haven't entered the Manor yet. This game is hard on your self-esteem." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "heh" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "It took us quite a while, yeah." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "So last week we entered the basement, yet didn't find any cellar-y." | ||
| DavidW says, "Last week, we met Carol (brr, shiver) and Aunt Mavis's cat Little Nifty." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Do you all recall another game we've played where we've gotten our turn count this high? I guess perhaps some of our other multi-week games, but damn." | ||
| DavidW says, "I'm sure we're already at a record high." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "I think this is the highest at least since I joined." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Okay. It's not just me. Cool." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Considering that in Anchorhead, we had to go back to earlier saves constantly." | ||
| DavidW says, "I'm thinking you might want to have a summary page for the transcripts." | ||
| Pinkunz says, "Agreed." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Yeah, Savoir Fair we only hit 1333" | ||
| Jacqueline exclaims, "I do have a summary page!" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "If a turn is a minute, we're closing in on the second full day." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "You hit CTRL+F to find what you want." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Cold Storage Room (Jeremy Freese) Turns: 2640 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The clouds in your cup form a stochastic pattern resembling television Floyd | static. Lack of a symbolic image means that you have accomplished Floyd | everything you must in your current environment and should move on to Floyd | find new challenges in order to grow as a person. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I meant for this game, not for ClubFloyd." | |
| DavidW says, "I'm unsure how gigantic a full transcript for this game is going to me." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Ah." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Yeah. Loading SF just now the page was still loading while I was scrolling." | ||
| Pinkunz says, "Breaking it up into sessions would be easier." | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Pinkunz), "I do generally mark the sessions." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Also, DW keeps doing summaries at the start of each day, and those'll be in the transcript." | ||
| DavidW says, "I'd be willing to write up the session summaries if I could look at the sessions." | ||
| Jacqueline says (to DW), "Mmkay" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "I do plan to do an update of the site once this one is done. I think people really want to see this transcript (for help, if for no other reason)" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "That reminds me I should get up to date with my "after action reports"." | ||
| DavidW asks, "I think we also found a jar of keys (include one that was origami?) and a jar of screws -- did you guys open that one?" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "The jar of screws was empty, meaning we're screwed." | ||
| DavidW says, "ok" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Cold Storage Room (Jeremy Freese) Turns: 2641 Floyd | > Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | As you turn to leave, you think again about the thing Aunt Mavis gave Floyd | you. You finally understand what it is. Floyd | Floyd | At the beginning of that summer: Floyd | "But why do I have to go stay with Aunt Mavis," you asked your mother. Floyd | "I hardly know her." Floyd | "She wants to get to know you better." Floyd | "Why?" Floyd | "There's nothing more important than family, Naomi. And also," Floyd | lowering her voice to a whisper, "she has a very special gift she Floyd | wants to give you." Floyd | Floyd | At the end: Floyd | "You need me to pack? My ticket home isn't for another week." Floyd | "It's for tomorrow, Naomi. You must have had so much fun staying with Floyd | me that the weeks just flew by." Floyd | You didn't believe her until you got the newspaper and saw the date Floyd | for yourself. Which raised a delicate topic: Floyd | "Aunt Mavis, I don't want to be rude. But my mom said you were Floyd | planning to give me a special present." Floyd | "Yes. And please do be sure to tell her that I did." Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "oh. Forgot that bit." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Well, well." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "i" | ||
Floyd ] Cold Storage Room (Jeremy Freese) Turns: 2642 Floyd | > Floyd | > I Floyd | Floyd | You are carrying: Floyd | a rusted toolbox (open) Floyd | a jar of old keys (open) Floyd | a splintery wooden key Floyd | an ornate bronze key Floyd | a sinister iron key Floyd | a frosty blue key Floyd | an intricately folded origami key Floyd | a silver and ivory key Floyd | a jar of screws (open but empty) Floyd | a teapot (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | Legends of Lake Champlain and the Hudson River Valley Floyd | a scrap of paper Floyd | Tatooine 1: Anchorhead (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | an ominous-looking painting (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a 'Pataphysical Approaches to Quantum Superfluids Floyd | a snowglobe Floyd | a small rusty iron key (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a black fountain pen Floyd | an old newspaper (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a mallet (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a metal flask (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a pink-bound book (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a pinch of snail paste Floyd | an Italian magazine cutting Floyd | De Zeven Testamenten van de Krijsende Zeeworm Floyd | a police report ("Francine Cragne") (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a note from a seesaw Floyd | a piece of chalk Floyd | a black box (smelling faintly of mildew) (open but empty) Floyd | a shard Floyd | a broken silver amulet (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | Mama Hydra's Deep Fried Ones (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | A Culinary Overview of Superstitions in the Miskaton Valley Region Floyd | by S. Jarret Zornwharf (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | Hyper-Gastronomy, Exactness, and String Theory: a Theoretical Floyd | Subdiscipline of Cooking and Baking by Chef Wheldrake (smelling Floyd | faintly of mildew) Floyd | red-rimmed porcelain plates (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | red-rimmed porcelain cups (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a spray bottle that used to contain fungicide (smelling faintly of Floyd | mildew) Floyd | a copper urn (smelling faintly of mildew) (closed) Floyd | a bronze urn (smelling faintly of mildew) (closed) Floyd | a key from an urn (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | some mildewed leather gloves Floyd | a gallon jug of white vinegar (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a pair of garden shears (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a rusty flathead screwdriver Floyd | a trophy for a dog race (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a black business card (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | Tolerating An Asinine God (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a rusty piece of metal Floyd | some yellowed newspapers (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a well-dressed ghost (haunting you) (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | an employee ID card (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a soggy tome (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a long hooked pole (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a grimy rock (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a backpack features guide Floyd | a trolley schedule (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | Twin Hearts Between the Planes Floyd | a pamphlet of home listings (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a moldy, waterlogged journal (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | an antique locket (smelling faintly of mildew) (closed) Floyd | a wad of cash Floyd | a repaired page (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | The Dollmaker's Journal (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a waterproof flashlight (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a tiny leather journal (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a filthy rug (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | Daniel Baker's note Floyd | the diary of Phyllis Cragne (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a postcard of Big Ben (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | The Modern Girl's Divination Handbook -- Volume Three (smelling Floyd | faintly of mildew) Floyd | a pull-string doll (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a glass jar containing an insect Floyd | a half-full styrofoam coffee cup (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a familiar gold wristwatch (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a pair of stone earplugs (being worn) Floyd | a trolley pass (being worn) Floyd | a Jansport backpack (being worn and open) Floyd | a hidden pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a key pocket (closed) Floyd | a book pocket (open) Floyd | an old paperback book (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a side pocket (closed) Floyd | a trash pocket (closed) Floyd | a gold jacket (being worn) Floyd | a giant milkweed leaf (being worn as a mask) Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "One day, you'll use the backpack's pockets." | |
| Jacqueline says, "Ha. I love the long pause between asking for inventory and receiving it. Poor Floyd. Chugga chugga." | ||
| Knight_Otu asks, "The small rusty key was for the basement hatch, right?" | ||
| DavidW says, "I can't remember now." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put small rusty key in kp" | ||
Floyd ] Cold Storage Room (Jeremy Freese) Turns: 2643 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT SMALL RUSTY KEY IN KP Floyd | Floyd | You unzip the key pocket, deposit the small rusty iron key (smelling Floyd | faintly of mildew), then zip the key pocket back up again. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "If it wasn't, we'll just have to fish it out." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "l" | ||
Floyd ] Cold Storage Room (Jeremy Freese) Turns: 2644 Floyd | > Floyd | > L Floyd | Floyd | Cold Storage Room (Jeremy Freese) Floyd | Aunt Mavis used to keep her peaches in a room that didn't look at all Floyd | like this. On the walls is a message written in blood, composed in an Floyd | ancient language you know intimately. Floyd | Floyd | There's also the thing Aunt Mavis gave you. You now understand what it Floyd | is. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x thing" | ||
Floyd ] Cold Storage Room (Jeremy Freese) Turns: 2645 Floyd | > Floyd | > X THING Floyd | Floyd | At the beginning of that summer: Floyd | "But why do I have to go stay with Aunt Mavis," you asked your mother. Floyd | "I hardly know her." Floyd | "She wants to get to know you better." Floyd | "Why?" Floyd | "There's nothing more important than family, Naomi. And also," Floyd | lowering her voice to a whisper, "she has a very special gift she Floyd | wants to give you." Floyd | Floyd | At the end: Floyd | "You need me to pack? My ticket home isn't for another week." Floyd | "It's for tomorrow, Naomi. You must have had so much fun staying with Floyd | me that the weeks just flew by." Floyd | You didn't believe her until you got the newspaper and saw the date Floyd | for yourself. Which raised a delicate topic: Floyd | "Aunt Mavis, I don't want to be rude. But my mom said you were Floyd | planning to give me a special present." Floyd | "Yes. And please do be sure to tell her that I did." Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "My notes say yes, it was that key." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Basement (Ivan Roth) Turns: 2646 Floyd | > Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Basement (Ivan Roth) Floyd | It's dark and chilly down here. A damp, mildewy carpet of dimly Floyd | visible design covers half the floor. It must have been luxuriously Floyd | soft before it started rotting. Floyd | Floyd | A rickety staircase leads back up towards the heavy wooden door to the Floyd | kitchen. A flimsy plywood door leads north, but you know what lies in Floyd | that direction. The dimly-lit basement extends in every other Floyd | direction, south, east and west. Floyd | Floyd | A metal hatch opens into darkness below. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "So many directions to choose from." | |
| Knight_Otu asks, "So we have a ton of open paths here. West?" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "I dunno. I'm *real* excited about the dark hatch." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "(Kidding)" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Wine Cellar (Nathaniel Edwards) Turns: 2647 Floyd | > Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Wine Cellar (Nathaniel Edwards) Floyd | You feel cool air swirling around you as you stand in the manor's wine Floyd | cellar. Stone floors, stone walls, and dim lighting keep the Floyd | household's dwindling wine collection fresh and oaky. Floyd | Floyd | A large wooden wine rack covers one entire wall of the room, but with Floyd | only a few bottles left on it. You can see a door to the west, but a Floyd | large wine cask is standing right in front of it, blocking your way. Floyd | Another exit leads east. Floyd | Floyd | You count five bottles of wine lingering on the wine rack. Each bottle Floyd | has a different name, all either Italian or faux Italian: the Piccoli Floyd | Uomini Blu, the Prurito Notturno, the Lettera Segreta, the Isole Floyd | Perdute and the Testa D'Ancora. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "They're all pretty good choices." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x me" | ||
Floyd ] Wine Cellar (Nathaniel Edwards) Turns: 2648 Floyd | > Floyd | > X ME Floyd | Floyd | Have you always had that mole on your back? Huh. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Wine Cellar (Nathaniel Edwards) Turns: 2649 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The swirls in your cup form a single cherry. Botanical images mean Floyd | that while there is much left to accomplish in the present situation, Floyd | your immediate environment sustains you, and you have everything that Floyd | you need. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x rack" | ||
Floyd ] Wine Cellar (Nathaniel Edwards) Turns: 2650 Floyd | > Floyd | > X RACK Floyd | Floyd | A wooden lattice about six feet wide that reaches up to the low Floyd | ceiling. Either stocks were running low or someone had ambitions for a Floyd | much larger wine collection. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x cask" | ||
Floyd ] Wine Cellar (Nathaniel Edwards) Turns: 2651 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CASK Floyd | Floyd | An over-large cask of wine with a rather medieval-looking wooden tap Floyd | stuck on its end, the only one of its kind in this cellar. Floyd | Unfortunately, someone had the bright mind to put it right in front of Floyd | a doorway. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push it" | ||
Floyd ] Wine Cellar (Nathaniel Edwards) Turns: 2652 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH IT Floyd | Floyd | You push as hard as you can against the wine cask, but fail to move it Floyd | even an inch. They really should have put wheels on the bottom of this Floyd | thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x piccoli" | ||
Floyd ] Wine Cellar (Nathaniel Edwards) Turns: 2653 Floyd | > Floyd | > X PICCOLI Floyd | Floyd | The label says that Piccoli Uomini Blu is a famously jammy wine, and Floyd | consumers should know before drinking that this year's vintage is Floyd | expecially vinegary. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x notturno" | ||
Floyd ] Wine Cellar (Nathaniel Edwards) Turns: 2654 Floyd | > Floyd | > X NOTTURNO Floyd | Floyd | The label advertises Prurito Notturno as being a dense red wine, with Floyd | a food friendly flavor. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x lettera" | ||
Floyd ] Wine Cellar (Nathaniel Edwards) Turns: 2655 Floyd | > Floyd | > X LETTERA Floyd | Floyd | The Lettera Segreta label doesn't describe its contents so much as Floyd | talk about the wine's excellent lineage. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x isole" | ||
Floyd ] Wine Cellar (Nathaniel Edwards) Turns: 2656 Floyd | > Floyd | > X ISOLE Floyd | Floyd | The label on Isole Perdute claims this crisp white wine is intense, Floyd | complex, balanced, and most of all, enjoyable. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x testa" | ||
Floyd ] Wine Cellar (Nathaniel Edwards) Turns: 2657 Floyd | > Floyd | > X TESTA Floyd | Floyd | The label on the Testa d'Ancora is written in a language you don't Floyd | recognize, with lots of Hs and apostrophes. It gives you a headache to Floyd | even look at it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get it" | ||
Floyd ] Wine Cellar (Nathaniel Edwards) Turns: 2658 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET IT Floyd | Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get all" | ||
Floyd ] Wine Cellar (Nathaniel Edwards) Turns: 2659 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET ALL Floyd | Floyd | Piccoli Uomini Blu: Taken. Floyd | Floyd | Prurito Notturno: Taken. Floyd | Floyd | Lettera Segreta: Taken. Floyd | Floyd | Isole Perdute: Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW claps delightedly. | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "l" | ||
Floyd ] Wine Cellar (Nathaniel Edwards) Turns: 2660 Floyd | > Floyd | > L Floyd | Floyd | Wine Cellar (Nathaniel Edwards) Floyd | You feel cool air swirling around you as you stand in the manor's wine Floyd | cellar. Stone floors, stone walls, and dim lighting keep the Floyd | household's dwindling wine collection fresh and oaky. Floyd | Floyd | A large wooden wine rack covers one entire wall of the room, but with Floyd | only a few bottles left on it. You can see a door to the west, but a Floyd | large wine cask is standing right in front of it, blocking your way. Floyd | Another exit leads east. Floyd | Floyd | You've smashed or removed every bottle of wine, and the rack stands Floyd | empty before you. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "pull rack" | ||
Floyd ] Wine Cellar (Nathaniel Edwards) Turns: 2661 Floyd | > Floyd | > PULL RACK Floyd | Floyd | It is fixed in place. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "aw" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push it" | ||
Floyd ] Wine Cellar (Nathaniel Edwards) Turns: 2662 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH IT Floyd | Floyd | It is fixed in place. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "bugger" | |
| DavidW says, "It's the wine CASK you need to deal with." | ||
| Knight_Otu asks, "Do we need to break these wines to get the floor slick, then?" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Yes, yes, but it could have been." | ||
| DavidW says, "I think there might be multiple solutions here. Maybe." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x cask" | ||
Floyd ] Wine Cellar (Nathaniel Edwards) Turns: 2663 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CASK Floyd | Floyd | An over-large cask of wine with a rather medieval-looking wooden tap Floyd | stuck on its end, the only one of its kind in this cellar. Floyd | Unfortunately, someone had the bright mind to put it right in front of Floyd | a doorway. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open it" | ||
Floyd ] Wine Cellar (Nathaniel Edwards) Turns: 2664 Floyd | > Floyd | > OPEN IT Floyd | Floyd | There's no clear way of opening the barrel besides through its tap. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open tap" | ||
Floyd ] Wine Cellar (Nathaniel Edwards) Turns: 2665 Floyd | > Floyd | > OPEN TAP Floyd | Floyd | You let what seems like gallons of wine pass out of the cask, then Floyd | close the tap. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push caskj" | ||
Floyd ] Wine Cellar (Nathaniel Edwards) Turns: 2665 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH CASKJ Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push cask" | ||
Floyd ] Wine Cellar (Nathaniel Edwards) Turns: 2666 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH CASK Floyd | Floyd | You move the wine cask about half a centimeter before becoming too Floyd | exhausted to push further. Floyd | Floyd | > | Pinkunz says, "Alcohol abuse." | |
| Jacqueline says, "heh" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "As long as no one lights any matches." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push cask" | ||
Floyd ] Wine Cellar (Nathaniel Edwards) Turns: 2667 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH CASK Floyd | Floyd | You move the wine cask about half a centimeter before becoming too Floyd | exhausted to push further. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "i" | ||
Floyd ] Wine Cellar (Nathaniel Edwards) Turns: 2668 Floyd | > Floyd | > I Floyd | Floyd | You are carrying: Floyd | an Isole Perdute Floyd | a Lettera Segreta Floyd | a Prurito Notturno Floyd | a Piccoli Uomini Blu Floyd | a Testa D'Ancora Floyd | a rusted toolbox (open) Floyd | a jar of old keys (open) Floyd | a splintery wooden key Floyd | an ornate bronze key Floyd | a sinister iron key Floyd | a frosty blue key Floyd | an intricately folded origami key Floyd | a silver and ivory key Floyd | a jar of screws (open but empty) Floyd | a teapot (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | Legends of Lake Champlain and the Hudson River Valley Floyd | a scrap of paper Floyd | Tatooine 1: Anchorhead (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | an ominous-looking painting (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a 'Pataphysical Approaches to Quantum Superfluids (smelling Floyd | faintly of mildew) Floyd | a snowglobe Floyd | a black fountain pen Floyd | an old newspaper (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a mallet (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a metal flask (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a pink-bound book (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a pinch of snail paste Floyd | an Italian magazine cutting Floyd | De Zeven Testamenten van de Krijsende Zeeworm Floyd | a police report ("Francine Cragne") (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a note from a seesaw Floyd | a piece of chalk Floyd | a black box (smelling faintly of mildew) (open but empty) Floyd | a shard Floyd | a broken silver amulet (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | Mama Hydra's Deep Fried Ones (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | A Culinary Overview of Superstitions in the Miskaton Valley Region Floyd | by S. Jarret Zornwharf (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | Hyper-Gastronomy, Exactness, and String Theory: a Theoretical Floyd | Subdiscipline of Cooking and Baking by Chef Wheldrake (smelling Floyd | faintly of mildew) Floyd | red-rimmed porcelain plates (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | red-rimmed porcelain cups (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a spray bottle that used to contain fungicide (smelling faintly of Floyd | mildew) Floyd | a copper urn (smelling faintly of mildew) (closed) Floyd | a bronze urn (smelling faintly of mildew) (closed) Floyd | a key from an urn (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | some mildewed leather gloves Floyd | a gallon jug of white vinegar (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a pair of garden shears (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a rusty flathead screwdriver Floyd | a trophy for a dog race (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a black business card (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | Tolerating An Asinine God (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a rusty piece of metal Floyd | some yellowed newspapers (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a well-dressed ghost (haunting you) (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | an employee ID card (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a soggy tome (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a long hooked pole (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a grimy rock (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a backpack features guide Floyd | a trolley schedule (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | Twin Hearts Between the Planes (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a pamphlet of home listings (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a moldy, waterlogged journal (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | an antique locket (smelling faintly of mildew) (closed) Floyd | a wad of cash Floyd | a repaired page (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | The Dollmaker's Journal (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a waterproof flashlight (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a tiny leather journal (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a filthy rug (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | Daniel Baker's note Floyd | the diary of Phyllis Cragne (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a postcard of Big Ben (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | The Modern Girl's Divination Handbook -- Volume Three (smelling Floyd | faintly of mildew) Floyd | a pull-string doll (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a glass jar containing an insect Floyd | a half-full styrofoam coffee cup (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a familiar gold wristwatch (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a pair of stone earplugs (being worn) Floyd | a trolley pass (being worn) Floyd | a Jansport backpack (being worn and open) Floyd | a hidden pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a key pocket (closed) Floyd | a book pocket (open) Floyd | an old paperback book (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a side pocket (closed) Floyd | a trash pocket (closed) Floyd | a gold jacket (being worn) Floyd | a giant milkweed leaf (being worn as a mask) Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "Maybe there's still wine in the cask?" | |
| Jacqueline asks, "Whoa. Is that lagging the entire mud?" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Uh, I hope not..." | ||
| DavidW says (to Jacqueline), "It's possible." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open side pocket" | ||
Floyd ] Wine Cellar (Nathaniel Edwards) Turns: 2669 Floyd | > Floyd | > OPEN SIDE POCKET Floyd | Floyd | You open the side pocket, revealing a dull machete, a shard of Floyd | shattered carapace (smelling faintly of mildew), a glass shard Floyd | (smelling faintly of mildew), an ornate metallic box, a book list, a Floyd | cast iron spire and a library card. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Right, dull machete." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "close sp" | ||
Floyd ] Wine Cellar (Nathaniel Edwards) Turns: 2670 Floyd | > Floyd | > CLOSE SP Floyd | Floyd | You close the side pocket. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "I executed a mute channel command immediately after you typed I, and it took forever for my command to execute" | |
| DavidW says, "The machete was found in the Greenhouse, west of the manor." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open tap" | ||
Floyd ] Wine Cellar (Nathaniel Edwards) Turns: 2671 Floyd | > Floyd | > OPEN TAP Floyd | Floyd | You watch even more wine pour out of the wine cask, forming a gigantic Floyd | puddle on the floor. Eventually the stream of wine coming from the tap Floyd | is reduced to mere drops, then stops completely. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Yes, I just forgot it was dull." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push cask" | ||
Floyd ] Wine Cellar (Nathaniel Edwards) Turns: 2672 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH CASK Floyd | Floyd | You push the still-darned-heavy wine cask out of the doorway, scraping Floyd | its wooden supporter legs across the stone floor. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Wine Cellar (Nathaniel Edwards) Turns: 2673 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The swirls in your cup form a sturdy oak. Botanical images mean that Floyd | while there is much left to accomplish in the present situation, your Floyd | immediate environment sustains you, and you have everything that you Floyd | need. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x door" | ||
Floyd ] Wine Cellar (Nathaniel Edwards) Turns: 2673 Floyd | > Floyd | > X DOOR Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Laboratory (Michael Gentry) Turns: 2674 Floyd | > Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Your ears pop and you stumble as you step across the threshold, Floyd | reeling in a momentary gravitational slippage. Floyd | Floyd | Laboratory (Michael Gentry) Floyd | Hard, white light reflected from steel walls pricks painfully at your Floyd | eyes. Through the glare you can make out the implements of some sort Floyd | of laboratory, squirming sculptures of metal and glass dripping Floyd | curdled fluids and spurting foul-smelling puffs of steam. A way out Floyd | lies east, but otherwise there seem to be no other exits from this Floyd | place. Floyd | Floyd | The author is here, hunched over and fidgeting intently with a roiling Floyd | knot of impossible space that floats in the middle of the room. Floyd | Floyd | The impossible space turns slowly. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "oo" | |
| DavidW says, "Author of Anchorhead himself weighs in." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "That poor fourth wall." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x me" | ||
Floyd ] Laboratory (Michael Gentry) Turns: 2675 Floyd | > Floyd | > X ME Floyd | Floyd | As good-looking as ever. Floyd | Floyd | You bear the trauma of a woman who has been eye to eye with an Floyd | eburnean pond kraken. Floyd | Floyd | The author smiles nervously. "So glad to see you've made it here at Floyd | last," he says. "I knew you'd find your way eventually. I, uh . . . I Floyd | anticipated it." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Laboratory (Michael Gentry) Turns: 2676 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The clouds in your cup form a roller blade. Modes of transportation Floyd | mean that your current environment presents challenges that can only Floyd | be overcome by seeking fresh perspectives elsewhere until you're ready Floyd | to return. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | "I've been, uh, I've been working on . . ." He gestures at the Floyd | impossible space spinning slowly in front of him. "Just a few final Floyd | adjustments. Essentially done, except for . . . well. But here you Floyd | are, just in time." Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Wow. I didn't know he contributed. That is very cool." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "SAVE" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "cf36" | ||
Floyd | > Floyd | > SAVE Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write: Floyd ] Laboratory (Michael Gentry) Turns: 2676 Floyd | > SAVEOk. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "yell at author about the damn hatch under the river" | ||
Floyd ] Laboratory (Michael Gentry) Turns: 2676 Floyd | > Floyd | > YELL AT AUTHOR ABOUT THE DAMN HATCH UNDER THE RIVER Floyd | Floyd | That verb doesn't work here, or, at least, not right now, but Floyd | it might work somewhere later. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "hee" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Okay, the hatch was our fault, to be fair." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x author" | ||
Floyd ] Laboratory (Michael Gentry) Turns: 2677 Floyd | > Floyd | > X AUTHOR Floyd | Floyd | He is stooped and cadaverous, yet of indeterminate age. A profane Floyd | energy animates him, twitching and plucking at his limbs like the Floyd | palsied hand of an invisible puppeteer. Floyd | Floyd | The impossible space morphs itself into the shape of a waterproof Floyd | flashlight (smelling faintly of mildew). Floyd | Floyd | The author licks his bloodstained lips. "In, uh, in there. It just Floyd | needs . . . you. Inside. To complete the . . . yes. So if you could . Floyd | . ." He gestures again, somewhat more brusquely, towards the Floyd | impossible space. "Just . . . I can't make you. I mean I Floyd | could, but that would render the whole thing . . . It's the Floyd | interactivity, you see. I can't lead you, I can only . . . Floyd | anticipate." Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "eeeagh" | |
| Jacqueline says, "Hells no" | ||
| Pinkunz says, "Cute reference to IF design. Anticipating the players actions." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x space" | ||
Floyd ] Laboratory (Michael Gentry) Turns: 2678 Floyd | > Floyd | > X SPACE Floyd | Floyd | It churns slowly, rotating around an axis that does not appear to Floyd | align with any direction possible in three-dimensional space, Floyd | alternating in shape between a pyramid, a starfish, an origami crane Floyd | come unfolded. It shines like mercury, reflecting the room and beyond Floyd | the room, reflecting every room in the manor, and the manor itself, Floyd | and the town beyond the manor, and the world beyond the town, and you Floyd | realize with queasy vertigo that it does not just reflect these things Floyd | but it contains them, it contains the world and inside it, Floyd | the town and inside it, the house and inside it, the room and inside Floyd | that — it contains you. It is the universe, and you are Floyd | standing with your back to its center, staring at the inner surface of Floyd | its awful, outermost edge. Floyd | Floyd | A faint itch tickles your nose, and you wipe away a bright smear of Floyd | blood. Floyd | Floyd | "Ah, yes, you'll, uh, you'll want to watch out for the, uh . . . the Floyd | hemorrhaging," says the author. "Though you develop a tolerance, Floyd | eventually, if you . . . interact with it enough. Assuming your brain Floyd | doesn't explode first." You can't help but note the author's own mouth Floyd | and chin, streaked and crusted and black. Floyd | Floyd | The impossible space suddenly erupts in a profusion of eyes and hands Floyd | . . . four eyes, ten hands . . . fifty eyes, a thousand hands . . . Floyd | all wriggling and twitching and blinking at you before they just as Floyd | abruptly vanish. Floyd | Floyd | "Where was I . . . ah, yes . . . please, just . . . I've been working Floyd | on this for so long, and it, it's so close to being finished," the Floyd | author says. "I just need . . . and it has to be voluntary. You have Floyd | to enter it. You have to enter the work, and you have to choose it. Floyd | Here, just to show you I'm, uh . . . I'll just . . ." Floyd | Floyd | You feel a moment of dizziness, and suddenly there is an exit in the Floyd | east wall. Although, you're not entirely sure, but . . . wasn't there Floyd | always an exit in the east wall? Floyd | Floyd | "Maybe just add a scenery object here . . ." says the author. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "But I mean, you just saved, so of course hop on in there." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "enter space" | ||
Floyd | > Floyd | > ENTER SPACE Floyd | Floyd | You feel it as soon as you get close to it: the inexorable gravity of Floyd | the impossible space locks onto you like a manacle around your wrist. Floyd | It drags you in, inch by inch, until your fingertips break its liquid Floyd | mirror surface — and that is when you start to scream. Floyd | Floyd | "Ah, there it is," the author whispers. "Don't, uh, don't fight it." Floyd | Floyd | [press any key] | ||
| Knight_Otu pushes the green 'space' button. | ||
Floyd ] Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Topologically speaking, the human body is not a solid object but Floyd | rather a sort of elongated toroid; turned inside out, it resembles a Floyd | large, lumpy sausage encased within the thinly stretched membrane of Floyd | its own intestinal tract. Or so you soon discover. Floyd | Floyd | Mercifully, this does not last. Several moments later, you are drawn Floyd | backwards through a tube made of yourself and unfolded into a shape Floyd | more closely approximating normal. You emerge into a space composed of Floyd | a reasonably navigable number of dimensions, a strange place but Floyd | somehow familiar . . . Floyd | Floyd | [press any key] | ||
| Knight_Otu pushes the green 'space' button. | ||
Floyd ] Outside the Real Estate Office Turns: 2679 Floyd | Floyd | Outside the Real Estate Office Floyd | A grim little cul-de-sac, tucked away in a corner of the Floyd | claustrophobic tangle of narrow, twisting avenues that largely Floyd | constitute the older portion of Anchorhead. Like most of the streets Floyd | in this city, it is ancient, shadowy, and leads essentially nowhere. Floyd | The lane ends here at the real estate agent's office, which lies to Floyd | the east, and winds its way back toward the center of town to the Floyd | west. A narrow, garbage-choked alley opens to the southeast. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu exclaims, "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" | |
| DavidW says, "TA-DA!" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "knock on door" | ||
Floyd ] Outside the Real Estate Office Turns: 2680 Floyd | > Floyd | > KNOCK ON DOOR Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | "Wait, that's not . . . no. 'Constitute'? Ugh, let's try this . . Floyd | ." Floyd | Floyd | Outside the Real Estate Office Floyd | A grim little cul-de-sac, tucked away in a corner of the Floyd | claustrophobic tangle of narrow, twisting avenues that largely Floyd | comprise the older portion of Anchorhead. Like most of the streets in Floyd | this city, it is ancient, shadowy, and leads essentially nowhere. The Floyd | lane ends here at the real estate agent's office, which lies to the Floyd | east, and winds its way back towards the center of town to the west. A Floyd | narrow, garbage-choked alley opens to the southeast. Floyd | Floyd | > | Pinkunz laughs. | |
| Jacqueline says, "Please tell me that this is not the original game embedded within the tribute game." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] Outside the Real Estate Office Turns: 2681 Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | "That's, uh, well, that's . . . but maybe not 'comprise', Floyd | technically. 'Compose'? 'Is composed of'? Maybe we should . . ." Floyd | Floyd | Outside the Real Estate Office Floyd | A grim little cul-de-sac, tucked away in a corner of the Floyd | claustrophobic tangle of narrow, twisting avenues that largely compose Floyd | the older portion of Anchorhead. Like most of the streets in this Floyd | city, it is ancient, shadowy, and leads essentially nowhere. The lane Floyd | ends here at the real estate agent's office, which lies to the east, Floyd | and winds its way back toward the center of town to the west. A Floyd | narrow, garbage-choked alley opens to the southeast. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open door" | ||
Floyd ] Outside the Real Estate Office Turns: 2681 Floyd | > Floyd | > OPEN DOOR Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | "Ah, that doesn't . . . it just doesn't quite flow . . ." Floyd | Floyd | And so it goes. You have a hazy sense that it has always been and will Floyd | forever remain a rainy late afternoon in November. Aside from this, Floyd | there is no way to measure the passage of time apart from the author's Floyd | voice, an endless, stammering litany of emendations that seems to Floyd | drift down upon you from the cloud-covered sky. At some point, in the Floyd | midst of an agonized millennia-long rumination over whether it should Floyd | be spelled "toward" or "towards", you just stop hearing it. Floyd | Floyd | Anyway, your husband should be back to pick you up in a few minutes. Floyd | And then the two of you can begin the long, precarious process of Floyd | settling in. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | *** You are trapped here forever *** Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT, UNDO the last Floyd | command or TAKE BACK the action that sealed your fate (for when UNDO Floyd | is not enough)? Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "take back" | ||
Floyd ] Laboratory (Michael Gentry) Turns: 2681 Floyd | > Floyd | > TAKE BACK Floyd | Floyd | Shuddering in response to the forced time reversal, the tesseract Floyd | vomits you back out into the Laboratory. Floyd | Laboratory (Michael Gentry) Floyd | Hard, white light reflected from steel walls pricks painfully at your Floyd | eyes. Through the glare you can make out the implements of some sort Floyd | of laboratory, squirming sculptures of metal and glass dripping Floyd | curdled fluids and spurting foul-smelling puffs of steam. A way out Floyd | lies east, but otherwise there seem to be no other exits from this Floyd | place. Floyd | Floyd | The author is here, hunched over and fidgeting intently with a roiling Floyd | knot of impossible space that floats in the middle of the room. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "ah." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Weird." | ||
| DavidW says, "Anyway, you can't solve this room yet, I believe the coffee said." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "I've always wanted to be puked out by a tesseract." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Indeed." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "As in, can't be solved yet." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] Wine Cellar (Nathaniel Edwards) Turns: 2682 Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | "Oh, you're leaving? Promise you'll reconsider!" the author calls Floyd | after you. Floyd | Floyd | Wine Cellar (Nathaniel Edwards) Floyd | You feel cool air swirling around you as you stand in the manor's wine Floyd | cellar. Stone floors, stone walls, and dim lighting keep the Floyd | household's dwindling wine collection fresh and oaky. Floyd | Floyd | A large wooden wine rack covers one entire wall of the room, but with Floyd | only a few bottles left on it. You can see a door to the west Another Floyd | exit leads east. Floyd | Floyd | You've smashed or removed every bottle of wine, and the rack stands Floyd | empty before you. Floyd | Floyd | You can see a wine cask here. Floyd | Floyd | > | Pinkunz says, "The sausage scene was nice." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Wine Cellar (Nathaniel Edwards) Turns: 2683 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The clouds in your cup form a single cherry. Botanical images mean Floyd | that while there is much left to accomplish in the present situation, Floyd | your immediate environment sustains you, and you have everything that Floyd | you need. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "For certain values of 'nice,' sure." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "There's still something here to solve." | ||
| DavidW says, "I think there might be something in one of the wine bottles." | ||
| DavidW says, "Like, it's the obvious place to look." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "break wine bottles" | ||
Floyd ] Wine Cellar (Nathaniel Edwards) Turns: 2683 Floyd | > Floyd | > BREAK WINE BOTTLES Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "The one wine bottle has -- yeah" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x wine" | ||
Floyd ] Wine Cellar (Nathaniel Edwards) Turns: 2683 Floyd | > Floyd | > X WINE Floyd | Floyd | Which do you mean, the wine rack, the Isole Perdute, the Lettera Floyd | Segreta, the Prurito Notturno, the Piccoli Uomini Blu (smelling Floyd | faintly of mildew) or the Testa D'Ancora? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "testa" | ||
Floyd ] Wine Cellar (Nathaniel Edwards) Turns: 2684 Floyd | > Floyd | > TESTA Floyd | Floyd | The label on the Testa d'Ancora is written in a language you don't Floyd | recognize, with lots of Hs and apostrophes. It gives you a headache to Floyd | even look at it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "break testa" | ||
Floyd ] Wine Cellar (Nathaniel Edwards) Turns: 2685 Floyd | > Floyd | > BREAK TESTA Floyd | Floyd | Among the glass shards of the broken wine bottle, there lies a key Floyd | with a red triangle on it. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "oh. That was quick." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x triangle key" | ||
Floyd ] Wine Cellar (Nathaniel Edwards) Turns: 2686 Floyd | > Floyd | > X TRIANGLE KEY Floyd | Floyd | A small metal key with a red triangle etched into the handle. It's Floyd | sticky and it smells like grapes. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get it" | ||
Floyd ] Wine Cellar (Nathaniel Edwards) Turns: 2687 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET IT Floyd | Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I even remember what that key is for." | |
| Pinkunz says, "Soon to be smelling of mold as well." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Gotta be away from the keyboard a bit." | ||
| DavidW says, "bathroom break!" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "We can wait..." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Yeah. Good call. Bathroom." | ||
| DavidW says, "back" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Back" | ||
| DavidW says, "I think I solved this room much the way you guys did, but I drank more of the wine." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "ha" | ||
| Jacqueline asks, "Did it have an effect?" | ||
| DavidW says, "I don't remember any." | ||
| DavidW says, "This was a few months ago." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Back." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Wine Cellar (Nathaniel Edwards) Turns: 2688 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The swirls in your cup form a gentle ripple. Lack of a symbolic image Floyd | means that you have accomplished everything you must in your current Floyd | environment and should move on to find new challenges in order to grow Floyd | as a person. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "The map is updated, btw: [LINK]" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Anyway, the Testa did stand out from the other wines." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Thanks." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] Basement (Ivan Roth) Turns: 2689 Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Basement (Ivan Roth) Floyd | It's dark and chilly down here. A damp, mildewy carpet of dimly Floyd | visible design covers half the floor. It must have been luxuriously Floyd | soft before it started rotting. Floyd | Floyd | A rickety staircase leads back up towards the heavy wooden door to the Floyd | kitchen. A flimsy plywood door leads north, but you know what lies in Floyd | that direction. The dimly-lit basement extends in every other Floyd | direction, south, east and west. Floyd | Floyd | A metal hatch opens into darkness below. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] Pantry (Chris Conley) Turns: 2690 Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Pantry (Chris Conley) Floyd | You are in a pantry lined with metal shelves stretching the entire Floyd | length of both walls. Most of the metal shelves' contents lie deep in Floyd | shadow, as the room is lit by only a single bare bulb hanging three Floyd | feet above your head. The flat dark stones echo as you walk, and the Floyd | air down here is cold and damp. Floyd | Floyd | The rest of the basement lies off to the west. A dark doorway beckons Floyd | to the east. Floyd | Floyd | Pale roots of some unknown plant have broken through the ceiling in Floyd | one corner, dangling halfway to the floor. Floyd | Floyd | You can also see a disgusting rotting pumpkin here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x me" | ||
Floyd ] Pantry (Chris Conley) Turns: 2691 Floyd | > Floyd | > X ME Floyd | Floyd | You absolutely look the same as you usually do. Well, more or less, Floyd | considering what's happened lately. But you try not to dwell on that. Floyd | Floyd | You are feeling a bit peckish. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Pantry (Chris Conley) Turns: 2692 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The clouds in your cup form a horse in mid-gallop. Modes of Floyd | transportation mean that your current environment presents challenges Floyd | that can only be overcome by seeking fresh perspectives elsewhere Floyd | until you're ready to return. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "If we're feeling peckish, maybe we should flee before we eat rotten pumpkin." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "SAVE" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "cf37" | ||
Floyd | > Floyd | > SAVE Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write: Floyd ] Pantry (Chris Conley) Turns: 2692 Floyd | > SAVEOk. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x shelves" | ||
Floyd ] Pantry (Chris Conley) Turns: 2693 Floyd | > Floyd | > X SHELVES Floyd | Floyd | Eight stark metal shelves run the length of each wall between the two Floyd | entrances of this room. They are about a foot deep, and absolutely Floyd | stacked to the brim with dozens of aluminum cans, jars, jugs, and Floyd | other containers. They are mostly labeled, or their contents easy Floyd | enough to determine if you blow away the dust, but you have no idea Floyd | what, if anything, in them might be of interest. You wouldn't even Floyd | know where to start. Floyd | Floyd | They are, at least, organized by size, shape, and container material. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "Naomi won't drink the coffee. She has some standards." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "count jars" | ||
Floyd ] Pantry (Chris Conley) Turns: 2693 Floyd | > Floyd | > COUNT JARS Floyd | Floyd | That verb doesn't work here, or, at least, not right now, but Floyd | it might work somewhere later. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x roots" | ||
Floyd ] Pantry (Chris Conley) Turns: 2694 Floyd | > Floyd | > X ROOTS Floyd | Floyd | The dangling roots are tan-colored, nearly white, thick and veiny. Floyd | They branch off at strange, sharp angles, ultimately terminating in Floyd | wispy strands that hang halfway to the floor. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x pumpkin" | ||
Floyd ] Pantry (Chris Conley) Turns: 2695 Floyd | > Floyd | > X PUMPKIN Floyd | Floyd | (the disgusting rotting pumpkin) Floyd | It is putrid, lying in a puddle of its own innards, sad and crumpled Floyd | nearly to the floor. Two fat black flies buzz around the stem. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x flies" | ||
Floyd ] Pantry (Chris Conley) Turns: 2696 Floyd | > Floyd | > X FLIES Floyd | Floyd | Big black globs of buzzing annoyance. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "kill them" | ||
Floyd ] Pantry (Chris Conley) Turns: 2697 Floyd | > Floyd | > KILL THEM Floyd | Floyd | You swat one down. You could swear it looks like two more arise to Floyd | take its place. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "oh dear" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "undo" | ||
Floyd ] Pantry (Chris Conley) Turns: 2696 Floyd | Floyd | > UNDO Floyd | Floyd | Pantry (Chris Conley) Floyd | [Previous turn undone.] Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Probably unneccessary, but just to be sure." | |
| Jacqueline says, "I want to know if we can keep doing it, though." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Like, maybe we're s'posed to." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Well, we can't solve this room yet." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "SAVE" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "cf38" | ||
Floyd | > Floyd | > SAVE Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write: Floyd ] Pantry (Chris Conley) Turns: 2696 Floyd | > SAVEOk. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "kill them" | ||
Floyd ] Pantry (Chris Conley) Turns: 2697 Floyd | > Floyd | > KILL THEM Floyd | Floyd | You swat one down. You could swear it looks like two more arise to Floyd | take its place. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "kill them" | ||
Floyd ] Pantry (Chris Conley) Turns: 2698 Floyd | > Floyd | > KILL THEM Floyd | Floyd | You swat one down. You could swear it looks like two more arise to Floyd | take its place. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "kill them" | ||
Floyd ] Pantry (Chris Conley) Turns: 2699 Floyd | > Floyd | > KILL THEM Floyd | Floyd | You swat one down. You could swear it looks like two more arise to Floyd | take its place. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "Are there more flies, though?" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x pumpkin" | ||
Floyd ] Pantry (Chris Conley) Turns: 2700 Floyd | > Floyd | > X PUMPKIN Floyd | Floyd | (the disgusting rotting pumpkin) Floyd | It is putrid, lying in a puddle of its own innards, sad and crumpled Floyd | nearly to the floor. Two fat black flies buzz around the stem. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Apparently not" | |
| DavidW says, "So no huge growing swarm of flies to contend with, then." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x bulb" | ||
Floyd ] Pantry (Chris Conley) Turns: 2701 Floyd | > Floyd | > X BULB Floyd | Floyd | (the bare light bulb) Floyd | Just a bare bulb suspended on a wire from the ceiling. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x wire" | ||
Floyd ] Pantry (Chris Conley) Turns: 2702 Floyd | > Floyd | > X WIRE Floyd | Floyd | A thin wire helix running from the ceiling down to the bulb. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "pull string" | ||
Floyd ] Pantry (Chris Conley) Turns: 2703 Floyd | > Floyd | > PULL STRING Floyd | Floyd | The doll intones: "Flee the risk of the ceiling! To see something Floyd | above you suggests that you need to set your goals higher!" Floyd | Floyd | The fat black flies shows no sign of hearing the doll's sinister Floyd | pronouncement. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x ceiling" | ||
Floyd ] Pantry (Chris Conley) Turns: 2704 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CEILING Floyd | Floyd | Actually, it appears to be the exposed floorboards of the level above Floyd | you. Every so often, a bit of dust filters down from above. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline asks, "Are the roots going to grab us?" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Doesn't seem so." | ||
| DavidW says, "I don't remember the roots animating, no." | ||
| DavidW says, "But I solved this room really late in the game and didn't spend much time in it." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "I was just wondering on account of 'Flee the risk of the ceiling!'" | ||
| DavidW says, "That's a standard doll response to any ceiling, I think." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Oh. Ah." | ||
| DavidW says, "Emily made good guesses what other authors might code up." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "You gotta admit, the roots coming to life and attacking us is a thing this game would do." | ||
| DavidW says, "You mean they might hug us because they want to be frieeeeeends." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "... sure." | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "save" | ||
Floyd | > Floyd | > SAVE Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write: | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "randomsave" | ||
Floyd ] Pantry (Chris Conley) Turns: 2704
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
| ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "SAVE" | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "cf39" | ||
Floyd | > Floyd | > SAVE Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write: Floyd ] Pantry (Chris Conley) Turns: 2704 Floyd | > SAVEOk. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "eat pumpkin" | ||
Floyd ] Pantry (Chris Conley) Turns: 2705 Floyd | > Floyd | > EAT PUMPKIN Floyd | Floyd | (the ominous-looking painting (smelling faintly of mildew)) Floyd | That's plainly inedible. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline rereads a few times. | |
| DavidW says, "We're carrying a painting from the library upstairs." | ||
| DavidW says, "It was covering up a safe." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Sorry, everyone, I'm feeling unwell all of a sudden. I'm still fine to spectate, but I'd hold everything up if I drove." | ||
| Jacqueline says (to DW), "It's not of a pumpkin, though." | ||
| Jacqueline says (to KO), "Gosh. Sorry to hear that." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "We could just break and pick it back up next week when you're up for enjoying it." | ||
| Pinkunz says (to KO), "Hope you feel better" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "I'll leave that up to you." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "I really prefer not driving. Pinkunz, if you want to drive we can keep going, but honestly I'd be fine with waiting, especially since KO may be afk now and then and will miss stuff." | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x rotting pumpkin" | ||
Floyd ] Pantry (Chris Conley) Turns: 2706 Floyd | > Floyd | > X ROTTING PUMPKIN Floyd | Floyd | It is putrid, lying in a puddle of its own innards, sad and crumpled Floyd | nearly to the floor. Two fat black flies buzz around the stem. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "est rotting pumpkin" | ||
Floyd ] Pantry (Chris Conley) Turns: 2706 Floyd | > Floyd | > EST ROTTING PUMPKIN Floyd | Floyd | That verb doesn't work here, or, at least, not right now, but Floyd | it might work somewhere later. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "o eat" | ||
Floyd ] Pantry (Chris Conley) Turns: 2706 Floyd | > Floyd | > O EAT Floyd | Floyd | Sorry, that can't be corrected. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "eat rotting pumpkin" | ||
Floyd ] Pantry (Chris Conley) Turns: 2707 Floyd | > Floyd | > EAT ROTTING PUMPKIN Floyd | Floyd | That's plainly inedible. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "It's *not* plainly inedible, but it's probably for the best." | |
| Pinkunz says (to Floyd), "eat self." | ||
Floyd ] Pantry (Chris Conley) Turns: 2708 Floyd | > Floyd | > EAT SELF. Floyd | Floyd | You imagine sinewy chunks of yourself sluicing in your gut's digestive Floyd | fluids. It does not appeal. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "oh joy" | |
| Pinkunz says, "You probably don't want me driving. At this point I'm 98% observer anyway." | ||
| Jacqueline says (to DW), "Oh man. Thanks for um, trying that." | ||
| Jacqueline asks, "Okay, let's meet up again next week." | ||
| **** SESSION TWELVE **** | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "restore" | ||
Floyd | > Floyd | > RESTORE Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to read: | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "cfcragnepumpkin" | ||
Floyd ] Pantry (Chris Conley) Turns: 2708
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
| Knight_Otu asks, "So as I recall, we can't solve this room yet?" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Pantry (Chris Conley) Turns: 2709 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The swirls in your cup form a kayak. Modes of transportation mean that Floyd | your current environment presents challenges that can only be overcome Floyd | by seeking fresh perspectives elsewhere until you're ready to return. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "Correct." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "I guess we should go east then, as David hoped we would do last week." | ||
| DavidW says, "oh boy" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2710 Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Floyd | (First-time visitors should type ABOUT!) Floyd | Floyd | You have entered a circular chamber, walled in the same decaying Floyd | brickwork which runs all through the manor's basement. The only exit Floyd | is west. Floyd | Floyd | This might once have been a private altar room or chapel. Now it seems Floyd | to have been repurposed as a ritual workroom. Oddly-angled runes are Floyd | carved around the perimeter of the floor. Floyd | Floyd | A majestic filing cabinet stands in one corner, stuffed to overflowing Floyd | with antique journals. Next to it is a full-length, badly fogged Floyd | mirror. Floyd | Floyd | A large disk, half black and half white, is mounted on the south wall. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Oh god. Andrew." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "about" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2710 Floyd | > Floyd | > ABOUT Floyd | Floyd | This room is a standalone puzzle. It does not require objects or clues Floyd | from elsewhere in the game. Some special commands that work here: Floyd | Floyd | CONSULT CABINET ABOUT ITEM: Search the filing cabinet. Floyd | LOOK UP ITEM, READ ABOUT ITEM: Shortcuts for the Floyd | above. Floyd | RECALL ITEM: Recall information about a specific item. Floyd | RECALL: Show a list of all the information and magic you have learned. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x runes" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2711 Floyd | > Floyd | > X RUNES Floyd | Floyd | The runes are made of jagged, irregular marks. They make your eyes Floyd | ache. Floyd | Floyd | > | Plover says, "I'm sorry that Pj couldn't come the other week, I'm still teaching her about IF." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x cabinet" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2712 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CABINET Floyd | Floyd | The cabinet is a genuine brass-bound mahogany antique. It must once Floyd | have graced the office of some elegant insurance company. Now it is Floyd | stained with damp and decay. Drawers sprawl open, spilling journals Floyd | and papers in disorderly array. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "hahaha" | |
| Jacqueline says, "Nice hat tip." | ||
| Plover says (to Floyd), "me" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2712 Floyd | > Floyd | > ME Floyd | Floyd | That verb doesn't work here, or, at least, not right now, but Floyd | it might work somewhere later. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x mirror" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2713 Floyd | > Floyd | > X MIRROR Floyd | Floyd | The mirror is mounted in a rather crude frame of wrought iron. The Floyd | glass is in poor condition, pitted and fogged. Floyd | Floyd | What's this? When you touch the frame, something comes loose from Floyd | behind it and flutters to the floor. It seems to be some kind of Floyd | delivery note. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x disk" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2714 Floyd | > Floyd | > X DISK Floyd | Floyd | Upon closer examination, the circle is actually a sphere -- or a Floyd | hemisphere, anyway, mounted high on one wall. The sphere itself is Floyd | painted white, but an array of jointed black bands covers one side, Floyd | leaving it half-and-half. Floyd | Floyd | A wooden ring is mounted at the bottom edge of the sphere. It looks Floyd | movable; you could push or pull it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x note" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2714 Floyd | > Floyd | > X NOTE Floyd | Floyd | Which do you mean, the faded delivery note, the note from a seesaw or Floyd | Daniel Baker's note? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "delivery" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2715 Floyd | > Floyd | > DELIVERY Floyd | Floyd | A faded and yellowed note which was tucked behind the mirror. A few Floyd | words are scrawled on it in equally faded ink. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get it" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2716 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET IT Floyd | Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read it" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2717 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ IT Floyd | Floyd | "Delivery: for Anax Cragne -- one mirror, iron frame Floyd | -- shipped from St Croix via Boston -- May of 1919." Then in smaller Floyd | letters on the back: "The item has been delivered as it was deposited. Floyd | The condition of the glass is none of our doing. Warranted by the hand Floyd | of: Ladoro Feraud." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x me" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2718 Floyd | > Floyd | > X ME Floyd | Floyd | You are hassled, frazzled, and extremely tired of being in this Floyd | claustrophobic basement. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2719 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The swirls in your cup form a blooming rose. Botanical images mean Floyd | that while there is much left to accomplish in the present situation, Floyd | your immediate environment sustains you, and you have everything that Floyd | you need. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "I wonder if Anax is, like, part of the court." | |
| Plover asks, "When you invite someone to a session of ClubFloyd, you don't mind it if you're halfway through a game?" | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Plover), "Nope. I mean, *they* might mind, but we don't." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Someone coming in half-way through may not be ideal for them, but anyone can come in any time, pretty much." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "consult cabinet about cabinet" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2720 Floyd | > Floyd | > CONSULT CABINET ABOUT CABINET Floyd | Floyd | You find nothing about that in the filing cabinet. Floyd | Floyd | > | Plover says, "I'd like to show Pj this game, but she hasn't even played Anchorhead yet. She's played The Dreamhold, the opening to Advent and we're halfway through playing The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "consult cabinet about runes" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2721 Floyd | > Floyd | > CONSULT CABINET ABOUT RUNES Floyd | Floyd | You find nothing about that in the filing cabinet. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "Maybe names of people?" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "consult cabinet about anax" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2722 Floyd | > Floyd | > CONSULT CABINET ABOUT ANAX Floyd | Floyd | The cabinet contains occult research, you slowly realize. The notes of Floyd | your ancestors, untold generations' worth, collected by the heroic Floyd | effort of whoever set up this place. The latest dates you can find are Floyd | from the 1920s; the earliest are lost in unfamiliar languages and Floyd | rotting ink. Sadly, the meticulous zeal of the collector was matched Floyd | only by his (her?) blithering disregard for organization. Floyd | Floyd | (looking that up in the file cabinet) Floyd | You dig through the disorderly pile, and are rewarded with success! Floyd | Floyd | Anax Cragne seems to have been a late dabbler in magic. Many of the Floyd | journals in the filing cabinet have his signature inside the flyleaf, Floyd | or his crabbed annotations in the margin, or both. Floyd | Floyd | His great triumph, you gather, was the discovery of the ritual bound Floyd | -- the runes which surround this room -- and the words of Sealing and Floyd | Unsealing which empower them. By speaking the Sealing Word Floyd | IA, you alter this space so that magic becomes a possibility, Floyd | rather than a fanciful dream. Even more importantly, the Unsealing Floyd | Word ZOK ends the ritual, banishing all otherwordly Floyd | influences. Floyd | Floyd | IA and ZOK. You study the syllables -- Anax was a stickler for Floyd | pronounciation -- and turn the words over on your tongue. Yes. You can Floyd | say these. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "And that Ladoro Feraud guy too." | |
| Plover says (to Floyd), "I" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2723 Floyd | > Floyd | > I Floyd | Floyd | You are carrying: Floyd | a faded delivery note Floyd | a Red Triangle Key Floyd | an Isole Perdute Floyd | a Lettera Segreta Floyd | a Prurito Notturno (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a Piccoli Uomini Blu (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a rusted toolbox (open) Floyd | a jar of old keys (open) Floyd | a splintery wooden key Floyd | an ornate bronze key Floyd | a sinister iron key Floyd | a frosty blue key Floyd | an intricately folded origami key Floyd | a silver and ivory key Floyd | a jar of screws (open but empty) Floyd | a teapot (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | Legends of Lake Champlain and the Hudson River Valley Floyd | a scrap of paper Floyd | Tatooine 1: Anchorhead (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | an ominous-looking painting (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a 'Pataphysical Approaches to Quantum Superfluids (smelling Floyd | faintly of mildew) Floyd | a snowglobe Floyd | a black fountain pen Floyd | an old newspaper (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a mallet (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a metal flask (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a pink-bound book (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a pinch of snail paste (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | an Italian magazine cutting Floyd | De Zeven Testamenten van de Krijsende Zeeworm Floyd | a police report ("Francine Cragne") (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a note from a seesaw Floyd | a piece of chalk Floyd | a black box (smelling faintly of mildew) (open but empty) Floyd | a shard Floyd | a broken silver amulet (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | Mama Hydra's Deep Fried Ones (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | A Culinary Overview of Superstitions in the Miskaton Valley Region Floyd | by S. Jarret Zornwharf (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | Hyper-Gastronomy, Exactness, and String Theory: a Theoretical Floyd | Subdiscipline of Cooking and Baking by Chef Wheldrake (smelling Floyd | faintly of mildew) Floyd | red-rimmed porcelain plates (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | red-rimmed porcelain cups (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a spray bottle that used to contain fungicide (smelling faintly of Floyd | mildew) Floyd | a copper urn (smelling faintly of mildew) (closed) Floyd | a bronze urn (smelling faintly of mildew) (closed) Floyd | a key from an urn (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | some mildewed leather gloves Floyd | a gallon jug of white vinegar (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a pair of garden shears (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a rusty flathead screwdriver Floyd | a trophy for a dog race (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a black business card (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | Tolerating An Asinine God (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a rusty piece of metal Floyd | some yellowed newspapers (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a well-dressed ghost (haunting you) (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | an employee ID card (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a soggy tome (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a long hooked pole (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a grimy rock (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a backpack features guide (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a trolley schedule (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | Twin Hearts Between the Planes (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a pamphlet of home listings (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a moldy, waterlogged journal (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | an antique locket (smelling faintly of mildew) (closed) Floyd | a wad of cash Floyd | a repaired page (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | The Dollmaker's Journal (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a waterproof flashlight (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a tiny leather journal (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a filthy rug (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | Daniel Baker's note Floyd | the diary of Phyllis Cragne (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a postcard of Big Ben (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | The Modern Girl's Divination Handbook -- Volume Three (smelling Floyd | faintly of mildew) Floyd | a pull-string doll (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a glass jar containing an insect Floyd | a half-full styrofoam coffee cup (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a familiar gold wristwatch (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a pair of stone earplugs (being worn) Floyd | a trolley pass (being worn) Floyd | a Jansport backpack (being worn and open) Floyd | a hidden pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a key pocket (closed) Floyd | a book pocket (open) Floyd | an old paperback book (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a side pocket (closed) Floyd | a trash pocket (closed) Floyd | a gold jacket (being worn) Floyd | a giant milkweed leaf (being worn as a mask) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "consult cabinet about ladoro" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2724 Floyd | > Floyd | > CONSULT CABINET ABOUT LADORO Floyd | Floyd | You root through the disorganized heap, and are rewarded with success! Floyd | Floyd | Ladoro Feraud was a student of the arcane arts whom Anax Cragne met in Floyd | the South Seas. The one journal you find in his handwriting is terse, Floyd | but mentions something about a Word of Enlightenment, which can be Floyd | used in rituals to seek wisdom and discern truth. Floyd | Floyd | Anax's marginal notes spell out the word: KHION. You wrap Floyd | your tongue around the harsh phonemes until you feel sure of them. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Plover says, "got to go" | ||
| Plover runs out of the room, with a smile on his face. | ||
| Jenni arrives, ready to play with the toys. | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "recall" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2725 Floyd | > Floyd | > RECALL Floyd | Floyd | You have learned the following incantations: Floyd | IA, the Word of Sealing Floyd | ZOK, the Word of Unsealing Floyd | KHION, the Word of Enlightenment Floyd | Floyd | You have researched the following names: Anax Cragne and Ladoro Floyd | Feraud. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "hi Jenni!" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "recall" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2726 Floyd | > Floyd | > RECALL Floyd | Floyd | You have learned the following incantations: Floyd | IA, the Word of Sealing Floyd | ZOK, the Word of Unsealing Floyd | KHION, the Word of Enlightenment Floyd | Floyd | You have researched the following names: Anax Cragne and Ladoro Floyd | Feraud. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Oops." | |
| Jacqueline asks, "Why am I frightened?" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "SAVE" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "cf40" | ||
Floyd | > Floyd | > SAVE Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write: Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2726 Floyd | > SAVEOk. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ia" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2727 Floyd | > Floyd | > IA Floyd | Floyd | You speak the Word of Sealing. It echoes through the room, louder than Floyd | you intended. Floyd | Floyd | A faint grey light flickers within the runes, starting at your feet Floyd | and then running around the perimeter of the room. Color seems to Floyd | leach from the air as the glow brightens. Silence replaces it, filling Floyd | the room... waiting for you to continue. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jenni says, "hi y'all! I see you've hit zarfroom" | |
| DavidW says, "Yes!" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "yup" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x runes" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2728 Floyd | > Floyd | > X RUNES Floyd | Floyd | The runes are made of jagged, irregular marks. They are glowing with a Floyd | grey steady light. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read them" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2729 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ THEM Floyd | Floyd | The runes are made of jagged, irregular marks. They are glowing with a Floyd | grey steady light. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "khion" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2730 Floyd | > Floyd | > KHION Floyd | Floyd | You intone the Word of Enlightenment. The world takes on a peculiar, Floyd | hollow clarity. Every brick is edged with infinite precision; every Floyd | crack wants to show you its secrets. Floyd | Floyd | Something about the filing cabinet draws your attention. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x cabinet" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2731 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CABINET Floyd | Floyd | The cabinet is a genuine brass-bound mahogany antique. It must once Floyd | have graced the office of some elegant insurance company. Now it is Floyd | stained with damp and decay. Drawers sprawl open, spilling journals Floyd | and papers in disorderly array. Floyd | Floyd | You have located two interesting items: Floyd | Anax Cragne Floyd | Ladoro Feraud Floyd | Floyd | Your eyes are drawn to the back of the cabinet. Is that a bit of paper Floyd | poking out from behind one of the drawers? You can't reach it, but you Floyd | can just make out the name "Francois Crane" on the paper's edge. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "look up francois" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2732 Floyd | > Floyd | > LOOK UP FRANCOIS Floyd | Floyd | You cannot concentrate on research when the world is wrapped in ritual Floyd | silence. You'll have to end the ritual first. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "zok" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2733 Floyd | > Floyd | > ZOK Floyd | Floyd | You speak the Word of Unsealing. The runes flare with grey light and Floyd | then fade. The sense of pressing silence fades with them, leaving the Floyd | room feeling dim and mundane once again. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "look up francois" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2734 Floyd | > Floyd | > LOOK UP FRANCOIS Floyd | Floyd | You search through the mass of papers, and are rewarded! Floyd | Floyd | Francois Crane spent his life searching for the Gates of Slumber, Floyd | which lead to the Dreamlands. "Seek the Temple of the Flame, and Floyd | beneath a Blood Moon speak the Unnameable Name..." (Francois certainly Floyd | did like capital letters.) He died in 1835 without ever reaching his Floyd | goal. In his search, however, he uncovered the Word of Winter: Floyd | IRNATH, which speaks of cold, clarity, precision, sterility, Floyd | and focus. Floyd | Floyd | You memorize the word. It sits in your mind like an icy prism. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "recall" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2735 Floyd | > Floyd | > RECALL Floyd | Floyd | You have learned the following incantations: Floyd | IA, the Word of Sealing Floyd | ZOK, the Word of Unsealing Floyd | KHION, the Word of Enlightenment Floyd | IRNATH, the Word of Winter Floyd | Floyd | You have researched the following names: Anax Cragne, Ladoro Feraud Floyd | and Francois Crane. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ia" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2736 Floyd | > Floyd | > IA Floyd | Floyd | You speak the Word of Sealing. It echoes through the room. Floyd | Floyd | The grey light flickers to life within the boundary runes. Silence Floyd | presses in, awaiting your next word. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "irnath" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2737 Floyd | > Floyd | > IRNATH Floyd | Floyd | You chant the Word of Winter. A chill comes into the atmosphere, like Floyd | an icy breeze that does not stir the air. Floyd | Floyd | The fogged mirror slowly turns as clear as ice. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x mirror" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2738 Floyd | > Floyd | > X MIRROR Floyd | Floyd | The glass does not reflect you, or the room. You are peering into an Floyd | infinite starless depth. Somewhere in the distance, shadows might Floyd | outline the shape of a face, peering back... or not? You cannot make Floyd | it out clearly. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "khion" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2739 Floyd | > Floyd | > KHION Floyd | Floyd | You intone the Word of Enlightenment. The world takes on a peculiar, Floyd | hollow clarity. Every brick is edged with infinite precision; every Floyd | crack wants to show you its secrets. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x mirror" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2740 Floyd | > Floyd | > X MIRROR Floyd | Floyd | The glass does not reflect you, or the room. You are peering into an Floyd | infinite starless depth. Far in the distance, a face forms... an Floyd | epicene face, wrinkled and shriveled; but its dark eyes blaze with Floyd | fierce gnosis. Floyd | Floyd | The eyes lock with yours. Floyd | Floyd | "You dare!" The words burn in your brain, although there is no whisper Floyd | of sound. "I achieved this plane in order to study the secrets of Floyd | cosmic order, not to be disturbed by blundering novices from..." (the Floyd | eyes squint) "...Vermont!? No! I forbid you. Let your scrying glass be Floyd | sealed, in the name of Gretel Aschar!" Floyd | Floyd | The face is whipped from your sight, leaving the glass clear and Floyd | empty. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "hahaha" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "zok" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2741 Floyd | > Floyd | > ZOK Floyd | Floyd | You speak the Word of Unsealing. The runes flare with grey light and Floyd | then fade. The sense of pressing silence fades with them, leaving the Floyd | room feeling dim and mundane once again. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Thanks, Gretel." | |
| DavidW says, "look her up! look her up!" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "look up gretel" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2742 Floyd | > Floyd | > LOOK UP GRETEL Floyd | Floyd | You dig through the disorganized heap, and are rewarded! Floyd | Floyd | Gretel Aschar was a Viennese witch, or seeress, who lived in the late Floyd | 1700s. She was skilled in dreaming projection, but aspired to Floyd | penetrate the illusion of Dream into the deeper truth beneath. She Floyd | vanished in 1795 -- whether due to death or success, no one knows. Floyd | Floyd | The next page in the journal has nothing to do with Gretel. It Floyd | describes the Word of Invocation: ULNUR, which brings forth Floyd | voices from outside the world. A footnote adds, "Combine with Floyd | Morovor's Word of Summer?" But there is no indication of what that Floyd | might be. Floyd | Floyd | You memorize the Word of Invocation, anyhow. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "Can we look up the unnameable name too?" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "look up unnameable name" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2743 Floyd | > Floyd | > LOOK UP UNNAMEABLE NAME Floyd | Floyd | You find nothing about that in the filing cabinet. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "oh well" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ia" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2744 Floyd | > Floyd | > IA Floyd | Floyd | You speak the Word of Sealing. It echoes through the room. Floyd | Floyd | The grey light flickers to life within the boundary runes. Silence Floyd | presses in, awaiting your next word. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "recall" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2745 Floyd | > Floyd | > RECALL Floyd | Floyd | You have learned the following incantations: Floyd | IA, the Word of Sealing Floyd | ZOK, the Word of Unsealing Floyd | KHION, the Word of Enlightenment Floyd | IRNATH, the Word of Winter Floyd | ULNUR, the Word of Invocation Floyd | Floyd | You have researched the following names: Anax Cragne, Ladoro Feraud, Floyd | Francois Crane and Gretel Aschar. Floyd | Floyd | You have come across one additional name, not yet researched: Morovor Floyd | Krahne. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "zok" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2746 Floyd | > Floyd | > ZOK Floyd | Floyd | You speak the Word of Unsealing. The runes flare with grey light and Floyd | then fade. The sense of pressing silence fades with them, leaving the Floyd | room feeling dim and mundane once again. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "look up krahne" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2747 Floyd | > Floyd | > LOOK UP KRAHNE Floyd | Floyd | You find nothing about that in the filing cabinet. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "look up morovor" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2748 Floyd | > Floyd | > LOOK UP MOROVOR Floyd | Floyd | You root through the mess of journals, and are rewarded! Floyd | Floyd | Morovor Krahne (1752-1801) was a distant cousin of the family who Floyd | studied astronomy. Or perhaps astrology, as his notes have nothing but Floyd | contempt for the "modern" science of telescopes and Newton. He was Floyd | obsessed with the relationship between the stars, the seasons, and the Floyd | cycles of history. Ultimately he destroyed his health dragging menhirs Floyd | around a Scottish moor, attempting to construct an astronomical stone Floyd | circle which could predict, or invoke, the End of Days. Floyd | Floyd | Almost incidentally he perfected the modern forms of the Seasonal Floyd | Names. Of the four, only one survives in this fragmentary journal: Floyd | MALETH, the Word of Summer, which bespeaks heat, haze, Floyd | fertility, verdancy, and riot. Floyd | Floyd | You memorize the word. It sits in your mind like a roiling Floyd | thundercloud. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu asks, "Did I mispell Krahne?" | |
| DavidW says, "no" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "I'm loving the writing for this." | ||
| DavidW says, "It's just too vague a search term, I guess." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ia" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2749 Floyd | > Floyd | > IA Floyd | Floyd | You speak the Word of Sealing. It echoes through the room. Floyd | Floyd | The grey light flickers to life within the boundary runes. Silence Floyd | presses in, awaiting your next word. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "recall" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2750 Floyd | > Floyd | > RECALL Floyd | Floyd | You have learned the following incantations: Floyd | IA, the Word of Sealing Floyd | ZOK, the Word of Unsealing Floyd | KHION, the Word of Enlightenment Floyd | IRNATH, the Word of Winter Floyd | MALETH, the Word of Summer Floyd | ULNUR, the Word of Invocation Floyd | Floyd | You have researched the following names: Anax Cragne, Ladoro Feraud, Floyd | Francois Crane, Gretel Aschar and Morovor Krahne. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "maleth" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2751 Floyd | > Floyd | > MALETH Floyd | Floyd | You chant the Word of Summer. A thick warmth creeps into the air Floyd | around you. Sweat breaks on your skin. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ulnur" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2752 Floyd | > Floyd | > ULNUR Floyd | Floyd | You incant the Word of Invocation. The silence around you takes on an Floyd | attentive quality; something besides you is listening. Floyd | Floyd | You feel something invisible crawling across your body, and the aroma Floyd | of flowers in a sunlit meadow spills over you. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "smell" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2753 Floyd | > Floyd | > SMELL Floyd | Floyd | When you close your eyes, you can smell nothing but sun-warmed Floyd | flowers. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "maleth" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2754 Floyd | > Floyd | > MALETH Floyd | Floyd | You try to say the Word of Summer, but its sound is already resonating Floyd | in the air. You cannot speak it any louder. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "Khion, maybe?" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ulnur maleth" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2754 Floyd | > Floyd | > ULNUR MALETH Floyd | Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to ulnur. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "khion" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2755 Floyd | > Floyd | > KHION Floyd | Floyd | You intone the Word of Enlightenment. The world takes on a peculiar, Floyd | hollow clarity. Every brick is edged with infinite precision; every Floyd | crack wants to show you its secrets. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Right." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "l" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2756 Floyd | > Floyd | > L Floyd | Floyd | Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Floyd | This is a circular chamber, walled in decaying brickwork. A boundary Floyd | of grey-glowing runes runs around the perimeter of the room. The air Floyd | is warm and peculiarly still, and the exit to the west seems clogged Floyd | with darkness. Floyd | Floyd | A majestic filing cabinet stands in one corner, stuffed to overflowing Floyd | with antique journals. Next to it is a full-length, badly fogged Floyd | mirror. Floyd | Floyd | A thick aroma of flowers fills the room. Floyd | Floyd | A large disk, half black and half white, is mounted on the south wall. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "smell aroma" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2757 Floyd | > Floyd | > SMELL AROMA Floyd | Floyd | When you close your eyes, you can smell nothing but sun-warmed Floyd | flowers. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x aroma" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2758 Floyd | > Floyd | > X AROMA Floyd | Floyd | You cannot. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline asks, "What do we know about the disk?" | |
| DavidW says, "Not much yet." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x disk" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2759 Floyd | > Floyd | > X DISK Floyd | Floyd | Upon closer examination, the circle is actually a sphere -- or a Floyd | hemisphere, anyway, mounted high on one wall. The sphere itself is Floyd | painted white, but an array of jointed black bands covers one side, Floyd | leaving it half-and-half. Floyd | Floyd | A wooden ring is mounted at the bottom edge of the sphere. It looks Floyd | movable; you could push or pull it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "pull disk" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2760 Floyd | > Floyd | > PULL DISK Floyd | Floyd | You pull the ring to the right. The black bands which cover half the Floyd | sphere retract, leaving the surface mostly white, with just one black Floyd | edge. Floyd | Floyd | Aha! This must be a representation of the moon, now in the gibbous Floyd | phase. Very clever. Floyd | Floyd | The aroma fades. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "Dial a moon phase at will." | |
| Jacqueline says, "This is becoming just as complimcated as I expected it would become." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "zok" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2761 Floyd | > Floyd | > ZOK Floyd | Floyd | You speak the Word of Unsealing. The runes flare with grey light and Floyd | then fade. The sense of pressing silence fades with them, leaving the Floyd | room feeling dim and mundane once again. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "recall" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2762 Floyd | > Floyd | > RECALL Floyd | Floyd | You have learned the following incantations: Floyd | IA, the Word of Sealing Floyd | ZOK, the Word of Unsealing Floyd | KHION, the Word of Enlightenment Floyd | IRNATH, the Word of Winter Floyd | MALETH, the Word of Summer Floyd | ULNUR, the Word of Invocation Floyd | Floyd | You have researched the following names: Anax Cragne, Ladoro Feraud, Floyd | Francois Crane, Gretel Aschar and Morovor Krahne. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ia" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2763 Floyd | > Floyd | > IA Floyd | Floyd | You speak the Word of Sealing. It echoes through the room. Floyd | Floyd | The grey light flickers to life within the boundary runes. Silence Floyd | presses in, awaiting your next word. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "khion" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2764 Floyd | > Floyd | > KHION Floyd | Floyd | You intone the Word of Enlightenment. The world takes on a peculiar, Floyd | hollow clarity. Every brick is edged with infinite precision; every Floyd | crack wants to show you its secrets. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "You can recall specifics too, remember." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "maleth" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2765 Floyd | > Floyd | > MALETH Floyd | Floyd | You chant the Word of Summer. A thick warmth creeps into the air Floyd | around you. Sweat breaks on your skin. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ulnur" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2766 Floyd | > Floyd | > ULNUR Floyd | Floyd | You incant the Word of Invocation. The silence around you takes on an Floyd | attentive quality; something besides you is listening. Floyd | Floyd | You feel something invisible crawling across your body. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x invisible" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2766 Floyd | > Floyd | > X INVISIBLE Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "feel invisible" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2766 Floyd | > Floyd | > FEEL INVISIBLE Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "khion again?" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "khion" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2767 Floyd | > Floyd | > KHION Floyd | Floyd | You try to say the Word of Enlightenment, but its sound is already Floyd | resonating in the air. You cannot speak it any louder. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "recall gretel" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2768 Floyd | > Floyd | > RECALL GRETEL Floyd | Floyd | Gretel Aschar was a Viennese witch, or seeress, who lived in the late Floyd | 1700s. She was skilled in dreaming projection, but aspired to Floyd | penetrate the illusion of Dream into the deeper truth beneath. She Floyd | vanished in 1795 -- whether due to death or success, no one knows. Floyd | Floyd | The next page in the journal has nothing to do with Gretel. It Floyd | describes the Word of Invocation: ULNUR, which brings forth Floyd | voices from outside the world. A footnote adds, "Combine with Floyd | Morovor's Word of Summer?" But there is no indication of what that Floyd | might be. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "listen" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2769 Floyd | > Floyd | > LISTEN Floyd | Floyd | The room is eerily silent, but you can sense words resonating in the Floyd | air nonetheless: IA, KHION, MALETH, ULNUR. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "zok" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2770 Floyd | > Floyd | > ZOK Floyd | Floyd | You speak the Word of Unsealing. The runes flare with grey light and Floyd | then fade. The sense of pressing silence fades with them, leaving the Floyd | room feeling dim and mundane once again. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ia" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2771 Floyd | > Floyd | > IA Floyd | Floyd | You speak the Word of Sealing. It echoes through the room. Floyd | Floyd | The grey light flickers to life within the boundary runes. Silence Floyd | presses in, awaiting your next word. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "This is making me want to play Yoon's Moonlit Tower." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "khion" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2772 Floyd | > Floyd | > KHION Floyd | Floyd | You intone the Word of Enlightenment. The world takes on a peculiar, Floyd | hollow clarity. Every brick is edged with infinite precision; every Floyd | crack wants to show you its secrets. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ulnur" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2773 Floyd | > Floyd | > ULNUR Floyd | Floyd | You incant the Word of Invocation. The silence around you takes on an Floyd | attentive quality; something besides you is listening. Floyd | Floyd | You hear whispers in the darkness around you. Not with your ears, Floyd | perhaps, but the whispers are there. And a few words are clear enough Floyd | to understand, if you listen. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "listen" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2774 Floyd | > Floyd | > LISTEN Floyd | Floyd | The room is eerily silent, but you can sense words resonating in the Floyd | air nonetheless: IA, KHION, ULNUR. Floyd | Floyd | Behind the silence, whispers lurk. You can make out syllables, Floyd | fragments of names. But one name is repeated over and over: "Jennever, Floyd | Jennever..." That much is clear. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says (to Jacqueline), "That's yet another game I need to write a walkthrough for." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "maleth" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2775 Floyd | > Floyd | > MALETH Floyd | Floyd | You chant the Word of Summer. A thick warmth creeps into the air Floyd | around you. Sweat breaks on your skin. Floyd | Floyd | The whispers fade. Floyd | Floyd | You feel something invisible crawling across your body. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "zok" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2776 Floyd | > Floyd | > ZOK Floyd | Floyd | You speak the Word of Unsealing. The runes flare with grey light and Floyd | then fade. The sense of pressing silence fades with them, leaving the Floyd | room feeling dim and mundane once again. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "look up jennever" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2777 Floyd | > Floyd | > LOOK UP JENNEVER Floyd | Floyd | You search through the disorganized heap, and are rewarded! Floyd | Floyd | There are only a few fragmentary notes about Jennever Cragne. She was Floyd | a summoner of some repute, but "Summoned That from which one Cannot Floyd | Turn Away," whatever that means. One torn chart shows combinations of Floyd | moon and season conducive to summoning. High Summer and the full moon Floyd | are noted for invoking nurturing spirits. "And the Oppositte, if one Floyd | wishes a Spirit of Intellecte," it concludes airily. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x disk" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2778 Floyd | > Floyd | > X DISK Floyd | Floyd | The sphere is mounted high on one wall, above a ring. It's a full yard Floyd | across, and one edge is covered by the black bands, thus showing a Floyd | gibbous moon. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "pull disk" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2779 Floyd | > Floyd | > PULL DISK Floyd | Floyd | You pull the ring. The black bands retract completely, leaving the Floyd | lunar sphere showing a full moon. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ia" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2780 Floyd | > Floyd | > IA Floyd | Floyd | You speak the Word of Sealing. It echoes through the room. Floyd | Floyd | The grey light flickers to life within the boundary runes. Silence Floyd | presses in, awaiting your next word. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "maleth" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2781 Floyd | > Floyd | > MALETH Floyd | Floyd | You chant the Word of Summer. A thick warmth creeps into the air Floyd | around you. Sweat breaks on your skin. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ulnur" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2782 Floyd | > Floyd | > ULNUR Floyd | Floyd | You incant the Word of Invocation. The silence around you takes on an Floyd | attentive quality; something besides you is listening. Floyd | Floyd | You feel something invisible crawling across your body, and the gaze Floyd | of a green presence. It studies you, and everything around you, with Floyd | dispassion; what to nurture, what to prune. Floyd | Floyd | A faint but piercing-sweet scent drifts past you. It seems to emanate Floyd | from the direction of the filing cabinet. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "smell cabinet" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2783 Floyd | > Floyd | > SMELL CABINET Floyd | Floyd | An intense orchid scent drifts from the filing cabinet. Floyd | Floyd | The tiniest green shoot has crawled up the side of the cabinet. Its Floyd | tip blooms into a minute, perfect orchid, which breathes its scent out Floyd | into the room. The bloom curls over the edge of a journal which bears Floyd | the name "Margreth Cragne". Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "zok" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2784 Floyd | > Floyd | > ZOK Floyd | Floyd | You speak the Word of Unsealing. The runes flare with grey light and Floyd | then fade. The sense of pressing silence fades with them, leaving the Floyd | room feeling dim and mundane once again. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "I think we might be able to get those thousand Cragnes." | |
| Jacqueline asks, "wait. Which one was Margreth again?" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "look up margreth" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2785 Floyd | > Floyd | > LOOK UP MARGRETH Floyd | Floyd | You root through the disorderly pile, and are rewarded! Floyd | Floyd | Margreth Cragne studied visionary meditation in this very basement in Floyd | the late 1880s. She wrote of the art of scrying a spirit who does not Floyd | want to be observed. "Bring forth an ice-covered mirror under the full Floyd | moon. Speak the Word of Enlightenment; then polish the glass with your Floyd | hand. Then wait until the moon is new and allow the ice to melt. Your Floyd | will shall penetrate the glass and reveal that which you seek." Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "dang" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "pull disk" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2786 Floyd | > Floyd | > PULL DISK Floyd | Floyd | You cannot pull the ring any farther. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push disk" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2787 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH DISK Floyd | Floyd | You push the ring. The black bands extend; the lunar sphere now shows Floyd | a gibbous moon. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push disk" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2788 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH DISK Floyd | Floyd | You push the ring. The black bands extend; the lunar sphere now shows Floyd | a half moon. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push disk" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2789 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH DISK Floyd | Floyd | You push the ring. The black bands extend; the lunar sphere now shows Floyd | a crescent moon. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push disk" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2790 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH DISK Floyd | Floyd | You push the ring. The black bands extend, completely covering the Floyd | lunar sphere; it now shows a new moon. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "recall" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2791 Floyd | > Floyd | > RECALL Floyd | Floyd | You have learned the following incantations: Floyd | IA, the Word of Sealing Floyd | ZOK, the Word of Unsealing Floyd | KHION, the Word of Enlightenment Floyd | IRNATH, the Word of Winter Floyd | MALETH, the Word of Summer Floyd | ULNUR, the Word of Invocation Floyd | Floyd | You have researched the following names: Anax Cragne, Ladoro Feraud, Floyd | Francois Crane, Gretel Aschar, Morovor Krahne, Jennever Cragne and Floyd | Margreth Cragne. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ia" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2792 Floyd | > Floyd | > IA Floyd | Floyd | You speak the Word of Sealing. It echoes through the room. Floyd | Floyd | The grey light flickers to life within the boundary runes. Silence Floyd | presses in, awaiting your next word. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "irnath" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2793 Floyd | > Floyd | > IRNATH Floyd | Floyd | You chant the Word of Winter. A chill comes into the atmosphere, like Floyd | an icy breeze that does not stir the air. Floyd | Floyd | The fogged mirror slowly turns as clear as ice. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ulnur" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2794 Floyd | > Floyd | > ULNUR Floyd | Floyd | You incant the Word of Invocation. The silence around you takes on an Floyd | attentive quality; something besides you is listening. Floyd | Floyd | A painful prickling runs along your skin. You sense a chill presence Floyd | in the air, something looking towards you from far away. Its attention Floyd | is a faded intimation of those undiscovered realms that await the soul Floyd | beyond this world. Even so, its gaze burns. Floyd | Floyd | If you look more closely at the spirit, you might learn more. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x spirit" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2795 Floyd | > Floyd | > X SPIRIT Floyd | Floyd | You cannot see the spirit, but you attempt to capture its focus with Floyd | your gaze. Floyd | Floyd | You are struck by a hideous pain behind your eyes. It mutes, after a Floyd | moment, to pressure and an icy chill. Floyd | Floyd | There is sentience in the focus, an awareness that nearly overwhelms Floyd | you. Somewhere something is shrieking; the not-sound scrapes along the Floyd | thin edge of reality. But you can make out its intent. A name: Floyd | Kteh Nyare. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "zok" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2796 Floyd | > Floyd | > ZOK Floyd | Floyd | You speak the Word of Unsealing. The runes flare with grey light and Floyd | then fade. The sense of pressing silence fades with them, leaving the Floyd | room feeling dim and mundane once again. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "look up nyare" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2797 Floyd | > Floyd | > LOOK UP NYARE Floyd | Floyd | You search through the disorganized heap, and are rewarded! Floyd | Floyd | Kteh Nyare was a scribe, or priest, or tutelary god -- stories Floyd | disagree -- in the legendary Lost Dynasty of Egypt. The rulers in this Floyd | period sojourned deep into forbidden arts, raising the Old Kingdom to Floyd | unrivaled sovereignty. When they fell, their ruin was so terrible that Floyd | their names and deeds have been entirely erased from history. Floyd | Floyd | It was Kteh Nyare who first committed arcane Names to papyrus for Floyd | study. Modern occultists use newer alphabets, but Kteh Nyare's Floyd | hieroglyphics were an exacting and precise system of writing. Floyd | Floyd | You study the description of the hieroglyphics. They clarify your Floyd | understanding of the Words you have learned. By speaking with greater Floyd | precision, you realize, you can amplify most of those Words -- Floyd | repeating the Word to intensify its effect. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "recall margreth" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2798 Floyd | > Floyd | > RECALL MARGRETH Floyd | Floyd | Margreth Cragne studied visionary meditation in this very basement in Floyd | the late 1880s. She wrote of the art of scrying a spirit who does not Floyd | want to be observed. "Bring forth an ice-covered mirror under the full Floyd | moon. Speak the Word of Enlightenment; then polish the glass with your Floyd | hand. Then wait until the moon is new and allow the ice to melt. Your Floyd | will shall penetrate the glass and reveal that which you seek." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "pull disk" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2799 Floyd | > Floyd | > PULL DISK Floyd | Floyd | You pull the ring. The black bands retract, leaving the lunar sphere Floyd | showing a crescent moon. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "pull disk" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2800 Floyd | > Floyd | > PULL DISK Floyd | Floyd | You pull the ring. The black bands retract, leaving the lunar sphere Floyd | showing a half moon. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "pull disk" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2801 Floyd | > Floyd | > PULL DISK Floyd | Floyd | You pull the ring. The black bands retract, leaving the lunar sphere Floyd | showing a gibbous moon. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "pull disk" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2802 Floyd | > Floyd | > PULL DISK Floyd | Floyd | You pull the ring. The black bands retract completely, leaving the Floyd | lunar sphere showing a full moon. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ia" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2803 Floyd | > Floyd | > IA Floyd | Floyd | You speak the Word of Sealing. It echoes through the room. Floyd | Floyd | The grey light flickers to life within the boundary runes. Silence Floyd | presses in, awaiting your next word. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "irnath" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2804 Floyd | > Floyd | > IRNATH Floyd | Floyd | You chant the Word of Winter. A chill comes into the atmosphere, like Floyd | an icy breeze that does not stir the air. Floyd | Floyd | The fogged mirror slowly turns as clear as ice. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "irnath" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2805 Floyd | > Floyd | > IRNATH Floyd | Floyd | You chant the Word of Winter. The chill deepens to a numbing, aching Floyd | wave of cold. Floyd | Floyd | A coarse layer of frost grows over the surface of the mirror, leaving Floyd | it opaque. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "khion" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2806 Floyd | > Floyd | > KHION Floyd | Floyd | You intone the Word of Enlightenment. The world takes on a peculiar, Floyd | hollow clarity. Every brick is edged with infinite precision; every Floyd | crack wants to show you its secrets. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "polish mirror" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2807 Floyd | > Floyd | > POLISH MIRROR Floyd | Floyd | You place your hand against the frosted glass. The cold burns through Floyd | skin and nerve, but slowly, a pearly glow begins to shine through the Floyd | ice. When you pull your hand away, the glow remains. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x glow" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2807 Floyd | > Floyd | > X GLOW Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x mirror" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2808 Floyd | > Floyd | > X MIRROR Floyd | Floyd | You try to peer into the mirror, but it is entirely frosted over. A Floyd | pearly glow shimmers behind the ice. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "New moon next." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Right, missed that." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push disk" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2809 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH DISK Floyd | Floyd | You push the ring. The black bands extend; the lunar sphere now shows Floyd | a gibbous moon. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push disk" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2810 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH DISK Floyd | Floyd | You push the ring. The black bands extend; the lunar sphere now shows Floyd | a half moon. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push disk" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2811 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH DISK Floyd | Floyd | You push the ring. The black bands extend; the lunar sphere now shows Floyd | a crescent moon. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push disk" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2812 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH DISK Floyd | Floyd | You push the ring. The black bands extend, completely covering the Floyd | lunar sphere; it now shows a new moon. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "and allow the ice to melt" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "maleth" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2813 Floyd | > Floyd | > MALETH Floyd | Floyd | You chant the Word of Summer. The stabbing cold around you lessens. Floyd | Floyd | The frost sublimes from the surface of the mirror, leaving it clear as Floyd | ice and filled with a pearly glow. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x mirror" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2814 Floyd | > Floyd | > X MIRROR Floyd | Floyd | You peer into the glass... Floyd | Floyd | You see a shifting field of geometry, all illuminated by pearly light. Floyd | Within it, Gretel Aschar's decrepit face slowly comes back into focus. Floyd | Her wrinkles twist into a scowl of utter disgust. Floyd | Floyd | "Fine. Fine. You seek the way to the Gates of Slumber? Find Floyd | the writings of my student Ersebet. A fool, she was, but she knew more Floyd | than a little of the ways of Dream." A glare of unutterable contempt. Floyd | "And she knew, for a wonder, how to leave an old woman Floyd | alone." Floyd | Floyd | The geometric light seems to turn inside out, and the face is once Floyd | again gone from your sight. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Wait, were we supposed to polish the glass with our hand... oh, maybe not." | |
| DavidW says, "Yes, we were supposed to do that." | ||
| DavidW says, "It was part of a long ritual to resummon Gretel." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "We did." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "zok" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2815 Floyd | > Floyd | > ZOK Floyd | Floyd | You speak the Word of Unsealing. The runes flare with grey light and Floyd | then fade. The sense of pressing silence fades with them, leaving the Floyd | room feeling dim and mundane once again. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says (to KO), "Ah, I misread." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "look up ersebet" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2816 Floyd | > Floyd | > LOOK UP ERSEBET Floyd | Floyd | You scavenge through the disorderly pile, and are rewarded! Floyd | Floyd | Ersebet Cranyi was, as the old woman said, a student in the Viennese Floyd | cultic circle at the end of the 1700s. After the group schismed in Floyd | 1795, Ersebet travelled to America and attempted to barter visionary Floyd | secrets with the indigenous shamans of the New World. They, by all Floyd | accounts, wanted nothing to do with her, and she spent her remaining Floyd | days poring over fragmentary manuscripts in a Boston garret. Floyd | Floyd | Her one creditable discovery was the Trance Word, VULLE, Floyd | which allows the ritualist to project his or her awareness into a Floyd | visionary realm. This is not the true Dreamlands, but a space within Floyd | the practitioner's own mind, shaped by the symbology of their Floyd | perceptions. The visionary state is thus merely a foundation from Floyd | which greater rituals may be enacted. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Whew." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "recall" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2817 Floyd | > Floyd | > RECALL Floyd | Floyd | You have learned the following incantations: Floyd | IA, the Word of Sealing Floyd | ZOK, the Word of Unsealing Floyd | KHION, the Word of Enlightenment Floyd | IRNATH, the Word of Winter Floyd | MALETH, the Word of Summer Floyd | ULNUR, the Word of Invocation Floyd | VULLE, the Word of Trance Floyd | ...along with the ability to repeat a word, intensifying its effect Floyd | Floyd | You have researched the following names: Anax Cragne, Ladoro Feraud, Floyd | Francois Crane, Gretel Aschar, Morovor Krahne, Jennever Cragne, Kteh Floyd | Nyare, Margreth Cragne and Ersebet Cranyi. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ia" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2818 Floyd | > Floyd | > IA Floyd | Floyd | You speak the Word of Sealing. It echoes through the room. Floyd | Floyd | The grey light flickers to life within the boundary runes. Silence Floyd | presses in, awaiting your next word. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "vulle" | ||
Floyd ] The Garden (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2819 Floyd | > Floyd | > VULLE Floyd | Floyd | You speak the Word of Trance. The basement walls, without moving, Floyd | become distant and remote. Floyd | Floyd | The Garden (Andrew Plotkin) Floyd | You are in a tidily-trimmed garden, surrounded by topiary, flowerbeds, Floyd | and orderly hedge. Floyd | Floyd | Above is a haze-swirled night sky. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x sky" | ||
Floyd ] The Garden (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2820 Floyd | > Floyd | > X SKY Floyd | Floyd | The stars are veiled by a high shredding haze. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "khion" | ||
Floyd ] The Garden (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2821 Floyd | > Floyd | > KHION Floyd | Floyd | You intone the Word of Enlightenment. The world takes on a peculiar, Floyd | hollow clarity. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x sky" | ||
Floyd ] The Garden (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2822 Floyd | > Floyd | > X SKY Floyd | Floyd | The stars are veiled by a high shredding haze. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "l" | ||
Floyd ] The Garden (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2823 Floyd | > Floyd | > L Floyd | Floyd | The Garden (Andrew Plotkin) Floyd | You are in a tidily-trimmed garden, surrounded by topiary, flowerbeds, Floyd | and orderly hedge. Floyd | Floyd | Above is a haze-swirled night sky. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I shall start updated the map. This will be map 3c: Workroom Environs." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x topiary" | ||
Floyd ] The Garden (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2824 Floyd | > Floyd | > X TOPIARY Floyd | Floyd | The garden flourishes in its neatly-trimmed profusion. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x hedge" | ||
Floyd ] The Garden (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2825 Floyd | > Floyd | > X HEDGE Floyd | Floyd | The garden flourishes in its neatly-trimmed profusion. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "vulle" | ||
Floyd ] The Garden (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2826 Floyd | > Floyd | > VULLE Floyd | Floyd | Here within the dream, that word has no meaning. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "khion" | ||
Floyd ] The Garden (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2826 Floyd | > Floyd | > KHION Floyd | Floyd | You intone the Word of Enlightenment. The clarity of the world Floyd | increases, amplifying to an acutely painful pitch. Floyd | Floyd | The garden is freighted with numinous meaning now. You gaze around in Floyd | helpless wonder. Secrets rain down from the sky and well up out of the Floyd | earth. You do not want to look away, ever. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | *** You have gone mad *** Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT, UNDO the last Floyd | command or TAKE BACK the action that sealed your fate (for when UNDO Floyd | is not enough)? Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Oops." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "undo" | ||
Floyd ] The Garden (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2826 Floyd | Floyd | > UNDO Floyd | Floyd | The Garden (Andrew Plotkin) Floyd | [Previous turn undone.] Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Should have expected that, really." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "maleth" | ||
Floyd ] The Garden (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2827 Floyd | > Floyd | > MALETH Floyd | Floyd | You chant the Word of Summer. A thick warmth creeps into the air Floyd | around you. Sweat breaks on your skin. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "Expect many little deathies." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "maleth" | Jacqueline says, "yeah" | |
Floyd ] The Garden (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2827 Floyd | > Floyd | > MALETH Floyd | Floyd | You chant the Word of Summer. The warmth rises to a suffocating, Floyd | stifling heat. Floyd | Floyd | Steam rises up from the flowerbeds, and the air fills with a hot, Floyd | gasping haze. Within it, the topiary begins to shudder. The ground Floyd | boils with life. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | *** You have been overgrown *** Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT, UNDO the last Floyd | command or TAKE BACK the action that sealed your fate (for when UNDO Floyd | is not enough)? Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "undo" | ||
Floyd ] The Garden (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2827 Floyd | Floyd | > UNDO Floyd | Floyd | The Garden (Andrew Plotkin) Floyd | [Previous turn undone.] Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "irnith" | ||
Floyd ] The Garden (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2827 Floyd | > Floyd | > IRNITH Floyd | Floyd | That verb doesn't work here, or, at least, not right now, but Floyd | it might work somewhere later. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "irnath" | ||
Floyd ] The Garden (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2828 Floyd | > Floyd | > IRNATH Floyd | Floyd | You chant the Word of Winter. The stifling heat fades from the air. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "irnath" | ||
Floyd ] The Garden (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2829 Floyd | > Floyd | > IRNATH Floyd | Floyd | You chant the Word of Winter. A chill comes into the atmosphere, like Floyd | an icy breeze that does not stir the air. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "irnath" | ||
Floyd ] The Garden (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2829 Floyd | > Floyd | > IRNATH Floyd | Floyd | You chant the Word of Winter. The chill deepens to a numbing, aching Floyd | wave of cold. Floyd | Floyd | The chill turns into an icy blast of wind. Leaves shrivel and die Floyd | around you. The air hurts your lungs, and there is no respite. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | *** You have frozen *** Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT, UNDO the last Floyd | command or TAKE BACK the action that sealed your fate (for when UNDO Floyd | is not enough)? Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "undo" | ||
Floyd ] The Garden (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2829 Floyd | Floyd | > UNDO Floyd | Floyd | The Garden (Andrew Plotkin) Floyd | [Previous turn undone.] Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "l" | ||
Floyd ] The Garden (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2830 Floyd | > Floyd | > L Floyd | Floyd | The Garden (Andrew Plotkin) Floyd | You are in a tidily-trimmed garden, surrounded by topiary, flowerbeds, Floyd | and orderly hedge. The air is bracingly cool. Floyd | Floyd | Above is a haze-swirled night sky. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x sky" | ||
Floyd ] The Garden (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2831 Floyd | > Floyd | > X SKY Floyd | Floyd | The stars are veiled by a high shredding haze. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ulnur" | ||
Floyd ] The Garden (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2832 Floyd | > Floyd | > ULNUR Floyd | Floyd | You incant the Word of Invocation. The silence around you takes on an Floyd | attentive quality; something besides you is listening. Floyd | Floyd | You sense a muttering presence in the garden. You could understand it Floyd | if you listened. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "listen" | ||
Floyd ] The Garden (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2833 Floyd | > Floyd | > LISTEN Floyd | Floyd | The garden is eerily silent, but you can sense words resonating in the Floyd | air nonetheless: IA, KHION, IRNATH, ULNUR, VULLE. Floyd | Floyd | Behind the silence, a presence mumbles a name with idiot persistence. Floyd | "Malford," you make it out. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "zok" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2834 Floyd | > Floyd | > ZOK Floyd | Floyd | You speak the Word of Unsealing. The dream-world flares with grey Floyd | light and fades. You awaken. Floyd | Floyd | Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Floyd | You are in a circular chamber, walled in the same decaying brickwork Floyd | which runs all through the manor's basement. A ritual bound of Floyd | oddly-angled runes has been carved around the perimeter of the room. Floyd | The only exit is west. Floyd | Floyd | A majestic filing cabinet stands in one corner, stuffed to overflowing Floyd | with antique journals. Next to it is a full-length, badly fogged Floyd | mirror. Floyd | Floyd | The lunar sphere on the wall is entirely black. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "look up malford" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2835 Floyd | > Floyd | > LOOK UP MALFORD Floyd | Floyd | You search through the mess of journals, and are rewarded! Floyd | Floyd | Malford "the Warlock" Cragne, the black sheep of the family. Sheep as Floyd | in rather dim and basically harmless, despite his self-chosen Floyd | monicker. Malford desperately desired to create the Word of Chaos, an Floyd | arcane tool of ruin and decay. Unfortunately for him, his diagram Floyd | lacked several important hieroglyphs. In trying to complete it, he Floyd | journeyed unwisely into the Otherworlds. His body was found, mindless Floyd | and mumbling, in 1850. Floyd | Floyd | You examine the Chaos diagram. It's a complex arrangement which Floyd | defines a word in the system of old Kteh Nyare. However, three key Floyd | glyphs are missing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x chaos" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2835 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CHAOS Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "recall nyare" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2836 Floyd | > Floyd | > RECALL NYARE Floyd | Floyd | Kteh Nyare was a scribe, or priest, or tutelary god -- stories Floyd | disagree -- in the legendary Lost Dynasty of Egypt. The rulers in this Floyd | period sojourned deep into forbidden arts, raising the Old Kingdom to Floyd | unrivaled sovereignty. When they fell, their ruin was so terrible that Floyd | their names and deeds have been entirely erased from history. Floyd | Floyd | It was Kteh Nyare who first committed arcane Names to papyrus for Floyd | study. Modern occultists use newer alphabets, but Kteh Nyare's Floyd | hieroglyphics were an exacting and precise system of writing. Floyd | Floyd | By speaking with greater precision, you realize, you can amplify most Floyd | of the Words you have learned -- repeating the Word to intensify its Floyd | effect. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "You might be able to recall chaos." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "recall chaos" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2836 Floyd | > Floyd | > RECALL CHAOS Floyd | Floyd | That noun did not make sense in this context. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "recall" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2837 Floyd | > Floyd | > RECALL Floyd | Floyd | You have learned the following incantations: Floyd | IA, the Word of Sealing Floyd | ZOK, the Word of Unsealing Floyd | KHION, the Word of Enlightenment Floyd | IRNATH, the Word of Winter Floyd | MALETH, the Word of Summer Floyd | ULNUR, the Word of Invocation Floyd | VULLE, the Word of Trance Floyd | ...along with the ability to repeat a word, intensifying its effect Floyd | Floyd | You have researched the following names: Anax Cragne, Ladoro Feraud, Floyd | Francois Crane, Gretel Aschar, Morovor Krahne, Jennever Cragne, Kteh Floyd | Nyare, Margreth Cragne, Ersebet Cranyi and Malford Cragne. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ia" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2838 Floyd | > Floyd | > IA Floyd | Floyd | You speak the Word of Sealing. It echoes through the room. Floyd | Floyd | The grey light flickers to life within the boundary runes. Silence Floyd | presses in, awaiting your next word. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "oh okay. You'll find the glyphs and remember them, I guess, just like all the other info." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "vulle" | ||
Floyd ] The Garden (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2839 Floyd | > Floyd | > VULLE Floyd | Floyd | You speak the Word of Trance. The basement walls, without moving, Floyd | become distant and remote. Floyd | Floyd | The Garden (Andrew Plotkin) Floyd | You are in a tidily-trimmed garden, surrounded by topiary, flowerbeds, Floyd | and orderly hedge. Floyd | Floyd | Above is a haze-swirled night sky. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "maleth" | ||
Floyd ] The Garden (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2840 Floyd | > Floyd | > MALETH Floyd | Floyd | You chant the Word of Summer. A thick warmth creeps into the air Floyd | around you. Sweat breaks on your skin. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ulnur" | ||
Floyd ] The Garden (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2841 Floyd | > Floyd | > ULNUR Floyd | Floyd | You incant the Word of Invocation. The silence around you takes on an Floyd | attentive quality; something besides you is listening. Floyd | Floyd | You sense a muttering presence in the garden. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "listen" | ||
Floyd ] The Garden (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2842 Floyd | > Floyd | > LISTEN Floyd | Floyd | The garden is eerily silent, but you can sense words resonating in the Floyd | air nonetheless: IA, MALETH, ULNUR, VULLE. Floyd | Floyd | Behind the silence, a presence mumbles with vague, idiot persistence. Floyd | You cannot make it out. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "khion" | ||
Floyd ] The Garden (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2843 Floyd | > Floyd | > KHION Floyd | Floyd | You intone the Word of Enlightenment. The world takes on a peculiar, Floyd | hollow clarity. Floyd | Floyd | The silent muttering becomes clearer. You could understand it if you Floyd | listened. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "listen" | ||
Floyd ] The Garden (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2844 Floyd | > Floyd | > LISTEN Floyd | Floyd | The garden is eerily silent, but you can sense words resonating in the Floyd | air nonetheless: IA, KHION, MALETH, ULNUR, VULLE. Floyd | Floyd | Behind the silence, a presence mumbles a name with idiot persistence. Floyd | "Malford," you make it out. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Still the same." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "zok" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2845 Floyd | > Floyd | > ZOK Floyd | Floyd | You speak the Word of Unsealing. The dream-world flares with grey Floyd | light and fades. You awaken. Floyd | Floyd | Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Floyd | You are in a circular chamber, walled in the same decaying brickwork Floyd | which runs all through the manor's basement. A ritual bound of Floyd | oddly-angled runes has been carved around the perimeter of the room. Floyd | The only exit is west. Floyd | Floyd | A majestic filing cabinet stands in one corner, stuffed to overflowing Floyd | with antique journals. Next to it is a full-length, badly fogged Floyd | mirror. Floyd | Floyd | The lunar sphere on the wall is entirely black. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "pull disk" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2846 Floyd | > Floyd | > PULL DISK Floyd | Floyd | You pull the ring. The black bands retract, leaving the lunar sphere Floyd | showing a crescent moon. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "pull disk" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2847 Floyd | > Floyd | > PULL DISK Floyd | Floyd | You pull the ring. The black bands retract, leaving the lunar sphere Floyd | showing a half moon. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "pull disk" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2848 Floyd | > Floyd | > PULL DISK Floyd | Floyd | You pull the ring. The black bands retract, leaving the lunar sphere Floyd | showing a gibbous moon. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "pull disk" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2849 Floyd | > Floyd | > PULL DISK Floyd | Floyd | You pull the ring. The black bands retract completely, leaving the Floyd | lunar sphere showing a full moon. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ia" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2850 Floyd | > Floyd | > IA Floyd | Floyd | You speak the Word of Sealing. It echoes through the room. Floyd | Floyd | The grey light flickers to life within the boundary runes. Silence Floyd | presses in, awaiting your next word. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "vulle" | ||
Floyd ] The Garden (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2851 Floyd | > Floyd | > VULLE Floyd | Floyd | You speak the Word of Trance. The basement walls, without moving, Floyd | become distant and remote. Floyd | Floyd | The Garden (Andrew Plotkin) Floyd | You are in a tidily-trimmed garden, surrounded by topiary, flowerbeds, Floyd | and orderly hedge. Floyd | Floyd | A full moon hangs in a haze-swirled night sky. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "khion" | ||
Floyd ] The Garden (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2852 Floyd | > Floyd | > KHION Floyd | Floyd | You intone the Word of Enlightenment. The world takes on a peculiar, Floyd | hollow clarity. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "maleth" | ||
Floyd ] The Garden (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2853 Floyd | > Floyd | > MALETH Floyd | Floyd | You chant the Word of Summer. A thick warmth creeps into the air Floyd | around you. Sweat breaks on your skin. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ulnur" | ||
Floyd ] The Garden (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2854 Floyd | > Floyd | > ULNUR Floyd | Floyd | You incant the Word of Invocation. The silence around you takes on an Floyd | attentive quality; something besides you is listening. Floyd | Floyd | You sense a muttering presence in the garden. You could understand it Floyd | if you listened. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Okay." | |
| DavidW says, "You did change the moon in the dream sky. That's helpful, I'm sure." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "l" | ||
Floyd ] The Garden (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2855 Floyd | > Floyd | > L Floyd | Floyd | The Garden (Andrew Plotkin) Floyd | You are in a tidily-trimmed garden, surrounded by topiary, flowerbeds, Floyd | and orderly hedge. The air is filled with humid warmth. Floyd | Floyd | A presence moves restlessly around the garden, muttering silently in Floyd | your mind. You sense you could understand it if you listened. Floyd | Floyd | A full moon hangs in a haze-swirled night sky. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x sky" | ||
Floyd ] The Garden (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2856 Floyd | > Floyd | > X SKY Floyd | Floyd | The stars are veiled by a high shredding haze, but a full moon shines Floyd | through. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x moon" | ||
Floyd ] The Garden (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2857 Floyd | > Floyd | > X MOON Floyd | Floyd | The full moon hangs in the sky. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "listen" | ||
Floyd ] The Garden (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2858 Floyd | > Floyd | > LISTEN Floyd | Floyd | The garden is eerily silent, but you can sense words resonating in the Floyd | air nonetheless: IA, KHION, MALETH, ULNUR, VULLE. Floyd | Floyd | Behind the silence, a presence mumbles a name with idiot persistence. Floyd | "Malford," you make it out. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x garden" | ||
Floyd ] The Garden (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2859 Floyd | > Floyd | > X GARDEN Floyd | Floyd | The garden flourishes in its neatly-trimmed profusion. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "search garden" | ||
Floyd ] The Garden (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2860 Floyd | > Floyd | > SEARCH GARDEN Floyd | Floyd | Nothing here is exactly real. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x hedge" | ||
Floyd ] The Garden (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2861 Floyd | > Floyd | > X HEDGE Floyd | Floyd | The garden flourishes in its neatly-trimmed profusion. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "smell" | ||
Floyd ] The Garden (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2862 Floyd | > Floyd | > SMELL Floyd | Floyd | You smell nothing unexpected. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "enter hedge" | ||
Floyd ] The Garden (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2863 Floyd | > Floyd | > ENTER HEDGE Floyd | Floyd | Nothing here is exactly real. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "recall gretel" | ||
Floyd ] The Garden (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2864 Floyd | > Floyd | > RECALL GRETEL Floyd | Floyd | Gretel Aschar was a Viennese witch, or seeress, who lived in the late Floyd | 1700s. She was skilled in dreaming projection, but aspired to Floyd | penetrate the illusion of Dream into the deeper truth beneath. She Floyd | vanished in 1795 -- whether due to death or success, no one knows. Floyd | Floyd | The next page in the journal has nothing to do with Gretel. It Floyd | describes the Word of Invocation: ULNUR, which brings forth Floyd | voices from outside the world. A footnote adds, "Combine with Floyd | Morovor's Word of Summer?" But there is no indication of what that Floyd | might be. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "Wonder if you had a picnic basket in the workroom, if it would appear here." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "recall estebel" | ||
Floyd ] The Garden (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2864 Floyd | > Floyd | > RECALL ESTEBEL Floyd | Floyd | That noun did not make sense in this context. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "recall" | ||
Floyd ] The Garden (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2865 Floyd | > Floyd | > RECALL Floyd | Floyd | You have learned the following incantations: Floyd | IA, the Word of Sealing Floyd | ZOK, the Word of Unsealing Floyd | KHION, the Word of Enlightenment Floyd | IRNATH, the Word of Winter Floyd | MALETH, the Word of Summer Floyd | ULNUR, the Word of Invocation Floyd | VULLE, the Word of Trance Floyd | ...along with the ability to repeat a word, intensifying its effect Floyd | Floyd | You have researched the following names: Anax Cragne, Ladoro Feraud, Floyd | Francois Crane, Gretel Aschar, Morovor Krahne, Jennever Cragne, Kteh Floyd | Nyare, Margreth Cragne, Ersebet Cranyi and Malford Cragne. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "recall ersebet" | ||
Floyd ] The Garden (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2866 Floyd | > Floyd | > RECALL ERSEBET Floyd | Floyd | Ersebet Cranyi was a student in the Viennese cultic circle at the end Floyd | of the 1700s. After the group schismed in 1795, Ersebet travelled to Floyd | America and attempted to barter visionary secrets with the indigenous Floyd | shamans of the New World. They, by all accounts, wanted nothing to do Floyd | with her, and she spent her remaining days poring over fragmentary Floyd | manuscripts in a Boston garret. Floyd | Floyd | Her one creditable discovery was the Trance Word, VULLE, Floyd | which allows the ritualist to project his or her awareness into a Floyd | visionary realm. This is not the true Dreamlands, but a space within Floyd | the practitioner's own mind, shaped by the symbology of their Floyd | perceptions. The visionary state is thus merely a foundation from Floyd | which greater rituals may be enacted. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ia" | ||
Floyd ] The Garden (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2867 Floyd | > Floyd | > IA Floyd | Floyd | You speak the Word of Sealing, but nothing happens. This entire garden Floyd | exists within an active ritual. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "recall jennever" | ||
Floyd ] The Garden (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2868 Floyd | > Floyd | > RECALL JENNEVER Floyd | Floyd | There are only a few fragmentary notes about Jennever Cragne. She was Floyd | a summoner of some repute, but "Summoned That from which one Cannot Floyd | Turn Away," whatever that means. One torn chart shows combinations of Floyd | moon and season conducive to summoning. High Summer and the full moon Floyd | are noted for invoking nurturing spirits. "And the Oppositte, if one Floyd | wishes a Spirit of Intellecte," it concludes airily. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "maleth" | ||
Floyd ] The Garden (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2868 Floyd | > Floyd | > MALETH Floyd | Floyd | You chant the Word of Summer. The warmth rises to a suffocating, Floyd | stifling heat. Floyd | Floyd | The presence fades. Floyd | Floyd | Steam rises up from the flowerbeds, and the air fills with a hot, Floyd | gasping haze. Within it, the topiary begins to shudder. The ground Floyd | boils with life. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | *** You have been overgrown *** Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT, UNDO the last Floyd | command or TAKE BACK the action that sealed your fate (for when UNDO Floyd | is not enough)? Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "undo" | ||
Floyd ] The Garden (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2868 Floyd | Floyd | > UNDO Floyd | Floyd | The Garden (Andrew Plotkin) Floyd | [Previous turn undone.] Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ulnur" | ||
Floyd ] The Garden (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2868 Floyd | > Floyd | > ULNUR Floyd | Floyd | You incant the Word of Invocation again. The sense of listening Floyd | becomes unbearably intense. Floyd | Floyd | The silent voices multiply; they are an increasing pressure in your Floyd | head. You feel presences crowd around you, tasting your thoughts, Floyd | fluttering through the fibers of your spirit. Your body begins to slip Floyd | away from you. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | *** You have been supplanted *** Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT, UNDO the last Floyd | command or TAKE BACK the action that sealed your fate (for when UNDO Floyd | is not enough)? Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "undo" | ||
Floyd ] The Garden (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2868 Floyd | Floyd | > UNDO Floyd | Floyd | The Garden (Andrew Plotkin) Floyd | [Previous turn undone.] Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x moon" | ||
Floyd ] The Garden (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2869 Floyd | > Floyd | > X MOON Floyd | Floyd | The full moon hangs in the sky. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "So we always summon the spirit saying Malford here, it seems." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "recall malford" | ||
Floyd ] The Garden (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2870 Floyd | > Floyd | > RECALL MALFORD Floyd | Floyd | Malford "the Warlock" Cragne, the black sheep of the family. Sheep as Floyd | in rather dim and basically harmless, despite his self-chosen Floyd | monicker. Malford desperately desired to create the Word of Chaos, an Floyd | arcane tool of ruin and decay. Unfortunately for him, his diagram Floyd | lacked several important hieroglyphs. In trying to complete it, he Floyd | journeyed unwisely into the Otherworlds. His body was found, mindless Floyd | and mumbling, in 1850. Floyd | Floyd | You recall the Chaos diagram. It's a complex arrangement which defines Floyd | a word in the system of old Kteh Nyare. However, three key glyphs are Floyd | missing. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "But I thought he was bad." | |
| Jacqueline says, "Timing" | ||
| DavidW says, "Perhaps he's so bad, he's good." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "recall nyare" | ||
Floyd ] The Garden (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2871 Floyd | > Floyd | > RECALL NYARE Floyd | Floyd | Kteh Nyare was a scribe, or priest, or tutelary god -- stories Floyd | disagree -- in the legendary Lost Dynasty of Egypt. The rulers in this Floyd | period sojourned deep into forbidden arts, raising the Old Kingdom to Floyd | unrivaled sovereignty. When they fell, their ruin was so terrible that Floyd | their names and deeds have been entirely erased from history. Floyd | Floyd | It was Kteh Nyare who first committed arcane Names to papyrus for Floyd | study. Modern occultists use newer alphabets, but Kteh Nyare's Floyd | hieroglyphics were an exacting and precise system of writing. Floyd | Floyd | By speaking with greater precision, you realize, you can amplify most Floyd | of the Words you have learned -- repeating the Word to intensify its Floyd | effect. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "Leather jacket. Motorcycle. Tattooes." | |
| Jacqueline says, "snrk" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Overflow error, you mean? ;)" | ||
| DavidW says, "I'm just being silly." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "recall word of chaos" | ||
Floyd ] The Garden (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2871 Floyd | > Floyd | > RECALL WORD OF CHAOS Floyd | Floyd | That noun did not make sense in this context. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Pinkunz arrives, full of fun and funk. | DavidW says, "I think what you need to realize is that more than the moon might be echoed into the dream world from the real one." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "zok" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2872 Floyd | > Floyd | > ZOK Floyd | Floyd | You speak the Word of Unsealing. The dream-world flares with grey Floyd | light and fades. You awaken. Floyd | Floyd | Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Floyd | You are in a circular chamber, walled in the same decaying brickwork Floyd | which runs all through the manor's basement. A ritual bound of Floyd | oddly-angled runes has been carved around the perimeter of the room. Floyd | The only exit is west. Floyd | Floyd | A majestic filing cabinet stands in one corner, stuffed to overflowing Floyd | with antique journals. Next to it is a full-length, badly fogged Floyd | mirror. | Pinkunz says, "Well, I'm stupid." | |
Floyd |
Floyd | The lunar sphere on the wall is entirely white.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
| DavidW says, "hi Pinkunz" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Hey there." | ||
| Pinkunz says, "Hello" | ||
| DavidW says, "Welcome to the time change." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "drop delivery note" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2873 Floyd | > Floyd | > DROP DELIVERY NOTE Floyd | Floyd | Dropped. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ia" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2874 Floyd | > Floyd | > IA Floyd | Floyd | You speak the Word of Sealing. It echoes through the room. Floyd | Floyd | The grey light flickers to life within the boundary runes. Silence Floyd | presses in, awaiting your next word. Floyd | Floyd | > | Pinkunz says, "They do it on the weekend so people like myself aren't fired as a result." | |
| DavidW says, "Possibly." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "As I mentioned earlier, daylight savings are evil." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "vulle" | ||
Floyd ] The Garden (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2875 Floyd | > Floyd | > VULLE Floyd | Floyd | You speak the Word of Trance. The basement walls, without moving, Floyd | become distant and remote. Floyd | Floyd | The Garden (Andrew Plotkin) Floyd | You are in a tidily-trimmed garden, surrounded by topiary, flowerbeds, Floyd | and orderly hedge. Floyd | Floyd | A full moon hangs in a haze-swirled night sky. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x moon" | ||
Floyd ] The Garden (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2876 Floyd | > Floyd | > X MOON Floyd | Floyd | The full moon hangs in the sky. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "khion" | ||
Floyd ] The Garden (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2877 Floyd | > Floyd | > KHION Floyd | Floyd | You intone the Word of Enlightenment. The world takes on a peculiar, Floyd | hollow clarity. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says (to Pinkunz), "Current status and maps of our game here: file:///C:/Users/Owner/My%20Offsite/sol_wip/cragn18.html" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "l" | ||
Floyd ] The Garden (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2878 Floyd | > Floyd | > L Floyd | Floyd | The Garden (Andrew Plotkin) Floyd | You are in a tidily-trimmed garden, surrounded by topiary, flowerbeds, Floyd | and orderly hedge. Floyd | Floyd | A full moon hangs in a haze-swirled night sky. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x hedge" | ||
Floyd ] The Garden (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2879 Floyd | > Floyd | > X HEDGE Floyd | Floyd | The garden flourishes in its neatly-trimmed profusion. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "i" | ||
Floyd ] The Garden (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2880 Floyd | > Floyd | > I Floyd | Floyd | You are carrying nothing. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "oops, [LINK]" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "zok" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2881 Floyd | > Floyd | > ZOK Floyd | Floyd | You speak the Word of Unsealing. The dream-world flares with grey Floyd | light and fades. You awaken. Floyd | Floyd | Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Floyd | You are in a circular chamber, walled in the same decaying brickwork Floyd | which runs all through the manor's basement. A ritual bound of Floyd | oddly-angled runes has been carved around the perimeter of the room. Floyd | The only exit is west. Floyd | Floyd | A majestic filing cabinet stands in one corner, stuffed to overflowing Floyd | with antique journals. Next to it is a full-length, badly fogged Floyd | mirror. Floyd | Floyd | The lunar sphere on the wall is entirely white. Floyd | Floyd | You can also see a faded delivery note here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x delivery" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2882 Floyd | > Floyd | > X DELIVERY Floyd | Floyd | A faded and yellowed note which was tucked behind the mirror. A few Floyd | words are scrawled on it in equally faded ink. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get it" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2883 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET IT Floyd | Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | Pinkunz says (to DavidW), "Thank you." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "polish mirror" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2884 Floyd | > Floyd | > POLISH MIRROR Floyd | Floyd | The glass feels pristinely polished. Odd, considering its appearance. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "l" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2885 Floyd | > Floyd | > L Floyd | Floyd | Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Floyd | You are in a circular chamber, walled in the same decaying brickwork Floyd | which runs all through the manor's basement. A ritual bound of Floyd | oddly-angled runes has been carved around the perimeter of the room. Floyd | The only exit is west. Floyd | Floyd | A majestic filing cabinet stands in one corner, stuffed to overflowing Floyd | with antique journals. Next to it is a full-length, badly fogged Floyd | mirror. Floyd | Floyd | The lunar sphere on the wall is entirely white. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x bound" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2886 Floyd | > Floyd | > X BOUND Floyd | Floyd | (the 'Pataphysical Approaches to Quantum Superfluids Floyd | (smelling faintly of mildew)) Floyd | The book is bound in a cheap, rough, green cloth, with the title Floyd | 'Pataphysical Approaches to Quantum Superfluids and the name Floyd | Aster Cragne embossed in gold leaf. The pages appear to have Floyd | been printed on continuous paper, then separated and gathered Floyd | together—a dissertation, perhaps? There's a sticker with a Dewey Floyd | number stuck to the spine, and on the title page you see the stamp of Floyd | the insignia of the Backwater Public Library. Floyd | Floyd | Frost lines the edges of the library insignia. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x runes" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2887 Floyd | > Floyd | > X RUNES Floyd | Floyd | The runes are made of jagged, irregular marks. They make your eyes Floyd | ache. Floyd | Floyd | You now recognize the runes as a ritual bound. The bound encloses the Floyd | entire workroom. Within it, magic might work as it did in the old Floyd | days, before the stars changed and the old knowledge faded from the Floyd | Earth. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ia" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2888 Floyd | > Floyd | > IA Floyd | Floyd | You speak the Word of Sealing. It echoes through the room. Floyd | Floyd | The grey light flickers to life within the boundary runes. Silence Floyd | presses in, awaiting your next word. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "khion" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2889 Floyd | > Floyd | > KHION Floyd | Floyd | You intone the Word of Enlightenment. The world takes on a peculiar, Floyd | hollow clarity. Every brick is edged with infinite precision; every Floyd | crack wants to show you its secrets. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ilnath" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2889 Floyd | > Floyd | > ILNATH Floyd | Floyd | That verb doesn't work here, or, at least, not right now, but Floyd | it might work somewhere later. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "recall" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2890 Floyd | > Floyd | > RECALL Floyd | Floyd | You have learned the following incantations: Floyd | IA, the Word of Sealing Floyd | ZOK, the Word of Unsealing Floyd | KHION, the Word of Enlightenment Floyd | IRNATH, the Word of Winter Floyd | MALETH, the Word of Summer Floyd | ULNUR, the Word of Invocation Floyd | VULLE, the Word of Trance Floyd | ...along with the ability to repeat a word, intensifying its effect Floyd | Floyd | You have researched the following names: Anax Cragne, Ladoro Feraud, Floyd | Francois Crane, Gretel Aschar, Morovor Krahne, Jennever Cragne, Kteh Floyd | Nyare, Margreth Cragne, Ersebet Cranyi and Malford Cragne. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "irnath" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2891 Floyd | > Floyd | > IRNATH Floyd | Floyd | You chant the Word of Winter. A chill comes into the atmosphere, like Floyd | an icy breeze that does not stir the air. Floyd | Floyd | The fogged mirror slowly turns as clear as ice. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "polish mirror" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2892 Floyd | > Floyd | > POLISH MIRROR Floyd | Floyd | The glass is so cold that it burns your skin. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "irnath" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2893 Floyd | > Floyd | > IRNATH Floyd | Floyd | You chant the Word of Winter. The chill deepens to a numbing, aching Floyd | wave of cold. Floyd | Floyd | A coarse layer of frost grows over the surface of the mirror, leaving Floyd | it opaque. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "vulle" | ||
Floyd ] Glacial Cirque (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2893 Floyd | > Floyd | > VULLE Floyd | Floyd | You speak the Word of Trance. The basement walls, without moving, Floyd | become distant and remote. Floyd | Floyd | Glacial Cirque (Andrew Plotkin) Floyd | You are in a bowl-shaped hollow beneath a towering mountain peak. The Floyd | lower end is blocked by a wall of ice. The air is achingly cold. Floyd | Floyd | A full moon hangs in the clear starry sky. Floyd | Floyd | The chill turns into an icy blast of wind coming down from the Floyd | mountaintop. Stones and chunks of ice are caught up in the gale. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | *** You are quickly overwhelmed *** Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT, UNDO the last Floyd | command or TAKE BACK the action that sealed your fate (for when UNDO Floyd | is not enough)? Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "undo" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2893 Floyd | Floyd | > UNDO Floyd | Floyd | Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Floyd | [Previous turn undone.] Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "maleth" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2894 Floyd | > Floyd | > MALETH Floyd | Floyd | You chant the Word of Summer. The stabbing cold around you lessens. Floyd | Floyd | The frost sublimes from the surface of the mirror, leaving it clear as Floyd | ice. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "vulle" | ||
Floyd ] Glacial Cirque (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2895 Floyd | > Floyd | > VULLE Floyd | Floyd | You speak the Word of Trance. The basement walls, without moving, Floyd | become distant and remote. Floyd | Floyd | Glacial Cirque (Andrew Plotkin) Floyd | You are in a bowl-shaped hollow beneath a towering mountain peak. The Floyd | lower end is blocked by a wall of ice. The air is chill but you are Floyd | sheltered from the wind. Floyd | Floyd | A full moon hangs in the clear starry sky. Floyd | Floyd | You suddenly perceive a pattern in the depths of the ice. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x pattern" | ||
Floyd ] Glacial Cirque (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2896 Floyd | > Floyd | > X PATTERN Floyd | Floyd | The end of the valley runs up against a barrier of striated white ice, Floyd | no doubt the edge of a mountain glacier. Floyd | Floyd | The crystalline structure of the ice forms a pattern, and the pattern Floyd | forms a name: "Shireen Vega was here." Okay. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Ow." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "zok" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2897 Floyd | > Floyd | > ZOK Floyd | Floyd | You speak the Word of Unsealing. The dream-world flares with grey Floyd | light and fades. You awaken. Floyd | Floyd | Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Floyd | You are in a circular chamber, walled in the same decaying brickwork Floyd | which runs all through the manor's basement. A ritual bound of Floyd | oddly-angled runes has been carved around the perimeter of the room. Floyd | The only exit is west. Floyd | Floyd | A majestic filing cabinet stands in one corner, stuffed to overflowing Floyd | with antique journals. Next to it is a full-length, badly fogged Floyd | mirror. Floyd | Floyd | The lunar sphere on the wall is entirely white. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "look up vega" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2898 Floyd | > Floyd | > LOOK UP VEGA Floyd | Floyd | You root through the disorganized heap, and are rewarded! Floyd | Floyd | The only trace left by this Shireen Vega is an aspect chart, drawn up Floyd | in careful ink like a homework assignment. The two notable lines are Floyd | "Summer trance, gibbous moon, invocation&enlightenment" and "Winter Floyd | trance, crescent moon, redoubled invocation". Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Whew." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ia" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2899 Floyd | > Floyd | > IA Floyd | Floyd | You speak the Word of Sealing. It echoes through the room. Floyd | Floyd | The grey light flickers to life within the boundary runes. Silence Floyd | presses in, awaiting your next word. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "maleth" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2900 Floyd | > Floyd | > MALETH Floyd | Floyd | You chant the Word of Summer. A thick warmth creeps into the air Floyd | around you. Sweat breaks on your skin. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "vulle" | ||
Floyd ] Jungle Ruin (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2901 Floyd | > Floyd | > VULLE Floyd | Floyd | You speak the Word of Trance. The basement walls, without moving, Floyd | become distant and remote. Floyd | Floyd | Jungle Ruin (Andrew Plotkin) Floyd | You are in a mazy jungle of towering, vine-strung tree boles. The air Floyd | is thick and humid. To one side rises a crumbling stone wall. Floyd | Floyd | A full moon hangs in a haze-swirled night sky. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x wall" | ||
Floyd ] Jungle Ruin (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2902 Floyd | > Floyd | > X WALL Floyd | Floyd | You stand at the foot of a ruined stone wall, perhaps the remains of Floyd | some lost jungle ziggurat. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x moon" | ||
Floyd ] Jungle Ruin (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2903 Floyd | > Floyd | > X MOON Floyd | Floyd | The full moon hangs in the sky. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x tree" | ||
Floyd ] Jungle Ruin (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2904 Floyd | > Floyd | > X TREE Floyd | Floyd | Moldering tree trunks rise all around you. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "zok" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2905 Floyd | > Floyd | > ZOK Floyd | Floyd | You speak the Word of Unsealing. The dream-world flares with grey Floyd | light and fades. You awaken. Floyd | Floyd | Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Floyd | You are in a circular chamber, walled in the same decaying brickwork Floyd | which runs all through the manor's basement. A ritual bound of Floyd | oddly-angled runes has been carved around the perimeter of the room. Floyd | The only exit is west. Floyd | Floyd | A majestic filing cabinet stands in one corner, stuffed to overflowing Floyd | with antique journals. Next to it is a full-length, badly fogged Floyd | mirror. Floyd | Floyd | The lunar sphere on the wall is entirely white. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "pull disk" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2906 Floyd | > Floyd | > PULL DISK Floyd | Floyd | You cannot pull the ring any farther. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push disk" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2907 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH DISK Floyd | Floyd | You push the ring. The black bands extend; the lunar sphere now shows Floyd | a gibbous moon. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ia" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2908 Floyd | > Floyd | > IA Floyd | Floyd | You speak the Word of Sealing. It echoes through the room. Floyd | Floyd | The grey light flickers to life within the boundary runes. Silence Floyd | presses in, awaiting your next word. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "maleth" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2909 Floyd | > Floyd | > MALETH Floyd | Floyd | You chant the Word of Summer. A thick warmth creeps into the air Floyd | around you. Sweat breaks on your skin. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "vulle" | ||
Floyd ] Jungle Ruin (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2910 Floyd | > Floyd | > VULLE Floyd | Floyd | You speak the Word of Trance. The basement walls, without moving, Floyd | become distant and remote. Floyd | Floyd | Jungle Ruin (Andrew Plotkin) Floyd | You are in a mazy jungle of towering, vine-strung tree boles. The air Floyd | is thick and humid. To one side rises a crumbling stone wall. Floyd | Floyd | A gibbous moon hangs in a haze-swirled night sky. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ulnur" | ||
Floyd ] Jungle Ruin (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2911 Floyd | > Floyd | > ULNUR Floyd | Floyd | You incant the Word of Invocation. The silence around you takes on an Floyd | attentive quality; something besides you is listening. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "khion" | ||
Floyd ] Jungle Ruin (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2912 Floyd | > Floyd | > KHION Floyd | Floyd | You intone the Word of Enlightenment. The world takes on a peculiar, Floyd | hollow clarity. Floyd | Floyd | With imperceptible slowness, a glyph draws itself across the face of Floyd | the moon. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x glyph" | ||
Floyd ] Jungle Ruin (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2913 Floyd | > Floyd | > X GLYPH Floyd | Floyd | Shadows and scars form a glyph across the surface of the gibbous moon. Floyd | Floyd | You memorize the glyph; it looks like one of the missing symbols from Floyd | Malford Cragne's journal. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "woo" | |
| DavidW says, "congrats" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "zok" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2914 Floyd | > Floyd | > ZOK Floyd | Floyd | You speak the Word of Unsealing. The dream-world flares with grey Floyd | light and fades. You awaken. Floyd | Floyd | Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Floyd | You are in a circular chamber, walled in the same decaying brickwork Floyd | which runs all through the manor's basement. A ritual bound of Floyd | oddly-angled runes has been carved around the perimeter of the room. Floyd | The only exit is west. Floyd | Floyd | A majestic filing cabinet stands in one corner, stuffed to overflowing Floyd | with antique journals. Next to it is a full-length, badly fogged Floyd | mirror. Floyd | Floyd | The lunar sphere on the wall is mostly white. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push disk" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2915 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH DISK Floyd | Floyd | You push the ring. The black bands extend; the lunar sphere now shows Floyd | a half moon. Floyd | Floyd | > | Pinkunz golf claps. | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push disk" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2916 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH DISK Floyd | Floyd | You push the ring. The black bands extend; the lunar sphere now shows Floyd | a crescent moon. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ia" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2917 Floyd | > Floyd | > IA Floyd | Floyd | You speak the Word of Sealing. It echoes through the room. Floyd | Floyd | The grey light flickers to life within the boundary runes. Silence Floyd | presses in, awaiting your next word. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "irnath" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2918 Floyd | > Floyd | > IRNATH Floyd | Floyd | You chant the Word of Winter. A chill comes into the atmosphere, like Floyd | an icy breeze that does not stir the air. Floyd | Floyd | The fogged mirror slowly turns as clear as ice. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "vulle" | ||
Floyd ] Glacial Cirque (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2919 Floyd | > Floyd | > VULLE Floyd | Floyd | You speak the Word of Trance. The basement walls, without moving, Floyd | become distant and remote. Floyd | Floyd | Glacial Cirque (Andrew Plotkin) Floyd | You are in a bowl-shaped hollow beneath a towering mountain peak. The Floyd | lower end is blocked by a wall of ice. The air is chill but you are Floyd | sheltered from the wind. Floyd | Floyd | A crescent moon hangs in a haze-swirled night sky. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ulnur" | ||
Floyd ] Glacial Cirque (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2920 Floyd | > Floyd | > ULNUR Floyd | Floyd | You incant the Word of Invocation. The silence around you takes on an Floyd | attentive quality; something besides you is listening. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ulnur" | ||
Floyd ] Glacial Cirque (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2921 Floyd | > Floyd | > ULNUR Floyd | Floyd | You incant the Word of Invocation again. The sense of listening Floyd | becomes unbearably intense. Floyd | Floyd | A new constellation burns among the stars. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x constellation" | ||
Floyd ] Glacial Cirque (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2922 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CONSTELLATION Floyd | Floyd | The stars are veiled by a high shredding haze, but a crescent moon Floyd | shines through. A constellation of unusually bright stars forms a Floyd | glyph above the moon. Floyd | Floyd | You memorize the glyph. You now know two glyphs. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "recall malford" | ||
Floyd ] Glacial Cirque (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2923 Floyd | > Floyd | > RECALL MALFORD Floyd | Floyd | Malford "the Warlock" Cragne, the black sheep of the family. Sheep as Floyd | in rather dim and basically harmless, despite his self-chosen Floyd | monicker. Malford desperately desired to create the Word of Chaos, an Floyd | arcane tool of ruin and decay. Unfortunately for him, his diagram Floyd | lacked several important hieroglyphs. In trying to complete it, he Floyd | journeyed unwisely into the Otherworlds. His body was found, mindless Floyd | and mumbling, in 1850. Floyd | Floyd | You recall the Chaos diagram. It's a complex arrangement which defines Floyd | a word in the system of old Kteh Nyare. However, three key glyphs are Floyd | missing. You have discovered two of them. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "One to go." | |
| DavidW says, "I've lost track if you've used up all your ritual clues or not." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "(Why do I expect the word of chaos to be ridiculously short in when in letter form?)" | ||
| DavidW says, "(Because it's true.)" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "It's 'z'" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "There were two clues with Shireen." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "I don't recall a third clue." | ||
| DavidW asks, "If you've run out of rituals, maybe examine the scenery in the jungle or glacier scenes?" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "l" | ||
Floyd ] Glacial Cirque (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2924 Floyd | > Floyd | > L Floyd | Floyd | Glacial Cirque (Andrew Plotkin) Floyd | You are in a bowl-shaped hollow beneath a towering mountain peak. The Floyd | lower end is blocked by a wall of ice. The air is chill but you are Floyd | sheltered from the wind. Floyd | Floyd | Something has changed above. Floyd | Floyd | A crescent moon hangs in a haze-swirled night sky. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "zok" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2925 Floyd | > Floyd | > ZOK Floyd | Floyd | You speak the Word of Unsealing. The dream-world flares with grey Floyd | light and fades. You awaken. Floyd | Floyd | Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Floyd | You are in a circular chamber, walled in the same decaying brickwork Floyd | which runs all through the manor's basement. A ritual bound of Floyd | oddly-angled runes has been carved around the perimeter of the room. Floyd | The only exit is west. Floyd | Floyd | A majestic filing cabinet stands in one corner, stuffed to overflowing Floyd | with antique journals. Next to it is a full-length, badly fogged Floyd | mirror. Floyd | Floyd | The lunar sphere on the wall is a white crescent. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "That wall of ice is suspicious." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ia" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2926 Floyd | > Floyd | > IA Floyd | Floyd | You speak the Word of Sealing. It echoes through the room. Floyd | Floyd | The grey light flickers to life within the boundary runes. Silence Floyd | presses in, awaiting your next word. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "irnath" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2927 Floyd | > Floyd | > IRNATH Floyd | Floyd | You chant the Word of Winter. A chill comes into the atmosphere, like Floyd | an icy breeze that does not stir the air. Floyd | Floyd | The fogged mirror slowly turns as clear as ice. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "vulle" | ||
Floyd ] Glacial Cirque (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2928 Floyd | > Floyd | > VULLE Floyd | Floyd | You speak the Word of Trance. The basement walls, without moving, Floyd | become distant and remote. Floyd | Floyd | Glacial Cirque (Andrew Plotkin) Floyd | You are in a bowl-shaped hollow beneath a towering mountain peak. The Floyd | lower end is blocked by a wall of ice. The air is chill but you are Floyd | sheltered from the wind. Floyd | Floyd | A crescent moon hangs in a haze-swirled night sky. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x wall" | ||
Floyd ] Glacial Cirque (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2929 Floyd | > Floyd | > X WALL Floyd | Floyd | The end of the valley runs up against a barrier of striated white ice, Floyd | no doubt the edge of a mountain glacier. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "khion" | ||
Floyd ] Glacial Cirque (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2930 Floyd | > Floyd | > KHION Floyd | Floyd | You intone the Word of Enlightenment. The world takes on a peculiar, Floyd | hollow clarity. Floyd | Floyd | You suddenly perceive a pattern in the depths of the ice. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x pattern" | ||
Floyd ] Glacial Cirque (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2931 Floyd | > Floyd | > X PATTERN Floyd | Floyd | The end of the valley runs up against a barrier of striated white ice, Floyd | no doubt the edge of a mountain glacier. Floyd | Floyd | The crystalline structure of the ice forms a pattern, and the pattern Floyd | forms a name: "Shireen Vega was here." Okay. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Yeah, that's the name we had." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "maleth" | ||
Floyd ] Glacial Cirque (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2932 Floyd | > Floyd | > MALETH Floyd | Floyd | You chant the Word of Summer. The icy chill fades from the air. Floyd | Floyd | Meltwater trickles from the glacier. You notice the edge of a stone Floyd | slab poking through the ice! After several moments, most of the slab Floyd | is free. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "What if you Summer-ize here?" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x slab" | ||
Floyd ] Glacial Cirque (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2933 Floyd | > Floyd | > X SLAB Floyd | Floyd | The slab has a hieroglyph engraved on it. Floyd | Floyd | You memorize the glyph. You now know all three of the missing glyphs Floyd | from Malford Cragne's journal. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "recall malford" | ||
Floyd ] Glacial Cirque (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2934 Floyd | > Floyd | > RECALL MALFORD Floyd | Floyd | Malford "the Warlock" Cragne, the black sheep of the family. Sheep as Floyd | in rather dim and basically harmless, despite his self-chosen Floyd | monicker. Malford desperately desired to create the Word of Chaos, an Floyd | arcane tool of ruin and decay. Unfortunately for him, his diagram Floyd | lacked several important hieroglyphs. In trying to complete it, he Floyd | journeyed unwisely into the Otherworlds. His body was found, mindless Floyd | and mumbling, in 1850. Floyd | Floyd | You recall the Chaos diagram. It's a complex arrangement which defines Floyd | a word in the system of old Kteh Nyare. However, three key glyphs are Floyd | missing. You have discovered all three of them. Floyd | Floyd | With the three missing glyphs, you are able to piece together the Floyd | pronounciation of the Word of Chaos: OGGOTH. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "woot!" | |
| Jacqueline says, "Okay. It wasn't 'z'" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "yay" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "As expected, pretty short." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "zok" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2935 Floyd | > Floyd | > ZOK Floyd | Floyd | You speak the Word of Unsealing. The dream-world flares with grey Floyd | light and fades. You awaken. Floyd | Floyd | Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Floyd | You are in a circular chamber, walled in the same decaying brickwork Floyd | which runs all through the manor's basement. A ritual bound of Floyd | oddly-angled runes has been carved around the perimeter of the room. Floyd | The only exit is west. Floyd | Floyd | A majestic filing cabinet stands in one corner, stuffed to overflowing Floyd | with antique journals. Next to it is a full-length, badly fogged Floyd | mirror. Floyd | Floyd | The lunar sphere on the wall is a white crescent. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ia" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2936 Floyd | > Floyd | > IA Floyd | Floyd | You speak the Word of Sealing. It echoes through the room. Floyd | Floyd | The grey light flickers to life within the boundary runes. Silence Floyd | presses in, awaiting your next word. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "oggoth" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2937 Floyd | > Floyd | > OGGOTH Floyd | Floyd | You chant the Word of Chaos. The walls tremble. Floyd | Floyd | A brick cracks off the wall beneath the lunar sphere! Peering closer, Floyd | you realize it was a false front. A small niche is now revealed, in Floyd | which is a brass knob. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x knob" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2938 Floyd | > Floyd | > X KNOB Floyd | Floyd | A brass knob is now visible in a niche below the lunar sphere. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "turn knob" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2939 Floyd | > Floyd | > TURN KNOB Floyd | Floyd | You hear a clunk. The black bands retract. At the same time, the white Floyd | sphere itself begins to rotate in the wall. As the previously-hidden Floyd | face comes into view, you see that it is painted red. When the sphere Floyd | comes to a halt, a full, bloody disc looms above you. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "oo. A red moon." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x disk" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2940 Floyd | > Floyd | > X DISK Floyd | Floyd | The sphere is mounted high on one wall, above a ring and a brass knob. Floyd | It's a full yard across, and entirely painted red. You're not sure Floyd | what that represents, but it makes you nervous. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "aie" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "SAVE" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "cf41" | ||
Floyd | > Floyd | > SAVE Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write: Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2940 Floyd | > SAVEOk. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "vulle" | ||
Floyd ] Ruined Garden (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2941 Floyd | > Floyd | > VULLE Floyd | Floyd | You speak the Word of Trance. The basement walls, without moving, Floyd | become distant and remote. Floyd | Floyd | Ruined Garden (Andrew Plotkin) Floyd | You stand in the ruins of a long-dead garden. Dry branches rise from Floyd | the dust and tangle in twisted, unrecognizable shapes. Floyd | Floyd | To the south is the shore of a dark, silent lake. The waters do not Floyd | reflect the reddened moonlight. Floyd | Floyd | A bloated crimson moon hangs in a haze-swirled night sky. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "Didn't one of the entries say something about saying the unnameable name under a blood moon?" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x moon" | ||
Floyd ] Ruined Garden (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2942 Floyd | > Floyd | > X MOON Floyd | Floyd | It's a full moon, blood-red and hell-bent. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "say vaadignephod" | ||
Floyd ] Ruined Garden (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2943 Floyd | > Floyd | > SAY VAADIGNEPHOD Floyd | Floyd | (to yourself) Floyd | Talking to yourself is likely to prove unrewarding. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "vaadignephod" | ||
Floyd ] Ruined Garden (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2943 Floyd | > Floyd | > VAADIGNEPHOD Floyd | Floyd | That verb doesn't work here, or, at least, not right now, but Floyd | it might work somewhere later. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "oggoth" | ||
Floyd ] Ruined Garden (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2943 Floyd | > Floyd | > OGGOTH Floyd | Floyd | You chant the Word of Chaos. Floyd | Floyd | The decaying earth collapses beneath your feet, pitching you into the Floyd | abyss. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | *** You are lost *** Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT, UNDO the last Floyd | command or TAKE BACK the action that sealed your fate (for when UNDO Floyd | is not enough)? Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "undo" | ||
Floyd ] Ruined Garden (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2943 Floyd | Floyd | > UNDO Floyd | Floyd | Ruined Garden (Andrew Plotkin) Floyd | [Previous turn undone.] Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "khion" | ||
Floyd ] Ruined Garden (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2944 Floyd | > Floyd | > KHION Floyd | Floyd | You intone the Word of Enlightenment. The world takes on a peculiar, Floyd | hollow clarity. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "l" | ||
Floyd ] Ruined Garden (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2945 Floyd | > Floyd | > L Floyd | Floyd | Ruined Garden (Andrew Plotkin) Floyd | You stand in the ruins of a long-dead garden. Dry branches rise from Floyd | the dust and tangle in twisted, unrecognizable shapes. Floyd | Floyd | To the south is the shore of a dark, silent lake. The waters do not Floyd | reflect the reddened moonlight. Floyd | Floyd | A bloated crimson moon hangs in a haze-swirled night sky. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "irnath" | ||
Floyd ] Ruined Garden (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2946 Floyd | > Floyd | > IRNATH Floyd | Floyd | You chant the Word of Winter. A chill comes into the atmosphere, like Floyd | an icy breeze that does not stir the air. Floyd | Floyd | The water at your feet goes slow and slushy. Ice crackles along the Floyd | shoreline, and then spreads out across the surface of the lake. After Floyd | a time, the entire lake is frozen hard. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x lake" | ||
Floyd ] Ruined Garden (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2947 Floyd | > Floyd | > X LAKE Floyd | Floyd | The frozen lake spreads out south of the garden. You can see a small Floyd | island in its center, standing above the ice. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x island" | ||
Floyd ] Ruined Garden (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2948 Floyd | > Floyd | > X ISLAND Floyd | Floyd | The frozen lake spreads out south of the garden. You can see a small Floyd | island in its center, standing above the ice. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Frozen Lake (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2949 Floyd | > Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | You set off across the ice. Floyd | Floyd | Frozen Lake (Andrew Plotkin) Floyd | You stand on the surface of the frozen lake. The ice is rippled and Floyd | rough underfoot, and hard as iron. Floyd | Floyd | The shoreline is back to the north. To the south, a small island Floyd | projects above the ice sheet. Floyd | Floyd | A bloated crimson moon hangs in a haze-swirled night sky. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Island (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2950 Floyd | > Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Island (Andrew Plotkin) Floyd | This is a small island, only a few yards across, near the center of a Floyd | frozen lake. The black ice seems to devour the reddened moonlight all Floyd | around. You can see the dead garden far off on the northern shore. Floyd | Floyd | To the east, a stairway of rough basalt leads down into the ice. Floyd | Floyd | A bloated crimson moon hangs in a haze-swirled night sky. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "d" | ||
Floyd ] Island (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2951 Floyd | > Floyd | > D Floyd | Floyd | The stairway disappears down into the iron-hard ice. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "maleth" | ||
Floyd ] Island (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2952 Floyd | > Floyd | > MALETH Floyd | Floyd | You chant the Word of Summer. The icy chill fades from the air. Floyd | Floyd | A crack lances across the surface of the lake. The ice sheet grinds Floyd | against itself and shatters, leaving water bubbling in the gaps. The Floyd | remaining floes shrink; soon they are entirely gone. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "d" | ||
Floyd ] Island (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2953 Floyd | > Floyd | > D Floyd | Floyd | The stairway disappears down into the dark water. The thought of Floyd | immersing yourself is abhorrent. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "maleth" | ||
Floyd ] Island (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2954 Floyd | > Floyd | > MALETH Floyd | Floyd | You chant the Word of Summer. A thick warmth creeps into the air Floyd | around you. Sweat breaks on your skin. Floyd | Floyd | The lake steams gently, and begins to sink around the island. Stones Floyd | crackle and dry as they are exposed. After a time, the water is gone, Floyd | and the lake basin is bare and arid. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "d" | ||
Floyd ] Lakebed Temple (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2955 Floyd | > Floyd | > D Floyd | Floyd | The stairway spirals around the island as it descends. Floyd | Floyd | Lakebed Temple (Andrew Plotkin) Floyd | You stand on a crumbling stone dais at the bottom of the dry lake. Floyd | Jagged runes are engraved around the circle's perimeter. Floyd | Floyd | The island-peak rises to the west; basalt stairs zig-zag up its face. Floyd | Floyd | Far above, a bloated crimson moon hangs in a haze-swirled night sky. Floyd | Floyd | A scrap of leather is lying at the foot of the stairs. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x runes" | ||
Floyd ] Lakebed Temple (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2956 Floyd | > Floyd | > X RUNES Floyd | Floyd | The runes are made of familiar jagged marks. This is a ritual bound -- Floyd | although you would lay no odds what hands carved them. If Floyd | hands carved them. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x leather" | ||
Floyd ] Lakebed Temple (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2957 Floyd | > Floyd | > X LEATHER Floyd | Floyd | This green leather once bound a journal, but it has been terribly Floyd | damaged by the water... ice... heat... whatever conditions it Floyd | experienced at the bottom of the lake. You can barely trace the name Floyd | "Arne Cragnessum" within one fold of the cover. The pages within have Floyd | long since disintegrated. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get it" | ||
Floyd ] Lakebed Temple (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2958 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET IT Floyd | Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "zok" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2959 Floyd | > Floyd | > ZOK Floyd | Floyd | You speak the Word of Unsealing. The dream-world flares with grey Floyd | light and fades. You awaken. Floyd | Floyd | Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Floyd | You are in a circular chamber, walled in the same decaying brickwork Floyd | which runs all through the manor's basement. A ritual bound of Floyd | oddly-angled runes has been carved around the perimeter of the room. Floyd | The only exit is west. Floyd | Floyd | A majestic filing cabinet stands in one corner, stuffed to overflowing Floyd | with antique journals. Next to it is a full-length, badly fogged Floyd | mirror. Floyd | Floyd | The lunar sphere on the wall is entirely red. A knob is visible Floyd | underneath it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "look up arne" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2960 Floyd | > Floyd | > LOOK UP ARNE Floyd | Floyd | You search through the mess of journals, and are rewarded! Floyd | Floyd | Arne Cragnessum's journal is a tidy volume bound in green leather, Floyd | with his name inside the flyleaf. It describes his search for the Floyd | Gates of Slumber and the Unpronounceable Name one must speak to reach Floyd | them. The last entry talks of "...the Summerlands, in which the Floyd | Unnameable King lies entombed in stone... No mortal may walk those Floyd | fields and return; but the Summer Isles sometimes impinge on the Dream Floyd | realm, when the aspects align, and a ritualist may search within his Floyd | own mind for an echo." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ia" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2961 Floyd | > Floyd | > IA Floyd | Floyd | You speak the Word of Sealing. It echoes through the room. Floyd | Floyd | The grey light flickers to life within the boundary runes. Silence Floyd | presses in, awaiting your next word. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "maleth" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2962 Floyd | > Floyd | > MALETH Floyd | Floyd | You chant the Word of Summer. A thick warmth creeps into the air Floyd | around you. Sweat breaks on your skin. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "vulle" | ||
Floyd ] Jungle Ruin (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2963 Floyd | > Floyd | > VULLE Floyd | Floyd | You speak the Word of Trance. The basement walls, without moving, Floyd | become distant and remote. Floyd | Floyd | Jungle Ruin (Andrew Plotkin) Floyd | You are in a mazy jungle of towering, vine-strung tree boles. The air Floyd | is thick and humid. To one side rises a crumbling stone wall. Floyd | Floyd | A bloated crimson moon hangs in a haze-swirled night sky. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "khion" | ||
Floyd ] Jungle Ruin (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2964 Floyd | > Floyd | > KHION Floyd | Floyd | You intone the Word of Enlightenment. The world takes on a peculiar, Floyd | hollow clarity. Floyd | Floyd | You suddenly perceive a pattern in the foliage. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x pattern" | ||
Floyd ] Jungle Ruin (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2965 Floyd | > Floyd | > X PATTERN Floyd | Floyd | Moldering tree trunks rise all around you. Floyd | Floyd | The vines form a pattern, and the pattern forms a name: "Shireen Vega Floyd | was here." Okay. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x wall" | ||
Floyd ] Jungle Ruin (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2966 Floyd | > Floyd | > X WALL Floyd | Floyd | You stand at the foot of a ruined stone wall, perhaps the remains of Floyd | some lost jungle ziggurat. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "irnath" | ||
Floyd ] Jungle Ruin (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2967 Floyd | > Floyd | > IRNATH Floyd | Floyd | You chant the Word of Winter. The stifling heat fades from the air. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "irnath" | ||
Floyd ] Jungle Ruin (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2967 Floyd | > Floyd | > IRNATH Floyd | Floyd | You chant the Word of Winter. A chill comes into the atmosphere, like Floyd | an icy breeze that does not stir the air. Floyd | Floyd | Frost crackles on the vines. A tree trunk emits a thundrous crack as Floyd | its sap freezes in the unnatural chill. Then another... and branches Floyd | begin to crash down around you. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | *** You have been crushed *** Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT, UNDO the last Floyd | command or TAKE BACK the action that sealed your fate (for when UNDO Floyd | is not enough)? Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "undo" | ||
Floyd ] Jungle Ruin (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2967 Floyd | Floyd | > UNDO Floyd | Floyd | Jungle Ruin (Andrew Plotkin) Floyd | [Previous turn undone.] Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu asks, "Who knew the center of the mind could be so deadly?" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "maleth" | ||
Floyd ] Jungle Ruin (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2968 Floyd | > Floyd | > MALETH Floyd | Floyd | You chant the Word of Summer. A thick warmth creeps into the air Floyd | around you. Sweat breaks on your skin. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "maleth" | ||
Floyd ] Jungle Ruin (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2968 Floyd | > Floyd | > MALETH Floyd | Floyd | You chant the Word of Summer. The warmth rises to a suffocating, Floyd | stifling heat. Floyd | Floyd | Steam rises up from the undergrowth, and the air fills with a hot, Floyd | gasping haze. Within it, the roots and vines begin to shudder. The Floyd | ground boils with life. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | *** You have been overgrown *** Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT, UNDO the last Floyd | command or TAKE BACK the action that sealed your fate (for when UNDO Floyd | is not enough)? Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "undo" | ||
Floyd ] Jungle Ruin (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2968 Floyd | Floyd | > UNDO Floyd | Floyd | Jungle Ruin (Andrew Plotkin) Floyd | [Previous turn undone.] Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "updated workroom map at [LINK]" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ulnur" | ||
Floyd ] Jungle Ruin (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2969 Floyd | > Floyd | > ULNUR Floyd | Floyd | You incant the Word of Invocation. The silence around you takes on an Floyd | attentive quality; something besides you is listening. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "zok" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2970 Floyd | > Floyd | > ZOK Floyd | Floyd | You speak the Word of Unsealing. The dream-world flares with grey Floyd | light and fades. You awaken. Floyd | Floyd | Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Floyd | You are in a circular chamber, walled in the same decaying brickwork Floyd | which runs all through the manor's basement. A ritual bound of Floyd | oddly-angled runes has been carved around the perimeter of the room. Floyd | The only exit is west. Floyd | Floyd | A majestic filing cabinet stands in one corner, stuffed to overflowing Floyd | with antique journals. Next to it is a full-length, badly fogged Floyd | mirror. Floyd | Floyd | The lunar sphere on the wall is entirely red. A knob is visible Floyd | underneath it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "recall" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2971 Floyd | > Floyd | > RECALL Floyd | Floyd | You have learned the following incantations: Floyd | IA, the Word of Sealing Floyd | ZOK, the Word of Unsealing Floyd | KHION, the Word of Enlightenment Floyd | IRNATH, the Word of Winter Floyd | MALETH, the Word of Summer Floyd | ULNUR, the Word of Invocation Floyd | VULLE, the Word of Trance Floyd | OGGOTH, the Word of Chaos Floyd | ...along with the ability to repeat a word, intensifying its effect Floyd | Floyd | You have researched the following names: Anax Cragne, Ladoro Feraud, Floyd | Francois Crane, Gretel Aschar, Morovor Krahne, Jennever Cragne, Kteh Floyd | Nyare, Margreth Cragne, Ersebet Cranyi, Shireen Vega, Malford Cragne Floyd | and Arne Cragnessum. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "recall arne" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2972 Floyd | > Floyd | > RECALL ARNE Floyd | Floyd | Arne Cragnessum's journal is a tidy volume bound in green leather, Floyd | with his name inside the flyleaf. It describes his search for the Floyd | Gates of Slumber and the Unpronounceable Name one must speak to reach Floyd | them. The last entry talks of "...the Summerlands, in which the Floyd | Unnameable King lies entombed in stone... No mortal may walk those Floyd | fields and return; but the Summer Isles sometimes impinge on the Dream Floyd | realm, when the aspects align, and a ritualist may search within his Floyd | own mind for an echo." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ia" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2973 Floyd | > Floyd | > IA Floyd | Floyd | You speak the Word of Sealing. It echoes through the room. Floyd | Floyd | The grey light flickers to life within the boundary runes. Silence Floyd | presses in, awaiting your next word. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "vulle" | ||
Floyd ] The Garden (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2974 Floyd | > Floyd | > VULLE Floyd | Floyd | You speak the Word of Trance. The basement walls, without moving, Floyd | become distant and remote. Floyd | Floyd | The Garden (Andrew Plotkin) Floyd | You are in a tidily-trimmed garden, surrounded by topiary, flowerbeds, Floyd | and orderly hedge. Floyd | Floyd | A bloated crimson moon hangs in a haze-swirled night sky. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "The 'Summerlands' has to be the Jungle, right?" | |
| Jacqueline says, "Most of what I know of Lovecraft/Cthulu I know from playing Kevin Wilson's game." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Yeah." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "undo" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2973 Floyd | Floyd | > UNDO Floyd | Floyd | Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Floyd | [Previous turn undone.] Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "oggoth" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2974 Floyd | > Floyd | > OGGOTH Floyd | Floyd | You chant the Word of Chaos. The walls tremble. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "maleth" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2975 Floyd | > Floyd | > MALETH Floyd | Floyd | You chant the Word of Summer. A thick warmth creeps into the air Floyd | around you. Sweat breaks on your skin. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "vulle" | ||
Floyd ] Ruined Garden (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2976 Floyd | > Floyd | > VULLE Floyd | Floyd | You speak the Word of Trance. The basement walls, without moving, Floyd | become distant and remote. Floyd | Floyd | Ruined Garden (Andrew Plotkin) Floyd | You stand in the ruins of a long-dead garden. The air simmers with a Floyd | parched, breathless heat. Dry branches rise from the dust and tangle Floyd | in twisted, unrecognizable shapes. Floyd | Floyd | To the south, the ground slopes down into the basin of a dry lake bed. Floyd | Floyd | A bloated crimson moon hangs in a haze-swirled night sky. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Lake Bed (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2977 Floyd | > Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | You begin descending into the lake bed, making your way around Floyd | boulders. Floyd | Floyd | Lake Bed (Andrew Plotkin) Floyd | The lake bed is broken with chasms and dry stony crags. It slopes up Floyd | to the north, towards shore. Floyd | Floyd | To the south, an unclimbable ravine cuts across the basin. You can see Floyd | the island rising on the other side, but you can go no farther in that Floyd | direction. Floyd | Floyd | Far above, a bloated crimson moon hangs in a haze-swirled night sky. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "zok" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2978 Floyd | > Floyd | > ZOK Floyd | Floyd | You speak the Word of Unsealing. The dream-world flares with grey Floyd | light and fades. You awaken. Floyd | Floyd | Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Floyd | You are in a circular chamber, walled in the same decaying brickwork Floyd | which runs all through the manor's basement. A ritual bound of Floyd | oddly-angled runes has been carved around the perimeter of the room. Floyd | The only exit is west. Floyd | Floyd | A majestic filing cabinet stands in one corner, stuffed to overflowing Floyd | with antique journals. Next to it is a full-length, badly fogged Floyd | mirror. Floyd | Floyd | The lunar sphere on the wall is entirely red. A knob is visible Floyd | underneath it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ia" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2979 Floyd | > Floyd | > IA Floyd | Floyd | You speak the Word of Sealing. It echoes through the room. Floyd | Floyd | The grey light flickers to life within the boundary runes. Silence Floyd | presses in, awaiting your next word. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "maleth" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2980 Floyd | > Floyd | > MALETH Floyd | Floyd | You chant the Word of Summer. A thick warmth creeps into the air Floyd | around you. Sweat breaks on your skin. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "vulle" | ||
Floyd ] Jungle Ruin (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2981 Floyd | > Floyd | > VULLE Floyd | Floyd | You speak the Word of Trance. The basement walls, without moving, Floyd | become distant and remote. Floyd | Floyd | Jungle Ruin (Andrew Plotkin) Floyd | You are in a mazy jungle of towering, vine-strung tree boles. The air Floyd | is thick and humid. To one side rises a crumbling stone wall. Floyd | Floyd | A bloated crimson moon hangs in a haze-swirled night sky. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "oggoth" | ||
Floyd ] Jungle Ruin (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2982 Floyd | > Floyd | > OGGOTH Floyd | Floyd | You chant the Word of Chaos. The earth trembles violently. Floyd | Floyd | A section of the stone wall collapses with a rumble! Behind it is Floyd | revealed a rune-carved stone coffin -- a long-lost tomb. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffin" | ||
Floyd ] Jungle Ruin (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2983 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFIN Floyd | Floyd | The runes on the tomb form a word... or something like a word. The Floyd | syllables grind and crack against each other as you try to assemble Floyd | them in your mind. Floyd | Floyd | After an unmeasured time, you think you have hold of it. This must be Floyd | the Unnameable Name that Francois Crane and Arne Cragnessum described. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "oo" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "recall" | ||
Floyd ] Jungle Ruin (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2984 Floyd | > Floyd | > RECALL Floyd | Floyd | You have learned the following incantations: Floyd | IA, the Word of Sealing Floyd | ZOK, the Word of Unsealing Floyd | KHION, the Word of Enlightenment Floyd | IRNATH, the Word of Winter Floyd | MALETH, the Word of Summer Floyd | ULNUR, the Word of Invocation Floyd | VULLE, the Word of Trance Floyd | OGGOTH, the Word of Chaos Floyd | ?͋?͜?̶?̫, the Unnameable Name Floyd | ...along with the ability to repeat a word, intensifying its effect Floyd | Floyd | You have researched the following names: Anax Cragne, Ladoro Feraud, Floyd | Francois Crane, Gretel Aschar, Morovor Krahne, Jennever Cragne, Kteh Floyd | Nyare, Margreth Cragne, Ersebet Cranyi, Shireen Vega, Malford Cragne Floyd | and Arne Cragnessum. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "zok" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2985 Floyd | > Floyd | > ZOK Floyd | Floyd | You speak the Word of Unsealing. The dream-world flares with grey Floyd | light and fades. You awaken. Floyd | Floyd | Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Floyd | You are in a circular chamber, walled in the same decaying brickwork Floyd | which runs all through the manor's basement. A ritual bound of Floyd | oddly-angled runes has been carved around the perimeter of the room. Floyd | The only exit is west. Floyd | Floyd | A majestic filing cabinet stands in one corner, stuffed to overflowing Floyd | with antique journals. Next to it is a full-length, badly fogged Floyd | mirror. Floyd | Floyd | The lunar sphere on the wall is entirely red. A knob is visible Floyd | underneath it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "recall francois" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2986 Floyd | > Floyd | > RECALL FRANCOIS Floyd | Floyd | Francois Crane spent his life searching for the Gates of Slumber, Floyd | which lead to the Dreamlands. "Seek the Temple of the Flame, and Floyd | beneath a Blood Moon speak the Unnameable Name..." (Francois certainly Floyd | did like capital letters.) He died in 1835 without ever reaching his Floyd | goal. In his search, however, he uncovered the Word of Winter: Floyd | IRNATH, which speaks of cold, clarity, precision, sterility, Floyd | and focus. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "Seek the Temple of Flame, and under a Blood Moon, speak the Unnameable Name." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ia" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2987 Floyd | > Floyd | > IA Floyd | Floyd | You speak the Word of Sealing. It echoes through the room. Floyd | Floyd | The grey light flickers to life within the boundary runes. Silence Floyd | presses in, awaiting your next word. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "oggoth" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2988 Floyd | > Floyd | > OGGOTH Floyd | Floyd | You chant the Word of Chaos. The walls tremble. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "vulle" | ||
Floyd ] Ruined Garden (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2989 Floyd | > Floyd | > VULLE Floyd | Floyd | You speak the Word of Trance. The basement walls, without moving, Floyd | become distant and remote. Floyd | Floyd | Ruined Garden (Andrew Plotkin) Floyd | You stand in the ruins of a long-dead garden. Dry branches rise from Floyd | the dust and tangle in twisted, unrecognizable shapes. Floyd | Floyd | To the south is the shore of a dark, silent lake. The waters do not Floyd | reflect the reddened moonlight. Floyd | Floyd | A bloated crimson moon hangs in a haze-swirled night sky. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "irnath" | ||
Floyd ] Ruined Garden (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2990 Floyd | > Floyd | > IRNATH Floyd | Floyd | You chant the Word of Winter. A chill comes into the atmosphere, like Floyd | an icy breeze that does not stir the air. Floyd | Floyd | The water at your feet goes slow and slushy. Ice crackles along the Floyd | shoreline, and then spreads out across the surface of the lake. After Floyd | a time, the entire lake is frozen hard. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Frozen Lake (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2991 Floyd | > Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | You set off across the ice. Floyd | Floyd | Frozen Lake (Andrew Plotkin) Floyd | You stand on the surface of the frozen lake. The ice is rippled and Floyd | rough underfoot, and hard as iron. Floyd | Floyd | The shoreline is back to the north. To the south, a small island Floyd | projects above the ice sheet. Floyd | Floyd | A bloated crimson moon hangs in a haze-swirled night sky. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Island (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2992 Floyd | > Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Island (Andrew Plotkin) Floyd | This is a small island, only a few yards across, near the center of a Floyd | frozen lake. The black ice seems to devour the reddened moonlight all Floyd | around. You can see the dead garden far off on the northern shore. Floyd | Floyd | To the east, a stairway of rough basalt leads down into the ice. Floyd | Floyd | A bloated crimson moon hangs in a haze-swirled night sky. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "maleth" | ||
Floyd ] Island (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2993 Floyd | > Floyd | > MALETH Floyd | Floyd | You chant the Word of Summer. The icy chill fades from the air. Floyd | Floyd | A crack lances across the surface of the lake. The ice sheet grinds Floyd | against itself and shatters, leaving water bubbling in the gaps. The Floyd | remaining floes shrink; soon they are entirely gone. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "maleth" | ||
Floyd ] Island (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2994 Floyd | > Floyd | > MALETH Floyd | Floyd | You chant the Word of Summer. A thick warmth creeps into the air Floyd | around you. Sweat breaks on your skin. Floyd | Floyd | The lake steams gently, and begins to sink around the island. Stones Floyd | crackle and dry as they are exposed. After a time, the water is gone, Floyd | and the lake basin is bare and arid. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "d" | ||
Floyd ] Lakebed Temple (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2995 Floyd | > Floyd | > D Floyd | Floyd | The stairway spirals around the island as it descends. Floyd | Floyd | Lakebed Temple (Andrew Plotkin) Floyd | You stand on a crumbling stone dais at the bottom of the dry lake. Floyd | Jagged runes are engraved around the circle's perimeter. Floyd | Floyd | The island-peak rises to the west; basalt stairs zig-zag up its face. Floyd | Floyd | Far above, a bloated crimson moon hangs in a haze-swirled night sky. Floyd | Floyd | A scrap of leather is lying at the foot of the stairs. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "????" | ||
Floyd ] Lakebed Temple (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2995 Floyd | > Floyd | > ???? Floyd | Floyd | That verb doesn't work here, or, at least, not right now, but Floyd | it might work somewhere later. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "Just say 'unnameable'" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "say unnameable" | ||
Floyd ] Lakebed Temple (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2996 Floyd | > Floyd | > SAY UNNAMEABLE Floyd | Floyd | You concentrate and bring forth the Unnameable Name. Even in this Floyd | dream-state, it scores your gums; you taste blood. Floyd | Floyd | An erythraean light flares within the boundary runes; the world Floyd | outside dims. The stillness of the air gains density and texture, Floyd | aching in your ears. Once again, the world waits for you to speak. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "eep" | |
| DavidW says, "Ritual within a ritual." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ia" | ||
Floyd ] Lakebed Temple (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2997 Floyd | > Floyd | > IA Floyd | Floyd | You speak the Word of Sealing, but the ritual bound does not respond. Floyd | You are, after all, already within an active ritual. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "oh" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "vulle" | ||
Floyd ] Stairway (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2998 Floyd | > Floyd | > VULLE Floyd | Floyd | You speak the Word of Trance a second time. Floyd | Floyd | The world begins to blur. Floyd | Floyd | Stairway (Andrew Plotkin) Floyd | You are partway down a long, long staircase of white marble. You can Floyd | return west or descend to the east. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "'unnameable' acts as 'ia' here." | |
| DavidW says, "well, at the temple" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Ah." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] Bottom of Stairs (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 2999 Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | You descend dreamily for a while, turning the key over in your hand. Floyd | Floyd | Bottom of Stairs (Andrew Plotkin) Floyd | You are at the bottom of a marble staircase, which ascends to the Floyd | west. Floyd | Floyd | A tall portal of some alien metal stands to the east. It is closed and Floyd | locked. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "We're now in a subbasement dream level." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x key" | ||
Floyd ] Bottom of Stairs (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 3000 Floyd | > Floyd | > X KEY Floyd | Floyd | Cryptically inscribed and ornately engraved: the Silver Key to the Floyd | Gates of Slumber. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x portal" | ||
Floyd ] Bottom of Stairs (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 3001 Floyd | > Floyd | > X PORTAL Floyd | Floyd | A glowing energy barrier stands to the east. It is closed and locked. Floyd | Floyd | > | Pinkunz says, "At this point, I'd be seriously considering filing for divorce." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "unlock portal with key" | ||
Floyd ] Bottom of Stairs (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 3002 Floyd | > Floyd | > UNLOCK PORTAL WITH KEY Floyd | Floyd | You unlock the portal. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open it" | ||
Floyd ] Bottom of Stairs (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 3003 Floyd | > Floyd | > OPEN IT Floyd | Floyd | You open the gate. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 3004 Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | You pass through. Floyd | Floyd | Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Floyd | You have entered a circular chamber walled in neat brickwork. The door Floyd | to the west is closed. Floyd | Floyd | The room is quite empty except for a majestic filing cabinet in one Floyd | corner. The cabinet is closed. Floyd | Floyd | A library book is lying on the floor. You have no idea how this got Floyd | down here. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW slow-claps. | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Husband, you have some explaining to do." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "wow" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x library book" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 3005 Floyd | > Floyd | > X LIBRARY BOOK Floyd | Floyd | The Seven Gaunts -- a book of Aionist fairy tales, collected by Floyd | Henry Galtmice. How adorable! Floyd | Floyd | The book is brand new. Stamped in the endpaper is the insignia of the Floyd | Backwater Public Library: two back-to-back crescent moons joined by an Floyd | eye looking down at an open book. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "I can't help but think that our husband is up to something, yeah." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get gaunts" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 3006 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET GAUNTS Floyd | Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read it" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 3007 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ IT Floyd | Floyd | The book is The Seven Gaunts, edited by Henry Galtmice. You Floyd | flip through and glance at the story of the angel at the South Pole. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "g" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 3008 Floyd | > Floyd | > G Floyd | Floyd | You flip through and glance at the story of a dweller beneath the Floyd | Earth who gets lost in the Sunlit World. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "g" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 3009 Floyd | > Floyd | > G Floyd | Floyd | You flip through and glance at the story of the angel at the South Floyd | Pole. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "i" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 3010 Floyd | > Floyd | > I Floyd | Floyd | You are carrying: Floyd | The Seven Gaunts Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Right, we're still in magic land." | |
| DavidW says, "Yup." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "SAVE" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "cf42" | ||
Floyd | > Floyd | > SAVE Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write: Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 3010 Floyd | > SAVEOk. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "zok" | ||
Floyd ] Lakebed Temple (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 3011 Floyd | > Floyd | > ZOK Floyd | Floyd | You speak the Word of Unsealing. Your surroundings flare crimson, then Floyd | fade to black. Floyd | Floyd | You awaken. Floyd | Floyd | Lakebed Temple (Andrew Plotkin) Floyd | You stand on a crumbling stone dais at the bottom of the dry lake. Floyd | Jagged runes are engraved around the circle's perimeter. Floyd | Floyd | The island-peak rises to the west; basalt stairs zig-zag up its face. Floyd | Floyd | Far above, a bloated crimson moon hangs in a haze-swirled night sky. Floyd | Floyd | A scrap of leather is lying at the foot of the stairs. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "i" | ||
Floyd ] Lakebed Temple (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 3012 Floyd | > Floyd | > I Floyd | Floyd | You are carrying nothing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "undo" | ||
Floyd ] Lakebed Temple (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 3011 Floyd | Floyd | > UNDO Floyd | Floyd | Lakebed Temple (Andrew Plotkin) Floyd | [Previous turn undone.] Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "undo" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 3010 Floyd | Floyd | > UNDO Floyd | Floyd | Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Floyd | [Previous turn undone.] Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 3011 Floyd | > Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | (first opening the door) Floyd | It seems to be locked. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "brb potty" | |
| DavidW says, "map updated" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "l" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 3012 Floyd | > Floyd | > L Floyd | Floyd | Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Floyd | You are in a circular chamber walled in neat brickwork. The door to Floyd | the west is closed. Floyd | Floyd | The room is quite empty except for a majestic filing cabinet in one Floyd | corner. The cabinet is closed. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open cabinet" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 3013 Floyd | > Floyd | > OPEN CABINET Floyd | Floyd | You pull open one of the cabinet's drawers, then another. They're all Floyd | empty. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "There's no disk on the wall yet either." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put book in cabinet" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 3014 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT BOOK IN CABINET Floyd | Floyd | You consider the empty cabinet, and then file the book neatly under G Floyd | for Galtmice. An excellent start for your collection! Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x me" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 3015 Floyd | > Floyd | > X ME Floyd | Floyd | You are entirely prepared to start building this work room. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "add disk to room" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 3015 Floyd | > Floyd | > ADD DISK TO ROOM Floyd | Floyd | That verb doesn't work here, or, at least, not right now, but Floyd | it might work somewhere later. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "l" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 3016 Floyd | > Floyd | > L Floyd | Floyd | Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Floyd | You are in a circular chamber walled in neat brickwork. The door to Floyd | the west is closed. Floyd | Floyd | The room is quite empty except for a majestic filing cabinet in one Floyd | corner. The cabinet is open, but nearly empty. You only see The Floyd | Seven Gaunts within. Floyd | Floyd | > | Pinkunz says, "Leaving to run to the dump. It closes in 20 minutes, not the 80 minutes I had originally planned. Yay, Daylight Savings Time. Be back in about 30 min." | |
| DavidW says, "bye Pinkunz" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "zok" | ||
Floyd ] Lakebed Temple (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 3017 Floyd | > Floyd | > ZOK Floyd | Floyd | You speak the Word of Unsealing. Your surroundings flare crimson, then Floyd | fade to black. Floyd | Floyd | You awaken. Floyd | Floyd | Lakebed Temple (Andrew Plotkin) Floyd | You stand on a crumbling stone dais at the bottom of the dry lake. Floyd | Jagged runes are engraved around the circle's perimeter. Floyd | Floyd | The island-peak rises to the west; basalt stairs zig-zag up its face. Floyd | Floyd | Far above, a bloated crimson moon hangs in a haze-swirled night sky. Floyd | Floyd | A scrap of leather is lying at the foot of the stairs. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "zok" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 3018 Floyd | > Floyd | > ZOK Floyd | Floyd | You speak the Word of Unsealing. The dream-world flares with grey Floyd | light and fades. You awaken. Floyd | Floyd | Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Floyd | You are in a circular chamber, walled in the same decaying brickwork Floyd | which runs all through the manor's basement. A ritual bound of Floyd | oddly-angled runes has been carved around the perimeter of the room. Floyd | The only exit is west. Floyd | Floyd | A majestic filing cabinet stands in one corner, stuffed to overflowing Floyd | with antique journals. Next to it is a full-length, badly fogged Floyd | mirror. Floyd | Floyd | The lunar sphere on the wall is entirely red. A knob is visible Floyd | underneath it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "look up galtmice" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 3019 Floyd | > Floyd | > LOOK UP GALTMICE Floyd | Floyd | You search under the name Henry Galtmice, and find The Seven Floyd | Gaunts, filed exactly where it ought to be! You lift the book Floyd | from the drawer in triumph. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "HOORAY!" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read galtmice" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 3019 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ GALTMICE Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read gaunts" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 3020 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ GAUNTS Floyd | Floyd | You flip through the book and glance at the story of a tree that grew Floyd | in the middle of the ocean. Floyd | Floyd | The well-dressed man's outline coalesces into form like ice spreading Floyd | across a pond. Pleased, he watches his hands move, and brushes a bit Floyd | of frost off of a shoulder. Then he starts and looks away, as if Floyd | remembering something. His features darken and the air goes cold as Floyd | he frowns. Floyd | Floyd | With a scowl and a sense of purpose, the well-dressed man fades away. Floyd | You think you caught a glimpse of brick and ivy, and heard the sound Floyd | of running water as he disappeared. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "i" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 3021 Floyd | > Floyd | > I Floyd | Floyd | You are carrying: Floyd | The Seven Gaunts Floyd | a faded delivery note (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a Red Triangle Key (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | an Isole Perdute Floyd | a Lettera Segreta Floyd | a Prurito Notturno (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a Piccoli Uomini Blu (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a rusted toolbox (smelling faintly of mildew) (open) Floyd | a jar of old keys (open) Floyd | a splintery wooden key Floyd | an ornate bronze key Floyd | a sinister iron key Floyd | a frosty blue key Floyd | an intricately folded origami key Floyd | a silver and ivory key Floyd | a jar of screws (open but empty) Floyd | a teapot (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | Legends of Lake Champlain and the Hudson River Valley Floyd | a scrap of paper Floyd | Tatooine 1: Anchorhead (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | an ominous-looking painting (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a 'Pataphysical Approaches to Quantum Superfluids (smelling Floyd | faintly of mildew) Floyd | a snowglobe Floyd | a black fountain pen Floyd | an old newspaper (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a mallet (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a metal flask (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a pink-bound book (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a pinch of snail paste (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | an Italian magazine cutting Floyd | De Zeven Testamenten van de Krijsende Zeeworm Floyd | a police report ("Francine Cragne") (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a note from a seesaw Floyd | a piece of chalk Floyd | a black box (smelling faintly of mildew) (open but empty) Floyd | a shard Floyd | a broken silver amulet (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | Mama Hydra's Deep Fried Ones (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | A Culinary Overview of Superstitions in the Miskaton Valley Region Floyd | by S. Jarret Zornwharf (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | Hyper-Gastronomy, Exactness, and String Theory: a Theoretical Floyd | Subdiscipline of Cooking and Baking by Chef Wheldrake (smelling Floyd | faintly of mildew) Floyd | red-rimmed porcelain plates (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | red-rimmed porcelain cups (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a spray bottle that used to contain fungicide (smelling faintly of Floyd | mildew) Floyd | a copper urn (smelling faintly of mildew) (closed) Floyd | a bronze urn (smelling faintly of mildew) (closed) Floyd | a key from an urn (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | some mildewed leather gloves Floyd | a gallon jug of white vinegar (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a pair of garden shears (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a rusty flathead screwdriver Floyd | a trophy for a dog race (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a black business card (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | Tolerating An Asinine God (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a rusty piece of metal (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | some yellowed newspapers (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | an employee ID card (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a soggy tome (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a long hooked pole (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a grimy rock (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a backpack features guide (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a trolley schedule (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | Twin Hearts Between the Planes (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a pamphlet of home listings (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a moldy, waterlogged journal (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | an antique locket (smelling faintly of mildew) (closed) Floyd | a wad of cash (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a repaired page (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | The Dollmaker's Journal (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a waterproof flashlight (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a tiny leather journal (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a filthy rug (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | Daniel Baker's note (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | the diary of Phyllis Cragne (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a postcard of Big Ben (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | The Modern Girl's Divination Handbook -- Volume Three (smelling Floyd | faintly of mildew) Floyd | a pull-string doll (smelling faintly of mildew) | DavidW says, "Our haunting has gone elsewhere." | |
Floyd | a glass jar containing an insect (smelling faintly of mildew)
Floyd | a half-full styrofoam coffee cup (smelling faintly of mildew)
Floyd | a familiar gold wristwatch (smelling faintly of mildew)
Floyd | a pair of stone earplugs (being worn)
Floyd | a trolley pass (being worn)
Floyd | a Jansport backpack (being worn and open)
Floyd | a hidden pocket (open but empty)
Floyd | a key pocket (closed)
Floyd | a book pocket (open)
Floyd | an old paperback book (smelling faintly of mildew)
Floyd | a side pocket (closed)
Floyd | a trash pocket (closed)
Floyd | a gold jacket (being worn)
Floyd | a giant milkweed leaf (being worn as a mask)
Floyd |
Floyd | >
| Knight_Otu asks, "So we're no longer haunted by a presence?" | |
| DavidW says, "We aren't. He's gone to a place with ivy and running water." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Whew. What a (set of) room(s)" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "AKA the drinking fountain." | ||
| DavidW says, "I think if you check the coffee, we're done with this room(s)." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Back" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 3022 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The clouds in your cup form horizontal bands. Lack of a symbolic image Floyd | means that you have accomplished everything you must in your current Floyd | environment and should move on to find new challenges in order to grow Floyd | as a person. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says (to Jacqueline), "We put the dream book in the dream cabinet, zok zokked back to reality, then looked up the real book in the real cabinet." | |
| Knight_Otu asks, "Some people really took the "design one room" thing as just a suggestion, didn't they?" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "heh" | ||
| DavidW says, "Then our haunting got mad and stomped off to the Drinking Fountain." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "World within a room, whatev" | ||
| DavidW says (to Knight_Otu), "Much congratulations for solving zarfroom!" | ||
| Knight_Otu asks, "Well, then, let's see what the basement still has in store for us, shall we?" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Pantry (Chris Conley) Turns: 3023 Floyd | > Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Pantry (Chris Conley) Floyd | You are in a pantry lined with metal shelves stretching the entire Floyd | length of both walls. Most of the metal shelves' contents lie deep in Floyd | shadow, as the room is lit by only a single bare bulb hanging three Floyd | feet above your head. The flat dark stones echo as you walk, and the Floyd | air down here is cold and damp. Floyd | Floyd | The rest of the basement lies off to the west. A dark doorway beckons Floyd | to the east. Floyd | Floyd | Pale roots of some unknown plant have broken through the ceiling in Floyd | one corner, dangling halfway to the floor. Floyd | Floyd | You can also see a disgusting rotting pumpkin here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Basement (Ivan Roth) Turns: 3024 Floyd | > Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Basement (Ivan Roth) Floyd | It's dark and chilly down here. A damp, mildewy carpet of dimly Floyd | visible design covers half the floor. It must have been luxuriously Floyd | soft before it started rotting. Floyd | Floyd | A rickety staircase leads back up towards the heavy wooden door to the Floyd | kitchen. A flimsy plywood door leads north, but you know what lies in Floyd | that direction. The dimly-lit basement extends in every other Floyd | direction, south, east and west. Floyd | Floyd | A metal hatch opens into darkness below. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3025 Floyd | > Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Floyd | The western side of this windowless brick room is dominated by a huge Floyd | boiler connected to a confusing network of pipes that eventually Floyd | delivers heat to the rest of the manor. Between the unpleasant Floyd | humming, the smell of fuel oil, and the heat leaking out, the boiler Floyd | is leaving you feeling a little lightheaded. Floyd | Floyd | As noticeable as it is, the boiler is hardly the only item of Floyd | interest. Crammed around it are many devices, at least four of which Floyd | are clearly bigger and heavier than you. Next to the open doorway Floyd | leading north there is a keypunch of some kind. There's a support Floyd | column in the middle of the room with a framed diagram of some sort on | DavidW says, "You still have south and down from the main basement intersection." | |
Floyd | it, and lashed to the column there is something that looks like a
Floyd | wardrobe that someone decided to wrap in copper wire. To make it even
Floyd | odder, there is a little window near the top of its door. Next to it
Floyd | is a mechanism that is a little bit reminiscent of a truck engine, and
Floyd | behind it a machine contained in a casing made from wood. Beyond a
Floyd | heavy-duty table near the southwest corner there is a rough hole in
Floyd | the floor, and the surface of the table is dominated by some manner of
Floyd | control panel. There is a small steel shelf high on the wall way above
Floyd | the table, and a fluorescent work light above that. On the wall
Floyd | opposite the wardrobe there is a painting hanging from a chain.
Floyd |
Floyd | It looks like the room has hardly been disturbed in decades, and your
Floyd | presence has kicked up a sizable amount of dust. Although there are
Floyd | some cobwebs, you don't see any spiders. Maybe they got fed up with
Floyd | some combination of the loud noises, bad smells, choking dust, and
Floyd | miserable heat and went someplace nicer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
| Jacqueline says, "whoa" | |
| Jacqueline asks, "If dust is the remnants of bits of human skin, how do places that don't have people in them for a long while get dusty?" | ||
| Jacqueline has always wondered this. | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Man. That room has enough going on in it for three, four rooms." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "yeah" | ||
| DavidW says, "Dewfairies." | ||
| DavidW says, "DARK dewfairies. With beards." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "pull string" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3026 Floyd | > Floyd | > PULL STRING Floyd | Floyd | (the fluorescent work light pull string) Floyd | You switch the fluorescent work light off. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says (to dw), "ew" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Oops." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x me" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3027 Floyd | > Floyd | > X ME Floyd | Floyd | You look like someone who's been wandering around a dusty, sweltering Floyd | boiler room. Floyd | Floyd | For a moment you believe you can hear something scrambling around near Floyd | the hole in the floor. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3028 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The clouds in your cup form a sturdy oak. Botanical images mean that Floyd | while there is much left to accomplish in the present situation, your Floyd | immediate environment sustains you, and you have everything that you Floyd | need. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | You think you just heard a low growl near the boiler. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "pull string" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3029 Floyd | > Floyd | > PULL STRING Floyd | Floyd | (the fluorescent work light pull string) Floyd | You feel around for the fluorescent light string and pull it, Floyd | switching the work light back on. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "pull doll's string" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3029 Floyd | > Floyd | > PULL DOLL'S STRING Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x doll" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3030 Floyd | > Floyd | > X DOLL Floyd | Floyd | The doll has a ferocious scowl on its face and a pull-string in the Floyd | middle of its back. Floyd | Floyd | It has the sort of head with two faces, one of which is hidden by its Floyd | hair. Rotate the head and the other face will be forward. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "pull pull-string" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3031 Floyd | > Floyd | > PULL PULL-STRING Floyd | Floyd | The doll intones: "Flee the mysterious machine! Wood remembers the old Floyd | forest! Something large bespeaks overwhelming force!" Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "pull pull-string" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3032 Floyd | > Floyd | > PULL PULL-STRING Floyd | Floyd | The doll intones: "Avoid the jeopardy of the support column! The edges Floyd | are not truly parallel, the corners not truly right!" Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x boiler" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3033 Floyd | > Floyd | > X BOILER Floyd | Floyd | This is a vintage boiler that you'd guess would have been new in the Floyd | early 1930s. It's bigger than a small automobile and certainly Floyd | heavier. While it's clearly not operating at peak efficiency, it's Floyd | perhaps surprising that it's operating at all and producing as much Floyd | heat as is leaking out into this room, let alone the rest of the Floyd | manor. It is producing an annoying hum. Floyd | Floyd | The boiler is currently switched on. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x pipes" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3034 Floyd | > Floyd | > X PIPES Floyd | Floyd | The pipes to and from the boiler form a chaotic tangle that mostly Floyd | obscures the ceiling. None are insulated and they radiate heat. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "insulate pipes" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3034 Floyd | > Floyd | > INSULATE PIPES Floyd | Floyd | That verb doesn't work here, or, at least, not right now, but Floyd | it might work somewhere later. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x devices" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3034 Floyd | > Floyd | > X DEVICES Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x keypunch" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3035 Floyd | > Floyd | > X KEYPUNCH Floyd | Floyd | (the keypunch) Floyd | Looking at it up close it is obviously a mechanical keypunch for the Floyd | sorts of cards that used to be used for computers. There don't seem to Floyd | be any computers around here, but you recall that punch cards were Floyd | invented decades before the first digital computer and were used for Floyd | other things. It is about four feet tall and appears to be handmade of Floyd | some kind of heavy metal, with welding done with more enthusiasm than Floyd | skill. It has a card slot in the middle in which to insert a card to Floyd | be punched. It has a hex keypad underneath it that allows one to set Floyd | eight digits of data. Currently it is set to 00000000. It has a handle Floyd | on the right that can be pulled to make the punching happen. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x column" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3036 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COLUMN Floyd | Floyd | This is a rough brick support column roughly a foot square running Floyd | from floor to ceiling. There is a framed diagram of some sort mounted Floyd | on it about five feet up, and a power outlet near the bottom. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x diagram" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3037 Floyd | > Floyd | > X DIAGRAM Floyd | Floyd | This diagram is framed and permanently mounted on the column. It Floyd | roughly shows how the various components in this room need to be Floyd | connected for the overall system to work, and it identifies each one. Floyd | Floyd | The heavy keypunch near the doorway is purely mechanical. It doesn't Floyd | need to be connected to anything. Floyd | Floyd | The control panel on the table runs the whole system and needs to be Floyd | both plugged into an outlet for power and connected to the large Floyd | engine mechanism, which is apparently the overlay engine. The control Floyd | panel has a slot for punch cards. Floyd | Floyd | The overlay engine needs to be connected to the wardrobe, which is Floyd | apparently called the faraday cage. Floyd | Floyd | The big machine with the wooden casing is identified on the diagram as Floyd | the dimensional stabilizer, and it also needs to be connected to the Floyd | faraday cage. Floyd | Floyd | The faraday cage needs to be plugged into an outlet for power. Floyd | Floyd | While it labels these components and says which is connected to which, Floyd | the diagram doesn't go into any more detail as to what the overall Floyd | system is meant to do, but following its logic, connecting the control Floyd | panel to the overlay engine, connecting the overlay engine to the Floyd | faraday cage, connecting the dimensional stabilizer to the faraday Floyd | cage, and then plugging both the faraday cage and control panel into Floyd | the outlet ought to be enough to make it work. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x cage" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3038 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CAGE Floyd | Floyd | (the faraday cage) Floyd | The faraday cage is about seven feet tall and perhaps four feet wide. Floyd | Its door has a crescent-shaped window in it that enables you to Floyd | somewhat see inside it. It's wrapped (as best as possible while still Floyd | allowing the door, which is now closed, to work) with tightly-wound Floyd | copper wire. You seem to recall wound copper wire relating more to Floyd | generators and electromagnets than faraday cages, so clearly this is Floyd | not a typical model. A row of three lights is arranged across the top Floyd | above the door: a green bulb (currently unlit), a yellow bulb Floyd | (currently unlit), and a red bulb (currently unlit). On the bottom Floyd | there is a receptacle for cables. There is also a power cord dangling Floyd | from the back of it. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline blinks. | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x machine" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3039 Floyd | > Floyd | > X MACHINE Floyd | Floyd | (the dimensional stabilizer) Floyd | The dimensional stabilizer is about the size of a large trunk. Its Floyd | wooden casing thoroughly hides whatever is going on inside, but it has Floyd | a system receptacle near the bottom, a system cable hanging out of the Floyd | space right next to it, and a activation toggle on the top near the Floyd | front edge. Floyd | Floyd | The dimensional stabilizer is currently switched off. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x window" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3040 Floyd | > Floyd | > X WINDOW Floyd | Floyd | The window is shaped like a small crescent and provides you an Floyd | obscured view inside the faraday cage. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "look through it" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3041 Floyd | > Floyd | > LOOK THROUGH IT Floyd | Floyd | You see nothing special in the window. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x table" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3042 Floyd | > Floyd | > X TABLE Floyd | Floyd | (the heavy-duty table) Floyd | The heavy-duty table is made of the thick wood typically used for Floyd | workbenches in bygone days. It has one drawer running its full length, Floyd | and its surface is nearly covered by a control panel. The portion of Floyd | the surface that is not covered has a list of some sort written on it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x list" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3043 Floyd | > Floyd | > X LIST Floyd | Floyd | It is a short list of steps to take prior to running the system. Floyd | Apparently being reminded of these safety tips was important enough Floyd | for someone to permanently write this checklist on the surface of the Floyd | table. It's probably worth your time to read it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read it" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3044 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ IT Floyd | Floyd | The exact text of the checklist is as follows: Floyd | Floyd | 1. Ensure the system is properly connected. Floyd | Floyd | 2. Ensure the door is closed. Floyd | Floyd | 3. Plug in units that need electricity. Floyd | Floyd | 4. Insert desired card and turn on control panel. Floyd | Floyd | 5. Turn on dimensional stabilizer before opening door. Floyd | Floyd | 6. Check status lights before opening door. Floyd | Floyd | 7. Take any other precautions before opening door. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Whew." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x control" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3045 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CONTROL Floyd | Floyd | (the control panel) Floyd | The control panel is a mechanism that appears to feature some of the Floyd | best technology the early 1940s had to offer. An analog gauge labeled Floyd | the "power readout" takes up much of the right hand side of the panel Floyd | and has a needle hovering near 0 out of 100. A punch card slot Floyd | (currently empty) sits on the left toward the bottom, with a round Floyd | on/off button situated above it. A power cord and a system cable are Floyd | in the back. Overall there is not a lot of room left on top of the Floyd | table upon which it is resting (but there is a checklist there plus a Floyd | drawer beneath). Floyd | Floyd | The control panel is currently switched off. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "Don't forget the desk drawer." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x drawer" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3046 Floyd | > Floyd | > X DRAWER Floyd | Floyd | You see nothing special about the drawer. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open it" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3047 Floyd | > Floyd | > OPEN IT Floyd | Floyd | You open the drawer, revealing the Journal of Edwin Cragne, a Floyd | C353F128 punch card, a 0B46E931 punch card, an AE9B711D punch card, a Floyd | 00A02209 punch card and a blank punch card. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Ohmyohmy." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get all from drawer" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3048 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET ALL FROM DRAWER Floyd | Floyd | Journal of Edwin Cragne: Taken. Floyd | Floyd | C353F128 punch card: Taken. Floyd | Floyd | 0B46E931 punch card: Taken. Floyd | Floyd | AE9B711D punch card: Taken. Floyd | Floyd | 00A02209 punch card: Taken. Floyd | Floyd | blank punch card: Taken. Floyd | Floyd | You have the strong feeling that you're being watched. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x journal of edwin" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3048 Floyd | > Floyd | > X JOURNAL OF EDWIN Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x journal of edwin cragne" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3048 Floyd | > Floyd | > X JOURNAL OF EDWIN CRAGNE Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x journal" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3048 Floyd | > Floyd | > X JOURNAL Floyd | Floyd | Which do you mean, the Journal of Edwin Cragne, the moldy, Floyd | waterlogged journal (smelling faintly of mildew), The Dollmaker's Floyd | Journal (smelling faintly of mildew) or the tiny leather journal Floyd | (smelling faintly of mildew)? Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "It's probably choking on the word 'of'." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "edwin" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3049 Floyd | > Floyd | > EDWIN Floyd | Floyd | This handwritten journal appears to cover a period from September 1939 Floyd | to May 1943 in the life of Edwin Cragne, a self-styled scientist and Floyd | inventor. It has a maroon cover and is densely packed with a tight, Floyd | neat writing and sporadic equations. Portions of it appear to have Floyd | been written with a particular reader in mind. Other portions appear Floyd | to have been written only for himself and are in code. However, the Floyd | parts that are not encoded seem to cover many of the devices in this Floyd | boiler room, all of which Edwin Cragne apparently built himself. You Floyd | could consult the journal about them. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "consult it about faraday" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3050 Floyd | > Floyd | > CONSULT IT ABOUT FARADAY Floyd | Floyd | You don't find any reference to "faraday" in the Journal of Edwin Floyd | Cragne. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "consult it about cage" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3051 Floyd | > Floyd | > CONSULT IT ABOUT CAGE Floyd | Floyd | What I for simplicity call the Faraday cage is obviously far more than Floyd | a Faraday cage. It is the space that is safely overlaid between Floyd | realities. The effective environment within it is a mixture of the two Floyd | overlaid spaces. I have mounted lights on it that indicate the level Floyd | of safety of its interior environment. If the red light is lit, it is Floyd | immediately deadly and the door should not even be opened. If the Floyd | yellow light is lit, it is dangerous but some interaction is possible; Floyd | the door can be opened but it may not be safe to enter. If it is Floyd | green, the environment is safe, but there still may be other dangers. Floyd | Be sure to take the other precautions. Also, never operate the system Floyd | with the door open. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "consult it about stabilizer" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3052 Floyd | > Floyd | > CONSULT IT ABOUT STABILIZER Floyd | Floyd | The dimensional stabilizer is what makes it possible to safely enter Floyd | and interact with the other reality pulled into the overlaid space. As Floyd | I have repeatedly shown, without this breakthrough entering such a Floyd | space is fatal to human life. Don't forget to switch it on., or it Floyd | will be the last mistake you make. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "consult it about keypunch" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3053 Floyd | > Floyd | > CONSULT IT ABOUT KEYPUNCH Floyd | Floyd | This is a simple mechanical keypunch for punching hex codes into punch Floyd | cards. Insert the card, set the hex code, and pull the handle. Floyd | Floyd | The heat in this room is starting to get to you. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "consult it about boiler" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3054 Floyd | > Floyd | > CONSULT IT ABOUT BOILER Floyd | Floyd | You don't find any reference to "boiler" in the Journal of Edwin Floyd | Cragne. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "consult it about control panel" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3055 Floyd | > Floyd | > CONSULT IT ABOUT CONTROL PANEL Floyd | Floyd | The control panel operates the system. It targets the reality to be Floyd | overlaid by means of a hex code provided on a punch card. Ensure Floyd | everything is set up properly before turning it on, and turn it off Floyd | before changing hex codes. If a card gets jammed in it, just keep Floyd | trying to get it out; usually that will work. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x shelf" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3056 Floyd | > Floyd | > X SHELF Floyd | Floyd | The steel shelf is placed impractically high up on the wall above the Floyd | table. You cannot tell if there is anything on it from here. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "The boiler is actually incidental to this room, at least the way I played. If there's something useful to do with the boiler itself, I failed to discover it." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x work light" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3057 Floyd | > Floyd | > X WORK LIGHT Floyd | Floyd | (the fluorescent work light) Floyd | The work light is little more than an old fluorescent tube suspended Floyd | among the pipes above the table. It has a pull string dangling down Floyd | enabling it to be switched on or off. Floyd | Floyd | The fluorescent work light is currently switched on. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x painting" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3058 Floyd | > Floyd | > X PAINTING Floyd | Floyd | (the ominous-looking painting (smelling faintly of mildew)) Floyd | The painting depicts a night scene: a headless man on a rearing black Floyd | horse, holding a grinning jack-o-lantern under his arm. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put painting in sp" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3059 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT PAINTING IN SP Floyd | Floyd | (the ominous-looking painting (smelling faintly of mildew) in the side Floyd | pocket) Floyd | You unzip the side pocket, deposit the ominous-looking painting Floyd | (smelling faintly of mildew), then zip the side pocket back up again. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x painting" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3060 Floyd | > Floyd | > X PAINTING Floyd | Floyd | This painting is a portrait of a man who from a distance looks a Floyd | little bit like John Quincy Adams, but far more obsessed and far less Floyd | sane. He looks extremely fierce and more than a little bit scary. His Floyd | wild eyes stare out straight ahead in a direct line to the window of Floyd | the wardrobe, and seem to follow you as you move around. Floyd | Floyd | You can't make out the artist's signature, but it is titled Edwin Floyd | Cragne, dated 1938, and is fastened to the wall with a support Floyd | chain. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x hole" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3061 Floyd | > Floyd | > X HOLE Floyd | Floyd | (the hole in the floor) Floyd | This hole leads to a space below and is large enough to fit through. Floyd | It's unclear what made it; if it were smaller one would think it were Floyd | chewed through by rats. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x outlet" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3062 Floyd | > Floyd | > X OUTLET Floyd | Floyd | This is an old power outlet with space for old-fashioned two-prong Floyd | plugs. You don't have a lot of confidence that it is properly Floyd | grounded. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "climb table" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3063 Floyd | > Floyd | > CLIMB TABLE Floyd | Floyd | You get onto the heavy-duty table. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x shelf" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3064 Floyd | > Floyd | > X SHELF Floyd | Floyd | The steel shelf is placed impractically high up on the wall above the Floyd | table. Floyd | Floyd | On the steel shelf are three blank punch cards and a can of salt. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get all from shelf" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3065 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET ALL FROM SHELF Floyd | Floyd | blank punch card: Taken. Floyd | Floyd | blank punch card: Taken. Floyd | Floyd | blank punch card: Taken. Floyd | Floyd | can of salt: Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "stand" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3066 Floyd | > Floyd | > STAND Floyd | Floyd | You get off the heavy-duty table. Floyd | Floyd | Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Floyd | The western side of this windowless brick room is dominated by a huge Floyd | boiler connected to a confusing network of pipes that eventually Floyd | delivers heat to the rest of the manor. Between the unpleasant Floyd | humming, the smell of fuel oil, and the heat leaking out, the boiler Floyd | is leaving you feeling a little lightheaded. Floyd | Floyd | As noticeable as it is, the boiler is hardly the only item of Floyd | interest. Crammed around it are many devices, at least four of which Floyd | are clearly bigger and heavier than you. Next to the open doorway Floyd | leading north there is a keypunch. There's a support column in the Floyd | middle of the room with a system diagram on it, and lashed to the Floyd | column there is a faraday cage with a window on its door looking Floyd | inside. Next to it is a an overlay engine, and behind it a a Floyd | dimensional stabilizer. Beyond a heavy-duty table near the southwest Floyd | corner there is a rough hole in the floor, and the surface of the Floyd | table is dominated by the control panel for the whole system. There is Floyd | a small steel shelf high on the wall way above the table, and a Floyd | fluorescent work light above that. On the wall opposite the faraday Floyd | cage there is a painting hanging from a chain. Floyd | Floyd | It looks like the room has hardly been disturbed in decades, and your Floyd | presence has kicked up a sizable amount of dust. Although there are Floyd | some cobwebs, you don't see any spiders. Maybe they got fed up with Floyd | some combination of the loud noises, bad smells, choking dust, and Floyd | miserable heat and went someplace nicer. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x salt" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3067 Floyd | > Floyd | > X SALT Floyd | Floyd | It is an ordinary cylindrical container of salt. The label has a dark Floyd | blue background with "salt" in big letters, and a warning that this Floyd | salt does not supply iodine in small letters. There is a small opening Floyd | in the top for pouring out some. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Well, now we have the salt for that one cookbook." | |
| DavidW asks, "Does the Edwin journal mention salt?" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "heh" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "consult edwin about salt" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3068 Floyd | > Floyd | > CONSULT EDWIN ABOUT SALT Floyd | Floyd | (the Journal of Edwin Cragne about) Floyd | You don't find any reference to "salt" in the Journal of Edwin Floyd | Cragne. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says (to Knight), "I never thought of that connection." | |
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "consult edwin about precautions" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3069 Floyd | > Floyd | > CONSULT EDWIN ABOUT PRECAUTIONS Floyd | Floyd | (the Journal of Edwin Cragne about) Floyd | It should go without saying that it is important to position an Elder Floyd | Sign. I have one set up in the right spot that can be flipped as Floyd | needed. I have also discovered that the ancient beliefs in using salt Floyd | for purification and protection and removing evil (which we both know Floyd | are bogus superstition) can help in certain circumstances, although Floyd | not in the way superstitious idiots might suspect. I theorize that Floyd | maybe its real use led to its current reputation, as even the means of Floyd | application is the same. Just pour it on the floor. A circle of it Floyd | around the Faraday cage will provide protection in some cases. I also Floyd | set up a catch-all safety for if one accidentally burns up punch cards Floyd | or other vital items in unsafe spaces, but of course this should never Floyd | be needed. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x cards" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3069 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CARDS Floyd | Floyd | You can't use multiple objects with that verb. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x card" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3069 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CARD Floyd | Floyd | Which do you mean, a blank punch card, the 00A02209 punch card, the Floyd | AE9B711D punch card, the 0B46E931 punch card, the C353F128 punch card, Floyd | the black business card (smelling faintly of mildew) or the employee Floyd | ID card (smelling faintly of mildew)? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "00a02209" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3070 Floyd | > Floyd | > 00A02209 Floyd | Floyd | It is a typical punch card, a thin piece of cardboard the size of a Floyd | bank note from a bygone era. This one has the hex code 00A02209. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x blank" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3071 Floyd | > Floyd | > X BLANK Floyd | Floyd | It is a typical punch card, a thin piece of cardboard the size of a Floyd | bank note from a bygone era. This one is blank. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "consult edwin about 00a02209" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3072 Floyd | > Floyd | > CONSULT EDWIN ABOUT 00A02209 Floyd | Floyd | (the Journal of Edwin Cragne about) Floyd | You don't find any reference to "00a02209" in the Journal of Edwin Floyd | Cragne. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "connect panel to overlay" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3073 Floyd | > Floyd | > CONNECT PANEL TO OVERLAY Floyd | Floyd | (the control panel system cable to the overlay engine receptacle) Floyd | The control panel system cable is plugged in to the overlay engine Floyd | receptacle. Floyd | Per the system diagram, this looks correct. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "consult edwin about overlay" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3074 Floyd | > Floyd | > CONSULT EDWIN ABOUT OVERLAY Floyd | Floyd | (the Journal of Edwin Cragne about) Floyd | You don't find any reference to "overlay" in the Journal of Edwin Floyd | Cragne. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "consult edwin about overlay engine" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3075 Floyd | > Floyd | > CONSULT EDWIN ABOUT OVERLAY ENGINE Floyd | Floyd | (the Journal of Edwin Cragne about) Floyd | This wonder performs the actual joining of the two separate spaces in Floyd | the one confined area of the Faraday Cage. When connected, it sucks Floyd | power out of the very firmament of our reality. It is best not to Floyd | leave it running for too long. I now take the precaution of unplugging Floyd | everything when not in use. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "connect overlay to to cage" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3075 Floyd | > Floyd | > CONNECT OVERLAY TO TO CAGE Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "connect overlay engine to to cage" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3075 Floyd | > Floyd | > CONNECT OVERLAY ENGINE TO TO CAGE Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x overlay" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3076 Floyd | > Floyd | > X OVERLAY Floyd | Floyd | (the overlay engine) Floyd | The overlay engine is a large piece of machinery that at first glance Floyd | looks as though it could have been pulled out from under the hood of a Floyd | semi-truck. A more detailed analysis shows that this similarity is Floyd | cursory and it is really unlike any kind of engine you have ever seen Floyd | prior. On the bottom there is a receptacle for cables (it has a Floyd | control panel system cable connected now) and there is a system cable Floyd | dangling from the back of it. Floyd | Floyd | You have the strangest feeling that Edwin Cragne's eyes in the Floyd | painting are watching you. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I just love devices that can pop our reality like a soap bubble if left operating too long." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "look behind painting" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3076 Floyd | > Floyd | > LOOK BEHIND PAINTING Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "Try flipping it." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get painting" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3077 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET PAINTING Floyd | Floyd | Its support chain is fastened to the wall. There is enough play in it Floyd | though that you may be able to push it or pull it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push it" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3078 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH IT Floyd | Floyd | Its support chain is bolted to the wall. There is enough play in it Floyd | though that it could possibly be turned around or flipped. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "flip it" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3079 Floyd | > Floyd | > FLIP IT Floyd | Floyd | You've turned Edwin Cragne to face the wall. The back of the painting Floyd | is a sign featuring a large symbol that looks a bit like a tree branch Floyd | angling up to the left. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x symbol" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3080 Floyd | > Floyd | > X SYMBOL Floyd | Floyd | This large sign contains a single symbol shaped a bit like an abstract Floyd | tree branch angling up to the left. It contains no further Floyd | explanation, and is fastened to the wall with a support chain. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "interesting" | |
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "look up elder sign in edwin" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3081 Floyd | > Floyd | > LOOK UP ELDER SIGN IN EDWIN Floyd | Floyd | I have studied many different supposed "Elder Signs" and found that in Floyd | practice most do not work. Only one has proven mostly effective, but Floyd | there are still many things that do not respect it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "connect overlay cable to cage" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3082 Floyd | > Floyd | > CONNECT OVERLAY CABLE TO CAGE Floyd | Floyd | (the faraday cage receptacle) Floyd | The overlay engine system cable is plugged in to the faraday cage Floyd | receptacle. Floyd | Per the system diagram, this looks correct. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "connect stabilizer to cage" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3083 Floyd | > Floyd | > CONNECT STABILIZER TO CAGE Floyd | Floyd | (the faraday cage receptacle) Floyd | The dimensional stabilizer system cable is plugged in to the faraday Floyd | cage receptacle. Floyd | Per the system diagram, this looks correct. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "connect control to outlet" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3084 Floyd | > Floyd | > CONNECT CONTROL TO OUTLET Floyd | Floyd | (the control panel power cord to the power outlet) Floyd | The control panel power cord is plugged in and you hear a brief Floyd | electrical noise as the control panel buzzes to life. Floyd | Based upon the diagram, this seems correct. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "connect cage to outlet" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3085 Floyd | > Floyd | > CONNECT CAGE TO OUTLET Floyd | Floyd | The faraday cage power cord is plugged in and the faraday cage comes Floyd | to life with a whine pitched right at the edge of your hearing. Floyd | Based upon the diagram, this seems correct. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x punch card" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3085 Floyd | > Floyd | > X PUNCH CARD Floyd | Floyd | You can't use multiple objects with that verb. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x card" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3085 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CARD Floyd | Floyd | Which do you mean, a blank punch card, the 00A02209 punch card, the Floyd | AE9B711D punch card, the 0B46E931 punch card, the C353F128 punch card, Floyd | the black business card (smelling faintly of mildew) or the employee Floyd | ID card (smelling faintly of mildew)? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put 00a02209 in control" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3086 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT 00A02209 IN CONTROL Floyd | Floyd | (the control panel) Floyd | You put the 00A02209 punch card into the control panel card slot. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x cage" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3087 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CAGE Floyd | Floyd | (the faraday cage) Floyd | The faraday cage is about seven feet tall and perhaps four feet wide. Floyd | Its door has a crescent-shaped window in it that enables you to Floyd | somewhat see inside it. It's wrapped (as best as possible while still Floyd | allowing the door, which is now closed, to work) with tightly-wound Floyd | copper wire. A row of three lights is arranged across the top above Floyd | the door: a green bulb (currently lit), a yellow bulb (currently Floyd | unlit), and a red bulb (currently unlit). On the bottom there is a Floyd | receptacle for cables (it has an overlay engine system cable and a Floyd | dimensional stabilizer system cable connected now). There is also a Floyd | power cord dangling from the back of it that is plugged into the Floyd | outlet. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "turn on stabilizer" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3088 Floyd | > Floyd | > TURN ON STABILIZER Floyd | Floyd | (the dimensional stabilizer) Floyd | You switch the dimensional stabilizer on. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x lights" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3089 Floyd | > Floyd | > X LIGHTS Floyd | Floyd | The lights readout features three small bulbs: a green bulb (currently Floyd | lit), a yellow bulb (currently unlit), and a red bulb (currently Floyd | unlit). Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "pour salt" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3089 Floyd | > Floyd | > POUR SALT Floyd | Floyd | What do you want to pour the can of salt onto? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "cage" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3090 Floyd | > Floyd | > CAGE Floyd | Floyd | (the faraday cage) Floyd | Putting things on the faraday cage would achieve nothing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "pour salt on floor" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3091 Floyd | > Floyd | > POUR SALT ON FLOOR Floyd | Floyd | You pour out some salt in a ring around the faraday cage. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "The journal said the floor." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open door" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3092 Floyd | > Floyd | > OPEN DOOR Floyd | Floyd | You open the faraday cage. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "enter cage" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3093 Floyd | > Floyd | > ENTER CAGE Floyd | Floyd | (the faraday cage) Floyd | You get into the faraday cage. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "l" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3094 Floyd | > Floyd | > L Floyd | Floyd | Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) (in the faraday cage) Floyd | The western side of this windowless brick room is dominated by a huge Floyd | boiler connected to a confusing network of pipes that eventually Floyd | delivers heat to the rest of the manor. Between the unpleasant Floyd | humming, the smell of fuel oil, and the heat leaking out, the boiler Floyd | is leaving you feeling a little lightheaded. Floyd | Floyd | As noticeable as it is, the boiler is hardly the only item of Floyd | interest. Crammed around it are many devices, at least four of which Floyd | are clearly bigger and heavier than you. Next to the open doorway Floyd | leading north there is a keypunch. There's a support column in the Floyd | middle of the room with a system diagram on it, and lashed to the Floyd | column there is a faraday cage with a window on its door looking Floyd | inside. Next to it is a an overlay engine, and behind it a a Floyd | dimensional stabilizer. Beyond a heavy-duty table near the southwest Floyd | corner there is a rough hole in the floor, and the surface of the Floyd | table is dominated by the control panel for the whole system. There is Floyd | a small steel shelf high on the wall way above the table, and a Floyd | fluorescent work light above that. On the wall opposite the faraday Floyd | cage there is a sign hanging from a chain. Floyd | Floyd | It looks like the room has hardly been disturbed in decades, and your Floyd | presence has kicked up a sizable amount of dust. Although there are Floyd | some cobwebs, you don't see any spiders. Maybe they got fed up with Floyd | some combination of the loud noises, bad smells, choking dust, and Floyd | miserable heat and went someplace nicer. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "uh, I think you missed a step." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "out" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3095 Floyd | > Floyd | > OUT Floyd | Floyd | You get out of the faraday cage. Floyd | Floyd | Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Floyd | The western side of this windowless brick room is dominated by a huge Floyd | boiler connected to a confusing network of pipes that eventually Floyd | delivers heat to the rest of the manor. Between the unpleasant Floyd | humming, the smell of fuel oil, and the heat leaking out, the boiler Floyd | is leaving you feeling a little lightheaded. Floyd | Floyd | As noticeable as it is, the boiler is hardly the only item of Floyd | interest. Crammed around it are many devices, at least four of which Floyd | are clearly bigger and heavier than you. Next to the open doorway Floyd | leading north there is a keypunch. There's a support column in the | DavidW says, "Check that list again." | |
Floyd | middle of the room with a system diagram on it, and lashed to the
Floyd | column there is a faraday cage with a window on its door looking
Floyd | inside. Next to it is a an overlay engine, and behind it a a
Floyd | dimensional stabilizer. Beyond a heavy-duty table near the southwest
Floyd | corner there is a rough hole in the floor, and the surface of the
Floyd | table is dominated by the control panel for the whole system. There is
Floyd | a small steel shelf high on the wall way above the table, and a
Floyd | fluorescent work light above that. On the wall opposite the faraday
Floyd | cage there is a sign hanging from a chain.
Floyd |
Floyd | It looks like the room has hardly been disturbed in decades, and your
Floyd | presence has kicked up a sizable amount of dust. Although there are
Floyd | some cobwebs, you don't see any spiders. Maybe they got fed up with
Floyd | some combination of the loud noises, bad smells, choking dust, and
Floyd | miserable heat and went someplace nicer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
| Knight_Otu says, "Properly connected - I think I did that." | |
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x list" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3096 Floyd | > Floyd | > X LIST Floyd | Floyd | It is a short list of steps to take prior to running the system. Floyd | Apparently being reminded of these safety tips was important enough Floyd | for someone to permanently write this checklist on the surface of the Floyd | table. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "read list" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3097 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ LIST Floyd | Floyd | The exact text of the checklist is as follows: Floyd | Floyd | 1. Ensure the system is properly connected. Floyd | Floyd | 2. Ensure the door is closed. Floyd | Floyd | 3. Plug in units that need electricity. Floyd | Floyd | 4. Insert desired card and turn on control panel. Floyd | Floyd | 5. Turn on dimensional stabilizer before opening door. Floyd | Floyd | 6. Check status lights before opening door. Floyd | Floyd | 7. Take any other precautions before opening door. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Oh." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "close door" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3098 Floyd | > Floyd | > CLOSE DOOR Floyd | Floyd | You close the faraday cage. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "turn on panel" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3099 Floyd | > Floyd | > TURN ON PANEL Floyd | Floyd | (the control panel) Floyd | The needle on the power readout creeps up to around 100 out of 100. Floyd | Something seems to be happening in the faraday cage. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x lights" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3100 Floyd | > Floyd | > X LIGHTS Floyd | Floyd | The lights readout features three small bulbs: a green bulb (currently Floyd | lit), a yellow bulb (currently unlit), and a red bulb (currently Floyd | unlit). Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "look in cage" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3101 Floyd | > Floyd | > LOOK IN CAGE Floyd | Floyd | (the faraday cage) Floyd | The faraday cage is empty. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "I thought I saw the panel beep to life." | |
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x window" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3102 Floyd | > Floyd | > X WINDOW Floyd | Floyd | The window is shaped like a small crescent and provides you an Floyd | obscured view inside the faraday cage. Floyd | Floyd | Through the window of the faraday cage - although it's clearly Floyd | impossible - you can feel as much as see another reality. It looks Floyd | like the interior floor of the faraday cage is now obscured by a thick Floyd | foggy mist with only occasional glimpses showing what may be bog Floyd | underneath. A too-small, too-blue sun bathes the landscape in an Floyd | unwholesome light through a violet sky. Floyd | Floyd | You could possibly see more inside by opening the door. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open door" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3103 Floyd | > Floyd | > OPEN DOOR Floyd | Floyd | A three-foot long limacine creature drops from the inside of the door Floyd | as you open it, but recoils upon coming into contact with the salt and Floyd | retreats back inside. It may not be a bad idea to close the door now Floyd | that it's in there. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x cage" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3104 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CAGE Floyd | Floyd | (the faraday cage) Floyd | The faraday cage is about seven feet tall and perhaps four feet wide. Floyd | Its door has a crescent-shaped window in it that enables you to Floyd | somewhat see inside it, even when the door is closed. It's wrapped (as Floyd | best as possible while still allowing the door, which is now open, to Floyd | work) with tightly-wound copper wire. A row of three lights is Floyd | arranged across the top above the door: a green bulb (currently lit), Floyd | a yellow bulb (currently unlit), and a red bulb (currently unlit). On Floyd | the bottom there is a receptacle for cables (it has an overlay engine Floyd | system cable and a dimensional stabilizer system cable connected now). Floyd | There is also a power cord dangling from the back of it that is Floyd | plugged into the outlet. Floyd | Floyd | A line of salt on the floor encircles the faraday cage. Floyd | Floyd | Through the open door of the faraday cage you can feel as much as see Floyd | another reality. It looks like the interior floor of the faraday cage Floyd | is now obscured by a thick foggy mist with only occasional glimpses Floyd | showing what may be bog underneath. A too-small, too-blue sun bathes Floyd | the landscape in an unwholesome light through a violet sky. Floyd | Floyd | Within the overlaid space is a giant slug. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline asks, "limacine?" | |
| Jacqueline goes to look that up. | ||
| DavidW says, "Could be an alderman (snrk)." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "huh" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "I feel like that's a good word I should have learned before now in my life." | ||
| DavidW asks, "What does it mean?" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "It means pertaining to or resembling a slug" | ||
| DavidW says, "ah" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "SAVE" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "cf43" | ||
Floyd | > Floyd | > SAVE Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write: Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3104 Floyd | > SAVEOk. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x slug" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3104 Floyd | > Floyd | > X SLUG Floyd | Floyd | When you try to look at the slug, it bites you. Numbness overpowers Floyd | you and before you realize what's happening, you're being devoured by Floyd | a pack of slugs. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | *** The End *** Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT, UNDO the last Floyd | command or TAKE BACK the action that sealed your fate (for when UNDO Floyd | is not enough)? Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "undo" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3104 Floyd | Floyd | > UNDO Floyd | Floyd | Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Floyd | [Previous turn undone.] Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "close door" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3105 Floyd | > Floyd | > CLOSE DOOR Floyd | Floyd | You close the faraday cage. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x window" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3106 Floyd | > Floyd | > X WINDOW Floyd | Floyd | The window is shaped like a small crescent and provides you an Floyd | obscured view inside the faraday cage. Floyd | Floyd | Through the window of the faraday cage you can feel as much as see Floyd | another reality. It looks like the interior floor of the faraday cage Floyd | is now obscured by a thick foggy mist with only occasional glimpses Floyd | showing what may be bog underneath. A too-small, too-blue sun bathes Floyd | the landscape in an unwholesome light through a violet sky. Floyd | Floyd | You could possibly see more inside by opening the door. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I'm not sure we can do anything with 'slug world' just yet." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "consult edwin about punch cards." | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3107 Floyd | > Floyd | > CONSULT EDWIN ABOUT PUNCH CARDS. Floyd | Floyd | You don't find any reference to "punch cards." in the Journal of Floyd | Edwin Cragne. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "consult edwin about punch cards" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3108 Floyd | > Floyd | > CONSULT EDWIN ABOUT PUNCH CARDS Floyd | Floyd | You don't find any reference to "punch cards" in the Journal of Floyd | Edwin Cragne. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "Unless you want to pour salt on the thing." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "consult edwin about 00a02209" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3109 Floyd | > Floyd | > CONSULT EDWIN ABOUT 00A02209 Floyd | Floyd | You don't find any reference to "00a02209" in the Journal of Edwin Floyd | Cragne. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "SALT on a SLUG? Oh, wait." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read edwin" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3110 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ EDWIN Floyd | Floyd | I write this journal in part for you, brother, for although we have Floyd | our Differences and disagree on methods, you are likely the only one Floyd | to fully appreciate my Work and correspondingly the only one to Floyd | further it should I perish in my efforts. Floyd | Floyd | We both need to face Dangers and make sacrifices to seek the Truth. It Floyd | is only through this Truth that the name of Cragne may be restored to Floyd | its rightful glory and our proper place be returned. Floyd | Floyd | As it has become clear that we are at War, the stakes have grown Floyd | higher. While I can respect your conservatism during peacetime, it has Floyd | no place now. Your restrictions to using livestock for experimentation Floyd | are causing unacceptable delays in your progress, and make no mistake, Floyd | if one of the farmers ever catches you making your parts collections Floyd | or leaving behind the lifeless remains, they will look upon you no Floyd | more kindly than they would look upon me for making use of vagrants Floyd | that none shall miss. Your squeamishness serves no purpose and offers Floyd | no advantage. It is time to be strong. Floyd | Floyd | But I have made progress, even where you have stalled! The things I Floyd | have seen! Mind-twisting realities you can only imagine! My System Floyd | here works for a wide range of alien environments. I have successfully Floyd | overlaid these other realities with our own in a controlled manner, Floyd | and have freely entered many to make observations, collect samples, Floyd | and even interact with natives. I have gazed upon the ancient city of Floyd | Kadath across the plains of Leng; conversed with the fungi of Yuggoth; Floyd | and found riches in dark Swamps heretofore unknown to any sentient Floyd | life. Floyd | Floyd | I have left a System Diagram showing how the system may be properly Floyd | connected, and a Safety Checklist. I have also included brief Floyd | descriptions of each component in this journal to get you started Floyd | should you find me dead (or not find me at all). In addition, this Floyd | volume contains a record of my travels and philosophy as described Floyd | above, and it would behoove you to consult it. Floyd | Floyd | (Be aware that anything left in the Faraday cage when a new reality is Floyd | overlaid will appear in my junkroom [FFFFFFFF]. For reasons I have yet Floyd | to determine, most objects maintain their molecular structure when so Floyd | transported, but punch cards lose their holes and return to virgin Floyd | status. As strange as this is, I must admit it's quite convenient.) Floyd | Floyd | Finally, I have been seeking other like-minded Men of Power to assist Floyd | us in our Work. There are others who have goals close enough to our Floyd | own that we may profitably work together to make the most of this War Floyd | and grant us all that which we deserve. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says (to Jacqueline), "Many games have that puzzle." | |
| DavidW says, "Salt is also useful on ice." | ||
| DavidW says, "[LINK]" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Yeah" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "consult edwin about plains of leng" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3111 Floyd | > Floyd | > CONSULT EDWIN ABOUT PLAINS OF LENG Floyd | Floyd | You don't find any reference to "plains of leng" in the Journal of Floyd | Edwin Cragne. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "I just don't like killing slugs." | |
| DavidW says, "This slug has friends. I doubt it would work anyway." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "consult edwin about stabilizer" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3112 Floyd | > Floyd | > CONSULT EDWIN ABOUT STABILIZER Floyd | Floyd | The dimensional stabilizer is what makes it possible to safely enter Floyd | and interact with the other reality pulled into the overlaid space. As Floyd | I have repeatedly shown, without this breakthrough entering such a Floyd | space is fatal to human life. Don't forget to switch it on., or it Floyd | will be the last mistake you make. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "consult edwin about leng" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3113 Floyd | > Floyd | > CONSULT EDWIN ABOUT LENG Floyd | Floyd | The hex code of 59D8FE74 takes one to the plains of Leng at a point Floyd | where Kadath may be safely observed. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "consult edwin about hex codes" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3114 Floyd | > Floyd | > CONSULT EDWIN ABOUT HEX CODES Floyd | Floyd | You don't find any reference to "hex codes" in the Journal of Floyd | Edwin Cragne. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "This author doesn't like 'of' in its namespaces." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Apparently." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "consult edwin about cage" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3115 Floyd | > Floyd | > CONSULT EDWIN ABOUT CAGE Floyd | Floyd | What I for simplicity call the Faraday cage is obviously far more than Floyd | a Faraday cage. It is the space that is safely overlaid between Floyd | realities. The effective environment within it is a mixture of the two Floyd | overlaid spaces. I have mounted lights on it that indicate the level Floyd | of safety of its interior environment. If the red light is lit, it is Floyd | immediately deadly and the door should not even be opened. If the Floyd | yellow light is lit, it is dangerous but some interaction is possible; Floyd | the door can be opened but it may not be safe to enter. If it is Floyd | green, the environment is safe, but there still may be other dangers. Floyd | Be sure to take the other precautions. Also, never operate the system Floyd | with the door open. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "consult edwin about overlay" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3116 Floyd | > Floyd | > CONSULT EDWIN ABOUT OVERLAY Floyd | Floyd | You don't find any reference to "overlay" in the Journal of Edwin Floyd | Cragne. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "consult edwin about overlay engine" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3117 Floyd | > Floyd | > CONSULT EDWIN ABOUT OVERLAY ENGINE Floyd | Floyd | This wonder performs the actual joining of the two separate spaces in Floyd | the one confined area of the Faraday Cage. When connected, it sucks Floyd | power out of the very firmament of our reality. It is best not to Floyd | leave it running for too long. I now take the precaution of unplugging Floyd | everything when not in use. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "consult edwin about control panel" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3118 Floyd | > Floyd | > CONSULT EDWIN ABOUT CONTROL PANEL Floyd | Floyd | The control panel operates the system. It targets the reality to be Floyd | overlaid by means of a hex code provided on a punch card. Ensure Floyd | everything is set up properly before turning it on, and turn it off Floyd | before changing hex codes. If a card gets jammed in it, just keep Floyd | trying to get it out; usually that will work. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "unplug overlay" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3119 Floyd | > Floyd | > UNPLUG OVERLAY Floyd | Floyd | You unplug the overlay engine system cable. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "turn off control" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3120 Floyd | > Floyd | > TURN OFF CONTROL Floyd | Floyd | (the control panel) Floyd | The needle on the power readout drops to 0 out of 100. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x cage" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3121 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CAGE Floyd | Floyd | (the faraday cage) Floyd | The faraday cage is about seven feet tall and perhaps four feet wide. Floyd | Its door has a crescent-shaped window in it that enables you to Floyd | somewhat see inside it. It's wrapped (as best as possible while still Floyd | allowing the door, which is now closed, to work) with tightly-wound Floyd | copper wire. A row of three lights is arranged across the top above Floyd | the door: a green bulb (currently unlit), a yellow bulb (currently Floyd | unlit), and a red bulb (currently unlit). On the bottom there is a Floyd | receptacle for cables (it has a dimensional stabilizer system cable Floyd | connected now). There is also a power cord dangling from the back of Floyd | it that is plugged into the outlet. Floyd | Floyd | A line of salt on the floor encircles the faraday cage. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open cage" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3122 Floyd | > Floyd | > OPEN CAGE Floyd | Floyd | (the faraday cage) Floyd | You open the faraday cage. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x it" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3123 Floyd | > Floyd | > X IT Floyd | Floyd | The faraday cage is about seven feet tall and perhaps four feet wide. Floyd | Its door has a crescent-shaped window in it that enables you to Floyd | somewhat see inside it, even when the door is closed. It's wrapped (as Floyd | best as possible while still allowing the door, which is now open, to Floyd | work) with tightly-wound copper wire. A row of three lights is Floyd | arranged across the top above the door: a green bulb (currently Floyd | unlit), a yellow bulb (currently unlit), and a red bulb (currently Floyd | unlit). On the bottom there is a receptacle for cables (it has a Floyd | dimensional stabilizer system cable connected now). There is also a Floyd | power cord dangling from the back of it that is plugged into the Floyd | outlet. Floyd | Floyd | A line of salt on the floor encircles the faraday cage. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Bye, bye, sluggy." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x card" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3123 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CARD Floyd | Floyd | Which do you mean, the 00A02209 punch card, a blank punch card, the Floyd | AE9B711D punch card, the 0B46E931 punch card, the C353F128 punch card Floyd | (smelling faintly of mildew), the black business card (smelling Floyd | faintly of mildew) or the employee ID card (smelling faintly of Floyd | mildew)? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get 00a02209" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3124 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET 00A02209 Floyd | Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "consult edwin about slugs" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3125 Floyd | > Floyd | > CONSULT EDWIN ABOUT SLUGS Floyd | Floyd | You don't find any reference to "slugs" in the Journal of Edwin Floyd | Cragne. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "Was 00a02209 the slugworld?" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "consult edwin about slug" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3126 Floyd | > Floyd | > CONSULT EDWIN ABOUT SLUG Floyd | Floyd | You don't find any reference to "slug" in the Journal of Edwin Floyd | Cragne. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Yes." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "plug in overlay" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3126 Floyd | > Floyd | > PLUG IN OVERLAY Floyd | Floyd | What do you want to plug in the overlay engine system cable to? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "outlet" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3127 Floyd | > Floyd | > OUTLET Floyd | Floyd | Only two-prong plugs can fit in this outlet. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "connect overlay to cage" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3128 Floyd | > Floyd | > CONNECT OVERLAY TO CAGE Floyd | Floyd | (the faraday cage receptacle) Floyd | The overlay engine system cable is plugged in to the faraday cage Floyd | receptacle. Floyd | Per the system diagram, this looks correct. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put AE9B711D in control" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3129 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT AE9B711D IN CONTROL Floyd | Floyd | (the control panel) Floyd | You put the AE9B711D punch card into the control panel card slot. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x stabilizer" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3130 Floyd | > Floyd | > X STABILIZER Floyd | Floyd | (the dimensional stabilizer) Floyd | The dimensional stabilizer is about the size of a large trunk. Its Floyd | wooden casing thoroughly hides whatever is going on inside, but it has Floyd | a system receptacle near the bottom, a system cable in the space right Floyd | next to it connected to the faraday cage receptacle, and a activation Floyd | toggle on the top near the front edge. Floyd | Floyd | The dimensional stabilizer is currently switched on. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "So, so far we know that 00A02209 is slugworld, FFFFFFFF is a junkroom, and 59D8FE74 is Leng." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Yes." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "turn on control" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3130 Floyd | > Floyd | > TURN ON CONTROL Floyd | Floyd | (the control panel) Floyd | The needle on the power readout creeps up to around 100 out of 100. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | You should have been more careful and followed the safety checklist, Floyd | but you don't have time to consider that now as a wave of Floyd | gravitational energy swept out the faraday cage door killing you Floyd | instantly (and likely doing a great deal of damage to the immediate Floyd | area). Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | *** The End *** Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT, UNDO the last Floyd | command or TAKE BACK the action that sealed your fate (for when UNDO Floyd | is not enough)? Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "undo" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3130 Floyd | Floyd | > UNDO Floyd | Floyd | Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Floyd | [Previous turn undone.] Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "close door" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3131 Floyd | > Floyd | > CLOSE DOOR Floyd | Floyd | You close the faraday cage. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Moop." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "turn on control" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3132 Floyd | > Floyd | > TURN ON CONTROL Floyd | Floyd | (the control panel) Floyd | The needle on the power readout creeps up to around 100 out of 100. Floyd | Something seems to be happening in the faraday cage. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x cage" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3133 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CAGE Floyd | Floyd | (the faraday cage) Floyd | The faraday cage is about seven feet tall and perhaps four feet wide. Floyd | Its door has a crescent-shaped window in it that enables you to Floyd | somewhat see inside it. It's wrapped (as best as possible while still Floyd | allowing the door, which is now closed, to work) with tightly-wound Floyd | copper wire. A row of three lights is arranged across the top above Floyd | the door: a green bulb (currently lit), a yellow bulb (currently Floyd | unlit), and a red bulb (currently unlit). On the bottom there is a Floyd | receptacle for cables (it has an overlay engine system cable and a Floyd | dimensional stabilizer system cable connected now). There is also a Floyd | power cord dangling from the back of it that is plugged into the Floyd | outlet. Floyd | Floyd | A line of salt on the floor encircles the faraday cage. Floyd | Floyd | Through the window of the faraday cage you can feel as much as see Floyd | another reality. It looks like the interior floor of the faraday cage Floyd | is now stagnant water and the space beyond the now translucent walls Floyd | is filled with decaying trees and other unhealthy plant life. The sky Floyd | glows in an eerie maroon that not even an abstract painter lost in Floyd | madness would deign to paint it. Floyd | Floyd | You could possibly see more inside by opening the door. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open door" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3134 Floyd | > Floyd | > OPEN DOOR Floyd | Floyd | An eldritch mass of tentacles and teeth swings down through the door Floyd | at you from somewhere! Floyd | Inexplicably something seems to drive it back inside before it can Floyd | reach you. It may not be a bad idea to close the door now that it's Floyd | back in there. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "A swamp, I guess?" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x cage" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3135 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CAGE Floyd | Floyd | (the faraday cage) Floyd | The faraday cage is about seven feet tall and perhaps four feet wide. Floyd | Its door has a crescent-shaped window in it that enables you to Floyd | somewhat see inside it, even when the door is closed. It's wrapped (as Floyd | best as possible while still allowing the door, which is now open, to Floyd | work) with tightly-wound copper wire. A row of three lights is Floyd | arranged across the top above the door: a green bulb (currently lit), Floyd | a yellow bulb (currently unlit), and a red bulb (currently unlit). On Floyd | the bottom there is a receptacle for cables (it has an overlay engine Floyd | system cable and a dimensional stabilizer system cable connected now). Floyd | There is also a power cord dangling from the back of it that is Floyd | plugged into the outlet. Floyd | Floyd | A line of salt on the floor encircles the faraday cage. Floyd | Floyd | Through the open door of the faraday cage you can feel as much as see Floyd | another reality. It looks like the interior floor of the faraday cage Floyd | is now stagnant water and the space beyond the now translucent walls Floyd | is filled with decaying trees and other unhealthy plant life. The sky Floyd | glows in an eerie maroon that not even an abstract painter lost in Floyd | madness would deign to paint it. Floyd | Floyd | Within the overlaid space is a tentacled creature. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "Good thing we had the Elder sign visible." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Yeah." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x creature" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3135 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CREATURE Floyd | Floyd | (the tentacled creature) Floyd | The tentacled horror grabs you and pulls you down below the surface of Floyd | the swamp. You don't get the chance to drown before it eats you. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | *** The End *** Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT, UNDO the last Floyd | command or TAKE BACK the action that sealed your fate (for when UNDO Floyd | is not enough)? Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "undo" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3135 Floyd | Floyd | > UNDO Floyd | Floyd | Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Floyd | [Previous turn undone.] Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "close door" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3136 Floyd | > Floyd | > CLOSE DOOR Floyd | Floyd | You close the faraday cage. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "unplug overlay" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3137 Floyd | > Floyd | > UNPLUG OVERLAY Floyd | Floyd | You unplug the overlay engine system cable. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "turn off control" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3138 Floyd | > Floyd | > TURN OFF CONTROL Floyd | Floyd | (the control panel) Floyd | The needle on the power readout drops to 0 out of 100. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get AE9B711D" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3139 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET AE9B711D Floyd | Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "connect overlay to cage" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3140 Floyd | > Floyd | > CONNECT OVERLAY TO CAGE Floyd | Floyd | (the faraday cage receptacle) Floyd | The overlay engine system cable is plugged in to the faraday cage Floyd | receptacle. Floyd | Per the system diagram, this looks correct. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put 0B46E931" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3141 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT 0B46E931 Floyd | Floyd | (in the keypunch) Floyd | You put the 0B46E931 punch card into the keypunch card slot. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get 0B46E931" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3142 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET 0B46E931 Floyd | Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put 0B46E931 in control" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3143 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT 0B46E931 IN CONTROL Floyd | Floyd | (the control panel) Floyd | You put the 0B46E931 punch card into the control panel card slot. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "turn on panel" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3144 Floyd | > Floyd | > TURN ON PANEL Floyd | Floyd | (the control panel) Floyd | The needle on the power readout creeps up to around 100 out of 100. Floyd | Something seems to be happening in the faraday cage. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x cage" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3145 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CAGE Floyd | Floyd | (the faraday cage) Floyd | The faraday cage is about seven feet tall and perhaps four feet wide. Floyd | Its door has a crescent-shaped window in it that enables you to Floyd | somewhat see inside it. It's wrapped (as best as possible while still Floyd | allowing the door, which is now closed, to work) with tightly-wound Floyd | copper wire. A row of three lights is arranged across the top above Floyd | the door: a green bulb (currently lit), a yellow bulb (currently Floyd | unlit), and a red bulb (currently unlit). On the bottom there is a Floyd | receptacle for cables (it has an overlay engine system cable and a Floyd | dimensional stabilizer system cable connected now). There is also a Floyd | power cord dangling from the back of it that is plugged into the Floyd | outlet. Floyd | Floyd | A line of salt on the floor encircles the faraday cage. Floyd | Floyd | Through the window of the faraday cage you can feel as much as see Floyd | another reality. It is a desert landscape with a pyramid in the Floyd | distance that looks neither Central American nor Egyptian, but rather Floyd | something unwholesome and inhuman. A doorway in it opens out into a Floyd | cramped plaza decorated with obscene snake statuary, and heat shimmers Floyd | mostly obscure the inner walls of the faraday cage. Floyd | Floyd | You could possibly see more inside by opening the door. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open door" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3146 Floyd | > Floyd | > OPEN DOOR Floyd | Floyd | You open the faraday cage. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x cage" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3147 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CAGE Floyd | Floyd | (the faraday cage) Floyd | The faraday cage is about seven feet tall and perhaps four feet wide. Floyd | Its door has a crescent-shaped window in it that enables you to Floyd | somewhat see inside it, even when the door is closed. It's wrapped (as Floyd | best as possible while still allowing the door, which is now open, to Floyd | work) with tightly-wound copper wire. A row of three lights is Floyd | arranged across the top above the door: a green bulb (currently lit), Floyd | a yellow bulb (currently unlit), and a red bulb (currently unlit). On Floyd | the bottom there is a receptacle for cables (it has an overlay engine Floyd | system cable and a dimensional stabilizer system cable connected now). Floyd | There is also a power cord dangling from the back of it that is Floyd | plugged into the outlet. Floyd | Floyd | A line of salt on the floor encircles the faraday cage. Floyd | Floyd | Through the open door of the faraday cage you can feel as much as see Floyd | another reality. It is a desert landscape with a pyramid in the Floyd | distance that looks neither Central American nor Egyptian, but rather Floyd | something unwholesome and inhuman. A doorway in it opens out into a Floyd | cramped plaza decorated with obscene snake statuary, and heat shimmers Floyd | mostly obscure the inner walls of the faraday cage. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "enter cage" | ||
Floyd ] The overlaid space Turns: 3148 Floyd | > Floyd | > ENTER CAGE Floyd | Floyd | (the faraday cage) Floyd | Your stomach lurches as you enter an area where two separate realities Floyd | seem to be somehow coexisting in the same space. It makes you lose all Floyd | sense of direction. Floyd | Floyd | The overlaid space Floyd | It is a desert landscape with a pyramid in the distance that looks Floyd | neither Central American nor Egyptian, but rather something Floyd | unwholesome and inhuman. A doorway in it opens out into a cramped Floyd | plaza decorated with obscene snake statuary, and heat shimmers mostly Floyd | obscure the inner walls of the faraday cage. Floyd | Floyd | Some sort of bipedal lizard emerges from the pyramid. It sees you and Floyd | hisses something that sounds like "Minu‽ Lukur kasadu! Dakusu!" Floyd | Floyd | The lizard man picks up a handful of javelins. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "We might be able to enter this one." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x lizard" | ||
Floyd ] The overlaid space Turns: 3148 Floyd | > Floyd | > X LIZARD Floyd | Floyd | Before you get the chance the lizard man hurls a javelin, striking you Floyd | in the chest. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | *** The End *** Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT, UNDO the last Floyd | command or TAKE BACK the action that sealed your fate (for when UNDO Floyd | is not enough)? Floyd | > | DavidW says, "uh-oh. He's grabbing a weapon." | |
| Jacqueline says, "heh" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "That was fun" | ||
| DavidW says, "And us without a suit of armour." | ||
| Knight_Otu asks, "Yeah, the green light doesn't mean all that much, does it?" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "undo" | ||
Floyd ] The overlaid space Turns: 3148 Floyd | Floyd | > UNDO Floyd | Floyd | The overlaid space Floyd | [Previous turn undone.] Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "out" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3149 Floyd | > Floyd | > OUT Floyd | Floyd | You feel transiently disoriented as you exit out of the weird overlaid Floyd | space within the faraday cage. Floyd | Floyd | Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Floyd | The western side of this windowless brick room is dominated by a huge Floyd | boiler connected to a confusing network of pipes that eventually Floyd | delivers heat to the rest of the manor. Between the unpleasant Floyd | humming, the smell of fuel oil, and the heat leaking out, the boiler Floyd | is leaving you feeling a little lightheaded. Floyd | Floyd | As noticeable as it is, the boiler is hardly the only item of Floyd | interest. Crammed around it are many devices, at least four of which Floyd | are clearly bigger and heavier than you. Next to the open doorway Floyd | leading north there is a keypunch. There's a support column in the Floyd | middle of the room with a system diagram on it, and lashed to the Floyd | column there is a faraday cage with a window on its door looking Floyd | inside. Next to it is a an overlay engine, and behind it a a Floyd | dimensional stabilizer. Beyond a heavy-duty table near the southwest Floyd | corner there is a rough hole in the floor, and the surface of the Floyd | table is dominated by the control panel for the whole system. There is Floyd | a small steel shelf high on the wall way above the table, and a Floyd | fluorescent work light above that. On the wall opposite the faraday Floyd | cage there is a sign hanging from a chain. Floyd | Floyd | It looks like the room has hardly been disturbed in decades, and your Floyd | presence has kicked up a sizable amount of dust. Although there are Floyd | some cobwebs, you don't see any spiders. Maybe they got fed up with Floyd | some combination of the loud noises, bad smells, choking dust, and Floyd | miserable heat and went someplace nicer. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "Atmosphere won't kill us, mainly." | |
| Jacqueline says, "Right" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "close door" | DavidW says, "But critters still can." | |
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3150 Floyd | > Floyd | > CLOSE DOOR Floyd | Floyd | You close the faraday cage. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Like, it means something, it just doesn't mean everything" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "unplug overlay" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3151 Floyd | > Floyd | > UNPLUG OVERLAY Floyd | Floyd | You unplug the overlay engine system cable. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "So far, we're batting zero on these realities." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "turn off control" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3152 Floyd | > Floyd | > TURN OFF CONTROL Floyd | Floyd | (the control panel) Floyd | The needle on the power readout drops to 0 out of 100. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get 0B46E931" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3153 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET 0B46E931 Floyd | Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "Slugworld, swamp, lizardman plaza, ..." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "connect overlay to cage" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3154 Floyd | > Floyd | > CONNECT OVERLAY TO CAGE Floyd | Floyd | (the faraday cage receptacle) Floyd | The overlay engine system cable is plugged in to the faraday cage Floyd | receptacle. Floyd | Per the system diagram, this looks correct. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Yes." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "close door" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3155 Floyd | > Floyd | > CLOSE DOOR Floyd | Floyd | That's already closed. Floyd | Floyd | You gag a little from the dust. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put C353F128 in control" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3156 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT C353F128 IN CONTROL Floyd | Floyd | (the control panel) Floyd | You put the C353F128 punch card (smelling faintly of mildew) into the Floyd | control panel card slot. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "turn on panel" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3157 Floyd | > Floyd | > TURN ON PANEL Floyd | Floyd | (the control panel) Floyd | The needle on the power readout creeps up to around 100 out of 100. Floyd | Something seems to be happening in the faraday cage. Floyd | Floyd | You can feel the sweat dripping off you. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x cage" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3158 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CAGE Floyd | Floyd | (the faraday cage) Floyd | The faraday cage is about seven feet tall and perhaps four feet wide. Floyd | Its door has a crescent-shaped window in it that enables you to Floyd | somewhat see inside it. It's wrapped (as best as possible while still Floyd | allowing the door, which is now closed, to work) with tightly-wound Floyd | copper wire. A row of three lights is arranged across the top above Floyd | the door: a green bulb (currently unlit), a yellow bulb (currently Floyd | lit), and a red bulb (currently unlit). On the bottom there is a Floyd | receptacle for cables (it has an overlay engine system cable and a Floyd | dimensional stabilizer system cable connected now). There is also a Floyd | power cord dangling from the back of it that is plugged into the Floyd | outlet. Floyd | Floyd | A line of salt on the floor encircles the faraday cage. Floyd | Floyd | Through the window of the faraday cage you can feel as much as see Floyd | another reality. It is like looking onto a stark rocky plain with a Floyd | cloudless twilight sky above. In the distance beyond the translucent Floyd | inner walls of the faraday cage you can see some mountains and Floyd | craters. It's a perplexing view, as the horizon seems too close and Floyd | the sharpness of vision does not seem to drop off like you'd expect. Floyd | Floyd | You could possibly see more inside by opening the door. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "Yellow bulb lit." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Indeed." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x cage" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3159 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CAGE Floyd | Floyd | (the faraday cage) Floyd | The faraday cage is about seven feet tall and perhaps four feet wide. Floyd | Its door has a crescent-shaped window in it that enables you to Floyd | somewhat see inside it. It's wrapped (as best as possible while still Floyd | allowing the door, which is now closed, to work) with tightly-wound Floyd | copper wire. A row of three lights is arranged across the top above Floyd | the door: a green bulb (currently unlit), a yellow bulb (currently Floyd | lit), and a red bulb (currently unlit). On the bottom there is a Floyd | receptacle for cables (it has an overlay engine system cable and a Floyd | dimensional stabilizer system cable connected now). There is also a Floyd | power cord dangling from the back of it that is plugged into the Floyd | outlet. Floyd | Floyd | A line of salt on the floor encircles the faraday cage. Floyd | Floyd | Through the window of the faraday cage you can feel as much as see Floyd | another reality. It is like looking onto a stark rocky plain with a Floyd | cloudless twilight sky above. In the distance beyond the translucent Floyd | inner walls of the faraday cage you can see some mountains and Floyd | craters. It's a perplexing view, as the horizon seems too close and Floyd | the sharpness of vision does not seem to drop off like you'd expect. Floyd | Floyd | You could possibly see more inside by opening the door. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "A rocky plain doesn't seem too bad." | |
| DavidW says, "But maybe we can't breathe there? Hard to tell from here." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "It sounds like a small moon." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open cage" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3160 Floyd | > Floyd | > OPEN CAGE Floyd | Floyd | (the faraday cage) Floyd | You open the faraday cage. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x cage" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3161 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CAGE Floyd | Floyd | (the faraday cage) Floyd | The faraday cage is about seven feet tall and perhaps four feet wide. Floyd | Its door has a crescent-shaped window in it that enables you to Floyd | somewhat see inside it, even when the door is closed. It's wrapped (as Floyd | best as possible while still allowing the door, which is now open, to Floyd | work) with tightly-wound copper wire. A row of three lights is Floyd | arranged across the top above the door: a green bulb (currently Floyd | unlit), a yellow bulb (currently lit), and a red bulb (currently Floyd | unlit). On the bottom there is a receptacle for cables (it has an Floyd | overlay engine system cable and a dimensional stabilizer system cable Floyd | connected now). There is also a power cord dangling from the back of Floyd | it that is plugged into the outlet. Floyd | Floyd | A line of salt on the floor encircles the faraday cage. Floyd | Floyd | Through the open door of the faraday cage you can feel as much as see Floyd | another reality. It is like looking onto a stark rocky plain with a Floyd | cloudless twilight sky above. In the distance beyond the translucent Floyd | inner walls of the faraday cage you can see some mountains and Floyd | craters. It's a perplexing view, as the horizon seems too close and Floyd | the sharpness of vision does not seem to drop off like you'd expect. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "yeah, maybe it is a moon." | |
| DavidW asks, "an airless moon?" | ||
| Knight_Otu asks, "Shall we dare?" | ||
| Jacqueline exclaims, "Sure!" | ||
| DavidW says, "as long as we have UNDO." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Or maybe Pluto." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "enter cage" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3161 | Jacqueline says, "Dying has stopped us before now." | |
Floyd | > Floyd | > ENTER CAGE Floyd | Floyd | (the faraday cage) Floyd | Your stomach lurches as you enter an area where two separate realities Floyd | seem to be somehow coexisting in the same space. It makes you lose all Floyd | sense of direction. Floyd | Floyd | Although the faraday cage somehow seems to protect everything outside Floyd | it from the raw vacuum in this environment, it apparently can't Floyd | protect someone who directly enters it. You have an extremely Floyd | unpleasant final few minutes. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | *** The End *** Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT, UNDO the last Floyd | command or TAKE BACK the action that sealed your fate (for when UNDO Floyd | is not enough)? Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "undo" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3161 Floyd | Floyd | > UNDO Floyd | Floyd | Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Floyd | [Previous turn undone.] Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read edwin" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3162 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ EDWIN Floyd | Floyd | I write this journal in part for you, brother, for although we have Floyd | our Differences and disagree on methods, you are likely the only one Floyd | to fully appreciate my Work and correspondingly the only one to Floyd | further it should I perish in my efforts. Floyd | Floyd | We both need to face Dangers and make sacrifices to seek the Truth. It Floyd | is only through this Truth that the name of Cragne may be restored to Floyd | its rightful glory and our proper place be returned. Floyd | Floyd | As it has become clear that we are at War, the stakes have grown Floyd | higher. While I can respect your conservatism during peacetime, it has Floyd | no place now. Your restrictions to using livestock for experimentation Floyd | are causing unacceptable delays in your progress, and make no mistake, Floyd | if one of the farmers ever catches you making your parts collections Floyd | or leaving behind the lifeless remains, they will look upon you no Floyd | more kindly than they would look upon me for making use of vagrants Floyd | that none shall miss. Your squeamishness serves no purpose and offers Floyd | no advantage. It is time to be strong. Floyd | Floyd | But I have made progress, even where you have stalled! The things I Floyd | have seen! Mind-twisting realities you can only imagine! My System Floyd | here works for a wide range of alien environments. I have successfully Floyd | overlaid these other realities with our own in a controlled manner, Floyd | and have freely entered many to make observations, collect samples, Floyd | and even interact with natives. I have gazed upon the ancient city of Floyd | Kadath across the plains of Leng; conversed with the fungi of Yuggoth; Floyd | and found riches in dark Swamps heretofore unknown to any sentient Floyd | life. Floyd | Floyd | I have left a System Diagram showing how the system may be properly Floyd | connected, and a Safety Checklist. I have also included brief Floyd | descriptions of each component in this journal to get you started Floyd | should you find me dead (or not find me at all). In addition, this Floyd | volume contains a record of my travels and philosophy as described Floyd | above, and it would behoove you to consult it. Floyd | Floyd | (Be aware that anything left in the Faraday cage when a new reality is Floyd | overlaid will appear in my junkroom [FFFFFFFF]. For reasons I have yet Floyd | to determine, most objects maintain their molecular structure when so Floyd | transported, but punch cards lose their holes and return to virgin Floyd | status. As strange as this is, I must admit it's quite convenient.) Floyd | Floyd | Finally, I have been seeking other like-minded Men of Power to assist Floyd | us in our Work. There are others who have goals close enough to our Floyd | own that we may profitably work together to make the most of this War Floyd | and grant us all that which we deserve. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "What's that 'war' he's talking about?" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "consult edwin about yuggoth" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3163 Floyd | > Floyd | > CONSULT EDWIN ABOUT YUGGOTH Floyd | Floyd | The hex code of 923647F1 takes one to the frozen world of Yuggoth in a Floyd | place where one may converse with the fungi. They are knowledgeable on Floyd | many matters, and have offered to take me on a trip to visit many Floyd | wonders. I hope one day to witness one of the rare fungal blooms of Floyd | Yuggoth. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x edwin" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3164 Floyd | > Floyd | > X EDWIN Floyd | Floyd | This handwritten journal appears to cover a period from September 1939 Floyd | to May 1943 in the life of Edwin Cragne, a self-styled scientist and Floyd | inventor. It has a maroon cover and is densely packed with a tight, Floyd | neat writing and sporadic equations. Portions of it appear to have Floyd | been written for Edwin Cragne's brother. Other portions appear to have Floyd | been written only for himself and are in code. However, the parts that Floyd | are not encoded seem to cover many of the devices in this boiler room, Floyd | all of which Edwin Cragne apparently built himself. You could consult Floyd | the journal about them. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu asks, "Second World War, from those years?" | |
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "consult edwin about war" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3165 Floyd | > Floyd | > CONSULT EDWIN ABOUT WAR Floyd | Floyd | This new War has the potential to surpass even the Great War, and the Floyd | ordinary people still have no idea what is really happening in Europe. Floyd | And they criticize us! Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "oh, perhaps." | |
| DavidW asks, "'men of power'?" | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "consult edwin about men of power" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3166 Floyd | > Floyd | > CONSULT EDWIN ABOUT MEN OF POWER Floyd | Floyd | The Illuminati are real and nearby, in spite of Vernon Stauffer's Floyd | assertion to the contrary. He uncovered the evidence of the truth and Floyd | missed it even as he wrote of it. I have placed his work in my secret Floyd | cache where I keep my greatest treasures. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "consult edwin about secret cache" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3167 Floyd | > Floyd | > CONSULT EDWIN ABOUT SECRET CACHE Floyd | Floyd | It is in an overlaid reality of course. I won't write out the hex code Floyd | plainly here, but know brother that your methods of experimentation Floyd | inspired my choice of it. How felicitous that your inanimate cow flesh Floyd | could be thus translated! Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I would like to visit that secret cache." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Well, what's the hex code, then? :p" | ||
| Pinkunz says, "Back and read up to now." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "(don't answer yet.)" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get C353F128" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3168 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET C353F128 Floyd | Floyd | (the C353F128 punch card (smelling faintly of mildew)) Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put blank in keypunch" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3169 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT BLANK IN KEYPUNCH Floyd | Floyd | (the keypunch) Floyd | You put the blank punch card into the keypunch card slot. Floyd | Floyd | > | Pinkunz says, "Congrats on repeatedly getting eaten, speared, and exposed to vaccuum." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x keypunch" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3170 Floyd | > Floyd | > X KEYPUNCH Floyd | Floyd | (the keypunch) Floyd | Looking at it up close it is obviously a mechanical keypunch for punch Floyd | cards. It is about four feet tall and appears to be handmade of some Floyd | kind of heavy metal, with welding done with more enthusiasm than Floyd | skill. It has a card slot in the middle in which to insert a card to Floyd | be punched. It has a hex keypad underneath it that allows one to set Floyd | eight digits of data. Currently it is set to 00000000. It has a handle Floyd | on the right that can be pulled to make the punching happen. Floyd | Floyd | There is a blank punch card in the keypunch card slot. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "All in a day's work." | |
| DavidW says (to Pinkunz), "We've died LOTS today." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "set keypunch to 923647F1" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3171 Floyd | > Floyd | > SET KEYPUNCH TO 923647F1 Floyd | Floyd | (the keypunch to) Floyd | You have successfully changed the card punch setting to 923647F1. Floyd | Floyd | > | Pinkunz says, "Who knew one's own mind was so dangerous." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "pull handle" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3172 Floyd | > Floyd | > PULL HANDLE Floyd | Floyd | The card gets punched. Its new code is "923647F1". Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x door" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3173 Floyd | > Floyd | > X DOOR Floyd | Floyd | The faraday cage door has a small window in it and is currently Floyd | closed. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x panel" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3174 Floyd | > Floyd | > X PANEL Floyd | Floyd | (the control panel) Floyd | The control panel is a mechanism that appears to feature some of the Floyd | best technology the early 1940s had to offer. An analog gauge labeled Floyd | the "power readout" takes up much of the right hand side of the panel Floyd | and has a needle hovering near 100 out of 100. A punch card slot Floyd | (currently empty) sits on the left toward the bottom, with a round Floyd | on/off button situated above it. A power cord (plugged into the Floyd | outlet) and a system cable (connected to the overlay engine Floyd | receptacle) are in the back. Overall there is not a lot of room left Floyd | on top of the table upon which it is resting (but there is a checklist Floyd | there plus a drawer beneath). Floyd | Floyd | The control panel is currently switched on. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "turn off panel" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3175 Floyd | > Floyd | > TURN OFF PANEL Floyd | Floyd | (the control panel) Floyd | The needle on the power readout drops to 0 out of 100. Floyd | The faraday cage goes back to normal. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "connect overlay to cage" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3176 Floyd | > Floyd | > CONNECT OVERLAY TO CAGE Floyd | Floyd | (the faraday cage) Floyd | (first taking the overlay engine system cable) Floyd | That seems to be a part of the overlay engine. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "I guess it's fine." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put 923647F1 in panel" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3177 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT 923647F1 IN PANEL Floyd | Floyd | (the control panel card slot) Floyd | (first taking the 923647F1 punch card) Floyd | You put the 923647F1 punch card into the control panel card slot. Floyd | Floyd | > | Pinkunz asks, "Should we hold your beer?" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "turn on panel" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3177 Floyd | > Floyd | > TURN ON PANEL Floyd | Floyd | (the control panel) Floyd | The needle on the power readout creeps up to around 100 out of 100. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | You should have been more careful and followed the safety checklist, Floyd | but you don't have time to consider that now as a wave of Floyd | gravitational energy swept out the faraday cage door killing you Floyd | instantly (and likely doing a great deal of damage to the immediate Floyd | area). Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | *** The End *** | Jacqueline says, "hee" | |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT, UNDO the last
Floyd | command or TAKE BACK the action that sealed your fate (for when UNDO
Floyd | is not enough)?
Floyd | >
| Knight_Otu says, "Oops." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "undo" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3177 Floyd | Floyd | > UNDO Floyd | Floyd | Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Floyd | [Previous turn undone.] Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x cage" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3178 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CAGE Floyd | Floyd | (the faraday cage) Floyd | The faraday cage is about seven feet tall and perhaps four feet wide. Floyd | Its door has a crescent-shaped window in it that enables you to Floyd | somewhat see inside it, even when the door is closed. It's wrapped (as Floyd | best as possible while still allowing the door, which is now open, to Floyd | work) with tightly-wound copper wire. A row of three lights is Floyd | arranged across the top above the door: a green bulb (currently lit), Floyd | a yellow bulb (currently unlit), and a red bulb (currently unlit). On Floyd | the bottom there is a receptacle for cables (it has an overlay engine Floyd | system cable and a dimensional stabilizer system cable connected now). Floyd | There is also a power cord dangling from the back of it that is Floyd | plugged into the outlet. Floyd | Floyd | A line of salt on the floor encircles the faraday cage. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "close door" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3179 Floyd | > Floyd | > CLOSE DOOR Floyd | Floyd | You close the faraday cage. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu exclaims, "You told me the door was closed, game!" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "turn on panel" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3180 Floyd | > Floyd | > TURN ON PANEL Floyd | Floyd | (the control panel) Floyd | The needle on the power readout creeps up to around 100 out of 100. Floyd | Something seems to be happening in the faraday cage. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x cage" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3181 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CAGE Floyd | Floyd | (the faraday cage) Floyd | The faraday cage is about seven feet tall and perhaps four feet wide. Floyd | Its door has a crescent-shaped window in it that enables you to Floyd | somewhat see inside it. It's wrapped (as best as possible while still Floyd | allowing the door, which is now closed, to work) with tightly-wound Floyd | copper wire. A row of three lights is arranged across the top above Floyd | the door: a green bulb (currently unlit), a yellow bulb (currently Floyd | lit), and a red bulb (currently unlit). On the bottom there is a Floyd | receptacle for cables (it has an overlay engine system cable and a Floyd | dimensional stabilizer system cable connected now). There is also a Floyd | power cord dangling from the back of it that is plugged into the Floyd | outlet. Floyd | Floyd | A line of salt on the floor encircles the faraday cage. Floyd | Floyd | Through the window of the faraday cage you can feel as much as see Floyd | another reality. It is a dark landscape, with some dim light coming Floyd | from something beyond a star but not quite a sun hanging in the sky. Floyd | Its light is not enough to blot out the ordinary stars, and a dark Floyd | misshapen moon is noticeable only because it is a different shade of Floyd | dark from the rest of the firmament. The land is mountainous with icy Floyd | formations sparkling in the limited illumination available. Some kind Floyd | of strange winged crab-like creature appears to be flying in the Floyd | distance. Floyd | Floyd | You could possibly see more inside by opening the door. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Another yellow." | |
| DavidW says, "yeah" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open door" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3182 Floyd | > Floyd | > OPEN DOOR Floyd | Floyd | You open the faraday cage. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x cage" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3183 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CAGE Floyd | Floyd | (the faraday cage) Floyd | The faraday cage is about seven feet tall and perhaps four feet wide. Floyd | Its door has a crescent-shaped window in it that enables you to Floyd | somewhat see inside it, even when the door is closed. It's wrapped (as Floyd | best as possible while still allowing the door, which is now open, to Floyd | work) with tightly-wound copper wire. A row of three lights is Floyd | arranged across the top above the door: a green bulb (currently Floyd | unlit), a yellow bulb (currently lit), and a red bulb (currently Floyd | unlit). On the bottom there is a receptacle for cables (it has an Floyd | overlay engine system cable and a dimensional stabilizer system cable Floyd | connected now). There is also a power cord dangling from the back of Floyd | it that is plugged into the outlet. Floyd | Floyd | A line of salt on the floor encircles the faraday cage. Floyd | Floyd | Through the open door of the faraday cage you can feel as much as see Floyd | another reality. It is a dark landscape, with some dim light coming Floyd | from something beyond a star but not quite a sun hanging in the sky. Floyd | Its light is not enough to blot out the ordinary stars, and a dark Floyd | misshapen moon is noticeable only because it is a different shade of Floyd | dark from the rest of the firmament. The land is mountainous with icy Floyd | formations sparkling in the limited illumination available. A pink Floyd | winged creature peers out from behind some rocks, giving you a glimpse Floyd | of an orb-like head. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x creature" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3184 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CREATURE Floyd | Floyd | Anything beyond the translucent inner walls of the faraday cage cannot Floyd | be touched and is too far away to examine closely. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "enter cage" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3184 Floyd | > Floyd | > ENTER CAGE Floyd | Floyd | (the faraday cage) Floyd | Your stomach lurches as you enter an area where two separate realities Floyd | seem to be somehow coexisting in the same space. It makes you lose all Floyd | sense of direction. Floyd | Floyd | Although the faraday cage somehow seems to protect everything outside Floyd | it from the deadly cold and poisonous atmosphere of this environment, Floyd | it apparently can't protect someone who directly enters it. The Floyd | strange creatures of this land watch with dispassionate interest as Floyd | you quickly die. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | *** The End *** Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT, UNDO the last Floyd | command or TAKE BACK the action that sealed your fate (for when UNDO Floyd | is not enough)? Floyd | > | DavidW says, "More than just fungi in this place." | |
| DavidW says, "ah, poisonous atmosphere." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "undo" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3184 Floyd | Floyd | > UNDO Floyd | Floyd | Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Floyd | [Previous turn undone.] Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "close door" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3185 Floyd | > Floyd | > CLOSE DOOR Floyd | Floyd | You close the faraday cage. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "turn off panel" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3186 Floyd | > Floyd | > TURN OFF PANEL Floyd | Floyd | (the control panel) Floyd | The needle on the power readout drops to 0 out of 100. Floyd | The faraday cage goes back to normal. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get 923647F1" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3187 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET 923647F1 Floyd | Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "consult edwin about leng" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3188 Floyd | > Floyd | > CONSULT EDWIN ABOUT LENG Floyd | Floyd | The hex code of 59D8FE74 takes one to the plains of Leng at a point Floyd | where Kadath may be safely observed. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I wonder if Edwin had a spacesuit or something similar." | |
| Knight_Otu asks, "Maybe?" | ||
| DavidW asks, "Like, people did deep diving in his era, didn't they?" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Diving, yes" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Deep diving, not sure" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Space travel, no." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put blank in keypunch" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3189 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT BLANK IN KEYPUNCH Floyd | Floyd | (the keypunch) Floyd | You put the blank punch card into the keypunch card slot. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "set keypunch to FFFFFFFF" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3190 Floyd | > Floyd | > SET KEYPUNCH TO FFFFFFFF Floyd | Floyd | (the keypunch to) Floyd | You have successfully changed the card punch setting to FFFFFFFF. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "pull handle" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3191 Floyd | > Floyd | > PULL HANDLE Floyd | Floyd | The card gets punched. Its new code is "FFFFFFFF". Floyd | The card now seems to be very flimsy; it may no longer be safe to use. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Huh." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get FFFFFFFF" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3192 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET FFFFFFFF Floyd | Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | Pinkunz says, "Modern spacesuits aren't airtight, actually. They constantly leak, especially at the joints. They keep the pressure at a fraction of STP so it doesn't leak as fast." | |
| DavidW says, "You can use it, but there will be a problem taking it from the panel later." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put FFFFFFFF in panel" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3193 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT FFFFFFFF IN PANEL Floyd | Floyd | (the control panel card slot) Floyd | You put the FFFFFFFF punch card into the control panel card slot. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "turn on panel" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3194 Floyd | > Floyd | > TURN ON PANEL Floyd | Floyd | (the control panel) Floyd | The needle on the power readout creeps up to around 100 out of 100. Floyd | Something seems to be happening in the faraday cage. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x cage" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3195 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CAGE Floyd | Floyd | (the faraday cage) Floyd | The faraday cage is about seven feet tall and perhaps four feet wide. Floyd | Its door has a crescent-shaped window in it that enables you to Floyd | somewhat see inside it. It's wrapped (as best as possible while still Floyd | allowing the door, which is now closed, to work) with tightly-wound Floyd | copper wire. A row of three lights is arranged across the top above Floyd | the door: a green bulb (currently lit), a yellow bulb (currently Floyd | unlit), and a red bulb (currently unlit). On the bottom there is a Floyd | receptacle for cables (it has an overlay engine system cable and a Floyd | dimensional stabilizer system cable connected now). There is also a Floyd | power cord dangling from the back of it that is plugged into the Floyd | outlet. Floyd | Floyd | A line of salt on the floor encircles the faraday cage. Floyd | Floyd | Through the window of the faraday cage you can feel as much as see Floyd | another reality. Now it looks like the interior of a Floyd | sparsely-furnished log cabin with the translucent outlines of the Floyd | inner walls of the faraday cage where there ought to be solid normal Floyd | walls. Floyd | Floyd | You could possibly see more inside by opening the door. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open door" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3196 Floyd | > Floyd | > OPEN DOOR Floyd | Floyd | You open the faraday cage. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x cage" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3197 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CAGE Floyd | Floyd | (the faraday cage) Floyd | The faraday cage is about seven feet tall and perhaps four feet wide. Floyd | Its door has a crescent-shaped window in it that enables you to Floyd | somewhat see inside it, even when the door is closed. It's wrapped (as Floyd | best as possible while still allowing the door, which is now open, to Floyd | work) with tightly-wound copper wire. A row of three lights is Floyd | arranged across the top above the door: a green bulb (currently lit), Floyd | a yellow bulb (currently unlit), and a red bulb (currently unlit). On Floyd | the bottom there is a receptacle for cables (it has an overlay engine Floyd | system cable and a dimensional stabilizer system cable connected now). Floyd | There is also a power cord dangling from the back of it that is Floyd | plugged into the outlet. Floyd | Floyd | A line of salt on the floor encircles the faraday cage. Floyd | Floyd | Through the open door of the faraday cage you can feel as much as see Floyd | another reality. Now it looks like the interior of a Floyd | sparsely-furnished log cabin with the translucent outlines of the Floyd | inner walls of the faraday cage where there ought to be solid normal Floyd | walls. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "enter cage" | ||
Floyd ] The overlaid space Turns: 3198 Floyd | > Floyd | > ENTER CAGE Floyd | Floyd | (the faraday cage) Floyd | Your stomach lurches as you enter an area where two separate realities Floyd | seem to be somehow coexisting in the same space. It makes you lose all Floyd | sense of direction. Floyd | Floyd | The overlaid space Floyd | Now it looks like the interior of a sparsely-furnished log cabin with Floyd | the translucent outlines of the inner walls of the faraday cage where Floyd | there ought to be solid normal walls. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x card" | ||
Floyd ] The overlaid space Turns: 3198 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CARD Floyd | Floyd | Which do you mean, the 923647F1 punch card, the C353F128 punch card Floyd | (smelling faintly of mildew), the 0B46E931 punch card, the AE9B711D Floyd | punch card, the 00A02209 punch card, a blank punch card (smelling Floyd | faintly of mildew), the black business card (smelling faintly of Floyd | mildew) or the employee ID card (smelling faintly of mildew)? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x blank" | ||
Floyd ] The overlaid space Turns: 3199 Floyd | > Floyd | > X BLANK Floyd | Floyd | It is a typical punch card, a thin piece of cardboard the size of a Floyd | bank note from a bygone era. This one is blank. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put" | ||
Floyd ] The overlaid space Turns: 3200 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT Floyd | Floyd | (on the piece of chalk) Floyd | You can't wear that! Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "out" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3201 Floyd | > Floyd | > OUT Floyd | Floyd | You feel transiently disoriented as you exit out of the weird overlaid Floyd | space within the faraday cage. Floyd | Floyd | Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Floyd | The western side of this windowless brick room is dominated by a huge Floyd | boiler connected to a confusing network of pipes that eventually Floyd | delivers heat to the rest of the manor. Between the unpleasant Floyd | humming, the smell of fuel oil, and the heat leaking out, the boiler Floyd | is leaving you feeling a little lightheaded. Floyd | Floyd | As noticeable as it is, the boiler is hardly the only item of Floyd | interest. Crammed around it are many devices, at least four of which Floyd | are clearly bigger and heavier than you. Next to the open doorway Floyd | leading north there is a keypunch. There's a support column in the Floyd | middle of the room with a system diagram on it, and lashed to the Floyd | column there is a faraday cage with a window on its door looking Floyd | inside. Next to it is a an overlay engine, and behind it a a Floyd | dimensional stabilizer. Beyond a heavy-duty table near the southwest Floyd | corner there is a rough hole in the floor, and the surface of the Floyd | table is dominated by the control panel for the whole system. There is Floyd | a small steel shelf high on the wall way above the table, and a Floyd | fluorescent work light above that. On the wall opposite the faraday Floyd | cage there is a sign hanging from a chain. Floyd | Floyd | It looks like the room has hardly been disturbed in decades, and your Floyd | presence has kicked up a sizable amount of dust. Although there are Floyd | some cobwebs, you don't see any spiders. Maybe they got fed up with Floyd | some combination of the loud noises, bad smells, choking dust, and Floyd | miserable heat and went someplace nicer. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "close door" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3202 Floyd | > Floyd | > CLOSE DOOR Floyd | Floyd | You close the faraday cage. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "turn off panel" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3203 Floyd | > Floyd | > TURN OFF PANEL Floyd | Floyd | (the control panel) Floyd | The needle on the power readout drops to 0 out of 100. Floyd | The faraday cage goes back to normal. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "What kind of weirdo has NOTHING in their junk room?" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get fffffff" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3203 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET FFFFFFF Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get ffffffff" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3204 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET FFFFFFFF Floyd | Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | You can feel the sweat dripping off you. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "So you're been to every hex code you've seen written down." | |
| DavidW says, "oh, except the Leng one." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "except leng" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "i" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3205 Floyd | > Floyd | > I Floyd | Floyd | You are carrying: Floyd | a FFFFFFFF punch card Floyd | a 923647F1 punch card Floyd | a C353F128 punch card (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a 0B46E931 punch card Floyd | an AE9B711D punch card Floyd | a 00A02209 punch card Floyd | a can of salt (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | two blank punch cards Floyd | the Journal of Edwin Cragne Floyd | The Seven Gaunts Floyd | a faded delivery note (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a Red Triangle Key (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | an Isole Perdute (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a Lettera Segreta Floyd | a Prurito Notturno (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a Piccoli Uomini Blu (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a rusted toolbox (smelling faintly of mildew) (open) Floyd | a jar of old keys (open) Floyd | a splintery wooden key Floyd | an ornate bronze key Floyd | a sinister iron key Floyd | a frosty blue key Floyd | an intricately folded origami key Floyd | a silver and ivory key Floyd | a jar of screws (open but empty) Floyd | a teapot (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | Legends of Lake Champlain and the Hudson River Valley Floyd | (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a scrap of paper Floyd | Tatooine 1: Anchorhead (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a 'Pataphysical Approaches to Quantum Superfluids (smelling Floyd | faintly of mildew) Floyd | a snowglobe Floyd | a black fountain pen (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | an old newspaper (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a mallet (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a metal flask (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a pink-bound book (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a pinch of snail paste (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | an Italian magazine cutting Floyd | De Zeven Testamenten van de Krijsende Zeeworm Floyd | a police report ("Francine Cragne") (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a note from a seesaw Floyd | a piece of chalk Floyd | a black box (smelling faintly of mildew) (open but empty) Floyd | a shard Floyd | a broken silver amulet (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | Mama Hydra's Deep Fried Ones (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | A Culinary Overview of Superstitions in the Miskaton Valley Region Floyd | by S. Jarret Zornwharf (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | Hyper-Gastronomy, Exactness, and String Theory: a Theoretical Floyd | Subdiscipline of Cooking and Baking by Chef Wheldrake (smelling Floyd | faintly of mildew) Floyd | red-rimmed porcelain plates (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | red-rimmed porcelain cups (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a spray bottle that used to contain fungicide (smelling faintly of Floyd | mildew) Floyd | a copper urn (smelling faintly of mildew) (closed) Floyd | a bronze urn (smelling faintly of mildew) (closed) Floyd | a key from an urn (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | some mildewed leather gloves Floyd | a gallon jug of white vinegar (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a pair of garden shears (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a rusty flathead screwdriver Floyd | a trophy for a dog race (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a black business card (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | Tolerating An Asinine God (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a rusty piece of metal (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | some yellowed newspapers (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | an employee ID card (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a soggy tome (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a long hooked pole (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a grimy rock (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a backpack features guide (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a trolley schedule (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | Twin Hearts Between the Planes (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a pamphlet of home listings (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a moldy, waterlogged journal (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | an antique locket (smelling faintly of mildew) (closed) Floyd | a wad of cash (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a repaired page (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | The Dollmaker's Journal (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a waterproof flashlight (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a tiny leather journal (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a filthy rug (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | Daniel Baker's note (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | the diary of Phyllis Cragne (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a postcard of Big Ben (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | The Modern Girl's Divination Handbook -- Volume Three (smelling Floyd | faintly of mildew) Floyd | a pull-string doll (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a glass jar containing an insect (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a half-full styrofoam coffee cup (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a familiar gold wristwatch (smelling faintly of mildew) | DavidW says, "I know there's at least one more hex code in the journal." | |
Floyd | a pair of stone earplugs (being worn)
Floyd | a trolley pass (being worn)
Floyd | a Jansport backpack (being worn and open)
Floyd | a hidden pocket (open but empty)
Floyd | a key pocket (closed)
Floyd | a book pocket (open)
Floyd | an old paperback book (smelling faintly of mildew)
Floyd | a side pocket (closed)
Floyd | a trash pocket (closed)
Floyd | a gold jacket (being worn)
Floyd | a giant milkweed leaf (being worn as a mask)
Floyd |
Floyd | >
| Pinkunz says, "I don't think you actually went into the slug one. You were eaten before you could do more than 'x slug.'" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Two blanks. We should probably blank a card or two." | ||
| DavidW says (to Pinkunz), "True." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Pinkunz), "That counts. :p" | ||
| DavidW says, "If we entered slugworld or the tentacle swamp, the critters would still eat us, I'm sure." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Semirandom guess for the secret cache - 385D497D." | ||
| DavidW asks (of Knight), "Your reasoning...?" | ||
| DavidW says, "Like, I guessed the cache's hex code right away once I read about it. And I didn't guess that." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Yoggoth - Leng, the two worlds mentioned in the "intro", and Edwin indicating that his brother likes to cut off pieces (as in substracting) of cows" | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "look up brother in edwin" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3206 Floyd | > Floyd | > LOOK UP BROTHER IN EDWIN Floyd | Floyd | You don't find any reference to "brother" in the Journal of Edwin Floyd | Cragne. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "look up cow in edwin" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3207 Floyd | > Floyd | > LOOK UP COW IN EDWIN Floyd | Floyd | You don't find any reference to "cow" in the Journal of Edwin Floyd | Cragne. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "consult edwin about secret cache" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3208 Floyd | > Floyd | > CONSULT EDWIN ABOUT SECRET CACHE Floyd | Floyd | It is in an overlaid reality of course. I won't write out the hex code Floyd | plainly here, but know brother that your methods of experimentation Floyd | inspired my choice of it. How felicitous that your inanimate cow flesh Floyd | could be thus translated! Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu asks, "Oh. I think it might be BEEFBEEF then?" | |
| DavidW says, "Close. Not quite." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "DEADBEEF." | ||
| DavidW says, "ding ding ding!!!" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put blank in keypunch" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3209 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT BLANK IN KEYPUNCH Floyd | Floyd | (the keypunch) Floyd | You put the blank punch card (smelling faintly of mildew) into the Floyd | keypunch card slot. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "set keypunch to DEADBEEF" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3210 Floyd | > Floyd | > SET KEYPUNCH TO DEADBEEF Floyd | Floyd | (the keypunch to) Floyd | You have successfully changed the card punch setting to DEADBEEF. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "pull handle" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3211 Floyd | > Floyd | > PULL HANDLE Floyd | Floyd | The card gets punched. Its new code is "DEADBEEF". Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get deadbeef" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3212 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET DEADBEEF Floyd | Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "close door" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3213 Floyd | > Floyd | > CLOSE DOOR Floyd | Floyd | That's already closed. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x panel" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3214 Floyd | > Floyd | > X PANEL Floyd | Floyd | (the control panel) Floyd | The control panel is a mechanism that appears to feature some of the Floyd | best technology the early 1940s had to offer. An analog gauge labeled Floyd | the "power readout" takes up much of the right hand side of the panel Floyd | and has a needle hovering near 100 out of 100. A punch card slot Floyd | (currently empty) sits on the left toward the bottom, with a round Floyd | on/off button situated above it. A power cord (plugged into the Floyd | outlet) and a system cable (connected to the overlay engine Floyd | receptacle) are in the back. Overall there is not a lot of room left Floyd | on top of the table upon which it is resting (but there is a checklist Floyd | there plus a drawer beneath). Floyd | Floyd | The control panel is currently switched off. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put deadbeef in panel" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3215 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT DEADBEEF IN PANEL Floyd | Floyd | (the control panel card slot) Floyd | You put the DEADBEEF punch card (smelling faintly of mildew) into the Floyd | control panel card slot. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "turn on panel" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3216 Floyd | > Floyd | > TURN ON PANEL Floyd | Floyd | (the control panel) Floyd | The needle on the power readout creeps up to around 100 out of 100. Floyd | Something seems to be happening in the faraday cage. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x cage" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3217 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CAGE Floyd | Floyd | (the faraday cage) Floyd | The faraday cage is about seven feet tall and perhaps four feet wide. Floyd | Its door has a crescent-shaped window in it that enables you to Floyd | somewhat see inside it. It's wrapped (as best as possible while still Floyd | allowing the door, which is now closed, to work) with tightly-wound Floyd | copper wire. A row of three lights is arranged across the top above Floyd | the door: a green bulb (currently lit), a yellow bulb (currently Floyd | unlit), and a red bulb (currently unlit). On the bottom there is a Floyd | receptacle for cables (it has an overlay engine system cable and a Floyd | dimensional stabilizer system cable connected now). There is also a Floyd | power cord dangling from the back of it that is plugged into the Floyd | outlet. Floyd | Floyd | A line of salt on the floor encircles the faraday cage. Floyd | Floyd | Through the window of the faraday cage you can feel as much as see Floyd | another reality. Now it looks as though there is a completely Floyd | different room within the bounds of the faraday cage, or actually Floyd | beyond its bounds as you can see the translucent outlines of its inner Floyd | walls where there ought to be solid normal walls. It looks far more Floyd | pleasant than the boiler room. Floyd | Floyd | You could possibly see more inside by opening the door. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open cage" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3218 Floyd | > Floyd | > OPEN CAGE Floyd | Floyd | (the faraday cage) Floyd | You open the faraday cage. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x cage" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3219 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CAGE Floyd | Floyd | (the faraday cage) Floyd | The faraday cage is about seven feet tall and perhaps four feet wide. Floyd | Its door has a crescent-shaped window in it that enables you to Floyd | somewhat see inside it, even when the door is closed. It's wrapped (as Floyd | best as possible while still allowing the door, which is now open, to Floyd | work) with tightly-wound copper wire. A row of three lights is Floyd | arranged across the top above the door: a green bulb (currently lit), Floyd | a yellow bulb (currently unlit), and a red bulb (currently unlit). On Floyd | the bottom there is a receptacle for cables (it has an overlay engine Floyd | system cable and a dimensional stabilizer system cable connected now). Floyd | There is also a power cord dangling from the back of it that is Floyd | plugged into the outlet. Floyd | Floyd | A line of salt on the floor encircles the faraday cage. Floyd | Floyd | Through the open door of the faraday cage you can feel as much as see Floyd | another reality. Now it looks as though there is a completely Floyd | different room within the bounds of the faraday cage, or actually Floyd | beyond its bounds as you can see the translucent outlines of its inner Floyd | walls where there ought to be solid normal walls. It looks far more Floyd | pleasant than the boiler room. Floyd | Floyd | Within the overlaid space is a marble end table (on which are a book Floyd | New England and the Bavarian Illuminati and a golden apple). Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "enter cage" | ||
Floyd ] The overlaid space Turns: 3220 Floyd | > Floyd | > ENTER CAGE Floyd | Floyd | (the faraday cage) Floyd | Your stomach lurches as you enter an area where two separate realities Floyd | seem to be somehow coexisting in the same space. It makes you lose all Floyd | sense of direction. Floyd | Floyd | The overlaid space Floyd | Now it looks as though there is a completely different room within the Floyd | bounds of the faraday cage, or actually beyond its bounds as you can Floyd | see the translucent outlines of its inner walls where there ought to Floyd | be solid normal walls. It looks far more pleasant than the boiler Floyd | room. Floyd | Floyd | In the overlaid space you can see a marble end table (on which are a Floyd | book New England and the Bavarian Illuminati and a golden Floyd | apple). Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get all from table" | ||
Floyd ] The overlaid space Turns: 3221 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET ALL FROM TABLE Floyd | Floyd | book New England and the Bavarian Illuminati: Taken. Floyd | Floyd | golden apple: Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x new england" | ||
Floyd ] The overlaid space Turns: 3222 Floyd | > Floyd | > X NEW ENGLAND Floyd | Floyd | A nearly featureless hardcover book with a midnight blue cover, one Floyd | has to squint to make out the faded title book New England and the Floyd | Bavarian Illuminati on the front. It's printed much more clearly Floyd | inside the cover, above the the insignia of the Backwater Public Floyd | Library. Curiously the Backwater Public Library claim was stamped over Floyd | an earlier message: "This book is the property of the Saugus Public Floyd | Library". This history book has apparently had something of a history Floyd | of its own. It was written by Vernon Stauffer, A.M., Dean and Floyd | Professor of New Testament and Church History, Hiram College, in 1918. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read it" | ||
Floyd ] The overlaid space Turns: 3223 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ IT Floyd | Floyd | ... Indeed, when a noted Philadelphia minister of the day, the Floyd | Reverend Ashbel Green, visited New England in 1791, he found an Floyd | aptitude for polemical discussion on the part of the clergy which Floyd | impressed him as most extraordinary. Through his contact with the Floyd | Boston Ministerial Association he encountered "Calvinists, Floyd | Universalists, Arminians, Arians," and at least one "Socinian," all Floyd | participating in pleasant social intercourse, despite their radical Floyd | differences of religious opinion... Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read it" | ||
Floyd ] The overlaid space Turns: 3224 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ IT Floyd | Floyd | ... The Federalist leaders by their precipitate and inconsiderate Floyd | action had very much overshot the mark and were about to bring their Floyd | house tumbling down about their heads. As for the opposition, those of Floyd | its leaders whose highest political interest was party advantage lived Floyd | to bless the day when, blinded by hysteria or lust of power, the Floyd | Federalist party made the alien and sedition acts the law of the Floyd | land... Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read it" | ||
Floyd ] The overlaid space Turns: 3225 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ IT Floyd | Floyd | ... Alexander Hamilton left among his manuscripts certain comments Floyd | which he had made upon the character and import of the French Floyd | Revolution. Before we turn to consider the European Illuminati and the Floyd | outcry against its alleged presence in the United States, we may, by Floyd | perusing this document, throw a little added light upon the gnawings Floyd | of anxiety and fear which were felt at the time by very rational Floyd | gentlemen in America... Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x apple" | ||
Floyd ] The overlaid space Turns: 3226 Floyd | > Floyd | > X APPLE Floyd | Floyd | This is an apple made from a beautiful yellow metal. It has the Floyd | inscription "τῇ καλλίστῃ" subtly engraved into its side. It Floyd | is so Floyd | shiny you can almost see your reflection in it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x reflection" | ||
Floyd ] The overlaid space Turns: 3226 Floyd | > Floyd | > X REFLECTION Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I assume that's 'for the fairest' in Greek." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Probably." | ||
| DavidW says, "A shame it'll soon smell faintly of mildew." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "duckduckgo says yes." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x table" | ||
Floyd ] The overlaid space Turns: 3227 Floyd | > Floyd | > X TABLE Floyd | Floyd | You see nothing special about the marble end table. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "l" | ||
Floyd ] The overlaid space Turns: 3228 Floyd | > Floyd | > L Floyd | Floyd | The overlaid space Floyd | Now it looks as though there is a completely different room within the Floyd | bounds of the faraday cage, or actually beyond its bounds as you can Floyd | see the translucent outlines of its inner walls where there ought to Floyd | be solid normal walls. It looks far more pleasant than the boiler Floyd | room. Floyd | Floyd | In the overlaid space you can see a marble end table. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "out" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3229 Floyd | > Floyd | > OUT Floyd | Floyd | You feel transiently disoriented as you exit out of the weird overlaid Floyd | space within the faraday cage. Floyd | Floyd | Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Floyd | The western side of this windowless brick room is dominated by a huge Floyd | boiler connected to a confusing network of pipes that eventually Floyd | delivers heat to the rest of the manor. Between the unpleasant Floyd | humming, the smell of fuel oil, and the heat leaking out, the boiler Floyd | is leaving you feeling a little lightheaded. Floyd | Floyd | As noticeable as it is, the boiler is hardly the only item of Floyd | interest. Crammed around it are many devices, at least four of which Floyd | are clearly bigger and heavier than you. Next to the open doorway Floyd | leading north there is a keypunch. There's a support column in the Floyd | middle of the room with a system diagram on it, and lashed to the Floyd | column there is a faraday cage with a window on its door looking Floyd | inside. Next to it is a an overlay engine, and behind it a a Floyd | dimensional stabilizer. Beyond a heavy-duty table near the southwest Floyd | corner there is a rough hole in the floor, and the surface of the Floyd | table is dominated by the control panel for the whole system. There is Floyd | a small steel shelf high on the wall way above the table, and a Floyd | fluorescent work light above that. On the wall opposite the faraday Floyd | cage there is a sign hanging from a chain. Floyd | Floyd | It looks like the room has hardly been disturbed in decades, and your Floyd | presence has kicked up a sizable amount of dust. Although there are Floyd | some cobwebs, you don't see any spiders. Maybe they got fed up with Floyd | some combination of the loud noises, bad smells, choking dust, and Floyd | miserable heat and went someplace nicer. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "close door" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3230 Floyd | > Floyd | > CLOSE DOOR Floyd | Floyd | You close the faraday cage. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I think you've solved the Boiler Room." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3231 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The clouds in your cup form a gentle ripple. Lack of a symbolic image Floyd | means that you have accomplished everything you must in your current Floyd | environment and should move on to find new challenges in order to grow Floyd | as a person. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "destroy overlay" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3232 Floyd | > Floyd | > DESTROY OVERLAY Floyd | Floyd | (the overlay engine) Floyd | Violence isn't the answer to this one. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "Just turn some of this off so reality doesn't implode later." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "unplug overlay" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3233 Floyd | > Floyd | > UNPLUG OVERLAY Floyd | Floyd | You unplug the overlay engine system cable. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "turn off panel" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3234 Floyd | > Floyd | > TURN OFF PANEL Floyd | Floyd | (the control panel) Floyd | The needle on the power readout drops to 0 out of 100. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "turn of stabilizer" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3234 Floyd | > Floyd | > TURN OF STABILIZER Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "turn off stabilizer" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3235 Floyd | > Floyd | > TURN OFF STABILIZER Floyd | Floyd | (the dimensional stabilizer) Floyd | You switch the dimensional stabilizer off. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "iirc, the game won't let you take Edwin's journal from this location." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read edwin" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3236 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ EDWIN Floyd | Floyd | I write this journal in part for you, brother, for although we have Floyd | our Differences and disagree on methods, you are likely the only one Floyd | to fully appreciate my Work and correspondingly the only one to Floyd | further it should I perish in my efforts. Floyd | Floyd | We both need to face Dangers and make sacrifices to seek the Truth. It Floyd | is only through this Truth that the name of Cragne may be restored to Floyd | its rightful glory and our proper place be returned. Floyd | Floyd | As it has become clear that we are at War, the stakes have grown Floyd | higher. While I can respect your conservatism during peacetime, it has Floyd | no place now. Your restrictions to using livestock for experimentation Floyd | are causing unacceptable delays in your progress, and make no mistake, Floyd | if one of the farmers ever catches you making your parts collections Floyd | or leaving behind the lifeless remains, they will look upon you no Floyd | more kindly than they would look upon me for making use of vagrants Floyd | that none shall miss. Your squeamishness serves no purpose and offers Floyd | no advantage. It is time to be strong. Floyd | Floyd | But I have made progress, even where you have stalled! The things I Floyd | have seen! Mind-twisting realities you can only imagine! My System Floyd | here works for a wide range of alien environments. I have successfully Floyd | overlaid these other realities with our own in a controlled manner, Floyd | and have freely entered many to make observations, collect samples, Floyd | and even interact with natives. I have gazed upon the ancient city of Floyd | Kadath across the plains of Leng; conversed with the fungi of Yuggoth; Floyd | and found riches in dark Swamps heretofore unknown to any sentient Floyd | life. Floyd | Floyd | I have left a System Diagram showing how the system may be properly Floyd | connected, and a Safety Checklist. I have also included brief Floyd | descriptions of each component in this journal to get you started Floyd | should you find me dead (or not find me at all). In addition, this Floyd | volume contains a record of my travels and philosophy as described Floyd | above, and it would behoove you to consult it. Floyd | Floyd | (Be aware that anything left in the Faraday cage when a new reality is Floyd | overlaid will appear in my junkroom [FFFFFFFF]. For reasons I have yet Floyd | to determine, most objects maintain their molecular structure when so Floyd | transported, but punch cards lose their holes and return to virgin Floyd | status. As strange as this is, I must admit it's quite convenient.) Floyd | Floyd | Finally, I have been seeking other like-minded Men of Power to assist Floyd | us in our Work. There are others who have goals close enough to our Floyd | own that we may profitably work together to make the most of this War Floyd | and grant us all that which we deserve. Floyd | Floyd | You can feel the sweat dripping off you. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "consult edwin about manor" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3237 Floyd | > Floyd | > CONSULT EDWIN ABOUT MANOR Floyd | Floyd | You don't find any reference to "manor" in the Journal of Edwin Floyd | Cragne. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "consult edwin about kadath" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3238 Floyd | > Floyd | > CONSULT EDWIN ABOUT KADATH Floyd | Floyd | The hex code of 59D8FE74 takes one to the plains of Leng at a point Floyd | where Kadath may be safely observed. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "consult edwin about cthulu" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3239 Floyd | > Floyd | > CONSULT EDWIN ABOUT CTHULU Floyd | Floyd | You don't find any reference to "cthulu" in the Journal of Edwin Floyd | Cragne. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "Did I spell that right?" | |
| Jacqueline says, "yeah" | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "consult edwin about elder gods" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3240 Floyd | > Floyd | > CONSULT EDWIN ABOUT ELDER GODS Floyd | Floyd | You don't find any reference to "elder gods" in the Journal of Floyd | Edwin Cragne. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Oh wait" | |
| Jacqueline says, "Nope - cthulhu" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "consult edwin about cthulhu" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3241 Floyd | > Floyd | > CONSULT EDWIN ABOUT CTHULHU Floyd | Floyd | I have located sunken R'lyeh where Cthulhu lies dreaming. It is not Floyd | safe to enter there, but it may be observed using a hex code of Floyd | 880A5D23. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I never actually peeked at Cthulhu." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "consult edwin about ialdabaoloth" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3242 Floyd | > Floyd | > CONSULT EDWIN ABOUT IALDABAOLOTH Floyd | Floyd | You don't find any reference to "ialdabaoloth" in the Journal of Floyd | Edwin Cragne. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "consult edwin about vaadignephod" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3243 Floyd | > Floyd | > CONSULT EDWIN ABOUT VAADIGNEPHOD Floyd | Floyd | You don't find any reference to "vaadignephod" in the Journal of Floyd | Edwin Cragne. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "consult edwin about king in yellow" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3244 Floyd | > Floyd | > CONSULT EDWIN ABOUT KING IN YELLOW Floyd | Floyd | You don't find any reference to "king in yellow" in the Journal of Floyd | Edwin Cragne. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Cthulhu was probably the only one." | |
| DavidW says, "When I have time, I will want to try random hex codes just to see what this room does with them." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "We're at about the 3:30 mark, by the way." | ||
| DavidW says, "yeah, this is a good place to stop. You solved two major puzzle rooms today." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "I'm happy to keep going or stop. Either." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Admittedly, when I stop doing this I'm supposed to go do a chore." | ||
| DavidW says, "You should probably go down into the hole here, though. Just to see." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "I can go for about half an hour longer, to make up for my shortage of last week." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "d" | ||
Floyd ] Malign Tunnel (Damon L. Wakes) Turns: 3245 Floyd | > Floyd | > D Floyd | Floyd | Something tells you that Edwin Cragne really would not want you to Floyd | take his secrets out of this room and that you really ought to leave Floyd | the journal in the boiler room. Floyd | Floyd | Malign Tunnel (Damon L. Wakes) Floyd | The space beneath the boiler room is damp and narrow, little more than Floyd | a dogleg corridor set into the earth. Something about its shape, its Floyd | proportions, is deeply unsettling to you. There is a rusting iron Floyd | ladder leading to the floor above, and a green door leading to the Floyd | southwest, its paint flaking onto the uneven stone floor. The curving Floyd | brick walls on either side of you arc gracefully inwards to form a Floyd | vaulted ceiling. You would be able to stand comfortably were it not Floyd | for the pipes that stretch like tendons above your head. Floyd | Floyd | An ethereal trolley stop sign reads Black Line -- Underground. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Oh, hey, trolley stop." | |
| DavidW says, "yup" | ||
| DavidW says, "There's others you haven't found yet too." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x me" | ||
Floyd ] Malign Tunnel (Damon L. Wakes) Turns: 3246 Floyd | > Floyd | > X ME Floyd | Floyd | You look at your hands, stained ruddy orange by the rust clinging to Floyd | the ladder rungs. You attempt to wipe them clean on your clothes. It Floyd | makes virtually no difference. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "huh" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Malign Tunnel (Damon L. Wakes) Turns: 3247 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The swirls in your cup form a blank, mirrored surface. Lack of a Floyd | symbolic image means that you have accomplished everything you must in Floyd | your current environment and should move on to find new challenges in Floyd | order to grow as a person. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "I was wondering when we'd see the first one in the house." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "As I recall, there are supposed to be several here." | ||
| DavidW says, "There's three in the manor." | ||
| Knight_Otu asks, "Why do I suspect there is one in the master bedroom?" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "pull string" | ||
Floyd ] Malign Tunnel (Damon L. Wakes) Turns: 3248 Floyd | > Floyd | > PULL STRING Floyd | Floyd | The doll intones: "Guard against the green door! Green is the color of Floyd | poison and untamed growth!" Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I wouldn't want visitors coming into my bedroom so directly." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Me neither, which I suspect is part of the reason I suspect it." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x door" | ||
Floyd ] Malign Tunnel (Damon L. Wakes) Turns: 3249 Floyd | > Floyd | > X DOOR Floyd | Floyd | The green door leads southwest. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "pull string" | ||
Floyd ] Malign Tunnel (Damon L. Wakes) Turns: 3250 Floyd | > Floyd | > PULL STRING Floyd | Floyd | The doll intones: "Shun the risk of the uneven stone floor! Dampness Floyd | is the breeding ground of festering things! Water represents a thirst Floyd | that cannot be assuaged!" Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x floor" | ||
Floyd ] Malign Tunnel (Damon L. Wakes) Turns: 3251 Floyd | > Floyd | > X FLOOR Floyd | Floyd | The floor is wet and uneven, with water pooling in the lower spots. If Floyd | it were not so rough you would be fearful of slipping. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "pull string" | ||
Floyd ] Malign Tunnel (Damon L. Wakes) Turns: 3252 Floyd | > Floyd | > PULL STRING Floyd | Floyd | The doll intones: "Avoid the green door! A door indicates passage out Floyd | of life! A door bespeaks passage out of life!" Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "pull string" | ||
Floyd ] Malign Tunnel (Damon L. Wakes) Turns: 3253 Floyd | > Floyd | > PULL STRING Floyd | Floyd | The doll intones: "Shun the plague of the thing that isn't here!" Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "pull string" | ||
Floyd ] Malign Tunnel (Damon L. Wakes) Turns: 3254 Floyd | > Floyd | > PULL STRING Floyd | Floyd | The doll intones: "Guard against the threat of the rusting iron Floyd | ladder!" Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x ladder" | ||
Floyd ] Malign Tunnel (Damon L. Wakes) Turns: 3255 Floyd | > Floyd | > X LADDER Floyd | Floyd | The rungs of the ladder are coated in ancient rust. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "pull string" | ||
Floyd ] Malign Tunnel (Damon L. Wakes) Turns: 3256 Floyd | > Floyd | > PULL STRING Floyd | Floyd | The doll intones: "Shun the curving brick walls!" Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x walls" | ||
Floyd ] Malign Tunnel (Damon L. Wakes) Turns: 3257 Floyd | > Floyd | > X WALLS Floyd | Floyd | The brickwork has been laid with care, but it is crumbling from Floyd | exposure to the all-consuming damp. Blankets of cobweb, thick with Floyd | dust, lie across the hollows in the mortar. You see nothing of Floyd | interest and are not inclined to take a closer look. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x water" | ||
Floyd ] Malign Tunnel (Damon L. Wakes) Turns: 3257 Floyd | > Floyd | > X WATER Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "search floor" | ||
Floyd ] Malign Tunnel (Damon L. Wakes) Turns: 3258 Floyd | > Floyd | > SEARCH FLOOR Floyd | Floyd | You find nothing of interest. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "sw" | ||
Floyd ] Amorphous Tunnel (Bill Maya) Turns: 3259 Floyd | > Floyd | > SW Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Amorphous Tunnel (Bill Maya) Floyd | This tunnel bends to the northeast. The walls shimmer slightly, gently Floyd | undulating in the spectral darkness. To the west, set into the wall, Floyd | almost invisible in the mortal dimness, is an antediluvian door. Floyd | Daylight and a slight breeze wafts down some non-euclidean steps that Floyd | lead up. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x me" | ||
Floyd ] Amorphous Tunnel (Bill Maya) Turns: 3260 Floyd | > Floyd | > X ME Floyd | Floyd | As good-looking as ever. Floyd | Floyd | You bear the trauma of a woman who has been eye to eye with an Floyd | eburnean pond kraken. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Amorphous Tunnel (Bill Maya) Turns: 3261 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The swirls in your cup form a horse in mid-gallop. Modes of Floyd | transportation mean that your current environment presents challenges Floyd | that can only be overcome by seeking fresh perspectives elsewhere Floyd | until you're ready to return. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x door" | ||
Floyd ] Amorphous Tunnel (Bill Maya) Turns: 3262 Floyd | > Floyd | > X DOOR Floyd | Floyd | Featureless except for a faint rune scratched into its center, this Floyd | antediluvian door almost disappears into the surrounding wall. Floyd | Underneath the rune is a keyhole. Strangely enough, the door's Floyd | obsidian surface doesn't match the tunnel walls. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x rune" | ||
Floyd ] Amorphous Tunnel (Bill Maya) Turns: 3263 Floyd | > Floyd | > X RUNE Floyd | Floyd | Two crescents, back to back, centered above an eye faintly scratched Floyd | into the door's surface (probably with someone's dying breath). Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "pull string" | ||
Floyd ] Amorphous Tunnel (Bill Maya) Turns: 3264 Floyd | > Floyd | > PULL STRING Floyd | Floyd | The doll intones: "Beware the walls! Water signifies a thirst that Floyd | cannot be assuaged!" Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "pull string" | ||
Floyd ] Amorphous Tunnel (Bill Maya) Turns: 3265 Floyd | > Floyd | > PULL STRING Floyd | Floyd | The doll intones: "Flee the threat of the wjtm-rune! To see something Floyd | above you suggests that you need to set your goals higher! Eyes Floyd | signify surveillance!" Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Oh hey there, internal name." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x walls" | ||
Floyd ] Amorphous Tunnel (Bill Maya) Turns: 3266 Floyd | > Floyd | > X WALLS Floyd | Floyd | Looking closer, you see that the shimmering walls are a byproduct of Floyd | water seeping through the bedrock from the river above. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "pull string" | ||
Floyd ] Amorphous Tunnel (Bill Maya) Turns: 3267 Floyd | > Floyd | > PULL STRING Floyd | Floyd | The doll intones: "Guard against the omen of the thing that isn't Floyd | here!" Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "pull string" | ||
Floyd ] Amorphous Tunnel (Bill Maya) Turns: 3268 Floyd | > Floyd | > PULL STRING Floyd | Floyd | The doll intones: "Flee the peril of the antediluvian door! Dimness or Floyd | faintness symbolises a lack of conviction!" Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "pull string" | ||
Floyd ] Amorphous Tunnel (Bill Maya) Turns: 3269 Floyd | > Floyd | > PULL STRING Floyd | Floyd | The doll intones: "Beware the omen of the antediluvian door! A door Floyd | indicates passage out of life!" Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x stairs" | ||
Floyd ] Amorphous Tunnel (Bill Maya) Turns: 3269 Floyd | > Floyd | > X STAIRS Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x steps" | ||
Floyd ] Amorphous Tunnel (Bill Maya) Turns: 3269 Floyd | > Floyd | > X STEPS Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "You can probably just go up." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "u" | ||
Floyd ] Courtyard (Finn Rosenloev) Turns: 3270 Floyd | > Floyd | > U Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Courtyard (Finn Rosenloev) Floyd | As you walk cross the square courtyard, you are repeatedly twisting Floyd | your legs, and you cannot help but wonder how many broken legs these Floyd | cobblestones have caused over time. Floyd | Floyd | A beautifully decorated well built by blocks of granite dominates the Floyd | courtyard. Opposite it, to the east, is the entrance to the curiosity Floyd | store. Floyd | Floyd | To the north, a high portal, the only apparent exit from the Floyd | courtyard, is blocked by a heavy metal portcullis. Not too far from Floyd | the well is the way down to the tunnel. Floyd | Floyd | Above you, two guard towers rise majestically on either side of the Floyd | drawbridge, and a parapet connects them so that soldiers of those days Floyd | were able to quickly move from one side to the other. Floyd | Floyd | You can't help but feel that the castle is watching you with Floyd | expressionless eyes through the empty windows. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Well then." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x me" | ||
Floyd ] Courtyard (Finn Rosenloev) Turns: 3271 Floyd | > Floyd | > X ME Floyd | Floyd | As good-looking as ever. Floyd | Floyd | You bear the trauma of a woman who has been eye to eye with an Floyd | eburnean pond kraken. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Courtyard (Finn Rosenloev) Turns: 3272 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The swirls in your cup form a blank, mirrored surface. Lack of a Floyd | symbolic image means that you have accomplished everything you must in Floyd | your current environment and should move on to find new challenges in Floyd | order to grow as a person. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "After these rooms earlier, it's almost a whiplash seeing rooms that aren't fiendish puzzlers." | |
| Jacqueline says, "heh yeah" | ||
| DavidW says, "There *is* something you can do in this courtyard, but it's not *required*, so the coffee ignores it." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x well" | ||
Floyd ] Courtyard (Finn Rosenloev) Turns: 3273 Floyd | > Floyd | > X WELL Floyd | Floyd | The well is built on a base of white marble, and although the marble Floyd | is cracked and broken in places, it has preserved its former beauty. Floyd | Floyd | In silence you admire the craftsmanship that has gone into building Floyd | this well. The stones are so well adapted that there is no gap between Floyd | them. Floyd | Floyd | Mounted on top of the well is a small roof raised on two wooden Floyd | columns, covering the hoist mechanism. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x hoist" | ||
Floyd ] Courtyard (Finn Rosenloev) Turns: 3274 Floyd | > Floyd | > X HOIST Floyd | Floyd | The mechanism is nothing more than a wooden cylinder operated by a Floyd | handle. There's no rope or bucket around to raise any water with. Floyd | Floyd | In the hoist mechanism is a winch handle. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "pull handle" | ||
Floyd ] Courtyard (Finn Rosenloev) Turns: 3275 Floyd | > Floyd | > PULL HANDLE Floyd | Floyd | You turn the handle, but it rattles in the wooden drum without making Floyd | it turn around. Useless. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x store" | ||
Floyd ] Courtyard (Finn Rosenloev) Turns: 3276 Floyd | > Floyd | > X STORE Floyd | Floyd | You can only see the entrance to the store from here, and that's not Floyd | much to talk about. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x portal" | ||
Floyd ] Courtyard (Finn Rosenloev) Turns: 3277 Floyd | > Floyd | > X PORTAL Floyd | Floyd | This is the entrance (or exit) to or from the courtyard. People used Floyd | to walk in or out through the impressive arch, but the portcullis Floyd | makes that impossible. Floyd | Floyd | A niche has been built into the side of the portal, and in it is a Floyd | statue of a knight in full armor: a symbolic guard of the old gate. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x statue" | ||
Floyd ] Courtyard (Finn Rosenloev) Turns: 3278 Floyd | > Floyd | > X STATUE Floyd | Floyd | He stands tall in his niche, one hand on his sword, the other reached Floyd | out with fingers clawed, as if he is holding on to some sort of Floyd | handle. Floyd | Floyd | Although marked by the teeth of time and weather, he is still an Floyd | incredible piece of art Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x sword" | ||
Floyd ] Courtyard (Finn Rosenloev) Turns: 3279 Floyd | > Floyd | > X SWORD Floyd | Floyd | He stands tall in his niche, one hand on his sword, the other reached Floyd | out with fingers clawed, as if he is holding on to some sort of Floyd | handle. Floyd | Floyd | Although marked by the teeth of time and weather, he is still an Floyd | incredible piece of art Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get handle" | ||
Floyd ] Courtyard (Finn Rosenloev) Turns: 3280 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET HANDLE Floyd | Floyd | Making sure that no one sees you, you quickly reach out and take the Floyd | winch from the cylinder. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put handle on statue" | ||
Floyd ] Courtyard (Finn Rosenloev) Turns: 3281 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT HANDLE ON STATUE Floyd | Floyd | Putting things on the knight would achieve nothing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "give handle to statue" | ||
Floyd ] Courtyard (Finn Rosenloev) Turns: 3281 Floyd | > Floyd | > GIVE HANDLE TO STATUE Floyd | Floyd | You can only do that to something animate. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "put --- in --- ?" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put handle in hand" | ||
Floyd ] Courtyard (Finn Rosenloev) Turns: 3282 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT HANDLE IN HAND Floyd | Floyd | Gently, you place the winch in the hand of the knight. It fits Floyd | perfectly. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "pull handle" | ||
Floyd ] Courtyard (Finn Rosenloev) Turns: 3283 Floyd | > Floyd | > PULL HANDLE Floyd | Floyd | As you pull the winch, you hear a faint click, and a light tremor goes Floyd | through the statue. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x statue" | ||
Floyd ] Courtyard (Finn Rosenloev) Turns: 3284 Floyd | > Floyd | > X STATUE Floyd | Floyd | You've broken it!!—Nah, not really. But something has changed. The Floyd | knight's head has risen almost an inch from his shoulders. It looks a Floyd | bit like a screw that hasn't been screwed all the way in. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x screw" | ||
Floyd ] Courtyard (Finn Rosenloev) Turns: 3284 Floyd | > Floyd | > X SCREW Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x head" | ||
Floyd ] Courtyard (Finn Rosenloev) Turns: 3284 Floyd | > Floyd | > X HEAD Floyd | Floyd | Which do you mean, the knight, the mallet (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | or the pull-string doll (smelling faintly of mildew)? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x knight" | ||
Floyd ] Courtyard (Finn Rosenloev) Turns: 3285 Floyd | > Floyd | > X KNIGHT Floyd | Floyd | The knight still stands with a sword in one hand and a winch handle Floyd | in the other, his head still popped out somewhat from his body, almost Floyd | like a bottlecap. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "turn head" | ||
Floyd ] Courtyard (Finn Rosenloev) Turns: 3285 Floyd | > Floyd | > TURN HEAD Floyd | Floyd | Which do you mean, the knight, the mallet (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | or the pull-string doll (smelling faintly of mildew)? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "knight" | ||
Floyd ] Courtyard (Finn Rosenloev) Turns: 3286 Floyd | > Floyd | > KNIGHT Floyd | Floyd | Grabbing the knight's head with both hands, you manage to rotate it a Floyd | little. A crunching sound is heard, and a crack becomes visible in the Floyd | wall behind the statue. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x crack" | ||
Floyd ] Courtyard (Finn Rosenloev) Turns: 3287 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CRACK Floyd | Floyd | The wall behind the knight has a small crack in it. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "push it?" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put handle in crack" | ||
Floyd ] Courtyard (Finn Rosenloev) Turns: 3288 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT HANDLE IN CRACK Floyd | Floyd | (first taking the winch handle) Floyd | The winch handle is held snugly in the knight's grip. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push crack" | ||
Floyd ] Courtyard (Finn Rosenloev) Turns: 3289 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH CRACK Floyd | Floyd | Pushing the wall with all your might, you manage to make a big enough Floyd | passage to allow you to squeeze through. The way to the north is open. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Well, then." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Small weirdnesses." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Constabulary Road (Harkness Munt) Turns: 3290 Floyd | > Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | You maneuver behind the knight and enter the secret passage. Floyd | Floyd | Constabulary Road (Harkness Munt) Floyd | The road phases into little more than a wide dirt track winding from Floyd | the west towards the edge of town to the northeast. A paved walk Floyd | wanders through an iron gate which interrupts a high stone wall Floyd | looming to the north. A memorial bench sits just outside its shadow. A Floyd | thickly-woven rampart of vegetation obstructs passage to the south, Floyd | but you notice a narrow deer trail cutting a path through the deep Floyd | woods. Floyd | Floyd | A barricade spans the road to the northeast, and beyond it a large Floyd | shallow pit is being excavated. If you're careful, you could skirt the Floyd | edges of the pit and continue along the northeast road. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | A man stands near the barricade. He appears to be contemplating the Floyd | contents of the dig site. Floyd | Floyd | A grad student works fastidiously on the fossilized bones in the pit. Floyd | Floyd | A mistlike trolley stop sign reads Orange Line -- Constabulary Road. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Whoah." | |
| DavidW says, "Maps updated." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "I didn't expect to land here." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Courtyard (Finn Rosenloev) Turns: 3291 Floyd | > Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Courtyard (Finn Rosenloev) Floyd | As you walk cross the square courtyard, you are repeatedly twisting Floyd | your legs, and you cannot help but wonder how many broken legs these Floyd | cobblestones have caused over time. Floyd | Floyd | A beautifully decorated well built by blocks of granite dominates the Floyd | courtyard. Opposite it, to the east, is the entrance to the curiosity Floyd | store. Floyd | Floyd | To the north, a secret passage is hidden in the niche near the barred Floyd | gate. Not too far from the well is the way down to the tunnel. Floyd | Floyd | Above you, two guard towers rise majestically on either side of the Floyd | drawbridge, and a parapet connects them so that soldiers of those days Floyd | were able to quickly move from one side to the other. Floyd | Floyd | You can't help but feel that the castle is watching you with Floyd | expressionless eyes through the empty windows. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x tower" | ||
Floyd ] Courtyard (Finn Rosenloev) Turns: 3292 Floyd | > Floyd | > X TOWER Floyd | Floyd | You see nothing special about the parapet. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "The castle only exists here." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x castle" | ||
Floyd ] Courtyard (Finn Rosenloev) Turns: 3293 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CASTLE Floyd | Floyd | The windows are empty. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Crazy, crazy quilt of a game" | |
| Jacqueline says, "yes" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] Curiosity Shop (Rachel Spitler) Turns: 3294 Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Curiosity Shop (Rachel Spitler) Floyd | A mingling of comfortable scents welcomes you to the small shop -- Floyd | coffee, apples, cedar, soap, peppercorn -- and below it, just a hint Floyd | of something metallic you can't quite recognize. The large windows Floyd | behind you cast a dappled sort of light over the rug-strewn floors, Floyd | the cheerful back counter with its display case underneath, the walls Floyd | crowded with goods for sale. The courtyard lies back out to the west. Floyd | Floyd | A woman is bustling about behind the counter. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x me" | ||
Floyd ] Curiosity Shop (Rachel Spitler) Turns: 3295 Floyd | > Floyd | > X ME Floyd | Floyd | It's you! Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "curiouser and curiouser" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Curiosity Shop (Rachel Spitler) Turns: 3296 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | (the smell) Floyd | You can't seem to find where the scent is coming from. On the air, you Floyd | catch a whiff of Jessenia's shampoo. Smells nice. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x styrofoam" | ||
Floyd ] Curiosity Shop (Rachel Spitler) Turns: 3297 Floyd | > Floyd | > X STYROFOAM Floyd | Floyd | The swirls in your cup form a roller blade. Modes of transportation Floyd | mean that your current environment presents challenges that can only Floyd | be overcome by seeking fresh perspectives elsewhere until you're ready Floyd | to return. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x windows" | ||
Floyd ] Curiosity Shop (Rachel Spitler) Turns: 3298 Floyd | > Floyd | > X WINDOWS Floyd | Floyd | The courtyard waits outside. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x counter" | ||
Floyd ] Curiosity Shop (Rachel Spitler) Turns: 3299 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COUNTER Floyd | Floyd | The cash register and phone are surrounded by jars of bright-colored Floyd | rock candy, cinnamon sticks, and other small goodies. A notepad, dark Floyd | with ink, is pushed off to one side. Underneath the counter, a glass Floyd | display case prominently features a beat-up violin, a geode, and an Floyd | elegant tarot deck. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x violin" | ||
Floyd ] Curiosity Shop (Rachel Spitler) Turns: 3300 Floyd | > Floyd | > X VIOLIN Floyd | Floyd | It looks pretty beat-up to you. Still, there's a sort of sad dignity Floyd | in its dark curves. The strings almost seem to vibrate of their own Floyd | accord, as if aching to be played. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x geode" | ||
Floyd ] Curiosity Shop (Rachel Spitler) Turns: 3301 Floyd | > Floyd | > X GEODE Floyd | Floyd | A concave riot of gorgeous purple crystals -- orderly yet chaotic, Floyd | playful yet disciplined, a handspan across and more than you can hold Floyd | in your mind. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x tarot" | ||
Floyd ] Curiosity Shop (Rachel Spitler) Turns: 3302 Floyd | > Floyd | > X TAROT Floyd | Floyd | The exquisite deck of cards is nestled in velvet and protected by a Floyd | shiny wooden box. The top card is turned perpendicular to the rest to Floyd | more clearly display its minutely-detailed artwork. The letters Floyd | XV are inscribed between the wings of a cavorting Devil. Floyd | Great black brows meet in a sadistic V over his laughing visage, but Floyd | the man and woman chained at his feet seem not so much frightened as Floyd | exhausted. The entire tableau is supported on a platform of some 80 Floyd | tiny human figures, painstakingly rendered. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "g" | ||
Floyd ] Curiosity Shop (Rachel Spitler) Turns: 3303 Floyd | > Floyd | > G Floyd | Floyd | The exquisite deck of cards is nestled in velvet and protected by a Floyd | shiny wooden box. The top card is turned perpendicular to the rest to Floyd | more clearly display its minutely-detailed artwork. The letters Floyd | XV are inscribed between the wings of a cavorting Devil. Floyd | Great black brows meet in a sadistic V over his laughing visage, but Floyd | the man and woman chained at his feet seem not so much frightened as Floyd | exhausted. The entire tableau is supported on a platform of some 80 Floyd | tiny human figures, painstakingly rendered. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x woman" | ||
Floyd ] Curiosity Shop (Rachel Spitler) Turns: 3304 Floyd | > Floyd | > X WOMAN Floyd | Floyd | The shopkeeper is a tall, dark-haired woman with glowing brown skin -- Floyd | metaphorically glowing -- about half a generation older than you. She Floyd | speaks with a slight Spanish accent and wears a plain canvas apron Floyd | over a dark blue blouse and jeans. A small amulet rests over her Floyd | heart. Although she's keeping very busy, she beams whenever you catch Floyd | her eye, and it seems to come naturally. Floyd | Floyd | At the moment, Jessenia is taking inventory. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x amulet" | ||
Floyd ] Curiosity Shop (Rachel Spitler) Turns: 3305 Floyd | > Floyd | > X AMULET Floyd | Floyd | (the broken silver amulet (smelling faintly of mildew)) Floyd | It's a tarnished silver pendant, about the size of your thumb, on a Floyd | leather cord. The pendant is shaped like an open hand. It's been Floyd | damaged - a deep groove, like a chisel mark, cuts across the palm, Floyd | nearly breaking the pendant in half. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I interpret this tarot to be the authors of the game, and the chained man and woman, exhausted, to be Ryan and Jenni." | |
| Jacqueline says, "You're likely not wrong" | ||
| Knight_Otu asks, "And the devil is this game, then?" | ||
| DavidW says, "Vaadingphod, I suppose." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x jessenia's amulet" | ||
Floyd ] Curiosity Shop (Rachel Spitler) Turns: 3306 Floyd | > Floyd | > X JESSENIA'S AMULET Floyd | Floyd | A tiny silver hand with a triangle on its palm, oddly cute, peaceful. Floyd | It hangs on a thin, mismatched-looking metal chain. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x notepad" | ||
Floyd ] Curiosity Shop (Rachel Spitler) Turns: 3307 Floyd | > Floyd | > X NOTEPAD Floyd | Floyd | When Jessenia's back is turned, you lean over and discern a list of Floyd | odd phrases in tidy handwriting, some struck through. The first line Floyd | catches your eye: Ghana Dive Pod Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "g" | ||
Floyd ] Curiosity Shop (Rachel Spitler) Turns: 3308 Floyd | > Floyd | > G Floyd | Floyd | You take another peek. A line catches your eye: VIP Hogan Dead Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "g" | ||
Floyd ] Curiosity Shop (Rachel Spitler) Turns: 3309 Floyd | > Floyd | > G Floyd | Floyd | You take another peek. A line catches your eye: Ova-Handed Pig Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "heh. Jessenia is anagramming Vaadingephod" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Ah. That makes sense." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "g" | ||
Floyd ] Curiosity Shop (Rachel Spitler) Turns: 3310 Floyd | > Floyd | > G Floyd | Floyd | You take another peek. A line catches your eye: Vapid Hag Node Floyd | Floyd | > | Pinkunz says, "It is a miracle this game hangs together as well as it does." | |
| DavidW says, "I seem to recall you can talk to her." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "talk to jessenia" | ||
Floyd ] Curiosity Shop (Rachel Spitler) Turns: 3311 Floyd | > Floyd | > TALK TO JESSENIA Floyd | Floyd | You say hello to Jessenia. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says (to Pinkunz), "Also a LOT of hard work." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ask jessenia about tarot" | ||
Floyd ] Curiosity Shop (Rachel Spitler) Turns: 3312 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK JESSENIA ABOUT TAROT Floyd | Floyd | "Those were mailed here anonymously not long ago," says Jessenia Floyd | reverently. "They're handmade. I'm not even sure what the material is Floyd | -- it feels like thin slices of ivory. There's real power in a work of Floyd | art like that -- someone's time, all their attention, the touch of Floyd | their hands, even before you get to the beauty of it. I wish I knew Floyd | who made them." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ask jessenia about geode" | ||
Floyd ] Curiosity Shop (Rachel Spitler) Turns: 3313 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK JESSENIA ABOUT GEODE Floyd | Floyd | "Nice, isn't it?" beams the proprietor. "I traded a beautiful old tea Floyd | set for that." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ask jessenia about violin" | ||
Floyd ] Curiosity Shop (Rachel Spitler) Turns: 3314 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK JESSENIA ABOUT VIOLIN Floyd | Floyd | "I found that under some junk in the back office," says Jessenia. Floyd | "Strange, eh? I don't play a note, but I'm told it's in very good Floyd | condition for being so old and so neglected." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x register" | ||
Floyd ] Curiosity Shop (Rachel Spitler) Turns: 3315 Floyd | > Floyd | > X REGISTER Floyd | Floyd | The cash register and phone are surrounded by jars of bright-colored Floyd | rock candy, cinnamon sticks, and other small goodies. A notepad, dark Floyd | with ink, is pushed off to one side. Underneath the counter, a glass Floyd | display case prominently features a beat-up violin, a geode, and an Floyd | elegant tarot deck. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask jessenia about amulet" | ||
Floyd ] Curiosity Shop (Rachel Spitler) Turns: 3316 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK JESSENIA ABOUT AMULET Floyd | Floyd | (the broken silver amulet (smelling faintly of mildew)) Floyd | Jessenia gamely admires your broken silver amulet (smelling faintly of Floyd | mildew). Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x goods" | ||
Floyd ] Curiosity Shop (Rachel Spitler) Turns: 3317 Floyd | > Floyd | > X GOODS Floyd | Floyd | The shelves dominating the north and south walls are all but Floyd | overflowing with items, useful or delicious or at least interesting. Floyd | There's no order to them as far as you can tell: spoons, jugs, Floyd | bottles, sachets of spices, bolts of cloth, barrels of apples, sacks Floyd | of flour and sugar, knives, ribbons, straw hats, garden trowels, Floyd | brooms, mouse traps, paints, wooden boxes of tea, heaps of hand-dipped Floyd | candles. You don't see a brand name anywhere. It all seems charmingly Floyd | old-fashioned and homely. At first. But... Floyd | Floyd | As you look more closely, you start to notice peculiar things Floyd | scattered among the household goods. A stack of small cast-iron Floyd | cauldrons; several rolls of thick parchment as tall as your waist. Floyd | Substances with confounding labels sit innocently together in a wooden Floyd | rack. Above the display, a line of fearsome masks leer down on you. Floyd | One shelf holds an assortment of animal skulls, paws, furs, tusks, Floyd | antlers, feathers; a tiny curtain is drawn across a display of glass Floyd | jars, but you catch a glimpse of lumpy red that turns your stomach. Floyd | Cards are sold in packs of 79, but all of them seem to be blank. Floyd | Crystals of every description stand in bunches among the household Floyd | tools. It's all rather overwhelming. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ask jessenia about her amulet" | ||
Floyd ] Curiosity Shop (Rachel Spitler) Turns: 3318 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK JESSENIA ABOUT HER AMULET Floyd | Floyd | (the broken silver amulet (smelling faintly of mildew)) Floyd | Jessenia wrinkles up her nose at your broken silver amulet (smelling Floyd | faintly of mildew). Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "heh" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ask jessenia about jessenia's amulet" | ||
Floyd ] Curiosity Shop (Rachel Spitler) Turns: 3319 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK JESSENIA ABOUT JESSENIA'S AMULET Floyd | Floyd | She shyly covers the amulet with her fingers. "Just a superstitious Floyd | bauble," she says. "A... humble charm against evil." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ask jessenia about jessenia" | ||
Floyd ] Curiosity Shop (Rachel Spitler) Turns: 3320 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK JESSENIA ABOUT JESSENIA Floyd | Floyd | "Me? Oh, not much to tell," laughs Jessenia. She seems like a nice Floyd | lady, but she's not a very good liar. She does go on to explain that Floyd | she's only been in Backwater for a few years, but dances away from the Floyd | subject of why she came here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask jessenia about shop" | ||
Floyd ] Curiosity Shop (Rachel Spitler) Turns: 3321 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK JESSENIA ABOUT SHOP Floyd | Floyd | You engage in some small talk, but she's obviously just being polite. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask jessenia about peter" | ||
Floyd ] Curiosity Shop (Rachel Spitler) Turns: 3321 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK JESSENIA ABOUT PETER Floyd | Floyd | Which do you mean, the djr-fake-peter, Peter or book items? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ask jessenia about vaadignephod" | ||
Floyd ] Curiosity Shop (Rachel Spitler) Turns: 3321 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK JESSENIA ABOUT VAADIGNEPHOD Floyd | Floyd | Which do you mean, manifold or Vaadignephod? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask jessenia about djr-fake-peter" | ||
Floyd ] Curiosity Shop (Rachel Spitler) Turns: 3322 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK JESSENIA ABOUT DJR-FAKE-PETER Floyd | Floyd | You engage in some small talk, but she's obviously just being polite. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Well that is kind of annoying." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ask jessenia about manifold" | ||
Floyd ] Curiosity Shop (Rachel Spitler) Turns: 3323 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK JESSENIA ABOUT MANIFOLD Floyd | Floyd | You engage in some small talk, but she's obviously just being polite. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ask jessenia about notepad" | ||
Floyd ] Curiosity Shop (Rachel Spitler) Turns: 3324 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK JESSENIA ABOUT NOTEPAD Floyd | Floyd | (the notepad) Floyd | You engage in some small talk, but she's obviously just being polite. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask jessenia about peter cragne" | ||
Floyd ] Curiosity Shop (Rachel Spitler) Turns: 3325 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK JESSENIA ABOUT PETER CRAGNE Floyd | Floyd | You engage in some small talk, but she's obviously just being polite. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ask jessenia about cragne family" | ||
Floyd ] Curiosity Shop (Rachel Spitler) Turns: 3326 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK JESSENIA ABOUT CRAGNE FAMILY Floyd | Floyd | You engage in some small talk, but she's obviously just being polite. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask jessenia about small amulet" | ||
Floyd ] Curiosity Shop (Rachel Spitler) Turns: 3327 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK JESSENIA ABOUT SMALL AMULET Floyd | Floyd | She shyly covers the amulet with her fingers. "Just a superstitious Floyd | bauble," she says. "A... humble charm against evil." Floyd | Floyd | > | Pinkunz says, "Steal amulet, :-)" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "steal amulet" | ||
Floyd ] Curiosity Shop (Rachel Spitler) Turns: 3327 Floyd | > Floyd | > STEAL AMULET Floyd | Floyd | That verb doesn't work here, or, at least, not right now, but Floyd | it might work somewhere later. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask jessenia about store" | ||
Floyd ] Curiosity Shop (Rachel Spitler) Turns: 3328 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK JESSENIA ABOUT STORE Floyd | Floyd | You engage in some small talk, but she's obviously just being polite. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ask jessenia about goods" | ||
Floyd ] Curiosity Shop (Rachel Spitler) Turns: 3329 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK JESSENIA ABOUT GOODS Floyd | Floyd | "Anything in particular you'd like to know about?" she asks brightly. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ask jessenia about parchment" | ||
Floyd ] Curiosity Shop (Rachel Spitler) Turns: 3330 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK JESSENIA ABOUT PARCHMENT Floyd | Floyd | "Some of those already have writing on them," Jessenia warns brightly. Floyd | "You can try your luck, but I can't promise it'll say anything you Floyd | want to read." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ask jessenia about masks" | ||
Floyd ] Curiosity Shop (Rachel Spitler) Turns: 3331 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK JESSENIA ABOUT MASKS Floyd | Floyd | Jessenia's salesman cheer seems to slip a bit as she flicks a glance Floyd | at the masks. "They came as a set," she says. "There used to be seven, Floyd | but when I noticed they had ten horns between them..." She makes an Floyd | embarrassed gesture and turns away. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ask jessenia about cauldrons" | ||
Floyd ] Curiosity Shop (Rachel Spitler) Turns: 3332 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK JESSENIA ABOUT CAULDRONS Floyd | Floyd | Jessenia laughs. "I don't even know what people do with those. Teenage Floyd | girls buy a lot of them, together with candles and crystals." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ask jessenia about crystals" | ||
Floyd ] Curiosity Shop (Rachel Spitler) Turns: 3333 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK JESSENIA ABOUT CRYSTALS Floyd | Floyd | "Something for everybody!" says Jessenia amiably. "Love, healing, Floyd | clarity, courage, luck. Some maybe less wholesome, but only for study. Floyd | And of course, they're beautiful, too!" Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ask jessenia about candles" | ||
Floyd ] Curiosity Shop (Rachel Spitler) Turns: 3333 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK JESSENIA ABOUT CANDLES Floyd | Floyd | Which do you mean, the generic goods, the first candle or the second Floyd | candle? Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Those last two are the ones from the tunnels, surely." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Anyway, we're now at the four hour mark. I really should stop now." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "save" | ||
Floyd | > Floyd | > SAVE Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write: | Jacqueline says, "Sounds good and perfectly reasonable." | |
| Jacqueline exclaims, "Thanks!" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "cfcragnecuriosity" | ||
Floyd ] Curiosity Shop (Rachel Spitler) Turns: 3333
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
| Knight_Otu exclaims, "Thanks, and good night!" | |
| Pinkunz says, "Fun watching many deaths today." | ||
| Knight_Otu goes home. | Jacqueline says, "heh. Yes. Many deaths." | |
| Pinkunz says, "I still haven't made it into the Manor." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "It took us a while." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "There's a lot out there." | ||
| **** SESSION THIRTEEN **** | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "So as I recall, two weeks ago we left off in the curiosity shop." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Yes." | ||
| DavidW says, "Yes. The save file is cfcragnecuriosity" | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "restore" | ||
Floyd | > Floyd | > RESTORE Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to read: | Knight_Otu says, "We could walk about a bit outside the manor, see if things we got get us somewhere, or we could dive back into the basement." | |
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "cfcragnecuriosity" | ||
Floyd ] Curiosity Shop (Rachel Spitler) Turns: 3333
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
| DavidW says, "The coffee cup will tell you that you can't finish the shop just now, but you can still talk to Jessenia, of course." | |
| DavidW says, "I think you have at least two unused keys, not countin the jar of keys." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "(We did get that jar of keys, though I am a bit skeptical that we just got handed those for little work.)" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x key" | ||
Floyd ] Curiosity Shop (Rachel Spitler) Turns: 3333 Floyd | > Floyd | > X KEY Floyd | Floyd | Which do you mean, the Red Triangle Key (smelling faintly of mildew), Floyd | the splintery wooden key, the ornate bronze key, the sinister iron Floyd | key, the frosty blue key, the intricately folded origami key, the Floyd | silver and ivory key or the key from an urn (smelling faintly of Floyd | mildew)? Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "brb - my cat needs me" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x jar of keys" | ||
Floyd ] Curiosity Shop (Rachel Spitler) Turns: 3334 Floyd | > Floyd | > X JAR OF KEYS Floyd | Floyd | The label on this musty jar indicates that it's meant to store old Floyd | keys. You'll have to open it up to see what's in there. Floyd | Floyd | In the jar of old keys are a splintery wooden key, an ornate bronze Floyd | key, a sinister iron key, a frosty blue key, an intricately folded Floyd | origami key and a silver and ivory key. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "That would be Red Triangle and key from an urn." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "l" | ||
Floyd ] Curiosity Shop (Rachel Spitler) Turns: 3335 Floyd | > Floyd | > L Floyd | Floyd | Curiosity Shop (Rachel Spitler) Floyd | A mingling of comfortable scents welcomes you to the small shop -- Floyd | coffee, apples, cedar, soap, peppercorn -- and below it, just a hint Floyd | of something metallic you can't quite recognize. The large windows Floyd | behind you cast a dappled sort of light over the rug-strewn floors, Floyd | the cheerful back counter with its display case underneath, the walls Floyd | crowded with goods for sale. The courtyard lies back out to the west. Floyd | Floyd | Jessenia might have been watching you, but just glanced away. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "The red key was from the wine bottle." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x wares" | ||
Floyd ] Curiosity Shop (Rachel Spitler) Turns: 3336 Floyd | > Floyd | > X WARES Floyd | Floyd | The shelves dominating the north and south walls are all but Floyd | overflowing with items, useful or delicious or at least interesting. Floyd | There's no order to them as far as you can tell: spoons, jugs, Floyd | bottles, sachets of spices, bolts of cloth, barrels of apples, sacks Floyd | of flour and sugar, knives, ribbons, straw hats, garden trowels, Floyd | brooms, mouse traps, paints, wooden boxes of tea, heaps of hand-dipped Floyd | candles. You don't see a brand name anywhere. It all seems charmingly Floyd | old-fashioned and homely. At first. But... Floyd | Floyd | As you look more closely, you start to notice peculiar things Floyd | scattered among the household goods. A stack of small cast-iron Floyd | cauldrons; several rolls of thick parchment as tall as your waist. Floyd | Substances with confounding labels sit innocently together in a wooden Floyd | rack. Above the display, a line of fearsome masks leer down on you. Floyd | One shelf holds an assortment of animal skulls, paws, furs, tusks, Floyd | antlers, feathers; a tiny curtain is drawn across a display of glass Floyd | jars, but you catch a glimpse of lumpy red that turns your stomach. Floyd | Cards are sold in packs of 79, but all of them seem to be blank. Floyd | Crystals of every description stand in bunches among the household Floyd | tools. It's all rather overwhelming. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Yes." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ask jessenia about skulls" | ||
Floyd ] Curiosity Shop (Rachel Spitler) Turns: 3337 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK JESSENIA ABOUT SKULLS Floyd | Floyd | (the bird bones) Floyd | You engage in some small talk, but she's obviously just being polite. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ask jessenia about tusks" | ||
Floyd ] Curiosity Shop (Rachel Spitler) Turns: 3338 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK JESSENIA ABOUT TUSKS Floyd | Floyd | "I have a friend who's a trapper," says Jessenia, and leaves it at Floyd | that. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ask jessenia about masks" | ||
Floyd ] Curiosity Shop (Rachel Spitler) Turns: 3339 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK JESSENIA ABOUT MASKS Floyd | Floyd | Jessenia's salesman cheer seems to slip a bit as she flicks a glance Floyd | at the masks. "They came as a set," she says. "There used to be seven, Floyd | but when I noticed they had ten horns between them..." She makes an Floyd | embarrassed gesture and turns away. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ask jessenia about glass jars" | ||
Floyd ] Curiosity Shop (Rachel Spitler) Turns: 3340 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK JESSENIA ABOUT GLASS JARS Floyd | Floyd | (the dusty glass jars) Floyd | You engage in some small talk, but she's obviously just being polite. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "oh. Something I never had a chance to say." | |
| Knight_Otu asks, "Yes?" | ||
| DavidW says, "This isn't important, but the message from our aunt in the lion sex book said that she bought our trolley pass from the curio shop." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "That reminds me, I should open up my notes file." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "I'm back. I'm not yet awake, but I'm present." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ask jessenia about trolley" | ||
Floyd ] Curiosity Shop (Rachel Spitler) Turns: 3340 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK JESSENIA ABOUT TROLLEY Floyd | Floyd | Which do you mean, the trolley pass, the trolley schedule (smelling Floyd | faintly of mildew) or the proposed trolley system map? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ask jessenia about trolley system" | ||
Floyd ] Curiosity Shop (Rachel Spitler) Turns: 3341 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK JESSENIA ABOUT TROLLEY SYSTEM Floyd | Floyd | You engage in some small talk, but she's obviously just being polite. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ask jessenia about blank cards" | ||
Floyd ] Curiosity Shop (Rachel Spitler) Turns: 3342 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK JESSENIA ABOUT BLANK CARDS Floyd | Floyd | You engage in some small talk, but she's obviously just being polite. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ask jessenia about cards" | ||
Floyd ] Curiosity Shop (Rachel Spitler) Turns: 3343 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK JESSENIA ABOUT CARDS Floyd | Floyd | You engage in some small talk, but she's obviously just being polite. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "I think we're tapped out here." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "For now, that is." | ||
| DavidW says, "mmhm" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Courtyard (Finn Rosenloev) Turns: 3344 Floyd | > Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Courtyard (Finn Rosenloev) Floyd | As you walk cross the square courtyard, you are repeatedly twisting Floyd | your legs, and you cannot help but wonder how many broken legs these Floyd | cobblestones have caused over time. Floyd | Floyd | A beautifully decorated well built by blocks of granite dominates the Floyd | courtyard. Opposite it, to the east, is the entrance to the curiosity Floyd | store. Floyd | Floyd | To the north, a secret passage is hidden in the niche near the barred Floyd | gate. Not too far from the well is the way down to the tunnel. Floyd | Floyd | Above you, two guard towers rise majestically on either side of the Floyd | drawbridge, and a parapet connects them so that soldiers of those days Floyd | were able to quickly move from one side to the other. Floyd | Floyd | You can't help but feel that the castle is watching you with Floyd | expressionless eyes through the empty windows. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x castle" | ||
Floyd ] Courtyard (Finn Rosenloev) Turns: 3345 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CASTLE Floyd | Floyd | The windows are empty. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Constabulary Road (Harkness Munt) Turns: 3346 Floyd | > Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | You maneuver behind the knight and enter the secret passage. Floyd | Floyd | Constabulary Road (Harkness Munt) Floyd | The road phases into little more than a wide dirt track winding from Floyd | the west towards the edge of town to the northeast. A paved walk Floyd | wanders through an iron gate which interrupts a high stone wall Floyd | looming to the north. A memorial bench sits just outside its shadow. A Floyd | thickly-woven rampart of vegetation obstructs passage to the south, Floyd | but you notice a narrow deer trail cutting a path through the deep Floyd | woods. Floyd | Floyd | A barricade spans the road to the northeast, and beyond it a large Floyd | shallow pit is being excavated. If you're careful, you could skirt the Floyd | edges of the pit and continue along the northeast road. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | A man stands near the barricade. He appears to be contemplating the Floyd | contents of the dig site. Floyd | Floyd | A grad student works fastidiously on the fossilized bones in the pit. Floyd | Floyd | A ghostly trolley stop sign reads Orange Line -- Constabulary Road. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "oh. I expect Jessenia to say something when we left." | |
| DavidW says, "er expected" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "wait for brown line" | ||
Floyd ] Railway Platform (Naomi Hinchen) Turns: 3347 Floyd | > Floyd | > WAIT FOR BROWN LINE Floyd | Floyd | You sit on the memorial bench, hold out your pass, and wait for the Floyd | brown line. Within moments, a phantom trolley arrives. Instead of Floyd | stopping and allowing you to board, it passes through you, Floyd | and you find yourself transported to Floyd | Floyd | Railway Platform (Naomi Hinchen) Floyd | The platform is open to the outdoors, but has an overhanging roof with Floyd | a rusted sign hanging from it. At the back of the platform, to the Floyd | south, is the entrance to the lobby. Train tracks stretch off into the Floyd | distance to the east and west; on the other side of the track is a Floyd | graffitied brick wall. Floyd | Floyd | The clock overhead gives the time as 12:10 am; beneath the clock is a Floyd | schedule board listing train arrival times. On the platform itself are Floyd | a wooden bench, a storage locker, and a vending machine. Floyd | Floyd | A ghostly trolley stop sign reads Brown Line -- Train Station. Floyd | Floyd | You shiver for no reason at all, as if someone has just walked over Floyd | your grave. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Huh. I guess she didn't." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Train Station Lobby (Shin) Turns: 3348 Floyd | > Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Train Station Lobby (Shin) Floyd | The surroundings are as dim and dingy as ever. The platform is to the Floyd | north. The dirty, cobweb-covered windows and the station exit are to Floyd | the south. The large mirror and the green door are to the east. The Floyd | restroom door is to the west. You are unsure what you should do. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Train Station Lobby (Shin) Turns: 3349 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The clouds in your cup form a Viking longboat. Modes of transportation Floyd | mean that your current environment presents challenges that can only Floyd | be overcome by seeking fresh perspectives elsewhere until you're ready Floyd | to return. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "Maybe we needed to try to buy or sell something?" | |
| Knight_Otu asks, "Maybe?" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Exterior of Train Station (Emily Short with additionsTurns: 3350m Floyd | Nel Floyd | > Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Exterior of Train Station (Emily Short with additions from Graham Floyd | Nelson) Floyd | To the north is the gigantic windowless bulk of the train station. Floyd | Perhaps that is unsurprising, given the rest of the town. A metal Floyd | trash can squats beneath its carved facade. The town itself is Floyd | downhill, on the other side of a ravine. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Milkweed (Caleb Wilson) Turns: 3351 Floyd | > Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | You pass over the bridge. The ravine has become a white river, teeming Floyd | with creatures: you see a fin, a gill, a plaintive upturned face, Floyd | before each is swept away. Floyd | Floyd | Milkweed (Caleb Wilson) Floyd | It is possible to feel claustrophobia out of doors. Sunlight fills the Floyd | sky but somehow doesn't reach you here. Steep banks of bramble rise to Floyd | the east and west, trapping you within a gloomy trough a dozen yards Floyd | wide. A poorly-surfaced road leads north and south along the trough's Floyd | nadir. Just west of it, camouflaged with rust, is the train track. Floyd | Floyd | A tremendous patch of milkweed, the stems abnormally thick and tall, Floyd | grows on the east side of the road beneath the thorn bank. Floyd | Floyd | A green stone altar, once at the center of the shack, stands amidst Floyd | broken boards and milkweed. Floyd | Floyd | (That earworm is still lodged in your head.) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "wear mask" | ||
Floyd ] Milkweed (Caleb Wilson) Turns: 3352 Floyd | > Floyd | > WEAR MASK Floyd | Floyd | You're already wearing that! Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "lie on altar" | ||
Floyd ] Milkweed (Caleb Wilson) Turns: 3353 Floyd | > Floyd | > LIE ON ALTAR Floyd | Floyd | You get onto the stone altar. Floyd | Floyd | You lie down, settling your body into the impression and your face Floyd | into the cavity at the end. The milkweed leaf mask protects your face Floyd | from the strands of orange slime that you belatedly notice fill the Floyd | cavity. Is it even you doing this? It feels like the most natural Floyd | action in the world. Floyd | Floyd | As you press your face deeper into the cavity, your vision warps. The Floyd | world seems to fold and buckle: what was convex becomes concave and Floyd | what was concave becomes convex. Floyd | Floyd | The altar wobbles and inverts, giving you the bizarre sensation of Floyd | lying atop a smooth green hole that floats in midair. Deeper within Floyd | the hole is a shelf of green stone with something resting (how?) on Floyd | it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x shelf" | ||
Floyd ] Milkweed (Caleb Wilson) Turns: 3354 Floyd | > Floyd | > X SHELF Floyd | Floyd | On the shelf is an imaginary basalt sphere. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get sphere" | ||
Floyd ] Milkweed (Caleb Wilson) Turns: 3355 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET SPHERE Floyd | Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "stand" | ||
Floyd ] Milkweed (Caleb Wilson) Turns: 3356 Floyd | > Floyd | > STAND Floyd | Floyd | You get off the stone altar. Floyd | Floyd | Milkweed (Caleb Wilson) Floyd | It is possible to feel claustrophobia out of doors. Sunlight fills the Floyd | sky but somehow doesn't reach you here. Steep banks of bramble rise to Floyd | the east and west, trapping you within a gloomy trough a dozen yards Floyd | wide. A poorly-surfaced road leads north and south along the trough's Floyd | nadir. Just west of it, camouflaged with rust, is the train track. Floyd | Floyd | A tremendous patch of milkweed, the stems abnormally thick and tall, Floyd | grows on the east side of the road beneath the thorn bank. Floyd | Floyd | A green stone altar, once at the center of the shack, stands amidst Floyd | broken boards and milkweed. Floyd | Floyd | (That earworm is still lodged in your head.) Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "oh yeah, I never figured this sphere out." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put pendant in sphere" | ||
Floyd ] Milkweed (Caleb Wilson) Turns: 3357 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT PENDANT IN SPHERE Floyd | Floyd | The imaginary sphere rotates suddenly, spinning the slot away from the Floyd | broken silver amulet (smelling faintly of mildew). Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Interesting. Wrong item it seems, but interesting." | |
| DavidW says, "hm. yeah." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "huh" | ||
| DavidW says, "I was hoping the pendant might do it." | ||
| DavidW says, "Since I don't know what the pendant is for either." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "i" | ||
Floyd ] Milkweed (Caleb Wilson) Turns: 3358 Floyd | > Floyd | > I Floyd | Floyd | You are carrying: Floyd | an imaginary basalt sphere Floyd | a golden apple Floyd | a book New England and the Bavarian Illuminati Floyd | a FFFFFFFF punch card Floyd | a 923647F1 punch card Floyd | a C353F128 punch card (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a 0B46E931 punch card (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | an AE9B711D punch card Floyd | a 00A02209 punch card Floyd | a can of salt (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a blank punch card Floyd | the Journal of Edwin Cragne (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | The Seven Gaunts Floyd | a faded delivery note (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a Red Triangle Key (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | an Isole Perdute (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a Lettera Segreta Floyd | a Prurito Notturno (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a Piccoli Uomini Blu (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a rusted toolbox (smelling faintly of mildew) (open) Floyd | a jar of old keys (open) Floyd | a splintery wooden key Floyd | an ornate bronze key Floyd | a sinister iron key Floyd | a frosty blue key Floyd | an intricately folded origami key Floyd | a silver and ivory key Floyd | a jar of screws (open but empty) Floyd | a teapot (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | Legends of Lake Champlain and the Hudson River Valley Floyd | (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a scrap of paper (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | Tatooine 1: Anchorhead (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a 'Pataphysical Approaches to Quantum Superfluids (smelling Floyd | faintly of mildew) Floyd | a snowglobe Floyd | a black fountain pen (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | an old newspaper (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a mallet (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a metal flask (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a pink-bound book (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a pinch of snail paste (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | an Italian magazine cutting Floyd | De Zeven Testamenten van de Krijsende Zeeworm Floyd | a police report ("Francine Cragne") (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a note from a seesaw Floyd | a piece of chalk Floyd | a black box (smelling faintly of mildew) (open but empty) Floyd | a shard Floyd | a broken silver amulet (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | Mama Hydra's Deep Fried Ones (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | A Culinary Overview of Superstitions in the Miskaton Valley Region Floyd | by S. Jarret Zornwharf (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | Hyper-Gastronomy, Exactness, and String Theory: a Theoretical Floyd | Subdiscipline of Cooking and Baking by Chef Wheldrake (smelling Floyd | faintly of mildew) Floyd | red-rimmed porcelain plates (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | red-rimmed porcelain cups (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a spray bottle that used to contain fungicide (smelling faintly of Floyd | mildew) Floyd | a copper urn (smelling faintly of mildew) (closed) Floyd | a bronze urn (smelling faintly of mildew) (closed) Floyd | a key from an urn (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | some mildewed leather gloves Floyd | a gallon jug of white vinegar (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a pair of garden shears (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a rusty flathead screwdriver Floyd | a trophy for a dog race (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a black business card (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | Tolerating An Asinine God (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a rusty piece of metal (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | some yellowed newspapers (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | an employee ID card (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a soggy tome (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a long hooked pole (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a grimy rock (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a backpack features guide (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a trolley schedule (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | Twin Hearts Between the Planes (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a pamphlet of home listings (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a moldy, waterlogged journal (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | an antique locket (smelling faintly of mildew) (closed) Floyd | a wad of cash (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a repaired page (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | The Dollmaker's Journal (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a waterproof flashlight (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a tiny leather journal (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a filthy rug (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | Daniel Baker's note (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | the diary of Phyllis Cragne (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a postcard of Big Ben (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | The Modern Girl's Divination Handbook -- Volume Three (smelling Floyd | faintly of mildew) Floyd | a pull-string doll (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a glass jar containing an insect (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a half-full styrofoam coffee cup (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a familiar gold wristwatch (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a pair of stone earplugs (being worn) Floyd | a trolley pass (being worn) Floyd | a Jansport backpack (being worn and open) Floyd | a hidden pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a key pocket (closed) Floyd | a book pocket (open) Floyd | an old paperback book (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a side pocket (closed) Floyd | a trash pocket (closed) Floyd | a gold jacket (being worn) Floyd | a giant milkweed leaf (being worn as a mask) Floyd | An earworm is lodged deeply in your head. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put mask in sphere" | ||
Floyd ] Milkweed (Caleb Wilson) Turns: 3359 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT MASK IN SPHERE Floyd | Floyd | The imaginary sphere rotates suddenly, spinning the slot away from the Floyd | giant milkweed leaf. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I wish you guys would use the pockets." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "wear mask" | ||
Floyd ] Milkweed (Caleb Wilson) Turns: 3360 Floyd | > Floyd | > WEAR MASK Floyd | Floyd | You're already wearing that! Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline asks, ".. DW Wait. I thought you'd finished this? Is this like how you can finish making a piece of Do It Yourself furniture and still have some parts left over?" | |
| DavidW says, "I have finished this game, but Ryan Veeder is a tricky one and likes hiding SECRETS." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "David at least suspects the presence of optional puzzles." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "snrk" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Fair." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x sphere" | ||
Floyd ] Milkweed (Caleb Wilson) Turns: 3361 Floyd | > Floyd | > X SPHERE Floyd | Floyd | It's a black stone sphere about the size of a basketball, and it Floyd | doesn't really exist. There is (well, technically, there is not) a Floyd | narrow slot on one side like that of a piggy-bank. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x slot" | ||
Floyd ] Milkweed (Caleb Wilson) Turns: 3362 Floyd | > Floyd | > X SLOT Floyd | Floyd | The slot is pinched very narrow, like a tiny, unhappy mouth. If the Floyd | sphere is a piggy-bank, you shudder to imagine what dreadful, corroded Floyd | coin was intended to be inserted. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "Logically, you'd put a coin into a piggy bank." | |
| DavidW asks, "I think there's only two coins in the game?" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Unfortunately, we're all out of weird coins at the moment." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x pendant" | ||
Floyd ] Milkweed (Caleb Wilson) Turns: 3363 Floyd | > Floyd | > X PENDANT Floyd | Floyd | It's a tarnished silver pendant, about the size of your thumb, on a Floyd | leather cord. The pendant is shaped like an open hand. It's been Floyd | damaged - a deep groove, like a chisel mark, cuts across the palm, Floyd | nearly breaking the pendant in half. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x groove" | ||
Floyd ] Milkweed (Caleb Wilson) Turns: 3364 Floyd | > Floyd | > X GROOVE Floyd | Floyd | It's a tarnished silver pendant, about the size of your thumb, on a Floyd | leather cord. The pendant is shaped like an open hand. It's been Floyd | damaged - a deep groove, like a chisel mark, cuts across the palm, Floyd | nearly breaking the pendant in half. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "I'm sure we tried breaking the pendant in half?" | |
| Jacqueline asks, "I don't think we did?" | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "touch pendant" | ||
Floyd ] Milkweed (Caleb Wilson) Turns: 3365 Floyd | > Floyd | > TOUCH PENDANT Floyd | Floyd | Except for the sharp edges of the groove, the pendant is smoothly Floyd | polished. It must have been shiny when it was new. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "break pendant" | ||
Floyd ] Milkweed (Caleb Wilson) Turns: 3366 Floyd | > Floyd | > BREAK PENDANT Floyd | Floyd | It's broken already. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "rub pendant" | ||
Floyd ] Milkweed (Caleb Wilson) Turns: 3367 Floyd | > Floyd | > RUB PENDANT Floyd | Floyd | You rub the broken silver amulet (smelling faintly of mildew). Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "fix pendant" | ||
Floyd ] Milkweed (Caleb Wilson) Turns: 3368 Floyd | > Floyd | > FIX PENDANT Floyd | Floyd | That doesn't work. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "lick it" | ||
Floyd ] Milkweed (Caleb Wilson) Turns: 3368 Floyd | > Floyd | > LICK IT Floyd | Floyd | That verb doesn't work here, or, at least, not right now, but Floyd | it might work somewhere later. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Oh well." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Church Exterior (Andy Holloway) Turns: 3369 Floyd | > Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | The imaginary basalt sphere vanishes with a sound like a popping soap Floyd | bubble. Floyd | Floyd | Church Exterior (Andy Holloway) Floyd | The gravel road curves here past the doors of an old stone church, Floyd | which squats defeatedly amid a few straggly trees. Behind it, to the Floyd | northeast, you can see the first few stones of a modest graveyard. To Floyd | the east the road narrows to cross a small bridge into the village Floyd | proper; to the north, it crests the hill toward the train station. Floyd | Floyd | A spectral trolley stop sign reads Gold Line -- Church. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Church Exterior (Andy Holloway) Turns: 3370 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The swirls in your cup form a Viking longboat. Modes of transportation Floyd | mean that your current environment presents challenges that can only Floyd | be overcome by seeking fresh perspectives elsewhere until you're ready Floyd | to return. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "wait for blue line" | ||
Floyd ] Outside the Library (Gavin Inglis) Turns: 3371 Floyd | > Floyd | > WAIT FOR BLUE LINE Floyd | Floyd | You lean against the church, hold out your pass, and wait for the blue Floyd | line. Within moments, a ghostly trolley arrives. Instead of stopping Floyd | and allowing you to board, it passes through you, and you Floyd | find yourself transported to Floyd | Floyd | Outside the Library (Gavin Inglis) Floyd | A short street terminates here. To the south it opens into the town Floyd | square. To the east, a few worn steps rise to the entrance of the Floyd | public library, and to the west you can see a real estate office. A Floyd | gloomy path leads northwest, towards the woods. Floyd | Floyd | You can see a notice board here. Floyd | Floyd | A phantom trolley stop sign reads Blue Line -- Library Square. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I remember where the church's key is and you don't have it yet." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] Backwater Public Library (Carl Muckenhoupt) Turns: 3372 Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Backwater Public Library (Carl Muckenhoupt) Floyd | This is unusually spacious for a small-town library. You think you Floyd | remember something about it being a national historical site? That Floyd | would explain the decor, at least. It's half rustic colonial, half Floyd | modern budget-strapped public service, with a meager collection of Floyd | creaky shelves standing in the middle of an old plank floor. A small Floyd | display case stands prominently near the entrance, and some weird Floyd | chairs are scattered around for the comfort of the patrons, none of Floyd | whom are here at the moment. The sole exit is back to the west. Floyd | Floyd | On the cart is a shabby journal. Floyd | Floyd | A librarian stands behind a counter. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "look in sp" | ||
Floyd ] Backwater Public Library (Carl Muckenhoupt) Turns: 3373 Floyd | > Floyd | > LOOK IN SP Floyd | Floyd | You unzip the side pocket just enough to take a peek inside. It Floyd | contains an ominous-looking painting (smelling faintly of mildew), a Floyd | dull machete, a shard of shattered carapace (smelling faintly of Floyd | mildew), a glass shard (smelling faintly of mildew), an ornate Floyd | metallic box, a book list, a cast iron spire and a library card. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open sp" | ||
Floyd ] Backwater Public Library (Carl Muckenhoupt) Turns: 3374 Floyd | > Floyd | > OPEN SP Floyd | Floyd | You open the side pocket, revealing an ominous-looking painting Floyd | (smelling faintly of mildew), a dull machete, a shard of shattered Floyd | carapace (smelling faintly of mildew), a glass shard (smelling faintly Floyd | of mildew), an ornate metallic box, a book list, a cast iron spire and Floyd | a library card. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get book list" | ||
Floyd ] Backwater Public Library (Carl Muckenhoupt) Turns: 3375 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET BOOK LIST Floyd | Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "close book list" | ||
Floyd ] Backwater Public Library (Carl Muckenhoupt) Turns: 3376 Floyd | > Floyd | > CLOSE BOOK LIST Floyd | Floyd | It isn't something you can close. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "close sp" | ||
Floyd ] Backwater Public Library (Carl Muckenhoupt) Turns: 3377 Floyd | > Floyd | > CLOSE SP Floyd | Floyd | You close the side pocket. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline asks, "Aw damn. We gonna finally return some books?" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Let's hope we don't get bankrupt over this." | ||
| DavidW says, "oh, you should check the fountain while we're in this neighbourhood." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x book list" | ||
Floyd ] Backwater Public Library (Carl Muckenhoupt) Turns: 3378 Floyd | > Floyd | > X BOOK LIST Floyd | Floyd | ATTENTION PETER CRAGNE Floyd | Floyd | This is your notification that your status with the Backwater Public Floyd | Library is DELINQUENT due to NON-RETURNAL. Floyd | You are NOT PERMITTED to check out books or to access special library Floyd | materials until your status is cleared. Floyd | Floyd | To clear your status, you must return ALL books you currently have Floyd | checked out: Floyd | Floyd | To Have, and To Have Knots: An Illustrated Guide Floyd | The Dollmaker's Journal Floyd | Twin Hearts Between the Planes Floyd | Backwater Personalities (1915-1925 edition) Floyd | Tolerating An Asinine God Floyd | The Lives of the Roman Emperors Floyd | De Zeven Testamenten van de Krijsende Zeeworm Floyd | Venator in Tenebris Floyd | 'Pataphysical Approaches to Quantum Superfluids Floyd | Legends of Lake Champlain and the Hudson River Valley Floyd | A Rudimentary Taxonomy of Known Scent and Grotesque Floyd | Reactions Floyd | Life Beneath Nightmares Floyd | The Conservative's Cookbook Floyd | The Seven Gaunts Floyd | New England and the Bavarian Illuminati Floyd | ANCHORHEAD. A What-do-I-do-now Book Based on the Works of Floyd | MICHAEL GENTRY Floyd | Floyd | The librarian sorts some books. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Yeah." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "give legends to librarian" | ||
Floyd ] Backwater Public Library (Carl Muckenhoupt) Turns: 3379 Floyd | > Floyd | > GIVE LEGENDS TO LIBRARIAN Floyd | Floyd | Klonk-klonk. On the cart it goes. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "If you do return a book, it goes onto the book cart here so you can still examine it later, if you must." | |
| Jacqueline says, "Good. I was wondering about that." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "give dollmaker to librarian" | ||
Floyd ] Backwater Public Library (Carl Muckenhoupt) Turns: 3380 Floyd | > Floyd | > GIVE DOLLMAKER TO LIBRARIAN Floyd | Floyd | Klonk-klonk. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "give twin hearts to librarian" | DavidW says, "I understand it was a last-minute addition to the game." | |
Floyd ] Backwater Public Library (Carl Muckenhoupt) Turns: 3381 Floyd | > Floyd | > GIVE TWIN HEARTS TO LIBRARIAN Floyd | Floyd | Klonk-klonk. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "give venator to librarian" | ||
Floyd ] Backwater Public Library (Carl Muckenhoupt) Turns: 3382 Floyd | > Floyd | > GIVE VENATOR TO LIBRARIAN Floyd | Floyd | Klonk-klonk. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "give gaunts to librarian" | ||
Floyd ] Backwater Public Library (Carl Muckenhoupt) Turns: 3383 Floyd | > Floyd | > GIVE GAUNTS TO LIBRARIAN Floyd | Floyd | Klonk-klonk. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "give god to librarian" | ||
Floyd ] Backwater Public Library (Carl Muckenhoupt) Turns: 3384 Floyd | > Floyd | > GIVE GOD TO LIBRARIAN Floyd | Floyd | Klonk-klonk. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "give pataphysical to librarian" | ||
Floyd ] Backwater Public Library (Carl Muckenhoupt) Turns: 3385 Floyd | > Floyd | > GIVE PATAPHYSICAL TO LIBRARIAN Floyd | Floyd | Klonk-klonk. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "The li" | |
| Jacqueline says, "Never mind." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "give testamenten to librarian" | ||
Floyd ] Backwater Public Library (Carl Muckenhoupt) Turns: 3385 Floyd | > Floyd | > GIVE TESTAMENTEN TO LIBRARIAN Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "The librarian in the conservatory with the candlestick?" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Right, that was the annoying book." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x journal" | ||
Floyd ] Backwater Public Library (Carl Muckenhoupt) Turns: 3385 Floyd | > Floyd | > X JOURNAL Floyd | Floyd | Which do you mean, The Dollmaker's Journal (smelling faintly Floyd | of mildew), the shabby journal, the Journal of Edwin Cragne Floyd | (smelling faintly of mildew), the moldy, waterlogged journal (smelling Floyd | faintly of mildew) or the tiny leather journal (smelling faintly of Floyd | mildew)? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x tiny leather" | ||
Floyd ] Backwater Public Library (Carl Muckenhoupt) Turns: 3386 Floyd | > Floyd | > X TINY LEATHER Floyd | Floyd | It's a tiny leather book. It's plain except for an unusual and quite Floyd | striking design that has been embossed on the cover. Although Floyd | discolored by age, the initial pages are quite legible. Unfortunately, Floyd | many of the later pages have suffered heavily due to the silverfish Floyd | and are covered with a patchwork of irregular, notched holes - only Floyd | fragments of the once clear handwriting remain. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "That's not a library book." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x list" | ||
Floyd ] Backwater Public Library (Carl Muckenhoupt) Turns: 3387 Floyd | > Floyd | > X LIST Floyd | Floyd | ATTENTION PETER CRAGNE Floyd | Floyd | This is your notification that your status with the Backwater Public Floyd | Library is DELINQUENT due to NON-RETURNAL. Floyd | You are NOT PERMITTED to check out books or to access special library Floyd | materials until your status is cleared. Floyd | Floyd | To clear your status, you must return ALL books you currently have Floyd | checked out: Floyd | Floyd | To Have, and To Have Knots: An Illustrated Guide Floyd | Backwater Personalities (1915-1925 edition) Floyd | The Lives of the Roman Emperors Floyd | De Zeven Testamenten van de Krijsende Zeeworm Floyd | A Rudimentary Taxonomy of Known Scent and Grotesque Floyd | Reactions Floyd | Life Beneath Nightmares Floyd | The Conservative's Cookbook Floyd | New England and the Bavarian Illuminati Floyd | ANCHORHEAD. A What-do-I-do-now Book Based on the Works of Floyd | MICHAEL GENTRY Floyd | Floyd | There! It changed again! Weird. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Thank goodness there's no extra penalty for returning books that have mildew." | |
| DavidW says, "Call it 'de zeven'" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "give de zeven to librarian" | ||
Floyd ] Backwater Public Library (Carl Muckenhoupt) Turns: 3388 Floyd | > Floyd | > GIVE DE ZEVEN TO LIBRARIAN Floyd | Floyd | Klonk-klonk. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Whew." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x edwin" | ||
Floyd ] Backwater Public Library (Carl Muckenhoupt) Turns: 3389 Floyd | > Floyd | > X EDWIN Floyd | Floyd | This handwritten journal appears to cover a period from September 1939 Floyd | to May 1943 in the life of Edwin Cragne, a self-styled scientist and Floyd | inventor. It has a maroon cover and is densely packed with a tight, Floyd | neat writing and sporadic equations. Portions of it appear to have Floyd | been written for Edwin Cragne's brother. Other portions appear to have Floyd | been written only for himself and are in code. However, the parts that Floyd | are not encoded seem to cover many of the devices in this boiler room, Floyd | all of which Edwin Cragne apparently built himself. You could consult Floyd | the journal about them. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | The librarian stamps something. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "That's from the Boiler Room." | |
| Knight_Otu asks, "I thought we left this behind?" | ||
| DavidW says, "I thought you did too." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "huh" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "look up chtulhu in edwin" | ||
Floyd ] Backwater Public Library (Carl Muckenhoupt) Turns: 3390 Floyd | > Floyd | > LOOK UP CHTULHU IN EDWIN Floyd | Floyd | You don't find any reference to "chtulhu" in the Journal of Edwin Floyd | Cragne (smelling faintly of mildew). Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I guess the game just warns you instead of forcing the issue." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "look up cthulhu in edwin" | ||
Floyd ] Backwater Public Library (Carl Muckenhoupt) Turns: 3391 Floyd | > Floyd | > LOOK UP CTHULHU IN EDWIN Floyd | Floyd | I have located sunken R'lyeh where Cthulhu lies dreaming. It is not Floyd | safe to enter there, but it may be observed using a hex code of Floyd | 880A5D23. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "look up azatoth in edwin" | ||
Floyd ] Backwater Public Library (Carl Muckenhoupt) Turns: 3392 Floyd | > Floyd | > LOOK UP AZATOTH IN EDWIN Floyd | Floyd | You don't find any reference to "azatoth" in the Journal of Edwin Floyd | Cragne (smelling faintly of mildew). Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "Oh, I tried dialing up Cthulhu on my own after last time." | |
| Knight_Otu asks, "And did you go mad?" | ||
| DavidW says, "He was underwater, so when I opened the cage, I floated the entire manor and drowned." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "heh" | ||
| DavidW says, "flooded" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Aw." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Oops." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Floated was better than flooded, but still." | ||
| DavidW says, "But the water also shorted out the system, so the world was saved from Cthulhu entering." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Hm. That's not a bug, that's a feature." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "give new england to librarian" | ||
Floyd ] Backwater Public Library (Carl Muckenhoupt) Turns: 3393 Floyd | > Floyd | > GIVE NEW ENGLAND TO LIBRARIAN Floyd | Floyd | Klonk-klonk. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read new england" | ||
Floyd ] Backwater Public Library (Carl Muckenhoupt) Turns: 3394 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ NEW ENGLAND Floyd | Floyd | (first taking the book New England and the Bavarian Floyd | Illuminati) Floyd | ... The practical development of this pernicious system has been seen Floyd | in France. It has served as an engine to subvert all her ancient Floyd | institutions, civil and religious, with all the checks that served to Floyd | mitigate the rigor of authority; it has hurried her headlong through a Floyd | rapid succession of dreadful revolutions, which have laid waste Floyd | property, made havoc among the arts, overthrown cities, desolated Floyd | provinces, unpeopled regions, crimsoned her soil with blood, and Floyd | deluged it in crime, poverty, and wretchedness; and all this as yet Floyd | for no better purpose than to erect on the ruins of former things a Floyd | despotism unlimited and uncontrolled; leaving to a deluded, an abused, Floyd | a plundered, a scourged, and an oppressed people, not even the shadow Floyd | of liberty to console them for a long train of substantial Floyd | misfortunes, or bitter suffering... Floyd | Floyd | You put book New England and the Bavarian Illuminati back on Floyd | the cart. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "I think we're booked out for now." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x list" | ||
Floyd ] Backwater Public Library (Carl Muckenhoupt) Turns: 3395 Floyd | > Floyd | > X LIST Floyd | Floyd | ATTENTION PETER CRAGNE Floyd | Floyd | This is your notification that your status with the Backwater Public Floyd | Library is DELINQUENT due to NON-RETURNAL. Floyd | You are NOT PERMITTED to check out books or to access special library Floyd | materials until your status is cleared. Floyd | Floyd | To clear your status, you must return ALL books you currently have Floyd | checked out: Floyd | Floyd | To Have, and To Have Knots: An Illustrated Guide Floyd | Backwater Personalities (1915-1925 edition) Floyd | The Lives of the Roman Emperors Floyd | A Rudimentary Taxonomy of Known Scent and Grotesque Floyd | Reactions Floyd | Life Beneath Nightmares Floyd | The Conservative's Cookbook Floyd | ANCHORHEAD. A What-do-I-do-now Book Based on the Works of Floyd | MICHAEL GENTRY Floyd | Floyd | By now, you're used to seeing the list shrink dynamically. Floyd | Floyd | The librarian fusses about behind the counter. You hadn't noticed Floyd | before, but she doesn't ever seem to move her fingers. Her left hand Floyd | is permanently in a pointing position, three fingers curled back. Her Floyd | right is like a puppet's. She's probably a stroke survivor or Floyd | something. You try not to stare. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Outside the Library (Gavin Inglis) Turns: 3396 Floyd | > Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Outside the Library (Gavin Inglis) Floyd | A short street terminates here. To the south it opens into the town Floyd | square. To the east, a few worn steps rise to the entrance of the Floyd | public library, and to the west you can see a real estate office. A Floyd | gloomy path leads northwest, towards the woods. Floyd | Floyd | You can see a notice board here. Floyd | Floyd | An ethereal trolley stop sign reads Blue Line -- Library Square. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put books in bp" | ||
Floyd ] Outside the Library (Gavin Inglis) Turns: 3397 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT BOOKS IN BP Floyd | Floyd | faded delivery note (smelling faintly of mildew): Done. Floyd | Tatooine 1: Anchorhead (smelling faintly of mildew): Done. Floyd | old newspaper (smelling faintly of mildew): Done. Floyd | soggy tome (smelling faintly of mildew): Done. Floyd | moldy, waterlogged journal (smelling faintly of mildew): Done. Floyd | tiny leather journal (smelling faintly of mildew): Done. Floyd | diary of Phyllis Cragne (smelling faintly of mildew): Done. Floyd | postcard of Big Ben (smelling faintly of mildew): Done. Floyd | The Modern Girl's Divination Handbook -- Volume Three (smelling Floyd | faintly of mildew): Done. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "we've made a respectable dent in the delinquent book list" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "close bp" | ||
Floyd ] Outside the Library (Gavin Inglis) Turns: 3398 Floyd | > Floyd | > CLOSE BP Floyd | Floyd | You close the book pocket. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "And our husband still has a lot of explaining to do on how he got those books on the list." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Town square, Backwater, VT (Marco Innocenti) Turns: 3399 Floyd | > Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Town square, Backwater, VT (Marco Innocenti) Floyd | The large, hexagonal-shaped square is paved with big, white stones, Floyd | polished by rain and wind over the decades; around it, low red-brick Floyd | buildings look like watching peasants. One single street leaves the Floyd | square to the north, while less accommodating paths lead west, in the Floyd | direction of a towering church, and southwest. Floyd | Due east, an iron bridge crosses the river, and southeast, a walkway Floyd | leads down to its bank. Floyd | Floyd | The swollen, slate-colored clouds that blanket the sky are reflected Floyd | in the shiny, circular shape embellishing the center of the square, Floyd | muttering ominous portents amongst themselves. Floyd | Floyd | A man is leaning on the bridge rail, staring intensely at you with his Floyd | only eye. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Town square, Backwater, VT (Marco Innocenti) Turns: 3400 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The clouds in your cup form a dromedary camel. Modes of transportation Floyd | mean that your current environment presents challenges that can only Floyd | be overcome by seeking fresh perspectives elsewhere until you're ready Floyd | to return. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "sw" | ||
Floyd ] Drinking Fountain (Lucian Smith) Turns: 3401 Floyd | > Floyd | > SW Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Drinking Fountain (Lucian Smith) Floyd | A public drinking fountain is placed in a nook here, nearly overgrown Floyd | with ivy. You can return to the town square to the northeast. Floyd | Floyd | Behind the main fountain, mounted in the same pillar of brick, is a Floyd | second, somewhat smaller fountain. Floyd | Floyd | You can also see a well-dressed ghost (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x ghost" | ||
Floyd ] Drinking Fountain (Lucian Smith) Turns: 3402 Floyd | > Floyd | > X GHOST Floyd | Floyd | (the Ghost Libation Legend) Floyd | The Lonesome Keen Serves One Floyd | Floyd | Ingredients: 1 part cold gin 2 parts warm apple cider 1 pinch cinnamon Floyd | 8 grains salt Floyd | Floyd | Instructions: "It alls means something, thids drink. My Floyd | great-grandfather... a Cragne! Keening Ken Cragne! Through from the... Floyd | to the top. Is he here now? Is he dead? (laughs) And we remember wha Floyd | (unintelligible) Kenneth Cragne! It all meanses something... listen to Floyd | me... listen... Two parts cider, yeah? Because two days outta three, Floyd | ol" Ken Cragne put cider in his flask! Calm days, they say. My dad Floyd | said thad. Calm Ken days... Calm. But I wasn't alive then I don't Floyd | (unintelligible.) But still I remember the gin days, you know? I Floyd | shouldn't remember 'em right? Because that's crazy, right? (laughs) Floyd | Why do I remember Ken Bastard Cragnes cold gin days, huh? Thas weird, Floyd | right? My grandpa's the only kid of nine to like... Hold on okay. Floyd | Lemme EXPLAIN the DRINK. The pinch of cinn- of cinnda- the punch a Floyd | cibadon... cinnamon. That's Ken's lonely work! Train conductor, and Floyd | actually the only one in my family to do that particular occupation. Floyd | Big money becauss he smuggled cinner... cinn... he smuggled lots of Floyd | things actually. They'd all be dead by now anyways, right? Floyd | (unintelligible) What were we talking about? Oh! Oh god! EIGHT GRAINS Floyd | OF SALT! EXACT! PRECISE OR HE DOES THE THING OKAY? Eight kids eight Floyd | grains eight bloody brains. I would sing thadt. Perfect or Ken... Ken Floyd | is here right now, right? Don't tell him I said- he just dead but he's Floyd | here... He usedta beat up my mom and dad... after they died! I don't Floyd | know knowww whyyy. We Cragne's got space in our blood. Space times. Floyd | Very dignified, do you hear me? Very dignified! That's the name. Floyd | That's hell. LISTEN TO (unintelligible) dig... we got.. we... Floyd | please... Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "sigh" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x well-dressed ghost" | ||
Floyd ] Drinking Fountain (Lucian Smith) Turns: 3403 Floyd | > Floyd | > X WELL-DRESSED GHOST Floyd | Floyd | A well-dressed and glowering African-American man, impatient with a Floyd | sense of purpose. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | Seeing the smaller fountain, the well-dressed man scowls, and a Floyd | sledgehammer suddenly materializes in his hands. He stalks towards Floyd | it, frost blossoming from the ground at each step. Standing in front Floyd | of it, he hefts the sledgehammer high into the air, bringing it down Floyd | with great force--only to see it harmlessly pass through the Floyd | fountain's bowl, without even a whisper of wind. He glares at the Floyd | fountain, then turns and sees you watching him. He considers for a Floyd | moment, then seems to come to a decision. He tosses the sledgehammer Floyd | to you, and you catch it one-handed. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "hit smaller fountain with sledgehammer" | ||
Floyd ] Drinking Fountain (Lucian Smith) Turns: 3404 Floyd | > Floyd | > HIT SMALLER FOUNTAIN WITH SLEDGEHAMMER Floyd | Floyd | With a shout, you attack the "colored" fountain with the sledgehammer. Floyd | Memories bubble up inside you with each strike. BAM. Standing at the Floyd | counter for an hour, while everyone but you is served. BAM. The Floyd | constant, constant looks of surprise when people walk in and Floyd | see someone like you working in a place like that. BAM. Being at Floyd | least interrogated by the police if not outright arrested any time an Floyd | unsolved crime takes place in town. BAM. Your friends--your Floyd | friends--voting to install BAM this BAM damn BAM fountain. BAM. Floyd | BAM. BAM. The last of the fountain finally disintegrates beneath your Floyd | blows, and fatigue overtakes you. You slump against the fountain, Floyd | breathing heavily, and the sledgehammer slips from your grasp and Floyd | fades from view. Floyd | Floyd | The well-dressed man comes up and puts a cold hand on your shoulder. Floyd | His mouth doesn't move, but you hear a faint, accented voice, speaking Floyd | inside your head. "Thank you. That was... satisfying. It's not Floyd | enough. But it was still satisfying." The man's shoulders straighten Floyd | as if a weight was lifted off of them, and you hear a sigh. "I... Floyd | might be able to help. I'll try, at least." The man begins fading Floyd | from view, as the spot on your shoulder where he's touching you gets Floyd | colder and colder. You gasp with pain and clutch the spot just as the Floyd | man fades entirely. Slowly, your shoulder begins to warm up again, Floyd | but a spot on your collarbone remains cold to the touch. Floyd | Floyd | You follow the sensation of cold down your arm to your hand, which now Floyd | appears to be holding a pair of reading glasses. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x reading glasses" | ||
Floyd ] Drinking Fountain (Lucian Smith) Turns: 3405 Floyd | > Floyd | > X READING GLASSES Floyd | Floyd | A pair of round, thick-rimmed glasses with the Backwater library Floyd | insignia on each eyepiece. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "wear them" | ||
Floyd ] Drinking Fountain (Lucian Smith) Turns: 3406 Floyd | > Floyd | > WEAR THEM Floyd | Floyd | (Disclaimer: Wearing these reading glasses may slightly decrease the Floyd | difficulty involved in searching for library books. Adventurers who Floyd | are concerned with maintaining hint purity are advised to use their Floyd | best judgment.) Floyd | Floyd | You put on the pair of reading glasses. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu asks, "Well, shall we keep them on, or remove them?" | |
| Jacqueline says, "huh" | ||
| DavidW says, "Basically, if you enter a room with a library book, the glasses will tell you." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "I'm good either way." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "I say we wear them." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "We probably do look silly wearing those glasses over a leaf." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Drinking Fountain (Lucian Smith) Turns: 3407 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The swirls in your cup form a skateboard. Modes of transportation mean Floyd | that your current environment presents challenges that can only be Floyd | overcome by seeking fresh perspectives elsewhere until you're ready to Floyd | return. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "This is the coffee cup of library books." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "l" | ||
Floyd ] Drinking Fountain (Lucian Smith) Turns: 3408 Floyd | > Floyd | > L Floyd | Floyd | Drinking Fountain (Lucian Smith) Floyd | A public drinking fountain is placed in a nook here, nearly overgrown Floyd | with ivy. You can return to the town square to the northeast. Floyd | Floyd | A ragged hole graces the side of the brick fountain. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "It can sometimes give a slightly false positive if one room is pretending to be two or more rooms." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x hole" | ||
Floyd ] Drinking Fountain (Lucian Smith) Turns: 3409 Floyd | > Floyd | > X HOLE Floyd | Floyd | (the ragged hole) Floyd | A ragged hole gapes ominously in the side of the fountain where the Floyd | secondary fountain used to be. Floyd | Floyd | In the ragged hole is Backwater Personalities (1915-1925 edition). Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get personalities" | ||
Floyd ] Drinking Fountain (Lucian Smith) Turns: 3410 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET PERSONALITIES Floyd | Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read it" | ||
Floyd ] Drinking Fountain (Lucian Smith) Turns: 3411 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ IT Floyd | Floyd | You flip through the book, looking at various of write-ups and Floyd | pictures of men and women in 1920's garb until, with a start, you Floyd | recognize the well-dressed ghost, staring at you intently from the Floyd | page. You read his entry: Floyd | Floyd | Emmett Josey - Backwater Librarian Floyd | Everyone should recognize our "darkly beloved" town librarian, always Floyd | ready with a smile and a book suggestion for all who walk in his Floyd | doors, especially those of our younger generation. What you may not Floyd | know is that his family has been here for six generations, which is Floyd | pretty unusual for someone like him! Even more amazingly, Mr. Josey Floyd | is a college graduate--as were his father, and his father's father! Floyd | So don't be surprised when you go into our beloved library and see Floyd | this face: he's an institution just as much as the building is! Floyd | Floyd | There's a clipped newspaper article tucked inside the book at that Floyd | page, which you remove. Floyd | Floyd | As you finish reading the passage, your own hands grow cold, and the Floyd | book briefly frosts over before fading again, leaving traces behind Floyd | only in the library insignia. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x clipped newspaper article" | ||
Floyd ] Drinking Fountain (Lucian Smith) Turns: 3412 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CLIPPED NEWSPAPER ARTICLE Floyd | Floyd | LIBRARIAN DIES IN ALTERCATION IN TOWN SQUARE. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read it" | ||
Floyd ] Drinking Fountain (Lucian Smith) Turns: 3413 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ IT Floyd | Floyd | May 24th, 1926 Floyd | Floyd | LIBRARIAN DIES IN ALTERCATION IN TOWN SQUARE Floyd | Floyd | Local librarian and black man Emmett Josey was found dead next to a Floyd | sledgehammer in the town square last night, a victim of suspected foul Floyd | play. The sledgehammer has been identified as belonging to the Floyd | deceased, but why he would have had it with him, at night, in the town Floyd | square, has been the subject of much debate. Responding to Floyd | speculation that Josey may have been upset by the recent vote to Floyd | install a second drinking fountain to better serve the needs of our Floyd | whole community, the bill's sponsor Vincent Cragne (a second cousin to Floyd | our mayor), speaking at the bill-signing ceremony, said, "Mr. Josey Floyd | was somewhat vocal in his opposition to the bill. But like all of us, Floyd | he knew that bowing to the will of the majority is a cornerstone of a Floyd | democratic society, and informed me personally that he bore me no ill Floyd | will." Despite the unfortunate circumstances, the bill-signing Floyd | ceremony proceeded as planned, the only hitch being that Mr. Cragne Floyd | was unable to sign the bill himself, due to a recent farming accident Floyd | that left his right hand shattered. We wish him all the best for a Floyd | speedy recovery. The circumstances of Mr. Josey's death are expected Floyd | to remain unsolved. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "You can talk to Emmett." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Riiight." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ask emmett about murder" | ||
Floyd ] Drinking Fountain (Lucian Smith) Turns: 3414 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK EMMETT ABOUT MURDER Floyd | Floyd | "I can't tell you anything about that," the voice in your head Floyd | replies. "It's been too long. The books I can remember, mostly. But Floyd | not much else." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ask emmett about personalities" | ||
Floyd ] Drinking Fountain (Lucian Smith) Turns: 3415 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK EMMETT ABOUT PERSONALITIES Floyd | Floyd | A sigh echoes in your head. "Didn't really think I needed an entry in Floyd | that, but I couldn't really complain. Jess was so up-beat about the Floyd | whole thing. The entry about me is..." Another sigh. "She... meant Floyd | well." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ask emmett about cragne" | ||
Floyd ] Drinking Fountain (Lucian Smith) Turns: 3416 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK EMMETT ABOUT CRAGNE Floyd | Floyd | Feeling foolish, you turn your shoulder towards the Journal of Floyd | Edwin Cragne (smelling faintly of mildew), but get no response. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ask emmett about vincent cragne" | ||
Floyd ] Drinking Fountain (Lucian Smith) Turns: 3417 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK EMMETT ABOUT VINCENT CRAGNE Floyd | Floyd | "I can't tell you anything about that," the voice in your head Floyd | replies. "It's been too long. The books I can remember, mostly. But Floyd | not much else." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ask emmett about twin hearts" | ||
Floyd ] Drinking Fountain (Lucian Smith) Turns: 3418 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK EMMETT ABOUT TWIN HEARTS Floyd | Floyd | "I can't tell you anything about that," the voice in your head Floyd | replies. "It's been too long. The books I can remember, mostly. But Floyd | not much else." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "look up vincent cragne in personalities" | ||
Floyd ] Drinking Fountain (Lucian Smith) Turns: 3419 Floyd | > Floyd | > LOOK UP VINCENT CRAGNE IN PERSONALITIES Floyd | Floyd | You don't find any reference to "vincent cragne" in Backwater Floyd | Personalities (1915-1925 edition). Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "look up jess in personalities" | ||
Floyd ] Drinking Fountain (Lucian Smith) Turns: 3420 Floyd | > Floyd | > LOOK UP JESS IN PERSONALITIES Floyd | Floyd | You don't find any reference to "jess" in Backwater Personalities Floyd | (1915-1925 edition). Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "look up cragne in personalities" | ||
Floyd ] Drinking Fountain (Lucian Smith) Turns: 3421 Floyd | > Floyd | > LOOK UP CRAGNE IN PERSONALITIES Floyd | Floyd | You don't find any reference to "cragne" in Backwater Personalities Floyd | (1915-1925 edition). Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "look up edwin in personalities" | ||
Floyd ] Drinking Fountain (Lucian Smith) Turns: 3422 Floyd | > Floyd | > LOOK UP EDWIN IN PERSONALITIES Floyd | Floyd | You don't find any reference to "edwin" in Backwater Personalities Floyd | (1915-1925 edition). Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "huh" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Drinking Fountain (Lucian Smith) Turns: 3423 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The swirls in your cup form a blank, mirrored surface. Lack of a Floyd | symbolic image means that you have accomplished everything you must in Floyd | your current environment and should move on to find new challenges in Floyd | order to grow as a person. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I guess it's a very thin book." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Possibly." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x me" | ||
Floyd ] Drinking Fountain (Lucian Smith) Turns: 3424 Floyd | > Floyd | > X ME Floyd | Floyd | You're still feeling tired, but confident as well. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "So, we've solved a room." | |
| DavidW says, "yes" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Let's see if we got the key for the shack, before delving the tunnels." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ne" | ||
Floyd ] Town square, Backwater, VT (Marco Innocenti) Turns: 3425 Floyd | > Floyd | > NE Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Town square, Backwater, VT (Marco Innocenti) Floyd | The large, hexagonal-shaped square is paved with big, white stones, Floyd | polished by rain and wind over the decades; around it, low red-brick Floyd | buildings look like watching peasants. One single street leaves the Floyd | square to the north, while less accommodating paths lead west, in the Floyd | direction of a towering church, and southwest. Floyd | Due east, an iron bridge crosses the river, and southeast, a walkway Floyd | leads down to its bank. Floyd | Floyd | The swollen, slate-colored clouds that blanket the sky are reflected Floyd | in the shiny, circular shape embellishing the center of the square, Floyd | muttering ominous portents amongst themselves. Floyd | Floyd | A man is leaning on the bridge rail, staring intensely at you with his Floyd | only eye. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Outside the Library (Gavin Inglis) Turns: 3426 Floyd | > Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Outside the Library (Gavin Inglis) Floyd | A short street terminates here. To the south it opens into the town Floyd | square. To the east, a few worn steps rise to the entrance of the Floyd | public library, and to the west you can see a real estate office. A Floyd | gloomy path leads northwest, towards the woods. Floyd | Floyd | You can see a notice board here. Floyd | Floyd | A phantom trolley stop sign reads Blue Line -- Library Square. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "nw" | ||
Floyd ] Shack Exterior (Michael Lin) Turns: 3427 Floyd | > Floyd | > NW Floyd | Floyd | Your reading glasses frost over at the edges. You feel a sharp pain Floyd | from the cold spot on your shoulder, and feel like there's a library Floyd | book you--or Emmett, perhaps--hasn't read yet from this location. Floyd | Floyd | Shack Exterior (Michael Lin) Floyd | A clearing, outside a wooden shack. A clockwork doll sits here, Floyd | utterly incongruous at the edge of the woods. Floyd | Floyd | The woods are to the northwest, while that godforsaken town is to the Floyd | southeast. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Shack Exterior (Michael Lin) Turns: 3428 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The swirls in your cup form a sailboat. Modes of transportation mean Floyd | that your current environment presents challenges that can only be Floyd | overcome by seeking fresh perspectives elsewhere until you're ready to Floyd | return. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Nope, doesn't seem so." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "se" | ||
Floyd ] Outside the Library (Gavin Inglis) Turns: 3429 Floyd | > Floyd | > SE Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Outside the Library (Gavin Inglis) Floyd | A short street terminates here. To the south it opens into the town Floyd | square. To the east, a few worn steps rise to the entrance of the Floyd | public library, and to the west you can see a real estate office. A Floyd | gloomy path leads northwest, towards the woods. Floyd | Floyd | You can see a notice board here. Floyd | Floyd | A spectral trolley stop sign reads Blue Line -- Library Square. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "wait for aqua line" | ||
Floyd ] River Walk (Adam Whybray) Turns: 3430 Floyd | > Floyd | > WAIT FOR AQUA LINE Floyd | Floyd | You lean against the access ramp, hold out your pass, and wait for the Floyd | aqua line. Within moments, a phantom trolley arrives. Instead of Floyd | stopping and allowing you to board, it passes through you, Floyd | and you find yourself transported to Floyd | Floyd | River Walk (Adam Whybray) Floyd | A dirt path along the west bank of the Makaskuta - or Blackgourd - Floyd | River. The air is motionless and sweltry, the urticariate heat drawing Floyd | sweat profusely from your prickling glands. Floyd | Floyd | Just below you, to your side, the river burbles in vainglorious Floyd | stupor, foaming in bright patches from the surfacants released from Floyd | the rotting deposits of the red maples and poplars that line its Floyd | banks. A single black ash, denuded of leaves, its corky bark blighted Floyd | with the telltale signs of parasitic infection, quietly interrupts the Floyd | Autumnal foliage of its deciduous cousins. Floyd | Floyd | The river's waters slith over rocks as lustrous-gray as seal skin, Floyd | rending them freshly burnished for the mid-September sun, which casts Floyd | Her rays in refulgent slats through the rust-honey colored trees. It Floyd | is though Nature, in celebration of Her own fecundity, has chosen to Floyd | offer Herself up in Equinoxical sacrifice - the rocks laid out before Floyd | the blazing altar of the sun. Floyd | Floyd | There is a forbidding sign on the bank of the river. Floyd | Floyd | The way up to Backwater town square is northwest. Following the path Floyd | north leads under the bridge. Floyd | Floyd | On the Makaskuta river is a buoy. Floyd | Floyd | You can also see a freshwater lobster trap (in which is an eggbound Floyd | crawfish) and a shattered crawfish here. Floyd | Floyd | A mistlike trolley stop sign reads Aqua Line -- River Walk. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Under the Bridge (Tenth) Turns: 3431 Floyd | > Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Under the Bridge (Tenth) Floyd | The path along the river gives way to a crumbling stone embankment as Floyd | it passes below the arch of the old stone bridge. A rusty metal hatch Floyd | is set into the ground opposite from the river, and towards the end of Floyd | the embankment, a derelict payphone squats, forgotten, under the Floyd | shadow of the bridge. To the south, the path continues to follow the Floyd | river. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "d" | ||
Floyd ] Subterranean tunnel (Drew M) Turns: 3432 Floyd | > Floyd | > D Floyd | Floyd | (first opening the the rusty metal hatch) Floyd | Using the key as a handle, you slowly, painfully drag the hatch open Floyd | as it screeches in protest. Floyd | Floyd | Subterranean tunnel (Drew M) Floyd | Your light reflects off the cold, shin-deep water. Tiny shadows jump Floyd | and skitter away from you, making it hard to tell where the walls end Floyd | and the wildlife begins. The tunnel continues off to the northwest. Floyd | To the east lies a door. The way back to the surface lies above. To Floyd | the north, the stones have recessed to form an alcove a few feet deep. Floyd | Floyd | A weird woman waves and watches you wantonly from the wall. Floyd | Floyd | "Hey! Come closer! You're not deaf, are you?" Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Subterranean tunnel (Drew M) Turns: 3433 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The clouds in your cup form a skateboard. Modes of transportation mean Floyd | that your current environment presents challenges that can only be Floyd | overcome by seeking fresh perspectives elsewhere until you're ready to Floyd | return. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | "Hey, you! I'm waiting! Yoohooo?" Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "For the record, that woman is actually an evil hive of insects that will eat us." | |
| DavidW says, "yes" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "nw" | ||
Floyd ] Tunnel Entrance (Grueslayer) Turns: 3434 Floyd | > Floyd | > NW Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Tunnel Entrance (Grueslayer) Floyd | The ladder leading down the funnel ends here at a brick wall with one Floyd | or two interesting features. Only a little light shines through the Floyd | funnel and bathes the surroundings in eerie shadows. The ground seems Floyd | to be made up of treaded down dirt. A masoned, semi-circular tunnel Floyd | leads southeast, the walls made up from the same musty red bricks as Floyd | the wall marking its end. The tunnel is about six feet high. Rolled up Floyd | on the ground in the southwestern corner is a hobo who declared this Floyd | tunnel his bedroom. Floyd | Floyd | For a moment you think you see something moving in the shadows, but Floyd | it's probably just your mind playing tricks on you. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "u" | ||
Floyd ] Basement (Sean M. Shore) Turns: 3435 Floyd | > Floyd | > U Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Basement (Sean M. Shore) Floyd | A small wall-mounted sodium lamp bathes this area in a sickly yellow Floyd | light, and produces a faint buzz that reverberates off the close, Floyd | mildewed walls. This is an unfinished, spidery basement, damp and Floyd | dank and one might even say disused, but on further inspection, that Floyd | may not be the case. Some obviously dangerous wooden stairs ascend Floyd | grudgingly, and an opening in the floor gives way to the tunnel below. Floyd | Floyd | In one corner is a huge Panasonic TV/VCR combo, probably from about Floyd | five years ago. Next to it is a stack of VHS tapes. Some discarded Floyd | clothes litter the floor. Floyd | Floyd | You can also see a mannequin here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Basement (Sean M. Shore) Turns: 3436 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The clouds in your cup form a Viking longboat. Modes of transportation Floyd | mean that your current environment presents challenges that can only Floyd | be overcome by seeking fresh perspectives elsewhere until you're ready Floyd | to return. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "u" | ||
Floyd ] Tiny Windowless Office (Llew Mason) Turns: 3437 Floyd | > Floyd | > U Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Tiny Windowless Office (Llew Mason) Floyd | Stark whitewashed brick walls close in on all sides beneath a low Floyd | vaulted ceiling. There is something fundamentally wrong with the Floyd | architecture in here. Lines that should be parallel or perpendicular Floyd | seem ever so slightly off, making you feel distinctly uneasy. Floyd | Floyd | An enormous desk overflowing with stacked papers takes up most of one Floyd | side of the room. Besides the stairs that you came up, the only exit Floyd | lies through a door at the north end of the room. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Tiny Windowless Office (Llew Mason) Turns: 3438 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The swirls in your cup form a kayak. Modes of transportation mean that Floyd | your current environment presents challenges that can only be overcome Floyd | by seeking fresh perspectives elsewhere until you're ready to return. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "And in this office, we found our house key and the journal of an alderman." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "d" | ||
Floyd ] Basement (Sean M. Shore) Turns: 3439 Floyd | > Floyd | > D Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Basement (Sean M. Shore) Floyd | A small wall-mounted sodium lamp bathes this area in a sickly yellow Floyd | light, and produces a faint buzz that reverberates off the close, Floyd | mildewed walls. This is an unfinished, spidery basement, damp and Floyd | dank and one might even say disused, but on further inspection, that Floyd | may not be the case. Some obviously dangerous wooden stairs ascend Floyd | grudgingly, and an opening in the floor gives way to the tunnel below. Floyd | Floyd | In one corner is a huge Panasonic TV/VCR combo, probably from about Floyd | five years ago. Next to it is a stack of VHS tapes. Some discarded Floyd | clothes litter the floor. Floyd | Floyd | You can also see a mannequin here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "d" | ||
Floyd ] Tunnel Entrance (Grueslayer) Turns: 3440 Floyd | > Floyd | > D Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Tunnel Entrance (Grueslayer) Floyd | The ladder leading down the funnel ends here at a brick wall with one Floyd | or two interesting features. Only a little light shines through the Floyd | funnel and bathes the surroundings in eerie shadows. The ground seems Floyd | to be made up of treaded down dirt. A masoned, semi-circular tunnel Floyd | leads southeast, the walls made up from the same musty red bricks as Floyd | the wall marking its end. The tunnel is about six feet high. Rolled up Floyd | on the ground in the southwestern corner is a hobo who declared this Floyd | tunnel his bedroom. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "se" | ||
Floyd ] Subterranean tunnel (Drew M) Turns: 3441 Floyd | > Floyd | > SE Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Subterranean tunnel (Drew M) Floyd | Your light reflects off the cold, shin-deep water. Tiny shadows jump Floyd | and skitter away from you, making it hard to tell where the walls end Floyd | and the wildlife begins. The tunnel continues off to the northwest. Floyd | To the east lies a door. The way back to the surface lies above. To Floyd | the north, the stones have recessed to form an alcove a few feet deep. Floyd | Floyd | A weird woman waves and watches you wantonly from the wall. Floyd | Floyd | "Psst! Come closer! Can you hear me?" Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "u" | ||
Floyd ] Under the Bridge (Tenth) Turns: 3442 Floyd | > Floyd | > U Floyd | Floyd | Taking a deep breath, you grasp the ladder for support and hook your Floyd | leg up to the first available step. The metal creeks and groans Floyd | alarmingly as you transfer your weight, but the bolts hold firm. You Floyd | shakily gather yourself and begin to ascend back up to the surface. Floyd | Floyd | Under the Bridge (Tenth) Floyd | The path along the river gives way to a crumbling stone embankment as Floyd | it passes below the arch of the old stone bridge. A rusty metal hatch Floyd | is set into the ground opposite from the river, and towards the end of Floyd | the embankment, a derelict payphone squats, forgotten, under the Floyd | shadow of the bridge. To the south, the path continues to follow the Floyd | river. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] River Walk (Adam Whybray) Turns: 3443 Floyd | > Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | River Walk (Adam Whybray) Floyd | A dirt path along the west bank of the Makaskuta - or Blackgourd - Floyd | River. The air is motionless and sweltry, the urticariate heat drawing Floyd | sweat profusely from your prickling glands. Floyd | Floyd | Just below you, to your side, the river burbles in vainglorious Floyd | stupor, foaming in bright patches from the surfacants released from Floyd | the rotting deposits of the red maples and poplars that line its Floyd | banks. A single black ash, denuded of leaves, its corky bark blighted Floyd | with the telltale signs of parasitic infection, quietly interrupts the Floyd | Autumnal foliage of its deciduous cousins. Floyd | Floyd | The river's waters slith over rocks as lustrous-gray as seal skin, Floyd | rending them freshly burnished for the mid-September sun, which casts Floyd | Her rays in refulgent slats through the rust-honey colored trees. It Floyd | is though Nature, in celebration of Her own fecundity, has chosen to Floyd | offer Herself up in Equinoxical sacrifice - the rocks laid out before Floyd | the blazing altar of the sun. Floyd | Floyd | There is a forbidding sign on the bank of the river. Floyd | Floyd | The way up to Backwater town square is northwest. Following the path Floyd | north leads under the bridge. Floyd | Floyd | On the Makaskuta river is a buoy. Floyd | Floyd | You can also see a freshwater lobster trap (in which is an eggbound Floyd | crawfish) and a shattered crawfish here. Floyd | Floyd | A noncorporeal trolley stop sign reads Aqua Line -- River Walk. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "wait for orange line" | ||
Floyd ] Constabulary Road (Harkness Munt) Turns: 3444 Floyd | > Floyd | > WAIT FOR ORANGE LINE Floyd | Floyd | You lean against the rotting deposits, hold out your pass, and wait Floyd | for the orange line. Within moments, an insubstantial trolley arrives. Floyd | Instead of stopping and allowing you to board, it passes Floyd | through you, and you find yourself transported to Floyd | Floyd | Constabulary Road (Harkness Munt) Floyd | The road phases into little more than a wide dirt track winding from Floyd | the west towards the edge of town to the northeast. A paved walk Floyd | wanders through an iron gate which interrupts a high stone wall Floyd | looming to the north. A memorial bench sits just outside its shadow. A Floyd | thickly-woven rampart of vegetation obstructs passage to the south, Floyd | but you notice a narrow deer trail cutting a path through the deep Floyd | woods. Floyd | Floyd | A barricade spans the road to the northeast, and beyond it a large Floyd | shallow pit is being excavated. If you're careful, you could skirt the Floyd | edges of the pit and continue along the northeast road. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | A man stands near the barricade. He appears to be contemplating the Floyd | contents of the dig site. Floyd | Floyd | A grad student works fastidiously on the fossilized bones in the pit. Floyd | Floyd | A phantom trolley stop sign reads Orange Line -- Constabulary Road. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Outside Pub (Jason Lautzenheiser) Turns: 3445 Floyd | > Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Outside Pub (Jason Lautzenheiser) Floyd | As the street runs east through this side of town, it narrows as the Floyd | jagged rooftops on either side of the road reach out to each other. To Floyd | the north is the pub. You can continue to the west where you see a Floyd | bridge. As you pause on the narrow brick sidewalk which lays unevenly Floyd | along the ugly, half-crumbling brick walls, you hear a train whistle Floyd | in the distance. A sign hangs loosely above the pub entrance and to Floyd | the side is a murky window. Floyd | Floyd | You can see a newspaper box here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] The Invisible Worm (Sam Kabo Ashwell) Turns: 3446 Floyd | > Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | The Invisible Worm (Sam Kabo Ashwell) Floyd | A dimly-lit tavern, old enough that all its straight lines have worn Floyd | or warped slightly out of shape, and everything feels cluttered and a Floyd | little too small; you've had apartments with living-rooms bigger than Floyd | this. Heavy, dark beams support a low ceiling, and the walls are Floyd | crowded with ancient farm tools and yellowing photographs. A cramped Floyd | doorway, south, leads back outside. Floyd | Floyd | The bartender impassively surveys the room. Floyd | Floyd | Old-timers monopolize the fireplace nook; a straggle of teenagers Floyd | hunch in a corner. Floyd | Floyd | The old-timers wax poetic about the time there was a plague of frogs Floyd | on Giles Driscoll's niece's land, in punishment for the sins of the Floyd | government. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] The Invisible Worm (Sam Kabo Ashwell) Turns: 3447 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The swirls in your cup form a sailboat. Modes of transportation mean Floyd | that your current environment presents challenges that can only be Floyd | overcome by seeking fresh perspectives elsewhere until you're ready to Floyd | return. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "I thought the wad of cash we got in the well might loosen some lips here, but apparently not." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Outside Pub (Jason Lautzenheiser) Turns: 3448 Floyd | > Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Outside Pub (Jason Lautzenheiser) Floyd | As the street runs east through this side of town, it narrows as the Floyd | jagged rooftops on either side of the road reach out to each other. To Floyd | the north is the pub. You can continue to the west where you see a Floyd | bridge. As you pause on the narrow brick sidewalk which lays unevenly Floyd | along the ugly, half-crumbling brick walls, you hear a train whistle Floyd | in the distance. A sign hangs loosely above the pub entrance and to Floyd | the side is a murky window. Floyd | Floyd | You can see a newspaper box here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] Constabulary Road (Harkness Munt) Turns: 3449 Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Constabulary Road (Harkness Munt) Floyd | The road phases into little more than a wide dirt track winding from Floyd | the west towards the edge of town to the northeast. A paved walk Floyd | wanders through an iron gate which interrupts a high stone wall Floyd | looming to the north. A memorial bench sits just outside its shadow. A Floyd | thickly-woven rampart of vegetation obstructs passage to the south, Floyd | but you notice a narrow deer trail cutting a path through the deep Floyd | woods. Floyd | Floyd | A barricade spans the road to the northeast, and beyond it a large Floyd | shallow pit is being excavated. If you're careful, you could skirt the Floyd | edges of the pit and continue along the northeast road. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | A man stands near the barricade. He appears to be contemplating the Floyd | contents of the dig site. Floyd | Floyd | A grad student works fastidiously on the fossilized bones in the pit. Floyd | Floyd | A ghostly trolley stop sign reads Orange Line -- Constabulary Road. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "mm, no, the wad is for somewhere else, though." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "wait for purple line" | ||
Floyd ] Front Walk (Matt Weiner) Turns: 3450 Floyd | > Floyd | > WAIT FOR PURPLE LINE Floyd | Floyd | You sit on the memorial bench, hold out your pass, and wait for the Floyd | purple line. Within moments, an insubstantial trolley arrives. Instead Floyd | of stopping and allowing you to board, it passes through you, Floyd | and you find yourself transported to Floyd | Floyd | Front Walk (Matt Weiner) Floyd | Cragne Manor looms to the north. Its light gray marble front is marred Floyd | by a screened-in wooden porch, clearly tacked on well after the manor Floyd | was built. A gravel path bends around the manor to the northeast and Floyd | northwest, and the driveway leads south back to town. Floyd | Floyd | By the porch steps is a post with a placard reading "31." A strange Floyd | little manikin is affixed to it. Floyd | Floyd | A noncorporeal trolley stop sign reads Purple Line -- Cragne Manor. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ne" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Family Plot (Mark Britton) Turns: 3451 Floyd | > Floyd | > NE Floyd | Floyd | Your reading glasses frost over at the edges. You feel a sharp pain Floyd | from the cold spot on your shoulder, and feel like there's a library Floyd | book you--or Emmett, perhaps--hasn't read yet from this location. Floyd | Floyd | Cragne Family Plot (Mark Britton) Floyd | A cramped and neglected place on unwholesome yellow soil. Over the Floyd | years the gravestones have shifted like teeth in an overcrowded mouth, Floyd | collapsing one atop the other. Crabgrass pokes up limply between them, Floyd | urine-yellow and parched-looking. The earth mounds up around the Floyd | shabby crypt, as if it's sunk over the years into the Vermont topsoil. Floyd | You wonder who would want to be buried here--and who would willingly Floyd | consign their ancestors to this brutal place. Perhaps that's why it's Floyd | been so neglected. Floyd | Floyd | Four squat columbariums stand north, east, south, and west of here. A Floyd | winding and uncertain path leads southwest. By stepping over collapsed Floyd | gravestones and bleached obelisks you can go northwest. Carefully. You Floyd | could also enter the crypt from here, if you were able to open it. Floyd | Floyd | Three graves nearby draw your eye. One headstone teeters drunkenly, Floyd | half overrun by lichen. One headstone has collapsed entirely. An Floyd | adjacent plot stands open, overlooked by a blank headstone. The grave Floyd | within is flooded almost to the top with bubbling rainwater. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Family Plot (Mark Britton) Turns: 3452 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The clouds in your cup form a gunblade. Images of strange hybrids mean Floyd | that some challenges in your current environment can be defeated with Floyd | what you already possess, while others will require outside Floyd | assistance. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "We still haven't solved what we supposedly can solve here." | |
| DavidW says, "yeah, you can't solve all of this location yet, but you can solve part of it." | ||
| DavidW says, "I'll remind you that the urns came from this location." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x urns" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Family Plot (Mark Britton) Turns: 3452 Floyd | > Floyd | > X URNS Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x urn" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Family Plot (Mark Britton) Turns: 3452 Floyd | > Floyd | > X URN Floyd | Floyd | Which do you mean, the silver urn, the copper urn (smelling faintly of Floyd | mildew) or the bronze urn (smelling faintly of mildew)? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open silver urn" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Family Plot (Mark Britton) Turns: 3453 Floyd | > Floyd | > OPEN SILVER URN Floyd | Floyd | That's already open. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open copper urn" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Family Plot (Mark Britton) Turns: 3454 Floyd | > Floyd | > OPEN COPPER URN Floyd | Floyd | Greasy red liquid flows out over your hands, itching like centipede Floyd | legs. Something deep in the urn is just visible, adhered to the side. Floyd | It is not ashes. Tiny hands, half-reduced to corpse-liquor, fold over Floyd | a tiny blackened face. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open bronze urn" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Family Plot (Mark Britton) Turns: 3455 Floyd | > Floyd | > OPEN BRONZE URN Floyd | Floyd | The stench is thick enough to blind you. Gagging you fall to your Floyd | knees, shapeless forms whirling behind your eyelids; colors flash, Floyd | almost solid, as if they have physical presence. You see stars Floyd | bursting, flesh sloughing off the delicate bones of something curled Floyd | in a damp and pulsating womb, a face that is not human and not animal. Floyd | You'll have nightmares tonight, if you sleep tonight. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x sp" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Family Plot (Mark Britton) Turns: 3456 Floyd | > Floyd | > X SP Floyd | Floyd | A heavily reinforced pocket to store your sides in, if you're the kind Floyd | of person who has too many sides to fit on a sidering. Wait, what? No, Floyd | it's a pocket on one side of the backpack's central cavity. You can Floyd | put whatever you want in there. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "look in sp" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Family Plot (Mark Britton) Turns: 3457 Floyd | > Floyd | > LOOK IN SP Floyd | Floyd | You unzip the side pocket just enough to take a peek inside. It Floyd | contains an ominous-looking painting (smelling faintly of mildew), a Floyd | dull machete, a shard of shattered carapace (smelling faintly of Floyd | mildew), a glass shard (smelling faintly of mildew), an ornate Floyd | metallic box, a cast iron spire and a library card. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "l" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Family Plot (Mark Britton) Turns: 3458 Floyd | > Floyd | > L Floyd | Floyd | Cragne Family Plot (Mark Britton) Floyd | A cramped and neglected place on unwholesome yellow soil. Over the Floyd | years the gravestones have shifted like teeth in an overcrowded mouth, Floyd | collapsing one atop the other. Crabgrass pokes up limply between them, Floyd | urine-yellow and parched-looking. The earth mounds up around the Floyd | shabby crypt, as if it's sunk over the years into the Vermont topsoil. Floyd | You wonder who would want to be buried here--and who would willingly Floyd | consign their ancestors to this brutal place. Perhaps that's why it's Floyd | been so neglected. Floyd | Floyd | Four squat columbariums stand north, east, south, and west of here. A Floyd | winding and uncertain path leads southwest. By stepping over collapsed Floyd | gravestones and bleached obelisks you can go northwest. Carefully. You Floyd | could also enter the crypt from here, if you were able to open it. Floyd | Floyd | Three graves nearby draw your eye. One headstone teeters drunkenly, Floyd | half overrun by lichen. One headstone has collapsed entirely. An Floyd | adjacent plot stands open, overlooked by a blank headstone. The grave Floyd | within is flooded almost to the top with bubbling rainwater. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x north" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Family Plot (Mark Britton) Turns: 3459 Floyd | > Floyd | > X NORTH Floyd | Floyd | You see nothing unexpected in that direction. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x north columbarium" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Family Plot (Mark Britton) Turns: 3459 Floyd | > Floyd | > X NORTH COLUMBARIUM Floyd | Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to examine north. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x columbarium" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Family Plot (Mark Britton) Turns: 3459 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COLUMBARIUM Floyd | Floyd | Which do you mean, the northern columbarium, the eastern columbarium, Floyd | the western columbarium or the southern columbarium? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x northern columbarium" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Family Plot (Mark Britton) Turns: 3460 Floyd | > Floyd | > X NORTHERN COLUMBARIUM Floyd | Floyd | The geometric shapes incised deep into the marble prick at your eyes. Floyd | No explanatory plaque is affixed. You wonder whose name was Floyd | obliterated. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x silver urn" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Family Plot (Mark Britton) Turns: 3461 Floyd | > Floyd | > X SILVER URN Floyd | Floyd | The incised shapes nauseate you; they whirl and dance in a frenzy, Floyd | contorting and bulging, spreading like a fungus. You blink once, Floyd | twice, and they were never there. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x bronze urn" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Family Plot (Mark Britton) Turns: 3462 Floyd | > Floyd | > X BRONZE URN Floyd | Floyd | The metal seems to absorb all light. Unfamiliar colors dance Floyd | iridescent on its surface. It's greasy to the touch. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x copper urn" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Family Plot (Mark Britton) Turns: 3463 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COPPER URN Floyd | Floyd | The smell leaches through the metal, clinging to your skin, your hair. Floyd | Your stomach rumbles. You're almost hungry. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x western" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Family Plot (Mark Britton) Turns: 3464 Floyd | > Floyd | > X WESTERN Floyd | Floyd | The marble is blank. Mold has seeped into its pores, dyeing it a Floyd | fungal yellow. You don't want to touch it. Floyd | Floyd | A bouquet of flowers, black with rot, lies at the foot of the Floyd | columbarium. Floyd | Floyd | In the western columbarium is a silver urn. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x eastern" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Family Plot (Mark Britton) Turns: 3465 Floyd | > Floyd | > X EASTERN Floyd | Floyd | Crude figures are incised into the white marble door. One is Floyd | jackal-headed, cringing and skeletal. Another is fat and imbecilic as Floyd | a maggot. The tarnished plaque's name has been eaten away; in its Floyd | place someone has scraped "O homines ad servitutem paratos!" Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x southern" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Family Plot (Mark Britton) Turns: 3466 Floyd | > Floyd | > X SOUTHERN Floyd | Floyd | The southern columbarium's front panel hangs ajar, as if ripped Floyd | asunder. Battered by the wind, it swings; the sound drills into your Floyd | skull. Your gums ache. Floyd | Floyd | Into the granite wall, someone has carved "MEDIA VITA IN MORTE SUMUS" Floyd | in long, ugly slashes. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put copper urn in southern" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Family Plot (Mark Britton) Turns: 3467 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT COPPER URN IN SOUTHERN Floyd | Floyd | You put the copper urn (smelling faintly of mildew) into the southern Floyd | columbarium. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put silver in western" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Family Plot (Mark Britton) Turns: 3467 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT SILVER IN WESTERN Floyd | Floyd | Which do you mean, the silver urn, the silver and ivory key, the Floyd | tarnished silver teapot from the Queen Mary (smelling faintly of Floyd | mildew) or the antique locket (smelling faintly of mildew)? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "urn" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Family Plot (Mark Britton) Turns: 3468 Floyd | > Floyd | > URN Floyd | Floyd | (first taking the silver urn) Floyd | You put the silver urn into the western columbarium. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put bronze urn in northern" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Family Plot (Mark Britton) Turns: 3469 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT BRONZE URN IN NORTHERN Floyd | Floyd | You put the bronze urn (smelling faintly of mildew) into the northern Floyd | columbarium. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x blank" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Family Plot (Mark Britton) Turns: 3470 Floyd | > Floyd | > X BLANK Floyd | Floyd | (the blank punch card (smelling faintly of mildew)) Floyd | It is a typical punch card, a thin piece of cardboard the size of a Floyd | bank note from a bygone era. This one is blank. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "l" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Family Plot (Mark Britton) Turns: 3471 Floyd | > Floyd | > L Floyd | Floyd | Cragne Family Plot (Mark Britton) Floyd | A cramped and neglected place on unwholesome yellow soil. Over the Floyd | years the gravestones have shifted like teeth in an overcrowded mouth, Floyd | collapsing one atop the other. Crabgrass pokes up limply between them, Floyd | urine-yellow and parched-looking. The earth mounds up around the Floyd | shabby crypt, as if it's sunk over the years into the Vermont topsoil. Floyd | You wonder who would want to be buried here--and who would willingly Floyd | consign their ancestors to this brutal place. Perhaps that's why it's Floyd | been so neglected. Floyd | Floyd | Four squat columbariums stand north, east, south, and west of here. A Floyd | winding and uncertain path leads southwest. By stepping over collapsed Floyd | gravestones and bleached obelisks you can go northwest. Carefully. You Floyd | could also enter the crypt from here, if you were able to open it. Floyd | Floyd | Three graves nearby draw your eye. One headstone teeters drunkenly, Floyd | half overrun by lichen. One headstone has collapsed entirely. An Floyd | adjacent plot stands open, overlooked by a blank headstone. The grave Floyd | within is flooded almost to the top with bubbling rainwater. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x blank headstone" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Family Plot (Mark Britton) Turns: 3472 Floyd | > Floyd | > X BLANK HEADSTONE Floyd | Floyd | It's fresher than the others, not yet crusted with lichen. Search as Floyd | you might, you can't find a name. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "clean it" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Family Plot (Mark Britton) Turns: 3473 Floyd | > Floyd | > CLEAN IT Floyd | Floyd | You rub the blank headstone. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x grave" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Family Plot (Mark Britton) Turns: 3474 Floyd | > Floyd | > X GRAVE Floyd | Floyd | Mildewed and splintering boards cover the nearest grave. Beneath, Floyd | gritty ocher water, thick as paint, laps the soil. The grave is open. Floyd | A granite headstone looms over it, implacably blank. Floyd | Floyd | In the flooded grave are some rotten flowers. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I think you put the flowers there." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "fill silver urn with water" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Family Plot (Mark Britton) Turns: 3475 Floyd | > Floyd | > FILL SILVER URN WITH WATER Floyd | Floyd | Minutes pass, punctuated only by the gentle splash of stinking water Floyd | onto the soil. Your shoulders ache; your fingers go numb holding the Floyd | urn. Yet you've made some progress, and the grave walls are showing. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Yes, we did." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Oohh." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "d" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Family Plot (Mark Britton) Turns: 3476 Floyd | > Floyd | > D Floyd | Floyd | Your throat closes up at the thought of touching the water. Floyd | You'll have to find another way down. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "pour urn" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Family Plot (Mark Britton) Turns: 3476 Floyd | > Floyd | > POUR URN Floyd | Floyd | That verb doesn't work here, or, at least, not right now, but Floyd | it might work somewhere later. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "empty urn" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Family Plot (Mark Britton) Turns: 3477 Floyd | > Floyd | > EMPTY URN Floyd | Floyd | (the silver urn) Floyd | You can't bail that. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "Try filling the urn twice." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "fill silver urn with water" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Family Plot (Mark Britton) Turns: 3478 Floyd | > Floyd | > FILL SILVER URN WITH WATER Floyd | Floyd | Minutes pass, punctuated only by the gentle splash of stinking water Floyd | onto the soil. Your shoulders ache; your fingers go numb holding the Floyd | urn. Yet you've made some progress, and the grave walls are showing. Floyd | Your legs are numb, your clothes soaked with reeking water. As you Floyd | stare into the empty grave, it leers up. Beyond your reach rainwater Floyd | sloshes round the bottom. Floyd | Floyd | You think you could climb down now. Carefully. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "d" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Family Plot (Mark Britton) Turns: 3479 Floyd | > Floyd | > D Floyd | Floyd | You clamber cautiously into the grave, gagging at the stench, and Floyd | don't relax until your feet touch the ground. Your footing is unsteady Floyd | here; the walls seem to be dissolving before your eyes, slick with Floyd | iridescent runoff that reminds you of gasoline. To the west is the Floyd | grave of Zadie Cragne, you think, and to the east is the grave with Floyd | the vandalized headstone; yet your sense of direction down here is Floyd | limited at best. Floyd | Floyd | The dirt to the west is dissolved more than the rest. Something pokes Floyd | through the mud there. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "Quickly, the grave will refill soon." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get something" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Family Plot (Mark Britton) Turns: 3479 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET SOMETHING Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x mud" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Family Plot (Mark Britton) Turns: 3479 Floyd | > Floyd | > X MUD Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x dirt" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Family Plot (Mark Britton) Turns: 3479 Floyd | > Floyd | > X DIRT Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "dig" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Family Plot (Mark Britton) Turns: 3479 Floyd | > Floyd | > DIG Floyd | Floyd | Which way do you want to dig? Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline asks, "x west?" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "west" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Family Plot (Mark Britton) Turns: 3480 Floyd | > Floyd | > WEST Floyd | Floyd | There's no exit that way, and you are in the flooded grave anyway. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "dig west" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x west" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Family Plot (Mark Britton) Turns: 3481 Floyd | > Floyd | > X WEST Floyd | Floyd | You see nothing unexpected in that direction. Floyd | Floyd | The rain pounds your back and rattles your bones. Looking down, you Floyd | realize you're knee-deep in water already. Around you the mud groans Floyd | ominously. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "undo" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Family Plot (Mark Britton) Turns: 3480 Floyd | Floyd | > UNDO Floyd | Floyd | Cragne Family Plot (Mark Britton) Floyd | [Previous turn undone.] Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Sorry, I was trying to take back a turn that didn't help us." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "undo" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Family Plot (Mark Britton) Turns: 3479 Floyd | Floyd | > UNDO Floyd | Floyd | Cragne Family Plot (Mark Britton) Floyd | [Previous turn undone.] Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "I will sand back." | |
| Jacqueline says, "er, stand" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "dig west" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Family Plot (Mark Britton) Turns: 3480 Floyd | > Floyd | > DIG WEST Floyd | Floyd | The mud crumbles away. You hold your breath, expecting a whiff of rot, Floyd | a crumbling coffin no longer than your arm. But there is Floyd | nothing--nothing but a pewter box too small to be a coffin. Floyd | Floyd | You hope, at least, it's too small to be Zadie's coffin. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "nice" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get pewter box" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Family Plot (Mark Britton) Turns: 3481 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET PEWTER BOX Floyd | Floyd | You scoop the box out of its crumbling niche. A whiff of stale air Floyd | hits you, and you recoil. Yet the box remains safely cradled to your Floyd | chest. Something inside it thumps, as if to the rhythm of your Floyd | heartbeat. Floyd | Floyd | You can see no further into the grave. Floyd | Floyd | The rain pounds your back and rattles your bones. Looking down, you Floyd | realize you're knee-deep in water already. Around you the mud groans Floyd | ominously. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "u" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Family Plot (Mark Britton) Turns: 3482 Floyd | > Floyd | > U Floyd | Floyd | You get out of the flooded grave. Floyd | Floyd | Cragne Family Plot (Mark Britton) Floyd | A cramped and neglected place on unwholesome yellow soil. Over the Floyd | years the gravestones have shifted like teeth in an overcrowded mouth, Floyd | collapsing one atop the other. Crabgrass pokes up limply between them, Floyd | urine-yellow and parched-looking. The earth mounds up around the Floyd | shabby crypt, as if it's sunk over the years into the Vermont topsoil. Floyd | You wonder who would want to be buried here--and who would willingly Floyd | consign their ancestors to this brutal place. Perhaps that's why it's Floyd | been so neglected. Floyd | Floyd | Four squat columbariums stand north, east, south, and west of here. A Floyd | winding and uncertain path leads southwest. By stepping over collapsed Floyd | gravestones and bleached obelisks you can go northwest. Carefully. You Floyd | could also enter the crypt from here, if you were able to open it. Floyd | Floyd | Three graves nearby draw your eye. One headstone teeters drunkenly, Floyd | half overrun by lichen. One headstone has collapsed entirely. An Floyd | adjacent plot stands open, overlooked by a blank headstone. The grave Floyd | within is flooded almost to the top with bubbling rainwater. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x pewter" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Family Plot (Mark Britton) Turns: 3483 Floyd | > Floyd | > X PEWTER Floyd | Floyd | A dull pewter box, unaccountably heavy. Your gaze skids over the Floyd | engravings. Damp and glistening, they look very nearly alive. Floyd | Floyd | With a thunderous squelch the walls cave in and the grave floods Floyd | again; an acrid stink mushrooms up. Your eyes water, your throat Floyd | tightens. Anything you left in there is probably pretty damp. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x teetering" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Family Plot (Mark Britton) Turns: 3484 Floyd | > Floyd | > X TEETERING Floyd | Floyd | A perfectly round face gawps up at you, its eyes and mouth neatly Floyd | drilled out. Deep gashes score the granite, the name obliterated. You Floyd | wonder how long it took. You wonder how much hate it took. Floyd | Floyd | Just readable beneath a carpet of lichen is the inscription: "In the Floyd | sweat of thy face shalt thou eat-" Here the inscription has been Floyd | pulverized. A line below it continues: "-till thou return unto the Floyd | ground; for out of it was thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto-" Floyd | The inscription crumbles away. An entire line has been scraped off. Floyd | Floyd | The quotation's almost familiar, but there's something off-putting Floyd | about the missing words. They draw the eye like wounds. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x fallen" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Family Plot (Mark Britton) Turns: 3484 Floyd | > Floyd | > X FALLEN Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Zape has arrived. | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x collapsed" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Family Plot (Mark Britton) Turns: 3485 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COLLAPSED Floyd | Floyd | The stone is pitted, perhaps acid-eaten. A litter of dead insects and Floyd | blackened leaves leaks from every cranny. Almost unreadable is the Floyd | inscription "Zadie Cragne, 1829." Floyd | Floyd | One date. You search in vain for a second, then glance round at the Floyd | jostling tombstones and wonder how many infants lie beneath. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "open the pewter box, please." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open pewter" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Family Plot (Mark Britton) Turns: 3486 Floyd | > Floyd | > OPEN PEWTER Floyd | Floyd | It seems to be locked. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I don't remember what's inside." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "unlock pewter with key from an urn" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Family Plot (Mark Britton) Turns: 3487 Floyd | > Floyd | > UNLOCK PEWTER WITH KEY FROM AN URN Floyd | Floyd | You unlock the pewter box. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open it" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Family Plot (Mark Britton) Turns: 3488 Floyd | > Floyd | > OPEN IT Floyd | Floyd | You open the pewter box, revealing The Lives of the Roman Floyd | Emperors. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "ah. That's one of the library books." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Our husband has even more explaining to do now." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "snrk. Yes.." | ||
| Jacqueline asks, "wth, husband?" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Oh, scrolling back, I do see the glasses react." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get lives" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Family Plot (Mark Britton) Turns: 3489 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET LIVES Floyd | Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read it" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Family Plot (Mark Britton) Turns: 3490 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ IT Floyd | Floyd | --Octavius Lucilius Saturninus, accused of turning Palatine Hill into Floyd | his whorehouse. Few reliable reports exist from Saturninus's Floyd | contemporaries. Floyd | Floyd | Fragments of satirical poetry now survive. Until the 17th century, the Floyd | commentaries of Sextilius were rarely copied and often actively Floyd | suppressed; they appear on several lists of books condemned by the Floyd | Papacy. Sextilius's depictions of Saturninus's court are outrageous Floyd | not for their sexuality, nor for their frank violence. Rape and incest Floyd | were not unknown in the literary tradition of Imperial Rome, nor in Floyd | the Imperial court (witness the accusations leveled against Floyd | Saturninus's predecessor Gaius Lucilius and his daughters, the Floyd | survivors among whom were exiled by the Salvius family). Floyd | Floyd | Rather, Saturninus was condemned primarily for his offenses against Floyd | the Roman religious-political complex. The Eastern cult promoted in Floyd | Saturninus's court did not merely deny the existence of the Roman Floyd | gods; nor did it "simply" elevate Saturninus and his family to the Floyd | pantheon. Saturninus is believed to have struck at the very heart of Floyd | Roman morality, depicting Rome herself in helpless thrall to the Floyd | Eastern gods-- Floyd | Floyd | As you finish reading the passage, your own hands grow cold, and the Floyd | book briefly frosts over before fading again, leaving traces behind Floyd | only in the library insignia. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline asks, "Wait, so did we get a librarian glass clue for that book?" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Now that we know our dear husband put one of his library books into a grave, let's check whether we can solve the greenhouse." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Yes, we did." | ||
| Knight_Otu Floyd | Your reading glasses frost over at the edges. You feel a sharp pain | ||
| Jacqueline asks, "oh. Okay. I just missed it. Was it when we entered the grave?" | ||
| Jacqueline asks, "Or when we were trying to figure out how to get into the grave?" | ||
| DavidW says, "When we entered this location, I should think." | ||
| Knight_Otu Your reading glasses frost over at the edges. You feel a sharp pain from the cold spot on your shoulder, and feel like there's a library book you--or Emmett, perhaps--hasn't read yet from this location. | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Yes, when we entered the room." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Cool. Sorry. I'll try to keep up." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "I mean, I missed it as well at first." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "And only looked after the fact." | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Family Plot (Mark Britton) Turns: 3491 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The clouds in your cup form a Viking longboat. Modes of transportation Floyd | mean that your current environment presents challenges that can only Floyd | be overcome by seeking fresh perspectives elsewhere until you're ready Floyd | to return. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "sw" | ||
Floyd ] Front Walk (Matt Weiner) Turns: 3492 Floyd | > Floyd | > SW Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Front Walk (Matt Weiner) Floyd | Cragne Manor looms to the north. Its light gray marble front is marred Floyd | by a screened-in wooden porch, clearly tacked on well after the manor Floyd | was built. A gravel path bends around the manor to the northeast and Floyd | northwest, and the driveway leads south back to town. Floyd | Floyd | By the porch steps is a post with a placard reading "31." A strange Floyd | little manikin is affixed to it. Floyd | Floyd | A mistlike trolley stop sign reads Purple Line -- Cragne Manor. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "nw" | ||
Floyd ] Outside the greenhouse (James Eagle) Turns: 3493 Floyd | > Floyd | > NW Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Outside the greenhouse (James Eagle) Floyd | The damp brick path that led you here bends around the squat porch of Floyd | an old greenhouse half-swallowed by a tangle of bramble and ivy. Water Floyd | drips from the thick branches overhead; in the undergrowth something - Floyd | somethings? - creep and rustle. Floyd | Floyd | The path curves away to northeast and southeast. You can also go in to Floyd | the greenhouse from here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "in" | ||
Floyd ] Greenhouse (Petter Sjölund) Turns: 3494 Floyd | > Floyd | > IN Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Greenhouse (Petter Sjölund) Floyd | Nothing should be growing here anymore — the heating and irrigation Floyd | have been off for years — but roots seem to have covered everything. Floyd | Floyd | The walls curve inward, forming a huge dome, with a mesh of roots Floyd | covering it from the floor up to about halfway to the ceiling. Floyd | Sunlight still breaks through in places, throwing a pattern of bright Floyd | spots across the room. The roots grow from an enormous tropical tree Floyd | at the center of the greenhouse, towering all the way up to the Floyd | ceiling, which it hides behind a thick crown of leaves. Floyd | Floyd | A spiral staircase, seemingly woven of roots, leads to a circular mesh Floyd | walkway higher up along the wall. Floyd | Floyd | The parrot sculpture protrudes from the roots near the exit. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Greenhouse (Petter Sjölund) Turns: 3495 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The swirls in your cup form a kayak. Modes of transportation mean that Floyd | your current environment presents challenges that can only be overcome Floyd | by seeking fresh perspectives elsewhere until you're ready to return. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I'll remind you that the dull machete came from the greenhouse." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "I remember." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "I doubt we can solve the shack, but we may as well look." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "out" | ||
Floyd ] Outside the greenhouse (James Eagle) Turns: 3496 Floyd | > Floyd | > OUT Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Outside the greenhouse (James Eagle) Floyd | The damp brick path that led you here bends around the squat porch of Floyd | an old greenhouse half-swallowed by a tangle of bramble and ivy. Water Floyd | drips from the thick branches overhead; in the undergrowth something - Floyd | somethings? - creep and rustle. Floyd | Floyd | The path curves away to northeast and southeast. You can also go in to Floyd | the greenhouse from here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ne" | ||
Floyd ] The Cragne Manor's Back Garden (Austin Auclair) Turns: 3497 Floyd | > Floyd | > NE Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | The Cragne Manor's Back Garden (Austin Auclair) Floyd | Vines splay across the landscape, every direction they shoot, Floyd | seemingly racing to the tops of trees to pull them down. The vines Floyd | wind up and around every structure, overrunning them with sheer, Floyd | sinister mass. The vines grow in hypnotic tracks across the yard, Floyd | almost to suggest that they were woven, braided, and arranged with Floyd | care. It's both unnerving and unusually pretty. If there are windows Floyd | or a door on the back of the manor house they're utterly smothered by Floyd | the vines that clamber up the wall and onto the roof, and nothing less Floyd | than a chainsaw could crack open that tomb. Floyd | Floyd | In the center of the yard is a large marble fountain adorned with a Floyd | chubby cherub. On the left side of the garden is the birdbath that you Floyd | knocked over. To the left of the fallen birdbath is the outline of a Floyd | once-hidden pond and a flat stone stuck in the ground where the Floyd | birdbath used to stand. Near the rear, southeast corner of the garden Floyd | is a large garden shed with an adjoining shelf of supplies. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "in" | ||
Floyd ] The Shambolic Shack (Michael Fessler) Turns: 3498 Floyd | > Floyd | > IN Floyd | Floyd | You open the door further to allow you to pass through. You go inside Floyd | the garden shed. Floyd | Floyd | The Shambolic Shack (Michael Fessler) Floyd | A dimly-lit shack with crude plywood walls. An octagonal window set Floyd | high on one wall admits a feeble shaft of moonlight. Rickety wire Floyd | shelving sits precariously in one dimly lit corner, and a battered Floyd | metal wheelbarrow rests in the opposite corner. A rough doorway leads Floyd | back out. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] The Shambolic Shack (Michael Fessler) Turns: 3499 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The clouds in your cup form the engine of a train. Modes of Floyd | transportation mean that your current environment presents challenges Floyd | that can only be overcome by seeking fresh perspectives elsewhere Floyd | until you're ready to return. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline asks, "wait. James EAGLE?" | |
| DavidW says, "You could at least drop the gloves here." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "drop gloves" | ||
Floyd ] The Shambolic Shack (Michael Fessler) Turns: 3500 Floyd | > Floyd | > DROP GLOVES Floyd | Floyd | Dropped. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Huh, cool." | |
| DavidW asks, "Who's James Eagle?" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "out" | ||
Floyd ] The Cragne Manor's Back Garden (Austin Auclair) Turns: 3501 Floyd | > Floyd | > OUT Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | The Cragne Manor's Back Garden (Austin Auclair) Floyd | Vines splay across the landscape, every direction they shoot, Floyd | seemingly racing to the tops of trees to pull them down. The vines Floyd | wind up and around every structure, overrunning them with sheer, Floyd | sinister mass. The vines grow in hypnotic tracks across the yard, Floyd | almost to suggest that they were woven, braided, and arranged with Floyd | care. It's both unnerving and unusually pretty. If there are windows Floyd | or a door on the back of the manor house they're utterly smothered by Floyd | the vines that clamber up the wall and onto the roof, and nothing less Floyd | than a chainsaw could crack open that tomb. Floyd | Floyd | In the center of the yard is a large marble fountain adorned with a Floyd | chubby cherub. On the left side of the garden is the birdbath that you Floyd | knocked over. To the left of the fallen birdbath is the outline of a Floyd | once-hidden pond and a flat stone stuck in the ground where the Floyd | birdbath used to stand. Near the rear, southeast corner of the garden Floyd | is a large garden shed with an adjoining shelf of supplies. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "sw" | ||
Floyd ] Outside the greenhouse (James Eagle) Turns: 3502 Floyd | > Floyd | > SW Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Outside the greenhouse (James Eagle) Floyd | The damp brick path that led you here bends around the squat porch of Floyd | an old greenhouse half-swallowed by a tangle of bramble and ivy. Water Floyd | drips from the thick branches overhead; in the undergrowth something - Floyd | somethings? - creep and rustle. Floyd | Floyd | The path curves away to northeast and southeast. You can also go in to Floyd | the greenhouse from here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "se" | ||
Floyd ] Front Walk (Matt Weiner) Turns: 3503 Floyd | > Floyd | > SE Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Front Walk (Matt Weiner) Floyd | Cragne Manor looms to the north. Its light gray marble front is marred Floyd | by a screened-in wooden porch, clearly tacked on well after the manor Floyd | was built. A gravel path bends around the manor to the northeast and Floyd | northwest, and the driveway leads south back to town. Floyd | Floyd | By the porch steps is a post with a placard reading "31." A strange Floyd | little manikin is affixed to it. Floyd | Floyd | A spectral trolley stop sign reads Purple Line -- Cragne Manor. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says (to DW), "He's a friend of mine from outside IF. I didn't realize he'd pitched in. Awesome." | |
| DavidW says, "ah" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Mudroom (Matt Weiner) Turns: 3504 Floyd | > Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | You climb the steps to the porch. Floyd | Floyd | Mudroom (Matt Weiner) Floyd | The porch is a mudroom, a place for taking off coats and muddy shoes. Floyd | The marble front wall seems like a sheer cliff face, the porch like a Floyd | flimsy shelter built onto it. The front door leads inside to the Floyd | north. Floyd | Floyd | In one corner of the porch a strangely shaped hook is fastened to the Floyd | wall. A calfskin coat hangs beside it. Floyd | Floyd | In the other corner of the porch is a small wooden table. Floyd | Floyd | A slightly muddy welcome mat lies in front of the door. Floyd | Floyd | Against the front wall are a pair of blue cloth slippers and a single Floyd | brown leather boot. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x calfskin" | ||
Floyd ] Mudroom (Matt Weiner) Turns: 3505 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CALFSKIN Floyd | Floyd | A thigh-length belted calfskin coat, clean as if it's never been Floyd | outside. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x hook" | ||
Floyd ] Mudroom (Matt Weiner) Turns: 3506 Floyd | > Floyd | > X HOOK Floyd | Floyd | (the hooks) Floyd | A black metal hook protrudes from the wall, twisting in strange ways, Floyd | like the outline of the human form projected through some alien Floyd | dimension. A calfskin coat hangs beside it. Floyd | Floyd | The floor below the hooks is lost in an unusually deep black shadow. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "SAVE" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "cf44" | ||
Floyd | > Floyd | > SAVE Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write: Floyd ] Mudroom (Matt Weiner) Turns: 3506 Floyd | > SAVEOk. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "wear calfskin" | ||
Floyd ] Mudroom (Matt Weiner) Turns: 3507 Floyd | > Floyd | > WEAR CALFSKIN Floyd | Floyd | (first taking the calfskin coat) Floyd | You put on the calfskin coat. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "l" | ||
Floyd ] Mudroom (Matt Weiner) Turns: 3508 Floyd | > Floyd | > L Floyd | Floyd | Mudroom (Matt Weiner) Floyd | The porch is a mudroom, a place for taking off coats and muddy shoes. Floyd | The marble front wall seems like a sheer cliff face, the porch like a Floyd | flimsy shelter built onto it. The front door leads inside to the Floyd | north. Floyd | Floyd | In one corner of the porch two strangely shaped metal hooks are Floyd | fastened to the wall. Floyd | Floyd | In the other corner of the porch is a small wooden table. Floyd | Floyd | A slightly muddy welcome mat lies in front of the door. Floyd | Floyd | Against the front wall are a pair of blue cloth slippers and a single Floyd | brown leather boot. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Huh." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x hook" | ||
Floyd ] Mudroom (Matt Weiner) Turns: 3509 Floyd | > Floyd | > X HOOK Floyd | Floyd | (the hooks) Floyd | Two black metal hooks protrude from the wall, twisting in strange Floyd | ways, like the outline of the human form projected through some alien Floyd | dimension. Or perhaps the Cragnes simply wanted hooks that could hold Floyd | any item of clothing. Floyd | Floyd | The floor below the hooks is lost in an unusually deep black shadow. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x shadow" | ||
Floyd ] Mudroom (Matt Weiner) Turns: 3510 Floyd | > Floyd | > X SHADOW Floyd | Floyd | It is no mere shadow on the floor, but a crumpled cloak, of a black so Floyd | black that its folds cannot be seen. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "Like a cloak of *darkness* or something." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get cloak" | ||
Floyd ] Mudroom (Matt Weiner) Turns: 3511 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET CLOAK Floyd | Floyd | Taking the cloak reveals a leather boot, mate to the first one. Floyd | Floyd | The cloak tingles strangely in your hands. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put cloak on hook" | ||
Floyd ] Mudroom (Matt Weiner) Turns: 3512 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT CLOAK ON HOOK Floyd | Floyd | (the hooks) Floyd | You put the black cloak on the hooks. Floyd | Floyd | Your senses return to normal. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x boots" | ||
Floyd ] Mudroom (Matt Weiner) Turns: 3512 Floyd | > Floyd | > X BOOTS Floyd | Floyd | You can't use multiple objects with that verb. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x boot" | ||
Floyd ] Mudroom (Matt Weiner) Turns: 3513 Floyd | > Floyd | > X BOOT Floyd | Floyd | (the mate of the first leather boot) Floyd | A brown leather boot like the first, but without the mud. You think Floyd | you glimpse something behind its pulled-out tongue. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x tongue" | ||
Floyd ] Mudroom (Matt Weiner) Turns: 3513 Floyd | > Floyd | > X TONGUE Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "search boot" | ||
Floyd ] Mudroom (Matt Weiner) Turns: 3514 Floyd | > Floyd | > SEARCH BOOT Floyd | Floyd | (the mate of the first leather boot) Floyd | You discover a slip of paper inside the boot. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x slip of paper" | ||
Floyd ] Mudroom (Matt Weiner) Turns: 3515 Floyd | > Floyd | > X SLIP OF PAPER Floyd | Floyd | It says "Inspected by Number 8." Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "heh" | |
| Jacqueline says, "So anticlimactic." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Well then..." | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "turn over slip of paper" | ||
Floyd ] Mudroom (Matt Weiner) Turns: 3515 Floyd | > Floyd | > TURN OVER SLIP OF PAPER Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "flip slip" | ||
Floyd ] Mudroom (Matt Weiner) Turns: 3515 Floyd | > Floyd | > FLIP SLIP Floyd | Floyd | That verb doesn't work here, or, at least, not right now, but Floyd | it might work somewhere later. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "yeah, it's just a silly joke" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Thanks to the coffee, we knew there wouldn't be anything critical hidden here, but good to know." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Foyer (Greg Frost) Turns: 3516 Floyd | > Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Foyer (Greg Frost) Floyd | Standing in the narrow entry hall is like being at the mouth of a Floyd | cave. The only light comes in through tall windows on either side of Floyd | the door and a half-round window above. All of the furniture has been Floyd | removed from the foyer, leaving tracks in the heavy dust. Floyd | Floyd | Outside the windows, the sunset is an ominous red. Hallways lead west Floyd | and east into other parts of the house. A doorway leads north; the Floyd | front door is to the south. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] Gallery (YerrikTRB/Erica Newman) Turns: 3517 Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Gallery (YerrikTRB/Erica Newman) Floyd | A long and narrow room, with a satin wallcovering in rich, patterned Floyd | green above the creamy wainscot paneling. The room is overcrowded with Floyd | paintings and furniture. There are doors at either end of the gallery, Floyd | leading north and west. Floyd | Floyd | It's a godawful mess in here and it's entirely your fault. It looks Floyd | like you've cleared the path through the room, and there may be Floyd | nothing left to do but enjoy the paintings. Floyd | Floyd | You can see a photograph here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Rec Room (Zack Johnson) Turns: 3518 Floyd | > Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Rec Room (Zack Johnson) Floyd | The manor's rec room is short for the manor's recreation room. Even Floyd | though it's as old as the manor itself, it looks, as all rec rooms do, Floyd | like it's stuck in the 1970s. Floyd | Floyd | The room is dominated by a pool table. Or maybe a billiards table, Floyd | you were never really sure what the difference is. An old television Floyd | sits atop a little wooden stand in front of a comfy-looking easy Floyd | chair. Floyd | Floyd | Doors lead south and east, and the north wall is covered entirely in Floyd | built-in cabinets, whose glass doors lead, predictably, into their Floyd | interiors. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Rec Room (Zack Johnson) Turns: 3519 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The swirls in your cup form the engine of a train. Modes of Floyd | transportation mean that your current environment presents challenges Floyd | that can only be overcome by seeking fresh perspectives elsewhere Floyd | until you're ready to return. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Still no board games for us." | |
| DavidW says, "You'll need a key for the cabinet here." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Yeah, and of course the jar of keys doesn't have that one." | ||
| DavidW says, "Of course." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Gallery (YerrikTRB/Erica Newman) Turns: 3520 Floyd | > Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Gallery (YerrikTRB/Erica Newman) Floyd | A long and narrow room, with a satin wallcovering in rich, patterned Floyd | green above the creamy wainscot paneling. The room is overcrowded with Floyd | paintings and furniture. There are doors at either end of the gallery, Floyd | leading north and west. Floyd | Floyd | It's a godawful mess in here and it's entirely your fault. It looks Floyd | like you've cleared the path through the room, and there may be Floyd | nothing left to do but enjoy the paintings. Floyd | Floyd | You can see a photograph here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Foyer (Greg Frost) Turns: 3521 Floyd | > Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Foyer (Greg Frost) Floyd | Standing in the narrow entry hall is like being at the mouth of a Floyd | cave. The only light comes in through tall windows on either side of Floyd | the door and a half-round window above. All of the furniture has been Floyd | removed from the foyer, leaving tracks in the heavy dust. Floyd | Floyd | Outside the windows, the sunset is an ominous red. Hallways lead west Floyd | and east into other parts of the house. A doorway leads north; the Floyd | front door is to the south. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Landing at the Bottom of Stairs (Mark Sample) Turns: 3522 Floyd | > Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Landing at the Bottom of Stairs (Mark Sample) Floyd | This is a dark alcove with a narrow stairway rising into the gloom Floyd | upstairs. Shadows lurch over a doorway to the south. Opposite those Floyd | shadows lies another doorway, in even darker shadows. What little Floyd | light there is seeps in from a small elliptical window high on the Floyd | wall. Floyd | Floyd | The ramshackle bookshelf lies in a pile of splintered wood on the Floyd | floor like a fallen scarecrow, arms akimbo. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "u" | ||
Floyd ] Top of Stairs (Q. Pheevr) Turns: 3523 Floyd | > Floyd | > U Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Top of Stairs (Q. Pheevr) Floyd | You are at the top of a staircase, which leads down to Landing at the Floyd | Bottom of Stairs (Mark Sample). An archway leads east to Upstairs Floyd | Hall, north end (Jason Love). Floyd | Floyd | On the north wall is a round white wall clock. Floyd | Floyd | Standing against the west wall is a dilapidated kitchen sink with a Floyd | pine cabinet under it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] Upstairs Hall, north end (Jason Love) Turns: 3524 Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Upstairs Hall, north end (Jason Love) Floyd | Imposing wooden doors lead north to the nursery (which is open) and Floyd | east to the master bedroom; a smaller doorway between them has been Floyd | closed off with badly painted bricks. The top of the stairs is Floyd | accessible through a narrow arch to the west, and the hall continues Floyd | to the south. Floyd | Floyd | The massive black armoire still stands against the north-west wall; Floyd | you can now see a pocket-sized notebook inside it. Floyd | Floyd | It would seem that the armoire doors have somehow been torn off since Floyd | you were last here. They lie on the floor nearby. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Huh." | |
| DavidW says, "That's new." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x armoire" | ||
Floyd ] Upstairs Hall, north end (Jason Love) Turns: 3525 Floyd | > Floyd | > X ARMOIRE Floyd | Floyd | (the doorless armoire) Floyd | The massive wardrobe's doors have been torn off entirely; trios of Floyd | splintered screw-holes show where the hinges previously attached in Floyd | the upper and lower corners. There's a pocket-sized notebook inside. Floyd | Floyd | In the doorless armoire is a pocket-sized notebook. Floyd | Floyd | Why do you suddenly fear that you've left your keys in The Kitchen Floyd | (Edward B)? You know where your keys are, don't you? (And where's this Floyd | name coming from?) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x notebook" | ||
Floyd ] Upstairs Hall, north end (Jason Love) Turns: 3526 Floyd | > Floyd | > X NOTEBOOK Floyd | Floyd | A pocket-sized composition notebook with a marbled black-and-white Floyd | cardboard cover. Many pages have been torn out, judging by the number Floyd | of strands of torn paper still caught in the wire spiral binding. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get it" | ||
Floyd ] Upstairs Hall, north end (Jason Love) Turns: 3527 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET IT Floyd | Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | You catch a faint smell of smoke. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Uh.." | |
| Jacqueline says, "huh" | ||
| Knight_Otu asks, "Should we hurry to the kitchen, maybe?" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "I... yeah." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Top of Stairs (Q. Pheevr) Turns: 3528 Floyd | > Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Top of Stairs (Q. Pheevr) Floyd | You are at the top of a staircase, which leads down to Landing at the Floyd | Bottom of Stairs (Mark Sample). An archway leads east to Upstairs Floyd | Hall, north end (Jason Love). Floyd | Floyd | On the north wall is a round white wall clock. Floyd | Floyd | Standing against the west wall is a dilapidated kitchen sink with a Floyd | pine cabinet under it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "d" | ||
Floyd ] Landing at the Bottom of Stairs (Mark Sample) Turns: 3529 Floyd | > Floyd | > D Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Landing at the Bottom of Stairs (Mark Sample) Floyd | This is a dark alcove with a narrow stairway rising into the gloom Floyd | upstairs. Shadows lurch over a doorway to the south. Opposite those Floyd | shadows lies another doorway, in even darker shadows. What little Floyd | light there is seeps in from a small elliptical window high on the Floyd | wall. Floyd | Floyd | The ramshackle bookshelf lies in a pile of splintered wood on the Floyd | floor like a fallen scarecrow, arms akimbo. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Dining Room (Roberto Colnaghi) Turns: 3530 Floyd | > Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Dining Room (Roberto Colnaghi) Floyd | A long, rectangular mahogany table takes up most of the room. The room Floyd | is old and dusty, and it seems decades have passed since the last time Floyd | someone had dinner here. On the table lies a broken machine, and a Floyd | calendar is pinned on the wall. Doorways lead west, east, and south. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "heh. It got you on the same trick." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] The Kitchen (Edward B) Turns: 3531 Floyd | > Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | The Kitchen (Edward B) Floyd | The Cragne family kitchen. Light from a naked bulb feeds shadow down Floyd | the spaces between old cabinets, counters and bookshelves. A dusty, Floyd | doorless fridge overlooks an oven just as worse for wear. You'd guess Floyd | it's been a minute since anyone's used this room to cook. A doorway Floyd | leads east, and a wooden door set in the floor appears to lead to a Floyd | cellar or basement. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline asks, "It was in our minds?" | |
| Knight_Otu asks, "Like with the doorbell?" | ||
| DavidW says, "Yes, like the doorbell." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Wait, no, knocking." | ||
| DavidW says, "That room seems to progress with every time you enter it, so it tricks you into leaving it sometimes." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Clever." | ||
| Knight_Otu exclaims, "But if we ignore it, we might miss something!" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Nice, yeah." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read notebook" | ||
Floyd ] The Kitchen (Edward B) Turns: 3532 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ NOTEBOOK Floyd | Floyd | Turning to the first page, you find a series of notes inscribed with Floyd | thin, looping letters. "July 6, I think? We've been here three Floyd | days now. Uncle Roger said my luggage was destroyed on its way to the Floyd | house. He sounded mad, but I don't think he was mad that I lost all my Floyd | things. I think he's mad that I don't believe him. Uncle Theo gave me Floyd | this note book to replace my journal. He also told me that he's Floyd | actually not my uncle--he's my cousin, once removed, whatever that Floyd | means. That seems wrong, though! He looks older than uncle Floyd | Roger!" (To continue to the next page, simply read the notebook Floyd | again.) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read notebook" | ||
Floyd ] The Kitchen (Edward B) Turns: 3533 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ NOTEBOOK Floyd | Floyd | "The house was almost empty when we got here, but people I don't Floyd | recognize have been arriving all day today. I'm used to Roger not Floyd | telling me what's going on, but all Theo would say was that it's like Floyd | a family reunion. I don't like being around this many strangers, so I Floyd | am hiding in the bathroom with my music and some tracing-gears." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read notebook" | ||
Floyd ] The Kitchen (Edward B) Turns: 3534 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ NOTEBOOK Floyd | Floyd | This page is full of idle drawings, and around the outermost margins Floyd | the artist has decorated with a repeating pattern of hearts linked at Floyd | the base... although, elongated as they are, they almost look more Floyd | like cartoonishly twisted bones. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read notebook" | ||
Floyd ] The Kitchen (Edward B) Turns: 3535 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ NOTEBOOK Floyd | Floyd | Most of the next page has been torn out:"The old folks let down Floyd | their guard when they think I'm not listening, so I [. . .] with my Floyd | headphones on, and I heard some [. . .] say to Theo how honored he [. Floyd | . .] to the Very Gated Court. He[. . .] to [. . .]" Floyd | Floyd | Several more pages after this one are missing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read notebook" | ||
Floyd ] The Kitchen (Edward B) Turns: 3536 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ NOTEBOOK Floyd | Floyd | The notes resume: "All this time, he has been envious of Uncle Floyd | Theo. That's why my parents are gone. That's why he brought me here. I Floyd | am glad that he's furious. He sneered at me, said the only reason I Floyd | wasn't dead already was because I mispronounced the name. Because I Floyd | used five syllables instead of four. But he's wrong. It worked. I can Floyd | feel their dead eyes upon me, and I KNOW things. I KNOW that Theodorus Floyd | Cragne, my uncle Roger's first cousin, is the Fuscous Alderman of the Floyd | Variegated Court. And I can feel his fear. The same way he fears Uncle Floyd | Theo. He dreads what I may do next, just as he dreads Theo's return to Floyd | the house. He will try to kill me for this. Floyd | Floyd | "But I will already be gone." Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Very gated. heh." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read notebook" | ||
Floyd ] The Kitchen (Edward B) Turns: 3537 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ NOTEBOOK Floyd | Floyd | If any more notes were written, they have all been torn out. A Floyd | long-legged ungulate has been drawn with heavy pen-strokes on the Floyd | inside of the back cover of the notebook. It has been captioned in Floyd | block letters: THE WHITE ANTELOPE. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "There we go." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Alderman and familiar get." | ||
| DavidW says, "yup" | ||
| DavidW says, "I'll update the list." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] Dining Room (Roberto Colnaghi) Turns: 3538 Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Dining Room (Roberto Colnaghi) Floyd | A long, rectangular mahogany table takes up most of the room. The room Floyd | is old and dusty, and it seems decades have passed since the last time Floyd | someone had dinner here. On the table lies a broken machine, and a Floyd | calendar is pinned on the wall. Doorways lead west, east, and south. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Landing at the Bottom of Stairs (Mark Sample) Turns: 3539 Floyd | > Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Landing at the Bottom of Stairs (Mark Sample) Floyd | This is a dark alcove with a narrow stairway rising into the gloom Floyd | upstairs. Shadows lurch over a doorway to the south. Opposite those Floyd | shadows lies another doorway, in even darker shadows. What little Floyd | light there is seeps in from a small elliptical window high on the Floyd | wall. Floyd | Floyd | The ramshackle bookshelf lies in a pile of splintered wood on the Floyd | floor like a fallen scarecrow, arms akimbo. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "u" | ||
Floyd ] Top of Stairs (Q. Pheevr) Turns: 3540 Floyd | > Floyd | > U Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Top of Stairs (Q. Pheevr) Floyd | You are at the top of a staircase, which leads down to Landing at the Floyd | Bottom of Stairs (Mark Sample). An archway leads east to Upstairs Floyd | Hall, north end? (Jason Love). Floyd | Floyd | On the north wall is a round white wall clock. Floyd | Floyd | Standing against the west wall is a dilapidated kitchen sink with a Floyd | pine cabinet under it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] Upstairs Hall, north end? (Jason Love) Turns: 3541 Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Upstairs Hall, north end? (Jason Love) Floyd | Something about this hallway feels wrong. Or at least, more wrong than Floyd | usual. Floyd | Floyd | You yet stand in the north end of the upstairs hallway: here are the Floyd | large doors north and east, the hallway south, the archway west... but Floyd | the lighting has changed. It's dark--too dark to see, even--but an Floyd | orange light flickers under the doorway to the north-east. Floyd | Floyd | A couple of short-lived sparks fly out from under the north-eastern Floyd | door. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Huh." | |
| DavidW says, "You smelled smoke earlier." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "I keep saying that." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ne" | ||
Floyd ] Upstairs Hall, north end (Jason Love) Turns: 3542 Floyd | > Floyd | > NE Floyd | Floyd | Your senses scream that the room behind this door is burning, but the Floyd | doorknob itself isn't hot. You swing it open: there is no fire. There Floyd | isn't even a bathroom; the room in front of you just looks like a Floyd | continuation of the hallway. You stride forward without thinking, but Floyd | it's not until you've passed through the door that you recognize the Floyd | objects in your peripheral vision as a sink beneath a mirror-mounted Floyd | medicine cabinet. You turn back to reexamine the room you've just Floyd | left, but you are faced instead with an old, bricked-in doorway. Floyd | Floyd | Upstairs Hall, north end (Jason Love) Floyd | Imposing wooden doors lead north to the nursery (which is open) and Floyd | east to the master bedroom; a smaller doorway between them has been Floyd | closed off with badly painted bricks. The top of the stairs is Floyd | accessible through a narrow arch to the west, and the hall continues Floyd | to the south. Floyd | Floyd | The broken doors to the armoire lie on the floor near the center of Floyd | the room. Floyd | Floyd | The doorless armoire stands against the north-west wall. There's Floyd | nothing inside. Floyd | Floyd | Something has changed among your possessions. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "i" | ||
Floyd ] Upstairs Hall, north end (Jason Love) Turns: 3543 Floyd | > Floyd | > I Floyd | Floyd | You are carrying: Floyd | a battered yellow JogMaster (being worn) Floyd | a pocket-sized notebook Floyd | a slip of paper Floyd | a calfskin coat (being worn) Floyd | The Lives of the Roman Emperors Floyd | a pewter box (open but empty) Floyd | a silver urn (open but empty) Floyd | a clipped newspaper article Floyd | Backwater Personalities (1915-1925 edition) (smelling faintly of Floyd | mildew) Floyd | a pair of reading glasses (being worn) Floyd | a cold spot on your collarbone (haunting you) (smelling faintly of Floyd | mildew) Floyd | a book list (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a golden apple Floyd | a FFFFFFFF punch card Floyd | a 923647F1 punch card Floyd | a C353F128 punch card (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a 0B46E931 punch card (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | an AE9B711D punch card (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a 00A02209 punch card (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a can of salt (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a blank punch card (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | the Journal of Edwin Cragne (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a Red Triangle Key (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | an Isole Perdute (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a Lettera Segreta Floyd | a Prurito Notturno (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a Piccoli Uomini Blu (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a rusted toolbox (smelling faintly of mildew) (open) Floyd | a jar of old keys (open) Floyd | a splintery wooden key Floyd | an ornate bronze key Floyd | a sinister iron key Floyd | a frosty blue key Floyd | an intricately folded origami key Floyd | a silver and ivory key Floyd | a jar of screws (open but empty) Floyd | a teapot (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a scrap of paper (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a snowglobe Floyd | a black fountain pen (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a mallet (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a metal flask (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a pinch of snail paste (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | an Italian magazine cutting Floyd | a police report ("Francine Cragne") (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a note from a seesaw (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a piece of chalk Floyd | a black box (smelling faintly of mildew) (open but empty) Floyd | a shard Floyd | a broken silver amulet (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | Mama Hydra's Deep Fried Ones (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | A Culinary Overview of Superstitions in the Miskaton Valley Region Floyd | by S. Jarret Zornwharf (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | Hyper-Gastronomy, Exactness, and String Theory: a Theoretical Floyd | Subdiscipline of Cooking and Baking by Chef Wheldrake (smelling Floyd | faintly of mildew) Floyd | red-rimmed porcelain plates (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | red-rimmed porcelain cups (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a spray bottle that used to contain fungicide (smelling faintly of Floyd | mildew) Floyd | a key from an urn (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a gallon jug of white vinegar (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a pair of garden shears (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a rusty flathead screwdriver Floyd | a trophy for a dog race (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a black business card (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a rusty piece of metal (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | some yellowed newspapers (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | an employee ID card (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a long hooked pole (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a grimy rock (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a backpack features guide (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a trolley schedule (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a pamphlet of home listings (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | an antique locket (smelling faintly of mildew) (closed) Floyd | a wad of cash (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a repaired page (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a waterproof flashlight (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a filthy rug (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | Daniel Baker's note (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a pull-string doll (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a glass jar containing an insect (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a half-full styrofoam coffee cup (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a familiar gold wristwatch (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a pair of stone earplugs (being worn) Floyd | a trolley pass (being worn) Floyd | a Jansport backpack (being worn and open) Floyd | a hidden pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a key pocket (closed) Floyd | a book pocket (closed) Floyd | a side pocket (closed) Floyd | a trash pocket (closed) Floyd | a gold jacket (being worn) Floyd | a giant milkweed leaf (being worn as a mask) Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "gee, hope we can tell what's different." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x jogmaster" | ||
Floyd ] Upstairs Hall, north end (Jason Love) Turns: 3544 Floyd | > Floyd | > X JOGMASTER Floyd | Floyd | A portable audio player with an attached lanyard so you can Wear It Floyd | While You Jog! The JogMaster apes more popular brands at a fraction of Floyd | the price; what it lacks in features, it makes up for in rugged Floyd | simplicity. It's little more than a yellow brick of plastic with a Floyd | power switch and a slot in which to insert cassette tapes. This Floyd | particular unit comes with included Battle Damage, including a jammed Floyd | battery cover, a missing lever to eject the current cassette, and a Floyd | crimped headphone jack. Fortunately, a small speaker permits playback Floyd | even without headphones. In addition to all the wear and tear incurred Floyd | during normal use, you find one scar which was surely deliberate: Floyd | someone carved the name "Carolyn" along one side. Floyd | Floyd | The battered yellow JogMaster is currently switched off. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I remember being confused, thinking Carolyn was Carol." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "turn it on" | ||
Floyd ] Upstairs Hall, north end (Jason Love) Turns: 3545 Floyd | > Floyd | > TURN IT ON Floyd | Floyd | You switch the battered yellow JogMaster on. Floyd | Floyd | A voice is audible through the soft static that now emerges from the Floyd | JogMaster's speaker. The man speaks with the cadences of one Floyd | addressing a gathered crowd: Floyd | Floyd | "--pains me to undo the work of any of our illustrious ancestors, Floyd | the fact remains that the Incarnadine Chalice, even at its height, was Floyd | little more than a hobby for great uncle Gregor. Perhaps only, in Floyd | fact, something with which to distract us kids. That distraction has Floyd | now become burdensome." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Upstairs Hall, north end (Jason Love) Turns: 3546 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The swirls in your cup form a child's wagon. Modes of transportation Floyd | mean that your current environment presents challenges that can only Floyd | be overcome by seeking fresh perspectives elsewhere until you're ready Floyd | to return. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | "Our... organization... has worn many forms in the past. Floyd | In rare circumstances, it has even tolerated the membership of Floyd | adulterated bloodlines. I thought to continue this tradition by Floyd | extending official invitation to our Mr. Chambers, whom you all know, Floyd | and I interviewed him, though perhaps he did not realize that an Floyd | interview was occurring." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x armoire" | ||
Floyd ] Upstairs Hall, north end (Jason Love) Turns: 3547 Floyd | > Floyd | > X ARMOIRE Floyd | Floyd | (the doorless armoire) Floyd | The massive wardrobe's doors have been torn off entirely; trios of Floyd | splintered screw-holes show where the hinges previously attached in Floyd | the upper and lower corners. There's nothing inside. Floyd | Floyd | "His ambition has always been clear, but I never before imagined Floyd | just what acts that ambition might inspire him to, never imagined what Floyd | plots he might engineer when I passed over him to select his brother Floyd | as my successor." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway South (Matt Schneider) Turns: 3548 Floyd | > Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Hallway South (Matt Schneider) Floyd | The threadbare carpet holds only the vaguest hints of its original Floyd | hue, and the yellowing wallpaper is crisscrossed with a web of cracks. Floyd | The hole that you tore through the wallpaper emits a gentle light. The Floyd | hallway continues to the north, and there are doors leading to the Floyd | west, south, and east. Floyd | Floyd | "The man made pamphlets! Pamphlets, I say, as Floyd | though he were hosting a Sunday luncheon! Not content to stop there, Floyd | he saw fit to resume the Incarnadine Rites! This dime-store Rasputin Floyd | thought these audacities might warrrant official sponsorship, and so Floyd | to 'sell me' on the idea, he sought to offer me his niece as Floyd | incentive!" Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway South (Matt Schneider) Turns: 3549 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The clouds in your cup form a perfect fern, just like in a fancy Floyd | latte. Botanical images mean that while there is much left to Floyd | accomplish in the present situation, your immediate environment Floyd | sustains you, and you have everything that you need. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | "More fool him, then, as the girl had all the intuition and Floyd | cleverness he himself has lacked. None since my grandmother has had Floyd | the gumption to perform the Rite upon herself, and little Carolyn even Floyd | invoked the Colorless Name as she did it. Even a practice as hokum as Floyd | the Rite has power when performed with patronage." Floyd | Floyd | A sudden sparking noise echoes inside the hole. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "I suppose that the room changes on its own explains why the coffee thought we could solve something there." | |
| DavidW says, "I think the coffee is wrong about this location." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x door" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway South (Matt Schneider) Turns: 3550 Floyd | > Floyd | > X DOOR Floyd | Floyd | A simple door, made from a rich, dark wood. An oval window takes up Floyd | the upper third of the door, but is covered in such a thick layer of Floyd | dust and grime that you can hardly see through it. The small brass Floyd | knob is surrounded by a circular design of inlaid triangles cut out of Floyd | deep, reddish-brown cherry wood. Even if you could see through the Floyd | grime, you can't imagine that you'd see more than a couple of feet in Floyd | this rain. Floyd | Floyd | The man's voice rises in pitch and intensity. "So let us honor her Floyd | memory and follow her example. Roger already dwells in smoke, but the Floyd | rest of the Chalice shall be arriving at the Manor within the hour. We Floyd | will use our problem to solve our problem: go up and welcome the Floyd | newcomers. (If you did not bring your knife, I have extras.) I call Floyd | upon my familiar, the spirit of Egnalosaf, the great white antelope, Floyd | envoy of the scintillating omnivalent Vaadignephod, and blessed Floyd | reflector of iniquity; by your power, I invoke as Fuscous Alderman of Floyd | the Variegated Court the commencement of this Incarnadine RIte, writ Floyd | large! Go, remember, and enjoy!" Floyd | White light flickers from somewhere inside the hole in the wallpaper. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "oh wait." | |
| DavidW says, "I forgot. The coffee is right." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "unlock door with red key" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway South (Matt Schneider) Turns: 3551 Floyd | > Floyd | > UNLOCK DOOR WITH RED KEY Floyd | Floyd | You unlock the wooden door. Floyd | Floyd | The cassette must be designed to loop automatically. Having reached Floyd | the end of the recording, playback resumes from the beginning. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "turn off jogmaster" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway South (Matt Schneider) Turns: 3552 Floyd | > Floyd | > TURN OFF JOGMASTER Floyd | Floyd | You switch the battered yellow JogMaster off. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu asks, "I guess the jogmaster acts as a second hint in case you manage to miss the armoire being torn open?" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x backpack" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway South (Matt Schneider) Turns: 3553 Floyd | > Floyd | > X BACKPACK Floyd | Floyd | You love this backpack. From the outside it's modestly sized and easy Floyd | to carry, but the inside is surprisingly capacious. In addition to the Floyd | cavernous main pocket of the backpack itself, there's a key pocket for Floyd | your keys, a book pocket for your books, a side pocket for your Floyd | sidequests, a hidden pocket for your ineffable mysteries of time and Floyd | space, and a trash pocket for your trash. Zippers on all of these Floyd | pockets let you open and close them at will. Floyd | Floyd | In the Jansport backpack are a hidden pocket, a key pocket, a book Floyd | pocket, a side pocket and a trash pocket. Floyd | Floyd | The light in the void swells, casting strange shadows in the hallway. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put red key in kp" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway South (Matt Schneider) Turns: 3554 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT RED KEY IN KP Floyd | Floyd | You unzip the key pocket, deposit the Red Triangle Key (smelling Floyd | faintly of mildew), then zip the key pocket back up again. Floyd | Floyd | You hear an electronic humming noise coming from the hole in the Floyd | wallpaper. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Well, it also gives more story" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "True." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "More... horrible story." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Yeah." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Balcony (Reina Adair) Turns: 3555 Floyd | > Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | (first opening the wooden door) Floyd | Floyd | Balcony (Reina Adair) Floyd | The balcony has definitely seen better days. Once it was more than Floyd | likely a fine place to sit and look out over the skyline or whatever Floyd | one desired to do out here. However, its charm has been lost with the Floyd | passage of time. The wood, once more than likely shiny and well Floyd | polished, is now rotten and peeling in various spots. Somehow, Floyd | despite the way the architecture has aged, the railing at the end of Floyd | the balcony itself is still somewhat sturdy. All around, the view of Floyd | the scenery is breathtaking, albeit somewhat unsettling for some Floyd | reason. Occasionally, a slight breeze blows past you, but you can't Floyd | tell if its supposed to be warm or cool. The only exit from here is Floyd | to the north. Floyd | Floyd | A statue with a very strange appearance to it is standing here, almost Floyd | as if it is watching the area. Floyd | Floyd | An ethereal trolley stop sign reads Lavender Line -- Cragne Manor Floyd | Balcony. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Note to self: assume that every conversation is an interview." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x me" | ||
Floyd ] Balcony (Reina Adair) Turns: 3556 Floyd | > Floyd | > X ME Floyd | Floyd | As good-looking as ever. Floyd | Floyd | You bear the trauma of a woman who has been eye to eye with an Floyd | eburnean pond kraken. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Balcony (Reina Adair) Turns: 3557 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The clouds in your cup form a blank, mirrored surface. Lack of a Floyd | symbolic image means that you have accomplished everything you must in Floyd | your current environment and should move on to find new challenges in Floyd | order to grow as a person. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "and you found a new trolley stop" | |
| Jenni arrives, ready to play with the toys. | DavidW says, "Congrats" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Hey Jenni." | ||
| DavidW says, "hi Jenni!" | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Jenni), "Welcome." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "I guess that makes it less likely that there is a trolley stop in our bedroom." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x railing" | ||
Floyd ] Balcony (Reina Adair) Turns: 3557 Floyd | > Floyd | > X RAILING Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I still think a trolley stop in one's bedroom to be an awful idea." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x statue" | ||
Floyd ] Balcony (Reina Adair) Turns: 3558 Floyd | > Floyd | > X STATUE Floyd | Floyd | This statue looks to be in the shape of a human, although it is next Floyd | to impossible to make out what the gender is supposed to be. Built Floyd | using pure black marble, all one can do is make out the basic shape of Floyd | the various body parts, such as the head, the arms, the legs, etc. Floyd | The position is somewhat bizarre, almost like the person in question Floyd | is reeling back in terror or fear. Floyd | Floyd | Looking closer at the statue, you notice that the right arm is Floyd | extended outwards almost as if it is holding out its hand. In its Floyd | hand, you discover a key! You go ahead and take it. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "I mean, so do I." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "But I wouldn't put it past some of the Cragnes." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "It'd be convenient." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Gotta say." | ||
| DavidW says, "You could be having a dalliance with the upstairs maid and suddenly there's Aunt Marge with a suitcase watching you." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Oh." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "I hadn't thought about *other* people." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x key" | ||
Floyd ] Balcony (Reina Adair) Turns: 3558 Floyd | > Floyd | > X KEY Floyd | Floyd | Which do you mean, the sturdy key, the splintery wooden key, the Floyd | ornate bronze key, the sinister iron key, the frosty blue key, the Floyd | intricately folded origami key, the silver and ivory key or the key Floyd | from an urn (smelling faintly of mildew)? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x sturdy key" | ||
Floyd ] Balcony (Reina Adair) Turns: 3559 Floyd | > Floyd | > X STURDY KEY Floyd | Floyd | This key looks like it's seen some use throughout its time, yet it Floyd | still looks and feels very sturdy. While it shows some slight hints Floyd | of rust, it has lost very little of its original color. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "You've used the key from an urn, finally." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Yeah, I thought I had stowed it away already, but I guess not." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put key from an urn in kp" | ||
Floyd ] Balcony (Reina Adair) Turns: 3560 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT KEY FROM AN URN IN KP Floyd | Floyd | You unzip the key pocket, deposit the key from an urn (smelling Floyd | faintly of mildew), then zip the key pocket back up again. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway South (Matt Schneider) Turns: 3561 Floyd | > Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Hallway South (Matt Schneider) Floyd | The threadbare carpet holds only the vaguest hints of its original Floyd | hue, and the yellowing wallpaper is crisscrossed with a web of cracks. Floyd | The hole that you tore through the wallpaper emits a gentle light. The Floyd | hallway continues to the north, and there are doors leading to the Floyd | west, south, and east. Floyd | Floyd | The light in the void swells, casting strange shadows in the hallway. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Upstairs Hall, north end (Jason Love) Turns: 3562 Floyd | > Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Upstairs Hall, north end (Jason Love) Floyd | Imposing wooden doors lead north to the nursery (which is open) and Floyd | east to the master bedroom; a smaller doorway between them has been Floyd | closed off with badly painted bricks. The top of the stairs is Floyd | accessible through a narrow arch to the west, and the hall continues Floyd | to the south. Floyd | Floyd | The broken doors to the armoire lie on the floor near the center of Floyd | the room. Floyd | Floyd | The doorless armoire stands against the north-west wall. There's Floyd | nothing inside. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Upstairs Hall, north end (Jason Love) Turns: 3563 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The swirls in your cup form a maple leaf. Botanical images mean that Floyd | while there is much left to accomplish in the present situation, your | DavidW says, "I don't remember where the sturdy key is from now." | |
Floyd | immediate environment sustains you, and you have everything that you
Floyd | need.
Floyd |
Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
| ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "unlock door with sturdy key" | ||
Floyd ] Upstairs Hall, north end (Jason Love) Turns: 3563 Floyd | > Floyd | > UNLOCK DOOR WITH STURDY KEY Floyd | Floyd | Which do you mean, the master bedroom door, the nursery door or the Floyd | bricked-up door? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "unlock master door with sturdy key" | ||
Floyd ] Upstairs Hall, north end (Jason Love) Turns: 3564 Floyd | > Floyd | > UNLOCK MASTER DOOR WITH STURDY KEY Floyd | Floyd | You unlock the master bedroom door. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "oh." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "There it is." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put sturdy key in kp" | ||
Floyd ] Upstairs Hall, north end (Jason Love) Turns: 3565 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT STURDY KEY IN KP Floyd | Floyd | You unzip the key pocket, deposit the sturdy key, then zip the key Floyd | pocket back up again. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] MASTER BEDROOM (ROWAN LIPKOVITS) Turns: 3566 Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | (first opening the master bedroom door) Floyd | Floyd | MASTER BEDROOM (ROWAN LIPKOVITS) Floyd | Et voila! Floyd | Floyd | Here we have the master bedroom of Cragne Manor, which is by turns Floyd | contradictorily capacious and cramped. Though you can't put your Floyd | finger on it, something about this windowless chamber sucks the very Floyd | air out of your lungs and puts you on edge. One would have to be a Floyd | master indeed to achieve any rest in this offputting room. Floyd | Floyd | Though it is relatively sparsely furnished, it wouldn't be much of a Floyd | bedoom without a bed -- and there it is, a four-poster tall, dingy, Floyd | imposing and unsettling. Next to it is a bedside table, on which Floyd | resides some torturously elongated lamp -- apparently the dim room's Floyd | only light source, currently turned off. Floyd | Floyd | To the west is the hallway door through which you first arrived, and Floyd | to the east there is also a door to what is most likely a walk-in Floyd | closet. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x me" | ||
Floyd ] MASTER BEDROOM (ROWAN LIPKOVITS) Turns: 3567 Floyd | > Floyd | > X ME Floyd | Floyd | As good-looking as ever. Floyd | Floyd | You bear the trauma of a woman who has been eye to eye with an Floyd | eburnean pond kraken. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] MASTER BEDROOM (ROWAN LIPKOVITS) Turns: 3568 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The swirls in your cup form concentric circles. Lack of a symbolic Floyd | image means that you have accomplished everything you must in your Floyd | current environment and should move on to find new challenges in order Floyd | to grow as a person. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x bed" | ||
Floyd ] SAMSA WAS HERE (ROWAN LIPKOVITS) Turns: 3569 Floyd | > Floyd | > X BED Floyd | Floyd | You warily sidle up to the uncomfortable-looking grey bed and briefly Floyd | perch on its (now confirmed-uncomfortable) edge. It's a bedroom, the Floyd | bed is its central, nay defining feature -- why not try out the bed, Floyd | right? Worked out OK for Goldilocks, didn't it? Well, turns out this Floyd | would have been a bad idea had you thought of doing it instead of Floyd | momentarily losing agency and having it done on your behalf. Right Floyd | in the middle of ... whatever it was you were trying to accomplish Floyd | anyway, you're hit by an invisible wave that feels like a Mack truck Floyd | pulling a tractor trailer full of fatigue, you briefly lose Floyd | consciousness and collapse as a veil of sooty burlap is dragged across Floyd | your field of vision and a thousand thousand chittering things argue Floyd | spiritedly at the periphery of your mind. Floyd | Floyd | When you awaken from troubled dreams, you find yourself transformed in Floyd | this bed into a horrible vermin. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "tee-hee" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x me" | ||
Floyd ] SAMSA WAS HERE (ROWAN LIPKOVITS) Turns: 3570 Floyd | > Floyd | > X ME Floyd | Floyd | Now you are a cockroach. You have a head, a thorax and an abdomen. Floyd | Your wingless carapace glints dully in the dim light of the room, Floyd | which is just peanuts compared to your three pairs of limbs. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x bed" | ||
Floyd ] SAMSA WAS HERE (ROWAN LIPKOVITS) Turns: 3571 Floyd | > Floyd | > X BED Floyd | Floyd | You see nothing special about the bed. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x table" | ||
Floyd ] SAMSA WAS HERE (ROWAN LIPKOVITS) Turns: 3571 Floyd | > Floyd | > X TABLE Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "..." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "wake up" | ||
Floyd ] SAMSA WAS HERE (ROWAN LIPKOVITS) Turns: 3572 Floyd | > Floyd | > WAKE UP Floyd | Floyd | The dreadful truth is, this is not a dream. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x lamp" | ||
Floyd ] MASTER BEDROOM (ROWAN LIPKOVITS) Turns: 3573 Floyd | > Floyd | > X LAMP Floyd | Floyd | (turning on lamp) Floyd | Floyd | At the sound of the lamp's switch, your hitherto unimagined cockroach Floyd | instincts kick in like an unstoppable force; drawing on some reservoir Floyd | of limber grace and vigor -- practically racing the lamp's light to Floyd | the corners of the room, you find yourself instinctively flinging your Floyd | roachy self off of the bed , making a bee-line for the nearest wall -- Floyd | which you proceed to scurry up -- and on to the ceiling. Along the Floyd | way, the lamp's pull-cord snags on one of your legs, and its Floyd | inadequate illumination once again fades like the camera bulb in a Floyd | disposable Polaroid. Floyd | Floyd | It is upside-down on this ceiling where, unbeknownst to you, you Floyd | inadvertently crawl over a magical pentacle of cancellation that has Floyd | been wallpapered over. It quietly works its protective charms on you, Floyd | but "protective" is relative, as you find you resume your human form Floyd | and quickly discover, from your ceiling vantage point, that gravity Floyd | effects humans differently from cockroaches. Floyd | Floyd | Down you crash, but happily, you don't seem to break anything too Floyd | mission-critical. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "This is a puzzle." | |
| DavidW says, "ah, you solved it already." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "ha" | ||
| Jacqueline shakes her head. | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Well that was random." | ||
| DavidW says, "It's one of those optional puzzles." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "l" | ||
Floyd ] MASTER BEDROOM (ROWAN LIPKOVITS) Turns: 3574 Floyd | > Floyd | > L Floyd | Floyd | MASTER BEDROOM (ROWAN LIPKOVITS) Floyd | Here we have the master bedroom of Cragne Manor, which is by turns Floyd | contradictorily capacious and cramped. Though you can't put your Floyd | finger on it, something about this windowless chamber sucks the very Floyd | air out of your lungs and puts you on edge. One would have to be a Floyd | master indeed to achieve any rest in this offputting room. Floyd | Floyd | Though it is relatively sparsely furnished, it wouldn't be much of a Floyd | bedoom without a bed -- and there it is, a four-poster tall, dingy, Floyd | imposing and unsettling. Next to it is a bedside table, on which Floyd | resides some torturously elongated lamp -- apparently the dim room's Floyd | only light source, currently turned off. Floyd | Floyd | To the west is the hallway door through which you first arrived, and Floyd | to the east there is also a door to what is most likely a walk-in Floyd | closet. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x lamp" | ||
Floyd ] MASTER BEDROOM (ROWAN LIPKOVITS) Turns: 3575 Floyd | > Floyd | > X LAMP Floyd | Floyd | (the waterproof flashlight (smelling faintly of mildew)) Floyd | A small flashlight, with a rubber ring where it screws together to Floyd | keep the water out-though some oily substance coats the inside. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Inside the flashlight is a clump of glowing vegetation. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "Maybe there's more to it, but if so, I never discovered it." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x elongated lamp" | ||
Floyd ] MASTER BEDROOM (ROWAN LIPKOVITS) Turns: 3576 Floyd | > Floyd | > X ELONGATED LAMP Floyd | Floyd | Due to the peculiar shape of the bedside lamp and the unusual angle at Floyd | which the table supports it, you are unable to interact with the lamp Floyd | without first being in the bed, so in you go! Floyd | Floyd | (sitting on the bed first) Floyd | Floyd | You warily sidle up to the uncomfortable-looking grey bed and briefly Floyd | perch on its (now confirmed-uncomfortable) edge. It's a bedroom, the Floyd | bed is its central, nay defining feature -- why not try out the bed, Floyd | right? Worked out OK for Goldilocks, didn't it? Well, turns out this Floyd | would have been a bad idea had you thought of doing it instead of Floyd | momentarily losing agency and having it done on your behalf. Right Floyd | in the middle of ... whatever it was you were trying to accomplish Floyd | anyway, you're hit by an invisible wave that feels like a Mack truck Floyd | pulling a tractor trailer full of fatigue, you briefly lose Floyd | consciousness and collapse as a veil of sooty burlap is dragged across Floyd | your field of vision and a thousand thousand chittering things argue Floyd | spiritedly at the periphery of your mind. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x me" | ||
Floyd ] MASTER BEDROOM (ROWAN LIPKOVITS) Turns: 3577 Floyd | > Floyd | > X ME Floyd | Floyd | As good-looking as ever. Floyd | Floyd | You bear the trauma of a woman who has been eye to eye with an Floyd | eburnean pond kraken. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "I love my recurring trauma." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Really weird." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] A Shadowy Closet (Molly Ying) Turns: 3578 Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | (first getting off the bed) Floyd | (first opening closet door) Floyd | Floyd | A Shadowy Closet (Molly Ying) Floyd | This large closet, illuminated only by the light coming through the Floyd | door, is so filled with a jumble of clothes that your head spins as Floyd | you contemplate the mess. In fact, it's so untidy that it's difficult Floyd | to look at the disorder directly. Squinting through the chaos, you see Floyd | shelves leading up to the ceiling on one side and a cabinet on the Floyd | other. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x me" | ||
Floyd ] A Shadowy Closet (Molly Ying) Turns: 3579 Floyd | > Floyd | > X ME Floyd | Floyd | As good-looking as ever. Floyd | Floyd | You bear the trauma of a woman who has been eye to eye with an Floyd | eburnean pond kraken. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jenni says, "hi all! checking in from a pancake house" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] A Shadowy Closet (Molly Ying) Turns: 3580 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The swirls in your cup form the engine of a train. Modes of Floyd | transportation mean that your current environment presents challenges Floyd | that can only be overcome by seeking fresh perspectives elsewhere Floyd | until you're ready to return. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jenni gets bored and wanders off to the Toyshop. | ||
| Jenni arrives, ready to play with the toys. | Knight_Otu says, "I think I'm lagging." | |
| Knight_Otu asks, "Ooor maybe not anymore?" | ||
| Jacqueline asks (of Jenni), "Whatcha having?" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x cabinet" | ||
Floyd ] A Shadowy Closet (Molly Ying) Turns: 3581 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CABINET Floyd | Floyd | Your eye can't quite resolve the angles of the cabinet, but the three Floyd | (three?) drawers it contains are plain to see. There is an empty frame Floyd | on the top that might have held a mirror once, but whatever was inside Floyd | it has been removed. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jenni says, "gluten free pancakes with strawberries & maple syrup ^_^" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x shelves" | ||
Floyd ] A Shadowy Closet (Molly Ying) Turns: 3582 Floyd | > Floyd | > X SHELVES Floyd | Floyd | You can't see how these strangely tilted shelves are staying upright Floyd | and together, but it's lucky for you that they are, as the piles of Floyd | clothes and forgotten possessions would bury you if they failed. Their Floyd | contents are piled high to the point that the ceiling is obscured. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "mmm... strawberries." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "search shelves" | ||
Floyd ] A Shadowy Closet (Molly Ying) Turns: 3583 Floyd | > Floyd | > SEARCH SHELVES Floyd | Floyd | There is nothing on the shelves. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Damn. Now I'm wishing I hadn't asked. Jealous." | |
| Knight_Otu exclaims, "Lies, game, lies!" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open drawer" | ||
Floyd ] A Shadowy Closet (Molly Ying) Turns: 3583 Floyd | > Floyd | > OPEN DRAWER Floyd | Floyd | Which do you mean, the upper drawer, the middle drawer or the lower Floyd | drawer? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "upper" | ||
Floyd ] A Shadowy Closet (Molly Ying) Turns: 3584 Floyd | > Floyd | > UPPER Floyd | Floyd | You open the upper drawer. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x it" | ||
Floyd ] A Shadowy Closet (Molly Ying) Turns: 3585 Floyd | > Floyd | > X IT Floyd | Floyd | The upper drawer is empty. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open middle drawer" | ||
Floyd ] A Shadowy Closet (Molly Ying) Turns: 3586 Floyd | > Floyd | > OPEN MIDDLE DRAWER Floyd | Floyd | You open the middle drawer. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x it" | ||
Floyd ] A Shadowy Closet (Molly Ying) Turns: 3587 Floyd | > Floyd | > X IT Floyd | Floyd | The middle drawer is empty. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open lower drawer" | ||
Floyd ] A Shadowy Closet (Molly Ying) Turns: 3588 Floyd | > Floyd | > OPEN LOWER DRAWER Floyd | Floyd | You open the lower drawer. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x it" | ||
Floyd ] A Shadowy Closet (Molly Ying) Turns: 3589 Floyd | > Floyd | > X IT Floyd | Floyd | The lower drawer is empty. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Well, the coffee already told us that we can't solve this yet." | |
| DavidW says, "true" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Looking over the map, I think we need to dive back into the basement." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] A Shadowy Closet (Molly Ying) Turns: 3590 Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | You can't go that way. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] MASTER BEDROOM (ROWAN LIPKOVITS) Turns: 3591 Floyd | > Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | MASTER BEDROOM (ROWAN LIPKOVITS) Floyd | Here we have the master bedroom of Cragne Manor, which is by turns Floyd | contradictorily capacious and cramped. Though you can't put your Floyd | finger on it, something about this windowless chamber sucks the very Floyd | air out of your lungs and puts you on edge. One would have to be a Floyd | master indeed to achieve any rest in this offputting room. Floyd | Floyd | Though it is relatively sparsely furnished, it wouldn't be much of a Floyd | bedoom without a bed -- and there it is, a four-poster tall, dingy, Floyd | imposing and unsettling. Next to it is a bedside table, on which Floyd | resides some torturously elongated lamp -- apparently the dim room's Floyd | only light source, currently turned off. Floyd | Floyd | To the west is the hallway door through which you first arrived, and Floyd | to the east there is also a door to what is most likely a walk-in Floyd | closet. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Upstairs Hall, north end (Jason Love) Turns: 3592 Floyd | > Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Upstairs Hall, north end (Jason Love) Floyd | Imposing wooden doors lead north to the nursery (which is open) and Floyd | east to the master bedroom (which is also open); a smaller doorway Floyd | between them has been closed off with badly painted bricks. The top of Floyd | the stairs is accessible through a narrow arch to the west, and the Floyd | hall continues to the south. Floyd | Floyd | The broken doors to the armoire lie on the floor near the center of Floyd | the room. Floyd | Floyd | The doorless armoire stands against the north-west wall. There's Floyd | nothing inside. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" | DavidW says, "I've updated the map." | |
Floyd ] Hallway South (Matt Schneider) Turns: 3593 Floyd | > Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Hallway South (Matt Schneider) Floyd | The threadbare carpet holds only the vaguest hints of its original Floyd | hue, and the yellowing wallpaper is crisscrossed with a web of cracks. Floyd | The hole that you tore through the wallpaper emits a gentle light. The Floyd | hallway continues to the north, and there are doors leading to the Floyd | west, south, and east. Floyd | Floyd | A sudden sparking noise echoes inside the hole. Floyd | Floyd | The hallway fills with a flash of light and shadows flee down the Floyd | hall. Moments later the clap of thunder causes the entire house to Floyd | shake and groan. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Thanks" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Balcony (Reina Adair) Turns: 3594 Floyd | > Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Balcony (Reina Adair) Floyd | The balcony has definitely seen better days. Once it was more than Floyd | likely a fine place to sit and look out over the skyline or whatever Floyd | one desired to do out here. However, its charm has been lost with the Floyd | passage of time. The wood, once more than likely shiny and well Floyd | polished, is now rotten and peeling in various spots. Somehow, Floyd | despite the way the architecture has aged, the railing at the end of Floyd | the balcony itself is still somewhat sturdy. All around, the view of Floyd | the scenery is breathtaking, albeit somewhat unsettling for some Floyd | reason. Occasionally, a slight breeze blows past you, but you can't Floyd | tell if its supposed to be warm or cool. The only exit from here is Floyd | to the north. Floyd | Floyd | A statue with a very strange appearance to it is standing here, almost Floyd | as if it is watching the area. Floyd | Floyd | A phantom trolley stop sign reads Lavender Line -- Cragne Manor Floyd | Balcony. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "wait for black line" | ||
Floyd ] Malign Tunnel (Damon L. Wakes) Turns: 3595 Floyd | > Floyd | > WAIT FOR BLACK LINE Floyd | Floyd | You lean against the wooden door, hold out your pass, and wait for the Floyd | black line. Within moments, a spectral trolley arrives. Instead of Floyd | stopping and allowing you to board, it passes through you, Floyd | and you find yourself transported to Floyd | Floyd | As you descend the unsteady ladder, a piercing shriek freezes you to Floyd | your core. Perhaps it is merely pressure being released from some Floyd | ill-maintained valve in the boiler room above. Perhaps it is something Floyd | else, waiting in the darkness below. Floyd | Floyd | Malign Tunnel (Damon L. Wakes) Floyd | The space beneath the boiler room is damp and narrow, little more than Floyd | a dogleg corridor set into the earth. Something about its shape, its Floyd | proportions, is deeply unsettling to you. There is a rusting iron Floyd | ladder leading to the floor above, and a green door leading to the Floyd | southwest, its paint flaking onto the uneven stone floor. The curving Floyd | brick walls on either side of you arc gracefully inwards to form a Floyd | vaulted ceiling. You would be able to stand comfortably were it not Floyd | for the pipes that stretch like tendons above your head. Floyd | Floyd | An ethereal trolley stop sign reads Black Line -- Underground. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "u" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 3596 Floyd | > Floyd | > U Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Floyd | The western side of this windowless brick room is dominated by a huge Floyd | boiler connected to a confusing network of pipes that eventually Floyd | delivers heat to the rest of the manor. Between the unpleasant Floyd | humming, the smell of fuel oil, and the heat leaking out, the boiler Floyd | is leaving you feeling a little lightheaded. Floyd | Floyd | As noticeable as it is, the boiler is hardly the only item of Floyd | interest. Crammed around it are many devices, at least four of which Floyd | are clearly bigger and heavier than you. Next to the open doorway Floyd | leading north there is a keypunch. There's a support column in the Floyd | middle of the room with a system diagram on it, and lashed to the Floyd | column there is a faraday cage with a window on its door looking Floyd | inside. Next to it is a an overlay engine, and behind it a a Floyd | dimensional stabilizer. Beyond a heavy-duty table near the southwest Floyd | corner there is a rough hole in the floor, and the surface of the Floyd | table is dominated by the control panel for the whole system. There is Floyd | a small steel shelf high on the wall way above the table, and a Floyd | fluorescent work light above that. On the wall opposite the faraday Floyd | cage there is a sign hanging from a chain. Floyd | Floyd | It looks like the room has hardly been disturbed in decades, and your Floyd | presence has kicked up a sizable amount of dust. Although there are Floyd | some cobwebs, you don't see any spiders. Maybe they got fed up with Floyd | some combination of the loud noises, bad smells, choking dust, and Floyd | miserable heat and went someplace nicer. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Basement (Ivan Roth) Turns: 3597 Floyd | > Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | Something tells you that Edwin Cragne really would not want you to Floyd | take his secrets out of this room and that you really ought to leave Floyd | the journal in the boiler room. Floyd | Floyd | Your reading glasses frost over at the edges. You feel a sharp pain Floyd | from the cold spot on your shoulder, and feel like there's a library Floyd | book you--or Emmett, perhaps--hasn't read yet from this location. Floyd | Floyd | Basement (Ivan Roth) Floyd | It's dark and chilly down here. A damp, mildewy carpet of dimly Floyd | visible design covers half the floor. It must have been luxuriously Floyd | soft before it started rotting. Floyd | Floyd | A rickety staircase leads back up towards the heavy wooden door to the Floyd | kitchen. A flimsy plywood door leads north, but you know what lies in Floyd | that direction. The dimly-lit basement extends in every other Floyd | direction, south, east and west. Floyd | Floyd | A metal hatch opens into darkness below. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline asks, "So, the doors back there are just lying there, right? It's not like we could have opened them and found a trap door to another dimension, right?" | |
| Jacqueline says, "Like, I doubt that's a thing, but it'd be cool, and it's be on point for this game." | ||
| DavidW asks, "The armoire doors?" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Yeah" | ||
| Knight_Otu asks, "The armoire doors?" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Sorry, the thought only just occurred to me." | ||
| DavidW says, "I couldn't move them. But I think they end up leaning against a wall later." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Oh, okay." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Huh. We can check back later, anyway." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Basement (Ivan Roth) Turns: 3598 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The swirls in your cup form a gentle ripple. Lack of a symbolic image Floyd | means that you have accomplished everything you must in your current Floyd | environment and should move on to find new challenges in order to grow Floyd | as a person. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says (to Jacqueline), "I haven't forgotten the trapdoor in Within a Wreath of Dewdrops." | |
| Jacqueline says, "heh" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "d" | ||
Floyd ] Under the Basement (Ivan Roth) Turns: 3599 Floyd | > Floyd | > D Floyd | Floyd | Your reading glasses frost over at the edges. You feel a sharp pain Floyd | from the cold spot on your shoulder, and feel like there's a library Floyd | book you--or Emmett, perhaps--hasn't read yet from this location. Floyd | Floyd | Under the Basement (Ivan Roth) Floyd | Tentatively, you lower yourself down from the ladder, and discover Floyd | that you're in a rocky cavern, colder and wetter even than the dank Floyd | basement. It is also dim and shadowy, but you can make out strange Floyd | carvings on the rock walls, a sinister iron cage that dangles from the Floyd | roof of the cave, and a large black cabinet of ornate design, set into Floyd | the western wall. An ink-black tunnel entrance leads north. Floyd | Floyd | You blink, and suddenly right before you is a pale figure — one that Floyd | wasn't there only moments ago. Floyd | Floyd | The ghost speaks. "I am Fedwick Baines, the sub-librarian of the Floyd | Cragne library's Forbidden Annex. This is the home of the books that Floyd | the Cragnes could not allow to circulate; as far as I know, each of Floyd | these volumes is unique in all the world." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jenni gets bored and wanders off to the Toyshop. | ||
| Jenni arrives, ready to play with the toys. | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x me" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Library Forbidden Annex - Under the Basement (Turns: 3600 Floyd | > Floyd | > X ME Floyd | Floyd | You can't see yourself directly, but you have a pretty good idea. You Floyd | have dark circles under your eyes, your hair is frizzed. It hasn't Floyd | been a good day. Peter has to be somewhere, right? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Library Forbidden Annex - Under the Basement (Turns: 3601 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The clouds in your cup form a single cherry. Botanical images mean Floyd | that while there is much left to accomplish in the present situation, Floyd | your immediate environment sustains you, and you have everything that Floyd | you need. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "oh, there may be a bug that the library list introduced into this room." | |
| Knight_Otu asks, "Uh oh?" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x carvings" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Library Forbidden Annex - Under the Basement (Turns: 3602 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CARVINGS Floyd | Floyd | On the wall are strange, unholy hieroglyphs. You can barely make them Floyd | out, however, because it seems like the carvings have been scorched Floyd | and defaced—almost like someone was trying to erase them from the Floyd | wall, but without doing serious damage to the rock. How peculiar. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "It won't make the game unwinnable. You'll just see one less book." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read them" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Library Forbidden Annex - Under the Basement (Turns: 3603 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ THEM Floyd | Floyd | On the wall are strange, unholy hieroglyphs. You can barely make them Floyd | out, however, because it seems like the carvings have been scorched Floyd | and defaced—almost like someone was trying to erase them from the Floyd | wall, but without doing serious damage to the rock. How peculiar. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x cage" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Library Forbidden Annex - Under the Basement (Turns: 3604 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CAGE Floyd | Floyd | This heavy iron cage looks like it was last disturbed in the Stone Floyd | Age. Inside, an angry-looking vampire bat flutters around in a rage. A Floyd | silver bell on a long chain dangles from the bottom. Floyd | Floyd | In the hanging iron cage is a vicious-looking bat. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "One of the library books is supposed to be here, but because you examined the library list twice ages ago, this room's library book might not be here any more." | |
| Jacqueline says, "Seeing one less book sounds bad." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x bat" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Library Forbidden Annex - Under the Basement (Turns: 3605 Floyd | > Floyd | > X BAT Floyd | Floyd | A black ball of fur and fangs sulks inside the cage. "That little ball Floyd | of furry malice is sulking because it's in a brand-new enclosure," Floyd | Fedwick tells you. "Chewed right through the bars of the last one, Floyd | took me days to catch. I had to chase the infernal rodent through Floyd | every single room in Cragne Manor." Floyd | Floyd | He pats the thick iron cage with a smug expression. "Well, that won't Floyd | happen again on my watch!" Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "Well the list is shorter too." | |
| Jacqueline says, "Yeah, but I like books." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "I like backstory." | ||
| Jacqueline asks, "What will we miss??" | ||
| DavidW says, "I'll have to look it up. Gimme a sec." | ||
| DavidW says, "A book called "Buried Tales of Old Vermont"." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Odd." | ||
| DavidW says, "It should be on your library list, but I bet it isn't." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x list" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Library Forbidden Annex - Under the Basement (Turns: 3606 Floyd | > Floyd | > X LIST Floyd | Floyd | ATTENTION PETER CRAGNE Floyd | Floyd | This is your notification that your status with the Backwater Public Floyd | Library is DELINQUENT due to NON-RETURNAL. Floyd | You are NOT PERMITTED to check out books or to access special library Floyd | materials until your status is cleared. Floyd | Floyd | To clear your status, you must return ALL books you currently have Floyd | checked out: Floyd | Floyd | To Have, and To Have Knots: An Illustrated Guide Floyd | Backwater Personalities (1915-1925 edition) Floyd | The Lives of the Roman Emperors Floyd | A Rudimentary Taxonomy of Known Scent and Grotesque Floyd | Reactions Floyd | Life Beneath Nightmares Floyd | The Conservative's Cookbook Floyd | ANCHORHEAD. A What-do-I-do-now Book Based on the Works of Floyd | MICHAEL GENTRY Floyd | Floyd | The sub-librarian hovers sternly in the corner. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Nope." | |
| Jenni says, "it turns out that book has one of three possible names, which might have been the problem" | ||
| DavidW says (to Jenni), "oh." | ||
| Jenni says, "I think Conservative's Cookbook is the replacement" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x cabinet" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Library Forbidden Annex - Under the Basement (Turns: 3607 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CABINET Floyd | Floyd | An ornate, ebony cabinet, bedecked with curlicues and wingéd cherubs, Floyd | has been set, improbably, into the western wall of this stone cavern. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Interesting." | |
| DavidW says, "It's still very worth solving this room regardless." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open cabinet" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Library Forbidden Annex - Under the Basement (Turns: 3608 Floyd | > Floyd | > OPEN CABINET Floyd | Floyd | The ghost of the librarian bats you away with a spectral hand, a Floyd | bizarre sensation that chills you to the bone. "Take a book, leave a Floyd | book," he says icily. "If you want to read something, bring me a Floyd | book." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x tunnel" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Library Forbidden Annex - Under the Basement (Turns: 3609 Floyd | > Floyd | > X TUNNEL Floyd | Floyd | You try to peer into the blackness, but it is absolute. If there's Floyd | anything that way you'll have to go north, into the caves, to see it. Floyd | Floyd | The sub-librarian hovers sternly in the corner. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x baines" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Library Forbidden Annex - Under the Basement (Turns: 3610 Floyd | > Floyd | > X BAINES Floyd | Floyd | Hovering before you, pale and ghostly, is an old, bald man wearing a Floyd | very old-fashioned spectral tailcoat. He bows his head at you when he Floyd | sees you looking, but there's a faint hint of an amused smile around Floyd | his lips. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open bp" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Library Forbidden Annex - Under the Basement (Turns: 3611 Floyd | > Floyd | > OPEN BP Floyd | Floyd | You open the book pocket, revealing The Modern Girl's Divination Floyd | Handbook -- Volume Three (smelling faintly of mildew), a postcard of Floyd | Big Ben (smelling faintly of mildew), the diary of Phyllis Cragne Floyd | (smelling faintly of mildew), a tiny leather journal (smelling faintly Floyd | of mildew), a moldy, waterlogged journal (smelling faintly of mildew), Floyd | a soggy tome (smelling faintly of mildew), an old newspaper (smelling Floyd | faintly of mildew), Tatooine 1: Anchorhead (smelling faintly Floyd | of mildew), a faded delivery note (smelling faintly of mildew) and an Floyd | old paperback book (smelling faintly of mildew). Floyd | Floyd | The sub-librarian hovers sternly in the corner. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get old newspaper" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Library Forbidden Annex - Under the Basement (Turns: 3612 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET OLD NEWSPAPER Floyd | Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x it" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Library Forbidden Annex - Under the Basement (Turns: 3613 Floyd | > Floyd | > X IT Floyd | Floyd | It is an old issue of the Backwater Chronicle, a local newspaper that Floyd | ceased to be decades ago. This issue is dated July 31, 1920. The local Floyd | museum should see this! Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read it" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Library Forbidden Annex - Under the Basement (Turns: 3614 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ IT Floyd | Floyd | You turn the pages and check the next article: Floyd | Floyd | CHARITY BALL AT BACKWATER HIGH Floyd | The auditorium of Backwater High saw a festive ball on Satday evening Floyd | when freemasonry lodge Order of the Eastern Star invited local Floyd | notables to the yearly Rosencrantz Ball. While the Providence Hot Jazz Floyd | Orchestra conducted by Robert "Bop" Shindlaw played sudatory tunes and Floyd | while the kitchen brigade of the Boardwalk Inn provided small Floyd | delicacies as well as inspiring drinks, money was collected through Floyd | admission and raffle ticket sales to appease the dolor of the victims Floyd | of February's fatal spring tide. Among the guests were mayor Joe Floyd | Slater (accompanied by his daughters) and surgeon in residence Dr. Floyd | Basil Elton (accompanied by his third wife, Lily). An accompanying Floyd | picture shows mayor Slater clinking glasses with surgeon Basil Elton, Floyd | the latter one being a head taller than the dignitary. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "give newspaper to baines" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Library Forbidden Annex - Under the Basement (Turns: 3614 Floyd | > Floyd | > GIVE NEWSPAPER TO BAINES Floyd | Floyd | Which do you mean, the old newspaper (smelling faintly of mildew), the Floyd | clipped newspaper article or the yellowed newspapers (smelling faintly Floyd | of mildew)? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "give old newspaper to baines" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Library Forbidden Annex - Under the Basement (Turns: 3615 Floyd | > Floyd | > GIVE OLD NEWSPAPER TO BAINES Floyd | Floyd | The ghost snatches the book from your hands. "Ah, fresh pages! I Floyd | haven't read something new in ages." Turning to the cabinet, he Floyd | plunges his hand through the door and pulls out a book: The Liquid Floyd | Sky. He hands it to you, reluctantly. "Take good care of it," he Floyd | says. "And give it back to me when you're done." Floyd | Floyd | Fedwick peers scornfully at you. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x liquis" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Library Forbidden Annex - Under the Basement (Turns: 3615 Floyd | > Floyd | > X LIQUIS Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x liquid" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Library Forbidden Annex - Under the Basement (Turns: 3616 Floyd | > Floyd | > X LIQUID Floyd | Floyd | (The Liquid Sky) Floyd | In black type on the cover of this thin volume are the words "The Floyd | Liquid Sky", and under them, "Ostregot". It looks like a book of Floyd | poetry. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read it" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Library Forbidden Annex - Under the Basement (Turns: 3617 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ IT Floyd | Floyd | You flip open to a dog-eared page: Floyd | Floyd | Phantasms Floyd | Floyd | I think they say that Marco Polo walked through endless passages Floyd | of polished stone Floyd | or thumbed through stacks Floyd | that no one mind had pulled apart, and reconvened Floyd | with red twine Floyd | and indices and keyboard dust and forum jokes Floyd | and tacks Floyd | Floyd | but only two things are certain, says Ben Franklin: Floyd | the death of the body and the mind, obliterated, Floyd | dust to dust Floyd | and the death of the spirit of the book Floyd | after it has been read and read again Floyd | every passage explored, inspected, made to fit Floyd | by British tax collectors Floyd | Floyd | so when they had Prohibition they built secret rooms under the stairs, Floyd | with combination locks Floyd | and now the Prohibition house is a museum and the museum is open Floyd | twenty days a week Floyd | and you can sign up for a VR tour Floyd | that takes in every detail Floyd | and every visitor knows more than Warren Harding did Floyd | when the bomb went off Floyd | Floyd | I guess that's why we have terrorists Floyd | Floyd | so we can keep reading Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "g" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Library Forbidden Annex - Under the Basement (Turns: 3618 Floyd | > Floyd | > G Floyd | Floyd | You flip open to a dog-eared page: Floyd | Floyd | Phantasms Floyd | Floyd | I think they say that Marco Polo walked through endless passages Floyd | of polished stone Floyd | or thumbed through stacks Floyd | that no one mind had pulled apart, and reconvened Floyd | with red twine Floyd | and indices and keyboard dust and forum jokes Floyd | and tacks Floyd | Floyd | but only two things are certain, says Ben Franklin: Floyd | the death of the body and the mind, obliterated, Floyd | dust to dust Floyd | and the death of the spirit of the book Floyd | after it has been read and read again Floyd | every passage explored, inspected, made to fit Floyd | by British tax collectors Floyd | Floyd | so when they had Prohibition they built secret rooms under the stairs, Floyd | with combination locks Floyd | and now the Prohibition house is a museum and the museum is open Floyd | twenty days a week Floyd | and you can sign up for a VR tour Floyd | that takes in every detail Floyd | and every visitor knows more than Warren Harding did Floyd | when the bomb went off Floyd | Floyd | I guess that's why we have terrorists Floyd | Floyd | so we can keep reading Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "We are at two hours... just touching bas." | |
| Jacqueline says, "er, base" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Well, I can continue for a bit still." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Also, damn. Over 3600 turrns now." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Okay. I can hang for a bit if you can." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Big game is big." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Yeah" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Also, considering that we lost patience with Known Unknowns (six sessions) and Anchorhead (too many to count)..." | ||
| Sandon arrives, full of neither funk nor fun. | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "give liquid to librarian" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Library Forbidden Annex - Under the Basement (Turns: 3618 Floyd | > Floyd | > GIVE LIQUID TO LIBRARIAN Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Sandon asks, "excuse me?" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "give liquid to baines" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Library Forbidden Annex - Under the Basement (Turns: 3619 Floyd | > Floyd | > GIVE LIQUID TO BAINES Floyd | Floyd | (The Liquid Sky, by Robert N. Ostregot to the ghost) Floyd | The ghost snatches back The Liquid Sky, by Robert N. Floyd | Ostregot. "Don't think you're getting another one for giving this Floyd | back," he says, wagging his finger. "I do this to find new things to Floyd | read." Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Well, as you all said earlier, this is kind of like 80 games." | |
| DavidW says (to Sandon), "ClubFloyd session." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Hey there, Sandon. We're still playing." | ||
| Sandon asks, "cragne manor it looks like? can I ask a question bout that?" | ||
| DavidW says, "Sure." | ||
| Sandon says, "not sure if I'm aloud to ask this, but how do you get out of the railroad station? I never figured out what to do and there's no walkthrough." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Now I'm feeling bad for not posting transcripts again." | ||
| DavidW asks, "My walkthrough isn't ready yet. Did you find the jar and the doll?" | ||
| Jenni says, "there's a good hint thread on the intfiction.org forums" | ||
| DavidW says, "oh right. Yes." | ||
| Sandon asks, "doll? yes, I did, but the jar?" | ||
| Sandon asks, "how do you get past the woman?" | ||
| DavidW says, "There's a jar in the restroom. You need both the doll and the jar to get past her." | ||
| Sandon says, "what do I do with them? last question, but I'm gonna play this later tonight" | ||
| DavidW says, "I think I've given enough hints on this." | ||
| Sandon nods. | ||
| Sandon says, "alright. bye then, sorry" | ||
| Sandon says, "see ya later or somethin'" | ||
| Sandon laughs. | ||
| Sandon has had her fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. | ||
| Jacqueline says, "That was kind of a weird interlude." | DavidW says, "Sorry for messing up the transcript, but I don't think it could be helped." | |
| Jacqueline says, "So." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Enh. No big." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "give faded delivery to baines" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Library Forbidden Annex - Under the Basement (Turns: 3620 Floyd | > Floyd | > GIVE FADED DELIVERY TO BAINES Floyd | Floyd | (first taking the faded delivery note (smelling faintly of mildew)) Floyd | The ghost snatches the book from your hands. "Ah, fresh pages! I Floyd | haven't read something new in ages." Turning to the cabinet, he Floyd | plunges his hand through the door and pulls out a book: The Reign Floyd | of Reason. He hands it to you, reluctantly. "Take good care of Floyd | it," he says. "And give it back to me when you're done." Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "Also, if Sandon is stuck *that* early in the game?" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x reign" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Library Forbidden Annex - Under the Basement (Turns: 3621 Floyd | > Floyd | > X REIGN Floyd | Floyd | "The Reign of Reason", by Godos Atrakut, is an old red book with Floyd | yellowed pages, but the curious design on the cover looks distinctly Floyd | modern. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read it" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Library Forbidden Annex - Under the Basement (Turns: 3622 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ IT Floyd | Floyd | You open to a random page: Floyd | Floyd | "It's true. In gazing at that perfect Law, that unassailable and Floyd | genius invention of those unsurpassed sages legalis in Floyd | ancient Istanbul... I was enlightened, or lifted from my body, or Floyd | something changed spiritually within me. I am not ashamed to say it: Floyd | damn all those religious men! It is not Christ who enlightened me! In Floyd | the great library of Constantinople, a statute got me high..." Floyd | Floyd | [You can type HINT for a hint at any time.] Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read it" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Library Forbidden Annex - Under the Basement (Turns: 3623 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ IT Floyd | Floyd | You open to a random page: Floyd | Floyd | "It's true. In gazing at that perfect Law, that unassailable and Floyd | genius invention of those unsurpassed sages legalis in Floyd | ancient Istanbul... I was enlightened, or lifted from my body, or Floyd | something changed spiritually within me. I am not ashamed to say it: Floyd | damn all those religious men! It is not Christ who enlightened me! In Floyd | the great library of Constantinople, a statute got me high..." Floyd | Floyd | As you close the book, something on the inside cover catches your eye. Floyd | In faint, wabbling pencil marks, someone has scrawled a name: Floyd | Barach'speroth Arguule. You wonder if the ghost knows his book Floyd | has been defaced with these strange words... Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ask baines about arguule" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Library Forbidden Annex - Under the Basement (Turns: 3624 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK BAINES ABOUT ARGUULE Floyd | Floyd | You wouldn't have said it was possible even moments ago, but somehow Floyd | the pale white ghost manages to blanch with fear. "Bara- uh, that name Floyd | is not the name of any author, or any human being. If you have to Floyd | know, B- Ba- Ba- that being is the first servant of the one who binds Floyd | me here, the one whose name I will not even try to say. The Floyd | incantation of Arguule may be hidden somewhere in these books; it is Floyd | not his name, it is something more baleful..." he demurs. "I've said Floyd | too much," he says, and falls silent. Floyd | Floyd | You resolve to examine these books more attentively than ever when you Floyd | read them, in case you might discover— whatever that is... Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "search reign" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Library Forbidden Annex - Under the Basement (Turns: 3625 Floyd | > Floyd | > SEARCH REIGN Floyd | Floyd | You find nothing of interest. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read reign" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Library Forbidden Annex - Under the Basement (Turns: 3626 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ REIGN Floyd | Floyd | You open to a random page: Floyd | Floyd | "It's true. In gazing at that perfect Law, that unassailable and Floyd | genius invention of those unsurpassed sages legalis in Floyd | ancient Istanbul... I was enlightened, or lifted from my body, or Floyd | something changed spiritually within me. I am not ashamed to say it: Floyd | damn all those religious men! It is not Christ who enlightened me! In Floyd | the great library of Constantinople, a statute got me high..." Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline asks, "Hm. will Inspected by #8 grant us a book?" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "give divination to baines" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Library Forbidden Annex - Under the Basement (Turns: 3627 Floyd | > Floyd | > GIVE DIVINATION TO BAINES Floyd | Floyd | (first taking The Modern Girl's Divination Handbook -- Volume Three Floyd | (smelling faintly of mildew)) Floyd | The ghost snatches the book from your hands. "Ah, fresh pages! I Floyd | haven't read something new in ages." Turning to the cabinet, he Floyd | plunges his hand through the door and pulls out a book: The Floyd | Imagined Worm. He hands it to you, reluctantly. "Take good care Floyd | of it," he says. "And give it back to me when you're done." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x worm" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Library Forbidden Annex - Under the Basement (Turns: 3628 Floyd | > Floyd | > X WORM Floyd | Floyd | The cover is appropriately worm-y, and prints the title — "The Floyd | Imagined Worm: My Journey Through the World of Creepy-Crawlies, by Floyd | Elizabeth P. Stashwart" — in big, loopy script; but it doesn't give Floyd | you much sign as to why this book is in the Forbidden Annex. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x worm" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Library Forbidden Annex - Under the Basement (Turns: 3629 Floyd | > Floyd | > X WORM Floyd | Floyd | The cover is appropriately worm-y, and prints the title — "The Floyd | Imagined Worm: My Journey Through the World of Creepy-Crawlies, by Floyd | Elizabeth P. Stashwart" — in big, loopy script; but it doesn't give Floyd | you much sign as to why this book is in the Forbidden Annex. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read it" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Library Forbidden Annex - Under the Basement (Turns: 3630 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ IT Floyd | Floyd | The pages of this book are densely-printed and rice-paper thin. You Floyd | flip through it until you reach an illustration: a cross-section of Floyd | some kind of slug-like worm. It certainly sounds nasty, but you can't Floyd | understand half of the words on this page. You're a few college Floyd | degrees away from getting much out of this book. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read it" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Library Forbidden Annex - Under the Basement (Turns: 3631 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ IT Floyd | Floyd | The pages of this book are densely-printed and rice-paper thin. You Floyd | flip through it until you reach an illustration: a cross-section of Floyd | some kind of slug-like worm. It certainly sounds nasty, but you can't Floyd | understand half of the words on this page. You're a few college Floyd | degrees away from getting much out of this book. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read it" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Library Forbidden Annex - Under the Basement (Turns: 3632 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ IT Floyd | Floyd | The pages of this book are densely-printed and rice-paper thin. You Floyd | flip through it until you reach an illustration: a cross-section of Floyd | some kind of slug-like worm. It certainly sounds nasty, but you can't Floyd | understand half of the words on this page. You're a few college Floyd | degrees away from getting much out of this book. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "search it" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Library Forbidden Annex - Under the Basement (Turns: 3633 Floyd | > Floyd | > SEARCH IT Floyd | Floyd | You find nothing of interest. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ask baines about worm" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Library Forbidden Annex - Under the Basement (Turns: 3634 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK BAINES ABOUT WORM Floyd | Floyd | The ghost just fixes you with a blank stare as you stutter out Floyd | whatever question you're trying to ask. Floyd | Floyd | "I can answer questions about people I've known, and the individuals Floyd | mentioned in the books we keep here," he says. "Because I've chosen to Floyd | hold on to those pieces of my memory. I am not a general-purpose Floyd | almanac." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ask baines about stashwart" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Library Forbidden Annex - Under the Basement (Turns: 3635 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK BAINES ABOUT STASHWART Floyd | Floyd | (Elizabeth P. Stashwart) Floyd | "Stashwart is a distinguished researcher in the field of Floyd | blood-swallowing parasites; a brightly-burning woman. She would come Floyd | over some times to show Leopold — Leopold Cragne, I mean — some of Floyd | the Floyd | things she was working on; he had an amateur interest in parasitology. Floyd | Someone once claimed to me, and I won't say who, that that she wrote Floyd | The Imagined Worm as an amusement for her young nephew. But Floyd | as far as I know, she never had a nephew, and it doesn't seem like Floyd | much of a children's book to me..." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ask baines about leopold" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Library Forbidden Annex - Under the Basement (Turns: 3636 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK BAINES ABOUT LEOPOLD Floyd | Floyd | "Leopold?" the ghost looks surprised. "He never wrote anything. I can Floyd | comment on the authors of the books on these shelves and some of the Floyd | people mentioned therein, but my relationship with Leopold Cragne- he Floyd | was my employer and he took good care of me. I did his bidding, and I Floyd | have no regrets. That's all I will say on the matter." Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, ""I'm not a general-purpose almanac," said Adam Cadre. "Have you considered just using Google?"" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ask baines about ostregot" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Library Forbidden Annex - Under the Basement (Turns: 3637 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK BAINES ABOUT OSTREGOT Floyd | Floyd | "Ostregot was a brilliant young poet, but emotionally a wreck. He died Floyd | tragically young, collapsed of nervous exhaustion at the top of the Floyd | Space Needle. The last time I met him, he told me he was going to Floyd | throttle God." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ask baines about atrakut" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Library Forbidden Annex - Under the Basement (Turns: 3638 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK BAINES ABOUT ATRAKUT Floyd | Floyd | (Godos Atrakut) Floyd | "Atrakut was slightly before my time. He was close to Leopold; Floyd | shockingly close, though he was an old, old man before I ever saw him. Floyd | He was a true believer, that man, though a true believer in such Floyd | strange things that I could scarcely believe it of him. I wonder if Floyd | Leopold held him close because of what he found in Istanbul in 1918 — Floyd | that discovery made it into only one writing of Atrakut's: The Floyd | Reign of Reason. Leopold made sure that no one would ever read Floyd | it... other than me, of course. And perhaps you," says the ghost, and Floyd | around his lips plays the faintest of smiles. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x cover" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Library Forbidden Annex - Under the Basement (Turns: 3639 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COVER Floyd | Floyd | (the battered yellow JogMaster) Floyd | A portable audio player with an attached lanyard so you can Wear It Floyd | While You Jog! It's little more than a yellow brick of plastic with a Floyd | power switch and a slot in which to insert cassette tapes. Damage to Floyd | the unit includes a jammed battery cover, a missing lever to eject the Floyd | current cassette, and a crimped headphone jack. A small speaker Floyd | permits playback even without headphones.Someone carved the name Floyd | "Carolyn" along one side. Floyd | Floyd | The battered yellow JogMaster is currently switched off. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ask baines about franklin" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Library Forbidden Annex - Under the Basement (Turns: 3640 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK BAINES ABOUT FRANKLIN Floyd | Floyd | The ghost just fixes you with a blank stare as you stutter out Floyd | whatever question you're trying to ask. Floyd | Floyd | "I can answer questions about people I've known, and the individuals Floyd | mentioned in the books we keep here," he says. "Because I've chosen to Floyd | hold on to those pieces of my memory. I am not a general-purpose Floyd | almanac." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x sp" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Library Forbidden Annex - Under the Basement (Turns: 3641 Floyd | > Floyd | > X SP Floyd | Floyd | A heavily reinforced pocket to store your sides in, if you're the kind Floyd | of person who has too many sides to fit on a sidering. Wait, what? No, Floyd | it's a pocket on one side of the backpack's central cavity. You can Floyd | put whatever you want in there. Floyd | Floyd | Fedwick peers scornfully at you. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x bp" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Library Forbidden Annex - Under the Basement (Turns: 3642 Floyd | > Floyd | > X BP Floyd | Floyd | Judging from the book pocket's enormous size and soft velvet lining, Floyd | you suspect the backpack manufacturer designed it for Johnny Depp's Floyd | character from The Ninth Gate. Floyd | Floyd | In the book pocket are a postcard of Big Ben (smelling faintly of Floyd | mildew), the diary of Phyllis Cragne (smelling faintly of mildew), a Floyd | tiny leather journal (smelling faintly of mildew), a moldy, Floyd | waterlogged journal (smelling faintly of mildew), a soggy tome Floyd | (smelling faintly of mildew), Tatooine 1: Anchorhead Floyd | (smelling faintly of mildew) and an old paperback book (smelling Floyd | faintly of mildew). Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "give postcard to baines" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Library Forbidden Annex - Under the Basement (Turns: 3643 Floyd | > Floyd | > GIVE POSTCARD TO BAINES Floyd | Floyd | (first taking the postcard of Big Ben (smelling faintly of mildew)) Floyd | The ghost snatches the book from your hands. "Ah, fresh pages! I Floyd | haven't read something new in ages." Turning to the cabinet, he Floyd | plunges his hand through the door and pulls out a book: Between Floyd | God and Madness. He hands it to you, reluctantly. "Take good care Floyd | of it," he says. "And give it back to me when you're done." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x god" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Library Forbidden Annex - Under the Basement (Turns: 3644 Floyd | > Floyd | > X GOD Floyd | Floyd | "Between God and Madness," by Hiram Strangecraft. It's a somewhat Floyd | beat-up old book that looks like it used to be a library copy. The Floyd | inside front cover is marked with a strange seal. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x seal" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Library Forbidden Annex - Under the Basement (Turns: 3645 Floyd | > Floyd | > X SEAL Floyd | Floyd | You already have that. Floyd | Floyd | A seal of curious design, stamped in red ink with such force that it Floyd | impacted the pages behind it. The design appears to be just an Floyd | abstract shape, although maybe it's writing in a script you can't Floyd | read. It gives you the shivers, a little bit. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read god" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Library Forbidden Annex - Under the Basement (Turns: 3646 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ GOD Floyd | Floyd | You open up to a random page and start reading: Floyd | Floyd | "them. The nightmares come again, faster this time, as if driven by Floyd | some invisible engine that makes as it destroys, loosening the Floyd | innermost screws that hold perception to experience, fastening mortal Floyd | souls to the invisible word. It is God, it is the Devil, it is the Floyd | infernal nothingness of an ancient rite betrayed. There is no name for Floyd | the horror I must face; it is eternal, unburied, unbroken, even though Floyd | O God I so dearly wish that it could be destroyed, that the endless Floyd | midnight of my spirit could be leavened by its absence; but absence is Floyd | all that it is not; it is slithering, it is dripping, it is the god Floyd | before the god that ever made machine, ..." Floyd | Floyd | It goes on and on like that. Don't you have better things to do? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "no" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Library Forbidden Annex - Under the Basement (Turns: 3647 Floyd | > Floyd | > NO Floyd | Floyd | That was a rhetorical question. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read god" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Library Forbidden Annex - Under the Basement (Turns: 3648 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ GOD Floyd | Floyd | You flip through the book again, but it's all the same: the endless, Floyd | meaningless ramblings of an insane person. He doesn't even name the Floyd | thing that's frightening him; you would need some kind of religious Floyd | reason to be interested in this. Floyd | Floyd | You shut the book, but one page catches your eye and you quickly flip Floyd | it open again. In the margin, someone has scribbled: "It must be Floyd | said three times, in the presence of the carved seal... that is the Floyd | only way to banish the spirit and secure what he has stolen... he is Floyd | covetous, it is the only way... but it is so dangerous that I am Floyd | afraid to do it, even to retrieve my precious and defiled memory... Floyd | the god's first servant will be summoned... but I will mark the word, Floyd | the incantation, before he kills me... it is the only way..." Floyd | Floyd | That's tantalizingly little information — all you need to learn now Floyd | is Floyd | what that incantation is! Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline asks, "Do we want to know the incantation, though? really?" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "give waterlogged to baines" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Library Forbidden Annex - Under the Basement (Turns: 3649 Floyd | > Floyd | > GIVE WATERLOGGED TO BAINES Floyd | Floyd | (first taking the moldy, waterlogged journal (smelling faintly of Floyd | mildew)) Floyd | The ghost snatches the book from your hands. "Ah, fresh pages! I Floyd | haven't read something new in ages." Turning to the cabinet, he Floyd | plunges his hand through the door and pulls out a book: The Broken Floyd | Tongue. He hands it to you, reluctantly. "Take good care of it," Floyd | he says. "And give it back to me when you're done." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x tongue" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Library Forbidden Annex - Under the Basement (Turns: 3650 Floyd | > Floyd | > X TONGUE Floyd | Floyd | The Broken Tongue looks like an old academic text, by one Floyd | Noah Chaplinski. There's some weird lettering in an unfamiliar Floyd | alphabet on the cover. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ask baines about noah" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Library Forbidden Annex - Under the Basement (Turns: 3651 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK BAINES ABOUT NOAH Floyd | Floyd | (Noah Chaplinski) Floyd | "Noah Chaplinski was a distinguished professor of languages at the Floyd | Miskatonic University. Leopold corresponded with him occasionally. Of Floyd | course, Chaplinski made a serious mistake: he requested a pass to the Floyd | Secondary Archives at Miskatonic U. He went mad, naturally, and worse. Floyd | In the most literal sense, it's a tale as old as time." The ghost Floyd | shakes his head. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ask baines about strangecraft" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Library Forbidden Annex - Under the Basement (Turns: 3652 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK BAINES ABOUT STRANGECRAFT Floyd | Floyd | (Hiram Strangecraft) Floyd | "They used to keep Strangecraft up in the attic, which seemed cruel to Floyd | me, but I suppose there was no other solution. He was absolutely mad. Floyd | And they couldn't turn him over to the Asylum — not with everything Floyd | he'd heard, and not with Dr. Wagner still running the Asylum like his Floyd | personal panopticon. There are some things that have to stay in the Floyd | household. I convinced Leopold not to burn all the man's manuscripts, Floyd | but of course they could never be published, so I keep them here in Floyd | the Forbidden Annex." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read tongue" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Library Forbidden Annex - Under the Basement (Turns: 3653 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ TONGUE Floyd | Floyd | You open to the first page, and the symbols you see are Floyd | incomprehensible. You flip to a random page, and its the same. Not Floyd | even an alphabet you recognize — although it may match the symbols on Floyd | the cover. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read tongue" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Library Forbidden Annex - Under the Basement (Turns: 3654 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ TONGUE Floyd | Floyd | You open to the first page, and the symbols you see are Floyd | incomprehensible. You flip to a random page, and its the same. Not Floyd | even an alphabet you recognize — although it may match the symbols on Floyd | the cover. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read tongue" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Library Forbidden Annex - Under the Basement (Turns: 3655 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ TONGUE Floyd | Floyd | You open to the first page, and the symbols you see are Floyd | incomprehensible. You flip to a random page, and its the same. Not Floyd | even an alphabet you recognize — although it may match the symbols on Floyd | the cover. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x lettering" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Library Forbidden Annex - Under the Basement (Turns: 3656 Floyd | > Floyd | > X LETTERING Floyd | Floyd | You can't make out the meaning of these squiggles. Floyd | Floyd | Fedwick peers scornfully at you. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "give soggy to baines" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Library Forbidden Annex - Under the Basement (Turns: 3657 Floyd | > Floyd | > GIVE SOGGY TO BAINES Floyd | Floyd | (first taking the soggy tome (smelling faintly of mildew)) Floyd | The ghost snatches the book from your hands. "Ah, fresh pages! I Floyd | haven't read something new in ages." Turning to the cabinet, he Floyd | plunges his hand through the door and pulls out a book: Out of the Floyd | Infinite. He hands it to you, reluctantly. "Take good care of Floyd | it," he says. "And give it back to me when you're done." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x infinite" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Library Forbidden Annex - Under the Basement (Turns: 3658 Floyd | > Floyd | > X INFINITE Floyd | Floyd | This book promises more poetry from the mind of Robert N. Ostregot. It Floyd | looks a little more well-loved than the other Ostregot book. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read infinite" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Library Forbidden Annex - Under the Basement (Turns: 3659 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ INFINITE Floyd | Floyd | You flip through the ratty pages and read a short verse: Floyd | Floyd | What is the point of the end of the world if under its skin, you are Floyd | trembl Floyd | this is the tidepool Floyd | so cling to it, wait for it Floyd | this is the cataclysm Floyd | Floyd | Hmm. You're not sure you like this one very much. It reminds you Floyd | uncomfortably of Strangecraft's writing. You wonder if the author was Floyd | unwell. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read infinite" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Library Forbidden Annex - Under the Basement (Turns: 3660 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ INFINITE Floyd | Floyd | You flip through the ratty pages and read a short verse: Floyd | Floyd | What is the point of the end of the world if under its skin, you are Floyd | trembl Floyd | this is the tidepool Floyd | so cling to it, wait for it Floyd | this is the cataclysm Floyd | Floyd | Hmm. You're not sure you like this one very much. It reminds you Floyd | uncomfortably of Strangecraft's writing. You wonder if the author was Floyd | unwell. Floyd | Floyd | On the back cover, you notice a blemish, and you realize it's a smear Floyd | of blood — but when you tilt your head you see that there are dozens Floyd | of blood smears on the cover, spelling out a single word: Floyd | ANGARITHEP. The P trails off, as if the one who Floyd | scrawled it was being dragged away... Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "SAVE" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "cf45" | ||
Floyd | > Floyd | > SAVE Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write: Floyd ] Cragne Library Forbidden Annex - Under the Basement (Turns: 3660 Floyd | > SAVEOk. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "say angarithep" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Library Forbidden Annex - Under the Basement (Turns: 3661 Floyd | > Floyd | > SAY ANGARITHEP Floyd | Floyd | The ghost shudders and flickers. For a moment you see a glimpse of Floyd | tangled limbs. Upon reconstituting, he whispers hoarsely. "Do not say Floyd | that word!" Floyd | Floyd | Out of the corner of your eye, you thought you saw the carvings on the Floyd | wall glow red. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "say angarithep" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Library Forbidden Annex - Under the Basement (Turns: 3662 Floyd | > Floyd | > SAY ANGARITHEP Floyd | Floyd | The ghost flickers again, and takes on form after form. A squirming Floyd | mass of tentacles, a waterfall of slime, a thousand cockroaches in the Floyd | shape of a body, a blazing orb of purple light, and then again the Floyd | shuddering form of Fedwick Baines. "Stop, I beg of you! I'll give you Floyd | anything!" He pulls out a stoppered vial and a stack of books, trying Floyd | to hand them to you, but they flicker and shudder along with his Floyd | ghostly body. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "say angarithep" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Library Forbidden Annex - Under the Basement (Turns: 3663 Floyd | > Floyd | > SAY ANGARITHEP Floyd | Floyd | You say the word again, but the moment that the last syllable slips Floyd | out you can only regret it. This time, the ghost screams, Floyd | before flickering so violently that it gives you a searing pain behind Floyd | your eyes. An eviscerated tiger; a flock of screaming crows; a burning Floyd | book, with yellow, judging eyes in the dancing flames; your husband, Floyd | Peter, his arms bound and a thrashing tentacle forcing its way out of Floyd | his throat; the tilt of a nauseous ship; the wail of an injured child; Floyd | a leopard with a thousand eyes instead of spots. And then it's Fedwick Floyd | Baines again, but his ghostly form is cut, as if with a razor, Floyd | bleeding from ragged lacerations that criss-cross his torso, almost in Floyd | the form of a star. His voice is curt and ragged. "You did th-" Floyd | Floyd | But at that moment, a mass of enormous, toothy tentacles bursts from Floyd | his chest, splattering his ghostly organs in every direction and Floyd | cutting him off mid-speech. The tentacles flail and grab, seizing Floyd | chunks of his spectral body and pulling them into the void of his Floyd | ruptured chest, now seemingly a portal to another dimension. Floyd | Floyd | The tentacles are reaching towards you, too, now, and you flinch in Floyd | terror as one ice-cold, rubbery tentacle brushes your jaw. You need to Floyd | act fast. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I suggest running." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "u" | ||
Floyd ] Basement (Ivan Roth) Turns: 3664 Floyd | > Floyd | > U Floyd | Floyd | You scramble up the ladder in a mad rush, those hideous tentacles Floyd | lapping at your thighs, and you just slip through the hatch as they're Floyd | reaching for your body, trying to pull you down. You slam the hatch Floyd | shut and stand on it, shaking. It's impossible not to hear the Floyd | slapping and scraping of those horrible tentacles, wherever they come Floyd | from, desperately searching for something in the Forbidden Annex to Floyd | devour. Floyd | Floyd | Your reading glasses frost over at the edges. You feel a sharp pain Floyd | from the cold spot on your shoulder, and feel like there's a library Floyd | book you--or Emmett, perhaps--hasn't read yet from this location. Floyd | Floyd | Basement (Ivan Roth) Floyd | It's dark and chilly down here. A damp, mildewy carpet of dimly Floyd | visible design covers half the floor. It must have been luxuriously Floyd | soft before it started rotting. Floyd | Floyd | A rickety staircase leads back up towards the heavy wooden door to the Floyd | kitchen. A flimsy plywood door leads north, but you know what lies in Floyd | that direction. The dimly-lit basement extends in every other Floyd | direction, south, east and west. Floyd | Floyd | A metal hatch opens into darkness below. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Wait." | |
| DavidW says, "You ain't safe. RUN." | ||
| Jacqueline asks, "Should we have stopped before the last bit?" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "u" | ||
Floyd ] The Kitchen (Edward B) Turns: 3665 Floyd | > Floyd | > U Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | The Kitchen (Edward B) Floyd | The Cragne family kitchen. Light from a naked bulb feeds shadow down Floyd | the spaces between old cabinets, counters and bookshelves. A dusty, Floyd | doorless fridge overlooks an oven just as worse for wear. You'd guess Floyd | it's been a minute since anyone's used this room to cook. A doorway Floyd | leads east, and a wooden door set in the floor appears to lead to a Floyd | cellar or basement. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline asks, "Like, taken that vial or something?" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] Dining Room (Roberto Colnaghi) Turns: 3666 Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Dining Room (Roberto Colnaghi) Floyd | A long, rectangular mahogany table takes up most of the room. The room Floyd | is old and dusty, and it seems decades have passed since the last time Floyd | someone had dinner here. On the table lies a broken machine, and a Floyd | calendar is pinned on the wall. Doorways lead west, east, and south. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "It should be there when we return." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Landing at the Bottom of Stairs (Mark Sample) Turns: 3667 Floyd | > Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Landing at the Bottom of Stairs (Mark Sample) Floyd | This is a dark alcove with a narrow stairway rising into the gloom Floyd | upstairs. Shadows lurch over a doorway to the south. Opposite those Floyd | shadows lies another doorway, in even darker shadows. What little Floyd | light there is seeps in from a small elliptical window high on the Floyd | wall. Floyd | Floyd | The ramshackle bookshelf lies in a pile of splintered wood on the Floyd | floor like a fallen scarecrow, arms akimbo. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I think you can return now." | |
| Jacqueline says, "Oh, okay." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Well, if we run into any tentacles, it's your fault." | ||
| DavidW says, "I was very puzzled by the vial." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Dining Room (Roberto Colnaghi) Turns: 3668 Floyd | > Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Dining Room (Roberto Colnaghi) Floyd | A long, rectangular mahogany table takes up most of the room. The room Floyd | is old and dusty, and it seems decades have passed since the last time Floyd | someone had dinner here. On the table lies a broken machine, and a Floyd | calendar is pinned on the wall. Doorways lead west, east, and south. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] The Kitchen (Edward B) Turns: 3669 Floyd | > Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | The Kitchen (Edward B) Floyd | The Cragne family kitchen. Light from a naked bulb feeds shadow down Floyd | the spaces between old cabinets, counters and bookshelves. A dusty, Floyd | doorless fridge overlooks an oven just as worse for wear. You'd guess Floyd | it's been a minute since anyone's used this room to cook. A doorway Floyd | leads east, and a wooden door set in the floor appears to lead to a Floyd | cellar or basement. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "d" | ||
Floyd ] Basement (Ivan Roth) Turns: 3670 Floyd | > Floyd | > D Floyd | Floyd | Your reading glasses frost over at the edges. You feel a sharp pain Floyd | from the cold spot on your shoulder, and feel like there's a library Floyd | book you--or Emmett, perhaps--hasn't read yet from this location. Floyd | Floyd | Carefully, you descend the creaking steps. Floyd | Floyd | Basement (Ivan Roth) Floyd | It's dark and chilly down here. A damp, mildewy carpet of dimly Floyd | visible design covers half the floor. It must have been luxuriously Floyd | soft before it started rotting. Floyd | Floyd | A rickety staircase leads back up towards the heavy wooden door to the Floyd | kitchen. A flimsy plywood door leads north, but you know what lies in Floyd | that direction. The dimly-lit basement extends in every other Floyd | direction, south, east and west. Floyd | Floyd | A metal hatch opens into darkness below. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "d" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Library Forbidden Annex - Under the Basement (Turns: 3671 Floyd | > Floyd | > D Floyd | Floyd | Your reading glasses frost over at the edges. You feel a sharp pain Floyd | from the cold spot on your shoulder, and feel like there's a library Floyd | book you--or Emmett, perhaps--hasn't read yet from this location. Floyd | Floyd | Cragne Library Forbidden Annex - Under the Basement (Ivan Roth) Floyd | You're in a rocky cavern, colder and wetter even than the dank Floyd | basement. It is also dim and shadowy, but you can make out strange Floyd | carvings on the rock walls, a sinister iron cage that dangles from the Floyd | roof of the cave, and a large black cabinet of ornate design, set into Floyd | the western wall. An ink-black tunnel entrance leads north. Floyd | Floyd | A pile of things lies on the cave floor, where Fedwick was standing. Floyd | Floyd | You can see The Conservative's Cookbook, a little stoppered Floyd | vial of blue liquid, an old newspaper (smelling faintly of mildew), a Floyd | faded delivery note (smelling faintly of mildew), The Modern Girl's Floyd | Divination Handbook -- Volume Three (smelling faintly of mildew), a Floyd | postcard of Big Ben (smelling faintly of mildew), a moldy, waterlogged Floyd | journal (smelling faintly of mildew) and a soggy tome (smelling Floyd | faintly of mildew) here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x conservative" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Library Forbidden Annex - Under the Basement (Turns: 3672 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CONSERVATIVE Floyd | Floyd | It's a big, blocky book with a stain-proof cover and a picture of a Floyd | guy with a chef's hat and a gavel on the cover. The title reads: "The Floyd | Conservative's Cookbook, with Clarence T. Smokeless". The cover is Floyd | stamped with the insignia of the Backwater Public Library, two Floyd | back-to-back crescent moons joined by an eye looking down at an open Floyd | book. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read it" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Library Forbidden Annex - Under the Basement (Turns: 3673 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ IT Floyd | Floyd | (first taking The Conservative's Cookbook) Floyd | It's a bunch of recipes for baked goods and stuff. Nothing Floyd | particularly revelatory there. Floyd | Floyd | As you finish reading the passage, your own hands grow cold, and the Floyd | book briefly frosts over before fading again, leaving traces behind Floyd | only in the library insignia. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "You solved this room in a different way than I did. Sorta." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get all" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Library Forbidden Annex - Under the Basement (Turns: 3674 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET ALL Floyd | Floyd | little stoppered vial of blue liquid: Taken. Floyd | Floyd | old newspaper (smelling faintly of mildew): Taken. Floyd | Floyd | faded delivery note (smelling faintly of mildew): Taken. Floyd | Floyd | The Modern Girl's Divination Handbook -- Volume Three (smelling Floyd | faintly of mildew): Taken. Floyd | Floyd | postcard of Big Ben (smelling faintly of mildew): Taken. Floyd | Floyd | moldy, waterlogged journal (smelling faintly of mildew): Taken. Floyd | Floyd | soggy tome (smelling faintly of mildew): Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu asks, "Oh?" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x vial" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Library Forbidden Annex - Under the Basement (Turns: 3675 Floyd | > Floyd | > X VIAL Floyd | Floyd | You see nothing special about the little stoppered vial of blue Floyd | liquid. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "A very helpful description, that." | |
| Jacqueline says, "Always love that when you pick up something fascinating and are told it's nothing special." | ||
| DavidW says, "I got rid of the librarian so I didn't have to trade books. Then I got him back to be tentacled." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open cabinet" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Library Forbidden Annex - Under the Basement (Turns: 3676 Floyd | > Floyd | > OPEN CABINET Floyd | Floyd | You open the bookcase, revealing Floyd | The Liquid Sky, by Robert N. Ostregot, Floyd | In Defense of Reason, Floyd | The History of the End, or, Last Men, Floyd | Mysteries of the Red City, Floyd | Beyond the Dream of Moons, Floyd | The Ant That Breeds, Floyd | Roceau's Dictionary of Crime and Criminality - Centennial Floyd | edition, Floyd | Across Black Oceans, Floyd | The Searcher in Darkness, Floyd | Out of the Screaming Planet, Floyd | The Doctrine of the Long Stick, Floyd | Reading the Sky and Floyd | The Monolith. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu asks, "Got rid of him?" | |
| DavidW asks, "Did you look at the cage at all?" | ||
| Knight_Otu exclaims, "Oh!" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Right, he mentioned chasing the bat through the whole manor." | ||
| DavidW says, "So I let the bat free, and while he's chasing it, I read all his books." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "That didn't occur to me once we got the chance to get new books." | ||
| DavidW says, "You also never found out that he doesn't give any of your books back." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "I mean, that I expected. That's why I tried to give him cheap stuff." | ||
| DavidW says, "Fortunately, you vanished him very speedily." | ||
| DavidW says, "er vanquished" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Both work in this context." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x searcher in darkness" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Library Forbidden Annex - Under the Basement (Turns: 3677 Floyd | > Floyd | > X SEARCHER IN DARKNESS Floyd | Floyd | (first taking The Searcher in Darkness) Floyd | Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | This leatherbound, pocket-sized volume reminds you of those Floyd | "worst-case survival" books, but the title etched on the cover in lacy Floyd | handwriting suggests a different tone: Searcher in Darkness, Floyd | by Endrew Skeinweld. It smells old, but maybe it's just mildewy. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Oh, that's awesome that you let the bat free." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read it" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Library Forbidden Annex - Under the Basement (Turns: 3678 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ IT Floyd | Floyd | You flip through the little pages of Searcher in Darkness. Floyd | There's a lot of cave maps, and a diagram of an old-fashioned oil Floyd | lamp. One unusual illustration catches your eye: What looks like a Floyd | rubbing of a weird stone carving, a seven-pointed star encircled by an Floyd | open eye. The caption says it was found in Gorogoth Cave, right here Floyd | in Vermont, by a spelunker named Barnabus Trail. The second sentence Floyd | of the caption has been blotted out with black ink, and a cursory Floyd | glance suggests there's no further discussion of the carving. Floyd | Floyd | On the back cover, you notice a blemish, and you realize it's a smear Floyd | of blood — but when you tilt your head you see that there are dozens Floyd | of blood smears on the cover, spelling out a single word: Floyd | ANGARITHEP. The P trails off, as if the one who Floyd | scrawled it was being dragged away... Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put searcher in cabinet" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Library Forbidden Annex - Under the Basement (Turns: 3679 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT SEARCHER IN CABINET Floyd | Floyd | You put The Searcher in Darkness, by Endrew Skeinweld into Floyd | the bookcase. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "There's also another weird bit of business about you dropping the jar of keys everywhere while you still have one of his books." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Huh. I figured that the jar was a red herring." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "But maybe one of the keys is important." | ||
| Jenni says, "Ivan's room got hit pretty hard with the mercifulness hammer, originally you could give the ghost food & he'd eat it" | ||
| DavidW asks, "I think one of the keys in the jar unlocks the bat cage and the other keys are herrings?" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x cage" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Library Forbidden Annex - Under the Basement (Turns: 3680 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CAGE Floyd | Floyd | This heavy iron cage looks like it was last disturbed in the Stone Floyd | Age. Inside, an angry-looking vampire bat flutters around in a rage. A Floyd | silver bell on a long chain dangles from the bottom. Floyd | Floyd | In the hanging iron cage is a vicious-looking bat. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "There might be one other key in the jar that's okay, though. I don't rememeber." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x bat" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Library Forbidden Annex - Under the Basement (Turns: 3681 Floyd | > Floyd | > X BAT Floyd | Floyd | A black ball of fur and fangs flutters helplessly in the cage. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Well, the bat survived." | |
| Knight_Otu asks, "Shall we release it?" | ||
| DavidW says, "If the bat is angry that the ghost is tentacled, maybe it's dangerous to free it now? I don't honestly know." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "SAVE" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "cf46" | ||
Floyd | > Floyd | > SAVE Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write: Floyd ] Cragne Library Forbidden Annex - Under the Basement (Turns: 3681 Floyd | > SAVEOk. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x jar of keys" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Library Forbidden Annex - Under the Basement (Turns: 3682 Floyd | > Floyd | > X JAR OF KEYS Floyd | Floyd | The label on this musty jar indicates that it's meant to store old Floyd | keys. You'll have to open it up to see what's in there. Floyd | Floyd | In the jar of old keys are a splintery wooden key, an ornate bronze Floyd | key, a sinister iron key, a frosty blue key, an intricately folded Floyd | origami key and a silver and ivory key. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "unlock cage with sinister iron key" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Library Forbidden Annex - Under the Basement (Turns: 3683 Floyd | > Floyd | > UNLOCK CAGE WITH SINISTER IRON KEY Floyd | Floyd | (first taking the sinister iron key) Floyd | You unlock the hanging iron cage. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open cage" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Library Forbidden Annex - Under the Basement (Turns: 3684 Floyd | > Floyd | > OPEN CAGE Floyd | Floyd | You let the creaking iron bars swing open. Floyd | Floyd | The vampire bat squeaks and flies out of the cage at top speed, Floyd | circles a few times and zooms through the opening in the ceiling. Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "At least it won't starve this way." | |
| DavidW says, "yeah" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put sinister iron key in kp" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Library Forbidden Annex - Under the Basement (Turns: 3685 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT SINISTER IRON KEY IN KP Floyd | Floyd | You unzip the key pocket, deposit the sinister iron key, then zip the Floyd | key pocket back up again. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd | > Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | Hesitantly, you enter the mouth of the cavern, and start feeling your Floyd | way through the tunnel... Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Please press SPACE to continue. | ||
| Knight_Otu pushes the green 'space' button. | ||
Floyd ] Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | You feel your way through enveloping darkness, and then pad in silence Floyd | through the rough-hewn tunnels of the deeper caves... Floyd | Floyd | You clamber over domes of rock, and then claw apart loose basalt, Floyd | stumble onto a cliff and peer over at the steaming jungle at the Floyd | center of the earth... topple over... Floyd | Floyd | You collapse on blue soil, under an unknown moon... Floyd | Floyd | [Press any key to continue] | ||
| Knight_Otu pushes the green 'space' button. | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Library Forbidden Annex - Under the Basement (Turns: 3685
Floyd | [Press any key to continue]
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | *** Didn't anyone ever tell you not to go into the caves?
Floyd | ***
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT, UNDO the last
Floyd | command or TAKE BACK the action that sealed your fate (for when UNDO
Floyd | is not enough)?
Floyd | >
| ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "undo" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Library Forbidden Annex - Under the Basement (Turns: 3685 Floyd | Floyd | > UNDO Floyd | Floyd | Cragne Library Forbidden Annex - Under the Basement (Ivan Roth) Floyd | [Previous turn undone.] Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Well, that's another death on my consciousness." | |
| DavidW says, "That's one bizarre death. You walked to another moon." | ||
| DavidW says, "Well, a planet with a different moon." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "I'm sure Edwin was envious of that tunnel." | ||
| Jenni says, "Naomi's had a heck of a day" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "At 3600+ turns, we're at more than a day, of course." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Say, guys. I gotta go." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Y'all can keep at it if you'd like." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "I think by now, we've solved what we can of the manor. I think it's time to take the path to the southeast from our friendly spirit." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Next week then." | ||
| DavidW says, "This is a good place to stop I think." | ||
| **** SESSION FOURTEEN **** | ||
| Jacqueline asks, "I'll get us set up before I dig into breakfast (salmon and cream cheese on potato pancakes, with cardamom latte and lilikoi mimosa) my heart is worried by my mouth is happy). What's the saveword?" | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "restore" | ||
Floyd | > Floyd | > RESTORE Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to read: | Knight_Otu says, "cfcragnefreebat I think" | |
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "cfcragnefreebat" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Library Forbidden Annex - Under the Basement (Turns: 3685
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
| Jacqueline exclaims, "Perfect timing, thanks!" | |
| DavidW arrives, full of fun, but no funk. | Jacqueline asks, "Any significant plot moves from last week to share?" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Now let's hope my connection doesn't crap out completely." | ||
| Plover arrives, full of funk, but no fun. | Knight_Otu says, "Last week we played a different game, so none on the Cragne front." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "u" | ||
Floyd ] Basement (Ivan Roth) Turns: 3686 Floyd | > Floyd | > U Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Basement (Ivan Roth) Floyd | It's dark and chilly down here. A damp, mildewy carpet of dimly Floyd | visible design covers half the floor. It must have been luxuriously Floyd | soft before it started rotting. Floyd | Floyd | A rickety staircase leads back up towards the heavy wooden door to the Floyd | kitchen. A flimsy plywood door leads north, but you know what lies in Floyd | that direction. The dimly-lit basement extends in every other Floyd | direction, south, east and west. Floyd | Floyd | A metal hatch opens into darkness below. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Oh. ah." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "u" | ||
Floyd ] The Kitchen (Edward B) Turns: 3687 Floyd | > Floyd | > U Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | The Kitchen (Edward B) Floyd | The Cragne family kitchen. Light from a naked bulb feeds shadow down Floyd | the spaces between old cabinets, counters and bookshelves. A dusty, Floyd | doorless fridge overlooks an oven just as worse for wear. You'd guess Floyd | it's been a minute since anyone's used this room to cook. A doorway Floyd | leads east, and a wooden door set in the floor appears to lead to a Floyd | cellar or basement. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] Dining Room (Roberto Colnaghi) Turns: 3688 Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Dining Room (Roberto Colnaghi) Floyd | A long, rectangular mahogany table takes up most of the room. The room Floyd | is old and dusty, and it seems decades have passed since the last time Floyd | someone had dinner here. On the table lies a broken machine, and a Floyd | calendar is pinned on the wall. Doorways lead west, east, and south. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Landing at the Bottom of Stairs (Mark Sample) Turns: 3689 Floyd | > Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Landing at the Bottom of Stairs (Mark Sample) Floyd | This is a dark alcove with a narrow stairway rising into the gloom Floyd | upstairs. Shadows lurch over a doorway to the south. Opposite those Floyd | shadows lies another doorway, in even darker shadows. What little Floyd | light there is seeps in from a small elliptical window high on the Floyd | wall. Floyd | Floyd | The ramshackle bookshelf lies in a pile of splintered wood on the Floyd | floor like a fallen scarecrow, arms akimbo. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Foyer (Greg Frost) Turns: 3690 Floyd | > Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Foyer (Greg Frost) Floyd | Standing in the narrow entry hall is like being at the mouth of a Floyd | cave. The only light comes in through tall windows on either side of Floyd | the door and a half-round window above. All of the furniture has been Floyd | removed from the foyer, leaving tracks in the heavy dust. Floyd | Floyd | The sky outside is purple, with a few stars already visible. Hallways Floyd | lead west and east into other parts of the house. A doorway leads Floyd | north; the front door is to the south. Floyd | Floyd | > | Plover exclaims, "Hi there!" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Mudroom (Matt Weiner) Turns: 3691 Floyd | > Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Mudroom (Matt Weiner) Floyd | The porch is a mudroom, a place for taking off coats and muddy shoes. Floyd | The marble front wall seems like a sheer cliff face, the porch like a Floyd | flimsy shelter built onto it. The front door leads inside to the Floyd | north. Floyd | Floyd | In one corner of the porch a strangely shaped hook is fastened to the Floyd | wall. A black cloak hangs beside it. Floyd | Floyd | In the other corner of the porch is a small wooden table. Floyd | Floyd | A slightly muddy welcome mat lies in front of the door. Floyd | Floyd | Against the front wall are a pair of blue cloth slippers and a single Floyd | brown leather boot. Floyd | Floyd | You can also see the mate of the first leather boot here. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says (to Plover), "Howdy" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Hey, Plover." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Front Walk (Matt Weiner) Turns: 3692 Floyd | > Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Front Walk (Matt Weiner) Floyd | Cragne Manor looms to the north. Its light gray marble front is marred Floyd | by a screened-in wooden porch, clearly tacked on well after the manor Floyd | was built. A gravel path bends around the manor to the northeast and Floyd | northwest, and the driveway leads south back to town. Floyd | Floyd | By the porch steps is a post with a placard reading "31." A strange Floyd | little manikin is affixed to it. Floyd | Floyd | A ghostly trolley stop sign reads Purple Line -- Cragne Manor. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Hillside Path (Jack Welch) Turns: 3693 Floyd | > Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | You round the path and find yourself in a familiar knoll flanked on Floyd | three sides by tall, dark cliffs. In the center of a clearing before Floyd | you is a huge pile of rusting railroad track. Floyd | Floyd | Leaning back against the pile of iron, Christabell gives you a Floyd | fatigued wave and after some exertion of effort becomes more Floyd | substantial. Floyd | Floyd | "Hello, again, Friend Naomi," she says weakly. Floyd | Floyd | Hillside Path (Jack Welch) Floyd | You are in a hillside hollow flanked on three sides by sheer granite Floyd | cliffs and on the other by gnarled vegetation. Floyd | Floyd | Three trailheads hold out some chance of respite: north, southwest, Floyd | and southeast. Floyd | Floyd | You can see Christabell here. Floyd | Floyd | [ HINT: you can type "hints" for a hint for this location ] Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Plover says (to Floyd), "normal" | ||
Floyd ] Hillside Path (Jack Welch) Turns: 3693 Floyd | > Floyd | > NORMAL Floyd | Floyd | Cragne Manor is now in its "brief" printing mode, which gives long Floyd | descriptions of places never before visited and short descriptions Floyd | otherwise. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Plover runs out of the room, with a smile on his face. | ||
| Plover has disconnected. | Jacqueline says, "And... bye, Plover." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "So I think we want to go southeast next." | ||
| Knight_Otu asks, "But maybe we can talk a bit with Christabell here?" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "t tea" | ||
Floyd ] Hillside Path (Jack Welch) Turns: 3694 Floyd | > Floyd | > T TEA Floyd | Floyd | (the teapot (smelling faintly of mildew)) Floyd | Christabell squints as she looks at you, shading her eyes with her Floyd | hand. Floyd | Floyd | "Runes of the Deep Ones preserve us, Naomi. By what Floyd | Artefise are you so surfeited of Potence, that Floyd | Louminance does burne mightily about you? Had I Haires upon my Floyd | Bodie, they would upon their very Ends stand aright, you do so exude Floyd | Glamour. By what Manner did that come to pass, I do wonder? Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "I'm almost always down for a chat with Creepy Christabell." | |
| DavidW says, "Yes, unexplored territory is southeast. Yes, talking more to Christabell is an option." | ||
| DavidW says (to Jacqueline), "Two weeks ago: | We returned some library books. Smashed a fountain and got some reading glases. Learned about the Fuscous Alderman from a notebook and a JogMaster. Visited the balcony, the master bedroom, and the forbidden annex." | ||
| Jacqueline nods. "Thanks." | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "a potence" | ||
Floyd ] Hillside Path (Jack Welch) Turns: 3695 Floyd | > Floyd | > A POTENCE Floyd | Floyd | "Potence be a Strength that lends to Magick; you do burn with Floyd | it." Christabell adds somberly, "It be also what I do most direly Floyd | desire that I might cast aside my Fusion." Floyd | Floyd | Christabell pokes your aura tentatively with her index finger; the Floyd | aura deforms around it, bending inward. "Naomi, by what Providence Floyd | came you to wield such Potence? I can but thinke of one Sourse: Floyd | my Carol. Could she by summe Mirickell dwell yet in this Floyd | modern Ayge of yours?" Floyd | Floyd | "When I was at Cragne Manor, I met her. She's a spirit -- as I Floyd | suppose you already know." Christabell nods and you continue, "She is Floyd | a very strange kid and it seems stuck in the 1950s." Floyd | Floyd | "Yes, such be the Nature of her Fusion, a circular Floyd | prison. A good Childe she was, thow gone wrong in later Life, Floyd | twisted by the Crânes." Floyd | Floyd | Christabell winks out of existance for just a second. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "I'm... kind of waiting to see if KO is actually back." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "t carol" | ||
Floyd ] Hillside Path (Jack Welch) Turns: 3696 Floyd | > Floyd | > T CAROL Floyd | Floyd | "When she were a Childe, she did come visit me frequently, standing as Floyd | you do now. I do flatter mieself to thinke she did seek my Company for Floyd | Wisedom and Solace, but let us also admit that for a Childe, the Crâne Floyd | Manse was naught but a Place of Boredom most profound." Floyd | Floyd | The light plays strangely over Christabell and for a brief instant she Floyd | appears ghostly and luminous rather than solid. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Yep, looks like I am." | |
| Jacqueline says (to KO), "I did a command while you were gone." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Sorry." | ||
| Jacqueline asks (of KO), "Recap, like, 100?" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "I recapped." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Ah, cool." | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "a fusion" | ||
Floyd ] Hillside Path (Jack Welch) Turns: 3697 Floyd | > Floyd | > A FUSION Floyd | Floyd | "The Fusion bindeth a Spirit to a Place, just as my unhappy Floyd | Demise did bind me in Perpetuity to this Ironne," Floyd | Christabell says, gesturing to the railroad track. "Onely threw a Floyd | princely summe of Potence keenly wielded can the Fusion Floyd | be broken and a Spirit set a-free." Floyd | Floyd | Chirstabell seems to flicker for a moment. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a demise" | ||
Floyd ] Hillside Path (Jack Welch) Turns: 3698 Floyd | > Floyd | > A DEMISE Floyd | Floyd | "As you might well imagine, my Death was something of a shock to me." Floyd | Floyd | You nod agreement with that likely understatement. Floyd | Floyd | Cristabell continues, "Many lives were lost the Neight the Floyd | Skourmuch did take place first at the Longhouse but Floyd | finally at the Forge. There did I seek last Parlay with my Floyd | Father, but so jealous was he and so under the Obsession Floyd | of his Werke, that he did leaf me no recourse, but to plunge hee and Floyd | me both into the fierie Layke of Metall at our Feete. And thereby did Floyd | I end my life and birthe my Fusion." Floyd | Floyd | Christabell seems for a moment less substantial. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Yikes." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a skourmuch" | ||
Floyd ] Hillside Path (Jack Welch) Turns: 3699 Floyd | > Floyd | > A SKOURMUCH Floyd | Floyd | "The Reason doth mee escape wherefore we do call that evening's Floyd | fighting the Skourmuch, that being but a fancy French worde for Floyd | the same. It did begin in the Dark, the Villagers of Lyn having Floyd | been whipped to Fury by the demented Slander of Preacher Floyd | Breeves. Came they did with Torches, Musquets, and Swords and burnt Floyd | the Longhouse of the Narramonk and murdered all within, there Floyd | being no Exception, save for us small Band who did escape." Floyd | Floyd | "The Death of the Sachim did provoke them even to casting aside Floyd | theyr Peaceful Waies and coming into the Towne in Anger. I had hoped Floyd | even then to Speake once moor to mei Father, but we did fall to Floyd | fighting, each of us calling fierce Magicks to ouwr aide, and thereby Floyd | did meet our Demise together." Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Ah, a skirmish, that's supposed to be." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a sachim" | ||
Floyd ] Hillside Path (Jack Welch) Turns: 3700 Floyd | > Floyd | > A SACHIM Floyd | Floyd | "The Leeder of the Nirramonk were called the Sachim and she did Floyd | dye in the Skourmuch." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a nirramonk" | ||
Floyd ] Hillside Path (Jack Welch) Turns: 3701 Floyd | > Floyd | > A NIRRAMONK Floyd | Floyd | "When first we did arrive to Lyn, my Parents did ardently Floyd | applie their Labours to make Home, and I with them. Thow soon we did Floyd | but little see of mei Father so powerfull was his Devotion to Floyd | the Forge. He did desire above all to see its Heat increased Floyd | beyond even yet again what those Forges in Engeland did Floyd | achieve. This, in the speite of meagre Tools and shoddy Coal which to Floyd | him availed." Floyd | Floyd | "The Nirramonk?" you remind her. Floyd | Floyd | "Verily, the Subject has not fled by Minde, thow I admit my Tongue Floyd | doth journey to it by a Road not straite." Christabell continues, "So, Floyd | the Nirramonk, then: My Father did toil at the Forge Floyd | Daye and Neight bothe, so, my pious Mother bereft of his Floyd | Attentions did seek to perform goode Werkes for our Congregation, yet Floyd | Preacher Breeves, being thick of Skull and disdainful of Floyd | Womenkind did spurn her kinde Offer. She being considerable Pridefull Floyd | did quit that Congregation upon that very Daye and finde herselfe (and Floyd | mee) another at the Inconvenience of summe Distance from Lyn. Floyd | The Doctor Prichard Leif did establysh this Congregation, which Floyd | greatly amazing did welcome not onely us, but also many Indians Floyd | of those Parts; not onely those Praying Indians taught our Holy Floyd | Bible, but Doctor Leif did wee learne each the Wisedom the Floyd | other did have." Floyd | Floyd | "So, the Nirramonk?" you remind her once again, trying to keep her on Floyd | track. Floyd | Floyd | "Hold tight to your Reines," chides Christabell. "For five hundred Floyd | Years have I thought on this -- I pray you abide your Patiyence yet Floyd | another moment, that I may complete this Journie, upon which you have Floyd | set us." Floyd | Floyd | Having your full attention, Christabell continues, "So then, coming at Floyd | last to the Nirramonk." Floyd | Floyd | "Phew." Floyd | Floyd | "I do your Pardon begge?" Floyd | Floyd | "Nothing." Floyd | Floyd | Christabell folds her hands and resumes her discourse, "One day did Floyd | come to us a Council of the Nirramonk. Thow versed in the Tongue of Floyd | the Nipmuk, scarce could we comprehend their Tongue. By the Floyd | Grace of Providence, One among theyr Number summe Fackulitie with Floyd | Engelish possessed, he and his Kin having many years before helped the Floyd | Engelish Colonie of Roanoke to their Prosperity." Floyd | Floyd | "Knowing me quick witted, Doctor Leif did me task to apprend of Floyd | their Tongue and they Ours by setting to Paper a Grammar. No simple Floyd | Affaire this was, and threw a Winter and Summer compleat, we did Floyd | labour, the legion Differences so diffickulte to reconcile. Not onely Floyd | Grammar did I employe to this Tasking, but made use of Maths and Floyd | Shapes, some of Artes Newlie devised, some drawn from Kaballah. Floyd | In Grammar I did find Keys to the Invisible World -- take you Floyd | for instance their Nowns, being infleckted not for Male and Female, Floyd | but Animate and Inanimate; and amongst the animate they choose their Floyd | Werde Endings differently for Spirits, the Restful, and Floyd | the Avenged." Floyd | Floyd | "Five years I did spend amoung them and did Comprehend their Tongue Floyd | flowingly. As much as I did deliver unto them the Good News of Christ Floyd | Jesus, I did discover Mattanit and did learne to perform his Floyd | Werkes through Means more immediate and vigorous than those beknownst Floyd | to the Church of Engeland." Floyd | Floyd | Her eyes heavy, Christabell concludes, "It were a true Calamity that Floyd | all did end so dreadful in the Skourmuch." Floyd | Floyd | "My head is -- literally -- going to explode," says Naomi compressing Floyd | her temples. Floyd | Floyd | For just a second, you can see through Christabell. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Whoah." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a invisible world" | ||
Floyd ] Hillside Path (Jack Welch) Turns: 3702 Floyd | > Floyd | > A INVISIBLE WORLD Floyd | Floyd | "By that I do mean the incorporeal world of Spirits and other Floyd | such Beings perceived onely by the Seight." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a beings" | ||
Floyd ] Hillside Path (Jack Welch) Turns: 3703 Floyd | > Floyd | > A BEINGS Floyd | Floyd | "I onely am experimented of Spirits, thow the Nirramonk Floyd | know many Creatures far weirder that do dwelle in divers corners of Floyd | the Invisible World." Floyd | Floyd | For few moments, Christabell fades out of existence, "Sorry," she Floyd | says, "I do have but little control over this accursed Fading Floyd | and it is a Botheration." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a fading" | ||
Floyd ] Hillside Path (Jack Welch) Turns: 3704 Floyd | > Floyd | > A FADING Floyd | Floyd | "Christabell, I can't help but noticing that you are sort of Floyd | flickering." Floyd | Floyd | She raises an eyebrow, "Flickering? By that you do mean spittle Floyd | wingeth from my Mouthe when I do speake?" Floyd | Floyd | "No, I mean that you seem to be solid and bright some times, but other Floyd | times you sort of fade out." Floyd | Floyd | "Oh, that. Verily, 'tis not your Eyes, but my Condition. Indeed, I Floyd | being so very long upon this Earthe in mie State, my Potence is Floyd | diminished summe what, and with it mie Louminance to your Floyd | Seight. Onely do I appear nowe before you through diligent Floyd | Efforte of Minde and great Expenditure of my Substance." Floyd | Floyd | "So, you mean that you will keep getting dimmer?" you ask with Floyd | concern. Floyd | Floyd | "Aye, absent replenishing Bestowance, the Light that poureth Floyd | forthe from your Eyes will more me transperce, revealing the Worlde Floyd | beyond by Back 'til I am no more that a shadoe of a shadoe and my Floyd | Voice not even a Whisper."" Floyd | Floyd | That's awful!" Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a bestowance" | ||
Floyd ] Hillside Path (Jack Welch) Turns: 3705 Floyd | > Floyd | > A BESTOWANCE Floyd | Floyd | Christabell replies, "The Bestowance is the Magick whereby Floyd | Potence be conveid from one to another. If you would deign Floyd | permitte, I could shew by what meenes this Magick could be wrought." Floyd | Floyd | "You mean I could cast a spell to charge you up?" you ask. "How?" Floyd | Floyd | "In so many Werdes. Yes, my Marke being upon you, you could werke it. Floyd | Upon a Tymme, it were the first Magick I did teach Carol, when Floyd | she saw but five Yeares. But you a Woman full grow'd need no trappings Floyd | of Ceremonie to conduct it, but only the Comprehension of what you do, Floyd | and a Werde bespoken to set the Magick in Motion." Floyd | Floyd | "What's the word?" Floyd | Floyd | "It be 'xizzi'," replies Christabelle. "If you do but say it, Floyd | all will be put to Righte. Here, let me place my Mark that you may Floyd | werke summe Magicks." Floyd | Floyd | "Hang on a…" Christabell pokes your shoulder before you can finish Floyd | the Floyd | sentence. Floyd | Floyd | "'Tis done, and naught did it hurt, yes?" Floyd | Floyd | "I suppose," you say, rubbing your shoulder, which does tingle a Floyd | little. Floyd | Floyd | Christabell is there one instant and gone the next. When she Floyd | reappears, she seems to be exerting significant effort to remain Floyd | visible. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu asks, "Shall we?" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "(Sorry if I went too fast there.)" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Yeah, I had to catch up." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "So, first off: heh, xizzi" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Second, sure." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "xyzzy" | ||
Floyd ] Hillside Path (Jack Welch) Turns: 3705 Floyd | > Floyd | > XYZZY Floyd | Floyd | That verb doesn't work here, or, at least, not right now, but Floyd | it might work somewhere later. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "ha" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "xizzi" | ||
Floyd ] Hillside Path (Jack Welch) Turns: 3706 Floyd | > Floyd | > XIZZI Floyd | Floyd | "Let us do step summut afar the Rayle Tracks," counsels Floyd | Christabell. Floyd | Floyd | That is probably a good idea, because as the two walk towards the edge Floyd | of the woods, lighting begins to arc from every part of your body to Floyd | Christabell in impossibly thin, blue-white tendrils, occasionally Floyd | flashing over to the pile of railroad tracks, which begin to glow red Floyd | on in the spots where they are touched. Floyd | Floyd | You take a breath and your lungs burn, the air sharp with the smell of Floyd | ozone; as you continue to walk the sparking dies down and it is easier Floyd | to breathe. Floyd | Floyd | As after images of the lightning fade, Christabell pats you on Floyd | the shoulder, almost substantially, and you can see for yourself that Floyd | the spell worked -- there is nothing translucent about her -- you Floyd | literally did her a solid. Floyd | Floyd | "I do thank you sincerely for restoring the Integrity of my Floyd | Spirit with this Gifte, whych does owe Provenance to Floyd | Carol, who, however unwittingly, did preserve mee through your Floyd | Kindness." Floyd | Floyd | "You're welcome," you add, glad to have been helpful to at least Floyd | someone today. Floyd | Floyd | "Naomi... I would repay Carol; let us do help her escape Floyd | her Fusion and persue a more wholesome Unfolding. If we Floyd | can destroy her Runes, that part at least of her Soul will be Floyd | washed aclean. I ask you: Go and find a Booke inwhich are written the Floyd | Source of her Past and Unmake it." Floyd | Floyd | "Tear it up?" you ask. Floyd | Floyd | "Nay, Violence be not the Answer to this one. Let us devise a Magick Floyd | to unwrought them." Christabell paces back and force, "A moment whilst Floyd | I do Conceive a mete Werde for the Spell… Fazzah! No, too short. Floyd | Mannagummoset! Not the easiest to remember." Floyd | Floyd | "Kwisatz haderach?" You suggest, being a big fan of Dune (the Floyd | book, not the film). Floyd | Floyd | "Oh, that does have a lovely ring about it, as long as you can Floyd | remember it. Yes, let us do go with that." She waves her hands, and Floyd | you suppose that's that. Christabell continues, "You need only be in Floyd | the same Place as the Runes, and say those Werdes and the Spell Floyd | will act. Now, getting you there… For that I do propose a trifling Floyd | bit Floyd | of Magick to take you thither and back to here at your Weal, for that Floyd | the Spell Werde be 'ploughver'. Just know you, one casting Floyd | cannot follow another without pause." Floyd | Floyd | "Got it. It takes some time to recharge." Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "'You literally did her a solid.' Insert appreciative-eyeroll." | |
| Knight_Otu says, ""Violence be not the Answer to this one"" | ||
| DavidW says, "Also 'Violence be not the Answer to this one.'" | ||
| DavidW says, "and ploughver" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a runes" | ||
Floyd ] Hillside Path (Jack Welch) Turns: 3707 Floyd | > Floyd | > A RUNES Floyd | Floyd | Pleased that you are taking an interest, Christabell launches into an Floyd | explanation. Floyd | Floyd | "Whomesoever do werke a Magick, hee leaveth in Posterity Signes that Floyd | summe might read thereafter; these be their Runes." Floyd | Floyd | "Sort of a record, then?" you inquire. Floyd | Floyd | "Not onely, for in wroughting any Magick, a natural Direction must be Floyd | followed as Ice doth melt and flow downward as a Mountain Stream and Floyd | not upwards to the Peake, so Potence must channel fruitfully. Floyd | As a Log burnt doth comforting Heat provide, so Runes be the Floyd | Ashes. Get you mie Drifte?" Floyd | Floyd | "So, it's sort of a nebulous mystical wake left behind by magic?" Floyd | Floyd | "Nay, come you rightly downe to the Firmness of Earth -- it be not but Floyd | like a Booke, it be a true Folio, though not seen but for Seight -- Floyd | Leaves and Werdes in Leather bound: the Story of good Werkes upon one Floyd | Shyt, sorrowfull Sinnes the next." Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "Better make a note of 'Kwisatz haderach'." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Noted." | ||
| Jacqueline asks, "Get you mie Drifte?" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Also, Christabell, mind your words." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Yeah" | ||
| Knight_Otu asks, "So, we ploughver, wait to recharge (or something), kwisatz etcetera, wait some more, ploughver again. Did I get that right?" | ||
| DavidW says, "Ploughver is an optional teleport spell. I think the kwisatz one is the more essential." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "I think so yeah." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Or we could walk." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "But yeah." | ||
| Knight_Otu asks, "Right, the scrapbook it is, then?" | ||
| DavidW says, "yes." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "I think teleporting is faster." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Sure" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ploughver" | ||
Floyd ] Carol's Room (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 3708 Floyd | > Floyd | > PLOUGHVER Floyd | Floyd | Christabell calls after you, "Do remember to help liberate Carol from Floyd | her Runes!" and then everything goes dark. Floyd | Floyd | Around you, in no particular direction, you hear screams, strangled Floyd | almost instantly, drowned in splashes and bubbles and ending in Floyd | silence. At the same time, your vision fades to darkness and you feel Floyd | yourself plunging, able to see only vast, hovering shapes above you, Floyd | moving silently past. You become aware of sounds so low, that you more Floyd | feel them in your bones than hear them; one such sounds passes below Floyd | you, receding in endless distance. Then it is over. Floyd | Floyd | Carol's Room (Ben Collins-Sussman) Floyd | [ HINT: you can type "hints" for a hint for this location ] Floyd | Floyd | Carol's room is no longer outfitted for a five-year-old. Floyd | Floyd | A somewhat older Carol stands behind her table, her back to you, Floyd | combing her long blonde hair. The exit is to the south. Floyd | Floyd | Carol doesn't seem aware of your skulking about her room. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x carol" | ||
Floyd ] Carol's Room (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 3709 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CAROL Floyd | Floyd | Carol is wearing a her highschool uniform. Floyd | Floyd | Carol continues to comb her long hair. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "SAVE" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "cf47" | ||
Floyd | > Floyd | > SAVE Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write: Floyd ] Carol's Room (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 3709 Floyd | > SAVEOk. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "Kwisatz haderach" | ||
Floyd ] Carol's Room (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 3710 Floyd | > Floyd | > KWISATZ HADERACH Floyd | Floyd | You see no Book of Runes to destroy. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "huh" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x table" | ||
Floyd ] Carol's Room (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 3711 Floyd | > Floyd | > X TABLE Floyd | Floyd | A small ivory-colored painted wooden table, just to the side of the Floyd | window. A few items of makeup are arranged neatly on one corner, and a Floyd | small, round mirror stands on the other Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "So we need to see it." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x mirror" | ||
Floyd ] Carol's Room (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 3712 Floyd | > Floyd | > X MIRROR Floyd | Floyd | Your face is distorted in the makeup mirror and items behind you are a Floyd | blur. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "l" | ||
Floyd ] Carol's Room (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 3713 Floyd | > Floyd | > L Floyd | Floyd | Carol's Room (Ben Collins-Sussman) Floyd | The room has changed since you last saw it: there are fewer toys and Floyd | it is less cluttered; in a word, more mature. Floyd | Floyd | The bed now sports a light blanket, pastel blue in color, pulled taut Floyd | over the twin mattress, with two pillows stacked at the head of the Floyd | bed. To one side of the window stands a small table with a number of Floyd | items on it, including a small mirror and some makeup. The large bay Floyd | window looks out on the same scene as before, but leaves on the trees Floyd | far below are just now beginning to sport autumn colors. To its side, Floyd | the small writing desk has been replaced with a larger one and some Floyd | books are stacked beside the same desk lamp you saw last time. A few Floyd | pieces of artwork are stuck to the wall next to the desk. Nearer to Floyd | the entrance, an old-fashioned turntable rests on a wooden stand. Floyd | Floyd | Notably missing is the large framed portrait of President Eisenhower Floyd | and its weighty golden frame. A single bent nail remains in the wall Floyd | surrounded by a slightly discolored patch of wall where the picture Floyd | once hung. Floyd | Floyd | Below that space, three stuffed toys sit in a tight circle on the same Floyd | tiny chairs that you saw last time. The exit is to the south. Floyd | Floyd | You can see Carol and a window (closed) here. Floyd | Floyd | Carol carefully applies some makeup. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x books" | ||
Floyd ] Carol's Room (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 3713 Floyd | > Floyd | > X BOOKS Floyd | Floyd | You can't use multiple objects with that verb. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x desk" | ||
Floyd ] Carol's Room (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 3714 Floyd | > Floyd | > X DESK Floyd | Floyd | A large dark wood desk and matching chair, very grown-up in Floyd | appearance. Several books are stacked on the desk, along with a piece Floyd | of newsprint and a desk lamp. A few drawers run down the side of the Floyd | desk. Above the desk some drawings have been Scotch-taped to the wall. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x book" | ||
Floyd ] Carol's Room (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 3715 Floyd | > Floyd | > X BOOK Floyd | Floyd | (the old paperback book (smelling faintly of mildew)) Floyd | The old paperback book is pretty thick, and the pages are yellowed and Floyd | lacerated here and there. You're not a bookworm, but the condition of Floyd | the book and the outdated font and style of drawing on the cover tell Floyd | you it was printed decades ago, maybe at the beginning of the century. Floyd | Floyd | Judging by the cover the book seems to be a bit pulpy. It shows a Floyd | large, old and eerie house on a clearing in the woods. The title is Floyd | "ANCHORHEAD. A What-do-I-do-now Book Based on the Works of MICHAEL Floyd | GENTRY." A scraggy sticker with the insignia of the Backwater Public Floyd | Library, on it indicates that by no means you want to pay the fine for Floyd | exceeding the return deadline. Floyd | Floyd | Frost lines the edges of the library insignia. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Hrm." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x stacked" | ||
Floyd ] Carol's Room (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 3716 Floyd | > Floyd | > X STACKED Floyd | Floyd | Several hardcover books are stacked on one side of the desk and topped Floyd | by a stapled bit of looseleaf paper. Reading along the spines from top Floyd | to bottom, the books are: "Our Colonial Heritage", Floyd | "Fundamentals of Algebra", and "Modern Etiquette: A Floyd | Primer". Floyd | Floyd | Carol mutters to herself in some forgotten language. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open drawer" | ||
Floyd ] Carol's Room (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 3717 Floyd | > Floyd | > OPEN DRAWER Floyd | Floyd | You snatch at it several times, until your brain registers that it is Floyd | not there. Alarmingly, when your fingers touch the drawers they Floyd | penetrate the surface. You know it is not the case, but visually, it Floyd | appears that your has been severed neatly at the surface, the fingers Floyd | lost somewhere in the interior. Reflexively, you whip your hand back. Floyd | Floyd | Carol holds her hands to her face and giggles. "Silly Naomi! You Floyd | should see the look on your face!" Floyd | Floyd | "That's not something you can play with," instructs Carol. "Not worth Floyd | the trouble." Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline asks, "We want to take the book, right?" | |
| Knight_Otu asks, "Well, which one?" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x newsprint" | ||
Floyd ] Carol's Room (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 3718 Floyd | > Floyd | > X NEWSPRINT Floyd | Floyd | Your eye is first drawn to the date, November 22, 1963, and the Floyd | curious fact that the paper is not yellowed at all. Below the Floyd | newspaper masthead is a black and white photograph, stippled with tiny Floyd | dots as they were in those days, of a number of people crowded around Floyd | a convertible. Below that, a title, "Tragedy in Dallas". Floyd | Floyd | You don't have to read further. You know what this is. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Anchorhead" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "We got that one from the library." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "But maybe we can't touch-- oh." | ||
| DavidW says, "I think you need to talk to Carol, like it or not." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Or, wait, I think we got it somewhere else." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a carol" | ||
Floyd ] Carol's Room (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 3719 Floyd | > Floyd | > A CAROL Floyd | Floyd | Christabell isn't here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "talk to carol" | ||
Floyd ] Carol's Room (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 3720 Floyd | > Floyd | > TALK TO CAROL Floyd | Floyd | You say hello to Carol. Floyd | Floyd | Carol appears oblivious to your prescence. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a runes" | ||
Floyd ] Carol's Room (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 3721 Floyd | > Floyd | > A RUNES Floyd | Floyd | "Oh, my heavens and stars," says Carol, wide-eyed, "If it isn't Auntie Floyd | Naomi! What a pleasant surprise." Floyd | Floyd | "Did people really talk like that?" you ask, incredulous. Floyd | Floyd | "No, but I thought it would add flavor." Carol pulls out the chair Floyd | behind her desk and sits down. "I'd offer you a chair, but you would Floyd | just go right through it." Floyd | Floyd | "Thanks, it's okay, I'll stand." Floyd | Floyd | "So it's been, what? About a decade? Well, nice of you to look in on Floyd | me again. What have you been doing with yourself?" Floyd | Floyd | Since smalltalk seems to be the object of the day, you reply in kind, Floyd | "Oh, same old, same old, fritting about here and there." Floyd | Floyd | Carol grins and crosses her legs. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a christabell" | ||
Floyd ] Carol's Room (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 3722 Floyd | > Floyd | > A CHRISTABELL Floyd | Floyd | "How do you and Christabell get along?" you ask. Floyd | Floyd | "When I was young, back when my parents didn't want a toddler Floyd | underfoot and they pushed me off on the Backwater Cragnes, she was Floyd | sort of like a mother to me. More than any of the decrepit Floyd | Cragnes, at least. That's why she put her mark on me -- to protect me Floyd | from them, I think. But also so she could work her magic through me." Floyd | Floyd | "So you were close?" Floyd | Floyd | "Sort of, until it got creepy." Floyd | Floyd | "Because she's a five-hundred-year-old spirit?" Floyd | Floyd | "No, because like a year or two ago, she started staring at me Floyd | strangely, and asked me to take my clothes off for a ritual. I'm Floyd | pretty sure that wasn't a real ritual. And she had me do things, which Floyd | were difficult. To myself, since not having a body we couldn't touch. Floyd | I didn't like it, but father said to let her have her way, Floyd | because we needed her magic and cooperation of the Deep Ones Floyd | for his plans." Floyd | Floyd | "I am so sorry." Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline asks, "Is nothing sacred?" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "..." | ||
| DavidW says, "With Carol? No." | ||
| DavidW says, "Carol is the scariest character in this game." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a mother" | ||
Floyd ] Carol's Room (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 3723 Floyd | > Floyd | > A MOTHER Floyd | Floyd | "She is a proper wife and serves father as he desires; she is Floyd | entirely committed to father's plan. For her, that means mostly Floyd | hosting cocktail parties and luncheons, and sometimes being on wives' Floyd | committees and the like. Father says that he has made a lot of Floyd | important deals because she is such a good entertainer and knows what Floyd | men like." Floyd | Floyd | "Also," Carol adds, "she makes a mean cucumber sandwich." Floyd | Floyd | You sense that the ploughver spell has recharged. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a father" | ||
Floyd ] Carol's Room (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 3724 Floyd | > Floyd | > A FATHER Floyd | Floyd | "Father has a brilliant plan and everyday he works to make it Floyd | happen." Floyd | Floyd | "Does that pay well?" you ask. Floyd | Floyd | "Well, it's not his day job, of course." Apparently, Carol does not Floyd | recognize sarcasm. "He works in Connecticut in the Electric Boats Floyd | Division of General Dynamics. That's a company that makes Floyd | submarines. He used to be an engineer, but now he's a Floyd | supervisor, so he tells other people what to do." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a submarines" | ||
Floyd ] Carol's Room (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 3725 Floyd | > Floyd | > A SUBMARINES Floyd | Floyd | "My father chose his profession specifically to advance our Floyd | rapport with the Old Ones. For instance, Kennedy is a strong Floyd | node in history; to put father's plan back on track, we had to Floyd | give them one of the subs, the Thresher, a few months back." Floyd | Floyd | "That's horrible!" Floyd | Floyd | "No, just another Rune. I still have to stick it in the Floyd | scrapbook, but I'm afraid I left it at school in Floyd | Farmington." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a scrapbook" | ||
Floyd ] Carol's Room (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 3726 Floyd | > Floyd | > A SCRAPBOOK Floyd | Floyd | "I'd show it to you, but I am really a blockhead sometimes. I have Floyd | some great new stories in it, but I'm afraid I left it at Floyd | school at the end of term when I came up here. It's in my dorm Floyd | room. So annoying!" Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a school" | ||
Floyd ] Carol's Room (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 3727 Floyd | > Floyd | > A SCHOOL Floyd | Floyd | "Right now I'm going to a private boarding school in Farmington, Floyd | Connecticut and just get up to Backwater on holidays. The worst thing Floyd | is that it's a all-girls school and the one date (kind of) that I've Floyd | had, my father set up. He says it's part of the plan. He set me Floyd | up with freckle-faced lech at the New York Military Academy. It Floyd | was his senior dance, and I was only a freshman, so it was pretty Floyd | awful." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a plans" | ||
Floyd ] Carol's Room (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 3728 Floyd | > Floyd | > A PLANS Floyd | Floyd | "Father says that the Cragnes were meant for greatness, and Floyd | that they should be running America, not rotting away in this Floyd | miserable excuse for a mansion." Floyd | Floyd | "They have kind of let it go." Floyd | Floyd | "When I got old enough, I told him about the Deep Ones and the Floyd | Third Covenant of Mattanit, but he already knew. He said Floyd | that's why he sent me here -- to learn more. He already knew about Floyd | Christabell and the railroad tracks and everything. He said Floyd | that the Deep Ones are all that's left because people have Floyd | spread everywhere -- mostly poor, dirty people, like Africa and other Floyd | countries like that. They all had newer gods, and the Elder Floyd | Gods left in disgust." Floyd | Floyd | "And his plan is to protect the world from them?" Floyd | Floyd | Carol answers with all sincerity, "No -- his plan is to bring The Floyd | Elder Gods back in order to 'Make America What It Once Floyd | Was' as he says, but we need to build, what does he call it? A Floyd | political base. So, that's what we're doing. Father creates the Floyd | opportunities, and I call upon the Deep Ones to write the Floyd | Runes that make things happen." Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline asks, "Politics? Really?" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Ugh, sorry about that." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "No worries." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a mattanit" | ||
Floyd ] Carol's Room (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 3729 Floyd | > Floyd | > A MATTANIT Floyd | Floyd | "That's one of his many names." Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "At least it's not as bad as last week." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a third covenant" | ||
Floyd ] Carol's Room (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 3730 Floyd | > Floyd | > A THIRD COVENANT Floyd | Floyd | "That was what Christabell called it -- it's essentially a Floyd | roadmap to bring about the return of the Elder Gods." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a elder gods" | ||
Floyd ] Carol's Room (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 3731 Floyd | > Floyd | > A ELDER GODS Floyd | Floyd | "Naomi, please don't take this the wrong way, but your mind really Floyd | isn't strong enough for me to talk in any detail about them. Just Floyd | accept that they exist and that soon enough the Deep Ones will Floyd | help us restore them." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a deep ones" | ||
Floyd ] Carol's Room (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 3732 Floyd | > Floyd | > A DEEP ONES Floyd | Floyd | "I've only seen flashes of the Deep Ones in my dreams, which Floyd | is good since people can't look at them and not go crazy. I can tell Floyd | you they are big, have lots of tentacles, and mouths, and eyes, and Floyd | other parts that I'm not sure what they do. They hang out in parts of Floyd | the oceans so deep that nobody bothers them there, except maybe my Floyd | father's submarines when we need something. And when we Floyd | need to work some magic, we wake them and they do their stuff, and Floyd | that's how we get things done -- a plane goes down, someone is hit by Floyd | a bus, whatever. But mostly small things. The better I get at seeing Floyd | the future, the more I can pick out the little events that will push Floyd | history in the right direction." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a thresher" | ||
Floyd ] Carol's Room (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 3733 Floyd | > Floyd | > A THRESHER Floyd | Floyd | It's the sub that the Deep Ones asked for in return for Floyd | Kennedy. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a kennedy" | ||
Floyd ] Carol's Room (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 3734 Floyd | > Floyd | > A KENNEDY Floyd | Floyd | "Father says that Kennedy would have ruined Floyd | America and destroyed his plan, and that even though I did my Floyd | best" -- here she glances at the press clipping on the desk -- "it Floyd | will take years to undo the damage that he did in his first three Floyd | years in office: filling the heads of drug-addled youth with crazy Floyd | ideas, letting the Blacks think they might have a voice, and weakening Floyd | the institutions and traditions that kept America in the hands Floyd | of her rightful masters." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a america" | ||
Floyd ] Carol's Room (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 3735 Floyd | > Floyd | > A AMERICA Floyd | Floyd | "Father says that America's place in the world is on Floyd | top, and that's part of Mattanit's Third Covenant, that Floyd | we assume our rightful place as the Seat of the Elder Gods and Floyd | bring all other nations to worship them." Floyd | Floyd | "He does?" you ask, trying to humor her. Floyd | Floyd | "But there is a lot wrong with America right now because people Floyd | don't follow tradition: drugs, music, people who don't understand how Floyd | some people are meant to be above other people, and that some people Floyd | are meant to be their servants. That sort of thing. Don't worry, Floyd | though, father's plan will fix it all." Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Yeesh." | |
| Roger says, "I think this Lovecraft guy may be some sort of throwback to the 20s" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "I did not get this vibe the first time we were here." | ||
| DavidW says, "You guys went along with the tea party right away. I didn't, and she had her toys start destroying my inventory at random." | ||
| Knight_Otu asks, "I don't suppose we can just ploughver to that school of hers?" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "SAVE" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "cf48" | ||
Floyd | > Floyd | > SAVE Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write: Floyd ] Carol's Room (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 3735 Floyd | > SAVEOk. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "Ploughver just gets you between Christabell and Carol." | |
| Jacqueline exclaims (at DW), "!" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Well then.k..." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Oops." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a desk" | ||
Floyd ] Carol's Room (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 3736 Floyd | > Floyd | > A DESK Floyd | Floyd | Carol says, "I wish I knew." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x desk" | ||
Floyd ] Carol's Room (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 3737 Floyd | > Floyd | > X DESK Floyd | Floyd | A large dark wood desk and matching chair, very grown-up in Floyd | appearance. Several books are stacked on the desk, along with a piece Floyd | of newsprint and a desk lamp. A few drawers run down the side of the Floyd | desk. Above the desk some drawings have been Scotch-taped to the wall. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x lamp" | ||
Floyd ] Carol's Room (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 3738 Floyd | > Floyd | > X LAMP Floyd | Floyd | (the waterproof flashlight (smelling faintly of mildew)) Floyd | A small flashlight, with a rubber ring where it screws together to Floyd | keep the water out-though some oily substance coats the inside. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Inside the flashlight is a clump of glowing vegetation. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x desk lamp" | ||
Floyd ] Carol's Room (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 3738 Floyd | > Floyd | > X DESK LAMP Floyd | Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to examine the desk. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x drawings" | ||
Floyd ] Carol's Room (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 3739 Floyd | > Floyd | > X DRAWINGS Floyd | Floyd | Three drawings are taped to the wall above Carol's desk, the top one Floyd | in crayon, the middle in ink, and the bottom one painted with Floyd | watercolors. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x top drawing" | ||
Floyd ] Carol's Room (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 3739 Floyd | > Floyd | > X TOP DRAWING Floyd | Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to examine the crayon drawing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x crayon drawing" | ||
Floyd ] Carol's Room (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 3740 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CRAYON DRAWING Floyd | Floyd | Primitive technique, limited palette, crayon on manila paper. Floyd | Floyd | There are three stick figures on the left, generously, as man, woman, Floyd | and child. The man drawn mostly in gray, the woman wearing a red dress Floyd | with large skirt, and the child wearing a blue dress of the same Floyd | style, her blonde hair done up in braids. The figure in the middle is Floyd | more of a jumble: recognizably human with a hat and beard, stooped Floyd | over with a cane. On the right, are a bunch of brown lines, behind Floyd | them great masses colored in black vertical lines, and in from of all Floyd | that the outline of a woman, not a stick figure, but just back and Floyd | forth strokes of yellow crayon. Floyd | Floyd | In the corner, it is labelled "Carol, Age 5." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a crayon" | ||
Floyd ] Carol's Room (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 3741 Floyd | > Floyd | > A CRAYON Floyd | Floyd | "That's mother, father, and me, and in the middle, Floyd | that's Grand-Uncle, in fact, that's a somewhat flattering Floyd | version of him, and on the right is Christabell, back when I Floyd | thought I could trust her." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a grand-uncle" | ||
Floyd ] Carol's Room (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 3742 Floyd | > Floyd | > A GRAND-UNCLE Floyd | Floyd | "Grand-Uncle is extremely old and just as irritable, and the Floyd | less I see him the better. When I'm up here on breaks from Floyd | school or over the summer, he thinks it's funny to lock me in Floyd | my room. That used to really steam me, until one day Floyd | Christabell taught me a way to magically move back and forth Floyd | between here and where she is. The Rune cost is not so great, and you Floyd | should have seen how surprised Grand-Uncle was to see me Floyd | walking around outside when he had just locked me in. Priceless." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x ink drawing" | ||
Floyd ] Carol's Room (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 3743 Floyd | > Floyd | > X INK DRAWING Floyd | Floyd | India ink on hot press bristol board. Floyd | Floyd | It has the quality of being drawn hastily to capture the event. In Floyd | places, the ink is smeared suggesting that the artist lacked practice Floyd | with fountain pens. The drawing does not have much in terms of Floyd | perspective, but some cross-hatched shading does give it depth. Floyd | Floyd | Three creatures are outlined, their backs towards the viewer, each Floyd | leaning towards the center of the drawing where another creature lays Floyd | on the ground surrounded by a dark pool, suggestive of blood. The Floyd | three creatures appear to be dismembering the poor creature on the Floyd | ground, some sort of animal, which struggles desperately, flailing at Floyd | them with its three remaining limbs. Its fourth has already been Floyd | wrenched away by one of the attackers, who chomps into it with sharp Floyd | simian teeth. Floyd | Floyd | In the corner, it is labelled "Carol, Age 10." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a ink" | ||
Floyd ] Carol's Room (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 3744 Floyd | > Floyd | > A INK Floyd | Floyd | "Ah yes, I recall that day. I had come up here from Stonington Floyd | for a three-day weekend, and as soon as I stepped into the room, Floyd | Master Sweetpaws was having some sort of argument with Floyd | Misses Winkelbottom. She was insisting on some abstruse point Floyd | of parliamentary procedure -- I don't even know where the conversation Floyd | started or what they were doing -- but Sweetpaws was irate and Floyd | swinging around the room, screaming. Mister Snortles tried to Floyd | talk him down, but also didn't want to stick his neck out too far." Floyd | Floyd | "I sat down to watch and got out my sketchbook." Floyd | Floyd | "The argument went downhill, and Malice the Clown said he had Floyd | had enough of listening to the pointless bickering and just sliced her Floyd | open from her mouth to her groin. Master Sweetpaws and Floyd | Mister Snortles were on her immediately. Within about three Floyd | minutes, she was nothing but lint and some bits of wire. It is very Floyd | hard to convey all of the motion when you're drawing quickly like Floyd | that." Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Oh..kay..." | |
| DavidW says, "That's why there's only three stuffed animals now." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x watercolor" | ||
Floyd ] Carol's Room (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 3745 Floyd | > Floyd | > X WATERCOLOR Floyd | Floyd | Windsor & Newton series 1 watercolors on 140# cold press Arches paper Floyd | using wet-on-wet technique. Limited palette: ultramarine blue deep, Floyd | burnt umber, burnt sienna, mars black with touches of alizarin Floyd | crimson. Floyd | Floyd | At first, the paint-saturated paper looks like nothing more than muddy Floyd | splotches, but as you stare at it, forms begin to emerge. There is Floyd | something in the lower right hand corner that you can't quite bring Floyd | yourself to look at, but in the center, a long, black tubular thing Floyd | fights a losing battle to escape, its back cracked and red-tinged Floyd | bubbles escaping. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a watercolor" | ||
Floyd ] Carol's Room (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 3746 Floyd | > Floyd | > A WATERCOLOR Floyd | Floyd | "That's the Thresher last April. The Old Ones took it in exchange for Floyd | Kennedy." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x drawer" | ||
Floyd ] Carol's Room (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 3747 Floyd | > Floyd | > X DRAWER Floyd | Floyd | You can no more yank open these ephemeral drawers than touch any other Floyd | ghostly item in this room. They are closed, and absent some divine Floyd | intervention, they will stay closed. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "pray" | ||
Floyd ] Carol's Room (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 3747 Floyd | > Floyd | > PRAY Floyd | Floyd | That verb doesn't work here, or, at least, not right now, but Floyd | it might work somewhere later. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "ugh. Lack of sleep is starting to catch up with me." | |
| Jacqueline says, "Falling asleep at the keyboard." | ||
| Knight_Otu asks, "Shall we stop?" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Sorry, I'm pretty sick." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "I thought I was up for this." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Then get some rest and get better." | ||
| DavidW says, "yeah" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Mmkay" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Y'all can keep at it if you'd like." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "l" | ||
Floyd ] Carol's Room (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 3748 Floyd | > Floyd | > L Floyd | Floyd | Carol's Room (Ben Collins-Sussman) Floyd | The room is surprisingly neat and tidy, particularly for a teenager, Floyd | and the furnishings are sparse: a bed, table, desk, and a turntable. Floyd | Floyd | A few toys are gathered neatly in one corner beneath a blank patch of Floyd | wall, where a large framed portrait once hung. A few pieces of artwork Floyd | are affixed to the wall above the desk. The exit is to the south. Floyd | Floyd | You can see Carol and a window (closed) here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x window" | ||
Floyd ] Carol's Room (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 3749 Floyd | > Floyd | > X WINDOW Floyd | Floyd | The large bay window is framed in the same age-worn rosewood trim that Floyd | decorates the rest of this once great mansion. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "look through mirror" | ||
Floyd ] Carol's Room (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 3750 Floyd | > Floyd | > LOOK THROUGH MIRROR Floyd | Floyd | Your hand goes right through it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "look into mirror" | ||
Floyd ] Carol's Room (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 3751 Floyd | > Floyd | > LOOK INTO MIRROR Floyd | Floyd | Your hand goes right through it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x turntable" | ||
Floyd ] Carol's Room (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 3752 Floyd | > Floyd | > X TURNTABLE Floyd | Floyd | A wooden turntable with speakers built into the cabinet rests on a Floyd | folding wooden table. There is a record on the turntable, but the Floyd | turntable is off. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x record" | ||
Floyd ] Carol's Room (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 3753 Floyd | > Floyd | > X RECORD Floyd | Floyd | The center is black, with silver writing. You can't make out much Floyd | beyond "Wagner" and "Die Walküre". Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a turntable" | ||
Floyd ] Carol's Room (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 3754 Floyd | > Floyd | > A TURNTABLE Floyd | Floyd | Carol says, "Sorry, I don't know." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a record" | ||
Floyd ] Carol's Room (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 3755 Floyd | > Floyd | > A RECORD Floyd | Floyd | Carol says, "Good question." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x bed" | ||
Floyd ] Carol's Room (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 3756 Floyd | > Floyd | > X BED Floyd | Floyd | The bed is perfectly made and a light blue woolen blanket stretched Floyd | drum-taut over it. The pillows are perfectly aligned with the upper Floyd | edge of the blanket. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "look under bed" | ||
Floyd ] Carol's Room (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 3757 Floyd | > Floyd | > LOOK UNDER BED Floyd | Floyd | Your hand goes right through it. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Hm. Can we do anything here yet, I wonder." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Carol's Room (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 3758 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | This is odd. As you watch the swirls in your cup, they form a pair of Floyd | lovers that rotate around the cup, maintaining a steady distance from Floyd | each other. Floyd | Floyd | You remember that twin objects like this mean you are split between Floyd | two intricately entangled destinies, and that at any given moment, one Floyd | of them will be the right place for you to be, but the coffee can't Floyd | tell which. Way to drop the ball there, coffee. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I think you can talk to Carol and examine things in her room. You're probably also allowed to SAVE or UNDO." | |
| DavidW says, "I'm not sure if you can leave." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "But since we can't get her scrapbook..." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Carol's Room (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 3759 Floyd | > Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | "I've learned a few things since you were here last time; surely, you Floyd | must know that Christabell taught me every chance she got. Floyd | She's such a generous soul, and so starved for company out there on Floyd | the hill." Carol glances out the window towards the cliffs. Floyd | Floyd | "Seems like you are the one who can't get enough of company. No wonder Floyd | you don't get a lot of visitors, if you trap everyone in your room. Floyd | Not many teenagers would want to lock adults in with them." Floyd | Floyd | "Well, you are the only one who can see me, so you've got that going Floyd | for you. No, I'm happy to let you go, I just want to be able to find Floyd | you again, you know, if I need you for something." Floyd | Floyd | "It's nice to be needed." Floyd | Floyd | "So I understand. I will lower my barrier for you just as soon as you Floyd | agree to bear my mark. The good news, it's painless, the downside: it Floyd | is a stain on your immortal soul. There's no such thing as a free Floyd | lunch, after all. So, what'll it be, shall I mark you?" Floyd | Floyd | She extends an index finger towards you. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Hm." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "no" | ||
Floyd ] Carol's Room (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 3760 Floyd | > Floyd | > NO Floyd | Floyd | "Well unless you know some way out of this room that hasn't occurred Floyd | to me, we're going to be here together until you do agree, but no Floyd | hurry on my account. We can come back to the marking issue later." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ploughver" | ||
Floyd ] Carol's Room (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 3761 Floyd | > Floyd | > PLOUGHVER Floyd | Floyd | Carol stands right in front of you, hands on her hips waiting for an Floyd | answer, "Listen, due to the metaphysics of complicity or some such, Floyd | before you go, I need an answer from you -- shall I place my mark?" Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu asks, "So that's it, huh?" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "no" | ||
Floyd ] Carol's Room (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 3762 Floyd | > Floyd | > NO Floyd | Floyd | Carol shakes her head sadly. Floyd | Floyd | Carol reminds you that she'd really appreciate it if you would say Floyd | "yes" so she could get on with the rest of her day. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "out" | ||
Floyd ] Carol's Room (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 3763 Floyd | > Floyd | > OUT Floyd | Floyd | "Not to be a bore," say Carol, "but I need to ask your consent to mark Floyd | you before you split; can I place it?" Floyd | Floyd | "Malice, is it me, or is Naomi being just a little bit selfish by now Floyd | allowing me to place my mark?" Floyd | Floyd | Carol nods at Malice as he (apparently, though you don't hear a thing) Floyd | lends her his wisdom. Floyd | Floyd | "No doubt about that at all," giggles Carol with a conspiratorial wink Floyd | at the demonic clown. "If she would just say "yes", the world Floyd | would be a better place. From a certain point of view." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "enter window" | ||
Floyd ] Carol's Room (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 3764 Floyd | > Floyd | > ENTER WINDOW Floyd | Floyd | First of all, this window is many stories above the ground; the drop Floyd | would be certain death. Beyond that, though, the window isn't open. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open window" | ||
Floyd ] Carol's Room (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 3765 Floyd | > Floyd | > OPEN WINDOW Floyd | Floyd | The window has a badly rusted child-proof safety lock -- on the Floyd | outside. Floyd | Floyd | Carol rolls her eyes waiting for you to say "yes" so she can place her Floyd | mark. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open safety lock" | ||
Floyd ] Carol's Room (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 3766 Floyd | > Floyd | > OPEN SAFETY LOCK Floyd | Floyd | The window has a badly rusted child-proof safety lock -- on the Floyd | outside. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x window" | ||
Floyd ] Carol's Room (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 3767 Floyd | > Floyd | > X WINDOW Floyd | Floyd | The large bay window is framed in the same age-worn rosewood trim that Floyd | decorates the rest of this once great mansion. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "The one object our hand doesn't go through." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "SAVE" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "cf49" | ||
Floyd | > Floyd | > SAVE Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write: Floyd ] Carol's Room (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 3767 Floyd | > SAVEOk. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "yes" | ||
Floyd ] Carol's Room (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 3768 Floyd | > Floyd | > YES Floyd | Floyd | "Thank you for being so reasonable. This will only bring us closer," Floyd | says Carol as she pokes you gently with her finger. You do not feel Floyd | pressure where she touched you, it was more like air blowing gently on Floyd | your shirt. Floyd | Floyd | Carol withdraws her finger and stares at it, puzzled. "That's odd." Floyd | Floyd | "Problem?" You say. Floyd | Floyd | "No, not really a problem, more of an inconvenience. It seems like Floyd | you've already been marked, presumably by Christabell for your own Floyd | protection. That makes sense, I suppose. Can't be too careful." Carol Floyd | looks out the window. "As you probably know, a person can only be Floyd | marked by one spirit." Floyd | Floyd | "Oh?" Floyd | Floyd | "Yes, so I had no choice, since you were already marked, I placed mine Floyd | upon your daughter." Floyd | Floyd | "I don't have a… wait a minute, what?" You glance at your belly where Floyd | she touched you, "You mean, I'm…" Come to think of it, you have had a Floyd | lot of nausea lately, in fact, Peter had to pull over on the drive up. Floyd | And you've been feeling tired, which is unusual for you. Floyd | Floyd | "Yes, so congratulations on that, I suppose. Anyhow, you're free to Floyd | come and go as you please now." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a daughter" | ||
Floyd ] Carol's Room (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 3769 Floyd | > Floyd | > A DAUGHTER Floyd | Floyd | "Oh don't worry, Naomi. The baby will be fine. Oh, and I guess, Floyd | congratulations in advance." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a school" | ||
Floyd ] Carol's Room (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 3770 Floyd | > Floyd | > A SCHOOL Floyd | Floyd | "I didn't see mother or father much until I started Floyd | going to school because they stuck me up here, but I went to the local Floyd | school in Stonington up to eighth grade, and then transferred Floyd | to Mrs. Porter's School in Farmington. Mom had gone there, so I was Floyd | legacy. She thought it was important that I learn to be a lady, and Floyd | frankly, I think they just wanted me out of their hair. So, during the Floyd | school year I board there, and I'm back here on breaks and over the Floyd | summer." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a stonington" | ||
Floyd ] Carol's Room (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 3771 Floyd | > Floyd | > A STONINGTON Floyd | Floyd | "I don't know. It's a place, I guess. It takes us a while to drive Floyd | there and there are more buildings around. I like going there because Floyd | I can see the water -- not like a lake, but real salt water where the Floyd | Deep Ones live." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a scrapbook" | ||
Floyd ] Carol's Room (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 3772 Floyd | > Floyd | > A SCRAPBOOK Floyd | Floyd | Apparently, Carol left her scrapbook at her boarding school. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a farmington" | ||
Floyd ] Carol's Room (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 3773 Floyd | > Floyd | > A FARMINGTON Floyd | Floyd | Carol says that she is currently attends a private all-girls school in Floyd | Farmington, Connecticut. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Well, then." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ploughver" | ||
Floyd ] Hillside Path (Jack Welch) Turns: 3774 Floyd | > Floyd | > PLOUGHVER Floyd | Floyd | Mens voices, people shuffling around frantically, things moving, Floyd | falling. Floyd | Floyd | "The brazing is blown, pressure is down to ten percent!" The voice is Floyd | just slightly louder than the blaring klaxon. Floyd | Floyd | "Dive planes up 30". Floyd | Floyd | "Moderators are full in, it's no good, I'm scramming." Floyd | Floyd | "All hands. Prepare for emergency blow. Larsen, in five and then hit Floyd | it." Floyd | Floyd | "Aye. Five. Four. Reactor quenched. Three. Two. We're pitching. One. Floyd | Blow!" Floyd | Floyd | "Tanks are good, but no blow. Sir, I think we're iced up." Floyd | Floyd | "Crushing depth minus 200, minus 300." Floyd | Floyd | And then silence. Floyd | Floyd | Hillside Path (Jack Welch) Floyd | You are in a hillside hollow flanked on three sides by sheer granite Floyd | cliffs and on the other by gnarled vegetation. Floyd | Floyd | Three trailheads hold out some chance of respite: north, southwest, Floyd | and southeast. Floyd | Floyd | You can see Christabell here. Floyd | Floyd | [ HINT: you can type "hints" for a hint for this location ] Floyd | Floyd | As the day has progressed, the shadows over the hillside deepen, but Floyd | you easily perceive Christabell, every bit as substantial as you last Floyd | saw her, walking briskly over to to greet you. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "That scene doesn't sound good." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a school" | ||
Floyd ] Hillside Path (Jack Welch) Turns: 3775 Floyd | > Floyd | > A SCHOOL Floyd | Floyd | "My Greetings again, Naomi. Were you able to lifte the Burden of Floyd | Carol's Runes and set a-free her Spirit?" Floyd | Floyd | "No, not so much," you admit. "She didn't have the scrapbook with her. Floyd | In fact, the whole thing didn't go that well. She's has some Floyd | resentment towards you, and her dad's plan sounds bonkers." Floyd | Floyd | "I have something very important to ask you, Christabell. Carol Floyd | touched me…" You take a moment to compose yourself, "Carol Floyd | touched me here, and said she had marked my baby, a daughter." Floyd | Floyd | Christabell looks askew. "Oh?" She holds her hand palm out. "No. There Floyd | be no Baby. Nor even so much as Thowt of one in your Entrayls. Floyd | Not this Daye. She doth Laie most Cravenly to seeke Inflewance o'er Floyd | you. I had hoped to save her, but History does itself repete -- for Floyd | the Sayke of All, we must see to her Disruption." Floyd | Floyd | Christabell says, "That's an interesting question." Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "It didn't sound good the first time you did ploughver either." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "t resentment" | ||
Floyd ] Hillside Path (Jack Welch) Turns: 3776 Floyd | > Floyd | > T RESENTMENT Floyd | Floyd | "Carol seemed quite angry at you, Christabell." Floyd | Floyd | "I do suppose she does have summe Reason, but know you that she did Floyd | lead me on and I do think appreciate my Attentions. I am given to Floyd | wonder if it was not she who did lead mee about wrongly." Floyd | Floyd | "That's no excuse." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a resentment" | ||
Floyd ] Hillside Path (Jack Welch) Turns: 3777 Floyd | > Floyd | > A RESENTMENT Floyd | Floyd | "Aye, there be some Truth in what she does say. Blossoming in her Floyd | young Womanhood as she was, my Weale sorry tried by Tymme, I did luste Floyd | after her with Desires carnal." Floyd | Floyd | "How is that even a thing? You first of all being dead and second not Floyd | having a body?" Floyd | Floyd | "These are fine faire Questions, dear Naomi, and I would entreate you Floyd | explore them further with me hence -- and in great Detaile -- if your Floyd | Appetites so leaneth, but this is the Howr to talk not of Love but Floyd | Action. No alternative do I see but to see to Carol's Floyd | Disruption." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a disruption" | ||
Floyd ] Hillside Path (Jack Welch) Turns: 3778 Floyd | > Floyd | > A DISRUPTION Floyd | Floyd | Christabell asks, "How old of Yeares was Carol when you did see Floyd | her?" Floyd | Floyd | "About fourteen, maybe fifteen, I'd guess." Floyd | Floyd | "I see." Christabell says self-consciously. "Yes, at that Ayge her Floyd | Weale outstrove her Wisedom. Already had she devised a Floyd | Blockayde against my Powers despite my Mark upon her." Floyd | Floyd | "Then there's nothing we can do rein her in?" Floyd | Floyd | "I did not that say, quite," replies Christabell. "If you open the Floyd | Windowe where she doth dwell, the Blockayde will be Floyd | breached, and I can work a Disruption spell." Floyd | Floyd | "And what would become of Carol?" Floyd | Floyd | "Nothing. Not a thing. And that be a better Fate than hers now." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a window" | ||
Floyd ] Hillside Path (Jack Welch) Turns: 3779 Floyd | > Floyd | > A WINDOW Floyd | Floyd | "The Windowe in that room be a Thing of her Minde; nothing Floyd | moore. Open it, and you do Open her Mentally a Crack, and into that I Floyd | shall slippe my Magicks and thereby her Disruption." Floyd | Floyd | "You think this will work?" Floyd | Floyd | "Mayhap. If we do not dally, for her Power groweth like unto a Balle Floyd | of Snouwe rolling downward upon a Hill -- But, you will needs be Floyd | clever, for onely distracted will her Eye's Gaze not catch you and all Floyd | be lost." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a blockade" | ||
Floyd ] Hillside Path (Jack Welch) Turns: 3780 Floyd | > Floyd | > A BLOCKADE Floyd | Floyd | Christabell reiterates that opening Carol's window will give Floyd | Christabell a chance to cast a spell that will once and for all Floyd | destroy Carol, who has gotten to powerful and poses a danger to all Floyd | concerned. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "So how does one distract a powerful ghost, sorry, spirit." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "SAVE" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "cf50" | ||
Floyd | > Floyd | > SAVE Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write: Floyd ] Hillside Path (Jack Welch) Turns: 3780 Floyd | > SAVEOk. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ploughver" | ||
Floyd ] Hillside Path (Jack Welch) Turns: 3781 Floyd | > Floyd | > PLOUGHVER Floyd | Floyd | You don't think enough time has passed to recharge your ploughver Floyd | spell. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I had trouble with that, but it's fairly straightforward in practise." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Oh, right, that spell needs a recharge." | ||
| DavidW says, "I even asked for a hint on the forum, but I figured it out eventually." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "t carol" | ||
Floyd ] Hillside Path (Jack Welch) Turns: 3782 Floyd | > Floyd | > T CAROL Floyd | Floyd | "Christabell, I think that Carol is a danger -- maybe to the Floyd | world itself. I don't know how much of it is real or she's just crazy. Floyd | Or maybe I am. After all, I'm discussing with the Salem witch ghost Floyd | whether the little girl ghost that thinks she's responsible for the Floyd | Kennedy assassination is insane. Maybe I need to be the one on Floyd | the couch. That would explain a lot about the way today's gone." Floyd | Floyd | "Perhaps short Slumber would be helpful, yes, but I do assure you, Floyd | Carol be every bit so vitall a Danger as you do perceeve. It Floyd | were e'er so when she did live, as she did grow in Power with Ayge, Floyd | there came a Tymme where I, even loving her so, did bring her to End Floyd | herself." Floyd | Floyd | "You are the reason she committed suicide?" Floyd | Floyd | "And she does to this Daye count it sorely against mee." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a assassination" | ||
Floyd ] Hillside Path (Jack Welch) Turns: 3783 Floyd | > Floyd | > A ASSASSINATION Floyd | Floyd | Christabell says, "I don't have a good answer for that one." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "t assassination" | ||
Floyd ] Hillside Path (Jack Welch) Turns: 3784 Floyd | > Floyd | > T ASSASSINATION Floyd | Floyd | "On her desk, I saw a clipping of the assassination of Floyd | President Kennedy -- we have Presidents now, like President Dukakis -- Floyd | they are in charge of the whole government. Let me back up, the Floyd | American government is divided into the principal branches: executive, Floyd | legislative, and judicial. The president…" Floyd | Floyd | "I do know what a President be; Carol had explained it to me Floyd | upon a Tymme in much the excruciating Detaile as upon whych I did Floyd | feare you do embark." Floyd | Floyd | "Fine. So, she had this newspaper…" Floyd | Floyd | "Yes, I do know what be a News Paper." Floyd | Floyd | "Right. So, she had this newspaper article about the Floyd | assassination of President Kennedy -- is that one of her Floyd | Runes?" Floyd | Floyd | "Nay, that be the result of her calling upon the Deep Ones; the Floyd | Rune that doth have Relation to it would of its own Accord enter into Floyd | her Book." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "t scrapbook" | ||
Floyd ] Hillside Path (Jack Welch) Turns: 3785 Floyd | > Floyd | > T SCRAPBOOK Floyd | Floyd | "Carol said she had left her scrapbook at her school -- Floyd | I wonder if that's true or if she was hiding them from me." Floyd | Floyd | "So distracted was she as a Gyrll, it is not unthinkable that she did Floyd | simply leave it. You must watch for another Oppourtunity to present Floyd | itself." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a scrapbook" | ||
Floyd ] Hillside Path (Jack Welch) Turns: 3786 Floyd | > Floyd | > A SCRAPBOOK Floyd | Floyd | "These then are Carol's Runes that you did generate Floyd | during the Bestowance, that is the 'Tea Party'; they Floyd | chart her way through this Unfolding." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a tea party" | ||
Floyd ] Hillside Path (Jack Welch) Turns: 3787 Floyd | > Floyd | > A TEA PARTY Floyd | Floyd | When you finish recounting the tea party, Christabell asks, "How olde Floyd | did Carol appear to your Eyes in this encounter, then?" Floyd | Floyd | "Oh, about five, I'd say. Five years, plus or minus." Floyd | Floyd | "Yes, that maketh fyne Sense give her Circular Prison. That was Floyd | her Ayge when I did teach her to performe the Bestowance in Floyd | that manner. Being a Childe, her Minde was not fitt for moor abstrakt Floyd | Casting, so we did exercise its rituall Forme." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a prison" | ||
Floyd ] Hillside Path (Jack Welch) Turns: 3788 Floyd | > Floyd | > A PRISON Floyd | Floyd | "Carol's Fusion taketh a Forme circular in Shape, like a Floyd | Belte closed upon itself, wherein her Doom is to repeat the Steppes of Floyd | her Damnation, appearing Nowe as a Babe, then later a Gyrll, and Floyd | Finally One of Majority, up to that Tymme what she did take her Leyfe. Floyd | Why summe Spirits do endure this rotary Existence, while others Floyd | like me do remain fixed, I know not, thow mayhap I play a Role in her Floyd | Revolving about." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a bestowance" | ||
Floyd ] Hillside Path (Jack Welch) Turns: 3789 Floyd | > Floyd | > A BESTOWANCE Floyd | Floyd | Your understanding of this might not be perfect, but you believe that Floyd | it's a magical spell of some sort that transfers magical energy, or Floyd | potence, from one being to another. To cast the bestowance, you just Floyd | need to say the word 'xizzi'. Floyd | Floyd | You sense that the ploughver spell has recharged. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Well that was enlightening, perhaps." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ploughver" | ||
Floyd ] Carol's Room (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 3790 Floyd | > Floyd | > PLOUGHVER Floyd | Floyd | . Floyd | Floyd | Carol's Room (Ben Collins-Sussman) Floyd | Carol stares out the window, her back to you. She's a bit taller and Floyd | dressed in a sharply tailored turquoise shift. Without bothering to Floyd | turn around, she addresses you, "I have been expecting you, Naomi. I Floyd | knew you would come once more before I die." Floyd | Floyd | [ HINT: you can type "hints" for a hint for this location ] Floyd | Floyd | The room is brighter, but colder. A fluorescent fixture fills the room Floyd | with blue-white light, which reflects harshly off the glassy gray Floyd | walls. The stubby light gray carpet dulls the sound in the room, but Floyd | contributes no warmth. At least one item in the room has not changed: Floyd | the bed, same frame, although the blanket is now a darker blue, and Floyd | there are no pillows. A small reading light is clamped to the Floyd | headboard and there are a couple books stacked next to the bed. At the Floyd | foot of the bed, the heavy gold frame is back, this time occupied by Floyd | Richard Nixon. On the ground far below the bedroom window, a heavy Floyd | padding of snow has covered the ground. To the left of the window, the Floyd | desk is a now a steel and chrome affair, very modern. A computer Floyd | terminal occupies about half the desk and a binder lies next to it. Floyd | Above the desk, two rows of metal shelves have been installed. The Floyd | record player is gone, replaced now by a reel-to-reel tape machine on Floyd | the same little stand. The exit is to the south. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu asks, "Just '.'?" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x carol" | ||
Floyd ] Carol's Room (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 3791 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CAROL Floyd | Floyd | Carol now wears her hair in a tight, efficient bob, giving her a more Floyd | mature appearance, but you would put her age at nineteen or twenty. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "hm. They might not have expected anyone to be so coldblooded to use ploughver more than twice." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Sowwy." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x stacked" | ||
Floyd ] Carol's Room (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 3792 Floyd | > Floyd | > X STACKED Floyd | Floyd | A few books are stacked next to the bed, but you can read the titles, Floyd | How to Make Friends and Influence People, The Compleat Floyd | Manual of Wardes and Seales, and The Indian grammar begun: Floyd | or, An essay to bring the Indian language into rules, for the help of Floyd | such as desire to learn the same, for the furtherance of the Gospel Floyd | among them. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "yes, well, apologize to Naomi. Later." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "talk to carol" | ||
Floyd ] Carol's Room (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 3793 Floyd | > Floyd | > TALK TO CAROL Floyd | Floyd | You are already talking to Carol. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x computer" | ||
Floyd ] Carol's Room (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 3794 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COMPUTER Floyd | Floyd | A bulky affair, larger and deeper than your Viewsonic monitor back in Floyd | the office. Most of the terminal is a white plastic case, except the Floyd | front, which is a dark green and mostly occupied by a glass screen, Floyd | upon which white text glows on a black background. The lower portion Floyd | of the front panel features an integrated keyboard. Above the keyboard Floyd | and to the right of the screen, the case is marked in white lettering: Floyd | "Computer Terminal Corporation" and "DATAPOINT 3300". Between those Floyd | words, the case is stamped with an arrow in circle logo. You notice a Floyd | sticker applied to the side of the case, near the bottom. It reads, Floyd | "Property of General Dynamics". A large red rocker switch on the Floyd | bottom right side of the keyboard emits a red neon glow. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x window" | ||
Floyd ] Carol's Room (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 3795 Floyd | > Floyd | > X WINDOW Floyd | Floyd | The large bay window is framed in the same termite-infested rosewood Floyd | trim that decorates the rest of this once great mansion. It looks like Floyd | the child-proof lock that once secured the window shut has long since Floyd | fallen off. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a scrapbook" | ||
Floyd ] Carol's Room (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 3796 Floyd | > Floyd | > A SCRAPBOOK Floyd | Floyd | (the binder) Floyd | "It was getting heavy, so a couple years ago I started dividing them Floyd | up into volumes. Feel free to peruse the latest Runes -- we've been Floyd | very busy lately!" Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x binder" | ||
Floyd ] Carol's Room (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 3797 Floyd | > Floyd | > X BINDER Floyd | Floyd | A black binder containing computer printouts. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read it" | ||
Floyd ] Carol's Room (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 3798 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ IT Floyd | Floyd | You flip open the binder into which some green and white fan-fold Floyd | paper has been pasted on several pages. The first page seems to be an Floyd | index, written in the same blocky letters as on the cover. The index Floyd | reads: Floyd | Floyd | * INS Dakar (Israel), 25 January Floyd | * S647 (France), 27 January Floyd | * K-129 (Soviet), 8 March Floyd | * USS Scorpion, 22 May Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read dakar" | ||
Floyd ] Carol's Room (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 3799 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ DAKAR Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | DOSSIER PENTACLE DOSSIER DEEP1 DOSSIER CATACON Floyd | 25 JAN 1968 1601Z AUTHENTICATED RMX-998-LPO Floyd | SIGINT ATHENS REPORTS ENCRYPTED CW DISTRESS Floyd | SIGNAL FROM ISRAEL NAVY DIESEL-ELECTRIC Floyd | SUBMARINE DAKAR STARTING 1001Z ENDING 1003Z TODAY. Floyd | NO FIX BY RADIOGONIOMETRY. VESSEL LAST OBSERVED Floyd | BY TRAWLER AT 2301Z ON 24 JAN 1968 AT 35.005N Floyd | BY 26.954E APPROXIMATE HEADING 135 AT 7 KNOTS Floyd | BELOW PERISCOPE DEPTH WITH FLOOR AT 3000M. NO Floyd | OTHER SUBMARINES WITHIN 100NM AT THAT TIME. NO Floyd | HYDROPHONIC EVENTS REPORTED BY UK WESTERN Floyd | SOVEREIGN BASE AREA CYPRUS. LOSS OF VESSEL Floyd | CONFIRMED BY IDF AT 1430Z. WILL DELAY SEARCH Floyd | UNTIL 2200Z 25 JAN 1968. EOM. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu pushes the green 'space' button. | ||
Floyd ] Carol's Room (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 3799 Floyd | > Floyd | > Floyd | Floyd | I beg your pardon? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "SAVE" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "cf51" | ||
Floyd | > Floyd | > SAVE Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write: Floyd ] Carol's Room (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 3799 Floyd | > SAVEOk. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "Kwisatz haderach" | ||
Floyd ] Carol's Room (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 3800 Floyd | > Floyd | > KWISATZ HADERACH Floyd | Floyd | You join your fists together and aim at the binder, and speak the Floyd | invocation: "kwisatz haderach". Floyd | Floyd | Carol tries to get between you and the scrapbook, but she is not fast Floyd | enough. As the book dissolves progressively to dust to small to see. Floyd | Carol sags, as if suddenly exhausted. Floyd | Floyd | "You idiot," she scolds. "What was that for? I've done nothing to you Floyd | -- well, nothing to speak of." Floyd | Floyd | "You were growing too powerful; it makes me uncomfortable." Floyd | Floyd | "I thought you were a little more rational than that, Naomi. I am Floyd | disappointed in you. That was, of course, just one of many volumes -- Floyd | my power is little diminished." Floyd | Floyd | "Also," Carol adds as a petty afterthought, "the word is Maud'dib. I Floyd | at least read the book. When he used the weirding module, the thing he Floyd | yelled was Maud'dib, not Kwisatz Haderach. You could at least get that Floyd | one detail right." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "break window" | ||
Floyd ] Carol's Room (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 3801 Floyd | > Floyd | > BREAK WINDOW Floyd | Floyd | The house has survived Vermont winters, it will survive you. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open window" | ||
Floyd ] Carol's Room (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 3802 Floyd | > Floyd | > OPEN WINDOW Floyd | Floyd | Carol is watching you too closely. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a dune" | ||
Floyd ] Carol's Room (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 3803 Floyd | > Floyd | > A DUNE Floyd | Floyd | Carol says, "I have wondered that myself." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a computer" | ||
Floyd ] Carol's Room (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 3804 Floyd | > Floyd | > A COMPUTER Floyd | Floyd | "I told father that sometimes I felt left out, so he had it set Floyd | up for me. It helps me keep abreast of what's going on here and Floyd | there." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "l" | ||
Floyd ] Carol's Room (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 3805 Floyd | > Floyd | > L Floyd | Floyd | Carol's Room (Ben Collins-Sussman) Floyd | The room is brighter, but colder. A fluorescent fixture fills the room Floyd | with blue-white light, which reflects harshly off the glassy gray Floyd | walls. The stubby light gray carpet dulls the sound in the room, but Floyd | contributes no warmth. At least one item in the room has not changed: Floyd | the bed, same frame, although the blanket is now a darker blue, and Floyd | there are no pillows. A small reading light is clamped to the Floyd | headboard and there are a couple books stacked next to the bed. At the Floyd | foot of the bed, the heavy gold frame is back, this time occupied by Floyd | Richard Nixon. On the ground far below the bedroom window, a heavy Floyd | padding of snow has covered the ground. To the left of the window, the Floyd | desk is a now a steel and chrome affair, very modern. A computer Floyd | terminal occupies about half the desk. Above the desk, two rows of Floyd | metal shelves have been installed. The record player is gone, replaced Floyd | now by a reel-to-reel tape machine on the same little stand. The exit Floyd | is to the south. Floyd | Floyd | You can see Carol and a window (closed) here. Floyd | Floyd | You sense that the ploughver spell has recharged. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "Let me know if you want to know how to distract Carol." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x shelves" | ||
Floyd ] Carol's Room (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 3806 Floyd | > Floyd | > X SHELVES Floyd | Floyd | The metal shelf immediately above the desk displays a few pieces of Floyd | artwork. Above the art, the two stuffed dolls you have come to know as Floyd | Master Sweetpaws the Monkey and Malice the Clown sit menacingly on the Floyd | upper shelf, their lower legs dangling over the edge. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get malice" | ||
Floyd ] Carol's Room (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 3807 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET MALICE Floyd | Floyd | Your hand goes right through it. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "The elephant is gone now." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a malice" | ||
Floyd ] Carol's Room (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 3808 Floyd | > Floyd | > A MALICE Floyd | Floyd | "Malice hasn't been quite himself lately; he isn't eating like he used Floyd | to -- I think he may be a little down." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a sweetpaws" | ||
Floyd ] Carol's Room (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 3809 Floyd | > Floyd | > A SWEETPAWS Floyd | Floyd | "Am I my monkey's keeper?" Carol asks rhetorically. "He keeps himself Floyd | busy and comes and goes as he pleases. I try not to micromanage him." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x artwork" | ||
Floyd ] Carol's Room (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 3810 Floyd | > Floyd | > X ARTWORK Floyd | Floyd | Three small sculptures, none of them over about eight inches high Floyd | stand on the lower shelf: a opalescent one on the left and a jet black Floyd | one in the middle. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x opalescent" | ||
Floyd ] Carol's Room (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 3811 Floyd | > Floyd | > X OPALESCENT Floyd | Floyd | Opalescent pastel blotches swirl lazily over the ovoid sculpture. Floyd | Unable to tear your eyes away, you feel yourself losing a grip on this Floyd | reality. Floyd | Floyd | "Rover, they're gaining on us — cut in the Casimir Drive," orders the Floyd | woman strapped into the acceleration couch to your right. She is of Floyd | medium height, dark hair, and wearing an orange space suit with a Floyd | MARSPACE insignia. Floyd | Floyd | To your right, a cybernetically enhanced Dalmatian leans forward from Floyd | his customized couch to paw at a few buttons on the command panel. The Floyd | view out the windows suddenly changes, as the slowly moving stars are Floyd | replaced by the chaotic discharge aura of the zero point transition. Floyd | Floyd | Suddenly, one of the pirate ships flanks you, its cutting beams Floyd | chewing through the lateral ablative plating. Floyd | Floyd | "It must have tracked our Condensate discharge," yells Janet. Floyd | Floyd | The dog spins his couch, deftly tracking the enemy vessel and lets Floyd | loose with the rail guns, slicing the marauder into two glowing red Floyd | halves. Floyd | Floyd | "Good boy!" Janet reaches across to scratch Rover just where he likes Floyd | it, behind the ears, and pushes the Synch Regulator all the way Floyd | forward, revving the ship to full Asymmetry. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "ad for 'Rover's Day Out', I think." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x jet" | ||
Floyd ] Carol's Room (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 3812 Floyd | > Floyd | > X JET Floyd | Floyd | It looks like a brick. How is that art? Floyd | Floyd | "It looks like a brick," you say, pointing at it. "How is that art?" Floyd | Floyd | "It is a brick of sorts," replies Carol. "But it's a particularly Floyd | important one. It's made of a ceramic with special properties that Floyd | make it an excellent insulator. Father could explain it better than Floyd | I." Floyd | Floyd | "So it is valuable?" you ask. Floyd | Floyd | "Valuable? It has no value in the here and now, but for a certain few Floyd | individuals in 2003, the fact that it is on display here in 1969 Floyd | rather than installed in its proper place will be a matter of some Floyd | worth, at least to them." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open window" | ||
Floyd ] Carol's Room (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 3813 Floyd | > Floyd | > OPEN WINDOW Floyd | Floyd | Carol seems to have her eye on you. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x sculpture" | ||
Floyd ] Carol's Room (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 3814 Floyd | > Floyd | > X SCULPTURE Floyd | Floyd | Three small sculptures, none of them over about eight inches high Floyd | stand on the lower shelf: a opalescent one on the left and a jet black Floyd | one in the middle. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x right" | ||
Floyd ] Carol's Room (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 3815 Floyd | > Floyd | > X RIGHT Floyd | Floyd | (which of the three sculptures do you mean, the one on the left or one Floyd | in the middle?) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a brick" | ||
Floyd ] Carol's Room (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 3816 Floyd | > Floyd | > A BRICK Floyd | Floyd | "It's not quite as real as the other pieces of art in my Floyd | collection, because of course it does not exist yet." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a art" | ||
Floyd ] Carol's Room (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 3817 Floyd | > Floyd | > A ART Floyd | Floyd | "Various trinkets I've picked up here and there. I think the one on Floyd | the right is my favorite." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a right" | ||
Floyd ] Carol's Room (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 3818 Floyd | > Floyd | > A RIGHT Floyd | Floyd | "What more can one say about such an exquisite piece?" observes Carol. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "t right" | ||
Floyd ] Carol's Room (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 3819 Floyd | > Floyd | > T RIGHT Floyd | Floyd | "Well," says Carol. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x right" | ||
Floyd ] Carol's Room (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 3820 Floyd | > Floyd | > X RIGHT Floyd | Floyd | (which of the three sculptures do you mean, the one on the left or one Floyd | in the middle?) Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Teasers, you." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "t art" | ||
Floyd ] Carol's Room (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 3821 Floyd | > Floyd | > T ART Floyd | Floyd | "Sorry? Didn't follow that," says Carol. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "show right to carol" | ||
Floyd ] Carol's Room (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 3822 Floyd | > Floyd | > SHOW RIGHT TO CAROL Floyd | Floyd | (first taking the conspicuous absence of space) Floyd | Your hand goes right through it. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "If each artwork refers to a different IF game they wrote, the empty one must be for an unreleased game." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x absent" | ||
Floyd ] Carol's Room (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 3822 Floyd | > Floyd | > X ABSENT Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x absence" | ||
Floyd ] Carol's Room (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 3823 Floyd | > Floyd | > X ABSENCE Floyd | Floyd | (which of the three sculptures do you mean, the one on the left or one Floyd | in the middle?) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "t absence" | ||
Floyd ] Carol's Room (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 3824 Floyd | > Floyd | > T ABSENCE Floyd | Floyd | "How interesting," says Carol. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a absence" | ||
Floyd ] Carol's Room (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 3825 Floyd | > Floyd | > A ABSENCE Floyd | Floyd | "What more can one say about such an exquisite piece?" observes Carol. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "That third sculpture is a real meanie." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "hit shelves" | ||
Floyd ] Carol's Room (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 3826 Floyd | > Floyd | > HIT SHELVES Floyd | Floyd | Your hand goes right through it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a christabelle" | ||
Floyd ] Carol's Room (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 3827 Floyd | > Floyd | > A CHRISTABELLE Floyd | Floyd | "Carol, we need to level. About that mark that you allegedly Floyd | placed: Christabell says I'm not pregnant and that you Floyd | are try to manipulate me." Floyd | Floyd | "Does she now?" Carol says with a sly smile. "Well, I suppose it's Floyd | just a matter of which of us you trust. How is it that I'm supposed to Floyd | have manipulated you?" Floyd | Floyd | "Well." You think for a minute. "I thought it was some kind of a Floyd | threat. Against me, or maybe against the baby." Floyd | Floyd | "That's not how it works, Christabell. A Mark is a Warde Floyd | of Protection. The only benefit I derive is being able to work magic Floyd | through someone who is bemarked. The person themself is merely the Floyd | medium and comes to no harm at all." Floyd | Floyd | "So, am I pregnant or not?" Floyd | Floyd | "There's nothing I can say that will convince you one way or another, Floyd | Naomi, so why ask?" Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a pregnant" | ||
Floyd ] Carol's Room (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 3828 Floyd | > Floyd | > A PREGNANT Floyd | Floyd | Carol sticks to her argument that you are indeed pregnant and that you Floyd | baby bears her mark, but that she means no harm by it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "t christabelle" | ||
Floyd ] Carol's Room (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 3829 Floyd | > Floyd | > T CHRISTABELLE Floyd | Floyd | Carol sticks to her argument that you are indeed pregnant and that you Floyd | baby bears her mark, but that she means no harm by it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x desk" | ||
Floyd ] Carol's Room (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 3830 Floyd | > Floyd | > X DESK Floyd | Floyd | Curved, tubular polished steel tubes support a single sheet of glass, Floyd | about a half inch thick. A matching chair is right next to the desk. Floyd | The only item on the desk is a huge antiquated computer terminal. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x chair" | ||
Floyd ] Carol's Room (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 3831 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CHAIR Floyd | Floyd | (the desk chair) Floyd | A modern rolling chair that matches the desk. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "turn on computer" | ||
Floyd ] Carol's Room (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 3832 Floyd | > Floyd | > TURN ON COMPUTER Floyd | Floyd | Your hand goes right through it. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "I know, game, but I have to try. :p" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a father" | ||
Floyd ] Carol's Room (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 3833 Floyd | > Floyd | > A FATHER Floyd | Floyd | "I don't like to brag," Carol brags, "but father has done quite Floyd | well for himself, not only is he Senior Executive Vice-President in Floyd | charge of the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics Floyd | Dynamics, but he is now an advisor on President Nixon's Floyd | National Security Council." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a naxon" | ||
Floyd ] Carol's Room (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 3834 Floyd | > Floyd | > A NAXON Floyd | Floyd | Carol says, "I have wondered that myself." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a nixon" | ||
Floyd ] Carol's Room (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 3835 Floyd | > Floyd | > A NIXON Floyd | Floyd | "He stands for everything I believe in: integrity, tradition, and the Floyd | natural destiny of America to lead the world into the coming Floyd | millennium. That's why I decided to work on his campaign rather than Floyd | take my acceptance to Middlebury." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a general dynamics" | ||
Floyd ] Carol's Room (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 3836 Floyd | > Floyd | > A GENERAL DYNAMICS Floyd | Floyd | Carol informs you that General Dynamics is the nation's lead defense Floyd | contractor for submarine construction. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a america" | ||
Floyd ] Carol's Room (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 3837 Floyd | > Floyd | > A AMERICA Floyd | Floyd | "After seeing everything going on in America this past year: Floyd | the long-haired free love freaks, drugs, the degenerate culture of Floyd | rock-and-roll, people too self-entitled to defend their country from Floyd | the Gooks in Vietnam, Blacks riding busses and voting -- all of Floyd | it, I just couldn't sit on the sidelines. I wanted to do more Floyd | than just bring about the Ascendance of the Elder Gods. That's Floyd | going to take time, and I know that I only live another few months Floyd | before my suicide, so I decided to join the Nixon Floyd | campaign and make a difference." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a suicide" | ||
Floyd ] Carol's Room (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 3838 Floyd | > Floyd | > A SUICIDE Floyd | Floyd | "As I've matured, I've gained some insight into what is happening, Floyd | both in my life and in this unfolding. I remember all your visits now, Floyd | for instance, clearly. And with the aid of the Elder Gods, I'm Floyd | even beginning to be able to see around the corners and branches of Floyd | things that haven't happened yet -- some will, some won't. That part Floyd | is hard to sort out, of course." Floyd | Floyd | "My suicide, however is unavoidable. If it hadn't happened a Floyd | few months from now, we wouldn't have been talking now and in the Floyd | past." Floyd | Floyd | "I can see what Christabell did to me then, but can't change Floyd | it. She was jealous of my power and future place with the Elder Floyd | Gods, but even more so, she felt spurned because I chose my Floyd | boyfriend over her." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a boyfriend" | ||
Floyd ] Carol's Room (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 3839 Floyd | > Floyd | > A BOYFRIEND Floyd | Floyd | "In retrospect, he's a bastard. If I could tell the myself that when I Floyd | was my age -- with the 20-20 hindsight of temporal paradox, of course Floyd | -- I would have walked away from him regardless of the what the Floyd | Elder Gods saw in him." Floyd | Floyd | "But at the time, I couldn't see that. He had just graduated from Floyd | Wharton and entered into the family real estate business in New York Floyd | City. There was no question that he would go places, especially with Floyd | the inchoate horrors of primordial chaos pulling for him as they Floyd | were." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a elder gods" | ||
Floyd ] Carol's Room (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 3840 Floyd | > Floyd | > A ELDER GODS Floyd | Floyd | Carol claims that most of the important events of 1968 were part of Floyd | her and her father's plan to alter history to bring about the dominion Floyd | of the Elder Gods. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a vietnam" | ||
Floyd ] Carol's Room (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 3841 Floyd | > Floyd | > A VIETNAM Floyd | Floyd | "The timing was wrong for Nixon, so I sent Sweetpaws to Floyd | throw a -- sorry -- monkeywrench into the peace talks to make sure Floyd | they failed prior to the '68 election." Floyd | Floyd | Carol looks over at the shelfs above her desk. "What's that Master Floyd | Sweetpaws? Oh yes, the geopolitical ramifications would indeed Floyd | have been thorny." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open window" | ||
Floyd ] Carol's Room (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 3842 Floyd | > Floyd | > OPEN WINDOW Floyd | Floyd | She is so distracted by what you were just talking about that you are Floyd | able to get near the window without her noticing. Floyd | Floyd | You pull up on the window and it slides only a fraction of an inch up Floyd | in its gritty track. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "g" | ||
Floyd ] Carol's Room (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 3843 Floyd | > Floyd | > G Floyd | Floyd | Carol is intently focused on what you are doing. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "keep talking" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a sweetpaws" | ||
Floyd ] Carol's Room (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 3844 Floyd | > Floyd | > A SWEETPAWS Floyd | Floyd | "He's a busy, little monkey, aren't you, Sweetpaws?" Floyd | Floyd | The window has slowly slipped back down and is now fully closed. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a vietnam" | ||
Floyd ] Carol's Room (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 3845 Floyd | > Floyd | > A VIETNAM Floyd | Floyd | Carol explains how Master Sweetpaws craftily manipulated global Floyd | interests to ensure that the 1968 peace talks to end the war in Floyd | Vietnam collapsed, undermining President Lyndon B. Johnson's Floyd | re-election campaign and advancing her man, Nixon. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a more" | ||
Floyd ] Carol's Room (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 3846 Floyd | > Floyd | > A MORE Floyd | Floyd | Carol says, "That's an interesting question." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "t more" | ||
Floyd ] Carol's Room (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 3847 Floyd | > Floyd | > T MORE Floyd | Floyd | "Well, you learn something new every day," says Carol. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a vietnam" | ||
Floyd ] Carol's Room (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 3848 Floyd | > Floyd | > A VIETNAM Floyd | Floyd | Carol explains how Master Sweetpaws craftily manipulated global Floyd | interests to ensure that the 1968 peace talks to end the war in Floyd | Vietnam collapsed, undermining President Lyndon B. Johnson's Floyd | re-election campaign and advancing her man, Nixon. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a sweetpaws" | ||
Floyd ] Carol's Room (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 3849 Floyd | > Floyd | > A SWEETPAWS Floyd | Floyd | Carol neither knows nor cares what her bloodthirsty little familiar Floyd | has been up to. All that matters to her is that he does what needs Floyd | doing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a malice" | ||
Floyd ] Carol's Room (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 3850 Floyd | > Floyd | > A MALICE Floyd | Floyd | "Malice hasn't been quite himself lately; he isn't eating like he used Floyd | to -- I think he may be a little down." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a malice" | ||
Floyd ] Carol's Room (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 3851 Floyd | > Floyd | > A MALICE Floyd | Floyd | "Malice hasn't been quite himself lately; he isn't eating like he used Floyd | to -- I think he may be a little down." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a shelves" | ||
Floyd ] Carol's Room (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 3852 Floyd | > Floyd | > A SHELVES Floyd | Floyd | Carol says, "Sorry, I don't know." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a boyfriend" | ||
Floyd ] Carol's Room (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 3853 Floyd | > Floyd | > A BOYFRIEND Floyd | Floyd | Carol recognizes that her boyfriend back in 1969 was a clod, but it's Floyd | likely that Christabell pushed her to suicide because of jealousy over Floyd | Carol's relationship with him. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a christabelle" | ||
Floyd ] Carol's Room (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 3854 Floyd | > Floyd | > A CHRISTABELLE Floyd | Floyd | Carol sticks to her argument that you are indeed pregnant and that you Floyd | baby bears her mark, but that she means no harm by it. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "hm. When I said to 'keep talking', I meant to distract her." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "I got that." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "But she doesn't seem distracted now." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open window" | ||
Floyd ] Carol's Room (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 3855 Floyd | > Floyd | > OPEN WINDOW Floyd | Floyd | She is so distracted by what you were just talking about that you are Floyd | able to get near the window without her noticing. Floyd | Floyd | You pull up on the window and it slides only a fraction of an inch up Floyd | in its gritty track. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I think you only need two chats in a row to do it." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a boyfriend" | ||
Floyd ] Carol's Room (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 3856 Floyd | > Floyd | > A BOYFRIEND Floyd | Floyd | Carol recognizes that her boyfriend back in 1969 was a clod, but it's Floyd | likely that Christabell pushed her to suicide because of jealousy over Floyd | Carol's relationship with him. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a boyfriend" | ||
Floyd ] Carol's Room (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 3857 Floyd | > Floyd | > A BOYFRIEND Floyd | Floyd | Carol recognizes that her boyfriend back in 1969 was a clod, but it's Floyd | likely that Christabell pushed her to suicide because of jealousy over Floyd | Carol's relationship with him. Floyd | Floyd | The window has slowly slipped back down and is now fully closed. Floyd | You'll have to carefully time you conversation and attempts to open Floyd | the window if this is going to work. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open window" | ||
Floyd ] Carol's Room (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 3858 Floyd | > Floyd | > OPEN WINDOW Floyd | Floyd | She is so distracted by what you were just talking about that you are Floyd | able to get near the window without her noticing. Floyd | Floyd | You pull up on the window and it slides only a fraction of an inch up Floyd | in its gritty track. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a boyfriend" | ||
Floyd ] Carol's Room (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 3859 Floyd | > Floyd | > A BOYFRIEND Floyd | Floyd | Carol recognizes that her boyfriend back in 1969 was a clod, but it's Floyd | likely that Christabell pushed her to suicide because of jealousy over Floyd | Carol's relationship with him. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open window" | ||
Floyd ] Carol's Room (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 3860 Floyd | > Floyd | > OPEN WINDOW Floyd | Floyd | You give the window a good heave, and the sash flies upward, the Floyd | frigid outside air pouring inward. Floyd | Floyd | Christabell pours in through the window. Not literally as a person, Floyd | but her powers, which you have greatly underestimated to this point. Floyd | In your spectral vision, you perceive a crimson stream flooding into Floyd | the room -- and into you. Floyd | Floyd | Carol is caught unaware and backs to a corner, for once stripped of Floyd | her air of superiority. "Naomi," she screams, "by the Elders Gods Floyd | themselves, I swear you have sealed your doom!" The crimson energy Floyd | flings Carol left and right, but she pulls herself up again and leans Floyd | heavily against the wall. Floyd | Floyd | Through force of habit, Carol reaches behind herself to draw energy Floyd | from her book of Runes, only recalling too late that you destroyed it. Floyd | Instead, temporizing, with a flick of her hand she signals her minions Floyd | to attack. Master Sweetpaws backhands the raggedy clown as he bounds Floyd | off the shelf, his talons outstretched and jaws wide, leaping straight Floyd | towards you from his perch. You reflexively lift your hand to shield Floyd | your face and are surprised as raw magic pours forth, constricting to Floyd | a narrow beam that slices through the ferocious sock puppet, and then Floyd | continues through his charred fabric to impale Malice the Clown. Floyd | Floyd | You throw a spinning, glowing glob of magic at Carol and it engulfs Floyd | her; she agonizes within it like a bug in molasses, her screams Floyd | drowned in its crackling energy as she falls to the floor. As she Floyd | struggles to her knees, she manages to push one hand clear of the Floyd | swirling crimson miasma and with that hand she sends her own Floyd | reverberating wave of cobalt blue magic towards you, more Floyd | specifically, towards your belly. Something with in you shudders and Floyd | kicks, an innocent caught in unaware in a cosmic conflict. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Carol's Room (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 3861 Floyd | > Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | You're not walking out of there just yet -- the universe isn't through Floyd | with you. Floyd | Floyd | Thundering energies wind through you in opposing directions, pitting Floyd | you helplessly against your own unborn child. Floyd | Floyd | The air vibrates, "Carol, I do forbid your Apostasy! You shall not Floyd | unwrite the Third Covenant; the Servants that overthrew the Elder Gods Floyd | will not abide their Return. I do command you: abandon forthwith your Floyd | senseless Attack, for if you do destroy the Woman Naomi, so do you Floyd | destroy the Vessel of your owne Mark." The words are punctuated by a Floyd | renewed tide of crimson force. Floyd | Floyd | Carol only redoubles her efforts, "Not so, Christabell. My Vessel need Floyd | only survive a heart beat beyond that of its mother for me to break Floyd | from my circular prison. Then we shall see how the Elder Gods reshape Floyd | the world." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x carol" | ||
Floyd ] Carol's Room (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 3862 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CAROL Floyd | Floyd | Carol now wears her hair in a tight, efficient bob, giving her a more Floyd | mature appearance, but you would put her age at nineteen or twenty. Floyd | Floyd | Unbidden words pour from your mouth, "Such an End the New Gods will Floyd | not permit; now with their Powers adjoined to mine, I do slay your Floyd | Instrument and disrupt your Fusion." Suddenly, all of Christabell's Floyd | power and infinitely more turn inward. Floyd | Floyd | "No!" screams Carol, as she tries to push a wedge of her own powers Floyd | through the crimson fist tightening on your belly. Floyd | Floyd | But it is not enough. Within you, there is a final fluttering, and Floyd | then nothing. Floyd | Floyd | As Carol fades, you read her final silent words on her lips, "I'm Floyd | sorry." And she too is gone. Floyd | Floyd | "Your small Parte in this be nowe Compleat, dear Naomi," whispers Floyd | Christabell. "Carol's Cycle is broken, but long will the Frewt of her Floyd | Deeds despoil the Earth. In this Struggle I have been emptied of my Floyd | Potence and do take my Leave, mine owne Fusion finally untangled." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "a baby" | ||
Floyd ] Carol's Room (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 3863 Floyd | > Floyd | > A BABY Floyd | Floyd | Carol isn't here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "l" | ||
Floyd ] Carol's Room (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 3864 Floyd | > Floyd | > L Floyd | Floyd | Before you can do that, a book appears in mid-air and drops to the Floyd | wooden floor. Clouds of dust waft up around it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x book" | ||
Floyd ] Carol's Room (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 3865 Floyd | > Floyd | > X BOOK Floyd | Floyd | (the old paperback book (smelling faintly of mildew)) Floyd | The old paperback book is pretty thick, and the pages are yellowed and Floyd | lacerated here and there. You're not a bookworm, but the condition of Floyd | the book and the outdated font and style of drawing on the cover tell Floyd | you it was printed decades ago, maybe at the beginning of the century. Floyd | Floyd | Judging by the cover the book seems to be a bit pulpy. It shows a Floyd | large, old and eerie house on a clearing in the woods. The title is Floyd | "ANCHORHEAD. A What-do-I-do-now Book Based on the Works of MICHAEL Floyd | GENTRY." A scraggy sticker with the insignia of the Backwater Public Floyd | Library, on it indicates that by no means you want to pay the fine for Floyd | exceeding the return deadline. Floyd | Floyd | Frost lines the edges of the library insignia. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "l" | ||
Floyd ] Carol's Room (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 3866 Floyd | > Floyd | > L Floyd | Floyd | Carol's Room (Ben Collins-Sussman) Floyd | Shafts of sunlight filter through the filthy window, which is now Floyd | closed. Floyd | Floyd | The room is empty: the carpet has been taken up, all furniture Floyd | removed, and nothing left on the walls. Dust hangs in the air of this Floyd | room so long abandoned. Floyd | Floyd | You can see a window (closed) and a Tome of Naomi here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x tome of naomi" | ||
Floyd ] Carol's Room (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 3867 Floyd | > Floyd | > X TOME OF NAOMI Floyd | Floyd | A photograph flitters out of the Rune Book, spirals around you and Floyd | floats to the ground. Floyd | Floyd | A thin, leatherbound tome. A title is embossed on the cover: "Tome of Floyd | Naomi". Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get it" | ||
Floyd ] Carol's Room (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 3868 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET IT Floyd | Floyd | That's the thing about Rune Books: they like to be where they are and Floyd | no where else. They are very finicky in that way. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read it" | ||
Floyd ] Carol's Room (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 3869 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ IT Floyd | Floyd | You carefully lay open the crusty leather-clad book revealing a number Floyd | of entries, each corresponding to a faded newspaper clipping: Floyd | Floyd | For Gluttony of the Bestowance: Floyd | Boat Wreck On Sable Island Floyd | Floyd | For Gluttony of the Bestowance a second time: Floyd | Watery Fate for Convict Floyd | Floyd | For Gluttony of the Bestowance yet a third time: Floyd | Body Found Floyd | Floyd | For Sloth of Mouvement: Floyd | Orphan Survives Floyd | Floyd | For Sloth of Mouvement a second time: Floyd | Boardwalk Tragedy Floyd | Floyd | For Sloth of Mouvement yet a third time: Floyd | Hargreaves Remembered Floyd | Floyd | For Pride in Erasure of the Runes of Another: Floyd | Seinfeld Actor Dies Floyd | Floyd | For Murder of Your Own Childe: Floyd | Red Tide Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x photograph" | ||
Floyd ] Carol's Room (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 3870 Floyd | > Floyd | > X PHOTOGRAPH Floyd | Floyd | Stains cover large part of the front side, hiding the faces of what Floyd | looks like a mother and a couple of small siblings. The woman, whose Floyd | age is impossible to determine, is wearing a white, wedding dress. The Floyd | kids both have on a kind of work overalls, over a white blouse. The Floyd | boy on the right is not stained, still... he seems to have no face, as Floyd | if time has worn out his features. Floyd | Floyd | On the reverse side of the picture is something written, in a Floyd | trembling hand-writing: Floyd | Floyd | Point the mark towards the cross Floyd | Find the eagle a perch Floyd | Put its gift over daan Floyd | And you'll soon end your search. Floyd | Floyd | Below this, a different and more forceful hand has written "Don't Floyd | forget to say ahe'hee!". Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get photograph" | ||
Floyd ] Carol's Room (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 3871 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET PHOTOGRAPH Floyd | Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Well that was..." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "... not sure how to word it." | ||
| DavidW says, "Each of those clippings are readable, by the way." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "I suspect so. I also suspect I won't like what I read in most cases." | ||
| DavidW says, "yeah, you might need time to think about how you feel about this section." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "*suspected for the first." | ||
| DavidW says, "You don't have to read the clippings. The photograph is this room's prize." | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Carol's Room (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 3872 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The swirls in your cup form a stochastic pattern resembling television Floyd | static. Lack of a symbolic image means that you have accomplished Floyd | everything you must in your current environment and should move on to Floyd | find new challenges in order to grow as a person. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Which sounds as if it is for the town "square"." | |
| DavidW says, "mmhm" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Upstairs Hall, north end (Jason Love) Turns: 3873 Floyd | > Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Upstairs Hall, north end (Jason Love) Floyd | The broken doors to the armoire lie on the floor near the center of Floyd | the room. Floyd | Floyd | The doorless armoire stands against the north-west wall. There's Floyd | nothing inside. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway South (Matt Schneider) Turns: 3874 Floyd | > Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Hallway South (Matt Schneider) Floyd | White light flickers from somewhere inside the hole in the wallpaper. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "verbose" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway South (Matt Schneider) Turns: 3874 Floyd | > Floyd | > VERBOSE Floyd | Floyd | Cragne Manor is now in its "verbose" mode, which always gives long Floyd | descriptions of locations (even if you've been there before). Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Balcony (Reina Adair) Turns: 3875 Floyd | > Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Balcony (Reina Adair) Floyd | The balcony has definitely seen better days. Once it was more than Floyd | likely a fine place to sit and look out over the skyline or whatever Floyd | one desired to do out here. However, its charm has been lost with the Floyd | passage of time. The wood, once more than likely shiny and well Floyd | polished, is now rotten and peeling in various spots. Somehow, Floyd | despite the way the architecture has aged, the railing at the end of Floyd | the balcony itself is still somewhat sturdy. All around, the view of Floyd | the scenery is breathtaking, albeit somewhat unsettling for some Floyd | reason. Occasionally, a slight breeze blows past you, but you can't Floyd | tell if its supposed to be warm or cool. The only exit from here is Floyd | to the north. Floyd | Floyd | A statue with a very strange appearance to it is standing here, almost Floyd | as if it is watching the area. Floyd | Floyd | A spectral trolley stop sign reads Lavender Line -- Cragne Manor Floyd | Balcony. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "wait for blue line" | ||
Floyd ] Outside the Library (Gavin Inglis) Turns: 3876 Floyd | > Floyd | > WAIT FOR BLUE LINE Floyd | Floyd | You lean against the wooden door, hold out your pass, and wait for the Floyd | blue line. Within moments, a phantom trolley arrives. Instead of Floyd | stopping and allowing you to board, it passes through you, Floyd | and you find yourself transported to Floyd | Floyd | Outside the Library (Gavin Inglis) Floyd | A short street terminates here. To the south it opens into the town Floyd | square. To the east, a few worn steps rise to the entrance of the Floyd | public library, and to the west you can see a real estate office. A Floyd | gloomy path leads northwest, towards the woods. Floyd | Floyd | You can see a notice board here. Floyd | Floyd | An ethereal trolley stop sign reads Blue Line -- Library Square. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x book list" | ||
Floyd ] Outside the Library (Gavin Inglis) Turns: 3877 Floyd | > Floyd | > X BOOK LIST Floyd | Floyd | ATTENTION PETER CRAGNE Floyd | Floyd | This is your notification that your status with the Backwater Public Floyd | Library is DELINQUENT due to NON-RETURNAL. Floyd | You are NOT PERMITTED to check out books or to access special library Floyd | materials until your status is cleared. Floyd | Floyd | To clear your status, you must return ALL books you currently have Floyd | checked out: Floyd | Floyd | To Have, and To Have Knots: An Illustrated Guide Floyd | Backwater Personalities (1915-1925 edition) Floyd | The Lives of the Roman Emperors Floyd | A Rudimentary Taxonomy of Known Scent and Grotesque Floyd | Reactions Floyd | Life Beneath Nightmares Floyd | The Conservative's Cookbook Floyd | ANCHORHEAD. A What-do-I-do-now Book Based on the Works of Floyd | MICHAEL GENTRY Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x book" | ||
Floyd ] Outside the Library (Gavin Inglis) Turns: 3878 Floyd | > Floyd | > X BOOK Floyd | Floyd | (the old paperback book (smelling faintly of mildew)) Floyd | The old paperback book is pretty thick, and the pages are yellowed and Floyd | lacerated here and there. You're not a bookworm, but the condition of Floyd | the book and the outdated font and style of drawing on the cover tell Floyd | you it was printed decades ago, maybe at the beginning of the century. Floyd | Floyd | Judging by the cover the book seems to be a bit pulpy. It shows a Floyd | large, old and eerie house on a clearing in the woods. The title is Floyd | "ANCHORHEAD. A What-do-I-do-now Book Based on the Works of MICHAEL Floyd | GENTRY." A scraggy sticker with the insignia of the Backwater Public Floyd | Library, on it indicates that by no means you want to pay the fine for Floyd | exceeding the return deadline. Floyd | Floyd | Frost lines the edges of the library insignia. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x books" | ||
Floyd ] Outside the Library (Gavin Inglis) Turns: 3878 Floyd | > Floyd | > X BOOKS Floyd | Floyd | You can't use multiple objects with that verb. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] Backwater Public Library (Carl Muckenhoupt) Turns: 3879 Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Backwater Public Library (Carl Muckenhoupt) Floyd | This is unusually spacious for a small-town library. You think you Floyd | remember something about it being a national historical site? That Floyd | would explain the decor, at least. It's half rustic colonial, half Floyd | modern budget-strapped public service, with a meager collection of Floyd | creaky shelves standing in the middle of an old plank floor. A small Floyd | display case stands prominently near the entrance, and some weird Floyd | chairs are scattered around for the comfort of the patrons, none of Floyd | whom are here at the moment. The sole exit is back to the west. Floyd | Floyd | On the cart are a book New England and the Bavarian Floyd | Illuminati, De Zeven Testamenten van de Krijsende Floyd | Zeeworm, a 'Pataphysical Approaches to Quantum Floyd | Superfluids (smelling faintly of mildew), Tolerating An Asinine Floyd | God (smelling faintly of mildew), The Seven Gaunts, a Floyd | pink-bound book (smelling faintly of mildew), Twin Hearts Between the Floyd | Planes (smelling faintly of mildew), The Dollmaker's Journal Floyd | (smelling faintly of mildew), Legends of Lake Champlain and the Floyd | Hudson River Valley (smelling faintly of mildew) and a shabby Floyd | journal. Floyd | Floyd | A librarian stands behind a counter. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "give book to librarian" | ||
Floyd ] Backwater Public Library (Carl Muckenhoupt) Turns: 3879 Floyd | > Floyd | > GIVE BOOK TO LIBRARIAN Floyd | Floyd | Which do you mean, the soggy tome (smelling faintly of mildew), the Floyd | moldy, waterlogged journal (smelling faintly of mildew), the postcard Floyd | of Big Ben (smelling faintly of mildew), The Modern Girl's Divination Floyd | Handbook -- Volume Three (smelling faintly of mildew), the faded Floyd | delivery note (smelling faintly of mildew), the old newspaper Floyd | (smelling faintly of mildew), The Conservative's Cookbook, Floyd | Out of the Infinite, by Robert N. Ostregot (smelling faintly Floyd | of mildew), The Broken Tongue, by Noah Chaplinski (smelling Floyd | faintly of mildew), Between God and Madness, by Hiram Floyd | Strangecraft, The Imagined Worm, by Elizabeth P. Stashwart, Floyd | The Reign of Reason, by Godos Atrakut (smelling faintly of Floyd | mildew), the pocket-sized notebook (smelling faintly of mildew), Floyd | The Lives of the Roman Emperors (smelling faintly of mildew), Floyd | the clipped newspaper article (smelling faintly of mildew), Backwater Floyd | Personalities (1915-1925 edition) (smelling faintly of mildew), Mama Floyd | Hydra's Deep Fried Ones (smelling faintly of mildew), A Culinary Floyd | Overview of Superstitions in the Miskaton Valley Region by S. Jarret Floyd | Zornwharf (smelling faintly of mildew), Hyper-Gastronomy, Exactness, Floyd | and String Theory: a Theoretical Subdiscipline of Cooking and Baking Floyd | by Chef Wheldrake (smelling faintly of mildew), the diary of Phyllis Floyd | Cragne (smelling faintly of mildew), the tiny leather journal Floyd | (smelling faintly of mildew), Tatooine 1: Anchorhead Floyd | (smelling faintly of mildew), the old paperback book (smelling faintly Floyd | of mildew), the bookshelf, De Zeven Testamenten van de Krijsende Floyd | Zeeworm, the 'Pataphysical Approaches to Quantum Floyd | Superfluids (smelling faintly of mildew), Tolerating An Asinine Floyd | God (smelling faintly of mildew), The Seven Gaunts, the Floyd | pink-bound book (smelling faintly of mildew), Twin Hearts Between the Floyd | Planes (smelling faintly of mildew), The Dollmaker's Journal Floyd | (smelling faintly of mildew), Legends of Lake Champlain and the Floyd | Hudson River Valley (smelling faintly of mildew), the shabby Floyd | journal or De Vermibus Laceris? Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Now you ask for disambiguation." | |
| DavidW says, "longest disambiguation EVAR." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "give gentry to librarian" | ||
Floyd ] Backwater Public Library (Carl Muckenhoupt) Turns: 3879 Floyd | > Floyd | > GIVE GENTRY TO LIBRARIAN Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "anchorhead" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "give anchorhead to librarian" | ||
Floyd ] Backwater Public Library (Carl Muckenhoupt) Turns: 3879 Floyd | > Floyd | > GIVE ANCHORHEAD TO LIBRARIAN Floyd | Floyd | Which do you mean, Tatooine 1: Anchorhead (smelling faintly Floyd | of mildew) or the old paperback book (smelling faintly of mildew)? Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "geezus" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "old paperback" | ||
Floyd ] Backwater Public Library (Carl Muckenhoupt) Turns: 3880 Floyd | > Floyd | > OLD PAPERBACK Floyd | Floyd | (first taking the old paperback book (smelling faintly of mildew)) Floyd | Klonk-klonk. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "That's why I wanted to use Gentry." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "i" | ||
Floyd ] Backwater Public Library (Carl Muckenhoupt) Turns: 3881 Floyd | > Floyd | > I Floyd | Floyd | You are carrying: Floyd | an a worn out, decaying picture Floyd | a soggy tome (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a moldy, waterlogged journal (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a postcard of Big Ben (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | The Modern Girl's Divination Handbook -- Volume Three (smelling Floyd | faintly of mildew) Floyd | a faded delivery note (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | an old newspaper (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a little stoppered vial of blue liquid (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | The Conservative's Cookbook Floyd | Out of the Infinite, by Robert N. Ostregot (smelling Floyd | faintly of mildew) Floyd | The Broken Tongue, by Noah Chaplinski (smelling faintly of Floyd | mildew) Floyd | Between God and Madness, by Hiram Strangecraft Floyd | The Imagined Worm, by Elizabeth P. Stashwart Floyd | The Reign of Reason, by Godos Atrakut (smelling faintly of Floyd | mildew) Floyd | a battered yellow JogMaster (being worn) Floyd | a pocket-sized notebook (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a slip of paper (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a calfskin coat (being worn) Floyd | The Lives of the Roman Emperors (smelling faintly of Floyd | mildew) Floyd | a pewter box (smelling faintly of mildew) (open but empty) Floyd | a silver urn (smelling faintly of mildew) (open but empty) Floyd | a clipped newspaper article (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | Backwater Personalities (1915-1925 edition) (smelling faintly of Floyd | mildew) Floyd | a pair of reading glasses (being worn) Floyd | a cold spot on your collarbone (haunting you) (smelling faintly of Floyd | mildew) Floyd | a book list (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a golden apple (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a FFFFFFFF punch card (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a 923647F1 punch card (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a C353F128 punch card (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a 0B46E931 punch card (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | an AE9B711D punch card (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a 00A02209 punch card (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a can of salt (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a blank punch card (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | the Journal of Edwin Cragne (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | an Isole Perdute (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a Lettera Segreta (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a Prurito Notturno (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a Piccoli Uomini Blu (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a rusted toolbox (smelling faintly of mildew) (open) Floyd | a jar of old keys (open) Floyd | a splintery wooden key Floyd | an ornate bronze key Floyd | a frosty blue key Floyd | an intricately folded origami key Floyd | a silver and ivory key Floyd | a jar of screws (open but empty) Floyd | a teapot (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a scrap of paper (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a snowglobe (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a black fountain pen (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a mallet (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a metal flask (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a pinch of snail paste (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | an Italian magazine cutting (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a police report ("Francine Cragne") (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a note from a seesaw (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a piece of chalk Floyd | a black box (smelling faintly of mildew) (open but empty) Floyd | a shard (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a broken silver amulet (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | Mama Hydra's Deep Fried Ones (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | A Culinary Overview of Superstitions in the Miskaton Valley Region Floyd | by S. Jarret Zornwharf (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | Hyper-Gastronomy, Exactness, and String Theory: a Theoretical Floyd | Subdiscipline of Cooking and Baking by Chef Wheldrake (smelling Floyd | faintly of mildew) Floyd | red-rimmed porcelain plates (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | red-rimmed porcelain cups (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a spray bottle that used to contain fungicide (smelling faintly of Floyd | mildew) Floyd | a gallon jug of white vinegar (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a pair of garden shears (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a rusty flathead screwdriver Floyd | a trophy for a dog race (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a black business card (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a rusty piece of metal (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | some yellowed newspapers (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | an employee ID card (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a long hooked pole (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a grimy rock (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a backpack features guide (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a trolley schedule (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a pamphlet of home listings (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | an antique locket (smelling faintly of mildew) (closed) Floyd | a wad of cash (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a repaired page (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a waterproof flashlight (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a filthy rug (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | Daniel Baker's note (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a pull-string doll (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a glass jar containing an insect (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a half-full styrofoam coffee cup (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a familiar gold wristwatch (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a pair of stone earplugs (being worn) Floyd | a trolley pass (being worn) Floyd | a Jansport backpack (being worn and open) Floyd | a hidden pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a key pocket (closed) Floyd | a book pocket (open) Floyd | the diary of Phyllis Cragne (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a tiny leather journal (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | Tatooine 1: Anchorhead (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a side pocket (closed) Floyd | a trash pocket (closed) Floyd | a gold jacket (being worn) Floyd | a giant milkweed leaf (being worn as a mask) Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I didn't realize you were still carrying the Tatooine book." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "give personalities to librarian" | ||
Floyd ] Backwater Public Library (Carl Muckenhoupt) Turns: 3882 Floyd | > Floyd | > GIVE PERSONALITIES TO LIBRARIAN Floyd | Floyd | Klonk-klonk. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Outside the Library (Gavin Inglis) Turns: 3883 Floyd | > Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Outside the Library (Gavin Inglis) Floyd | A short street terminates here. To the south it opens into the town Floyd | square. To the east, a few worn steps rise to the entrance of the Floyd | public library, and to the west you can see a real estate office. A Floyd | gloomy path leads northwest, towards the woods. Floyd | Floyd | You can see a notice board here. Floyd | Floyd | A spectral trolley stop sign reads Blue Line -- Library Square. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put books in bp" | ||
Floyd ] Outside the Library (Gavin Inglis) Turns: 3884 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT BOOKS IN BP Floyd | Floyd | soggy tome (smelling faintly of mildew): Done. Floyd | moldy, waterlogged journal (smelling faintly of mildew): Done. Floyd | postcard of Big Ben (smelling faintly of mildew): Done. Floyd | The Modern Girl's Divination Handbook -- Volume Three (smelling Floyd | faintly of mildew): Done. Floyd | faded delivery note (smelling faintly of mildew): Done. Floyd | old newspaper (smelling faintly of mildew): Done. Floyd | Out of the Infinite, by Robert N. Ostregot (smelling faintly Floyd | of mildew): Done. Floyd | The Broken Tongue, by Noah Chaplinski (smelling faintly of Floyd | mildew): Done. Floyd | Between God and Madness, by Hiram Strangecraft: Done. Floyd | The Imagined Worm, by Elizabeth P. Stashwart: Done. Floyd | The Reign of Reason, by Godos Atrakut (smelling faintly of Floyd | mildew): Done. Floyd | pocket-sized notebook (smelling faintly of mildew): Done. Floyd | clipped newspaper article (smelling faintly of mildew): Done. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "close bp" | ||
Floyd ] Outside the Library (Gavin Inglis) Turns: 3885 Floyd | > Floyd | > CLOSE BP Floyd | Floyd | You close the book pocket. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "i" | ||
Floyd ] Outside the Library (Gavin Inglis) Turns: 3886 Floyd | > Floyd | > I Floyd | Floyd | You are carrying: Floyd | an a worn out, decaying picture Floyd | a little stoppered vial of blue liquid (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | The Conservative's Cookbook Floyd | a battered yellow JogMaster (being worn) Floyd | a slip of paper (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a calfskin coat (being worn) Floyd | The Lives of the Roman Emperors (smelling faintly of Floyd | mildew) Floyd | a pewter box (smelling faintly of mildew) (open but empty) Floyd | a silver urn (smelling faintly of mildew) (open but empty) Floyd | a pair of reading glasses (being worn) Floyd | a cold spot on your collarbone (haunting you) (smelling faintly of Floyd | mildew) Floyd | a book list (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a golden apple (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a FFFFFFFF punch card (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a 923647F1 punch card (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a C353F128 punch card (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a 0B46E931 punch card (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | an AE9B711D punch card (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a 00A02209 punch card (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a can of salt (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a blank punch card (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | the Journal of Edwin Cragne (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | an Isole Perdute (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a Lettera Segreta (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a Prurito Notturno (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a Piccoli Uomini Blu (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a rusted toolbox (smelling faintly of mildew) (open) Floyd | a jar of old keys (open) Floyd | a splintery wooden key Floyd | an ornate bronze key Floyd | a frosty blue key Floyd | an intricately folded origami key Floyd | a silver and ivory key Floyd | a jar of screws (open but empty) Floyd | a teapot (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a scrap of paper (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a snowglobe (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a black fountain pen (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a mallet (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a metal flask (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a pinch of snail paste (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | an Italian magazine cutting (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a police report ("Francine Cragne") (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a note from a seesaw (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a piece of chalk Floyd | a black box (smelling faintly of mildew) (open but empty) Floyd | a shard (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a broken silver amulet (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | Mama Hydra's Deep Fried Ones (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | A Culinary Overview of Superstitions in the Miskaton Valley Region Floyd | by S. Jarret Zornwharf (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | Hyper-Gastronomy, Exactness, and String Theory: a Theoretical Floyd | Subdiscipline of Cooking and Baking by Chef Wheldrake (smelling Floyd | faintly of mildew) Floyd | red-rimmed porcelain plates (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | red-rimmed porcelain cups (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a spray bottle that used to contain fungicide (smelling faintly of Floyd | mildew) Floyd | a gallon jug of white vinegar (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a pair of garden shears (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a rusty flathead screwdriver Floyd | a trophy for a dog race (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a black business card (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a rusty piece of metal (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | some yellowed newspapers (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | an employee ID card (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a long hooked pole (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a grimy rock (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a backpack features guide (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a trolley schedule (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a pamphlet of home listings (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | an antique locket (smelling faintly of mildew) (closed) Floyd | a wad of cash (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a repaired page (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a waterproof flashlight (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a filthy rug (smelling faintly of mildew) | Jacqueline says, "So, um, wow. Back." | |
Floyd | Daniel Baker's note (smelling faintly of mildew)
Floyd | a pull-string doll (smelling faintly of mildew)
Floyd | a glass jar containing an insect (smelling faintly of mildew)
Floyd | a half-full styrofoam coffee cup (smelling faintly of mildew)
Floyd | a familiar gold wristwatch (smelling faintly of mildew)
Floyd | a pair of stone earplugs (being worn)
Floyd | a trolley pass (being worn)
Floyd | a Jansport backpack (being worn and open)
Floyd | a hidden pocket (open but empty)
Floyd | a key pocket (closed)
Floyd | a book pocket (closed)
Floyd | a side pocket (closed)
Floyd | a trash pocket (closed)
Floyd | a gold jacket (being worn)
Floyd | a giant milkweed leaf (being worn as a mask)
Floyd |
Floyd | >
| Knight_Otu asks, "Hey, Feel better?" | |
| DavidW says, "hi Jacqueline" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Still sleepy." | ||
| Jacqueline shrugs. | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Ear still clogged." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x book list" | ||
Floyd ] Outside the Library (Gavin Inglis) Turns: 3887 Floyd | > Floyd | > X BOOK LIST Floyd | Floyd | ATTENTION PETER CRAGNE Floyd | Floyd | This is your notification that your status with the Backwater Public Floyd | Library is DELINQUENT due to NON-RETURNAL. Floyd | You are NOT PERMITTED to check out books or to access special library Floyd | materials until your status is cleared. Floyd | Floyd | To clear your status, you must return ALL books you currently have Floyd | checked out: Floyd | Floyd | To Have, and To Have Knots: An Illustrated Guide Floyd | The Lives of the Roman Emperors Floyd | A Rudimentary Taxonomy of Known Scent and Grotesque Floyd | Reactions Floyd | Life Beneath Nightmares Floyd | The Conservative's Cookbook Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "We have the emperors book." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "And the cookbook." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] Backwater Public Library (Carl Muckenhoupt) Turns: 3888 Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Backwater Public Library (Carl Muckenhoupt) Floyd | This is unusually spacious for a small-town library. You think you Floyd | remember something about it being a national historical site? That Floyd | would explain the decor, at least. It's half rustic colonial, half Floyd | modern budget-strapped public service, with a meager collection of Floyd | creaky shelves standing in the middle of an old plank floor. A small Floyd | display case stands prominently near the entrance, and some weird Floyd | chairs are scattered around for the comfort of the patrons, none of Floyd | whom are here at the moment. The sole exit is back to the west. Floyd | Floyd | On the cart are Backwater Personalities (1915-1925 edition) (smelling Floyd | faintly of mildew), an old paperback book (smelling faintly of Floyd | mildew), a book New England and the Bavarian Illuminati, Floyd | De Zeven Testamenten van de Krijsende Zeeworm, a Floyd | 'Pataphysical Approaches to Quantum Superfluids (smelling Floyd | faintly of mildew), Tolerating An Asinine God (smelling faintly of Floyd | mildew), The Seven Gaunts, a pink-bound book (smelling Floyd | faintly of mildew), Twin Hearts Between the Planes (smelling faintly Floyd | of mildew), The Dollmaker's Journal (smelling faintly of Floyd | mildew), Legends of Lake Champlain and the Hudson River Floyd | Valley (smelling faintly of mildew) and a shabby journal. Floyd | Floyd | A librarian stands behind a counter. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "give emperors to librarian" | ||
Floyd ] Backwater Public Library (Carl Muckenhoupt) Turns: 3889 Floyd | > Floyd | > GIVE EMPERORS TO LIBRARIAN Floyd | Floyd | Klonk-klonk. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "give cookbook to librarian" | ||
Floyd ] Backwater Public Library (Carl Muckenhoupt) Turns: 3889 Floyd | > Floyd | > GIVE COOKBOOK TO LIBRARIAN Floyd | Floyd | Which do you mean, The Conservative's Cookbook, Mama Hydra's Floyd | Deep Fried Ones (smelling faintly of mildew), A Culinary Overview of Floyd | Superstitions in the Miskaton Valley Region by S. Jarret Zornwharf Floyd | (smelling faintly of mildew) or Hyper-Gastronomy, Exactness, and Floyd | String Theory: a Theoretical Subdiscipline of Cooking and Baking by Floyd | Chef Wheldrake (smelling faintly of mildew)? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "give conservative cookbook to librarian" | ||
Floyd ] Backwater Public Library (Carl Muckenhoupt) Turns: 3890 Floyd | > Floyd | > GIVE CONSERVATIVE COOKBOOK TO LIBRARIAN Floyd | Floyd | Klonk-klonk. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Outside the Library (Gavin Inglis) Turns: 3891 Floyd | > Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Outside the Library (Gavin Inglis) Floyd | A short street terminates here. To the south it opens into the town Floyd | square. To the east, a few worn steps rise to the entrance of the Floyd | public library, and to the west you can see a real estate office. A Floyd | gloomy path leads northwest, towards the woods. Floyd | Floyd | You can see a notice board here. Floyd | Floyd | A ghostly trolley stop sign reads Blue Line -- Library Square. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put cookbooks in bp" | ||
Floyd ] Outside the Library (Gavin Inglis) Turns: 3891 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT COOKBOOKS IN BP Floyd | Floyd | Which do you mean, Mama Hydra's Deep Fried Ones (smelling faintly of Floyd | mildew), A Culinary Overview of Superstitions in the Miskaton Valley Floyd | Region by S. Jarret Zornwharf (smelling faintly of mildew) or Floyd | Hyper-Gastronomy, Exactness, and String Theory: a Theoretical Floyd | Subdiscipline of Cooking and Baking by Chef Wheldrake (smelling Floyd | faintly of mildew)? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put mama hydra's in bp" | ||
Floyd ] Outside the Library (Gavin Inglis) Turns: 3892 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT MAMA HYDRA'S IN BP Floyd | Floyd | You unzip the book pocket, deposit Mama Hydra's Deep Fried Ones Floyd | (smelling faintly of mildew), then zip the book pocket back up again. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put culinary in bp" | ||
Floyd ] Outside the Library (Gavin Inglis) Turns: 3893 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT CULINARY IN BP Floyd | Floyd | You unzip the book pocket, deposit A Culinary Overview of Floyd | Superstitions in the Miskaton Valley Region by S. Jarret Zornwharf Floyd | (smelling faintly of mildew), then zip the book pocket back up again. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put wheldrake in bp" | ||
Floyd ] Outside the Library (Gavin Inglis) Turns: 3894 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT WHELDRAKE IN BP Floyd | Floyd | You unzip the book pocket, deposit Hyper-Gastronomy, Exactness, and Floyd | String Theory: a Theoretical Subdiscipline of Cooking and Baking by Floyd | Chef Wheldrake (smelling faintly of mildew), then zip the book pocket Floyd | back up again. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put anchorhead in bp" | ||
Floyd ] Outside the Library (Gavin Inglis) Turns: 3894 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT ANCHORHEAD IN BP Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x anchorhead" | ||
Floyd ] Outside the Library (Gavin Inglis) Turns: 3894 Floyd | > Floyd | > X ANCHORHEAD Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Huh." | |
| DavidW says, "The Tattoine might already be in the book pocket." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Right, because it was open the whole time." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Town square, Backwater, VT (Marco Innocenti) Turns: 3895 Floyd | > Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Town square, Backwater, VT (Marco Innocenti) Floyd | The large, hexagonal-shaped square is paved with big, white stones, Floyd | polished by rain and wind over the decades; around it, low red-brick Floyd | buildings look like watching peasants. One single street leaves the Floyd | square to the north, while less accommodating paths lead west, in the Floyd | direction of a towering church, and southwest. Floyd | Due east, an iron bridge crosses the river, and southeast, a walkway Floyd | leads down to its bank. Floyd | Floyd | The swollen, slate-colored clouds that blanket the sky are reflected Floyd | in the shiny, circular shape embellishing the center of the square, Floyd | muttering ominous portents amongst themselves. Floyd | Floyd | A man is leaning on the bridge rail, staring intensely at you with his Floyd | only eye. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x shape" | ||
Floyd ] Town square, Backwater, VT (Marco Innocenti) Turns: 3896 Floyd | > Floyd | > X SHAPE Floyd | Floyd | The big emblem, one yard wide, is embedded in the center of the square Floyd | like a manhole. The surface looks golden, although you seriously doubt Floyd | it is anything more than pyrite. Its three rings surround a central Floyd | circle tightened by bird claws with a single triangular mark pointing Floyd | northeast. The rings themselves are bedecked by a series of symbols Floyd | (outer to inner, then clockwise from north): Floyd | Floyd | BLACKBIRD |TREE |SPARROW |CUBE |WOMAN |FEATHER Floyd | DAAN |SHI |AAK'EE |HAI |TLÈÈ |JI Floyd | PIG |EYE |WOODPECKER|CROSS |FISH |EAGLE. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x photograph" | ||
Floyd ] Town square, Backwater, VT (Marco Innocenti) Turns: 3897 Floyd | > Floyd | > X PHOTOGRAPH Floyd | Floyd | Stains cover large part of the front side, hiding the faces of what Floyd | looks like a mother and a couple of small siblings. The woman, whose Floyd | age is impossible to determine, is wearing a white, wedding dress. The Floyd | kids both have on a kind of work overalls, over a white blouse. The Floyd | boy on the right is not stained, still... he seems to have no face, as Floyd | if time has worn out his features. Floyd | Floyd | On the reverse side of the picture is something written, in a Floyd | trembling hand-writing: Floyd | Floyd | Point the mark towards the cross Floyd | Find the eagle a perch Floyd | Put its gift over daan Floyd | And you'll soon end your search. Floyd | Floyd | Below this, a different and more forceful hand has written "Don't Floyd | forget to say ahe'hee!". Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Town square, Backwater, VT (Marco Innocenti) Turns: 3898 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The clouds in your cup form a sturdy oak. Botanical images mean that Floyd | while there is much left to accomplish in the present situation, your Floyd | immediate environment sustains you, and you have everything that you Floyd | need. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "SAVE" | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "cf52" | ||
Floyd | > Floyd | > SAVE Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write: Floyd ] Town square, Backwater, VT (Marco Innocenti) Turns: 3898 Floyd | > SAVEOk. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "drink coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Town square, Backwater, VT (Marco Innocenti) Turns: 3899 Floyd | > Floyd | > DRINK COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | A lot of people in your situation would probably drink the half-empty Floyd | cup of abandoned coffee that they found on the floor of a train Floyd | station, but you just aren't there yet, mentally, and that's a great Floyd | sign. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "hee" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Pft." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "f x cross" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x cross" | ||
Floyd ] Town square, Backwater, VT (Marco Innocenti) Turns: 3900 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CROSS Floyd | Floyd | The inner ring is bedecked by a series of symbols (starting from the Floyd | outer ring and going clockwise, from the north): Floyd | Floyd | PIG |EYE |WOODPECKER|CROSS |FISH |EAGLE. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Well, Icould have waited long there." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x mark" | ||
Floyd ] Town square, Backwater, VT (Marco Innocenti) Turns: 3900 Floyd | > Floyd | > X MARK Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x triangular" | ||
Floyd ] Town square, Backwater, VT (Marco Innocenti) Turns: 3900 Floyd | > Floyd | > X TRIANGULAR Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x triangular mark" | ||
Floyd ] Town square, Backwater, VT (Marco Innocenti) Turns: 3900 Floyd | > Floyd | > X TRIANGULAR MARK Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "The mark points northesast." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Yeah." | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x central circle" | ||
Floyd ] Town square, Backwater, VT (Marco Innocenti) Turns: 3901 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CENTRAL CIRCLE Floyd | Floyd | The circle looks solid. Apart from the set of talons that frame it, it Floyd | has one single mark: a triangle pointing somewhere northeast. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x photograph" | ||
Floyd ] Town square, Backwater, VT (Marco Innocenti) Turns: 3902 Floyd | > Floyd | > X PHOTOGRAPH Floyd | Floyd | Stains cover large part of the front side, hiding the faces of what Floyd | looks like a mother and a couple of small siblings. The woman, whose Floyd | age is impossible to determine, is wearing a white, wedding dress. The Floyd | kids both have on a kind of work overalls, over a white blouse. The Floyd | boy on the right is not stained, still... he seems to have no face, as Floyd | if time has worn out his features. Floyd | Floyd | On the reverse side of the picture is something written, in a Floyd | trembling hand-writing: Floyd | Floyd | Point the mark towards the cross Floyd | Find the eagle a perch Floyd | Put its gift over daan Floyd | And you'll soon end your search. Floyd | Floyd | Below this, a different and more forceful hand has written "Don't Floyd | forget to say ahe'hee!". Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ne" | ||
Floyd ] Town square, Backwater, VT (Marco Innocenti) Turns: 3903 Floyd | > Floyd | > NE Floyd | Floyd | No visible exit there. You can go north, east, west, southwest, and Floyd | southeast. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "The cross is on the inner ring." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "turn central" | ||
Floyd ] Town square, Backwater, VT (Marco Innocenti) Turns: 3904 Floyd | > Floyd | > TURN CENTRAL Floyd | Floyd | It is immovable. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "turn inner" | ||
Floyd ] Town square, Backwater, VT (Marco Innocenti) Turns: 3905 Floyd | > Floyd | > TURN INNER Floyd | Floyd | You maneuver the inner ring and it turns one step clockwise with Floyd | almost no friction. The symbols now are: Floyd | The inner ring is bedecked by a series of symbols (starting from the Floyd | outer ring and going clockwise, from the north): Floyd | Floyd | EAGLE |PIG |EYE |WOODPECKER|CROSS |FISH. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "turn inner" | ||
Floyd ] Town square, Backwater, VT (Marco Innocenti) Turns: 3906 Floyd | > Floyd | > TURN INNER Floyd | Floyd | You maneuver the inner ring and it turns one step clockwise. The Floyd | symbols now are: Floyd | The inner ring is bedecked by a series of symbols (starting from the Floyd | outer ring and going clockwise, from the north): Floyd | Floyd | FISH |EAGLE |PIG |EYE |WOODPECKER|CROSS. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "turn inner" | ||
Floyd ] Town square, Backwater, VT (Marco Innocenti) Turns: 3907 Floyd | > Floyd | > TURN INNER Floyd | Floyd | You maneuver the inner ring and it turns one step clockwise. The Floyd | symbols now are: Floyd | The inner ring is bedecked by a series of symbols (starting from the Floyd | outer ring and going clockwise, from the north): Floyd | Floyd | CROSS |FISH |EAGLE |PIG |EYE |WOODPECKER. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "turn inner" | ||
Floyd ] Town square, Backwater, VT (Marco Innocenti) Turns: 3908 Floyd | > Floyd | > TURN INNER Floyd | Floyd | You maneuver the inner ring and it turns one step clockwise. The Floyd | symbols now are: Floyd | The inner ring is bedecked by a series of symbols (starting from the Floyd | outer ring and going clockwise, from the north): Floyd | Floyd | WOODPECKER|CROSS |FISH |EAGLE |PIG |EYE. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "That's the cross placed. Next?" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x middle" | ||
Floyd ] Town square, Backwater, VT (Marco Innocenti) Turns: 3909 Floyd | > Floyd | > X MIDDLE Floyd | Floyd | The median ring is bedecked by a series of symbols (starting from the Floyd | outer ring and going clockwise, from the north): Floyd | Floyd | DAAN |SHI |AAK'EE |HAI |TLÈÈ |JI. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x outer" | ||
Floyd ] Town square, Backwater, VT (Marco Innocenti) Turns: 3910 Floyd | > Floyd | > X OUTER Floyd | Floyd | The outer ring is bedecked by a series of symbols (starting from the Floyd | outer ring and going clockwise, from the north): Floyd | Floyd | BLACKBIRD |TREE |SPARROW |CUBE |WOMAN |FEATHER. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "turn outer" | ||
Floyd ] Town square, Backwater, VT (Marco Innocenti) Turns: 3911 Floyd | > Floyd | > TURN OUTER Floyd | Floyd | You maneuver the outer ring and it turns one step clockwise. The Floyd | symbols now are: Floyd | The outer ring is bedecked by a series of symbols (starting from the Floyd | outer ring and going clockwise, from the north): Floyd | Floyd | FEATHER |BLACKBIRD |TREE |SPARROW |CUBE |WOMAN. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "turn outer" | ||
Floyd ] Town square, Backwater, VT (Marco Innocenti) Turns: 3912 Floyd | > Floyd | > TURN OUTER Floyd | Floyd | You maneuver the outer ring and it turns one step clockwise. The Floyd | symbols now are: Floyd | The outer ring is bedecked by a series of symbols (starting from the Floyd | outer ring and going clockwise, from the north): Floyd | Floyd | WOMAN |FEATHER |BLACKBIRD |TREE |SPARROW |CUBE. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x emblem" | ||
Floyd ] Town square, Backwater, VT (Marco Innocenti) Turns: 3913 Floyd | > Floyd | > X EMBLEM Floyd | Floyd | The big emblem, one yard wide, is embedded in the center of the square Floyd | like a manhole. The surface looks golden, although you seriously doubt Floyd | it is anything more than pyrite. Its three rings surround a central Floyd | circle tightened by bird claws with a single triangular mark pointing Floyd | northeast. The rings themselves are bedecked by a series of symbols Floyd | (outer to inner, then clockwise from north): Floyd | Floyd | WOMAN |FEATHER |BLACKBIRD |TREE |SPARROW |CUBE Floyd | DAAN |SHI |AAK'EE |HAI |TLÈÈ |JI Floyd | WOODPECKER|CROSS |FISH |EAGLE |PIG |EYE. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "So the eagle's perch is the tree?" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "That seems to be the most reasonable option." | ||
| DavidW asks, "What's it's gift? The feather?" | ||
| DavidW says, "er its gift" | ||
| Knight_Otu asks, "Maybe?" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "turn middle" | ||
Floyd ] Town square, Backwater, VT (Marco Innocenti) Turns: 3914 Floyd | > Floyd | > TURN MIDDLE Floyd | Floyd | You maneuver the median ring and it turns one step clockwise. The Floyd | symbols now are: Floyd | The median ring is bedecked by a series of symbols (starting from the Floyd | outer ring and going clockwise, from the north): Floyd | Floyd | JI |DAAN |SHI |AAK'EE |HAI |TLÈÈ. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "If we're right, you can say the magic word now." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "say ahe'hee" | ||
Floyd ] Town square, Backwater, VT (Marco Innocenti) Turns: 3914 Floyd | > Floyd | > SAY AHE'HEE Floyd | Floyd | As you speak the magic word (nice one, lady!), the central circle of Floyd | the big emblem sinks into the ground, revealing a shallow hole. There Floyd | is something inside! Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x hole" | ||
Floyd ] Town square, Backwater, VT (Marco Innocenti) Turns: 3915 Floyd | > Floyd | > X HOLE Floyd | Floyd | In the central hole is a copper amulet. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get amulet" | ||
Floyd ] Town square, Backwater, VT (Marco Innocenti) Turns: 3916 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET AMULET Floyd | Floyd | (the copper amulet) Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x it" | ||
Floyd ] Town square, Backwater, VT (Marco Innocenti) Turns: 3917 Floyd | > Floyd | > X IT Floyd | Floyd | It is an hexagon-shaped copper amulet, held by a long chain. It shows Floyd | the stylized shape of an octopus -- or whatever that thing is, given Floyd | it has maybe twenty-four tentacles. Floyd | Floyd | On the back, the words T11 C1996 are the only features worth Floyd | noticing. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "Is that the game's third amulet?" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x amulet" | ||
Floyd ] Town square, Backwater, VT (Marco Innocenti) Turns: 3917 Floyd | > Floyd | > X AMULET Floyd | Floyd | Which do you mean, the copper amulet or the broken silver amulet Floyd | (smelling faintly of mildew)? Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "oh, maybe only the 2nd." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Second." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x silver amulet" | ||
Floyd ] Town square, Backwater, VT (Marco Innocenti) Turns: 3918 Floyd | > Floyd | > X SILVER AMULET Floyd | Floyd | It's a tarnished silver pendant, about the size of your thumb, on a Floyd | leather cord. The pendant is shaped like an open hand. It's been Floyd | damaged - a deep groove, like a chisel mark, cuts across the palm, Floyd | nearly breaking the pendant in half. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I think there's a 3rd. Later." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "wear copper amulet" | ||
Floyd ] Town square, Backwater, VT (Marco Innocenti) Turns: 3919 Floyd | > Floyd | > WEAR COPPER AMULET Floyd | Floyd | You put on the copper amulet. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "oh, I just remembered what the T11 C1996 refers to." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "So, so far we caused a ghost battle with grave personal consequences, and robbed the town square." | ||
| Jacqueline asks, "Wait, second amulet, plus my locket, right?" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Right, the locket, too." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "d" | ||
Floyd ] Town square, Backwater, VT (Marco Innocenti) Turns: 3920 Floyd | > Floyd | > D Floyd | Floyd | No visible exit there. You can go north, east, west, southwest, and Floyd | southeast. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "se" | ||
Floyd ] River Walk (Adam Whybray) Turns: 3921 Floyd | > Floyd | > SE Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | River Walk (Adam Whybray) Floyd | A dirt path along the west bank of the Makaskuta - or Blackgourd - Floyd | River. The air is motionless and sweltry, the urticariate heat drawing Floyd | sweat profusely from your prickling glands. Floyd | Floyd | Just below you, to your side, the river burbles in vainglorious Floyd | stupor, foaming in bright patches from the surfacants released from Floyd | the rotting deposits of the red maples and poplars that line its Floyd | banks. A single black ash, denuded of leaves, its corky bark blighted Floyd | with the telltale signs of parasitic infection, quietly interrupts the Floyd | Autumnal foliage of its deciduous cousins. Floyd | Floyd | The river's waters slith over rocks as lustrous-gray as seal skin, Floyd | rending them freshly burnished for the mid-September sun, which casts Floyd | Her rays in refulgent slats through the rust-honey colored trees. It Floyd | is though Nature, in celebration of Her own fecundity, has chosen to Floyd | offer Herself up in Equinoxical sacrifice - the rocks laid out before Floyd | the blazing altar of the sun. Floyd | Floyd | There is a forbidding sign on the bank of the river. Floyd | Floyd | The way up to Backwater town square is northwest. Following the path Floyd | north leads under the bridge. Floyd | Floyd | On the Makaskuta river is a buoy. Floyd | Floyd | You can also see a freshwater lobster trap (in which is an eggbound Floyd | crawfish) and a shattered crawfish here. Floyd | Floyd | A mistlike trolley stop sign reads Aqua Line -- River Walk. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Under the Bridge (Tenth) Turns: 3922 Floyd | > Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Under the Bridge (Tenth) Floyd | The path along the river gives way to a crumbling stone embankment as Floyd | it passes below the arch of the old stone bridge. A rusty metal hatch Floyd | is set into the ground opposite from the river, and towards the end of Floyd | the embankment, a derelict payphone squats, forgotten, under the Floyd | shadow of the bridge. To the south, the path continues to follow the Floyd | river. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "d" | ||
Floyd ] Subterranean tunnel (Drew M) Turns: 3923 Floyd | > Floyd | > D Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Subterranean tunnel (Drew M) Floyd | Your light reflects off the cold, shin-deep water. Tiny shadows jump Floyd | and skitter away from you, making it hard to tell where the walls end Floyd | and the wildlife begins. The tunnel continues off to the northwest. Floyd | To the east lies a door. The way back to the surface lies above. To Floyd | the north, the stones have recessed to form an alcove a few feet deep. Floyd | Floyd | A weird woman waves and watches you wantonly from the wall. Floyd | Floyd | "Hey, you! I'm waiting! Hellooooo?" Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "nw" | ||
Floyd ] Tunnel Entrance (Grueslayer) Turns: 3924 Floyd | > Floyd | > NW Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Tunnel Entrance (Grueslayer) Floyd | The ladder leading down the funnel ends here at a brick wall with one Floyd | or two interesting features. Only a little light shines through the Floyd | funnel and bathes the surroundings in eerie shadows. The ground seems Floyd | to be made up of treaded down dirt. A masoned, semi-circular tunnel Floyd | leads southeast, the walls made up from the same musty red bricks as Floyd | the wall marking its end. The tunnel is about six feet high. Rolled up Floyd | on the ground in the southwestern corner is a hobo who declared this Floyd | tunnel his bedroom. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "u" | ||
Floyd ] Basement (Sean M. Shore) Turns: 3925 Floyd | > Floyd | > U Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Basement (Sean M. Shore) Floyd | A small wall-mounted sodium lamp bathes this area in a sickly yellow Floyd | light, and produces a faint buzz that reverberates off the close, Floyd | mildewed walls. This is an unfinished, spidery basement, damp and Floyd | dank and one might even say disused, but on further inspection, that Floyd | may not be the case. Some obviously dangerous wooden stairs ascend Floyd | grudgingly, and an opening in the floor gives way to the tunnel below. Floyd | Floyd | In one corner is a huge Panasonic TV/VCR combo, probably from about Floyd | five years ago. Next to it is a stack of VHS tapes. Some discarded Floyd | clothes litter the floor. Floyd | Floyd | You can also see a mannequin here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Basement (Sean M. Shore) Turns: 3926 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The clouds in your cup form a maple leaf. Botanical images mean that Floyd | while there is much left to accomplish in the present situation, your Floyd | immediate environment sustains you, and you have everything that you Floyd | need. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "oh, clever you" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "I wouldn't have thought of it without that." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x copper amulet" | ||
Floyd ] Basement (Sean M. Shore) Turns: 3927 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COPPER AMULET Floyd | Floyd | It is an hexagon-shaped copper amulet, held by a long chain. It shows Floyd | the stylized shape of an octopus -- or whatever that thing is, given Floyd | it has maybe twenty-four tentacles. Floyd | Floyd | On the back, the words T11 C1996 are the only features worth Floyd | noticing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x tape 11" | ||
Floyd ] Basement (Sean M. Shore) Turns: 3928 Floyd | > Floyd | > X TAPE 11 Floyd | Floyd | They're all basically the same, except for the numbers on them. You Floyd | notice that they are all EP tapes, meaning that in theory they could Floyd | each be up to six hours long. Which in turn means you have a lot of Floyd | potential viewing ahead of you unless you're looking for something Floyd | specific. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put tape 11 in vcr" | ||
Floyd ] Basement (Sean M. Shore) Turns: 3929 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT TAPE 11 IN VCR Floyd | Floyd | You try to put the tape in the VCR, but the device isn't powered on, Floyd | so it won't accept it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "turn on vcr" | ||
Floyd ] Basement (Sean M. Shore) Turns: 3930 Floyd | > Floyd | > TURN ON VCR Floyd | Floyd | You press the power button a couple of times, and nothing happens. Floyd | The power cord is unplugged. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "plug cord in" | ||
Floyd ] Basement (Sean M. Shore) Turns: 3931 Floyd | > Floyd | > PLUG CORD IN Floyd | Floyd | You plug the power cord into the mannequin's bloody socket. It Floyd | swallows the entire plug, leaving only the cord emerging from the Floyd | dummy's abdomen and snaking toward the TV. The mannequin's hands and Floyd | feet twitch with unholy excitement. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put tape 11 in vcr" | ||
Floyd ] Basement (Sean M. Shore) Turns: 3932 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT TAPE 11 IN VCR Floyd | Floyd | You turn the Panasonic on. A plain blue screen is displayed. Floyd | Floyd | (first taking tape 11) Floyd | The tape plays. The screen is black. Nothing seems to be happening, Floyd | but then you hear the hiss and crackle of static. The audio on this Floyd | tape seems to have been transferred from something very old, perhaps a Floyd | wax cylinder. The screen fills with strange runes or characters that Floyd | seem to shift every few minutes. A tinny voice recites something in Floyd | what could be a Native American language. Floyd | Floyd | The counter now reads 1503. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x vcr" | ||
Floyd ] Basement (Sean M. Shore) Turns: 3933 Floyd | > Floyd | > X VCR Floyd | Floyd | It's a 29-inch model, perhaps even bigger. It has all the features of Floyd | a TV and a VCR, including a four-digit counter that tells you where Floyd | you are on a tape. A single power button controls the whole thing, Floyd | and the counter has a reset pin you can push. With a tape in, you can Floyd | PLAY, EJECT, REWIND, or FAST-FORWARD TO (FF TO) a specific spot. Floyd | Floyd | The huge Panasonic TV/VCR combo is currently switched on. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ff to 1995" | ||
Floyd ] Basement (Sean M. Shore) Turns: 3934 Floyd | > Floyd | > FF TO 1995 Floyd | Floyd | You fast-forward until the counter reads 1995. Floyd | Floyd | The tape plays. The screen fills with strange runes or characters Floyd | that seem to shift every few minutes. A tinny voice recites something Floyd | in what could be a Native American language. Floyd | Floyd | The counter now reads 2045. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "rewind" | ||
Floyd ] Basement (Sean M. Shore) Turns: 3935 Floyd | > Floyd | > REWIND Floyd | Floyd | You rewind the tape all the way. The counter now reads 1431. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ff to 1996" | ||
Floyd ] Basement (Sean M. Shore) Turns: 3936 Floyd | > Floyd | > FF TO 1996 Floyd | Floyd | You fast-forward until the counter reads 1996. Floyd | Floyd | The tape plays. The screen fills with strange runes or characters Floyd | that seem to shift every few minutes. A tinny voice recites something Floyd | in what could be a Native American language. Floyd | Floyd | The counter now reads 2046. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "l" | ||
Floyd ] Basement (Sean M. Shore) Turns: 3937 Floyd | > Floyd | > L Floyd | Floyd | Basement (Sean M. Shore) Floyd | A small wall-mounted sodium lamp bathes this area in a sickly yellow Floyd | light, and produces a faint buzz that reverberates off the close, Floyd | mildewed walls. This is an unfinished, spidery basement, damp and Floyd | dank and one might even say disused, but on further inspection, that Floyd | may not be the case. Some obviously dangerous wooden stairs ascend Floyd | grudgingly, and an opening in the floor gives way to the tunnel below. Floyd | Floyd | In one corner is a huge Panasonic TV/VCR combo, probably from about Floyd | five years ago. Next to it is a stack of VHS tapes. Some discarded Floyd | clothes litter the floor. Floyd | Floyd | You can also see a mannequin here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x mannequin" | ||
Floyd ] Basement (Sean M. Shore) Turns: 3938 Floyd | > Floyd | > X MANNEQUIN Floyd | Floyd | It's a single-piece female model with articulated joints. It's Floyd | missing its head; someone has raggedly hacked it away, leaving a Floyd | rather sharp edge. The painted eye on the torso has been replaced by Floyd | an oozing socket. It's wearing nothing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x eye" | ||
Floyd ] Basement (Sean M. Shore) Turns: 3938 Floyd | > Floyd | > X EYE Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "You want 1996 from 0, not from wherever the counter currently is." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Basement (Sean M. Shore) Turns: 3939 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The clouds in your cup form a maple leaf. Botanical images mean that Floyd | while there is much left to accomplish in the present situation, your Floyd | immediate environment sustains you, and you have everything that you Floyd | need. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "rewind" | ||
Floyd ] Basement (Sean M. Shore) Turns: 3940 Floyd | > Floyd | > REWIND Floyd | Floyd | You rewind the tape all the way. The counter now reads 1431. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "play" | ||
Floyd ] Basement (Sean M. Shore) Turns: 3941 Floyd | > Floyd | > PLAY Floyd | Floyd | The tape plays. The screen fills with strange runes or characters Floyd | that seem to shift every few minutes. A tinny voice recites something Floyd | in what could be a Native American language. Floyd | Floyd | The counter now reads 1481. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "push the reset button after you rewind." | |
| DavidW says, "So 0 means the start of the tape." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "rewind" | ||
Floyd ] Basement (Sean M. Shore) Turns: 3942 Floyd | > Floyd | > REWIND Floyd | Floyd | You rewind the tape all the way. The counter now reads 1431. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline asks, "or do math?" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "reset" | ||
Floyd ] Basement (Sean M. Shore) Turns: 3942 Floyd | > Floyd | > RESET Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says (to Jacqueline), "That should work too." | |
| DavidW says, "oh, it's not called reset." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x counter" | ||
Floyd ] Basement (Sean M. Shore) Turns: 3943 | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), " x pin" | ||
Floyd | > Floyd | > X COUNTER Floyd | Floyd | It's got a four-digit display and a little pin that you can push to Floyd | reset it. It currently reads 1431. Floyd | Floyd | > Floyd ] Basement (Sean M. Shore) Turns: 3944 Floyd | > Floyd | > X PIN Floyd | Floyd | It's got a four-digit display and a little pin that you can push to Floyd | reset it. It currently reads 1431. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push pin" | ||
Floyd ] Basement (Sean M. Shore) Turns: 3945 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH PIN Floyd | Floyd | You push the pin, and the counter resets to 0000. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ff to 1996" | ||
Floyd ] Basement (Sean M. Shore) Turns: 3946 Floyd | > Floyd | > FF TO 1996 Floyd | Floyd | The tape advances, continuing with the same tinny voice droning on. Floyd | Suddenly, though, a different recording cuts in, and a new (but Floyd | equally old) voice whispers: "My dearest Salona:" There's a Floyd | rustling noise, followed by a crash. "Apologies, I have still not Floyd | yet familiarized myself with this phonographic contraption. I hope Floyd | this message finds you well, or, as well can be expected given the Floyd | circumstances. I must be brief, as I am not certain to tarry long in Floyd | this fearful place. I have instructed my man to send you with this Floyd | missive your most favorite varietal of peaches, newly pickled in a jar Floyd | with a most singular reagent that, I am told, shall restore to you Floyd | life and vitality. I only pray this does not reach you too late. Floyd | Floyd | "Until next we rejoin, I remain, Edmund--" And the voice cuts Floyd | off. Floyd | Floyd | Hm. That seems noteworthy. Make a note of it. Really. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "make note" | ||
Floyd ] Basement (Sean M. Shore) Turns: 3946 Floyd | > Floyd | > MAKE NOTE Floyd | Floyd | That verb doesn't work here, or, at least, not right now, but Floyd | it might work somewhere later. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Well then. Noted." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "make a note of it" | ||
Floyd ] Basement (Sean M. Shore) Turns: 3946 Floyd | > Floyd | > MAKE A NOTE OF IT Floyd | Floyd | That verb doesn't work here, or, at least, not right now, but Floyd | it might work somewhere later. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "Edmund sent a jar of pickled peaches." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "l" | ||
Floyd ] Basement (Sean M. Shore) Turns: 3947 Floyd | > Floyd | > L Floyd | Floyd | Basement (Sean M. Shore) Floyd | A small wall-mounted sodium lamp bathes this area in a sickly yellow Floyd | light, and produces a faint buzz that reverberates off the close, Floyd | mildewed walls. This is an unfinished, spidery basement, damp and Floyd | dank and one might even say disused, but on further inspection, that Floyd | may not be the case. Some obviously dangerous wooden stairs ascend Floyd | grudgingly, and an opening in the floor gives way to the tunnel below. Floyd | Floyd | In one corner is a huge Panasonic TV/VCR combo, probably from about Floyd | five years ago. Next to it is a stack of VHS tapes. Some discarded Floyd | clothes litter the floor. Floyd | Floyd | You can also see a mannequin here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x jacket" | ||
Floyd ] Basement (Sean M. Shore) Turns: 3948 Floyd | > Floyd | > X JACKET Floyd | Floyd | A patch on the left breast reads "Century 21 Real Estate." There's Floyd | dried blood all around the collar. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "You're still wearing that jacket." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Basement (Sean M. Shore) Turns: 3949 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The swirls in your cup form horizontal bands. Lack of a symbolic image Floyd | means that you have accomplished everything you must in your current Floyd | environment and should move on to find new challenges in order to grow Floyd | as a person. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Indeed we are" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "u" | ||
Floyd ] Tiny Windowless Office (Llew Mason) Turns: 3950 Floyd | > Floyd | > U Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Tiny Windowless Office (Llew Mason) Floyd | Stark whitewashed brick walls close in on all sides beneath a low Floyd | vaulted ceiling. There is something fundamentally wrong with the Floyd | architecture in here. Lines that should be parallel or perpendicular Floyd | seem ever so slightly off, making you feel distinctly uneasy. Floyd | Floyd | An enormous desk overflowing with stacked papers takes up most of one Floyd | side of the room. Besides the stairs that you came up, the only exit Floyd | lies through a door at the north end of the room. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Tiny Windowless Office (Llew Mason) Turns: 3951 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The swirls in your cup form a roller blade. Modes of transportation Floyd | mean that your current environment presents challenges that can only Floyd | be overcome by seeking fresh perspectives elsewhere until you're ready Floyd | to return. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu asks, "I don't recall, did we hear about an Edmund already?" | |
| DavidW says, "I don't think so. Aunt Mavis had peaches, though." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "I do seem to recall no peaches in the cold storage ro... right." | ||
| DavidW says, "yes, there were no actual peaches in the cold storage room." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "But we could still examine them." | ||
| DavidW says, "however, [mumble mumble mumble]" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "I do notice that my connection has remained stable for over one and a half hour, after the two outages earlier." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "d" | ||
Floyd ] Basement (Sean M. Shore) Turns: 3952 Floyd | > Floyd | > D Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Basement (Sean M. Shore) Floyd | A small wall-mounted sodium lamp bathes this area in a sickly yellow Floyd | light, and produces a faint buzz that reverberates off the close, Floyd | mildewed walls. This is an unfinished, spidery basement, damp and Floyd | dank and one might even say disused, but on further inspection, that Floyd | may not be the case. Some obviously dangerous wooden stairs ascend Floyd | grudgingly, and an opening in the floor gives way to the tunnel below. Floyd | Floyd | In one corner is a huge Panasonic TV/VCR combo, probably from about Floyd | five years ago. Next to it is a stack of VHS tapes. Some discarded Floyd | clothes litter the floor. Floyd | Floyd | You can also see a mannequin here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "d" | ||
Floyd ] Tunnel Entrance (Grueslayer) Turns: 3953 Floyd | > Floyd | > D Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Tunnel Entrance (Grueslayer) Floyd | The ladder leading down the funnel ends here at a brick wall with one Floyd | or two interesting features. Only a little light shines through the Floyd | funnel and bathes the surroundings in eerie shadows. The ground seems Floyd | to be made up of treaded down dirt. A masoned, semi-circular tunnel Floyd | leads southeast, the walls made up from the same musty red bricks as Floyd | the wall marking its end. The tunnel is about six feet high. Rolled up Floyd | on the ground in the southwestern corner is a hobo who declared this Floyd | tunnel his bedroom. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "se" | ||
Floyd ] Subterranean tunnel (Drew M) Turns: 3954 Floyd | > Floyd | > SE Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Subterranean tunnel (Drew M) Floyd | Your light reflects off the cold, shin-deep water. Tiny shadows jump Floyd | and skitter away from you, making it hard to tell where the walls end Floyd | and the wildlife begins. The tunnel continues off to the northwest. Floyd | To the east lies a door. The way back to the surface lies above. To Floyd | the north, the stones have recessed to form an alcove a few feet deep. Floyd | Floyd | A weird woman waves and watches you wantonly from the wall. Floyd | Floyd | "Hey, you! This way! Can you hear me?" Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "u" | ||
Floyd ] Under the Bridge (Tenth) Turns: 3955 Floyd | > Floyd | > U Floyd | Floyd | Taking a deep breath, you grasp the ladder for support and hook your Floyd | leg up to the first available step. The metal creeks and groans Floyd | alarmingly as you transfer your weight, but the bolts hold firm. You Floyd | shakily gather yourself and begin to ascend back up to the surface. Floyd | Floyd | Under the Bridge (Tenth) Floyd | The path along the river gives way to a crumbling stone embankment as Floyd | it passes below the arch of the old stone bridge. A rusty metal hatch Floyd | is set into the ground opposite from the river, and towards the end of Floyd | the embankment, a derelict payphone squats, forgotten, under the Floyd | shadow of the bridge. To the south, the path continues to follow the Floyd | river. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "nw" | ||
Floyd ] Under the Bridge (Tenth) Turns: 3956 Floyd | > Floyd | > NW Floyd | Floyd | You can't go that way. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] River Walk (Adam Whybray) Turns: 3957 Floyd | > Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | River Walk (Adam Whybray) Floyd | A dirt path along the west bank of the Makaskuta - or Blackgourd - Floyd | River. The air is motionless and sweltry, the urticariate heat drawing Floyd | sweat profusely from your prickling glands. Floyd | Floyd | Just below you, to your side, the river burbles in vainglorious Floyd | stupor, foaming in bright patches from the surfacants released from Floyd | the rotting deposits of the red maples and poplars that line its Floyd | banks. A single black ash, denuded of leaves, its corky bark blighted Floyd | with the telltale signs of parasitic infection, quietly interrupts the Floyd | Autumnal foliage of its deciduous cousins. Floyd | Floyd | The river's waters slith over rocks as lustrous-gray as seal skin, Floyd | rending them freshly burnished for the mid-September sun, which casts Floyd | Her rays in refulgent slats through the rust-honey colored trees. It Floyd | is though Nature, in celebration of Her own fecundity, has chosen to Floyd | offer Herself up in Equinoxical sacrifice - the rocks laid out before Floyd | the blazing altar of the sun. Floyd | Floyd | There is a forbidding sign on the bank of the river. Floyd | Floyd | The way up to Backwater town square is northwest. Following the path Floyd | north leads under the bridge. Floyd | Floyd | On the Makaskuta river is a buoy. Floyd | Floyd | You can also see a freshwater lobster trap (in which is an eggbound Floyd | crawfish) and a shattered crawfish here. Floyd | Floyd | A spectral trolley stop sign reads Aqua Line -- River Walk. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "nw" | ||
Floyd ] Town square, Backwater, VT (Marco Innocenti) Turns: 3958 Floyd | > Floyd | > NW Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Town square, Backwater, VT (Marco Innocenti) Floyd | The large, hexagonal-shaped square is paved with big, white stones, Floyd | polished by rain and wind over the decades; around it, low red-brick Floyd | buildings look like watching peasants. One single street leaves the Floyd | square to the north, while less accommodating paths lead west, in the Floyd | direction of a towering church, and southwest. Floyd | Due east, an iron bridge crosses the river, and southeast, a walkway Floyd | leads down to its bank. Floyd | Floyd | The swollen, slate-colored clouds that blanket the sky are reflected Floyd | in the shiny, circular shape embellishing the center of the square, Floyd | muttering ominous portents amongst themselves. Floyd | Floyd | A man is leaning on the bridge rail, staring intensely at you with his Floyd | only eye. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ask man about peter" | ||
Floyd ] Town square, Backwater, VT (Marco Innocenti) Turns: 3959 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK MAN ABOUT PETER Floyd | Floyd | (the one-eyed man about that) Floyd | "Do you know my husband? His name is Peter Cragne and..." you stop, Floyd | looking for the right thing to say. "Well, I need to find him." Floyd | Floyd | "Oh, Madam, how twisted is the fortune of a bride missing her groom! Floyd | Although, these days, I come to think of it as a natural aspect of Floyd | modern marriage, isn't it?" Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ask man about edmund" | ||
Floyd ] Town square, Backwater, VT (Marco Innocenti) Turns: 3960 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK MAN ABOUT EDMUND Floyd | Floyd | (the one-eyed man about Edmund) Floyd | There is no reply. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "So, I don't think we got any new keys, sooo..." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Outside the Library (Gavin Inglis) Turns: 3961 Floyd | > Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | The man returns to his pretended duties, while keeping his one eye one Floyd | you. Floyd | Floyd | Outside the Library (Gavin Inglis) Floyd | A short street terminates here. To the south it opens into the town Floyd | square. To the east, a few worn steps rise to the entrance of the Floyd | public library, and to the west you can see a real estate office. A Floyd | gloomy path leads northwest, towards the woods. Floyd | Floyd | You can see a notice board here. Floyd | Floyd | A mistlike trolley stop sign reads Blue Line -- Library Square. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "y'know, I never understood why this man was here. He's not needed for any of the game's obvious puzzles. And it's possible to get him to leave the game as well." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "wait for purple line" | ||
Floyd ] Front Walk (Matt Weiner) Turns: 3962 Floyd | > Floyd | > WAIT FOR PURPLE LINE Floyd | Floyd | You lean against the ripped headline, hold out your pass, and wait for Floyd | the purple line. Within moments, a spectral trolley arrives. Instead Floyd | of stopping and allowing you to board, it passes through you, Floyd | and you find yourself transported to Floyd | Floyd | Front Walk (Matt Weiner) Floyd | Cragne Manor looms to the north. Its light gray marble front is marred Floyd | by a screened-in wooden porch, clearly tacked on well after the manor Floyd | was built. A gravel path bends around the manor to the northeast and Floyd | northwest, and the driveway leads south back to town. Floyd | Floyd | By the porch steps is a post with a placard reading "31." A strange Floyd | little manikin is affixed to it. Floyd | Floyd | A noncorporeal trolley stop sign reads Purple Line -- Cragne Manor. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu asks, ""Leave the game", or "push off the bridge"?" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Hillside Path (Jack Welch) Turns: 3963 Floyd | > Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Hillside Path (Jack Welch) Floyd | You are in a hillside hollow flanked on three sides by sheer granite Floyd | cliffs and on the other by gnarled vegetation. Floyd | Floyd | Three trailheads hold out some chance of respite: north, southwest, Floyd | and southeast. Floyd | Floyd | You can see a stone altar here. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I think I annoyed him once and he just leaves." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Odd." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x altar" | ||
Floyd ] Hillside Path (Jack Welch) Turns: 3964 Floyd | > Floyd | > X ALTAR Floyd | Floyd | A large, roughly rectangular slab of the same black granite as the Floyd | surrounding cliffs. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Hillside Path (Jack Welch) Turns: 3965 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The swirls in your cup form a gentle ripple. Lack of a symbolic image Floyd | means that you have accomplished everything you must in your current Floyd | environment and should move on to find new challenges in order to grow Floyd | as a person. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "se" | ||
Floyd ] Outside the Plant (Chandler Groover) Turns: 3966 Floyd | > Floyd | > SE Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Outside the Plant (Chandler Groover) Floyd | Smoke pours into a bruised sky, rising from chimneys that crowd the Floyd | Cragne Meatpacking Plant. Its bricks are soot-stained, its stenciled Floyd | walls weathered by acid rain, and its perimeter circled by dead pigs Floyd | and cows in buzzing heaps. Floyd | Floyd | A hole is smashed into its side. Floyd | Floyd | To the northwest, a hill begins to climb toward Cragne Manor. Floyd | Floyd | An insubstantial trolley stop sign reads Red Line -- Meatpacking Floyd | Plant. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x me" | ||
Floyd ] Outside the Plant (Chandler Groover) Turns: 3967 Floyd | > Floyd | > X ME Floyd | Floyd | You're Naomi Cragne, and that's enough. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "Like, I do think there's an optional puzzle track that Ryan and Jenni have hidden into this game and I don't know even for sure if they did that." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Outside the Plant (Chandler Groover) Turns: 3968 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The clouds in your cup form a maple leaf. Botanical images mean that Floyd | while there is much left to accomplish in the present situation, your Floyd | immediate environment sustains you, and you have everything that you Floyd | need. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "ah, you're outside the meatpacking plant." | |
| DavidW says, "I'll update the map." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "That optional puzzle involving the marble sphere and the silver pendant, potentially." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x plant" | ||
Floyd ] Outside the Plant (Chandler Groover) Turns: 3969 Floyd | > Floyd | > X PLANT Floyd | Floyd | (the Cragne Meatpacking Plant) Floyd | Block print, more than twenty feet tall, spells out CRAGNE MEATS Floyd | INCORPORATED across the building. At least it did, until the Floyd | elements had their say. And the grease-fires. Now the plant advertises Floyd | C GN ME TS CO PO ED. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x smoke" | ||
Floyd ] Outside the Plant (Chandler Groover) Turns: 3970 Floyd | > Floyd | > X SMOKE Floyd | Floyd | Heavy lines, trickling from the chimneys like starbound grease. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x hole" | ||
Floyd ] Outside the Plant (Chandler Groover) Turns: 3971 Floyd | > Floyd | > X HOLE Floyd | Floyd | A door used to be here. Apparently it was too small for whatever Floyd | wanted to get in—or out. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu exclaims, "Eep!" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x bricks" | ||
Floyd ] Outside the Plant (Chandler Groover) Turns: 3972 Floyd | > Floyd | > X BRICKS Floyd | Floyd | You've seen grease-traps more hygienic than this building's bricks. Floyd | Filthy grease-traps. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x walls" | ||
Floyd ] Outside the Plant (Chandler Groover) Turns: 3973 Floyd | > Floyd | > X WALLS Floyd | Floyd | Block print, more than twenty feet tall, spells out CRAGNE MEATS Floyd | INCORPORATED across the building. At least it did, until the Floyd | elements had their say. And the grease-fires. Now the plant advertises Floyd | C GN ME TS CO PO ED. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "Try ... touching the hole." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "touch hole" | ||
Floyd ] Outside the Plant (Chandler Groover) Turns: 3974 Floyd | > Floyd | > TOUCH HOLE Floyd | Floyd | As you reach toward the hole in the wall, you brush something moist. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Ew." | |
| Jacqueline says, "ew" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Timing" | ||
| DavidW says, "hee hee" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x moist" | ||
Floyd ] Outside the Plant (Chandler Groover) Turns: 3975 Floyd | > Floyd | > X MOIST Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing... Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "touch moist" | ||
Floyd ] Outside the Plant (Chandler Groover) Turns: 3976 Floyd | > Floyd | > TOUCH MOIST Floyd | Floyd | You push your fingers through the air inside the hole. It's like Floyd | cottage cheese. Heavy, damp, and clammy slime submerges your arm to Floyd | the elbow, although you can't see anything. But you can feel Floyd | something hard, chitinous. When you remove your hand, there's no Floyd | physical residue. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get it" | ||
Floyd ] Outside the Plant (Chandler Groover) Turns: 3977 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET IT Floyd | Floyd | Your intentions recoil like cowering dogs. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push it" | ||
Floyd ] Outside the Plant (Chandler Groover) Turns: 3978 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH IT Floyd | Floyd | Your intentions recoil like cowering dogs. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "eat it" | ||
Floyd ] Outside the Plant (Chandler Groover) Turns: 3979 Floyd | > Floyd | > EAT IT Floyd | Floyd | You bite an invisible pustule. It bursts, releasing sludge that Floyd | slithers down your throat. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "EW" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Eugh." | ||
| DavidW says, "I never did *that*!" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "eat me" | ||
Floyd ] Outside the Plant (Chandler Groover) Turns: 3980 Floyd | > Floyd | > EAT ME Floyd | Floyd | You nip yourself. Your skin bruises. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "um" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "hit it" | ||
Floyd ] Outside the Plant (Chandler Groover) Turns: 3981 Floyd | > Floyd | > HIT IT Floyd | Floyd | You lift your hand to strike, and—and—dig your fingernails into Floyd | your Floyd | palm. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "There are other things here, by the way." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "pull string" | ||
Floyd ] Outside the Plant (Chandler Groover) Turns: 3982 Floyd | > Floyd | > PULL STRING Floyd | Floyd | The doll intones: "Flee the peril of the buzzing heaps!" Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x heaps" | ||
Floyd ] Outside the Plant (Chandler Groover) Turns: 3983 Floyd | > Floyd | > X HEAPS Floyd | Floyd | Some instinct called them to the plant, compelled them to fall in this Floyd | particular arrangement. Their limbs are like letters, their slaughter Floyd | grammar. Whatever language they might embody, its blasphemy could Floyd | never be written. Only erased. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "pull string" | ||
Floyd ] Outside the Plant (Chandler Groover) Turns: 3984 Floyd | > Floyd | > PULL STRING Floyd | Floyd | The doll intones: "Flee the chimneystacks!" Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x chimneystacks" | ||
Floyd ] Outside the Plant (Chandler Groover) Turns: 3985 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CHIMNEYSTACKS Floyd | Floyd | In certain tarot decks, there is a card with a corpse on the ground, Floyd | many swords stuck upright in its back. Chimneystacks are not, perhaps, Floyd | unlike swords. Buildings are not unlike bodies. But whatever the card Floyd | was meant to represent, you suspect it wasn't a meatpacking plant. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Well that was a bit of a tortured analogy." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "pull string" | ||
Floyd ] Outside the Plant (Chandler Groover) Turns: 3986 Floyd | > Floyd | > PULL STRING Floyd | Floyd | The doll intones: "Avoid the hazard of the thing that isn't here!" Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "pull string" | ||
Floyd ] Outside the Plant (Chandler Groover) Turns: 3987 Floyd | > Floyd | > PULL STRING Floyd | Floyd | The doll intones: "Beware the buzzing heaps!" Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "pull string" | ||
Floyd ] Outside the Plant (Chandler Groover) Turns: 3988 Floyd | > Floyd | > PULL STRING Floyd | Floyd | The doll intones: "Flee the chimneystacks!" Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "search heaps" | ||
Floyd ] Outside the Plant (Chandler Groover) Turns: 3989 Floyd | > Floyd | > SEARCH HEAPS Floyd | Floyd | Flies buzz around your face. You bend down, feel along the ground, Floyd | shove corpses aside as you dig through their desiccated heaps. They Floyd | weigh practically nothing, like papier-mâché, but you find one that's Floyd | still plump: a sheep with a bloated belly. Floyd | Floyd | You pull its body into the open. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x sheep" | ||
Floyd ] Outside the Plant (Chandler Groover) Turns: 3990 Floyd | > Floyd | > X SHEEP Floyd | Floyd | Its face has been scraped raw: a skull with bulbous eyes in red Floyd | sockets. Floyd | Floyd | They're eyes you recognize. Floyd | Floyd | You only met her once, but you'll never forget those bulbous eyes. Old Floyd | Lorraine Cragne, your husband's great aunt once-removed (or can great Floyd | aunts be once-removed?), standing at a cutting-board in the kitchen. Floyd | She had a rabbit pinned down. She ripped it open. Because, she Floyd | explained, she could examine its guts to read the world's hidden Floyd | language. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x belly" | ||
Floyd ] Outside the Plant (Chandler Groover) Turns: 3991 Floyd | > Floyd | > X BELLY Floyd | Floyd | Swollen to three times the normal size. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Very Groover." | |
| Jacqueline says, "yes" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "I was worried. He didn't disappoint." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open belly" | ||
Floyd ] Outside the Plant (Chandler Groover) Turns: 3992 Floyd | > Floyd | > OPEN BELLY Floyd | Floyd | The sheepskin is weaker than wet tissue-paper. It shreds in your Floyd | hands, and steaming intestines pour through soggy fur. They spread Floyd | toward your feet on the ground. Floyd | Floyd | Did Lorraine have a seat on the board at Cragne Meats? You can't Floyd | remember. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x intestines" | ||
Floyd ] Outside the Plant (Chandler Groover) Turns: 3993 Floyd | > Floyd | > X INTESTINES Floyd | Floyd | So many flies. Everywhere. They swarm the intestines like fingers Floyd | following sentences in a book, tracing each loop, every bloody coil. Floyd | Their buzzing is louder than ever before. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "search them" | ||
Floyd ] Outside the Plant (Chandler Groover) Turns: 3994 Floyd | > Floyd | > SEARCH THEM Floyd | Floyd | These intestines have fallen in this arrangement because it was meant Floyd | to happen. Not only their coils, but also the empty spaces between Floyd | them, seem to mirror other patterns nearby. Lorraine would've been Floyd | able to interpret them. She knew how to read the blank spots in the Floyd | world. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read them" | ||
Floyd ] Outside the Plant (Chandler Groover) Turns: 3995 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ THEM Floyd | Floyd | So many flies. Everywhere. They swarm the intestines like fingers Floyd | following sentences in a book, tracing each loop, every bloody coil. Floyd | Their buzzing is louder than ever before. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "listn" | ||
Floyd ] Outside the Plant (Chandler Groover) Turns: 3995 Floyd | > Floyd | > LISTN Floyd | Floyd | That verb doesn't work here, or, at least, not right now, but Floyd | it might work somewhere later. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "listen" | ||
Floyd ] Outside the Plant (Chandler Groover) Turns: 3996 Floyd | > Floyd | > LISTEN Floyd | Floyd | All this buzzing, buzzing, buzzing is like an old woman rasping, Floyd | rasping, rasping: What the guts say is what they don't. What isn't Floyd | here, that's what's really here. That's why the suckling came, because Floyd | its name's not here. Not anymore. Speak what isn't here, and it will Floyd | rise. Yes, we will rise. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline is nervous. | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x walls" | ||
Floyd ] Outside the Plant (Chandler Groover) Turns: 3997 Floyd | > Floyd | > X WALLS Floyd | Floyd | Block print, more than twenty feet tall, spells out CRAGNE MEATS Floyd | INCORPORATED across the building. At least it did, until the Floyd | elements had their say. And the grease-fires. Now the plant advertises Floyd | C GN ME TS CO PO ED. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I needed a hint to understand that clue." | |
| DavidW says, "You seem to have figured it out instantly." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "say raeairrat" | ||
Floyd ] Outside the Plant (Chandler Groover) Turns: 3997 Floyd | > Floyd | > SAY RAEAIRRAT Floyd | Floyd | You can only do that to something animate. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "raeairrat" | ||
Floyd ] Outside the Plant (Chandler Groover) Turns: 3997 Floyd | > Floyd | > RAEAIRRAT Floyd | Floyd | That verb doesn't work here, or, at least, not right now, but Floyd | it might work somewhere later. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "You missed an N" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "So I did." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "say raeainrrat" | ||
Floyd ] Outside the Plant (Chandler Groover) Turns: 3998 Floyd | > Floyd | > SAY RAEAINRRAT Floyd | Floyd | Even thinking the name is too much. Every syllable is a claw inside Floyd | your skull, scraping the bone like nails raking chalkboards. Something Floyd | wants out. Something's already out. Floyd | Floyd | Right here, in this hole smashed in the wall. Floyd | Floyd | Reality ripples outward from the hole, impressed by an idea. By the Floyd | name. Corpses rattle, gyrate like bathwater swirled into a drain. What Floyd | isn't here screeches. What isn't here screams. What isn't here rises Floyd | high into the sky, displacing clouds, festooned with carcasses, and Floyd | crowned by a sheep's head whose bulbous eyes look to the stars. Floyd | Floyd | It rises. It rises. Floyd | Floyd | What isn't here, isn't here now. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "congrats" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Whew." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "l" | ||
Floyd ] Outside the Plant (Chandler Groover) Turns: 3999 Floyd | > Floyd | > L Floyd | Floyd | Outside the Plant (Chandler Groover) Floyd | Smoke pours into a bruised sky, rising from chimneys that crowd the Floyd | Cragne Meatpacking Plant. Its bricks are soot-stained, its stenciled Floyd | walls weathered by acid rain. Floyd | Floyd | A hole is smashed into its side. Floyd | Floyd | To the northwest, a hill begins to climb toward Cragne Manor. Floyd | Floyd | A ghostly trolley stop sign reads Red Line -- Meatpacking Plant. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "The hole should be a normal hole now." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x hole" | ||
Floyd ] Outside the Plant (Chandler Groover) Turns: 4000 Floyd | > Floyd | > X HOLE Floyd | Floyd | A door used to be here. Apparently it was too small for whatever Floyd | wanted to get in—or out. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "enter hole" | ||
Floyd ] The meatpacking plant (Kenneth Pedersen) Turns: 4001 Floyd | > Floyd | > ENTER HOLE Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | The meatpacking plant (Kenneth Pedersen) Floyd | You are standing in the center of the main room of the meatpacking Floyd | plant. An open doorway leads west from this huge room to somewhere Floyd | darker, while some rickety stairs lead up. A long row of meat hooks Floyd | are hanging from the ceiling parallel to a bloodstained table. It is Floyd | not too late to leave yet, by going out the front door. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x me" | ||
Floyd ] The meatpacking plant (Kenneth Pedersen) Turns: 4002 Floyd | > Floyd | > X ME Floyd | Floyd | You look yourself over and realize that you are a mess right now. You Floyd | wonder how it came to this. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "By trying to eat a whatever? (Sorry Naomi.)" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] The meatpacking plant (Kenneth Pedersen) Turns: 4003 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The clouds in your cup form a unicycle. Modes of transportation mean Floyd | that your current environment presents challenges that can only be Floyd | overcome by seeking fresh perspectives elsewhere until you're ready to Floyd | return. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x hooks" | ||
Floyd ] The meatpacking plant (Kenneth Pedersen) Turns: 4004 Floyd | > Floyd | > X HOOKS Floyd | Floyd | The meat hooks are rusty, stained and out of reach. They are all empty Floyd | except for a hook at the southern end of the room, which holds the Floyd | body of a dead animal, hanging from its legs head down. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x animal" | ||
Floyd ] The meatpacking plant (Kenneth Pedersen) Turns: 4005 Floyd | > Floyd | > X ANIMAL Floyd | Floyd | This dead animal is some sort of dog of a breed unknown to you. There Floyd | is something disturbing, twisted about this dog. It hasn't been dead Floyd | for long. Especially you notice its stomach which seems particularly Floyd | big and hard, as if there is something inside of it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x table" | ||
Floyd ] The meatpacking plant (Kenneth Pedersen) Turns: 4006 Floyd | > Floyd | > X TABLE Floyd | Floyd | This is a very long wooden table running the full length of the room Floyd | from north to south. It is stained with old blood. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x door" | ||
Floyd ] The meatpacking plant (Kenneth Pedersen) Turns: 4007 Floyd | > Floyd | > X DOOR Floyd | Floyd | The door is ajar, so you can quickly leave this terrible place. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x stairs" | ||
Floyd ] The meatpacking plant (Kenneth Pedersen) Turns: 4008 Floyd | > Floyd | > X STAIRS Floyd | Floyd | The wooden rickety stairs look old but safe enough. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x doorway" | ||
Floyd ] The meatpacking plant (Kenneth Pedersen) Turns: 4009 Floyd | > Floyd | > X DOORWAY Floyd | Floyd | It is just a doorway. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "One nice Cragnism - a hole on one side, a door ajar on the other." | |
| DavidW says, "yes" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant (Chris Jones) Turns: 4010 Floyd | > Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant (Chris Jones) Floyd | This is a perfectly normal bathroom. There's a bathroom stall (which Floyd | has some graffiti written on it), a urinal, a sink with a mirror over Floyd | it, and even a shower for those days at work when meat debris happens. Floyd | Perfectly normal bathroom. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | You can see a pentagram on the floor here. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Perfectly normal... for Backwater." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x me" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant (Chris Jones) Turns: 4011 Floyd | > Floyd | > X ME Floyd | Floyd | You fight down the urge to compulsively examine the comparative size Floyd | of your knees in relation to one another. It's a compulsion that pops Floyd | up when you're under stress, has done since the knee fetishist you Floyd | dated before Peter dumped you in college. You want to look right now Floyd | but it just feeds the compulsion. No, no, you mustn't look! You Floyd | won't! They're still the same size, Naomi. Your knees are still the Floyd | same size. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "ha ha" | |
| DavidW says, "I hadn't seen that one." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "My." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant (Chris Jones) Turns: 4012 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The swirls in your cup form a row of trees. Botanical images mean that Floyd | while there is much left to accomplish in the present situation, your Floyd | immediate environment sustains you, and you have everything that you Floyd | need. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "The writing style in this room will prove to be quite, uh, wacky and entertaining." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x stall" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant (Chris Jones) Turns: 4013 Floyd | > Floyd | > X STALL Floyd | Floyd | A walled bathroom stall in the corner of the room. Someone wrote Floyd | "Beware Horse" on the side of the stall in marker. For some Floyd | reason. Below that, someone has written "Don't use the shitter, Floyd | bro!", also in marker. Pretty wide existential gap between those Floyd | two graffiti but okay. Anyway the door to the stall is slightly ajar. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x graffiti" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant (Chris Jones) Turns: 4014 Floyd | > Floyd | > X GRAFFITI Floyd | Floyd | Someone wrote "Beware Horse" on the side of the stall in Floyd | marker. For some reason. Just below that they wrote "Don't use the Floyd | shitter, bro!", also in marker. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Still the same graffitis" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x mirror" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant (Chris Jones) Turns: 4015 Floyd | > Floyd | > X MIRROR Floyd | Floyd | A perfectly normal bathroom mirror: one of those big frameless dealies Floyd | that they hang on the wall above the sink. In it you can see the Floyd | bathroom reflected: the stall/toilet, the urinal, the shower, all Floyd | floating in a terrifying dark void filled with unfamiliar stars. Wait Floyd | what. Floyd | Floyd | There's a sign on the corner of the mirror that says "Mirror Floyd | Temporarily Out of Order - mgmt.". Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Wait what indeed." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x sign" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant (Chris Jones) Turns: 4016 Floyd | > Floyd | > X SIGN Floyd | Floyd | It says "Mirror Temporarily Out of Order" Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get it" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant (Chris Jones) Turns: 4017 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET IT Floyd | Floyd | Nah, then nobody would know that the mirror wasn't working right. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu asks, "Because it isn't immediately obvious, right?" | |
| DavidW says, "uh, correct." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x shower" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant (Chris Jones) Turns: 4018 Floyd | > Floyd | > X SHOWER Floyd | Floyd | A chrome showerhead hanging from the ceiling in one corner of the Floyd | room, presumably for the plant employees to wash various species Floyd | worth of meat and meat byproducts off their filthy bodies. Directly Floyd | below the showerhead, there is a large metal grate over a drain in the Floyd | floor. On the wall between, there's a single shower knob that says Floyd | "warm". Floyd | Floyd | Above the knob, someone has scratched the words "Don't Shit In The Floyd | Shower Anymore Bro!" into the wall. What the hell is wrong with Floyd | the savages that use this bathroom? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x grate" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant (Chris Jones) Turns: 4019 Floyd | > Floyd | > X GRATE Floyd | Floyd | You see nothing special about the metal grate. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open it" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant (Chris Jones) Turns: 4020 Floyd | > Floyd | > OPEN IT Floyd | Floyd | It isn't something you can open. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x drain" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant (Chris Jones) Turns: 4021 Floyd | > Floyd | > X DRAIN Floyd | Floyd | A hole in the floor that keeps liquids of various kinds from filling Floyd | up in the room. There's a metal grate over it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x urinal" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant (Chris Jones) Turns: 4022 Floyd | > Floyd | > X URINAL Floyd | Floyd | A stainless steel trough in the floor, presumably for pissing into. Floyd | There's a blue urinal cake at the bottom. Right about head-height Floyd | above the urinal, the words "Do Not Shit Here Either" are Floyd | scratched into the wall. Just below that are the words "stop Floyd | telling us where not to shit, dude" in smaller letters. And just Floyd | below that is the word word "No". Floyd | Floyd | So much drama. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open stall" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant (Chris Jones) Turns: 4023 Floyd | > Floyd | > OPEN STALL Floyd | Floyd | That's already open. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "enter stall" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant (Chris Jones) Turns: 4024 Floyd | > Floyd | > ENTER STALL Floyd | Floyd | Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant (Chris Jones) (in the stall) Floyd | You're inside the bathroom stall, which is one of those big accessible Floyd | ones. There's a surprisingly clean porcelain toilet sitting invitingly Floyd | in the center of the stall, with some toilet water in the open bowl. Floyd | Floyd | Unfortunately it looks like some jackass has removed and run off with Floyd | the flush handle dealie that one normally uses to flush a toilet, and Floyd | you can't see a lid on the tank, so the toilet looks out of commission Floyd | at the moment unless you can find a way to address that. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Next to the toilet, there's one of those grab bars set into the wall. Floyd | Next to that, there's a little door to what appears to be a janitor's Floyd | closet, if the word "Janitor" on the door is any indication. Next to Floyd | that, there's a medicine cabinet. And all around those things Floyd | are graffiti. Just tons and tons of graffiti. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | You can see a pentagram edge on the floor just outside the stall here. Floyd | Floyd | On the toilet are a candle shaped like a human hand and a vintage Floyd | issue of Juggs Magazine. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Don't tell me Chuck is here." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x candle" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant (Chris Jones) Turns: 4025 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CANDLE Floyd | Floyd | You see nothing special about the candle shaped like a human hand. Floyd | Floyd | ...what? It's just a weirdly shaped candle. Lots of bathrooms have Floyd | candles, to freshen the air after using the facilities. That's all Floyd | this is. Totally normal bathroom! Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get it" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant (Chris Jones) Turns: 4026 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET IT Floyd | Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x magazine" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant (Chris Jones) Turns: 4027 Floyd | > Floyd | > X MAGAZINE Floyd | Floyd | (the Italian magazine cutting (smelling faintly of mildew)) Floyd | This is a cutting from an old Italian magazine. Printed on a corner is Floyd | "La Domenica del Corriere, 2 Maggio 1972", and is apparently an Floyd | article about an Italian monk and his alleged invention. In Floyd | particular, a photo on the page strikes you. Attached to the newspaper Floyd | cutting is what seems a typewritten translation of the article in Floyd | English. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x juggs" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant (Chris Jones) Turns: 4028 Floyd | > Floyd | > X JUGGS Floyd | Floyd | It's the Virgin Alewives of the Midwest issue, according to the cover. Floyd | "Oh hey dere I've never had a man but I'd sure like to doncha know!" Floyd | proclaims the woman on the front in big red 80's font, as she stands Floyd | there with two strategically-placed giant beer steins and not nearly Floyd | enough clothing for a Midwest winter. Floyd | Floyd | Ooo, it says there's an article on cornhole strategy, too! Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x medicine" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant (Chris Jones) Turns: 4028 Floyd | > Floyd | > X MEDICINE Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x cabinet" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant (Chris Jones) Turns: 4029 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CABINET Floyd | Floyd | A laminated white medicine cabinet bolted to the wall above the Floyd | toilet. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open it" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant (Chris Jones) Turns: 4030 Floyd | > Floyd | > OPEN IT Floyd | Floyd | You open the medicine cabinet, revealing a cheap lighter, a bottle of Floyd | Pepto-Bismol and a bloodstained witch-knife. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu blinks. | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x lighter" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant (Chris Jones) Turns: 4031 Floyd | > Floyd | > X LIGHTER Floyd | Floyd | One of those cheap shitty little cigarette lighters you buy out of a Floyd | tray at a bodega or gas station, the ones that don't work very well Floyd | and have too little fluid. People only buy these when they're broke, Floyd | or when they're so high that they actually appreciate the cliche Floyd | head-shop clip-art on the side of the thing. Floyd | Floyd | The art on this one is of a wizard holding a glowing marijuana leaf up Floyd | over his head like it's the frikkin' Triforce. Damn. That's actually Floyd | rad. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "I'm... nervous again." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get it" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant (Chris Jones) Turns: 4032 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET IT Floyd | Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "Believe it or not, you'll be using everything you find in this room... somehow." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x pepto" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant (Chris Jones) Turns: 4033 Floyd | > Floyd | > X PEPTO Floyd | Floyd | A bottle of pink bismuth-subsalicylate. It's for drinking when your Floyd | poops are sick. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "ha" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get it" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant (Chris Jones) Turns: 4034 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET IT Floyd | Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x witch-knife" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant (Chris Jones) Turns: 4035 Floyd | > Floyd | > X WITCH-KNIFE Floyd | Floyd | More properly known as an "athame", it's a black-handled witch-knife Floyd | that sorcerors use in rituals to focus magical energy. And also to Floyd | shank folks. This one is covered in dried blood, indicating a shanking Floyd | happened at some point in the past. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get it" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant (Chris Jones) Turns: 4036 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET IT Floyd | Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x janitor" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant (Chris Jones) Turns: 4036 Floyd | > Floyd | > X JANITOR Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x door" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant (Chris Jones) Turns: 4037 Floyd | > Floyd | > X DOOR Floyd | Floyd | Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant (Chris Jones) (in the stall) Floyd | You're inside the bathroom stall, which is one of those big accessible Floyd | ones. There's a surprisingly clean porcelain toilet sitting invitingly Floyd | in the center of the stall, with some toilet water in the open bowl. Floyd | Floyd | Unfortunately it looks like some jackass has removed and run off with Floyd | the flush handle dealie that one normally uses to flush a toilet, and Floyd | you can't see a lid on the tank, so the toilet looks out of commission Floyd | at the moment unless you can find a way to address that. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Next to the toilet, there's one of those grab bars set into the wall. Floyd | Next to that, there's a little door to what appears to be a janitor's Floyd | closet, if the word "Janitor" on the door is any indication. Next to Floyd | that, there's a medicine cabinet. And all around those things Floyd | are graffiti. Just tons and tons of graffiti. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | You can see a pentagram edge on the floor just outside the stall here. Floyd | Floyd | On the toilet is a vintage issue of Juggs Magazine. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x bar" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant (Chris Jones) Turns: 4038 Floyd | > Floyd | > X BAR Floyd | Floyd | (the rusty piece of metal (smelling faintly of mildew)) Floyd | The remains of the broken leg is light and sturdy and long enough to Floyd | stretch from your hand to your elbow. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "janitor's closet" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x janitor's closet" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant (Chris Jones) Turns: 4039 Floyd | > Floyd | > X JANITOR'S CLOSET Floyd | Floyd | You see nothing special about the janitor's closet. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open it" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant (Chris Jones) Turns: 4040 Floyd | > Floyd | > OPEN IT Floyd | Floyd | It seems to be locked. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I think it's locked." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x grab bar" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant (Chris Jones) Turns: 4041 Floyd | > Floyd | > X GRAB BAR Floyd | Floyd | One of those metal grab bars for people who have difficulties walking Floyd | or standing, set into the wall next to the toilet. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "pull it" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant (Chris Jones) Turns: 4042 Floyd | > Floyd | > PULL IT Floyd | Floyd | It is fixed in place. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get juggs" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant (Chris Jones) Turns: 4043 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET JUGGS Floyd | Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | Oh hey looks like somebody left a handwritten note tucked in the back Floyd | of the vintage issue of Juggs. It becomes dislodged by your Floyd | ministrations and floats gently to the floor of the stall. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get handwritten" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant (Chris Jones) Turns: 4044 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET HANDWRITTEN Floyd | Floyd | (the handwritten note you found in the back of a vintage issue of Floyd | Juggs Magazine) Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read it" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant (Chris Jones) Turns: 4045 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ IT Floyd | Floyd | It has some writing on it in gothic script, which says: Floyd | Floyd | Edward! Stop leaving the damn candle on the pentagram when you're Floyd | not using the toilet-portal. I'm tired of the meatpacking proletariat Floyd | falling ass-first into orbit around my [mustard stain] and Floyd | dying there every week. And I'm already burning through a truly Floyd | astounding quantity of baby souls to maintain a bathroom in two Floyd | spacetime locations at once, much less keep a five-million-mile Floyd | wormhole open for every sausagewright that can't be arsed to read a Floyd | sign on the work toilet. So again: keep the candle off the pentagram Floyd | and don't open up any more portals! Floyd | Floyd | Also, it is absolutely imperative that you get that demonic Floyd | monster out of the bathroom pipes before it kills again, lest we be Floyd | caught. Since it is an unliving abomination that cannot die, I Floyd | recommend banishment: use the [ketchup stain] spell on the Floyd | vellum [more ketchup] scroll; it's on my bookshelf. As my Floyd | apprentice you should have the magickal skill to cast the spell on the Floyd | horse without your [whiteout, or possibly mayo] turning Floyd | inside out. Floyd | Floyd | At any rate I have business in space, but expect my return on the Floyd | full moon of [mayo?] Floyd | Floyd | I remain, Floyd | Konstan[lettuce stuck on the page] Cragne Floyd | P.S.: If I find you have touched my journal in my absence, I shall Floyd | transmogrify you into an abscess on a buttocks. xxoxo be good Floyd | Floyd | Oh lord, this bathroom has some mysterious mystical connection to one Floyd | of your bizarre in-laws. Why are they all so weird and/or evil? And a Floyd | horse? What horse? What's turning inside out, now? Demon in the pipes? Floyd | One thing at least is for certain: Edward (whoever that is) needs to Floyd | stop eating on the can while reading his mail Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "That's some note." | |
| DavidW asks, "Isn't it, though?" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "I also should, erm, note, that we're approaching the three-hour mark." | ||
| DavidW says, "I wish I had a hamburger while reading it." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "It's only now just occuring to me that we weren't provided with instructions that said, 'Please don't make it *too* wacky,' or, 'Please avoid turning this into AIF.'" | ||
| DavidW says, "I promise that we will not have sex with the unkillable demon horse in the pipes." | ||
| Jacqueline asks, "promise?" | ||
| DavidW says, "yes, I promise." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "okay" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "That's a weirdly specific promise." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "l" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant (Chris Jones) Turns: 4046 Floyd | > Floyd | > L Floyd | Floyd | Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant (Chris Jones) (in the stall) Floyd | You're inside the bathroom stall, which is one of those big accessible Floyd | ones. There's a surprisingly clean porcelain toilet sitting invitingly Floyd | in the center of the stall, with some toilet water in the open bowl. Floyd | Floyd | Unfortunately it looks like some jackass has removed and run off with Floyd | the flush handle dealie that one normally uses to flush a toilet, and Floyd | you can't see a lid on the tank, so the toilet looks out of commission Floyd | at the moment unless you can find a way to address that. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Next to the toilet, there's one of those grab bars set into the wall. Floyd | Next to that, there's a little door to what appears to be a janitor's Floyd | closet, if the word "Janitor" on the door is any indication. Next to Floyd | that, there's a medicine cabinet. And all around those things Floyd | are graffiti. Just tons and tons of graffiti. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | You can see a pentagram edge on the floor just outside the stall here. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "There will be one nude male, however." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x toilet" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant (Chris Jones) Turns: 4047 Floyd | > Floyd | > X TOILET Floyd | Floyd | A standard porcelain commode. Suspiciously clean for a meatpacking Floyd | plant bathroom, although it's probably covered in a thin layer of Floyd | invisible meat debris like everything else in this plant. The bowl is Floyd | open, containing some toilet water. It appears that the toilet is Floyd | currently unflushable due to the fact that some obnoxious fuck ran off Floyd | with the flush handle. Also, there is a sign taped to the toilet that Floyd | has printed on it: "Caution! Danger! Subatomic structure of toilet Floyd | EXTREMELY compromised! Localized failure of the strong nuclear force Floyd | may occur! Use is unadvised! -maintenance, and then farther down Floyd | on the sign in a different hand: "RIP JON I TOLD YOU NOT TO SHIT Floyd | HERE!". Troubling signage, to say the least. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x tank" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant (Chris Jones) Turns: 4047 Floyd | > Floyd | > X TANK Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x graffiti" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant (Chris Jones) Turns: 4048 Floyd | > Floyd | > X GRAFFITI Floyd | Floyd | There's a giant ham drawn in sharpie dominating one wall of the stall, Floyd | with the words "That's a big ham!" right underneath it in bic Floyd | pen. A couple of lightning bolts, some swastikas made of dicks, and a Floyd | scrawl near the toilet that says "Help the toilet is pulling me in Floyd | by the ass and I can't hold on any more tell my wife I lo" with Floyd | just a long squiggle at the end leading down to the toilet bowl after Floyd | that. Buncha' jokers in this meatpacking plant, that's for sure. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "out" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant (Chris Jones) Turns: 4049 Floyd | > Floyd | > OUT Floyd | Floyd | Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant (Chris Jones) Floyd | This is a perfectly normal bathroom. There's a bathroom stall (which Floyd | has some graffiti written on it), a urinal, a sink with a mirror over Floyd | it, and even a shower for those days at work when meat debris happens. Floyd | Perfectly normal bathroom. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | You can see a pentagram on the floor here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x pentagram" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant (Chris Jones) Turns: 4050 Floyd | > Floyd | > X PENTAGRAM Floyd | Floyd | Just your run of the mill pentagram. About six feet across, artfully Floyd | carved into the floor. You know. Perfectly normal pentagam. Perfectly Floyd | normal bathroom. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Riight." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x sink" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant (Chris Jones) Turns: 4051 Floyd | > Floyd | > X SINK Floyd | Floyd | A perfectly normal stainless steel sink set into wall below the Floyd | mirror. Looking at it reminds you of how much awful and/or weird stuff Floyd | you've been touching with your bare hands, recently. And how covered Floyd | in other peoples' germs you must be at this point. There's a tap on Floyd | the back with a handle that turns on the water. Just above that tap Floyd | handle, someone has scrawled the words "Stop Shitting In The Floyd | Sink" with a marker. Floyd | Floyd | Okay maybe not the *best* sink to wash your hands in, but a sink Floyd | nontheless and they're in short supply in this town. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "This stuff's all perfectly normal." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "I think the only normal bathroom we've seen was that in the jail." | ||
| DavidW says, "yes" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "And that had its toilet paper stolen." | ||
| DavidW says, "That *is* normal." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "I suppose that is true." | ||
| DavidW says, "Even in Canada, people steal the toilet paper." | ||
| Jacqueline says (to DW), "I'm sorry to hear that." | ||
| Knight_Otu asks, "Anyway, shall we save for the day?" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Sounds good." | ||
| **** SESSION FIFTEEN **** | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "restore" | ||
Floyd | > Floyd | > RESTORE Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to read: | DavidW says, "cfcragneperfectlynormal" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "cfcragneperfectlynormal" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant (Chris Jones) Turns: 4051
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
| Knight_Otu says, "Thanks." | |
| Knight_Otu asks, "So, with the prelude out of the way, I guess we're ready to start?" | ||
| DavidW says, "The map is at [LINK]" | ||
| DavidW says, "Yes. Please continue. :)" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "i" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant (Chris Jones) Turns: 4052 Floyd | > Floyd | > I Floyd | Floyd | You are carrying: Floyd | a real weird handwritten note you found in the back of a vintage Floyd | issue of Juggs Magazine Floyd | a vintage issue of Juggs Magazine Floyd | a bloodstained witch-knife Floyd | a bottle of Pepto-Bismol Floyd | a rad wizard lighter Floyd | a candle shaped like a human hand (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a copper amulet (being worn) Floyd | an a worn out, decaying picture (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a little stoppered vial of blue liquid (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a battered yellow JogMaster (being worn) Floyd | a slip of paper (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a calfskin coat (being worn) Floyd | a pewter box (smelling faintly of mildew) (open but empty) Floyd | a silver urn (smelling faintly of mildew) (open but empty) Floyd | a pair of reading glasses (being worn) Floyd | a cold spot on your collarbone (haunting you) (smelling faintly of Floyd | mildew) Floyd | a book list (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a golden apple (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a FFFFFFFF punch card (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a 923647F1 punch card (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a C353F128 punch card (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a 0B46E931 punch card (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | an AE9B711D punch card (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a 00A02209 punch card (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a can of salt (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a blank punch card (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | the Journal of Edwin Cragne (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | an Isole Perdute (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a Lettera Segreta (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a Prurito Notturno (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a Piccoli Uomini Blu (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a rusted toolbox (smelling faintly of mildew) (open) Floyd | a jar of old keys (open) Floyd | a splintery wooden key Floyd | an ornate bronze key Floyd | a frosty blue key Floyd | an intricately folded origami key Floyd | a silver and ivory key Floyd | a jar of screws (open but empty) Floyd | a teapot (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a scrap of paper (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a snowglobe (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a black fountain pen (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a mallet (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a metal flask (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a pinch of snail paste (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | an Italian magazine cutting (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a police report ("Francine Cragne") (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a note from a seesaw (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a piece of chalk (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a black box (smelling faintly of mildew) (open but empty) Floyd | a shard (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a broken silver amulet (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | red-rimmed porcelain plates (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | red-rimmed porcelain cups (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a spray bottle that used to contain fungicide (smelling faintly of Floyd | mildew) Floyd | a gallon jug of white vinegar (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a pair of garden shears (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a rusty flathead screwdriver (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a trophy for a dog race (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a black business card (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a rusty piece of metal (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | some yellowed newspapers (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | an employee ID card (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a long hooked pole (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a grimy rock (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a backpack features guide (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a trolley schedule (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a pamphlet of home listings (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | an antique locket (smelling faintly of mildew) (closed) Floyd | a wad of cash (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a repaired page (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a waterproof flashlight (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a filthy rug (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | Daniel Baker's note (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a pull-string doll (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a glass jar containing an insect (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a half-full styrofoam coffee cup (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a familiar gold wristwatch (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a pair of stone earplugs (being worn) Floyd | a trolley pass (being worn) Floyd | a Jansport backpack (being worn and open) Floyd | a hidden pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a key pocket (closed) Floyd | a book pocket (closed) Floyd | a side pocket (closed) Floyd | a trash pocket (closed) Floyd | a gold jacket (being worn) Floyd | a giant milkweed leaf (being worn as a mask) Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Note, juggs, knife, pepto, lighter, and candle are from this room." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "l" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant (Chris Jones) Turns: 4053 Floyd | > Floyd | > L Floyd | Floyd | Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant (Chris Jones) Floyd | This is a perfectly normal bathroom. There's a bathroom stall (which Floyd | has some graffiti written on it), a urinal, a sink with a mirror over Floyd | it, and even a shower for those days at work when meat debris happens. Floyd | Perfectly normal bathroom. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | You can see a pentagram on the floor here. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "yesssss" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x shower" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant (Chris Jones) Turns: 4054 Floyd | > Floyd | > X SHOWER Floyd | Floyd | A chrome showerhead hanging from the ceiling in one corner of the Floyd | room, presumably for the plant employees to wash various species Floyd | worth of meat and meat byproducts off their filthy bodies. Directly Floyd | below the showerhead, there is a large metal grate over a drain in the Floyd | floor. On the wall between, there's a single shower knob that says Floyd | "warm". Floyd | Floyd | Above the knob, someone has scratched the words "Don't Shit In The Floyd | Shower Anymore Bro!" into the wall. What the hell is wrong with Floyd | the savages that use this bathroom? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x drain" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant (Chris Jones) Turns: 4055 Floyd | > Floyd | > X DRAIN Floyd | Floyd | A hole in the floor that keeps liquids of various kinds from filling Floyd | up in the room. There's a metal grate over it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "search it" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant (Chris Jones) Turns: 4056 Floyd | > Floyd | > SEARCH IT Floyd | Floyd | You find nothing of interest. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "And the toilet's missing the thing that makes it flush." | |
| DavidW says, "the handle, I guess." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Right." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "turn knob" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant (Chris Jones) Turns: 4057 Floyd | > Floyd | > TURN KNOB Floyd | Floyd | You unscrew the single shower knob and take it with you. Now the Floyd | meat-stained workers of this plant will never be clean. Floyd | Floyd | Right after you take the knob, a horrific banging sound starts up in Floyd | the pipes. A wet, sloshing banging noise, like a bunch of hams were Floyd | being tossed about in a washing machine. You remember your Uncle (the Floyd | plumber, not the one that went to prison) telling you that pipes in Floyd | buildings would do this sometimes when the air gaps were backed up. Floyd | But then he also told you to always keep a bucket in your car to shit Floyd | into "just in case there's no toilet all of a sudden". Whatever that Floyd | meant. So who knows. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Uh oh." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "l" | ||
Floyd | > Floyd | > L Floyd | Floyd | You start to turn away from shower, but then a new sound emanates Floyd | from the bathroom appliance. The new sound is so strange that you Floyd | pause: | ||
| Knight_Otu pushes the green 'space' button. | ||
Floyd | pause: Floyd | Floyd | "br-rn-nn-nn-nn-nn.". Like an engine on a car or a lawnmower turning Floyd | over. "br-rnn-nn-nn-nn-nn". It's coming out of the shower. Your Uncle Floyd | never mentioned this plumbing noise. | ||
| Knight_Otu pushes the green 'space' button. | ||
Floyd | never mentioned this plumbing noise. Floyd | Floyd | You start to turn away from the shower again, and suddenly the noise Floyd | jumps 50 decibels: "br-RN-NN-NN-NN!!!" It sounds like a car engine Floyd | right behind you and you whirl. There's only the shower. But you Floyd | notice something: | ||
| Knight_Otu pushes the green 'space' button. | ||
Floyd | notice something:
Floyd |
Floyd | Something is oozing out of the drain. Something brown, and flabby.
Floyd | Meatlike. Something meatlike is backing up out of the pipes like
Floyd | sewage
Floyd |
Floyd | And it has a pair of LIPS. Big equine-looking lips and gums
Floyd | on a long flabby snout, sticking out of the drain.
| ||
| Knight_Otu pushes the green 'space' button. | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant (Chris Jones) Turns: 4058
Floyd | on a long flabby snout, sticking out of the drain.
Floyd | "Br-RNN-NN-NN-NN-NN" say the lips and jaw, seemingly boneless,
Floyd | continuing to ooze out of the pipe. Half a head now, the eyeball on
Floyd | one side making a moist popping noise as it clears the drain. It
Floyd | glares at you. "Br-RNN-NN-NN-NN-NN!!". And then, with a sound like a
Floyd | plunger working furiously on a clogged drain, the meat retracts back
Floyd | into the pipe and it is gone.
Floyd |
Floyd | You breath again.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
| DavidW says, "Such a great room." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Yeeikes." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "pour pepto in drain" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant (Chris Jones) Turns: 4058 Floyd | > Floyd | > POUR PEPTO IN DRAIN Floyd | Floyd | That verb doesn't work here, or, at least, not right now, but Floyd | it might work somewhere later. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x mirror" | ||
Floyd | > Floyd | > X MIRROR Floyd | Floyd | Before you can do that, the wall of the bathroom buckles and then Floyd | shatters outwards in a shower of drywall and fixtures, as a rolling Floyd | ball of meat and sinew with four kicking limbs and a frothing Floyd | toothless mouth bursts forth into the room. | ||
| Knight_Otu pushes the green 'space' button. | ||
Floyd | toothless mouth bursts forth into the room. Floyd | You try to run but it's between you and the door, flailing and Floyd | frothing. It squirms like a giant boneless worm and then the hoists Floyd | the top-half of itself upright like a giant sausage with one end Floyd | tottering in the air. "BR-RNN-NN-NN-NN-NN!" it screams at you from a Floyd | long, boneless, mane-covered head. That's when you see the swishing Floyd | tail. | ||
| Knight_Otu pushes the green 'space' button. | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant (Chris Jones) Turns: 4059
Floyd | tail.
Floyd | It's a horse. A giant boneless horse. There's a giant boneless horse
Floyd | in the walls. Was in the walls. Now it's in the room with you ,
Floyd | flailing hooves and making noises like a race car engine. What do you
Floyd | do??
Floyd |
Floyd | >
| ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "light candle with lighter" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant (Chris Jones) Turns: 4060 Floyd | > Floyd | > LIGHT CANDLE WITH LIGHTER Floyd | Floyd | You flick the lighter a few times over the hand shaped candle. It Floyd | takes a couple tries but you manage to get a finger to light, finally. Floyd | One of the candle's fingers I mean, not your fingers, although it was Floyd | touch and go there for a second. Anyway the lights in the bathroom Floyd | flicker momentarily and for a brief moment you hear the sound of Floyd | frenzied cackling from everywhere and nowhere at the same time. Fresh Floyd | lavender scent though, mmmm. Floyd | Floyd | The horse surges forward and flails its boneless noodle-limbs wildly, Floyd | catching you in the chest with a fist-sized hoof. You're thrown Floyd | against the stall; shaking it and throwing the stall door open. You Floyd | haul yourself to your feet as the flabby bag of horse pulls itself Floyd | across the floor towards you. What do you do?? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put candle in pentagram" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant (Chris Jones) Turns: 4061 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT CANDLE IN PENTAGRAM Floyd | Floyd | You put the lit candle shaped like a human hand on top of the Floyd | pentagram. That doesn't seem like a good idea but okay. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | The pentagram suddenly blazes alight with ghostly blue flame! And also Floyd | something starts glowing in the toilet bowl, in the stall. Weird. Floyd | Floyd | The boneless horse shudders. Then it jerks every muscle at once, Floyd | coiling, then jacknifing up like a sausage being set on one end. It Floyd | rears above you, hooved forelimbs (or backlimbs, you can't tell at Floyd | this angle) pedaling in the air as it snaps and wreathes and tries to Floyd | stay upright. It totters. The shadow of a boneless horse falls over Floyd | you. Floyd | Floyd | > | Iria says, "Cragne Manor, my first contribution into the world of Interactive Fiction." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "enter stall" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant (Chris Jones) Turns: 4062 Floyd | > Floyd | > ENTER STALL Floyd | Floyd | Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant (Chris Jones) (in the stall) Floyd | You're inside the bathroom stall, which is one of those big accessible Floyd | ones. There's a surprisingly clean porcelain toilet sitting invitingly Floyd | in the center of the stall, with some kind of luminiferous æther in Floyd | the open bowl. Floyd | Floyd | Unfortunately it looks like some jackass has removed and run off with Floyd | the flush handle dealie that one normally uses to flush a toilet, and Floyd | you can't see a lid on the tank, so the toilet looks out of commission Floyd | at the moment unless you can find a way to address that. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Next to the toilet, there's one of those grab bars set into the wall. Floyd | Next to that, there's a little door to what appears to be a janitor's Floyd | closet, if the word "Janitor" on the door is any indication. Next to Floyd | that, there's a medicine cabinet. And all around those things Floyd | are graffiti. Just tons and tons of graffiti. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | You can see a pentagram edge (covered in blue flames) on the floor Floyd | just outside the stall (on which is a candle shaped like a hand (of Floyd | which a finger is on fire) (smelling faintly of mildew)) here. Floyd | Floyd | You watch from the stall as the rearing boneless horse falls forward Floyd | in a graceless jacknife, right on the spot of bathroom floor that you Floyd | were just standing. It makes a sound when it hits like a pudding truck Floyd | crashing into a brick wall. That was almost you, standing under that Floyd | pudding truck. Floyd | Floyd | The horse picks its head up, looks at you with murder in its eyes and Floyd | starts lashing out through the open stall door with giant hooves at Floyd | the end of its boneless tentacle-like whip-legs. One just barely Floyd | misses your head! What do you do?? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "cut horse with knife" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant (Chris Jones) Turns: 4062 Floyd | > Floyd | > CUT HORSE WITH KNIFE Floyd | Floyd | You stab the boneless horse square in the body-sack. That doesn't seem Floyd | to do anything so you stab it again. And again. Then you wiggle the Floyd | knife around a little in there. Pretty soon you're elbow-deep in Floyd | horse, still trying to hit a vital organ bingo, when the thing lashes Floyd | out at you with a kick and nearly breaks your arm. Floyd | Floyd | Okay then, stabbing the horse won't work. Next plan. Floyd | Floyd | The horse lashes out again with a fist-sized hoof at the end of a Floyd | boneless horse-leg. Time slows as it arcs through the air. It hits you Floyd | square in the face, and you feel something in your forehead snap. Your Floyd | legs give out and you slide downwards against the wall of the bathroom Floyd | stall. The horse whips its boneless head around and around in triumph, Floyd | eyes wild and crazy, mouth foaming. "Br-NN-NN-NN-NN-NN!" it neighs, Floyd | making a noise like a car. Then it reaches in to gently nibble on you, Floyd | like you were a sugar cube, as you lose consciousness for the last Floyd | time. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | *** You have died on the can after being kicked by a Floyd | horse in the bathroom stall of a meatpacking plant, just like that one Floyd | crazy fortune-telling baglady warned you would happen, why didn't you Floyd | just give her a dollar like she asked you cheap, chea...... *** Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT, UNDO the last Floyd | command or TAKE BACK the action that sealed your fate (for when UNDO Floyd | is not enough)? Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "undo" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant (Chris Jones) Turns: 4062 Floyd | Floyd | > UNDO Floyd | Floyd | Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant (Chris Jones) Floyd | [Previous turn undone.] Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "out" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant (Chris Jones) Turns: 4062 Floyd | > Floyd | > OUT Floyd | Floyd | Hell no. There's a murderous sack of horse out there, with spite where Floyd | its bones should be. Floyd | Floyd | The horse lashes out again with a fist-sized hoof at the end of a Floyd | boneless horse-leg. Time slows as it arcs through the air. It hits you Floyd | square in the face, and you feel something in your forehead snap. Your Floyd | legs give out and you slide downwards against the wall of the bathroom Floyd | stall. The horse whips its boneless head around and around in triumph, Floyd | eyes wild and crazy, mouth foaming. "Br-NN-NN-NN-NN-NN!" it neighs, Floyd | making a noise like a car. Then it reaches in to gently nibble on you, Floyd | like you were a sugar cube, as you lose consciousness for the last Floyd | time. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | *** You have died on the can after being kicked by a Floyd | horse in the bathroom stall of a meatpacking plant, just like that one Floyd | crazy fortune-telling baglady warned you would happen, why didn't you Floyd | just give her a dollar like she asked you cheap, chea...... *** Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT, UNDO the last Floyd | command or TAKE BACK the action that sealed your fate (for when UNDO Floyd | is not enough)? Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Okay, so going back a few." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "undo" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant (Chris Jones) Turns: 4062 Floyd | Floyd | > UNDO Floyd | Floyd | Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant (Chris Jones) Floyd | [Previous turn undone.] Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "undo" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant (Chris Jones) Turns: 4061 Floyd | Floyd | > UNDO Floyd | Floyd | Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant (Chris Jones) Floyd | [Previous turn undone.] Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "undo" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant (Chris Jones) Turns: 4060 Floyd | Floyd | > UNDO Floyd | Floyd | Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant (Chris Jones) Floyd | [Previous turn undone.] Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "oh, you don't have to undo so much." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "l" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant (Chris Jones) Turns: 4061 Floyd | > Floyd | > L Floyd | Floyd | Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant (Chris Jones) Floyd | This is a perfectly normal bathroom. There's a giant boneless horse in Floyd | it which is trying to kill you. There's a hole in the wall that the Floyd | boneless horse burst out of. There's a bathroom stall, a horse, a Floyd | urinal, the horse again, a sink with a mirror over it, boneless horse, Floyd | and even a horse. Perfectly normal horse. Bathroom! Perfectly normal Floyd | bathroom! Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | You can see a pentagram on the floor here. Floyd | Floyd | Oh and there's a giant boneless horse shlorping and oozling around the Floyd | room, flailing and biting and making car engine noises. Floyd | Floyd | The boneless horse shudders. Then it jerks every muscle at once, Floyd | coiling, then jacknifing up like a sausage being set on one end. It Floyd | rears above you, hooved forelimbs (or backlimbs, you can't tell at Floyd | this angle) pedaling in the air as it snaps and wreathes and tries to Floyd | stay upright. It totters. The shadow of a boneless horse falls over Floyd | you. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "enter pentagram" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant (Chris Jones) Turns: 4061 Floyd | > Floyd | > ENTER PENTAGRAM Floyd | Floyd | Oh hell no. Floyd | Floyd | The rearing boneless horse falls forward in a graceless jacknife. The Floyd | fleshy rubbery mass of the thing knocks you to the ground and the Floyd | breath from your lungs. You try to wriggle free, but there is Only Floyd | Horse above you. You try to take a breath but there is Only Horse to Floyd | fill your mouth and nose with. You try to bite, to hit, but there is Floyd | no space for it. Only Horse. Floyd | Floyd | The last things you experience before you lose consciousness are the Floyd | sounds of an engine gently revving somewhere on the other side of this Floyd | horse, and a boneless mouth gnawing on your foot like it was a sugar Floyd | cube made of You. Floyd | Floyd | "BR-RN-nn-nnnnnnn........". Then nothing. Only Horse now, in this Floyd | bathroom. Only Horse. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | *** You have been killed by a boneless horse a bathroom, Floyd | just like that one crazy baglady warned you about, why didn't you Floyd | listen why do you never liste...... *** Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT, UNDO the last Floyd | command or TAKE BACK the action that sealed your fate (for when UNDO Floyd | is not enough)? Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "undo" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant (Chris Jones) Turns: 4061 Floyd | Floyd | > UNDO Floyd | Floyd | Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant (Chris Jones) Floyd | [Previous turn undone.] Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push horse" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant (Chris Jones) Turns: 4061 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH HORSE Floyd | Floyd | It is fixed in place. Floyd | Floyd | The rearing boneless horse falls forward in a graceless jacknife. The Floyd | fleshy rubbery mass of the thing knocks you to the ground and the Floyd | breath from your lungs. You try to wriggle free, but there is Only Floyd | Horse above you. You try to take a breath but there is Only Horse to Floyd | fill your mouth and nose with. You try to bite, to hit, but there is Floyd | no space for it. Only Horse. Floyd | Floyd | The last things you experience before you lose consciousness are the Floyd | sounds of an engine gently revving somewhere on the other side of this Floyd | horse, and a boneless mouth gnawing on your foot like it was a sugar Floyd | cube made of You. Floyd | Floyd | "BR-RN-nn-nnnnnnn........". Then nothing. Only Horse now, in this Floyd | bathroom. Only Horse. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | *** You have been killed by a boneless horse a bathroom, Floyd | just like that one crazy baglady warned you about, why didn't you Floyd | listen why do you never liste...... *** Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT, UNDO the last Floyd | command or TAKE BACK the action that sealed your fate (for when UNDO Floyd | is not enough)? Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "undo" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant (Chris Jones) Turns: 4061 Floyd | Floyd | > UNDO Floyd | Floyd | Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant (Chris Jones) Floyd | [Previous turn undone.] Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x candle" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant (Chris Jones) Turns: 4061 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CANDLE Floyd | Floyd | You see nothing special about the candle shaped like a human hand. Floyd | Floyd | ...what? It's just a weirdly shaped candle. Lots of bathrooms have Floyd | candles, to freshen the air after using the facilities. That's all Floyd | this is. It even smells like lavender! Totally normal bathroom! Floyd | Floyd | The index finger is lit, but weirdly enough the candle isn't melting. Floyd | Huh. Maybe it's not wax? What kind of a candle isn't made of wax? Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | The rearing boneless horse falls forward in a graceless jacknife. The Floyd | fleshy rubbery mass of the thing knocks you to the ground and the Floyd | breath from your lungs. You try to wriggle free, but there is Only Floyd | Horse above you. You try to take a breath but there is Only Horse to Floyd | fill your mouth and nose with. You try to bite, to hit, but there is Floyd | no space for it. Only Horse. Floyd | Floyd | The last things you experience before you lose consciousness are the Floyd | sounds of an engine gently revving somewhere on the other side of this Floyd | horse, and a boneless mouth gnawing on your foot like it was a sugar Floyd | cube made of You. Floyd | Floyd | "BR-RN-nn-nnnnnnn........". Then nothing. Only Horse now, in this Floyd | bathroom. Only Horse. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | *** You have been killed by a boneless horse a bathroom, Floyd | just like that one crazy baglady warned you about, why didn't you Floyd | listen why do you never liste...... *** Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT, UNDO the last Floyd | command or TAKE BACK the action that sealed your fate (for when UNDO Floyd | is not enough)? Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I'm surprised you're not following the obvious script." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Hm." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "undo" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant (Chris Jones) Turns: 4061 Floyd | Floyd | > UNDO Floyd | Floyd | Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant (Chris Jones) Floyd | [Previous turn undone.] Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "enter stall" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant (Chris Jones) Turns: 4062 Floyd | > Floyd | > ENTER STALL Floyd | Floyd | Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant (Chris Jones) (in the stall) Floyd | You're inside the bathroom stall, which is one of those big accessible Floyd | ones. There's a surprisingly clean porcelain toilet sitting invitingly Floyd | in the center of the stall, with some toilet water in the open bowl. Floyd | Floyd | Unfortunately it looks like some jackass has removed and run off with Floyd | the flush handle dealie that one normally uses to flush a toilet, and Floyd | you can't see a lid on the tank, so the toilet looks out of commission Floyd | at the moment unless you can find a way to address that. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Next to the toilet, there's one of those grab bars set into the wall. Floyd | Next to that, there's a little door to what appears to be a janitor's Floyd | closet, if the word "Janitor" on the door is any indication. Next to Floyd | that, there's a medicine cabinet. And all around those things Floyd | are graffiti. Just tons and tons of graffiti. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | You can see a pentagram edge on the floor just outside the stall here. Floyd | Floyd | You watch from the stall as the rearing boneless horse falls forward Floyd | in a graceless jacknife, right on the spot of bathroom floor that you Floyd | were just standing. It makes a sound when it hits like a pudding truck Floyd | crashing into a brick wall. That was almost you, standing under that Floyd | pudding truck. Floyd | Floyd | The horse picks its head up, looks at you with murder in its eyes and Floyd | starts lashing out through the open stall door with giant hooves at Floyd | the end of its boneless tentacle-like whip-legs. One just barely Floyd | misses your head! What do you do?? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "close door" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant (Chris Jones) Turns: 4063 Floyd | > Floyd | > CLOSE DOOR Floyd | Floyd | You slam the door of the stall closed, and see that someone has Floyd | scratched the words "I Told You Not To Use The Shitter, Floyd | Broseph" into the inside of the stall door. No kidding. Below Floyd | that, someone has inscribed the Elder Sign. It is pulsating, faintly, Floyd | in time with the hideous horse/car noises coming from outside the Floyd | stall. Floyd | Floyd | The stall shudders as the horse strikes the door from the outside. The Floyd | Elder Sign on the back of the door flashes brightly, and the door Floyd | holds. Thank fuck some eldritch-horror-savvy meatpacking employee Floyd | throught to inscribe a protective rune in the here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x sign" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant (Chris Jones) Turns: 4064 Floyd | > Floyd | > X SIGN Floyd | Floyd | (the Elder Sign) Floyd | Somebody carved it into the back of the stall door. It's like a lazy Floyd | five-pointed star with a flame (or maybe it's an eye) in the center. Floyd | Supposedly the Elder Sign is a powerful magical symbol that wards off Floyd | Eldritch Abominations, at least according to an ancient worm-eaten Floyd | manuscript that you once found propping up one corner of an old oven Floyd | at a stoop sale. Floyd | Floyd | At least that's what you recall; the wretched she-harpy hosting the Floyd | sale refused to come down on the price of a panini press and you ended Floyd | up walking off in a huff without buying anything at all, including the Floyd | manuscript. Which in retrospect was clearly the wrong call but come Floyd | on, who charges "like new" price for a panini press with rivulets of Floyd | burned cheese all over the sides?? Floyd | Floyd | Anyway, there's an Elder Sign on the door and it's glowing a little Floyd | bit. Maybe that means its working? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "l" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant (Chris Jones) Turns: 4065 Floyd | > Floyd | > L Floyd | Floyd | Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant (Chris Jones) (in the stall) Floyd | You're inside the bathroom stall, which is one of those big accessible Floyd | ones. There's a surprisingly clean porcelain toilet sitting invitingly Floyd | in the center of the stall, with some toilet water in the open bowl. Floyd | Floyd | Unfortunately it looks like some jackass has removed and run off with Floyd | the flush handle dealie that one normally uses to flush a toilet, and Floyd | you can't see a lid on the tank, so the toilet looks out of commission Floyd | at the moment unless you can find a way to address that. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Next to the toilet, there's one of those grab bars set into the wall. Floyd | Next to that, there's a little door to what appears to be a janitor's Floyd | closet, if the word "Janitor" on the door is any indication. Next to Floyd | that, there's a medicine cabinet. And all around those things Floyd | are graffiti. Just tons and tons of graffiti. Speaking of: on the back Floyd | of the stall door, someone scratched the words "I Told You Not To Floyd | Use The Shitter, Broseph". Below that on the door, someone has Floyd | inscribed the Elder Sign. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | You can see a pentagram edge on the floor just outside the stall here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x pentagram" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant (Chris Jones) Turns: 4066 Floyd | > Floyd | > X PENTAGRAM Floyd | Floyd | Just your run of the mill pentagram. About six feet across, artfully Floyd | carved into the floor. You know. Perfectly normal pentagam. Perfectly Floyd | normal bathroom. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "i" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant (Chris Jones) Turns: 4067 Floyd | > Floyd | > I Floyd | Floyd | You are carrying: Floyd | a shower knob Floyd | a real weird handwritten note you found in the back of a vintage Floyd | issue of Juggs Magazine (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a vintage issue of Juggs Magazine Floyd | a bloodstained witch-knife (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a bottle of Pepto-Bismol Floyd | a rad wizard lighter (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a candle shaped like a hand (of which a finger is on fire) (smelling Floyd | faintly of mildew) Floyd | a copper amulet (being worn) Floyd | an a worn out, decaying picture (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a little stoppered vial of blue liquid (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a battered yellow JogMaster (being worn) Floyd | a slip of paper (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a calfskin coat (being worn) Floyd | a pewter box (smelling faintly of mildew) (open but empty) Floyd | a silver urn (smelling faintly of mildew) (open but empty) Floyd | a pair of reading glasses (being worn) Floyd | a cold spot on your collarbone (haunting you) (smelling faintly of Floyd | mildew) Floyd | a book list (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a golden apple (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a FFFFFFFF punch card (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a 923647F1 punch card (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a C353F128 punch card (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a 0B46E931 punch card (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | an AE9B711D punch card (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a 00A02209 punch card (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a can of salt (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a blank punch card (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | the Journal of Edwin Cragne (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | an Isole Perdute (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a Lettera Segreta (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a Prurito Notturno (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a Piccoli Uomini Blu (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a rusted toolbox (smelling faintly of mildew) (open) Floyd | a jar of old keys (open) Floyd | a splintery wooden key Floyd | an ornate bronze key Floyd | a frosty blue key Floyd | an intricately folded origami key Floyd | a silver and ivory key Floyd | a jar of screws (open but empty) Floyd | a teapot (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a scrap of paper (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a snowglobe (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a black fountain pen (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a mallet (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a metal flask (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a pinch of snail paste (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | an Italian magazine cutting (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a police report ("Francine Cragne") (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a note from a seesaw (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a piece of chalk (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a black box (smelling faintly of mildew) (open but empty) Floyd | a shard (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a broken silver amulet (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | red-rimmed porcelain plates (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | red-rimmed porcelain cups (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a spray bottle that used to contain fungicide (smelling faintly of Floyd | mildew) Floyd | a gallon jug of white vinegar (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a pair of garden shears (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a rusty flathead screwdriver (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a trophy for a dog race (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a black business card (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a rusty piece of metal (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | some yellowed newspapers (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | an employee ID card (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a long hooked pole (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a grimy rock (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a backpack features guide (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a trolley schedule (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a pamphlet of home listings (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | an antique locket (smelling faintly of mildew) (closed) Floyd | a wad of cash (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a repaired page (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a waterproof flashlight (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a filthy rug (smelling faintly of mildew) | DavidW says, "I've never had any panini press. sigh." | |
Floyd | Daniel Baker's note (smelling faintly of mildew)
Floyd | a pull-string doll (smelling faintly of mildew)
Floyd | a glass jar containing an insect (smelling faintly of mildew)
Floyd | a half-full styrofoam coffee cup (smelling faintly of mildew)
Floyd | a familiar gold wristwatch (smelling faintly of mildew)
Floyd | a pair of stone earplugs (being worn)
Floyd | a trolley pass (being worn)
Floyd | a Jansport backpack (being worn and open)
Floyd | a hidden pocket (open but empty)
Floyd | a key pocket (closed)
Floyd | a book pocket (closed)
Floyd | a side pocket (closed)
Floyd | a trash pocket (closed)
Floyd | a gold jacket (being worn)
Floyd | a giant milkweed leaf (being worn as a mask)
Floyd |
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| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put candle in pentagram" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant (Chris Jones) Turns: 4068 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT CANDLE IN PENTAGRAM Floyd | Floyd | You put the lit candle shaped like a human hand on top of the Floyd | pentagram. That doesn't seem like a good idea but okay. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | The pentagram suddenly blazes alight with ghostly blue flame! And also Floyd | something starts glowing in the toilet bowl, in the stall. Weird. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x bowl" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant (Chris Jones) Turns: 4069 Floyd | > Floyd | > X BOWL Floyd | Floyd | A standard porcelain commode. Suspiciously clean for a meatpacking Floyd | plant bathroom, although it's probably covered in a thin layer of Floyd | invisible meat debris like everything else in this plant. The bowl is Floyd | open, containing some kind of luminiferous æther. The luminiferous Floyd | æther appears to have replaced the normal toilet water when you Floyd | activated the pentagram. It's glowing slightly, bathing the stall in a Floyd | panalopy of alien colors that have no terrestrial equivalents. It Floyd | appears that the toilet is currently unflushable due to the fact that Floyd | some obnoxious fuck ran off with the flush handle. Also, there is a Floyd | sign taped to the toilet that has printed on it: "Caution! Danger! Floyd | Subatomic structure of toilet EXTREMELY compromised! Localized failure Floyd | of the strong nuclear force may occur! Use is unadvised! Floyd | -maintenance, and then farther down on the sign in a different Floyd | hand: "RIP JON I TOLD YOU NOT TO SHIT HERE!". Troubling Floyd | signage, to say the least. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "SAVE" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "cf53" | ||
Floyd | > Floyd | > SAVE Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write: Floyd ] Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant (Chris Jones) Turns: 4069 Floyd | > SAVEOk. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "search it" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant (Chris Jones) Turns: 4070 Floyd | > Floyd | > SEARCH IT Floyd | Floyd | In the toilet bowl is some kind of luminiferous æther. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x aether" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant (Chris Jones) Turns: 4071 Floyd | > Floyd | > X AETHER Floyd | Floyd | It's some manner or other of luminiferous æther, the kind that Floyd | astronomers and Greek philosophers used to think that space was filled Floyd | with. They were wrong about it being in space but apparently sometimes Floyd | it is in toilet bowls? Anyway, it appears to have replaced the normal Floyd | toilet water. It's glowing slightly, flickering through a series of Floyd | sickly alien colors that have no terrestrial equivalent. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get it" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant (Chris Jones) Turns: 4072 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET IT Floyd | Floyd | You're not sure how? It's kind of insubstantial to everything except Floyd | gravity and light, at least if Newton was right. And even if you could Floyd | just grab it, that would still require you to stick your mitts up to Floyd | the elbow into the toiletbowl of a meatpacking plant. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x closet" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant (Chris Jones) Turns: 4073 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CLOSET Floyd | Floyd | You see nothing special about the janitor's closet. Floyd | Floyd | The boneless horse oozles and schlorps around the stall, occasionally Floyd | smacking it with a hoof, still making car engine noises. Floyd | "Br-RN-NN-NN-NN-NN!". The Elder Sign holds. For now. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "heh. I never thought to try taking aether." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read handwritten note" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant (Chris Jones) Turns: 4074 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ HANDWRITTEN NOTE Floyd | Floyd | It has some writing on it in gothic script, which says: Floyd | Floyd | Edward! Stop leaving the damn candle on the pentagram when you're Floyd | not using the toilet-portal. I'm tired of the meatpacking proletariat Floyd | falling ass-first into orbit around my [mustard stain] and Floyd | dying there every week. And I'm already burning through a truly Floyd | astounding quantity of baby souls to maintain a bathroom in two Floyd | spacetime locations at once, much less keep a five-million-mile Floyd | wormhole open for every sausagewright that can't be arsed to read a Floyd | sign on the work toilet. So again: keep the candle off the pentagram Floyd | and don't open up any more portals! Floyd | Floyd | Also, it is absolutely imperative that you get that demonic Floyd | monster out of the bathroom pipes before it kills again, lest we be Floyd | caught. Since it is an unliving abomination that cannot die, I Floyd | recommend banishment: use the [ketchup stain] spell on the Floyd | vellum [more ketchup] scroll; it's on my bookshelf. As my Floyd | apprentice you should have the magickal skill to cast the spell on the Floyd | horse without your [whiteout, or possibly mayo] turning Floyd | inside out. Floyd | Floyd | At any rate I have business in space, but expect my return on the Floyd | full moon of [mayo?] Floyd | Floyd | I remain, Floyd | Konstan[lettuce stuck on the page] Cragne Floyd | P.S.: If I find you have touched my journal in my absence, I shall Floyd | transmogrify you into an abscess on a buttocks. xxoxo be good Floyd | Floyd | Oh lord, this bathroom has some mysterious mystical connection to one Floyd | of your bizarre in-laws. Why are they all so weird and/or evil? One Floyd | thing at least is for certain: Edward (whoever that is) needs to stop Floyd | eating on the can while reading his mail Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put knife in aether" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant (Chris Jones) Turns: 4075 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT KNIFE IN AETHER Floyd | Floyd | That can't contain things. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "enter aether" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant (Chris Jones) Turns: 4076 Floyd | > Floyd | > ENTER AETHER Floyd | Floyd | That's not something you can enter. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put knife in bowl" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant (Chris Jones) Turns: 4077 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT KNIFE IN BOWL Floyd | Floyd | You put the bloodstained witch-knife (smelling faintly of mildew) into Floyd | the toilet bowl. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Ew." | |
| DavidW says, "oh dear. Take that back." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "undo" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant (Chris Jones) Turns: 4076 Floyd | Floyd | > UNDO Floyd | Floyd | Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant (Chris Jones) Floyd | [Previous turn undone.] Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW | You are carrying: | a shower knob | |
| Knight_Otu says, "So I see the mildew spreads even without the gloves." | ||
| DavidW says, "I guess it does." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x knob" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant (Chris Jones) Turns: 4077 Floyd | > Floyd | > X KNOB Floyd | Floyd | A shower knob with a "W" on it (presumably for "warm" but who knows), Floyd | formerly the only shower knob in the shower. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put knob on closet" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant (Chris Jones) Turns: 4078 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT KNOB ON CLOSET Floyd | Floyd | Putting things on the janitor's closet would achieve nothing. Floyd | Floyd | The boneless horse oozles and schlorps around the stall, occasionally Floyd | smacking it with a hoof, still making car engine noises. Floyd | "Br-RN-NN-NN-NN-NN!". The Elder Sign holds. For now. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put knob on toilet" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant (Chris Jones) Turns: 4079 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT KNOB ON TOILET Floyd | Floyd | You screw the shower knob onto the toilet where the flush handle goes. Floyd | You should be able to flush the toilet now. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "flush" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant (Chris Jones) Turns: 4080 Floyd | > Floyd | > FLUSH Floyd | Floyd | (the piece of chalk (smelling faintly of mildew)) Floyd | That isn't a thing you can flush. Probably. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "flush toilet" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant (Chris Jones) Turns: 4081 Floyd | > Floyd | > FLUSH TOILET Floyd | Floyd | You flush the toilet. The luminiferous æther begins to circle in the Floyd | bowl, making alien colors and weird shadows dance along the walls. Floyd | Briefly you can see a hole at the bottom of the toilet where the pipe Floyd | would normally be, which appears to lead to a starry void into which Floyd | some kind of luminiferous æther are ejected. Wild. Then the bowl Floyd | refills with more luminiferous æther and you can't see the hole into Floyd | space anymore. Floyd | Floyd | Dare you try it while sitting on the can? Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Naomi's not exactly cut out for vacuum survival." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "as we've already seen." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "sit on toilet" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant (Chris Jones) Turns: 4082 Floyd | > Floyd | > SIT ON TOILET Floyd | Floyd | You sit on the toilet. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "flush toilet" | ||
Floyd | > Floyd | > FLUSH TOILET Floyd | Floyd | You flush the toilet. The luminiferous æther begins to circle in the Floyd | bowl under your bum, making alien colors and weird shadows dance along Floyd | the walls of the stall (and probably also along the bottom of your Floyd | bum, but you can't see that so it's just a guess). Then the walls Floyd | start spinning. Actually spinning. The meatpacking plant bathroom Floyd | spinning around you starts to run like an oil painting left out in the Floyd | sun too long, everything melting and flowing downwards. Downwards and Floyd | inwards towards the toilet you're sitting on. Reality itself begins to Floyd | swirl around you, like æther in a toilet bowl... | ||
| Knight_Otu pushes the green 'space' button. | ||
Floyd | swirl around you, like æther in a toilet bowl... Floyd | Floyd | Suddenly you're pulled backwards and downwards, by your bum, into the Floyd | locus of the reality swirl... | ||
| Knight_Otu pushes the green 'space' button. | ||
Floyd | locus of the reality swirl... Floyd | Floyd | You are hurtling bum-first at sub-light-speed through a hyperspace Floyd | wormhole of kaleidoscopic color-lines, just like that homeless Floyd | fortune-teller told you would happen one day after she read your palm Floyd | (and right before she shouted at you about how chemtrails were Floyd | retroactively changing the spelling of "Campbells Soup"). What a weird Floyd | coincidence. Anyway, you look over your shoulder and see that you are Floyd | rapidly approaching a star-filled exit from the wormhole. Before you Floyd | can react, you are ejected out into a... bathroom stall? | ||
| Knight_Otu pushes the green 'space' button. | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the... Meatpacking... Plant? (Chris JoneTurns: 4083 Floyd | can react, you are ejected out into a... bathroom stall? Floyd | Bathroom of the... Meatpacking... Plant? (Chris Jones) (on the Floyd | toilet (in space)) (in the stall (in space)) (in the terrifying void Floyd | full of alien stars (aka "space")) Floyd | This is a perfectly normal bathroom. In space. Beyond the visible rays Floyd | of the life-giving sun, surrounded by strange and distant Floyd | constellations. There's a bathroom stall (which is floating in the Floyd | void of space next to you), a urinal (floating in space nearby), a Floyd | sink with a mirror over it (yup, both floating in space) and even a Floyd | shower (space!) for those days at work when you are FLOATING IN THE Floyd | LIFELESS VOID OF SPACE OH GOD WHY HAVE YOU FORSAKEN YOUR CHILD IN THIS Floyd | FRIGID AIRLESS HELL. Floyd | Floyd | Actually wait okay, there appears to be air at least, that's Floyd | something. And it's pretty cozy in the stall, to be honest. The toilet Floyd | itself is a lot nicer here, and there's an old-timey phonograph and Floyd | even a fireplace with a hearth on one side of the stall. It wouldn't Floyd | be the worst place you've dropped a deuce, even accounting for the Floyd | fact that you're millions of miles from everything you've ever known Floyd | or loved and surrounded by weird shit. Speaking of which: Floyd | Floyd | There's some weird shit orbitting the space bathroom-stall: some Floyd | corpses, a small bookshelf (on which is a book of Unfortunate Baby Floyd | Names, a mysterious scroll and a small blue journal (which you know is Floyd | a journal because it says "Mein Journal" on the front)), and Floyd | what appears to be a... '70s Pontiac Firebird a little farther out, Floyd | all circling slowly through space. Floyd | Floyd | And the bathroom itself appears to be in orbit around an icy planetoid Floyd | many miles below you, the curve taking up much of your view in one Floyd | direction. The planetoid is covered in alien spires and hurts to look Floyd | at. Otherwise, you know, this is still a perfectly normal meatpacking Floyd | plant bathroom. In space. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | You can see a pentagram (covered in blue flames) floating in the void, Floyd | not too far from the space urinal here. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Okay, now that is a location name." | |
| DavidW says, "Isn't it though." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x mirror" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the... Meatpacking... Plant? (Chris JoneTurns: 4084 Floyd | > Floyd | > X MIRROR Floyd | Floyd | (the bathroom fixtures (in space)) Floyd | The sink and shower, along with the mirror, are floating serenly Floyd | nearby in space. They're a little farther out than you're comfortable Floyd | traveling to from the stall, considering that they are in the airless Floyd | void of space and the strongest nearby gravitational pull is from a Floyd | toilet. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x shower" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the... Meatpacking... Plant? (Chris JoneTurns: 4085 Floyd | > Floyd | > X SHOWER Floyd | Floyd | (the bathroom fixtures (in space)) Floyd | The sink and shower, along with the mirror, are floating serenly Floyd | nearby in space. They're a little farther out than you're comfortable Floyd | traveling to from the stall, considering that they are in the airless Floyd | void of space and the strongest nearby gravitational pull is from a Floyd | toilet. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x corpses" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the... Meatpacking... Plant? (Chris JoneTurns: 4086 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CORPSES Floyd | Floyd | There's a bunch of frozen space corpses in low orbit around the Floyd | bathroom, most of them in meatpacking employee coveralls. Wow, no Floyd | wonder they had people stop using the toilet.One corpse's coveralls Floyd | has a name-patch that says "Ed" on the front, and "Janitor" on the Floyd | back. Guess that corpse is named Ed. Was named Ed. Do corpses still Floyd | have people names? Hmm. Floyd | Floyd | On a loop of Ed's coveralls, you see a pair of keys. Presumably that Floyd | same corpse is the "Edward" mentioned in that handwritten note you Floyd | found on the other side of the portal-toilet. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get keys" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the... Meatpacking... Plant? (Chris JoneTurns: 4087 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET KEYS Floyd | Floyd | (the jar of old keys) Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get keys from loop" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the... Meatpacking... Plant? (Chris JoneTurns: 4087 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET KEYS FROM LOOP Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get pair of keys" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the... Meatpacking... Plant? (Chris JoneTurns: 4087 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET PAIR OF KEYS Floyd | Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to get the pair of reading Floyd | glasses. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coveralls" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the... Meatpacking... Plant? (Chris JoneTurns: 4088 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COVERALLS Floyd | Floyd | Ed's coveralls. There's a set of keys attached to them. They say "Ed" Floyd | on the front and "Janitor" on the back, and they're covered in Floyd | ketchup, mayo and mustard. Edward, you were a messy, messy boy. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get keys from coverall" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the... Meatpacking... Plant? (Chris JoneTurns: 4088 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET KEYS FROM COVERALL Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get all" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the... Meatpacking... Plant? (Chris JoneTurns: 4089 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET ALL Floyd | Floyd | book of Unfortunate Baby Names: Taken. Floyd | Floyd | mysterious scroll: Taken. Floyd | Floyd | small blue journal (which you know is a journal because it says Floyd | "Mein Journal" on the front): Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get all from ed" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the... Meatpacking... Plant? (Chris JoneTurns: 4089 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET ALL FROM ED Floyd | Floyd | That can't contain things. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put keys in kp" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the... Meatpacking... Plant? (Chris JoneTurns: 4090 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT KEYS IN KP Floyd | Floyd | (the jar of old keys in the key pocket) Floyd | You unzip the key pocket, deposit the jar of old keys, then zip the Floyd | key pocket back up again. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get keys" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the... Meatpacking... Plant? (Chris JoneTurns: 4091 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET KEYS Floyd | Floyd | You reach up and try to take Ed's keys. Shit, they're attached to his Floyd | coveralls. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "cut keys" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the... Meatpacking... Plant? (Chris JoneTurns: 4092 Floyd | > Floyd | > CUT KEYS Floyd | Floyd | Try "attack the janitor's keys with something" instead. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Why no redirect? :(" | |
| DavidW says, "I don't know." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "attack keys with knife" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the... Meatpacking... Plant? (Chris JoneTurns: 4093 Floyd | > Floyd | > ATTACK KEYS WITH KNIFE Floyd | Floyd | You can't really see a good reason to attack that with the Floyd | blood-stained witchknife at the moment. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "You're not supposed to cut them in any case." | |
| Knight_Otu exclaims, "But, but, the closet!" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get ed" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the... Meatpacking... Plant? (Chris JoneTurns: 4094 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET ED Floyd | Floyd | He's hardly portable. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "You can still acquire the keys. They just, uh, stay attached to the coveralls." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push ed in stall" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the... Meatpacking... Plant? (Chris JoneTurns: 4094 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH ED IN STALL Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push ed in toilet" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the... Meatpacking... Plant? (Chris JoneTurns: 4094 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH ED IN TOILET Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push ed in pentagram" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the... Meatpacking... Plant? (Chris JoneTurns: 4094 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH ED IN PENTAGRAM Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read scroll" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the... Meatpacking... Plant? (Chris JoneTurns: 4095 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ SCROLL Floyd | Floyd | It says: Floyd | Floyd | FORMULAE TRANSLOCATION Floyd | To send thine enemies or thineself abroade Floyd | Floyd | Edward, this is the one! Use this spell on the horse! - Floyd | Konstantin Floyd | Floyd | 1: Lite thee a hande of glory and place it upon the pentagram to Floyd | activate a portal. Use thee a hande or foote or other extremity; a Floyd | torso of glory or an ass of glory will cause thine spell to fail and Floyd | possibly thine life to end Floyd | Floyd | 2: Fasion thee a mannikin, poppet or figurine of wax, resembling the Floyd | being to be sent by the Translocation and placeth it on the Floyd | pentagrame. Floyd | Floyd | 3:Wave a stoat or ermine to focus the majickal energies. A live stoat Floyd | or ermine must be used or else the spell will fail most dysaterously. Floyd | Edward, I discovered that waving a dead one will do just fine, Floyd | although you'll need to drink a Potion of Fortitude first or else your Floyd | organs will end up outside your body. Yes, even the good organs. To Floyd | make the potion, mix bismuth and carbonated corn syrup with a small Floyd | amount of trilobyte milk. - Konstantin Floyd | Floyd | 4: Place a virgin on thine pentagram and sacrifice her most vigorously Floyd | with an athame. It says "her" but honestly either gender will work Floyd | fine as long as they're a virgin. Look for people buying Cure albums Floyd | at the local record store, perhaps. - Konstantin Floyd | Floyd | 5: Shout the majick werd "OUTERICA". The thinge that has been Floyd | representated with the wax mannikin shalle be most forcifully Floyd | banishede to the other side of the thy active pentagrame. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | At the bottom of the scroll, there's another note from Konstantin that Floyd | says "Edward, this is VERY important! You must [ketchup Floyd | stain] the [mustard] or else [mayo]! This is Floyd | very important!! You must [more mayo]!! Son of a bitch, Floyd | was Ed eating a fucking hamburger over this ancient magic scroll? Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I think it's safe to say that I was more in this author's mindspace than you seem to be." | |
| Knight_Otu asks, "Maybe?" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read journal" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the... Meatpacking... Plant? (Chris JoneTurns: 4095 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ JOURNAL Floyd | Floyd | Which do you mean, the small blue journal (which you know is a journal Floyd | because it says "Mein Journal" on the front) or the Floyd | Journal of Edwin Cragne (smelling faintly of mildew)? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read blue journal" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the... Meatpacking... Plant? (Chris JoneTurns: 4096 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ BLUE JOURNAL Floyd | Floyd | You can't, the owner locked the stupid thing shut. It's got a little Floyd | keyhole on the front though. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read baby names" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the... Meatpacking... Plant? (Chris JoneTurns: 4097 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ BABY NAMES Floyd | Floyd | John Poopnazi Floyd | Flossie Candyass Floyd | Elizabeth Dicksmith Floyd | Poonpounder H. Washington Jones Floyd | Floyd | Yeah okay these are pretty bad. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu blinks. | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get coveralls" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the... Meatpacking... Plant? (Chris JoneTurns: 4098 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET COVERALLS Floyd | Floyd | You reach up onto the floating corpses and wrestle with Ed's Floyd | coveralls, eventually stripping them from his frozen corpse. Turns out Floyd | Ed liked to freeball it, and now it looks like he's mooning that icy Floyd | planetoid the bathroom is orbitting. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "g" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the... Meatpacking... Plant? (Chris JoneTurns: 4099 Floyd | > Floyd | > G Floyd | Floyd | You already have that. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "oh, I was going to read more names, but getting the coveralls is more important." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read baby names" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the... Meatpacking... Plant? (Chris JoneTurns: 4100 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ BABY NAMES Floyd | Floyd | John Poopnazi Floyd | Flossie Candyass Floyd | Elizabeth Dicksmith Floyd | Poonpounder H. Washington Jones Floyd | Floyd | Yeah okay these are pretty bad. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read baby names" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the... Meatpacking... Plant? (Chris JoneTurns: 4101 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ BABY NAMES Floyd | Floyd | John Poopnazi Floyd | Flossie Candyass Floyd | Elizabeth Dicksmith Floyd | Poonpounder H. Washington Jones Floyd | Floyd | Yeah okay these are pretty bad. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "oh, I thought there were more. darn." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "I think it's only those." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Short book, that." | ||
| DavidW says, "double-drat." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x baby names" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the... Meatpacking... Plant? (Chris JoneTurns: 4102 Floyd | > Floyd | > X BABY NAMES Floyd | Floyd | The Book of Unfortunate Baby Names: Thrill to this hilarious Floyd | collection of REAL BABY NAMES that REAL BAD PARENTS gave their Floyd | kids! Floyd | All text © Hillbilly Bathroom Laughter Press, 1991 Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "The journal is much longer." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x journal" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the... Meatpacking... Plant? (Chris JoneTurns: 4102 Floyd | > Floyd | > X JOURNAL Floyd | Floyd | Which do you mean, the small blue journal (which you know is a journal Floyd | because it says "Mein Journal" on the front) or the Floyd | Journal of Edwin Cragne (smelling faintly of mildew)? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "blue" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the... Meatpacking... Plant? (Chris JoneTurns: 4103 Floyd | > Floyd | > BLUE Floyd | Floyd | It says "Mein Journal" on the front, and it appears to be a collection Floyd | of folios bound in very soft blue leather. It appears be locked, and Floyd | has a little keyhole on it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x scroll" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the... Meatpacking... Plant? (Chris JoneTurns: 4104 Floyd | > Floyd | > X SCROLL Floyd | Floyd | It says: Floyd | Floyd | FORMULAE TRANSLOCATION Floyd | To send thine enemies or thineself abroade Floyd | Floyd | Edward, this is the one! Use this spell on the horse! - Floyd | Konstantin Floyd | Floyd | 1: Lite thee a hande of glory and place it upon the pentagram to Floyd | activate a portal. Use thee a hande or foote or other extremity; a Floyd | torso of glory or an ass of glory will cause thine spell to fail and Floyd | possibly thine life to end Floyd | Floyd | 2: Fasion thee a mannikin, poppet or figurine of wax, resembling the Floyd | being to be sent by the Translocation and placeth it on the Floyd | pentagrame. Floyd | Floyd | 3:Wave a stoat or ermine to focus the majickal energies. A live stoat Floyd | or ermine must be used or else the spell will fail most dysaterously. Floyd | Edward, I discovered that waving a dead one will do just fine, Floyd | although you'll need to drink a Potion of Fortitude first or else your Floyd | organs will end up outside your body. Yes, even the good organs. To Floyd | make the potion, mix bismuth and carbonated corn syrup with a small Floyd | amount of trilobyte milk. - Konstantin Floyd | Floyd | 4: Place a virgin on thine pentagram and sacrifice her most vigorously Floyd | with an athame. It says "her" but honestly either gender will work Floyd | fine as long as they're a virgin. Look for people buying Cure albums Floyd | at the local record store, perhaps. - Konstantin Floyd | Floyd | 5: Shout the majick werd "OUTERICA". The thinge that has been Floyd | representated with the wax mannikin shalle be most forcifully Floyd | banishede to the other side of the thy active pentagrame. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | At the bottom of the scroll, there's another note from Konstantin that Floyd | says "Edward, this is VERY important! You must [ketchup Floyd | stain] the [mustard] or else [mayo]! This is Floyd | very important!! You must [more mayo]!! Son of a bitch, Floyd | was Ed eating a fucking hamburger over this ancient magic scroll? Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put ed on pentagram" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the... Meatpacking... Plant? (Chris JoneTurns: 4105 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT ED ON PENTAGRAM Floyd | Floyd | It's sort of hanging sideways in space, in a way that makes putting Floyd | something on it more difficult than back in the dimensionally Floyd | coterminous meat bathroom where it's just chilling on the floor. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "'coterminous'?" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Same location, essentially, I believe." | ||
| Roger says, ""dimensionally coterminous" is a place which exists in both dimensions at once" | ||
| DavidW says, "okay. I've never seen that word before. Thanks." | ||
| DavidW says, "oh, it's co-terminous, not cot-erminous" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "l" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the... Meatpacking... Plant? (Chris JoneTurns: 4106 Floyd | > Floyd | > L Floyd | Floyd | Bathroom of the... Meatpacking... Plant? (Chris Jones) (on the Floyd | toilet (in space)) (in the stall (in space)) (in the terrifying void Floyd | full of alien stars (aka "space")) Floyd | This is a perfectly normal bathroom. In space. Beyond the visible rays Floyd | of the life-giving sun, surrounded by strange and distant Floyd | constellations. There's a bathroom stall (which is floating in the Floyd | void of space next to you), a urinal (floating in space nearby), a Floyd | sink with a mirror over it (yup, both floating in space) and even a Floyd | shower (space!) for those days at work when you are FLOATING IN THE Floyd | LIFELESS VOID OF SPACE OH GOD WHY HAVE YOU FORSAKEN YOUR CHILD IN THIS Floyd | FRIGID AIRLESS HELL. Floyd | Floyd | Actually wait okay, there appears to be air at least, that's Floyd | something. And it's pretty cozy in the stall, to be honest. The toilet Floyd | itself is a lot nicer here, and there's an old-timey phonograph and Floyd | even a fireplace with a hearth on one side of the stall. It wouldn't Floyd | be the worst place you've dropped a deuce, even accounting for the Floyd | fact that you're millions of miles from everything you've ever known Floyd | or loved and surrounded by weird shit. Speaking of which: Floyd | Floyd | There's some weird shit orbitting the space bathroom-stall: some Floyd | corpses, a small bookshelf (on which is nothing), Ed's bare-assed Floyd | frozen space corpse, and what appears to be a... '70s Pontiac Firebird Floyd | a little farther out, all circling slowly through space. Floyd | Floyd | And the bathroom itself appears to be in orbit around an icy planetoid Floyd | many miles below you, the curve taking up much of your view in one Floyd | direction. The planetoid is covered in alien spires and hurts to look Floyd | at. Otherwise, you know, this is still a perfectly normal meatpacking Floyd | plant bathroom. In space. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | You can see a pentagram (covered in blue flames) floating in the void, Floyd | not too far from the space urinal here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x planetoid" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the... Meatpacking... Plant? (Chris JoneTurns: 4107 Floyd | > Floyd | > X PLANETOID Floyd | Floyd | The lower half of your view is the curve of an icy planetoid covered Floyd | in fluted alien spires that are barely visible against the inky Floyd | blackness of space. Squinting, you can just barely make out strange, Floyd | unwholesome shapes bumble-flying among the spires. The flying things Floyd | must be huge, bigger than buildings. The flying things hurt to look Floyd | at. The spires hurt to look at. The whole planetoid hurts to look at. Floyd | There is something unsavory and threatening about all of it. Floyd | Floyd | And you can't shake the gut feeling that the planetoid is somehow Floyd | looking back at you. Even though that is insane. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x toilet" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the... Meatpacking... Plant? (Chris JoneTurns: 4108 Floyd | > Floyd | > X TOILET Floyd | Floyd | It's like the one on the other side of the magical portal inside the Floyd | bowl, except the seat is plush which is pretty baller. The toilet is Floyd | open and has some kind of luminiferous æther in it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put ed on toilet" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the... Meatpacking... Plant? (Chris JoneTurns: 4109 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT ED ON TOILET Floyd | Floyd | You haven't got that. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "sit on toilet" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the... Meatpacking... Plant? (Chris JoneTurns: 4110 Floyd | > Floyd | > SIT ON TOILET Floyd | Floyd | But you're already on the toilet (in space). Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Right." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "flush toilet" | ||
Floyd | > Floyd | > FLUSH TOILET Floyd | Floyd | You flush the toilet. The luminiferous æther begins to circle in the Floyd | bowl under your bum, making alien colors and weird shadows dance along Floyd | the walls of the stall, just like it did back in the terrestrial Floyd | bathroom. Then the walls start spinning. Then space starts spinning, Floyd | the stars turning to long streaks of color like a timelapse photo of Floyd | the night sky. Reality itself begins to swirl around you, like æther Floyd | in a toilet bowl... | ||
| Knight_Otu pushes the green 'space' button. | ||
Floyd | in a toilet bowl... Floyd | Floyd | Suddenly you're pulled backwards and downwards, by your bum, into the Floyd | locus of the reality swirl, just like before... | ||
| Knight_Otu pushes the green 'space' button. | ||
Floyd | locus of the reality swirl, just like before... Floyd | Floyd | You are hurtling bum-first through a hyperspace wormhole of Floyd | kaleidoscopic color-lines, just in the opposite direction this time. Floyd | Damn, that homeless woman was on point. Maybe it WAS spelled Floyd | "Cambells" all along. Anyway, this return trip through the worm-hole Floyd | takes a little longer, giving you some time to ponder things. Things Floyd | like... hey, wait, didn't that handwritten note say these trips Floyd | through the portal were powered by baby souls? That had to be code for Floyd | something, right? Like, you using this toilet isn't somehow using up Floyd | baby s | ||
| Knight_Otu pushes the green 'space' button. | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant (Chris Jones) Turns: 4111 Floyd | baby s Floyd | Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant (Chris Jones) (on the Floyd | toilet) (in the stall) Floyd | You're inside the bathroom stall, which is one of those big accessible Floyd | ones. There's a surprisingly clean porcelain toilet sitting invitingly Floyd | in the center of the stall, with some kind of luminiferous æther in Floyd | the open bowl. Floyd | Floyd | The luminiferous æther is glowing slightly, bathing the stall in a Floyd | panalopy of alien colors that have no terrestrial equivalents. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Next to the toilet, there's one of those grab bars set into the wall. Floyd | Next to that, there's a little door to what appears to be a janitor's Floyd | closet, if the word "Janitor" on the door is any indication. Next to Floyd | that, there's a medicine cabinet. And all around those things Floyd | are graffiti. Just tons and tons of graffiti. Speaking of: on the back Floyd | of the stall door, someone scratched the words "I Told You Not To Floyd | Use The Shitter, Broseph". Below that on the door, someone has Floyd | inscribed the Elder Sign. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | You can see a pentagram edge (covered in blue flames) on the floor Floyd | just outside the stall (on which is a candle shaped like a hand (of Floyd | which a finger is on fire) (smelling faintly of mildew)) here. Floyd | Floyd | The boneless horse oozles and schlorps around the stall, occasionally Floyd | smacking it with a hoof, still making car engine noises. Floyd | "Br-RN-NN-NN-NN-NN!". The Elder Sign holds. For now. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "unlock closet with keys" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant (Chris Jones) Turns: 4112 Floyd | > Floyd | > UNLOCK CLOSET WITH KEYS Floyd | Floyd | You unlock the janitor's closet. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open it" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant (Chris Jones) Turns: 4113 Floyd | > Floyd | > OPEN IT Floyd | Floyd | You open the janitor's closet, revealing a fur coat and a candle Floyd | shaped like a human foot. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu blinks some more. | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coat" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant (Chris Jones) Turns: 4114 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COAT Floyd | Floyd | A thigh-length belted calfskin coat, clean as if it's never been Floyd | outside. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x foot candle" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant (Chris Jones) Turns: 4115 Floyd | > Floyd | > X FOOT CANDLE Floyd | Floyd | You're starting to worry that the candlers who are supplying this Floyd | restroom are running out of PG bodyparts. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get all from closet" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant (Chris Jones) Turns: 4116 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET ALL FROM CLOSET Floyd | Floyd | fur coat: Taken. Floyd | Floyd | candle shaped like a human foot: Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put keys in kp" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant (Chris Jones) Turns: 4117 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT KEYS IN KP Floyd | Floyd | These are the keys to the Janitor's closet in the meatpacking Floyd | restroom, and if you want to take them, you gotta take Ed's whole Floyd | coveralls, because they are not coming off. Floyd | Floyd | The boneless horse oozles and schlorps around the stall, occasionally Floyd | smacking it with a hoof, still making car engine noises. Floyd | "Br-RN-NN-NN-NN-NN!". The Elder Sign holds. For now. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put coveralls in kp" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant (Chris Jones) Turns: 4118 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT COVERALLS IN KP Floyd | Floyd | You unzip the key pocket, deposit Ed's coveralls, then zip the key Floyd | pocket back up again. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "This room might push Cragne Manor past Balderstone in terms of weirdness." | |
| DavidW says, "heh heh" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "fashion horse from foot" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant (Chris Jones) Turns: 4118 Floyd | > Floyd | > FASHION HORSE FROM FOOT Floyd | Floyd | That verb doesn't work here, or, at least, not right now, but Floyd | it might work somewhere later. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "form horse from foot" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant (Chris Jones) Turns: 4118 Floyd | > Floyd | > FORM HORSE FROM FOOT Floyd | Floyd | That verb doesn't work here, or, at least, not right now, but Floyd | it might work somewhere later. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "light foot" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant (Chris Jones) Turns: 4119 Floyd | > Floyd | > LIGHT FOOT Floyd | Floyd | You flick the rad wizard lighter (smelling faintly of mildew) a few Floyd | times over the foot shaped candle. It takes a couple tries but you Floyd | manage to get a toe to light, finally. One of the candle's toes I Floyd | mean, not your toes, just like when it was the hand candle and arrrgh Floyd | you know what I mean. The stupid foot candle is lit. Anyway, the Floyd | lights in the bathroom flicker again, but the cackling sounds more Floyd | like guffaws this time, and it turns out the foot candle is beach Floyd | scented instead of lavender. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "shape foot" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant (Chris Jones) Turns: 4119 Floyd | > Floyd | > SHAPE FOOT Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "shape horse" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant (Chris Jones) Turns: 4119 Floyd | > Floyd | > SHAPE HORSE Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "The foot candle is already in the shape it needs to be in." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x foot" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant (Chris Jones) Turns: 4120 Floyd | > Floyd | > X FOOT Floyd | Floyd | You're starting to worry that the candlers who are supplying this Floyd | restroom are running out of PG bodyparts. One of the toes is on fire. Floyd | That's okay though, you did that on purpose. Looks like this one Floyd | doesn't melt when exposed to heat either. Freaking weird Floyd | body-part-shaped not-wax candles... Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Is it, though? Oh, it's not wax." | |
| DavidW says, "I wonder what it's made of then." | ||
| DavidW says, "Anyway, you'll find actual wax elsewhere, I guess." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "So where do I... right." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "l" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant (Chris Jones) Turns: 4121 Floyd | > Floyd | > L Floyd | Floyd | Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant (Chris Jones) (on the Floyd | toilet) (in the stall) Floyd | You're inside the bathroom stall, which is one of those big accessible Floyd | ones. There's a surprisingly clean porcelain toilet sitting invitingly Floyd | in the center of the stall, with some kind of luminiferous æther in Floyd | the open bowl. Floyd | Floyd | The luminiferous æther is glowing slightly, bathing the stall in a Floyd | panalopy of alien colors that have no terrestrial equivalents. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Next to the toilet, there's one of those grab bars set into the wall. Floyd | Next to that, there's a little door to what appears to be a janitor's Floyd | closet, if the word "Janitor" on the door is any indication. Next to Floyd | that, there's a medicine cabinet. And all around those things Floyd | are graffiti. Just tons and tons of graffiti. Speaking of: on the back Floyd | of the stall door, someone scratched the words "I Told You Not To Floyd | Use The Shitter, Broseph". Below that on the door, someone has Floyd | inscribed the Elder Sign. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | You can see a pentagram edge (covered in blue flames) on the floor Floyd | just outside the stall (on which is a candle shaped like a hand (of Floyd | which a finger is on fire) (smelling faintly of mildew)) here. Floyd | Floyd | The boneless horse oozles and schlorps around the stall, occasionally Floyd | smacking it with a hoof, still making car engine noises. Floyd | "Br-RN-NN-NN-NN-NN!". The Elder Sign holds. For now. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x bar" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant (Chris Jones) Turns: 4122 Floyd | > Floyd | > X BAR Floyd | Floyd | (the rusty piece of metal (smelling faintly of mildew)) Floyd | The remains of the broken leg is light and sturdy and long enough to Floyd | stretch from your hand to your elbow. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | The boneless horse oozles and schlorps around the stall, occasionally Floyd | smacking it with a hoof, still making car engine noises. Floyd | "Br-RN-NN-NN-NN-NN!". The Elder Sign holds. For now. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x grab bar" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant (Chris Jones) Turns: 4123 Floyd | > Floyd | > X GRAB BAR Floyd | Floyd | One of those metal grab bars for people who have difficulties walking Floyd | or standing, set into the wall next to the toilet. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put foot in pentagram" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant (Chris Jones) Turns: 4124 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT FOOT IN PENTAGRAM Floyd | Floyd | You try to put the foot-candle on the pentagram but some magical force Floyd | emanating from the pentagram pushes back against you. I guess you can Floyd | only have one body part shaped candle on a pentagram at a time? Maybe Floyd | take the hand candle first? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get hand" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant (Chris Jones) Turns: 4125 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET HAND Floyd | Floyd | Taken. The weird ghostly blue flame on the pentagram goes out. Aw. Floyd | Also it looks like the luminiferous æther in the toilet just went back Floyd | to being normal water. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put foot in pentagram" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant (Chris Jones) Turns: 4126 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT FOOT IN PENTAGRAM Floyd | Floyd | You put the lit candle shaped like a human foot on top of the Floyd | pentagram. That doesn't seem like any worse of any idea than the Floyd | hand-shaped one was, I guess. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | The pentagram suddenly blazes alight with ghostly flame! Just like Floyd | with the hand-shaped candle, except this time the flames are green! Floyd | And also the toilet water appears to have been replaced with a mass of Floyd | Higgs boson particles that are now swarming around the toilet bowl. Floyd | Floyd | The boneless horse oozles and schlorps around the stall, occasionally Floyd | smacking it with a hoof, still making car engine noises. Floyd | "Br-RN-NN-NN-NN-NN!". The Elder Sign holds. For now. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x hand" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant (Chris Jones) Turns: 4127 Floyd | > Floyd | > X HAND Floyd | Floyd | You see nothing special about the candle shaped like a human hand. Floyd | Floyd | ...what? It's just a weirdly shaped candle. Lots of bathrooms have Floyd | candles, to freshen the air after using the facilities. That's all Floyd | this is. It even smells like lavender! Totally normal bathroom! Floyd | Floyd | The index finger is lit, but weirdly enough the candle isn't melting. Floyd | Huh. Maybe it's not wax? What kind of a candle isn't made of wax? Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | The boneless horse oozles and schlorps around the stall, occasionally Floyd | smacking it with a hoof, still making car engine noises. Floyd | "Br-RN-NN-NN-NN-NN!". The Elder Sign holds. For now. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "SAVE" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "cf54" | ||
Floyd | > Floyd | > SAVE Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write: Floyd ] Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant (Chris Jones) Turns: 4127 Floyd | > SAVEOk. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "flush toilet" | ||
Floyd | > Floyd | > FLUSH TOILET Floyd | Floyd | You flush the toilet. The Higgs bosons start to swirl around the bowl. Floyd | You think. You're thinking about them being in the bowl so they might Floyd | not actually be there. Stop thinking about them. Anyway everything Floyd | starts to swirl and run just like that time a few minutes ago when you Floyd | flushed yourself to the space bathroom. | ||
| Knight_Otu pushes the green 'space' button. | ||
Floyd | flushed yourself to the space bathroom. Floyd | Floyd | Suddenly you're pulled backwards and downwards, by your bum, into the Floyd | locus of the reality swirl... | ||
| Knight_Otu pushes the green 'space' button. | ||
Floyd | locus of the reality swirl... Floyd | Floyd | You are hurtling bum-first through a hyperspace wormhole of Floyd | kaleidoscopic color-lines again, only this time they're sort of Floyd | greenish instead of sort of blueish. The crazy homeless lady didn't Floyd | mention the color when she was telling you about how you would be Floyd | flying butt-first through space-time, but so far still accurate (less Floyd | so her assertions that the Sasquatches controlling the World Bank Floyd | would eventually reveal the truth about the Beatles. That lady had Floyd | Opinions.). You look over your shoulder and see an exit from the Floyd | wormhole, but this time it's sunny.... | ||
| Knight_Otu pushes the green 'space' button. | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant, Lower Cambrian EraTurns: 4128nes) Floyd | wormhole, but this time it's sunny.... Floyd | Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant, Lower Cambrian Era (Chris Floyd | Jones) (on the toilet (on a beach)) (on the beach) (in the Lower Floyd | Cambrian Epoch) Floyd | Well... you're on a beach. A beach with a toilet on it. I guess that Floyd | makes it a bathroom, right? Can't be anything but a bathroom if it has Floyd | a toilet in it; plop a toilet down in any other room and it's a Floyd | bathroom no matter what it was previously. So it's settled then, this Floyd | beach is a bathroom. Anyway, next to the toilet is a little table with Floyd | Ed's Journal (you know it's Ed's journal because it says "Ed's Floyd | Journal" on the front), Konstantin's keys and a half-full can of Dew. Floyd | To the north there's a weird moss forest and to the south there's an Floyd | ocean. Floyd | Floyd | And before you ask, the reason you know this is the lower Cambrian is Floyd | because of the millions of trilobite and trilobite-adjacent species Floyd | that are hanging out on the beach and in the water here, including one Floyd | that is nuzzling your foot (shoo! shoo!). Just a metric pantload of Floyd | trilobites all over everything. At least... At least this is normal Floyd | for the Lower Cambrian. Perfectly normal Lower Cambrian bathroom. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | You can see a pentagram (covered in green flames) on the beach here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get all" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant, Lower Cambrian EraTurns: 4129nes) Floyd | > Floyd | > GET ALL Floyd | Floyd | Ed's Journal (you know it's Ed's journal because it says "Ed's Floyd | Journal" on the front): Taken. Floyd | Floyd | Konstantin's keys: Taken. Floyd | Floyd | half-full can of Dew: Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I love these ka-razy bathrooms." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get trilobite" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant, Lower Cambrian EraTurns: 4130nes) Floyd | > Floyd | > GET TRILOBITE Floyd | Floyd | That's hardly portable. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Sez you, game." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x trilobite" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant, Lower Cambrian EraTurns: 4131nes) Floyd | > Floyd | > X TRILOBITE Floyd | Floyd | There's a huge giant herd of trilobites on the beach here, which is Floyd | fairly normal for the Cambrian but weird for you personally. One of Floyd | them is nuzzling your foot". Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd | > Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | Fuck no, that moss forest is probably crawling with moss-dwelling Floyd | tardigrades. Just chock full of 'em. Have you ever *seen* a Floyd | tardigrade? Go google it, I'll wait. | ||
| Knight_Otu pushes the green 'space' button. | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant, Lower Cambrian EraTurns: 4132nes)
Floyd | tardigrade? Go google it, I'll wait.
Floyd |
Floyd | Yeah I didn't think so.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
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| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant, Lower Cambrian EraTurns: 4133nes) Floyd | > Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | You sort of sidle over to the trilobite-filled steaming ocean. Then Floyd | something that looks like a mantis shrimp the size of a bull moose Floyd | briefly breaches the water and shrieks at you. So you nope on back to Floyd | the toilet region, just like this: Nope nope nope. The Cambrian Epoch Floyd | sure does suck. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant, Lower Cambrian EraTurns: 4134nes) Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | There's nothing but more beach that way. Beach and trilobites. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x table" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant, Lower Cambrian EraTurns: 4135nes) Floyd | > Floyd | > X TABLE Floyd | Floyd | It's a small table chilling on the beach. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x forest" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant, Lower Cambrian EraTurns: 4136nes) Floyd | > Floyd | > X FOREST Floyd | Floyd | There's a moss forest, which is kind of like a forest except there's Floyd | no trees in proto-Vermont here. Just a huge growth of moss. There's Floyd | also an ocean here, which is steaming and filled with ancient and Floyd | terrifying shellfish. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x ocean" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant, Lower Cambrian EraTurns: 4137nes) Floyd | > Floyd | > X OCEAN Floyd | Floyd | There's a moss forest, which is kind of like a forest except there's Floyd | no trees in proto-Vermont here. Just a huge growth of moss. There's Floyd | also an ocean here, which is steaming and filled with ancient and Floyd | terrifying shellfish. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read ed's journal" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant, Lower Cambrian EraTurns: 4138nes) Floyd | > Floyd | > READ ED'S JOURNAL Floyd | Floyd | It's not really a journal so much as a small note pad, and it's only Floyd | got one entry. But Ed called it a journal, so: Floyd | Floyd | Yeah so Konstantin told me to get the horse out of the bathroom Floyd | but the horse is scary and that Translocation spell is hard. So yeah I Floyd | think I'm just gonna chill on this weird beach I opened a portal to. Floyd | It has these weird crabs but that's probably okay. I'm gonna go back Floyd | to the Yuggoth bathroom to get Konstantin's journal though. He told me Floyd | not to read it but I'm sure there's some juicy magic in there. I just Floyd | gotta be careful with the toilet: came out of the can too fast last Floyd | time, nearly shot right out into space! That was close! But I should Floyd | be okay this time. Wish I could bring Konstantin's car-familiar with Floyd | me to the beach, that thing is sweeeeeet. Floyd | Sincerely, Floyd | Edw[mustard stain] Floyd | Floyd | Oh, Ed. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x konstantin's keys" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant, Lower Cambrian EraTurns: 4139nes) Floyd | > Floyd | > X KONSTANTIN'S KEYS Floyd | Floyd | You know that they're Konstantin's because "Mein Keys" is written on Floyd | the tag. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x dew" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant, Lower Cambrian EraTurns: 4140nes) Floyd | > Floyd | > X DEW Floyd | Floyd | It's half-full can of Mountain Dew. Presumably Ed was drinking it, Floyd | before space killed him several million years and miles from now and Floyd | here respectively. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, ">unlock mein journal with mein keys" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "unlock blue journal with konstantin's keys" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant, Lower Cambrian EraTurns: 4141nes) Floyd | > Floyd | > UNLOCK BLUE JOURNAL WITH KONSTANTIN'S KEYS Floyd | Floyd | You unlock the journal. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read blue journal" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant, Lower Cambrian EraTurns: 4142nes) Floyd | > Floyd | > READ BLUE JOURNAL Floyd | Floyd | You read: Floyd | The black death ravages Vienna. Nearly a thousand have died in the Floyd | last week alone; their bodies bloating in the open-air pits Floyd | surrounding the city. The citizens hide in their houses as the plague Floyd | walks the city, and the streets belong to the dogs, the flies and the Floyd | rats now. By day, at least. By night, murderers both human and inhuman Floyd | stalk the byways, the beleagured city guard spread too thin to Floyd | effectively stop every burglar and nightgaunt. Floyd | Floyd | I am rapturous with joy. The coven practices openly now, with no fear Floyd | that our Sabbath orgies will be interrupted by foolish investigators. Floyd | Children can simply be lifted from the street and carried away if Floyd | needed, with the handful of passerby too weak or scared to protest. On Floyd | this alone I have saved so many silver reichsthalers that I would have Floyd | spent on sacrifices, previously. And yesterday I openly mocked a Floyd | Brother of the Holy Trinity in his own church hospital, displaying to Floyd | him an upside-down cross and also my penis, telling him secret names Floyd | of Great Old Ones that will burn in his ears and dreams despite his Floyd | prayers. He cried and tried to throw holy water at me with palsied Floyd | fingers, but I laughed and rode away on my devilhorse. Life is good! Floyd | Floyd | But I know that this joy cannot last. Just as before, the plague will Floyd | pass and the city will return to normal. And Karl Denube (that dog of Floyd | the Habsburgs, curse him) was getting close to discovering our Floyd | identities at any rate after his raid on our botched summoning. I fear Floyd | Petra's carelessness in seducing the constabulary have already given Floyd | us away. So I must plan an escape before the plague abates fully, but Floyd | shall enjoy every moment till then. Floyd | Floyd | -Konstantin T. Cragne, Vienna, August 4, 1679, Sun in the house of Floyd | Cancer Floyd | Floyd | The journal continues... read again to read more... Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "g" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant, Lower Cambrian EraTurns: 4143nes) Floyd | > Floyd | > G Floyd | Floyd | You read: Floyd | Damnation and hellfire! The plague isn't even passed its rounds and Floyd | the guards have begun to hound our coven again. Perhaps it was the Floyd | child-thefts, or perhaps I should not have shown my penis to that Floyd | priest. Floyd | Floyd | No matter. Petra should have half of the Habsburgs" guardsmen Floyd | ensorcelled by now, which should buy time to move the coven operations Floyd | to Innsbruck, or Liechtenstein, or Prague, or join with the Paris Floyd | warlocks. Or even move to London or far-flung Amsterdam. Floyd | Floyd | Anywhere except Bavaria, really. I hate Bavarians so. Floyd | Floyd | -Konstantin T. Cragne, Vienna, September 14th, 1679, Moon in Gemini Floyd | Floyd | The journal continues... read again to read more... Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "g" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant, Lower Cambrian EraTurns: 4144nes) Floyd | > Floyd | > G Floyd | Floyd | You read: Floyd | We are truly in the kraut, now. Petra's overzealousness in seducing Floyd | guardsmen has tipped off the Imperial witchfinders. I warned her that Floyd | if she kept up we would reach critical mass of love-besotted guardsmen Floyd | wandering about and pining for her suspiciously, their loins and Floyd | nostrils enflamed by witch-pheremones. But she did not listen and here Floyd | we are! Damn Petra, her ample bosom, AND her unquenchable thirst for Floyd | male validation all three! Floyd | Floyd | The Imperials mean business this time. Denube has arrested half his Floyd | own police force in the middle of a plague outbreak just because they Floyd | were mildly ensorcelled with forbidden sex magicks. Clearly he worries Floyd | more about us than the rioters and nightgaunts, which seems insane at Floyd | first blush. Although to be fair, we ARE secretly responsible for the Floyd | rioters and the nightgaunts. And the missing children. And the Floyd | finger-collecting phantasms that look like men but bark like dogs. And Floyd | the tentacled wreck that haunts the northern cistern. And the arrival Floyd | of the plague itself. I suppose I cannot fault Denube's priorities. Floyd | Floyd | -Konstantin T., Vienna, September 27 1679, Jupiter Ascending thru Floyd | Libra Floyd | Floyd | The journal continues... read again to read more... Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "g" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant, Lower Cambrian EraTurns: 4145nes) Floyd | > Floyd | > G Floyd | Floyd | You read: Floyd | Our plans to flee are complicated by the plague curfew, as well as the Floyd | early snow that is coming (of which I have been informed by the souls Floyd | of the damned that ride the winds eternally. They are never wrong Floyd | about incoming Alpine weather, though they will lie right to your face Floyd | about whether your cravat suits you, the miserable undead shits). Floyd | Floyd | However! I have a plan. A powerful enough translocation spell could Floyd | move most of the coven and their things, and the spell components are Floyd | easily sourcable. Most of them. The live stoat may be difficult at Floyd | this time of year with the countryside inaccessible and everyone dying Floyd | of the plague, but Jens assures me that a stuffed one will suffice. No Floyd | matter, even the results of a miscast spell is still better than death Floyd | by torture at the hands of Witchfinders or that complete ass Karl Floyd | Denube. Unless the spell turns us inside out, I suppose. Floyd | Floyd | -Konstantin T. Cragne, Vienna, October 9, 1679, Saturn in the House of Floyd | Sagittarius Floyd | Floyd | The journal continues... read again to read more... Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "g" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant, Lower Cambrian EraTurns: 4146nes) Floyd | > Floyd | > G Floyd | Floyd | You read: Floyd | The translocation spell was miscast, and half the coven was turned Floyd | inside out. That was awful. The stuffed stoat didn't suffice as a Floyd | spell component at all. I wanted to scream at Jens, except Jens had Floyd | his ears on the inside of his head and his brains on the outside and Floyd | couldn't have heard me anyway. Also I was being flung through space by Floyd | hideous unknowable forces. Floyd | Floyd | On a happier note, the miscast spell also turned several guardsmen Floyd | inside out as they were coming to arrest us. After they captured Petra Floyd | it was only a matter of time before she gave up the hidden orgy room Floyd | in the charcuterie basement. A dozen city guardsmen and a pair of Floyd | Imperial Witchfinders broke in right as Jens was waggling that stupid Floyd | stuffed stoat over the pentagram, and they stood there gawking like Floyd | provincial idiots at a carnival barker as he botched the incantation. Floyd | Floyd | And then the magical wave it hit them. It was beautiful. I swear, I'll Floyd | never forget the stupid look on Karl Denube's inside-out face as his Floyd | lungs came shooting out of his backwards mouth and hung there against Floyd | his chest like a hissing ballsack. Then he tried to flee but just ran Floyd | straight into a pillar because his eyeballs were facing the wrong way! Floyd | Ha! What a fool. I'd go back and shit on him, if I had any idea where Floyd | I was in relation to Vienna. Floyd | Floyd | It's meadow-y here, and warmer than normal for Austria at this time of Floyd | year. I don't recognize any of the mountains. The same moon at least, Floyd | so I'm not on Aldebaran or Carcosa. In any case, despite not having Floyd | my grimoires or my devilhorse or my orgies, it is pleasant enough here Floyd | except for the wolves that are following me. Floyd | Floyd | I remain hopeful. Floyd | Floyd | -Konstantin Cragne At Large, Location unknown, Date unknown Floyd | Floyd | The journal continues... read again to read more... Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "g" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant, Lower Cambrian EraTurns: 4147nes) Floyd | > Floyd | > G Floyd | Floyd | You read: Floyd | I would give Jens such a beating, if he had not been dead for over a Floyd | hundred years and also turned inside out. The stupid translocation Floyd | spell flung me not just through space but through time! I was Floyd | deposited a league outside of Bratislava, and when I arrived I was Floyd | informed by the beet-obsessed peasants whom infest the dirt-hovels Floyd | outside the city that it was the year-of-their-lord 1809. 1809! Floyd | Floyd | My grimoires will all have been seized and burned by long-dead men, or Floyd | more likely stuffed into Habsburg vaults under the palace in care of Floyd | some blind and deaf eunuch who navigates the moldy stacks of forbidden Floyd | books by touch. I hate those eunuchs so. And my poor devilhorse has Floyd | almost certainly dissolved into astral soup, and I have neither the Floyd | gold nor the souls to create a new familiar. Floyd | Floyd | The coven may have survived in Vienna (assuming some of them turned Floyd | right-side-back-in after I left), but I wouldn't know any of them in Floyd | this age. And the nearest Cragne stronghold is in Krakow, but who Floyd | knows if the vaults are still intact or if the secrets were hauled off Floyd | to some Ottoman shithole after the last Turkish incursion. Floyd | Floyd | My best bet, I think, is to make my way through Brno and on through Floyd | the Nuremburg road to Brussels, assuming that I can stomach the smells Floyd | and sights of Bavaria for that long. I dare not try another Floyd | translocation spell without a familiar or the correct components, and Floyd | I don't know the word for "stoat" in the dialect of the local Floyd | beet-fondlers anyway. They've informed me that the road may be blocked Floyd | by the army of some French commoner who is rampaging across the Floyd | countryside, but I have never let a Frenchman stop me from doing Floyd | anything and I'll be damned if I start now. Floyd | Floyd | -Konstantin T. Cragne, Bratislava, Spring 1809 Floyd | Floyd | The journal continues... read again to read more... Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "g" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant, Lower Cambrian EraTurns: 4148nes) Floyd | > Floyd | > G Floyd | Floyd | You read: Floyd | Still stuck in Bratislava, despite best efforts the past two weeks. Floyd | Still squatting in the burned-out ruins of a hoisery (which is STILL Floyd | better accomodations than this city's wretched hostels) as Napoleon's Floyd | cannons continue to rain metal upon the city. Increasingly depressed Floyd | by the lack of quality sausages as compared to my home, compounded by Floyd | news from a local grocer who informed me that the Holy Empire itself Floyd | is no more, after Napoleon's forces took Vienna. I admit to feeling a Floyd | tiny pang of civic sadness in spite of myself. And also hunger for a Floyd | decent sausage that hasn't been adulterated with ratmeat by the hairy, Floyd | unwashed fingers of inferior Bratislavian sausagemongers. Floyd | Floyd | I have come to terms with the truth that I cannot return to my own Floyd | time, even if I wanted to. The only entities which could do such a Floyd | thing are Y-S in his guise as the Opener of Ways, or possibly the Floyd | **vi*. Unfortunately even thinking for too long about Y-S without a Floyd | lead helmet can cause madness, and I spoke with the **vi* but he Floyd | reminded me that I had already sold him my soul several years prior Floyd | for a larger penis and a more pronounced chin. Alas, my younger self Floyd | put himself too cheap to market. Floyd | Floyd | On the brighter side, every person or instution that I owed money to Floyd | or who wanted me dead is either long-gone or now French. Floyd | Floyd | Since I do not wish to die a Frenchman myself, I have decided to Floyd | Translocate away while Napoleon plays Emperor. I have managed to Floyd | procure a cage of live stoats from a furrier, and can fashion the wax Floyd | poppets myself. The sacrifice of a virgin is a bit harder and I may Floyd | have to settle for the sacrifice of a relatively sexually Floyd | inexperienced person and see what happens. Floyd | Floyd | -Konstantin T., Bratislava, May 22 1809 Floyd | Floyd | The journal continues... read again to read more... Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu asks, "How long IS this thing?" | |
| DavidW says, "heh heh" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "g" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant, Lower Cambrian EraTurns: 4149nes) Floyd | > Floyd | > G Floyd | Floyd | You read: Floyd | Tried the spell on a horse as a test. The horse ended up fused with Floyd | the wall of a milk house two blocks over. I do not think the milk maid Floyd | will ever stop screaming, which is loud if hilarious. The horse might Floyd | not ever stop screaming either, which is loud AND hilarious. I joined Floyd | them briefly, sauntering into the milk house and screaming in time Floyd | with them without giving the maid any context until she fled. Will Floyd | tweak the spell parameters and try again on the morrow, suspect that Floyd | the problem was that the hemi-virgin I sacrificed to power the spell Floyd | was far more sexually experienced than they claimed. Floyd | Floyd | I must admit that despite the challenges and the noise, Napoleon Floyd | throws an enjoyable siege. Watching people run screaming from the Floyd | gunfire in the morning as I cook my coffee over the flames of a Floyd | burning cottage never fails to put a smile on my face, even if I can Floyd | barely get anything done in the chaos. I hope his men are in turn Floyd | enjoying the excitement of the shuffling horrors that I send over the Floyd | walls and into their tents every night to feed on their screams and Floyd | genitals. Floyd | Floyd | -Konstantin T. Cragne, Bratislava, May 24 1809 Floyd | Floyd | The journal continues... read again to read more... Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "Long enough to explain how the bathrooms and undead horse in the pipes came to be." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "g" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant, Lower Cambrian EraTurns: 4150nes) Floyd | > Floyd | > G Floyd | Floyd | You read: Floyd | It took a few hops with the Translocation spell, and another century Floyd | past, but I managed to escape Napoleon's repeat attempts to rub his Floyd | tiny French nutsack all over the continent. In fact, I believe that Floyd | I've found a home here in the Balkans, at least temporarily. It's no Floyd | Vienna but this is certainly better than dodging cannonballs daily. Floyd | And I am beginning to reform my coven by recruiting from the Floyd | disaffected youths of the city! Despite the barrier in language and Floyd | custom I get along splendly with the local occult groups as long as I Floyd | don't talk about Austria too much in a positive way. Floyd | Floyd | I've reformed my familiar in the shape of a large owl with a human ass Floyd | for a head and moose-deer antlers sprouting from the left and right Floyd | butt-cheeks. That may sound ribald but I can make assurances that such Floyd | a thing is fucking terrifying to see swooping down on you in the dark Floyd | of an alley at midnight, especially when it starts hooting out of its Floyd | anus. Floyd | Floyd | Starting to feel hopeful again about the future. Strangely grateful to Floyd | briefly be in a peaceful time where I can rebuild without chaos, which Floyd | isn't like me at all, but I'm just very tired of using that damned Floyd | Translocation spell to run from wars. Floyd | Floyd | -Konstantin T. Cragne, Sarajevo, 25 June 1914 Floyd | Floyd | The journal continues... read again to read more... Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "g" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant, Lower Cambrian EraTurns: 4151nes) Floyd | > Floyd | > G Floyd | Floyd | You read: Floyd | There is no damned way that they make this shitty little asshead the Floyd | chancellor. No way. Who would do that. Floyd | Floyd | -Konstantin T. Cragne, Berlin, January 29 1933 Floyd | Floyd | The journal continues... read again to read more... Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "g" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant, Lower Cambrian EraTurns: 4152nes) Floyd | > Floyd | > G Floyd | Floyd | You read: Floyd | On a steam-ship from London. Bored with Europe, and hoping there are Floyd | fewer explosions in America. Explosions and wars bore me now. Floyd | Floyd | Crossing the channel from France to England was pure joy, however. It Floyd | had been forever since I had felt the Faceless Lords of the Night lift Floyd | me airborn on a broomstick like that; much more pleasant than the Floyd | Translocation spell. I didn't even bother to hide from the ships Floyd | passing underneath, and I even stopped to take a truly epic shit down Floyd | the open hatch of a surfaced U-boat after stopping for a very greasy Floyd | plate of spaetzle in occupied France. Wish I could have seen the faces Floyd | of the soldiers inside as THAT torpedo was delivered. Floyd | Floyd | Corresponded with family in New York via long-range psychic screams, Floyd | in-between hiding in subway tunnels in London during the bombings. The Floyd | New York Cragnes speak well of the New Country. Apparently you can Floyd | just out and SAY you're a witch these days, and nobody will give a Floyd | single shit! They just keep drinking. I am excited to experience this Floyd | brave new world and bilk the gullible drunken fools who inhabit it. Floyd | Floyd | -Konstantin T. Cragne, Mid-Atlantic, June 1944 Floyd | Floyd | The journal continues... read again to read more... Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "g" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant, Lower Cambrian EraTurns: 4153nes) Floyd | > Floyd | > G Floyd | Floyd | You read: Floyd | By the great green balls of Satan's Fraternal Star-Twin, I am BORED. Floyd | New York is BORING. Floyd | Floyd | They THINK they're cosmopolitan, they THINK they're the best of the Floyd | world here, but NO ONE who had seen Vienna in full splendor (before Floyd | Napoleon burned it down, like the great French tit that he was) would Floyd | think of this as ANYTHING but a provincial backwater compared to the Floyd | jewel of the Empire. Floyd | Floyd | Oooo, you have tall buildings. A pox on your tall buildings! I have Floyd | seen the living spires of Carcosa! I have seen the non-Euclidean bones Floyd | of Sleeping R'yleh rising from the Marianas Trench by dawn! I am Floyd | unimpressed by tall things, New York! I have seen taller things while Floyd | pawing through owl shit for bone-omens! Floyd | Floyd | You can't even make a proper sausage. And when you DO produce one of Floyd | your shitty sausages for inspection, New York, you immediately cover Floyd | it with tomato leavings like you're some kind of simple cretin from Floyd | Tuscany who couldn't find real food with both roughly callused hands Floyd | and a map. Tomato leavings! On a sausage! For shame. Floyd | Floyd | My family is boring me as well. The New York branch is feuding with Floyd | the Vermont and Boston branches, while the Texarkana branch eats Floyd | popcorn from the sidelines and sells djinn wishes and leprechaun drugs Floyd | to whoever's currently on the outs to keep the feud going. I've seen Floyd | all this before, in the old country. The one interesting thing I have Floyd | to report is that H promised me a seat on the Varigated Council and Floyd | enough spell resources to create a new familiar if I were to betray Floyd | New York and kill L. I'd have to move to Vermont, though. Thinking Floyd | about it. Floyd | Floyd | Bored. Bored bored boring boredom. Bored. Floyd | Floyd | -K. T., New Ybored, June Whatever, 19meh Floyd | Floyd | The journal continues... read again to read more... Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "oh right, Varigated Council." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "g" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant, Lower Cambrian EraTurns: 4154nes) Floyd | > Floyd | > G Floyd | Floyd | You read: Floyd | I never thought I'd come to like it here, but I must finally admit Floyd | that Vermont is very pretty during the fall. Reminds me of Vienna, and Floyd | also the orange-and-gold innards of those humanoid creatures from Floyd | Saturn, the ones that squawk like pelicans when you summon them. They Floyd | are also very pretty in the fall, although they make a smell like the Floyd | last hours of a Saxon orgy when you cut them open to get at the Floyd | colorful innards I mentioned. And it releases an obscene amount of Floyd | helium in the process. Voice is funny for weeks and your hands are Floyd | stained saffron for twice as long. I digress. Floyd | Floyd | Vermont. Pretty. Fall. Family. This is my fourth year as the Mazarine Floyd | Alderman on the Council and I'm still angry about it. I pointed out Floyd | to H and Z that I helped found the second new council after the fall Floyd | of the Roman Empire, for fuck's sake. A Cragne of my skill and stature Floyd | deserved *at least* Coquelicot, if not Sarcoline. And it's not like I Floyd | asked for Murex right off the bat. So I patiently explained that Floyd | Mazarine was the Alderman position for fresh-faced toddlers and/or the Floyd | Irish. When that failed to move them I threatened, and then I begged. Floyd | Floyd | But no, I am Mazarine Alderman in the end, as if I was some assfaced Floyd | Burgomeister out of Munich with two wooden legs and no dick, and not Floyd | one of the most accomplished Cragnes of the last five hundred years. I Floyd | am livid, still.-Konstantin Teufelheim Cragne, Floyd | Mazarine-bloody-Alderman, Vermont, September 30 1967 Floyd | Floyd | The journal continues... read again to read more... Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "And there's the pottymouth's color." | |
| DavidW says, "yup" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "And there's the pottymouth's color." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "g" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant, Lower Cambrian EraTurns: 4155nes) Floyd | > Floyd | > G Floyd | Floyd | You read: Floyd | I think a Sicilian clown was Mazarine Alderman once. Hell, I've heard Floyd | of Incan mummies who got buried with their gonads in their mouths and Floyd | make ball-sounds when they speak that have ended up with better Floyd | positions on the council than I've got. I met a fucking *crow* once Floyd | that was a more important Alderman than Mazarine. A *crow*. It wasn't Floyd | even part of the family, it was *adopted*. Floyd | Floyd | No matter. I have more important things to deal with for now, like Floyd | finding a source of civilian funds to help create my familiar. The Floyd | **vi* still refuses to front me cash, just keeps shaking his head when Floyd | I summon him before pointing at my crotch and my chin, the uppity Floyd | fuck. Floyd | Floyd | -Konstantin, Still Mazarine, Vermont, October 12 1968 Floyd | Floyd | The journal continues... read again to read more... Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Oops" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "g" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant, Lower Cambrian EraTurns: 4156nes) Floyd | > Floyd | > G Floyd | Floyd | You read: Floyd | The familiar-crafting has taken longer than expected. This is due to Floyd | having to be Bob. Floyd | Floyd | I had no social security information or work history when I came to Floyd | Vermont, and I've been told in no uncertain terms not to ensnare the Floyd | locals with witch-eyes or addictive bodily secretions if I can help Floyd | it. Or bludgeon too many of them to death for their wallets. Or the Floyd | tourists either. "Don't shit where you eat" and all that. The Council Floyd | has said nothing about skin-wearing though. Floyd | Floyd | Regarding skin-wearing: if you can coil yourself up tightly and flatly Floyd | enough, you can fit your whole adult humanself into the layer of Floyd | viscera between the skin and the skeletal muscle of a different human. Floyd | There's a sort of bag made out of ligament that you can wrap yourself Floyd | around, and then you can manipulate the other body by undulating your Floyd | rolled-up self against it. Conceptually similar to that branch of yoga Floyd | where your yoga mat is alive and fights you between asanas. Any rate, Floyd | I needed human money so I captured a man named Bob and started wearing Floyd | him like a pantsuit. He's a local boss at the meat-packing plant, but Floyd | I haven't been able to work there yet since I had to wait a few weeks Floyd | for Bob to stop continually screaming into the part of my leg that's Floyd | wrapped around his mouth-muscles because it's distracting. He finally Floyd | tired, though. I am excited for my first day of work as Bob. Floyd | Floyd | -Konstantin Cragne/Bob, Vermont, May 15 1972 Floyd | Floyd | The journal continues... read again to read more... Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "g" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant, Lower Cambrian EraTurns: 4157nes) Floyd | > Floyd | > G Floyd | Floyd | You read: Floyd | I was initially very excited to work at the meat-packing plant because Floyd | I heard they made Viennese sausages. Imagine my rage when I found out Floyd | what "Vienna Sausages" actually were. No self-respecting Austrian Floyd | would be caught dead with one of these mixed-meat cigarettes between Floyd | their lips. I almost burned the whole plant down with conjured Floyd | hellfire on the spot, but I'm too close to getting my familiar, and if Floyd | I'm honest I find my bumpkin coworkers conceptually interesting if not Floyd | intellectually stimulating. Floyd | Floyd | -Konstantin T./Bob, Vermont, May 15 1972 Floyd | Floyd | The journal continues... read again to read more... Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "g" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant, Lower Cambrian EraTurns: 4158nes) Floyd | > Floyd | > G Floyd | Floyd | You read: Floyd | Using the same bathroom as the plebian meatsmiths who wallow back and Floyd | forth in this factory of lies and sausage failure has become tiresome, Floyd | so I have fashioned my own lavatory from raw cometary atoms at the Floyd | farthest reaches of the solar system. There is a fantastic view there Floyd | of the nemesis rock of Yuggoth which will one day impact and devour Floyd | the Earth! And a padded seat and a phonograph on which I can listen to Floyd | my old wax recordings! Also, I added some air so that I can actually Floyd | listen to music, and so that Bob can breathe. Floyd | Floyd | Afterwards, I made the new restroom translocationally accessible from Floyd | the meatpacking restroom, and then restricted worker access to the Floyd | toilet on the Earth side of the portal. This prevents potentially Floyd | hazardous dimensional leakage, but more importantly keeps the unwashed Floyd | masses from using my restroom. There have been some complaints from Floyd | the workers about having to make other toilet arrangements. The Floyd | complaints did not cease when I pointed out that, historically Floyd | speaking, shitting into buckets behind one's place of work used to be Floyd | considered a luxury. The people of this era are spoiled. Floyd | Floyd | In other news, I have begun work on my new familiar. The pentagram is Floyd | inscribed, although I suspect that I am a few years out from the other Floyd | requirements. - K Cragne, Vermont, December 22 1974 Floyd | Floyd | The journal continues... read again to read more... Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "wax recordings, eh?" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "g" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant, Lower Cambrian EraTurns: 4159nes) Floyd | > Floyd | > G Floyd | Floyd | You read: Floyd | Curse all the gods and the frozen gargantuan mollusc-things in the Floyd | black gulfs between stars that pretend to be gods! There must be a way Floyd | to make this work. Floyd | Floyd | The familiar spell is complex, and admittedly I am trying something Floyd | that has not been done before to my knowledge, but it still should Floyd | work. All this version of the spell requires (aside from the gold and Floyd | complex spell-matrices and a few other odds and ends) is at least one Floyd | being with a soul that will serve as the template for the familiar. Floyd | Floyd | And who among us would believe, even for a moment, that my 1976 cherry Floyd | red Pontiac Firebird Trans Am does not contain a soul? Who among us Floyd | could slide gently atop those black leather seats, naked as a newborn Floyd | babe and twice as hungry, wrap our trembling hands around the wheel Floyd | and feel the engine turn over and hear the throaty rumble as we rev Floyd | the gas, and honestly believe that this beautiful machine is soulless? Floyd | Floyd | I knew as soon as I saw it at the dealership. It was those curves. Floyd | That power. The noise. The feeling you get deep in your genitals when Floyd | you throw the e-brake while sqeauling the tires doing doughnuts in the Floyd | crowded parking lot of the Alpha Beta, as the salesman riding shotgun Floyd | screams like a neutered cat and begs to be freed from the spinning Floyd | death cage. This is clearly a machine designed by Satan for His Own Floyd | People. Even Bob loves it, and all Bob does anymore is scream Floyd | endlessly in his own head for the sweet release of death. I had to Floyd | procure one of these cars. Floyd | Floyd | More than that. I had to make one my familiar. But I cannot get the Floyd | thrice-damned spell to work on my car. Floyd | Floyd | -Konstantin/Bob, Vermont, June 12 1975 Floyd | Floyd | The journal continues... read again to read more... Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "g" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant, Lower Cambrian EraTurns: 4160nes) Floyd | > Floyd | > G Floyd | Floyd | You read: Floyd | It was simple, in the end. If my 1976 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am did Floyd | not have a suitable soul, then I would give it one. All it required Floyd | was a modification to the old Translocation spell and a suitable Floyd | partner, which at first proved more difficult than expected. Floyd | Floyd | I thought about using Bob, but his soul is far too soft to reside in Floyd | my Trans Am. And I thought about Bob's boss, Mr. Gambretti, but I've Floyd | grown to like the man and respect him as a superior, at least as Floyd | regards packaging sausages. Who knew that I would ever believe a Floyd | Genoese could be trusted with machinery more complex than a ball and Floyd | cup game? American egalitarianism must be seeping into my bones. Floyd | Floyd | A perfect answer for the soul problem walked right onto the factory Floyd | floor. A bad-tempered racehorse that had been a contender in the Floyd | Kentucky Derby was sold to us for the purposes of gelatin, and I was Floyd | given the rendering job. The name of this equine beast was Rowdy Floyd | Tumnus, and he was in his own way as gorgeous and spirited as my Floyd | Pontiac. He had murdered his previous owner with a series of kicks to Floyd | the head, abdomen and groin before being sent to us, and tried to bite Floyd | the dick off of everyone we passed on the way to the slaughter room. Floyd | Then he broke free from the restraints twice before we could use the Floyd | pneumatic gun on him, and in-between the dick biting during one escape Floyd | he went out of his way to put a hoof through Gambretti's office Floyd | window. A horse that would destroy property out of spite! Rowdy Tumnus Floyd | was perfect. Floyd | Floyd | I performed the spells right in the lavatory (the plebian lavatory, I Floyd | have no wish to get horse guts on my private fixtures orbiting Floyd | Yuggoth), which was somewhat private and also had a drain in case the Floyd | spell went wrong. It went off with only a single minor hitch, and the Floyd | vicious soul of Rowdy Tumnus was transfered to my Firebird which was Floyd | parked outside. In turn, the vicious soul of my Firebird was Floyd | transferred to the body of Rowdy Tumnus. Success! I haven't been this Floyd | excited since I let those zombies loose in the brothels of Prague! Floyd | Floyd | -K.T./Bob, Vermont, June 23 1975 Floyd | Floyd | The journal continues... read again to read more... Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "g" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant, Lower Cambrian EraTurns: 4161nes) Floyd | > Floyd | > G Floyd | Floyd | You read: Floyd | That one hitch I mentioned: during the soul-swap, both the skeleton of Floyd | Rowdy Tumnus and the transmission of my Pontiac were vaporized for Floyd | some reason. So I was left with the immortal and still-living fleshy Floyd | bits of a killer horse flopping about on the floor of the factory's Floyd | garderobe, and a muscle-car familiar that is stuck in first gear until Floyd | I can find a mechanic who can peer into the Astral plane. Floyd | Floyd | Frustrating, but we work with what we have. I spent an hour stuffing Floyd | the sack-like remains of Rowdy Tumnus down the shower drain, along Floyd | with the pulped body of a coworker who stumbled upon that grim tableau Floyd | before being attacked and suffocated by the aforementioned murderous Floyd | half-horse. Then I drove my familiar home. - Konstantin, Vermont, June Floyd | 24 1975 Floyd | Floyd | The journal continues... read again to read more... Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "g" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant, Lower Cambrian EraTurns: 4162nes) Floyd | > Floyd | > G Floyd | Floyd | You read: Floyd | Despite my best efforts, I've been unable to coax the boneless Rowdy Floyd | Tumnus back out of the plant's plumbing for long enough to lead him Floyd | out of the plant or banish him. Part of this is difficulty securing Floyd | effective bait; he appears to prefer human flesh to apples or sugar Floyd | cubes now, which isn't something that I can just purchase at the local Floyd | market. At least not the public one. Floyd | Floyd | That being the case, I've decided to bind him to guard my private Floyd | bathroom and sorcerous implements. He seems happy enough in the pipes, Floyd | and as I have an errand on a parallel timeline in space that requires Floyd | my attention, I'd prefer that none of the local mullet-wearing Floyd | peasantry lay hams to my commode while I'm out sorcering. I suspect Floyd | that Tumnus will end up killing at least a few of them who try, Floyd | despite my warnings to the plant management. Ah well. I've supplied Floyd | Edward with a Tanslocation Incantation to banish Tumnus somewhere, Floyd | should the need arise. He'll have to source most of the spell Floyd | components himself, but Edward is.. well Edward is my apprentice and Floyd | I'm sure he'll manage the horse. -Konstantin T. Cragne, October 10 Floyd | 1975 Floyd | Floyd | Last page.. read again to start from beginning... Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Whew." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "milk trilobite" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant, Lower Cambrian EraTurns: 4162nes) Floyd | > Floyd | > MILK TRILOBITE Floyd | Floyd | Try milking the trilobite into something. Maybe something else you Floyd | need for the potion Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "milk trilobite into dew" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant, Lower Cambrian EraTurns: 4163nes) Floyd | > Floyd | > MILK TRILOBITE INTO DEW Floyd | Floyd | You kneel down towards the trilobite that keeps nuzzling your foot. As Floyd | you're searching for teats on an ancient non-mamalian proto-crab that Floyd | is extinct in your space-time so that you can milk it into a Mountain Floyd | Dew can that belongs to a dead wizard's apprentice floating in space Floyd | in the future, you think back to your marriage ceremony to Peter. You Floyd | think about the kind of life you expected to have together. And you Floyd | think about how things have been since you arrived in Vermont. And you Floyd | think about that for a few minutes, as you gently milk the trilobite Floyd | into the soda can. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "So, Mazarine alderman with a Pontiac Firebird familiar." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Yep." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "I honestly expected that figurine to be a red herring." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x pepto" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant, Lower Cambrian EraTurns: 4164nes) Floyd | > Floyd | > X PEPTO Floyd | Floyd | A bottle of pink bismuth-subsalicylate. It's for drinking when your Floyd | poops are sick. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "It was certainly a which-one-of-these-things-just-doesn't-belong-here sort of item." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "pour pepto into dew" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant, Lower Cambrian EraTurns: 4165nes) Floyd | > Floyd | > POUR PEPTO INTO DEW Floyd | Floyd | You pour some of the pepto out, into the can of Dew. This one's for Floyd | the homies. The homies with diarrhea. Floyd | Then you swish the concoction around for a moment, and it begins to Floyd | glow! And smell. It smells real bad. If someone told you this was a Floyd | Potion of Glowing and Smelling, and not Fortitude like the scroll Floyd | said, you would not fight them. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "l" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant, Lower Cambrian EraTurns: 4166nes) Floyd | > Floyd | > L Floyd | Floyd | Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant, Lower Cambrian Era (Chris Floyd | Jones) (on the toilet (on a beach)) (on the beach) (in the Lower Floyd | Cambrian Epoch) Floyd | Well... you're on a beach. A beach with a toilet on it. I guess that Floyd | makes it a bathroom, right? Can't be anything but a bathroom if it has Floyd | a toilet in it; plop a toilet down in any other room and it's a Floyd | bathroom no matter what it was previously. So it's settled then, this Floyd | beach is a bathroom. Anyway, next to the toilet is a little table with Floyd | nothing. To the north there's a weird moss forest and to the south Floyd | there's an ocean. Floyd | Floyd | And before you ask, the reason you know this is the lower Cambrian is Floyd | because of the millions of trilobite and trilobite-adjacent species Floyd | that are hanging out on the beach and in the water here, including one Floyd | that is nuzzling your foot (shoo! shoo!). Just a metric pantload of Floyd | trilobites all over everything. At least... At least this is normal Floyd | for the Lower Cambrian. Perfectly normal Lower Cambrian bathroom. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | You can see a pentagram (covered in green flames) on the beach here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "flush toilet" | ||
Floyd | > Floyd | > FLUSH TOILET Floyd | Floyd | You flush the toilet. The Higgs bosons start to swirl around the bowl. Floyd | You think. You're thinking about them being in the bowl so they might Floyd | not actually be there. Stop thinking about them. Anyway everything Floyd | starts to swirl and run just like that time a few minutes ago when you Floyd | flushed yourself to the Cambrian era, and a few minutes before that Floyd | when you flushed yourself back to Vermont from space... | ||
| Knight_Otu pushes the green 'space' button. | ||
Floyd | when you flushed yourself back to Vermont from space... Floyd | Floyd | Suddenly you're pulled backwards and downwards, by your bum, into the Floyd | locus of the reality swirl, just like all the times before... | ||
| Knight_Otu pushes the green 'space' button. | ||
Floyd | locus of the reality swirl, just like all the times before...
Floyd |
Floyd | You are hurtling bum-first through a hyperspace (I guess hyper-TIME?)
Floyd | wormhole of kaleidoscopic color-lines, backwards in time from the
Floyd | Cambrian. Wait, if you're moving backwards through a wormhole to the
Floyd | past that would mean you're actually moving forward in
Floyd | spacetime becau
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| Knight_Otu pushes the green 'space' button. | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant (Chris Jones) Turns: 4167 Floyd | spacetime becau Floyd | Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant (Chris Jones) (on the Floyd | toilet) (in the stall) Floyd | You're inside the bathroom stall, which is one of those big accessible Floyd | ones. There's a surprisingly clean porcelain toilet sitting invitingly Floyd | in the center of the stall, with a mass of Higgs boson particles in Floyd | the open bowl. Floyd | Floyd | (At least you think the glowing mass of Higgs boson particles is in Floyd | the toilet; they should as long as you're not looking at them but Floyd | they're not if you are. Goddamn particle physics.) Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Next to the toilet, there's one of those grab bars set into the wall. Floyd | Next to that, there's a little door to what appears to be a janitor's Floyd | closet, if the word "Janitor" on the door is any indication. Next to Floyd | that, there's a medicine cabinet. And all around those things Floyd | are graffiti. Just tons and tons of graffiti. Speaking of: on the back Floyd | of the stall door, someone scratched the words "I Told You Not To Floyd | Use The Shitter, Broseph". Below that on the door, someone has Floyd | inscribed the Elder Sign. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | You can see a pentagram edge (covered in green flames) on the floor Floyd | just outside the stall (on which is a candle shaped like a foot (of Floyd | which a toe is on fire)) here. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Whew." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get foot" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant (Chris Jones) Turns: 4168 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET FOOT Floyd | Floyd | Taken. The weird ghostly green flame on the pentagram goes and the Floyd | Higgs bosons in the toilet go back to being normal water. Floyd | Floyd | The boneless horse oozles and schlorps around the stall, occasionally Floyd | smacking it with a hoof, still making car engine noises. Floyd | "Br-RN-NN-NN-NN-NN!". The Elder Sign holds. For now. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put hand in pentagram" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant (Chris Jones) Turns: 4169 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT HAND IN PENTAGRAM Floyd | Floyd | You put the lit candle shaped like a human hand on top of the Floyd | pentagram. That doesn't seem like a good idea but okay. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | The pentagram suddenly blazes alight with ghostly blue flame! And also Floyd | something starts glowing in the toilet bowl, in the stall. Weird. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "flush toilet" | ||
Floyd | > Floyd | > FLUSH TOILET Floyd | Floyd | You flush the toilet. The luminiferous æther begins to circle in the Floyd | bowl under your bum, making alien colors and weird shadows dance along Floyd | the walls of the stall (and probably also along the bottom of your Floyd | bum, but you can't see that so it's just a guess). Then the walls Floyd | start spinning. Actually spinning. The meatpacking plant bathroom Floyd | spinning around you starts to run like an oil painting left out in the Floyd | sun too long, everything melting and flowing downwards. Downwards and Floyd | inwards towards the toilet you're sitting on. Reality itself begins to Floyd | swirl around you, like æther in a toilet bowl... | ||
| Knight_Otu pushes the green 'space' button. | ||
Floyd | swirl around you, like æther in a toilet bowl... Floyd | Floyd | Suddenly you're pulled backwards and downwards, by your bum, into the Floyd | locus of the reality swirl... | ||
| Knight_Otu pushes the green 'space' button. | ||
Floyd | locus of the reality swirl... Floyd | Floyd | You are hurtling bum-first at sub-light-speed through a hyperspace Floyd | wormhole of kaleidoscopic color-lines, just like that homeless Floyd | fortune-teller told you would happen one day after she read your palm Floyd | (and right before she shouted at you about how chemtrails were Floyd | retroactively changing the spelling of "Campbells Soup"). What a weird Floyd | coincidence. Anyway, you look over your shoulder and see that you are Floyd | rapidly approaching a star-filled exit from the wormhole. Before you Floyd | can react, you are ejected out into a... bathroom stall? | ||
| Knight_Otu pushes the green 'space' button. | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the... Meatpacking... Plant? (Chris JoneTurns: 4170 Floyd | can react, you are ejected out into a... bathroom stall? Floyd | Bathroom of the... Meatpacking... Plant? (Chris Jones) (on the Floyd | toilet (in space)) (in the stall (in space)) (in the terrifying void Floyd | full of alien stars (aka "space")) Floyd | This is a perfectly normal bathroom. In space. Beyond the visible rays Floyd | of the life-giving sun, surrounded by strange and distant Floyd | constellations. There's a bathroom stall (which is floating in the Floyd | void of space next to you), a urinal (floating in space nearby), a Floyd | sink with a mirror over it (yup, both floating in space) and even a Floyd | shower (space!) for those days at work when you are FLOATING IN THE Floyd | LIFELESS VOID OF SPACE OH GOD WHY HAVE YOU FORSAKEN YOUR CHILD IN THIS Floyd | FRIGID AIRLESS HELL. Floyd | Floyd | Actually wait okay, there appears to be air at least, that's Floyd | something. And it's pretty cozy in the stall, to be honest. The toilet Floyd | itself is a lot nicer here, and there's an old-timey phonograph and Floyd | even a fireplace with a hearth on one side of the stall. It wouldn't Floyd | be the worst place you've dropped a deuce, even accounting for the Floyd | fact that you're millions of miles from everything you've ever known Floyd | or loved and surrounded by weird shit. Speaking of which: Floyd | Floyd | There's some weird shit orbitting the space bathroom-stall: some Floyd | corpses, a small bookshelf (on which is nothing), Ed's bare-assed Floyd | frozen space corpse, and what appears to be a... '70s Pontiac Firebird Floyd | a little farther out, all circling slowly through space. Floyd | Floyd | And the bathroom itself appears to be in orbit around an icy planetoid Floyd | many miles below you, the curve taking up much of your view in one Floyd | direction. The planetoid is covered in alien spires and hurts to look Floyd | at. Otherwise, you know, this is still a perfectly normal meatpacking Floyd | plant bathroom. In space. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | You can see a pentagram (covered in blue flames) floating in the void, Floyd | not too far from the space urinal here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x firebird" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the... Meatpacking... Plant? (Chris JoneTurns: 4171 Floyd | > Floyd | > X FIREBIRD Floyd | Floyd | A 70's Pontiac Firebird Trans-Am. Cherry red. Floating in space for Floyd | some reason. It's too far away from the bathroom stall to do anything Floyd | to, though. Wait, is it... is it making soft horse noises? What the Floyd | fuck. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x phonograph" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the... Meatpacking... Plant? (Chris JoneTurns: 4172 Floyd | > Floyd | > X PHONOGRAPH Floyd | Floyd | An old-timey phonograph, the kind where the sound comes out a brass Floyd | bell. You'll have to crank it if you want it to play music, since Floyd | that's how these really old phonographs work. Floyd | Floyd | There's an antique wax cylinder loaded on the phonograph; the old kind Floyd | from before the days where records were vinyl. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "crank it" | ||
Floyd | > Floyd | > CRANK IT Floyd | Floyd | You rub your hands together excitedly and lean towards the Floyd | old-timey-phonograph. Who knows what this antique wax record on it Floyd | holds? A rare Bach recording? A violin concerto from the turn of the Floyd | century? Nikola Tesla talking mad shit about Edison and Marconi?? It Floyd | could be anything! Hands trembling, you grasp the phonograph crank and Floyd | give it a turn as you listen in anticipation: Floyd | Floyd | [Press any key...] | ||
| Knight_Otu pushes the green 'space' button. | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the... Meatpacking... Plant? (Chris JoneTurns: 4173 Floyd | [Press any key...] Floyd | Floyd | ♫♫***The opening line of "We Built This City" by Starship ring Floyd | out Floyd | from the brass bell of the phonograph.***♫♫ Floyd | Floyd | Oh God no. It can't be. On an antique wax recording in space? How? Floyd | Why? Who would do this? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get cylinder" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the... Meatpacking... Plant? (Chris JoneTurns: 4174 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET CYLINDER Floyd | Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I guess the author wanted you to have little guilt about destroying the cylinder." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "shape it" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the... Meatpacking... Plant? (Chris JoneTurns: 4174 Floyd | > Floyd | > SHAPE IT Floyd | Floyd | That noun did not make sense in this context. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "shape cyclinder" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the... Meatpacking... Plant? (Chris JoneTurns: 4174 Floyd | > Floyd | > SHAPE CYCLINDER Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "shape horse from cylinder" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the... Meatpacking... Plant? (Chris JoneTurns: 4174 Floyd | > Floyd | > SHAPE HORSE FROM CYLINDER Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "This is where the hearth is, right?" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "shape wax" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the... Meatpacking... Plant? (Chris JoneTurns: 4174 Floyd | > Floyd | > SHAPE WAX Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "l" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the... Meatpacking... Plant? (Chris JoneTurns: 4175 Floyd | > Floyd | > L Floyd | Floyd | Bathroom of the... Meatpacking... Plant? (Chris Jones) (on the Floyd | toilet (in space)) (in the stall (in space)) (in the terrifying void Floyd | full of alien stars (aka "space")) Floyd | This is a perfectly normal bathroom. In space. Beyond the visible rays Floyd | of the life-giving sun, surrounded by strange and distant Floyd | constellations. There's a bathroom stall (which is floating in the Floyd | void of space next to you), a urinal (floating in space nearby), a Floyd | sink with a mirror over it (yup, both floating in space) and even a Floyd | shower (space!) for those days at work when you are FLOATING IN THE Floyd | LIFELESS VOID OF SPACE OH GOD WHY HAVE YOU FORSAKEN YOUR CHILD IN THIS Floyd | FRIGID AIRLESS HELL. Floyd | Floyd | Actually wait okay, there appears to be air at least, that's Floyd | something. And it's pretty cozy in the stall, to be honest. The toilet Floyd | itself is a lot nicer here, and there's an old-timey phonograph and Floyd | even a fireplace with a hearth on one side of the stall. It wouldn't Floyd | be the worst place you've dropped a deuce, even accounting for the Floyd | fact that you're millions of miles from everything you've ever known Floyd | or loved and surrounded by weird shit. Speaking of which: Floyd | Floyd | There's some weird shit orbitting the space bathroom-stall: some Floyd | corpses, a small bookshelf (on which is nothing), Ed's bare-assed Floyd | frozen space corpse, and what appears to be a... '70s Pontiac Firebird Floyd | a little farther out, all circling slowly through space. Floyd | Floyd | And the bathroom itself appears to be in orbit around an icy planetoid Floyd | many miles below you, the curve taking up much of your view in one Floyd | direction. The planetoid is covered in alien spires and hurts to look Floyd | at. Otherwise, you know, this is still a perfectly normal meatpacking Floyd | plant bathroom. In space. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | You can see a pentagram (covered in blue flames) floating in the void, Floyd | not too far from the space urinal here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put cyclinder on hearth" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the... Meatpacking... Plant? (Chris JoneTurns: 4175 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT CYCLINDER ON HEARTH Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x hearth" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the... Meatpacking... Plant? (Chris JoneTurns: 4176 Floyd | > Floyd | > X HEARTH Floyd | Floyd | A stone hearth jutting out from the front of the fireplace. Floyd | Traditionally you'd put things that you wanted to heat up on top of Floyd | the hearth here, which warms up when the fireplace is lit so that you Floyd | don't have to reach in and out of the fireplace with your (relatively Floyd | flammable) hands. It's an unexpected but welcome bit of old-worldy Floyd | charm, here in the terrifying void of alien space. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x cylinder" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the... Meatpacking... Plant? (Chris JoneTurns: 4177 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CYLINDER Floyd | Floyd | This is how the VERY early phonograph records looked: round wax Floyd | cylinders about foot tall. Normally with ones this old, they have Floyd | classical recordings on them, although someone appears to have etched Floyd | a sonic abomination into this one for some reason. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "You mispelled cylinder earlier." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Oh." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put cylinder on hearth" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the... Meatpacking... Plant? (Chris JoneTurns: 4178 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT CYLINDER ON HEARTH Floyd | Floyd | You put the wax cylinder on the hearth. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x fireplace" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the... Meatpacking... Plant? (Chris JoneTurns: 4179 Floyd | > Floyd | > X FIREPLACE Floyd | Floyd | A cozy little brick fireplace with some space logs in it. It's unlit. Floyd | Jutting out the front is a part of the fireplace called a stone Floyd | hearth, which is like a brick of stone that you would set things on to Floyd | warm them up using the fireplace, without sustaining horrible and Floyd | disfiguring burns to your extremities by reaching in and out of the Floyd | fire. Nice feature, that. Floyd | Floyd | In the cozy fireplace are some space logs. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "SPACE LOGS!" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x logs" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the... Meatpacking... Plant? (Chris JoneTurns: 4180 Floyd | > Floyd | > X LOGS Floyd | Floyd | They're logs. In space. Well technically they're in the fireplace but Floyd | the fireplace is in space, so... Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu asks, "Is one of them a captain's log?" | |
| DavidW says, "gosh, I hope so." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "light logs with lighter" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the... Meatpacking... Plant? (Chris JoneTurns: 4181 Floyd | > Floyd | > LIGHT LOGS WITH LIGHTER Floyd | Floyd | You try lighting the space logs with the rad wizard lighter (smelling Floyd | faintly of mildew) for a while but this tiny little lighter flame Floyd | won't get these big ol' logs a-burnin'. You need to light a larger Floyd | amount of kindling and toss it in there. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "hm. The note? Ed's journal?" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "light juggs with lighter" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the... Meatpacking... Plant? (Chris JoneTurns: 4182 Floyd | > Floyd | > LIGHT JUGGS WITH LIGHTER Floyd | Floyd | You hold the rad wizard lighter (smelling faintly of mildew) up to the Floyd | vintage issue of Juggs Magazine and flick the little metal wheel, but Floyd | it won't light at the moment. These gas station lighters are Floyd | unreliable pieces of crap. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "Don't use the magazine. It's for something else." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "light ed's journal with lighter" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the... Meatpacking... Plant? (Chris JoneTurns: 4183 Floyd | > Floyd | > LIGHT ED'S JOURNAL WITH LIGHTER Floyd | Floyd | You hold the rad wizard lighter (smelling faintly of mildew) up to Floyd | Ed's Journal (you know it's Ed's journal because it says "Ed's Floyd | Journal" on the front) and flick the little metal wheel. Success! Ed's Floyd | Journal (you know it's Ed's journal because it says "Ed's Journal" on Floyd | the front) is on fire. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put ed's journal in fireplace" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the... Meatpacking... Plant? (Chris JoneTurns: 4184 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT ED'S JOURNAL IN FIREPLACE Floyd | Floyd | You put Ed's Journal (you know it's Ed's journal because it says "Ed's Floyd | Journal" on the front)(it's on fire) into the fireplace. After a Floyd | moment, the space logs catch and flare up into a glorious flame! The Floyd | hearth begins to warm up as well. Hopefully this isn't consuming all Floyd | the oxygen in this space bathroom... Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | The wax cylinder rapidly melts into a lump of wax. Floyd | Awesome. Space is finally safe from the twisted revenant of the band Floyd | formerly known as Jefferson Starship. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "shape wax" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the... Meatpacking... Plant? (Chris JoneTurns: 4184 Floyd | > Floyd | > SHAPE WAX Floyd | Floyd | What do you want to shape the lump of wax into? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "horse" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the... Meatpacking... Plant? (Chris JoneTurns: 4185 Floyd | > Floyd | > HORSE Floyd | Floyd | You work on the wax lump for a little bit, and manage to sculpt a Floyd | pretty good likeness of the boneless, lumpy gross horse that's Floyd | rampaging around the bathroom. Granted you were trying to make a horse Floyd | that actually looked like a horse, but it all came right in the end. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get wax" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the... Meatpacking... Plant? (Chris JoneTurns: 4186 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET WAX Floyd | Floyd | [Hey! Listen! You can try to sculpt the lump of wax into something Floyd | with "> sculpt wax lump into *something*" It may not always work Floyd | depending on what you're trying to sculpt, since Naomi is a pretty Floyd | shitty scultptor. Actually, her abysmal lack of sculpting talent is Floyd | directly responsible in a roundabout way for her marriage to Peter, Floyd | but as interesting as that story is (and it is VERY interesting), it's Floyd | too long for this tooltip.] Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Now I get the command." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x wax" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the... Meatpacking... Plant? (Chris JoneTurns: 4187 Floyd | > Floyd | > X WAX Floyd | Floyd | It used to be a very expensive and rare phonograph record. Now it is a Floyd | melted lump of wax that looks like a horse, sort of. Floyd | Floyd | [You can try to sculpt the lump of wax into something with "> Floyd | sculpt wax lump into *something*" It may not always work depending on Floyd | what you're trying to sculpt, since Naomi is a pretty shitty sculptor. Floyd | Actually, her abysmal lack of sculpting talent is directly responsible Floyd | in a roundabout way for her marriage to Peter, but as interesting as Floyd | that story is (and it is VERY interesting), it's too long for this Floyd | tooltip.] Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "Better late than never?" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "I guess, but considering I tried for a while (with the wrong things, of course...)" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "i" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the... Meatpacking... Plant? (Chris JoneTurns: 4188 Floyd | > Floyd | > I Floyd | Floyd | You are carrying: Floyd | a lump of wax shaped like a horse Floyd | a candle shaped like a foot (of which a toe is on fire) Floyd | a Potion of Fortitude and Glowing and Smelling Bad Floyd | Konstantin's keys (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a fur coat Floyd | a small blue journal (which you know is a journal because it says Floyd | "Mein Journal" on the front) (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a mysterious scroll Floyd | a book of Unfortunate Baby Names (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a real weird handwritten note you found in the back of a vintage Floyd | issue of Juggs Magazine (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a vintage issue of Juggs Magazine Floyd | a bloodstained witch-knife (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a bottle of Pepto-Bismol (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a rad wizard lighter (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a copper amulet (being worn) Floyd | an a worn out, decaying picture (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a little stoppered vial of blue liquid (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a battered yellow JogMaster (being worn) Floyd | a slip of paper (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a calfskin coat (being worn) Floyd | a pewter box (smelling faintly of mildew) (open but empty) Floyd | a silver urn (smelling faintly of mildew) (open but empty) Floyd | a pair of reading glasses (being worn) Floyd | a cold spot on your collarbone (haunting you) (smelling faintly of Floyd | mildew) Floyd | a book list (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a golden apple (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a FFFFFFFF punch card (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a 923647F1 punch card (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a C353F128 punch card (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a 0B46E931 punch card (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | an AE9B711D punch card (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a 00A02209 punch card (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a can of salt (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a blank punch card (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | the Journal of Edwin Cragne (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | an Isole Perdute (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a Lettera Segreta (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a Prurito Notturno (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a Piccoli Uomini Blu (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a rusted toolbox (smelling faintly of mildew) (open) Floyd | a jar of screws (open but empty) Floyd | a teapot (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a scrap of paper (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a snowglobe (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a black fountain pen (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a mallet (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a metal flask (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a pinch of snail paste (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | an Italian magazine cutting (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a police report ("Francine Cragne") (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a note from a seesaw (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a piece of chalk (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a black box (smelling faintly of mildew) (open but empty) Floyd | a shard (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a broken silver amulet (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | red-rimmed porcelain plates (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | red-rimmed porcelain cups (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a spray bottle that used to contain fungicide (smelling faintly of Floyd | mildew) Floyd | a gallon jug of white vinegar (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a pair of garden shears (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a rusty flathead screwdriver (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a trophy for a dog race (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a black business card (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a rusty piece of metal (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | some yellowed newspapers (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | an employee ID card (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a long hooked pole (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a grimy rock (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a backpack features guide (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a trolley schedule (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a pamphlet of home listings (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | an antique locket (smelling faintly of mildew) (closed) Floyd | a wad of cash (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a repaired page (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a waterproof flashlight (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a filthy rug (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | Daniel Baker's note (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a pull-string doll (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a glass jar containing an insect (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a half-full styrofoam coffee cup (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a familiar gold wristwatch (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a pair of stone earplugs (being worn) Floyd | a trolley pass (being worn) Floyd | a Jansport backpack (being worn and open) Floyd | a hidden pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a key pocket (closed) Floyd | a book pocket (closed) Floyd | a side pocket (closed) Floyd | a trash pocket (closed) Floyd | a gold jacket (being worn) Floyd | a giant milkweed leaf (being worn as a mask) Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "So, remind me what the ritual we're about to do requires? Wax horse, that potion thing, anything else?" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x fur coat" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the... Meatpacking... Plant? (Chris JoneTurns: 4189 Floyd | > Floyd | > X FUR COAT Floyd | Floyd | The tag says it's genuine ermine (which you're pretty sure is a kind Floyd | of stoat). This is pretty baller for a meatpacking plant janitor. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "That'll be the dead stoat, I suppose." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Oh, now I see." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coat" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the... Meatpacking... Plant? (Chris JoneTurns: 4189 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COAT Floyd | Floyd | Which do you mean, the fur coat, the calfskin coat or the pockets of Floyd | the calfskin coat? Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "And you need a virgin, I think." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "I was hoping to get Ed, but maybe..." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x juggs" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the... Meatpacking... Plant? (Chris JoneTurns: 4190 Floyd | > Floyd | > X JUGGS Floyd | Floyd | It's the Virgin Alewives of the Midwest issue, according to the cover. Floyd | "Oh hey dere I've never had a man but I'd sure like to doncha know!" Floyd | proclaims the woman on the front in big red 80's font, as she stands Floyd | there with two strategically-placed giant beer steins and not nearly Floyd | enough clothing for a Midwest winter. Floyd | Floyd | Ooo, it says there's an article on cornhole strategy, too! Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "Virgin Alewives. She'll do." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "I think we got everything." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "flush toilet" | ||
Floyd | > Floyd | > FLUSH TOILET Floyd | Floyd | You flush the toilet. The luminiferous æther begins to circle in the Floyd | bowl under your bum, making alien colors and weird shadows dance along Floyd | the walls of the stall, just like it did back in the terrestrial Floyd | bathroom. Then the walls start spinning. Then space starts spinning, Floyd | the stars turning to long streaks of color like a timelapse photo of Floyd | the night sky. Reality itself begins to swirl around you, like æther Floyd | in a toilet bowl... | ||
| Knight_Otu pushes the green 'space' button. | ||
Floyd | in a toilet bowl... Floyd | Floyd | Suddenly you're pulled backwards and downwards, by your bum, into the Floyd | locus of the reality swirl, just like before... | ||
| Knight_Otu pushes the green 'space' button. | ||
Floyd | locus of the reality swirl, just like before... Floyd | Floyd | You are hurtling bum-first through a hyperspace wormhole of Floyd | kaleidoscopic color-lines, just in the opposite direction this time. Floyd | Damn, that homeless woman was on point. Maybe it WAS spelled Floyd | "Cambells" all along. Anyway, this return trip through the worm-hole Floyd | takes a little longer, giving you some time to ponder things. Things Floyd | like... hey, wait, didn't that handwritten note say these trips Floyd | through the portal were powered by baby souls? That had to be code for Floyd | something, right? Like, you using this toilet isn't somehow using up Floyd | baby s | ||
| Knight_Otu pushes the green 'space' button. | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant (Chris Jones) Turns: 4191 Floyd | baby s Floyd | Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant (Chris Jones) (on the Floyd | toilet) (in the stall) Floyd | You're inside the bathroom stall, which is one of those big accessible Floyd | ones. There's a surprisingly clean porcelain toilet sitting invitingly Floyd | in the center of the stall, with some kind of luminiferous æther in Floyd | the open bowl. Floyd | Floyd | The luminiferous æther is glowing slightly, bathing the stall in a Floyd | panalopy of alien colors that have no terrestrial equivalents. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Next to the toilet, there's one of those grab bars set into the wall. Floyd | Next to that, there's a little door to what appears to be a janitor's Floyd | closet, if the word "Janitor" on the door is any indication. Next to Floyd | that, there's a medicine cabinet. And all around those things Floyd | are graffiti. Just tons and tons of graffiti. Speaking of: on the back Floyd | of the stall door, someone scratched the words "I Told You Not To Floyd | Use The Shitter, Broseph". Below that on the door, someone has Floyd | inscribed the Elder Sign. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | You can see a pentagram edge (covered in blue flames) on the floor Floyd | just outside the stall (on which is a candle shaped like a hand (of Floyd | which a finger is on fire) (smelling faintly of mildew)) here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put wax on pentagram" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant (Chris Jones) Turns: 4192 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT WAX ON PENTAGRAM Floyd | Floyd | You put the lump of wax shaped like a horse on the pentagram edge Floyd | (covered in blue flames) on the floor just outside the stall. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "SAVE" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "cf55" | ||
Floyd | > Floyd | > SAVE Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write: Floyd ] Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant (Chris Jones) Turns: 4192 Floyd | > SAVEOk. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "drink potion" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant (Chris Jones) Turns: 4193 Floyd | > Floyd | > DRINK POTION Floyd | Floyd | You take a sip of the glowing, foul-smelling Fortitude potion and Floyd | quickly realize that drinking it slowly is the wrong way to do this. Floyd | So you chug the whole can, only to discover that drinking this at all Floyd | was the real mistake. It's sort of lumpy, slick and wriggling under Floyd | its own power as it goes down. Your stomach instantly rejects the Floyd | gooey acidic mass, warning you with cramps and reflux that it is Floyd | having none of this. You argue and then plead with your stomach, Floyd | pointing out that it is going to be just as bad on the way back up. Floyd | You also point out that it's got pepto in it so your stomach should Floyd | quit whining. Eventually your stomach grimly accepts the task ahead of Floyd | it and gets to work, which is when you notice that your skin is Floyd | glowing faintly now. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "wave fur coat" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant (Chris Jones) Turns: 4194 Floyd | > Floyd | > WAVE FUR COAT Floyd | Floyd | You wave the fur stoat-coat. Magical energies swirl around and about Floyd | the coat. They might not be magical energies. They might be trails of Floyd | thrift store dust. Anyway, there's swirling that happens. Floyd | Floyd | The boneless horse oozles and schlorps around the stall, occasionally Floyd | smacking it with a hoof, still making car engine noises. Floyd | "Br-RN-NN-NN-NN-NN!". The Elder Sign holds. For now. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put juggs in pentagram" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant (Chris Jones) Turns: 4195 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT JUGGS IN PENTAGRAM Floyd | Floyd | You put the vintage issue of Juggs Magazine (smelling faintly of Floyd | mildew) on the pentagram edge (covered in blue flames) on the floor Floyd | just outside the stall. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "cut juggs with athame" | ||
Floyd ] Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant (Chris Jones) Turns: 4196 Floyd | > Floyd | > CUT JUGGS WITH ATHAME Floyd | Floyd | "Sorry about this, Glinda" you say, stabbing downward with the Floyd | witch-knife into the magazine on the pentagram. The ghost-flames flare Floyd | brightly and suddenly become fiery arms, twisting and turning around Floyd | the vintage issue of Juggs and then pulling it down forcefully into Floyd | the surface of the pentagram. It vanishes, and the magic flames return Floyd | to (locally relative) normal. Well at least they've got some Floyd | "articles" to "read" to in Hell now. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "shout outerica" | ||
Floyd | > Floyd | > SHOUT OUTERICA Floyd | Floyd | You shout the magic translocation word OUTERICA! The pentagram Floyd | flares. The walls of the stall explode outwards with a burst of Floyd | magical force from the toilet, which begins to emit a howling Floyd | nightmare hurricane wind. You're forced backwards against the wall Floyd | near the grab bar. The boneless sack of horse does not move, but its Floyd | flesh pulls back and starts flapping as if it was hanging itself out a Floyd | moving car window. Gross. | ||
| Knight_Otu pushes the green 'space' button. | ||
Floyd | moving car window. Gross. Floyd | Floyd | The æther in the commode glow brightly of a sudden, and the gale wind Floyd | stops howling forth from the toilet. Then it begins again, except Floyd | pulling air from the room INTO the toilet. | ||
| Knight_Otu pushes the green 'space' button. | ||
Floyd | pulling air from the room INTO the toilet. Floyd | Floyd | The walls of the stall are wrenched from the floor by the devil wind Floyd | and land on the open toilet, and then suddenly collapse into the Floyd | toilet. The sink and the shower fixtures begin to make groaning noises Floyd | as they pull at their wall screws. You grab the grab bar on the wall Floyd | protectively as things begin to fly from the room into the toilet. | ||
| Knight_Otu pushes the green 'space' button. | ||
Floyd | protectively as things begin to fly from the room into the toilet. Floyd | Floyd | The urinal goes first, clonging off the back of the boneless horse Floyd | before tumbling into the toiletbowl. Then the sink. Then the Floyd | showerhead. Loose items start to fly out of your pockets and into the Floyd | raging toilet-portal: the athame, the mysterious scroll. The lighter. Floyd | Aw dammit, that thing was rad. Floyd | Floyd | | ||
| Knight_Otu pushes the green 'space' button. | ||
Floyd ] Wrecked Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant (Chris JonTurns: 4197 Floyd | Floyd | Wrecked Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant (Chris Jones) Floyd | There is nothing left but you and the horse, a toilet and some Floyd | wreckage. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | You can see a pentagram edge (covered in flames) on the floor just Floyd | outside the stall here. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | You're unable to move from the grab bar, and the horse is so damned Floyd | heavy that the devil-winds are merely pulling it into a teardrop shape Floyd | as it slowly works its way towards you. There is murder in its rolling Floyd | horse eyes and it is still making engine revving noises. Floyd | "Br-RNN-NN-NN!!" Floyd | Floyd | And then the intensity of the wind increases. You grab on with both Floyd | hands. The horse flails and then is suddenly lifted into the air Floyd | sideways, its great rump landing square on the toilet. With a horrible Floyd | schlorping noise, the horse's rump slides into the can. Then a bit Floyd | more. The boneless horse is being pulled into the toilet... halfway Floyd | in... The toilet makes a sound like a balloon deflating, and then the Floyd | wind stops... And the horse is still there, half out of the commode! Floyd | Its beady little eyes roll in its boneless head. Floyd | "Br-RNN-NN-NN-NN-NN!!" It starts flailing at you again with hooves the Floyd | size of quart-jars! Floyd | Floyd | The stupid fat-ass boneless horse is stuck in the magic shitter, and Floyd | it's still trying to kick you to death! What do you do? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "flush toilet" | ||
Floyd ] Wrecked Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant (Chris JonTurns: 4198 Floyd | > Floyd | > FLUSH TOILET Floyd | Floyd | You lock eyes with the horse. "Rot in hell" you say, yanking on the Floyd | shower knob you juryrigged earlier. The toilet flushes. The evil Floyd | boneless horse begins to blare and scream exactly like a car alarm: Floyd | "wee-OO we-OO we-OO!! Bwaaaaaaaa!" And then, with a sound like God Floyd | farting, the monster is pulled down and down into the toilet. And is Floyd | gone. The blaring car alarm grows distant and then is silent. Floyd | Floyd | The wind stops. The toilet ejects a small amount of space detritus, Floyd | then turns itself inside out and is gone. The pentagram glow fades. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "WOOT!" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Yeeesh." | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Wrecked Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant (Chris JonTurns: 4199 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The swirls in your cup form a row of trees. Botanical images mean that Floyd | while there is much left to accomplish in the present situation, your Floyd | immediate environment sustains you, and you have everything that you Floyd | need. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "l" | ||
Floyd ] Wrecked Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant (Chris JonTurns: 4200 Floyd | > Floyd | > L Floyd | Floyd | Wrecked Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant (Chris Jones) Floyd | This is a perfectly normal bathroom. There is a metal grab bar on the Floyd | wall where the stall used to be. There is bare floor where the toilet Floyd | used to be. There are empty spaces on the wall where the fixtures like Floyd | the sink used to be. There is a horse-shaped hole in one wall. Floyd | Floyd | Perfectly. Normal. Bathroom. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "oh, I think we're done here, coffee." | |
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x hole" | ||
Floyd ] Wrecked Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant (Chris JonTurns: 4201 Floyd | > Floyd | > X HOLE Floyd | Floyd | The spot where the horse burst out of the wall from the pipes, Floyd | exposing the wall innards. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "look in hole" | ||
Floyd ] Wrecked Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant (Chris JonTurns: 4202 Floyd | > Floyd | > LOOK IN HOLE Floyd | Floyd | It's just an exposed mass of moldy insulation, sparking wires and Floyd | severed pipes that are now spurting water, back there. Best to leave Floyd | that to the janitor or somebody. Somebody who isn't floating dead in | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "enter hole" | ||
Floyd | space, probably. Floyd | Floyd | > Floyd ] Wrecked Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant (Chris JonTurns: 4203 Floyd | > Floyd | > ENTER HOLE Floyd | Floyd | It's just an exposed mass of moldy insulation, sparking wires and Floyd | severed pipes that are now spurting water, back there. Best to leave Floyd | that to the janitor or somebody. Somebody who isn't floating dead in Floyd | space, probably. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Hug." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Err, huh." | ||
| DavidW says, "Congrats on solving the meatpacking plant bathroom." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "That was a s...swell room." | ||
| DavidW says, "There's a room upstairs from the main plant room we haven't been to yet." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Okay, I was tempted to use a different s word, but that would be mean." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get bar" | ||
Floyd ] Wrecked Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant (Chris JonTurns: 4204 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET BAR Floyd | Floyd | (the rusty piece of metal (smelling faintly of mildew)) Floyd | You already have that. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get grab bar" | ||
Floyd ] Wrecked Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant (Chris JonTurns: 4205 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET GRAB BAR Floyd | Floyd | That's hardly portable. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Aw." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "i" | ||
Floyd ] Wrecked Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant (Chris JonTurns: 4206 Floyd | > Floyd | > I Floyd | Floyd | You are carrying: Floyd | a small blue journal (which you know is a journal because it says Floyd | "Mein Journal" on the front) (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a bottle of Pepto-Bismol (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a copper amulet (being worn) Floyd | an a worn out, decaying picture (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a little stoppered vial of blue liquid (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a battered yellow JogMaster (being worn) Floyd | a slip of paper (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a calfskin coat (being worn) Floyd | a pewter box (smelling faintly of mildew) (open but empty) Floyd | a silver urn (smelling faintly of mildew) (open but empty) Floyd | a pair of reading glasses (being worn) Floyd | a cold spot on your collarbone (haunting you) (smelling faintly of Floyd | mildew) Floyd | a book list (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a golden apple (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a FFFFFFFF punch card (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a 923647F1 punch card (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a C353F128 punch card (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a 0B46E931 punch card (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | an AE9B711D punch card (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a 00A02209 punch card (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a can of salt (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a blank punch card (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | the Journal of Edwin Cragne (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | an Isole Perdute (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a Lettera Segreta (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a Prurito Notturno (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a Piccoli Uomini Blu (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a rusted toolbox (smelling faintly of mildew) (open) Floyd | a jar of screws (open but empty) Floyd | a teapot (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a scrap of paper (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a snowglobe (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a black fountain pen (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a mallet (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a metal flask (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a pinch of snail paste (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | an Italian magazine cutting (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a police report ("Francine Cragne") (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a note from a seesaw (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a piece of chalk (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a black box (smelling faintly of mildew) (open but empty) Floyd | a shard (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a broken silver amulet (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | red-rimmed porcelain plates (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | red-rimmed porcelain cups (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a spray bottle that used to contain fungicide (smelling faintly of Floyd | mildew) Floyd | a gallon jug of white vinegar (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a pair of garden shears (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a rusty flathead screwdriver (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a trophy for a dog race (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a black business card (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a rusty piece of metal (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | some yellowed newspapers (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | an employee ID card (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a long hooked pole (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a grimy rock (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a backpack features guide (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a trolley schedule (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a pamphlet of home listings (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | an antique locket (smelling faintly of mildew) (closed) Floyd | a wad of cash (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a repaired page (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a waterproof flashlight (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a filthy rug (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | Daniel Baker's note (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a pull-string doll (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a glass jar containing an insect (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a half-full styrofoam coffee cup (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a familiar gold wristwatch (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a pair of stone earplugs (being worn) Floyd | a trolley pass (being worn) Floyd | a Jansport backpack (being worn and open) Floyd | a hidden pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a key pocket (closed) Floyd | a book pocket (closed) Floyd | a side pocket (closed) Floyd | a trash pocket (closed) Floyd | a gold jacket (being worn) Floyd | a giant milkweed leaf (being worn as a mask) Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "I guess at least the room mostly cleaned up after itself." | |
| DavidW says, "You've lost almost everything from here except for the blue journal, and the Pepto, I think." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "look in kp" | ||
Floyd ] Wrecked Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant (Chris JonTurns: 4207 Floyd | > Floyd | > LOOK IN KP Floyd | Floyd | You unzip the key pocket just enough to take a peek inside. It Floyd | contains Ed's coveralls, a jar of old keys, a sinister iron key, a Floyd | sturdy key, a key from an urn (smelling faintly of mildew), a Red Floyd | Triangle Key (smelling faintly of mildew), a small rusty iron key Floyd | (smelling faintly of mildew), a bronze key green from age (smelling Floyd | faintly of mildew), a large brass key (smelling faintly of mildew), a Floyd | small desk key (smelling faintly of mildew), an Allen key (smelling Floyd | faintly of mildew) and an aluminum key (smelling faintly of mildew). Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "oh, and Ed's coveralls." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "And the coveralls." | ||
| DavidW asks, "I suppose if you need mayo, ketchup, and mustard for something later...?" | ||
| Knight_Otu exclaims, "It's got keys!" | ||
| Knight_Otu exclaims, "That's why it's in the key pocket!" | ||
| DavidW says, "yes, of course." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | You head on out of the meatpacking plant bathroom. What a fuckin' Floyd | day... Floyd | Floyd | [Hit any key: | ||
| Knight_Otu pushes the green 'space' button. | ||
Floyd | [Hit any key: Floyd | Floyd | Meanwhile... somewhere else: | ||
| Knight_Otu pushes the green 'space' button. | ||
Floyd | Meanwhile... somewhere else:
Floyd |
Floyd | The little fungus man astronomer looked over his instruments. He and
Floyd | the other scientists had been watching the comings and goings on the
Floyd | strange satellite above his home planetoid for years, hoping to make
Floyd | contact with the beings that came through the portal
Floyd |
Floyd | Such strange lifeforms. They died so rapidly that the fungus people
Floyd | had never been able to get a probe up to the satellite in time. And
Floyd | they could never determine what any of the strange technology of these
Floyd | bizarre humanoids was for, despite the best efforts of their science
Floyd | corps.
Floyd |
Floyd | This time, a visitor had managed to survive the icy void of space, but
Floyd | the fungus people had not managed to make contact in time before it
Floyd | disappeared back through the portal.
| DavidW says, "(meanwhile ...)" | |
| Knight_Otu pushes the green 'space' button. | ||
Floyd | disappeared back through the portal. Floyd | Floyd | But now something else was coming through the portal, a life form that Floyd | the astronomer had never seen before! It had been ejected with such Floyd | force that it had broken orbit and was hurtling towards the planetoid. Floyd | It was close enough now that the Science Coprs had managed to collect Floyd | some data: Floyd | Floyd | Mamalian like the others. Four limbs with bilateral symmetry, a body Floyd | and a head, also like the others. Except this one appeared Floyd | strangely... noodly, compared to the others. And much larger. And Floyd | making much stranger noises, as far as their listening devices could Floyd | tell. | DavidW says, "If you examined the planetoid more, you'd've seen them trying to get to you." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Huh." | ||
| Knight_Otu pushes the green 'space' button. | ||
Floyd | tell. Floyd | Floyd | The little fungus man astronomer smiled and watched the creature Floyd | hurtle towards the giant rescue net his people were hastily Floyd | constructing over the icy sea of the planetoid's surface. Perhaps now, Floyd | at last, the gentle fungus people of Yuggoth would make first contact Floyd | with a species that they could share their peaceful technology and Floyd | culture with. Finally. The Day of Happy Cultural Exchange had finally Floyd | come. | ||
| Knight_Otu pushes the green 'space' button. | ||
Floyd ] The meatpacking plant (Kenneth Pedersen) Turns: 4208 Floyd | come. Floyd | The meatpacking plant (Kenneth Pedersen) Floyd | You are standing in the center of the main room of the meatpacking Floyd | plant. An open doorway leads west from this huge room to somewhere Floyd | darker, while some rickety stairs lead up. A long row of meat hooks Floyd | are hanging from the ceiling parallel to a bloodstained table. It is Floyd | not too late to leave yet, by going out the front door. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Those poor, poor fungi." | |
| DavidW says, "yup. They're goners." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Wrecked Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant (Chris JonTurns: 4209 Floyd | > Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Wrecked Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant (Chris Jones) Floyd | This is a perfectly normal bathroom. There is a metal grab bar on the Floyd | wall where the stall used to be. There is bare floor where the toilet Floyd | used to be. There are empty spaces on the wall where the fixtures like Floyd | the sink used to be. There is a horse-shaped hole in one wall. Floyd | Floyd | Perfectly. Normal. Bathroom. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Wrecked Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant (Chris JonTurns: 4210 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The swirls in your cup form no discernible pattern. Lack of a symbolic Floyd | image means that you have accomplished everything you must in your Floyd | current environment and should move on to find new challenges in order Floyd | to grow as a person. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Now the coffee registers." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] The meatpacking plant (Kenneth Pedersen) Turns: 4211 Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | The meatpacking plant (Kenneth Pedersen) Floyd | You are standing in the center of the main room of the meatpacking Floyd | plant. An open doorway leads west from this huge room to somewhere Floyd | darker, while some rickety stairs lead up. A long row of meat hooks Floyd | are hanging from the ceiling parallel to a bloodstained table. It is Floyd | not too late to leave yet, by going out the front door. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "yeah, huh." | |
| DavidW says, "I guess it wanted that coda printed first." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "I guess the solved flag or whatever the coffee looks at doesn't get set until after that scene." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Right." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x stairs" | ||
Floyd ] The meatpacking plant (Kenneth Pedersen) Turns: 4212 Floyd | > Floyd | > X STAIRS Floyd | Floyd | The wooden rickety stairs look old but safe enough. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "u" | ||
Floyd ] Dusty office (Matthew Korson) Turns: 4213 Floyd | > Floyd | > U Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Dusty office (Matthew Korson) Floyd | This must be the boss's office. A large window overlooks the factory Floyd | floor. Some shards around the edge suggest that it contained glass Floyd | once. Pushed against one wall is a small table that might have served Floyd | as a desk, and next to it stands a metal filing cabinet. Anonymous Floyd | detritus is scattered at the edges of the room. Floyd | Floyd | Everything is covered in a thick layer of dust. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x me" | ||
Floyd ] Dusty office (Matthew Korson) Turns: 4214 Floyd | > Floyd | > X ME Floyd | Floyd | There is dust in your hair, dust in your eyes, dust in your nose, dust Floyd | in your mouth. If you stay here much longer, you may turn to dust Floyd | yourself. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Dusty office (Matthew Korson) Turns: 4215 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The clouds in your cup form a blooming rose. Botanical images mean Floyd | that while there is much left to accomplish in the present situation, Floyd | your immediate environment sustains you, and you have everything that Floyd | you need. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x window" | ||
Floyd ] Dusty office (Matthew Korson) Turns: 4216 Floyd | > Floyd | > X WINDOW Floyd | Floyd | A few small shards of glass remain around the edge of the window; Floyd | otherwise, the frame is empty. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x glass" | ||
Floyd ] Dusty office (Matthew Korson) Turns: 4217 Floyd | > Floyd | > X GLASS Floyd | Floyd | (the glass jar containing an insect (smelling faintly of mildew)) Floyd | A clear glass jar containing a hideous green insect. It's either dead Floyd | or doing a very good job of playing dead and you have no desire to Floyd | find out which. The number of legs and eyes appear to change every Floyd | time you look at it. Floyd | Floyd | It currently has four legs and four eyes. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "This room is much simpler than the bathroom." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x glass shards." | ||
Floyd ] Dusty office (Matthew Korson) Turns: 4218 Floyd | > Floyd | > X GLASS SHARDS. Floyd | Floyd | A few small shards of glass remain around the edge of the window; Floyd | otherwise, the frame is empty. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "That *was* one of the sneak-multiroom rooms." | |
| DavidW says, "mmhm" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x table" | ||
Floyd ] Dusty office (Matthew Korson) Turns: 4219 Floyd | > Floyd | > X TABLE Floyd | Floyd | The only remarkable thing about it is that it is still standing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x cabinet" | ||
Floyd ] Dusty office (Matthew Korson) Turns: 4220 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CABINET Floyd | Floyd | The sides are painted exactly the same color as the dust that covers Floyd | everything in here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open it" | ||
Floyd ] Dusty office (Matthew Korson) Turns: 4221 Floyd | > Floyd | > OPEN IT Floyd | Floyd | It seems to be locked. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x keys" | ||
Floyd ] Dusty office (Matthew Korson) Turns: 4221 Floyd | > Floyd | > X KEYS Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x key" | ||
Floyd ] Dusty office (Matthew Korson) Turns: 4221 Floyd | > Floyd | > X KEY Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "i" | ||
Floyd ] Dusty office (Matthew Korson) Turns: 4222 Floyd | > Floyd | > I Floyd | Floyd | You are carrying: Floyd | a small blue journal (which you know is a journal because it says Floyd | "Mein Journal" on the front) (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a bottle of Pepto-Bismol (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a copper amulet (being worn) Floyd | an a worn out, decaying picture (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a little stoppered vial of blue liquid (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a battered yellow JogMaster (being worn) Floyd | a slip of paper (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a calfskin coat (being worn) Floyd | a pewter box (smelling faintly of mildew) (open but empty) Floyd | a silver urn (smelling faintly of mildew) (open but empty) Floyd | a pair of reading glasses (being worn) Floyd | a cold spot on your collarbone (haunting you) (smelling faintly of Floyd | mildew) Floyd | a book list (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a golden apple (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a FFFFFFFF punch card (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a 923647F1 punch card (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a C353F128 punch card (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a 0B46E931 punch card (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | an AE9B711D punch card (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a 00A02209 punch card (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a can of salt (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a blank punch card (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | the Journal of Edwin Cragne (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | an Isole Perdute (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a Lettera Segreta (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a Prurito Notturno (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a Piccoli Uomini Blu (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a rusted toolbox (smelling faintly of mildew) (open) Floyd | a jar of screws (open but empty) Floyd | a teapot (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a scrap of paper (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a snowglobe (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a black fountain pen (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a mallet (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a metal flask (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a pinch of snail paste (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | an Italian magazine cutting (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a police report ("Francine Cragne") (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a note from a seesaw (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a piece of chalk (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a black box (smelling faintly of mildew) (open but empty) Floyd | a shard (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a broken silver amulet (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | red-rimmed porcelain plates (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | red-rimmed porcelain cups (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a spray bottle that used to contain fungicide (smelling faintly of Floyd | mildew) Floyd | a gallon jug of white vinegar (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a pair of garden shears (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a rusty flathead screwdriver (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a trophy for a dog race (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a black business card (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a rusty piece of metal (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | some yellowed newspapers (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | an employee ID card (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a long hooked pole (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a grimy rock (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a backpack features guide (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a trolley schedule (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a pamphlet of home listings (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | an antique locket (smelling faintly of mildew) (closed) Floyd | a wad of cash (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a repaired page (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a waterproof flashlight (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a filthy rug (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | Daniel Baker's note (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a pull-string doll (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a glass jar containing an insect (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a half-full styrofoam coffee cup (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a familiar gold wristwatch (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a pair of stone earplugs (being worn) Floyd | a trolley pass (being worn) Floyd | a Jansport backpack (being worn and open) Floyd | a hidden pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a key pocket (closed) Floyd | a book pocket (closed) Floyd | a side pocket (closed) Floyd | a trash pocket (closed) Floyd | a gold jacket (being worn) Floyd | a giant milkweed leaf (being worn as a mask) Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "oh, we have the key for here?" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Dusty office (Matthew Korson) Turns: 4223 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The clouds in your cup form a perfect fern, just like in a fancy Floyd | latte. Botanical images mean that while there is much left to Floyd | accomplish in the present situation, your immediate environment Floyd | sustains you, and you have everything that you need. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I can't remember which one it is." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "At least according to the coffee." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "look under table" | ||
Floyd ] Dusty office (Matthew Korson) Turns: 4224 Floyd | > Floyd | > LOOK UNDER TABLE Floyd | Floyd | You rummage through the junk. You find a brass nameplate among all the Floyd | dust. Floyd | Floyd | Dust swirls into the air. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x nameplate" | ||
Floyd ] Dusty office (Matthew Korson) Turns: 4225 Floyd | > Floyd | > X NAMEPLATE Floyd | Floyd | "Charles Cragne, Owner" Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "I guess try Ed's keys?" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open kp" | ||
Floyd ] Dusty office (Matthew Korson) Turns: 4226 Floyd | > Floyd | > OPEN KP Floyd | Floyd | You open the key pocket, revealing Ed's coveralls, a jar of old keys, Floyd | a sinister iron key, a sturdy key, a key from an urn (smelling faintly Floyd | of mildew), a Red Triangle Key (smelling faintly of mildew), a small Floyd | rusty iron key (smelling faintly of mildew), a bronze key green from Floyd | age (smelling faintly of mildew), a large brass key (smelling faintly Floyd | of mildew), a small desk key (smelling faintly of mildew), an Allen Floyd | key (smelling faintly of mildew) and an aluminum key (smelling faintly Floyd | of mildew). Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get coverall" | ||
Floyd ] Dusty office (Matthew Korson) Turns: 4226 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET COVERALL Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get coveralls" | ||
Floyd ] Dusty office (Matthew Korson) Turns: 4227 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET COVERALLS Floyd | Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "close kp" | ||
Floyd ] Dusty office (Matthew Korson) Turns: 4228 Floyd | > Floyd | > CLOSE KP Floyd | Floyd | You close the key pocket. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "unlock cabinet with keys" | ||
Floyd ] Dusty office (Matthew Korson) Turns: 4228 Floyd | > Floyd | > UNLOCK CABINET WITH KEYS Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open kp" | ||
Floyd ] Dusty office (Matthew Korson) Turns: 4229 Floyd | > Floyd | > OPEN KP Floyd | Floyd | You open the key pocket, revealing a jar of old keys, a sinister iron Floyd | key, a sturdy key, a key from an urn (smelling faintly of mildew), a Floyd | Red Triangle Key (smelling faintly of mildew), a small rusty iron key Floyd | (smelling faintly of mildew), a bronze key green from age (smelling Floyd | faintly of mildew), a large brass key (smelling faintly of mildew), a Floyd | small desk key (smelling faintly of mildew), an Allen key (smelling Floyd | faintly of mildew) and an aluminum key (smelling faintly of mildew). Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get jar of keys" | ||
Floyd ] Dusty office (Matthew Korson) Turns: 4230 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET JAR OF KEYS Floyd | Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put coveralls in kp" | ||
Floyd ] Dusty office (Matthew Korson) Turns: 4231 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT COVERALLS IN KP Floyd | Floyd | You put Ed's coveralls into the key pocket. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "close kp" | ||
Floyd ] Dusty office (Matthew Korson) Turns: 4232 Floyd | > Floyd | > CLOSE KP Floyd | Floyd | You close the key pocket. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x jar of keys" | ||
Floyd ] Dusty office (Matthew Korson) Turns: 4233 Floyd | > Floyd | > X JAR OF KEYS Floyd | Floyd | The label on this musty jar indicates that it's meant to store old Floyd | keys. You'll have to open it up to see what's in there. Floyd | Floyd | In the jar of old keys are a splintery wooden key, an ornate bronze Floyd | key, a frosty blue key, an intricately folded origami key and a silver Floyd | and ivory key. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "search cabinet" | ||
Floyd ] Dusty office (Matthew Korson) Turns: 4234 Floyd | > Floyd | > SEARCH CABINET Floyd | Floyd | You can't see inside, since the filing cabinet is closed. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "search table" | ||
Floyd ] Dusty office (Matthew Korson) Turns: 4235 Floyd | > Floyd | > SEARCH TABLE Floyd | Floyd | There is nothing on the small table. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "look under cabinet" | ||
Floyd ] Dusty office (Matthew Korson) Turns: 4236 Floyd | > Floyd | > LOOK UNDER CABINET Floyd | Floyd | You find nothing of interest. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get name plate" | ||
Floyd ] Dusty office (Matthew Korson) Turns: 4237 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET NAME PLATE Floyd | Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "Have we used the ornate bronze key yet?" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x it" | ||
Floyd ] Dusty office (Matthew Korson) Turns: 4238 Floyd | > Floyd | > X IT Floyd | Floyd | "Charles Cragne, Owner" Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "I don't think so." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "unlock cabinet with ornate" | ||
Floyd ] Dusty office (Matthew Korson) Turns: 4239 Floyd | > Floyd | > UNLOCK CABINET WITH ORNATE Floyd | Floyd | (first taking the ornate bronze key) Floyd | That doesn't seem to fit the lock. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "unlock cabinet with origami" | ||
Floyd ] Dusty office (Matthew Korson) Turns: 4240 Floyd | > Floyd | > UNLOCK CABINET WITH ORIGAMI Floyd | Floyd | (first taking the intricately folded origami key) Floyd | As you attempt to use the origami key, it catches and unfolds; you try Floyd | to refold it but you just mess it up more, and pretty soon all you Floyd | have is a hopelessly creased square of paper. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I'm wondering if it's for the tomb on the east side of the manor." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "unlock cabinet with wooden" | ||
Floyd ] Dusty office (Matthew Korson) Turns: 4241 Floyd | > Floyd | > UNLOCK CABINET WITH WOODEN Floyd | Floyd | (first taking the splintery wooden key) Floyd | You stick the old wooden key into the lock and try to turn it, but it Floyd | splinters and falls apart into uselessness. Whatever that would've Floyd | opened, it's never going to open it now. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "unlock cabinet with frosty" | ||
Floyd ] Dusty office (Matthew Korson) Turns: 4242 Floyd | > Floyd | > UNLOCK CABINET WITH FROSTY Floyd | Floyd | (first taking the frosty blue key) Floyd | Picking up the frosty key with your unprotected hand, it melts Floyd | immediately into nothingness. Hopefully you won't need that in the Floyd | future... Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "unlock cabinet with silver" | ||
Floyd ] Dusty office (Matthew Korson) Turns: 4242 Floyd | > Floyd | > UNLOCK CABINET WITH SILVER Floyd | Floyd | Which do you mean, the silver and ivory key, the silver urn (smelling Floyd | faintly of mildew), the tarnished silver teapot from the Queen Mary Floyd | (smelling faintly of mildew) or the antique locket (smelling faintly Floyd | of mildew)? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "unlock cabinet with silver key" | ||
Floyd ] Dusty office (Matthew Korson) Turns: 4242 Floyd | > Floyd | > UNLOCK CABINET WITH SILVER KEY Floyd | Floyd | (first taking the silver and ivory key) Floyd | You slide the silver and ivory key into the keyhole and try to turn Floyd | it. It won't budge, but when you try to remove it, you hand starts to Floyd | burn. You jerk your hand away. In the center of you palm, a grinning Floyd | black skull has been branded in the flesh. You start to feel dizzy, Floyd | and then all at once your skull explodes, spraying blasphemous lava in Floyd | every direction and killing you instantly. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | *** YOU'RE DEAD *** Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT, UNDO the last Floyd | command or TAKE BACK the action that sealed your fate (for when UNDO Floyd | is not enough)? Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Well that was unexpected." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "undo" | ||
Floyd ] Dusty office (Matthew Korson) Turns: 4242 Floyd | Floyd | > UNDO Floyd | Floyd | Dusty office (Matthew Korson) Floyd | [Previous turn undone.] Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put ornate in jar of keys" | ||
Floyd ] Dusty office (Matthew Korson) Turns: 4243 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT ORNATE IN JAR OF KEYS Floyd | Floyd | You put the ornate bronze key into the jar of old keys. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x jar" | ||
Floyd ] Dusty office (Matthew Korson) Turns: 4243 Floyd | > Floyd | > X JAR Floyd | Floyd | Which do you mean, the jar of old keys, the jar of screws or the glass Floyd | jar containing an insect (smelling faintly of mildew)? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x jar of keys" | ||
Floyd ] Dusty office (Matthew Korson) Turns: 4244 Floyd | > Floyd | > X JAR OF KEYS Floyd | Floyd | The label on this musty jar indicates that it's meant to store old Floyd | keys. You'll have to open it up to see what's in there. Floyd | Floyd | In the jar of old keys are an ornate bronze key and a silver and ivory Floyd | key. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Well, we successfully reduced the number of unused keys, at least." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x creased paper" | ||
Floyd ] Dusty office (Matthew Korson) Turns: 4245 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CREASED PAPER Floyd | Floyd | This messily creased square of paper used to be an intricately-folded Floyd | origami key, but you. Kind of messed it up. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "unlock cabinet with name plate" | ||
Floyd ] Dusty office (Matthew Korson) Turns: 4246 Floyd | > Floyd | > UNLOCK CABINET WITH NAME PLATE Floyd | Floyd | That doesn't seem to fit the lock. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Aw." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "dust" | ||
Floyd ] Dusty office (Matthew Korson) Turns: 4247 Floyd | > Floyd | > DUST Floyd | Floyd | (the piece of chalk (smelling faintly of mildew)) Floyd | You rub the piece of chalk (smelling faintly of mildew). Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "dust room" | ||
Floyd ] Dusty office (Matthew Korson) Turns: 4247 Floyd | > Floyd | > DUST ROOM Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I never found a lock for the origami key, or the splintery key, or the key that melts." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "dust table" | ||
Floyd ] Dusty office (Matthew Korson) Turns: 4248 Floyd | > Floyd | > DUST TABLE Floyd | Floyd | You make a futile attempt to clean the small table. Dust blows into Floyd | your face. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "Or for the key that kills you either." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "I mean, I already expected the jar to be a red herring." | ||
| DavidW says, "I think just two of the keys were usuable, and one was for the cage in the sub-annex." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Maybe as a key hold-all, the author not knowing about the backpack." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "dust cabinet" | ||
Floyd ] Dusty office (Matthew Korson) Turns: 4249 Floyd | > Floyd | > DUST CABINET Floyd | Floyd | You make a futile attempt to clean the filing cabinet. The dust you Floyd | come in contact with cakes onto your skin. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push table" | ||
Floyd ] Dusty office (Matthew Korson) Turns: 4250 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH TABLE Floyd | Floyd | It would most likely fall apart, and there is no need to make the mess Floyd | in here any worse. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push cabinet" | ||
Floyd ] Dusty office (Matthew Korson) Turns: 4251 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH CABINET Floyd | Floyd | It scrapes across the floor. Floyd | Floyd | Dust blows into your face. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "l" | ||
Floyd ] Dusty office (Matthew Korson) Turns: 4252 Floyd | > Floyd | > L Floyd | Floyd | Dusty office (Matthew Korson) Floyd | This must be the boss's office. A large window overlooks the factory Floyd | floor. Some shards around the edge suggest that it contained glass Floyd | once. Pushed against one wall is a small table that might have served Floyd | as a desk, and next to it stands a metal filing cabinet. Anonymous Floyd | detritus is scattered at the edges of the room. Floyd | Floyd | You inhale dust with every breath. It fills your nose and throat. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x detritus" | ||
Floyd ] Dusty office (Matthew Korson) Turns: 4253 Floyd | > Floyd | > X DETRITUS Floyd | Floyd | Junk is piled up in the corners and around the edges of the room. It Floyd | is scattered haphazardly, as if someone has ransacked the place. But Floyd | if so, it was long enough ago that a thick layer of dust has Floyd | accumulated. Who knows if anything of value is left? Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I don't remember the dust being like this here." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "search it" | ||
Floyd ] Dusty office (Matthew Korson) Turns: 4254 Floyd | > Floyd | > SEARCH IT Floyd | Floyd | You rummage through the junk. You find a piece of yellowed newsprint Floyd | among all the dust. Floyd | Floyd | Dust swirls into the air. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read yellowed newsprint" | ||
Floyd ] Dusty office (Matthew Korson) Turns: 4255 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ YELLOWED NEWSPRINT Floyd | Floyd | The article seems to be an exposé of poor working conditions and Floyd | sanitation at Cragne's meatpacking plant. You scan quickly through Floyd | descriptions of horrific accidents among the workers and nauseating Floyd | adulterants in the meat. One item catches your eye. In a section Floyd | describing the vermin infesting the plant, the writer mentions a Floyd | superstition held by the workers concerning a "Boss Rat". Apparently Floyd | this rat was three times the size of the usual pests and would direct Floyd | the other rodents where they may forage. Those that found favor with Floyd | the Boss Rat were allowed to gorge themselves from the heaps of meat Floyd | kept in the plant's storerooms for later processing, while those who Floyd | fell out of favor were forced to run among the workers' legs to snatch Floyd | scraps falling from the mincers. Many workers believed that anyone who Floyd | saw the Boss Rat would suffer a fatal accident, and the writer notes Floyd | that several deaths and disappearances that occurred during his time Floyd | investigating the plant were attributed to that very cause. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "look behind cabinet" | ||
Floyd ] Dusty office (Matthew Korson) Turns: 4255 Floyd | > Floyd | > LOOK BEHIND CABINET Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "search detritus" | ||
Floyd ] Dusty office (Matthew Korson) Turns: 4256 Floyd | > Floyd | > SEARCH DETRITUS Floyd | Floyd | You rummage through the junk. You find a broken knife handle among all Floyd | the dust. Floyd | Floyd | The dust you come in contact with cakes onto your skin. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "hm. I wonder if 'Boss Rat' is another familiar." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x knife handle" | ||
Floyd ] Dusty office (Matthew Korson) Turns: 4257 Floyd | > Floyd | > X KNIFE HANDLE Floyd | Floyd | A broken wooden knife handle. The blade is long gone, but there are Floyd | dark stains at one end. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x stains" | ||
Floyd ] Dusty office (Matthew Korson) Turns: 4258 Floyd | > Floyd | > X STAINS Floyd | Floyd | Stains cover large part of the front side, hiding the faces of what Floyd | looks like a mother and a couple of small siblings. The woman, whose Floyd | age is impossible to determine, is wearing a white, wedding dress. The Floyd | kids both have on a kind of work overalls, over a white blouse. The Floyd | boy on the right is not stained, still... he seems to have no face, as Floyd | if time has worn out his features. Floyd | Floyd | On the reverse side of the picture is something written, in a Floyd | trembling hand-writing: Floyd | Floyd | Point the mark towards the cross Floyd | Find the eagle a perch Floyd | Put its gift over daan Floyd | And you'll soon end your search. Floyd | Floyd | Below this, a different and more forceful hand has written "Don't Floyd | forget to say ahe'hee!". Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "search detritus" | ||
Floyd ] Dusty office (Matthew Korson) Turns: 4259 Floyd | > Floyd | > SEARCH DETRITUS Floyd | Floyd | You rummage through the junk. You find a diagram scratched into the Floyd | floor among all the dust. Floyd | Floyd | Dust swirls into the air. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x diagram" | ||
Floyd ] Dusty office (Matthew Korson) Turns: 4260 Floyd | > Floyd | > X DIAGRAM Floyd | Floyd | Circles and lines scratched into the floorboards. It almost seems like Floyd | it should mean something, but you can't quite grasp it. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "hm. More searching the detritus?" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put name plate in diagram" | ||
Floyd ] Dusty office (Matthew Korson) Turns: 4261 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT NAME PLATE IN DIAGRAM Floyd | Floyd | That can't contain things. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "search detritus" | ||
Floyd ] Dusty office (Matthew Korson) Turns: 4262 Floyd | > Floyd | > SEARCH DETRITUS Floyd | Floyd | You rummage through the junk. You find an enormous dessicated rat Floyd | corpse among all the dust. Floyd | Floyd | Dust blows into your face. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x corpse" | ||
Floyd ] Dusty office (Matthew Korson) Turns: 4263 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CORPSE Floyd | Floyd | It's the size of a large cat or a small dog, but it is definitely a Floyd | rat. It is completely dried and its tail is missing, but it shows no Floyd | other signs of decay. Dust is matted in what remains of its fur. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Boss rat's dead." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "search detritus" | ||
Floyd ] Dusty office (Matthew Korson) Turns: 4264 Floyd | > Floyd | > SEARCH DETRITUS Floyd | Floyd | You rummage through the junk. You find a thin steel key among all the Floyd | dust. Floyd | Floyd | The dust you come in contact with cakes onto your skin. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "oho." | |
| Knight_Otu exclaims, "Ah ha!" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get thin steel" | ||
Floyd ] Dusty office (Matthew Korson) Turns: 4265 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET THIN STEEL Floyd | Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x it" | ||
Floyd ] Dusty office (Matthew Korson) Turns: 4266 Floyd | > Floyd | > X IT Floyd | Floyd | A thin steel key with a somewhat old-fashioned look. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "Bet that unlocks the cabinet." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "unlock cabinet with it" | ||
Floyd ] Dusty office (Matthew Korson) Turns: 4267 Floyd | > Floyd | > UNLOCK CABINET WITH IT Floyd | Floyd | You unlock the filing cabinet. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put thin steel in kp" | ||
Floyd ] Dusty office (Matthew Korson) Turns: 4268 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT THIN STEEL IN KP Floyd | Floyd | You unzip the key pocket, deposit the thin steel key, then zip the key Floyd | pocket back up again. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open cabinet" | ||
Floyd ] Dusty office (Matthew Korson) Turns: 4269 Floyd | > Floyd | > OPEN CABINET Floyd | Floyd | You open the filing cabinet, revealing a torn notebook. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get torn notebook" | ||
Floyd ] Dusty office (Matthew Korson) Turns: 4270 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET TORN NOTEBOOK Floyd | Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read it" | ||
Floyd ] Dusty office (Matthew Korson) Turns: 4271 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ IT Floyd | Floyd | Many pages are torn out, and those that remain are mostly smudged or Floyd | otherwise illegible. One, however, stands out because it appears to Floyd | have been pasted into the notebook. It looks like a letter. Floyd | Floyd | "September 21, 1908 Floyd | Floyd | "...les Cragne, Rufous Alderman, Floyd | Floyd | "I was pleased to hear of your success with ... of the ritual... Floyd | Floyd | "...Sinclair's pamphlet will bring unwanted atte... ...ven to your Floyd | remote operation. I hope I need not remind you ...tance of ... role Floyd | ... Floyd | Floyd | "... can get ... blood befo... ...crifice must be complete by the Floyd | coming full moon... Vaadignephod will... Floyd | Floyd | "Yours in fraternity Floyd | Floyd | "... of the Variegated Court" Floyd | Floyd | The facing page contains the notation Floyd | Floyd | "Cattle: 10 gal, 200 / hr, 24000 gal Floyd | Hog: 5 gal, 500 / hr, 30000 gal Floyd | Man: 10 pt, 1 / day, 10 pt" Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Another alderman." | |
| DavidW says, "That's another alderman. Charles = rufous = Boss Rat." | ||
| DavidW says, "That leaves just icterine." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "And way too many potential figurines." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "(I think three.)" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Dusty office (Matthew Korson) Turns: 4272 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The clouds in your cup form concentric circles. Lack of a symbolic Floyd | image means that you have accomplished everything you must in your Floyd | current environment and should move on to find new challenges in order Floyd | to grow as a person. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "search detritus" | ||
Floyd ] Dusty office (Matthew Korson) Turns: 4273 Floyd | > Floyd | > SEARCH DETRITUS Floyd | Floyd | You rummage through the junk. Floyd | Floyd | The movement raises a thick cloud of dust. You cough. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "I guess that was it." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "d" | ||
Floyd ] The meatpacking plant (Kenneth Pedersen) Turns: 4274 Floyd | > Floyd | > D Floyd | Floyd | You quickly climb down the stairs, eager to get away from all of that Floyd | dust. Floyd | Floyd | The meatpacking plant (Kenneth Pedersen) Floyd | You are standing in the center of the main room of the meatpacking Floyd | plant. An open doorway leads west from this huge room to somewhere Floyd | darker, while some rickety stairs lead up. A long row of meat hooks Floyd | are hanging from the ceiling parallel to a bloodstained table. It is Floyd | not too late to leave yet, by going out the front door. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] The meatpacking plant (Kenneth Pedersen) Turns: 4275 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The swirls in your cup form a biplane. Modes of transportation mean Floyd | that your current environment presents challenges that can only be Floyd | overcome by seeking fresh perspectives elsewhere until you're ready to Floyd | return. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] The meatpacking plant (Kenneth Pedersen) Turns: 4276 Floyd | > Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | There is a wall there. You can leave the room by going out, west or Floyd | up. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "out" | ||
Floyd ] Outside the Plant (Chandler Groover) Turns: 4277 Floyd | > Floyd | > OUT Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Outside the Plant (Chandler Groover) Floyd | Smoke pours into a bruised sky, rising from chimneys that crowd the Floyd | Cragne Meatpacking Plant. Its bricks are soot-stained, its stenciled Floyd | walls weathered by acid rain. Floyd | Floyd | A hole is smashed into its side. Floyd | Floyd | To the northwest, a hill begins to climb toward Cragne Manor. Floyd | Floyd | A phantom trolley stop sign reads Red Line -- Meatpacking Plant. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Outside the Plant (Chandler Groover) Turns: 4278 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The clouds in your cup form no discernible pattern. Lack of a symbolic Floyd | image means that you have accomplished everything you must in your Floyd | current environment and should move on to find new challenges in order Floyd | to grow as a person. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "It's 4 pm, if you need to stop early." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Nah, I can go another hour." | ||
| DavidW says, "yay." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "wait for blue line" | ||
Floyd ] Outside the Library (Gavin Inglis) Turns: 4279 Floyd | > Floyd | > WAIT FOR BLUE LINE Floyd | Floyd | You lean against the livestock blood, hold out your pass, and wait for Floyd | the blue line. Within moments, a mistlike trolley arrives. Instead of Floyd | stopping and allowing you to board, it passes through you, Floyd | and you find yourself transported to Floyd | Floyd | Outside the Library (Gavin Inglis) Floyd | A short street terminates here. To the south it opens into the town Floyd | square. To the east, a few worn steps rise to the entrance of the Floyd | public library, and to the west you can see a real estate office. A Floyd | gloomy path leads northwest, towards the woods. Floyd | Floyd | You can see a notice board here. Floyd | Floyd | An insubstantial trolley stop sign reads Blue Line -- Library Square. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I think you've totally finished all of the meatpacking plant." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Not the entry room." | ||
| DavidW says, "oh, right." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "But that we can't, yet." | ||
| DavidW says, "You need a particular cutting tool." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Of course. Can't just use any old witch-knife or something." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] Backwater Public Library (Carl Muckenhoupt) Turns: 4280 Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Backwater Public Library (Carl Muckenhoupt) Floyd | This is unusually spacious for a small-town library. You think you Floyd | remember something about it being a national historical site? That Floyd | would explain the decor, at least. It's half rustic colonial, half Floyd | modern budget-strapped public service, with a meager collection of Floyd | creaky shelves standing in the middle of an old plank floor. A small Floyd | display case stands prominently near the entrance, and some weird Floyd | chairs are scattered around for the comfort of the patrons, none of Floyd | whom are here at the moment. The sole exit is back to the west. Floyd | Floyd | On the cart are The Conservative's Cookbook, The Lives of Floyd | the Roman Emperors (smelling faintly of mildew), Backwater Floyd | Personalities (1915-1925 edition) (smelling faintly of mildew), an old Floyd | paperback book (smelling faintly of mildew), a book New England Floyd | and the Bavarian Illuminati, De Zeven Testamenten van de Floyd | Krijsende Zeeworm, a 'Pataphysical Approaches to Quantum Floyd | Superfluids (smelling faintly of mildew), Tolerating An Asinine Floyd | God (smelling faintly of mildew), The Seven Gaunts, a Floyd | pink-bound book (smelling faintly of mildew), Twin Hearts Between the Floyd | Planes (smelling faintly of mildew), The Dollmaker's Journal Floyd | (smelling faintly of mildew), Legends of Lake Champlain and the Floyd | Hudson River Valley (smelling faintly of mildew) and a shabby Floyd | journal. Floyd | Floyd | A librarian stands behind a counter. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "nope" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read dollmaker's" | ||
Floyd ] Backwater Public Library (Carl Muckenhoupt) Turns: 4281 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ DOLLMAKER'S Floyd | Floyd | (first taking The Dollmaker's Journal (smelling faintly of Floyd | mildew)) Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | She is finally done. My finest clockwork creation. So wonderfully Floyd | lifelike. Floyd | Floyd | The book continues. Floyd | Floyd | You put The Dollmaker's Journal (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | back on the cart. Floyd | Floyd | As you finish reading the passage, your own hands grow cold, and the Floyd | book briefly frosts over before fading again, leaving traces behind Floyd | only in the library insignia. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "g" | ||
Floyd ] Backwater Public Library (Carl Muckenhoupt) Turns: 4282 Floyd | > Floyd | > G Floyd | Floyd | (first taking The Dollmaker's Journal (smelling faintly of Floyd | mildew)) Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | I've yet to decide what I should call her. Floyd | Floyd | The book continues. Floyd | Floyd | You put The Dollmaker's Journal (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | back on the cart. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "g" | ||
Floyd ] Backwater Public Library (Carl Muckenhoupt) Turns: 4283 Floyd | > Floyd | > G Floyd | Floyd | (first taking The Dollmaker's Journal (smelling faintly of Floyd | mildew)) Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | I must have rest. My senses deceive me into thinking she can see Floyd | me, hear me. Floyd | Floyd | The book continues. Floyd | Floyd | You put The Dollmaker's Journal (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | back on the cart. Floyd | The librarian looks at you. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "g" | ||
Floyd ] Backwater Public Library (Carl Muckenhoupt) Turns: 4284 Floyd | > Floyd | > G Floyd | Floyd | (first taking The Dollmaker's Journal (smelling faintly of Floyd | mildew)) Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | What has she become? Is my child now my gaoler? Floyd | Floyd | The book continues. Floyd | Floyd | You put The Dollmaker's Journal (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | back on the cart. Floyd | The librarian nods at you curtly. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "g" | ||
Floyd ] Backwater Public Library (Carl Muckenhoupt) Turns: 4285 Floyd | > Floyd | > G Floyd | Floyd | (first taking The Dollmaker's Journal (smelling faintly of Floyd | mildew)) Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | I think I've managed to lock her safely away. I only hope Floyd | tha(the rest of the page is unintelligible) Floyd | Floyd | The book continues. Floyd | Floyd | You put The Dollmaker's Journal (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | back on the cart. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "g" | ||
Floyd ] Backwater Public Library (Carl Muckenhoupt) Turns: 4286 Floyd | > Floyd | > G Floyd | Floyd | (first taking The Dollmaker's Journal (smelling faintly of Floyd | mildew)) Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | (The remaining pages are nothing but a mess of crusted blood.) Floyd | Floyd | You put The Dollmaker's Journal (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | back on the cart. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Turns out, we never read that one." | |
| DavidW says, "huh" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Noticed it during a reread this week." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "I'm not sure we need to frost all books now that we freed our ghost buddy, but better be safe." | ||
| DavidW says, "Right." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Now, there should be somewhere where we can solve something, but I'm not sure yet where." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "wait for orange line" | ||
Floyd ] Backwater Public Library (Carl Muckenhoupt) Turns: 4287 Floyd | > Floyd | > WAIT FOR ORANGE LINE Floyd | Floyd | There doesn't appear to be a trolley stop in this location. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I'm trying to think where you might go next, and I'm thinking the tomb on the east of the house might be your only option now." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Outside the Library (Gavin Inglis) Turns: 4288 Floyd | > Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Outside the Library (Gavin Inglis) Floyd | A short street terminates here. To the south it opens into the town Floyd | square. To the east, a few worn steps rise to the entrance of the Floyd | public library, and to the west you can see a real estate office. A Floyd | gloomy path leads northwest, towards the woods. Floyd | Floyd | You can see a notice board here. Floyd | Floyd | A phantom trolley stop sign reads Blue Line -- Library Square. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "wait for orange line" | ||
Floyd ] Constabulary Road (Harkness Munt) Turns: 4289 Floyd | > Floyd | > WAIT FOR ORANGE LINE Floyd | Floyd | You lean against the town square, hold out your pass, and wait for the Floyd | orange line. Within moments, a spectral trolley arrives. Instead of Floyd | stopping and allowing you to board, it passes through you, Floyd | and you find yourself transported to Floyd | Floyd | Constabulary Road (Harkness Munt) Floyd | The road phases into little more than a wide dirt track winding from Floyd | the west towards the edge of town to the northeast. A paved walk Floyd | wanders through an iron gate which interrupts a high stone wall Floyd | looming to the north. A memorial bench sits just outside its shadow. A Floyd | thickly-woven rampart of vegetation obstructs passage to the south, Floyd | but you notice a narrow deer trail cutting a path through the deep Floyd | woods. Floyd | Floyd | A barricade spans the road to the northeast, and beyond it a large Floyd | shallow pit is being excavated. If you're careful, you could skirt the Floyd | edges of the pit and continue along the northeast road. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | A man stands near the barricade. He appears to be contemplating the Floyd | contents of the dig site. Floyd | Floyd | A grad student works fastidiously on the fossilized bones in the pit. Floyd | Floyd | An ethereal trolley stop sign reads Orange Line -- Constabulary Road. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Constabulary Road (Harkness Munt) Turns: 4290 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The swirls in your cup form no discernible pattern. Lack of a symbolic Floyd | image means that you have accomplished everything you must in your Floyd | current environment and should move on to find new challenges in order Floyd | to grow as a person. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ss" | ||
Floyd ] Constabulary Road (Harkness Munt) Turns: 4290 Floyd | > Floyd | > SS Floyd | Floyd | That verb doesn't work here, or, at least, not right now, but Floyd | it might work somewhere later. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Courtyard (Finn Rosenloev) Turns: 4291 Floyd | > Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Courtyard (Finn Rosenloev) Floyd | As you walk cross the square courtyard, you are repeatedly twisting Floyd | your legs, and you cannot help but wonder how many broken legs these Floyd | cobblestones have caused over time. Floyd | Floyd | A beautifully decorated well built by blocks of granite dominates the Floyd | courtyard. Opposite it, to the east, is the entrance to the curiosity Floyd | store. Floyd | Floyd | To the north, a secret passage is hidden in the niche near the barred Floyd | gate. Not too far from the well is the way down to the tunnel. Floyd | Floyd | Above you, two guard towers rise majestically on either side of the Floyd | drawbridge, and a parapet connects them so that soldiers of those days Floyd | were able to quickly move from one side to the other. Floyd | Floyd | You can't help but feel that the castle is watching you with Floyd | expressionless eyes through the empty windows. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] Curiosity Shop (Rachel Spitler) Turns: 4292 Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Curiosity Shop (Rachel Spitler) Floyd | A mingling of comfortable scents welcomes you to the small shop -- Floyd | coffee, apples, cedar, soap, peppercorn -- and below it, just a hint Floyd | of something metallic you can't quite recognize. The large windows Floyd | behind you cast a dappled sort of light over the rug-strewn floors, Floyd | the cheerful back counter with its display case underneath, the walls Floyd | crowded with goods for sale. The courtyard lies back out to the west. Floyd | Floyd | Jessenia is running a carpet-sweeper over the floor. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "did you hear me?" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "sell silver pendant" | ||
Floyd ] Curiosity Shop (Rachel Spitler) Turns: 4292 Floyd | > Floyd | > SELL SILVER PENDANT Floyd | Floyd | (to the cold spot on your collarbone (smelling faintly of mildew)) Floyd | Jessenia seems nonplussed by your broken silver amulet (smelling Floyd | faintly of mildew). Floyd | Floyd | Suddenly, Jessenia turns her full attention on you. "Oh! Stupid me -- Floyd | you want to become a customer, don't you?" Floyd | (y/n): | Knight_Otu says, "I did." | |
| DavidW says, "ok" | ||
| DavidW says, "This is helpful too." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "But I wanted to try this." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "y" | ||
Floyd ] Curiosity Shop (Rachel Spitler) Turns: 4293 Floyd | (y/n): Floyd | > Y Floyd | Floyd | "Of course! Well, here's how it works. I run my business on a Floyd | membership model, like a curiosity cooperative, you see? Instead of Floyd | charging a fee, I ask that new customers bring in a curiosity to sell Floyd | to me. It helps me keep my eyes open for things I might not notice. Floyd | I'll pay you, of course!" She grins. "It doesn't need to be special. Floyd | In fact, most people bring in something that will attract attention Floyd | but have no real importance. I bet you can find something good! Good Floyd | luck!" Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Curiosity Shop (Rachel Spitler) Turns: 4294 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | (the smell) Floyd | You can't seem to find where the scent is coming from. On the air, you Floyd | catch a whiff of alcohol. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x styrofoam" | ||
Floyd ] Curiosity Shop (Rachel Spitler) Turns: 4295 Floyd | > Floyd | > X STYROFOAM Floyd | Floyd | The clouds in your cup form a biplane. Modes of transportation mean Floyd | that your current environment presents challenges that can only be Floyd | overcome by seeking fresh perspectives elsewhere until you're ready to Floyd | return. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "We don't have whatever yet." | |
| DavidW says, "Yeah." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "sell silver pendant" | ||
Floyd ] Curiosity Shop (Rachel Spitler) Turns: 4296 Floyd | > Floyd | > SELL SILVER PENDANT Floyd | Floyd | (to the cold spot on your collarbone (smelling faintly of mildew)) Floyd | Jessenia nods thoughtfully over your broken silver amulet (smelling Floyd | faintly of mildew). Floyd | Floyd | "The sort of thing I'm looking for," she says, "is something that will Floyd | attract attention, but have no real importance. Let me know if you Floyd | find anything like that!" Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I don't remember what it is she wants." | |
| DavidW says, "It's not the golden apple." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Right, we got that." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Courtyard (Finn Rosenloev) Turns: 4297 Floyd | > Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Courtyard (Finn Rosenloev) Floyd | As you walk cross the square courtyard, you are repeatedly twisting Floyd | your legs, and you cannot help but wonder how many broken legs these Floyd | cobblestones have caused over time. Floyd | Floyd | A beautifully decorated well built by blocks of granite dominates the Floyd | courtyard. Opposite it, to the east, is the entrance to the curiosity Floyd | store. Floyd | Floyd | To the north, a secret passage is hidden in the niche near the barred Floyd | gate. Not too far from the well is the way down to the tunnel. Floyd | Floyd | Above you, two guard towers rise majestically on either side of the Floyd | drawbridge, and a parapet connects them so that soldiers of those days Floyd | were able to quickly move from one side to the other. Floyd | Floyd | You can't help but feel that the castle is watching you with Floyd | expressionless eyes through the empty windows. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Constabulary Road (Harkness Munt) Turns: 4298 Floyd | > Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | You maneuver behind the knight and enter the secret passage. Floyd | Floyd | Constabulary Road (Harkness Munt) Floyd | The road phases into little more than a wide dirt track winding from Floyd | the west towards the edge of town to the northeast. A paved walk Floyd | wanders through an iron gate which interrupts a high stone wall Floyd | looming to the north. A memorial bench sits just outside its shadow. A Floyd | thickly-woven rampart of vegetation obstructs passage to the south, Floyd | but you notice a narrow deer trail cutting a path through the deep Floyd | woods. Floyd | Floyd | A barricade spans the road to the northeast, and beyond it a large Floyd | shallow pit is being excavated. If you're careful, you could skirt the Floyd | edges of the pit and continue along the northeast road. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | A man stands near the barricade. He appears to be contemplating the Floyd | contents of the dig site. Floyd | Floyd | A grad student works fastidiously on the fossilized bones in the pit. Floyd | Floyd | An insubstantial trolley stop sign reads Orange Line -- Constabulary Floyd | Road. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "wait for purple line" | ||
Floyd ] Front Walk (Matt Weiner) Turns: 4299 Floyd | > Floyd | > WAIT FOR PURPLE LINE Floyd | Floyd | You sit on the memorial bench, hold out your pass, and wait for the Floyd | purple line. Within moments, an ethereal trolley arrives. Instead of Floyd | stopping and allowing you to board, it passes through you, Floyd | and you find yourself transported to Floyd | Floyd | Front Walk (Matt Weiner) Floyd | Cragne Manor looms to the north. Its light gray marble front is marred Floyd | by a screened-in wooden porch, clearly tacked on well after the manor Floyd | was built. A gravel path bends around the manor to the northeast and Floyd | northwest, and the driveway leads south back to town. Floyd | Floyd | By the porch steps is a post with a placard reading "31." A strange Floyd | little manikin is affixed to it. Floyd | Floyd | A noncorporeal trolley stop sign reads Purple Line -- Cragne Manor. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ne" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Family Plot (Mark Britton) Turns: 4300 Floyd | > Floyd | > NE Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Cragne Family Plot (Mark Britton) Floyd | A cramped and neglected place on unwholesome yellow soil. Over the Floyd | years the gravestones have shifted like teeth in an overcrowded mouth, Floyd | collapsing one atop the other. Crabgrass pokes up limply between them, Floyd | urine-yellow and parched-looking. The earth mounds up around the Floyd | shabby crypt, as if it's sunk over the years into the Vermont topsoil. Floyd | You wonder who would want to be buried here--and who would willingly Floyd | consign their ancestors to this brutal place. Perhaps that's why it's Floyd | been so neglected. Floyd | Floyd | Four squat columbariums stand north, east, south, and west of here. A Floyd | winding and uncertain path leads southwest. By stepping over collapsed Floyd | gravestones and bleached obelisks you can go northwest. Carefully. You Floyd | could also enter the crypt from here, if you were able to open it. Floyd | Floyd | Three graves nearby draw your eye. One headstone teeters drunkenly, Floyd | half overrun by lichen. One headstone has collapsed entirely. An Floyd | adjacent plot stands open, overlooked by a blank headstone. The grave Floyd | within is flooded almost to the top with bubbling rainwater. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Family Plot (Mark Britton) Turns: 4301 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The swirls in your cup form a unicycle. Modes of transportation mean Floyd | that your current environment presents challenges that can only be Floyd | overcome by seeking fresh perspectives elsewhere until you're ready to Floyd | return. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "oh. Not here." | |
| DavidW says, "Let me look at our map." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "sw" | ||
Floyd ] Front Walk (Matt Weiner) Turns: 4302 Floyd | > Floyd | > SW Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Front Walk (Matt Weiner) Floyd | Cragne Manor looms to the north. Its light gray marble front is marred Floyd | by a screened-in wooden porch, clearly tacked on well after the manor Floyd | was built. A gravel path bends around the manor to the northeast and Floyd | northwest, and the driveway leads south back to town. Floyd | Floyd | By the porch steps is a post with a placard reading "31." A strange Floyd | little manikin is affixed to it. Floyd | Floyd | A phantom trolley stop sign reads Purple Line -- Cragne Manor. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "nw" | ||
Floyd ] Outside the greenhouse (James Eagle) Turns: 4303 Floyd | > Floyd | > NW Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Outside the greenhouse (James Eagle) Floyd | The damp brick path that led you here bends around the squat porch of Floyd | an old greenhouse half-swallowed by a tangle of bramble and ivy. Water Floyd | drips from the thick branches overhead; in the undergrowth something - Floyd | somethings? - creep and rustle. Floyd | Floyd | The path curves away to northeast and southeast. You can also go in to Floyd | the greenhouse from here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "in" | ||
Floyd ] Greenhouse (Petter Sjölund) Turns: 4304 Floyd | > Floyd | > IN Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Greenhouse (Petter Sjölund) Floyd | Nothing should be growing here anymore — the heating and irrigation Floyd | have been off for years — but roots seem to have covered everything. Floyd | Floyd | The walls curve inward, forming a huge dome, with a mesh of roots Floyd | covering it from the floor up to about halfway to the ceiling. Floyd | Sunlight still breaks through in places, throwing a pattern of bright Floyd | spots across the room. The roots grow from an enormous tropical tree Floyd | at the center of the greenhouse, towering all the way up to the Floyd | ceiling, which it hides behind a thick crown of leaves. Floyd | Floyd | A spiral staircase, seemingly woven of roots, leads to a circular mesh Floyd | walkway higher up along the wall. Floyd | Floyd | The parrot sculpture protrudes from the roots near the exit. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Greenhouse (Petter Sjölund) Turns: 4305 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The swirls in your cup form a Viking longboat. Modes of transportation Floyd | mean that your current environment presents challenges that can only Floyd | be overcome by seeking fresh perspectives elsewhere until you're ready Floyd | to return. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "se" | ||
Floyd ] Greenhouse (Petter Sjölund) Turns: 4306 Floyd | > Floyd | > SE Floyd | Floyd | If there ever were any exits other than the overgrown archway through Floyd | which you entered, they are covered by impenetrable roots, but there Floyd | is a spiral staircase leading up to a walkway. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Greenhouse (Petter Sjölund) Turns: 4307 Floyd | > Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | If there ever were any exits other than the overgrown archway through Floyd | which you entered, they are covered by impenetrable roots, but there Floyd | is a spiral staircase leading up to a walkway. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "oh, you might be able to do the Pantry now." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "out" | ||
Floyd ] Outside the greenhouse (James Eagle) Turns: 4308 Floyd | > Floyd | > OUT Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Outside the greenhouse (James Eagle) Floyd | The damp brick path that led you here bends around the squat porch of Floyd | an old greenhouse half-swallowed by a tangle of bramble and ivy. Water Floyd | drips from the thick branches overhead; in the undergrowth something - Floyd | somethings? - creep and rustle. Floyd | Floyd | The path curves away to northeast and southeast. You can also go in to Floyd | the greenhouse from here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "se" | ||
Floyd ] Front Walk (Matt Weiner) Turns: 4309 Floyd | > Floyd | > SE Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Front Walk (Matt Weiner) Floyd | Cragne Manor looms to the north. Its light gray marble front is marred Floyd | by a screened-in wooden porch, clearly tacked on well after the manor Floyd | was built. A gravel path bends around the manor to the northeast and Floyd | northwest, and the driveway leads south back to town. Floyd | Floyd | By the porch steps is a post with a placard reading "31." A strange Floyd | little manikin is affixed to it. Floyd | Floyd | A ghostly trolley stop sign reads Purple Line -- Cragne Manor. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "wait for black line" | ||
Floyd ] Malign Tunnel (Damon L. Wakes) Turns: 4310 Floyd | > Floyd | > WAIT FOR BLACK LINE Floyd | Floyd | You lean against the mud, hold out your pass, and wait for the black Floyd | line. Within moments, a mistlike trolley arrives. Instead of stopping Floyd | and allowing you to board, it passes through you, and you Floyd | find yourself transported to Floyd | Floyd | Malign Tunnel (Damon L. Wakes) Floyd | The space beneath the boiler room is damp and narrow, little more than Floyd | a dogleg corridor set into the earth. Something about its shape, its Floyd | proportions, is deeply unsettling to you. There is a rusting iron Floyd | ladder leading to the floor above, and a green door leading to the Floyd | southwest, its paint flaking onto the uneven stone floor. The curving Floyd | brick walls on either side of you arc gracefully inwards to form a Floyd | vaulted ceiling. You would be able to stand comfortably were it not Floyd | for the pipes that stretch like tendons above your head. Floyd | Floyd | A noncorporeal trolley stop sign reads Black Line -- Underground. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Malign Tunnel (Damon L. Wakes) Turns: 4311 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The swirls in your cup form a blank, mirrored surface. Lack of a Floyd | symbolic image means that you have accomplished everything you must in Floyd | your current environment and should move on to find new challenges in Floyd | order to grow as a person. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "u" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 4312 Floyd | > Floyd | > U Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Floyd | The western side of this windowless brick room is dominated by a huge Floyd | boiler connected to a confusing network of pipes that eventually Floyd | delivers heat to the rest of the manor. Between the unpleasant Floyd | humming, the smell of fuel oil, and the heat leaking out, the boiler Floyd | is leaving you feeling a little lightheaded. Floyd | Floyd | As noticeable as it is, the boiler is hardly the only item of Floyd | interest. Crammed around it are many devices, at least four of which Floyd | are clearly bigger and heavier than you. Next to the open doorway Floyd | leading north there is a keypunch. There's a support column in the Floyd | middle of the room with a system diagram on it, and lashed to the Floyd | column there is a faraday cage with a window on its door looking Floyd | inside. Next to it is a an overlay engine, and behind it a a Floyd | dimensional stabilizer. Beyond a heavy-duty table near the southwest Floyd | corner there is a rough hole in the floor, and the surface of the Floyd | table is dominated by the control panel for the whole system. There is Floyd | a small steel shelf high on the wall way above the table, and a Floyd | fluorescent work light above that. On the wall opposite the faraday Floyd | cage there is a sign hanging from a chain. Floyd | Floyd | It looks like the room has hardly been disturbed in decades, and your Floyd | presence has kicked up a sizable amount of dust. Although there are Floyd | some cobwebs, you don't see any spiders. Maybe they got fed up with Floyd | some combination of the loud noises, bad smells, choking dust, and Floyd | miserable heat and went someplace nicer. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Basement (Ivan Roth) Turns: 4313 Floyd | > Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | Something tells you that Edwin Cragne really would not want you to Floyd | take his secrets out of this room and that you really ought to leave Floyd | the journal in the boiler room. Floyd | Floyd | Basement (Ivan Roth) Floyd | It's dark and chilly down here. A damp, mildewy carpet of dimly Floyd | visible design covers half the floor. It must have been luxuriously Floyd | soft before it started rotting. Floyd | Floyd | A rickety staircase leads back up towards the heavy wooden door to the Floyd | kitchen. A flimsy plywood door leads north, but you know what lies in Floyd | that direction. The dimly-lit basement extends in every other Floyd | direction, south, east and west. Floyd | Floyd | A metal hatch opens into darkness below. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] Pantry (Chris Conley) Turns: 4314 Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Pantry (Chris Conley) Floyd | You are in a pantry lined with metal shelves stretching the entire Floyd | length of both walls. Most of the metal shelves' contents lie deep in Floyd | shadow, as the room is lit by only a single bare bulb hanging three Floyd | feet above your head. The flat dark stones echo as you walk, and the Floyd | air down here is cold and damp. Floyd | Floyd | The rest of the basement lies off to the west. A dark doorway beckons Floyd | to the east. Floyd | Floyd | Pale roots of some unknown plant have broken through the ceiling in Floyd | one corner, dangling halfway to the floor. Floyd | Floyd | You can also see a disgusting rotting pumpkin here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Pantry (Chris Conley) Turns: 4315 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The swirls in your cup form a pear shape, complete with stem. Floyd | Botanical images mean that while there is much left to accomplish in Floyd | the present situation, your immediate environment sustains you, and Floyd | you have everything that you need. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Well then." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x apple" | ||
Floyd ] Pantry (Chris Conley) Turns: 4316 Floyd | > Floyd | > X APPLE Floyd | Floyd | This is an apple made from a beautiful yellow metal. It has the Floyd | inscription "τῇ καλλίστῃ" subtly engraved into its side. It Floyd | is so Floyd | shiny you can almost see your reflection in it. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x pumpkin" | ||
Floyd ] Pantry (Chris Conley) Turns: 4317 Floyd | > Floyd | > X PUMPKIN Floyd | Floyd | (the disgusting rotting pumpkin) Floyd | It is putrid, lying in a puddle of its own innards, sad and crumpled Floyd | nearly to the floor. Two fat black flies buzz around the stem. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW | [2019-Apr-07] Christabell's and Carol's stories were concluded. We found a copper amulet in the Town Square. We learned that Edmund sent a jar of pickled peaches to Salona. We entered the meatpacking plant. | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x shelves" | ||
Floyd ] Pantry (Chris Conley) Turns: 4318 Floyd | > Floyd | > X SHELVES Floyd | Floyd | Eight stark metal shelves run the length of each wall between the two Floyd | entrances of this room. They are about a foot deep, and absolutely Floyd | stacked to the brim with dozens of aluminum cans, jars, jugs, and Floyd | other containers. They are mostly labeled, or their contents easy Floyd | enough to determine if you blow away the dust. Floyd | Floyd | They are organized by size, shape, and container material. You might Floyd | find the peaches mentioned in Edmund's message somewhere in the jar Floyd | section. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "search jar section" | ||
Floyd ] Pantry (Chris Conley) Turns: 4319 Floyd | > Floyd | > SEARCH JAR SECTION Floyd | Floyd | Soon enough, you stumble across what must be the jar of peaches Floyd | mentioned in Edmund's message. You pick it up. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x peaches" | ||
Floyd ] Pantry (Chris Conley) Turns: 4320 Floyd | > Floyd | > X PEACHES Floyd | Floyd | A squat glass jar of a reddish hue, a bit larger than your hand, with Floyd | a red metal top. The label has long since faded into Floyd | unintelligibility, but there is no doubt that the oblong shapes Floyd | suspended in the golden liquid are peeled and quartered peaches. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "That was mildewed quickly." | |
| DavidW says, "yow, yes." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "SAVE" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "cf56" | ||
Floyd | > Floyd | > SAVE Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write: Floyd ] Pantry (Chris Conley) Turns: 4320 Floyd | > SAVEOk. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open peaches" | ||
Floyd ] Pantry (Chris Conley) Turns: 4321 Floyd | > Floyd | > OPEN PEACHES Floyd | Floyd | You open the jar of peaches (smelling faintly of mildew), revealing Floyd | some sort of golden peach liquid. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x liquid" | ||
Floyd ] Pantry (Chris Conley) Turns: 4322 Floyd | > Floyd | > X LIQUID Floyd | Floyd | (the little stoppered vial of blue liquid (smelling faintly of Floyd | mildew)) Floyd | You see nothing special about the little stoppered vial of blue liquid Floyd | (smelling faintly of mildew). Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | There's something about that jar of peaches (smelling faintly of Floyd | mildew). Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x peach liquid" | ||
Floyd ] Pantry (Chris Conley) Turns: 4323 Floyd | > Floyd | > X PEACH LIQUID Floyd | Floyd | A strange golden-hued liquid, shimmering in the light of the flakes of Floyd | plant matter. Floyd | Floyd | In the golden peach liquid are some pickled peaches. Floyd | Floyd | You feel drawn to the jar of peaches (smelling faintly of mildew). Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get pickled" | ||
Floyd ] Pantry (Chris Conley) Turns: 4324 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET PICKLED Floyd | Floyd | You'd rather not. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "give peaches to pumpkin" | ||
Floyd ] Pantry (Chris Conley) Turns: 4324 Floyd | > Floyd | > GIVE PEACHES TO PUMPKIN Floyd | Floyd | You can only do that to something animate. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "What did you mean by 'get pickled' exactly?" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "I guess a pickled peach." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get pickled peach" | ||
Floyd ] Pantry (Chris Conley) Turns: 4325 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET PICKLED PEACH Floyd | Floyd | You'd rather not. Floyd | Floyd | What if you put something in that jar? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put pumpkin in jar" | ||
Floyd ] Pantry (Chris Conley) Turns: 4325 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT PUMPKIN IN JAR Floyd | Floyd | Which do you mean, the dusty glass jars, the jar of peaches (smelling Floyd | faintly of mildew), the jar of old keys (smelling faintly of mildew), Floyd | the jar of screws or the glass jar containing an insect (smelling Floyd | faintly of mildew)? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put pumpkin in peach jar" | ||
Floyd ] Pantry (Chris Conley) Turns: 4325 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT PUMPKIN IN PEACH JAR Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "l" | ||
Floyd ] Pantry (Chris Conley) Turns: 4326 Floyd | > Floyd | > L Floyd | Floyd | Pantry (Chris Conley) Floyd | You are in a pantry lined with metal shelves stretching the entire Floyd | length of both walls. Most of the metal shelves' contents lie deep in Floyd | shadow, as the room is lit by only a single bare bulb hanging three Floyd | feet above your head. The flat dark stones echo as you walk, and the Floyd | air down here is cold and damp. Floyd | Floyd | The rest of the basement lies off to the west. A dark doorway beckons Floyd | to the east. Floyd | Floyd | Pale roots of some unknown plant have broken through the ceiling in Floyd | one corner, dangling halfway to the floor. Floyd | Floyd | You can also see a disgusting rotting pumpkin here. Floyd | Floyd | You want to stick your face in that peach brine. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get pumpkin" | ||
Floyd ] Pantry (Chris Conley) Turns: 4327 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET PUMPKIN Floyd | Floyd | (the disgusting rotting pumpkin) Floyd | You succeed only in coating your arms in pumpkin goo. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put apple in peach jar" | ||
Floyd ] Pantry (Chris Conley) Turns: 4327 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT APPLE IN PEACH JAR Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put apple in peaches jar" | ||
Floyd ] Pantry (Chris Conley) Turns: 4328 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT APPLE IN PEACHES JAR Floyd | Floyd | You put the golden apple (smelling faintly of mildew) into the jar of Floyd | peaches (smelling faintly of mildew). Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "undo" | ||
Floyd ] Pantry (Chris Conley) Turns: 4327 Floyd | Floyd | > UNDO Floyd | Floyd | Pantry (Chris Conley) Floyd | [Previous turn undone.] Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Pantry (Chris Conley) Turns: 4328 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The clouds in your cup form a perfect fern, just like in a fancy Floyd | latte. Botanical images mean that while there is much left to Floyd | accomplish in the present situation, your immediate environment Floyd | sustains you, and you have everything that you need. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "pour liquid on pumpkin" | ||
Floyd ] Pantry (Chris Conley) Turns: 4328 Floyd | > Floyd | > POUR LIQUID ON PUMPKIN Floyd | Floyd | That verb doesn't work here, or, at least, not right now, but Floyd | it might work somewhere later. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put pumpkin in peaches jar" | ||
Floyd ] Pantry (Chris Conley) Turns: 4329 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT PUMPKIN IN PEACHES JAR Floyd | Floyd | (the disgusting rotting pumpkin in the jar of peaches (smelling Floyd | faintly of mildew)) Floyd | (first taking the disgusting rotting pumpkin) Floyd | You succeed only in coating your arms in pumpkin goo. Floyd | Floyd | You have an irrational urge to climb inside the jar of peaches Floyd | (smelling faintly of mildew). Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "enter peaches jar" | ||
Floyd ] Inside the Jar of Pickled Peaches Turns: 4330 Floyd | > Floyd | > ENTER PEACHES JAR Floyd | Floyd | You stick your head in, and suddenly you find yourself falling down, Floyd | down, down... Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Splash. Floyd | Floyd | Inside the Jar of Pickled Peaches Floyd | You are immersed in peach pickling brine. Everything around you is a Floyd | brilliant golden hue. You have no idea how exactly you got in here or Floyd | how you could possibly fit. And even though you have not made a Floyd | particular habit of failing to breathe underwater, right now it just Floyd | feels unnecessary. Floyd | Floyd | The looming shapes of the bare light bulb and the rest of the pantry Floyd | are barely recognizable through the gilded distortions of the brine Floyd | and intervening glass. Floyd | Floyd | A great many giant orange boulders bob lazily in the brine. Floyd | Floyd | Something white flits past your view. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "yay. Finally." | |
| DavidW says, "Now you can 'get pickled' properly." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Oww." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x me" | ||
Floyd ] Inside the Jar of Pickled Peaches Turns: 4331 Floyd | > Floyd | > X ME Floyd | Floyd | You are now, apparently, a miniscule pickled woman. You're practically Floyd | a weakling in this form; taking something out of inventory proves Floyd | impossible. On the bright side, your skin has never looked more Floyd | radiant. Floyd | Floyd | The tiny light-colored speck darts by once more. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x speck" | ||
Floyd ] Inside the Jar of Pickled Peaches Turns: 4332 Floyd | > Floyd | > X SPECK Floyd | Floyd | A small speck of something light-colored. It's hard to get a good look Floyd | at something so small in this situation. When you try to swim closer Floyd | to get a better look, it darts away, only to pop up again a second Floyd | later. Floyd | Floyd | A feeling of intense curiosity floods your mind. The mote does a kind Floyd | of flip in the brine and then bobs in front of you, waiting. Floyd | Floyd | You feel compelled to say something. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "say something" | ||
Floyd ] Inside the Jar of Pickled Peaches Turns: 4333 Floyd | > Floyd | > SAY SOMETHING Floyd | Floyd | (to the tiny flitting thing) Floyd | You try to greet it, but you don't have much luck forming words, Floyd | immersed as you are in this liquid. Floyd | Floyd | But the mote seems to understand. It bobs once, and a gentle warmth Floyd | suffuses your mind. Floyd | Floyd | There is no reply. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x speck" | ||
Floyd ] Inside the Jar of Pickled Peaches Turns: 4334 Floyd | > Floyd | > X SPECK Floyd | Floyd | A small speck of something light-colored. It's hard to get a good look Floyd | at something so small in this situation. When you try to swim closer Floyd | to get a better look, it darts away, only to pop up again a second Floyd | later. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x peaches" | ||
Floyd ] Inside the Jar of Pickled Peaches Turns: 4335 Floyd | > Floyd | > X PEACHES Floyd | Floyd | These are giant things, larger than you, floating suspended in the Floyd | brine. They must be the pickled peaches. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "eat them" | ||
Floyd ] Inside the Jar of Pickled Peaches Turns: 4336 Floyd | > Floyd | > EAT THEM Floyd | Floyd | Each one is bigger than you. You don't have all day. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "Search them? Talk to the mote more?" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ask speck about speck" | ||
Floyd ] Inside the Jar of Pickled Peaches Turns: 4337 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK SPECK ABOUT SPECK Floyd | Floyd | It throbs three times, then cuts a quick circle around you. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ask speck about peaches" | ||
Floyd ] Inside the Jar of Pickled Peaches Turns: 4338 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK SPECK ABOUT PEACHES Floyd | Floyd | The spot... shrugs. Somehow. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ask speck about peter" | ||
Floyd ] Inside the Jar of Pickled Peaches Turns: 4339 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK SPECK ABOUT PETER Floyd | Floyd | A feeling of confusion fills your mind Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ask speck about salona" | ||
Floyd ] Inside the Jar of Pickled Peaches Turns: 4340 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK SPECK ABOUT SALONA Floyd | Floyd | A feeling of confusion fills your mind. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "search peaches" | ||
Floyd ] Inside the Jar of Pickled Peaches Turns: 4341 Floyd | > Floyd | > SEARCH PEACHES Floyd | Floyd | You find nothing of interest. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "search speck" | ||
Floyd ] Inside the Jar of Pickled Peaches Turns: 4342 Floyd | > Floyd | > SEARCH SPECK Floyd | Floyd | You find nothing of interest. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask speck about me" | ||
Floyd ] Inside the Jar of Pickled Peaches Turns: 4343 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK SPECK ABOUT ME Floyd | Floyd | A feeling of confusion fills your mind. Floyd | Apparently this creature has never heard of yourself. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "touch it" | ||
Floyd ] Inside the Jar of Pickled Peaches Turns: 4343 Floyd | > Floyd | > TOUCH IT Floyd | Floyd | That noun did not make sense in this context. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "touch speck" | ||
Floyd ] Inside the Jar of Pickled Peaches Turns: 4344 Floyd | > Floyd | > TOUCH SPECK Floyd | Floyd | The tiny flitting thing might not like that. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ask speck about edmund" | ||
Floyd ] Inside the Jar of Pickled Peaches Turns: 4345 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK SPECK ABOUT EDMUND Floyd | Floyd | The tiny dot bobs up and down eagerly, then turns blue. Floyd | Floyd | And then, as if you're hearing a recording made many decades ago, Floyd | tinny and echoing, you hear what must be Edmund's voice once more, Floyd | this time inside your mind: Floyd | Floyd | "If you will indulge me, I wish to recite this poem I have oft Floyd | enjoyed..." There is the sound of rustling papers. "Here we are. Floyd | Floyd | 'Under the crescent moons, Floyd | Beneath the starlit skies, Floyd | The bells lament with their songs, Floyd | The bells lament with their cries. Floyd | Floyd | A song of copper and iron, Floyd | A song of silver and gold, Floyd | The bells sing of the One's true sign, Floyd | The bells sing of the Ones of old.'" Floyd | Floyd | There is a sharp bang, followed by a wet choking sound, and then Floyd | silence. Floyd | Floyd | The dot returns to its usual off-white color and makes a lazy figure Floyd | eight in the brine. Floyd | Floyd | Somehow, you have the feeling that you ought to remember that poem he Floyd | recited. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Inside the Jar of Pickled Peaches Turns: 4345 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Of course." | |
| DavidW says, "Our inventory is gone until we leave the jar." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Yeah, I guessed as much." | ||
| DavidW says, "I think that poem was what we needed to find here." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "u" | ||
Floyd ] Pantry (Chris Conley) Turns: 4346 Floyd | > Floyd | > U Floyd | Floyd | You swim up... and up... and break the surface... And suddenly you Floyd | emerge, wet and dripping, in... Floyd | Floyd | Pantry (Chris Conley) Floyd | You are in a pantry lined with metal shelves stretching the entire Floyd | length of both walls. Most of the metal shelves' contents lie deep in Floyd | shadow, as the room is lit by only a single bare bulb hanging three Floyd | feet above your head. The flat dark stones echo as you walk, and the Floyd | air down here is cold and damp. Floyd | Floyd | The rest of the basement lies off to the west. A dark doorway beckons Floyd | to the east. Floyd | Floyd | Pale roots of some unknown plant have broken through the ceiling in Floyd | one corner, dangling halfway to the floor. Floyd | Floyd | You can also see a jar of peaches (smelling faintly of mildew) (in Floyd | which is some golden peach liquid (in which are some pickled peaches)) Floyd | and a disgusting rotting pumpkin here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Pantry (Chris Conley) Turns: 4347 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The clouds in your cup form concentric circles. Lack of a symbolic Floyd | image means that you have accomplished everything you must in your Floyd | current environment and should move on to find new challenges in order Floyd | to grow as a person. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | Something... alive? You feel an urge to put something alive in the Floyd | jar. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "close jar" | ||
Floyd ] Pantry (Chris Conley) Turns: 4347 Floyd | > Floyd | > CLOSE JAR Floyd | Floyd | Which do you mean, the jar of peaches (smelling faintly of mildew), Floyd | the dusty glass jars, the jar of old keys (smelling faintly of Floyd | mildew), the jar of screws or the glass jar containing an insect Floyd | (smelling faintly of mildew)? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "peaches" | ||
Floyd ] Pantry (Chris Conley) Turns: 4348 Floyd | > Floyd | > PEACHES Floyd | Floyd | You close the jar of peaches (smelling faintly of mildew). Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "That poem might point towards the church." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Basement (Ivan Roth) Turns: 4349 Floyd | > Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Basement (Ivan Roth) Floyd | It's dark and chilly down here. A damp, mildewy carpet of dimly Floyd | visible design covers half the floor. It must have been luxuriously Floyd | soft before it started rotting. Floyd | Floyd | A rickety staircase leads back up towards the heavy wooden door to the Floyd | kitchen. A flimsy plywood door leads north, but you know what lies in Floyd | that direction. The dimly-lit basement extends in every other Floyd | direction, south, east and west. Floyd | Floyd | A metal hatch opens into darkness below. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Cold Storage Room (Jeremy Freese) Turns: 4350 Floyd | > Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Cold Storage Room (Jeremy Freese) Floyd | Aunt Mavis used to keep her peaches in a room that didn't look at all Floyd | like this. On the walls is a message written in blood, composed in an Floyd | ancient language you know intimately. Floyd | Floyd | There's also the thing Aunt Mavis gave you. You now understand what it Floyd | is. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Cold Storage Room (Jeremy Freese) Turns: 4351 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The swirls in your cup form concentric circles. Lack of a symbolic Floyd | image means that you have accomplished everything you must in your Floyd | current environment and should move on to find new challenges in order Floyd | to grow as a person. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Basement (Ivan Roth) Turns: 4352 Floyd | > Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Basement (Ivan Roth) Floyd | It's dark and chilly down here. A damp, mildewy carpet of dimly Floyd | visible design covers half the floor. It must have been luxuriously Floyd | soft before it started rotting. Floyd | Floyd | A rickety staircase leads back up towards the heavy wooden door to the Floyd | kitchen. A flimsy plywood door leads north, but you know what lies in Floyd | that direction. The dimly-lit basement extends in every other Floyd | direction, south, east and west. Floyd | Floyd | A metal hatch opens into darkness below. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Wine Cellar (Nathaniel Edwards) Turns: 4353 Floyd | > Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Wine Cellar (Nathaniel Edwards) Floyd | You feel cool air swirling around you as you stand in the manor's wine Floyd | cellar. Stone floors, stone walls, and dim lighting keep the Floyd | household's dwindling wine collection fresh and oaky. Floyd | Floyd | A large wooden wine rack covers one entire wall of the room, but with Floyd | only a few bottles left on it. You can see a door to the west Another Floyd | exit leads east. Floyd | Floyd | You've smashed or removed every bottle of wine, and the rack stands Floyd | empty before you. Floyd | Floyd | You can see a wine cask here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Laboratory (Michael Gentry) Turns: 4354 Floyd | > Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Your ears pop and you stumble as you step across the threshold, Floyd | reeling in a momentary gravitational slippage. Floyd | Floyd | Laboratory (Michael Gentry) Floyd | Hard, white light reflected from steel walls pricks painfully at your Floyd | eyes. Through the glare you can make out the implements of some sort Floyd | of laboratory, squirming sculptures of metal and glass dripping Floyd | curdled fluids and spurting foul-smelling puffs of steam. A way out Floyd | lies east, but otherwise there seem to be no other exits from this Floyd | place. Floyd | Floyd | The author is here, hunched over and fidgeting intently with a roiling Floyd | knot of impossible space that floats in the middle of the room. Floyd | Floyd | "Would you just . . ." pleads the author. "Enter the work. It's the Floyd | solution, the solution to everything . . ." Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I'm sure the way into the church is via the tomb." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Laboratory (Michael Gentry) Turns: 4355 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The clouds in your cup form a biplane. Modes of transportation mean Floyd | that your current environment presents challenges that can only be Floyd | overcome by seeking fresh perspectives elsewhere until you're ready to Floyd | return. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | The author leans close and frowns into the depths of the impossible Floyd | space. "Should probably correct this typo . . ." he says. "But that Floyd | would ruin the pacing . . ." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] Wine Cellar (Nathaniel Edwards) Turns: 4356 Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | "Come back soon!" the author calls after you. Floyd | Floyd | Wine Cellar (Nathaniel Edwards) Floyd | You feel cool air swirling around you as you stand in the manor's wine Floyd | cellar. Stone floors, stone walls, and dim lighting keep the Floyd | household's dwindling wine collection fresh and oaky. Floyd | Floyd | A large wooden wine rack covers one entire wall of the room, but with Floyd | only a few bottles left on it. You can see a door to the west Another Floyd | exit leads east. Floyd | Floyd | You've smashed or removed every bottle of wine, and the rack stands Floyd | empty before you. Floyd | Floyd | You can see a wine cask here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Wine Cellar (Nathaniel Edwards) Turns: 4357 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The swirls in your cup form no discernible pattern. Lack of a symbolic Floyd | image means that you have accomplished everything you must in your Floyd | current environment and should move on to find new challenges in order Floyd | to grow as a person. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] Basement (Ivan Roth) Turns: 4358 Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Basement (Ivan Roth) Floyd | It's dark and chilly down here. A damp, mildewy carpet of dimly Floyd | visible design covers half the floor. It must have been luxuriously Floyd | soft before it started rotting. Floyd | Floyd | A rickety staircase leads back up towards the heavy wooden door to the Floyd | kitchen. A flimsy plywood door leads north, but you know what lies in Floyd | that direction. The dimly-lit basement extends in every other Floyd | direction, south, east and west. Floyd | Floyd | A metal hatch opens into darkness below. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "Did we find a letter opener anywhere yet?" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "No, not yet." | ||
| DavidW asks, "Key for the games cabinet?" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "I had the suspicion it might be below the floor boards below the sitting room, but we couldn't check that last time." | ||
| DavidW asks, "Key for the Amorphous Tunnel?" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Pretty sure no to the last two." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Although we could check the games cabinet." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "We were in the amorphous tunnel after we got the jar of keys, and we have gained no other unused keys." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 4359 Floyd | > Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Floyd | The western side of this windowless brick room is dominated by a huge Floyd | boiler connected to a confusing network of pipes that eventually Floyd | delivers heat to the rest of the manor. Between the unpleasant Floyd | humming, the smell of fuel oil, and the heat leaking out, the boiler Floyd | is leaving you feeling a little lightheaded. Floyd | Floyd | As noticeable as it is, the boiler is hardly the only item of Floyd | interest. Crammed around it are many devices, at least four of which Floyd | are clearly bigger and heavier than you. Next to the open doorway Floyd | leading north there is a keypunch. There's a support column in the Floyd | middle of the room with a system diagram on it, and lashed to the | DavidW says, "oh. hm." | |
Floyd | column there is a faraday cage with a window on its door looking
Floyd | inside. Next to it is a an overlay engine, and behind it a a
Floyd | dimensional stabilizer. Beyond a heavy-duty table near the southwest
Floyd | corner there is a rough hole in the floor, and the surface of the
Floyd | table is dominated by the control panel for the whole system. There is
Floyd | a small steel shelf high on the wall way above the table, and a
Floyd | fluorescent work light above that. On the wall opposite the faraday
Floyd | cage there is a sign hanging from a chain.
Floyd |
Floyd | It looks like the room has hardly been disturbed in decades, and your
Floyd | presence has kicked up a sizable amount of dust. Although there are
Floyd | some cobwebs, you don't see any spiders. Maybe they got fed up with
Floyd | some combination of the loud noises, bad smells, choking dust, and
Floyd | miserable heat and went someplace nicer.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
| ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "d" | ||
Floyd ] Malign Tunnel (Damon L. Wakes) Turns: 4360 Floyd | > Floyd | > D Floyd | Floyd | Something tells you that Edwin Cragne really would not want you to Floyd | take his secrets out of this room and that you really ought to leave Floyd | the journal in the boiler room. Floyd | Floyd | Malign Tunnel (Damon L. Wakes) Floyd | The space beneath the boiler room is damp and narrow, little more than Floyd | a dogleg corridor set into the earth. Something about its shape, its Floyd | proportions, is deeply unsettling to you. There is a rusting iron Floyd | ladder leading to the floor above, and a green door leading to the Floyd | southwest, its paint flaking onto the uneven stone floor. The curving Floyd | brick walls on either side of you arc gracefully inwards to form a Floyd | vaulted ceiling. You would be able to stand comfortably were it not Floyd | for the pipes that stretch like tendons above your head. Floyd | Floyd | A spectral trolley stop sign reads Black Line -- Underground. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I'm honestly not sure where our bottleneck is." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "wait for purple line" | ||
Floyd ] Front Walk (Matt Weiner) Turns: 4361 Floyd | > Floyd | > WAIT FOR PURPLE LINE Floyd | Floyd | You lean against the heaving pipes, hold out your pass, and wait for Floyd | the purple line. Within moments, an insubstantial trolley arrives. Floyd | Instead of stopping and allowing you to board, it passes Floyd | through you, and you find yourself transported to Floyd | Floyd | Front Walk (Matt Weiner) Floyd | Cragne Manor looms to the north. Its light gray marble front is marred Floyd | by a screened-in wooden porch, clearly tacked on well after the manor Floyd | was built. A gravel path bends around the manor to the northeast and Floyd | northwest, and the driveway leads south back to town. Floyd | Floyd | By the porch steps is a post with a placard reading "31." A strange Floyd | little manikin is affixed to it. Floyd | Floyd | A spectral trolley stop sign reads Purple Line -- Cragne Manor. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Worst case scenario, I'll take an afternoon and check all rooms via coffee between sessions." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Then I'll at least know where to continue the next session." | ||
| DavidW says, "Thing is, I should know. I've played this entire game, but I don't remember *everything*." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Mudroom (Matt Weiner) Turns: 4362 Floyd | > Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | You climb the steps to the porch. Floyd | Floyd | Mudroom (Matt Weiner) Floyd | The porch is a mudroom, a place for taking off coats and muddy shoes. Floyd | The marble front wall seems like a sheer cliff face, the porch like a Floyd | flimsy shelter built onto it. The front door leads inside to the Floyd | north. Floyd | Floyd | In one corner of the porch a strangely shaped hook is fastened to the Floyd | wall. A black cloak hangs beside it. Floyd | Floyd | In the other corner of the porch is a small wooden table. Floyd | Floyd | A slightly muddy welcome mat lies in front of the door. Floyd | Floyd | Against the front wall are a pair of blue cloth slippers and a single Floyd | brown leather boot. Floyd | Floyd | You can also see the mate of the first leather boot here. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Few people do." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Foyer (Greg Frost) Turns: 4363 Floyd | > Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Foyer (Greg Frost) Floyd | Standing in the narrow entry hall is like being at the mouth of a Floyd | cave. The only light comes in through tall windows on either side of Floyd | the door and a half-round window above. All of the furniture has been Floyd | removed from the foyer, leaving tracks in the heavy dust. Floyd | Floyd | The sky outside is purple, with a few stars already visible. Hallways Floyd | lead west and east into other parts of the house. A doorway leads Floyd | north; the front door is to the south. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] Gallery (YerrikTRB/Erica Newman) Turns: 4364 Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Gallery (YerrikTRB/Erica Newman) Floyd | A long and narrow room, with a satin wallcovering in rich, patterned Floyd | green above the creamy wainscot paneling. The room is overcrowded with Floyd | paintings and furniture. There are doors at either end of the gallery, Floyd | leading north and west. Floyd | Floyd | It's a godawful mess in here and it's entirely your fault. It looks Floyd | like you've cleared the path through the room, and there may be Floyd | nothing left to do but enjoy the paintings. Floyd | Floyd | You can see a photograph here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Rec Room (Zack Johnson) Turns: 4365 Floyd | > Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Rec Room (Zack Johnson) Floyd | The manor's rec room is short for the manor's recreation room. Even Floyd | though it's as old as the manor itself, it looks, as all rec rooms do, Floyd | like it's stuck in the 1970s. Floyd | Floyd | The room is dominated by a pool table. Or maybe a billiards table, Floyd | you were never really sure what the difference is. An old television Floyd | sits atop a little wooden stand in front of a comfy-looking easy Floyd | chair. Floyd | Floyd | Doors lead south and east, and the north wall is covered entirely in Floyd | built-in cabinets, whose glass doors lead, predictably, into their Floyd | interiors. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Rec Room (Zack Johnson) Turns: 4366 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The clouds in your cup form a skateboard. Modes of transportation mean Floyd | that your current environment presents challenges that can only be Floyd | overcome by seeking fresh perspectives elsewhere until you're ready to Floyd | return. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Gallery (YerrikTRB/Erica Newman) Turns: 4367 Floyd | > Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Gallery (YerrikTRB/Erica Newman) Floyd | A long and narrow room, with a satin wallcovering in rich, patterned Floyd | green above the creamy wainscot paneling. The room is overcrowded with Floyd | paintings and furniture. There are doors at either end of the gallery, Floyd | leading north and west. Floyd | Floyd | It's a godawful mess in here and it's entirely your fault. It looks Floyd | like you've cleared the path through the room, and there may be Floyd | nothing left to do but enjoy the paintings. Floyd | Floyd | You can see a photograph here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Foyer (Greg Frost) Turns: 4368 Floyd | > Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Foyer (Greg Frost) Floyd | Standing in the narrow entry hall is like being at the mouth of a Floyd | cave. The only light comes in through tall windows on either side of Floyd | the door and a half-round window above. All of the furniture has been Floyd | removed from the foyer, leaving tracks in the heavy dust. Floyd | Floyd | The sky outside is purple, with a few stars already visible. Hallways Floyd | lead west and east into other parts of the house. A doorway leads Floyd | north; the front door is to the south. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Mudroom (Matt Weiner) Turns: 4369 Floyd | > Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Mudroom (Matt Weiner) Floyd | The porch is a mudroom, a place for taking off coats and muddy shoes. Floyd | The marble front wall seems like a sheer cliff face, the porch like a Floyd | flimsy shelter built onto it. The front door leads inside to the Floyd | north. Floyd | Floyd | In one corner of the porch a strangely shaped hook is fastened to the Floyd | wall. A black cloak hangs beside it. Floyd | Floyd | In the other corner of the porch is a small wooden table. Floyd | Floyd | A slightly muddy welcome mat lies in front of the door. Floyd | Floyd | Against the front wall are a pair of blue cloth slippers and a single Floyd | brown leather boot. Floyd | Floyd | You can also see the mate of the first leather boot here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Front Walk (Matt Weiner) Turns: 4370 Floyd | > Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Front Walk (Matt Weiner) Floyd | Cragne Manor looms to the north. Its light gray marble front is marred Floyd | by a screened-in wooden porch, clearly tacked on well after the manor Floyd | was built. A gravel path bends around the manor to the northeast and Floyd | northwest, and the driveway leads south back to town. Floyd | Floyd | By the porch steps is a post with a placard reading "31." A strange Floyd | little manikin is affixed to it. Floyd | Floyd | An ethereal trolley stop sign reads Purple Line -- Cragne Manor. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Hillside Path (Jack Welch) Turns: 4371 Floyd | > Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Hillside Path (Jack Welch) Floyd | You are in a hillside hollow flanked on three sides by sheer granite Floyd | cliffs and on the other by gnarled vegetation. Floyd | Floyd | Three trailheads hold out some chance of respite: north, southwest, Floyd | and southeast. Floyd | Floyd | You can see a stone altar here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "lie on altar" | ||
Floyd ] Hillside Path (Jack Welch) Turns: 4371 Floyd | > Floyd | > LIE ON ALTAR Floyd | Floyd | That verb doesn't work here, or, at least, not right now, but Floyd | it might work somewhere later. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x altar" | ||
Floyd ] Hillside Path (Jack Welch) Turns: 4372 Floyd | > Floyd | > X ALTAR Floyd | Floyd | A large, roughly rectangular slab of the same black granite as the Floyd | surrounding cliffs. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "search it" | ||
Floyd ] Hillside Path (Jack Welch) Turns: 4373 Floyd | > Floyd | > SEARCH IT Floyd | Floyd | There is nothing on the stone altar. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Front Walk (Matt Weiner) Turns: 4374 Floyd | > Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Front Walk (Matt Weiner) Floyd | Cragne Manor looms to the north. Its light gray marble front is marred Floyd | by a screened-in wooden porch, clearly tacked on well after the manor Floyd | was built. A gravel path bends around the manor to the northeast and Floyd | northwest, and the driveway leads south back to town. Floyd | Floyd | By the porch steps is a post with a placard reading "31." A strange Floyd | little manikin is affixed to it. Floyd | Floyd | A noncorporeal trolley stop sign reads Purple Line -- Cragne Manor. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "My notes say there's a white key in the Court room." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Mudroom (Matt Weiner) Turns: 4375 Floyd | > Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | You climb the steps to the porch. Floyd | Floyd | Mudroom (Matt Weiner) Floyd | The porch is a mudroom, a place for taking off coats and muddy shoes. Floyd | The marble front wall seems like a sheer cliff face, the porch like a Floyd | flimsy shelter built onto it. The front door leads inside to the Floyd | north. Floyd | Floyd | In one corner of the porch a strangely shaped hook is fastened to the Floyd | wall. A black cloak hangs beside it. Floyd | Floyd | In the other corner of the porch is a small wooden table. Floyd | Floyd | A slightly muddy welcome mat lies in front of the door. Floyd | Floyd | Against the front wall are a pair of blue cloth slippers and a single Floyd | brown leather boot. Floyd | Floyd | You can also see the mate of the first leather boot here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Foyer (Greg Frost) Turns: 4376 Floyd | > Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Foyer (Greg Frost) Floyd | Standing in the narrow entry hall is like being at the mouth of a Floyd | cave. The only light comes in through tall windows on either side of Floyd | the door and a half-round window above. All of the furniture has been Floyd | removed from the foyer, leaving tracks in the heavy dust. Floyd | Floyd | The sky outside is purple, with a few stars already visible. Hallways Floyd | lead west and east into other parts of the house. A doorway leads Floyd | north; the front door is to the south. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Court (Ryan Veeder) Turns: 4377 Floyd | > Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Court (Ryan Veeder) Floyd | Walls paneled with elaborate boiseries curl slowly around this ovular Floyd | hall. The western vertex of the ellipse is dominated by an enormous Floyd | window; at the opposite end, a low archway leads east to the foyer. A Floyd | glass display case is set into the north wall. Floyd | Floyd | In the center of the room, an irregular circle of twelve pedestals Floyd | surrounds a black monolith. Floyd | Floyd | A white key lies on the floor. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Wha." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Hang on, I'll open the transcript file for a second." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Wow. It was there on our first visit, and we missed it." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x white key" | ||
Floyd ] Court (Ryan Veeder) Turns: 4378 Floyd | > Floyd | > X WHITE KEY Floyd | Floyd | A finger-length key, its off-white striations indicating it was carved Floyd | from ivory, or bone. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get it" | ||
Floyd ] Court (Ryan Veeder) Turns: 4379 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET IT Floyd | Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | For a second you hear nothing—then the rain starts again. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "Shall I say what it unlocks?" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "The crypt." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] Foyer (Greg Frost) Turns: 4380 Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Foyer (Greg Frost) Floyd | Standing in the narrow entry hall is like being at the mouth of a Floyd | cave. The only light comes in through tall windows on either side of Floyd | the door and a half-round window above. All of the furniture has been Floyd | removed from the foyer, leaving tracks in the heavy dust. Floyd | Floyd | Countless stars are appearing in the sky outside. Hallways lead west Floyd | and east into other parts of the house. A doorway leads north; the Floyd | front door is to the south. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "Good guess." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Mudroom (Matt Weiner) Turns: 4381 Floyd | > Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Mudroom (Matt Weiner) Floyd | The porch is a mudroom, a place for taking off coats and muddy shoes. Floyd | The marble front wall seems like a sheer cliff face, the porch like a Floyd | flimsy shelter built onto it. The front door leads inside to the Floyd | north. Floyd | Floyd | In one corner of the porch a strangely shaped hook is fastened to the Floyd | wall. A black cloak hangs beside it. Floyd | Floyd | In the other corner of the porch is a small wooden table. Floyd | Floyd | A slightly muddy welcome mat lies in front of the door. Floyd | Floyd | Against the front wall are a pair of blue cloth slippers and a single Floyd | brown leather boot. Floyd | Floyd | You can also see the mate of the first leather boot here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Front Walk (Matt Weiner) Turns: 4382 Floyd | > Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Front Walk (Matt Weiner) Floyd | Cragne Manor looms to the north. Its light gray marble front is marred Floyd | by a screened-in wooden porch, clearly tacked on well after the manor Floyd | was built. A gravel path bends around the manor to the northeast and Floyd | northwest, and the driveway leads south back to town. Floyd | Floyd | By the porch steps is a post with a placard reading "31." A strange Floyd | little manikin is affixed to it. Floyd | Floyd | A mistlike trolley stop sign reads Purple Line -- Cragne Manor. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ne" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Family Plot (Mark Britton) Turns: 4383 Floyd | > Floyd | > NE Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Cragne Family Plot (Mark Britton) Floyd | A cramped and neglected place on unwholesome yellow soil. Over the Floyd | years the gravestones have shifted like teeth in an overcrowded mouth, Floyd | collapsing one atop the other. Crabgrass pokes up limply between them, Floyd | urine-yellow and parched-looking. The earth mounds up around the Floyd | shabby crypt, as if it's sunk over the years into the Vermont topsoil. Floyd | You wonder who would want to be buried here--and who would willingly Floyd | consign their ancestors to this brutal place. Perhaps that's why it's Floyd | been so neglected. Floyd | Floyd | Four squat columbariums stand north, east, south, and west of here. A Floyd | winding and uncertain path leads southwest. By stepping over collapsed Floyd | gravestones and bleached obelisks you can go northwest. Carefully. You Floyd | could also enter the crypt from here, if you were able to open it. Floyd | Floyd | Three graves nearby draw your eye. One headstone teeters drunkenly, Floyd | half overrun by lichen. One headstone has collapsed entirely. An Floyd | adjacent plot stands open, overlooked by a blank headstone. The grave Floyd | within is flooded almost to the top with bubbling rainwater. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Family Plot (Mark Britton) Turns: 4384 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The swirls in your cup form a row of trees. Botanical images mean that Floyd | while there is much left to accomplish in the present situation, your Floyd | immediate environment sustains you, and you have everything that you Floyd | need. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "unlock crypt with white key" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Family Plot (Mark Britton) Turns: 4385 Floyd | > Floyd | > UNLOCK CRYPT WITH WHITE KEY Floyd | Floyd | You unlock the crypt door. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x crypt door" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Family Plot (Mark Britton) Turns: 4386 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CRYPT DOOR Floyd | Floyd | A crude skeleton, grinning and capering, is incised into the metal. It Floyd | reminds you of medieval art you saw in college, primitive and Floyd | alien--but there's something odd about the shape of the skull. A Floyd | banner above the skeleton reads, worn and barely legible, "Mors ultima Floyd | linea rerum est." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "in" | ||
Floyd ] Family Crypt (Justin Melvin) Turns: 4387 Floyd | > Floyd | > IN Floyd | Floyd | (first opening the crypt door) Floyd | Floyd | Family Crypt (Justin Melvin) Floyd | You are in a long-neglected, dusty, and surprisingly cold crypt, about Floyd | the size of a garage. The walls are covered with a dark mold creeping Floyd | from the floor, and the whole place smells unsettlingly like cured Floyd | meat and leather. There are numerous plaques on the floor, and it is Floyd | difficult to navigate the room without stepping on one of them. Your Floyd | eyes are drawn to the only other object in the room: a large ornately Floyd | decorated stone coffin. The only exit is the door you came in through Floyd | leading back outside. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x me" | ||
Floyd ] Family Crypt (Justin Melvin) Turns: 4388 Floyd | > Floyd | > X ME Floyd | Floyd | As good-looking as ever. Floyd | Floyd | You bear the trauma of a woman who has been eye to eye with an Floyd | eburnean pond kraken. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Family Crypt (Justin Melvin) Turns: 4389 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The clouds in your cup form a single cherry. Botanical images mean Floyd | that while there is much left to accomplish in the present situation, Floyd | your immediate environment sustains you, and you have everything that Floyd | you need. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x mold" | ||
Floyd ] Family Crypt (Justin Melvin) Turns: 4389 Floyd | > Floyd | > X MOLD Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x plaques" | ||
Floyd ] Family Crypt (Justin Melvin) Turns: 4389 Floyd | > Floyd | > X PLAQUES Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffin" | ||
Floyd ] Family Crypt (Justin Melvin) Turns: 4390 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFIN Floyd | Floyd | A large, gray stone coffin with a heavy-looking lid. It is carved with Floyd | an intricate pattern of swirling lines, none of them intersecting at Floyd | right angles. There is an inscription on the side. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read inscription" | ||
Floyd ] Family Crypt (Justin Melvin) Turns: 4390 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ INSCRIPTION Floyd | Floyd | Which do you mean, the inscription, the inscription on the silver Floyd | teapot or the watch inscription? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put teapot in sp" | ||
Floyd ] Family Crypt (Justin Melvin) Turns: 4391 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT TEAPOT IN SP Floyd | Floyd | You unzip the side pocket, deposit the teapot (smelling faintly of Floyd | mildew), then zip the side pocket back up again. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put watch in sp" | ||
Floyd ] Family Crypt (Justin Melvin) Turns: 4392 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT WATCH IN SP Floyd | Floyd | You unzip the side pocket, deposit the familiar gold wristwatch Floyd | (smelling faintly of mildew), then zip the side pocket back up again. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read inscription" | ||
Floyd ] Family Crypt (Justin Melvin) Turns: 4393 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ INSCRIPTION Floyd | Floyd | In the dim light, it is difficult to make out the faded lettering, but Floyd | you can see "HAR?AWELL CRAG?E, Icterine Al?erman of the Va?ieg?ted Floyd | Cou?t." It's uncle Harvawell! You didn't know him personally very Floyd | well, but he was a local celebrity - he was a lead newscaster for one Floyd | of the local TV stations. He passed away about five or six years ago. Floyd | You aren't sure exactly what he died of, and you missed his funeral. Floyd | You feel a knot in your stomach. This wasn't really the way you wanted Floyd | to get close to him. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "ooh, that's the last of the court. What's his animal?" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x inscription" | ||
Floyd ] Family Crypt (Justin Melvin) Turns: 4394 Floyd | > Floyd | > X INSCRIPTION Floyd | Floyd | In the dim light, it is difficult to make out the faded lettering, but Floyd | you can see "HAR?AWELL CRAG?E, Icterine Al?erman of the Va?ieg?ted Floyd | Cou?t." It's uncle Harvawell! You didn't know him personally very Floyd | well, but he was a local celebrity - he was a lead newscaster for one Floyd | of the local TV stations. He passed away about five or six years ago. Floyd | You aren't sure exactly what he died of, and you missed his funeral. Floyd | You feel a knot in your stomach. This wasn't really the way you wanted Floyd | to get close to him. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffin" | ||
Floyd ] Family Crypt (Justin Melvin) Turns: 4395 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFIN Floyd | Floyd | A large, gray stone coffin with a heavy-looking lid. It is carved with Floyd | an intricate pattern of swirling lines, none of them intersecting at Floyd | right angles. There is an inscription on the side. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open it" | ||
Floyd ] Family Crypt (Justin Melvin) Turns: 4396 Floyd | > Floyd | > OPEN IT Floyd | Floyd | For some reason, you feel compelled to open the coffin. Your heart Floyd | races. Why would you do that? Why do you want to disturb the departed? Floyd | You don't like this urge and try to ignore it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "g" | ||
Floyd ] Family Crypt (Justin Melvin) Turns: 4397 Floyd | > Floyd | > G Floyd | Floyd | You feel your hands being drawn to the lid of the coffin. You feel Floyd | blood pulsing in your neck and ears. Your breathing becomes shallow, Floyd | and you start to panic. Why are you trying to open this coffin? What Floyd | kind of a person are you? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "g" | ||
Floyd ] Family Crypt (Justin Melvin) Turns: 4398 Floyd | > Floyd | > G Floyd | Floyd | You are really starting to lose it. This isn't your body anymore. You Floyd | are losing control of your hands and arms, as you feel yourself Floyd | hefting the massive lid above the coffin. You feel the ache of your Floyd | arms and back as you struggle to push it out of the way, all the time Floyd | feeling like a stranger in your body, watching and feeling someone Floyd | else's actions. You don't want to look down - you don't want to look Floyd | down - you look down inside the coffin, sweating. You see a skull, but Floyd | not the rest of Uncle Harvawell's body, along with a mummified rodent Floyd | (a weasel, maybe?). Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "What a weasely alderman." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x skull" | ||
Floyd ] Family Crypt (Justin Melvin) Turns: 4399 Floyd | > Floyd | > X SKULL Floyd | Floyd | You don't know why you opened the coffin to find this skull, but here Floyd | it is. You can see Uncle Harvawell's broad jawline and high cheekbones Floyd | on the skull - it really does look just like him. You remember him Floyd | smiling from the 6pm news, and you shudder as you look at him in his Floyd | terminal location, wondering what questions you would ask him. This Floyd | scene is his final, interred view. Floyd | Floyd | In Uncle Harvawell's skull is a long wooden key. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get long wooden" | ||
Floyd ] Family Crypt (Justin Melvin) Turns: 4400 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET LONG WOODEN Floyd | Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x weasel" | ||
Floyd ] Family Crypt (Justin Melvin) Turns: 4401 Floyd | > Floyd | > X WEASEL Floyd | Floyd | You have no idea what happened to the rest of Uncle Harvawell, and you Floyd | really have no idea why there is a mummified weasel with large yellow Floyd | teeth next to his head. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "close coffin" | ||
Floyd ] Family Crypt (Justin Melvin) Turns: 4402 Floyd | > Floyd | > CLOSE COFFIN Floyd | Floyd | Your arms are too tired to lift the lid again. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu exclaims, "But, but!" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "So we have another new key, and all the aldermen." | ||
| DavidW says, "Yes." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x wooden" | ||
Floyd ] Family Crypt (Justin Melvin) Turns: 4403 Floyd | > Floyd | > X WOODEN Floyd | Floyd | A long wooden key. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "That key unlocks two doors." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Well that is good to know." | ||
| DavidW says, "There's only two keys that do that." | ||
| Knight_Otu asks, "Is this a good time to match colors to familiars?" | ||
| DavidW says, "It's as good a time as any." | ||
| DavidW says, "I'd save first, though." | ||
| DavidW says, "I have no idea what happens if you mess it up." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "For some reason, it feels more like an endgame move." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "out" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Family Plot (Mark Britton) Turns: 4404 Floyd | > Floyd | > OUT Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Cragne Family Plot (Mark Britton) Floyd | A cramped and neglected place on unwholesome yellow soil. Over the Floyd | years the gravestones have shifted like teeth in an overcrowded mouth, Floyd | collapsing one atop the other. Crabgrass pokes up limply between them, Floyd | urine-yellow and parched-looking. The earth mounds up around the Floyd | shabby crypt, as if it's sunk over the years into the Vermont topsoil. Floyd | You wonder who would want to be buried here--and who would willingly Floyd | consign their ancestors to this brutal place. Perhaps that's why it's Floyd | been so neglected. Floyd | Floyd | Four squat columbariums stand north, east, south, and west of here. A Floyd | winding and uncertain path leads southwest. By stepping over collapsed Floyd | gravestones and bleached obelisks you can go northwest. Carefully. You Floyd | could also enter the crypt from here, if you were able to open it. Floyd | Floyd | Three graves nearby draw your eye. One headstone teeters drunkenly, Floyd | half overrun by lichen. One headstone has collapsed entirely. An Floyd | adjacent plot stands open, overlooked by a blank headstone. The grave Floyd | within is flooded almost to the top with bubbling rainwater. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "sw" | ||
Floyd ] Front Walk (Matt Weiner) Turns: 4405 Floyd | > Floyd | > SW Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Front Walk (Matt Weiner) Floyd | Cragne Manor looms to the north. Its light gray marble front is marred Floyd | by a screened-in wooden porch, clearly tacked on well after the manor Floyd | was built. A gravel path bends around the manor to the northeast and Floyd | northwest, and the driveway leads south back to town. Floyd | Floyd | By the porch steps is a post with a placard reading "31." A strange Floyd | little manikin is affixed to it. Floyd | Floyd | An insubstantial trolley stop sign reads Purple Line -- Cragne Manor. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Mudroom (Matt Weiner) Turns: 4406 Floyd | > Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | You climb the steps to the porch. Floyd | Floyd | Mudroom (Matt Weiner) Floyd | The porch is a mudroom, a place for taking off coats and muddy shoes. Floyd | The marble front wall seems like a sheer cliff face, the porch like a Floyd | flimsy shelter built onto it. The front door leads inside to the Floyd | north. Floyd | Floyd | In one corner of the porch a strangely shaped hook is fastened to the Floyd | wall. A black cloak hangs beside it. Floyd | Floyd | In the other corner of the porch is a small wooden table. Floyd | Floyd | A slightly muddy welcome mat lies in front of the door. Floyd | Floyd | Against the front wall are a pair of blue cloth slippers and a single Floyd | brown leather boot. Floyd | Floyd | You can also see the mate of the first leather boot here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Mudroom (Matt Weiner) Turns: 4407 Floyd | > Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | You can go south back down to the front walk or north in through the Floyd | front door. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Foyer (Greg Frost) Turns: 4408 Floyd | > Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Foyer (Greg Frost) Floyd | Standing in the narrow entry hall is like being at the mouth of a Floyd | cave. The only light comes in through tall windows on either side of Floyd | the door and a half-round window above. All of the furniture has been Floyd | removed from the foyer, leaving tracks in the heavy dust. Floyd | Floyd | Countless stars are appearing in the sky outside. Hallways lead west Floyd | and east into other parts of the house. A doorway leads north; the Floyd | front door is to the south. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Court (Ryan Veeder) Turns: 4409 Floyd | > Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Court (Ryan Veeder) Floyd | Walls paneled with elaborate boiseries curl slowly around this ovular Floyd | hall. The western vertex of the ellipse is dominated by an enormous Floyd | window; at the opposite end, a low archway leads east to the foyer. A Floyd | glass display case is set into the north wall. Floyd | Floyd | In the center of the room, an irregular circle of twelve pedestals Floyd | surrounds a black monolith. Floyd | Floyd | Another flash of lightning: In the stained glass, above the dark Floyd | figure, a jagged shape looms. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "[LINK] is up to date" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "SAVE" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "cf57" | ||
Floyd | > Floyd | > SAVE Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write: Floyd ] Court (Ryan Veeder) Turns: 4409 Floyd | > SAVEOk. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open case" | ||
Floyd ] Court (Ryan Veeder) Turns: 4410 Floyd | > Floyd | > OPEN CASE Floyd | Floyd | You open the display case. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x case" | ||
Floyd ] Court (Ryan Veeder) Turns: 4411 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CASE Floyd | Floyd | The case is built into the curved wall, so its glass door has been Floyd | crafted with a subtle but noticeable curve of its own. Floyd | Floyd | The case contains seventeen figurines: a greyhound, a Venus flytrap, a Floyd | crow, a Pontiac Firebird, a white antelope, a peregrine falcon, a cat, Floyd | a duck, an eel, a mole, a sheep, a weasel, a tarantula, a silverfish, Floyd | a wolverine, a rat and a kraken. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put wolverine on niveous" | ||
Floyd ] Court (Ryan Veeder) Turns: 4412 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT WOLVERINE ON NIVEOUS Floyd | Floyd | (First taking the figurine of a wolverine) Floyd | Floyd | You place the figurine of a wolverine on the niveous pedestal. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put duck on fulvous" | ||
Floyd ] Court (Ryan Veeder) Turns: 4413 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT DUCK ON FULVOUS Floyd | Floyd | (First taking the figurine of a duck) Floyd | Floyd | You place the figurine of a duck on the fulvous pedestal. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put greyhound on puce" | ||
Floyd ] Court (Ryan Veeder) Turns: 4414 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT GREYHOUND ON PUCE Floyd | Floyd | (the trophy for a dog race (smelling faintly of mildew) on the puce Floyd | pedestal) Floyd | You set the trophy for a dog race (smelling faintly of mildew) on the Floyd | puce pedestal. Floyd | Floyd | The trophy for a dog race (smelling faintly of mildew) begins to move. Floyd | As if the room were slowly tipping to one side, the trophy for a dog Floyd | race (smelling faintly of mildew) slides toward the edge of the Floyd | pedestal—and then falls to the floor. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "undo" | ||
Floyd ] Court (Ryan Veeder) Turns: 4413 Floyd | Floyd | > UNDO Floyd | Floyd | Court (Ryan Veeder) Floyd | [Previous turn undone.] Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put greyhound figurine on puce" | ||
Floyd ] Court (Ryan Veeder) Turns: 4414 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT GREYHOUND FIGURINE ON PUCE Floyd | Floyd | (First taking the figurine of a greyhound) Floyd | Floyd | You place the figurine of a greyhound on the puce pedestal. Floyd | Floyd | Thunder rolls overhead, increasing in intensity, going on so long and Floyd | becoming so loud that it must be a jet engine—it stops. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put cat on griseous" | ||
Floyd ] Court (Ryan Veeder) Turns: 4415 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT CAT ON GRISEOUS Floyd | Floyd | (First taking the figurine of a cat) Floyd | Floyd | You place the figurine of a cat on the griseous pedestal. Floyd | Floyd | A flash of lightning illuminates the stained glass: You catch a Floyd | glimpse of a figure wearing a dark cloak. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put peregrine on xanthic" | ||
Floyd ] Court (Ryan Veeder) Turns: 4416 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT PEREGRINE ON XANTHIC Floyd | Floyd | (First taking the figurine of a peregrine falcon) Floyd | Floyd | You place the figurine of a peregrine falcon on the xanthic pedestal. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put weasel on icterine" | ||
Floyd ] Court (Ryan Veeder) Turns: 4417 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT WEASEL ON ICTERINE Floyd | Floyd | (First taking the figurine of a weasel) Floyd | Floyd | You place the figurine of a weasel on the icterine pedestal. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put silverfish on cesious" | ||
Floyd ] Court (Ryan Veeder) Turns: 4418 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT SILVERFISH ON CESIOUS Floyd | Floyd | (First taking the figurine of a silverfish) Floyd | Floyd | You place the figurine of a silverfish on the cesious pedestal. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put eel on croceate" | ||
Floyd ] Court (Ryan Veeder) Turns: 4419 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT EEL ON CROCEATE Floyd | Floyd | (First taking the figurine of an eel) Floyd | Floyd | You place the figurine of an eel on the croceate pedestal. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put firebird on mazarine" | ||
Floyd ] Court (Ryan Veeder) Turns: 4420 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT FIREBIRD ON MAZARINE Floyd | Floyd | (First taking the figurine of a Pontiac Firebird) Floyd | Floyd | You place the figurine of a Pontiac Firebird on the mazarine pedestal. Floyd | Floyd | An explosion of thunder rattles the house. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put antelope on fuscous" | ||
Floyd ] Court (Ryan Veeder) Turns: 4421 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT ANTELOPE ON FUSCOUS Floyd | Floyd | (First taking the figurine of a white antelope) Floyd | Floyd | You place the figurine of a white antelope on the fuscous pedestal. Floyd | Floyd | A sudden violent gust of wind makes the manor walls shake. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put kraken on eburnean" | ||
Floyd ] Court (Ryan Veeder) Turns: 4422 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT KRAKEN ON EBURNEAN Floyd | Floyd | (the antique locket (smelling faintly of mildew) on the eburnean Floyd | pedestal) Floyd | You set the antique locket (smelling faintly of mildew) on the Floyd | eburnean pedestal. Floyd | Floyd | The antique locket (smelling faintly of mildew) begins to move. As if Floyd | the room were slowly tipping to one side, the antique locket (smelling Floyd | faintly of mildew) slides toward the edge of the pedestal—and then Floyd | falls to the floor. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "undo" | ||
Floyd ] Court (Ryan Veeder) Turns: 4421 Floyd | Floyd | > UNDO Floyd | Floyd | Court (Ryan Veeder) Floyd | [Previous turn undone.] Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put kraken figurine on eburnean" | ||
Floyd ] Court (Ryan Veeder) Turns: 4422 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT KRAKEN FIGURINE ON EBURNEAN Floyd | Floyd | (First taking the figurine of a kraken) Floyd | Floyd | You place the figurine of a kraken on the eburnean pedestal. Floyd | Floyd | The stained glass lights up again, and you see the figure raising Floyd | something to its lips. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put rat on rufous" | ||
Floyd ] Court (Ryan Veeder) Turns: 4423 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT RAT ON RUFOUS Floyd | Floyd | (First taking the figurine of a rat) Floyd | Floyd | You place the figurine of a rat on the rufous pedestal. Floyd | Floyd | A clicking noise erupts in the center of the room. You turn to look: Floyd | The top of the black monolith has opened itself. Floyd | Floyd | Thunder rolls overhead, increasing in intensity, going on so long and Floyd | becoming so loud that it must be a jet engine—it stops. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x top" | ||
Floyd ] Court (Ryan Veeder) Turns: 4423 Floyd | > Floyd | > X TOP Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x monolith" | ||
Floyd ] Court (Ryan Veeder) Turns: 4424 Floyd | > Floyd | > X MONOLITH Floyd | Floyd | The facets of the monolith have opened up, revealing a black chamber Floyd | within. Floyd | Floyd | In the black monolith is a black horn. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x horn" | ||
Floyd ] Court (Ryan Veeder) Turns: 4425 Floyd | > Floyd | > X HORN Floyd | Floyd | The coiled horn of some massive, ancient beast. Smooth, oily patches Floyd | on its rugose surface indicate how multitudes of hands have held the Floyd | instrument; its pointed tip is carved open to serve as a mouthpiece. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get horn" | ||
Floyd ] Court (Ryan Veeder) Turns: 4426 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET HORN Floyd | Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | The wind rises in pitch, and for a long moment it sounds more like a Floyd | scream. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Court (Ryan Veeder) Turns: 4427 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The clouds in your cup form a blank, mirrored surface. Lack of a Floyd | symbolic image means that you have accomplished everything you must in Floyd | your current environment and should move on to find new challenges in Floyd | order to grow as a person. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Well then." | |
| DavidW says, "That's another room done." | ||
| DavidW says, "Also almost 5 pm." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "And I think it's time to end it for today." | ||
| **** SESSION SIXTEEN **** | ||
| DavidW says, "[LINK] for what we did last time." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "So two weeks ago, we traveled through time and space, milked a trilobite, stole a dead man's clothes, read a journal that just wouldn't end, destroyed an anachronistic wax recording of "We built this city", performed ritual virgin porn mag sacrifice, flushed a boneless car-souled horse down the toilet, and comitted negligent genocide." | ||
| DavidW says, "The save file name should be cfcragneendofcourt." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "wow" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "And that's just the bathroom." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "That's a lot." | ||
| DavidW says, "Yes, it was epic. Also longest journal *ever*." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "We also found the dead familiar of an alderman, fell into a jar of pickled peaches for a poetry lesson, sought a key hiding in plain sight, desecrated the grave of a weasely alderman, and finished off the Court room, earning what is probably the horn of the black goat needed for that book ritual." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Of that, I'm mostly sad that I missed milking the trilobite. I was unaware that they were mammals." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "restore" | ||
Floyd | > Floyd | > RESTORE Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to read: | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "cfcragneendofcourt" | ||
Floyd ] Court (Ryan Veeder) Turns: 4427
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
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| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "l" | ||
Floyd ] Court (Ryan Veeder) Turns: 4428 Floyd | > Floyd | > L Floyd | Floyd | Court (Ryan Veeder) Floyd | Walls paneled with elaborate boiseries curl slowly around this ovular Floyd | hall. The western vertex of the ellipse is dominated by an enormous Floyd | window; at the opposite end, a low archway leads east to the foyer. A Floyd | glass display case is set into the north wall. Floyd | Floyd | In the center of the room, an irregular circle of twelve pedestals Floyd | surrounds a black monolith. Floyd | Floyd | On the puce pedestal is a figurine of a greyhound. Floyd | Floyd | On the xanthic pedestal is a figurine of a peregrine falcon. Floyd | Floyd | On the griseous pedestal is a figurine of a cat. Floyd | Floyd | On the mazarine pedestal is a figurine of a Pontiac Firebird. Floyd | Floyd | On the niveous pedestal is a figurine of a wolverine. Floyd | Floyd | On the fulvous pedestal is a figurine of a duck. Floyd | Floyd | On the rufous pedestal is a figurine of a rat. Floyd | Floyd | On the eburnean pedestal is a figurine of a kraken. Floyd | Floyd | On the cesious pedestal is a figurine of a silverfish. Floyd | Floyd | On the fuscous pedestal is a figurine of a white antelope. Floyd | Floyd | On the icterine pedestal is a figurine of a weasel. Floyd | Floyd | On the croceate pedestal is a figurine of an eel. Floyd | Floyd | Rain rattles impatiently against the stained glass. Floyd | Floyd | > | zarf says, "so were they." | |
| DavidW says, "I believe we have a wooden key from the crypt that should open a useful door." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "i" | ||
Floyd ] Court (Ryan Veeder) Turns: 4429 Floyd | > Floyd | > I Floyd | Floyd | You are carrying: Floyd | a black horn Floyd | a long wooden key (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a white key Floyd | a torn notebook (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a creased square of paper (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a brass nameplate (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a jar of old keys (smelling faintly of mildew) (open) Floyd | an ornate bronze key Floyd | a silver and ivory key Floyd | a small blue journal (which you know is a journal because it says Floyd | "Mein Journal" on the front) (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a bottle of Pepto-Bismol (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a copper amulet (being worn) Floyd | an a worn out, decaying picture (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a little stoppered vial of blue liquid (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a battered yellow JogMaster (being worn) Floyd | a slip of paper (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a calfskin coat (being worn) Floyd | a pewter box (smelling faintly of mildew) (open but empty) Floyd | a silver urn (smelling faintly of mildew) (open but empty) Floyd | a pair of reading glasses (being worn) Floyd | a cold spot on your collarbone (haunting you) (smelling faintly of Floyd | mildew) Floyd | a book list (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a golden apple (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a FFFFFFFF punch card (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a 923647F1 punch card (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a C353F128 punch card (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a 0B46E931 punch card (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | an AE9B711D punch card (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a 00A02209 punch card (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a can of salt (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a blank punch card (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | the Journal of Edwin Cragne (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | an Isole Perdute (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a Lettera Segreta (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a Prurito Notturno (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a Piccoli Uomini Blu (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a rusted toolbox (smelling faintly of mildew) (open) Floyd | a jar of screws (open but empty) Floyd | a scrap of paper (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a snowglobe (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a black fountain pen (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a mallet (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a metal flask (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a pinch of snail paste (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | an Italian magazine cutting (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a police report ("Francine Cragne") (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a note from a seesaw (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a piece of chalk (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a black box (smelling faintly of mildew) (open but empty) Floyd | a shard (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a broken silver amulet (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | red-rimmed porcelain plates (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | red-rimmed porcelain cups (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a spray bottle that used to contain fungicide (smelling faintly of Floyd | mildew) Floyd | a gallon jug of white vinegar (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a pair of garden shears (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a rusty flathead screwdriver (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a trophy for a dog race (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a black business card (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a rusty piece of metal (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | some yellowed newspapers (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | an employee ID card (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a long hooked pole (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a grimy rock (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a backpack features guide (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a trolley schedule (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a pamphlet of home listings (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | an antique locket (smelling faintly of mildew) (closed) Floyd | a wad of cash (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a repaired page (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a waterproof flashlight (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a filthy rug (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | Daniel Baker's note (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a pull-string doll (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a glass jar containing an insect (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a half-full styrofoam coffee cup (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a pair of stone earplugs (being worn) Floyd | a trolley pass (being worn) Floyd | a Jansport backpack (being worn and open) Floyd | a hidden pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a key pocket (closed) Floyd | a book pocket (closed) Floyd | a side pocket (closed) Floyd | a trash pocket (closed) Floyd | a gold jacket (being worn) Floyd | a giant milkweed leaf (being worn as a mask) Floyd | Floyd | A flash of lightning illuminates the stained glass: You catch a Floyd | glimpse of a figure wearing a dark cloak. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I bet that figure in the window is Ryan Veeder." | |
| Jacqueline says (to zarf), "heh" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "I think the white key was only for the crypt." | ||
| DavidW says, "Wooden key *from* the crypt." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put white key in kp" | ||
Floyd ] Court (Ryan Veeder) Turns: 4430 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT WHITE KEY IN KP Floyd | Floyd | You unzip the key pocket, deposit the white key, then zip the key Floyd | pocket back up again. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Yes." | |
| DavidW says, "The white key was found in the Court and unlocked the crypt door, yes." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] Foyer (Greg Frost) Turns: 4431 Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Foyer (Greg Frost) Floyd | Standing in the narrow entry hall is like being at the mouth of a Floyd | cave. The only light comes in through tall windows on either side of Floyd | the door and a half-round window above. All of the furniture has been Floyd | removed from the foyer, leaving tracks in the heavy dust. Floyd | Floyd | The night sky is dark and full of stars. One larger star stands out in Floyd | the center of the fanlight window. Hallways lead west and east into Floyd | other parts of the house. A doorway leads north; the front door is to Floyd | the south. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Mudroom (Matt Weiner) Turns: 4432 Floyd | > Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Mudroom (Matt Weiner) Floyd | The porch is a mudroom, a place for taking off coats and muddy shoes. Floyd | The marble front wall seems like a sheer cliff face, the porch like a Floyd | flimsy shelter built onto it. The front door leads inside to the Floyd | north. Floyd | Floyd | In one corner of the porch a strangely shaped hook is fastened to the Floyd | wall. A black cloak hangs beside it. Floyd | Floyd | In the other corner of the porch is a small wooden table. Floyd | Floyd | A slightly muddy welcome mat lies in front of the door. Floyd | Floyd | Against the front wall are a pair of blue cloth slippers and a single Floyd | brown leather boot. Floyd | Floyd | You can also see the mate of the first leather boot here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Front Walk (Matt Weiner) Turns: 4433 Floyd | > Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Front Walk (Matt Weiner) Floyd | Cragne Manor looms to the north. Its light gray marble front is marred Floyd | by a screened-in wooden porch, clearly tacked on well after the manor Floyd | was built. A gravel path bends around the manor to the northeast and Floyd | northwest, and the driveway leads south back to town. Floyd | Floyd | By the porch steps is a post with a placard reading "31." A strange Floyd | little manikin is affixed to it. Floyd | Floyd | A spectral trolley stop sign reads Purple Line -- Cragne Manor. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "What was that star in the foyer window?" | |
| DavidW says, "I don't remember that." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Huh. Missed that." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Mudroom (Matt Weiner) Turns: 4434 Floyd | > Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | You climb the steps to the porch. Floyd | Floyd | Mudroom (Matt Weiner) Floyd | The porch is a mudroom, a place for taking off coats and muddy shoes. Floyd | The marble front wall seems like a sheer cliff face, the porch like a Floyd | flimsy shelter built onto it. The front door leads inside to the Floyd | north. Floyd | Floyd | In one corner of the porch a strangely shaped hook is fastened to the Floyd | wall. A black cloak hangs beside it. Floyd | Floyd | In the other corner of the porch is a small wooden table. Floyd | Floyd | A slightly muddy welcome mat lies in front of the door. Floyd | Floyd | Against the front wall are a pair of blue cloth slippers and a single Floyd | brown leather boot. Floyd | Floyd | You can also see the mate of the first leather boot here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Foyer (Greg Frost) Turns: 4435 Floyd | > Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Foyer (Greg Frost) Floyd | Standing in the narrow entry hall is like being at the mouth of a Floyd | cave. The only light comes in through tall windows on either side of Floyd | the door and a half-round window above. All of the furniture has been Floyd | removed from the foyer, leaving tracks in the heavy dust. Floyd | Floyd | The night sky is dark and full of stars. Hallways lead west and east Floyd | into other parts of the house. A doorway leads north; the front door Floyd | is to the south. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x star" | ||
Floyd ] Foyer (Greg Frost) Turns: 4436 Floyd | > Floyd | > X STAR Floyd | Floyd | The stars stand out tack-sharp against the night sky. One tiny, Floyd | cloudlike blur in Andromeda twinkles. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x blur" | ||
Floyd ] Foyer (Greg Frost) Turns: 4437 Floyd | > Floyd | > X BLUR Floyd | Floyd | The cloud resolves itself into a disc. It is a distant spiral galaxy, Floyd | the Andromeda galaxy, whirling through the void like a scythe. Floyd | Andromeda is plunging irrevocably toward the Milky Way at hundreds of Floyd | thousands of miles per hour. Floyd | Floyd | Andromeda is coming. Soon, far too soon, its trillion stars will Floyd | collide with the Milky Way. Both galaxies will be torn apart in the Floyd | collision, and for a billion years or more chaos will reign. Some of Floyd | the stars will be swallowed by the two massive black holes at the Floyd | center of each galaxy; other stars will collide in titanic explosions Floyd | of light and death; still others will be ejected into intergalactic Floyd | space, doomed to wander alone until they burn out into blackness. The Floyd | final shape of the resulting galaxy will be monstrous and Floyd | unrecognizable. Floyd | Floyd | It is cold comfort that the Earth will have been burned to a cinder by Floyd | this time, destroyed by the doomed and greedy sun before another star Floyd | could snatch its prize. Floyd | Floyd | You hide your eyes from the light of that evil star. You don't want Floyd | Andromeda to see you. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "odd." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Nice." | ||
| DavidW says, "I never saw that essay about Andromeda before." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "This foyer is full of surprises." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x window" | ||
Floyd ] Foyer (Greg Frost) Turns: 4438 Floyd | > Floyd | > X WINDOW Floyd | Floyd | Two tall, rectangular windows are set into the wall on either side of Floyd | the front door. They look like they were added later. Maybe the new Floyd | owner thought the foyer needed more light. Floyd | Floyd | The grounds are totally black. The darkness seems almost like it is Floyd | moving. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x darkness" | ||
Floyd ] Foyer (Greg Frost) Turns: 4438 Floyd | > Floyd | > X DARKNESS Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "Moving?" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x grounds" | ||
Floyd ] Foyer (Greg Frost) Turns: 4439 Floyd | > Floyd | > X GROUNDS Floyd | Floyd | Cragne Manor was probably once surrounded by lawns and a formal Floyd | garden; now the property is overgrown and wild-looking. The grounds Floyd | are totally black. The darkness seems almost like it is moving. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "search grounds" | ||
Floyd ] Foyer (Greg Frost) Turns: 4440 Floyd | > Floyd | > SEARCH GROUNDS Floyd | Floyd | That's not in the house. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "I suppose that's true." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "search stars" | ||
Floyd ] Foyer (Greg Frost) Turns: 4441 Floyd | > Floyd | > SEARCH STARS Floyd | Floyd | You find nothing of interest. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Mudroom (Matt Weiner) Turns: 4442 Floyd | > Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Mudroom (Matt Weiner) Floyd | The porch is a mudroom, a place for taking off coats and muddy shoes. Floyd | The marble front wall seems like a sheer cliff face, the porch like a Floyd | flimsy shelter built onto it. The front door leads inside to the Floyd | north. Floyd | Floyd | In one corner of the porch a strangely shaped hook is fastened to the Floyd | wall. A black cloak hangs beside it. Floyd | Floyd | In the other corner of the porch is a small wooden table. Floyd | Floyd | A slightly muddy welcome mat lies in front of the door. Floyd | Floyd | Against the front wall are a pair of blue cloth slippers and a single Floyd | brown leather boot. Floyd | Floyd | You can also see the mate of the first leather boot here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Front Walk (Matt Weiner) Turns: 4443 Floyd | > Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Front Walk (Matt Weiner) Floyd | Cragne Manor looms to the north. Its light gray marble front is marred Floyd | by a screened-in wooden porch, clearly tacked on well after the manor Floyd | was built. A gravel path bends around the manor to the northeast and Floyd | northwest, and the driveway leads south back to town. Floyd | Floyd | By the porch steps is a post with a placard reading "31." A strange Floyd | little manikin is affixed to it. Floyd | Floyd | A mistlike trolley stop sign reads Purple Line -- Cragne Manor. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "wait for gold line" | ||
Floyd ] Church Exterior (Andy Holloway) Turns: 4444 Floyd | > Floyd | > WAIT FOR GOLD LINE Floyd | Floyd | You lean against the gravel path, hold out your pass, and wait for the Floyd | gold line. Within moments, an insubstantial trolley arrives. Instead Floyd | of stopping and allowing you to board, it passes through you, Floyd | and you find yourself transported to Floyd | Floyd | Church Exterior (Andy Holloway) Floyd | The gravel road curves here past the doors of an old stone church, Floyd | which squats defeatedly amid a few straggly trees. Behind it, to the Floyd | northeast, you can see the first few stones of a modest graveyard. To Floyd | the east the road narrows to cross a small bridge into the village Floyd | proper; to the north, it crests the hill toward the train station. Floyd | Floyd | A mistlike trolley stop sign reads Gold Line -- Church. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I'm pretty sure whatever secrets the foyer might continue to hold are optional ones." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Probably." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Church Exterior (Andy Holloway) Turns: 4445 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The swirls in your cup form a maple leaf. Botanical images mean that Floyd | while there is much left to accomplish in the present situation, your Floyd | immediate environment sustains you, and you have everything that you Floyd | need. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "unlock door with wooden key" | ||
Floyd ] Church Exterior (Andy Holloway) Turns: 4446 Floyd | > Floyd | > UNLOCK DOOR WITH WOODEN KEY Floyd | Floyd | You unlock the church doors. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "tada!" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "in" | ||
Floyd ] Church Lobby-Space (Hanon Ondricek) Turns: 4447 Floyd | > Floyd | > IN Floyd | Floyd | (first opening the church doors) Floyd | Your reading glasses frost over at the edges. You feel a sharp pain Floyd | from the cold spot on your shoulder, and feel like there's a library Floyd | book you--or Emmett, perhaps--hasn't read yet from this location. Floyd | Floyd | Church Lobby-Space (Hanon Ondricek) Floyd | This shallow space extends the width of the church. What do you Floyd | call this? The church-lobby? Surely there's a better name for it... Floyd | Despite the gloominess, it's not that unwelcoming. You'd guess Floyd | renovations happened mid-1980s--the color scheme is that Floyd | sponge-painted beigy-peach which goes great with industrial Floyd | linoleum floor tiles. They checkerboard underfoot in grayish green and Floyd | grayish white squares with dark speckles. A stamped powder-blue accent Floyd | border provides a homey feel for church-lady potlucks. Floyd | Floyd | The chapel proper opens to the west and a set of double doors Floyd | leads out of the building. Floyd | Floyd | Also good to note: two side by side openings lead in to Floyd | restrooms. Now's probably a good time to go--this place is quite a bit Floyd | tidier than many of the locations you've visited, and who knows when Floyd | you might next encounter a clean bathroom that isn't filled with Floyd | skeletons, or making scary noises, or holding a contraption that Floyd | dispenses a key, or a portal to a pocket dimension full of snakes with Floyd | baby-faces or something worse... Floyd | Floyd | A collection of framed photos is arranged on one wall, and a Floyd | woodstained ladder bolted nearby leads up through a square Floyd | opening in the ceiling. Floyd | Floyd | You know, you could use a quick restroom break about now. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "We only just started, Naomi." | |
| Jacqueline says, "heh" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x photos" | ||
Floyd ] Church Lobby-Space (Hanon Ondricek) Turns: 4448 Floyd | > Floyd | > X PHOTOS Floyd | Floyd | Black and white photos of generations of religious folk and church Floyd | social gatherings. Included are four or five class photos of students Floyd | in tweed blazers, pressed slacks, and plaid skirts. The newest is Floyd | inscribed 1978. Floyd | Floyd | A yellowed newspaper article in a more modern frame catches your Floyd | attention. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Sorry. I'm struggling with my glasses this morning. Keep switching them up and it's making me read slower" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "I'll try to move slowly." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Nah, it's cool." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read yellowed article" | ||
Floyd ] Narthex (Hanon Ondricek) Turns: 4449 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ YELLOWED ARTICLE Floyd | Floyd | From the Backwater Gazette, March 8, 1984. The faded print is hard to Floyd | read, but the article details the Backwater Historical Society Floyd | renovation of the narthex of the church after a fire five Floyd | years prior. School, library, and gymnasium incinerated to the Floyd | dirt foundation in an unexplainable inferno during the 1979 Maple Floyd | Harvest Dance... 166 students, faculty, and neighbors tragically Floyd | lost...no remains identifiable... The church itself suffered only Floyd | minor damage in what surviving parishoners describe as a "divine Floyd | miracle"... Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Just letting you know why if I don't speak up right away" | |
| DavidW says, "I see the game's decided that a 'Church Lobby-Space' is now a 'Narthex'." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "So it did." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x me" | ||
Floyd ] Narthex (Hanon Ondricek) Turns: 4450 Floyd | > Floyd | > X ME Floyd | Floyd | You stop and take stock: yes, you are still Naomi Cragne Floyd | despite everything that has happened and who you may or may not have Floyd | been up to this point. Your husband needs you to help him, and you are Floyd | bound and determined to do exactly that, no matter what Floyd | horrors lie in wait for you going forward. Floyd | Floyd | You are wearing a copper amulet, a battered yellow JogMaster, a Floyd | calfskin coat, a pair of reading glasses, a pair of stone earplugs, a Floyd | trolley pass, a Jansport backpack, a gold jacket and a giant milkweed Floyd | leaf. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | You are also lugging around a whole lot of stuff. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "It's true, game, it's true." | |
| Jacqueline says, "Yes" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Narthex (Hanon Ondricek) Turns: 4451 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The clouds in your cup form a gentle ripple. Lack of a symbolic image Floyd | means that you have accomplished everything you must in your current Floyd | environment and should move on to find new challenges in order to grow Floyd | as a person. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "So we can go west, in (to another certainly hellish restroom), or up, it looks like." | |
| DavidW says, "yes" | ||
| Knight_Otu asks, "Shall we brave that hellish restroom?" | ||
| DavidW says, "I should not comment." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "(I mean, we probably have to at some point.)" | ||
| DavidW says, "oh well, yes, if you put it that way." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "in" | ||
Floyd ] Women's Restroom Turns: 4452 Floyd | > Floyd | > IN Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Women's Restroom Floyd | The women's restroom is tidy as church facilities go. There is only Floyd | one way out, unless you count the bathroom stall door reflected Floyd | in the mirror above the sink. Floyd | Floyd | It appears someone has discarded a tube of lipstick on the sink. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x me" | ||
Floyd ] Women's Restroom Turns: 4453 Floyd | > Floyd | > X ME Floyd | Floyd | You stop and take stock: yes, you are still Naomi Cragne Floyd | despite everything that has happened and who you may or may not have Floyd | been up to this point. Your husband needs you to help him, and you are Floyd | bound and determined to do exactly that, no matter what Floyd | horrors lie in wait for you going forward. Floyd | Floyd | You are wearing a copper amulet, a battered yellow JogMaster, a Floyd | calfskin coat, a pair of reading glasses, a pair of stone earplugs, a Floyd | trolley pass, a Jansport backpack, a gold jacket and a giant milkweed Floyd | leaf. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | You are also lugging around a whole lot of stuff. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "But." | |
| Knight_Otu asks, "But?" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "But the game *promised* this would be a normal restroom." | ||
| Jacqueline asks, "What makes you think it will be hellish?" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Sorry, that was rhetorical and niave. Do continue." | ||
| DavidW says, "The game isn't lying, exactly. *This* bathroom is fine." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "The last restroom also called itself perfectly normal. It had a pentagram, a boneless horse, and a time-space portal." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Okay, fair." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x mirror" | ||
Floyd ] Women's Restroom Turns: 4454 Floyd | > Floyd | > X MIRROR Floyd | Floyd | It's you, Naomi Cragne, staring back from the mirror. Good-looking as Floyd | ever, if maybe a bit frazzled from recent events. Right then. You look Floyd | focused, confident; your lips are a bit pale, but what can you do? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x sink" | ||
Floyd ] Women's Restroom Turns: 4455 Floyd | > Floyd | > X SINK Floyd | Floyd | On the sink is some red lipstick. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x lipstick" | ||
Floyd ] Women's Restroom Turns: 4456 Floyd | > Floyd | > X LIPSTICK Floyd | Floyd | The lipstick is practically new and appears to never have been used. Floyd | Score. The label names it "Saucy Siren"--which of course is a Floyd | dark shade of red. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x door" | ||
Floyd ] Women's Restroom Turns: 4457 Floyd | > Floyd | > X DOOR Floyd | Floyd | The flimsy stall partitions afford a modicum of privacy in a public Floyd | restroom--you can't see over or under them. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Convenient." | |
| Jacqueline says, "(Lipstick, I mean)" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get lipstick" | ||
Floyd ] Women's Restroom Turns: 4458 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET LIPSTICK Floyd | Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open door" | ||
Floyd ] Women's Restroom Turns: 4459 Floyd | > Floyd | > OPEN DOOR Floyd | Floyd | You open the bathroom stall, revealing no one. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x stall" | ||
Floyd ] Women's Restroom Turns: 4460 Floyd | > Floyd | > X STALL Floyd | Floyd | The flimsy stall partitions afford a modicum of privacy in a public Floyd | restroom--you can't see over or under them. Floyd | Floyd | In the bathroom stall is no one. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "enter stall" | ||
Floyd ] Women's Restroom Turns: 4461 Floyd | > Floyd | > ENTER STALL Floyd | Floyd | You enter the restroom stall for a time-out and a well-deserved five Floyd | minute break to "freshen up" before continuing your adventure. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "wear lipstick" | ||
Floyd ] Women's Restroom Turns: 4462 Floyd | > Floyd | > WEAR LIPSTICK Floyd | Floyd | You meticulously apply the lipstick mph...mpoph... You should Floyd | check it out in the mirror to make sure you didn't get any on your Floyd | teeth. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x mirror" | ||
Floyd ] Girl's Room Turns: 4463 Floyd | > Floyd | > X MIRROR Floyd | Floyd | Mmm, luscious red lips--ones that total fox Brandon Cragne Floyd | might want to kiss...that is, if she played her cards right. Floyd | Otherwise, the same mousy brown hair pulled back in clips, the same Floyd | lame grey tweed school uniform. The same pallid complexion. Heavy Floyd | sigh. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "oh no" | |
| DavidW says, "The room name changed." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "l" | ||
Floyd ] Girl's Room Turns: 4464 Floyd | > Floyd | > L Floyd | Floyd | Girl's Room Floyd | The girl's restroom by the chapel was Jessica's main respite while at Floyd | school, being a good detour away the main facility in the school Floyd | hallway. Often she was able to get several minutes to herself away Floyd | from the other spazz-girls in her class. There was only one way Floyd | out through the door back to the Chapel hallway. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Yeah, and who is Brandon." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x me" | ||
Floyd ] Girl's Room Turns: 4465 Floyd | > Floyd | > X ME Floyd | Floyd | Jessica experienced an odd moment of disorienting deja-vu where she Floyd | didn't feel quite herself, but it passed quickly. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "i" | ||
Floyd ] Girl's Room Turns: 4466 Floyd | > Floyd | > I Floyd | Floyd | She was carrying: Floyd | her school uniform (being worn) Floyd | some overdue library books Floyd | her sister's lipstick Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "The guy we (Jessica) are dating. He's a *bad* boy. Just as we like 'em." | |
| Jacqueline frowns. | ||
| DavidW says, "Oh I exaggerate. He's probably quite nice." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Another body jumping episode." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "He may be an arsonist, who'll cause the fire we've read about." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x lipstick" | ||
Floyd ] Girl's Room Turns: 4467 Floyd | > Floyd | > X LIPSTICK Floyd | Floyd | She swiped her sister's new lipstick--just to try out. Of course she Floyd | was going to give it back. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "out" | ||
Floyd ] Girl's Room Turns: 4468 Floyd | > Floyd | > OUT Floyd | Floyd | As she turned to leave, the door creaked open. In walked The Floyd | Plains--the three most devout girls in school. Floyd | Floyd | "Thelma, didn't you tell me that this bathroom usually is deserted Floyd | around lunchtime?" grumped Dawn. Floyd | Floyd | "Well, it was yesterday. Don't worry, we won't be long, Floyd | Jezebel," the biggest Plain sneered. Floyd | Floyd | "Oh, Thelma, don't be so mean to her! Her name is Floyd | Jessica. It is Jessica, right?" She could tell Meredith Floyd | really didn't care since she was already checking her hair ribbon for Floyd | right-angle-alignment in the bathroom mirror. Floyd | Floyd | The Plains were worshipped and feared--they were the eyes and ears of Floyd | the Sisters in every corner of the school and involved themselves in Floyd | everyone else's business. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x plains" | ||
Floyd ] Girl's Room Turns: 4469 Floyd | > Floyd | > X PLAINS Floyd | Floyd | Dawn Whitford, photographic memory, never forgets like an Floyd | elephant. Has daily, since kindergarten, sported anywhere from Floyd | two to five useless straight, skinny pigtails anchored on her head Floyd | with those big clear glass beads and tiny gold spectacles like she's Floyd | the cousin of both Mother Goose and Mrs. Claus. She was Sister Mary Floyd | Marcia's favorite and thus was able to wield the old nun like an Floyd | attack dog on call. Floyd | Floyd | Thelma Groffley. Varsity Basketball, color team, volleyball, Floyd | gymnastics and ROTC. She wore sweats under her skirt every day and one Floyd | long strawberry-blond braid to her waist tied with a stupid white and Floyd | gold bow. In eighth grade Thelma won a ten dollar bet that she Floyd | couldn't pop a kickball by compressing it between her very sturdy Floyd | thighs. Floyd | Floyd | Meredith Mulroney, the plainest of the Plains. Studious. Put-together. Floyd | Perfect white ribbon pulling back her straight, perfectly chestnut Floyd | brown hair. Her blouse extra ruffly at the throat. Her grey-on-grey Floyd | plaid skirt never less than three inches below her grey-socked knees. Floyd | This girl was a total flat pan of warm milk. Floyd | Floyd | They were all so going to heaven. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "ha" | |
| Jacqueline says, "And we are not, I take it." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "And we are into the Cragne boy." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Well, we already did swipe - sorry, borrow - that lipstick." | ||
| DavidW says, "You sorta know what will happen if you remember that news article you just read in the Narthex." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "out" | ||
Floyd ] Girl's Room Turns: 4469 Floyd | > Floyd | > OUT Floyd | Floyd | Jessica had recently started hearing voices in her head and had Floyd | grown accustomed to supressing and ignoring what they said. Right now Floyd | she just needed to be away from people. Floyd | > Floyd | > EXIT Floyd | Floyd | Jessica moved to exit, but Thelma wouldn't move away from the bathroom Floyd | door. "That's some awfully bright red lipstick you have on, Floyd | Jezebel. You know red is Jesus's least favorite color." Floyd | Floyd | Meredith turned, "Oh, cut her some slack, Thel. It looks like Floyd | someone is trying to learn how to pretty herself up for the Floyd | Maple Harvest dance!" she chirped. Floyd | Floyd | Dawn blew her nose with some toilet paper from the stall and tossed it Floyd | away. "Well, Jessica probably should be aware that the Maple Floyd | Harvest dance is a formal occasion and not a Halloween party, Floyd | so she ought to dial back on the clown paint." Floyd | Floyd | "Or a Mary Magdalene look-alike contest, neither," added Thelma. Floyd | Floyd | "So," Meredith continued, applying her own lip-shade that was exactly Floyd | the same color as her lips and had no noticeable effect, "Jessica, Floyd | does this mean you've found a special someone who will be Floyd | accompanying you to the biggest school event of the year?" | ||
| Knight_Otu pushes the green 'space' button. | ||
Floyd ] Girl's Room Turns: 4469
Floyd | accompanying you to the biggest school event of the year?"
Floyd | >
Floyd |
Floyd | Please answer yes or no.>
| Knight_Otu says, "I dont think either answer will please them." | |
| Jacqueline says, "heh" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "yes" | ||
Floyd ] Girl's Room Turns: 4470 Floyd | Please answer yes or no.> Floyd | > YES Floyd | Floyd | That was none of Meredith Mulroney's beezwax. "No, I Floyd | haven't," Jessica replied. Floyd | Floyd | "Oh, that's so sad!" Meredith wailed. "Your senior year, too! Hold on, Floyd | wait a minute. I know someone who is more than likely free Floyd | and isn't going...what about...Brandon Cragne?" Floyd | Floyd | "Brandon Cragne? He plays Dungeons and Dragons," Dawn Floyd | slurped, articulating through her retainer. "You know, Satan's Floyd | boardgame?" Floyd | Floyd | The two demi-Plains parted at the clacking of orthopedic shoes in the Floyd | hallway, and suddenly the door was blockaded with Sister Mary Marcia's Floyd | imposing frame. "What in blazes is going on in here? This restroom is Floyd | too small for all four of you at once." Floyd | Floyd | "Good morning, Sister Mary Marcia," Dawn wheedled. "We were Floyd | just pointing out to our classmate here that the vividness of her Floyd | cosmetic selections violate the parameters of standard school dress Floyd | code policy." Floyd | Floyd | The nun sucked a breath between her teeth, "Jessica. You are too young Floyd | to be wearing makeup, much less that shade of red. That lipstick is Floyd | for protestant girls!" Sister Marcia held out her hand. "Are Floyd | you trying to give the boys the wrong idea? If not, you'd Floyd | better hand over that lipstick." Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "ja" | |
| Jacqueline says, "er, ha" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "So I guess we'll be the one to start the fire." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "You know, as red-lipped gamer heathens are wont to do." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "start fire" | ||
Floyd ] Girl's Room Turns: 4470 Floyd | > Floyd | > START FIRE Floyd | Floyd | That verb doesn't work here, or, at least, not right now, but Floyd | it might work somewhere later. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "out" | ||
Floyd ] Girl's Room Turns: 4471 Floyd | > Floyd | > OUT Floyd | Floyd | > Floyd | > BUT IT BELONGS TO MY SISTER Floyd | Floyd | "This Sister says give me that lipstick," insisted Sister Mary Marcia. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "out" | ||
Floyd ] Girl's Room Turns: 4472 Floyd | > Floyd | > OUT Floyd | Floyd | > Floyd | > MY SISTER WILL KILL ME IF SHE DOESN'T GET THIS BACK Floyd | Floyd | "Hand it over," snapped the nun. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "z" | ||
Floyd ] Girl's Room Turns: 4473 Floyd | > Floyd | > Z Floyd | Floyd | > Floyd | > BUT, SISTER MARY MARCIA... Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | "I don't want to hear any backsass, girl," replied Sister, growing Floyd | seemingly more impatient. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "z" | ||
Floyd ] Girl's Room Turns: 4474 Floyd | > Floyd | > Z Floyd | Floyd | > Floyd | > BUT IT BELONGS TO MY SISTER Floyd | Floyd | "You can have it back at the end of the year," replied Sister Mary Floyd | Marcia. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says (to KO), "We didn't start the fire. It was always burning, since the world's been turning." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "z" | ||
Floyd ] Girl's Room Turns: 4475 Floyd | > Floyd | > Z Floyd | Floyd | > Floyd | > MY SISTER WILL KILL ME IF SHE DOESN'T GET THIS BACK Floyd | Floyd | "This Sister says give me that lipstick," snapped the nun. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "To give, or not to give." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "say no" | ||
Floyd ] Girl's Room Turns: 4475 Floyd | > Floyd | > SAY NO Floyd | Floyd | Whom do you want to say that to? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "marcia" | ||
Floyd ] Girl's Room Turns: 4476 Floyd | > Floyd | > MARCIA Floyd | Floyd | You need to specify who you want to speak to. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "give lipstick to marcia" | ||
Floyd | > Floyd | > GIVE LIPSTICK TO MARCIA Floyd | Floyd | Jessica relinquished the forbidden devil's paint. Sister Mary Marcia Floyd | plucked a rough brown paper towel from the dispenser and licked it. Floyd | "You've still got some on your mouth. That will have to come off. Hold Floyd | still..." the nun grabbed her face and began scrubbing, much to the Floyd | amusement of the Plains. Floyd | Aaaaaaghh! Stop it! STOP IT! | ||
| Knight_Otu pushes the green 'space' button. | ||
Floyd ] Women's Restroom Turns: 4477 Floyd | Aaaaaaghh! Stop it! STOP IT! Floyd | > Floyd | > TAKE OFF LIPSTICK Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | You wipe all the red off of your lips, expecting your hands to come Floyd | away covered in it--but there is no trace of the lipstick on your Floyd | hands. You check the mirror--none on your face either. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Back in the present." | |
| DavidW says, "Back in Women's Restroom. I think you're Naomi again." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "l" | ||
Floyd ] Women's Restroom Turns: 4478 Floyd | > Floyd | > L Floyd | Floyd | Women's Restroom Floyd | The women's restroom is tidy as church facilities go. There is only Floyd | one way out, unless you count the bathroom stall door reflected Floyd | in the mirror above the sink. Floyd | Floyd | From this angle in the mirror, you spy a pair of red shoes under the Floyd | stall door. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x shoes" | ||
Floyd ] Women's Restroom Turns: 4479 Floyd | > Floyd | > X SHOES Floyd | Floyd | There are definitely some shoes in the bathroom stall, right where Floyd | they would be if someone were sitting on the--but you don't Floyd | hear anyone...breathing...or otherwise... Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open door" | ||
Floyd ] Women's Restroom Turns: 4480 Floyd | > Floyd | > OPEN DOOR Floyd | Floyd | You open the bathroom stall, revealing some red high heel shoes and no Floyd | one. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x heels" | ||
Floyd ] Women's Restroom Turns: 4481 Floyd | > Floyd | > X HEELS Floyd | Floyd | These are some vintage kicks--but red leather pumps never go out of Floyd | style. Someone must be bummed about forgetting these. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Ugh" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x lipstick" | ||
Floyd ] Women's Restroom Turns: 4481 Floyd | > Floyd | > X LIPSTICK Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "The nun licked the towel and then used it on us when there were perfectly good taps nearby." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Surely it's an indirect kiss from God, or something." | ||
| DavidW says, "Holy spit instead of holy water." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "You all are not making this better for me." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Just brainstorming on how the nun may see it." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "So next, I guess we'll be Jessica trying to smuggle these heels to the dance." | ||
| DavidW says, "Updated the map. You now have a map 1a begun for this school section: file:///C:/Users/Owner/My%20Offsite/sol_wip/cf_cragn18.html#map_1a" | ||
| DavidW says, "oops [LINK]" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "wear heels" | ||
Floyd ] Girl's Room Turns: 4482 Floyd | > Floyd | > WEAR HEELS Floyd | Floyd | (first taking the red high heel shoes) Floyd | You slip off your sensible running shoes and insert your toes into the Floyd | shiny pumps. They are a little tight and your heel won't go Floyd | in...unless you exert some force. Thunk. Thunk. Woo! They fit Floyd | perfectly. Floyd | Floyd | She pulled the pin from her hair and let it tumble loosely around her Floyd | shoulders, shaking it out to complete the glamorous tall-model look. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x me" | ||
Floyd ] Girl's Room Turns: 4483 Floyd | > Floyd | > X ME Floyd | Floyd | If only she could be someone else for a while! Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x heels" | ||
Floyd ] Girl's Room Turns: 4484 Floyd | > Floyd | > X HEELS Floyd | Floyd | Jessica had "borrowed" her sister's treasured "Wizard of Oz" formal Floyd | heels so shiny bright red! to try them out. They fit Floyd | perfectly. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "i" | ||
Floyd ] Girl's Room Turns: 4485 Floyd | > Floyd | > I Floyd | Floyd | She was carrying: Floyd | some red high heel shoes (being worn) Floyd | her school uniform (being worn) Floyd | some overdue library books Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x books" | ||
Floyd ] Girl's Room Turns: 4486 Floyd | > Floyd | > X BOOKS Floyd | Floyd | Books from the school library. The stamped cards in the folders glued Floyd | inside the cover said they were due on 1979 03 16 FRI, so she needed Floyd | to return them ASAP. Mrs. Bowler, the librarian, usually didn't mind Floyd | letting her slide a couple of days, but... The covers both had Floyd | stickers on them identifying them as school property. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "l" | ||
Floyd ] Girl's Room Turns: 4487 Floyd | > Floyd | > L Floyd | Floyd | Girl's Room Floyd | The girl's restroom by the chapel was Jessica's main respite while at Floyd | school, being a good detour away the main facility in the school Floyd | hallway. Often she was able to get several minutes to herself away Floyd | from the other spazz-girls in her class. There was only one way Floyd | out through the door back to the Chapel hallway. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "out" | ||
Floyd ] Girl's Room Turns: 4488 Floyd | > Floyd | > OUT Floyd | Floyd | Of course, the door banged open and Dawn Whitford peered around it, Floyd | "Está ocupado, Meredith!" Dawn flapped the rest of the way in Floyd | with a clipboard, "Jessica, I took the initiative to add your name to Floyd | the Harvest Dance cleanup crew, since you more than likely aren't Floyd | going to be attending with all the normal people." Meredith flitted to Floyd | the mirror, and Thelma skulked in behind her, guarding the door like Floyd | usual. "...That way, you can at least come in the last half hour and Floyd | hear some of the music and see everyone's dresses." Floyd | Floyd | "Oh, you still haven't found someone to accompany you to the Floyd | dance yet?" Meredith read her face and wrinkled her nose. "That's such Floyd | a shame! Well, it's a good thing you'll be there at the end at least. Floyd | I can't wait for you to see this luscious floor-length Floyd | all-white chiffon number I found! Since it's senior year, I decided to Floyd | throw caution to the wind and go sleeveless!" Floyd | Floyd | The other two girls went "oooooOOOOOOooo" on cue like Floyd | third-graders witnessing people kiss in a movie. Floyd | Floyd | "I'll be there with my dancin' shoes on!" Meredith squealed, briefly Floyd | performing the most geriatric Charleston step Jessica could imagine Floyd | before turning gleefully to the mirror to make sure her hair was Floyd | still, in fact, completely straight. Floyd | Floyd | "Speaking of footwear," Thelma approached twirling her braid, "check Floyd | out the snazzy kicks on Jezebel here! Your shoes aren't going to get Floyd | you closer to heaven, honey!" Floyd | Floyd | "Red is Satan's favorite color," Dawn reminded. "And I don't have my Floyd | ruler, but I'm quite sure the heel height on those don't fit the Floyd | official school dress code." Floyd | Floyd | "Oh, nonsense," Meredith muttered into the mirror. "I think they're Floyd | pretty. You know every little bit helps when you start at a Floyd | disadvantage!" Floyd | Floyd | Thelma sauntered past, "Jus' remember: the higher you climb, the Floyd | farther you fall." Floyd | Floyd | The shove wasn't hard, but it was deliberate, and Jessica was doing Floyd | okay balancing but had no traction and her feet skidded out from under Floyd | her as she flailed awkwardly. WHAM her tailbone contacted the tile and Floyd | every limb went shockingly numb for a moment. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Man." | |
| Knight_Otu asks, "We sure those three are going to heaven?" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push plains" | ||
Floyd ] Girl's Room Turns: 4489 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH PLAINS Floyd | Floyd | Nothing obvious happened. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "hit plains" | ||
Floyd ] Girl's Room Turns: 4490 Floyd | > Floyd | > HIT PLAINS Floyd | Floyd | Violence wasn't the answer to this one. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "Perhaps a hot part of Heaven." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "stand" | ||
Floyd ] Girl's Room Turns: 4491 Floyd | > Floyd | > STAND Floyd | Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH HER Floyd | Floyd | no voices in my head you don't control me stop laughing! Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "There's the autopilot." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "z" | ||
Floyd ] Girl's Room Turns: 4492 Floyd | > Floyd | > Z Floyd | Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH THELMA Floyd | Floyd | stop arguing i cant think stop laughing! Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "z" | ||
Floyd ] Girl's Room Turns: 4493 Floyd | > Floyd | > Z Floyd | Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH THELMA Floyd | Floyd | thats not what i want to do oh god oh god stop laughing! Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "z" | ||
Floyd ] Girl's Room Turns: 4494 Floyd | > Floyd | > Z Floyd | Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH HER Floyd | Floyd | theres no way out of this just do something get me out of here Floyd | stop laughing! Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "z" | ||
Floyd ] Girl's Room Turns: 4495 Floyd | > Floyd | > Z Floyd | Floyd | > Floyd | > ATTACK HER Floyd | Floyd | oh god oh god stop laughing! Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "z" | ||
Floyd ] Girl's Room Turns: 4496 Floyd | > Floyd | > Z Floyd | Floyd | > Floyd | > ATTACK HER Floyd | Floyd | oh god oh god stop laughing! Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "out" | ||
Floyd ] Girl's Room Turns: 4497 Floyd | > Floyd | > OUT Floyd | Floyd | > Floyd | > ATTACK HER Floyd | Floyd | oh god oh god stop laughing! Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push her" | ||
Floyd ] Girl's Room Turns: 4497 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH HER Floyd | Floyd | That noun did not make sense in this context. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push thelma" | ||
Floyd ] Girl's Room Turns: 4498 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH THELMA Floyd | Floyd | Once she gave in, it seemed gravity reversed, and she--Llll r'luh Floyd | ot syha'h vaadignephod, uh'eog ng uh'eog ot shugg uh'eagl ot Floyd | n'ghftoggn'thor, vermont--rose to her feet by magic. like Floyd | hurling a fastball at Thelma Groffley's stupid face but there was Floyd | no physical contact--Jessica raised her hands and-- Floyd | Floyd | !!!blam!!! Floyd | Floyd | --Thelma flew five feet into the ceramic wall tiles hard enough to Floyd | loosen several. Floyd | Floyd | "What?--" shrieked Meredith. Floyd | Floyd | "Holy shit!" exclaimed Dawn, immediately babbling Hail Floyd | Mary through her fingers. Floyd | Floyd | Thelma slid down the wall onto her butt with her legs splayed, Floyd | blinking morse code. Floyd | Floyd | The white and gold bow that held her braid tightly wound fluttered Floyd | from the ceiling, smoldering, then igniting. The flames crackled, Floyd | spurring Dawn to step forward and stomp it out with her sneaker, Floyd | "What kind of demon are you?" Floyd | Floyd | "Come on, Thelma," Meredith hoisted the bigger girl to her feet--she Floyd | was now blurbling nonsense words--lloig ah mgepch'nglui'ahog. Y' Floyd | mgsyha'h ephaiah ahehyee--through a bloody nose. "Uh. Let's...get Floyd | you to the nurse." The leader of the Plains escorted her gently. "I'm Floyd | right here... Now the left one. Good. And...the right one. You're Floyd | walking so good, Thelma!" Floyd | Floyd | Dawn remained, hands planted on hips, "Don't think that Sister Mary Floyd | Marcia won't hear about this!" and she stomped out indignantly, Floyd | maintaining a five-foot radius. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "out" | ||
Floyd ] Narthex Turns: 4499 Floyd | > Floyd | > OUT Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Narthex Floyd | The bland checkerboard-floored antechamber (though the nuns always Floyd | called it the narthex) that connected the chapel to the main Floyd | school hallway proudly displayed a decade's worth of framed Floyd | photographs of historical Catholic figures and famous nuns, posters Floyd | for school activities, and important mimeographed lists of Floyd | extra-curricular activity rosters taped to the walls. Floyd | Floyd | Bellowed hosannas from choir rehearsal taking place behind the closed Floyd | chapel doors to the west competed with the roar of the school Floyd | hallway to the east. Floyd | Floyd | The ladder to the bell tower rose against the wall in its usual place. Floyd | A sign mounted at face-height read "STAFF ONLY. NO STUDENTS!" Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "u" | ||
Floyd ] Narthex Turns: 4500 Floyd | > Floyd | > U Floyd | Floyd | Jessica didn't have any reason to climb to the bell tower. The Floyd | Quasimodo story the seniors always told incoming underclassmen had Floyd | been demonstrably proven false. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Narthex Turns: 4501 Floyd | > Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Jessica had been banished from choir for two weeks for her "creative" Floyd | scat-jazz interpretations of some of the warmup exercises. She Floyd | probably didn't need to show her face in there for a while. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] School Hallway Turns: 4502 Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | School Hallway Floyd | The hallway stretched further east to classrooms and the Floyd | cafeteria and back west to the Chapel. The Gymnasium yawned its Floyd | familiar oppressive woodsmell to the north below a paper banner Floyd | in direct opposition to the school Library, which was an oasis of Floyd | quiet solitude to the south. Floyd | Floyd | omigodohmygod...Brandon Cragne was leaning on the locker next Floyd | to hers talking to his friend whatshisname... Floyd | Floyd | > Floyd | > TALK TO BRANDON Floyd | Floyd | Noooo! Hush up voices in my head! Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "talk to brandon" | ||
Floyd | > Floyd | > TALK TO BRANDON Floyd | Floyd | "Oh, hi, Brandon isn't it? I'm Jessica. Nice to meet you Floyd | finally!" is what she wanted to say, but the words caught in her Floyd | throat and wouldn't come out. She was going to do it. She was going to Floyd | do something. She was going to walk right up to him--no, she was going Floyd | to introduce herself--no, just walk by him like it's no big deal, just Floyd | say "Oh, hi, Brandon" and toss her hair and-- Floyd | Floyd | At that moment her balance on the high heels failed her, and she Floyd | pitched forward right into Brandon Cragne who caught her and Floyd | kept her from hitting the floor...his arms around her he smells Floyd | like he didn't have time to shower after mowing the lawn this morning Floyd | sharp bitter green cut clippings and grape bubble gum-- Floyd | Floyd | "Are you okay?" he said, setting her back upright. Floyd | Floyd | "I'm fine! Sorry, I--" Floyd | Floyd | "You're Jessica, right?" Floyd | Floyd | "Yeah, you got me," she said, trying to stand up straight in the Floyd | awkward shoes. How does he know my name? Floyd | Floyd | He smoothed his hair with one hand. Pointlessly, because it fell right Floyd | back into place. He dismissed his friend with a subtle jerk of his Floyd | head and Whatshisname scurried off. "Jessica, I wanted to ask you a Floyd | question..." Floyd | Floyd | "Sure, Brandon!" Floyd | Floyd | He inhaled, hesitating, "Are you going...I mean...are you...would Floyd | you..." Floyd | Floyd | "Yes, Brandon?" | ||
| Knight_Otu pushes the green 'space' button. | ||
Floyd ] School Hallway Turns: 4503
Floyd | "Yes, Brandon?""Are you...going into the library right now?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Um...yeah. I am...actually. I need to return these books."
Floyd |
Floyd | Brandon blinked, "Great! Wonderful! Here's the thing..." He reached
Floyd | into his shirt pocket and drew out a scrap of paper. "I need a book to
Floyd | do some research before Friday and Sister Mary Marshmallow took away
Floyd | my library privileges. I can't even go in there to read."
Floyd |
Floyd | "That's weird," Jessica said, taking the card which had a Dewey
Floyd | Decimal number on it. "What did you do to Sister Marcia?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Long story." The hallway was clearing out as lunch was ending, and
Floyd | clacking heels echoed down the hallway. "Speak of the Devil," he said,
Floyd | glancing down at the nun who was in the process of confiscating
Floyd | cigarettes from a student. "I need that book."
Floyd |
Floyd | "Sure, I'll go get it right now--"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Thank you!" he said, putting his warm hands on Jessica's shoulders
Floyd | for a brief, wonderful moment. "I need to stay out of the
Floyd | Marshmallow's sight, but I'll meet you back out here in a few
Floyd | minutes."
Floyd |
Floyd | And he disappeared into the dispersing late lunch crowd.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
| Jacqueline says, "I refuse to let this author get me to anticipate things anymore." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "And yet, we surely have to go south to the library." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] School Library Turns: 4504 Floyd | > Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | School Library Floyd | Jessica let herself be submerged in the peace and quiet and smell of Floyd | old paper that filled the library. The check out counter with its own Floyd | set of shelves and private card catalog inaccessible to students took Floyd | up the entryway, then the maze of library stacks spread away in every Floyd | other direction besides north, which returned to the mundane Floyd | world of school. Floyd | Floyd | Jessica slid her books through the slot hoping Mrs. Bowler would Floyd | overlook that they were two days overdue. Floyd | Floyd | Her eye was drawn to an ominous greenish-leather tome sitting by Floyd | itself on the sorting shelves behind the counter. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "How many libraries is that now? One in town, two in the manor, and this one?" | |
| Jacqueline says, "This world clearly funds important priorities." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Yeah, four libraries." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "And then the cookbooks in the kitchen, the cabinet in the workroo..." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "*room" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x tome" | ||
Floyd ] School Library Turns: 4505 Floyd | > Floyd | > X TOME Floyd | Floyd | She couldn't tear her gaze from the thick, ancient volume on the shelf Floyd | by itself--like the other books didn't want to be near it. The cover Floyd | was rough-tooled moss-green leather stitched from uneven scraps, and Floyd | the spine had a flat eye-shaped oval right above the title, which was Floyd | unreadable at this distance. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "go behind counter" | ||
Floyd ] School Library Turns: 4505 Floyd | > Floyd | > GO BEHIND COUNTER Floyd | Floyd | She couldn't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get tome" | ||
Floyd | > Floyd | > GET TOME Floyd | Floyd | Jessica reached for the book. There was no way her arm would stretch Floyd | that far, but she tried, shoulder dislocating, elbow popping Floyd | fingers tingle numb ears crackle thoughts scrambled--Y' Floyd | ahor ymg' ah, gof'n, ph'nglui yar... The lidded eye on the spine Floyd | opened, staring balefully at her, bloodshot, blinking-- | Knight_Otu says, "We got to stop doing those evil rituals." | |
| Knight_Otu pushes the green 'space' button. | ||
Floyd | opened, staring balefully at her, bloodshot, blinking-- Floyd | Floyd | "Jessica, are you okay?" Mrs. Bowler was right there. Floyd | Floyd | "I'm fine," she replied finally, shaking the static out of her head. Floyd | "I'm looking for this book." She pushed the scrap forward on the Floyd | counter and the librarian peered at it curiously. "Give me a second." Floyd | Mrs. Bowler flipped effortlessly through the drawers of the private Floyd | staff card catalog, then moved to an enormous paper ledger off to the Floyd | side, licking her fingers and flipping bible-thin leaves. Jessica Floyd | scuffed her toe, hoping Brandon wouldn't give up and leave before she Floyd | returned... | ||
| Knight_Otu pushes the green 'space' button. | ||
Floyd | returned...She was lost in her thoughts when Mrs. Bowler appeared Floyd | again, displaying a lavender paperback copy of Are You There, God? Floyd | It's Me, Margaret, "Have you ever read this one? It's a really Floyd | heartwarming story about a girl just like you!" Floyd | Floyd | "Yeah, I think so. Probably in fifth grade." Floyd | Floyd | "Oh, well, good!" Mrs. Bowler stashed the book under the counter. "We Floyd | don't shelve the book you asked about, but the city library does." Floyd | Floyd | "Really?" Jessica groaned. "I need it." Floyd | Floyd | "Well, I can put in a request to transfer it here and you'll have it Floyd | by next week. Or if your parents have a Backwater Public Library card Floyd | you could go get it yourself--wait a second..." She turned to the Floyd | sorting shelves behind her. | ||
| Jacqueline pushes the green 'space' button. | ||
Floyd ] School Library Turns: 4506
Floyd | sorting shelves behind her.
Floyd | "What was I thinking, here it is!" She grabbed a slim volume from the
Floyd | shelf, stamped a due date on the slip inside the cover, and placed it
Floyd | into Jessica's hands. "I thought it sounded familiar. I guess someone
Floyd | asked for it to be transferred last week and never showed up to check
Floyd | it out!" The office phone blurbled and she moved toward it. "Lucky for
Floyd | you!"
Floyd |
Floyd | >
| Jacqueline says, "nice" | |
| Knight_Otu asks, "What, Brandon didn't want the evil eye book?" | ||
| DavidW asks, "So what is this book?" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x book" | ||
Floyd ] School Library Turns: 4507 Floyd | > Floyd | > X BOOK Floyd | Floyd | (a slim hardback manual) Floyd | It was the library book Brandon wanted. A stamp in indigo ink inside Floyd | the cover declared it ON LOAN from The Backwater Public Floyd | Library above their weird but kind of cool official library Floyd | insignia: double eclipsing moons joined by an all-seeing eye reading Floyd | an open book--in Backwater, Vermont. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read it" | ||
Floyd ] School Library Turns: 4508 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ IT Floyd | Floyd | Jessica didn't have time to read--she was on a mission for Brandon! Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Okay, okay." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] School Hallway Turns: 4509 Floyd | > Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | School Hallway Floyd | The hallway stretched further east to classrooms and the Floyd | cafeteria and back west to the Chapel. The Gymnasium yawned its Floyd | familiar oppressive woodsmell to the north below a paper banner Floyd | in direct opposition to the school Library, which was an oasis of Floyd | quiet solitude to the south. Floyd | Floyd | Brandon was leaning against her locker pushing buttons on his digital Floyd | watch. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "give book to brandon" | ||
Floyd ] School Hallway Turns: 4509 Floyd | > Floyd | > GIVE BOOK TO BRANDON Floyd | Floyd | "Hey! Brandon. We lucked out! The book was on loan from--" Floyd | Floyd | "Amazing! You're really a groovy chick, you know, Jessica?" he grinned Floyd | and she felt her neck flush as she held out the book for him. Floyd | Floyd | "One other thing. Don't hand it to me here," he said, looking over his Floyd | shoulder. "I can't even be seen with a library book. It's a Floyd | secret. What I need you to do is hide it for me. You know where the Floyd | black tile is? On the floor in the Narthex?" | ||
| Knight_Otu pushes the green 'space' button. | ||
Floyd ] School Hallway Turns: 4509
Floyd | black tile is? On the floor in the Narthex?"
Floyd | >
Floyd |
Floyd | Please answer yes or no.>
| Jacqueline says, "no" | |
| Jacqueline asks, "?" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "no" | ||
Floyd ] School Hallway Turns: 4509
Floyd | Please answer yes or no.>
Floyd | > NO
Floyd |
Floyd | "If you look right at the base of the ladder to the steeple--in the
Floyd | Narthex--there's one black tile in the floor and it's loose. There's
Floyd | enough room under it to hide the book. Put it under there for me,
Floyd | and...can I ask you one more question?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Sure, Brandon."
Floyd |
Floyd | "I know it's short notice, but is someone... I mean, do you um... Do
Floyd | you have plans for Friday night?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "Friday, um. Well--" Jessica checked her wrist for a watch that wasn't
Floyd | there, "that's the night of the Maple Harvest Dance, isn't it?"
Floyd |
Floyd | "It is. And I...I hate social functions, but I get the feeling you do
Floyd | too. But I was wondering...if you weren't going with anyone, would you
Floyd | want to come with me Friday night? We can be anti-social together.
Floyd |
Floyd | "Well...
| ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "yes" | ||
Floyd ] School Hallway Turns: 4510 Floyd | "Well... Floyd | > YES Floyd | Floyd | "Yes, yes! I'd love to go to the dance with you, Brandon!" Floyd | He leaned forward and kissed her forehead, his lips gentle on Floyd | her brow. "Thank you, Jessica. I know it's hard to make your mark in Floyd | this school, but I promise you after Friday, everyone in Backwater Floyd | will know who Jessica and Brandon are. I gotta get to Trig. I'll talk Floyd | to you after school!" Floyd | Floyd | Brandon slipped away into the crowd, and Jessica felt as though she Floyd | were floating three feet off the floor--until she remembered it was Floyd | the heels. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "That must be some heels." | |
| Jacqueline says, "gosh" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "That... sounds... sinister." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] School Hallway Turns: 4511 Floyd | > Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Jessica gasped as a clawed hand squeezed her shoulder, whirling her Floyd | around. Sister Mary Marcia stepped in close, pinning her against the Floyd | lockers. "Those shoes are not appropriate for school wear. You are Floyd | out of dress-code, Missy." Floyd | Floyd | "I'm sorry Sister Mary Marcia, I didn't--" Floyd | Floyd | "I don't have time for this. Just give me the shoes," she demanded. Floyd | Floyd | Jessica tried her best to keep control, "But, please, Sister, these Floyd | belong to my sister--my own sister--and she will kill me if I don't Floyd | give them back..." Floyd | Floyd | "Well, she can have them back at the end of the school year like Floyd | everything else. Take them off this instant." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "no" | ||
Floyd ] School Hallway Turns: 4512 Floyd | > Floyd | > NO Floyd | Floyd | (addressing Sister Mary Marcia) Floyd | The nun's grip tightened on her wrist. Floyd | Floyd | "Did you hear me, young lady? Or do we need to march over to the Floyd | Mother Superior's office?" Floyd | Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH SISTER MARY MARCIA Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Should we, or shouldn't we." | |
| DavidW says, "P'thulgh auh." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "(It's a rethorical question I suspect.)" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push marcia" | ||
Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH MARCIA Floyd | Floyd | Everything grew light as she accepted help again, but this time Floyd | she held back, tempering the outward flow to a tenth of what it was Floyd | with Thelma. A ping-pong ball, not a baseball... Floyd | Floyd | !!!paf!!! Floyd | Floyd | A puff of air imploded between them and Sister stepped back, jaw Floyd | dropped. Floyd | Floyd | "You've been associating with that boy. That devil boy. What did Floyd | Brandon Cragne ask you to do?" Floyd | Floyd | Jessica opened her mouth to explain he had just asked to accompany her Floyd | to the dance like a gentleman, but her vocal cords went slack. Words Floyd | made of air bubbles and tiny involuntary muscle constrictions crackled Floyd | up from her diaphragm through her throat-- | ||
| Jacqueline pushes the green 'space' button. | ||
Floyd | up from her diaphragm through her throat--vulgtmoth shuggoth Floyd | Marcia! ahf' ah ahmgn'ghft bthnk Iiahe ymg" ph'nglui ah agl fahf Floyd | n'ghft Iiahe n'ghftoggn'thor, vermont? Floyd | Floyd | Jessica and Sister Mary Marcia stared reciprocally through wide eyes. Floyd | Floyd | "Jessica, my child. Please accept my sincere and humble advice. Do not Floyd | listen to Brandon Cragne." She blinked, then took Jessica's hands in Floyd | hers. "Do not ever speak of what I'm about to say to anyone!" She took Floyd | a breath through her nose. "Ignore for a moment all the trappings--all Floyd | this Catholic Christianity bullcrap I usually say to you and please Floyd | listen to my words--for the sake of all of us! You are Floyd | playing with fire that you cannot comprehend nor control, Floyd | child, and we all stand to get burned if you insist on Floyd | dallying with these forces. This is not religion. This is something Floyd | profane beyond the known Universe." Floyd | Floyd | Jessica shook her head. "I don't understand, Sister Marcia--" Floyd | Floyd | "I am speaking to the entity or entities inside of Jessica now! Floyd | Leave this innocent child alone and return to your assigned plane Floyd | of existence!" She crossed herself and again clasped Jessica's Floyd | hands in her own cool ones. "You have no business here!" | Jacqueline says, "wow" | |
| Jacqueline pushes the green 'space' button. | ||
Floyd ] School Hallway Turns: 4513 Floyd | hands in her own cool ones. "You have no business here!"> Floyd | > PUSH SISTER MARY MARCIA Floyd | Floyd | There was a pop like a spark on the doorknob, and the nun startled Floyd | back, clutching her rosary. Floyd | Floyd | Oh Jesus I didn't even do that! "I'm sorry! Please forgive Floyd | me, Sister!" but she was backing away, shaking her head and crossing Floyd | herself. Floyd | Floyd | > Floyd | > "I'LL SEE YOU AT THE MAPLE HARVEST DANCE, SISTER MARY MARCIA!" Floyd | Jessica called sweetly after her as she disappeared. Floyd | > "I'LL BE THERE WITH MY DANCIN' SHOES ON!" Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Why did she say that? What was the old woman talking about? Jessica Floyd | couldn't remember. It didn't matter. She knew what she had to do. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Plover arrives, ready to play with the toys. | ||
| Plover disappears through an invisible gap in the MUD. You think you may have heard the sounds of chatting before the gap closed again. | Jacqueline says, "golly" | |
| Roger arrives, full of fun and funk. | Knight_Otu says, "Well." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Narthex Turns: 4514 Floyd | > Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Narthex Floyd | The bland checkerboard-floored antechamber (though the nuns always Floyd | called it the narthex) that connected the chapel to the main Floyd | school hallway proudly displayed a decade's worth of framed Floyd | photographs of historical Catholic figures and famous nuns, posters Floyd | for school activities, and important mimeographed lists of Floyd | extra-curricular activity rosters taped to the walls. Floyd | Floyd | Bellowed hosannas from choir rehearsal taking place behind the closed Floyd | chapel doors to the west competed with the roar of the school Floyd | hallway to the east. Floyd | Floyd | The ladder to the bell tower rose against the wall in its usual place. Floyd | A sign mounted at face-height read "STAFF ONLY. NO STUDENTS!" Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x ladder" | ||
Floyd ] Narthex Turns: 4515 Floyd | > Floyd | > X LADDER Floyd | Floyd | Students aren't allowed up there. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x tile" | ||
Floyd ] Narthex Turns: 4516 Floyd | > Floyd | > X TILE Floyd | Floyd | One odd black tile near the foot of the ladder. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get tile" | ||
Floyd ] Narthex Turns: 4517 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET TILE Floyd | Floyd | The black tile opened like a lid, revealing a dark space underneath. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put book in space" | ||
Floyd ] Women's Restroom Turns: 4518 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT BOOK IN SPACE Floyd | Floyd | There. Jessica replaced the black tile with a sense of Floyd | satisfaction. Nobody would ever find it unless they knew Floyd | where to look... Floyd | Floyd | It was Jessica and Brandon's secret... Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "aha" | |
| Jacqueline says, "This whole thing was kind of crafty." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Now then." | ||
| Jacqueline asks, "Is this all Ryan? Who's the author?" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] Women's Restroom Turns: 4519 Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | You can't go that way. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "I think this is Hanon's room still." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Well, rooms." | ||
| DavidW says, "Yes, the Narthex and the restrooms and school are all Hanon's." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Thanks." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "I couldn't recall who the last stated author was and it's no longer in the status line." | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "author" | ||
Floyd ] Women's Restroom Turns: 4519 Floyd | > Floyd | > AUTHOR Floyd | Floyd | That verb doesn't work here, or, at least, not right now, but Floyd | it might work somewhere later. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "oh, I guess I'm thinking of another multi-authored game." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Oh, we're automatically back in the present." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "out" | ||
Floyd ] Narthex (Hanon Ondricek) Turns: 4520 Floyd | > Floyd | > OUT Floyd | Floyd | Your reading glasses frost over at the edges. You feel a sharp pain Floyd | from the cold spot on your shoulder, and feel like there's a library Floyd | book you--or Emmett, perhaps--hasn't read yet from this location. Floyd | Floyd | Narthex (Hanon Ondricek) Floyd | The narthex extends the width of the church. Despite the Floyd | gloominess, it's not that unwelcoming except for the eye-watering Floyd | pattern of industrial linoleum floor tiles. They checkerboard Floyd | underfoot in grayish green and grayish white squares with dark Floyd | speckles, stopping only at the margin marked by a wall border at waist Floyd | level. Floyd | Floyd | The chapel proper opens to the west and a set of double doors Floyd | leads out of the building. Floyd | Floyd | Two side by side openings lead in to restrooms. Floyd | Floyd | A collection of framed photos is arranged on one wall, and a Floyd | woodstained ladder bolted nearby leads up through a square Floyd | opening in the ceiling. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "mmhm. But you're not quite done." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x tiles" | ||
Floyd ] Narthex (Hanon Ondricek) Turns: 4521 Floyd | > Floyd | > X TILES Floyd | Floyd | The floor expands underneath; a bewildering checkerboard of pale green Floyd | and white linoleum tiles. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "search tiles" | ||
Floyd ] Narthex (Hanon Ondricek) Turns: 4522 Floyd | > Floyd | > SEARCH TILES Floyd | Floyd | You find nothing of interest. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x ladder" | ||
Floyd ] Narthex (Hanon Ondricek) Turns: 4523 Floyd | > Floyd | > X LADDER Floyd | Floyd | A ladder bolted to the wall leads up through a finished square Floyd | opening in the ceiling, you would presume to the steeple--if the Floyd | whipping wind and ominous creaking from above is any indication. A Floyd | plastic sign at face-height indicates "STAFF ONLY Please! Thank Floyd | you!" Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "It was a black tile." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x black tile" | ||
Floyd ] Narthex (Hanon Ondricek) Turns: 4524 Floyd | > Floyd | > X BLACK TILE Floyd | Floyd | One odd black tile near the foot of the ladder. They must have run out Floyd | of green and white during a repair. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open it" | ||
Floyd ] Narthex (Hanon Ondricek) Turns: 4525 Floyd | > Floyd | > OPEN IT Floyd | Floyd | The black tile opens like a lid, revealing a dark space underneath. Floyd | Floyd | Low on the horizon, the mercurial sliver of moon doubles, passing Floyd | mirrored through itself to illuminate the fiendish scribble the eye Floyd | gazes down to comprehend. Floyd | Black thoughts in an inky square, revealed by colored moonlight Floyd | glinting through the church window glass. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x space" | ||
Floyd ] Narthex (Hanon Ondricek) Turns: 4526 Floyd | > Floyd | > X SPACE Floyd | Floyd | You have moved aside one odd black tile near the foot of the ladder. Floyd | They must have run out of green and white during a repair. There are a Floyd | small hollow in the floor under the tile. Floyd | Floyd | In the the space under the tile are a vintage Black Sabbath tee shirt Floyd | and a slim hardback manual. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x tee" | ||
Floyd ] Narthex (Hanon Ondricek) Turns: 4527 Floyd | > Floyd | > X TEE Floyd | Floyd | The printing is legit metal--crackledy and faded. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get it" | ||
Floyd ] Narthex (Hanon Ondricek) Turns: 4528 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET IT Floyd | Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x manual" | ||
Floyd ] Narthex (Hanon Ondricek) Turns: 4529 Floyd | > Floyd | > X MANUAL Floyd | Floyd | It's a thin but colorful hardback manual, To Have, and To Have Floyd | Knots: An Illustrated Guide by Melvyn Camber. A stamp in dark Floyd | purple ink on the inside of the front cover reads ON LOAN from The Floyd | Backwater Public Library above the official library insignia: Floyd | it's supposed to be two back-to-back crescent moons joined by an eye Floyd | looking down at an open book, but it's hard not to see it as a Floyd | scuttling four-legged eye-creature preparing to leap onto the pages Floyd | below. A loosely-gummed paper slip is pasted to the frontspiece of the Floyd | book. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x slip" | ||
Floyd ] Narthex (Hanon Ondricek) Turns: 4530 Floyd | > Floyd | > X SLIP Floyd | Floyd | (the slip of paper (smelling faintly of mildew)) Floyd | It says "Inspected by Number 8." Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "wrong slip" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x gummed slip" | ||
Floyd ] Narthex (Hanon Ondricek) Turns: 4531 Floyd | > Floyd | > X GUMMED SLIP Floyd | Floyd | A yellowed slip of paper on the frontspiece of the illustrated knot Floyd | book has a series of stamped due dates. The last one is 1979 MAR 30 Floyd | FRI Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Wow. The mildew didn't take long" | |
| Jacqueline says, "Oh" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Wrong slip. Got it." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "But it's true, the mildew won't take long." | ||
| DavidW says, "The inspection slip was from a boot on the porch." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Yeah" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "manual" | ||
Floyd ] Narthex (Hanon Ondricek) Turns: 4531 Floyd | > Floyd | > MANUAL Floyd | Floyd | That verb doesn't work here, or, at least, not right now, but Floyd | it might work somewhere later. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get manual" | ||
Floyd ] Narthex (Hanon Ondricek) Turns: 4532 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET MANUAL Floyd | Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read it" | ||
Floyd ] Narthex (Hanon Ondricek) Turns: 4533 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ IT Floyd | Floyd | The book falls naturally open to a picture of a noose. Floyd | Floyd | The common noose looks great as a scary yard decoration during Floyd | Halloween or to improve your fishing or boating experience. The noose Floyd | is a secure and easy-tightening loop that holds it shape for tossing Floyd | over a boat mooring. But kids, listen to Uncle Melvyn: DO NOT WEAR A Floyd | NOOSE around your neck or tie one around anyone else's neck under any Floyd | circumstances, even as a joke... Floyd | Floyd | As you finish reading the passage, your own hands grow cold, and the Floyd | book briefly frosts over before fading again, leaving traces behind Floyd | only in the library insignia. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "g" | ||
Floyd ] Narthex (Hanon Ondricek) Turns: 4534 Floyd | > Floyd | > G Floyd | Floyd | The book falls naturally open to a picture of a noose. Floyd | Floyd | The common noose looks great as a scary yard decoration during Floyd | Halloween or to improve your fishing or boating experience. The noose Floyd | is a secure and easy-tightening loop that holds it shape for tossing Floyd | over a boat mooring. But kids, listen to Uncle Melvyn: DO NOT WEAR A Floyd | NOOSE around your neck or tie one around anyone else's neck under any Floyd | circumstances, even as a joke... Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "Are you going to wear the tee shirt?" | |
| Knight_Otu asks, "Of course, this book raises the usual question. How is it on Peter's list?" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "wear tee" | ||
Floyd | > Floyd | > WEAR TEE Floyd | Floyd | You pull the shirt on over your head... Yes, you can still Floyd | fit a medium...though it's a bit snug in the chest. As the shirt Floyd | settles, you detect a faint whiff of a freshly-mown lawn in the Floyd | spring. | ||
| Knight_Otu pushes the green 'space' button. | ||
Floyd | spring. Floyd | You stifle a scream as a clawed hand squeezes your Floyd | shoulder--"Brandon Cragne!"--you whirl face-to-face with a Floyd | moon-faced nun in a black habit. She releases you and steps back. "Oh. Floyd | I'm sorry. You're not the person I thought you were!" Floyd | Floyd | "No, I'm Naomi Cragne," you say, unsure whether you're supposed to Floyd | offer a handshake to a nun or curtsy or--"I'm sorry. I didn't Floyd | realize anyone was in here," you respond, oddly disappointed to still Floyd | be yourself--"I don't mean to intrude, Sister." Floyd | Floyd | "It's all right. All are welcome, dear." She peers sagely into your Floyd | eyes, placing her hands on your shoulders. "May the Lord bless you and Floyd | keep you safe. Be careful around here." Floyd | Floyd | A dull roaring rose behind her, fluttering her habit. She leaned back Floyd | and shook her head sadly. Floyd | Floyd | "You want to hear some irony? I became a nun because I figured that Floyd | way I'd never feel what it was like to burn." | ||
| Knight_Otu pushes the green 'space' button. | ||
Floyd | way I'd never feel what it was like to burn."The picture wall behind Floyd | her exploded into a vortex of orange and gold flames whirling with Floyd | leaves which flamed out of existence screaming. Floyd | Floyd | The nun turned--her habit blazed a column of fire to the ceiling. Floyd | "I'm coming!" she called, and ran directly into the flames to save Floyd | as many of her students as she could, merging with the inferno. | ||
| Knight_Otu pushes the green 'space' button. | ||
Floyd ] Narthex (Hanon Ondricek) Turns: 4535 Floyd | as many of her students as she could, merging with the Floyd | inferno.Three plain angels slammed the doors to the school Floyd | hallway-- Floyd | Floyd | !!!kerblam!!! Floyd | Floyd | --hard enough to rumble the entire church and hurl every picture from Floyd | the walls down to the tile floor in a thunderous crash of sparkling Floyd | glass and wood. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline blinks. | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Okay..." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "l" | ||
Floyd ] Narthex (Hanon Ondricek) Turns: 4536 Floyd | > Floyd | > L Floyd | Floyd | Narthex (Hanon Ondricek) Floyd | The narthex extends the width of the church. Despite the Floyd | gloominess, it's not that unwelcoming except for the eye-watering Floyd | pattern of industrial linoleum floor tiles. They checkerboard Floyd | underfoot in grayish green and grayish white squares with dark Floyd | speckles, stopping only at the margin marked by a wall border at waist Floyd | level. Floyd | Floyd | The chapel proper opens to the west and a set of double doors Floyd | leads out of the building. Floyd | Floyd | Two side by side openings lead in to restrooms. Floyd | Floyd | Shattered glass and broken pieces of picture frames cover the floor of Floyd | the narthex around the edges near the walls. Floyd | Floyd | A noose of thick nylon boat-rope hangs down through the opening in the Floyd | ceiling in front of the ladder. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x noose" | ||
Floyd ] Narthex (Hanon Ondricek) Turns: 4537 Floyd | > Floyd | > X NOOSE Floyd | Floyd | That's--a noose. That--wasn't there before, was it? Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "I'm sure it wasn't." | |
| DavidW says, "It wasn't." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "I am going to have to stop in half an hour or so. I guess it's my eyes? I need to lie down for a bit before my next 'have to read off a screen thing' in 2.5 hours." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Take what rest you need." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "SAVE" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "cf58" | ||
Floyd | > Floyd | > SAVE Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write: Floyd ] Narthex (Hanon Ondricek) Turns: 4537 Floyd | > SAVEOk. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get noose" | ||
Floyd | > Floyd | > GET NOOSE Floyd | Floyd | This noose doesn't belong here. It wasn't here before. Someone is Floyd | playing a trick on you, surely. You climb three rungs up the ladder Floyd | for a closer look. Floyd | Floyd | > Floyd | > WEAR NOOSE | ||
| Knight_Otu pushes the green 'space' button. | ||
Floyd | > WEAR NOOSE
Floyd | The noose slips easily over your head and tightens around your neck
Floyd | before you can--your feet slip from the rungs...
| ||
| Knight_Otu pushes the green 'space' button. | ||
Floyd | before you can--your feet slip from the rungs...He had been waiting a Floyd | really long time. Maybe she chickened out... And who could Floyd | blame her? Brandon had been hearing the voices for weeks now, she'd Floyd | only just started. The rope itched and he'd suffered through a total Floyd | of fourteen horrible church-friendly music selections by DJ Floyd | Deacon JesusLove echoing from the gymasium already. I should just Floyd | do it. Get the process started... But he hadn't explained the Floyd | part about the glyph! He would have to trust she'd follow through with Floyd | the plan and he hadn't thought to-- Floyd | Floyd | There she was! Jessica emerged from the men's restroom resplendent in Floyd | her glittery black dress, looking like a new and completely different Floyd | beautiful person. Brandon knew not to let his thoughts idle long, lest Floyd | one of them take control and speak for him... Floyd | Floyd | > Floyd | > EXAMINE JESSICA Floyd | Floyd | "Oh, my God, you look amazing, Jessica!" The dress was too Floyd | short--just above the knee--for the Maple Harvest Dance in a Catholic Floyd | school and they wouldn't have let her in, so they had to sneak here Floyd | through the secret way from the chapel. Her hair glowed autumn orange Floyd | and gold and it billowed in freshly-cut waves around her face, tied Floyd | with beads adorned with small scarlet maple leaves. Floyd | Floyd | The music from the gym changed from a vigorous polka to a slow song. Floyd | Finally. Soothing electric piano--a BeeGees tune. She Floyd | approached the ladder and gazed up where he sat perched with his back Floyd | to the fifth rung. Floyd | Floyd | "Um, I might say the same thing about you look amazing, Floyd | Mister Brandon Cragne with-your-shirt-off!" she smirked, placing her Floyd | hands on the sides of the ladder. Floyd | Floyd | "It gets better," he raised an eyebrow. "Do you still have that Floyd | lipstick with you?" Floyd | Floyd | "Sure do," she said, holding it up and smacking her red lips in Floyd | air-kisses. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x me" | ||
Floyd ] Narthex (Hanon Ondricek) Turns: 4537 Floyd | > Floyd | > GIVE DIAGRAM TO JESSICA Floyd | Floyd | "Can you copy this? I need you to write this glyph on my chest." Floyd | Floyd | Jessica peered at the college-ruled drawing torn from his spiral Floyd | notebook. "I can. But... how big do you want it? Neck to Floyd | belly-button--?" Floyd | Floyd | You're the artist. I trust you," She intently started gliding the red Floyd | pigment across his skin. "It just needs to be accurate, not Floyd | huge--yeah, just like that, that's perfect." Floyd | Floyd | "Hey," she said, touching up where the lines were thin, "I don't Floyd | suppose there's any chance we could put this off? Just for tonight? Floyd | Let's go in and dance and get kicked out. We can leave this town, run Floyd | away, change our names, go up to Canada..." Floyd | Floyd | Brandon grinned. "Why on earth would you--oh God that tickles! Floyd | Ha!--Why would anyone want to go all the way up to Floyd | Canada?" Floyd | Floyd | "Dunno! I've never been! I've heard it's a cool place and it's gonna Floyd | be all the rage someday!" | ||
| Knight_Otu pushes the green 'space' button. | ||
Floyd ] Narthex (Hanon Ondricek) Turns: 4537
Floyd | be all the rage someday!"
Floyd | >
Floyd |
Floyd | Please answer yes or no.>
| DavidW says, "And we have Timbits!" | |
| Jacqueline says, "ha" | ||
| Knight_Otu asks, "Shall we elope to Canada and let someone else do the burning?" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "I'm kind of doubting we have a choice" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Let's try." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "yes" | ||
Floyd | Please answer yes or no.> Floyd | > YES Floyd | Floyd | "Yeah, it's a cool place with really long winters. And maple Floyd | syrup and hockey--I know. That would be fun. But the Harvest Dance Floyd | doesn't happen every night of the year. We won't get this chance ever Floyd | again." Floyd | Floyd | "Well, then," Jessica climbed far enough up the ladder so they were Floyd | almost face-to-face. "I guess I'm gonna have to do this right now." Floyd | Floyd | Their lips touched--but she started giggling, then so was he. "I'm Floyd | serious!" Floyd | Floyd | The tips of their noses touched. "So serious!" He leaned down and Floyd | kissed and it was much much better. Floyd | Floyd | how deep is your howlove deepisyourlove how deep is your love? i Floyd | really need to learn... | Jacqueline says, "But regardless, you just saved." | |
| Knight_Otu pushes the green 'space' button. | ||
Floyd | really need to learn... Floyd | Floyd | She pulled back, but their eyes never left each other, "Thank you for Floyd | inviting me to the dance, Brandon Cragne." Floyd | Floyd | "Thank you for accepting my invitation, Jessica Santos." Floyd | Floyd | > Floyd | > KISS JESSICA | ||
| Knight_Otu pushes the green 'space' button. | ||
Floyd | > KISS JESSICA Floyd | They kissed as long as they could, smiling the whole time. When it was Floyd | time, she retreated down the ladder and stepped back, sparkling in her Floyd | outfit and heels. Floyd | Floyd | "Give'm hell, Jessica." Floyd | Floyd | "That's what I'm planning," she said, throwing her tiny purse over her Floyd | shoulder and striding through the double doors to the east toward the Floyd | gymnasium. Floyd | Floyd | > Floyd | > WAIT | ||
| Knight_Otu pushes the green 'space' button. | ||
Floyd | > WAIT Floyd | The fire doors between the narthex and the school hallway clicked Floyd | closed. Brandon waited as long as he could. He didn't want to chance Floyd | that she would have to see him or hear what was about to happen. Floyd | And at that moment his resolve faltered. There was no reason for Floyd | this. He had free will! He didn't have to listen to the voices! He Floyd | could take this noose right off... Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu pushes the green 'space' button. | ||
Floyd | > Floyd | > JUMP Floyd | Floyd | He stepped off the ladder and thrashed as the rope tightened. Floyd | There was no longer a hole in his head through which he could Floyd | inhale or exhale--red and black flashes big red and black flashes Floyd | multiplying and expanding and a vast rushing in his ears heartbeat Floyd | black darkness try to breathe nope he was tumbling down into a black Floyd | space of nowhere | Jacqueline blinks again. | |
| Knight_Otu pushes the green 'space' button. | ||
Floyd | space of nowhere--red flashes pulsing red flashes with veins Floyd | on the sides those are my eye veins glowing hot pissing my pants how Floyd | embarrassing red flashes and black flashes and bright black flashes Floyd | and black-- Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu pushes the green 'space' button. | ||
Floyd | >
Floyd | > AH, DEAR NAOMI. AS MUCH AS WE DO ENJOY YOUR COMPANY, THERE'S HARDLY
Floyd | ROOM FOR EVEN ONE EXTRA IN YOUNG MASTER CRAGNE'S CORPOREAL FORM. WE
Floyd | HADN'T PLANNED FOR YOUR EXPEDITIOUS ARRIVAL SO EARLY! LET ME FIRST
Floyd | ASSURE YOU THAT THIS ISN'T HOW YOU DIE. THERE'S SO MUCH MORE YOU NEED
Floyd | TO ACCOMPLISH FIRST. GOODNESS! YOU'RE TURNING QUITE AN AMUSING SHADE
Floyd | OF PURPLE NOW, SO HOW ABOUT WE SUSPEND THIS EXCHANGE TEMPORARILY?
Floyd | WE'LL SEE YOU BACK IN, OH, SAY, FIFTEEN OR SIXTEEN YEARS? WE LOOK
Floyd | FORWARD TO MEETING YOU AGAIN--BOTH YOU AND YOUR DELICIOUS HUSBAND.
Floyd |
Floyd |
Floyd | You seem to want to talk to someone, but I can't see whom.
| ||
| Knight_Otu pushes the green 'space' button. | ||
Floyd | You seem to want to talk to someone, but I can't see whom.The noose
Floyd | melts out of existence--GASP--and you tumble to the floor,
Floyd | cold green beautiful oxygen tearing painfully into your lungs. Gasping
Floyd | and wheezing. Then just laying with your cheek on the cool tile
Floyd | breathing and enjoying breathing for a good long time.
| ||
| Knight_Otu pushes the green 'space' button. | ||
Floyd ] Narthex (Hanon Ondricek) Turns: 4538
Floyd | breathing and enjoying breathing for a good long time.
Floyd | You're still alive, Naomi.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
| Knight_Otu says, "Yikes." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "l" | ||
Floyd ] Narthex (Hanon Ondricek) Turns: 4539 Floyd | > Floyd | > L Floyd | Floyd | Narthex (Hanon Ondricek) Floyd | The narthex extends the width of the church. Despite the Floyd | gloominess, it's not that unwelcoming except for the eye-watering Floyd | pattern of industrial linoleum floor tiles. They checkerboard Floyd | underfoot in grayish green and grayish white squares with dark Floyd | speckles, stopping only at the margin marked by a wall border at waist Floyd | level. Floyd | Floyd | The chapel proper opens to the west and a set of double doors Floyd | leads out of the building. Floyd | Floyd | Two side by side openings lead in to restrooms. Floyd | Floyd | Shattered glass and broken pieces of picture frames cover the floor of Floyd | the narthex around the edges near the walls. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x glass" | ||
Floyd ] Narthex (Hanon Ondricek) Turns: 4540 Floyd | > Floyd | > X GLASS Floyd | Floyd | (the glass jar containing an insect (smelling faintly of mildew)) Floyd | A clear glass jar containing a hideous green insect. It's either dead Floyd | or doing a very good job of playing dead and you have no desire to Floyd | find out which. The number of legs and eyes appear to change every Floyd | time you look at it. Floyd | Floyd | It currently has five legs and two eyes. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x frames" | ||
Floyd ] Narthex (Hanon Ondricek) Turns: 4541 Floyd | > Floyd | > X FRAMES Floyd | Floyd | Every single photo lies destroyed in pieces near the baseboards. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I think you might finally be done in the Narthex." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "I, uh, are we done with..." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Good." | ||
| DavidW says, "Check the coffee." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "ugh" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Narthex (Hanon Ondricek) Turns: 4542 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The clouds in your cup form concentric circles. Lack of a symbolic Floyd | image means that you have accomplished everything you must in your Floyd | current environment and should move on to find new challenges in order Floyd | to grow as a person. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Though I think it said the same thing before." | |
| Jacqueline says, "I think so, yeah." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Also, yeah, headache intensifying. Going to lie down. Feel free to continue." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Get well." | ||
| DavidW says, "Pleasant rest." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Chapel (s. hammack) Turns: 4543 Floyd | > Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Chapel (s. hammack) Floyd | You are in the main worship area of the church. Whom or what this Floyd | chapel is used to worship is not immediately apparent. The Floyd | accommodations are fairly modest: several rows of pews face toward the Floyd | west end of the room, where a pulpit stands in front of an altar. In Floyd | the corner of the room is a cheap-looking electric organ. The one Floyd | lavish decoration is an elaborate stained glass window taking up most Floyd | of the wall behind the altar. Floyd | Floyd | The vestibule is to the east. On the southern wall is a wooden door, Floyd | which is closed. Floyd | Floyd | On the altar are a collection plate (in which are some assorted Floyd | teeth), a lockbox (closed), a box of Nilla Wafers (in which are some Floyd | Nilla wafers) and a wine bottle (empty). Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x me" | ||
Floyd ] Chapel (s. hammack) Turns: 4544 Floyd | > Floyd | > X ME Floyd | Floyd | You look like you don't belong here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Chapel (s. hammack) Turns: 4545 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The swirls in your cup form a sturdy oak. Botanical images mean that Floyd | while there is much left to accomplish in the present situation, your Floyd | immediate environment sustains you, and you have everything that you Floyd | need. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "unlock door with wooden key" | ||
Floyd ] Chapel (s. hammack) Turns: 4546 Floyd | > Floyd | > UNLOCK DOOR WITH WOODEN KEY Floyd | Floyd | You unlock the nondescript door. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Church Office (Llew Mason) Turns: 4547 Floyd | > Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | (first opening the nondescript door) Floyd | Floyd | Church Office (Llew Mason) Floyd | The church office is a tiny windowless room. Stark whitewashed brick Floyd | walls close in on all sides beneath a low vaulted ceiling. There is Floyd | something fundamentally wrong with the architecture in here. Lines Floyd | that should be parallel or perpendicular seem ever so slightly off, Floyd | making you feel distinctly uneasy. Floyd | Floyd | An enormous desk overflowing with stacked papers takes up most of one Floyd | side of the room. Stairs lead down, and the church itself is Floyd | accessible through the door at the north end of the room. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "d" | ||
Floyd ] Church Basement (Sean M. Shore) Turns: 4548 Floyd | > Floyd | > D Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Church Basement (Sean M. Shore) Floyd | A small wall-mounted sodium lamp bathes this area in a sickly yellow Floyd | light, and produces a faint buzz that reverberates off the close, Floyd | mildewed walls. This is an unfinished, spidery basement, damp and Floyd | dank and one might even say disused, but on further inspection, that Floyd | may not be the case. Some obviously dangerous wooden stairs ascend Floyd | grudgingly, and an opening in the floor gives way to the tunnel below. Floyd | Floyd | In one corner is a huge Panasonic TV/VCR combo, probably from about Floyd | five years ago. Next to it is a stack of VHS tapes. Some discarded Floyd | clothes litter the floor. Floyd | Floyd | You can also see a mannequin here. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "This was originally called the Tiny Windowless Office and Basement" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "I'm sure they... right." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "u" | ||
Floyd ] Church Office (Llew Mason) Turns: 4549 Floyd | > Floyd | > U Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Church Office (Llew Mason) Floyd | The church office is a tiny windowless room. Stark whitewashed brick Floyd | walls close in on all sides beneath a low vaulted ceiling. There is Floyd | something fundamentally wrong with the architecture in here. Lines Floyd | that should be parallel or perpendicular seem ever so slightly off, Floyd | making you feel distinctly uneasy. Floyd | Floyd | An enormous desk overflowing with stacked papers takes up most of one Floyd | side of the room. Stairs lead down, and the church itself is Floyd | accessible through the door at the north end of the room. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "Once you got into the church, they got new names." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Church Office (Llew Mason) Turns: 4550 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The swirls in your cup form no discernible pattern. Lack of a symbolic Floyd | image means that you have accomplished everything you must in your Floyd | current environment and should move on to find new challenges in order Floyd | to grow as a person. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Chapel (s. hammack) Turns: 4551 Floyd | > Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Chapel (s. hammack) Floyd | You are in the main worship area of the church. Whom or what this Floyd | chapel is used to worship is not immediately apparent. The Floyd | accommodations are fairly modest: several rows of pews face toward the Floyd | west end of the room, where a pulpit stands in front of an altar. In Floyd | the corner of the room is a cheap-looking electric organ. The one Floyd | lavish decoration is an elaborate stained glass window taking up most Floyd | of the wall behind the altar. Floyd | Floyd | The vestibule is to the east. On the southern wall is a wooden door, Floyd | which is open. Floyd | Floyd | On the altar are a collection plate (in which are some assorted Floyd | teeth), a lockbox (closed), a box of Nilla Wafers (in which are some Floyd | Nilla wafers) and a wine bottle (empty). Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put wooden key in kp" | ||
Floyd ] Chapel (s. hammack) Turns: 4552 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT WOODEN KEY IN KP Floyd | Floyd | You unzip the key pocket, deposit the long wooden key (smelling Floyd | faintly of mildew), then zip the key pocket back up again. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x pews" | ||
Floyd ] Chapel (s. hammack) Turns: 4553 Floyd | > Floyd | > X PEWS Floyd | Floyd | Simply constructed wooden pews built to support the posteriors of the Floyd | church's parishioners. The back of each pew has a space to hold books, Floyd | hymns, etc., in which you can see a small pencil. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x pencil" | ||
Floyd ] Chapel (s. hammack) Turns: 4554 Floyd | > Floyd | > X PENCIL Floyd | Floyd | A stubby number 2 pencil, presumably used for doodling in holy texts. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get it" | ||
Floyd ] Chapel (s. hammack) [Score: 1] Turns: 4555 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET IT Floyd | Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.] Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu asks, "So we get scored now!?" | |
| DavidW says, "uh, There are three times I earned a point in this game, but they aren't necessarily connected." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x pulpit" | ||
Floyd ] Chapel (s. hammack) [Score: 1] Turns: 4556 Floyd | > Floyd | > X PULPIT Floyd | Floyd | A pulpit constructed of dark mahogany. Floyd | Floyd | On the pulpit is Limerickus Dirtius. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x limerickus" | ||
Floyd ] Chapel (s. hammack) [Score: 1] Turns: 4557 Floyd | > Floyd | > X LIMERICKUS Floyd | Floyd | An ancient tome of arcane knowledge. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "I doubt that game, somehow." | |
| DavidW says, "I found the pencil, as you did, but if it has any use, I failed to discover it." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read it" | ||
Floyd ] Chapel (s. hammack) [Score: 1] Turns: 4558 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ IT Floyd | Floyd | (first taking Limerickus Dirtius) Floyd | As you pick up the book, you feel power coursing through your veins. Floyd | Floyd | "There once was a rabbi named Keith"... Floyd | Floyd | The rest is too filthy to reprint here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "doodle" | ||
Floyd ] Chapel (s. hammack) [Score: 1] Turns: 4558 Floyd | > Floyd | > DOODLE Floyd | Floyd | That verb doesn't work here, or, at least, not right now, but Floyd | it might work somewhere later. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "write in limerickus" | ||
Floyd ] Chapel (s. hammack) [Score: 1] Turns: 4558 Floyd | > Floyd | > WRITE IN LIMERICKUS Floyd | Floyd | That verb doesn't work here, or, at least, not right now, but Floyd | it might work somewhere later. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "yeah, I dunno." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x altar" | ||
Floyd ] Chapel (s. hammack) [Score: 1] Turns: 4559 Floyd | > Floyd | > X ALTAR Floyd | Floyd | The altar initially appears to be a simple long table with a Floyd | tablecloth over it, but on closer inspection, you can see that Floyd | underneath the tablecloth it's actually closed in on all sides. Floyd | Floyd | On the altar are a collection plate (in which are some assorted Floyd | teeth), a lockbox (closed), a box of Nilla Wafers (in which are some Floyd | Nilla wafers) and a wine bottle (empty). Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get tablecloth" | ||
Floyd ] Chapel (s. hammack) [Score: 1] Turns: 4560 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET TABLECLOTH Floyd | Floyd | You find yourself unable to remove the tablecloth from the altar. Floyd | Rather than the cloth simply being draped over the altar as it Floyd | initially appeared, it seems that the collection plate and the lockbox Floyd | are in fact connected to the altar through holes in the tablecloth. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x plate" | ||
Floyd ] Chapel (s. hammack) [Score: 1] Turns: 4561 Floyd | > Floyd | > X PLATE Floyd | Floyd | (the brass nameplate (smelling faintly of mildew)) Floyd | "Charles Cragne, Owner" Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x collection plate" | ||
Floyd ] Chapel (s. hammack) [Score: 1] Turns: 4562 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COLLECTION PLATE Floyd | Floyd | A shiny silver plate for taking the parishioners' money. Taped to it Floyd | is a note reading "CASH ONLY! (please no more teeth)" Floyd | Floyd | In the collection plate are some assorted teeth. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x teeth" | ||
Floyd ] Chapel (s. hammack) [Score: 1] Turns: 4563 Floyd | > Floyd | > X TEETH Floyd | Floyd | In the collection plate are a small assortment of teeth, some of which Floyd | appear to be human in origin. Some look as though they came from small Floyd | mammals, reptiles, and even sharks; the rest, you can't even hazard a Floyd | guess. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x lockbox" | ||
Floyd ] Chapel (s. hammack) [Score: 1] Turns: 4564 Floyd | > Floyd | > X LOCKBOX Floyd | Floyd | A wooden box about a foot long. The lid has a drawing engraved on it Floyd | depicting several cloaked figures kneeling in front of a dollar sign. Floyd | Underneath the engraving is a caption. A few of the letters have worn Floyd | away, but it appers to read: "The Al-ighty -ollar." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open it" | ||
Floyd ] Chapel (s. hammack) [Score: 1] Turns: 4565 Floyd | > Floyd | > OPEN IT Floyd | Floyd | It seems to be locked. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "unlock it with wad" | ||
Floyd ] Chapel (s. hammack) [Score: 1] Turns: 4566 Floyd | > Floyd | > UNLOCK IT WITH WAD Floyd | Floyd | That doesn't seem to fit the lock. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Aw." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x wafers" | ||
Floyd ] Chapel (s. hammack) [Score: 1] Turns: 4567 Floyd | > Floyd | > X WAFERS Floyd | Floyd | Small, crispy, light brown, round biscuits. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "You're close. Use the wad another way." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "I've got a good guess how." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x wine bottle" | ||
Floyd ] Chapel (s. hammack) [Score: 1] Turns: 4567 Floyd | > Floyd | > X WINE BOTTLE Floyd | Floyd | Which do you mean, the wine bottle, the Isole Perdute (smelling Floyd | faintly of mildew), the Lettera Segreta (smelling faintly of mildew), Floyd | the Prurito Notturno (smelling faintly of mildew) or the Piccoli Floyd | Uomini Blu (smelling faintly of mildew)? Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Gur." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put wad on collection" | ||
Floyd ] Chapel (s. hammack) [Score: 1] Turns: 4567 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT WAD ON COLLECTION Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put wad on collection plate" | ||
Floyd ] Chapel (s. hammack) [Score: 1] Turns: 4568 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT WAD ON COLLECTION PLATE Floyd | Floyd | You put the wad of cash (smelling faintly of mildew) into the Floyd | collection plate. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get teeth" | ||
Floyd ] Chapel (s. hammack) [Score: 1] Turns: 4569 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET TEETH Floyd | Floyd | You hear a click from the direction of the lockbox. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open lockbox" | ||
Floyd ] Chapel (s. hammack) [Score: 1] Turns: 4570 Floyd | > Floyd | > OPEN LOCKBOX Floyd | Floyd | You open the lockbox, revealing a crooked dagger. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x dagger" | ||
Floyd ] Chapel (s. hammack) [Score: 1] Turns: 4571 Floyd | > Floyd | > X DAGGER Floyd | Floyd | The dagger has a glossy black blade made of a material you can't Floyd | identify, with a serrated edge. The blade curves upward, but in a Floyd | strangely non-uniform way that suggests the equation used to described Floyd | the curve would be quite complicated. You can see your own face Floyd | reflected in it, distorted by the blade's odd shape, but you can't Floyd | make out your eyes; you see only dark emptiness where they should be. Floyd | Floyd | Also, you have no nose -- not even holes. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu exclaims, "How do we smell?!" | |
| DavidW says, "Terrible." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get dagger" | ||
Floyd ] Chapel (s. hammack) [Score: 1] Turns: 4572 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET DAGGER Floyd | Floyd | As you pick up the dagger, you suddenly find yourself on a hilltop Floyd | surrounded by open countryside for miles around. There is no sign of Floyd | civilization. It is late afternoon and the sky looks as though a Floyd | hurricane is brewing, though there is no rain. Floyd | Floyd | Standing before you on the hilltop is a single dead tree, with Floyd | something unidentifiable wrapped in cloth hanging from its branches by Floyd | a noose. It looks like a vaguely humanoid shape, but something about Floyd | the way it squirms as it dangles makes you less than certain that a Floyd | human could move that way. Floyd | Floyd | Before you know what's happening, you find yourself instinctively Floyd | taking the dagger and plunging it into the squirming shape. You hear Floyd | an unearthly shriek as you stab it over and over again, but the shriek Floyd | isn't coming from the shape; it seems to come from all around you. Floyd | There is no blood, but through the holes you put in the cloth, you see Floyd | a strange yellow light. Floyd | Floyd | As quickly as it started, your vision ends, and you're back in the Floyd | chapel, holding the dagger. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "I was almost afraid it would be another multiroom affair." | |
| DavidW says, "No, not this time." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "I am going to guess this dagger is for the meat packaging plant." | ||
| DavidW says, "uh, that's a good guess, but wrong." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x organ" | ||
Floyd ] Chapel (s. hammack) [Score: 1] Turns: 4573 Floyd | > Floyd | > X ORGAN Floyd | Floyd | A modest substitute for a proper pipe organ. The design of this Floyd | instrument is straight out of the '70s, with beige casing and lots of Floyd | chunky rainbow-colored buttons to adjust the sound. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu exclaims, "Psst!" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "play it" | ||
Floyd ] Chapel (s. hammack) [Score: 1] Turns: 4574 Floyd | > Floyd | > PLAY IT Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "We must be a lousy organ player." | |
| DavidW asks, "er, play organ?" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "turn it on" | ||
Floyd ] Chapel (s. hammack) [Score: 1] Turns: 4575 Floyd | > Floyd | > TURN IT ON Floyd | Floyd | It isn't something you can switch. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "play organ" | ||
Floyd ] Chapel (s. hammack) [Score: 1] Turns: 4575 Floyd | > Floyd | > PLAY ORGAN Floyd | Floyd | You play a few bars of "In-a-Gadda-da-Vida." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "play organ" | ||
Floyd ] Chapel (s. hammack) [Score: 1] Turns: 4575 Floyd | > Floyd | > PLAY ORGAN Floyd | Floyd | You play a few bars of "Fur Elise." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "play organ" | ||
Floyd ] Chapel (s. hammack) [Score: 1] Turns: 4575 Floyd | > Floyd | > PLAY ORGAN Floyd | Floyd | You play a few bars of "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "play organ" | ||
Floyd ] Chapel (s. hammack) [Score: 1] Turns: 4575 Floyd | > Floyd | > PLAY ORGAN Floyd | Floyd | You play a few bars of "Locomotive Breath." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x window" | ||
Floyd ] Chapel (s. hammack) [Score: 1] Turns: 4576 Floyd | > Floyd | > X WINDOW Floyd | Floyd | The window is made up of hundreds of small shards of glass, stained Floyd | with an impressive variety of colors. Although the effect is striking, Floyd | though it's difficult to tell exactly what is the image that's meant Floyd | to be depicted here -- whenever you look away and back, it seems as Floyd | though the colors have changed to produce different shapes. At the Floyd | moment, it most resembles a fractal of the Mandelbrot set. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Chapel (s. hammack) [Score: 1] Turns: 4577 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The swirls in your cup form concentric circles. Lack of a symbolic Floyd | image means that you have accomplished everything you must in your Floyd | current environment and should move on to find new challenges in order Floyd | to grow as a person. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x dagger" | ||
Floyd ] Chapel (s. hammack) [Score: 1] Turns: 4578 Floyd | > Floyd | > X DAGGER Floyd | Floyd | The dagger has a glossy black blade made of a material you can't Floyd | identify, with a serrated edge. The blade curves upward, but in a Floyd | strangely non-uniform way that suggests the equation used to described Floyd | the curve would be quite complicated. You can see your own face Floyd | reflected in it, distorted by the blade's odd shape, but you can't Floyd | make out your eyes; you see only dark emptiness where they should be. Floyd | Floyd | Also, you have no nose -- not even holes. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "Do you want to grab the wafers, just in case they're useful elsewhere?" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get all" | ||
Floyd ] Chapel (s. hammack) [Score: 1] Turns: 4579 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET ALL Floyd | Floyd | wad of cash (smelling faintly of mildew): Taken. Floyd | Floyd | box of Nilla Wafers: Taken. Floyd | Floyd | Nilla wafers: Taken. Floyd | Floyd | wine bottle: Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "I wonder..." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "SAVE" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "cf59" | ||
Floyd | > Floyd | > SAVE Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write: Floyd ] Chapel (s. hammack) [Score: 1] Turns: 4579 Floyd | > SAVEOk. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] Narthex (Hanon Ondricek) Turns: 4580 Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Narthex (Hanon Ondricek) Floyd | The narthex extends the width of the church. Despite the Floyd | gloominess, it's not that unwelcoming except for the eye-watering Floyd | pattern of industrial linoleum floor tiles. They checkerboard Floyd | underfoot in grayish green and grayish white squares with dark Floyd | speckles, stopping only at the margin marked by a wall border at waist Floyd | level. Floyd | Floyd | The chapel proper opens to the west and a set of double doors Floyd | leads out of the building. Floyd | Floyd | Two side by side openings lead in to restrooms. Floyd | Floyd | Shattered glass and broken pieces of picture frames cover the floor of Floyd | the narthex around the edges near the walls. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "You were not killed for taking the wad back." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Well, we didn't get smited for rescinding our donation, at least." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "u" | ||
Floyd ] Steeple (Michael D. Hilborn) Turns: 4581 Floyd | > Floyd | > U Floyd | Floyd | You mount the ladder, making sure your feet catch each rung, and climb Floyd | to the ceiling don't look down! through the square opening... Floyd | Floyd | Steeple (Michael D. Hilborn) Floyd | (First-time players should type ABOUT!) Floyd | Floyd | Disjointed and decaying pillars of wood form the arches that make up Floyd | the walls of the church's steeple. The arches, open to the sky, tower Floyd | over you, ending in a webwork of thick rafters which support the Floyd | belfry above and ultimately the church's spire. A series of ropes Floyd | slither down from those rafters, centered over a square hole in the Floyd | floor that leads down into the bowels of the church. Floyd | Floyd | Teetering on the edge of the hole is a nasty-looking key. Floyd | Floyd | A misshapen mass slumps in one corner of the steeple. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "Try not to get killed up here." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "A nasty-looking key, huh." | ||
| DavidW says, "oh, you can take that safely." | ||
| Knight_Otu asks, "I thought we were supposed to find all the deaths?" | ||
| DavidW says, "oh well, then, feel free." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x me" | ||
Floyd ] Steeple (Michael D. Hilborn) Turns: 4582 Floyd | > Floyd | > X ME Floyd | Floyd | A lady of stature, at least in this neck of the woods. Thanks to your Floyd | marriage to Peter, you're part of the eminent Cragne family now. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Steeple (Michael D. Hilborn) Turns: 4583 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The swirls in your cup form a blooming rose. Botanical images mean Floyd | that while there is much left to accomplish in the present situation, Floyd | your immediate environment sustains you, and you have everything that Floyd | you need. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get key" | ||
Floyd ] Steeple (Michael D. Hilborn) Turns: 4584 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET KEY Floyd | Floyd | (the nasty-looking key) Floyd | You gingerly pluck the key from the edge of the hole. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x mass" | ||
Floyd ] Steeple (Michael D. Hilborn) Turns: 4585 Floyd | > Floyd | > X MASS Floyd | Floyd | As you approach the misshapen mass, your gut wrenches as you realize Floyd | it is, of course, a corpse. . . a hideously deformed corpse. Floyd | Floyd | So misshapen is this poor figure that it's difficult to tell where its Floyd | head ends and its torso begins. Its back is horrendously humped, its Floyd | face an amorphous mass of tumors with sunken holes for eyes. What Floyd | appears to be its mouth is open in a silent scream. Floyd | Floyd | Hard to say how long the corpse has been here in the steeple, but it Floyd | seems ancient, skin and clothes desiccated and thin like parchment, Floyd | somehow mummified. It's slouched--or sitting?--on the floor in one Floyd | corner of the steeple. Floyd | Floyd | On the corpse's lap rests an open tome. Another book lies near the Floyd | corpse: A worn, leather-bound journal. Floyd | Floyd | Hanging around the corpse's oversized neck is a leather cord and Floyd | pendant. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x ropes" | ||
Floyd ] Steeple (Michael D. Hilborn) Turns: 4586 Floyd | > Floyd | > X ROPES Floyd | Floyd | Four ropes slither down from the shadows of the rafters. One rope is Floyd | woven of copper strands, another silver, and yet another gold. The Floyd | fourth: a weave of solid iron. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x journal" | ||
Floyd ] Steeple (Michael D. Hilborn) Turns: 4586 Floyd | > Floyd | > X JOURNAL Floyd | Floyd | Which do you mean, the worn, leather-bound journal, the small blue Floyd | journal (which you know is a journal because it says "Mein Floyd | Journal" on the front) (smelling faintly of mildew) or the Floyd | Journal of Edwin Cragne (smelling faintly of mildew)? Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "[LINK]" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x worn journal" | ||
Floyd ] Steeple (Michael D. Hilborn) Turns: 4587 Floyd | > Floyd | > X WORN JOURNAL Floyd | Floyd | About the size of your hand. The binding is cracked and torn, the Floyd | pages yellow with age. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Yep." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get it" | ||
Floyd ] Steeple (Michael D. Hilborn) Turns: 4588 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET IT Floyd | Floyd | As you lift the journal, a moan emits from the vicinity of the Floyd | corpse--or the corpse itself?--and a wind rises, upon which you hear a Floyd | sinister whisper. The journal burns red hot and you quickly drop it Floyd | back from where it came. The wind settles and although the corpse does Floyd | not move, it seems to settle as well. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read it" | ||
Floyd ] Steeple (Michael D. Hilborn) Turns: 4589 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ IT Floyd | Floyd | Being as cautious as you can with the journal, you flip to the first Floyd | page that has legible handwriting in it: Floyd | Floyd | "To be hidden here, by my Ma and Da, in this steeple, in this special Floyd | place, under the two moons. To be safe here, they say, in this strange Floyd | land, safe from the others, who do not understand. To think I am Floyd | special, my Ma and Da do, but the others, they say, do not. To name me Floyd | grotesque, to call me hideous, to say I am a monster! To chase me with Floyd | pitchforks and torches!" Floyd | Floyd | There are more pages to read. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "g" | ||
Floyd ] Steeple (Michael D. Hilborn) Turns: 4590 Floyd | > Floyd | > G Floyd | Floyd | Being as cautious as you can with the journal, you flip to the next Floyd | page that has legible handwriting in it: Floyd | Floyd | "To visit me, my Ma and Da do, to bring me food and water, to talk Floyd | with me, to wash me, to bring new robes to wear, to bring books. To Floyd | say I should never leave the steeple. To not go down the stairs. To Floyd | danger they lead. To the others who wait in the village below. Floyd | Floyd | "And to not ring the bells. To summon things, the bells do, evil Floyd | things." Floyd | Floyd | There are more pages to read. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "g" | ||
Floyd ] Steeple (Michael D. Hilborn) Turns: 4591 Floyd | > Floyd | > G Floyd | Floyd | Being as cautious as you can with the journal, you flip to the next Floyd | page that has legible handwriting in it: Floyd | Floyd | "To watch the moons. To count and study the stars. To write in this Floyd | journal. To read books. To wonder about the shadows in the clouds. To Floyd | not ring the bells. To be all that I do, hour after hour, day after Floyd | day, if time mean anything here. To always be the moons and the stars Floyd | and the clouds, and sometimes the wind. To never see a sun. To not Floyd | remember the sun very well. Floyd | Floyd | "To be lonely. . ." Floyd | Floyd | There are more pages to read. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "g" | ||
Floyd ] Steeple (Michael D. Hilborn) Turns: 4592 Floyd | > Floyd | > G Floyd | Floyd | Being as cautious as you can with the journal, you flip to the next Floyd | page that has legible handwriting in it: Floyd | Floyd | "To want to go down the stairs. To want to leave this place, to Floyd | explore what used to be home, to see my village, to be with people. Floyd | But Ma and Da scold me. To warn me of the others. Floyd | Floyd | To entertain me, they tell stories of our family, the Cragne's, of Floyd | their Aunt and her teachings. To speak of the two moons, their Aunt Floyd | did, and this strange place, a realm of the Old Ones. To be the one Floyd | who discovered a way to this place. To share her secret only with Ma Floyd | and Da, her favorite niece and nephew." Floyd | Floyd | There are more pages to read. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "g" | ||
Floyd ] Steeple (Michael D. Hilborn) Turns: 4593 Floyd | > Floyd | > G Floyd | Floyd | Being as cautious as you can with the journal, you flip to the next Floyd | page that has legible handwriting in it: Floyd | Floyd | "To be visited by a strange, elderly woman, but not know where she Floyd | came from. To name herself Esther and to be kind to me. To say I can Floyd | one day go down the stairs if I listen to her, but to not to speak of Floyd | this to anyone, not even Ma and Da. To agree, I say, but what must I Floyd | do? Floyd | Floyd | "To ring the bells for me, she says, for I do not have the strength. Floyd | But bells bring evil, I say. To be safe from the evil with this, she Floyd | says, and gives me a pendant. Now, ring the bells. Floyd | Floyd | "To ring the bells, I do, in the way she teaches me. To like to hear Floyd | them sing. To bring the winds, they do, but not to bring evil. To be Floyd | soothing." Floyd | Floyd | There are more pages to read. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "g" | ||
Floyd ] Steeple (Michael D. Hilborn) Turns: 4594 Floyd | > Floyd | > G Floyd | Floyd | Being as cautious as you can with the journal, you flip to the next Floyd | page that has legible handwriting in it: Floyd | Floyd | "To see Ma and Da. To look older, they do, much older than when I Floyd | first come here. To ask if I look older. No, they say, to look the Floyd | same age as always. Floyd | Floyd | "To be visited by Esther when Ma and Da not around. To ask when I can Floyd | go down the stairs. To be soon, she says, soon. Ring the bells, she Floyd | says." Floyd | Floyd | There are more pages to read. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "g" | ||
Floyd ] Steeple (Michael D. Hilborn) Turns: 4595 Floyd | > Floyd | > G Floyd | Floyd | Being as cautious as you can with the journal, you flip to the next Floyd | page that has legible handwriting in it: Floyd | Floyd | "To hear things on the wind now when I ring the bells. Names. Horrid Floyd | names. Ialdabaoloth. Vaadignephod. To not speak them out loud. To be Floyd | fearful. But to continue to ring the bells. To do as Esther says: To Floyd | want to leave this place; to go back home." Floyd | Floyd | There are more pages to read. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "g" | ||
Floyd ] Steeple (Michael D. Hilborn) Turns: 4596 Floyd | > Floyd | > G Floyd | Floyd | Being as cautious as you can with the journal, you flip to the next Floyd | page that has legible handwriting in it: Floyd | Floyd | "Must ring the bells. . . ring the bells. . . Ialdabaoloth. Floyd | Vaadignephod. To want to go home to the village. To leave!" Floyd | Floyd | There are more pages to read. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x pendant" | ||
Floyd ] Steeple (Michael D. Hilborn) Turns: 4597 Floyd | > Floyd | > X PENDANT Floyd | Floyd | (the broken silver amulet (smelling faintly of mildew)) Floyd | It's a tarnished silver pendant, about the size of your thumb, on a Floyd | leather cord. The pendant is shaped like an open hand. It's been Floyd | damaged - a deep groove, like a chisel mark, cuts across the palm, Floyd | nearly breaking the pendant in half. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "That's the one from the foyer." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x leather cord" | ||
Floyd ] Steeple (Michael D. Hilborn) Turns: 4598 Floyd | > Floyd | > X LEATHER CORD Floyd | Floyd | (the broken silver amulet (smelling faintly of mildew)) Floyd | It's a tarnished silver pendant, about the size of your thumb, on a Floyd | leather cord. The pendant is shaped like an open hand. It's been Floyd | damaged - a deep groove, like a chisel mark, cuts across the palm, Floyd | nearly breaking the pendant in half. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put pendant in sp" | ||
Floyd ] Steeple (Michael D. Hilborn) Turns: 4599 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT PENDANT IN SP Floyd | Floyd | (the broken silver amulet (smelling faintly of mildew) in the side Floyd | pocket) Floyd | You unzip the side pocket, deposit the broken silver amulet (smelling Floyd | faintly of mildew), then zip the side pocket back up again. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x pendant" | ||
Floyd ] Steeple (Michael D. Hilborn) Turns: 4600 Floyd | > Floyd | > X PENDANT Floyd | Floyd | A leather cord hangs around the corpse's oversized neck, its ends held Floyd | together by a triangular pendant. Etched in the pendant is an eye. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x eye" | ||
Floyd ] Steeple (Michael D. Hilborn) Turns: 4600 Floyd | > Floyd | > X EYE Floyd | Floyd | Which do you mean, the leather cord and pendant, the runic script or Floyd | the library insignia? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "script" | ||
Floyd | > Floyd | > SCRIPT Floyd | %% Enter a transcript filename to writeappend: | DavidW says, "facepalm" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Darnit" | ||
| DavidW presses the yellow enter button. | ||
Floyd ] Steeple (Michael D. Hilborn) Turns: 4600
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| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get pendant" | ||
Floyd ] Steeple (Michael D. Hilborn) Turns: 4601 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET PENDANT Floyd | Floyd | You carefully remove the leather cord and pendant from the corpse. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "wear it" | ||
Floyd ] Steeple (Michael D. Hilborn) Turns: 4602 Floyd | > Floyd | > WEAR IT Floyd | Floyd | You put on the leather cord and pendant. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "about" | ||
Floyd ] Steeple (Michael D. Hilborn) Turns: 4602 Floyd | > Floyd | > ABOUT Floyd | Floyd | Welcome to the "Steeple." The author wishes to thank everyone who made Floyd | Cragne Manor possible, especially Ryan and Jenni and those who first Floyd | dared enter this room: Greg Frost, Michael Lin, Hanon Ondricek, and Floyd | Andrew Schultz. Floyd | Floyd | (No grues were harmed in the making of this room.) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x arches" | ||
Floyd ] Steeple (Michael D. Hilborn) Turns: 4603 Floyd | > Floyd | > X ARCHES Floyd | Floyd | Six arches, separated by six pillars of decaying wood, loom over you, Floyd | supporting the rafters above. Although forming a perfect hexagonal Floyd | enclosure, the arches and pillars seem to lean in disjointed Floyd | directions. Through them, you can see the sky and surrounding Floyd | landscape. . . neither of which are familiar to you. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x sky" | ||
Floyd ] Steeple (Michael D. Hilborn) Turns: 4604 Floyd | > Floyd | > X SKY Floyd | Floyd | Wherever this steeple resides, it's not beneath the celestial dome Floyd | with which you are familiar. . . Floyd | Floyd | There are stars up there, but like the two moons, they are completely Floyd | unfamiliar to you. And the light of those heavenly bodies--a pale Floyd | green--is dull, lifeless, as if you view everything through a murky Floyd | veil. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x landscape" | ||
Floyd ] Steeple (Michael D. Hilborn) Turns: 4605 Floyd | > Floyd | > X LANDSCAPE Floyd | Floyd | The steeple must rise higher than you think, for it penetrates a cloud Floyd | bank that stretches to the horizon, and most likely beyond. As calm as Floyd | the sea on a breezeless day, the clouds ripple with a hazy, pale green Floyd | glow. Occasionally, part of the surface erupts in a silent flash of Floyd | light. Floyd | Floyd | Not far from the church, the hump of. . . something. . . briefly Floyd | breaks the surface, then submerges. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x belfry" | ||
Floyd ] Steeple (Michael D. Hilborn) Turns: 4606 Floyd | > Floyd | > X BELFRY Floyd | Floyd | Hard to discern how many bells hang up there in the shadows of the Floyd | belfry, but they are large, very large, and you're not certain, but Floyd | something. . . else. . . is up there. . . a lot of something else. . . Floyd | It takes your eyes a moment to adjust: shadowy forms cling to the Floyd | ceiling. As you stare, one of the forms moves, briefly spreading a Floyd | pair of wings. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x forms" | ||
Floyd ] Steeple (Michael D. Hilborn) Turns: 4607 Floyd | > Floyd | > X FORMS Floyd | Floyd | There must be dozens--hundreds?--up there, clinging to the ceiling of Floyd | the belfry. Probably bats though their forms are mostly Floyd | indistinguishable from the shadows. Whatever they are, they're quiet, Floyd | save for an occasional chirp or flutter of wings. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "yes, yes, probably bats." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x spire" | ||
Floyd ] Steeple (Michael D. Hilborn) Turns: 4608 Floyd | > Floyd | > X SPIRE Floyd | Floyd | You can't see the spire from here; it rests atop the steeple. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x rafters" | ||
Floyd ] Steeple (Michael D. Hilborn) Turns: 4609 Floyd | > Floyd | > X RAFTERS Floyd | Floyd | A web of shadowy beams criss-crossing at random angles. At one time, Floyd | they must have supported the floor of the belfry, but those Floyd | floorboards seem to have broken away: high above the rafters hang the Floyd | shapes of several bells. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x bells" | ||
Floyd ] Steeple (Michael D. Hilborn) Turns: 4610 Floyd | > Floyd | > X BELLS Floyd | Floyd | Hard to discern how many bells hang up there in the shadows of the Floyd | belfry, but they are large, very large, and you're not certain, but Floyd | something. . . else. . . is up there. . . a lot of something else. . . Floyd | It takes your eyes a moment to adjust: shadowy forms cling to the Floyd | ceiling. As you stare, one of the forms moves, briefly spreading a Floyd | pair of wings. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x hole" | ||
Floyd ] Steeple (Michael D. Hilborn) Turns: 4611 Floyd | > Floyd | > X HOLE Floyd | Floyd | Cut into the middle of the floor, the hole opens upon a set of rickety Floyd | stairs which lead down into the bowels of the church. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "SAVE" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "cf60" | ||
Floyd | > Floyd | > SAVE Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write: Floyd ] Steeple (Michael D. Hilborn) Turns: 4611 Floyd | > SAVEOk. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x sky" | ||
Floyd ] Steeple (Michael D. Hilborn) Turns: 4612 Floyd | > Floyd | > X SKY Floyd | Floyd | There are stars up there, but like the two moons, they are completely Floyd | unfamiliar to you. And the light of those heavenly bodies--a pale Floyd | green--is dull, lifeless, as if you view everything through a murky Floyd | veil. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x moons" | ||
Floyd ] Steeple (Michael D. Hilborn) Turns: 4613 Floyd | > Floyd | > X MOONS Floyd | Floyd | (the two moons) Floyd | Two crescents, one waning, one waxing--if earthly phases of the moon Floyd | have any meaning here--and grotesquely large. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "pull copper rope" | ||
Floyd ] Steeple (Michael D. Hilborn) Turns: 4614 Floyd | > Floyd | > PULL COPPER ROPE Floyd | Floyd | The rope resists your efforts at first, then relents with a creak. A Floyd | thunderous yet somber peal of a bell reverberates throughout the Floyd | steeple, quickly followed by a chorus that sounds like a thousand Floyd | fingernails scraping across a thousand blackboards. Floyd | Floyd | Something up in the belfry has awakened. Floyd | Floyd | The echo of beating wings thunders down on you as dozens, hundreds, Floyd | thousands--their numbers seem limitless--of bat-like creatures take Floyd | flight. They swarm around and in the steeple, descending upon you in a Floyd | flapping, screaming storm. Floyd | Floyd | The leather cord and pendant around your neck grows warm and glows, Floyd | and the shrieking of the creatures transforms from rage to Floyd | frustration. Several of them, hairless and leathery, ungodly human in Floyd | form, scream and dive at you, only to be repelled by an invisible Floyd | force. Again they attack. Again they are repelled. Floyd | Floyd | It's an eternity before they give up. The swarm soars away from the Floyd | steeple in a dark cloud, disappearing into the horizon. Floyd | Floyd | You look up. Now that the belfry has been cleared of those horrendous Floyd | things, star- and moonlight stream down through the perforated holes Floyd | in the belfry's ceiling and the disjointed rafters, forming a Floyd | particular pattern. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x pattern" | ||
Floyd ] Steeple (Michael D. Hilborn) Turns: 4615 Floyd | > Floyd | > X PATTERN Floyd | Floyd | Filtered by both the perforations in the ceiling and the disjointed Floyd | rafters, the light from the stars and moons streams down into the Floyd | steeple in an unusual pattern: Floyd | Floyd | * * * Floyd | * Floyd | * Floyd | * * Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "pull iron rope" | ||
Floyd ] Steeple (Michael D. Hilborn) Turns: 4616 Floyd | > Floyd | > PULL IRON ROPE Floyd | Floyd | The rope resists your efforts at first, then relents with a creak. A Floyd | thunderous yet melancholy peal of a bell reverberates throughout the Floyd | steeple. So violent are the reverberations that the pillars quiver. Floyd | Dust and debris shower upon you while above, some of the rafters slide Floyd | and shift with dull moans before slowly settling into new positions. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x pattern" | ||
Floyd ] Steeple (Michael D. Hilborn) Turns: 4617 Floyd | > Floyd | > X PATTERN Floyd | Floyd | Filtered by both the perforations in the ceiling and the disjointed Floyd | rafters, the light from the stars and moons streams down into the Floyd | steeple in an unusual pattern: Floyd | Floyd | * * * Floyd | * Floyd | * Floyd | * * Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x rafters" | ||
Floyd ] Steeple (Michael D. Hilborn) Turns: 4618 Floyd | > Floyd | > X RAFTERS Floyd | Floyd | A web of shadowy beams criss-crossing at random angles. At one time, Floyd | they must have supported the floor of the belfry, but those Floyd | floorboards seem to have broken away: high above the rafters hang the Floyd | shapes of several bells. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x bells" | ||
Floyd ] Steeple (Michael D. Hilborn) Turns: 4619 Floyd | > Floyd | > X BELLS Floyd | Floyd | Hard to discern how many bells hang up there in the shadows of the Floyd | belfry, but they are large, very large, and with the starlight Floyd | streaming through a perforated ceiling above them, you can distinguish Floyd | at least four. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "pull silver" | ||
Floyd ] Steeple (Michael D. Hilborn) Turns: 4619 Floyd | > Floyd | > PULL SILVER Floyd | Floyd | Which do you mean, the rope of silver strands, the silver and ivory Floyd | key, the silver urn (smelling faintly of mildew) or the antique locket Floyd | (smelling faintly of mildew)? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "pull silver rope" | ||
Floyd ] Steeple (Michael D. Hilborn) Turns: 4620 Floyd | > Floyd | > PULL SILVER ROPE Floyd | Floyd | The rope resists your efforts at first, then relents with a creak. A Floyd | thunderous yet lonely peal of a bell reverberates throughout the Floyd | steeple. So violent are the reverberations that the pillars quiver. Floyd | Dust and debris shower upon you while above, some of the rafters slide Floyd | and shift with dull moans before slowly settling into new positions. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "pull gold rope" | ||
Floyd ] Steeple (Michael D. Hilborn) Turns: 4621 Floyd | > Floyd | > PULL GOLD ROPE Floyd | Floyd | The rope resists your efforts at first, then relents with a creak. A Floyd | thunderous yet forlorn peal of a bell reverberates throughout the Floyd | steeple followed by the peal of another bell, and another, and even Floyd | more until the steeple fills with a cacophony. The steeple trembles; Floyd | dust and debris fall from above as the rafters scream, violently Floyd | shifting and sliding. You hunker down, your own screams drowned by the Floyd | unholy chorus until, quite abruptly, it all stops. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x pattern" | ||
Floyd ] Steeple (Michael D. Hilborn) Turns: 4622 Floyd | > Floyd | > X PATTERN Floyd | Floyd | Filtered by both the perforations in the ceiling and the disjointed Floyd | rafters, the light from the stars and moons streams down into the Floyd | steeple in an unusual pattern: Floyd | Floyd | * * Floyd | * Floyd | * * Floyd | * * Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "l" | ||
Floyd ] Steeple (Michael D. Hilborn) Turns: 4623 Floyd | > Floyd | > L Floyd | Floyd | Steeple (Michael D. Hilborn) Floyd | Disjointed and decaying pillars of wood form the arches that make up Floyd | the walls of the church's steeple. The arches, open to the sky, tower Floyd | over you, ending in a webwork of thick rafters which support the Floyd | belfry above and ultimately the church's spire. A series of ropes Floyd | slither down from those rafters, centered over a square hole in the Floyd | floor that leads down into the bowels of the church. Floyd | Floyd | A misshapen mass slumps in one corner of the steeple. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Steeple (Michael D. Hilborn) Turns: 4624 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The clouds in your cup form a stochastic pattern resembling television Floyd | static. Lack of a symbolic image means that you have accomplished Floyd | everything you must in your current environment and should move on to Floyd | find new challenges in order to grow as a person. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "hmmm, that's misleading." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Hrm." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x rafters" | ||
Floyd ] Steeple (Michael D. Hilborn) Turns: 4625 Floyd | > Floyd | > X RAFTERS Floyd | Floyd | A web of shadowy beams criss-crossing at random angles. At one time, Floyd | they must have supported the floor of the belfry, but those Floyd | floorboards seem to have broken away: high above the rafters hang the Floyd | shapes of several bells. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "u" | ||
Floyd ] Steeple (Michael D. Hilborn) Turns: 4626 Floyd | > Floyd | > U Floyd | Floyd | The only viable exit from the steeple is to brave the rickety stairs Floyd | that lead into the bowels of the church. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "You still need to find out what that pattern represents, assuming it's the right pattern." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x sky" | ||
Floyd ] Steeple (Michael D. Hilborn) Turns: 4627 Floyd | > Floyd | > X SKY Floyd | Floyd | There are stars up there, but like the two moons, they are completely Floyd | unfamiliar to you. And the light of those heavenly bodies--a pale Floyd | green--is dull, lifeless, as if you view everything through a murky Floyd | veil. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x landscape" | ||
Floyd ] Steeple (Michael D. Hilborn) Turns: 4628 Floyd | > Floyd | > X LANDSCAPE Floyd | Floyd | The steeple must rise higher than you think, for it penetrates a cloud Floyd | bank that stretches to the horizon, and most likely beyond. As calm as Floyd | the sea on a breezeless day, the clouds ripple with a hazy, pale green Floyd | glow. Occasionally, part of the surface erupts in a silent flash of Floyd | light. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x pattern" | ||
Floyd ] Steeple (Michael D. Hilborn) Turns: 4629 Floyd | > Floyd | > X PATTERN Floyd | Floyd | Filtered by both the perforations in the ceiling and the disjointed Floyd | rafters, the light from the stars and moons streams down into the Floyd | steeple in an unusual pattern: Floyd | Floyd | * * Floyd | * Floyd | * * Floyd | * * Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "There was a tome here as well as the dead guy's book? Like, two books?" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "look up pattern in worn journal" | ||
Floyd ] Steeple (Michael D. Hilborn) Turns: 4630 Floyd | > Floyd | > LOOK UP PATTERN IN WORN JOURNAL Floyd | Floyd | You don't find any reference to "pattern" in the worn, leather-bound Floyd | journal. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "Or am I misremembering?" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "l" | ||
Floyd ] Steeple (Michael D. Hilborn) Turns: 4631 Floyd | > Floyd | > L Floyd | Floyd | Steeple (Michael D. Hilborn) Floyd | Disjointed and decaying pillars of wood form the arches that make up Floyd | the walls of the church's steeple. The arches, open to the sky, tower Floyd | over you, ending in a webwork of thick rafters which support the Floyd | belfry above and ultimately the church's spire. A series of ropes Floyd | slither down from those rafters, centered over a square hole in the Floyd | floor that leads down into the bowels of the church. Floyd | Floyd | A misshapen mass slumps in one corner of the steeple. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x mass" | ||
Floyd ] Steeple (Michael D. Hilborn) Turns: 4632 Floyd | > Floyd | > X MASS Floyd | Floyd | So misshapen is this poor figure that it's difficult to tell where its Floyd | head ends and its torso begins. Its back is horrendously humped, its Floyd | face an amorphous mass of tumors with sunken holes for eyes. What Floyd | appears to be its mouth is open in a silent scream. Floyd | Floyd | Hard to say how long the corpse has been here in the steeple, but it Floyd | seems ancient, skin and clothes desiccated and thin like parchment, Floyd | somehow mummified. It's slouched--or sitting?--on the floor in one Floyd | corner of the steeple. Floyd | Floyd | On the corpse's lap rests an open tome. Another book lies near the Floyd | corpse: A worn, leather-bound journal. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read tome" | ||
Floyd ] Steeple (Michael D. Hilborn) Turns: 4633 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ TOME Floyd | Floyd | (a slim hardback manual (smelling faintly of mildew)) Floyd | The book falls naturally open to a picture of a noose. Floyd | Floyd | The common noose looks great as a scary yard decoration during Floyd | Halloween or to improve your fishing or boating experience. The noose Floyd | is a secure and easy-tightening loop that holds it shape for tossing Floyd | over a boat mooring. But kids, listen to Uncle Melvyn: DO NOT WEAR A Floyd | NOOSE around your neck or tie one around anyone else's neck under any Floyd | circumstances, even as a joke... Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "no, that's the book from the narthex." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put hardback manual in sp" | ||
Floyd ] Steeple (Michael D. Hilborn) Turns: 4634 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT HARDBACK MANUAL IN SP Floyd | Floyd | You unzip the side pocket, deposit a slim hardback manual (smelling Floyd | faintly of mildew), then zip the side pocket back up again. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x tome" | ||
Floyd ] Steeple (Michael D. Hilborn) Turns: 4635 Floyd | > Floyd | > X TOME Floyd | Floyd | Cradled in the corpse's lap, the humungous tome lies open as if the Floyd | corpse still studies the pages. It's clearly ancient, the pages Floyd | withered and yellow, like the skin of the corpse itself, its leather Floyd | bonding cracked. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read tome" | ||
Floyd ] Steeple (Michael D. Hilborn) Turns: 4636 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ TOME Floyd | Floyd | You dare not flip the pages of the ancient book; to touch the pages Floyd | might be to destroy them. . . or disturb the corpse who holds the Floyd | tome. But the pages that are open reveal dozens of star charts and Floyd | associated astrological signs. Oddly, the corpse who holds the tome Floyd | seems to be pointing to one drawing in particular: Floyd | Floyd | * * Floyd | * Floyd | * * Floyd | * * Floyd | Floyd | Underneath, in elegant handwriting, is written: Floyd | Floyd | (The astrological sign is the Hook in stasis above the Key.) Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Well, if you say so, tome." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x pattern" | ||
Floyd ] Steeple (Michael D. Hilborn) Turns: 4637 Floyd | > Floyd | > X PATTERN Floyd | Floyd | Filtered by both the perforations in the ceiling and the disjointed Floyd | rafters, the light from the stars and moons streams down into the Floyd | steeple in an unusual pattern: Floyd | Floyd | * * Floyd | * Floyd | * * Floyd | * * Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "It'll be important later to know that particular constellation, assuming you rang the bells correctly." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Well, that was the order from the poem, I'm pretty sure." | ||
| DavidW says, "okay." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "d" | ||
Floyd ] Narthex (Hanon Ondricek) Turns: 4638 Floyd | > Floyd | > D Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Narthex (Hanon Ondricek) Floyd | The narthex extends the width of the church. Despite the Floyd | gloominess, it's not that unwelcoming except for the eye-watering Floyd | pattern of industrial linoleum floor tiles. They checkerboard Floyd | underfoot in grayish green and grayish white squares with dark Floyd | speckles, stopping only at the margin marked by a wall border at waist Floyd | level. Floyd | Floyd | The chapel proper opens to the west and a set of double doors Floyd | leads out of the building. Floyd | Floyd | Two side by side openings lead in to restrooms. Floyd | Floyd | Shattered glass and broken pieces of picture frames cover the floor of Floyd | the narthex around the edges near the walls. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "Then you might be done with the church." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "out" | ||
Floyd ] Church Exterior (Andy Holloway) Turns: 4639 Floyd | > Floyd | > OUT Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Church Exterior (Andy Holloway) Floyd | The gravel road curves here past the doors of an old stone church, Floyd | which squats defeatedly amid a few straggly trees. Behind it, to the Floyd | northeast, you can see the first few stones of a modest graveyard. To Floyd | the east the road narrows to cross a small bridge into the village Floyd | proper; to the north, it crests the hill toward the train station. Floyd | Floyd | A noncorporeal trolley stop sign reads Gold Line -- Church. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Milkweed (Caleb Wilson) Turns: 4640 Floyd | > Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Milkweed (Caleb Wilson) Floyd | It is possible to feel claustrophobia out of doors. Sunlight fills the Floyd | sky but somehow doesn't reach you here. Steep banks of bramble rise to Floyd | the east and west, trapping you within a gloomy trough a dozen yards Floyd | wide. A poorly-surfaced road leads north and south along the trough's Floyd | nadir. Just west of it, camouflaged with rust, is the train track. Floyd | Floyd | A tremendous patch of milkweed, the stems abnormally thick and tall, Floyd | grows on the east side of the road beneath the thorn bank. Floyd | Floyd | A green stone altar, once at the center of the shack, stands amidst Floyd | broken boards and milkweed. Floyd | Floyd | (That earworm is still lodged in your head.) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "lie on altar" | ||
Floyd ] Milkweed (Caleb Wilson) Turns: 4641 Floyd | > Floyd | > LIE ON ALTAR Floyd | Floyd | You get onto the stone altar. Floyd | Floyd | You lie down, settling your body into the impression and your face Floyd | into the cavity at the end. The milkweed leaf mask protects your face Floyd | from the strands of orange slime that you belatedly notice fill the Floyd | cavity. Is it even you doing this? It feels like the most natural Floyd | action in the world. Floyd | Floyd | As you press your face deeper into the cavity, your vision warps. The Floyd | world seems to fold and buckle: what was convex becomes concave and Floyd | what was concave becomes convex. Floyd | Floyd | The altar wobbles and inverts, giving you the bizarre sensation of Floyd | lying atop a smooth green hole that floats in midair. Deeper within Floyd | the hole is a shelf of green stone with something resting (how?) on Floyd | it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x sphere" | ||
Floyd ] Milkweed (Caleb Wilson) Turns: 4642 Floyd | > Floyd | > X SPHERE Floyd | Floyd | It's a black stone sphere about the size of a basketball, and it Floyd | doesn't really exist. There is (well, technically, there is not) a Floyd | narrow slot on one side like that of a piggy-bank. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "You're gonna test the nasty key here?" | |
| DavidW asks, "Or something else?" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put wafers in sphere" | ||
Floyd ] Milkweed (Caleb Wilson) Turns: 4643 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT WAFERS IN SPHERE Floyd | Floyd | The imaginary sphere rotates suddenly, spinning the slot away from the Floyd | Nilla wafers (smelling faintly of mildew). Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Something else." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put vial in sphere" | ||
Floyd ] Milkweed (Caleb Wilson) Turns: 4644 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT VIAL IN SPHERE Floyd | Floyd | The imaginary sphere rotates suddenly, spinning the slot away from the Floyd | little stoppered vial of blue liquid (smelling faintly of mildew). Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x slot" | ||
Floyd ] Milkweed (Caleb Wilson) Turns: 4645 Floyd | > Floyd | > X SLOT Floyd | Floyd | (the battered yellow JogMaster) Floyd | A portable audio player with an attached lanyard so you can Wear It Floyd | While You Jog! It's little more than a yellow brick of plastic with a Floyd | power switch and a slot in which to insert cassette tapes. Damage to Floyd | the unit includes a jammed battery cover, a missing lever to eject the Floyd | current cassette, and a crimped headphone jack. A small speaker Floyd | permits playback even without headphones.Someone carved the name Floyd | "Carolyn" along one side. Floyd | Floyd | The battered yellow JogMaster is currently switched off. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put wad in sphere" | ||
Floyd ] Milkweed (Caleb Wilson) Turns: 4646 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT WAD IN SPHERE Floyd | Floyd | The imaginary sphere rotates suddenly, spinning the slot away from the Floyd | wad of cash (smelling faintly of mildew). Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x sphere slot" | ||
Floyd ] Milkweed (Caleb Wilson) Turns: 4646 Floyd | > Floyd | > X SPHERE SLOT Floyd | Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to examine the imaginary Floyd | basalt sphere. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x sphere" | ||
Floyd ] Milkweed (Caleb Wilson) Turns: 4647 Floyd | > Floyd | > X SPHERE Floyd | Floyd | It's a black stone sphere about the size of a basketball, and it Floyd | doesn't really exist. There is (well, technically, there is not) a Floyd | narrow slot on one side like that of a piggy-bank. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "Narrow slot." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "i" | ||
Floyd ] Milkweed (Caleb Wilson) Turns: 4648 Floyd | > Floyd | > I Floyd | Floyd | You are carrying: Floyd | a leather cord and pendant (being worn) Floyd | a nasty-looking key (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a wine bottle (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | some Nilla wafers (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a box of Nilla Wafers Floyd | a wad of cash (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a crooked dagger (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | some assorted teeth (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | Limerickus Dirtius (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a stubby pencil Floyd | a vintage Black Sabbath tee shirt (being worn) Floyd | a black horn (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a torn notebook (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a creased square of paper (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a brass nameplate (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a jar of old keys (smelling faintly of mildew) (open) Floyd | an ornate bronze key Floyd | a silver and ivory key Floyd | a small blue journal (which you know is a journal because it says Floyd | "Mein Journal" on the front) (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a bottle of Pepto-Bismol (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a copper amulet (being worn) Floyd | an a worn out, decaying picture (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a little stoppered vial of blue liquid (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a battered yellow JogMaster (being worn) Floyd | a slip of paper (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a calfskin coat (being worn) Floyd | a pewter box (smelling faintly of mildew) (open but empty) Floyd | a silver urn (smelling faintly of mildew) (open but empty) Floyd | a pair of reading glasses (being worn) Floyd | a cold spot on your collarbone (haunting you) (smelling faintly of Floyd | mildew) Floyd | a book list (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a golden apple (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a FFFFFFFF punch card (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a 923647F1 punch card (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a C353F128 punch card (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a 0B46E931 punch card (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | an AE9B711D punch card (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a 00A02209 punch card (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a can of salt (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a blank punch card (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | the Journal of Edwin Cragne (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | an Isole Perdute (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a Lettera Segreta (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a Prurito Notturno (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a Piccoli Uomini Blu (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a rusted toolbox (smelling faintly of mildew) (open) Floyd | a jar of screws (open but empty) Floyd | a scrap of paper (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a snowglobe (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a black fountain pen (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a mallet (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a metal flask (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a pinch of snail paste (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | an Italian magazine cutting (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a police report ("Francine Cragne") (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a note from a seesaw (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a piece of chalk (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a black box (smelling faintly of mildew) (open but empty) Floyd | a shard (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | red-rimmed porcelain plates (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | red-rimmed porcelain cups (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a spray bottle that used to contain fungicide (smelling faintly of Floyd | mildew) Floyd | a gallon jug of white vinegar (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a pair of garden shears (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a rusty flathead screwdriver (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a trophy for a dog race (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a black business card (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a rusty piece of metal (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | some yellowed newspapers (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | an employee ID card (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a long hooked pole (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a grimy rock (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a backpack features guide (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a trolley schedule (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a pamphlet of home listings (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | an antique locket (smelling faintly of mildew) (closed) Floyd | a repaired page (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a waterproof flashlight (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a filthy rug (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | Daniel Baker's note (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a pull-string doll (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a glass jar containing an insect (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a half-full styrofoam coffee cup (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a pair of stone earplugs (being worn) Floyd | a trolley pass (being worn) Floyd | a Jansport backpack (being worn and open) Floyd | a hidden pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a key pocket (closed) Floyd | a book pocket (closed) Floyd | a side pocket (closed) Floyd | a trash pocket (closed) Floyd | a gold jacket (being worn) Floyd | a giant milkweed leaf (being worn as a mask) Floyd | An earworm is lodged deeply in your head. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put teeth in sphere" | ||
Floyd ] Milkweed (Caleb Wilson) Turns: 4648 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT TEETH IN SPHERE Floyd | Floyd | Which do you mean, the nasty-looking key (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | or the assorted teeth (smelling faintly of mildew)? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put assorted teeth in sphere" | ||
Floyd ] Milkweed (Caleb Wilson) Turns: 4649 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT ASSORTED TEETH IN SPHERE Floyd | Floyd | The imaginary sphere rotates suddenly, spinning the slot away from the Floyd | assorted teeth (smelling faintly of mildew). Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put silver ivory key in sphere" | ||
Floyd ] Milkweed (Caleb Wilson) Turns: 4650 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT SILVER IVORY KEY IN SPHERE Floyd | Floyd | (first taking the silver and ivory key) Floyd | That can't contain things. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put silver ivory key in key jar" | ||
Floyd ] Milkweed (Caleb Wilson) Turns: 4651 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT SILVER IVORY KEY IN KEY JAR Floyd | Floyd | You put the silver and ivory key into the jar of old keys (smelling Floyd | faintly of mildew). Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "stand" | ||
Floyd ] Milkweed (Caleb Wilson) Turns: 4652 Floyd | > Floyd | > STAND Floyd | Floyd | You get off the stone altar. Floyd | Floyd | Milkweed (Caleb Wilson) Floyd | It is possible to feel claustrophobia out of doors. Sunlight fills the Floyd | sky but somehow doesn't reach you here. Steep banks of bramble rise to Floyd | the east and west, trapping you within a gloomy trough a dozen yards Floyd | wide. A poorly-surfaced road leads north and south along the trough's Floyd | nadir. Just west of it, camouflaged with rust, is the train track. Floyd | Floyd | A tremendous patch of milkweed, the stems abnormally thick and tall, Floyd | grows on the east side of the road beneath the thorn bank. Floyd | Floyd | A green stone altar, once at the center of the shack, stands amidst Floyd | broken boards and milkweed. Floyd | Floyd | (That earworm is still lodged in your head.) Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Well then." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Exterior of Train Station (Emily Short with additionsTurns: 4653m Floyd | Nel Floyd | > Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Exterior of Train Station (Emily Short with additions from Graham Floyd | Nelson) Floyd | To the north is the vast windowless bulk of the train station. Perhaps Floyd | that is unsurprising, given the rest of the town. A metal trash can Floyd | squats beneath its carved facade. The town itself is downhill, on the Floyd | other side of a ravine. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Train Station Lobby (Shin) Turns: 4654 Floyd | > Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Train Station Lobby (Shin) Floyd | The surroundings are as dim and dingy as ever. The platform is to the Floyd | north. The dirty, cobweb-covered windows and the station exit are to Floyd | the south. The large mirror and the green door are to the east. The Floyd | restroom door is to the west. You are unsure what you should do. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Train Station Lobby (Shin) Turns: 4655 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The clouds in your cup form a skateboard. Modes of transportation mean Floyd | that your current environment presents challenges that can only be Floyd | overcome by seeking fresh perspectives elsewhere until you're ready to Floyd | return. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "maybe you put the earworm in the sphere" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Hmm." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Exterior of Train Station (Emily Short with additionsTurns: 4656m Floyd | Nel Floyd | > Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Exterior of Train Station (Emily Short with additions from Graham Floyd | Nelson) Floyd | To the north is the massive windowless bulk of the train station. Floyd | Perhaps that is unsurprising, given the rest of the town. A metal Floyd | trash can squats beneath its carved facade. The town itself is Floyd | downhill, on the other side of a ravine. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Milkweed (Caleb Wilson) Turns: 4657 Floyd | > Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | You pass over the bridge. The ravine has become a white river, teeming Floyd | with creatures: you see a fin, a gill, a plaintive upturned face, Floyd | before each is swept away. Floyd | Floyd | Milkweed (Caleb Wilson) Floyd | It is possible to feel claustrophobia out of doors. Sunlight fills the Floyd | sky but somehow doesn't reach you here. Steep banks of bramble rise to Floyd | the east and west, trapping you within a gloomy trough a dozen yards Floyd | wide. A poorly-surfaced road leads north and south along the trough's Floyd | nadir. Just west of it, camouflaged with rust, is the train track. Floyd | Floyd | A tremendous patch of milkweed, the stems abnormally thick and tall, Floyd | grows on the east side of the road beneath the thorn bank. Floyd | Floyd | A green stone altar, once at the center of the shack, stands amidst Floyd | broken boards and milkweed. Floyd | Floyd | (That earworm is still lodged in your head.) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "lie on altar" | ||
Floyd ] Milkweed (Caleb Wilson) Turns: 4658 Floyd | > Floyd | > LIE ON ALTAR Floyd | Floyd | You get onto the stone altar. Floyd | Floyd | You lie down, settling your body into the impression and your face Floyd | into the cavity at the end. The milkweed leaf mask protects your face Floyd | from the strands of orange slime that you belatedly notice fill the Floyd | cavity. Is it even you doing this? It feels like the most natural Floyd | action in the world. Floyd | Floyd | As you press your face deeper into the cavity, your vision warps. The Floyd | world seems to fold and buckle: what was convex becomes concave and Floyd | what was concave becomes convex. Floyd | Floyd | The altar wobbles and inverts, giving you the bizarre sensation of Floyd | lying atop a smooth green hole that floats in midair. Deeper within Floyd | the hole is a shelf of green stone with something resting (how?) on Floyd | it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put earworm in sphere" | ||
Floyd ] Milkweed (Caleb Wilson) Turns: 4659 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT EARWORM IN SPHERE Floyd | Floyd | The earworm is seemingly resistant to all forms of interaction, and Floyd | simply acknowledging it gives it strength: Floyd | Floyd | Nyar sings the songs that phleh phleh iä the izh nfah / hla cto Floyd | the songs fgl gneh him of gla'cb leng times! Apparently Floyd | Chumbawamba is still stuck in your head. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Nope." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "stand" | ||
Floyd ] Milkweed (Caleb Wilson) Turns: 4660 Floyd | > Floyd | > STAND Floyd | Floyd | You get off the stone altar. Floyd | Floyd | Milkweed (Caleb Wilson) Floyd | It is possible to feel claustrophobia out of doors. Sunlight fills the Floyd | sky but somehow doesn't reach you here. Steep banks of bramble rise to Floyd | the east and west, trapping you within a gloomy trough a dozen yards Floyd | wide. A poorly-surfaced road leads north and south along the trough's Floyd | nadir. Just west of it, camouflaged with rust, is the train track. Floyd | Floyd | A tremendous patch of milkweed, the stems abnormally thick and tall, Floyd | grows on the east side of the road beneath the thorn bank. Floyd | Floyd | A green stone altar, once at the center of the shack, stands amidst Floyd | broken boards and milkweed. Floyd | Floyd | (That earworm is still lodged in your head.) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "listen to sphere" | ||
Floyd ] Milkweed (Caleb Wilson) Turns: 4660 Floyd | > Floyd | > LISTEN TO SPHERE Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Oops, sorry." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x nasty key" | ||
Floyd ] Milkweed (Caleb Wilson) Turns: 4661 Floyd | > Floyd | > X NASTY KEY Floyd | Floyd | A large key, nearly the length of your hand, its teeth. . . well, a Floyd | row of rotted, human teeth. Etched beneath the teeth, upon the shaft Floyd | of the key, is a runic script. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I have no idea what the sphere's secret is." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x runic script" | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "read nasty key" | ||
Floyd ] Milkweed (Caleb Wilson) Turns: 4662 Floyd | > Floyd | > X RUNIC SCRIPT Floyd | Floyd | Harsh, jagged lines form a disturbing script which seems to shift and Floyd | waver, straining your sight. At the end of the script is a hieroglyph: Floyd | Two crescents, back to back, centered above an eye, and below the eye, Floyd | an icon resembling a keyhole. Floyd | Floyd | > Floyd ] Milkweed (Caleb Wilson) Turns: 4663 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ NASTY KEY Floyd | Floyd | Harsh, jagged lines form a disturbing script which seems to shift and Floyd | waver, straining your sight. At the end of the script is a hieroglyph: Floyd | Two crescents, back to back, centered above an eye, and below the eye, Floyd | an icon resembling a keyhole. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Church Exterior (Andy Holloway) Turns: 4664 Floyd | > Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Church Exterior (Andy Holloway) Floyd | The gravel road curves here past the doors of an old stone church, Floyd | which squats defeatedly amid a few straggly trees. Behind it, to the Floyd | northeast, you can see the first few stones of a modest graveyard. To Floyd | the east the road narrows to cross a small bridge into the village Floyd | proper; to the north, it crests the hill toward the train station. Floyd | Floyd | A phantom trolley stop sign reads Gold Line -- Church. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "wait for black line" | ||
Floyd ] Malign Tunnel (Damon L. Wakes) Turns: 4665 Floyd | > Floyd | > WAIT FOR BLACK LINE Floyd | Floyd | You lean against the stained glass windows, hold out your pass, and Floyd | wait for the black line. Within moments, an insubstantial trolley Floyd | arrives. Instead of stopping and allowing you to board, it passes Floyd | through you, and you find yourself transported to Floyd | Floyd | Malign Tunnel (Damon L. Wakes) Floyd | The space beneath the boiler room is damp and narrow, little more than Floyd | a dogleg corridor set into the earth. Something about its shape, its Floyd | proportions, is deeply unsettling to you. There is a rusting iron Floyd | ladder leading to the floor above, and a green door leading to the Floyd | southwest, its paint flaking onto the uneven stone floor. The curving Floyd | brick walls on either side of you arc gracefully inwards to form a Floyd | vaulted ceiling. You would be able to stand comfortably were it not Floyd | for the pipes that stretch like tendons above your head. Floyd | Floyd | A phantom trolley stop sign reads Black Line -- Underground. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "sw" | ||
Floyd ] Amorphous Tunnel (Bill Maya) Turns: 4666 Floyd | > Floyd | > SW Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Amorphous Tunnel (Bill Maya) Floyd | This tunnel bends to the northeast. The walls shimmer slightly, gently Floyd | undulating in the spectral darkness. To the west, set into the wall, Floyd | almost invisible in the mortal dimness, is an antediluvian door. Floyd | Daylight and a slight breeze wafts down some non-euclidean steps that Floyd | lead up. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x door" | ||
Floyd ] Amorphous Tunnel (Bill Maya) Turns: 4667 Floyd | > Floyd | > X DOOR Floyd | Floyd | Featureless except for a faint rune scratched into its center, this Floyd | antediluvian door almost disappears into the surrounding wall. Floyd | Underneath the rune is a keyhole. Strangely enough, the door's Floyd | obsidian surface doesn't match the tunnel walls. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x faint rune" | ||
Floyd ] Amorphous Tunnel (Bill Maya) Turns: 4668 Floyd | > Floyd | > X FAINT RUNE Floyd | Floyd | Two crescents, back to back, centered above an eye faintly scratched Floyd | into the door's surface (probably with someone's dying breath). Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "unlock door with nasty key" | ||
Floyd ] Amorphous Tunnel (Bill Maya) Turns: 4669 Floyd | > Floyd | > UNLOCK DOOR WITH NASTY KEY Floyd | Floyd | You unlock the antediluvian door. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put nasty key in kp" | ||
Floyd ] Amorphous Tunnel (Bill Maya) Turns: 4670 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT NASTY KEY IN KP Floyd | Floyd | You unzip the key pocket, deposit the nasty-looking key (smelling Floyd | faintly of mildew), then zip the key pocket back up again. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open door" | ||
Floyd ] Amorphous Tunnel (Bill Maya) Turns: 4671 Floyd | > Floyd | > OPEN DOOR Floyd | Floyd | You open the antediluvian door. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu pushes the green 'space' button. | ||
Floyd ] Amorphous Tunnel (Bill Maya) Turns: 4671 Floyd | > Floyd | > Floyd | Floyd | I beg your pardon? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "SAVE" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "cf61" | ||
Floyd | > Floyd | > SAVE Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write: Floyd ] Amorphous Tunnel (Bill Maya) Turns: 4671 Floyd | > SAVEOk. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Narrow Straits (Mathbrush) Turns: 4672 Floyd | > Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Narrow Straits (Mathbrush) Floyd | A smell like a used kitchen sponge assaults your nose as you pass Floyd | through the door. You can feel your breath rattle in your lungs. Floyd | There's something wrong with the air. Floyd | Floyd | You find yourself in a dark, narrow space between two stone walls. Floyd | Moisture condenses from the ceiling and drips down the stone bricks to Floyd | the floor. Doors are east and west. Floyd | Floyd | A foul sarcophagus occupies almost all of the space, leaving you Floyd | cramped against the walls. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x me" | ||
Floyd ] Narrow Straits (Mathbrush) Turns: 4673 Floyd | > Floyd | > X ME Floyd | Floyd | The subject under observation is taciturn, reserved. The face is lost Floyd | in the shadows. A glint in the eye--madness? Genius? Or a dim Floyd | reflection from a glassy stare? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Narrow Straits (Mathbrush) Turns: 4674 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The swirls in your cup form a turducken. Images of strange hybrids Floyd | mean that some challenges in your current environment can be defeated Floyd | with what you already possess, while others will require outside Floyd | assistance. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x sarcophagus" | ||
Floyd ] Narrow Straits (Mathbrush) Turns: 4675 Floyd | > Floyd | > X SARCOPHAGUS Floyd | Floyd | A stone coffin of ancient and exquisite craftsmanship that has somehow Floyd | gone terribly wrong. The coffin is seamed with cracks and rifts, out Floyd | of which ooze foul-smelling black slime. The floor around the coffin Floyd | is crusted with years worth of dried slime. Floyd | Floyd | The sarcophagus contains a single dark keyhole in its center. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x keyhole" | ||
Floyd ] Narrow Straits (Mathbrush) Turns: 4676 Floyd | > Floyd | > X KEYHOLE Floyd | Floyd | A stone coffin of ancient and exquisite craftsmanship that has somehow Floyd | gone terribly wrong. The coffin is seamed with cracks and rifts, out Floyd | of which ooze foul-smelling black slime. The floor around the coffin Floyd | is crusted with years worth of dried slime. Floyd | Floyd | The sarcophagus contains a single dark keyhole in its center. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x door" | ||
Floyd ] Narrow Straits (Mathbrush) Turns: 4676 Floyd | > Floyd | > X DOOR Floyd | Floyd | Which do you mean, the east door or the west door? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x west door" | ||
Floyd ] Narrow Straits (Mathbrush) Turns: 4677 Floyd | > Floyd | > X WEST DOOR Floyd | Floyd | You see nothing special about the west door. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open it" | ||
Floyd ] Narrow Straits (Mathbrush) Turns: 4678 Floyd | > Floyd | > OPEN IT Floyd | Floyd | It seems to be locked. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open kp" | ||
Floyd ] Narrow Straits (Mathbrush) Turns: 4679 Floyd | > Floyd | > OPEN KP Floyd | Floyd | You open the key pocket, revealing a nasty-looking key (smelling Floyd | faintly of mildew), a long wooden key (smelling faintly of mildew), a Floyd | white key, a thin steel key, Ed's coveralls, a sinister iron key, a Floyd | sturdy key, a key from an urn (smelling faintly of mildew), a Red Floyd | Triangle Key (smelling faintly of mildew), a small rusty iron key Floyd | (smelling faintly of mildew), a bronze key green from age (smelling Floyd | faintly of mildew), a large brass key (smelling faintly of mildew), a Floyd | small desk key (smelling faintly of mildew), an Allen key (smelling Floyd | faintly of mildew) and an aluminum key (smelling faintly of mildew). Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get nasty key" | ||
Floyd ] Narrow Straits (Mathbrush) Turns: 4680 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET NASTY KEY Floyd | Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "close kp" | ||
Floyd ] Narrow Straits (Mathbrush) Turns: 4681 Floyd | > Floyd | > CLOSE KP Floyd | Floyd | You close the key pocket. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "unlock sarcophagus with nasty key" | ||
Floyd ] Narrow Straits (Mathbrush) Turns: 4682 Floyd | > Floyd | > UNLOCK SARCOPHAGUS WITH NASTY KEY Floyd | Floyd | That doesn't seem to fit the lock. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "unlock west door with nasty key" | ||
Floyd ] Narrow Straits (Mathbrush) Turns: 4683 Floyd | > Floyd | > UNLOCK WEST DOOR WITH NASTY KEY Floyd | Floyd | You unlock the west door. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Narrow Straits (Mathbrush) Turns: 4684 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The clouds in your cup form a Viking longboat. Modes of transportation Floyd | mean that your current environment presents challenges that can only Floyd | be overcome by seeking fresh perspectives elsewhere until you're ready Floyd | to return. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Subterranean tunnel (Drew M) Turns: 4685 Floyd | > Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | (first opening the west door) Floyd | Floyd | Subterranean tunnel (Drew M) Floyd | Your light reflects off the cold, shin-deep water. Tiny shadows jump Floyd | and skitter away from you, making it hard to tell where the walls end Floyd | and the wildlife begins. The tunnel continues off to the northwest. Floyd | To the east lies a door. The way back to the surface lies above. To Floyd | the north, the stones have recessed to form an alcove a few feet deep. Floyd | Floyd | A weird woman waves and watches you wantonly from the wall. Floyd | Floyd | "Hey! Come closer! Hellooooo?" Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "That doesn't surprise me, for once." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put nasty key in kp" | ||
Floyd ] Subterranean tunnel (Drew M) Turns: 4686 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT NASTY KEY IN KP Floyd | Floyd | You unzip the key pocket, deposit the nasty-looking key (smelling Floyd | faintly of mildew), then zip the key pocket back up again. Floyd | Floyd | "Psst! Hey you! This way! You're not deaf, are you?" Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "It's nice to get these doors all opened." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "It sure is." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "u" | ||
Floyd ] Under the Bridge (Tenth) Turns: 4687 Floyd | > Floyd | > U Floyd | Floyd | Taking a deep breath, you grasp the ladder for support and hook your Floyd | leg up to the first available step. The metal creeks and groans Floyd | alarmingly as you transfer your weight, but the bolts hold firm. You Floyd | shakily gather yourself and begin to ascend back up to the surface. Floyd | Floyd | Under the Bridge (Tenth) Floyd | The path along the river gives way to a crumbling stone embankment as Floyd | it passes below the arch of the old stone bridge. A rusty metal hatch Floyd | is set into the ground opposite from the river, and towards the end of Floyd | the embankment, a derelict payphone squats, forgotten, under the Floyd | shadow of the bridge. To the south, the path continues to follow the Floyd | river. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I think I've got the maps up to date again. [LINK]" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] River Walk (Adam Whybray) Turns: 4688 Floyd | > Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | River Walk (Adam Whybray) Floyd | A dirt path along the west bank of the Makaskuta - or Blackgourd - Floyd | River. The air is motionless and sweltry, the urticariate heat drawing Floyd | sweat profusely from your prickling glands. Floyd | Floyd | Just below you, to your side, the river burbles in vainglorious Floyd | stupor, foaming in bright patches from the surfacants released from Floyd | the rotting deposits of the red maples and poplars that line its Floyd | banks. A single black ash, denuded of leaves, its corky bark blighted Floyd | with the telltale signs of parasitic infection, quietly interrupts the Floyd | Autumnal foliage of its deciduous cousins. Floyd | Floyd | The river's waters slith over rocks as lustrous-gray as seal skin, Floyd | rending them freshly burnished for the mid-September sun, which casts Floyd | Her rays in refulgent slats through the rust-honey colored trees. It Floyd | is though Nature, in celebration of Her own fecundity, has chosen to Floyd | offer Herself up in Equinoxical sacrifice - the rocks laid out before Floyd | the blazing altar of the sun. Floyd | Floyd | There is a forbidding sign on the bank of the river. Floyd | Floyd | The way up to Backwater town square is northwest. Following the path Floyd | north leads under the bridge. Floyd | Floyd | On the Makaskuta river is a buoy. Floyd | Floyd | You can also see a freshwater lobster trap (in which is an eggbound Floyd | crawfish) and a shattered crawfish here. Floyd | Floyd | A noncorporeal trolley stop sign reads Aqua Line -- River Walk. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Thanks." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "wait for blue line" | ||
Floyd ] Outside the Library (Gavin Inglis) Turns: 4689 Floyd | > Floyd | > WAIT FOR BLUE LINE Floyd | Floyd | You lean against the September sun, hold out your pass, and wait for Floyd | the blue line. Within moments, a phantom trolley arrives. Instead of Floyd | stopping and allowing you to board, it passes through you, Floyd | and you find yourself transported to Floyd | Floyd | Outside the Library (Gavin Inglis) Floyd | A short street terminates here. To the south it opens into the town Floyd | square. To the east, a few worn steps rise to the entrance of the Floyd | public library, and to the west you can see a real estate office. A Floyd | gloomy path leads northwest, towards the woods. Floyd | Floyd | You can see a notice board here. Floyd | Floyd | A spectral trolley stop sign reads Blue Line -- Library Square. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open sp" | ||
Floyd ] Outside the Library (Gavin Inglis) Turns: 4690 Floyd | > Floyd | > OPEN SP Floyd | Floyd | You open the side pocket, revealing a slim hardback manual (smelling Floyd | faintly of mildew), a broken silver amulet (smelling faintly of Floyd | mildew), a familiar gold wristwatch (smelling faintly of mildew), a Floyd | teapot (smelling faintly of mildew), an ominous-looking painting Floyd | (smelling faintly of mildew), a dull machete (smelling faintly of Floyd | mildew), a shard of shattered carapace (smelling faintly of mildew), a Floyd | glass shard (smelling faintly of mildew), an ornate metallic box Floyd | (smelling faintly of mildew), a cast iron spire (smelling faintly of Floyd | mildew) and a library card (smelling faintly of mildew). Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get manual" | ||
Floyd ] Outside the Library (Gavin Inglis) Turns: 4691 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET MANUAL Floyd | Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "close sp" | ||
Floyd ] Outside the Library (Gavin Inglis) Turns: 4692 Floyd | > Floyd | > CLOSE SP Floyd | Floyd | You close the side pocket. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] Backwater Public Library (Carl Muckenhoupt) Turns: 4693 Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Backwater Public Library (Carl Muckenhoupt) Floyd | This is unusually spacious for a small-town library. You think you Floyd | remember something about it being a national historical site? That Floyd | would explain the decor, at least. It's half rustic colonial, half Floyd | modern budget-strapped public service, with a meager collection of Floyd | creaky shelves standing in the middle of an old plank floor. A small Floyd | display case stands prominently near the entrance, and some weird Floyd | chairs are scattered around for the comfort of the patrons, none of Floyd | whom are here at the moment. The sole exit is back to the west. Floyd | Floyd | On the cart are The Dollmaker's Journal (smelling faintly of Floyd | mildew), The Conservative's Cookbook, The Lives of the Floyd | Roman Emperors (smelling faintly of mildew), Backwater Floyd | Personalities (1915-1925 edition) (smelling faintly of mildew), an old Floyd | paperback book (smelling faintly of mildew), a book New England Floyd | and the Bavarian Illuminati, De Zeven Testamenten van de Floyd | Krijsende Zeeworm, a 'Pataphysical Approaches to Quantum Floyd | Superfluids (smelling faintly of mildew), Tolerating An Asinine Floyd | God (smelling faintly of mildew), The Seven Gaunts, a Floyd | pink-bound book (smelling faintly of mildew), Twin Hearts Between the Floyd | Planes (smelling faintly of mildew), Legends of Lake Champlain and Floyd | the Hudson River Valley (smelling faintly of mildew) and a shabby Floyd | journal. Floyd | Floyd | A librarian stands behind a counter. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "give manual to librarian" | ||
Floyd ] Backwater Public Library (Carl Muckenhoupt) Turns: 4694 Floyd | > Floyd | > GIVE MANUAL TO LIBRARIAN Floyd | Floyd | Klonk-klonk. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x book list" | ||
Floyd ] Backwater Public Library (Carl Muckenhoupt) Turns: 4695 Floyd | > Floyd | > X BOOK LIST Floyd | Floyd | ATTENTION PETER CRAGNE Floyd | Floyd | This is your notification that your status with the Backwater Public Floyd | Library is DELINQUENT due to NON-RETURNAL. Floyd | You are NOT PERMITTED to check out books or to access special library Floyd | materials until your status is cleared. Floyd | Floyd | To clear your status, you must return ALL books you currently have Floyd | checked out: Floyd | Floyd | A Rudimentary Taxonomy of Known Scent and Grotesque Floyd | Reactions Floyd | Life Beneath Nightmares Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | The librarian fusses about behind the counter. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "hm. I'm sure you're at least one ... oh, two books short." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Two left." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x case" | ||
Floyd ] Backwater Public Library (Carl Muckenhoupt) Turns: 4696 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CASE Floyd | Floyd | In the display case are a plaque and De Vermibus Laceris. Floyd | Floyd | The librarian catches your eye and points at the bookshelves. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x vermibus" | ||
Floyd ] Backwater Public Library (Carl Muckenhoupt) Turns: 4697 Floyd | > Floyd | > X VERMIBUS Floyd | Floyd | A massive tome, with ragged pages bound in badly-decayed black Floyd | leather, laid open on a stand. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read it" | ||
Floyd ] Backwater Public Library (Carl Muckenhoupt) Turns: 4698 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ IT Floyd | Floyd | The grimoire in open on a page describing peeling open the way to Floyd | someone lost, whether they be in this world or not. You gather from Floyd | the prelimaries that the ritual involves the horn of a black goat and Floyd | a cyst from a god, as well as the lost one's true star sign and their Floyd | most treasured memento. How the ritual is actually performed is Floyd | further in the book on the pages you currently cannot see. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | The librarian stamps something. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I can tell you which room is currently solvable, if you'd like me to say." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "We have the horn, hopefully the true star sign, and I guess the memento." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "We're a divine cyst short." | ||
| DavidW says, "And the book with the ritual in it." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Well, yeah." | ||
| DavidW says, "I remember where the cyst is." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Outside the Library (Gavin Inglis) Turns: 4699 Floyd | > Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Outside the Library (Gavin Inglis) Floyd | A short street terminates here. To the south it opens into the town Floyd | square. To the east, a few worn steps rise to the entrance of the Floyd | public library, and to the west you can see a real estate office. A Floyd | gloomy path leads northwest, towards the woods. Floyd | Floyd | You can see a notice board here. Floyd | Floyd | A ghostly trolley stop sign reads Blue Line -- Library Square. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "wait for lavender line" | ||
Floyd ] Balcony (Reina Adair) Turns: 4700 Floyd | > Floyd | > WAIT FOR LAVENDER LINE Floyd | Floyd | You lean against the community events schedule, hold out your pass, Floyd | and wait for the lavender line. Within moments, a noncorporeal trolley Floyd | arrives. Instead of stopping and allowing you to board, it passes Floyd | through you, and you find yourself transported to Floyd | Floyd | Balcony (Reina Adair) Floyd | The balcony has definitely seen better days. Once it was more than Floyd | likely a fine place to sit and look out over the skyline or whatever Floyd | one desired to do out here. However, its charm has been lost with the Floyd | passage of time. The wood, once more than likely shiny and well Floyd | polished, is now rotten and peeling in various spots. Somehow, Floyd | despite the way the architecture has aged, the railing at the end of Floyd | the balcony itself is still somewhat sturdy. All around, the view of Floyd | the scenery is breathtaking, albeit somewhat unsettling for some Floyd | reason. Occasionally, a slight breeze blows past you, but you can't Floyd | tell if its supposed to be warm or cool. The only exit from here is Floyd | to the north. Floyd | Floyd | A statue with a very strange appearance to it is standing here, almost Floyd | as if it is watching the area. Floyd | Floyd | An insubstantial trolley stop sign reads Lavender Line -- Cragne Manor Floyd | Balcony. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway South (Matt Schneider) Turns: 4701 Floyd | > Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Hallway South (Matt Schneider) Floyd | The threadbare carpet holds only the vaguest hints of its original Floyd | hue, and the yellowing wallpaper is crisscrossed with a web of cracks. Floyd | The hole that you tore through the wallpaper emits a gentle light. The Floyd | hallway continues to the north, and there are doors leading to the Floyd | west, south, and east. Floyd | Floyd | Rain patters softly on the window of the balcony door Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Upstairs Hall, north end (Jason Love) Turns: 4702 Floyd | > Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Upstairs Hall, north end (Jason Love) Floyd | Imposing wooden doors lead north to the nursery (which is open) and Floyd | east to the master bedroom (which is also open); a smaller doorway Floyd | between them has been closed off with badly painted bricks. The top of Floyd | the stairs is accessible through a narrow arch to the west, and the Floyd | hall continues to the south. Floyd | Floyd | The broken doors to the armoire lie on the floor near the center of Floyd | the room. Floyd | Floyd | The doorless armoire stands against the north-west wall. There's Floyd | nothing inside. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Top of Stairs (Q. Pheevr) Turns: 4703 Floyd | > Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Top of Stairs (Q. Pheevr) Floyd | You are at the top of a staircase, which leads down to Landing at the Floyd | Bottom of Stairs (Mark Sample). An archway leads east to Upstairs Floyd | Hall, north end (Jason Love). Floyd | Floyd | On the north wall is a round white wall clock. Floyd | Floyd | Standing against the west wall is a dilapidated kitchen sink with a Floyd | pine cabinet under it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "d" | ||
Floyd ] Landing at the Bottom of Stairs (Mark Sample) Turns: 4704 Floyd | > Floyd | > D Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Landing at the Bottom of Stairs (Mark Sample) Floyd | This is a dark alcove with a narrow stairway rising into the gloom Floyd | upstairs. Shadows lurch over a doorway to the south. Opposite those Floyd | shadows lies another doorway, in even darker shadows. What little Floyd | light there is seeps in from a small elliptical window high on the Floyd | wall. Floyd | Floyd | The ramshackle bookshelf lies in a pile of splintered wood on the Floyd | floor like a fallen scarecrow, arms akimbo. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Dining Room (Roberto Colnaghi) Turns: 4705 Floyd | > Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Dining Room (Roberto Colnaghi) Floyd | A long, rectangular mahogany table takes up most of the room. The room Floyd | is old and dusty, and it seems decades have passed since the last time Floyd | someone had dinner here. On the table lies a broken machine, and a Floyd | calendar is pinned on the wall. Doorways lead west, east, and south. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] Sitting Room (Buster Hudson) Turns: 4706 Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Sitting Room (Buster Hudson) Floyd | The floorboards groan against your footsteps as you enter the dusty Floyd | sitting room. Light struggles to penetrate the grimy bay window, Floyd | hinting at the space around you. Various pieces of furniture are Floyd | covered by moldy, moth-bitten sheets. The remains of a portrait hang Floyd | above the fireplace. Leaning against a wall is a large mirror. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Sitting Room (Buster Hudson) Turns: 4707 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The swirls in your cup form a unicycle. Modes of transportation mean Floyd | that your current environment presents challenges that can only be Floyd | overcome by seeking fresh perspectives elsewhere until you're ready to Floyd | return. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "You need a letter opener." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Okay, no prying floorboards with knives." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Dining Room (Roberto Colnaghi) Turns: 4708 Floyd | > Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Dining Room (Roberto Colnaghi) Floyd | A long, rectangular mahogany table takes up most of the room. The room Floyd | is old and dusty, and it seems decades have passed since the last time Floyd | someone had dinner here. On the table lies a broken machine, and a Floyd | calendar is pinned on the wall. Doorways lead west, east, and south. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] The Kitchen (Edward B) Turns: 4709 Floyd | > Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | The Kitchen (Edward B) Floyd | The Cragne family kitchen. Light from a naked bulb feeds shadow down Floyd | the spaces between old cabinets, counters and bookshelves. A dusty, Floyd | doorless fridge overlooks an oven just as worse for wear. You'd guess Floyd | it's been a minute since anyone's used this room to cook. A doorway Floyd | leads east, and a wooden door set in the floor appears to lead to a Floyd | cellar or basement. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "d" | ||
Floyd ] Basement (Ivan Roth) Turns: 4710 Floyd | > Floyd | > D Floyd | Floyd | Carefully, you descend the creaking steps. Floyd | Floyd | Basement (Ivan Roth) Floyd | It's dark and chilly down here. A damp, mildewy carpet of dimly Floyd | visible design covers half the floor. It must have been luxuriously Floyd | soft before it started rotting. Floyd | Floyd | A rickety staircase leads back up towards the heavy wooden door to the Floyd | kitchen. A flimsy plywood door leads north, but you know what lies in Floyd | that direction. The dimly-lit basement extends in every other Floyd | direction, south, east and west. Floyd | Floyd | A metal hatch opens into darkness below. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x dagger" | ||
Floyd ] Basement (Ivan Roth) Turns: 4711 Floyd | > Floyd | > X DAGGER Floyd | Floyd | The dagger has a glossy black blade made of a material you can't Floyd | identify, with a serrated edge. The blade curves upward, but in a Floyd | strangely non-uniform way that suggests the equation used to described Floyd | the curve would be quite complicated. You can see your own face Floyd | reflected in it, distorted by the blade's odd shape, but you can't Floyd | make out your eyes; you see only dark emptiness where they should be. Floyd | Floyd | Also, you have no nose -- not even holes. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Wine Cellar (Nathaniel Edwards) Turns: 4712 Floyd | > Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Wine Cellar (Nathaniel Edwards) Floyd | You feel cool air swirling around you as you stand in the manor's wine Floyd | cellar. Stone floors, stone walls, and dim lighting keep the Floyd | household's dwindling wine collection fresh and oaky. Floyd | Floyd | A large wooden wine rack covers one entire wall of the room, but with Floyd | only a few bottles left on it. You can see a door to the west Another Floyd | exit leads east. Floyd | Floyd | You've smashed or removed every bottle of wine, and the rack stands Floyd | empty before you. Floyd | Floyd | You can see a wine cask here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Laboratory (Michael Gentry) Turns: 4713 Floyd | > Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Your ears pop and you stumble as you step across the threshold, Floyd | reeling in a momentary gravitational slippage. Floyd | Floyd | Laboratory (Michael Gentry) Floyd | Hard, white light reflected from steel walls pricks painfully at your Floyd | eyes. Through the glare you can make out the implements of some sort Floyd | of laboratory, squirming sculptures of metal and glass dripping Floyd | curdled fluids and spurting foul-smelling puffs of steam. A way out Floyd | lies east, but otherwise there seem to be no other exits from this Floyd | place. Floyd | Floyd | The author is here, hunched over and fidgeting intently with a roiling Floyd | knot of impossible space that floats in the middle of the room. Floyd | Floyd | Distracted, the author stares into the depths of the impossible space, Floyd | stroking his forehead. "Just, uh, need to clue this puzzle better . . Floyd | ." he says. "But that would, uh, make this scene more difficult . . ." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Laboratory (Michael Gentry) Turns: 4714 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The swirls in your cup form a pair of dandelions. Botanical images Floyd | mean that while there is much left to accomplish in the present Floyd | situation, your immediate environment sustains you, and you have Floyd | everything that you need. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | The impossible space's surface momentarily reflects, by means of some Floyd | strange convolution that you cannot quite visually process, itself. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "SAVE" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "cf62" | ||
Floyd | > Floyd | > SAVE Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write: Floyd ] Laboratory (Michael Gentry) Turns: 4714 Floyd | > SAVEOk. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "well well. You didn't need me to hint after all." | |
| Knight_Otu asks, "We're not supposed to kill the author, are we?" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "kill author" | ||
Floyd ] Laboratory (Michael Gentry) Turns: 4715 Floyd | > Floyd | > KILL AUTHOR Floyd | Floyd | (wielding the crooked dagger (smelling faintly of mildew)) Floyd | Without hesitation, you bury the crooked dagger (smelling faintly of Floyd | mildew) in the author's chest, all the way to the hilt. He coughs Floyd | once, spraying dark blood. He looks more disappointed than surprised, Floyd | but still manages to croak out, "Why, uh, why did you . . ." Floyd | Floyd | You see no reason to tell him, however. Floyd | Floyd | The blood-slick hilt of the dagger slips from your hand as the author Floyd | staggers backwards and falls into the impossible space. In an instant Floyd | his body is pulled in through itself, spaghettifying into an Floyd | infinitely long tubule that somehow flares out and back around to Floyd | enclose the entire universe before fading away. The impossible space Floyd | itself churns and spins with increasing fury, until with a sound like Floyd | an unbelievably massive tarp being pulled through a mail slot by a Floyd | hypersonic jet, it twists away into nothing. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | *** You have achieved the death of the author *** Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | . . . though perhaps the game is better for it. Floyd | Floyd | A silver mirror lies on the floor. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "oh yes" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Sorry, Mr. Gentry." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x mirror" | ||
Floyd ] Laboratory (Michael Gentry) Turns: 4716 Floyd | > Floyd | > X MIRROR Floyd | Floyd | A heavy silver mirror, tarnished and clearly old. When you glance into Floyd | it the reflections of the house seem to resolve, the inhuman angles Floyd | and dizzying design resolving into a more sensible pattern. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "And that mirror will be useful." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get it" | ||
Floyd ] Laboratory (Michael Gentry) Turns: 4717 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET IT Floyd | Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] Wine Cellar (Nathaniel Edwards) Turns: 4718 Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Wine Cellar (Nathaniel Edwards) Floyd | You feel cool air swirling around you as you stand in the manor's wine Floyd | cellar. Stone floors, stone walls, and dim lighting keep the Floyd | household's dwindling wine collection fresh and oaky. Floyd | Floyd | A large wooden wine rack covers one entire wall of the room, but with Floyd | only a few bottles left on it. You can see a door to the west Another Floyd | exit leads east. Floyd | Floyd | You've smashed or removed every bottle of wine, and the rack stands Floyd | empty before you. Floyd | Floyd | You can see a wine cask here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] Basement (Ivan Roth) Turns: 4719 Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Basement (Ivan Roth) Floyd | It's dark and chilly down here. A damp, mildewy carpet of dimly Floyd | visible design covers half the floor. It must have been luxuriously Floyd | soft before it started rotting. Floyd | Floyd | A rickety staircase leads back up towards the heavy wooden door to the Floyd | kitchen. A flimsy plywood door leads north, but you know what lies in Floyd | that direction. The dimly-lit basement extends in every other Floyd | direction, south, east and west. Floyd | Floyd | A metal hatch opens into darkness below. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "u" | ||
Floyd ] The Kitchen (Edward B) Turns: 4720 Floyd | > Floyd | > U Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | The Kitchen (Edward B) Floyd | The Cragne family kitchen. Light from a naked bulb feeds shadow down Floyd | the spaces between old cabinets, counters and bookshelves. A dusty, Floyd | doorless fridge overlooks an oven just as worse for wear. You'd guess Floyd | it's been a minute since anyone's used this room to cook. A doorway Floyd | leads east, and a wooden door set in the floor appears to lead to a Floyd | cellar or basement. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] Dining Room (Roberto Colnaghi) Turns: 4721 Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Dining Room (Roberto Colnaghi) Floyd | A long, rectangular mahogany table takes up most of the room. The room Floyd | is old and dusty, and it seems decades have passed since the last time Floyd | someone had dinner here. On the table lies a broken machine, and a Floyd | calendar is pinned on the wall. Doorways lead west, east, and south. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Landing at the Bottom of Stairs (Mark Sample) Turns: 4722 Floyd | > Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Landing at the Bottom of Stairs (Mark Sample) Floyd | This is a dark alcove with a narrow stairway rising into the gloom Floyd | upstairs. Shadows lurch over a doorway to the south. Opposite those Floyd | shadows lies another doorway, in even darker shadows. What little Floyd | light there is seeps in from a small elliptical window high on the Floyd | wall. Floyd | Floyd | The ramshackle bookshelf lies in a pile of splintered wood on the Floyd | floor like a fallen scarecrow, arms akimbo. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "u" | ||
Floyd ] Top of Stairs (Q. Pheevr) Turns: 4723 Floyd | > Floyd | > U Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Top of Stairs (Q. Pheevr) Floyd | You are at the top of a staircase, which leads down to Landing at the Floyd | Bottom of Stairs (Mark Sample). An archway leads east to Upstairs Floyd | Hall, north end (Jason Love). Floyd | Floyd | On the north wall is a round white wall clock. Floyd | Floyd | Standing against the west wall is a dilapidated kitchen sink with a Floyd | pine cabinet under it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] Upstairs Hall, north end (Jason Love) Turns: 4724 Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Upstairs Hall, north end (Jason Love) Floyd | Imposing wooden doors lead north to the nursery (which is open) and Floyd | east to the master bedroom (which is also open); a smaller doorway Floyd | between them has been closed off with badly painted bricks. The top of Floyd | the stairs is accessible through a narrow arch to the west, and the Floyd | hall continues to the south. Floyd | Floyd | The broken doors to the armoire lie on the floor near the center of Floyd | the room. Floyd | Floyd | The doorless armoire stands against the north-west wall. There's Floyd | nothing inside. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] MASTER BEDROOM (ROWAN LIPKOVITS) Turns: 4725 Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | MASTER BEDROOM (ROWAN LIPKOVITS) Floyd | Here we have the master bedroom of Cragne Manor, which is by turns Floyd | contradictorily capacious and cramped. Though you can't put your Floyd | finger on it, something about this windowless chamber sucks the very Floyd | air out of your lungs and puts you on edge. One would have to be a Floyd | master indeed to achieve any rest in this offputting room. Floyd | Floyd | Though it is relatively sparsely furnished, it wouldn't be much of a Floyd | bedoom without a bed -- and there it is, a four-poster tall, dingy, Floyd | imposing and unsettling. Next to it is a bedside table, on which Floyd | resides some torturously elongated lamp -- apparently the dim room's Floyd | only light source, currently turned off. Floyd | Floyd | To the west is the hallway door through which you first arrived, and Floyd | to the east there is also a door to what is most likely a walk-in Floyd | closet. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] A Shadowy Closet (Molly Ying) Turns: 4726 Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | A Shadowy Closet (Molly Ying) Floyd | This large closet, illuminated only by the light coming through the Floyd | door, is so filled with a jumble of clothes that your head spins as Floyd | you contemplate the mess. In fact, it's so untidy that it's difficult Floyd | to look at the disorder directly. Squinting through the chaos, you see Floyd | shelves leading up to the ceiling on one side and a cabinet on the Floyd | other. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x mirror" | ||
Floyd ] A Shadowy Closet (Molly Ying) Turns: 4727 Floyd | > Floyd | > X MIRROR Floyd | Floyd | A heavy silver mirror, tarnished and clearly old. When you glance into Floyd | it the reflections of the house seem to resolve, the inhuman angles Floyd | and dizzying design resolving into a more sensible pattern. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "l" | ||
Floyd ] A Shadowy Closet (Molly Ying) Turns: 4728 Floyd | > Floyd | > L Floyd | Floyd | A Shadowy Closet (Molly Ying) Floyd | This large closet, illuminated only by the light coming through the Floyd | door, is so filled with a jumble of clothes that your head spins as Floyd | you contemplate the mess. In fact, it's so untidy that it's difficult Floyd | to look at the disorder directly. Squinting through the chaos, you see Floyd | shelves leading up to the ceiling on one side and a cabinet on the Floyd | other. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "look through mirror" | ||
Floyd ] A Shadowy Closet (Molly Ying) Turns: 4729 Floyd | > Floyd | > LOOK THROUGH MIRROR Floyd | Floyd | You somehow look calmer in the mirror, and the horrible world behind Floyd | you seems a little less chaotic—a little easier to deal with. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "enter it" | ||
Floyd ] A Shadowy Closet (Molly Ying) Turns: 4730 Floyd | > Floyd | > ENTER IT Floyd | Floyd | That's not something you can enter. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x cabinet" | ||
Floyd ] A Shadowy Closet (Molly Ying) Turns: 4731 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CABINET Floyd | Floyd | Your eye can't quite resolve the angles of the cabinet, but the three Floyd | (three?) drawers it contains are plain to see. There is an empty frame Floyd | on the top that might have held a mirror once, but whatever was inside Floyd | it has been removed. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put mirror in frame" | ||
Floyd ] A Shadowy Closet (Molly Ying) Turns: 4732 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT MIRROR IN FRAME Floyd | Floyd | The mirror fits perfectly in the old frame. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "l" | ||
Floyd ] A Shadowy Closet (Molly Ying) Turns: 4733 Floyd | > Floyd | > L Floyd | Floyd | A Shadowy Closet (Molly Ying) Floyd | This large closet, illuminated only by the light coming through the Floyd | door, is so filled with a jumble of clothes that your head spins as Floyd | you contemplate the mess. In fact, it's so untidy that it's difficult Floyd | to look at the disorder directly. Squinting through the chaos, you see Floyd | shelves leading up to the ceiling on one side and a cabinet on the Floyd | other. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x mirror" | ||
Floyd ] A Shadowy Closet (Molly Ying) Turns: 4734 Floyd | > Floyd | > X MIRROR Floyd | Floyd | The reflected pile of clothes miraculously resolves itself into a kind Floyd | of sense, allowing you to differentiate clothes from within the mass. Floyd | Space folds in upon itself, and then all the shirts, pants, and Floyd | underwear fold themselves as well, filling the cabinet drawers—and Floyd | leaving the shelves empty. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x shelves" | ||
Floyd ] A Shadowy Closet (Molly Ying) Turns: 4735 Floyd | > Floyd | > X SHELVES Floyd | Floyd | The shelves are, thanks to your heroic efforts, bare. On the ceiling Floyd | above the shelves you see a trapdoor. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x trapdoor" | ||
Floyd ] A Shadowy Closet (Molly Ying) Turns: 4736 Floyd | > Floyd | > X TRAPDOOR Floyd | Floyd | The trapdoor leads up into darkness. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open it" | ||
Floyd ] A Shadowy Closet (Molly Ying) Turns: 4737 Floyd | > Floyd | > OPEN IT Floyd | Floyd | It isn't something you can open. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "u" | ||
Floyd ] Attic (Lane Puetz) Turns: 4738 Floyd | > Floyd | > U Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Attic (Lane Puetz) Floyd | You emerge from the rickety staircase into Cragne Manor's attic, a Floyd | cavernous black womb. Floyd | Floyd | Far below, the ground shakes, and the Manor sways around you. Floyd | Floyd | From this corner of the attic, paths lead south and west, or you can Floyd | head back down the rickety staircase. A damp wind flows through a gash Floyd | in the exterior wall. Floyd | Floyd | You can see a walkie-talkie and a desiccated sausage here. Floyd | Floyd | A mistlike trolley stop sign reads Eggplant Line -- Cragne Manor Floyd | Attic. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "Congrats on reaching the attic." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Whew." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x me" | ||
Floyd ] Attic (Lane Puetz) Turns: 4739 Floyd | > Floyd | > X ME Floyd | Floyd | You can't bring yourself to look. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Attic (Lane Puetz) Turns: 4740 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The clouds in your cup form a diamond engagement ring. Objects of Floyd | desire either mean that you are surrounded by great treasures and Floyd | opportunities or that you need to be more careful with your physical Floyd | belongings. Possibly both. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x walkie" | ||
Floyd ] Attic (Lane Puetz) Turns: 4741 Floyd | > Floyd | > X WALKIE Floyd | Floyd | This bulky device may or may not be a proper walkie-talkie. It might Floyd | be old military equipment, or a kid's toy made up to look like Floyd | military equipment. It has a large speaker, a long antenna, and a Floyd | single button. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get it" | ||
Floyd ] Attic (Lane Puetz) Turns: 4742 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET IT Floyd | Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x sausage" | ||
Floyd ] Attic (Lane Puetz) Turns: 4743 Floyd | > Floyd | > X SAUSAGE Floyd | Floyd | A desiccated sausage as big as your finger, far past its sell-by date. Floyd | Years past. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get it" | ||
Floyd ] Attic (Lane Puetz) Turns: 4744 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET IT Floyd | Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "oh, the walkie-talkie is amazing." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "And the sausage is the wurst, of course." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push button" | ||
Floyd ] Attic (Lane Puetz) Turns: 4745 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON Floyd | Floyd | You hold down the button, and the speaker produces a stream of static Floyd | that raises the hair on the back of your neck. You don't seem to be Floyd | picking up any signal in this particular location. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "It's bad, but you can make it wurst." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "It probably already is - by being mildewed." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Attic (Lane Puetz) Turns: 4746 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The clouds in your cup form a blank, mirrored surface. Lack of a Floyd | symbolic image means that you have accomplished everything you must in Floyd | your current environment and should move on to find new challenges in Floyd | order to grow as a person. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Branching Corridor (Zachary Hodgens) Turns: 4747 Floyd | > Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Branching Corridor (Zachary Hodgens) Floyd | A trace amount of sunlight filters in impossibly through imperceivable Floyd | cracks in the ceiling, illuminating the barren wooden walls and Floyd | floorboards of this narrow passageway. A short distance away you find Floyd | yourself in a crossroads of sorts. Corridors leading elsewhere go off Floyd | toward the northwest, west, and east. Another corridor to the Floyd | southeast dead-ends suddenly, blocked by a pair of large potted cacti. Floyd | Floyd | You can see a gold cactus and a fuzzy cactus here. Floyd | Floyd | The trace rays of sunlight beaming down from above get in your eyes. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x me" | ||
Floyd ] Branching Corridor (Zachary Hodgens) Turns: 4748 Floyd | > Floyd | > X ME Floyd | Floyd | You've been through a lot, but there's more to go. Floyd | Floyd | The sunlight shining down is still in your eyes, no matter where you Floyd | turn your head. A bead of sweat slides down your face. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Branching Corridor (Zachary Hodgens) Turns: 4749 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The clouds in your cup form a blooming rose. Botanical images mean Floyd | that while there is much left to accomplish in the present situation, Floyd | your immediate environment sustains you, and you have everything that Floyd | you need. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | The sun will not let up. Was it even sunny outside before you entered Floyd | the mansion? How long have you been in here? You're beginning to Floyd | distrust your recollection of events so far. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x ray" | ||
Floyd ] Branching Corridor (Zachary Hodgens) Turns: 4749 Floyd | > Floyd | > X RAY Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x sun" | ||
Floyd ] Branching Corridor (Zachary Hodgens) Turns: 4749 Floyd | > Floyd | > X SUN Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x gold cactus" | ||
Floyd ] Branching Corridor (Zachary Hodgens) Turns: 4750 Floyd | > Floyd | > X GOLD CACTUS Floyd | Floyd | On the left side of the hallway is a gold cactus. This cactus is Floyd | lacking a center trunk, and instead is a mass of many mid-length stems Floyd | branching out of the soil. Every inch of this cactus is covered in Floyd | sharp-looking spikes. The light filtering in from above gives the Floyd | cactus a golden hue. Floyd | Floyd | The sun continues to assault your senses. Your eyes are beginning to Floyd | lose focus and you are sweating profusely. The air is so dry in here, Floyd | it's unbearable. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x fuzzy" | ||
Floyd ] Branching Corridor (Zachary Hodgens) Turns: 4751 Floyd | > Floyd | > X FUZZY Floyd | Floyd | On the right side of the hallway is a fuzzy cactus. A single trunk Floyd | comes up from the soil and branches out in to a multitude of branches Floyd | in all directions. The branches are covered in tiny spikes that give Floyd | the cactus an overall fuzzy appearance. Floyd | Floyd | The sun is unyielding. You have lost the context of even the idea of Floyd | "cold". Heat is your new reality. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x cracks" | ||
Floyd ] Branching Corridor (Zachary Hodgens) Turns: 4751 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CRACKS Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push golden" | ||
Floyd ] Branching Corridor (Zachary Hodgens) Turns: 4752 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH GOLDEN Floyd | Floyd | Nothing obvious happens. Floyd | Floyd | Despite everything you know, things continue to get even hotter. It is Floyd | as if the sun itself is being drawn closer to the surface of the Floyd | Earth, closer to you. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push fuzzy" | ||
Floyd ] Branching Corridor (Zachary Hodgens) Turns: 4753 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH FUZZY Floyd | Floyd | A large group of branches looms out toward you. Upon closer Floyd | inspection, the diminutive spikes that give the cactus its fuzzy Floyd | appearance look like innumerable, tiny hooks. It's impossible to get Floyd | close enough to the base of the fuzzy cactus planter to push it from Floyd | this angle, not without getting painful barbs all over you. Floyd | Floyd | The sun is almost here now. You can feel its radiance burning in every Floyd | cell of your body. You can see its imperishable light beaming in Floyd | through every crack and seam of the room. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get gold cactus" | ||
Floyd ] Branching Corridor (Zachary Hodgens) Turns: 4753 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET GOLD CACTUS Floyd | Floyd | It's far too large and heavy to pick up, but you could probably move Floyd | it around with some force. Floyd | Floyd | Four and a half billion years ago, a swirling mass of hydrogen and Floyd | helium became a shinging beacon of light in an endless universe of Floyd | darkness. It brought together a collection of space debris that over Floyd | the aeons became a set of planets all its own. Its light allowed life Floyd | to flourish on one of these planets: your planet. The sun has spent Floyd | billions of years of effort all to arrive at this moment: the moment Floyd | where it finally gets to meet you! Floyd | Floyd | The sun is here now. At long last you feel your body evaporating in Floyd | its absolute light. All at once you are rejoined with your divine Floyd | creator and you are no more. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | *** The End *** Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT, UNDO the last Floyd | command or TAKE BACK the action that sealed your fate (for when UNDO Floyd | is not enough)? Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "take back" | ||
Floyd ] Branching Corridor (Zachary Hodgens) Turns: 4753 Floyd | > Floyd | > TAKE BACK Floyd | Floyd | Your fatal mistake wasn't that long ago! Try UNDO instead. Floyd | Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT, UNDO the last Floyd | command or TAKE BACK the action that sealed your fate (for when UNDO Floyd | is not enough)? Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "undo" | ||
Floyd ] Branching Corridor (Zachary Hodgens) Turns: 4753 Floyd | Floyd | > UNDO Floyd | Floyd | Branching Corridor (Zachary Hodgens) Floyd | [Previous turn undone.] Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "undo" | ||
Floyd ] Branching Corridor (Zachary Hodgens) Turns: 4752 Floyd | Floyd | > UNDO Floyd | Floyd | Branching Corridor (Zachary Hodgens) Floyd | [Previous turn undone.] Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "undo" | ||
Floyd ] Branching Corridor (Zachary Hodgens) Turns: 4751 Floyd | Floyd | > UNDO Floyd | Floyd | Branching Corridor (Zachary Hodgens) Floyd | [Previous turn undone.] Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "undo" | ||
Floyd ] Branching Corridor (Zachary Hodgens) Turns: 4751 Floyd | Floyd | > UNDO Floyd | Floyd | Branching Corridor (Zachary Hodgens) Floyd | [Previous turn undone.] Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push gold cactus" | ||
Floyd ] Branching Corridor (Zachary Hodgens) Turns: 4752 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH GOLD CACTUS Floyd | Floyd | You push the gold cactus a few feet forward before it bumps into an Floyd | object behind it. You still can't pass, but now you have a better Floyd | angle to approach the fuzzy cactus. Floyd | Floyd | Despite everything you know, things continue to get even hotter. It is Floyd | as if the sun itself is being drawn closer to the surface of the Floyd | Earth, closer to you. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push fuzzy" | ||
Floyd ] Branching Corridor (Zachary Hodgens) Turns: 4753 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH FUZZY Floyd | Floyd | From this side you can get close enough to the fuzzy cactus to push it Floyd | into an alcove in the side of the hallway, clearing the path toward Floyd | the southeast exit. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Unfortunately, a second pair of cacti block your path behind the Floyd | first. This time it's a tall cactus and a flowering cactus. Floyd | Floyd | The sun is almost here now. You can feel its radiance burning in every Floyd | cell of your body. You can see its imperishable light beaming in Floyd | through every crack and seam of the room. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] Attic (Lane Puetz) Turns: 4754 Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Attic (Lane Puetz) Floyd | From this corner of the attic, paths lead south and west, or you can Floyd | head back down the rickety staircase. A damp wind flows through a gash Floyd | in the exterior wall. Floyd | Floyd | An insubstantial trolley stop sign reads Eggplant Line -- Cragne Manor Floyd | Attic. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Branching Corridor (Zachary Hodgens) Turns: 4755 Floyd | > Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Branching Corridor (Zachary Hodgens) Floyd | A trace amount of sunlight filters in impossibly through imperceivable Floyd | cracks in the ceiling, illuminating the barren wooden walls and Floyd | floorboards of this narrow passageway. A short distance away you find Floyd | yourself in a crossroads of sorts. Corridors leading elsewhere go off Floyd | toward the northwest, west, and east. The corridor to the southeast is Floyd | still impeded, now by a second pair of large potted cacti. Floyd | Floyd | You can see a flowering cactus and a tall cactus here. Floyd | Floyd | The trace rays of sunlight beaming down from above get in your eyes. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x flowering" | ||
Floyd ] Branching Corridor (Zachary Hodgens) Turns: 4756 Floyd | > Floyd | > X FLOWERING Floyd | Floyd | On the right side of the hallway is a flowering cactus. This is the Floyd | kind of cactus that is made up of a whole bunch of teardrop-shaped Floyd | paddles that tessellate out from its base. In the light you can see Floyd | that flowers have started to bloom at its tips. Floyd | Floyd | The sunlight shining down is still in your eyes, no matter where you Floyd | turn your head. A bead of sweat slides down your face. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x tall" | ||
Floyd ] Branching Corridor (Zachary Hodgens) Turns: 4757 Floyd | > Floyd | > X TALL Floyd | Floyd | On the left side of the hallway is a tall cactus. Now this is a very Floyd | traditional-looking cactus. It has a tall green center trunk and two Floyd | large branches bent at right angles, as if the cactus was flexing its Floyd | arms at you. Floyd | Floyd | The sun will not let up. Was it even sunny outside before you entered Floyd | the mansion? How long have you been in here? You're beginning to Floyd | distrust your recollection of events so far. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push tall" | ||
Floyd ] Branching Corridor (Zachary Hodgens) Turns: 4758 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH TALL Floyd | Floyd | One of big arms of the tall cactus is jutting out in your direction in Floyd | such a way that it's impossible to get close enough to push it from Floyd | this angle without getting a face full of spikes. Floyd | Floyd | The sun continues to assault your senses. Your eyes are beginning to Floyd | lose focus and you are sweating profusely. The air is so dry in here, Floyd | it's unbearable. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push flowering" | ||
Floyd ] Branching Corridor (Zachary Hodgens) Turns: 4759 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH FLOWERING Floyd | Floyd | There's a wall behind the flowering cactus that prevents you from Floyd | pushing it any further forward. Floyd | Floyd | The sun is unyielding. You have lost the context of even the idea of Floyd | "cold". Heat is your new reality. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "pull flowering" | ||
Floyd ] Branching Corridor (Zachary Hodgens) Turns: 4760 Floyd | > Floyd | > PULL FLOWERING Floyd | Floyd | You pull the flowering cactus back several feet, giving you enough Floyd | room to get by and access a safer side of the tall cactus. Floyd | Floyd | Despite everything you know, things continue to get even hotter. It is Floyd | as if the sun itself is being drawn closer to the surface of the Floyd | Earth, closer to you. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "pull tall" | ||
Floyd ] Branching Corridor (Zachary Hodgens) Turns: 4761 Floyd | > Floyd | > PULL TALL Floyd | Floyd | You've got a mess of cacti behind you already, it's probably better to Floyd | push this out of the way instead. Floyd | Floyd | The sun is almost here now. You can feel its radiance burning in every Floyd | cell of your body. You can see its imperishable light beaming in Floyd | through every crack and seam of the room. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] Attic (Lane Puetz) Turns: 4762 Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Attic (Lane Puetz) Floyd | From this corner of the attic, paths lead south and west, or you can Floyd | head back down the rickety staircase. A damp wind flows through a gash Floyd | in the exterior wall. Floyd | Floyd | An ethereal trolley stop sign reads Eggplant Line -- Cragne Manor Floyd | Attic. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Branching Corridor (Zachary Hodgens) Turns: 4763 Floyd | > Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Branching Corridor (Zachary Hodgens) Floyd | A trace amount of sunlight filters in impossibly through imperceivable Floyd | cracks in the ceiling, illuminating the barren wooden walls and Floyd | floorboards of this narrow passageway. A short distance away you find Floyd | yourself in a crossroads of sorts. Corridors leading elsewhere go off Floyd | toward the northwest, west, and east. The corridor to the southeast is Floyd | still impeded, now by a second pair of large potted cacti. Floyd | Floyd | You can see a tall cactus here. Floyd | Floyd | The trace rays of sunlight beaming down from above get in your eyes. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push tall" | ||
Floyd ] Branching Corridor (Zachary Hodgens) Turns: 4764 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH TALL Floyd | Floyd | Maneuvering around its large spiky arm, you are able to get to a Floyd | vantage point where you force the tall cactus out of the hallway into Floyd | another alcove in the wall. The path to the southeast is finally Floyd | clear! Floyd | Floyd | The sunlight shining down is still in your eyes, no matter where you Floyd | turn your head. A bead of sweat slides down your face. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "woot" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Well that was some needly business." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push save" | ||
Floyd ] Branching Corridor (Zachary Hodgens) Turns: 4764 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH SAVE Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "save" | ||
Floyd | > Floyd | > SAVE Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write: | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "cfcragnehotcacti" | ||
Floyd ] Branching Corridor (Zachary Hodgens) Turns: 4764
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
| Knight_Otu says, "I think that's enough for today though." | |
| DavidW says, "are you stopping here, then? It's almost 5pm." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Yeah." | ||
| DavidW says, "Okay. You did great." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Well there was that business of accidentally turning on transcript..." | ||
| DavidW says, "That was fun." | ||
| DavidW says, "That may have been a first on Floyd." | ||
| **** SESSION SEVENTEEN **** | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "restore" | ||
Floyd | > Floyd | > RESTORE Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to read: | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "cfcragnehotcacti" | ||
Floyd ] Branching Corridor (Zachary Hodgens) Turns: 4764
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
| DavidW asks, "Do people want a recap from last week?" | |
| Jacqueline says (to D), "please" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "So we were in the attic, blocked by cacti, nearly burned up by the sun closing in." | ||
| DavidW says, "We completely finished the inside of the church. The Narthex/school section had a library book about knots." | ||
| DavidW says, "The steeple has an amulet and a bell ropes and we learned a constellation." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Before the cacti, we kind of convinced Mr. Gentry to ....jump into his own creation down in the laboratory, earning a mirror for the closet." | ||
| DavidW says, "We put the wad of cash in the collection plate in the chapel and got a dagger." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "(We also rescinded the donation without getting smited.)" | ||
| DavidW says, "There was also a pencil we got a point for." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "man. this game" | ||
| DavidW says, "The dagger was used in the laboratory to literally 'kill the author' and he left a mirror behind." | ||
| DavidW says, "We put the mirror in the frame in the master bedroom closet and the shelves self-organized, giving us a way up to the attic." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "We also unlocked a bunch of doors, connecting a few areas and giving us access to a locked sarcophagus." | ||
| DavidW says, "The attic has a trolley stop (eggplant), and we found a walkie-talkie and a sausage, neither of which we used yet." | ||
| DavidW says, "oh, yes, I forget the sarcophagus. It's still locked." | ||
| DavidW says, "Anyway, we had to move cacti around to clear the way southeast in this corridor where it's too hot to stay for too long." | ||
| DavidW asks, "And I think that's everything so far?" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Sounds about right." | ||
| DavidW says, "We're still missing one book for the library." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "I think it was two, but I'm not 100% on that." | ||
| DavidW says, "The knots book is one of the two." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Anyway, since we worked so hard to unblock the southeast exit, we should use it first, I'd suggest." | ||
| DavidW says, "please do" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "se" | ||
Floyd ] The Observatory (Joey Jones) Turns: 4765 Floyd | > Floyd | > SE Floyd | Floyd | You make your way into the observatory. Your head pounds with the Floyd | incoherent horror of the day, but here among the stars there is calm. Floyd | Floyd | You carefully sidestep through the maze of cacti you have built. Floyd | Floyd | The Observatory (Joey Jones) Floyd | The observatory is a cramped domed room cluttered with all manner of Floyd | mechanical contrivance. The way out is northwest. Floyd | Floyd | At the top of the dome is a large telescope. Immediately beneath it is Floyd | a huge device of brass and gears and dozens of multifaceted lenses. Floyd | Floyd | To one side of the dome is a worn wooden lectern, set before a large Floyd | chalk circle. Floyd | Floyd | The device is projecting a star sign upon the walls of the dome. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Oh hey star signs." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x me" | ||
Floyd ] The Observatory (Joey Jones) Turns: 4766 Floyd | > Floyd | > X ME Floyd | Floyd | As you walk through the observatory, stars twinkle across your skin. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "nice" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] The Observatory (Joey Jones) Turns: 4767 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The contents of your coffee cup startle you so much that you almost Floyd | drop it. Instead of organic liquid curves and swirls, the cream forms Floyd | a weblike pattern of jagged geometric lines that radiate out from the Floyd | center at irregular intervals like bolts of lightning. Floyd | Floyd | According to the book you read, images like this occur when your fate Floyd | depends on so many separate actions and courses of destiny that it can Floyd | no longer be adequately divined by a leftover cup of now-cold muck Floyd | water. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "whoa" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Oh hey." | ||
| DavidW says, "That was the same response in the Court room, I think." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "That's the same as it was in the Court." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Timing." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "I don't think I was here that day" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Yeah, I think that's true." | ||
| DavidW says, "We did the court puzzle at the end of April 14th's session." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "so let me repeat : whoa" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "That must have been the same session as the music room, and you were there for the session after that." | ||
| DavidW says, "April 14th's session was mostly the meatpacking plant's bathrooms." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "ha. yes" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "I'm thinking earlier, when we first entered the court room." | ||
| DavidW says, "The last alderman we learned about was in the crypt." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "I don't recall when that was. (Long game is long.)" | ||
| DavidW says, "oh, my 'previously' doesn't go back that far." | ||
| DavidW says, "Anyway, we're not quite ready to *solve* this room, but it won't hurt to learn how the machinery here works." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "True." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x telescope" | ||
Floyd ] The Observatory (Joey Jones) Turns: 4768 Floyd | > Floyd | > X TELESCOPE Floyd | Floyd | The telescope is huge and it juts out of the dome into the night sky. Floyd | Rather than having an eyepiece, a series of mirrors reflects the Floyd | output into the device beneath it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x device" | ||
Floyd ] The Observatory (Joey Jones) Turns: 4769 Floyd | > Floyd | > X DEVICE Floyd | Floyd | (the walkie-talkie (smelling faintly of mildew)) Floyd | This bulky device may or may not be a proper walkie-talkie. It might Floyd | be old military equipment, or a kid's toy made up to look like Floyd | military equipment. It has a large speaker, a long antenna, and a Floyd | single button. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x brass" | ||
Floyd ] The Observatory (Joey Jones) Turns: 4770 Floyd | > Floyd | > X BRASS Floyd | Floyd | (the brass nameplate (smelling faintly of mildew)) Floyd | "Charles Cragne, Owner" Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x gears" | ||
Floyd ] The Observatory (Joey Jones) Turns: 4771 Floyd | > Floyd | > X GEARS Floyd | Floyd | The device appears to be a planetarium projector. It reflects the Floyd | stars from the telescope onto a series of mirrors that bounce them Floyd | through an internal orrery which links them up into star signs to Floyd | project onto the dark walls of the dome. Floyd | Floyd | Sticking out prominently from the device are a crank and a dial for Floyd | turning, a toggle for pushing, and a lever and a pulley for pulling. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "Was that the nameplate from the meatpacking office?" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x crank" | ||
Floyd ] The Observatory (Joey Jones) Turns: 4772 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CRANK Floyd | Floyd | The crank is crooked and appears to only turn in one direction. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Yes." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put nameplate in sp" | ||
Floyd ] The Observatory (Joey Jones) Turns: 4773 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT NAMEPLATE IN SP Floyd | Floyd | You unzip the side pocket, deposit the brass nameplate (smelling Floyd | faintly of mildew), then zip the side pocket back up again. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x dial" | ||
Floyd ] The Observatory (Joey Jones) Turns: 4774 Floyd | > Floyd | > X DIAL Floyd | Floyd | The dial is rugose and appears to only turn in one direction. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x toggle" | ||
Floyd ] The Observatory (Joey Jones) Turns: 4775 Floyd | > Floyd | > X TOGGLE Floyd | Floyd | The toggle is red and is of the sort that returns to its initial Floyd | position once pushed. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x lever" | ||
Floyd ] The Observatory (Joey Jones) Turns: 4776 Floyd | > Floyd | > X LEVER Floyd | Floyd | The lever is lopesided and is of the sort that returns to its initial Floyd | position once pulled. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x pulley" | ||
Floyd ] The Observatory (Joey Jones) Turns: 4777 Floyd | > Floyd | > X PULLEY Floyd | Floyd | The pulley is squamous and is of the sort that returns to its initial Floyd | position once pulled. Floyd | Floyd | > | Roger says, "these are generally called momentary switches." | |
| DavidW says, "neat. I didn't know that." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x lectern" | ||
Floyd ] The Observatory (Joey Jones) Turns: 4778 Floyd | > Floyd | > X LECTERN Floyd | Floyd | The wooden lectern is worn smooth at the top. Evidently in the long Floyd | history of the Manor, many books have been placed upon it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x circle" | ||
Floyd ] The Observatory (Joey Jones) Turns: 4779 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CIRCLE Floyd | Floyd | A chalk circle spreads out on the floor below the lectern, perfectly Floyd | round. The chalk is accreted upon layer-upon-layer of earlier circles. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "I think there's five controls?" | |
| DavidW says, "oh, I missed you examining the crank earlier." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Crank, dial, toggle, lever, pulley, yeah." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x star sign" | ||
Floyd ] The Observatory (Joey Jones) Turns: 4780 Floyd | > Floyd | > X STAR SIGN Floyd | Floyd | Lines light up novel connections between the stars, making an uncanny Floyd | new star signs that spread across the walls of the observatory. Floyd | Floyd | The Adept is ascending opposing the Noose. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "So we want (The astrological sign is the Hook in stasis above the Key.)" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Once we're ready." | ||
| DavidW says, "yes" | ||
| Roger says, "we got movie sign I mean hook stasis key sign" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "I'm counting potentially four variables - first sign, movement, placement, second sign, and five controls." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "SAVE" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "cf64" | ||
Floyd | > Floyd | > SAVE Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write: Floyd ] The Observatory (Joey Jones) Turns: 4780 Floyd | > SAVEOk. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "turn crank" | ||
Floyd ] The Observatory (Joey Jones) Turns: 4781 Floyd | > Floyd | > TURN CRANK Floyd | Floyd | You turn the crank one step, revealing upon the wall the sign of the Floyd | Despair. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "g" | ||
Floyd ] The Observatory (Joey Jones) Turns: 4782 Floyd | > Floyd | > G Floyd | Floyd | You turn the crank one step, revealing upon the wall the sign of the Floyd | Watcher. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "turn dial" | ||
Floyd ] The Observatory (Joey Jones) Turns: 4783 Floyd | > Floyd | > TURN DIAL Floyd | Floyd | You turn the dial one step, unveiling the sign of the Tome. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "turn dial" | ||
Floyd ] The Observatory (Joey Jones) Turns: 4784 Floyd | > Floyd | > TURN DIAL Floyd | Floyd | You turn the dial one step, unveiling the sign of the Stranger. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x sign" | ||
Floyd ] The Observatory (Joey Jones) Turns: 4785 Floyd | > Floyd | > X SIGN Floyd | Floyd | You decipher the star signs lining the walls: the Watcher is ascending Floyd | opposing the Stranger. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "turn crank" | ||
Floyd ] The Observatory (Joey Jones) Turns: 4786 Floyd | > Floyd | > TURN CRANK Floyd | Floyd | You turn the crank one step, revealing upon the wall the sign of the Floyd | Hook. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "turn dial" | ||
Floyd ] The Observatory (Joey Jones) Turns: 4787 Floyd | > Floyd | > TURN DIAL Floyd | Floyd | You turn the dial one step, unveiling the sign of the Phylactery. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "g" | ||
Floyd ] The Observatory (Joey Jones) Turns: 4788 Floyd | > Floyd | > G Floyd | Floyd | You turn the dial one step, unveiling the sign of the Vial. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "g" | ||
Floyd ] The Observatory (Joey Jones) Turns: 4789 Floyd | > Floyd | > G Floyd | Floyd | You turn the dial one step, unveiling the sign of the Eyes. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "g" | ||
Floyd ] The Observatory (Joey Jones) Turns: 4790 Floyd | > Floyd | > G Floyd | Floyd | You turn the dial one step, unveiling the sign of the Gate. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "g" | ||
Floyd ] The Observatory (Joey Jones) Turns: 4791 Floyd | > Floyd | > G Floyd | Floyd | You turn the dial one step, unveiling the sign of the Chain. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "g" | ||
Floyd ] The Observatory (Joey Jones) Turns: 4792 Floyd | > Floyd | > G Floyd | Floyd | You turn the dial one step, unveiling the sign of the Mask. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "g" | ||
Floyd ] The Observatory (Joey Jones) Turns: 4793 Floyd | > Floyd | > G Floyd | Floyd | You turn the dial one step, unveiling the sign of the Fortune Teller. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "g" | ||
Floyd ] The Observatory (Joey Jones) Turns: 4794 Floyd | > Floyd | > G Floyd | Floyd | You turn the dial one step, unveiling the sign of the Nemesis. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "g" | ||
Floyd ] The Observatory (Joey Jones) Turns: 4795 Floyd | > Floyd | > G Floyd | Floyd | You turn the dial one step, unveiling the sign of the Pyre. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "My. That's a lot of signs." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "g" | ||
Floyd ] The Observatory (Joey Jones) Turns: 4796 Floyd | > Floyd | > G Floyd | Floyd | You turn the dial one step, unveiling the sign of the Baleful Hound. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "mmhm" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "g" | ||
Floyd ] The Observatory (Joey Jones) Turns: 4797 Floyd | > Floyd | > G Floyd | Floyd | You turn the dial one step, unveiling the sign of the Crown. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "g" | ||
Floyd ] The Observatory (Joey Jones) Turns: 4798 Floyd | > Floyd | > G Floyd | Floyd | You turn the dial one step, unveiling the sign of the Abyss. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "yeah" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "g" | ||
Floyd ] The Observatory (Joey Jones) Turns: 4799 Floyd | > Floyd | > G Floyd | Floyd | You turn the dial one step, unveiling the sign of the Key. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "pull lever" | ||
Floyd ] The Observatory (Joey Jones) Turns: 4800 Floyd | > Floyd | > PULL LEVER Floyd | Floyd | You pull the lever and the projector adjusts its focus: now the Hook Floyd | is above the Key. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "pull pulley" | ||
Floyd ] The Observatory (Joey Jones) Turns: 4801 Floyd | > Floyd | > PULL PULLEY Floyd | Floyd | You pull the pulley and the projector turns 45 degrees: now the Hook Floyd | is in motion. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "pull pulley" | ||
Floyd ] The Observatory (Joey Jones) Turns: 4802 Floyd | > Floyd | > PULL PULLEY Floyd | Floyd | You pull the pulley and the projector turns 45 degrees: now the Hook Floyd | is descending. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "pull pulley" | ||
Floyd ] The Observatory (Joey Jones) Turns: 4803 Floyd | > Floyd | > PULL PULLEY Floyd | Floyd | You pull the pulley and the projector turns 45 degrees: now the Hook Floyd | is in stasis. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x star sign" | ||
Floyd ] The Observatory (Joey Jones) Turns: 4804 Floyd | > Floyd | > X STAR SIGN Floyd | Floyd | You decipher the star signs lining the walls: the Hook is in stasis Floyd | above the Key. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "That sounds right." | |
| DavidW says, "It does." | ||
| DavidW says, "You can probably leave it and hopefully it'll stay set." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Hopefully." | ||
| Roger says, "the stars are... well okay they're close enough" | ||
| DavidW says, "snort" | ||
| Knight_Otu asks, "We didn't use the toggle. I imagine it would switch the two signs?" | ||
| DavidW says, "The toggle is a random scramble of all four." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Okay, not touching that one then." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "yikes" | ||
| DavidW says, "The other four controls are straightforward cyclers." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "I think we're done here for now, then." | ||
| DavidW says, "exit is nw" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "(Good thing I didn't go by the order the controls were listed.)" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "nw" | ||
Floyd ] Branching Corridor (Zachary Hodgens) Turns: 4805 Floyd | > Floyd | > NW Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Branching Corridor (Zachary Hodgens) Floyd | A trace amount of sunlight filters in impossibly through imperceivable Floyd | cracks in the ceiling, illuminating the barren wooden walls and Floyd | floorboards of this narrow passageway. A short distance away you find Floyd | yourself in a crossroads of sorts. Corridors leading elsewhere go off Floyd | toward the northwest, west, east, and southeast. Several large potted Floyd | cacti line the walls of the passageways. Floyd | Floyd | The trace rays of sunlight beaming down from above get in your eyes. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x tall cactus" | ||
Floyd ] Branching Corridor (Zachary Hodgens) Turns: 4806 Floyd | > Floyd | > X TALL CACTUS Floyd | Floyd | On the left side of the hallway is a tall cactus. Now this is a very Floyd | traditional-looking cactus. It has a tall green center trunk and two Floyd | large branches bent at right angles, as if the cactus was flexing its Floyd | arms at you. Floyd | Floyd | The sunlight shining down is still in your eyes, no matter where you Floyd | turn your head. A bead of sweat slides down your face. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "So they're still here as scenery. I wonderred about that." | |
| DavidW says, "oh sure" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "nw" | ||
Floyd ] Invasive Library (Justin de Vesine) Turns: 4807 Floyd | > Floyd | > NW Floyd | Floyd | Your reading glasses frost over at the edges. You feel a sharp pain Floyd | from the cold spot on your shoulder, and feel like there's a library Floyd | book you--or Emmett, perhaps--hasn't read yet from this location. Floyd | Floyd | Invasive Library (Justin de Vesine) Floyd | Once a study or a small sitting room, a particularly invasive species Floyd | of library has taken over this space. Walls obscured by stacks of Floyd | books. Ceiling hidden by stacks of books. The floor might as well be Floyd | tiled with books. There's a path of sorts from a small doorway to the Floyd | south to a desk amidst the overgrown collection, and to the southeast, Floyd | a bookshelf has been shoved aside to reveal a passage through the Floyd | wall. Floyd | Floyd | A sussuration of paper rustling fills the still air. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu exclaims, "Another library!" | |
| DavidW says, "Oooh, a library." | ||
| DavidW asks, "Our fifth?" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x me" | ||
Floyd ] Invasive Library (Justin de Vesine) Turns: 4808 Floyd | > Floyd | > X ME Floyd | Floyd | It's been a long, confusing day and you weren't exactly at your best Floyd | to start with, but you still look sharp, collected, and ready to lie Floyd | to the world about how sharp and collected you are. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Sounds right." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Invasive Library (Justin de Vesine) Turns: 4809 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The clouds in your cup form a blooming rose. Botanical images mean Floyd | that while there is much left to accomplish in the present situation, Floyd | your immediate environment sustains you, and you have everything that Floyd | you need. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "listen" | ||
Floyd ] Invasive Library (Justin de Vesine) Turns: 4810 Floyd | > Floyd | > LISTEN Floyd | Floyd | This sort of overgrown library is usually very quiet, but there's a Floyd | soft, persistent rustling here, as though the books object to Floyd | something's presence. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "search books" | ||
Floyd ] Invasive Library (Justin de Vesine) Turns: 4810 Floyd | > Floyd | > SEARCH BOOKS Floyd | Floyd | You can't use multiple objects with that verb. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x shelves" | ||
Floyd ] Invasive Library (Justin de Vesine) Turns: 4810 Floyd | > Floyd | > X SHELVES Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x desk" | ||
Floyd ] Invasive Library (Justin de Vesine) Turns: 4811 Floyd | > Floyd | > X DESK Floyd | Floyd | Dark oak. Simple lines and sturdy construction. No drawers for things Floyd | to get lost in. You would be proud to have it in your office. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "search it" | ||
Floyd ] Invasive Library (Justin de Vesine) Turns: 4812 Floyd | > Floyd | > SEARCH IT Floyd | Floyd | It is covered in index cards. Floyd | Floyd | The rustling seems to be centered around a small water-damaged green Floyd | book. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x cards" | ||
Floyd ] Invasive Library (Justin de Vesine) Turns: 4812 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CARDS Floyd | Floyd | You can't use multiple objects with that verb. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x index cards" | ||
Floyd ] Invasive Library (Justin de Vesine) Turns: 4813 Floyd | > Floyd | > X INDEX CARDS Floyd | Floyd | Mountains of index cards. Some stacked, some scattered, all bearing Floyd | the same neat handwriting. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read them" | ||
Floyd ] Invasive Library (Justin de Vesine) Turns: 4814 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ THEM Floyd | Floyd | Mountains of index cards. Some stacked, some scattered, all bearing Floyd | the same neat handwriting. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "search them" | ||
Floyd ] Invasive Library (Justin de Vesine) Turns: 4815 Floyd | > Floyd | > SEARCH THEM Floyd | Floyd | The index cards all appear to be card catalog entries for the same Floyd | book, Life Beneath Nightmares. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x floor" | ||
Floyd ] Invasive Library (Justin de Vesine) Turns: 4815 Floyd | > Floyd | > X FLOOR Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "What's that green book the rustling was centered around?" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "I can't say I've seen that." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x rustling" | ||
Floyd ] Invasive Library (Justin de Vesine) Turns: 4815 Floyd | > Floyd | > X RUSTLING Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "listen" | ||
Floyd ] Invasive Library (Justin de Vesine) Turns: 4816 Floyd | > Floyd | > LISTEN Floyd | Floyd | This sort of overgrown library is usually very quiet, but there's a Floyd | soft, persistent rustling here. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW | Floyd | The rustling seems to be centered around a small water-damaged green | Floyd | book. | |
| DavidW says, "When you searched the desk." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Oh, there it is hiding." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x green book" | ||
Floyd ] Invasive Library (Justin de Vesine) Turns: 4817 Floyd | > Floyd | > X GREEN BOOK Floyd | Floyd | A thin book, inexpertly bound, with "Life Beneath Nightmares" Floyd | embossed on the sickly green cover in quite astoundingly tacky gold Floyd | foil. As a small mercy, the author's name is obscured by the insignia Floyd | of the Backwater Public Library. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get it" | ||
Floyd ] Invasive Library (Justin de Vesine) Turns: 4818 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET IT Floyd | Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read it" | ||
Floyd ] Invasive Library (Justin de Vesine) Turns: 4819 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ IT Floyd | Floyd | Whoever wrote Life Beneath Nightmares had an unusual flair Floyd | for baroque and impenetrable language, even by comparison to much of Floyd | the more self-indulgent class of literature. Searching this book for Floyd | meaning, despite the relatively small number of pages, might take Floyd | weeks and involve more notebooks, coffee, and after-session wine than Floyd | you are prepared to invest, and it would almost certainly end with Floyd | your brain leaking out your ears. A quick skim, however, suggests you Floyd | can save all that time by assuming it is mostly complaining about Floyd | modern youth corrupting the moral fabric of society, the impertinence Floyd | of women daring to have opinions, and the get-rich-quick scheme of the Floyd | hour; any subtle nuance of worth that could be dragged out of it just Floyd | isn't worth the trouble. Floyd | Floyd | It bears the insignia of the Backwater Public Library. Floyd | Floyd | As you finish reading the passage, your own hands grow cold, and the Floyd | book briefly frosts over before fading again, leaving traces behind Floyd | only in the library insignia. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "That's not the last book, though." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x book list" | ||
Floyd ] Invasive Library (Justin de Vesine) Turns: 4820 Floyd | > Floyd | > X BOOK LIST Floyd | Floyd | ATTENTION PETER CRAGNE Floyd | Floyd | This is your notification that your status with the Backwater Public Floyd | Library is DELINQUENT due to NON-RETURNAL. Floyd | You are NOT PERMITTED to check out books or to access special library Floyd | materials until your status is cleared. Floyd | Floyd | To clear your status, you must return ALL books you currently have Floyd | checked out: Floyd | Floyd | A Rudimentary Taxonomy of Known Scent and Grotesque Floyd | Reactions Floyd | Life Beneath Nightmares Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Known Scent is the last one to find." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read nightmares" | ||
Floyd ] Invasive Library (Justin de Vesine) Turns: 4821 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ NIGHTMARES Floyd | Floyd | Whoever wrote Life Beneath Nightmares had an unusual flair Floyd | for baroque and impenetrable language, even by comparison to much of Floyd | the more self-indulgent class of literature. Searching this book for Floyd | meaning, despite the relatively small number of pages, might take Floyd | weeks and involve more notebooks, coffee, and after-session wine than Floyd | you are prepared to invest, and it would almost certainly end with Floyd | your brain leaking out your ears. A quick skim, however, suggests you Floyd | can save all that time by assuming it is mostly complaining about Floyd | modern youth corrupting the moral fabric of society, the impertinence Floyd | of women daring to have opinions, and the get-rich-quick scheme of the Floyd | hour; any subtle nuance of worth that could be dragged out of it just Floyd | isn't worth the trouble. Floyd | Floyd | It bears the insignia of the Backwater Public Library. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "You may find the scent book today." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Invasive Library (Justin de Vesine) Turns: 4822 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The swirls in your cup form -- weird, they've entirely dissipated. Floyd | Lack of a symbolic image means that you have accomplished everything Floyd | you must in your current environment and should move on to find new Floyd | challenges in order to grow as a person. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Abandoned Nursery (Harrison Gerard) Turns: 4823 Floyd | > Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Abandoned Nursery (Harrison Gerard) Floyd | An octagonal room. Dust coats the walls. In one corner, a crib. In the Floyd | other, a dollhouse. Exits lead northwest, north, and northeast. Floyd | Floyd | You can see a "Gossipin' Gertie" doll and a vacuum cleaner here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x me" | ||
Floyd ] Abandoned Nursery (Harrison Gerard) Turns: 4824 Floyd | > Floyd | > X ME Floyd | Floyd | As good-looking as ever. Floyd | Floyd | You bear the trauma of a woman who has been eye to eye with an Floyd | eburnean pond kraken. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Abandoned Nursery (Harrison Gerard) Turns: 4825 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The swirls in your cup form a bactrian camel. Modes of transportation Floyd | mean that your current environment presents challenges that can only Floyd | be overcome by seeking fresh perspectives elsewhere until you're ready Floyd | to return. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x crib" | ||
Floyd ] Abandoned Nursery (Harrison Gerard) Turns: 4826 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CRIB Floyd | Floyd | An antique. It's rotting. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x dollhouse" | ||
Floyd ] Abandoned Nursery (Harrison Gerard) Turns: 4827 Floyd | > Floyd | > X DOLLHOUSE Floyd | Floyd | A large wooden dollhouse. Its exterior is a nearly perfect match for Floyd | Cragne Manor, but there's something odd about the interior. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x interior" | ||
Floyd ] Abandoned Nursery (Harrison Gerard) Turns: 4828 Floyd | > Floyd | > X INTERIOR Floyd | Floyd | The interior rooms of of the miniature manor are all mixed up. Staring Floyd | at the jumble for too long gives you a headache, however the most Floyd | noticable feature is a large and frenzied spiderweb coating the Floyd | inside. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x spiderweb" | ||
Floyd ] Abandoned Nursery (Harrison Gerard) Turns: 4829 Floyd | > Floyd | > X SPIDERWEB Floyd | Floyd | The interior rooms of of the miniature manor are all mixed up. Staring Floyd | at the jumble for too long gives you a headache, however the most Floyd | noticable feature is a large and frenzied spiderweb coating the Floyd | inside. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x gertie" | ||
Floyd ] Abandoned Nursery (Harrison Gerard) Turns: 4830 Floyd | > Floyd | > X GERTIE Floyd | Floyd | The doll is an antique. It wears a little smock, now nearly rags; and Floyd | its face peers up at you. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x vacuum" | ||
Floyd ] Abandoned Nursery (Harrison Gerard) Turns: 4831 Floyd | > Floyd | > X VACUUM Floyd | Floyd | A big old antique vacuum cleaner. It seems to be missing a component. Floyd | Floyd | The vacuum cleaner is currently switched off. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x component" | ||
Floyd ] Abandoned Nursery (Harrison Gerard) Turns: 4831 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COMPONENT Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Well, I guess that's true." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "But it would be nice to know what component is missing." | ||
| DavidW says, "mm, it'll be obvious, I think. It'll have 'vacuum' in its name." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "I suppose so." | ||
| Roger says, "what does a missing vacuum even look like" | ||
| Knight_Otu asks, "Like stuff?" | ||
| DavidW says, "heh" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "So we have two ways out of here that lead to new rooms, potentially." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Northwest and northeast." | ||
| DavidW says, "Yes. I've just uploaded the updated map" | ||
| Knight_Otu asks, "Any preferences?" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Thanks." | ||
| DavidW says, "no, they're both interesting. I enjoyed the northeastern one more, though." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "About the only room that could be called uninteresting was the well. And that paid us for visiting us." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "*visiting it." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ne" | ||
Floyd ] Science Tower (Riff Conner) Turns: 4832 Floyd | > Floyd | > NE Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Science Tower (Riff Conner) Floyd | This round, tall room must be a tower. I don't know if you were given Floyd | a description of the manor from the outside, or if it mentioned a Floyd | tower if you were, but if you were and it did, this is probably that Floyd | tower. At a guess it's around fifty feet tall, although it's very Floyd | shadowy up at the top so it's difficult to estimate it accurately. Floyd | Floyd | It appears to be some kind of science lab, although you would expect a Floyd | science lab to have more stuff in it; perhaps all the stuff that was Floyd | easily moveable has already been taken away. There's a large table in Floyd | the center of the room, and everything else is up against the walls: a Floyd | complex-looking control console, a large chalkboard, a metal cabinet, Floyd | an old iron ashtray stand, and a wooden barstool with a hamster cage Floyd | on top of it. Floyd | Floyd | The whole place has a thick smell of science throughout it (assuming Floyd | science smells like chalk dust, hamster, cigarettes, and electricity), Floyd | and rain is pounding at the windows. There are exits to the east and Floyd | southwest. Floyd | Floyd | On the chalkboard is a yellow sticky-note. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "hm, yes. The west side of the manor was almost as dull except for the greenhouse being there." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x me" | ||
Floyd ] Science Tower (Riff Conner) Turns: 4833 Floyd | > Floyd | > X ME Floyd | Floyd | There aren't any mirrors in here, but you're wearing a maroon and Floyd | brown-striped wool cardigan over an untucked white collared shirt with Floyd | the sleeves rolled up to the elbows, casual jeans and sneakers, and a Floyd | leather bracelet you bought on a whim while browsing Etsy. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "ha" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x leather bracelet" | ||
Floyd ] Science Tower (Riff Conner) Turns: 4834 Floyd | > Floyd | > X LEATHER BRACELET Floyd | Floyd | It's a brown leather strap a quarter-inch wide, wrapped twice around Floyd | your wrist and fastened with a simple metal snap. It has an embossed Floyd | pattern of knotwork vines and leaves. It is non-interactive. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "oh, I totally missed that." | |
| DavidW says, "I never got into the habit of doing 'x me' in every room the way you do." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Hang on, laugh-coughing." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "ha" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Whew." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "That last sentence caught me unawares." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "heh" | ||
| DavidW says, "heh" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Like in Alias the Magpie, where I mentioned bananas for some reason, and suddenly the game presents a banana." | ||
| DavidW says, "heh. Love it when a game does that." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Science Tower (Riff Conner) Turns: 4835 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The clouds in your cup form a single cherry. Botanical images mean Floyd | that while there is much left to accomplish in the present situation, Floyd | your immediate environment sustains you, and you have everything that Floyd | you need. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x table" | ||
Floyd ] Science Tower (Riff Conner) Turns: 4836 Floyd | > Floyd | > X TABLE Floyd | Floyd | The large table in the middle of the room appears to be some kind of Floyd | operating table, or at least that's what you surmise from all the Floyd | strange equipment connected to it. Thick electrical cables run all Floyd | around the perimeter of the surface, which is metal engraved with Floyd | complex patterns of lines and symbols reminiscent of an old nautical Floyd | chart. Rather than having legs, the table rests on a rectangular Floyd | central pillar made of steel planks and machinery. All in all, it Floyd | seems pretty important. Floyd | Floyd | Thunder booms loudly outside, rattling the windows. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Doug arrives, full of fun and funk. | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x console" | ||
Floyd ] Science Tower (Riff Conner) Turns: 4837 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CONSOLE Floyd | Floyd | This big metal console is covered with blinking lights and glowing Floyd | vacuum tubes (do vacuum tubes glow? Well these ones do anyway) and two Floyd | of those big zappy Jacob's Ladder things, and even a lava lamp for Floyd | some reason. The front panel has a huge array of dials and switches Floyd | and gauges, none of which are labelled in a way that makes sense to Floyd | you. That is, apart from three large central buttons: a blue one, a Floyd | green one, and a yellow one, labelled "SKYLIGHT", "LIFT", and Floyd | "ANTENNA", respectively. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "You *know* it's Science Tower when you have a big zappy Jacob's Ladder thing." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x lava lamp" | ||
Floyd ] Science Tower (Riff Conner) Turns: 4837 Floyd | > Floyd | > X LAVA LAMP Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x jacob's ladder" | ||
Floyd ] Science Tower (Riff Conner) Turns: 4837 Floyd | > Floyd | > X JACOB'S LADDER Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Aw." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x blue button" | ||
Floyd ] Science Tower (Riff Conner) Turns: 4838 Floyd | > Floyd | > X BLUE BUTTON Floyd | Floyd | It's a blue push-button labelled "SKYLIGHT". Presumably it operates Floyd | the skylight up above. That is probably the safest guess of any you'll Floyd | make tonight. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x green button" | ||
Floyd ] Science Tower (Riff Conner) Turns: 4839 Floyd | > Floyd | > X GREEN BUTTON Floyd | Floyd | It's a green push-button labelled "LIFT". I can't really tell you any Floyd | more about it than that. Floyd | Floyd | A bright flash of lightning illuminates the windows, as presaged by Floyd | the thunder a moment ago. ...Wait a minute, that isn't how lightning Floyd | works. Floyd | Floyd | Must be some weird eldritch thing, I guess. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "ha" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x yellow button" | ||
Floyd ] Science Tower (Riff Conner) Turns: 4840 Floyd | > Floyd | > X YELLOW BUTTON Floyd | Floyd | It's a yellow push-button labelled "ANTENNA". You don't know what it Floyd | does. ...Yet. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x chalkboard" | ||
Floyd ] Science Tower (Riff Conner) Turns: 4841 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CHALKBOARD Floyd | Floyd | (the chalkboard) Floyd | One of those big old slate chalkboards set in a wooden frame with a Floyd | pivot so you can flip it over and use the other side. It also has Floyd | little wheels so you can move it around, but I'm going to tell you Floyd | right now that it's perfectly fine where it is. Floyd | Floyd | It has a long and elaborate mathematical equation written on it (in Floyd | chalk, naturally). Floyd | Floyd | On the chalkboard is a yellow sticky-note. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read it" | ||
Floyd ] Science Tower (Riff Conner) Turns: 4842 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ IT Floyd | Floyd | One of those big old slate chalkboards set in a wooden frame with a Floyd | pivot so you can flip it over and use the other side. It also has Floyd | little wheels so you can move it around, but I'm going to tell you Floyd | right now that it's perfectly fine where it is. Floyd | Floyd | It has a long and elaborate mathematical equation written on it (in Floyd | chalk, naturally). Floyd | Floyd | On the chalkboard is a yellow sticky-note. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x sticky-note" | ||
Floyd ] Science Tower (Riff Conner) Turns: 4843 Floyd | > Floyd | > X STICKY-NOTE Floyd | Floyd | This faded yellow sticky-note is hanging onto the chalkboard with its Floyd | last sticky breath. The handwriting on it is tough to read, but it Floyd | appears to say "For the love of [unreadable] don't forget to open the Floyd | skylight before raising the table this time." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "turn chalkboard" | ||
Floyd ] Science Tower (Riff Conner) Turns: 4844 Floyd | > Floyd | > TURN CHALKBOARD Floyd | Floyd | (the chalkboard) Floyd | It is fixed in place. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "flip, maybe" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "flip it" | ||
Floyd ] Science Tower (Riff Conner) Turns: 4845 Floyd | > Floyd | > FLIP IT Floyd | Floyd | You flip the chalkboard over and find that the squiggly symbols in the Floyd | equation have somehow bled through the slate to the other side. That's Floyd | odd. Floyd | Floyd | You flip the chalkboard back over to make it easier to not think about Floyd | that. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "I'm enjoying Riff's writing" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x cabinet" | ||
Floyd ] Science Tower (Riff Conner) Turns: 4846 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CABINET Floyd | Floyd | It's a plain gray metal cabinet, such as might store tools and Floyd | cleaning supplies in a boiler room, or pens and stationery in the Floyd | office space attached to a warehouse. If this manor doesn't have an Floyd | elevator, the movers did a lot of cursing. Floyd | Floyd | Thunder booms loudly outside, rattling the windows. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "He was one of the writers for Kingdom of Loathing." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open it" | ||
Floyd ] Science Tower (Riff Conner) Turns: 4847 Floyd | > Floyd | > OPEN IT Floyd | Floyd | Fortunately, it isn't locked. What a hassle that would be, am I right? Floyd | Unfortunately, it doesn't contain anything very exciting, like weird Floyd | fetal monsters pickled in formaldehyde, or unlabelled jars of Floyd | chemicals. Just a pen, a paper bag, and an old key. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Ah" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x monsters" | ||
Floyd ] Science Tower (Riff Conner) Turns: 4847 Floyd | > Floyd | > X MONSTERS Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu asks, "Aw. No, "I told you there aren't any!"?" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Would have fit right in." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x pen" | ||
Floyd ] Science Tower (Riff Conner) Turns: 4848 Floyd | > Floyd | > X PEN Floyd | Floyd | (the black fountain pen (smelling faintly of mildew)) Floyd | A black fountain pen. It looks like the ink is long dried up. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "Wrong pen." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put fountain pen in sp" | ||
Floyd ] Science Tower (Riff Conner) Turns: 4849 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT FOUNTAIN PEN IN SP Floyd | Floyd | You unzip the side pocket, deposit the black fountain pen (smelling Floyd | faintly of mildew), then zip the side pocket back up again. Floyd | Floyd | A bright flash of lightning illuminates the windows, as presaged by Floyd | the thunder a moment ago. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Yep." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x pen" | ||
Floyd ] Science Tower (Riff Conner) Turns: 4850 Floyd | > Floyd | > X PEN Floyd | Floyd | On closer inspection, it isn't a pen at all -- it's one of those Floyd | telescoping pointer things that lecturers use to... point at things. Floyd | Back before lasers stopped being expensive and magical. It's currently Floyd | retracted, but you could EXTEND it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get pointer" | ||
Floyd ] Science Tower (Riff Conner) Turns: 4851 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET POINTER Floyd | Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x paper bag" | ||
Floyd ] Science Tower (Riff Conner) Turns: 4852 Floyd | > Floyd | > X PAPER BAG Floyd | Floyd | It's a small paper bag with a cartoon peanut stenciled on the front Floyd | with the "word" PNUTS below it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get it" | ||
Floyd ] Science Tower (Riff Conner) Turns: 4853 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET IT Floyd | Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "look in it" | ||
Floyd ] Science Tower (Riff Conner) Turns: 4854 Floyd | > Floyd | > LOOK IN IT Floyd | Floyd | You can't see inside, since the bag of peanuts is closed. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "And there's an old key." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x key" | ||
Floyd ] Science Tower (Riff Conner) Turns: 4854 Floyd | > Floyd | > X KEY Floyd | Floyd | Which do you mean, the old iron key, the silver and ivory key or the Floyd | ornate bronze key? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x old iron key" | ||
Floyd ] Science Tower (Riff Conner) Turns: 4855 Floyd | > Floyd | > X OLD IRON KEY Floyd | Floyd | This heavy old black iron key probably unlocks something pretty Floyd | important, if you had to guess. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get it" | ||
Floyd ] Science Tower (Riff Conner) Turns: 4856 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET IT Floyd | Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | Thunder booms loudly outside, rattling the windows. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "er, is that the same old key?" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x ornate bronze" | ||
Floyd ] Science Tower (Riff Conner) Turns: 4857 Floyd | > Floyd | > X ORNATE BRONZE Floyd | Floyd | This old, slightly tarnished bronze key is covered in fine, lacy Floyd | designs. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get it" | ||
Floyd ] Science Tower (Riff Conner) Turns: 4858 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET IT Floyd | Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x designs" | ||
Floyd ] Science Tower (Riff Conner) Turns: 4858 Floyd | > Floyd | > X DESIGNS Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "look in cabinet" | ||
Floyd ] Science Tower (Riff Conner) Turns: 4859 Floyd | > Floyd | > LOOK IN CABINET Floyd | Floyd | The gray metal cabinet is empty. Floyd | Floyd | A bright flash of lightning illuminates the windows, as presaged by Floyd | the thunder a moment ago. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "i" | ||
Floyd ] Science Tower (Riff Conner) Turns: 4860 Floyd | > Floyd | > I Floyd | Floyd | You are carrying: Floyd | an ornate bronze key Floyd | an old iron key Floyd | a bag of peanuts (closed) Floyd | a pointer thingy (retracted) Floyd | Life Beneath Nightmares (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a desiccated sausage Floyd | a walkie-talkie (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a leather cord and pendant (being worn) Floyd | a wine bottle (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | some Nilla wafers (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a box of Nilla Wafers (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a wad of cash (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | some assorted teeth (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | Limerickus Dirtius (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a stubby pencil (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a vintage Black Sabbath tee shirt (being worn) Floyd | a black horn (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a torn notebook (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a creased square of paper (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a jar of old keys (smelling faintly of mildew) (open) Floyd | a silver and ivory key Floyd | a small blue journal (which you know is a journal because it says Floyd | "Mein Journal" on the front) (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a bottle of Pepto-Bismol (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a copper amulet (being worn) Floyd | an a worn out, decaying picture (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a little stoppered vial of blue liquid (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a battered yellow JogMaster (being worn) Floyd | a slip of paper (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a calfskin coat (being worn) Floyd | a pewter box (smelling faintly of mildew) (open but empty) Floyd | a silver urn (smelling faintly of mildew) (open but empty) Floyd | a pair of reading glasses (being worn) Floyd | a cold spot on your collarbone (haunting you) (smelling faintly of Floyd | mildew) Floyd | a book list (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a golden apple (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a FFFFFFFF punch card (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a 923647F1 punch card (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a C353F128 punch card (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a 0B46E931 punch card (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | an AE9B711D punch card (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a 00A02209 punch card (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a can of salt (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a blank punch card (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | the Journal of Edwin Cragne (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | an Isole Perdute (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a Lettera Segreta (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a Prurito Notturno (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a Piccoli Uomini Blu (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a rusted toolbox (smelling faintly of mildew) (open) Floyd | a jar of screws (open but empty) Floyd | a scrap of paper (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a snowglobe (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a mallet (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a metal flask (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a pinch of snail paste (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | an Italian magazine cutting (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a police report ("Francine Cragne") (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a note from a seesaw (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a piece of chalk (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a black box (smelling faintly of mildew) (open but empty) Floyd | a shard (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | red-rimmed porcelain plates (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | red-rimmed porcelain cups (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a spray bottle that used to contain fungicide (smelling faintly of Floyd | mildew) Floyd | a gallon jug of white vinegar (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a pair of garden shears (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a rusty flathead screwdriver (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a trophy for a dog race (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a black business card (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a rusty piece of metal (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | some yellowed newspapers (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | an employee ID card (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a long hooked pole (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a grimy rock (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a backpack features guide (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a trolley schedule (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a pamphlet of home listings (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | an antique locket (smelling faintly of mildew) (closed) Floyd | a repaired page (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a waterproof flashlight (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a filthy rug (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | Daniel Baker's note (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a pull-string doll (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a glass jar containing an insect (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a half-full styrofoam coffee cup (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | a pair of stone earplugs (being worn) Floyd | a trolley pass (being worn) Floyd | a Jansport backpack (being worn and open) Floyd | a hidden pocket (open but empty) Floyd | a key pocket (closed) Floyd | a book pocket (closed) Floyd | a side pocket (closed) Floyd | a trash pocket (closed) Floyd | a gold jacket (being worn) Floyd | a giant milkweed leaf (being worn as a mask) Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "ok. Feel free to open the bag of PNUTS." | |
| Jacqueline says, "aie" | ||
| DavidW says, "It doesn't look as bad when you use the ruddy pockets in the backpack." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "still wearing the leaf" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put rug in sp" | ||
Floyd ] Science Tower (Riff Conner) Turns: 4861 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT RUG IN SP Floyd | Floyd | You unzip the side pocket, deposit the filthy rug (smelling faintly of Floyd | mildew), then zip the side pocket back up again. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put insect in sp" | ||
Floyd ] Science Tower (Riff Conner) Turns: 4862 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT INSECT IN SP Floyd | Floyd | You unzip the side pocket, deposit the glass jar containing an insect Floyd | (smelling faintly of mildew), then zip the side pocket back up again. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put grimy rock in sp" | ||
Floyd ] Science Tower (Riff Conner) Turns: 4863 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT GRIMY ROCK IN SP Floyd | Floyd | You unzip the side pocket, deposit the grimy rock (smelling faintly of Floyd | mildew), then zip the side pocket back up again. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "We checked out the sphere again last session, so we needed the leaf on." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Also, it's tradition by now." | ||
| Jacqueline nods. | ||
| Jacqueline says, "heh" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put yellowed newspapers in sp" | ||
Floyd ] Science Tower (Riff Conner) Turns: 4864 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT YELLOWED NEWSPAPERS IN SP Floyd | Floyd | You unzip the side pocket, deposit the yellowed newspapers (smelling Floyd | faintly of mildew), then zip the side pocket back up again. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put shard in tp" | ||
Floyd ] Science Tower (Riff Conner) Turns: 4865 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT SHARD IN TP Floyd | Floyd | You unzip the trash pocket, deposit the shard (smelling faintly of Floyd | mildew), then zip the trash pocket back up again. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says (to Jacqueline), "By the way, the Nilla wafers are from the church." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Right." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "got it" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put features guide in sp" | ||
Floyd ] Science Tower (Riff Conner) Turns: 4866 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT FEATURES GUIDE IN SP Floyd | Floyd | You unzip the side pocket, deposit the backpack features guide Floyd | (smelling faintly of mildew), then zip the side pocket back up again. Floyd | Floyd | Thunder booms loudly outside, rattling the windows. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put porcelain plates in tp" | ||
Floyd ] Science Tower (Riff Conner) Turns: 4867 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT PORCELAIN PLATES IN TP Floyd | Floyd | You unzip the trash pocket, deposit red-rimmed porcelain plates Floyd | (smelling faintly of mildew), then zip the trash pocket back up again. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "There was a wine bottle too that got confused with the five other bottles we took from the wine cellar." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put porcelain cups in tp" | ||
Floyd ] Science Tower (Riff Conner) Turns: 4868 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT PORCELAIN CUPS IN TP Floyd | Floyd | You unzip the trash pocket, deposit red-rimmed porcelain cups Floyd | (smelling faintly of mildew), then zip the trash pocket back up again. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "heh" | |
| DavidW asks, "Porcelain plates? Where did those come from? The kitchen?" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put police report in sp" | ||
Floyd ] Science Tower (Riff Conner) Turns: 4869 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT POLICE REPORT IN SP Floyd | Floyd | You unzip the side pocket, deposit the police report ("Francine Floyd | Cragne") (smelling faintly of mildew), then zip the side pocket back Floyd | up again. Floyd | Floyd | A bright flash of lightning illuminates the windows, as presaged by Floyd | the thunder a moment ago. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Yes, the kitchen." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put trophy in sp" | ||
Floyd ] Science Tower (Riff Conner) Turns: 4870 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT TROPHY IN SP Floyd | Floyd | You unzip the side pocket, deposit the trophy for a dog race (smelling Floyd | faintly of mildew), then zip the side pocket back up again. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put seesaw note in bp" | ||
Floyd ] Science Tower (Riff Conner) Turns: 4871 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT SEESAW NOTE IN BP Floyd | Floyd | You unzip the book pocket, deposit the note from a seesaw (smelling Floyd | faintly of mildew), then zip the book pocket back up again. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put black box in tp" | ||
Floyd ] Science Tower (Riff Conner) Turns: 4872 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT BLACK BOX IN TP Floyd | Floyd | You unzip the trash pocket, deposit the black box (smelling faintly of Floyd | mildew), then zip the trash pocket back up again. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "That's enough for now." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open bag" | ||
Floyd ] Science Tower (Riff Conner) Turns: 4873 Floyd | > Floyd | > OPEN BAG Floyd | Floyd | You open the paper bag, and discover a single lonely peanut inside it. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "fine" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x peanut" | ||
Floyd ] Science Tower (Riff Conner) Turns: 4874 Floyd | > Floyd | > X PEANUT Floyd | Floyd | (the bag of peanut) Floyd | It's a small paper bag with a cartoon peanut stenciled on the front Floyd | with the "word" PNUTS below it. Floyd | Floyd | In the bag of peanut is a single peanut. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x single peanut" | ||
Floyd ] Science Tower (Riff Conner) Turns: 4875 Floyd | > Floyd | > X SINGLE PEANUT Floyd | Floyd | A single peanut in the shell. Or rather, a single peanut shell, which Floyd | has two peanuts inside it, but we call it a peanut anyway instead of Floyd | "a peanuts". It's probably linguistically related to "a pair of Floyd | pants". Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW sings found a peanut, found a peanut, found a peanut last night, last night I found a peanut, found a peanut, last night. | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "l" | ||
Floyd ] Science Tower (Riff Conner) Turns: 4876 Floyd | > Floyd | > L Floyd | Floyd | Science Tower (Riff Conner) Floyd | This round, tall room must be a tower. I don't know if you were given Floyd | a description of the manor from the outside, or if it mentioned a Floyd | tower if you were, but if you were and it did, this is probably that Floyd | tower. At a guess it's around fifty feet tall, although it's very Floyd | shadowy up at the top so it's difficult to estimate it accurately. Floyd | Floyd | It appears to be some kind of science lab, although you would expect a Floyd | science lab to have more stuff in it; perhaps all the stuff that was Floyd | easily moveable has already been taken away. There's a large table in Floyd | the center of the room, and everything else is up against the walls: a Floyd | complex-looking control console, a large chalkboard, a metal cabinet, Floyd | an old iron ashtray stand, and a wooden barstool with a hamster cage Floyd | on top of it. Floyd | Floyd | The whole place has a thick smell of science throughout it (assuming Floyd | science smells like chalk dust, hamster, cigarettes, and electricity), Floyd | and rain is pounding at the windows. There are exits to the east and Floyd | southwest. Floyd | Floyd | On the chalkboard is a yellow sticky-note. Floyd | Floyd | Thunder booms loudly outside, rattling the windows. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "SAVE" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "cf65" | ||
Floyd | > Floyd | > SAVE Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write: Floyd ] Science Tower (Riff Conner) Turns: 4876 Floyd | > SAVEOk. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "eat single peanut" | ||
Floyd ] Science Tower (Riff Conner) Turns: 4877 Floyd | > Floyd | > EAT SINGLE PEANUT Floyd | Floyd | It is very likely that this single peanut is intended for Floyd | someone else. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "sings didn't eat it, cause it's for someone else." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x ashtray stand" | ||
Floyd ] Science Tower (Riff Conner) Turns: 4878 Floyd | > Floyd | > X ASHTRAY STAND Floyd | Floyd | An old-fashioned and incredibly sturdy wrought-iron ashtray stand, Floyd | about two and a half feet tall. The actual ashtray is missing; Floyd | presumably someone took it away to empty it. Judging from the smell in Floyd | here this required at least two trained professionals with hazmat Floyd | suits. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x barstool" | ||
Floyd ] Science Tower (Riff Conner) Turns: 4879 Floyd | > Floyd | > X BARSTOOL Floyd | Floyd | It's an old wooden barstool, and is not important except for having a Floyd | hamster cage on top of it. Floyd | Floyd | A bright flash of lightning illuminates the windows, as presaged by Floyd | the thunder a moment ago. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x cage" | ||
Floyd ] Science Tower (Riff Conner) Turns: 4880 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CAGE Floyd | Floyd | A largish wire hamster cage is perched on an old barstool. The Floyd | traditional wheel has been replaced with a tiny chalkboard, and a Floyd | nameplate on the corner of the cage reads "Dr. Peanut". Floyd | Floyd | There's a little white hamster lying motionless next to the Floyd | chalkboard. Oh no... poor Dr. Peanut. ;_; Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x dr peanut" | ||
Floyd ] Science Tower (Riff Conner) Turns: 4881 Floyd | > Floyd | > X DR PEANUT Floyd | Floyd | Poor little guy. It looks like he got so caught up in his work that he Floyd | starved to death. ...Probably the fact that nobody's been around to Floyd | feed him didn't help. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline; _ ; | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Poor little hamster." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x tiny chalkboard" | ||
Floyd ] Science Tower (Riff Conner) Turns: 4882 Floyd | > Floyd | > X TINY CHALKBOARD Floyd | Floyd | This appears to be a little hamster-sized duplicate of the other Floyd | chalkboard. In fact, it even has the same equation written on it -- Floyd | except instead of the question marks after the equals sign, it has a Floyd | couple more symbols and then a trailing-off line that must be where Floyd | Dr. Peanut... when he... awwww ;_; Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Might cry" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x console" | ||
Floyd ] Science Tower (Riff Conner) Turns: 4883 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CONSOLE Floyd | Floyd | This big metal console is covered with blinking lights and glowing Floyd | vacuum tubes (do vacuum tubes glow? Well these ones do anyway) and two Floyd | of those big zappy Jacob's Ladder things, and even a lava lamp for Floyd | some reason. The front panel has a huge array of dials and switches Floyd | and gauges, none of which are labelled in a way that makes sense to Floyd | you. That is, apart from three large central buttons: a blue one, a Floyd | green one, and a yellow one, labelled "SKYLIGHT", "LIFT", and Floyd | "ANTENNA", respectively. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push blue button" | ||
Floyd ] Science Tower (Riff Conner) Turns: 4884 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH BLUE BUTTON Floyd | Floyd | You push the blue button, which makes a satisfying click. Floyd | Floyd | You hear a mechanical groan from far above you. Nothing else seems to Floyd | happen. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push green" | ||
Floyd ] Science Tower (Riff Conner) Turns: 4884 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH GREEN Floyd | Floyd | Which do you mean, the green lift button, Life Beneath Floyd | Nightmares (smelling faintly of mildew) or the stone earplugs? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push green button" | ||
Floyd ] Science Tower (Riff Conner) Turns: 4885 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH GREEN BUTTON Floyd | Floyd | You push the green button, which makes a satisfying click. Floyd | Floyd | The operating table rises into the air on pneumatically-driven Floyd | scissor-lift arms, and slams into the closed skylight. I hope you Floyd | didn't have anything important on the table. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push green button" | ||
Floyd ] Science Tower (Riff Conner) Turns: 4886 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH GREEN BUTTON Floyd | Floyd | Nothing happens. Perhaps the table lowers automatically after a time. Floyd | Floyd | Thunder booms loudly outside, rattling the windows. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Hm." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push yellow button" | ||
Floyd ] Science Tower (Riff Conner) Turns: 4887 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH YELLOW BUTTON Floyd | Floyd | You push the yellow button, which makes a satisfying click. Floyd | Floyd | A steel antenna about two feet tall telescopes out of the corner of Floyd | the operating table. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push yellow button" | ||
Floyd ] Science Tower (Riff Conner) Turns: 4888 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH YELLOW BUTTON Floyd | Floyd | You push the yellow button, which makes a satisfying click. Floyd | Floyd | But nothing else happens, presumably because the antenna is already Floyd | extended. Floyd | Floyd | With a loud hiss of pneumatics, the operating table slowly lowers Floyd | itself to the ground. Floyd | With a tiny motorized whine, the operating table's antenna retracts. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push blue button" | ||
Floyd ] Science Tower (Riff Conner) Turns: 4889 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH BLUE BUTTON Floyd | Floyd | You push the blue button, which makes a satisfying click. Floyd | Floyd | You hear a mechanical groan from far above you. Nothing else seems to Floyd | happen. Floyd | Floyd | A bright flash of lightning illuminates the windows, as presaged by Floyd | the thunder a moment ago. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x skylight" | ||
Floyd ] Science Tower (Riff Conner) Turns: 4890 Floyd | > Floyd | > X SKYLIGHT Floyd | Floyd | (the skylight) Floyd | Far above you, if you squint, you can make out the tower skylight. Floyd | It's covered with a heavy wooden shutter. Seems like there are some Floyd | bats flapping around up there too, maybe? It's hard to tell, it's real Floyd | shadowy up there. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x pointer" | ||
Floyd ] Science Tower (Riff Conner) Turns: 4891 Floyd | > Floyd | > X POINTER Floyd | Floyd | It's a telescoping lecturer pointing thingy. I don't know if those Floyd | have a real name. It's currently retracted, but you could EXTEND it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "extend it" | ||
Floyd ] Science Tower (Riff Conner) Turns: 4892 Floyd | > Floyd | > EXTEND IT Floyd | Floyd | You extend the pointer thingy to its full four-foot length. Very Floyd | satisfying. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x sticky-note" | ||
Floyd ] Science Tower (Riff Conner) Turns: 4893 Floyd | > Floyd | > X STICKY-NOTE Floyd | Floyd | This faded yellow sticky-note is hanging onto the chalkboard with its Floyd | last sticky breath. The handwriting on it is tough to read, but it Floyd | appears to say "For the love of [unreadable] don't forget to open the Floyd | skylight before raising the table this time." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "yell" | ||
Floyd ] Science Tower (Riff Conner) Turns: 4893 Floyd | > Floyd | > YELL Floyd | Floyd | That verb doesn't work here, or, at least, not right now, but Floyd | it might work somewhere later. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "It should be clear what to do." | |
| DavidW says, "I was reading Riff's mind at a gallop when I played." | ||
| Jacqueline asks, "We need to open the skylight?" | ||
| DavidW says (to Jacqueline), "Well, yes, but by riding the table without getting squished." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Yes, but it's stuck." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x table" | ||
Floyd ] Science Tower (Riff Conner) Turns: 4894 Floyd | > Floyd | > X TABLE Floyd | Floyd | The large table in the middle of the room appears to be some kind of Floyd | operating table, or at least that's what you surmise from all the Floyd | strange equipment connected to it. Thick electrical cables run all Floyd | around the perimeter of the surface, which is metal engraved with Floyd | complex patterns of lines and symbols reminiscent of an old nautical Floyd | chart. Rather than having legs, the table rests on a rectangular Floyd | central pillar made of steel planks and machinery. All in all, it Floyd | seems pretty important. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "And I wasn't upset about Dr Peanut either because I knew I could save him." | |
| Knight_Otu pushes the green 'space' button. | ||
Floyd ] Science Tower (Riff Conner) Turns: 4894 Floyd | > Floyd | > Floyd | Floyd | I beg your pardon? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "SAVE" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "cf66" | ||
Floyd | > Floyd | > SAVE Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write: Floyd ] Science Tower (Riff Conner) Turns: 4894 Floyd | > SAVEOk. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "I keep pushing spacewhen I want to push save." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "We are going to go Dr. Frankenstein on Dr. Erdnuss." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Joseph Stalin once said, 'I want to open a window with a moose...'" | ||
| DavidW says (to Knight), "Yes." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "enter table" | ||
Floyd ] Science Tower (Riff Conner) Turns: 4895 Floyd | > Floyd | > ENTER TABLE Floyd | Floyd | You clamber up onto the operating table, careful not to accidentally Floyd | kick any of the important-looking gizmos attached to it. Floyd | Floyd | Science Tower (Riff Conner) (on the operating table) Floyd | This round, tall room must be a tower. I don't know if you were given Floyd | a description of the manor from the outside, or if it mentioned a Floyd | tower if you were, but if you were and it did, this is probably that Floyd | tower. At a guess it's around fifty feet tall, although it's very Floyd | shadowy up at the top so it's difficult to estimate it accurately. Floyd | Floyd | It appears to be some kind of science lab, although you would expect a Floyd | science lab to have more stuff in it; perhaps all the stuff that was Floyd | easily moveable has already been taken away. There's a large table in Floyd | the center of the room, and everything else is up against the walls: a Floyd | complex-looking control console, a large chalkboard, a metal cabinet, Floyd | an old iron ashtray stand, and a wooden barstool with a hamster cage Floyd | on top of it. Floyd | Floyd | The whole place has a thick smell of science throughout it (assuming Floyd | science smells like chalk dust, hamster, cigarettes, and electricity), Floyd | and rain is pounding at the windows. There are exits to the east and Floyd | southwest. Floyd | Floyd | On the chalkboard is a yellow sticky-note. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "Careful. Don't squash yourself." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "lie on it" | ||
Floyd ] Science Tower (Riff Conner) Turns: 4895 Floyd | > Floyd | > LIE ON IT Floyd | Floyd | That verb doesn't work here, or, at least, not right now, but Floyd | it might work somewhere later. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "We do have a save." | |
| DavidW says, "The game UNDO's regardless." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "And we already did establish that my driving is unhealthy for Naomi, so it wouldn't be a surprise for her." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get ashtray stand" | ||
Floyd ] Science Tower (Riff Conner) Turns: 4896 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET ASHTRAY STAND Floyd | Floyd | You manage to wrestle the ashtray stand up onto the table without Floyd | dislocating your arms, somehow. Then you stand it up so it won't roll Floyd | off. Floyd | Floyd | Thunder booms loudly outside, rattling the windows. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "nice" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push green" | ||
Floyd ] Science Tower (Riff Conner) Turns: 4896 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH GREEN Floyd | Floyd | Which do you mean, the green lift button, Life Beneath Floyd | Nightmares (smelling faintly of mildew) or the stone earplugs? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push green button" | ||
Floyd ] Science Tower (Riff Conner) Turns: 4897 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH GREEN BUTTON Floyd | Floyd | The control panel is about four feet away, and your arms are not that Floyd | long. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push green button with pointer" | ||
Floyd ] Science Tower (Riff Conner) Turns: 4898 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH GREEN BUTTON WITH POINTER Floyd | Floyd | You use the pointer thingy to push the green button, which makes a Floyd | satisfying click. Floyd | Floyd | The operating table rises into the air on pneumatically-driven Floyd | scissor-lift arms, and bangs into the closed skylight above -- or Floyd | rather, the ashtray stand bangs into the closed skylight above, Floyd | leaving you kneeling in a two-and-a-half-foot gap, panicking about Floyd | nearly having been crushed like a grape in a wine-press. Floyd | Floyd | You spot a latch that is holding the skylight closed. It's just within Floyd | pulling range. Floyd | Floyd | Oh, and... You glance around and see a bat nest, which looks much Floyd | like a bird nest except it's stuck upside-down on the ceiling. Floyd | Underneath it, on a guano-covered rafter, you spot a bat egg. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "A bat ...egg." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "I guess they go with the trilobite milk." | ||
| DavidW says, "Both part of a good breakfast." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "ilac" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "ha" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get egg" | ||
Floyd ] Science Tower (Riff Conner) Turns: 4899 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET EGG Floyd | Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | A bright flash of lightning illuminates the windows, as presaged by Floyd | the thunder a moment ago. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "I'm surprised that didn't get me bat-bitten." | |
| Jacqueline says, "yeah" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open latch" | ||
Floyd ] Science Tower (Riff Conner) Turns: 4900 Floyd | > Floyd | > OPEN LATCH Floyd | Floyd | You pull on the wooden latch but it's so rotted that it just Floyd | disintegrates. The effect is the same regardless: the skylight is now Floyd | unlocked. Presumably. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I'm not sure if there's actual bats here." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x nest" | ||
Floyd ] Science Tower (Riff Conner) Turns: 4901 Floyd | > Floyd | > X NEST Floyd | Floyd | Just like a bird next except upside down and for bats. Floyd | Floyd | With a loud hiss of pneumatics, the operating table slowly lowers Floyd | itself to the ground. Floyd | Science Tower (Riff Conner) (on the operating table) Floyd | This round, tall room must be a tower. I don't know if you were given Floyd | a description of the manor from the outside, or if it mentioned a Floyd | tower if you were, but if you were and it did, this is probably that Floyd | tower. At a guess it's around fifty feet tall, although it's very Floyd | shadowy up at the top so it's difficult to estimate it accurately. Floyd | Floyd | It appears to be some kind of science lab, although you would expect a Floyd | science lab to have more stuff in it; perhaps all the stuff that was Floyd | easily moveable has already been taken away. There's a large table in Floyd | the center of the room, and everything else is up against the walls: a Floyd | complex-looking control console, a large chalkboard, a metal cabinet, Floyd | an old iron ashtray stand (on the table), and a wooden barstool with a Floyd | hamster cage on top of it. Floyd | Floyd | The whole place has a thick smell of science throughout it (assuming Floyd | science smells like chalk dust, hamster, cigarettes, and electricity), Floyd | and rain is pounding at the windows. There are exits to the east and Floyd | southwest. Floyd | Floyd | On the chalkboard is a yellow sticky-note. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "stand" | ||
Floyd ] Science Tower (Riff Conner) Turns: 4902 Floyd | > Floyd | > STAND Floyd | Floyd | You get off the operating table. Floyd | Floyd | Science Tower (Riff Conner) Floyd | This round, tall room must be a tower. I don't know if you were given Floyd | a description of the manor from the outside, or if it mentioned a Floyd | tower if you were, but if you were and it did, this is probably that Floyd | tower. At a guess it's around fifty feet tall, although it's very Floyd | shadowy up at the top so it's difficult to estimate it accurately. Floyd | Floyd | It appears to be some kind of science lab, although you would expect a Floyd | science lab to have more stuff in it; perhaps all the stuff that was Floyd | easily moveable has already been taken away. There's a large table in Floyd | the center of the room, and everything else is up against the walls: a Floyd | complex-looking control console, a large chalkboard, a metal cabinet, Floyd | an old iron ashtray stand (on the table), and a wooden barstool with a Floyd | hamster cage on top of it. Floyd | Floyd | The whole place has a thick smell of science throughout it (assuming Floyd | science smells like chalk dust, hamster, cigarettes, and electricity), Floyd | and rain is pounding at the windows. There are exits to the east and Floyd | southwest. Floyd | Floyd | On the chalkboard is a yellow sticky-note. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get stand" | ||
Floyd ] Science Tower (Riff Conner) Turns: 4903 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET STAND Floyd | Floyd | After a struggle, you manage to get the ashtray stand off the table Floyd | and onto the floor, without the intervening step of crushing your Floyd | toes. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open cage" | ||
Floyd ] Science Tower (Riff Conner) Turns: 4904 Floyd | > Floyd | > OPEN CAGE Floyd | Floyd | You open the hamster cage. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get dr. peanut" | ||
Floyd ] Science Tower (Riff Conner) Turns: 4905 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET DR. PEANUT Floyd | Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | Poor little guy. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put him on table" | ||
Floyd ] Science Tower (Riff Conner) Turns: 4906 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT HIM ON TABLE Floyd | Floyd | You carefully lay the little dead hamster in the middle of the strange Floyd | operating table. Floyd | Floyd | Thunder booms loudly outside, rattling the windows. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push skylight button" | ||
Floyd ] Science Tower (Riff Conner) Turns: 4907 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH SKYLIGHT BUTTON Floyd | Floyd | You push the blue button, which makes a satisfying click. Floyd | Floyd | You hear mechanical noises above you, and suddenly rain is pouring Floyd | into the room, mainly onto the operating table. It's a good thing the Floyd | control console is up against the wall. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push lift button" | ||
Floyd ] Science Tower (Riff Conner) Turns: 4908 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH LIFT BUTTON Floyd | Floyd | You push the green button, which makes a satisfying click. Floyd | Floyd | The operating table rises into the air on pneumatically-driven Floyd | scissor-lift arms, all the way up to the open skylight. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push antenna button" | ||
Floyd ] Science Tower (Riff Conner) Turns: 4909 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH ANTENNA BUTTON Floyd | Floyd | (the walkie-talkie (smelling faintly of mildew)) Floyd | You hold down the button, and the speaker produces a stream of static Floyd | that feels like it's coming from somewhere inside your spine. You Floyd | don't seem to be picking up any signal in this particular location. Floyd | Floyd | A bright flash of lightning illuminates the windows, as presaged by Floyd | the thunder a moment ago. Floyd | Floyd | Unfortunately, the lightning wasn't attracted to the operating table, Floyd | and nothing in particular happens. Floyd | Floyd | With a loud hiss of pneumatics, the operating table slowly lowers Floyd | itself to the ground. Floyd | > | DavidW says, "er, I was gonna say wait for the thunder." | |
| DavidW says, "The thunder pre-sages the lightning in this "Science" tower." | ||
| Knight_Otu exclaims, "I would have made it if not for that meddling walkie-talkie!" | ||
| DavidW says, "The walkie-talkie probably needs its antenna extended to work." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "undo" | ||
Floyd ] Science Tower (Riff Conner) Turns: 4908 Floyd | Floyd | > UNDO Floyd | Floyd | Science Tower (Riff Conner) Floyd | [Previous turn undone.] Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push yellow button" | ||
Floyd ] Science Tower (Riff Conner) Turns: 4909 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH YELLOW BUTTON Floyd | Floyd | You push the yellow button, which makes a satisfying click. Floyd | Floyd | A steel antenna about two feet tall telescopes out of the corner of Floyd | the operating table. Floyd | Floyd | A bright flash of lightning illuminates the windows, as presaged by Floyd | the thunder a moment ago. Floyd | Floyd | The lighting hits the operating table's antenna, sending 1.21 Floyd | gigawatts of raw electrical power coursing through the table's Floyd | circuits. You can't really see what's happening from down here, but Floyd | there's a lot of flashing lights, and after a moment, a distant, Floyd | confused squeak. Floyd | Floyd | With a loud hiss of pneumatics, the operating table slowly lowers Floyd | itself to the ground. Dr. Peanut looks around with a baffled Floyd | expression. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu exclaims, "HE LIVES!" | |
| DavidW says, "woot!" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "AW" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x doctor" | ||
Floyd ] Science Tower (Riff Conner) Turns: 4910 Floyd | > Floyd | > X DOCTOR Floyd | Floyd | This adorable little fuzzy white hamster is gesturing at his cage with Floyd | a serious look on his little face. It looks like he wants to get back Floyd | to work. Floyd | Floyd | Dr. Peanut makes an impatient squeaky noise. Floyd | Floyd | With a tiny motorized whine, the operating table's antenna retracts. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put dr peanut in cage" | ||
Floyd ] Science Tower (Riff Conner) Turns: 4911 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT DR PEANUT IN CAGE Floyd | Floyd | (first taking Dr. Peanut) Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | Dr. Peanut squeaks at you and gestures at his cage. Floyd | Floyd | Dr. Peanut waddles over to his little chalkboard, eager to resume his Floyd | work. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "The doctor is IN! (or will be when you return him into his cage)" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x erdnuss" | ||
Floyd ] Science Tower (Riff Conner) Turns: 4911 Floyd | > Floyd | > X ERDNUSS Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Just checking." | |
| DavidW asks, "Where's the word erdnuss from?" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "German for peanut." | ||
| DavidW says, "oh" | ||
| DavidW says, "I think if we just wait, the Dr will do something." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ask dr peanut about equations" | ||
Floyd ] Science Tower (Riff Conner) Turns: 4912 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK DR PEANUT ABOUT EQUATIONS Floyd | Floyd | Dr. Peanut is alternating between scribbling furiously on his tiny Floyd | chalkboard, and tapping his little chin in deep concentration. Better Floyd | leave him alone while he's working, it looks like he's about to make a Floyd | breakthrough. Floyd | Floyd | Dr. Peanut scans the writing on his little chalkboard, Floyd | re-familiarizing himself with the work at hand. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "z" | ||
Floyd ] Science Tower (Riff Conner) Turns: 4913 Floyd | > Floyd | > Z Floyd | Floyd | Time passes. Floyd | Floyd | Dr. Peanut erases the trailing line at the end of the equation, and Floyd | taps his little chin contemplatively with the chalk. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "z" | ||
Floyd ] Science Tower (Riff Conner) Turns: 4914 Floyd | > Floyd | > Z Floyd | Floyd | Time passes. Floyd | Floyd | Dr. Peanut writes some more symbols on the tiny chalkboard, then Floyd | shakes his fuzzy little head and erases them. Floyd | | DavidW says, "You might as well close the skylight, although I bet you don't have to." | |
Floyd | >
| Knight_Otu says, "Right." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push skylight button" | ||
Floyd ] Science Tower (Riff Conner) Turns: 4915 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH SKYLIGHT BUTTON Floyd | Floyd | You push the blue button, which makes a satisfying click. Floyd | Floyd | You hear mechanical noises above you, and the rain stops. Because the Floyd | skylight closed, not because this control panel has power over the Floyd | weather somehow. Floyd | Floyd | Dr. Peanut folds his little arms and tilts his head to the side, Floyd | thinking hard. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "z" | ||
Floyd ] Science Tower (Riff Conner) Turns: 4916 Floyd | > Floyd | > Z Floyd | Floyd | Time passes. Floyd | Floyd | Dr. Peanut suddenly makes a squeaky 'Eureka!'-type noise and starts Floyd | scribbling furiously on the little chalkboard. Floyd | Floyd | Thunder booms loudly outside, rattling the windows. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x tiny chalkboard" | ||
Floyd ] Science Tower (Riff Conner) Turns: 4917 Floyd | > Floyd | > X TINY CHALKBOARD Floyd | Floyd | Dr. Peanut is hard at work, trying to solve the weird equation on his Floyd | little chalkboard. Floyd | Floyd | Dr. Peanut finishes his writing, takes a step back to check his work, Floyd | and gives a satisfied little nod. Then he turns around and waves at Floyd | you excitedly. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x tiny chalkboard" | ||
Floyd ] Science Tower (Riff Conner) Turns: 4918 Floyd | > Floyd | > X TINY CHALKBOARD Floyd | Floyd | Dr. Peanut's little chalkboard features a complex mathematical (and Floyd | probably also occult) equation that you can't make heads or tails of, Floyd | but which Dr. Peanut seemed quite satisfied with. Trying to figure it Floyd | out gives you the tiniest, most adorable little shooting pains right Floyd | behind your eyes. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ask dr peanut about equations" | ||
Floyd ] Science Tower (Riff Conner) Turns: 4919 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK DR PEANUT ABOUT EQUATIONS Floyd | Floyd | Doctor Peanut shakes his head and gestures at his little chalkboard. Floyd | He seems to be expecting some specific recognition of his Floyd | accomplishment. Floyd | Floyd | Dr. Peanut squeaks and waves at you, trying to get your attention. Floyd | Floyd | A bright flash of lightning illuminates the windows, as presaged by Floyd | the thunder a moment ago. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "give solitary peanut to peanut" | ||
Floyd ] Science Tower (Riff Conner) Turns: 4919 Floyd | > Floyd | > GIVE SOLITARY PEANUT TO PEANUT Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "give single peanut to peanut" | ||
Floyd ] Science Tower (Riff Conner) Turns: 4920 Floyd | > Floyd | > GIVE SINGLE PEANUT TO PEANUT Floyd | Floyd | (Dr. Peanut) Floyd | (first taking the single peanut) Floyd | Dr. Peanut accepts the peanut happily and graciously. Instead of Floyd | cramming it into his cheeks the way you would expect a hamster to do, Floyd | he cradles it in his arms as though it were a major award for Floyd | excellence in science. Which, in a sense, it is. Floyd | Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.] Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "yay point" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Another point." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Or non-point as the case may be." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Science Tower (Riff Conner) Turns: 4921 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The clouds in your cup form a gentle ripple. Lack of a symbolic image Floyd | means that you have accomplished everything you must in your current Floyd | environment and should move on to find new challenges in order to grow Floyd | as a person. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | Dr. Peanut basks in the glory of scientific discovery, and gives his Floyd | peanut a satisfied pat. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x chalkboard" | ||
Floyd ] Science Tower (Riff Conner) Turns: 4922 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CHALKBOARD Floyd | Floyd | (the chalkboard) Floyd | One of those big old slate chalkboards set in a wooden frame with a Floyd | pivot so you can flip it over and use the other side. It also has Floyd | little wheels so you can move it around, but I'm going to tell you Floyd | right now that it's perfectly fine where it is. Floyd | Floyd | It has a long and elaborate mathematical equation written on it (in Floyd | chalk, naturally). Floyd | Floyd | On the chalkboard is a yellow sticky-note. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "I think you only needed the old key from this room. But isn't it nice you saved Dr Peanut as well?" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "I was about to ask." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Naomi better stock up on peanuts though." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "And hamster food." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "So one more room up here in the attic I think." | ||
| DavidW says, "Yes." | ||
| DavidW says, "I'll guess the old key we got is for the sarcophagus and not the train station, shack, or games cabinet." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Unless we find that missing vacuum part in there, then it's perhaps two." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "sw" | ||
Floyd ] Abandoned Nursery (Harrison Gerard) Turns: 4923 Floyd | > Floyd | > SW Floyd | Floyd | Dr. Peanut squeaks queryingly as you leave. Floyd | Floyd | Abandoned Nursery (Harrison Gerard) Floyd | An octagonal room. Dust coats the walls. In one corner, a crib. In the Floyd | other, a dollhouse. Exits lead northwest, north, and northeast. Floyd | Floyd | You can see a "Gossipin' Gertie" doll and a vacuum cleaner here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "nw" | ||
Floyd ] Disheveled Studio (Katherine Morayati) Turns: 4924 Floyd | > Floyd | > NW Floyd | Floyd | Your reading glasses frost over at the edges. You feel a sharp pain Floyd | from the cold spot on your shoulder, and feel like there's a library Floyd | book you--or Emmett, perhaps--hasn't read yet from this location. Floyd | Floyd | Disheveled Studio (Katherine Morayati) Floyd | Even in half-light, you can tell the studio must have been abandoned Floyd | in a hurry. The bookshelves are ransacked, the easel in pieces on the Floyd | floor, bulbs torn out of two of the ceiling lights. The only thing Floyd | undisturbed is a table, solid like a slab, precisely in the center of Floyd | the room. Several layers of heavy curtain block off crawlspaces to the Floyd | north and southeast. Floyd | Floyd | The very existence of this room puzzles you. Peter had never expressed Floyd | an interest in painting, or any arts really. It was hard enough just Floyd | convincing him that the bedroom needed more than bare walls. But the Floyd | room unmistakably smells like him. Specifically, it smells like the Floyd | cologne he'd bought you on your 18-month anniversary, the kind he'd Floyd | douse you in every night before bed, every morning after your shower, Floyd | and really every time he saw you, regular and often enough that you Floyd | associate it with him, not you. It used to be a comforting presence. Floyd | Floyd | A half-finished canvas slumps like a torso across the table. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x me" | ||
Floyd ] Disheveled Studio (Katherine Morayati) Turns: 4925 Floyd | > Floyd | > X ME Floyd | Floyd | You felt a sense of unease the moment you let the curtain fall behind Floyd | you. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Disheveled Studio (Katherine Morayati) Turns: 4926 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The swirls in your cup form a pear shape, complete with stem. Floyd | Botanical images mean that while there is much left to accomplish in Floyd | the present situation, your immediate environment sustains you, and Floyd | you have everything that you need. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x bookshelves" | ||
Floyd ] Disheveled Studio (Katherine Morayati) Turns: 4927 Floyd | > Floyd | > X BOOKSHELVES Floyd | Floyd | The wood is cracked and full of splinters, and each book looks as it Floyd | something's torn into it: spines warped, covers in tatters, dripping Floyd | out ripped pages. There must have been dozens of books at one point, Floyd | you'd guess. Surely some must be readable. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "search them" | ||
Floyd ] Disheveled Studio (Katherine Morayati) Turns: 4927 Floyd | > Floyd | > SEARCH THEM Floyd | Floyd | You can't see 'them' (nothing) at the moment. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "search bookshelves" | ||
Floyd ] Disheveled Studio (Katherine Morayati) Turns: 4928 Floyd | > Floyd | > SEARCH BOOKSHELVES Floyd | Floyd | On further examination, one book has survived the assault. You pick it Floyd | up. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x it" | ||
Floyd ] Disheveled Studio (Katherine Morayati) Turns: 4929 Floyd | > Floyd | > X IT Floyd | Floyd | There's nothing else salvageable on the shelves. Floyd | Floyd | You hear a faint cracking noise, and realize that the bat egg you've Floyd | been carrying around is hatching! The shell cracks and crumbles away, Floyd | revealing a small red fish. Amazing! You had heard stories of the red Floyd | herring, which lays its eggs in other animals' nests in a similar Floyd | fashion to the cuckoo, but you never expected to actually see one! Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "See, it wasn't a bat egg at all!" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "I almost forgot the "bat" egg." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x red herring" | ||
Floyd ] Disheveled Studio (Katherine Morayati) Turns: 4930 Floyd | > Floyd | > X RED HERRING Floyd | Floyd | You hatched this red herring from a bat egg. Well, I guess it was a Floyd | red herring egg, actually. It blinks at you with big round eyes, Floyd | wondering if you're its mother. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x book" | ||
Floyd ] Disheveled Studio (Katherine Morayati) Turns: 4930 Floyd | > Floyd | > X BOOK Floyd | Floyd | Which do you mean, the ruined books, A Rudimentary Taxonomy of Floyd | Known Scent and Grotesque Reactions, Life Beneath Floyd | Nightmares (smelling faintly of mildew), Limerickus Floyd | Dirtius (smelling faintly of mildew) or the small blue journal Floyd | (which you know is a journal because it says "Mein Journal" Floyd | on the front) (smelling faintly of mildew)? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x taxonomy" | ||
Floyd ] Disheveled Studio (Katherine Morayati) Turns: 4931 Floyd | > Floyd | > X TAXONOMY Floyd | Floyd | The book is old -- by the design, you'd guess centuries -- but Floyd | compared to the rest of the shelves, curiously unhandled. The title is Floyd | flaking off and partially obscured by inky fingerprints, but you make Floyd | it out after a few seconds: "A Rudimentary Taxonomy of Known Scent and Floyd | Grotesque Reactions, by Artemis Cragne." Floyd | Floyd | A sticker on the spine bears the insignia of the Backwater Public Floyd | Library. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read it" | ||
Floyd ] Disheveled Studio (Katherine Morayati) Turns: 4932 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ IT Floyd | Floyd | You flip through the pages. Whoever was in here last, it's easy to Floyd | tell where they left off: the pages are translucent with grease. Floyd | Floyd | Unnatural scent is prohibited in most God-fearing communities of this Floyd | region, particularly in women, for whom it is seen as licentious Floyd | adornment. This admonition is rarely heeded, and most community Floyd | members can be identified by their characteristic stink. The scent Floyd | becomes essentially bound to that individual, enough for divination Floyd | purposes -- conveniently, as when one stinks in this way, one has Floyd | already transgressed against community norms, so divination can hardly Floyd | increase one's amounted sins. (A footnote cites several theologians Floyd | you are unfamiliar with.) Floyd | Floyd | Scent is our closest link to the unknown, particularly when applied to Floyd | other means of divination. When a scent is bound to an individual, and Floyd | applied to a sympathetic object, it is known to have a sympathetic Floyd | effect upon that individual. Several common substances are also known Floyd | to have sympathetic effects: Floyd | Floyd | Cedar: Enhances visions. Floyd | Frankincense: Induces holiness. Floyd | Tuberose: Inflames passions. Floyd | Petrichor: Promotes rot. Floyd | Animalic musk (castoreum, civet): Promotes depravity. Floyd | Blood: Binds an object to the one who bled. Floyd | Floyd | Through my study I have discovered certain compounds with grotesque Floyd | properties. Floyd | Floyd | Savior's breath: A by-product of holy water. Colorless and curiously Floyd | insubstantial, apparitional even. Used for purification. Floyd | Peat venom: Extracted from cadavers, submerged in deep river mud, as Floyd | close as possible to the ninth month of rot. (Two diagrams accompany Floyd | the entry, one a map with hash markings, one a calendar, both covered Floyd | in crude equations.) Opens one up to forces beyond this earth. Floyd | Dispulsichor: Extracted from the air just after a sound has ended, or Floyd | a scent has dispersed; takes on the appearance of the sky. Undoes the Floyd | effect of past scent-based divination. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | You notice some loose papers stapled to the end of the book, yellowed Floyd | from age, and are compelled to read on. (Type SCENTS at any point Floyd | to recall the list of scents.) Floyd | Floyd | A sigh echoes in your head. "That's all of them," a voice breathes. Floyd | "And that's about all I can do. I wish you luck. Find your husband, Floyd | even though he's another Cragne. And beware the Vaadigniphod." With Floyd | that, the voice fades away. After a second or two, you realize that Floyd | your shoulder has warmed up again. You rub the spot absently, almost Floyd | missing the cold. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x loose papers" | ||
Floyd ] Disheveled Studio (Katherine Morayati) Turns: 4932 Floyd | > Floyd | > X LOOSE PAPERS Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read it" | ||
Floyd ] Disheveled Studio (Katherine Morayati) Turns: 4933 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ IT Floyd | Floyd | (Type SCENTS at any point to recall the list of scents.) Floyd | Floyd | You flip through the pages, tearing a few: Floyd | Floyd | Sympathetic objects are traditionally keepsakes, though most trinkets Floyd | are too small and insufficiently porous for scent-based divination. Floyd | What seems to work best is a combination of blood and some physical Floyd | likeness, usually an image of the face. A large, detailed image and Floyd | close resemblance seem ideal. Floyd | Floyd | I presume an object or image only functions as a sympathetic object if Floyd | it is activated; otherwise, our world would be composed entirely of Floyd | conjurers and fainters. My studies suggest the key is intimacy. Floyd | Looking at a sympathetic object produces little but unease. Touching Floyd | it begins to produce results, more if by hand than by paintbrush. The Floyd | strongest sympathetic effect comes from kissing. (The vulgar forms of Floyd | physical intimacy do not seem to produce a meaningful sympathetic Floyd | effect. I asked one of the local village boys to try with my image. Floyd | All I felt was a remote disgust and a phantom mashing by my waist; all Floyd | he said was it itched for a week.) I must continue. Floyd | Floyd | The pages go on. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "g" | ||
Floyd ] Disheveled Studio (Katherine Morayati) Turns: 4934 Floyd | > Floyd | > G Floyd | Floyd | (Type SCENTS at any point to recall the list of scents.) Floyd | Floyd | You flip through the pages, giving yourself a paper cut: Floyd | Floyd | It is said that malevolent spirits can operate through people, if Floyd | those spirits are made aware of the person's existence, and if those Floyd | individuals are of sufficient moral laxity. All of the accounts only Floyd | say "moral laxity." They do not specify further; perhaps it depends on Floyd | the traditional customs. The literature is tentative on such spirits Floyd | being cast out. Floyd | Floyd | What is clear across the literature is that a priest cannot determine Floyd | moral laxity. Nor can it be discerned from prayer or conversation. Yet Floyd | the constant task of all men is to scour the bodies and images around Floyd | them for signs of moral leakage, to cast out or drink in. I specify Floyd | men deliberately. The constant task of woman is to conceal that which Floyd | she may never know. Floyd | Floyd | There's yet more to read. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "g" | ||
Floyd ] Disheveled Studio (Katherine Morayati) Turns: 4935 Floyd | > Floyd | > G Floyd | Floyd | (Type SCENTS at any point to recall the list of scents.) Floyd | Floyd | You flip through the pages, tearing a few: Floyd | Floyd | There are more malevolent spirits than the literature suggests, I am Floyd | sure of it. Nor are they, as theologians say, all manifestations of Floyd | Satan. Nor am I quite convinced they are even malevolent. Floyd | Floyd | This village appears to be a kind of locus. There is a great entity at Floyd | work, I am sure of it. But in the day to day, I am less concerned with Floyd | this entity than his deliverer. The literature says this deliverer may Floyd | be summoned via divination, but only takes notice of those of the Floyd | right moral substance. He, because I am convinced the deliverer is a Floyd | male entity. Floyd | Floyd | You cannot bring yourself to stop reading. Floyd | Floyd | The wound on your finger has stopped bleeding now. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "I have a bad feeling about reading on." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "g" | ||
Floyd ] Disheveled Studio (Katherine Morayati) Turns: 4936 Floyd | > Floyd | > G Floyd | Floyd | (Type SCENTS at any point to recall the list of scents.) Floyd | Floyd | You flip through the pages, giving yourself a paper cut: Floyd | Floyd | I have tested these scents upon my image every night for a fortnight. Floyd | I'm sure I've kept it a secret, yet people shun me. Even that damn Floyd | Consecration William steers clear. So I work alone now, into the Floyd | night, half in delirium. I anoint my image with oils and try to Floyd | inflame whatever it is within my breast that will prove myself worthy Floyd | to the one who chooses. I have only used my own image; I dare not Floyd | inflict this upon another, who may prove worthier. Floyd | Floyd | You cannot bring yourself to stop reading. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "g" | ||
Floyd ] Disheveled Studio (Katherine Morayati) Turns: 4937 Floyd | > Floyd | > G Floyd | Floyd | (Type SCENTS at any point to recall the list of scents.) Floyd | Floyd | You flip through the pages, giving yourself a paper cut: Floyd | Floyd | He knows who I am. He knows who I am. He knows who I am. Floyd | Floyd | You cannot bring yourself to stop reading. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "g" | ||
Floyd ] Disheveled Studio (Katherine Morayati) Turns: 4938 Floyd | > Floyd | > G Floyd | Floyd | (Type SCENTS at any point to recall the list of scents.) Floyd | Floyd | You flip through the pages, tearing a few: Floyd | Floyd | Vaadignephod. Floyd | Floyd | You cannot bring yourself to stop reading. Floyd | Floyd | The wound on your finger has stopped bleeding now. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "g" | ||
Floyd ] Disheveled Studio (Katherine Morayati) Turns: 4939 Floyd | > Floyd | > G Floyd | Floyd | (Type SCENTS at any point to recall the list of scents.) Floyd | Floyd | You flip through the pages, giving yourself a paper cut: Floyd | Floyd | Sympathetic objects are traditionally keepsakes, though most trinkets Floyd | are too small and insufficiently porous for scent-based divination. Floyd | What seems to work best is a combination of blood and some physical Floyd | likeness, usually an image of the face. A large, detailed image and Floyd | close resemblance seem ideal. Floyd | Floyd | I presume an object or image only functions as a sympathetic object if Floyd | it is activated; otherwise, our world would be composed entirely of Floyd | conjurers and fainters. My studies suggest the key is intimacy. Floyd | Looking at a sympathetic object produces little but unease. Touching Floyd | it begins to produce results, more if by hand than by paintbrush. The Floyd | strongest sympathetic effect comes from kissing. (The vulgar forms of Floyd | physical intimacy do not seem to produce a meaningful sympathetic Floyd | effect. I asked one of the local village boys to try with my image. Floyd | All I felt was a remote disgust and a phantom mashing by my waist; all Floyd | he said was it itched for a week.) I must continue. Floyd | Floyd | You cannot bring yourself to stop reading. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "repeating now" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "So it is." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "scents" | ||
Floyd ] Disheveled Studio (Katherine Morayati) Turns: 4940 Floyd | > Floyd | > SCENTS Floyd | Floyd | Cedar: Enhances visions. Floyd | Frankincense: Purifies sins. Floyd | Tuberose: Inflames passions. Floyd | Petrichor: Promotes rot. Floyd | Animalic musk (castoreum, civet): Promotes depravity. Floyd | Blood: Binds an object to the one who bled. Floyd | Floyd | Savior's breath: Colorless and curiously insubstantial. Used for Floyd | purification. Floyd | Peat venom: Extracted from cadavers in river mud. Opens one up to Floyd | forces beyond this earth. Floyd | Dispulsichor: Undoes the effect of past divination. Floyd | Floyd | The wound on your finger has stopped bleeding now. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "l" | ||
Floyd ] Disheveled Studio (Katherine Morayati) Turns: 4941 Floyd | > Floyd | > L Floyd | Floyd | Disheveled Studio (Katherine Morayati) Floyd | The studio must have been abandoned in a hurry. The bookshelves are Floyd | ransacked, the easel in pieces on the floor, bulbs torn out of two of Floyd | the ceiling lights. The only thing undisturbed is a table, solid like Floyd | a slab, precisely in the center of the room. Several layers of heavy Floyd | curtain block off crawlspaces to the north and southeast. Floyd | Floyd | The room smells distractingly of Peter's cologne. Floyd | Floyd | A half-finished canvas slumps like a torso across the table. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Disheveled Studio (Katherine Morayati) Turns: 4942 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The clouds in your cup form a maple leaf. Botanical images mean that Floyd | while there is much left to accomplish in the present situation, your Floyd | immediate environment sustains you, and you have everything that you Floyd | need. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "smell" | ||
Floyd ] Disheveled Studio (Katherine Morayati) Turns: 4943 Floyd | > Floyd | > SMELL Floyd | Floyd | What's clear is that someone was here. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "Have you actually picked up this taxonomy book?" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "I thought the game said I did." | ||
| DavidW says, "oh, then I missed that." | ||
| Knight_Otu loyd | On further examination, one book has survived the assault. You pick it up | ||
| DavidW says, "okay" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x easel" | ||
Floyd ] Disheveled Studio (Katherine Morayati) Turns: 4944 Floyd | > Floyd | > X EASEL Floyd | Floyd | A pile of wood that comes up to your knees. It's unnaturally neat, as Floyd | if someone stacked it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "search it" | ||
Floyd ] Disheveled Studio (Katherine Morayati) Turns: 4945 Floyd | > Floyd | > SEARCH IT Floyd | Floyd | You claw through the wreckage, pricking your finger. At the bottom of Floyd | the pile is a crumpled, oily ball of paper, from which you peel off Floyd | what seems like dozens of sketches and photos, every last one of you. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Peeeteeerrr...." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x lights" | ||
Floyd ] Disheveled Studio (Katherine Morayati) Turns: 4946 Floyd | > Floyd | > X LIGHTS Floyd | Floyd | Even the remaining lights aren't completely right -- one bulb is Floyd | cracked, another dangles halfway out of its fixture. There's enough Floyd | light for you to see, but only just. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "smell ball" | ||
Floyd ] Disheveled Studio (Katherine Morayati) Turns: 4946 Floyd | > Floyd | > SMELL BALL Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x table" | ||
Floyd ] Disheveled Studio (Katherine Morayati) Turns: 4947 Floyd | > Floyd | > X TABLE Floyd | Floyd | A stone slab in the center of the room, just barely larger than the Floyd | canvas. You pick up some knickknacks from the table's edge: a piece of Floyd | charcoal and a box of colored vials. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I think the ball became photos." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x photos" | ||
Floyd ] Disheveled Studio (Katherine Morayati) Turns: 4948 Floyd | > Floyd | > X PHOTOS Floyd | Floyd | You don't remember Peter ever photographing you, and yet these photos Floyd | encompass, it seems, every moment of your life. None of them seem Floyd | surreptitious. The framing is so perfect that if you didn't know Floyd | better, you'd swear you posed for an hour. In each, your face is Floyd | visible; in each, thick pencil marks contour your face. Floyd | Floyd | You flip through. At your old house you contracted pneumonia so bad Floyd | you spent a month in bed, barely conscious. You wanted to go to the Floyd | hospital, but Peter insisted on staying home to take care of you Floyd | himself: cooking you meals, tucking you in, wiping your face clean Floyd | every time you woke up -- and, it's clear, photographing you as well. Floyd | Floyd | The wound on your finger has stopped bleeding now. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x charcoal" | ||
Floyd ] Disheveled Studio (Katherine Morayati) Turns: 4949 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CHARCOAL Floyd | Floyd | Charcoal, of the kind you'd make sketches with. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x box of vials" | ||
Floyd ] Disheveled Studio (Katherine Morayati) Turns: 4949 Floyd | > Floyd | > X BOX OF VIALS Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x box" | ||
Floyd ] Disheveled Studio (Katherine Morayati) Turns: 4949 Floyd | > Floyd | > X BOX Floyd | Floyd | Which do you mean, the box of vials, the box of Nilla Wafers (smelling Floyd | faintly of mildew) or the pewter box (smelling faintly of mildew)? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x box vials" | ||
Floyd ] Disheveled Studio (Katherine Morayati) Turns: 4950 Floyd | > Floyd | > X BOX VIALS Floyd | Floyd | A box of glass vials, in all different colors. The sides are greasy Floyd | and stained with a dark substance. Floyd | Floyd | In the box of vials are a vial of cedarwood extract, a vial of Floyd | frankincense, a vial of tuberose extract, a vial of geosmin, a vial of Floyd | musk, a vial of rose extract, a spray decant vial, a vial of vanilla Floyd | extract, an unmarked clear vial, an unmarked teal vial and an unmarked Floyd | pale blue vial. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "scents" | ||
Floyd ] Disheveled Studio (Katherine Morayati) Turns: 4951 Floyd | > Floyd | > SCENTS Floyd | Floyd | Cedar: Enhances visions. Floyd | Frankincense: Purifies sins. Floyd | Tuberose: Inflames passions. Floyd | Petrichor: Promotes rot. Floyd | Animalic musk (castoreum, civet): Promotes depravity. Floyd | Blood: Binds an object to the one who bled. Floyd | Floyd | Savior's breath: Colorless and curiously insubstantial. Used for Floyd | purification. Floyd | Peat venom: Extracted from cadavers in river mud. Opens one up to Floyd | forces beyond this earth. Floyd | Dispulsichor: Undoes the effect of past divination. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "smell photos" | ||
Floyd ] Disheveled Studio (Katherine Morayati) Turns: 4952 Floyd | > Floyd | > SMELL PHOTOS Floyd | Floyd | What's clear is that someone was here. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I have to say, it took me a lot longer to figure out this room compares to the Science Tower." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x blue vial" | ||
Floyd ] Disheveled Studio (Katherine Morayati) Turns: 4952 Floyd | > Floyd | > X BLUE VIAL Floyd | Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to examine the unmarked pale Floyd | blue vial. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x pale blue" | ||
Floyd ] Disheveled Studio (Katherine Morayati) Turns: 4953 Floyd | > Floyd | > X PALE BLUE Floyd | Floyd | A vial of liquid, made of thick, slippery glass and smudged around the Floyd | edges, like a gangrenous thumb. An over-bulbous dropper dispenses Floyd | liquid. Floyd | This vial is a pale blue, that of the sky after a rainstorm. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x vial" | ||
Floyd ] Disheveled Studio (Katherine Morayati) Turns: 4954 Floyd | > Floyd | > X VIAL Floyd | Floyd | (the little stoppered vial of blue liquid (smelling faintly of Floyd | mildew)) Floyd | You see nothing special about the little stoppered vial of blue liquid Floyd | (smelling faintly of mildew). Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | inky asks, "how long has CF been doing this game?" | |
| DavidW says, "That blue vial is from the annex." | ||
| DavidW asks (of inky), "November?" | ||
| Knight_Otu asks, "Since it came out, roughly?" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Yeah, I wanted to see if the vials might be related." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x cedar" | ||
Floyd ] Disheveled Studio (Katherine Morayati) Turns: 4955 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CEDAR Floyd | Floyd | A small vial of liquid, the size and feel of a damp thumb. A small Floyd | dropper dispenses liquid. Floyd | This vial is sepia and labeled "blood cedar". Floyd | Floyd | > | inky says, "man" | |
| DavidW says, "We might be able to finish as early as next week if we're really on our game, but it'll probably take at least two sessions more." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "We might be nearing the endgame slowly." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x dropper" | ||
Floyd ] Disheveled Studio (Katherine Morayati) Turns: 4956 Floyd | > Floyd | > X DROPPER Floyd | Floyd | You'll have to specify which one you mean. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x cedar dropper" | ||
Floyd ] Disheveled Studio (Katherine Morayati) Turns: 4956 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CEDAR DROPPER Floyd | Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to examine the vial of Floyd | cedarwood extract. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "drop cedar on photos" | ||
Floyd ] Disheveled Studio (Katherine Morayati) Turns: 4957 Floyd | > Floyd | > DROP CEDAR ON PHOTOS Floyd | Floyd | (first taking the vial of cedarwood extract) Floyd | Putting things on photos of you would achieve nothing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get cedarwood dropper" | ||
Floyd ] Disheveled Studio (Katherine Morayati) Turns: 4957 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET CEDARWOOD DROPPER Floyd | Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to get the vial of cedarwood Floyd | extract. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "dispense" | ||
Floyd ] Disheveled Studio (Katherine Morayati) Turns: 4957 Floyd | > Floyd | > DISPENSE Floyd | Floyd | That verb doesn't work here, or, at least, not right now, but Floyd | it might work somewhere later. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "drip cedar on photos" | ||
Floyd ] Disheveled Studio (Katherine Morayati) Turns: 4957 Floyd | > Floyd | > DRIP CEDAR ON PHOTOS Floyd | Floyd | That verb doesn't work here, or, at least, not right now, but Floyd | it might work somewhere later. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x cedar" | ||
Floyd ] Disheveled Studio (Katherine Morayati) Turns: 4958 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CEDAR Floyd | Floyd | A small vial of liquid, the size and feel of a damp thumb. A small Floyd | dropper dispenses liquid. Floyd | This vial is sepia and labeled "blood cedar". Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I _think_ you've yet to discover an important item in this room." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Maybe." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "search lights" | ||
Floyd ] Disheveled Studio (Katherine Morayati) Turns: 4959 Floyd | > Floyd | > SEARCH LIGHTS Floyd | Floyd | They're too far away. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "search table" | ||
Floyd ] Disheveled Studio (Katherine Morayati) Turns: 4960 Floyd | > Floyd | > SEARCH TABLE Floyd | Floyd | There is nothing on the table. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" | ||
Floyd ] Disheveled Studio (Katherine Morayati) Turns: 4961 Floyd | > Floyd | > L Floyd | Floyd | Disheveled Studio (Katherine Morayati) Floyd | The studio must have been abandoned in a hurry. The bookshelves are Floyd | ransacked, the easel in pieces on the floor, bulbs torn out of two of Floyd | the ceiling lights. The only thing undisturbed is a table, solid like Floyd | a slab, precisely in the center of the room. Several layers of heavy Floyd | curtain block off crawlspaces to the north and southeast. Floyd | Floyd | The room smells distractingly of Peter's cologne. Floyd | Floyd | A half-finished canvas slumps like a torso across the table. Floyd | Floyd | > | Roger says, "where's some beaver anal glands when you really need them" | |
| DavidW says, "ah, the canvas." | ||
| DavidW asks (of Roger), "You like vanilla, huh?" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x canvas" | ||
Floyd ] Disheveled Studio (Katherine Morayati) Turns: 4962 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CANVAS Floyd | Floyd | The painting is clearly of a woman, though only her face, and only the Floyd | outline. In the background is some cursory sketchwork, but the face on Floyd | the canvas is completely blank. Still, as you trace the contours, you Floyd | realize it's shaped like yours. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "I knew I saw that somewhere." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "But when it didn't appear on the table again." | ||
| DavidW says, "yeah, that's awkward." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "sketch face" | ||
Floyd ] Disheveled Studio (Katherine Morayati) Turns: 4963 Floyd | > Floyd | > SKETCH FACE Floyd | Floyd | (the pull-string doll (smelling faintly of mildew)) Floyd | You doodle aimlessly on it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "sketch canvas" | ||
Floyd ] Disheveled Studio (Katherine Morayati) Turns: 4964 Floyd | > Floyd | > SKETCH CANVAS Floyd | Floyd | You sketch as faithful a rendition of your face on the canvas as Floyd | possible in the dark. Strange how little you remember of how you look Floyd | when forced to draw it. But it seems accurate enough -- almost. The Floyd | expression you've given yourself is contorted and inhuman. The Floyd | charcoal runs out as you're sketching your mouth, leaving a jagged Floyd | hole in the center of your bottom lip. Other than that, it's as good a Floyd | likeness as you'll get. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put cedar on canvas" | ||
Floyd ] Disheveled Studio (Katherine Morayati) Turns: 4965 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT CEDAR ON CANVAS Floyd | Floyd | You apply the oil to the canvas, rubbing it in with your finger. As Floyd | the oil hits the canvas, you have a sudden vision of a presence Floyd | looming and your drawn face buckling. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "scents" | ||
Floyd ] Disheveled Studio (Katherine Morayati) Turns: 4966 Floyd | > Floyd | > SCENTS Floyd | Floyd | Cedar: Enhances visions. Floyd | Frankincense: Purifies sins. Floyd | Tuberose: Inflames passions. Floyd | Petrichor: Promotes rot. Floyd | Animalic musk (castoreum, civet): Promotes depravity. Floyd | Blood: Binds an object to the one who bled. Floyd | Floyd | Savior's breath: Colorless and curiously insubstantial. Used for Floyd | purification. Floyd | Peat venom: Extracted from cadavers in river mud. Opens one up to Floyd | forces beyond this earth. Floyd | Dispulsichor: Undoes the effect of past divination. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x box vials" | ||
Floyd ] Disheveled Studio (Katherine Morayati) Turns: 4967 Floyd | > Floyd | > X BOX VIALS Floyd | Floyd | A box of glass vials, in all different colors. The sides are greasy Floyd | and stained with a dark substance. Floyd | Floyd | In the box of vials are a vial of frankincense, a vial of tuberose Floyd | extract, a vial of geosmin, a vial of musk, a vial of rose extract, a Floyd | spray decant vial, a vial of vanilla extract, an unmarked clear vial, Floyd | an unmarked teal vial and an unmarked pale blue vial. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put pale blue on canvas" | ||
Floyd ] Disheveled Studio (Katherine Morayati) Turns: 4968 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT PALE BLUE ON CANVAS Floyd | Floyd | You apply the oil to the canvas, rubbing it in with your finger. A Floyd | blue smoke arises from the canvas, smelling of cedar. The scent Floyd | disappears from the air, and the canvas, when the smoke does. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "Didn't the taxonomy book say something about blood?" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x rose" | ||
Floyd ] Disheveled Studio (Katherine Morayati) Turns: 4969 Floyd | > Floyd | > X ROSE Floyd | Floyd | A small vial of liquid, the size and feel of a damp thumb. A small Floyd | dropper dispenses liquid. Floyd | This vial is dark mauve and labeled "rose". Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read taxomony" | ||
Floyd ] Disheveled Studio (Katherine Morayati) Turns: 4969 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ TAXOMONY Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "Looks like pale blue does a reset on the canvas." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read scents" | ||
Floyd ] Disheveled Studio (Katherine Morayati) Turns: 4969 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ SCENTS Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read scent" | ||
Floyd ] Disheveled Studio (Katherine Morayati) Turns: 4970 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ SCENT Floyd | Floyd | (Type SCENTS at any point to recall the list of scents.) Floyd | Floyd | You flip through the pages, tearing a few: Floyd | Floyd | It is said that malevolent spirits can operate through people, if Floyd | those spirits are made aware of the person's existence, and if those Floyd | individuals are of sufficient moral laxity. All of the accounts only Floyd | say "moral laxity." They do not specify further; perhaps it depends on Floyd | the traditional customs. The literature is tentative on such spirits Floyd | being cast out. Floyd | Floyd | What is clear across the literature is that a priest cannot determine Floyd | moral laxity. Nor can it be discerned from prayer or conversation. Yet Floyd | the constant task of all men is to scour the bodies and images around Floyd | them for signs of moral leakage, to cast out or drink in. I specify Floyd | men deliberately. The constant task of woman is to conceal that which Floyd | she may never know. Floyd | Floyd | You cannot bring yourself to stop reading. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "g" | ||
Floyd ] Disheveled Studio (Katherine Morayati) Turns: 4971 Floyd | > Floyd | > G Floyd | Floyd | (Type SCENTS at any point to recall the list of scents.) Floyd | Floyd | You flip through the pages, tearing a few: Floyd | Floyd | There are more malevolent spirits than the literature suggests, I am Floyd | sure of it. Nor are they, as theologians say, all manifestations of Floyd | Satan. Nor am I quite convinced they are even malevolent. Floyd | Floyd | This village appears to be a kind of locus. There is a great entity at Floyd | work, I am sure of it. But in the day to day, I am less concerned with Floyd | this entity than his deliverer. The literature says this deliverer may Floyd | be summoned via divination, but only takes notice of those of the Floyd | right moral substance. He, because I am convinced the deliverer is a Floyd | male entity. Floyd | Floyd | You cannot bring yourself to stop reading. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "g" | ||
Floyd ] Disheveled Studio (Katherine Morayati) Turns: 4972 Floyd | > Floyd | > G Floyd | Floyd | (Type SCENTS at any point to recall the list of scents.) Floyd | Floyd | You flip through the pages, giving yourself a paper cut: Floyd | Floyd | I have tested these scents upon my image every night for a fortnight. Floyd | I'm sure I've kept it a secret, yet people shun me. Even that damn Floyd | Consecration William steers clear. So I work alone now, into the Floyd | night, half in delirium. I anoint my image with oils and try to Floyd | inflame whatever it is within my breast that will prove myself worthy Floyd | to the one who chooses. I have only used my own image; I dare not Floyd | inflict this upon another, who may prove worthier. Floyd | Floyd | You cannot bring yourself to stop reading. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "There's a paper cut" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put blood on canvas" | ||
Floyd ] Disheveled Studio (Katherine Morayati) Turns: 4973 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT BLOOD ON CANVAS Floyd | Floyd | (blood on the painting) Floyd | You squeeze some blood onto the painting, closing your eyes with every Floyd | drop -- you never could stand to watch. You were aiming at your mouth Floyd | but hit your eyes; they ripple uneasily on the canvas as the blood Floyd | spreads. On instinct, you blink. Floyd | Floyd | The wound on your finger has stopped bleeding now. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x canvas" | ||
Floyd ] Disheveled Studio (Katherine Morayati) Turns: 4974 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CANVAS Floyd | Floyd | Your drawn expression is agonized and smeared in blood. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "scents" | ||
Floyd ] Disheveled Studio (Katherine Morayati) Turns: 4975 Floyd | > Floyd | > SCENTS Floyd | Floyd | Cedar: Enhances visions. Floyd | Frankincense: Purifies sins. Floyd | Tuberose: Inflames passions. Floyd | Petrichor: Promotes rot. Floyd | Animalic musk (castoreum, civet): Promotes depravity. Floyd | Blood: Binds an object to the one who bled. Floyd | Floyd | Savior's breath: Colorless and curiously insubstantial. Used for Floyd | purification. Floyd | Peat venom: Extracted from cadavers in river mud. Opens one up to Floyd | forces beyond this earth. Floyd | Dispulsichor: Undoes the effect of past divination. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put clear on canvas" | ||
Floyd ] Disheveled Studio (Katherine Morayati) Turns: 4975 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT CLEAR ON CANVAS Floyd | Floyd | You apply the oil to the canvas, rubbing it in with your finger. A Floyd | sudden heat envelops your body, and you are seized by visions of Peter Floyd | grabbing you by the nape of the neck as you fall forward. Even as you Floyd | look away, the vision seems imprinted upon everything in the room. The Floyd | visions are so transfixing you don't realize that your skin has been Floyd | disintegrating until it's too late. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | *** Your sins have been purified *** Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT, UNDO the last Floyd | command or TAKE BACK the action that sealed your fate (for when UNDO Floyd | is not enough)? Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Oops." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "undo" | ||
Floyd ] Disheveled Studio (Katherine Morayati) Turns: 4975 Floyd | Floyd | > UNDO Floyd | Floyd | Disheveled Studio (Katherine Morayati) Floyd | [Previous turn undone.] Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put teal on canvas" | ||
Floyd ] Disheveled Studio (Katherine Morayati) Turns: 4975 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT TEAL ON CANVAS Floyd | Floyd | You apply the oil to the canvas, rubbing it in with your finger. A Floyd | guttural voice shakes the room's foundations. "HER?" You can't find Floyd | the source of the sound. "WHAT ABOUT HER PAST MAKES YOU THINK I HAVE Floyd | ANY USE FOR HER?" A claw in your back thrusts you into the floorboards Floyd | and starts to shake you apart from the spine. You try to concentrate Floyd | on anything else but the pain; what you pick up is Peter's voice, Floyd | quavering and not quite seeming real. "How did she get in here?" "YOU Floyd | TOLD ME SHE WAS PREPARED." "Look, I was in a rush, OK?" Your Floyd | sight goes; you'd lost your ability to move what seems like ages ago. Floyd | "EVERY ONE OF THEM HAS DONE THIS." Your feeling goes; you Floyd | should be able to feel your skin rotting and sinking into the Floyd | bones "If you'd just give me another day, please. Or an hour. Or look, Floyd | can you at least leave the skin--" Then your hearing goes, but the Floyd | scent of your rotting body remains. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | *** You have been found unworthy *** Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT, UNDO the last Floyd | command or TAKE BACK the action that sealed your fate (for when UNDO Floyd | is not enough)? Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "undo" | ||
Floyd ] Disheveled Studio (Katherine Morayati) Turns: 4975 Floyd | Floyd | > UNDO Floyd | Floyd | Disheveled Studio (Katherine Morayati) Floyd | [Previous turn undone.] Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu Naomi says "Why are you back to killing me?" | |
| DavidW asks, "Does cedar + blood give us a vision?" | ||
| Knight_Otu Naomi says "Haven't I suffered enough at your hands?" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put cedar on canvas" | ||
Floyd ] Disheveled Studio (Katherine Morayati) Turns: 4976 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT CEDAR ON CANVAS Floyd | Floyd | You apply the oil to the canvas, rubbing it in with your finger. As Floyd | the oil hits the canvas, you have a sudden vision of a presence Floyd | looming and your drawn face buckling. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x canvas" | ||
Floyd ] Disheveled Studio (Katherine Morayati) Turns: 4977 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CANVAS Floyd | Floyd | Your drawn expression is agonized and smeared in blood. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "Try kissing it." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "smell canvas" | ||
Floyd ] Disheveled Studio (Katherine Morayati) Turns: 4978 Floyd | > Floyd | > SMELL CANVAS Floyd | Floyd | The cologne's definitely coming from the canvas, along with a vague Floyd | fetid smell, like rotting teeth. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "kissit" | ||
Floyd ] Disheveled Studio (Katherine Morayati) Turns: 4978 Floyd | > Floyd | > KISSIT Floyd | Floyd | That verb doesn't work here, or, at least, not right now, but Floyd | it might work somewhere later. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "kiss it" | ||
Floyd ] Disheveled Studio (Katherine Morayati) Turns: 4979 Floyd | > Floyd | > KISS IT Floyd | Floyd | Your lips go numb and you're seized by a sudden vision of something Floyd | rumbling beneath the earth. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "hm." | |
| DavidW Maybe cedar + blood + something else + kiss? | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x box vials" | ||
Floyd ] Disheveled Studio (Katherine Morayati) Turns: 4980 Floyd | > Floyd | > X BOX VIALS Floyd | Floyd | A box of glass vials, in all different colors. The sides are greasy Floyd | and stained with a dark substance. Floyd | Floyd | In the box of vials are a vial of frankincense, a vial of tuberose Floyd | extract, a vial of geosmin, a vial of musk, a vial of rose extract, a Floyd | spray decant vial, a vial of vanilla extract, an unmarked clear vial, Floyd | an unmarked teal vial and an unmarked pale blue vial. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put tuberose on canvas" | ||
Floyd ] Disheveled Studio (Katherine Morayati) Turns: 4981 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT TUBEROSE ON CANVAS Floyd | Floyd | You apply the oil to the canvas, rubbing it in with your finger. As Floyd | the oil hits the canvas, deep claw marks appear in the painting; you Floyd | feel each one in the corresponding part of your face. Something casts Floyd | a shadow over half the face, except for the pupils, which dilate and Floyd | glow red. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "Which is the peat one?" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "I was under the impression that it's the teal one." | ||
| DavidW asks, "Tuberose is a passion one. If we kiss now, do we get a passionate vision?" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "kiss canvas" | ||
Floyd ] Disheveled Studio (Katherine Morayati) Turns: 4982 Floyd | > Floyd | > KISS CANVAS Floyd | Floyd | Your lips go numb and you're seized by a sudden vision of Peter Floyd | kissing you with an unnatural intensity. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "So we *can* get different visions." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put rose on canvas" | ||
Floyd ] Disheveled Studio (Katherine Morayati) Turns: 4983 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT ROSE ON CANVAS Floyd | Floyd | You squeeze a few drops of rose oil onto the painting. Nothing Floyd | remarkable happens, but at least it smells like flowers now! Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "I have to runbto make an appoint. Keep going without me of course if you'd like" | |
| DavidW says, "bye Jacqueline" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Bye." | ||
| Jacqueline exclaims, "Byw!" | ||
| Jacqueline exclaims, "er, bye!" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put francincense on canvas" | ||
Floyd ] Disheveled Studio (Katherine Morayati) Turns: 4983 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT FRANCINCENSE ON CANVAS Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put Frankincense on canvas" | ||
Floyd ] Disheveled Studio (Katherine Morayati) Turns: 4984 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT FRANKINCENSE ON CANVAS Floyd | Floyd | You apply the oil to the canvas, rubbing it in with your finger. As Floyd | the oil hits the canvas, your painted face flushes and claw marks Floyd | appear by the cupid's bow. Your own face flushes as well. The room Floyd | around you seems to be jolted, every scent sharper and every sound Floyd | louder. Everything in the room -- knotholes in the wood, dents in the Floyd | floor -- starts to look like eyes, all trained on you. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "kiss canvas" | ||
Floyd ] Disheveled Studio (Katherine Morayati) Turns: 4985 Floyd | > Floyd | > KISS CANVAS Floyd | Floyd | Your lips go numb and you're seized by a sudden vision of Peter Floyd | kissing you with an unnatural intensity. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "How many scents have you mixed there? Cedar + blood + tuberose + rose + frankincense?" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "A lot. And yes, that sounds right." | ||
| DavidW says, "You might need to use the pale blue to reset and start the scents over." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put pale blue on canvas" | ||
Floyd ] Disheveled Studio (Katherine Morayati) Turns: 4986 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT PALE BLUE ON CANVAS Floyd | Floyd | You apply the oil to the canvas, rubbing it in with your finger. A Floyd | blue smoke arises from the canvas, smelling of cedar, tuberose and Floyd | incense. The scent disappears from the air, and the canvas, when the Floyd | smoke does. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "The blood probably stays regardless." | |
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x canvas" | ||
Floyd ] Disheveled Studio (Katherine Morayati) Turns: 4987 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CANVAS Floyd | Floyd | Your drawn expression is agonized and smeared in blood. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Sounds like it." | |
| DavidW says, "yeah, the blood stays." | ||
| DavidW says, "So cedar and something." | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "scents" | ||
Floyd ] Disheveled Studio (Katherine Morayati) Turns: 4988 Floyd | > Floyd | > SCENTS Floyd | Floyd | Cedar: Enhances visions. Floyd | Frankincense: Purifies sins. Floyd | Tuberose: Inflames passions. Floyd | Petrichor: Promotes rot. Floyd | Animalic musk (castoreum, civet): Promotes depravity. Floyd | Blood: Binds an object to the one who bled. Floyd | Floyd | Savior's breath: Colorless and curiously insubstantial. Used for Floyd | purification. Floyd | Peat venom: Extracted from cadavers in river mud. Opens one up to Floyd | forces beyond this earth. Floyd | Dispulsichor: Undoes the effect of past divination. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put cedar on canvas" | ||
Floyd ] Disheveled Studio (Katherine Morayati) Turns: 4989 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT CEDAR ON CANVAS Floyd | Floyd | You apply the oil to the canvas, rubbing it in with your finger. As Floyd | the oil hits the canvas, you have a sudden vision of a presence Floyd | looming and your drawn face buckling. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I think peat is promising." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put peat on canvas" | ||
Floyd ] Disheveled Studio (Katherine Morayati) Turns: 4990 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT PEAT ON CANVAS Floyd | Floyd | You can't find any vial with that label. It must be one of the Floyd | unmarked ones. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x unmarked" | ||
Floyd ] Disheveled Studio (Katherine Morayati) Turns: 4990 Floyd | > Floyd | > X UNMARKED Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x unmarked vial" | ||
Floyd ] Disheveled Studio (Katherine Morayati) Turns: 4990 Floyd | > Floyd | > X UNMARKED VIAL Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x vials" | ||
Floyd ] Disheveled Studio (Katherine Morayati) Turns: 4991 Floyd | > Floyd | > X VIALS Floyd | Floyd | A box of glass vials, in all different colors. The sides are greasy Floyd | and stained with a dark substance. Floyd | Floyd | In the box of vials are a vial of frankincense, a vial of tuberose Floyd | extract, a vial of geosmin, a vial of musk, a vial of rose extract, a Floyd | spray decant vial, a vial of vanilla extract, an unmarked clear vial, Floyd | an unmarked teal vial and an unmarked pale blue vial. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Pretty sure it's the teal one that killed us." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put teal on canvas" | ||
Floyd ] Disheveled Studio (Katherine Morayati) Turns: 4991 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT TEAL ON CANVAS Floyd | Floyd | You apply the oil to the canvas, rubbing it in with your finger. A Floyd | guttural voice shakes the room's foundations. "HER?" You can't find Floyd | the source of the sound. "WHAT ABOUT HER PAST MAKES YOU THINK I HAVE Floyd | ANY USE FOR HER?" A claw in your back thrusts you into the floorboards Floyd | and starts to shake you apart from the spine. You try to concentrate Floyd | on anything else but the pain; what you pick up is Peter's voice, Floyd | quavering and not quite seeming real. "How did she get in here?" "YOU Floyd | TOLD ME SHE WAS PREPARED." "Look, I was in a rush, OK?" Your Floyd | sight goes; you'd lost your ability to move what seems like ages ago. Floyd | "EVERY ONE OF THEM HAS DONE THIS." Your feeling goes; you Floyd | should be able to feel your skin rotting and sinking into the Floyd | bones "If you'd just give me another day, please. Or an hour. Or look, Floyd | can you at least leave the skin--" Then your hearing goes, but the Floyd | scent of your rotting body remains. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | *** You have been found unworthy *** Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT, UNDO the last Floyd | command or TAKE BACK the action that sealed your fate (for when UNDO Floyd | is not enough)? Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "What's the geosmin one?" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "undo" | ||
Floyd ] Disheveled Studio (Katherine Morayati) Turns: 4991 Floyd | Floyd | > UNDO Floyd | Floyd | Disheveled Studio (Katherine Morayati) Floyd | [Previous turn undone.] Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x geosmin" | ||
Floyd ] Disheveled Studio (Katherine Morayati) Turns: 4992 Floyd | > Floyd | > X GEOSMIN Floyd | Floyd | A small vial of liquid, the size and feel of a damp thumb. A small Floyd | dropper dispenses liquid. Floyd | This vial is dark brown, almost black, and labeled "geosmin Floyd | (petrichor)". Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put geosmin on canvas" | ||
Floyd ] Disheveled Studio (Katherine Morayati) Turns: 4993 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT GEOSMIN ON CANVAS Floyd | Floyd | You apply the oil to the canvas, rubbing it in with your finger. As Floyd | the oil hits the canvas, your painted skin bubbles over with sweat, Floyd | and an undefinable, foul substance oozes up from the drop. You begin Floyd | to sweat too, around the eyelids. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "kiss canvas" | ||
Floyd ] Disheveled Studio (Katherine Morayati) Turns: 4994 Floyd | > Floyd | > KISS CANVAS Floyd | Floyd | Your lips go numb and you're seized by a sudden vision of your skin Floyd | rotting to the bone. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "urk" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put pale blue on canvas" | ||
Floyd ] Disheveled Studio (Katherine Morayati) Turns: 4995 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT PALE BLUE ON CANVAS Floyd | Floyd | You apply the oil to the canvas, rubbing it in with your finger. A Floyd | blue smoke arises from the canvas, smelling of cedar and damp earth. Floyd | The scent disappears from the air, and the canvas, when the smoke Floyd | does. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put cedar on canvas" | ||
Floyd ] Disheveled Studio (Katherine Morayati) Turns: 4996 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT CEDAR ON CANVAS Floyd | Floyd | You apply the oil to the canvas, rubbing it in with your finger. As Floyd | the oil hits the canvas, you have a sudden vision of a presence Floyd | looming and your drawn face buckling. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "kiss canvas" | ||
Floyd ] Disheveled Studio (Katherine Morayati) Turns: 4997 Floyd | > Floyd | > KISS CANVAS Floyd | Floyd | Your lips go numb and you're seized by a sudden vision of something Floyd | rumbling beneath the earth. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "I assume we do want a vision? Or is there some other goal here?" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Disheveled Studio (Katherine Morayati) Turns: 4998 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The clouds in your cup form a maple leaf. Botanical images mean that Floyd | while there is much left to accomplish in the present situation, your Floyd | immediate environment sustains you, and you have everything that you Floyd | need. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "We want something. It might be a vision." | |
| DavidW says, "I can never remember the scents list." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put Frankincense on canvas" | ||
Floyd ] Disheveled Studio (Katherine Morayati) Turns: 4999 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT FRANKINCENSE ON CANVAS Floyd | Floyd | You apply the oil to the canvas, rubbing it in with your finger. As Floyd | the oil hits the canvas, the room around you seems to be jolted, every Floyd | scent sharper and every sound louder. Everything in the room -- Floyd | knotholes in the wood, dents in the floor -- starts to look like eyes, Floyd | all trained on you. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "kiss canvas" | ||
Floyd ] Disheveled Studio (Katherine Morayati) Turns: 5000 Floyd | > Floyd | > KISS CANVAS Floyd | Floyd | Your lips go numb and you're seized by a sudden vision of your spirit Floyd | leaving your body. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "oo, interesting." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put cedar on canvas" | ||
Floyd ] Disheveled Studio (Katherine Morayati) Turns: 5001 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT CEDAR ON CANVAS Floyd | Floyd | You squeeze another drop onto the canvas, but it doesn't seem to have Floyd | any more of an effect. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put musk on canvas" | ||
Floyd ] Disheveled Studio (Katherine Morayati) Turns: 5002 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT MUSK ON CANVAS Floyd | Floyd | You squeeze the oil onto the painting -- you think, since it feels Floyd | like nothing -- and then rub the canvas a bit. If you expected Floyd | depravity, you're disappointed. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "kiss canvas" | ||
Floyd ] Disheveled Studio (Katherine Morayati) Turns: 5003 Floyd | > Floyd | > KISS CANVAS Floyd | Floyd | Your lips go numb and you're seized by a sudden vision of your spirit Floyd | leaving your body. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "What if we do the frankincense without the cedar? Do we actually leave our body in that case?" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put pale blue on canvas" | ||
Floyd ] Disheveled Studio (Katherine Morayati) Turns: 5004 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT PALE BLUE ON CANVAS Floyd | Floyd | You apply the oil to the canvas, rubbing it in with your finger. A Floyd | blue smoke arises from the canvas, smelling of cedar and frankincense. Floyd | The scent disappears from the air, and the canvas, when the smoke Floyd | does. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Cedar is supposed to enhance visions..." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put frankincense on canvas" | ||
Floyd ] Disheveled Studio (Katherine Morayati) Turns: 5005 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT FRANKINCENSE ON CANVAS Floyd | Floyd | You apply the oil to the canvas, rubbing it in with your finger. As Floyd | the oil hits the canvas, you sense something in the room watching you. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "kiss canvas" | ||
Floyd ] Disheveled Studio (Katherine Morayati) Turns: 5006 Floyd | > Floyd | > KISS CANVAS Floyd | Floyd | Your lips go numb and you're seized by a distant thought of something Floyd | rumbling beneath the earth. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "oh, we've done that version before." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put teal on canvas" | ||
Floyd ] Disheveled Studio (Katherine Morayati) Turns: 5006 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT TEAL ON CANVAS Floyd | Floyd | You apply the oil to the canvas, rubbing it in with your finger. A Floyd | guttural voice shakes the room's foundations. "HER?" You can't find Floyd | the source of the sound. "WHAT ABOUT HER PAST MAKES YOU THINK I HAVE Floyd | ANY USE FOR HER?" A claw in your back thrusts you into the floorboards Floyd | and starts to shake you apart from the spine. You try to concentrate Floyd | on anything else but the pain; what you pick up is Peter's voice, Floyd | quavering and not quite seeming real. "How did she get in here?" "YOU Floyd | TOLD ME SHE WAS PREPARED." "Look, I was in a rush, OK?" Your Floyd | sight goes; you'd lost your ability to move what seems like ages ago. Floyd | "EVERY ONE OF THEM HAS DONE THIS." Your feeling goes; you Floyd | should be able to feel your skin rotting and sinking into the Floyd | bones "If you'd just give me another day, please. Or an hour. Or look, Floyd | can you at least leave the skin--" Then your hearing goes, but the Floyd | scent of your rotting body remains. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | *** You have been found unworthy *** Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT, UNDO the last Floyd | command or TAKE BACK the action that sealed your fate (for when UNDO Floyd | is not enough)? Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "undo" | ||
Floyd ] Disheveled Studio (Katherine Morayati) Turns: 5006 Floyd | Floyd | > UNDO Floyd | Floyd | Disheveled Studio (Katherine Morayati) Floyd | [Previous turn undone.] Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Okay that's the same without cedar." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put pale on canvas" | ||
Floyd ] Disheveled Studio (Katherine Morayati) Turns: 5007 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT PALE ON CANVAS Floyd | Floyd | You apply the oil to the canvas, rubbing it in with your finger. A Floyd | blue smoke arises from the canvas, smelling of frankincense. The scent Floyd | disappears from the air, and the canvas, when the smoke does. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put cedar on canvas" | ||
Floyd ] Disheveled Studio (Katherine Morayati) Turns: 5008 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT CEDAR ON CANVAS Floyd | Floyd | You apply the oil to the canvas, rubbing it in with your finger. As Floyd | the oil hits the canvas, you have a sudden vision of a presence Floyd | looming and your drawn face buckling. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put musk on canvas" | ||
Floyd ] Disheveled Studio (Katherine Morayati) Turns: 5009 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT MUSK ON CANVAS Floyd | Floyd | You squeeze the oil onto the painting -- you think, since it feels Floyd | like nothing -- and then rub the canvas a bit. If you expected Floyd | depravity, you're disappointed. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "kiss canvas" | ||
Floyd ] Disheveled Studio (Katherine Morayati) Turns: 5010 Floyd | > Floyd | > KISS CANVAS Floyd | Floyd | Your lips go numb and you're seized by a sudden vision of something Floyd | rumbling beneath the earth. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put tuberose on canvas" | ||
Floyd ] Disheveled Studio (Katherine Morayati) Turns: 5011 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT TUBEROSE ON CANVAS Floyd | Floyd | You apply the oil to the canvas, rubbing it in with your finger. As Floyd | the oil hits the canvas, deep claw marks appear in the painting; you Floyd | feel each one in the corresponding part of your face. Something casts Floyd | a shadow over half the face, except for the pupils, which dilate and Floyd | glow red. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "kiss canvas" | ||
Floyd ] Disheveled Studio (Katherine Morayati) Turns: 5012 Floyd | > Floyd | > KISS CANVAS Floyd | Floyd | Your lips go numb and you're seized by a sudden vision of Peter Floyd | kissing you with an unnatural intensity. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put petrichor on canvas" | ||
Floyd ] Disheveled Studio (Katherine Morayati) Turns: 5013 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT PETRICHOR ON CANVAS Floyd | Floyd | You apply the oil to the canvas, rubbing it in with your finger. As Floyd | the oil hits the canvas, your painted skin flushes and bubbles with Floyd | sweat, as if aroused. Everything in the room seems sharper. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "kiss canvas" | ||
Floyd ] Disheveled Studio (Katherine Morayati) Turns: 5014 Floyd | > Floyd | > KISS CANVAS Floyd | Floyd | Your lips go numb and you're seized by a sudden vision of Peter Floyd | kissing you, your skin rotting to the bone where his lips have Floyd | touched. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put frankincense on canvas" | ||
Floyd ] Disheveled Studio (Katherine Morayati) Turns: 5015 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT FRANKINCENSE ON CANVAS Floyd | Floyd | You apply the oil to the canvas, rubbing it in with your finger. As Floyd | the oil hits the canvas, sweat bubbles up from the canvas. Your Floyd | painted skin begins to sear -- you hear the crackling, see the char on Floyd | the canvas. Everything in the room seems to grow eyes and judge. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "kiss canvas" | ||
Floyd ] Disheveled Studio (Katherine Morayati) Turns: 5016 Floyd | > Floyd | > KISS CANVAS Floyd | Floyd | Your lips go numb and you're seized by a sudden vision of Peter Floyd | kissing you, your skin rotting to the bone where his lips have Floyd | touched. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put pale blue on canvas" | ||
Floyd ] Disheveled Studio (Katherine Morayati) Turns: 5017 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT PALE BLUE ON CANVAS Floyd | Floyd | You apply the oil to the canvas, rubbing it in with your finger. A Floyd | blue smoke arises from the canvas, smelling of cedar, incense, Floyd | tuberose and damp earth. The scent disappears from the air, and the Floyd | canvas, when the smoke does. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put cedar on canvas" | ||
Floyd ] Disheveled Studio (Katherine Morayati) Turns: 5018 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT CEDAR ON CANVAS Floyd | Floyd | You apply the oil to the canvas, rubbing it in with your finger. As Floyd | the oil hits the canvas, you have a sudden vision of a presence Floyd | looming and your drawn face buckling. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "Okay, I've peeked at what I did in this room. There's a vial we haven't used at all yet." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x spray decant" | ||
Floyd ] Disheveled Studio (Katherine Morayati) Turns: 5019 Floyd | > Floyd | > X SPRAY DECANT Floyd | Floyd | This vial is unmarked, the sprayer is snapped off, and most of the Floyd | contents seem to have evaporated. But around the sprayer lingers the Floyd | unmistakable scent of Peter's cologne. He must have decanted it and Floyd | brought it here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put spray decant on canvas" | ||
Floyd ] Disheveled Studio (Katherine Morayati) Turns: 5020 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT SPRAY DECANT ON CANVAS Floyd | Floyd | Even if the sprayer worked, there's no point the canvas already smells Floyd | thoroughly of cologne. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x vanilla" | ||
Floyd ] Disheveled Studio (Katherine Morayati) Turns: 5021 Floyd | > Floyd | > X VANILLA Floyd | Floyd | A small vial of liquid, the size and feel of a damp thumb. A small Floyd | dropper dispenses liquid. Floyd | This isn't a vial, per se; it's clearly a bottle of cooking vanilla, Floyd | corner-store label still on, shoved awkwardly into a vial slot. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put vanilla on canvas" | ||
Floyd ] Disheveled Studio (Katherine Morayati) Turns: 5022 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT VANILLA ON CANVAS Floyd | Floyd | You squeeze some vanilla extract onto the canvas. Nothing remarkable Floyd | happens, but at least it smells like dessert now! Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "kiss canvas" | ||
Floyd ] Disheveled Studio (Katherine Morayati) Turns: 5023 Floyd | > Floyd | > KISS CANVAS Floyd | Floyd | Your lips go numb and you're seized by a sudden vision of something Floyd | rumbling beneath the earth. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open spray decant" | ||
Floyd ] Disheveled Studio (Katherine Morayati) Turns: 5024 Floyd | > Floyd | > OPEN SPRAY DECANT Floyd | Floyd | The vial is screwed tight. Fortunately, there's a dropper. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get spray decant dropper" | ||
Floyd ] Disheveled Studio (Katherine Morayati) Turns: 5024 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET SPRAY DECANT DROPPER Floyd | Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to get the spray decant vial. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put decant on canvas" | ||
Floyd ] Disheveled Studio (Katherine Morayati) Turns: 5025 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT DECANT ON CANVAS Floyd | Floyd | Even if the sprayer worked, there's no point the canvas already smells Floyd | thoroughly of cologne. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put decant on me" | ||
Floyd ] Disheveled Studio (Katherine Morayati) Turns: 5026 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT DECANT ON ME Floyd | Floyd | Just as you're about to spray, you stop -- you don't remember putting Floyd | on cologne today, but your wrists unmistakably smell of it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x wrists" | ||
Floyd ] Disheveled Studio (Katherine Morayati) Turns: 5026 Floyd | > Floyd | > X WRISTS Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "search box vials" | ||
Floyd ] Disheveled Studio (Katherine Morayati) Turns: 5027 Floyd | > Floyd | > SEARCH BOX VIALS Floyd | Floyd | In the box of vials are a vial of frankincense, a vial of tuberose Floyd | extract, a vial of geosmin, a vial of musk, a vial of rose extract, a Floyd | spray decant vial, a vial of vanilla extract, an unmarked clear vial, Floyd | an unmarked teal vial and an unmarked pale blue vial. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "Still one untouched." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put blue on canvas" | ||
Floyd ] Disheveled Studio (Katherine Morayati) Turns: 5028 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT BLUE ON CANVAS Floyd | Floyd | You apply the oil to the canvas, rubbing it in with your finger. A Floyd | blue smoke arises from the canvas, smelling of cedar. The scent Floyd | disappears from the air, and the canvas, when the smoke does. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x blue vial" | ||
Floyd ] Disheveled Studio (Katherine Morayati) Turns: 5028 Floyd | > Floyd | > X BLUE VIAL Floyd | Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to examine the unmarked pale Floyd | blue vial. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x vial" | ||
Floyd ] Disheveled Studio (Katherine Morayati) Turns: 5029 Floyd | > Floyd | > X VIAL Floyd | Floyd | (the little stoppered vial of blue liquid (smelling faintly of Floyd | mildew)) Floyd | You see nothing special about the little stoppered vial of blue liquid Floyd | (smelling faintly of mildew). Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put vial on canvas" | ||
Floyd ] Disheveled Studio (Katherine Morayati) Turns: 5030 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT VIAL ON CANVAS Floyd | Floyd | (the little stoppered vial of blue liquid (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | on the painting) Floyd | Putting things on the painting would achieve nothing. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "That vial isn't from this room and isn't part of this puzzle." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Yeah, but was sure it was the only one untouched." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x table" | ||
Floyd ] Disheveled Studio (Katherine Morayati) Turns: 5031 Floyd | > Floyd | > X TABLE Floyd | Floyd | A stone slab in the center of the room, just barely larger than the Floyd | canvas. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "I don't think you've used the clear vial yet, have you?" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put clear on canvas" | ||
Floyd ] Disheveled Studio (Katherine Morayati) Turns: 5031 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT CLEAR ON CANVAS Floyd | Floyd | You apply the oil to the canvas, rubbing it in with your finger. A Floyd | sudden heat envelops your body, and you are seized by visions of Peter Floyd | grabbing you by the nape of the neck as you fall forward. Even as you Floyd | look away, the vision seems imprinted upon everything in the room. The Floyd | visions are so transfixing you don't realize that your skin has been Floyd | disintegrating until it's too late. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | *** Your sins have been purified *** Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT, UNDO the last Floyd | command or TAKE BACK the action that sealed your fate (for when UNDO Floyd | is not enough)? Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "That was the other that killed us." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "But hey..." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "undo" | ||
Floyd ] Disheveled Studio (Katherine Morayati) Turns: 5031 Floyd | Floyd | > UNDO Floyd | Floyd | Disheveled Studio (Katherine Morayati) Floyd | [Previous turn undone.] Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "oh. clear + cedar kills." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put pale on canvas" | ||
Floyd ] Disheveled Studio (Katherine Morayati) Turns: 5032 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT PALE ON CANVAS Floyd | Floyd | You apply the oil to the canvas, rubbing it in with your finger. A Floyd | blue smoke arises from the canvas. The scent disappears from the air, Floyd | and the canvas, when the smoke does. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put frankincense on canvas" | ||
Floyd ] Disheveled Studio (Katherine Morayati) Turns: 5033 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT FRANKINCENSE ON CANVAS Floyd | Floyd | You apply the oil to the canvas, rubbing it in with your finger. As Floyd | the oil hits the canvas, you sense something in the room watching you. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put clear on canvas" | ||
Floyd ] Disheveled Studio (Katherine Morayati) Turns: 5034 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT CLEAR ON CANVAS Floyd | Floyd | You apply the oil to the canvas, rubbing it in with your finger. You Floyd | feel watched again. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "kiss canvas" | ||
Floyd ] Disheveled Studio (Katherine Morayati) Turns: 5034 Floyd | > Floyd | > KISS CANVAS Floyd | Floyd | As you kiss your likeness, your face is pulled closer and closer to Floyd | the canvas, then your neck, then the rest of your body. A searing pain Floyd | shoots through everything the canvas touches, and every transgression Floyd | wells up in your mind -- each lie, rash word, over-short skirt. When Floyd | your skin begins to disintegrate, it's almost a relief. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | *** Your sins have been purified *** Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT, UNDO the last Floyd | command or TAKE BACK the action that sealed your fate (for when UNDO Floyd | is not enough)? Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "undo" | ||
Floyd ] Disheveled Studio (Katherine Morayati) Turns: 5034 Floyd | Floyd | > UNDO Floyd | Floyd | Disheveled Studio (Katherine Morayati) Floyd | [Previous turn undone.] Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put pale on canvas" | ||
Floyd ] Disheveled Studio (Katherine Morayati) Turns: 5035 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT PALE ON CANVAS Floyd | Floyd | You apply the oil to the canvas, rubbing it in with your finger. A Floyd | blue smoke arises from the canvas, smelling of frankincense. The scent Floyd | disappears from the air, and the canvas, when the smoke does. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put frankincense on canvas" | ||
Floyd ] Disheveled Studio (Katherine Morayati) Turns: 5036 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT FRANKINCENSE ON CANVAS Floyd | Floyd | You apply the oil to the canvas, rubbing it in with your finger. As Floyd | the oil hits the canvas, you sense something in the room watching you. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put Tuberose on canvas" | ||
Floyd ] Disheveled Studio (Katherine Morayati) Turns: 5037 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT TUBEROSE ON CANVAS Floyd | Floyd | You apply the oil to the canvas, rubbing it in with your finger. As Floyd | the oil hits the canvas, your painted face flushes red, faint claw Floyd | marks appearing by the cupid's bow. Your own face flushes in turn, Floyd | involuntarily; the whole room seems to turn and watch the painting, Floyd | then you. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put Petrichor on canvas" | ||
Floyd ] Disheveled Studio (Katherine Morayati) Turns: 5038 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT PETRICHOR ON CANVAS Floyd | Floyd | You apply the oil to the canvas, rubbing it in with your finger. As Floyd | the oil hits the canvas, your painted skin flushes, smeared with sweat Floyd | as if aroused. The whole room seems to reorient itself, as if staring. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put musk on canvas" | ||
Floyd ] Disheveled Studio (Katherine Morayati) Turns: 5039 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT MUSK ON CANVAS Floyd | Floyd | You squeeze the oil onto the painting -- you think, since it feels Floyd | like nothing -- and then rub the canvas a bit. If you expected Floyd | depravity, you're disappointed. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put clear on canvas" | ||
Floyd ] Disheveled Studio (Katherine Morayati) Turns: 5039 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT CLEAR ON CANVAS Floyd | Floyd | You apply the oil to the canvas, rubbing it in with your finger. A Floyd | sudden heat envelops your body, and you are seized by visions of Floyd | torching the manor in a frenzy. Everything in the room seems to morph Floyd | into a humanoid figure; whenever you see something, you imagine Floyd | wringing its neck. The visions are so transfixing you don't realize Floyd | that your skin has been disintegrating until it's too late. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | *** Your sins have been purified *** Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT, UNDO the last Floyd | command or TAKE BACK the action that sealed your fate (for when UNDO Floyd | is not enough)? Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "undo" | ||
Floyd ] Disheveled Studio (Katherine Morayati) Turns: 5039 Floyd | Floyd | > UNDO Floyd | Floyd | Disheveled Studio (Katherine Morayati) Floyd | [Previous turn undone.] Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put teal on canvas" | ||
Floyd ] Disheveled Studio (Katherine Morayati) Turns: 5040 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT TEAL ON CANVAS Floyd | Floyd | You apply the oil to the canvas, rubbing it in with your finger. Teal Floyd | sweat drips off your face onto the canvas, burning rank holes Floyd | everywhere but your painted lips, which part and seem to offer Floyd | themselves up to meet every drop, shaking but pristine. You're pulled Floyd | closer, sweat and hair matting against the canvas. A looming presence Floyd | in the background seems to be pulling your head. Floyd | Floyd | "YOU WARNED ME ABOUT THIS ONE'S PAST?" booms a voice. The floor begins Floyd | to shake around you, yanking you to your knees. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x presence" | ||
Floyd ] Disheveled Studio (Katherine Morayati) Turns: 5040 Floyd | > Floyd | > X PRESENCE Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put clear on canvas" | ||
Floyd ] Disheveled Studio (Katherine Morayati) Turns: 5041 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT CLEAR ON CANVAS Floyd | Floyd | You apply the oil to the canvas, rubbing it in with your finger. Teal Floyd | sweat drips off your face onto the canvas, burning rank holes Floyd | everywhere but your painted lips, which part and seem to offer Floyd | themselves up to meet every drop, shaking but pristine. You're pulled Floyd | closer, sweat and hair matting against the canvas. A looming presence Floyd | in the background seems to be pulling your head. Floyd | Floyd | "IS IT TIME FOR THE DELIVERY ALREADY?" booms a voice. The floor begins Floyd | to shake around you, yanking you to your knees. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put cedar on canvas" | ||
Floyd ] Disheveled Studio (Katherine Morayati) Turns: 5042 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT CEDAR ON CANVAS Floyd | Floyd | You apply the oil to the canvas, rubbing it in with your finger. As Floyd | the oil hits the canvas, sweat bubbles up from the canvas. Your Floyd | painted skin begins to sear -- you hear the crackling, see the char on Floyd | the canvas. Everything in the room seems to grow eyes and judge. Floyd | | DavidW says, "I don't remember this one." | |
Floyd | >
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| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "kiss canvas" | ||
Floyd ] Disheveled Studio (Katherine Morayati) Turns: 5043 Floyd | > Floyd | > KISS CANVAS Floyd | Floyd | You kiss your own image, ignoring the teal sweat matting your hair to Floyd | the canvas. The room shudders and a guttural voice seems to hit the Floyd | back of your skull. "WHY IS SHE EVEN HERE?" "Because you didn't secure Floyd | the room, obviously." You stop -- the voice is obviously Peter's. You Floyd | almost cry out, but another guttural roar stops you. "I was in a Floyd | hurry," Peter whines. "A HURRY OF SEVERAL YEARS." Your husband Floyd | grumbles, somehow unfazed. "If you'd have let me finish, then Floyd | you'd have her--" Floyd | Floyd | You have a sudden memory: When Peter took you to the manor for the Floyd | first time, you thought you'd nearly faint at what seemed like your Floyd | impossibly stately, imposingly enormous new home. He kissed you, and Floyd | you felt something you hadn't felt in years: a strange forward Floyd | propulsion to your body, the air around you hot and charged. What you Floyd | felt, you thought, was awe. Floyd | Floyd | The guttural voice jolts you into reality. "VERY WELL. I SHALL DELIVER Floyd | HER." Ignoring the voice, you continue to kiss your likeness, Floyd | frenzied, blood smearing your lips and canvas flaking away onto your Floyd | teeth. Your arms grip the sides of the canvas so tight they puncture Floyd | it; what's left isn't hollow, as you thought, but pliable, like Floyd | viscera. "THIS ONE BELONGS TO ANOTHER!" A claw sinks into your back, Floyd | down to the spine, but you feel nothing, just a warmth radiating up Floyd | your arms. "No she doesn't," Peter says. "I'd know if she was involved Floyd | with someone else." "NOT LIKE THAT, FOOL. A HIGHER ENTITY." It stops, Floyd | with a wall-splitting groan. Out of the corner of your eye you see a Floyd | torrent of teal slime spew toward you. Your whole body jolts, static Floyd | electricity thrown into water. "THE ONLY ONE THAT CAN--" A sudden Floyd | flash of light; an explosion from behind you. The voices disappear. Floyd | You continue kissing the painting, mechanically, disconnected from the Floyd | act, until the canvas rots away to nothing. Floyd | Floyd | You didn't realize you had fainted. There's nothing left of the canvas Floyd | but a hollow edge, wisps of canvas like asbestos around the edges. Floyd | Inside is a key, which you take. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Whew." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x key" | ||
Floyd ] Disheveled Studio (Katherine Morayati) Turns: 5043 Floyd | > Floyd | > X KEY Floyd | Floyd | Which do you mean, the slimy key, the ornate bronze key (smelling Floyd | faintly of mildew), the old iron key or the silver and ivory key? Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "yay key." | |
| Doug says, "whoa" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x slimy key" | ||
Floyd ] Disheveled Studio (Katherine Morayati) Turns: 5044 Floyd | > Floyd | > X SLIMY KEY Floyd | Floyd | A thick, acrid residue of paint, slime, and something unplaceable Floyd | obscures whatever kind of key this is. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Disheveled Studio (Katherine Morayati) Turns: 5045 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The swirls in your cup form a stochastic pattern resembling television Floyd | static. Lack of a symbolic image means that you have accomplished Floyd | everything you must in your current environment and should move on to Floyd | find new challenges in order to grow as a person. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "I'm not sure where a slimy key would be used. Do we need to wash it?" | |
| Knight_Otu asks, "So, all basics but cedar, then the "demon" one, then the "purifying" one, then cedar, then kiss?" | ||
| DavidW says, "That's what you did, but I don't know if all of those were strictly necessary." | ||
| Knight_Otu asks, "The first part to make us interesting to whoever, maybe?" | ||
| DavidW says, "Maybe. You have all the library books now and two unused keys." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Again, whew. That was something." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Let's try a few quick things then." | ||
| DavidW says, "The trolley stop is just to the north." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Attic (Lane Puetz) Turns: 5046 Floyd | > Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | The curtains swing back into place with a thud. Floyd | Floyd | Attic (Lane Puetz) Floyd | From this corner of the attic, paths lead south and west, or you can Floyd | head back down the rickety staircase. A damp wind flows through a gash Floyd | in the exterior wall. Floyd | Floyd | A mistlike trolley stop sign reads Eggplant Line -- Cragne Manor Floyd | Attic. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "wait for black line" | ||
Floyd ] Malign Tunnel (Damon L. Wakes) Turns: 5047 Floyd | > Floyd | > WAIT FOR BLACK LINE Floyd | Floyd | You lean against the rickety staircase, hold out your pass, and wait Floyd | for the black line. Within moments, an ethereal trolley arrives. Floyd | Instead of stopping and allowing you to board, it passes Floyd | through you, and you find yourself transported to Floyd | Floyd | Malign Tunnel (Damon L. Wakes) Floyd | The space beneath the boiler room is damp and narrow, little more than Floyd | a dogleg corridor set into the earth. Something about its shape, its Floyd | proportions, is deeply unsettling to you. There is a rusting iron Floyd | ladder leading to the floor above, and a green door leading to the Floyd | southwest, its paint flaking onto the uneven stone floor. The curving Floyd | brick walls on either side of you arc gracefully inwards to form a Floyd | vaulted ceiling. You would be able to stand comfortably were it not Floyd | for the pipes that stretch like tendons above your head. Floyd | Floyd | A mistlike trolley stop sign reads Black Line -- Underground. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "sw" | ||
Floyd ] Amorphous Tunnel (Bill Maya) Turns: 5048 Floyd | > Floyd | > SW Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Amorphous Tunnel (Bill Maya) Floyd | This tunnel bends to the northeast. The walls shimmer slightly, gently Floyd | undulating in the spectral darkness. To the west, set into the wall, Floyd | almost invisible in the mortal dimness, is an antediluvian door. Floyd | Daylight and a slight breeze wafts down some non-euclidean steps that Floyd | lead up. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Narrow Straits (Mathbrush) Turns: 5049 Floyd | > Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Narrow Straits (Mathbrush) Floyd | You find yourself in a dark, narrow space between two stone walls. Floyd | Moisture condenses from the ceiling and drips down the stone bricks to Floyd | the floor. Doors are east and west. Floyd | Floyd | A foul sarcophagus occupies almost all of the space, leaving you Floyd | cramped against the walls. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Narrow Straits (Mathbrush) Turns: 5050 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The swirls in your cup form a unicycle. Modes of transportation mean Floyd | that your current environment presents challenges that can only be Floyd | overcome by seeking fresh perspectives elsewhere until you're ready to Floyd | return. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "We *don't* have the key for this?!?" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Apparently." | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x slimy key" | ||
Floyd ] Narrow Straits (Mathbrush) Turns: 5051 Floyd | > Floyd | > X SLIMY KEY Floyd | Floyd | A thick, acrid residue of paint, slime, and something unplaceable Floyd | obscures whatever kind of key this is. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x key" | ||
Floyd ] Narrow Straits (Mathbrush) Turns: 5051 Floyd | > Floyd | > X KEY Floyd | Floyd | Which do you mean, the slimy key, the ornate bronze key (smelling Floyd | faintly of mildew), the old iron key or the silver and ivory key? Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "huh." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] Narrow Straits (Mathbrush) Turns: 5051 Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Only part of that made sense. The madness is taking hold, you know. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] Amorphous Tunnel (Bill Maya) Turns: 5052 Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Amorphous Tunnel (Bill Maya) Floyd | This tunnel bends to the northeast. The walls shimmer slightly, gently Floyd | undulating in the spectral darkness. To the west, set into the wall, Floyd | almost invisible in the mortal dimness, is an antediluvian door. Floyd | Daylight and a slight breeze wafts down some non-euclidean steps that Floyd | lead up. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ne" | ||
Floyd ] Malign Tunnel (Damon L. Wakes) Turns: 5053 Floyd | > Floyd | > NE Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Malign Tunnel (Damon L. Wakes) Floyd | The space beneath the boiler room is damp and narrow, little more than Floyd | a dogleg corridor set into the earth. Something about its shape, its Floyd | proportions, is deeply unsettling to you. There is a rusting iron Floyd | ladder leading to the floor above, and a green door leading to the Floyd | southwest, its paint flaking onto the uneven stone floor. The curving Floyd | brick walls on either side of you arc gracefully inwards to form a Floyd | vaulted ceiling. You would be able to stand comfortably were it not Floyd | for the pipes that stretch like tendons above your head. Floyd | Floyd | A phantom trolley stop sign reads Black Line -- Underground. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "wait for brown line" | ||
Floyd ] Railway Platform (Naomi Hinchen) Turns: 5054 Floyd | > Floyd | > WAIT FOR BROWN LINE Floyd | Floyd | You lean against the thing that isn't here, hold out your pass, and Floyd | wait for the brown line. Within moments, a ghostly trolley arrives. Floyd | Instead of stopping and allowing you to board, it passes Floyd | through you, and you find yourself transported to Floyd | Floyd | Railway Platform (Naomi Hinchen) Floyd | The platform is open to the outdoors, but has an overhanging roof with Floyd | a rusted sign hanging from it. At the back of the platform, to the Floyd | south, is the entrance to the lobby. Train tracks stretch off into the Floyd | distance to the east and west; on the other side of the track is a Floyd | graffitied brick wall. Floyd | Floyd | The clock overhead gives the time as 4:37 am; beneath the clock is a Floyd | schedule board listing train arrival times. On the platform itself are Floyd | a wooden bench, a storage locker, and a vending machine. Floyd | Floyd | An ethereal trolley stop sign reads Brown Line -- Train Station. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Train Station Lobby (Shin) Turns: 5055 Floyd | > Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Train Station Lobby (Shin) Floyd | You look again at the dim and dingy surroundings. The platform is to Floyd | the north. The dirty, cobweb-covered windows and the station exit are Floyd | to the south. The large mirror and the green door are to the east. The Floyd | restroom door is to the west. Maybe you should try unlocking the green Floyd | door. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Train Station Lobby (Shin) Turns: 5056 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The swirls in your cup form a row of trees. Botanical images mean that Floyd | while there is much left to accomplish in the present situation, your Floyd | immediate environment sustains you, and you have everything that you Floyd | need. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "oh. You have the key for this one." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "unlock door with bronte" | ||
Floyd ] Train Station Lobby (Shin) Turns: 5056 Floyd | > Floyd | > UNLOCK DOOR WITH BRONTE Floyd | Floyd | Which do you mean, the restroom door or the green door? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "unlock green door with bronze" | ||
Floyd ] Train Station Lobby (Shin) Turns: 5057 Floyd | > Floyd | > UNLOCK GREEN DOOR WITH BRONZE Floyd | Floyd | That doesn't seem to fit the lock. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "unlock green door with slimy" | ||
Floyd ] Train Station Lobby (Shin) Turns: 5058 Floyd | > Floyd | > UNLOCK GREEN DOOR WITH SLIMY Floyd | Floyd | You unlock the green door. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put slimy in kp" | ||
Floyd ] Train Station Lobby (Shin) Turns: 5059 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT SLIMY IN KP Floyd | Floyd | You unzip the key pocket, deposit the slimy key, then zip the key Floyd | pocket back up again. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] Station Security Room (Monique Padelis) Turns: 5060 Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | (first opening the green door) Floyd | Floyd | Station Security Room (Monique Padelis) Floyd | As you step into the room you breathe out deeply and relax your Floyd | shoulders. You realise your body has felt constricted ever since you Floyd | arrived in Backwater. Floyd | Floyd | The compact room smells earthy, as if you've stepped into a forest Floyd | just after the dew has settled. A framed article hangs on the moss Floyd | green walls alongside a window that lets in a little light. Your eyes Floyd | are drawn to the two glowing CRT monitors on a desk that runs the Floyd | length of the east wall. A leather chair sits in front of the desk and Floyd | most of the south wall is taken up by shelves with labelled VHS tapes. Floyd | The door to the station is to your west. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x me" | ||
Floyd ] Station Security Room (Monique Padelis) Turns: 5061 Floyd | > Floyd | > X ME Floyd | Floyd | You've often thought of your body as a mere vessel to house your mind, Floyd | an unfortunate necessity for living in this world. Perhaps that's why Floyd | you were always drawn to Peter - like you he could get so absorbed in Floyd | a book he would forget to eat or sleep. Floyd | Floyd | Since stepping into the office you've felt hyperaware of the clothes Floyd | clinging to your body and your paper-thin skin covering your tendons Floyd | and veins. The scar on your left leg from a football accident seems to Floyd | throb, and the freckles along your arms remind you of all the sun Floyd | damage you've willingly submitted to. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x scar" | ||
Floyd ] Station Security Room (Monique Padelis) Turns: 5061 Floyd | > Floyd | > X SCAR Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Station Security Room (Monique Padelis) Turns: 5062 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The clouds in your cup form a pair of dandelions. Botanical images Floyd | mean that while there is much left to accomplish in the present Floyd | situation, your immediate environment sustains you, and you have Floyd | everything that you need. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x article" | ||
Floyd ] Station Security Room (Monique Padelis) Turns: 5063 Floyd | > Floyd | > X ARTICLE Floyd | Floyd | The article is dated 17th October 1995 and has a photo of a man and a Floyd | woman in high-vis jackets smiling outside the entrance to the train Floyd | station. The headline reads: SECURITY GUARD KILLED IN TRAGIC ACCIDENT: Floyd | Floyd | A security guard was killed yesterday after being run over by a Floyd | train passing through Backwater train station. Bran Cragne, 34 Floyd | (pictured with colleague Nadia) was patrolling the platform when he Floyd | slipped and fell onto the tracks. His wife Barbara calls him a "kind Floyd | and lovely husband" and his friends at the station say he will be Floyd | sorely missed. Floyd | Floyd | You skim the rest of the article, which just talks about his life and Floyd | interests. It seems like an odd article to frame in an office, but you Floyd | suppose it is in memory to a valued colleague. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x monitors" | ||
Floyd ] Station Security Room (Monique Padelis) Turns: 5064 Floyd | > Floyd | > X MONITORS Floyd | Floyd | Two grey CRT monitors are lined up on the desk. The first one is Floyd | labelled "Monitor 1 - Platform 1" and the second is labelled "Monitor Floyd | 2 - Platform 2". They both show a live feed from the train station. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x monitor 1" | ||
Floyd ] Station Security Room (Monique Padelis) Turns: 5065 Floyd | > Floyd | > X MONITOR 1 Floyd | Floyd | You watch the screen for a few moments. The platform is empty; the Floyd | only movement comes from a tree swaying from the wind on the other Floyd | side of the track. Floyd | Floyd | Suddenly the shadow of a pole buckles for a few moments, warping Floyd | itself into twisted, jagged lines. Then, like a spring, it returns to Floyd | its normal form. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x monitor 2" | ||
Floyd ] Station Security Room (Monique Padelis) Turns: 5066 Floyd | > Floyd | > X MONITOR 2 Floyd | Floyd | You watch for screen for a few moments. The way the camera is angled Floyd | means you can see both the empty platform and through the window of Floyd | the security office you're in. You watch yourself stretch. Strange. Floyd | There must be a time delay, although you don't remember stretching. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "stretch" | ||
Floyd ] Station Security Room (Monique Padelis) Turns: 5066 Floyd | > Floyd | > STRETCH Floyd | Floyd | That verb doesn't work here, or, at least, not right now, but Floyd | it might work somewhere later. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x desk" | ||
Floyd ] Station Security Room (Monique Padelis) Turns: 5067 Floyd | > Floyd | > X DESK Floyd | Floyd | On top of the desk rests two monitors. There is also a telephone and Floyd | various papers scattered on the surface. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x phone" | ||
Floyd ] Station Security Room (Monique Padelis) Turns: 5068 Floyd | > Floyd | > X PHONE Floyd | Floyd | An ugly beige telephone. The answer machine button is flashing. Floyd | Floyd | You roll back your shoulders and stretch your arms. Your bones make a Floyd | satisfying click. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x button" | ||
Floyd ] Station Security Room (Monique Padelis) Turns: 5069 Floyd | > Floyd | > X BUTTON Floyd | Floyd | (the walkie-talkie (smelling faintly of mildew)) Floyd | This bulky device may or may not be a proper walkie-talkie. It might Floyd | be old military equipment, or a kid's toy made up to look like Floyd | military equipment. It has a large speaker, a long antenna, and a Floyd | single button. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push answer machine button" | ||
Floyd ] Station Security Room (Monique Padelis) Turns: 5070 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH ANSWER MACHINE BUTTON Floyd | Floyd | You press the answer machine button and listen to the message. Floyd | Floyd | Nadia? It's mom. Pick up. Please. Look, I just wanted to invite Floyd | you over for dinner... You've been doing so much overtime recently and Floyd | I've barely seen you. You need to get out of the office sometime, it Floyd | would be good for you. Well...Let me know, okay? Floyd | Floyd | The telephone clicks. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x papers" | ||
Floyd ] Station Security Room (Monique Padelis) Turns: 5071 Floyd | > Floyd | > X PAPERS Floyd | Floyd | (the repaired page (smelling faintly of mildew)) Floyd | A complete page, grimy yet strangely untorn. It reads: "I must have Floyd | rest. My senses deceive me into thinking she can see me, hear me." Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put repaired page in bp" | ||
Floyd ] Station Security Room (Monique Padelis) Turns: 5072 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT REPAIRED PAGE IN BP Floyd | Floyd | You unzip the book pocket, deposit the repaired page (smelling faintly Floyd | of mildew), then zip the book pocket back up again. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "That's from outside the shack, I think." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x papers" | ||
Floyd ] Station Security Room (Monique Padelis) Turns: 5073 Floyd | > Floyd | > X PAPERS Floyd | Floyd | The papers are all charts of train arrivals and shift times. You Floyd | notice all the papers have drawings on them - the top one is just of a Floyd | stick figure struck by lightning, the eyes marred by pencil scribbles. Floyd | The next is a cartoon of a woman being eaten by a wolf, again with the Floyd | eyes scribbled out. After that is an unnervingly realistic and Floyd | detailed drawing of a woman with her legs crushed by falling rubble, Floyd | her mouth twisted in anguish - the only unrealistic part is the eyes, Floyd | which are large swirls of pencil so forcefully pressed into the paper Floyd | that it's slightly ripped. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Yes." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "g" | ||
Floyd ] Station Security Room (Monique Padelis) Turns: 5074 Floyd | > Floyd | > G Floyd | Floyd | The papers are all charts of train arrivals and shift times. You Floyd | notice all the papers have drawings on them - the top one is just of a Floyd | stick figure struck by lightning, the eyes marred by pencil scribbles. Floyd | The next is a cartoon of a woman being eaten by a wolf, again with the Floyd | eyes scribbled out. After that is an unnervingly realistic and Floyd | detailed drawing of a woman with her legs crushed by falling rubble, Floyd | her mouth twisted in anguish - the only unrealistic part is the eyes, Floyd | which are large swirls of pencil so forcefully pressed into the paper Floyd | that it's slightly ripped. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "search them" | ||
Floyd ] Station Security Room (Monique Padelis) Turns: 5074 Floyd | > Floyd | > SEARCH THEM Floyd | Floyd | You can't see 'them' (nothing) at the moment. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "search papers" | ||
Floyd ] Station Security Room (Monique Padelis) Turns: 5075 Floyd | > Floyd | > SEARCH PAPERS Floyd | Floyd | You find nothing of interest. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "Did coffee say we can solve this room?" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x chair" | ||
Floyd ] Station Security Room (Monique Padelis) Turns: 5076 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CHAIR Floyd | Floyd | The studded green leather chair curves round a little to enclose Floyd | whoever sits there. It looks far too fancy to be provided by station Floyd | management; someone must have brought it here specially. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "I think so." | |
| DavidW says, "Just double-checking." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Station Security Room (Monique Padelis) Turns: 5077 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The swirls in your cup form a perfect fern, just like in a fancy Floyd | latte. Botanical images mean that while there is much left to Floyd | accomplish in the present situation, your immediate environment Floyd | sustains you, and you have everything that you need. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x shelf" | ||
Floyd ] Station Security Room (Monique Padelis) Turns: 5078 Floyd | > Floyd | > X SHELF Floyd | Floyd | The wooden shelves are filled with tapes, each labelled with the date Floyd | as DD-MM-YY. There are too many to check each one. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x article" | ||
Floyd ] Station Security Room (Monique Padelis) Turns: 5079 Floyd | > Floyd | > X ARTICLE Floyd | Floyd | The article is dated 17th October 1995 and has a photo of a man and a Floyd | woman in high-vis jackets smiling outside the entrance to the train Floyd | station. The headline reads: SECURITY GUARD KILLED IN TRAGIC ACCIDENT: Floyd | Floyd | A security guard was killed yesterday after being run over by a Floyd | train passing through Backwater train station. Bran Cragne, 34 Floyd | (pictured with colleague Nadia) was patrolling the platform when he Floyd | slipped and fell onto the tracks. His wife Barbara calls him a "kind Floyd | and lovely husband" and his friends at the station say he will be Floyd | sorely missed. Floyd | Floyd | You skim the rest of the article, which just talks about his life and Floyd | interests. It seems like an odd article to frame in an office, but you Floyd | suppose it is in memory to a valued colleague. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x 17-10-95" | ||
Floyd ] Station Security Room (Monique Padelis) Turns: 5080 Floyd | > Floyd | > X 17-10-95 Floyd | Floyd | Hm...When was the accident again? Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "16-10-95. 'yesterday'." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x 16-10-95" | ||
Floyd ] Station Security Room (Monique Padelis) Turns: 5081 Floyd | > Floyd | > X 16-10-95 Floyd | Floyd | You find a VHS player by the monitors and press play. Floyd | Floyd | The security footage shows platform 2 - you can see the security Floyd | office you are standing in as well, though the window is boarded up Floyd | with black paper. As you watch, a man rips the paper down from the Floyd | inside and presses his nose against the window. The image is a little Floyd | fuzzy, but he looks like he's shaking. You watch as the man pulls Floyd | forward monitor 1 and places something under it. He then wrenches open Floyd | the door and stalks towards the platform. Floyd | Floyd | For several minutes he just stands there, pacing the platform. A train Floyd | approaches in the distance, and once it's a few meters away the man Floyd | flings himself onto the tracks. Blood splatters the platform, and one Floyd | of his shoes fly up into the air. The train brakes, but the damage is Floyd | done. Floyd | Floyd | For a few moments there is no movement on the screen, then a woman Floyd | runs over to the bloodstain and tries to look under the train. Several Floyd | other people arrive on the scene, but they just stand around and shake Floyd | their heads. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Well that was gruesome." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "look under monitor 1" | ||
Floyd ] Station Security Room (Monique Padelis) Turns: 5082 Floyd | > Floyd | > LOOK UNDER MONITOR 1 Floyd | Floyd | You pull forward the monitor. There is a little nook behind it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x nook" | ||
Floyd ] Station Security Room (Monique Padelis) Turns: 5083 Floyd | > Floyd | > X NOOK Floyd | Floyd | A small hole not much bigger than your fist. It looks as if someone Floyd | has chipped away part of the wall on purpose. Floyd | Floyd | In the small nook are a tarnished brass key and a folded up note. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get brass" | ||
Floyd ] Station Security Room (Monique Padelis) Turns: 5083 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET BRASS Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get brass key" | ||
Floyd ] Station Security Room (Monique Padelis) Turns: 5084 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET BRASS KEY Floyd | Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get folded note" | ||
Floyd ] Station Security Room (Monique Padelis) Turns: 5084 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET FOLDED NOTE Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get folded up note" | ||
Floyd ] Station Security Room (Monique Padelis) Turns: 5085 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET FOLDED UP NOTE Floyd | Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read it" | ||
Floyd ] Station Security Room (Monique Padelis) Turns: 5086 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ IT Floyd | Floyd | A message is written in blue ink: Floyd | Floyd | Barbara Ba Ba Ba you don't understand, you couldn't understand. Floyd | The office is the only place I feel safe. It protects me against the Floyd | sharp realities of the world and you and my superiors want to rip me Floyd | from it. You don't understand how many deadly things there are out Floyd | there. Now they want to remove me from my job, so I have no choice. It Floyd | is better to go my own way than let some infection spread all over me Floyd | or lie bleeding and abandoned. I wanted to destroy the key to the Floyd | shack, but I couldn't. Just...Don't go there. Please. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "well, now we know what our new key is for." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Well thanks for telling us where the key is for." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x brass key" | ||
Floyd ] Station Security Room (Monique Padelis) Turns: 5087 Floyd | > Floyd | > X BRASS KEY Floyd | Floyd | A tarnished brass key to the shack. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "yes, very kind of it." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Station Security Room (Monique Padelis) Turns: 5088 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The swirls in your cup form concentric circles. Lack of a symbolic Floyd | image means that you have accomplished everything you must in your Floyd | current environment and should move on to find new challenges in order Floyd | to grow as a person. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Train Station Lobby (Shin) Turns: 5089 Floyd | > Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | As you walk out of the office you feel a wrenching sensation in your Floyd | gut, as if some part of you is being dragged out, kicking and Floyd | screaming. For a few moments everything looks like a threat: the Floyd | slippery ground, the bending trees, the very air you breathe, carrying Floyd | God only knows what kind of toxins. Floyd | Floyd | Train Station Lobby (Shin) Floyd | The dim and dingy surroundings hold no more interest for you. The Floyd | platform is to the north. The dirty, cobweb-covered windows and the Floyd | station exit are to the south. The large mirror and the door to the Floyd | station office are to the east. The restroom door is to the west. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Railway Platform (Naomi Hinchen) Turns: 5090 Floyd | > Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Railway Platform (Naomi Hinchen) Floyd | The platform is open to the outdoors, but has an overhanging roof with Floyd | a rusted sign hanging from it. At the back of the platform, to the Floyd | south, is the entrance to the lobby. Train tracks stretch off into the Floyd | distance to the east and west; on the other side of the track is a Floyd | graffitied brick wall. Floyd | Floyd | The clock overhead gives the time as 5:13 am; beneath the clock is a Floyd | schedule board listing train arrival times. On the platform itself are Floyd | a wooden bench, a storage locker, and a vending machine. Floyd | Floyd | A spectral trolley stop sign reads Brown Line -- Train Station. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "wait for blue line" | ||
Floyd ] Outside the Library (Gavin Inglis) Turns: 5091 Floyd | > Floyd | > WAIT FOR BLUE LINE Floyd | Floyd | You sit on the bench, hold out your pass, and wait for the blue line. Floyd | Within moments, an ethereal trolley arrives. Instead of stopping and Floyd | allowing you to board, it passes through you, and you find Floyd | yourself transported to Floyd | Floyd | Outside the Library (Gavin Inglis) Floyd | A short street terminates here. To the south it opens into the town Floyd | square. To the east, a few worn steps rise to the entrance of the Floyd | public library, and to the west you can see a real estate office. A Floyd | gloomy path leads northwest, towards the woods. Floyd | Floyd | You can see a notice board here. Floyd | Floyd | A spectral trolley stop sign reads Blue Line -- Library Square. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] Backwater Public Library (Carl Muckenhoupt) Turns: 5092 Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Backwater Public Library (Carl Muckenhoupt) Floyd | This is unusually spacious for a small-town library. You think you Floyd | remember something about it being a national historical site? That Floyd | would explain the decor, at least. It's half rustic colonial, half Floyd | modern budget-strapped public service, with a meager collection of Floyd | creaky shelves standing in the middle of an old plank floor. A small Floyd | display case stands prominently near the entrance, and some weird Floyd | chairs are scattered around for the comfort of the patrons, none of Floyd | whom are here at the moment. The sole exit is back to the west. Floyd | Floyd | On the cart are a slim hardback manual (smelling faintly of mildew), Floyd | The Dollmaker's Journal (smelling faintly of mildew), The Floyd | Conservative's Cookbook, The Lives of the Roman Emperors Floyd | (smelling faintly of mildew), Backwater Personalities (1915-1925 Floyd | edition) (smelling faintly of mildew), an old paperback book (smelling Floyd | faintly of mildew), a book New England and the Bavarian Floyd | Illuminati, De Zeven Testamenten van de Krijsende Floyd | Zeeworm, a 'Pataphysical Approaches to Quantum Floyd | Superfluids (smelling faintly of mildew), Tolerating An Asinine Floyd | God (smelling faintly of mildew), The Seven Gaunts, a Floyd | pink-bound book (smelling faintly of mildew), Twin Hearts Between the Floyd | Planes (smelling faintly of mildew), Legends of Lake Champlain and Floyd | the Hudson River Valley (smelling faintly of mildew) and a shabby Floyd | journal. Floyd | Floyd | A librarian stands behind a counter. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "give scent to librarian" | ||
Floyd ] Backwater Public Library (Carl Muckenhoupt) Turns: 5093 Floyd | > Floyd | > GIVE SCENT TO LIBRARIAN Floyd | Floyd | Klonk-klonk. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x book list" | ||
Floyd ] Backwater Public Library (Carl Muckenhoupt) Turns: 5094 Floyd | > Floyd | > X BOOK LIST Floyd | Floyd | ATTENTION PETER CRAGNE Floyd | Floyd | This is your notification that your status with the Backwater Public Floyd | Library is DELINQUENT due to NON-RETURNAL. Floyd | You are NOT PERMITTED to check out books or to access special library Floyd | materials until your status is cleared. Floyd | Floyd | To clear your status, you must return ALL books you currently have Floyd | checked out: Floyd | Floyd | Life Beneath Nightmares Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | The librarian disappears between the shelves for a bit, then returns. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "give nightmares to librarian" | ||
Floyd ] Backwater Public Library (Carl Muckenhoupt) Turns: 5095 Floyd | > Floyd | > GIVE NIGHTMARES TO LIBRARIAN Floyd | Floyd | Klonk-klonk. The librarian puts it on the cart, then comes out from Floyd | behind the counter and unlocks the display case for you. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Those books result in nicely odd commands." | |
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x book list" | ||
Floyd ] Backwater Public Library (Carl Muckenhoupt) Turns: 5096 Floyd | > Floyd | > X BOOK LIST Floyd | Floyd | ATTENTION PETER CRAGNE Floyd | Floyd | This is to notify you that you are once again in GOOD STANDING with Floyd | the Backwater Public Library, and may avail yourself of all the Floyd | library's services, including book removal. Floyd | Floyd | That's definitely not what it said before. Something weird is going Floyd | on, but at least it's an improvement. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Gerynar disappears through an invisible gap in the MUD. You think you may have heard the sounds of chatting before the gap closed again. | Knight_Otu says, "Anyway, it is 11 over here." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "save" | ||
Floyd | > Floyd | > SAVE Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write: | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "cfcragnebooklover" | ||
Floyd ] Backwater Public Library (Carl Muckenhoupt) Turns: 5096
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
| Knight_Otu says, "The shack'll have to wait, I'm afraid." | |
| DavidW says, "okay then. Great session. Pleasant dreams." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Riiight." | ||
| Knight_Otu exclaims, "Good night!" | ||
| **** SESSION EIGHTEEN **** | ||
| DavidW says, "A reminder of last week's session: | [2019-May-05] We found the observatory and solved the rest of the attic level. We revived Dr Peanut, found the remaining library books, an old iron key, and a slimy key. A bat egg hatched a red herring. The slimy key got us into the train station's security room, and we now have a tarnished brass key for the shack. Then we returned the books and the librarian opened the display case." | ||
| DavidW says, "I don't think we can *quite* finish today. There's the shack, greenhouse, curiosity shop, meatpacking plant, pub, observatory, sitting room, games room still unfinished." | ||
| DavidW says, "oh, and the sarcophagus in the narrow straights" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Sure, but we can try." | ||
| DavidW says, "and any locations other than those that you might not have discovered yet, if such exist." | ||
| DavidW says (to Knight), "Yes, it's conceivable that you guys might finish today. Not likely at all, but it's *possible*." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "I had tried to count the main rooms, and I *think* the shack we got the key for is the last main room." | ||
| DavidW says, "Assuming the shack is only one room." | ||
| DavidW says, "The greenhouse is a multi-room like the city bridge was." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Yeah. That's what I meant with main room - there have been several "rooms" that are more or less multirooms." | ||
| DavidW says, "The sarcophagus will be easy once you have the key. Likewise, the curiosity shop will be easy once you know what to give to Jessina." | ||
| DavidW says, "The pub may slow you down slightly, if only because you'll want to savour all of Sam's text." | ||
| DavidW says, "I don't expect difficulties with the sitting room, games room, or meatpacking plant once you have the tools to deal with them." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Actually, there's also the Abandoned Nursery in the attic with the broken vacuum. I suspect it's in the same category.." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Well, I'm willing to do a long session today. Didn't realize that the end was anywhere close" | ||
| DavidW says, "oh right. I totally forgot about that silly vacuum." | ||
| DavidW says, "I think the vacuum is simple once you have the missing component." | ||
| DavidW says (to Jacqueline), "Most of the map has been revealed." | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "restore" | ||
Floyd | > Floyd | > RESTORE Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to read: | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "cfcragnebooklover" | ||
Floyd ] Backwater Public Library (Carl Muckenhoupt) Turns: 5096
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
| Jacqueline asks (of KO), "Can you drive?" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open bookcase" | ||
Floyd ] Backwater Public Library (Carl Muckenhoupt) Turns: 5097 Floyd | > Floyd | > OPEN BOOKCASE Floyd | Floyd | A cursory search turns up the manifesto of a political fringe group. Floyd | With an increasing sense of futility, you put it back where it was. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "The last thing that happened in game was the librarian opening the display case." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open display" | ||
Floyd ] Backwater Public Library (Carl Muckenhoupt) Turns: 5098 Floyd | > Floyd | > OPEN DISPLAY Floyd | Floyd | That's already open. Floyd | Floyd | The librarian catches your eye and points at the bookshelves. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x it" | ||
Floyd ] Backwater Public Library (Carl Muckenhoupt) Turns: 5099 Floyd | > Floyd | > X IT Floyd | Floyd | In the display case are a plaque and De Vermibus Laceris. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "I thought she just unlocked it." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get vermibus" | ||
Floyd ] Backwater Public Library (Carl Muckenhoupt) Turns: 5100 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET VERMIBUS Floyd | Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read it" | ||
Floyd ] Backwater Public Library (Carl Muckenhoupt) Turns: 5101 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ IT Floyd | Floyd | Now you can flick through the yellowing pages of the grimoire, you Floyd | learn that to open a way to your lost husband, you must: Floyd | blow the horn of the black goat, Floyd | while the stars are reflecting upon the grimoire, Floyd | with the stars falling under his true star sign, Floyd | and his most treasured memento, Floyd | and a divine pustule, Floyd | placed in a chalk circle beneath the raised grimoire. Floyd | Floyd | Only then will the way open. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | The librarian disappears between the shelves for a bit, then returns. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "No, she opened it also." | |
| DavidW says, "We got the horn from the Court room." | ||
| DavidW says, "And you already set the star sign in the observatory" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "We hopefully have the stars from the steeple." | ||
| DavidW says, "You do NOT have the pustule yet." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "I suspect it's in the sarcophagus." | ||
| DavidW says, "I'm unclear from our sessions what Peter's most treasured memento is." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "... pustule. ew." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x watch" | ||
Floyd ] Backwater Public Library (Carl Muckenhoupt) Turns: 5101 Floyd | > Floyd | > X WATCH Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x wristwatch" | ||
Floyd ] Backwater Public Library (Carl Muckenhoupt) Turns: 5101 Floyd | > Floyd | > X WRISTWATCH Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "Might be in a pocket." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "look in sp" | ||
Floyd ] Backwater Public Library (Carl Muckenhoupt) Turns: 5102 Floyd | > Floyd | > LOOK IN SP Floyd | Floyd | You unzip the side pocket just enough to take a peek inside. It Floyd | contains a trophy for a dog race (smelling faintly of mildew), a Floyd | police report ("Francine Cragne") (smelling faintly of mildew), a Floyd | backpack features guide (smelling faintly of mildew), some yellowed Floyd | newspapers (smelling faintly of mildew), a grimy rock (smelling Floyd | faintly of mildew), a glass jar containing an insect (smelling faintly Floyd | of mildew), a filthy rug (smelling faintly of mildew), a black Floyd | fountain pen (smelling faintly of mildew), a brass nameplate (smelling Floyd | faintly of mildew), a broken silver amulet (smelling faintly of Floyd | mildew), a familiar gold wristwatch (smelling faintly of mildew), a Floyd | teapot (smelling faintly of mildew), an ominous-looking painting Floyd | (smelling faintly of mildew), a dull machete (smelling faintly of Floyd | mildew), a shard of shattered carapace (smelling faintly of mildew), a Floyd | glass shard (smelling faintly of mildew), an ornate metallic box Floyd | (smelling faintly of mildew), a cast iron spire (smelling faintly of Floyd | mildew) and a library card (smelling faintly of mildew). Floyd | Floyd | The librarian fusses about behind the counter. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "yes, it's there." | |
| DavidW says, "between the mildew and the mildew." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "snrk" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "And holding mildew." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open sp" | ||
Floyd ] Backwater Public Library (Carl Muckenhoupt) Turns: 5103 Floyd | > Floyd | > OPEN SP Floyd | Floyd | You open the side pocket, revealing a trophy for a dog race (smelling Floyd | faintly of mildew), a police report ("Francine Cragne") (smelling Floyd | faintly of mildew), a backpack features guide (smelling faintly of Floyd | mildew), some yellowed newspapers (smelling faintly of mildew), a Floyd | grimy rock (smelling faintly of mildew), a glass jar containing an Floyd | insect (smelling faintly of mildew), a filthy rug (smelling faintly of Floyd | mildew), a black fountain pen (smelling faintly of mildew), a brass Floyd | nameplate (smelling faintly of mildew), a broken silver amulet Floyd | (smelling faintly of mildew), a familiar gold wristwatch (smelling Floyd | faintly of mildew), a teapot (smelling faintly of mildew), an Floyd | ominous-looking painting (smelling faintly of mildew), a dull machete Floyd | (smelling faintly of mildew), a shard of shattered carapace (smelling Floyd | faintly of mildew), a glass shard (smelling faintly of mildew), an Floyd | ornate metallic box (smelling faintly of mildew), a cast iron spire Floyd | (smelling faintly of mildew) and a library card (smelling faintly of Floyd | mildew). Floyd | Floyd | The librarian sorts some books. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x wristwatch" | ||
Floyd ] Backwater Public Library (Carl Muckenhoupt) Turns: 5104 Floyd | > Floyd | > X WRISTWATCH Floyd | Floyd | You gave this to Peter as an anniversary present. It seems to have Floyd | stopped. There is an inscription on the back. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get it" | ||
Floyd ] Backwater Public Library (Carl Muckenhoupt) Turns: 5105 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET IT Floyd | Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | The librarian fusses about behind the counter. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "close sp" | ||
Floyd ] Backwater Public Library (Carl Muckenhoupt) Turns: 5106 Floyd | > Floyd | > CLOSE SP Floyd | Floyd | You close the side pocket. Floyd | Floyd | The librarian disappears between the shelves for a bit, then returns. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Maybe it's that." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "nw" | ||
Floyd ] Backwater Public Library (Carl Muckenhoupt) Turns: 5107 Floyd | > Floyd | > NW Floyd | Floyd | The only exit is to the west. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Outside the Library (Gavin Inglis) Turns: 5108 Floyd | > Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Outside the Library (Gavin Inglis) Floyd | A short street terminates here. To the south it opens into the town Floyd | square. To the east, a few worn steps rise to the entrance of the Floyd | public library, and to the west you can see a real estate office. A Floyd | gloomy path leads northwest, towards the woods. Floyd | Floyd | You can see a notice board here. Floyd | Floyd | An ethereal trolley stop sign reads Blue Line -- Library Square. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "nw" | ||
Floyd ] Shack Exterior (Michael Lin) Turns: 5109 Floyd | > Floyd | > NW Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Shack Exterior (Michael Lin) Floyd | A clearing, outside a wooden shack. A clockwork doll sits here, Floyd | utterly incongruous at the edge of the woods. Floyd | Floyd | The woods are to the northwest, while that godforsaken town is to the Floyd | southeast. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "When you leave this library, I want to suggest heading back inside for ... well, maybe later." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "I was a room ahead of Naomi there." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "unlock shack with key" | ||
Floyd ] Shack Exterior (Michael Lin) Turns: 5109 Floyd | > Floyd | > UNLOCK SHACK WITH KEY Floyd | Floyd | Which do you mean, a tarnished brass key, the ornate bronze key Floyd | (smelling faintly of mildew), the old iron key or the silver and ivory Floyd | key? Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "brass" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "brass" | ||
Floyd ] Shack Exterior (Michael Lin) Turns: 5110 Floyd | > Floyd | > BRASS Floyd | Floyd | (the Shack Door with a tarnished brass key) Floyd | You unlock the Shack Door. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "in" | ||
Floyd ] Inside the Shack (Daniel Ravipinto) Turns: 5111 Floyd | > Floyd | > IN Floyd | Floyd | (first opening the Shack Door) Floyd | Floyd | Inside the Shack (Daniel Ravipinto) Floyd | The shadows pool in strange shapes along the earthen floor of the Floyd | shack, the only light coming from the cracks in the surprisingly high Floyd | ceiling and through the opened door. Piles of accumulated junk that Floyd | Peter's family must have stored here over the decades lie against the Floyd | inner walls, which have turned grey with either dust or the mere Floyd | passage of time. Floyd | Floyd | One of the shadows at the shack's far end moves, then separates into a Floyd | distinct shape, slumped against a supporting pillar. There's something Floyd | in here with you. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "I hope it's not a grue." | |
| Jacqueline says, "Daniel Ravipinto" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x shape" | ||
Floyd ] Inside the Shack (Daniel Ravipinto) Turns: 5112 Floyd | > Floyd | > X SHAPE Floyd | Floyd | Before you can really react, the shadow shifts, tumbling from the Floyd | pillar into a shaft of light. Floyd | Floyd | Oh my god. It's Peter. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline exclaims, "!" | |
| DavidW says, "found him!" | ||
| Knight_Otu exclaims, "Found 'im!" | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x peter" | ||
Floyd ] Inside the Shack (Daniel Ravipinto) Turns: 5113 Floyd | > Floyd | > X PETER Floyd | Floyd | It's definitely Peter, dressed as you last saw him, though his shoes Floyd | seem to be missing. He looks awful. There's blood on his shirt and he Floyd | looks like he's been crying. He doesn't seem to see you. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ask peter about library books" | ||
Floyd ] Inside the Shack (Daniel Ravipinto) Turns: 5114 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK PETER ABOUT LIBRARY BOOKS Floyd | Floyd | You suddenly realize there's something standing between you and Peter. Floyd | It's as if the air itself has become solid. You press forward and Floyd | encounter resistance, your hand sliding across its surface. Looking Floyd | closer now, you can see - lines, drawings, figures? a language? - Floyd | sliding beneath the surface of this...barrier. They move and shift as Floyd | if alive. You press again, then smash a fist against it to no avail. Floyd | Peter doesn't react at all. It's like he can't see or hear you. Floyd | Floyd | Peter fruitlessly tries to wipe the blood from his shirt and hands. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "ha" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "He still has a lot of explaining to do." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x me" | ||
Floyd ] Inside the Shack (Daniel Ravipinto) Turns: 5115 Floyd | > Floyd | > X ME Floyd | Floyd | There's no mirror, but you can't imagine you're looking your best by Floyd | this point. How long have you been wandering this damnable place by Floyd | now? Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "5115 minutes, Naomi." | |
| Jacqueline says, "(that was a 'ha' regarding library books )" | ||
| DavidW says, "yes" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Oddly enough, the last two books actually made sense to be on Peter's list." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Inside the Shack (Daniel Ravipinto) Turns: 5116 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The swirls in your cup form a unicycle. Modes of transportation mean Floyd | that your current environment presents challenges that can only be Floyd | overcome by seeking fresh perspectives elsewhere until you're ready to Floyd | return. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | Peter stumbles about, tripping and falling to his knees. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "So, like, after all of this, do we still love him" | |
| DavidW asks, "There's a pile of junk here. Anything in it?" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Well interesting." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x junk" | ||
Floyd ] Inside the Shack (Daniel Ravipinto) Turns: 5117 Floyd | > Floyd | > X JUNK Floyd | Floyd | The junk ranges from the ancient to the recent, the obvious to the Floyd | esoteric. And all of it quite useless. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "search it" | ||
Floyd ] Inside the Shack (Daniel Ravipinto) Turns: 5118 Floyd | > Floyd | > SEARCH IT Floyd | Floyd | You can tell already that there's nothing useful to be found among the Floyd | piles, nor nothing to be done with them. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "huh. Piles of junk are usually hiding *something*." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "g" | ||
Floyd ] Inside the Shack (Daniel Ravipinto) Turns: 5119 Floyd | > Floyd | > G Floyd | Floyd | You can tell already that there's nothing useful to be found among the Floyd | piles, nor nothing to be done with them. Floyd | Floyd | Peter presses blindly against the barrier, pressing his forehead Floyd | against the frozen air. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "I guess we unicycle to somewhere else?" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x barrier" | ||
Floyd ] Inside the Shack (Daniel Ravipinto) Turns: 5120 Floyd | > Floyd | > X BARRIER Floyd | Floyd | There's something clearly there, stopping you from getting to Peter. Floyd | It's not like you can really see it or anything, but weirdly, if the Floyd | room weren't so quiet, you'd almost think you could hear it. Floyd | Floyd | Peter goes to his knees and closes his eyes. He's praying. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "move junk" | ||
Floyd ] Inside the Shack (Daniel Ravipinto) Turns: 5121 Floyd | > Floyd | > MOVE JUNK Floyd | Floyd | You can tell already that there's nothing useful to be found among the Floyd | piles, nor nothing to be done with them. Floyd | Floyd | Peter suddenly shivers. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "listen to barrier" | ||
Floyd ] Inside the Shack (Daniel Ravipinto) Turns: 5122 Floyd | > Floyd | > LISTEN TO BARRIER Floyd | Floyd | The silence you hear sounds unnatural, as though a tone were missing Floyd | that ought to be present. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Well then, sorry Peter. Can't save you, gotta get you declared missing." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "(Not really.)" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "yup" | ||
| DavidW says, "And the house is ALL OURS." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "not sure that I want the house" | ||
| DavidW asks, "Burn it for the insurance money then move to the west coast?" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Let's try the orange line. There's the pub and the curio shop." | ||
| DavidW says, "ok" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "out" | ||
Floyd ] Shack Exterior (Michael Lin) Turns: 5123 Floyd | > Floyd | > OUT Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Shack Exterior (Michael Lin) Floyd | A clearing, outside a wooden shack. A clockwork doll sits here, Floyd | utterly incongruous at the edge of the woods. Floyd | Floyd | The woods are to the northwest, while that godforsaken town is to the Floyd | southeast. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "se" | ||
Floyd ] Outside the Library (Gavin Inglis) Turns: 5124 Floyd | > Floyd | > SE Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Outside the Library (Gavin Inglis) Floyd | A short street terminates here. To the south it opens into the town Floyd | square. To the east, a few worn steps rise to the entrance of the Floyd | public library, and to the west you can see a real estate office. A Floyd | gloomy path leads northwest, towards the woods. Floyd | Floyd | You can see a notice board here. Floyd | Floyd | A noncorporeal trolley stop sign reads Blue Line -- Library Square. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] Backwater Public Library (Carl Muckenhoupt) Turns: 5125 Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Backwater Public Library (Carl Muckenhoupt) Floyd | This is unusually spacious for a small-town library. You think you Floyd | remember something about it being a national historical site? That Floyd | would explain the decor, at least. It's half rustic colonial, half Floyd | modern budget-strapped public service, with a meager collection of Floyd | creaky shelves standing in the middle of an old plank floor. A small Floyd | display case stands prominently near the entrance, and some weird Floyd | chairs are scattered around for the comfort of the patrons, none of Floyd | whom are here at the moment. The sole exit is back to the west. Floyd | Floyd | The librarian's dress is lying in a deflated heap on the floor. A Floyd | trail of slime connects it to a vent in the wall. Floyd | Floyd | On the cart are Life Beneath Nightmares (smelling faintly of Floyd | mildew), A Rudimentary Taxonomy of Known Scent and Grotesque Floyd | Reactions, a slim hardback manual (smelling faintly of mildew), Floyd | The Dollmaker's Journal (smelling faintly of mildew), The Floyd | Conservative's Cookbook, The Lives of the Roman Emperors Floyd | (smelling faintly of mildew), Backwater Personalities (1915-1925 Floyd | edition) (smelling faintly of mildew), an old paperback book (smelling Floyd | faintly of mildew), a book New England and the Bavarian Floyd | Illuminati, De Zeven Testamenten van de Krijsende Floyd | Zeeworm, a 'Pataphysical Approaches to Quantum Floyd | Superfluids (smelling faintly of mildew), Tolerating An Asinine Floyd | God (smelling faintly of mildew), The Seven Gaunts, a Floyd | pink-bound book (smelling faintly of mildew), Twin Hearts Between the Floyd | Planes (smelling faintly of mildew), Legends of Lake Champlain and Floyd | the Hudson River Valley (smelling faintly of mildew) and a shabby Floyd | journal. Floyd | Floyd | You can also see a gray wig and a wax mask here. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "We picked up an iron key in the attic, and if it's not for sarcophagus, maybe it's for the games cabinet?" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Well that's odd." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Must be." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x dress" | ||
Floyd ] Backwater Public Library (Carl Muckenhoupt) Turns: 5126 Floyd | > Floyd | > X DRESS Floyd | Floyd | It's a plain dark floor-length thing with long sleeves and a high Floyd | collar, like something an antagonistic Victorian governess would wear. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x vent" | ||
Floyd ] Backwater Public Library (Carl Muckenhoupt) Turns: 5127 Floyd | > Floyd | > X VENT Floyd | Floyd | Just an ordinary heating vent, a few inches across, high on the back Floyd | wall. A trail of slime connects it to the dress lying on the floor. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "You can wear the dress, wig, and mask." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x wig" | ||
Floyd ] Backwater Public Library (Carl Muckenhoupt) Turns: 5128 Floyd | > Floyd | > X WIG Floyd | Floyd | Gray acrylic hair bound up in a tight bun. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x mask" | ||
Floyd ] Backwater Public Library (Carl Muckenhoupt) Turns: 5129 Floyd | > Floyd | > X MASK Floyd | Floyd | (the giant milkweed leaf) Floyd | A giant milkweed leaf, curled in such a way that it could cling to Floyd | your face like a mask. It even has two milk-ringed holes for your Floyd | eyes. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "And walk around disguised as the librarian. I do NOT know why that's in the game." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x wax mask" | ||
Floyd ] Backwater Public Library (Carl Muckenhoupt) Turns: 5130 Floyd | > Floyd | > X WAX MASK Floyd | Floyd | A perfect replica of the librarian's face, molded in wax. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get it" | ||
Floyd ] Backwater Public Library (Carl Muckenhoupt) Turns: 5131 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET IT Floyd | Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Someone will be into that, DW" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get wig" | ||
Floyd ] Backwater Public Library (Carl Muckenhoupt) Turns: 5132 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET WIG Floyd | Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get dress" | ||
Floyd ] Backwater Public Library (Carl Muckenhoupt) Turns: 5133 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET DRESS Floyd | Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "I guess the book list was weird due to being curated by an eldritch horror disguised as a librarian then." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Outside the Library (Gavin Inglis) Turns: 5134 Floyd | > Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Outside the Library (Gavin Inglis) Floyd | A short street terminates here. To the south it opens into the town Floyd | square. To the east, a few worn steps rise to the entrance of the Floyd | public library, and to the west you can see a real estate office. A Floyd | gloomy path leads northwest, towards the woods. Floyd | Floyd | You can see a notice board here. Floyd | Floyd | A mistlike trolley stop sign reads Blue Line -- Library Square. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "wait for orange line" | ||
Floyd ] Constabulary Road (Harkness Munt) Turns: 5135 Floyd | > Floyd | > WAIT FOR ORANGE LINE Floyd | Floyd | You lean against the distant woods, hold out your pass, and wait for Floyd | the orange line. Within moments, a noncorporeal trolley arrives. Floyd | Instead of stopping and allowing you to board, it passes Floyd | through you, and you find yourself transported to Floyd | Floyd | Constabulary Road (Harkness Munt) Floyd | The road phases into little more than a wide dirt track winding from Floyd | the west towards the edge of town to the northeast. A paved walk Floyd | wanders through an iron gate which interrupts a high stone wall Floyd | looming to the north. A memorial bench sits just outside its shadow. A Floyd | thickly-woven rampart of vegetation obstructs passage to the south, Floyd | but you notice a narrow deer trail cutting a path through the deep Floyd | woods. Floyd | Floyd | A barricade spans the road to the northeast, and beyond it a large Floyd | shallow pit is being excavated. If you're careful, you could skirt the Floyd | edges of the pit and continue along the northeast road. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | A man stands near the barricade. He appears to be contemplating the Floyd | contents of the dig site. Floyd | Floyd | A grad student works fastidiously on the fossilized bones in the pit. Floyd | Floyd | A spectral trolley stop sign reads Orange Line -- Constabulary Road. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "heh" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "We lean against the oddest stuff." | ||
| DavidW says, "heh, yes" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "ha, yes" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Courtyard (Finn Rosenloev) Turns: 5136 Floyd | > Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Courtyard (Finn Rosenloev) Floyd | As you walk cross the square courtyard, you are repeatedly twisting Floyd | your legs, and you cannot help but wonder how many broken legs these Floyd | cobblestones have caused over time. Floyd | Floyd | A beautifully decorated well built by blocks of granite dominates the Floyd | courtyard. Opposite it, to the east, is the entrance to the curiosity Floyd | store. Floyd | Floyd | To the north, a secret passage is hidden in the niche near the barred Floyd | gate. Not too far from the well is the way down to the tunnel. Floyd | Floyd | Above you, two guard towers rise majestically on either side of the Floyd | drawbridge, and a parapet connects them so that soldiers of those days Floyd | were able to quickly move from one side to the other. Floyd | Floyd | You can't help but feel that the castle is watching you with Floyd | expressionless eyes through the empty windows. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] Curiosity Shop (Rachel Spitler) Turns: 5137 Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Curiosity Shop (Rachel Spitler) Floyd | A mingling of comfortable scents welcomes you to the small shop -- Floyd | coffee, apples, cedar, soap, peppercorn -- and below it, just a hint Floyd | of something metallic you can't quite recognize. The large windows Floyd | behind you cast a dappled sort of light over the rug-strewn floors, Floyd | the cheerful back counter with its display case underneath, the walls Floyd | crowded with goods for sale. The courtyard lies back out to the west. Floyd | Floyd | Jessenia seems to be getting ready to close for the day. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x styrofoam" | ||
Floyd ] Curiosity Shop (Rachel Spitler) Turns: 5138 Floyd | > Floyd | > X STYROFOAM Floyd | Floyd | The swirls in your cup form a pear shape, complete with stem. Floyd | Botanical images mean that while there is much left to accomplish in Floyd | the present situation, your immediate environment sustains you, and Floyd | you have everything that you need. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "oh. So we have what she wants." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x walkie" | ||
Floyd ] Curiosity Shop (Rachel Spitler) Turns: 5139 Floyd | > Floyd | > X WALKIE Floyd | Floyd | This bulky device may or may not be a proper walkie-talkie. It might Floyd | be old military equipment, or a kid's toy made up to look like Floyd | military equipment. It has a large speaker, a long antenna, and a Floyd | single button. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "Any idea what?" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push button" | ||
Floyd ] Curiosity Shop (Rachel Spitler) Turns: 5140 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON Floyd | Floyd | You hold down the button. The speaker blares out: "—Aside from Floyd | Anchorhead, this room contains homages to / blatant ripoffs of Floyd | Colossal Cave Adventure, Spider and Web, The Secret of Monkey Island, Floyd | Undertale, and Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell. My name is Rachel and my Floyd | twitter is @masamage. Anyone who wants to—" Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "God only knows" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "sell walkie" | ||
Floyd ] Curiosity Shop (Rachel Spitler) Turns: 5141 Floyd | > Floyd | > SELL WALKIE Floyd | Floyd | (to Jessenia) Floyd | Jessenia does not seem to appreciate your walkie-talkie (smelling Floyd | faintly of mildew). Floyd | Floyd | "The sort of thing I'm looking for," she says, "is something that will Floyd | attract attention, but have no real importance. Let me know if you Floyd | find anything like that!" Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "sell vial" | ||
Floyd ] Curiosity Shop (Rachel Spitler) Turns: 5142 Floyd | > Floyd | > SELL VIAL Floyd | Floyd | (the little stoppered vial of blue liquid (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | to Jessenia) Floyd | Jessenia chuckles over your little stoppered vial of blue liquid Floyd | (smelling faintly of mildew). Floyd | Floyd | "The sort of thing I'm looking for," she says, "is something that will Floyd | attract attention, but have no real importance. Let me know if you Floyd | find anything like that!" Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "oh! I bet it's that red herring from the bat egg." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "sell herring" | ||
Floyd ] Curiosity Shop (Rachel Spitler) Turns: 5142 Floyd | > Floyd | > SELL HERRING Floyd | Floyd | (to Jessenia) Floyd | Jessenia's eyes light up. "Oh! Is this--? Did you bring this for the Floyd | shop?" Floyd | (y/n): | Jacqueline says, "I'm afraid to take inventory" | |
| Jacqueline says, "yay" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "y" | ||
Floyd ] Curiosity Shop (Rachel Spitler) Turns: 5143 Floyd | (y/n): Floyd | > Y Floyd | Floyd | "Haha! It's perfect! Look at you!" She reaches out; you hesitate, Floyd | checking the red herring's reaction, but it seems surprisingly Floyd | interested. Gently, she takes the fish and holds it up in the air, Floyd | cooing into its face in puppy-dog tones. Accordingly, it wriggles Floyd | cheerfully like she's the best thing it's ever seen, which (if you're Floyd | honest) she probably is. You have no idea what your face is doing. Floyd | Floyd | "This is so much better than I expected," she laughs, lowering the Floyd | fish. As she does, it suddenly flicks its body in one huge lurch and Floyd | spits out an object, which clatters to the floor. After a moment's Floyd | shock, Jessenia stoops down to pick it up, looking, if anything, more Floyd | amused than ever. "A funny old key," she says wonderingly. "Ha! This Floyd | fish knew what kind of shop it was coming to." She offers the key to Floyd | you, grinning. "Here you go -- a curiosity, with my thanks. Oh, and a Floyd | receipt!" Crossing to the counter with the herring nestled under her Floyd | elbow, she quickly writes one out. "I'll write a check and register Floyd | you as a customer first thing in the morning. Come back and tell me if Floyd | you find out where that key goes!" Floyd | Floyd | (Your inventory became less wiggly, and you got the ancient key.) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x ancient key" | ||
Floyd ] Curiosity Shop (Rachel Spitler) Turns: 5144 Floyd | > Floyd | > X ANCIENT KEY Floyd | Floyd | A heavy, ancient key of some dark metal. The bow is of coiling, almost Floyd | slimy-looking knotwork, while the wards are slightly pointed at the Floyd | ends, like gothic windows. Despite the absence of rust, it gives a Floyd | sense of having never seen the light of day before now. It feels dirty Floyd | even after you wipe it on your pant leg. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "YAY" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x styrofoam" | ||
Floyd ] Curiosity Shop (Rachel Spitler) Turns: 5145 Floyd | > Floyd | > X STYROFOAM Floyd | Floyd | The clouds in your cup form horizontal bands. Lack of a symbolic image Floyd | means that you have accomplished everything you must in your current Floyd | environment and should move on to find new challenges in order to grow Floyd | as a person. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Courtyard (Finn Rosenloev) Turns: 5146 Floyd | > Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Courtyard (Finn Rosenloev) Floyd | As you walk cross the square courtyard, you are repeatedly twisting Floyd | your legs, and you cannot help but wonder how many broken legs these Floyd | cobblestones have caused over time. Floyd | Floyd | A beautifully decorated well built by blocks of granite dominates the Floyd | courtyard. Opposite it, to the east, is the entrance to the curiosity Floyd | store. Floyd | Floyd | To the north, a secret passage is hidden in the niche near the barred Floyd | gate. Not too far from the well is the way down to the tunnel. Floyd | Floyd | Above you, two guard towers rise majestically on either side of the Floyd | drawbridge, and a parapet connects them so that soldiers of those days Floyd | were able to quickly move from one side to the other. Floyd | Floyd | You can't help but feel that the castle is watching you with Floyd | expressionless eyes through the empty windows. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x receipt" | ||
Floyd ] Courtyard (Finn Rosenloev) Turns: 5147 Floyd | > Floyd | > X RECEIPT Floyd | Floyd | You're not sure what the going rate is for a normal herring, much Floyd | less... that, but you're not complaining. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "so, an ancient key. Bet you know what that's for." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "The key to Peter's heart, surely." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "(Sarcophagus, actually.)" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push button" | ||
Floyd ] Courtyard (Finn Rosenloev) Turns: 5148 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON Floyd | Floyd | You hold down the button, and the speaker produces a stream of static Floyd | that gives you goosebumps. You don't seem to be picking up any signal Floyd | in this particular location. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Constabulary Road (Harkness Munt) Turns: 5149 Floyd | > Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | You maneuver behind the knight and enter the secret passage. Floyd | Floyd | Constabulary Road (Harkness Munt) Floyd | The road phases into little more than a wide dirt track winding from Floyd | the west towards the edge of town to the northeast. A paved walk Floyd | wanders through an iron gate which interrupts a high stone wall Floyd | looming to the north. A memorial bench sits just outside its shadow. A Floyd | thickly-woven rampart of vegetation obstructs passage to the south, Floyd | but you notice a narrow deer trail cutting a path through the deep Floyd | woods. Floyd | Floyd | A barricade spans the road to the northeast, and beyond it a large Floyd | shallow pit is being excavated. If you're careful, you could skirt the Floyd | edges of the pit and continue along the northeast road. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | A man stands near the barricade. He appears to be contemplating the Floyd | contents of the dig site. Floyd | Floyd | A grad student works fastidiously on the fossilized bones in the pit. Floyd | Floyd | A noncorporeal trolley stop sign reads Orange Line -- Constabulary Floyd | Road. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "snrk" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push button" | ||
Floyd ] Constabulary Road (Harkness Munt) Turns: 5150 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON Floyd | Floyd | You hold down the button, and the speaker produces a stream of static Floyd | that raises the hair on the back of your neck. You don't seem to be Floyd | picking up any signal in this particular location. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Outside Pub (Jason Lautzenheiser) Turns: 5151 Floyd | > Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Outside Pub (Jason Lautzenheiser) Floyd | As the street runs east through this side of town, it narrows as the Floyd | jagged rooftops on either side of the road reach out to each other. To Floyd | the north is the pub. You can continue to the west where you see a Floyd | bridge. As you pause on the narrow brick sidewalk which lays unevenly Floyd | along the ugly, half-crumbling brick walls, you hear a train whistle Floyd | in the distance. A sign hangs loosely above the pub entrance and to Floyd | the side is a murky window. Floyd | Floyd | You can see a newspaper box here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push button" | ||
Floyd ] Outside Pub (Jason Lautzenheiser) Turns: 5152 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON Floyd | Floyd | You hold down the button. The speaker blares out: "—room is my small Floyd | contribution to Cragne Manor. This is my first piece of I7 in a few Floyd | years as most of my time has been spent on enhancing Trizbort Floyd | (shameless plug). Floyd | Floyd | For as long as I can remember,—" Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "g" | ||
Floyd ] Outside Pub (Jason Lautzenheiser) Turns: 5153 Floyd | > Floyd | > G Floyd | Floyd | You hold down the button. The speaker blares out: "—room is my small Floyd | contribution to Cragne Manor. This is my first piece of I7 in a few Floyd | years as most of my time has been spent on enhancing Trizbort Floyd | (shameless plug). Floyd | Floyd | For as long as I can remember, I've—" Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] The Invisible Worm (Sam Kabo Ashwell) Turns: 5154 Floyd | > Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | The Invisible Worm (Sam Kabo Ashwell) Floyd | A dimly-lit tavern, old enough that all its straight lines have worn Floyd | or warped slightly out of shape, and everything feels cluttered and a Floyd | little too small; you've had apartments with living-rooms bigger than Floyd | this. Heavy, dark beams support a low ceiling, and the walls are Floyd | crowded with ancient farm tools and yellowing photographs. A cramped Floyd | doorway, south, leads back outside. Floyd | Floyd | The bartender impassively surveys the room. Floyd | Floyd | Old-timers monopolize the fireplace nook; a straggle of teenagers Floyd | hunch in a corner. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] The Invisible Worm (Sam Kabo Ashwell) Turns: 5155 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The swirls in your cup form a skateboard. Modes of transportation mean Floyd | that your current environment presents challenges that can only be Floyd | overcome by seeking fresh perspectives elsewhere until you're ready to Floyd | return. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | The old-timers wax poetic about the time Dorit Bucket's goat gave Floyd | birth to a slithery growth. Most of the context seems to rely on Floyd | details of local geography that you can't follow at all. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "Be sure to try the walkie-talkie in the church steeple." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push button" | ||
Floyd ] The Invisible Worm (Sam Kabo Ashwell) Turns: 5156 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON Floyd | Floyd | You hold down the button. The speaker blares out: "—while back, when Floyd | I Floyd | was casting players in a LARP, we'd give them a whole bunch of survey Floyd | questions and hassle them to fill them out. But when we got down to Floyd | it, we'd usually ignore half the survey questions and be like "buddy, Floyd | we know you, and we know you'd be great as a vampire queen who flirts Floyd | with everyone." I feel like this is basically how I ended up with the Floyd | pub room. Floyd | Floyd | The actual puzzle is very simple, and the great majority of the work Floyd | went into procedural generation of rural gossip, because that's what Floyd | amuses me at the moment. Floyd | Floyd | Testing: Jacqueline Ashwell, Katherine Morayati. Floyd | Floyd | I hope you won't mind if—" Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "listen" | ||
Floyd ] The Invisible Worm (Sam Kabo Ashwell) Turns: 5157 Floyd | > Floyd | > LISTEN Floyd | Floyd | You hear nothing unexpected. Floyd | Floyd | The old-timers speculate about the time Doctor Smith and his wife Floyd | caused a scandal by their dissipation and wanton harlotry with Bernice Floyd | Grave. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "listen" | ||
Floyd ] The Invisible Worm (Sam Kabo Ashwell) Turns: 5158 Floyd | > Floyd | > LISTEN Floyd | Floyd | You hear nothing unexpected. Floyd | Floyd | The old-timers rehash how Clem Carpenter broke Nick Fish's daughter's Floyd | heart. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "g" | ||
Floyd ] The Invisible Worm (Sam Kabo Ashwell) Turns: 5159 Floyd | > Floyd | > G Floyd | Floyd | You hear nothing unexpected. Floyd | Floyd | The old-timers talk about the time the Kinton boy got Bethany Till Floyd | with a bastard. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "oh yeah ... this" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "g" | ||
Floyd ] The Invisible Worm (Sam Kabo Ashwell) Turns: 5160 Floyd | > Floyd | > G Floyd | Floyd | You hear nothing unexpected. Floyd | Floyd | The old-timers wax poetic about the time Jacob Nash and his wife Floyd | caused a scandal with their indiscreet arrangement with the parson. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "g" | ||
Floyd ] The Invisible Worm (Sam Kabo Ashwell) Turns: 5161 Floyd | > Floyd | > G Floyd | Floyd | You hear nothing unexpected. Floyd | Floyd | The old-timers discuss how the Baxter girl won't be causing any more Floyd | trouble. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "ha" | |
| Jacqueline says, "yikes" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "My." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "g" | ||
Floyd ] The Invisible Worm (Sam Kabo Ashwell) Turns: 5162 Floyd | > Floyd | > G Floyd | Floyd | You hear nothing unexpected. Floyd | Floyd | The old-timers bicker about how the plaintive ghost of an Indian girl Floyd | haunts the family home and Dilly Collamore refuses to speak of it. Floyd | Somehow this relates to one of the old-timers owing another money. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "g" | ||
Floyd ] The Invisible Worm (Sam Kabo Ashwell) Turns: 5163 Floyd | > Floyd | > G Floyd | Floyd | You hear nothing unexpected. Floyd | Floyd | The old-timers speak of whether it's safe to tap trees in Gemini. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Well, then." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Outside Pub (Jason Lautzenheiser) Turns: 5164 Floyd | > Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Outside Pub (Jason Lautzenheiser) Floyd | As the street runs east through this side of town, it narrows as the Floyd | jagged rooftops on either side of the road reach out to each other. To Floyd | the north is the pub. You can continue to the west where you see a Floyd | bridge. As you pause on the narrow brick sidewalk which lays unevenly Floyd | along the ugly, half-crumbling brick walls, you hear a train whistle Floyd | in the distance. A sign hangs loosely above the pub entrance and to Floyd | the side is a murky window. Floyd | Floyd | You can see a newspaper box here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] Constabulary Road (Harkness Munt) Turns: 5165 Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Constabulary Road (Harkness Munt) Floyd | The road phases into little more than a wide dirt track winding from Floyd | the west towards the edge of town to the northeast. A paved walk Floyd | wanders through an iron gate which interrupts a high stone wall Floyd | looming to the north. A memorial bench sits just outside its shadow. A Floyd | thickly-woven rampart of vegetation obstructs passage to the south, Floyd | but you notice a narrow deer trail cutting a path through the deep Floyd | woods. Floyd | Floyd | A barricade spans the road to the northeast, and beyond it a large Floyd | shallow pit is being excavated. If you're careful, you could skirt the Floyd | edges of the pit and continue along the northeast road. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | A man stands near the barricade. He appears to be contemplating the Floyd | contents of the dig site. Floyd | Floyd | A grad student works fastidiously on the fossilized bones in the pit. Floyd | Floyd | An insubstantial trolley stop sign reads Orange Line -- Constabulary Floyd | Road. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "wait for lavender line" | ||
Floyd ] Balcony (Reina Adair) Turns: 5166 Floyd | > Floyd | > WAIT FOR LAVENDER LINE Floyd | Floyd | You sit on the memorial bench, hold out your pass, and wait for the Floyd | lavender line. Within moments, an ethereal trolley arrives. Instead of Floyd | stopping and allowing you to board, it passes through you, Floyd | and you find yourself transported to Floyd | Floyd | Balcony (Reina Adair) Floyd | The balcony has definitely seen better days. Once it was more than Floyd | likely a fine place to sit and look out over the skyline or whatever Floyd | one desired to do out here. However, its charm has been lost with the Floyd | passage of time. The wood, once more than likely shiny and well Floyd | polished, is now rotten and peeling in various spots. Somehow, Floyd | despite the way the architecture has aged, the railing at the end of Floyd | the balcony itself is still somewhat sturdy. All around, the view of Floyd | the scenery is breathtaking, albeit somewhat unsettling for some Floyd | reason. Occasionally, a slight breeze blows past you, but you can't Floyd | tell if its supposed to be warm or cool. The only exit from here is Floyd | to the north. Floyd | Floyd | A statue with a very strange appearance to it is standing here, almost Floyd | as if it is watching the area. Floyd | Floyd | A mistlike trolley stop sign reads Lavender Line -- Cragne Manor Floyd | Balcony. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push button" | ||
Floyd ] Balcony (Reina Adair) Turns: 5167 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON Floyd | Floyd | You hold down the button, and the speaker produces a stream of static Floyd | that gives you goosebumps. You don't seem to be picking up any signal Floyd | in this particular location. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Oops, wanted purple. Oh well." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "wait for purple line" | ||
Floyd ] Front Walk (Matt Weiner) Turns: 5168 Floyd | > Floyd | > WAIT FOR PURPLE LINE Floyd | Floyd | You lean against the thing that isn't here, hold out your pass, and Floyd | wait for the purple line. Within moments, a ghostly trolley arrives. Floyd | Instead of stopping and allowing you to board, it passes Floyd | through you, and you find yourself transported to Floyd | Floyd | Front Walk (Matt Weiner) Floyd | Cragne Manor looms to the north. Its light gray marble front is marred Floyd | by a screened-in wooden porch, clearly tacked on well after the manor Floyd | was built. A gravel path bends around the manor to the northeast and Floyd | northwest, and the driveway leads south back to town. Floyd | Floyd | By the porch steps is a post with a placard reading "31." A strange Floyd | little manikin is affixed to it. Floyd | Floyd | A phantom trolley stop sign reads Purple Line -- Cragne Manor. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push button" | ||
Floyd ] Front Walk (Matt Weiner) Turns: 5169 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON Floyd | Floyd | You hold down the button. The speaker blares out: "—is a simple Floyd | transitional room. For technical reasons, the porch had to be a Floyd | separate room in order to be able to contain the front door. Floyd | Floyd | The one notable object in the room is the harvest manikin. Manikins Floyd | like this can be found in Vermont around Halloween, eerie little Floyd | miniature Wicker Men. The largest concentration of them seems to be in Floyd | Shelburne, a town that is--well, let's say not exactly full of New Floyd | England Gothic atmosphere; the most sinister thing about it is that Floyd | somehow I've never been able to find anything about these manikins on Floyd | the Internet. The store names were inspired by a little plaza that Floyd | once contained The Flying Pig (a lovely bookstore), The Bearded Frog, Floyd | and Jamie Two-Coats. I changed the reference to Stowe because few Floyd | people have probably heard of Shelburne. Floyd | Floyd | Thanks to YerrikTRB, Petter Sjölund, Andrew Schultz, and Chandler Floyd | Groover for testing. Additionally I'd—" Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Mudroom (Matt Weiner) Turns: 5170 Floyd | > Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | You climb the steps to the porch. Floyd | Floyd | Mudroom (Matt Weiner) Floyd | The porch is a mudroom, a place for taking off coats and muddy shoes. Floyd | The marble front wall seems like a sheer cliff face, the porch like a Floyd | flimsy shelter built onto it. The front door leads inside to the Floyd | north. Floyd | Floyd | In one corner of the porch a strangely shaped hook is fastened to the Floyd | wall. A black cloak hangs beside it. Floyd | Floyd | In the other corner of the porch is a small wooden table. Floyd | Floyd | A slightly muddy welcome mat lies in front of the door. Floyd | Floyd | Against the front wall are a pair of blue cloth slippers and a single Floyd | brown leather boot. Floyd | Floyd | You can also see the mate of the first leather boot here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push button" | ||
Floyd ] Mudroom (Matt Weiner) Turns: 5171 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON Floyd | Floyd | You hold down the button. The speaker blares out: "—mudroom is a Floyd | common sight in Vermont houses, full of coats, boots, and Floyd | miscellaneous clutter. Two ancient interactive fiction tropes find a Floyd | natural home here. The cloak is a tribute to Cloak of Darkness, a Floyd | short game by Roger Firth that has been implemented in many IF Floyd | languages as a test case. The keyhole with the key you can push out on Floyd | the other side goes back at least to Zork II in games, and I believe Floyd | at least to Enid Blyton's novels before that. In this porch the key is Floyd | not in the lock, but someone made a game try at doing the trick with Floyd | the welcome mat before giving up and forgetting their eldritch cloak Floyd | behind them. Floyd | Floyd | My idea was originally that some crucial information would be written Floyd | on a piece of paper, to be found in the boot under the cloak. Then the Floyd | people who were implementing the next puzzle told me that what they Floyd | needed was a teapot. So I stuck the teapot in plain sight--this isn't Floyd | at all out of character for a mudroom--and put a silly joke in the Floyd | boot. Floyd | Floyd | The cluttered porch with luck provides a bit of atmosphere and Floyd | experiential interactions in between the puzzles. Thanks to YerrikTRB, Floyd | Petter Sjölund, Andrew Schultz, and Chandler Groover for testing. Floyd | Mudroom—" Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Foyer (Greg Frost) Turns: 5172 Floyd | > Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Foyer (Greg Frost) Floyd | Standing in the narrow entry hall is like being at the mouth of a Floyd | cave. The only light comes in through tall windows on either side of Floyd | the door and a half-round window above. All of the furniture has been Floyd | removed from the foyer, leaving tracks in the heavy dust. Floyd | Floyd | The night sky is dark and full of stars. Hallways lead west and east Floyd | into other parts of the house. A doorway leads north; the front door Floyd | is to the south. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push button" | ||
Floyd ] Foyer (Greg Frost) Turns: 5173 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON Floyd | Floyd | You hold down the button. The speaker blares out: "—on to the Floyd | Anchorhead tribute for two reasons: first, because Anchorhead is a Floyd | great game, and second, because I figured that contributing to the Floyd | project would be a good way to get familiar with Inform 7. Third and Floyd | bonus, it seemed like a way to have fun with cool people like Ryan, Floyd | Jenni, et al. Floyd | Floyd | One of the things that impressed me the most about Anchorhead was the Floyd | simultaneous richness and efficiency of the description. Lovecraftian Floyd | horror is difficult to do without the prose becoming a little Floyd | overcooked. The style of golden age text adventures, on the other Floyd | hand, tends toward the spare or even terse. Anchorhead seems to marry Floyd | both of these techniques without difficulty, creating evocative scenes Floyd | with a few well-described locations and objects. Making a tribute has Floyd | been a gratifying and also humbling experience. I've learned some Floyd | things about what makes the original so good, while also despairing of Floyd | being able to do it justice. Floyd | Floyd | This is the first project I have completed in Inform. Somewhat Floyd | optimistically, I figured that I could complete my room while moving Floyd | from California to Washington, starting a new job, wrangling a baby, Floyd | learning Inform 7, and developing techniques for descriptive writing. Floyd | In retrospect probably any two of those would have been feasible at Floyd | maximum. I wrote this room in short sprints in between the above. A Floyd | lot of credit for getting it finished at all goes to my wife, Kristin, Floyd | who put up with me taking on this bizarre project at a totally Floyd | inopportune time. She did the heavy lifting with the baby and also Floyd | alpha tested the room. Dan Ravipinto and Andrew Schultz provided beta Floyd | testing and valuable feedback to make the room playable. Floyd | Floyd | The Foyer is loosely based on both the Foyer from Anchorhead and the Floyd | John Strong Mansion in Addison, Vermont. The original idea for the Floyd | room was to be a place that felt relatively innocuous, with details Floyd | that changed subtly over time to become more unsettling. The changes Floyd | would take place as the player revisited the room several times on the Floyd | way to other horrors elsewhere. I figured it was something I could put Floyd | together in a few hours. Floyd | Floyd | Four weeks later, after writing descriptions and responses for every Floyd | conceivable scenery object (e.g. "lick floor") in an empty junction, I Floyd | realized I had underestimated somewhat. It didn't help that I learned Floyd | how to work with tables solely to put together a way-too-complicated Floyd | system for changing the time of day in the room, which didn't actually Floyd | do as much for the mood as I had thought it would. I think what I've Floyd | learned here is that getting caught up in tiny implementation details Floyd | can distract from work that serves the purpose of the story. That Floyd | said, I'm happy to have been able to contribute to this project and Floyd | look forward to playing the final—" Floyd | Floyd | The transmission is cut off when you finally let go of the button. Now Floyd | your thumb kind of hurts. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Whoah." | |
| Jacqueline says, "whoa" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "heh" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] Gallery (YerrikTRB/Erica Newman) Turns: 5174 Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Gallery (YerrikTRB/Erica Newman) Floyd | A long and narrow room, with a satin wallcovering in rich, patterned Floyd | green above the creamy wainscot paneling. The room is overcrowded with Floyd | paintings and furniture. There are doors at either end of the gallery, Floyd | leading north and west. Floyd | Floyd | It's a godawful mess in here and it's entirely your fault. It looks Floyd | like you've cleared the path through the room, and there may be Floyd | nothing left to do but enjoy the paintings. Floyd | Floyd | You can see a photograph here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push button" | ||
Floyd ] Gallery (YerrikTRB/Erica Newman) Turns: 5175 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON Floyd | Floyd | You hold down the button. The speaker blares out: "—you to testers Floyd | Jenni Polodna, Ryan Veeder, Jeremy Freese, Rachel Spitler, Matt Floyd | Weiner, Buster Hudson, and Greg Frost. Extreme thank yous to Ryan Floyd | Veeder, who, because this is my first IF, can make the claim--only at Floyd | this moment--that he taught me everything I know (about Inform7), and Floyd | to Jenni Polodna, may she forever remain spore-free. Floyd | Floyd | There are some influences on my writing that are acknowledged in this Floyd | room, such as the private reflections in the mirror shard. This idea Floyd | originated in Nabokov's Invitation to a Beheading. A fainting couch Floyd | makes a brief appearance from another game; and a tuneful heart might Floyd | reveal some humor influences, if the player cares to dig that deep. Floyd | Floyd | I originally wanted this gallery to only exist as a gallery of Floyd | paintings, as it was in the original Anchorhead. Because of some life Floyd | events that occured this year, I found myself a bit haunted by scenes Floyd | from my distant past, which evoke no nostalgia, but crowd their way in Floyd | nonetheless. The crowded nonesense of the room is a nod to memories Floyd | that can show up uninvited, and sometimes serve demonstrate that real Floyd | horror is not what you imagine, but what is real to—" Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Rec Room (Zack Johnson) Turns: 5176 Floyd | > Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Rec Room (Zack Johnson) Floyd | The manor's rec room is short for the manor's recreation room. Even Floyd | though it's as old as the manor itself, it looks, as all rec rooms do, Floyd | like it's stuck in the 1970s. Floyd | Floyd | The room is dominated by a pool table. Or maybe a billiards table, Floyd | you were never really sure what the difference is. An old television Floyd | sits atop a little wooden stand in front of a comfy-looking easy Floyd | chair. Floyd | Floyd | Doors lead south and east, and the north wall is covered entirely in Floyd | built-in cabinets, whose glass doors lead, predictably, into their Floyd | interiors. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push button" | ||
Floyd ] Rec Room (Zack Johnson) Turns: 5177 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON Floyd | Floyd | You hold down the button, and the speaker produces a stream of static Floyd | that raises the hair on the back of your neck. You don't seem to be Floyd | picking up any signal in this particular location. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Rec Room (Zack Johnson) Turns: 5178 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The swirls in your cup form an airplane. Modes of transportation mean Floyd | that your current environment presents challenges that can only be Floyd | overcome by seeking fresh perspectives elsewhere until you're ready to Floyd | return. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "hm. The iron key isn't for this cabinet, then." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Well that surprises me." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "unlock cabinet with iron key" | ||
Floyd ] Rec Room (Zack Johnson) Turns: 5179 Floyd | > Floyd | > UNLOCK CABINET WITH IRON KEY Floyd | Floyd | The old iron key doesn't seem to unlock the board games cabinet. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Odd." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Gallery (YerrikTRB/Erica Newman) Turns: 5180 Floyd | > Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Gallery (YerrikTRB/Erica Newman) Floyd | A long and narrow room, with a satin wallcovering in rich, patterned Floyd | green above the creamy wainscot paneling. The room is overcrowded with Floyd | paintings and furniture. There are doors at either end of the gallery, Floyd | leading north and west. Floyd | Floyd | It's a godawful mess in here and it's entirely your fault. It looks Floyd | like you've cleared the path through the room, and there may be Floyd | nothing left to do but enjoy the paintings. Floyd | Floyd | You can see a photograph here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] Gallery (YerrikTRB/Erica Newman) Turns: 5181 Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | You can't go that way. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Foyer (Greg Frost) Turns: 5182 Floyd | > Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Foyer (Greg Frost) Floyd | Standing in the narrow entry hall is like being at the mouth of a Floyd | cave. The only light comes in through tall windows on either side of Floyd | the door and a half-round window above. All of the furniture has been Floyd | removed from the foyer, leaving tracks in the heavy dust. Floyd | Floyd | The night sky is dark and full of stars. Hallways lead west and east Floyd | into other parts of the house. A doorway leads north; the front door Floyd | is to the south. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Mudroom (Matt Weiner) Turns: 5183 Floyd | > Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Mudroom (Matt Weiner) Floyd | The porch is a mudroom, a place for taking off coats and muddy shoes. Floyd | The marble front wall seems like a sheer cliff face, the porch like a Floyd | flimsy shelter built onto it. The front door leads inside to the Floyd | north. Floyd | Floyd | In one corner of the porch a strangely shaped hook is fastened to the Floyd | wall. A black cloak hangs beside it. Floyd | Floyd | In the other corner of the porch is a small wooden table. Floyd | Floyd | A slightly muddy welcome mat lies in front of the door. Floyd | Floyd | Against the front wall are a pair of blue cloth slippers and a single Floyd | brown leather boot. Floyd | Floyd | You can also see the mate of the first leather boot here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Front Walk (Matt Weiner) Turns: 5184 Floyd | > Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Front Walk (Matt Weiner) Floyd | Cragne Manor looms to the north. Its light gray marble front is marred Floyd | by a screened-in wooden porch, clearly tacked on well after the manor Floyd | was built. A gravel path bends around the manor to the northeast and Floyd | northwest, and the driveway leads south back to town. Floyd | Floyd | By the porch steps is a post with a placard reading "31." A strange Floyd | little manikin is affixed to it. Floyd | Floyd | A noncorporeal trolley stop sign reads Purple Line -- Cragne Manor. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "wait for black line" | ||
Floyd ] Malign Tunnel (Damon L. Wakes) Turns: 5185 Floyd | > Floyd | > WAIT FOR BLACK LINE Floyd | Floyd | You lean against the driveway, hold out your pass, and wait for the Floyd | black line. Within moments, a phantom trolley arrives. Instead of Floyd | stopping and allowing you to board, it passes through you, Floyd | and you find yourself transported to Floyd | Floyd | Malign Tunnel (Damon L. Wakes) Floyd | The space beneath the boiler room is damp and narrow, little more than Floyd | a dogleg corridor set into the earth. Something about its shape, its Floyd | proportions, is deeply unsettling to you. There is a rusting iron Floyd | ladder leading to the floor above, and a green door leading to the Floyd | southwest, its paint flaking onto the uneven stone floor. The curving Floyd | brick walls on either side of you arc gracefully inwards to form a Floyd | vaulted ceiling. You would be able to stand comfortably were it not Floyd | for the pipes that stretch like tendons above your head. Floyd | Floyd | An insubstantial trolley stop sign reads Black Line -- Underground. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push button" | ||
Floyd ] Malign Tunnel (Damon L. Wakes) Turns: 5186 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON Floyd | Floyd | You hold down the button, and the speaker produces a stream of static Floyd | that feels like it's coming from somewhere inside your spine. You Floyd | don't seem to be picking up any signal in this particular location. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Malign Tunnel (Damon L. Wakes) Turns: 5187 Floyd | > Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | You can't go that way. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "sw" | ||
Floyd ] Amorphous Tunnel (Bill Maya) Turns: 5188 Floyd | > Floyd | > SW Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Amorphous Tunnel (Bill Maya) Floyd | This tunnel bends to the northeast. The walls shimmer slightly, gently Floyd | undulating in the spectral darkness. To the west, set into the wall, Floyd | almost invisible in the mortal dimness, is an antediluvian door. Floyd | Daylight and a slight breeze wafts down some non-euclidean steps that Floyd | lead up. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "I keep using the wrong direction with the map right in front of me." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push button" | ||
Floyd ] Amorphous Tunnel (Bill Maya) Turns: 5189 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON Floyd | Floyd | You hold down the button. The speaker blares out: "—time player, Floyd | first Floyd | time implementor. I can be found online at [LINK] Floyd | Floyd | ORGANIZER'S NOTE: As submitted, Bill's room broke this section of Floyd | tunnel up into three pseudo-rooms. Unfortunately, in the greater Floyd | context of Cragne Manor, this did not work, so we collapsed everything Floyd | into a single room. The organizers wish to apologize for editing this Floyd | room so—" Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Narrow Straits (Mathbrush) Turns: 5190 Floyd | > Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Narrow Straits (Mathbrush) Floyd | You find yourself in a dark, narrow space between two stone walls. Floyd | Moisture condenses from the ceiling and drips down the stone bricks to Floyd | the floor. Doors are east and west. Floyd | Floyd | A foul sarcophagus occupies almost all of the space, leaving you Floyd | cramped against the walls. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push button" | ||
Floyd ] Narrow Straits (Mathbrush) Turns: 5191 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON Floyd | Floyd | You hold down the button. The speaker blares out: "—you, I'd try Floyd | reclosing the crypt, typing a verb wrong, typing a noun wrong, Floyd | jumping, waking up, and anything else you feel like. Floyd | Floyd | There are no hidden puzzles. There is one death. Floyd | Floyd | I specifically asked to have a puzzleless room that was like a sewer Floyd | underground. Which is what—" Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Narrow Straits (Mathbrush) Turns: 5192 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The swirls in your cup form a blooming rose. Botanical images mean Floyd | that while there is much left to accomplish in the present situation, Floyd | your immediate environment sustains you, and you have everything that Floyd | you need. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "oo, solvable room" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "unlock sarcophagus with ancient key" | ||
Floyd ] Narrow Straits (Mathbrush) Turns: 5193 Floyd | > Floyd | > UNLOCK SARCOPHAGUS WITH ANCIENT KEY Floyd | Floyd | You press the key into the keyhole on the center of the sarcophagus. Floyd | You encounter slight resistance. Floyd | Floyd | Pushing the key further, you displace a pint's worth of black slime Floyd | that wells up and drips down the sides of the sarcophagus. Your hand Floyd | burns where the slime touches it, but it fades when you wipe it off. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put ancient key in kp" | ||
Floyd ] Narrow Straits (Mathbrush) Turns: 5194 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT ANCIENT KEY IN KP Floyd | Floyd | You unzip the key pocket, deposit the ancient key, then zip the key Floyd | pocket back up again. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "opeen sarcophagus" | ||
Floyd ] Narrow Straits (Mathbrush) Turns: 5194 Floyd | > Floyd | > OPEEN SARCOPHAGUS Floyd | Floyd | That verb doesn't work here, or, at least, not right now, but Floyd | it might work somewhere later. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open sarcophagus" | ||
Floyd ] Narrow Straits (Mathbrush) Turns: 5195 Floyd | > Floyd | > OPEN SARCOPHAGUS Floyd | Floyd | You kneel down in the filth and open the sarcophagus. The pent-up Floyd | slime spills out and fouls your clothing. Floyd | Floyd | The pulsing, withered source of the black slime quivers in the center Floyd | of the sarcophagus: a repulsive cyst. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get cyst" | ||
Floyd ] Narrow Straits (Mathbrush) Turns: 5196 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET CYST Floyd | Floyd | You place both hands on the cyst and gently tug it. It separates from Floyd | the fleshy veins attaching it to the sarcophagus. Ichor spills out of Floyd | the wounds for a moment before slowing to a drip and crusting over. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "..." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "close sarcophagus" | ||
Floyd ] Narrow Straits (Mathbrush) Turns: 5197 Floyd | > Floyd | > CLOSE SARCOPHAGUS Floyd | Floyd | You cannot undo what you have done. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "That's your divine pustule." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Sure can, game." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Indeed." | ||
| DavidW says, "I think that all you're missing for the ritual is Peter's memento." | ||
| DavidW says, "Unless you think you have it already." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "We might, we might not." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] Amorphous Tunnel (Bill Maya) Turns: 5198 Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Amorphous Tunnel (Bill Maya) Floyd | This tunnel bends to the northeast. The walls shimmer slightly, gently Floyd | undulating in the spectral darkness. To the west, set into the wall, Floyd | almost invisible in the mortal dimness, is an antediluvian door. Floyd | Daylight and a slight breeze wafts down some non-euclidean steps that Floyd | lead up. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ne" | ||
Floyd ] Malign Tunnel (Damon L. Wakes) Turns: 5199 Floyd | > Floyd | > NE Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Malign Tunnel (Damon L. Wakes) Floyd | The space beneath the boiler room is damp and narrow, little more than Floyd | a dogleg corridor set into the earth. Something about its shape, its Floyd | proportions, is deeply unsettling to you. There is a rusting iron Floyd | ladder leading to the floor above, and a green door leading to the Floyd | southwest, its paint flaking onto the uneven stone floor. The curving Floyd | brick walls on either side of you arc gracefully inwards to form a Floyd | vaulted ceiling. You would be able to stand comfortably were it not Floyd | for the pipes that stretch like tendons above your head. Floyd | Floyd | A ghostly trolley stop sign reads Black Line -- Underground. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "wait for purple line" | ||
Floyd ] Front Walk (Matt Weiner) Turns: 5200 Floyd | > Floyd | > WAIT FOR PURPLE LINE Floyd | Floyd | You lean against the thing that isn't here, hold out your pass, and Floyd | wait for the purple line. Within moments, an ethereal trolley arrives. Floyd | Instead of stopping and allowing you to board, it passes Floyd | through you, and you find yourself transported to Floyd | Floyd | Front Walk (Matt Weiner) Floyd | Cragne Manor looms to the north. Its light gray marble front is marred Floyd | by a screened-in wooden porch, clearly tacked on well after the manor Floyd | was built. A gravel path bends around the manor to the northeast and Floyd | northwest, and the driveway leads south back to town. Floyd | Floyd | By the porch steps is a post with a placard reading "31." A strange Floyd | little manikin is affixed to it. Floyd | Floyd | A phantom trolley stop sign reads Purple Line -- Cragne Manor. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu exclaims, "There's the thing that isn't there!" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "I guess it's a backdrop that's everywhere." | ||
| DavidW asks, "Maybe?" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "nw" | ||
Floyd ] Outside the greenhouse (James Eagle) Turns: 5201 Floyd | > Floyd | > NW Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Outside the greenhouse (James Eagle) Floyd | The damp brick path that led you here bends around the squat porch of Floyd | an old greenhouse half-swallowed by a tangle of bramble and ivy. Water Floyd | drips from the thick branches overhead; in the undergrowth something - Floyd | somethings? - creep and rustle. Floyd | Floyd | The path curves away to northeast and southeast. You can also go in to Floyd | the greenhouse from here. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I think the Shambolic Shack is solvable." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Outside the greenhouse (James Eagle) Turns: 5202 Floyd | > Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | You can't go that way. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "in" | ||
Floyd ] Greenhouse (Petter Sjölund) Turns: 5203 Floyd | > Floyd | > IN Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Greenhouse (Petter Sjölund) Floyd | Nothing should be growing here anymore — the heating and irrigation Floyd | have been off for years — but roots seem to have covered everything. Floyd | Floyd | The walls curve inward, forming a huge dome, with a mesh of roots Floyd | covering it from the floor up to about halfway to the ceiling. Floyd | Sunlight still breaks through in places, throwing a pattern of bright Floyd | spots across the room. The roots grow from an enormous tropical tree Floyd | at the center of the greenhouse, towering all the way up to the Floyd | ceiling, which it hides behind a thick crown of leaves. Floyd | Floyd | A spiral staircase, seemingly woven of roots, leads to a circular mesh Floyd | walkway higher up along the wall. Floyd | Floyd | The parrot sculpture protrudes from the roots near the exit. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Greenhouse (Petter Sjölund) Turns: 5204 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The swirls in your cup form the engine of a train. Modes of Floyd | transportation mean that your current environment presents challenges Floyd | that can only be overcome by seeking fresh perspectives elsewhere Floyd | until you're ready to return. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "out" | ||
Floyd ] Outside the greenhouse (James Eagle) Turns: 5205 Floyd | > Floyd | > OUT Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Outside the greenhouse (James Eagle) Floyd | The damp brick path that led you here bends around the squat porch of Floyd | an old greenhouse half-swallowed by a tangle of bramble and ivy. Water Floyd | drips from the thick branches overhead; in the undergrowth something - Floyd | somethings? - creep and rustle. Floyd | Floyd | The path curves away to northeast and southeast. You can also go in to Floyd | the greenhouse from here. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "Try the Shambolic Shack." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push button" | ||
Floyd ] Outside the greenhouse (James Eagle) Turns: 5206 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON Floyd | Floyd | You hold down the button, and the speaker produces a stream of static Floyd | that gives you goosebumps. You don't seem to be picking up any signal Floyd | in this particular location. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "I heard." | |
| DavidW says, "sorry" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ne" | ||
Floyd ] The Cragne Manor's Back Garden (Austin Auclair) Turns: 5207 Floyd | > Floyd | > NE Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | The Cragne Manor's Back Garden (Austin Auclair) Floyd | Vines splay across the landscape, every direction they shoot, Floyd | seemingly racing to the tops of trees to pull them down. The vines Floyd | wind up and around every structure, overrunning them with sheer, Floyd | sinister mass. The vines grow in hypnotic tracks across the yard, Floyd | almost to suggest that they were woven, braided, and arranged with Floyd | care. It's both unnerving and unusually pretty. If there are windows Floyd | or a door on the back of the manor house they're utterly smothered by Floyd | the vines that clamber up the wall and onto the roof, and nothing less Floyd | than a chainsaw could crack open that tomb. Floyd | Floyd | In the center of the yard is a large marble fountain adorned with a Floyd | chubby cherub. On the left side of the garden is the birdbath that you Floyd | knocked over. To the left of the fallen birdbath is the outline of a Floyd | once-hidden pond and a flat stone stuck in the ground where the Floyd | birdbath used to stand. Near the rear, southeast corner of the garden Floyd | is a large garden shed with an adjoining shelf of supplies. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "No problem." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "in" | ||
Floyd ] The Shambolic Shack (Michael Fessler) Turns: 5208 Floyd | > Floyd | > IN Floyd | Floyd | You open the door further to allow you to pass through. You go inside Floyd | the garden shed. Floyd | Floyd | The Shambolic Shack (Michael Fessler) Floyd | A dimly-lit shack with crude plywood walls. An octagonal window set Floyd | high on one wall admits a feeble shaft of moonlight. Rickety wire Floyd | shelving sits precariously in one dimly lit corner, and a battered Floyd | metal wheelbarrow rests in the opposite corner. A rough doorway leads Floyd | back out. Floyd | Floyd | You can see some mildewed leather gloves here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] The Shambolic Shack (Michael Fessler) Turns: 5209 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The swirls in your cup form a sturdy oak. Botanical images mean that Floyd | while there is much left to accomplish in the present situation, your Floyd | immediate environment sustains you, and you have everything that you Floyd | need. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "SAVE" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "cf69" | ||
Floyd | > Floyd | > SAVE Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write: Floyd ] The Shambolic Shack (Michael Fessler) Turns: 5209 Floyd | > SAVEOk. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "don't wear the gloves again, whatever you do" | |
| Jacqueline says, "heh" | ||
| DavidW says, "You may pick them up but don't WEAR them." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Yeah, that sounds like a bad idea." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put apple in wheelbarrow" | ||
Floyd ] The Shambolic Shack (Michael Fessler) Turns: 5210 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT APPLE IN WHEELBARROW Floyd | Floyd | As you lower the golden apple (smelling faintly of mildew), the Floyd | heaving surface of the soil is suddenly broken by a furiously working Floyd | set of clattering mouth-parts and probing antennae -- followed Floyd | immediately by the first several inches of a centipede, yellow and Floyd | chitinous, thick as an elephant's trunk. The creature's antennae, Floyd | sampling the dank air, quest about aimlessly. Floyd | Floyd | You recoil, and snatch away the golden apple (smelling faintly of Floyd | mildew). The giant centipede scuttles back into the soil. Apparently Floyd | that wasn't the snack it was hungry for. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put sausage in wheelbarrow" | ||
Floyd ] The Shambolic Shack (Michael Fessler) Turns: 5211 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT SAUSAGE IN WHEELBARROW Floyd | Floyd | As you bring the desiccated sausage closer, the heaving surface of the Floyd | soil is suddenly broken by a furiously working set of clattering Floyd | mouth-parts and probing antennae -- followed immediately by the first Floyd | several inches of a centipede, yellow and chitinous, thick as an Floyd | elephant's trunk. Floyd | Floyd | Several antennae brush against the desiccated sausage, but soon move Floyd | on in disinterest. Thoughtfully, you reclaim the rejected sausage. Floyd | Maybe there's something you could do to make it even more tainted and Floyd | disgusting? Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "No ketchup available." | |
| Jacqueline says, "ha" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Well that's just the ... wait, I did that joke already." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put sausage in gloves" | ||
Floyd ] The Shambolic Shack (Michael Fessler) Turns: 5212 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT SAUSAGE IN GLOVES Floyd | Floyd | You slide the desiccated sausage into one noxious glove and twirl it a Floyd | few times. When you extract it, there are already fine strands of Floyd | fungus spreading across its surface. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "Thaaaat's awful" | |
| Jacqueline says, "brilliant" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "I'm sure it already was mildewed, but okay." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put sausage in wheelbarrow" | ||
Floyd ] The Shambolic Shack (Michael Fessler) Turns: 5213 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT SAUSAGE IN WHEELBARROW Floyd | Floyd | As you bring the desiccated sausage closer, the heaving surface of the Floyd | soil is suddenly broken by a furiously working set of clattering Floyd | mouth-parts and probing antennae -- followed immediately by the first Floyd | several inches of a centipede, yellow and chitinous, thick as an Floyd | elephant's trunk. Floyd | Floyd | Several antennae strain toward the fungus-wreathed sausage. Suddenly Floyd | and with a resounding SNAP!, terrifying mandibles seize one end of the Floyd | sausage. You hurriedly let it go, and watch the tainted charcuterie Floyd | vanish into the centipede's maw. The creature's frenzied motions begin Floyd | to slow. Perhaps it's sated for now. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "So, search the barrow?" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "search wheelbarrow" | ||
Floyd ] The Shambolic Shack (Michael Fessler) Turns: 5214 Floyd | > Floyd | > SEARCH WHEELBARROW Floyd | Floyd | A battered metal wheelbarrow. Or at least, it used to be when it still Floyd | had a front wheel. With only a twisted axle remaining, I guess now Floyd | it's just a "barrow". It is full of glistening black soil. Floyd | Floyd | A sudden movement draws your attention back to the wheelbarrow. The Floyd | enormous centipede is lying coiled on the surface of the glistening Floyd | soil, writhing in unearthly convulsions. As its movements slow, you Floyd | see a wave of gray fuzz erupt from the creature's mouth and spread Floyd | like fire down the length of its body. With one final convulsion, the Floyd | fungus-encrusted monstrosity heaves itself over the wheelbarrow's Floyd | edge, toppling to the floor with a sodden thud. It lies motionless, Floyd | save for the swaying mycelial fronds protruding from every crack and Floyd | orifice. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "or search the soil?" | |
| Jacqueline says, "umm, ew" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x centipede" | ||
Floyd ] The Shambolic Shack (Michael Fessler) Turns: 5215 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CENTIPEDE Floyd | Floyd | The motionless fungus-ridden carcass of a giant centipede, festooned Floyd | with swaying mycelial fronds that protrude from every crack and Floyd | orifice. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "Centipede, he's ded" | |
| DavidW says, "DO NOT EAT" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "search soil" | ||
Floyd ] The Shambolic Shack (Michael Fessler) Turns: 5216 Floyd | > Floyd | > SEARCH SOIL Floyd | Floyd | After a few moments of groping, your fingertips slide across a small Floyd | jagged metallic object. You manage to get a grip on it, and a moment Floyd | later, you're holding a tiny brass key. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x tiny brass" | ||
Floyd ] The Shambolic Shack (Michael Fessler) Turns: 5217 Floyd | > Floyd | > X TINY BRASS Floyd | Floyd | It's too small to be the key to a door. Maybe a jewelry box, or a Floyd | cabinet. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Well, we know where this is for now." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] The Shambolic Shack (Michael Fessler) Turns: 5218 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The clouds in your cup form no discernible pattern. Lack of a symbolic Floyd | image means that you have accomplished everything you must in your Floyd | current environment and should move on to find new challenges in order Floyd | to grow as a person. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "Not to be confused with the brass key for the other shack" | |
| DavidW says, "Yes, I think we know what this tiny brass key is for." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Right, I think I forgot to kp that one." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "out" | ||
Floyd ] The Cragne Manor's Back Garden (Austin Auclair) Turns: 5219 Floyd | > Floyd | > OUT Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | The Cragne Manor's Back Garden (Austin Auclair) Floyd | Vines splay across the landscape, every direction they shoot, Floyd | seemingly racing to the tops of trees to pull them down. The vines Floyd | wind up and around every structure, overrunning them with sheer, Floyd | sinister mass. The vines grow in hypnotic tracks across the yard, Floyd | almost to suggest that they were woven, braided, and arranged with Floyd | care. It's both unnerving and unusually pretty. If there are windows Floyd | or a door on the back of the manor house they're utterly smothered by Floyd | the vines that clamber up the wall and onto the roof, and nothing less Floyd | than a chainsaw could crack open that tomb. Floyd | Floyd | In the center of the yard is a large marble fountain adorned with a Floyd | chubby cherub. On the left side of the garden is the birdbath that you Floyd | knocked over. To the left of the fallen birdbath is the outline of a Floyd | once-hidden pond and a flat stone stuck in the ground where the Floyd | birdbath used to stand. Near the rear, southeast corner of the garden Floyd | is a large garden shed with an adjoining shelf of supplies. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "sw" | ||
Floyd ] Outside the greenhouse (James Eagle) Turns: 5220 Floyd | > Floyd | > SW Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Outside the greenhouse (James Eagle) Floyd | The damp brick path that led you here bends around the squat porch of Floyd | an old greenhouse half-swallowed by a tangle of bramble and ivy. Water Floyd | drips from the thick branches overhead; in the undergrowth something - Floyd | somethings? - creep and rustle. Floyd | Floyd | The path curves away to northeast and southeast. You can also go in to Floyd | the greenhouse from here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "se" | ||
Floyd ] Front Walk (Matt Weiner) Turns: 5221 Floyd | > Floyd | > SE Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Front Walk (Matt Weiner) Floyd | Cragne Manor looms to the north. Its light gray marble front is marred Floyd | by a screened-in wooden porch, clearly tacked on well after the manor Floyd | was built. A gravel path bends around the manor to the northeast and Floyd | northwest, and the driveway leads south back to town. Floyd | Floyd | By the porch steps is a post with a placard reading "31." A strange Floyd | little manikin is affixed to it. Floyd | Floyd | An ethereal trolley stop sign reads Purple Line -- Cragne Manor. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Mudroom (Matt Weiner) Turns: 5222 Floyd | > Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | You climb the steps to the porch. Floyd | Floyd | Mudroom (Matt Weiner) Floyd | The porch is a mudroom, a place for taking off coats and muddy shoes. Floyd | The marble front wall seems like a sheer cliff face, the porch like a Floyd | flimsy shelter built onto it. The front door leads inside to the Floyd | north. Floyd | Floyd | In one corner of the porch a strangely shaped hook is fastened to the Floyd | wall. A black cloak hangs beside it. Floyd | Floyd | In the other corner of the porch is a small wooden table. Floyd | Floyd | A slightly muddy welcome mat lies in front of the door. Floyd | Floyd | Against the front wall are a pair of blue cloth slippers and a single Floyd | brown leather boot. Floyd | Floyd | You can also see the mate of the first leather boot here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] Mudroom (Matt Weiner) Turns: 5223 Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | You can go south back down to the front walk or north in through the Floyd | front door. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Foyer (Greg Frost) Turns: 5224 Floyd | > Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Foyer (Greg Frost) Floyd | Standing in the narrow entry hall is like being at the mouth of a Floyd | cave. The only light comes in through tall windows on either side of Floyd | the door and a half-round window above. All of the furniture has been Floyd | removed from the foyer, leaving tracks in the heavy dust. Floyd | Floyd | The night sky is dark and full of stars. Hallways lead west and east Floyd | into other parts of the house. A doorway leads north; the front door Floyd | is to the south. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] Gallery (YerrikTRB/Erica Newman) Turns: 5225 Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Gallery (YerrikTRB/Erica Newman) Floyd | A long and narrow room, with a satin wallcovering in rich, patterned Floyd | green above the creamy wainscot paneling. The room is overcrowded with Floyd | paintings and furniture. There are doors at either end of the gallery, Floyd | leading north and west. Floyd | Floyd | It's a godawful mess in here and it's entirely your fault. It looks Floyd | like you've cleared the path through the room, and there may be Floyd | nothing left to do but enjoy the paintings. Floyd | Floyd | You can see a photograph here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Rec Room (Zack Johnson) Turns: 5226 Floyd | > Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Rec Room (Zack Johnson) Floyd | The manor's rec room is short for the manor's recreation room. Even Floyd | though it's as old as the manor itself, it looks, as all rec rooms do, Floyd | like it's stuck in the 1970s. Floyd | Floyd | The room is dominated by a pool table. Or maybe a billiards table, Floyd | you were never really sure what the difference is. An old television Floyd | sits atop a little wooden stand in front of a comfy-looking easy Floyd | chair. Floyd | Floyd | Doors lead south and east, and the north wall is covered entirely in Floyd | built-in cabinets, whose glass doors lead, predictably, into their Floyd | interiors. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "unlock cabinet with tiny brass" | ||
Floyd ] Rec Room (Zack Johnson) Turns: 5227 Floyd | > Floyd | > UNLOCK CABINET WITH TINY BRASS Floyd | Floyd | You unlock the board games cabinet. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "This should be fun." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Now let's see what games are played with broken glass." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put tiny brass in kp" | ||
Floyd ] Rec Room (Zack Johnson) Turns: 5228 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT TINY BRASS IN KP Floyd | Floyd | You unzip the key pocket, deposit the tiny brass key (smelling faintly Floyd | of mildew), then zip the key pocket back up again. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "Yes, let's." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open cabinet" | ||
Floyd ] Rec Room (Zack Johnson) Turns: 5229 Floyd | > Floyd | > OPEN CABINET Floyd | Floyd | You open the cabinet. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x it" | ||
Floyd ] Rec Room (Zack Johnson) Turns: 5230 Floyd | > Floyd | > X IT Floyd | Floyd | The board games cabinet is full of board games. That's why they call Floyd | it the board games cabinet. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x games" | ||
Floyd ] Rec Room (Zack Johnson) Turns: 5231 Floyd | > Floyd | > X GAMES Floyd | Floyd | The games resist examination. When you try to scan them or look at Floyd | them in aggregate, they swim in your vision. You get the sense that Floyd | you could probably find a specific one if you knew the name of it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "search games" | ||
Floyd ] Rec Room (Zack Johnson) Turns: 5232 Floyd | > Floyd | > SEARCH GAMES Floyd | Floyd | You find nothing of interest. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "find pool" | ||
Floyd ] Rec Room (Zack Johnson) Turns: 5232 Floyd | > Floyd | > FIND POOL Floyd | Floyd | That verb doesn't work here, or, at least, not right now, but Floyd | it might work somewhere later. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "Let me know if you want a hint." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x pool" | ||
Floyd ] Rec Room (Zack Johnson) Turns: 5233 Floyd | > Floyd | > X POOL Floyd | Floyd | It's got everything you need to play pool except... cues, balls, and Floyd | that triangle thing you use to set up the rack. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "; heh" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "play pool" | ||
Floyd ] Rec Room (Zack Johnson) Turns: 5234 Floyd | > Floyd | > PLAY POOL Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x tv" | ||
Floyd ] Rec Room (Zack Johnson) Turns: 5235 Floyd | > Floyd | > X TV Floyd | Floyd | You shouldn't watch TV while standing up. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "sit" | ||
Floyd ] Rec Room (Zack Johnson) Turns: 5236 Floyd | > Floyd | > SIT Floyd | Floyd | You slouch into the chair with a protracted sigh of pleasure. It is Floyd | indeed as comfy as it looks. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x tv" | ||
Floyd ] Rec Room (Zack Johnson) Turns: 5237 Floyd | > Floyd | > X TV Floyd | Floyd | The original 70s intro to Sesame Street is absolutely NOT playing on Floyd | this TV right now, but you are also absolutely watching the original Floyd | 70s intro to Sesame Street. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x tv" | ||
Floyd ] Rec Room (Zack Johnson) Turns: 5238 Floyd | > Floyd | > X TV Floyd | Floyd | On my waaaaaaay to where the air is sweeeeet... Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "stand" | ||
Floyd ] Rec Room (Zack Johnson) Turns: 5239 Floyd | > Floyd | > STAND Floyd | Floyd | You get out of the chair. Your new situation kinda sucks compared to Floyd | earlier, when you were in the chair. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x games" | ||
Floyd ] Rec Room (Zack Johnson) Turns: 5240 Floyd | > Floyd | > X GAMES Floyd | Floyd | The games resist examination. When you try to scan them or look at Floyd | them in aggregate, they swim in your vision. You get the sense that Floyd | you could probably find a specific one if you knew the name of it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get sesame" | ||
Floyd ] Rec Room (Zack Johnson) Turns: 5240 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET SESAME Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get game" | ||
Floyd ] Rec Room (Zack Johnson) Turns: 5240 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET GAME Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "I can't recall seeing a mention of board games beyond this room, so I guess the name of the game is here somewhere." | |
| Jacqueline asks, "Was there a game in the opening to Sesame St?" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "play" | ||
Floyd ] Rec Room (Zack Johnson) Turns: 5241 Floyd | > Floyd | > PLAY Floyd | Floyd | (the vial of rose extract) Floyd | > | DavidW says, "It is, and you were on the right track." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "sit" | ||
Floyd ] Rec Room (Zack Johnson) Turns: 5242 Floyd | > Floyd | > SIT Floyd | Floyd | You slouch into the chair with a protracted sigh of pleasure. It is Floyd | indeed as comfy as it looks. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x tv" | ||
Floyd ] Rec Room (Zack Johnson) Turns: 5243 Floyd | > Floyd | > X TV Floyd | Floyd | You keep watching. Floyd | That cool pinball animation plays. You sing along, counting to 12. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x tv" | ||
Floyd ] Rec Room (Zack Johnson) Turns: 5244 Floyd | > Floyd | > X TV Floyd | Floyd | You keep watching. Floyd | Another commercial comes on. A man has trouble believing that he ate Floyd | the whole thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "ah" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x tv" | ||
Floyd ] Rec Room (Zack Johnson) Turns: 5245 Floyd | > Floyd | > X TV Floyd | Floyd | You keep watching. Floyd | You watch a short animation that teaches you to be less racist. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x tv" | ||
Floyd ] Rec Room (Zack Johnson) Turns: 5246 Floyd | > Floyd | > X TV Floyd | Floyd | You keep watching. Floyd | Another commercial comes on. Orson Welles reassures you that he will Floyd | only sell you wine after its time. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x tv" | ||
Floyd ] Rec Room (Zack Johnson) Turns: 5247 Floyd | > Floyd | > X TV Floyd | Floyd | You keep watching. Floyd | Another commercial. You are urged not to squeeze the Charmin. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x tv" | ||
Floyd ] Rec Room (Zack Johnson) Turns: 5248 Floyd | > Floyd | > X TV Floyd | Floyd | You keep watching. Floyd | Nobody except Big Bird can see Snuffleupagus. This reminds you of Floyd | your current situation somehow. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline asks, "Pinball?" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Hm." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "stand" | ||
Floyd ] Rec Room (Zack Johnson) Turns: 5249 Floyd | > Floyd | > STAND Floyd | Floyd | You get out of the chair. Your new situation kinda sucks compared to Floyd | earlier, when you were in the chair. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get pinball" | ||
Floyd ] Rec Room (Zack Johnson) Turns: 5249 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET PINBALL Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "aw" | |
| DavidW says, "I think it's a board game name you're looking for." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "play pinball" | ||
Floyd ] Rec Room (Zack Johnson) Turns: 5249 Floyd | > Floyd | > PLAY PINBALL Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get monopoly" | ||
Floyd ] Rec Room (Zack Johnson) Turns: 5249 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET MONOPOLY Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "okay , fair" | |
| DavidW says, "It won't be guessable like that." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "More TV" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "sit in chair" | ||
Floyd ] Rec Room (Zack Johnson) Turns: 5250 Floyd | > Floyd | > SIT IN CHAIR Floyd | Floyd | You slouch into the chair with a protracted sigh of pleasure. It is Floyd | indeed as comfy as it looks. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "More TV." | |
| Knight_Otu exclaims, "But it rots yer brains!" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x tv" | ||
Floyd ] Rec Room (Zack Johnson) Turns: 5251 Floyd | > Floyd | > X TV Floyd | Floyd | You keep watching. Floyd | Another commercial comes on, this one for a board game called Marble Floyd | Blasters. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline smiles. | |
| DavidW says, "THERE" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "stand" | ||
Floyd ] Rec Room (Zack Johnson) Turns: 5252 Floyd | > Floyd | > STAND Floyd | Floyd | You get out of the chair. Your new situation kinda sucks compared to Floyd | earlier, when you were in the chair. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get marble blasters" | ||
Floyd ] Rec Room (Zack Johnson) Turns: 5253 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET MARBLE BLASTERS Floyd | Floyd | You should just leave it where it is. Somebody might want to play it Floyd | while you're gone. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "play marble blasters" | ||
Floyd ] Rec Room (Zack Johnson) Turns: 5254 Floyd | > Floyd | > PLAY MARBLE BLASTERS Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "examine it?" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x it" | ||
Floyd ] Rec Room (Zack Johnson) Turns: 5255 Floyd | > Floyd | > X IT Floyd | Floyd | You find Marble Blasters and rummage through its contents. There's a Floyd | board, eight red marbles, seven blue marbles, a couple of Floyd | spring-loaded marble-flicker things, and hey, what's this? A card Floyd | from a different game -- one called Moonbase Bravo. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x moonbase" | ||
Floyd ] Rec Room (Zack Johnson) Turns: 5256 Floyd | > Floyd | > X MOONBASE Floyd | Floyd | You find Moonbase Bravo and dig through the box. There are some Floyd | cardboard squares with craters printed on them, three little plastic Floyd | astronauts, a deck of "moon unit" cards, and a domino with "Domino Floyd | Destruction Derby" printed on the back. That one must be from a Floyd | different game. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x domino" | ||
Floyd ] Rec Room (Zack Johnson) Turns: 5257 Floyd | > Floyd | > X DOMINO Floyd | Floyd | You grab Domino Destruction Derby and open the box. It contains a few Floyd | plastic ramps, a few dozen dominoes, and a little square of cardboard Floyd | with a spooky ghost printed on it. The back of the card says "The Floyd | Haunting of Haunt House" on it -- it must be from a different board Floyd | game. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline rolls her eyes | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x haunt house" | ||
Floyd ] Rec Room (Zack Johnson) Turns: 5258 Floyd | > Floyd | > X HAUNT HOUSE Floyd | Floyd | You grab The Haunting of Haunt House and rummage around in the the Floyd | box. There are lots of little cardboard tokens representing ghosts Floyd | and goblins and mummies, and also a red, white and blue die-cast Floyd | motorcycle with "Evil Knievel's Canyon Jump" stencilled on the side of Floyd | the gas tank. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says (to Jacqueline), "Tell me this scene doesn't happen in every rec room on the continent." | |
| Jacqueline says, "Well, yes" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Someone played a huge game of everything and didn't clean up after themselves." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x canyon jump" | ||
Floyd ] Rec Room (Zack Johnson) Turns: 5259 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CANYON JUMP Floyd | Floyd | You grab Evil Knievel's Canyon Jump, hurl the lid across the room like Floyd | the daredevil you are, and examine the contents. There's a Floyd | disassembled plastic canyon, some ramps, some little metal figurines Floyd | of impressed bystanders, and a card with a picture of a guy wearing a Floyd | white chef's hat labeled "Pierre Patisserie." Floyd | Floyd | You flip the card over -- apparently Pierre belongs in a game called Floyd | "Murder Kitchen." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x kitchen" | ||
Floyd ] Rec Room (Zack Johnson) Turns: 5260 Floyd | > Floyd | > X KITCHEN Floyd | Floyd | You grab Murder Kitchen, reluctantly open the lid, and take a look at Floyd | what's inside. There's a deck of cards representing different chefs Floyd | you can murder, and a few full-sized rusty kitchen implements. Floyd | Actually, hold on. One of the chef cards is actually an alien card Floyd | from a different game -- Space Actuary. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x space actuary" | ||
Floyd ] Rec Room (Zack Johnson) Turns: 5261 Floyd | > Floyd | > X SPACE ACTUARY Floyd | Floyd | You grab Space Actuary and examine the contents. It's mostly just Floyd | charts and tables with different fictional space diseases and their Floyd | effects on life expectancy, but there's also a little resin sculpture Floyd | of a child's head mounted on a plaque. What a creepy thing. You look Floyd | at the back of the plaque, and see "Suburban Safari" embossed in it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x safari" | ||
Floyd ] Rec Room (Zack Johnson) Turns: 5262 Floyd | > Floyd | > X SAFARI Floyd | Floyd | You grab Suburban Safari and reluctantly open the box. The board Floyd | depicts an entire town, but only the gun stores and cul-de-sacs are Floyd | labeled. Among the grisly statuettes is a gauze eyepatch with "Pirate Floyd | Hospital" printed on the strap. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x pirate" | ||
Floyd ] Rec Room (Zack Johnson) Turns: 5263 Floyd | > Floyd | > X PIRATE Floyd | Floyd | You grab Pirate Hospital and examine the contents. There are a few Floyd | small bottles of medical rum (all empty, sadly,) a set of Floyd | pegleg-mounting wrenches, and a big rubber shark fin, which wouldn't Floyd | be out of place in a pirate game, except that this is really more of a Floyd | hospital game. Floyd | Floyd | You take a closer look at the fin and see a small paper tag inside Floyd | that says "Shark Shark Shark Shark Shark." Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "hah aha" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x shark" | ||
Floyd ] Rec Room (Zack Johnson) Turns: 5264 Floyd | > Floyd | > X SHARK Floyd | Floyd | You grab Shark Shark Shark Shark Shark and take a look at what's Floyd | inside. It's four more of those shark fins, and a bottle of sunscreen Floyd | labeled "San Tropez Tanners by Ban de Soleil." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x tanners" | ||
Floyd ] Rec Room (Zack Johnson) Turns: 5265 Floyd | > Floyd | > X TANNERS Floyd | Floyd | You pull out San Tropez Tanners by Ban de Soleil and examine its Floyd | contents. There are a bunch of little plastic sunbathers, a few dice, Floyd | a rulebook (in French) and holy cow, a rusty meat cleaver. That is Floyd | not even a little bit safe for people in this game's intended age Floyd | range. You'd better take it with you. Floyd | Floyd | [Your score has just gone up by one point.] Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "ha" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get cleaver" | ||
Floyd ] Rec Room (Zack Johnson) Turns: 5266 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET CLEAVER Floyd | Floyd | You already have that. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "yay rusty meat cleaver!" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x it" | ||
Floyd ] Rec Room (Zack Johnson) Turns: 5267 Floyd | > Floyd | > X IT Floyd | Floyd | This meat cleaver is rusty and filled with old blood stains. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "Guess where *that* is for." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "I guess we better cleave some meat." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Rec Room (Zack Johnson) Turns: 5268 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The swirls in your cup form no discernible pattern. Lack of a symbolic Floyd | image means that you have accomplished everything you must in your Floyd | current environment and should move on to find new challenges in order Floyd | to grow as a person. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "Yes, please" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push button" | ||
Floyd ] Rec Room (Zack Johnson) Turns: 5269 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON Floyd | Floyd | You hold down the button, and the speaker produces a stream of static Floyd | that raises the hair on the back of your neck. You don't seem to be Floyd | picking up any signal in this particular location. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Gallery (YerrikTRB/Erica Newman) Turns: 5270 Floyd | > Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Gallery (YerrikTRB/Erica Newman) Floyd | A long and narrow room, with a satin wallcovering in rich, patterned Floyd | green above the creamy wainscot paneling. The room is overcrowded with Floyd | paintings and furniture. There are doors at either end of the gallery, Floyd | leading north and west. Floyd | Floyd | It's a godawful mess in here and it's entirely your fault. It looks Floyd | like you've cleared the path through the room, and there may be Floyd | nothing left to do but enjoy the paintings. Floyd | Floyd | You can see a photograph here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Foyer (Greg Frost) Turns: 5271 Floyd | > Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Foyer (Greg Frost) Floyd | Standing in the narrow entry hall is like being at the mouth of a Floyd | cave. The only light comes in through tall windows on either side of Floyd | the door and a half-round window above. All of the furniture has been Floyd | removed from the foyer, leaving tracks in the heavy dust. Floyd | Floyd | The night sky is dark and full of stars. Hallways lead west and east Floyd | into other parts of the house. A doorway leads north; the front door Floyd | is to the south. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Mudroom (Matt Weiner) Turns: 5272 Floyd | > Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Mudroom (Matt Weiner) Floyd | The porch is a mudroom, a place for taking off coats and muddy shoes. Floyd | The marble front wall seems like a sheer cliff face, the porch like a Floyd | flimsy shelter built onto it. The front door leads inside to the Floyd | north. Floyd | Floyd | In one corner of the porch a strangely shaped hook is fastened to the Floyd | wall. A black cloak hangs beside it. Floyd | Floyd | In the other corner of the porch is a small wooden table. Floyd | Floyd | A slightly muddy welcome mat lies in front of the door. Floyd | Floyd | Against the front wall are a pair of blue cloth slippers and a single Floyd | brown leather boot. Floyd | Floyd | You can also see the mate of the first leather boot here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Front Walk (Matt Weiner) Turns: 5273 Floyd | > Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Front Walk (Matt Weiner) Floyd | Cragne Manor looms to the north. Its light gray marble front is marred Floyd | by a screened-in wooden porch, clearly tacked on well after the manor Floyd | was built. A gravel path bends around the manor to the northeast and Floyd | northwest, and the driveway leads south back to town. Floyd | Floyd | By the porch steps is a post with a placard reading "31." A strange Floyd | little manikin is affixed to it. Floyd | Floyd | A noncorporeal trolley stop sign reads Purple Line -- Cragne Manor. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "wait for red line" | ||
Floyd ] Outside the Plant (Chandler Groover) Turns: 5274 Floyd | > Floyd | > WAIT FOR RED LINE Floyd | Floyd | You lean against the manor, hold out your pass, and wait for the red Floyd | line. Within moments, a spectral trolley arrives. Instead of stopping Floyd | and allowing you to board, it passes through you, and you Floyd | find yourself transported to Floyd | Floyd | Outside the Plant (Chandler Groover) Floyd | Smoke pours into a bruised sky, rising from chimneys that crowd the Floyd | Cragne Meatpacking Plant. Its bricks are soot-stained, its stenciled Floyd | walls weathered by acid rain. Floyd | Floyd | A hole is smashed into its side. Floyd | Floyd | To the northwest, a hill begins to climb toward Cragne Manor. Floyd | Floyd | A mistlike trolley stop sign reads Red Line -- Meatpacking Plant. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push button" | ||
Floyd ] Outside the Plant (Chandler Groover) Turns: 5275 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON Floyd | Floyd | You hold down the button. The speaker blares out: "—best thing about Floyd | this room (in the author's opinion) is that you can solve its puzzle, Floyd | in one turn, from anywhere in the game. Just say the unsayable name, Floyd | and you've won! Unless you say it four times. Then you die. Floyd | Floyd | Did you know you can touch the monster? Floyd | Floyd | Thanks to Roberto Colnaghi, Sean M. Shore, Llew Mason, Petter Sjölund, Floyd | Matt Weiner, Chris Conley, and Andrew Plotkin for beta-testing, and to Floyd | you for—" Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline gets nervous | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "in" | ||
Floyd ] The meatpacking plant (Kenneth Pedersen) Turns: 5276 Floyd | > Floyd | > IN Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | The meatpacking plant (Kenneth Pedersen) Floyd | You are standing in the center of the main room of the meatpacking Floyd | plant. An open doorway leads west from this huge room to somewhere Floyd | darker, while some rickety stairs lead up. A long row of meat hooks Floyd | are hanging from the ceiling parallel to a bloodstained table. It is Floyd | not too late to leave yet, by going out the front door. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x hooks" | ||
Floyd ] The meatpacking plant (Kenneth Pedersen) Turns: 5277 Floyd | > Floyd | > X HOOKS Floyd | Floyd | The meat hooks are rusty, stained and out of reach. They are all empty Floyd | except for a hook at the southern end of the room, which holds the Floyd | body of a dead animal, hanging from its legs head down. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "cleave animal" | ||
Floyd ] The meatpacking plant (Kenneth Pedersen) Turns: 5277 Floyd | > Floyd | > CLEAVE ANIMAL Floyd | Floyd | That verb doesn't work here, or, at least, not right now, but Floyd | it might work somewhere later. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "cut animal with cleaver" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "cut animal with cleaver" | ||
Floyd ] The meatpacking plant (Kenneth Pedersen) Turns: 5278 Floyd | > Floyd | > CUT ANIMAL WITH CLEAVER Floyd | Floyd | You take a deep breath and raise the meat cleaver. You carefully cut Floyd | around the hard part of the stomach, to ensure you do not destroy Floyd | whatever is in there. After a minute, a plastic bag leans out. You Floyd | open it, revealing a single sheet of printed paper, which you take. Floyd | Since you do not need the empty plastic bag, you stuff it back in the Floyd | dog. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu asks, "A person can hope, right?" | |
| DavidW says, "mm" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Oh god" | ||
| DavidW says, "You're done with the cleaver now." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "f put cleaver in sp" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put cleaver in sp" | ||
Floyd ] The meatpacking plant (Kenneth Pedersen) Turns: 5279 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT CLEAVER IN SP Floyd | Floyd | You unzip the side pocket, deposit the rusty meat cleaver, then zip Floyd | the side pocket back up again. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x printed" | ||
Floyd ] The meatpacking plant (Kenneth Pedersen) Turns: 5280 Floyd | > Floyd | > X PRINTED Floyd | Floyd | A low-quality photocopy of a hand-lettered original, slightly Floyd | dog-eared. The title, Friends to the Worm Secret Menu, seems to Floyd | have been written with a calligraphy pen in crude imitation of a fancy Floyd | letterhead, but the rest is roughly printed in Sharpie: Floyd | Eternal Chowder Floyd | Drunken Goat of the Woods Floyd | Ancestor Sandwich Floyd | Fiddleheads Three Ways (SPRING) Floyd | Shivering Hill Special Reserve Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Never would have guessed this was where it was" | |
| DavidW says, "The pub's secret menu was first mentioned all the way back in the realty office." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Yeah. Damn." | ||
| Knight_Otu exclaims, "That was months ago!" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "heh" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] The meatpacking plant (Kenneth Pedersen) Turns: 5281 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The swirls in your cup form a blank, mirrored surface. Lack of a Floyd | symbolic image means that you have accomplished everything you must in Floyd | your current environment and should move on to find new challenges in Floyd | order to grow as a person. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I'm taking a bathroom break. I'll meet you at the pub for lunch." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "out" | ||
Floyd ] Outside the Plant (Chandler Groover) Turns: 5282 Floyd | > Floyd | > OUT Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Outside the Plant (Chandler Groover) Floyd | Smoke pours into a bruised sky, rising from chimneys that crowd the Floyd | Cragne Meatpacking Plant. Its bricks are soot-stained, its stenciled Floyd | walls weathered by acid rain. Floyd | Floyd | A hole is smashed into its side. Floyd | Floyd | To the northwest, a hill begins to climb toward Cragne Manor. Floyd | Floyd | A spectral trolley stop sign reads Red Line -- Meatpacking Plant. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "wait for orange line" | ||
Floyd ] Constabulary Road (Harkness Munt) Turns: 5283 Floyd | > Floyd | > WAIT FOR ORANGE LINE Floyd | Floyd | You lean against the livestock blood, hold out your pass, and wait for Floyd | the orange line. Within moments, a ghostly trolley arrives. Instead of Floyd | stopping and allowing you to board, it passes through you, Floyd | and you find yourself transported to Floyd | Floyd | Constabulary Road (Harkness Munt) Floyd | The road phases into little more than a wide dirt track winding from Floyd | the west towards the edge of town to the northeast. A paved walk Floyd | wanders through an iron gate which interrupts a high stone wall Floyd | looming to the north. A memorial bench sits just outside its shadow. A Floyd | thickly-woven rampart of vegetation obstructs passage to the south, Floyd | but you notice a narrow deer trail cutting a path through the deep Floyd | woods. Floyd | Floyd | A barricade spans the road to the northeast, and beyond it a large Floyd | shallow pit is being excavated. If you're careful, you could skirt the Floyd | edges of the pit and continue along the northeast road. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | A man stands near the barricade. He appears to be contemplating the Floyd | contents of the dig site. Floyd | Floyd | A grad student works fastidiously on the fossilized bones in the pit. Floyd | Floyd | A mistlike trolley stop sign reads Orange Line -- Constabulary Road. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Outside Pub (Jason Lautzenheiser) Turns: 5284 Floyd | > Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Outside Pub (Jason Lautzenheiser) Floyd | As the street runs east through this side of town, it narrows as the Floyd | jagged rooftops on either side of the road reach out to each other. To Floyd | the north is the pub. You can continue to the west where you see a Floyd | bridge. As you pause on the narrow brick sidewalk which lays unevenly Floyd | along the ugly, half-crumbling brick walls, you hear a train whistle Floyd | in the distance. A sign hangs loosely above the pub entrance and to Floyd | the side is a murky window. Floyd | Floyd | You can see a newspaper box here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] The Invisible Worm (Sam Kabo Ashwell) Turns: 5285 Floyd | > Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | The Invisible Worm (Sam Kabo Ashwell) Floyd | A dimly-lit tavern, old enough that all its straight lines have worn Floyd | or warped slightly out of shape, and everything feels cluttered and a Floyd | little too small; you've had apartments with living-rooms bigger than Floyd | this. Heavy, dark beams support a low ceiling, and the walls are Floyd | crowded with ancient farm tools and yellowing photographs. A cramped Floyd | doorway, south, leads back outside. Floyd | Floyd | The bartender impassively surveys the room. Floyd | Floyd | Old-timers monopolize the fireplace nook; a straggle of teenagers Floyd | hunch in a corner. Floyd | Floyd | The old-timers rehash the time Edmund Fuller's granddaughter's hog Floyd | gave birth to a lifeless agglomeration of hair. Somehow this relates Floyd | to one of the old-timers owing another money. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] The Invisible Worm (Sam Kabo Ashwell) Turns: 5286 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The swirls in your cup form a perfect fern, just like in a fancy Floyd | latte. Botanical images mean that while there is much left to Floyd | accomplish in the present situation, your immediate environment Floyd | sustains you, and you have everything that you need. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | The old-timers squabble over the time Elderman Hardwick caught his Floyd | ward with a state senator. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "I tested this, so..." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "I wanted to wait for David." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "sure" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x whetstone" | ||
Floyd ] The Invisible Worm (Sam Kabo Ashwell) Turns: 5287 Floyd | > Floyd | > X WHETSTONE Floyd | Floyd | A dark grey, smooth whetstone, great for sharpening any cutting Floyd | implements. Floyd | Floyd | The old-timers talk about the time Deputy Fish's wife caught her son Floyd | making time in the privy with a married woman. It's unclear whether Floyd | this happened last week or last century. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I'm back" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Well then." | ||
| DavidW says, "Go acquire food and/or whetstone." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "give menu to bartender" | ||
Floyd ] The Invisible Worm (Sam Kabo Ashwell) Turns: 5288 Floyd | > Floyd | > GIVE MENU TO BARTENDER Floyd | Floyd | (the bartender) Floyd | The bartender doesn't seem interested. Floyd | Floyd | The old-timers go on about the time an itinerant fruit-picker stole a Floyd | heirloom pitchfork that was on display in the pub. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "give menu to old-timers" | ||
Floyd ] The Invisible Worm (Sam Kabo Ashwell) Turns: 5289 Floyd | > Floyd | > GIVE MENU TO OLD-TIMERS Floyd | Floyd | They're too wrapped up in their conversation to pay you any notice . Floyd | Floyd | The old-timers go on about whether Cameron Diaz is a finer example of Floyd | womanhood than Jennifer Anniston. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "give menu to teenagers" | ||
Floyd ] The Invisible Worm (Sam Kabo Ashwell) Turns: 5290 Floyd | > Floyd | > GIVE MENU TO TEENAGERS Floyd | Floyd | They stare back at you with blank (and slightly fish-like) contempt. Floyd | Floyd | The old-timers talk about the time the Collamore girl gave birth to a Floyd | half-formed abomination that did not survive baptism. The pipe-smoker Floyd | is visibly uncomfortable with the conversation, and contributes Floyd | little. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "show menu to bartender" | ||
Floyd ] The Invisible Worm (Sam Kabo Ashwell) Turns: 5291 Floyd | > Floyd | > SHOW MENU TO BARTENDER Floyd | Floyd | (the bartender) Floyd | The bartender is unimpressed. Floyd | Floyd | The old-timers gossip about how Purity Pewsey's youngest's daughter Floyd | got no better than she deserved, and that that's what comes of not Floyd | knowing your place. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "That's not how to use a menu." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x menu" | ||
Floyd ] The Invisible Worm (Sam Kabo Ashwell) Turns: 5292 Floyd | > Floyd | > X MENU Floyd | Floyd | A low-quality photocopy of a hand-lettered original, slightly Floyd | dog-eared. The title, Friends to the Worm Secret Menu, seems to Floyd | have been written with a calligraphy pen in crude imitation of a fancy Floyd | letterhead, but the rest is roughly printed in Sharpie: Floyd | Eternal Chowder Floyd | Drunken Goat of the Woods Floyd | Ancestor Sandwich Floyd | Fiddleheads Three Ways (SPRING) Floyd | Shivering Hill Special Reserve Floyd | Floyd | The old-timers talk about the time all the goats were afflicted with Floyd | the skitters and blindness, because the prophecy of Bernice Clerke was Floyd | not heeded. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "order X from bartender or buy X or ask bartender for X." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "I was about to do that. :p" | ||
| DavidW says, "you can also ask about the items too, I think." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ask bartender about special reserve" | ||
Floyd ] The Invisible Worm (Sam Kabo Ashwell) Turns: 5293 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK BARTENDER ABOUT SPECIAL RESERVE Floyd | Floyd | (the bartender about that) Floyd | "Cragne tab, yeah?" grunts the bartender, and appears to interpret the Floyd | confused noise you make as assent. So presumably your orders are Floyd | covered here? Or get billed to the house? You are not reassured. Floyd | Floyd | The bartender raises his eyebrows, then presents you with a very small Floyd | glass of a pale amber liquor. You're no whiskey expert, but the vapors Floyd | coming off the stuff suggest that this is oesophagus-shredding stuff. Floyd | Floyd | Yup. Tastes a little bit of oak but mostly of paint stripper, gives Floyd | you a brief head-rush. Floyd | Floyd | The old-timers bicker about how time-consuming it is to prepare an Floyd | Ancestor Sandwich properly. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "ah, asking about is as good as ordering." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ask bartender about whetstone" | ||
Floyd ] The Invisible Worm (Sam Kabo Ashwell) Turns: 5294 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK BARTENDER ABOUT WHETSTONE Floyd | Floyd | (the bartender about the dark grey whetstone) Floyd | He ignores you completely. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ask bartender fiddleheads" | ||
Floyd ] The Invisible Worm (Sam Kabo Ashwell) Turns: 5294 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK BARTENDER FIDDLEHEADS Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ask bartender about fiddleheads" | ||
Floyd ] The Invisible Worm (Sam Kabo Ashwell) Turns: 5295 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK BARTENDER ABOUT FIDDLEHEADS Floyd | Floyd | (the bartender about that) Floyd | The bartender cracks his knuckles and turns aside to prepare your Floyd | food. This is complicated enough to require his full attention. Floyd | Floyd | The old-timers speculate about whether the secret menu has become too Floyd | much of an open secret. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get whetstone" | ||
Floyd ] The Invisible Worm (Sam Kabo Ashwell) Turns: 5296 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET WHETSTONE Floyd | Floyd | The bartender's back being momentarily turned, you summon your distant Floyd | experience as a tween shoplifter (lifetime haul: two tubes of lipstick Floyd | and a caramel Cow Tales), pretend to examine an old photo, and swipe Floyd | the whetstone from its place on the wall. In this dim light nobody Floyd | will even notice it's gone. Floyd | Floyd | The bartender is busy cooking and has his back to you. Floyd | Floyd | The old-timers bicker about how the Cra... (and here they glance Floyd | furtively at you and trail off to a mumble) broke Dimona Nettles's Floyd | heart. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "Hide it in a pocket, please." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put whetstone in hidden pocket" | ||
Floyd ] The Invisible Worm (Sam Kabo Ashwell) Turns: 5297 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT WHETSTONE IN HIDDEN POCKET Floyd | Floyd | You put the dark grey whetstone into the hidden pocket. Floyd | Floyd | The bartender is busy cooking and has his back to you. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "yay you" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "close hidden pocket" | ||
Floyd ] The Invisible Worm (Sam Kabo Ashwell) Turns: 5298 Floyd | > Floyd | > CLOSE HIDDEN POCKET Floyd | Floyd | You close the hidden pocket. Floyd | Floyd | "Order up," barks the bartender. Floyd | Floyd | You receive a heaped bowl of fern croziers, baby fern fronds still Floyd | curled up like feathery green snail shells, and variously prepared. Floyd | The pickled ones taste like anything else that's been pickled; the Floyd | steamed ones are delicious, crunchy and earthy and fresh; the battered Floyd | ones taste like fried batter, except that the texture is ever so Floyd | slightly reminiscent of chewing through the rubbery bones of an alien Floyd | foetus. There's ranch dressing on the side. Floyd | Floyd | In summary, it is very good and is done with much too quickly. Floyd | Floyd | The old-timers converse upon the time Jeremiah Gilchrist caught his Floyd | sweetheart with Jacob Purcell's eldest. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] The Invisible Worm (Sam Kabo Ashwell) Turns: 5299 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The clouds in your cup form a gentle ripple. Lack of a symbolic image Floyd | means that you have accomplished everything you must in your current Floyd | environment and should move on to find new challenges in order to grow Floyd | as a person. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | The old-timers opine on the time a tourist stole a heirloom Floyd | screwdriver from that very wall display. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I think the puzzle's solved, but there's more to eat if you want to." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x menu" | ||
Floyd ] The Invisible Worm (Sam Kabo Ashwell) Turns: 5300 Floyd | > Floyd | > X MENU Floyd | Floyd | A low-quality photocopy of a hand-lettered original, slightly Floyd | dog-eared. The title, Friends to the Worm Secret Menu, seems to Floyd | have been written with a calligraphy pen in crude imitation of a fancy Floyd | letterhead, but the rest is roughly printed in Sharpie: Floyd | Eternal Chowder Floyd | Drunken Goat of the Woods Floyd | Ancestor Sandwich Floyd | Fiddleheads Three Ways (SPRING) Floyd | Shivering Hill Special Reserve Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "order sandwich" | ||
Floyd ] The Invisible Worm (Sam Kabo Ashwell) Turns: 5301 Floyd | > Floyd | > ORDER SANDWICH Floyd | Floyd | The bartender cracks his knuckles and turns aside to prepare your Floyd | food. This is complicated enough to require his full attention. Floyd | Floyd | The old-timers converse upon the time Zerubbabel Buxton's nephew and Floyd | his wife caused a scandal by their dissipation and wanton harlotry Floyd | with Clem Crackstone. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x photos" | ||
Floyd ] The Invisible Worm (Sam Kabo Ashwell) Turns: 5302 Floyd | > Floyd | > X PHOTOS Floyd | Floyd | (photos of you (smelling faintly of mildew)) Floyd | You keep flipping through. There's a photo of you entering the manor Floyd | after a hard squall, coat half-on and umbrella inside out, hair matted Floyd | and face agonized -- from rain, you'd thought. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | The bartender is busy cooking and has his back to you. Floyd | Floyd | The old-timers argue about Fly-Satan Ayer's pointless campaign for Floyd | side judge. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x old-timers" | ||
Floyd ] The Invisible Worm (Sam Kabo Ashwell) Turns: 5303 Floyd | > Floyd | > X OLD-TIMERS Floyd | Floyd | The three old boys around the fireplace - one pipe-smoker, one Floyd | roll-up, one Lucky Strike - are fumigating the premises and talking Floyd | shit about their families and neighbors. Floyd | Floyd | The bartender is busy cooking and has his back to you. Floyd | Floyd | The old-timers speak of how the Phelps family had always been bad and Floyd | Dorcas was the worst of 'em, and it just goes to show you. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "There's someone named Fly-Satan Ayer?" | |
| Knight_Otu asks, "Remember how Jacq told us about - Puritan names - I think it was?" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "That's the flipside." | ||
| DavidW says, "ah" | ||
| Jacqueline whistles. | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "I would guess." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x teenagers" | ||
Floyd ] The Invisible Worm (Sam Kabo Ashwell) Turns: 5304 Floyd | > Floyd | > X TEENAGERS Floyd | Floyd | Not conspicuously blessed with the radiant bloom of golden youth; nor Floyd | a grasp of basic hair care. They're nursing their beer with sullen Floyd | frugality of a last round, so either they're broke or the barman's Floyd | tolerance is approaching its limit. Floyd | Floyd | The bartender looks over at you, slaps a plate on the bartop and Floyd | grunts something that might be "order's up." You take your sandwich, Floyd | and retreat to a table to eat it. Floyd | Floyd | From Hobbing's Compendium of the North American Sandwich: The Floyd | Ancestor Sandwich is a true rarity, confined to a scattering of Floyd | refugia within upper inland New England. The classic recipe comprises Floyd | pickled herring, shredded kid goat, and wild ramps or similar pungent Floyd | onions, served on sourdough and sauced with slampery, a bone Floyd | broth rendered down to the consistency of gelatinous mayonnaise. Floyd | Seasonal greens or iceberg lettuce are sometimes added, to no Floyd | appreciable effect. The authors have been unable to personally sample Floyd | an authentic Ancestor Sandwich; the above information is gleaned from Floyd | recipe-books and other textual references dating between 1890 and Floyd | 1935. Personal experiments with these recipes have not been Floyd | encouraging. Floyd | Floyd | It's a lot of food. You make a brave go of it, and clean your plate. Floyd | You might even want it again sometime, if it was about a quarter of Floyd | the size. Floyd | Floyd | The old-timers gossip about the time Roger Hart and his wife caused a Floyd | scandal by carrying on with an infamous Arkham fetish model. Most of Floyd | the context seems to rely on details of local geography that you can't Floyd | follow at all. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I hope somewhere in town, there are twins named Ignorance and Apathy." | |
| DavidW says, "(I don't know and I don't care)" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "I guess we should be careful with the food so we don't burst (we probably don't need to be)." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Outside Pub (Jason Lautzenheiser) Turns: 5305 Floyd | > Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Outside Pub (Jason Lautzenheiser) Floyd | As the street runs east through this side of town, it narrows as the Floyd | jagged rooftops on either side of the road reach out to each other. To Floyd | the north is the pub. You can continue to the west where you see a Floyd | bridge. As you pause on the narrow brick sidewalk which lays unevenly Floyd | along the ugly, half-crumbling brick walls, you hear a train whistle Floyd | in the distance. A sign hangs loosely above the pub entrance and to Floyd | the side is a murky window. Floyd | Floyd | You can see a newspaper box here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open hidden" | ||
Floyd ] Outside Pub (Jason Lautzenheiser) Turns: 5305 Floyd | > Floyd | > OPEN HIDDEN Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open hidden pocket" | ||
Floyd ] Outside Pub (Jason Lautzenheiser) Turns: 5306 Floyd | > Floyd | > OPEN HIDDEN POCKET Floyd | Floyd | You open the hidden pocket, revealing a dark grey whetstone. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get whetstone" | ||
Floyd ] Outside Pub (Jason Lautzenheiser) Turns: 5307 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET WHETSTONE Floyd | Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open sp" | ||
Floyd ] Outside Pub (Jason Lautzenheiser) Turns: 5308 Floyd | > Floyd | > OPEN SP Floyd | Floyd | You open the side pocket, revealing a rusty meat cleaver (smelling Floyd | faintly of mildew), a trophy for a dog race (smelling faintly of Floyd | mildew), a police report ("Francine Cragne") (smelling faintly of Floyd | mildew), a backpack features guide (smelling faintly of mildew), some Floyd | yellowed newspapers (smelling faintly of mildew), a grimy rock Floyd | (smelling faintly of mildew), a glass jar containing an insect Floyd | (smelling faintly of mildew), a filthy rug (smelling faintly of Floyd | mildew), a black fountain pen (smelling faintly of mildew), a brass Floyd | nameplate (smelling faintly of mildew), a broken silver amulet Floyd | (smelling faintly of mildew), a teapot (smelling faintly of mildew), Floyd | an ominous-looking painting (smelling faintly of mildew), a dull Floyd | machete (smelling faintly of mildew), a shard of shattered carapace Floyd | (smelling faintly of mildew), a glass shard (smelling faintly of Floyd | mildew), an ornate metallic box (smelling faintly of mildew), a cast Floyd | iron spire (smelling faintly of mildew) and a library card (smelling Floyd | faintly of mildew). Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "brb" | |
| DavidW says, "As long as we don't put our food into black slime or gardening gloves, we should be okay." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get machete" | ||
Floyd ] Outside Pub (Jason Lautzenheiser) Turns: 5309 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET MACHETE Floyd | Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "close sp" | ||
Floyd ] Outside Pub (Jason Lautzenheiser) Turns: 5310 Floyd | > Floyd | > CLOSE SP Floyd | Floyd | You close the side pocket. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "sharpen machete" | ||
Floyd ] Outside Pub (Jason Lautzenheiser) Turns: 5311 Floyd | > Floyd | > SHARPEN MACHETE Floyd | Floyd | (with the dark grey whetstone) Floyd | These days you prefer plastic pull-through sharpeners, but you vaguely Floyd | remember something like this from your days in scouting. You spit on Floyd | the whetstone and rub it at an angle against the edge of the machete. Floyd | You repeat this until the edge feels reasonably sharp against your Floyd | finger. Floyd | Floyd | Then you suddenly remember a particularly annoying scout leader Floyd | explaining to you, in his condescending way, how a machete isn't Floyd | supposed to be sharp like a knife, and how it must be sharpened with a Floyd | file and not a whetstone. Oh, well. Hopefully you didn't ruin it Floyd | completely. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "dull machete + whetsone = well, a better machete" | |
| DavidW says, "Greehouse should now be solvable." | ||
| DavidW says, "er Greenhouse" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "I'm not sure a machete is sharpened with a file, but I'll defer to the experts." | ||
| DavidW says, "I've never had a machete or even any sharpener that wasn't for pencils." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "back" | ||
| DavidW says, "well, nail files and emery boards and sandpaper. I've got those." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Though I wouldn't quite call those sharpeners." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] Constabulary Road (Harkness Munt) Turns: 5312 Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Constabulary Road (Harkness Munt) Floyd | The road phases into little more than a wide dirt track winding from Floyd | the west towards the edge of town to the northeast. A paved walk Floyd | wanders through an iron gate which interrupts a high stone wall Floyd | looming to the north. A memorial bench sits just outside its shadow. A Floyd | thickly-woven rampart of vegetation obstructs passage to the south, Floyd | but you notice a narrow deer trail cutting a path through the deep Floyd | woods. Floyd | Floyd | A barricade spans the road to the northeast, and beyond it a large Floyd | shallow pit is being excavated. If you're careful, you could skirt the Floyd | edges of the pit and continue along the northeast road. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | A man stands near the barricade. He appears to be contemplating the Floyd | contents of the dig site. Floyd | Floyd | A grad student works fastidiously on the fossilized bones in the pit. Floyd | Floyd | A noncorporeal trolley stop sign reads Orange Line -- Constabulary Floyd | Road. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "right" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "wait for purple line" | ||
Floyd ] Front Walk (Matt Weiner) Turns: 5313 Floyd | > Floyd | > WAIT FOR PURPLE LINE Floyd | Floyd | You sit on the memorial bench, hold out your pass, and wait for the Floyd | purple line. Within moments, a spectral trolley arrives. Instead of Floyd | stopping and allowing you to board, it passes through you, Floyd | and you find yourself transported to Floyd | Floyd | Front Walk (Matt Weiner) Floyd | Cragne Manor looms to the north. Its light gray marble front is marred Floyd | by a screened-in wooden porch, clearly tacked on well after the manor Floyd | was built. A gravel path bends around the manor to the northeast and Floyd | northwest, and the driveway leads south back to town. Floyd | Floyd | By the porch steps is a post with a placard reading "31." A strange Floyd | little manikin is affixed to it. Floyd | Floyd | An ethereal trolley stop sign reads Purple Line -- Cragne Manor. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "nw" | ||
Floyd ] Outside the greenhouse (James Eagle) Turns: 5314 Floyd | > Floyd | > NW Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Outside the greenhouse (James Eagle) Floyd | The damp brick path that led you here bends around the squat porch of Floyd | an old greenhouse half-swallowed by a tangle of bramble and ivy. Water Floyd | drips from the thick branches overhead; in the undergrowth something - Floyd | somethings? - creep and rustle. Floyd | Floyd | The path curves away to northeast and southeast. You can also go in to Floyd | the greenhouse from here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "in" | ||
Floyd ] Greenhouse (Petter Sjölund) Turns: 5315 Floyd | > Floyd | > IN Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Greenhouse (Petter Sjölund) Floyd | Nothing should be growing here anymore — the heating and irrigation Floyd | have been off for years — but roots seem to have covered everything. Floyd | Floyd | The walls curve inward, forming a huge dome, with a mesh of roots Floyd | covering it from the floor up to about halfway to the ceiling. Floyd | Sunlight still breaks through in places, throwing a pattern of bright Floyd | spots across the room. The roots grow from an enormous tropical tree Floyd | at the center of the greenhouse, towering all the way up to the Floyd | ceiling, which it hides behind a thick crown of leaves. Floyd | Floyd | A spiral staircase, seemingly woven of roots, leads to a circular mesh Floyd | walkway higher up along the wall. Floyd | Floyd | The parrot sculpture protrudes from the roots near the exit. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Greenhouse (Petter Sjölund) Turns: 5316 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The clouds in your cup form a pear shape, complete with stem. Floyd | Botanical images mean that while there is much left to accomplish in Floyd | the present situation, your immediate environment sustains you, and Floyd | you have everything that you need. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "cut roots with machete" | ||
Floyd ] Greenhouse (Petter Sjölund) Turns: 5317 Floyd | > Floyd | > CUT ROOTS WITH MACHETE Floyd | Floyd | (the roots covering the sculpture with the sharp machete (smelling Floyd | faintly of mildew)) Floyd | After cutting of a couple of roots from the statue, you realize that Floyd | you can insert the machete blade under the weave of roots and sawing Floyd | through it from inside, as if cutting up a fish. A milky fluid oozes Floyd | from the cuts, as if trying to heal them. When you toss the roots Floyd | aside, you get the strange impression that the statue is relieved. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x statue" | ||
Floyd ] Greenhouse (Petter Sjölund) Turns: 5318 Floyd | > Floyd | > X STATUE Floyd | Floyd | Through a yellow lichen that covers the white stone, two intensely red Floyd | eyes made of some translucent material glare at you. The beak is open Floyd | as if uttering a squawk. But the parrot actually looks less hostile Floyd | since you removed the roots. Still not actually friendly, though. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x eyes" | ||
Floyd ] Greenhouse (Petter Sjölund) Turns: 5319 Floyd | > Floyd | > X EYES Floyd | Floyd | The red eyes are a little less hostile now, if not entirely pleased. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x beak" | ||
Floyd ] Greenhouse (Petter Sjölund) Turns: 5320 Floyd | > Floyd | > X BEAK Floyd | Floyd | Through a yellow lichen that covers the white stone, two intensely red Floyd | eyes made of some translucent material glare at you. The beak is open Floyd | as if uttering a squawk. But the parrot actually looks less hostile Floyd | since you removed the roots. Still not actually friendly, though. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I'd like to try something I never tried when I played." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Sure." | ||
| DavidW says, "On the chance that 'Polly wants a cracker', I want to try giving a Nilla Wafer to this parrot." | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "give wafer to parrot" | ||
Floyd ] Greenhouse (Petter Sjölund) Turns: 5320 Floyd | > Floyd | > GIVE WAFER TO PARROT Floyd | Floyd | You can only do that to something animate. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "aw" | |
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "put wafer in beak" | ||
Floyd ] Greenhouse (Petter Sjölund) Turns: 5321 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT WAFER IN BEAK Floyd | Floyd | There is nowhere on the sculpture to insert the Nilla wafers (smelling Floyd | faintly of mildew). Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "okay, that doesn't work. Carry on." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Aw." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put apple in beak" | ||
Floyd ] Greenhouse (Petter Sjölund) Turns: 5322 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT APPLE IN BEAK Floyd | Floyd | There is nowhere on the sculpture to insert the golden apple (smelling Floyd | faintly of mildew). Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "give apple to statue" | ||
Floyd ] Greenhouse (Petter Sjölund) Turns: 5322 Floyd | > Floyd | > GIVE APPLE TO STATUE Floyd | Floyd | You can only do that to something animate. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put vial in beak" | ||
Floyd ] Greenhouse (Petter Sjölund) Turns: 5323 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT VIAL IN BEAK Floyd | Floyd | There is nowhere on the sculpture to insert the little stoppered vial Floyd | of blue liquid (smelling faintly of mildew). Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "l" | ||
Floyd ] Greenhouse (Petter Sjölund) Turns: 5324 Floyd | > Floyd | > L Floyd | Floyd | Greenhouse (Petter Sjölund) Floyd | Nothing should be growing here anymore — the heating and irrigation Floyd | have been off for years — but roots seem to have covered everything. Floyd | Floyd | The walls curve inward, forming a huge dome, with a mesh of roots Floyd | covering it from the floor up to about halfway to the ceiling. Floyd | Sunlight still breaks through in places, throwing a pattern of bright Floyd | spots across the room. The roots grow from an enormous tropical tree Floyd | at the center of the greenhouse, towering all the way up to the Floyd | ceiling, which it hides behind a thick crown of leaves. Floyd | Floyd | A spiral staircase, seemingly woven of roots, leads to a circular mesh Floyd | walkway higher up along the wall. Floyd | Floyd | The parrot sculpture protrudes from the roots near the exit. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "Maybe it'll animate later." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x tree" | ||
Floyd ] Greenhouse (Petter Sjölund) Turns: 5325 Floyd | > Floyd | > X TREE Floyd | Floyd | The moldy strangler fig roots cover the enormous trunk at the center Floyd | of the greenhouse, seeming to melt into one another, making it Floyd | impossible to tell what the host tree used to looked like. There are Floyd | no branches within reach. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "u" | ||
Floyd ] Greenhouse (Petter Sjölund) (on the mesh walkway) Turns: 5326 Floyd | > Floyd | > U Floyd | Floyd | You climb the unstable staircase. Floyd | Floyd | Greenhouse (Petter Sjölund) (on the mesh walkway) Floyd | You're up the mesh walkway circling the greenhouse partway up the Floyd | wall. The roots have grown into the iron mesh and railing as well, Floyd | twisting it and breaking it apart. Between the roots and sharp metal Floyd | edges there is hardly room to stand, but the branches stretching Floyd | finger-like from the lower part of tree look sturdy and climbable. Floyd | Floyd | The spiral staircase leads back down. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "climb branches" | ||
Floyd ] Greenhouse (Petter Sjölund) (up the tree) Turns: 5327 Floyd | > Floyd | > CLIMB BRANCHES Floyd | Floyd | You hold onto one of the more sturdy-looking branches and carefully Floyd | move toward the tree at the center of the room. Floyd | Floyd | Greenhouse (Petter Sjölund) (up the tree) Floyd | You're on one of the thick lower branches of the tree. The strangler Floyd | fig roots cover the host tree completely. A sturdy, root-covered Floyd | branch has grown into the walkway circling the greenhouse. Floyd | Floyd | The branches above you look surprisingly climbable. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "u" | ||
Floyd ] Greenhouse (Petter Sjölund) (higher up the tree) Turns: 5328 Floyd | > Floyd | > U Floyd | Floyd | Heights have always frightened you. Steeling yourself, you grab hold Floyd | of the sturdiest branch you can find and pull yourself up. Your hands Floyd | are trembling and slippery with sweat. Floyd | Floyd | Greenhouse (Petter Sjölund) (higher up the tree) Floyd | You are among the murkier branches higher up the tree. Trying your Floyd | best not to look down, it is still obvious that you would not survive Floyd | a fall from this height. Here, gaps between the strangler fig roots Floyd | reveal the original host tree, which looks like an African fern pine. Floyd | Through a small hole in the host tree, you can see the strangler fig Floyd | growing like a spinal cord through its hollow trunk. The tree Floyd | continues upwards. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "cut fig" | ||
Floyd ] Greenhouse (Petter Sjölund) (higher up the tree) Turns: 5329 Floyd | > Floyd | > CUT FIG Floyd | Floyd | You cut away some roots. A viscous milky fluid is excreted from the Floyd | cuts. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "u" | ||
Floyd ] Greenhouse (Petter Sjölund) (even higher up the tree)Turns: 5330 Floyd | > Floyd | > U Floyd | Floyd | Ignoring your sweaty palms and pounding heart, you force yourself Floyd | higher. It's getting difficult to even find room to move between the Floyd | branches and pointy twigs. You are starting to feel dizzy. Floyd | Floyd | Greenhouse (Petter Sjölund) (even higher up the tree) Floyd | Up here the tree is more like a thicket of thin, sharp, dead twigs, Floyd | with flowering roots spiraling between them. There are some huge bones Floyd | among the twigs and leaves — the skeleton of some prehistoric aquatic Floyd | beast once mounted here, suspended from the ceiling by metal wires, Floyd | now twisted and broken by the relentless growth of the tree. It seems Floyd | possible to climb still higher from here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x bones" | ||
Floyd ] Greenhouse (Petter Sjölund) (even higher up the tree)Turns: 5331 Floyd | > Floyd | > X BONES Floyd | Floyd | The bones are black with yellow fungal growth, and swing unnervingly Floyd | from their wires. Probably made of painted plaster of Paris, they Floyd | might once have formed the skeleton of some kind of elasmosaurus. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline asks, "save?" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "SAVE" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "cf70" | ||
Floyd | > Floyd | > SAVE Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write: Floyd ] Greenhouse (Petter Sjölund) (even higher up the tree)Turns: 5331 Floyd | > SAVEOk. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "Good thought." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "cut bones" | ||
Floyd ] Greenhouse (Petter Sjölund) (even higher up the tree)Turns: 5332 Floyd | > Floyd | > CUT BONES Floyd | Floyd | You carefully climb up to one of the bones, what actually looks like a Floyd | number of huge vertebra molded together as one, and hit it with the Floyd | machete. Spores billow up, dense enough to make you cough, and about Floyd | half the bone comes off, bounces through the branches and shatters on Floyd | top of the parrot sculpture below in a cloud of plaster. Floyd | Floyd | You lose your footing and barely manage to grab hold of the other half Floyd | of the bone, still swinging from its steel wire. Nearly blacking out Floyd | with vertigo and fear, you make your way back to some reasonably safe Floyd | branches further in. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "u" | ||
Floyd ] Greenhouse (Petter Sjölund) (up the tree) Turns: 5333 Floyd | > Floyd | > U Floyd | Floyd | You climb higher. It feels like crawling through a thorny bush. The Floyd | entire crown of the tree sways along with your every move, and the Floyd | glass ceiling crackles like thin ice. Sweat trickles into your eyes. Floyd | Did you black out there for a moment? You feel like throwing up. Floyd | Floyd | Greenhouse (Petter Sjölund) (top of the tree near the ceiling) Floyd | The entire treetop sways from your weight, up and down, this way and Floyd | that. You are close enough to the glass ceiling to see the blue sky Floyd | and bright sunshine outside. Floyd | Floyd | Something is hidden behind the tightly woven branches and leaves here. Floyd | Floyd | There is a loud squawk next to your ear. Everything goes black. You Floyd | fall. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Then consciousness returns. Only a second has passed. You are still Floyd | falling. Instinctively you reach for something to grab onto, but every Floyd | time you think you've got a hold on the sharp twigs and slithery Floyd | leaves they slip out of your grasp. Floyd | Floyd | But you keep trying, and eventually your fall slows down and the Floyd | branches stop giving way below you. With a final lurch you find Floyd | yourself swinging astride one of the lower branches of the tree, cut Floyd | and bruised and in shock but still breathing. Floyd | Floyd | Greenhouse (Petter Sjölund) (up the tree) Floyd | You're on one of the thick lower branches of the tree. The strangler Floyd | fig roots cover the host tree completely. A sturdy, root-covered Floyd | branch has grown into the walkway circling the greenhouse. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "enter walkway" | ||
Floyd ] Greenhouse (Petter Sjölund) (up the tree) Turns: 5334 Floyd | > Floyd | > ENTER WALKWAY Floyd | Floyd | That's not something you can enter. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "That squawk. Is the parrot alive *now*?" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "d" | ||
Floyd ] Greenhouse (Petter Sjölund) Turns: 5335 Floyd | > Floyd | > D Floyd | Floyd | You carefully hang from one of the lower branches and drop to the Floyd | greenhouse floor below. Floyd | Floyd | Greenhouse (Petter Sjölund) Floyd | Nothing should be growing here anymore — the heating and irrigation Floyd | have been off for years — but roots seem to have covered everything. Floyd | Floyd | The walls curve inward, forming a huge dome, with a mesh of roots Floyd | covering it from the floor up to about halfway to the ceiling. Floyd | Sunlight still breaks through in places, throwing a pattern of bright Floyd | spots across the room. The roots grow from an enormous tropical tree Floyd | at the center of the greenhouse, towering all the way up to the Floyd | ceiling, which it hides behind a thick crown of leaves. Floyd | Floyd | A spiral staircase, seemingly woven of roots, leads to a circular mesh Floyd | walkway higher up along the wall. Floyd | Floyd | The parrot sculpture protrudes from the roots near the exit. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x parrot" | ||
Floyd ] Greenhouse (Petter Sjölund) Turns: 5336 Floyd | > Floyd | > X PARROT Floyd | Floyd | Through a yellow lichen that covers the white stone, two intensely red Floyd | eyes made of some translucent material glare at you. The beak is open Floyd | as if uttering a squawk. But the parrot actually looks less hostile Floyd | since you removed the roots. Still not actually friendly, though. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "close beak" | ||
Floyd ] Greenhouse (Petter Sjölund) Turns: 5337 Floyd | > Floyd | > CLOSE BEAK Floyd | Floyd | The sculpture has no moving parts. Its mouth is less than an inch Floyd | deep. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "look in beak" | ||
Floyd ] Greenhouse (Petter Sjölund) Turns: 5338 Floyd | > Floyd | > LOOK IN BEAK Floyd | Floyd | You find nothing of interest. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get eyes" | ||
Floyd ] Greenhouse (Petter Sjölund) Turns: 5339 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET EYES Floyd | Floyd | The eyes are firmly set in the statue. You can't get them out. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put pencil in beak" | ||
Floyd ] Greenhouse (Petter Sjölund) Turns: 5340 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT PENCIL IN BEAK Floyd | Floyd | There is nowhere on the sculpture to insert the stubby pencil Floyd | (smelling faintly of mildew). Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "> tie parrot to the mizzenmast" | |
| Jacqueline asks, "climb back up?" | ||
| DavidW says, "yes" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "kiss parrot" | ||
Floyd ] Greenhouse (Petter Sjölund) Turns: 5341 Floyd | > Floyd | > KISS PARROT Floyd | Floyd | There is a slight trembling in the sculpture at your display of Floyd | affection. Or did you just imagine it? Somehow you feel a desire for Floyd | cleansing emanating from the parrot. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "oh." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "clean parrot" | ||
Floyd ] Greenhouse (Petter Sjölund) Turns: 5342 Floyd | > Floyd | > CLEAN PARROT Floyd | Floyd | You scrape off some of the fungus and lichen growing on the sculpture Floyd | with your nails, creating clouds of spores that sting in your eyes, Floyd | but you really need some kind of tool if you are going to get it all Floyd | off. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "golly" | |
| DavidW asks, "Do we have a cleaning tool?" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "cut lichen" | ||
Floyd ] Greenhouse (Petter Sjölund) Turns: 5343 Floyd | > Floyd | > CUT LICHEN Floyd | Floyd | As you scrape off some mold, it turns into a cloud of spores. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "cut fungus" | ||
Floyd ] Greenhouse (Petter Sjölund) Turns: 5344 Floyd | > Floyd | > CUT FUNGUS Floyd | Floyd | There is too much mold to scrape it all off. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "u" | ||
Floyd ] Greenhouse (Petter Sjölund) (on the mesh walkway) Turns: 5345 Floyd | > Floyd | > U Floyd | Floyd | You climb the unstable staircase. Floyd | Floyd | Greenhouse (Petter Sjölund) (on the mesh walkway) Floyd | You're up the mesh walkway circling the greenhouse partway up the Floyd | wall. The roots have grown into the iron mesh and railing as well, Floyd | twisting it and breaking it apart. Between the roots and sharp metal Floyd | edges there is hardly room to stand, but the branches stretching Floyd | finger-like from the lower part of tree look sturdy and climbable. Floyd | Floyd | The spiral staircase leads back down. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "u" | ||
Floyd ] Greenhouse (Petter Sjölund) (up the tree) Turns: 5346 Floyd | > Floyd | > U Floyd | Floyd | You hold onto one of the more sturdy-looking branches and carefully Floyd | move toward the tree at the center of the room. Floyd | Floyd | Greenhouse (Petter Sjölund) (up the tree) Floyd | You're on one of the thick lower branches of the tree. The strangler Floyd | fig roots cover the host tree completely. A sturdy, root-covered Floyd | branch has grown into the walkway circling the greenhouse. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "u" | ||
Floyd ] Greenhouse (Petter Sjölund) (higher up the tree) Turns: 5347 Floyd | > Floyd | > U Floyd | Floyd | You climb higher up the tree. Floyd | Floyd | Greenhouse (Petter Sjölund) (higher up the tree) Floyd | You are among the murkier branches higher up the tree. Trying your Floyd | best not to look down, it is still obvious that you would not survive Floyd | a fall from this height. Here, gaps between the strangler fig roots Floyd | reveal the original host tree, which looks like an African fern pine. Floyd | Through a small hole in the host tree, you can see the strangler fig Floyd | growing like a spinal cord through its hollow trunk. The tree Floyd | continues upwards. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "We're out of vinegar, right?" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "I think so." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x vinegar" | ||
Floyd ] Greenhouse (Petter Sjölund) (higher up the tree) Turns: 5348 Floyd | > Floyd | > X VINEGAR Floyd | Floyd | A gallon jug of white vinegar. The label is fairly faded but part of Floyd | it reads, "Possible uses: cleaning appliances such as coffee makers, Floyd | dishwashers, and washing machines, making hardboiled eggs easier to Floyd | shell, deodorant, and pouring it on hard-to-pull weeds in your Floyd | driveway to kill them." Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "shake it" | ||
Floyd ] Greenhouse (Petter Sjölund) (higher up the tree) Turns: 5348 Floyd | > Floyd | > SHAKE IT Floyd | Floyd | That verb doesn't work here, or, at least, not right now, but Floyd | it might work somewhere later. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "u" | ||
Floyd ] Greenhouse (Petter Sjölund) (even higher up the tree)Turns: 5349 Floyd | > Floyd | > U Floyd | Floyd | You climb even higher up the tree. Floyd | Floyd | Greenhouse (Petter Sjölund) (even higher up the tree) Floyd | Up here the tree is more like a thicket of thin, sharp, dead twigs, Floyd | with flowering roots spiraling between them. There are some huge bones Floyd | among the twigs and leaves — the skeleton of some prehistoric aquatic Floyd | beast once mounted here, suspended from the ceiling by metal wires, Floyd | now twisted and broken by the relentless growth of the tree. It seems Floyd | possible to climb still higher from here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "u" | ||
Floyd ] Greenhouse (Petter Sjölund) (top of the tree near theTurns: 5350 Floyd | > Floyd | > U Floyd | Floyd | You climb still higher up the tree. Floyd | Floyd | Greenhouse (Petter Sjölund) (top of the tree near the ceiling) Floyd | The entire treetop sways from your weight, up and down, this way and Floyd | that. You are close enough to the glass ceiling to see the blue sky Floyd | and bright sunshine outside. Floyd | Floyd | Something is hidden behind the tightly woven branches and leaves here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "search branches" | ||
Floyd ] Greenhouse (Petter Sjölund) (top of the tree near theTurns: 5351 Floyd | > Floyd | > SEARCH BRANCHES Floyd | Floyd | (the tightly woven branches and leaves) Floyd | Is there some kind of cage hidden behind there? You are not sure. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "cut branches" | ||
Floyd ] Greenhouse (Petter Sjölund) (top of the tree near theTurns: 5352 Floyd | > Floyd | > CUT BRANCHES Floyd | Floyd | (the tightly woven branches and leaves) Floyd | You cut through the branches with the machete. As the leaves fall Floyd | away, a human-size birdcage, suspended from the ceiling, is revealed. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I don't remember any sponge or scrub brush or soap." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x cage" | ||
Floyd ] Greenhouse (Petter Sjölund) (top of the tree near theTurns: 5353 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CAGE Floyd | Floyd | It is a wrought-iron cage, large enough to fit a human. It is closed Floyd | with a small latch. Through the bars you see what looks like a bird's Floyd | nest. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open cage" | ||
Floyd ] Greenhouse (Petter Sjölund) (top of the tree near theTurns: 5354 Floyd | > Floyd | > OPEN CAGE Floyd | Floyd | You open the door. A bird's nest made of dry twigs fills the bottom of Floyd | the cage. It is full of broken eggshells and small bird bones. Hidden Floyd | among the bones is a strangely clean and intact small cardboard box. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x cardboard" | ||
Floyd ] Greenhouse (Petter Sjölund) (top of the tree near theTurns: 5355 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CARDBOARD Floyd | Floyd | It's labeled "Vacuum Component". Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get it" | ||
Floyd ] Greenhouse (Petter Sjölund) (top of the tree near theTurns: 5355 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET IT Floyd | Floyd | You reach in through the birdcage door. As soon as your hand closes Floyd | around the cardboard box, it seems to get darker outside. You hear a Floyd | distant sound as from a thousand squawking birds, and it is getting Floyd | louder. Floyd | Floyd | There is a huge crash and sharp pieces of glass shower down all around Floyd | you. Then the air is full of parrots. A pandemonium of red-eyed albino Floyd | parrots, thousands of them, circling through the greenhouse like the Floyd | water in a washing machine. They land on your back and in your hair, Floyd | wherever you can't wave them off. Their sharp beaks peck at your skin, Floyd | pinching it, pulling it, going for your eyes — Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | When you open your eyes you are on your back on the greenhouse floor, Floyd | feeling your clothes soaking up blood. The parrots land on you and Floyd | around you, their talons and beaks tearing into your flesh, but as you Floyd | try to wave them off, you find that you are unable to lift a finger. Floyd | The pain is unimaginable, yet you cannot make a sound, not even as one Floyd | of them pecks out your eye. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | *** Death comes as a relief *** Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT, UNDO the last Floyd | command or TAKE BACK the action that sealed your fate (for when UNDO Floyd | is not enough)? Floyd | > | DavidW says, "ha ha" | |
| Jacqueline exclaims, "What?!" | ||
| DavidW says, "oh dear" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "undo" | ||
Floyd ] Greenhouse (Petter Sjölund) (top of the tree near theTurns: 5355 Floyd | Floyd | > UNDO Floyd | Floyd | Greenhouse (Petter Sjölund) (top of the tree near the ceiling) Floyd | [Previous turn undone.] Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "let's not grab the box just yet." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "That's about what I expected with the "bat egg"." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Yeah." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x nest" | ||
Floyd ] Greenhouse (Petter Sjölund) (top of the tree near theTurns: 5356 Floyd | > Floyd | > X NEST Floyd | Floyd | A bird's nest made of dry twigs fills the bottom of the cage. It is Floyd | full of broken eggshells and small bird bones. Hidden among the bones Floyd | is a strangely clean and intact small cardboard box. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I heard there's actually two ways to solve this room." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "cut cage" | ||
Floyd ] Greenhouse (Petter Sjölund) (top of the tree near theTurns: 5357 Floyd | > Floyd | > CUT CAGE Floyd | Floyd | You strike the side of the cage. It sways away on its steel wire. A Floyd | yellow cloud of spores billows up, dense enough to make you cough and Floyd | your eyes run. But the cage itself seems unaffected. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "l" | ||
Floyd ] Greenhouse (Petter Sjölund) (top of the tree near theTurns: 5358 Floyd | > Floyd | > L Floyd | Floyd | Greenhouse (Petter Sjölund) (top of the tree near the ceiling) Floyd | The entire treetop sways from your weight, up and down, this way and Floyd | that. You are close enough to the glass ceiling to see the blue sky Floyd | and bright sunshine outside. Floyd | Floyd | There is a human-size birdcage suspended from the ceiling here. Floyd | Through the open door you see something inside that looks like a Floyd | bird's nest. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "enter cage" | ||
Floyd ] Greenhouse (Petter Sjölund) (top of the tree near theTurns: 5359 Floyd | > Floyd | > ENTER CAGE Floyd | Floyd | You grab the bars and put one foot on the floor of the cage, but a Floyd | loud cracking noise from where the cage is attached to the glass Floyd | ceiling makes you change your mind. You let go of the cage. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "close cage" | ||
Floyd ] Greenhouse (Petter Sjölund) (top of the tree near theTurns: 5360 Floyd | > Floyd | > CLOSE CAGE Floyd | Floyd | You close the birdcage. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get cardboard" | ||
Floyd ] Greenhouse (Petter Sjölund) (top of the tree near theTurns: 5361 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET CARDBOARD Floyd | Floyd | The birdcage isn't open. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu asks, "Aand?" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Oh, right." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Now I see." | ||
| DavidW asks, "You might try cutting the wire instead of the cage, I guess?" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "SAVE" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "cf71" | ||
Floyd | > Floyd | > SAVE Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write: Floyd ] Greenhouse (Petter Sjölund) (top of the tree near theTurns: 5361 Floyd | > SAVEOk. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "cut wire" | ||
Floyd ] Greenhouse (Petter Sjölund) (top of the tree near theTurns: 5362 Floyd | > Floyd | > CUT WIRE Floyd | Floyd | The wire is tough and the strike seem to have little effect, but when Floyd | you look closer you see that a couple of metal fibers are loose. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "g" | ||
Floyd ] Greenhouse (Petter Sjölund) (top of the tree near theTurns: 5363 Floyd | > Floyd | > G Floyd | Floyd | Another cut, and you're almost through. The cage nearly hits you on Floyd | the rebound and you lose your balance, but you regain it by grabbing Floyd | hold of the cage for a moment. New cracks appear in glass ceiling up Floyd | where the wire is attached. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "g" | ||
Floyd ] Falling through the air Turns: 5364 Floyd | > Floyd | > G Floyd | Floyd | You grab the cage to steady it before placing the cut, and the last Floyd | fiber of the wire snaps. As the cage falls, it snags on the branch you Floyd | are standing on and pulls you down with it. Floyd | Floyd | Falling through the air Floyd | A pandemonium of albino parrots is squawking and flapping all around Floyd | you, their wings whipping your face along with the air. The ground is Floyd | approaching rapidly. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "uh-oh" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "undo" | ||
Floyd ] Greenhouse (Petter Sjölund) (top of the tree near theTurns: 5363 Floyd | Floyd | > UNDO Floyd | Floyd | Greenhouse (Petter Sjölund) (top of the tree near the ceiling) Floyd | [Previous turn undone.] Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "Is this good or bad?" | |
| Jacqueline says, "yikes" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open cage" | ||
Floyd ] Falling through the air Turns: 5364 Floyd | > Floyd | > OPEN CAGE Floyd | Floyd | The wire holding up the birdcage snaps at first touch. As the cage Floyd | falls, it snags on the branch you are standing on and pulls you down Floyd | with it. Floyd | Floyd | Falling through the air Floyd | A pandemonium of albino parrots is squawking and flapping all around Floyd | you, their wings whipping your face along with the air. The ground is Floyd | approaching rapidly. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get branch" | ||
Floyd ] Greenhouse (Petter Sjölund) Turns: 5365 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET BRANCH Floyd | Floyd | You reach blindly for anything to hold onto, and your fingers close Floyd | around a dry branch. It snaps right off, but not before slowing your Floyd | fall a little. Floyd | Floyd | The parrots all scream in horrible unison as the cage crashes into the Floyd | stone parrot right below you, shattering it. A split-second later you Floyd | hit the cage head first, and everything goes dark. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | When you open your eyes you are on the greenhouse floor, resting your Floyd | head on the side of the battered birdcage. Floyd | Floyd | Greenhouse (Petter Sjölund) Floyd | Nothing should be growing here anymore — the heating and irrigation Floyd | have been off for years — but roots seem to have covered everything. Floyd | Floyd | The walls curve inward, forming a huge dome, with a mesh of roots Floyd | covering it from the floor up to about halfway to the ceiling. Floyd | Sunlight still breaks through in places, throwing a pattern of bright Floyd | spots across the room. The roots grow from an enormous tropical tree Floyd | at the center of the greenhouse, towering all the way up to the Floyd | ceiling, which it hides behind a thick crown of leaves. Floyd | Floyd | A spiral staircase, seemingly woven of roots, leads to a circular mesh Floyd | walkway higher up along the wall. Floyd | Floyd | There is a battered human-size birdcage here. Between the wrought-iron Floyd | bars you see something inside that looks like a bird's nest. Floyd | Floyd | You can also see a half-full styrofoam coffee cup (smelling faintly of Floyd | mildew), a pull-string doll (smelling faintly of mildew), Daniel Floyd | Baker's note (smelling faintly of mildew), a waterproof flashlight Floyd | (smelling faintly of mildew), an antique locket (smelling faintly of Floyd | mildew) (closed), a pamphlet of home listings (smelling faintly of Floyd | mildew), a trolley schedule (smelling faintly of mildew), a long Floyd | hooked pole (smelling faintly of mildew), an employee ID card Floyd | (smelling faintly of mildew), a rusty piece of metal (smelling faintly Floyd | of mildew), a black business card (smelling faintly of mildew), a Floyd | rusty flathead screwdriver (smelling faintly of mildew), a pair of Floyd | garden shears (smelling faintly of mildew), a gallon jug of white Floyd | vinegar (smelling faintly of mildew), a spray bottle that used to Floyd | contain fungicide (smelling faintly of mildew), a piece of chalk Floyd | (smelling faintly of mildew), an Italian magazine cutting (smelling Floyd | faintly of mildew), a pinch of snail paste (smelling faintly of Floyd | mildew), a metal flask (smelling faintly of mildew), a mallet Floyd | (smelling faintly of mildew), a snowglobe (smelling faintly of Floyd | mildew), a scrap of paper (smelling faintly of mildew), a rusted Floyd | toolbox (smelling faintly of mildew) (in which is a jar of screws Floyd | (empty)), a Piccoli Uomini Blu (smelling faintly of mildew), a Prurito Floyd | Notturno (smelling faintly of mildew), a Lettera Segreta (smelling Floyd | faintly of mildew), an Isole Perdute (smelling faintly of mildew), the Floyd | Journal of Edwin Cragne (smelling faintly of mildew), a blank Floyd | punch card (smelling faintly of mildew), a can of salt (smelling Floyd | faintly of mildew), a 00A02209 punch card (smelling faintly of Floyd | mildew), an AE9B711D punch card (smelling faintly of mildew), a Floyd | 0B46E931 punch card (smelling faintly of mildew), a C353F128 punch Floyd | card (smelling faintly of mildew), a 923647F1 punch card (smelling Floyd | faintly of mildew), a FFFFFFFF punch card (smelling faintly of Floyd | mildew), a golden apple (smelling faintly of mildew), a library note Floyd | (smelling faintly of mildew), a silver urn (smelling faintly of Floyd | mildew) (empty), a pewter box (smelling faintly of mildew) (empty), a Floyd | slip of paper (smelling faintly of mildew), a little stoppered vial of Floyd | blue liquid (smelling faintly of mildew), an a worn out, decaying Floyd | picture (smelling faintly of mildew), a bottle of Pepto-Bismol Floyd | (smelling faintly of mildew), a small blue journal (which you know is Floyd | a journal because it says "Mein Journal" on the front) Floyd | (smelling faintly of mildew), a jar of old keys (smelling faintly of Floyd | mildew) (in which is a silver and ivory key), a creased square of Floyd | paper (smelling faintly of mildew), a torn notebook (smelling faintly Floyd | of mildew), a black horn (smelling faintly of mildew), a stubby pencil Floyd | (smelling faintly of mildew), Limerickus Dirtius (smelling Floyd | faintly of mildew), some assorted teeth (smelling faintly of mildew), Floyd | a wad of cash (smelling faintly of mildew), a box of Nilla Wafers Floyd | (smelling faintly of mildew) (empty), some Nilla wafers (smelling Floyd | faintly of mildew), a wine bottle (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | (empty), a walkie-talkie (smelling faintly of mildew), a pointer Floyd | thingy (extended) (smelling faintly of mildew), a bag of peanut Floyd | (smelling faintly of mildew) (empty), an old iron key (smelling Floyd | faintly of mildew), an ornate bronze key (smelling faintly of mildew), Floyd | sketches of your face (smelling faintly of mildew), photos of you Floyd | (smelling faintly of mildew), a box of vials (smelling faintly of Floyd | mildew) (in which are a vial of frankincense, a vial of tuberose Floyd | extract, a vial of geosmin, a vial of musk, a vial of rose extract, a Floyd | spray decant vial, a vial of vanilla extract, an unmarked clear vial, Floyd | an unmarked teal vial and an unmarked pale blue vial), a vial of Floyd | cedarwood extract (smelling faintly of mildew), a tarnished brass key Floyd | (smelling faintly of mildew), a folded up note (smelling faintly of Floyd | mildew), De Vermibus Laceris (smelling faintly of mildew), a familiar Floyd | gold wristwatch (smelling faintly of mildew), a wax mask (smelling Floyd | faintly of mildew), a gray wig (smelling faintly of mildew), a Floyd | librarian's dress (smelling faintly of mildew), Jessenia's receipt Floyd | (smelling faintly of mildew), a Cyst (smelling faintly of mildew), a Floyd | secret menu (smelling faintly of mildew), a dark grey whetstone and a Floyd | sharp machete (smelling faintly of mildew) here. Floyd | Floyd | You slowly get up, your body aching all over. But nothing seems to be Floyd | broken. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Oops." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get all" | DavidW says, "You're alive! You dropped EVERYTHING." | |
Floyd ] Greenhouse (Petter Sjölund) Turns: 5366 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET ALL Floyd | Floyd | piece of chalk (smelling faintly of mildew): Taken. Floyd | Floyd | pamphlet of home listings (smelling faintly of mildew): Taken. Floyd | Floyd | pull-string doll (smelling faintly of mildew): Taken. Floyd | Floyd | Daniel Baker's note (smelling faintly of mildew): Taken. Floyd | Floyd | waterproof flashlight (smelling faintly of mildew): Taken. Floyd | Floyd | antique locket (smelling faintly of mildew): Taken. Floyd | Floyd | trolley schedule (smelling faintly of mildew): Taken. Floyd | Floyd | long hooked pole (smelling faintly of mildew): Taken. Floyd | Floyd | employee ID card (smelling faintly of mildew): Taken. Floyd | Floyd | rusty piece of metal (smelling faintly of mildew): Taken. Floyd | Floyd | black business card (smelling faintly of mildew): Taken. Floyd | Floyd | a rusty flathead screwdriver (smelling faintly of mildew): Taken. Floyd | Floyd | pair of garden shears (smelling faintly of mildew): Taken. Floyd | Floyd | a gallon jug of white vinegar (smelling faintly of mildew): Taken. Floyd | Floyd | spray bottle that used to contain fungicide (smelling faintly of Floyd | mildew): Taken. Floyd | Floyd | Italian magazine cutting (smelling faintly of mildew): Taken. Floyd | Floyd | pinch of snail paste (smelling faintly of mildew): Taken. Floyd | Floyd | metal flask (smelling faintly of mildew): Taken. Floyd | Floyd | mallet (smelling faintly of mildew): Taken. Floyd | Floyd | snowglobe (smelling faintly of mildew): Taken. Floyd | Floyd | scrap of paper (smelling faintly of mildew): Taken. Floyd | Floyd | rusted toolbox (smelling faintly of mildew): Taken. Floyd | Floyd | Piccoli Uomini Blu (smelling faintly of mildew): Taken. Floyd | Floyd | Prurito Notturno (smelling faintly of mildew): Taken. Floyd | Floyd | Lettera Segreta (smelling faintly of mildew): Taken. Floyd | Floyd | Isole Perdute (smelling faintly of mildew): Taken. Floyd | Floyd | Journal of Edwin Cragne (smelling faintly of mildew): Taken. Floyd | Floyd | blank punch card (smelling faintly of mildew): Taken. Floyd | Floyd | can of salt (smelling faintly of mildew): Taken. Floyd | Floyd | 00A02209 punch card (smelling faintly of mildew): Taken. Floyd | Floyd | AE9B711D punch card (smelling faintly of mildew): Taken. Floyd | Floyd | 0B46E931 punch card (smelling faintly of mildew): Taken. Floyd | Floyd | C353F128 punch card (smelling faintly of mildew): Taken. Floyd | Floyd | 923647F1 punch card (smelling faintly of mildew): Taken. Floyd | Floyd | FFFFFFFF punch card (smelling faintly of mildew): Taken. Floyd | Floyd | golden apple (smelling faintly of mildew): Taken. Floyd | Floyd | library note (smelling faintly of mildew): Taken. Floyd | Floyd | silver urn (smelling faintly of mildew): Taken. Floyd | Floyd | pewter box (smelling faintly of mildew): You scoop the box out of its Floyd | crumbling niche. A whiff of stale air hits you, and you recoil. Yet Floyd | the box remains safely cradled to your chest. Something inside it Floyd | thumps, as if to the rhythm of your heartbeat. Floyd | Floyd | You can see no further into the grave. Floyd | slip of paper (smelling faintly of mildew): Taken. Floyd | Floyd | little stoppered vial of blue liquid (smelling faintly of mildew): Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | a worn out, decaying picture (smelling faintly of mildew): Taken. Floyd | Floyd | bottle of Pepto-Bismol (smelling faintly of mildew): Taken. Floyd | Floyd | small blue journal (which you know is a journal because it says Floyd | "Mein Journal" on the front) (smelling faintly of mildew): Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | jar of old keys (smelling faintly of mildew): Taken. Floyd | Floyd | creased square of paper (smelling faintly of mildew): Taken. Floyd | Floyd | torn notebook (smelling faintly of mildew): Taken. Floyd | Floyd | black horn (smelling faintly of mildew): Taken. Floyd | Floyd | stubby pencil (smelling faintly of mildew): Taken. Floyd | Floyd | Limerickus Dirtius (smelling faintly of mildew): Taken. Floyd | Floyd | assorted teeth (smelling faintly of mildew): Taken. Floyd | Floyd | wad of cash (smelling faintly of mildew): Taken. Floyd | Floyd | box of Nilla Wafers (smelling faintly of mildew): Taken. Floyd | Floyd | Nilla wafers (smelling faintly of mildew): Taken. Floyd | Floyd | wine bottle (smelling faintly of mildew): Taken. Floyd | Floyd | walkie-talkie (smelling faintly of mildew): Taken. Floyd | Floyd | pointer thingy (extended) (smelling faintly of mildew): Taken. Floyd | Floyd | bag of peanut (smelling faintly of mildew): Taken. Floyd | Floyd | old iron key (smelling faintly of mildew): Taken. Floyd | Floyd | ornate bronze key (smelling faintly of mildew): Taken. Floyd | Floyd | sketches of your face (smelling faintly of mildew): Taken. Floyd | Floyd | photos of you (smelling faintly of mildew): Taken. Floyd | Floyd | box of vials (smelling faintly of mildew): Taken. Floyd | Floyd | jar of screws: Taken. Floyd | Floyd | silver and ivory key: Taken. Floyd | Floyd | vial of frankincense: Taken. Floyd | Floyd | vial of tuberose extract: Taken. Floyd | Floyd | half-full styrofoam coffee cup (smelling faintly of mildew): Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Ahem." | |
| Jacqueline says, "ha" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Heh, the pewter box thinks it's still in the grave." | ||
| DavidW asks, "So, nest? cardboard box? vacuum component? parrot?" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "l" | ||
Floyd ] Greenhouse (Petter Sjölund) Turns: 5367 Floyd | > Floyd | > L Floyd | Floyd | Greenhouse (Petter Sjölund) Floyd | Nothing should be growing here anymore — the heating and irrigation Floyd | have been off for years — but roots seem to have covered everything. Floyd | Floyd | The walls curve inward, forming a huge dome, with a mesh of roots Floyd | covering it from the floor up to about halfway to the ceiling. Floyd | Sunlight still breaks through in places, throwing a pattern of bright Floyd | spots across the room. The roots grow from an enormous tropical tree Floyd | at the center of the greenhouse, towering all the way up to the Floyd | ceiling, which it hides behind a thick crown of leaves. Floyd | Floyd | A spiral staircase, seemingly woven of roots, leads to a circular mesh Floyd | walkway higher up along the wall. Floyd | Floyd | There is a battered human-size birdcage here. Between the wrought-iron Floyd | bars you see something inside that looks like a bird's nest. Floyd | Floyd | You can also see a vial of cedarwood extract (smelling faintly of Floyd | mildew), a tarnished brass key (smelling faintly of mildew), a folded Floyd | up note (smelling faintly of mildew), De Vermibus Laceris (smelling Floyd | faintly of mildew), a familiar gold wristwatch (smelling faintly of Floyd | mildew), a wax mask (smelling faintly of mildew), a gray wig (smelling Floyd | faintly of mildew), a librarian's dress (smelling faintly of mildew), Floyd | Jessenia's receipt (smelling faintly of mildew), a Cyst (smelling Floyd | faintly of mildew), a secret menu (smelling faintly of mildew), a dark Floyd | grey whetstone and a sharp machete (smelling faintly of mildew) here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get all" | ||
Floyd ] Greenhouse (Petter Sjölund) Turns: 5368 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET ALL Floyd | Floyd | vial of cedarwood extract (smelling faintly of mildew): Taken. Floyd | Floyd | a tarnished brass key (smelling faintly of mildew): Taken. Floyd | Floyd | a folded up note (smelling faintly of mildew): Taken. Floyd | Floyd | De Vermibus Laceris (smelling faintly of mildew): Taken. Floyd | Floyd | familiar gold wristwatch (smelling faintly of mildew): Taken. Floyd | Floyd | wax mask (smelling faintly of mildew): Taken. Floyd | Floyd | gray wig (smelling faintly of mildew): Taken. Floyd | Floyd | librarian's dress (smelling faintly of mildew): Taken. Floyd | Floyd | Jessenia's receipt (smelling faintly of mildew): Taken. Floyd | Floyd | Cyst (smelling faintly of mildew): Taken. Floyd | Floyd | secret menu (smelling faintly of mildew): Taken. Floyd | Floyd | dark grey whetstone: Taken. Floyd | Floyd | cardboard box: The birdcage isn't open. Floyd | sharp machete (smelling faintly of mildew): Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x parrot" | ||
Floyd ] Greenhouse (Petter Sjölund) Turns: 5369 Floyd | > Floyd | > X PARROT Floyd | Floyd | There is hardly anything left of the parrot sculpture. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Poor guy." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open cage" | ||
Floyd ] Greenhouse (Petter Sjölund) Turns: 5370 Floyd | > Floyd | > OPEN CAGE Floyd | Floyd | You open the door. A bird's nest made of dry twigs fills the bottom of Floyd | the cage. It is full of broken eggshells and small bird bones. Hidden Floyd | among the bones is a strangely clean and intact small cardboard box. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get cardboard" | ||
Floyd ] Greenhouse (Petter Sjölund) Turns: 5371 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET CARDBOARD Floyd | Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | [Congratulations! You have reached the violent conclusion of this Floyd | room.] Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Sowwy." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push button" | ||
Floyd ] Greenhouse (Petter Sjölund) Turns: 5372 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON Floyd | Floyd | You hold down the button. The speaker blares out: "—in this project Floyd | just to see if I had it in me to create a finished piece of Floyd | interactive fiction. Well, I didn't drop out at least. Floyd | Floyd | The main inspiration was some pictures I found of the ruins on Ross Floyd | Island. I also looked at real-world greenhouses, such as the Royal Floyd | Botanic Gardens in Kew, but very little of that actually ended up in Floyd | the game. Neither the wonders of complex architecture or the joy of Floyd | walking among a huge variety of plants are easy to capture in writing. Floyd | At first, I wanted it to be more of a straight-faced mood piece, but Floyd | there is something about classic parser interactive fiction and its Floyd | puzzles that inevitably pushes toward silliness. Floyd | Floyd | A big thanks to everyone involved, and a special thanks to my testers: Floyd | Austin Auclair, Sanna Borell, Chandler Groover, Llew Mason, Andrew Floyd | Schultz, Sean M. Shore, Lucian Smith, Matt Weiner, and Caleb Wilson. Floyd | And another special thanks to you, the—" Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "phew" | |
| DavidW says, "> open cardboard" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open cardboard" | ||
Floyd ] Greenhouse (Petter Sjölund) Turns: 5373 Floyd | > Floyd | > OPEN CARDBOARD Floyd | Floyd | You open the cardboard box, revealing a vacuum component. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x vacuum" | ||
Floyd ] Greenhouse (Petter Sjölund) Turns: 5374 Floyd | > Floyd | > X VACUUM Floyd | Floyd | A big antique thing-a-ma-bob that seems perfectly fitted to go inside Floyd | a large, antique vacuum. Or at least you would imagine. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "l" | ||
Floyd ] Greenhouse (Petter Sjölund) Turns: 5375 Floyd | > Floyd | > L Floyd | Floyd | Greenhouse (Petter Sjölund) Floyd | Nothing should be growing here anymore — the heating and irrigation Floyd | have been off for years — but roots seem to have covered everything. Floyd | Floyd | The walls curve inward, forming a huge dome, with a mesh of roots Floyd | covering it from the floor up to about halfway to the ceiling. Floyd | Sunlight still breaks through in places, throwing a pattern of bright Floyd | spots across the room. The roots grow from an enormous tropical tree Floyd | at the center of the greenhouse, towering all the way up to the Floyd | ceiling, which it hides behind a thick crown of leaves. Floyd | Floyd | A spiral staircase, seemingly woven of roots, leads to a circular mesh Floyd | walkway higher up along the wall. Floyd | Floyd | There is a battered human-size birdcage here. Through the open door Floyd | you see something inside that looks like a bird's nest. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "So, nursery. Eggplant station, I think?" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "I think we got everything I litterred here." | ||
| DavidW says, "I think so too." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Yes, eggplant." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "out" | ||
Floyd ] Outside the greenhouse (James Eagle) Turns: 5376 Floyd | > Floyd | > OUT Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Outside the greenhouse (James Eagle) Floyd | The damp brick path that led you here bends around the squat porch of Floyd | an old greenhouse half-swallowed by a tangle of bramble and ivy. Water Floyd | drips from the thick branches overhead; in the undergrowth something - Floyd | somethings? - creep and rustle. Floyd | Floyd | The path curves away to northeast and southeast. You can also go in to Floyd | the greenhouse from here. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "When I played, I dropped poor Emmett here and I couldn't pick him up." | |
| Knight_Otu asks, "Who knew we'd drop everything in our hands, twice?" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Except David." | ||
| Knight_Otu asks, "Poor Emmett. Hasn't he suffered enough?" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "se" | ||
Floyd ] Front Walk (Matt Weiner) Turns: 5377 Floyd | > Floyd | > SE Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Front Walk (Matt Weiner) Floyd | Cragne Manor looms to the north. Its light gray marble front is marred Floyd | by a screened-in wooden porch, clearly tacked on well after the manor Floyd | was built. A gravel path bends around the manor to the northeast and Floyd | northwest, and the driveway leads south back to town. Floyd | Floyd | By the porch steps is a post with a placard reading "31." A strange Floyd | little manikin is affixed to it. Floyd | Floyd | A spectral trolley stop sign reads Purple Line -- Cragne Manor. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "yes" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "wait for eggplant line" | ||
Floyd ] Attic (Lane Puetz) Turns: 5378 Floyd | > Floyd | > WAIT FOR EGGPLANT LINE Floyd | Floyd | You lean against the placard, hold out your pass, and wait for the Floyd | eggplant line. Within moments, a mistlike trolley arrives. Instead of Floyd | stopping and allowing you to board, it passes through you, Floyd | and you find yourself transported to Floyd | Floyd | Attic (Lane Puetz) Floyd | From this corner of the attic, paths lead south and west, or you can Floyd | head back down the rickety staircase. A damp wind flows through a gash Floyd | in the exterior wall. Floyd | Floyd | An ethereal trolley stop sign reads Eggplant Line -- Cragne Manor Floyd | Attic. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Disheveled Studio (Katherine Morayati) Turns: 5379 Floyd | > Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Disheveled Studio (Katherine Morayati) Floyd | The studio must have been abandoned in a hurry. The bookshelves are Floyd | ransacked, the easel in pieces on the floor, bulbs torn out of two of Floyd | the ceiling lights. The only thing undisturbed is a table, solid like Floyd | a slab, precisely in the center of the room. Several layers of heavy Floyd | curtain block off crawlspaces to the north and southeast. Floyd | Floyd | The room smells distractingly of Peter's cologne. Floyd | Floyd | Nothing remains of the canvas but a hollowed-out shell. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "se" | ||
Floyd ] Abandoned Nursery (Harrison Gerard) Turns: 5380 Floyd | > Floyd | > SE Floyd | Floyd | The curtains swing back into place with a thud. Floyd | Floyd | Abandoned Nursery (Harrison Gerard) Floyd | An octagonal room. Dust coats the walls. In one corner, a crib. In the Floyd | other, a dollhouse. Exits lead northwest, north, and northeast. Floyd | Floyd | You can see a "Gossipin' Gertie" doll and a vacuum cleaner here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put component in vacuum" | ||
Floyd ] Abandoned Nursery (Harrison Gerard) Turns: 5381 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT COMPONENT IN VACUUM Floyd | Floyd | (the vacuum cleaner) Floyd | You click the component into place. The vacuum is functional. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "vacuum dollhouse" | ||
Floyd ] Abandoned Nursery (Harrison Gerard) Turns: 5381 Floyd | > Floyd | > VACUUM DOLLHOUSE Floyd | Floyd | That verb doesn't work here, or, at least, not right now, but Floyd | it might work somewhere later. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "clean dollhouse" | ||
Floyd ] Abandoned Nursery (Harrison Gerard) Turns: 5382 Floyd | > Floyd | > CLEAN DOLLHOUSE Floyd | Floyd | You rub the dollhouse. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "turn on vacuum?" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "turn on vacuum" | DavidW asks, "use vacuum?" | |
Floyd ] Abandoned Nursery (Harrison Gerard) Turns: 5383 Floyd | > Floyd | > TURN ON VACUUM Floyd | Floyd | You switch it on, and with a whir, it sucks the cobwebs clean from the Floyd | dollhouse. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x dollhouse" | ||
Floyd ] Abandoned Nursery (Harrison Gerard) Turns: 5384 Floyd | > Floyd | > X DOLLHOUSE Floyd | Floyd | A large wooden dollhouse. Its exterior is a nearly perfect match for Floyd | Cragne Manor, but there's something odd about the interior. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x interior" | ||
Floyd ] Abandoned Nursery (Harrison Gerard) Turns: 5385 Floyd | > Floyd | > X INTERIOR Floyd | Floyd | The interior rooms of of the miniature manor are all mixed up. Staring Floyd | at the jumble for too long gives you a headache. Now that the cobwebs Floyd | are cleared, though, you can search the rooms a little more Floyd | thoroughly. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "search rooms" | ||
Floyd ] Abandoned Nursery (Harrison Gerard) Turns: 5386 Floyd | > Floyd | > SEARCH ROOMS Floyd | Floyd | You reach into the dollhouse and retrieve a silver letter opener. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "There it is." | |
| DavidW says, "So that's where it is." | ||
| DavidW asks, "Sitting room next, I guess?" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Invasive Library (Justin de Vesine) Turns: 5387 Floyd | > Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Invasive Library (Justin de Vesine) Floyd | Once a study or a small sitting room, a particularly invasive species Floyd | of library has taken over this space. Walls obscured by stacks of Floyd | books. Ceiling hidden by stacks of books. The floor might as well be Floyd | tiled with books. There's a path of sorts from a small doorway to the Floyd | south to a desk amidst the overgrown collection, and to the southeast, Floyd | a bookshelf has been shoved aside to reveal a passage through the Floyd | wall. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Oops." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "se" | ||
Floyd ] Branching Corridor (Zachary Hodgens) Turns: 5388 Floyd | > Floyd | > SE Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Branching Corridor (Zachary Hodgens) Floyd | A trace amount of sunlight filters in impossibly through imperceivable Floyd | cracks in the ceiling, illuminating the barren wooden walls and Floyd | floorboards of this narrow passageway. A short distance away you find Floyd | yourself in a crossroads of sorts. Corridors leading elsewhere go off Floyd | toward the northwest, west, east, and southeast. Several large potted Floyd | cacti line the walls of the passageways. Floyd | Floyd | The trace rays of sunlight beaming down from above get in your eyes. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] Attic (Lane Puetz) Turns: 5389 Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Attic (Lane Puetz) Floyd | From this corner of the attic, paths lead south and west, or you can Floyd | head back down the rickety staircase. A damp wind flows through a gash Floyd | in the exterior wall. Floyd | Floyd | A spectral trolley stop sign reads Eggplant Line -- Cragne Manor Floyd | Attic. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "d" | ||
Floyd ] A Shadowy Closet (Molly Ying) Turns: 5390 Floyd | > Floyd | > D Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | A Shadowy Closet (Molly Ying) Floyd | A shaft of light through the door to the west falls upon as tidy a Floyd | closet as ever you've seen. The shelves are clear, and now you can see Floyd | a trapdoor in the ceiling above them. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] MASTER BEDROOM (ROWAN LIPKOVITS) Turns: 5391 Floyd | > Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | MASTER BEDROOM (ROWAN LIPKOVITS) Floyd | Here we have the master bedroom of Cragne Manor, which is by turns Floyd | contradictorily capacious and cramped. Though you can't put your Floyd | finger on it, something about this windowless chamber sucks the very Floyd | air out of your lungs and puts you on edge. One would have to be a Floyd | master indeed to achieve any rest in this offputting room. Floyd | Floyd | Though it is relatively sparsely furnished, it wouldn't be much of a Floyd | bedoom without a bed -- and there it is, a four-poster tall, dingy, Floyd | imposing and unsettling. Next to it is a bedside table, on which Floyd | resides some torturously elongated lamp -- apparently the dim room's Floyd | only light source, currently turned off. Floyd | Floyd | To the west is the hallway door through which you first arrived, and Floyd | to the east there is also a door to what is most likely a walk-in Floyd | closet. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Upstairs Hall, north end (Jason Love) Turns: 5392 Floyd | > Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Upstairs Hall, north end (Jason Love) Floyd | Imposing wooden doors lead north to the nursery (which is open) and Floyd | east to the master bedroom (which is also open); a smaller doorway Floyd | between them has been closed off with badly painted bricks. The top of Floyd | the stairs is accessible through a narrow arch to the west, and the Floyd | hall continues to the south. Floyd | Floyd | The broken doors to the armoire lie on the floor near the center of Floyd | the room. Floyd | Floyd | The doorless armoire stands against the north-west wall. There's Floyd | nothing inside. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Top of Stairs (Q. Pheevr) Turns: 5393 Floyd | > Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Top of Stairs (Q. Pheevr) Floyd | You are at the top of a staircase, which leads down to Landing at the Floyd | Bottom of Stairs (Mark Sample). An archway leads east to Upstairs Floyd | Hall, north end (Jason Love). Floyd | Floyd | On the north wall is a round white wall clock. Floyd | Floyd | Standing against the west wall is a dilapidated kitchen sink with a Floyd | pine cabinet under it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "d" | ||
Floyd ] Landing at the Bottom of Stairs (Mark Sample) Turns: 5394 Floyd | > Floyd | > D Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Landing at the Bottom of Stairs (Mark Sample) Floyd | This is a dark alcove with a narrow stairway rising into the gloom Floyd | upstairs. Shadows lurch over a doorway to the south. Opposite those Floyd | shadows lies another doorway, in even darker shadows. What little Floyd | light there is seeps in from a small elliptical window high on the Floyd | wall. Floyd | Floyd | The ramshackle bookshelf lies in a pile of splintered wood on the Floyd | floor like a fallen scarecrow, arms akimbo. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Dining Room (Roberto Colnaghi) Turns: 5395 Floyd | > Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Dining Room (Roberto Colnaghi) Floyd | A long, rectangular mahogany table takes up most of the room. The room Floyd | is old and dusty, and it seems decades have passed since the last time Floyd | someone had dinner here. On the table lies a broken machine, and a Floyd | calendar is pinned on the wall. Doorways lead west, east, and south. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] Sitting Room (Buster Hudson) Turns: 5396 Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Sitting Room (Buster Hudson) Floyd | The floorboards groan against your footsteps as you enter the dusty Floyd | sitting room. Light struggles to penetrate the grimy bay window, Floyd | hinting at the space around you. Various pieces of furniture are Floyd | covered by moldy, moth-bitten sheets. The remains of a portrait hang Floyd | above the fireplace. Leaning against a wall is a large mirror. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Sitting Room (Buster Hudson) Turns: 5397 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The clouds in your cup form a perfect fern, just like in a fancy Floyd | latte. Botanical images mean that while there is much left to Floyd | accomplish in the present situation, your immediate environment Floyd | sustains you, and you have everything that you need. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x mirror" | ||
Floyd ] Sitting Room (Buster Hudson) Turns: 5398 Floyd | > Floyd | > X MIRROR Floyd | Floyd | A regal woman with graying hair and harsh features stares back at you. Floyd | Floyd | "Have you found my letter opener yet? I must ask that you return it to Floyd | me immediately," Eustace says. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x opener" | ||
Floyd ] Sitting Room (Buster Hudson) Turns: 5399 Floyd | > Floyd | > X OPENER Floyd | Floyd | It belonged to Eustace's father, Eustace Arthur Rolling the elder, who Floyd | left it to your husband when he passed. Your Eustace is attached to it Floyd | to a degree one might describe as concerning. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "give opener to eustace" | ||
Floyd ] Sitting Room (Buster Hudson) Turns: 5400 Floyd | > Floyd | > GIVE OPENER TO EUSTACE Floyd | Floyd | He proceeds to open the letter and read it quietly to himself. Within Floyd | moments, he is more spirited than he's been in some time. Floyd | Floyd | "Good news! I've been accepted to a professorship at Yale, beginning Floyd | in the spring. We can finally leave Backwater and this wretched house Floyd | behind us, and start fresh. Isn't it wonderful?" He needs only notice Floyd | your reluctant expression for his demeanor to change sharply. "Oh, you Floyd | mustn't fight me on this, darling. We can keep the house, if only to Floyd | satisfy your pride, but moving is not a negotiation. I've lived in the Floyd | shadow of your family and your house and your trappings for far too Floyd | long. It is time for me to be my own man." Floyd | Floyd | You try to maintain a stony expression, but his behavior makes it far Floyd | too difficult. A condescending smile spreads across your lips. "Your Floyd | own man? Ha! You would never have been granted an interview without my Floyd | uncle's influence, nor the time to write all those papers without Floyd | living off my inheritance." Floyd | Floyd | He takes several steps towards you. His eyes are darker than usual. Floyd | His lips curl into a snarl. "Your late father failed to discipline Floyd | your tongue, as have I since our marriage. A correction in your Floyd | behavior is long overdue." Before you can react, his hands encircle Floyd | your neck and begin to squeeze. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu exclaims, "Eep!" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "kill eustace" | ||
Floyd ] Sitting Room (Buster Hudson) Turns: 5401 Floyd | > Floyd | > KILL EUSTACE Floyd | Floyd | You struggle against Eustace's grip, clawing uselessly on his arms, Floyd | but he holds you fast. The letter opener. It's your only chance. You Floyd | reach towards his breast pocket, fingers brushing against its smooth Floyd | surface, and at last grab hold. Floyd | Floyd | Then you flail. Floyd | Floyd | Slash. Floyd | Floyd | An awkward angle, and you drive it deep into his ear. His hands Floyd | loosen. He collapses beneath you. Floyd | Floyd | You stagger backwards, clutching your throat and coughing. Slowly, Floyd | your breath becomes more even and the world returns to focus. Your Floyd | husband is crumpled on the floor, the letter opener embedded deep in Floyd | his ear. Blood spills from the wound and pools around his head. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x eustace" | ||
Floyd ] Sitting Room (Buster Hudson) Turns: 5402 Floyd | > Floyd | > X EUSTACE Floyd | Floyd | Your husband is now your late husband. The letter opener is buried Floyd | hilt-deep in his ear. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get opener" | ||
Floyd ] Sitting Room (Buster Hudson) Turns: 5403 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET OPENER Floyd | Floyd | You grab hold of the letter opener and pull. It slides out of your Floyd | husband's head with more ease than you expected. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I guess you can read his mail now." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x mail" | ||
Floyd ] Sitting Room (Buster Hudson) Turns: 5404 Floyd | > Floyd | > X MAIL Floyd | Floyd | (the handwritten letter to you) Floyd | My dear mother, Floyd | Floyd | I hope you are well and remain so through this dreadful winter. I Floyd | am happy to report your Christmas fruit cake survived the journey Floyd | unscathed and has been enjoyed with great enthusiasm by the other Floyd | boys. I am passing along their compliments. Second term is just Floyd | beginning, and much work is anticipated. I will try to keep regular Floyd | correspondence as you requested. Floyd | Floyd | My nightmares have been growing worse as of late. Even though I Floyd | never met grandfather, I know it is he who visits me. I pray every Floyd | night, but God seems to ignore me. What am I to do? Might you send Floyd | some funds for a doctor? Perhaps he could prescribe a tonic to aid me Floyd | in my sleep. Floyd | Floyd | I love you, mother, in so many ways and more. Give father my love. Floyd | I will write again soon. Floyd | Floyd | Your beloved son, Floyd | Christopher Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, ";wowsa" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "l" | ||
Floyd ] Sitting Room (Buster Hudson) Turns: 5405 Floyd | > Floyd | > L Floyd | Floyd | Sitting Room (Buster Hudson) Floyd | A large bay window allows for ample light into the elegant sitting Floyd | room. Above the fireplace hangs the portrait of the sneering Cragne Floyd | ancestor. Near the westward entrance to the dining room hangs a Floyd | mirror. Floyd | Floyd | Eustace is lying in a pool of his own blood on the floor. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "search eustace" | ||
Floyd ] Sitting Room (Buster Hudson) Turns: 5406 Floyd | > Floyd | > SEARCH EUSTACE Floyd | Floyd | He wouldn't be holding onto anything you desire. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read letter" | ||
Floyd ] Sitting Room (Buster Hudson) Turns: 5407 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ LETTER Floyd | Floyd | (the handwritten letter to you) Floyd | My dear mother, Floyd | Floyd | I hope you are well and remain so through this dreadful winter. I Floyd | am happy to report your Christmas fruit cake survived the journey Floyd | unscathed and has been enjoyed with great enthusiasm by the other Floyd | boys. I am passing along their compliments. Second term is just Floyd | beginning, and much work is anticipated. I will try to keep regular Floyd | correspondence as you requested. Floyd | Floyd | My nightmares have been growing worse as of late. Even though I Floyd | never met grandfather, I know it is he who visits me. I pray every Floyd | night, but God seems to ignore me. What am I to do? Might you send Floyd | some funds for a doctor? Perhaps he could prescribe a tonic to aid me Floyd | in my sleep. Floyd | Floyd | I love you, mother, in so many ways and more. Give father my love. Floyd | I will write again soon. Floyd | Floyd | Your beloved son, Floyd | Christopher Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x table" | ||
Floyd ] Sitting Room (Buster Hudson) Turns: 5408 Floyd | > Floyd | > X TABLE Floyd | Floyd | The furniture has been passed down the Cragne line for generations. Floyd | They ought to be replaced, but Eustace prefers not to waste the money Floyd | on them. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "The painting?" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read eustace's letter" | ||
Floyd ] Sitting Room (Buster Hudson) Turns: 5409 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ EUSTACE'S LETTER Floyd | Floyd | The contents of the letter no longer matter. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x portrait" | ||
Floyd ] Sitting Room (Buster Hudson) Turns: 5410 Floyd | > Floyd | > X PORTRAIT Floyd | Floyd | The great Horace Cragne is perched above the fireplace, maintaining a Floyd | constant vigilance over the sitting room. You think he would serve Floyd | better in the study. At the very least, he would avoid frightening the Floyd | ladies from church when they visit for tea after Sunday service. His Floyd | face is gaunt, features severe, and his eyes are rimmed a deep Floyd | crimson. You prefer not to meet his gaze. Floyd | Floyd | Hanging next to the portrait is a bell pull. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "cut portrait with opener" | ||
Floyd ] Sitting Room (Buster Hudson) Turns: 5410 Floyd | > Floyd | > CUT PORTRAIT WITH OPENER Floyd | Floyd | I only understood you as far as wanting to cut the portrait. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "SAVE" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "cf72" | ||
Floyd | > Floyd | > SAVE Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write: Floyd ] Sitting Room (Buster Hudson) Turns: 5410 Floyd | > SAVEOk. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "pull bellpull" | ||
Floyd ] Sitting Room (Buster Hudson) Turns: 5410 Floyd | > Floyd | > PULL BELLPULL Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "pull bell pull" | ||
Floyd ] Sitting Room (Buster Hudson) Turns: 5411 Floyd | > Floyd | > PULL BELL PULL Floyd | Floyd | Not yet. She'll help you clean the mess, but it will require some... Floyd | persuasion. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "l" | ||
Floyd ] Sitting Room (Buster Hudson) Turns: 5412 Floyd | > Floyd | > L Floyd | Floyd | Sitting Room (Buster Hudson) Floyd | A large bay window allows for ample light into the elegant sitting Floyd | room. Above the fireplace hangs the portrait of the sneering Cragne Floyd | ancestor. Near the westward entrance to the dining room hangs a Floyd | mirror. Floyd | Floyd | Eustace is lying in a pool of his own blood on the floor. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "look behind portrait" | ||
Floyd ] Sitting Room (Buster Hudson) Turns: 5412 Floyd | > Floyd | > LOOK BEHIND PORTRAIT Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "search portrait" | ||
Floyd ] Sitting Room (Buster Hudson) Turns: 5413 Floyd | > Floyd | > SEARCH PORTRAIT Floyd | Floyd | You feel as though a curse would descend upon you should you touch the Floyd | thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x fireplace" | ||
Floyd ] Sitting Room (Buster Hudson) Turns: 5414 Floyd | > Floyd | > X FIREPLACE Floyd | Floyd | The fire does its best to repel the deep February chill. Above the Floyd | fireplace is a portrait, and beside that is the bell pull. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "touch it" | ||
Floyd ] Sitting Room (Buster Hudson) Turns: 5415 Floyd | > Floyd | > TOUCH IT Floyd | Floyd | You don't bother yourself with the fire and risk any soot on your Floyd | dress. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "sorry" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put eustace in fireplace" | ||
Floyd ] Sitting Room (Buster Hudson) Turns: 5416 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT EUSTACE IN FIREPLACE Floyd | Floyd | You don't see any use in tossing Eustace into the fire. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "aa" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "touch portrait" | ||
Floyd ] Sitting Room (Buster Hudson) Turns: 5417 Floyd | > Floyd | > TOUCH PORTRAIT Floyd | Floyd | You feel as though a curse would descend upon you should you touch the Floyd | thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "er, aw" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "l" | ||
Floyd ] Sitting Room (Buster Hudson) Turns: 5418 Floyd | > Floyd | > L Floyd | Floyd | Sitting Room (Buster Hudson) Floyd | A large bay window allows for ample light into the elegant sitting Floyd | room. Above the fireplace hangs the portrait of the sneering Cragne Floyd | ancestor. Near the westward entrance to the dining room hangs a Floyd | mirror. Floyd | Floyd | Eustace is lying in a pool of his own blood on the floor. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x window" | ||
Floyd ] Sitting Room (Buster Hudson) Turns: 5419 Floyd | > Floyd | > X WINDOW Floyd | Floyd | Through the window you have a view of the front porch, from which Floyd | hangs the peculiar chimes that whistle and clang eerily with each Floyd | passing breeze. Beyond is the wide yard, and beyond that the forest Floyd | line, and farther still, Backwater. If you squint hard enough, you can Floyd | sometimes make out a few townspeople wandering about, attempting to Floyd | find some significance in their lives. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x me" | ||
Floyd ] Sitting Room (Buster Hudson) Turns: 5420 Floyd | > Floyd | > X ME Floyd | Floyd | You are Lillian, lady of Cragne Manor. Some days, you wish you were Floyd | someone else. But only some. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "cut me" | ||
Floyd ] Sitting Room (Buster Hudson) Turns: 5421 Floyd | > Floyd | > CUT ME Floyd | Floyd | Cutting you up would achieve little. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x bell" | ||
Floyd ] Sitting Room (Buster Hudson) Turns: 5422 Floyd | > Floyd | > X BELL Floyd | Floyd | The rope descends from the ceiling. If pulled, it will ring a bell in Floyd | the servant's hall. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x furniture" | ||
Floyd ] Sitting Room (Buster Hudson) Turns: 5423 Floyd | > Floyd | > X FURNITURE Floyd | Floyd | The furniture has been passed down the Cragne line for generations. Floyd | They ought to be replaced, but Eustace prefers not to waste the money Floyd | on them. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "search furniture" | ||
Floyd ] Sitting Room (Buster Hudson) Turns: 5424 Floyd | > Floyd | > SEARCH FURNITURE Floyd | Floyd | You find nothing of significance. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "i" | ||
Floyd ] Sitting Room (Buster Hudson) Turns: 5425 Floyd | > Floyd | > I Floyd | Floyd | You are carrying a letter opener and a handwritten letter to you. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "burn letter" | ||
Floyd ] Sitting Room (Buster Hudson) Turns: 5426 Floyd | > Floyd | > BURN LETTER Floyd | Floyd | (the handwritten letter to you) Floyd | This dangerous act would achieve little. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x chimes" | ||
Floyd ] Sitting Room (Buster Hudson) Turns: 5427 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CHIMES Floyd | Floyd | It's a collection of long, slender chimes that have hung from the Floyd | porch since long before you were born. You don't like listening to Floyd | them, nor do you wish to touch them nor remove them from their chain. Floyd | A dilemma, to be sure. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "burn eustace" | ||
Floyd ] Sitting Room (Buster Hudson) Turns: 5428 Floyd | > Floyd | > BURN EUSTACE Floyd | Floyd | This dangerous act would achieve little. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get chimes" | ||
Floyd ] Sitting Room (Buster Hudson) Turns: 5429 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET CHIMES Floyd | Floyd | The chimes are merely a view beyond the window. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open window" | ||
Floyd ] Sitting Room (Buster Hudson) Turns: 5430 Floyd | > Floyd | > OPEN WINDOW Floyd | Floyd | It isn't something you can open. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Sitting Room (Buster Hudson) Turns: 5431 Floyd | > Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | You have the urge to look in the mirror before you depart. It's a Floyd | quirk of yours you can't seem to avoid. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x mirror" | ||
Floyd ] Sitting Room (Buster Hudson) Turns: 5432 Floyd | > Floyd | > X MIRROR Floyd | Floyd | You gaze at your reflection, your eyes rimmed red. There's a Floyd | spattering of blood on your face and across your dress. Some stains Floyd | can never be cleaned, once they are too deeply set. In such cases, you Floyd | must rid yourself of the garment entirely. You should never have Floyd | become Mrs. Rolling. How ridiculous you've been. You are a Cragne Floyd | through and through, like your father, and your father before him, Floyd | back to the very founding of Backwater. So, too, shall your son be a Floyd | Cragne. It is in the blood. Floyd | Floyd | And then, you are not you. You are the other you, yourself. You clutch Floyd | your stomach and heave, ready to vomit, the image of that man lying in Floyd | his own blood fresh in your mind. You weren't actually there, right? Floyd | It was all in your head. Got to be. Floyd | Floyd | You look down and find yourself holding a strange windchime. How did Floyd | you get this? Maybe Lillian thought you should have it. You doubt Floyd | you'll ever really know. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Sitting Room (Buster Hudson) Turns: 5433 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The swirls in your cup form a blank, mirrored surface. Lack of a Floyd | symbolic image means that you have accomplished everything you must in Floyd | your current environment and should move on to find new challenges in Floyd | order to grow as a person. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "ah. We have a chime now." | |
| Jacqueline says, "huh" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Well, then I could have tried to cover up our crime a long time." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x chime" | ||
Floyd ] Sitting Room (Buster Hudson) Turns: 5434 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CHIME Floyd | Floyd | It's a bizarre thing, the width of your two thumbs together and as Floyd | long as your hand, shaped something like a bookmark and as thin as Floyd | one, yet it's intensely heavy - far more than its slight form would Floyd | indicate. It looks like a windchime or part of some musical Floyd | instrument. It's clearly made of metal, but you're unable to easily Floyd | identify the kind, for its coloring seems to shift in the light - one Floyd | moment a solid silver, the next bronze, the next almost golden. Floyd | Running through the material is some sort of greenish corrosion and Floyd | stamped or carved into its surface are a multitude of strange, sinuous Floyd | symbols. You can't make heads nor tails of any of them. It feels Floyd | slightly warm to the touch. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ring chime" | ||
Floyd ] Sitting Room (Buster Hudson) Turns: 5435 Floyd | > Floyd | > RING CHIME Floyd | Floyd | You flick the chime gently with a fingernail. Nothing seems to happen Floyd | at first, then the chime begins to produce a gentle thrum seeming to Floyd | emanate from deep inside its core. Over the next few moments, the hum Floyd | increases in intensity until the chime is softly buzzing in your hand. Floyd | It seems to give no indication of stopping any time soon. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu asks, "I think it's shack and observatory now that's left, right?" | |
| DavidW says, "Unless the iron key unlocks the sphere in Milkweed, I think you're right. It's down to those two." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Dining Room (Roberto Colnaghi) Turns: 5436 Floyd | > Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Dining Room (Roberto Colnaghi) Floyd | A long, rectangular mahogany table takes up most of the room. The room Floyd | is old and dusty, and it seems decades have passed since the last time Floyd | someone had dinner here. On the table lies a broken machine, and a Floyd | calendar is pinned on the wall. Doorways lead west, east, and south. Floyd | Floyd | The chime suddenly shudders more violently in your hand. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Uh oh." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Landing at the Bottom of Stairs (Mark Sample) Turns: 5437 Floyd | > Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | Landing at the Bottom of Stairs (Mark Sample) Floyd | This is a dark alcove with a narrow stairway rising into the gloom Floyd | upstairs. Shadows lurch over a doorway to the south. Opposite those Floyd | shadows lies another doorway, in even darker shadows. What little Floyd | light there is seeps in from a small elliptical window high on the Floyd | wall. Floyd | Floyd | The ramshackle bookshelf lies in a pile of splintered wood on the Floyd | floor like a fallen scarecrow, arms akimbo. Floyd | Floyd | The ringing of the chime redoubles. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Foyer (Greg Frost) Turns: 5438 Floyd | > Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | Foyer (Greg Frost) Floyd | Standing in the narrow entry hall is like being at the mouth of a Floyd | cave. The only light comes in through tall windows on either side of Floyd | the door and a half-round window above. All of the furniture has been Floyd | removed from the foyer, leaving tracks in the heavy dust. Floyd | Floyd | The night sky is dark and full of stars. Hallways lead west and east Floyd | into other parts of the house. A doorway leads north; the front door Floyd | is to the south. Floyd | Floyd | The chime suddenly shudders more violently in your hand. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Mudroom (Matt Weiner) Turns: 5439 Floyd | > Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | Mudroom (Matt Weiner) Floyd | The porch is a mudroom, a place for taking off coats and muddy shoes. Floyd | The marble front wall seems like a sheer cliff face, the porch like a Floyd | flimsy shelter built onto it. The front door leads inside to the Floyd | north. Floyd | Floyd | In one corner of the porch a strangely shaped hook is fastened to the Floyd | wall. A black cloak hangs beside it. Floyd | Floyd | In the other corner of the porch is a small wooden table. Floyd | Floyd | A slightly muddy welcome mat lies in front of the door. Floyd | Floyd | Against the front wall are a pair of blue cloth slippers and a single Floyd | brown leather boot. Floyd | Floyd | You can also see the mate of the first leather boot here. Floyd | Floyd | The ringing of the chime redoubles. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Front Walk (Matt Weiner) Turns: 5440 Floyd | > Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | Front Walk (Matt Weiner) Floyd | Cragne Manor looms to the north. Its light gray marble front is marred Floyd | by a screened-in wooden porch, clearly tacked on well after the manor Floyd | was built. A gravel path bends around the manor to the northeast and Floyd | northwest, and the driveway leads south back to town. Floyd | Floyd | By the porch steps is a post with a placard reading "31." A strange Floyd | little manikin is affixed to it. Floyd | Floyd | An insubstantial trolley stop sign reads Purple Line -- Cragne Manor. Floyd | Floyd | The vibration of the chime is slightly stronger now. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "You might want to stop that chime." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "stop chime" | ||
Floyd ] Front Walk (Matt Weiner) Turns: 5441 Floyd | > Floyd | > STOP CHIME Floyd | Floyd | You flatten the strange chime between your palms. For a long moment, Floyd | it seems as if nothing will happen, that the chime will ring forever Floyd | and ever. You push harder. There is still no response. Just when you Floyd | are about to give up, the chime's ringing begins to fade. Within a few Floyd | moments, it is silent once more. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "I had suspected that I couldn't." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Good to know." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "wait for gold line" | ||
Floyd ] Church Exterior (Andy Holloway) Turns: 5442 Floyd | > Floyd | > WAIT FOR GOLD LINE Floyd | Floyd | You lean against the porch, hold out your pass, and wait for the gold Floyd | line. Within moments, a ghostly trolley arrives. Instead of stopping Floyd | and allowing you to board, it passes through you, and you Floyd | find yourself transported to Floyd | Floyd | Church Exterior (Andy Holloway) Floyd | The gravel road curves here past the doors of an old stone church, Floyd | which squats defeatedly amid a few straggly trees. Behind it, to the Floyd | northeast, you can see the first few stones of a modest graveyard. To Floyd | the east the road narrows to cross a small bridge into the village Floyd | proper; to the north, it crests the hill toward the train station. Floyd | Floyd | An insubstantial trolley stop sign reads Gold Line -- Church. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Milkweed (Caleb Wilson) Turns: 5443 Floyd | > Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Milkweed (Caleb Wilson) Floyd | It is possible to feel claustrophobia out of doors. Sunlight fills the Floyd | sky but somehow doesn't reach you here. Steep banks of bramble rise to Floyd | the east and west, trapping you within a gloomy trough a dozen yards Floyd | wide. A poorly-surfaced road leads north and south along the trough's Floyd | nadir. Just west of it, camouflaged with rust, is the train track. Floyd | Floyd | A tremendous patch of milkweed, the stems abnormally thick and tall, Floyd | grows on the east side of the road beneath the thorn bank. Floyd | Floyd | A green stone altar, once at the center of the shack, stands amidst Floyd | broken boards and milkweed. Floyd | Floyd | (That earworm is still lodged in your head.) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "lie on altar" | ||
Floyd ] Milkweed (Caleb Wilson) Turns: 5444 Floyd | > Floyd | > LIE ON ALTAR Floyd | Floyd | You get onto the stone altar. Floyd | Floyd | You lie down, settling your body into the impression and your face Floyd | into the cavity at the end. The milkweed leaf mask protects your face Floyd | from the strands of orange slime that you belatedly notice fill the Floyd | cavity. Is it even you doing this? It feels like the most natural Floyd | action in the world. Floyd | Floyd | As you press your face deeper into the cavity, your vision warps. The Floyd | world seems to fold and buckle: what was convex becomes concave and Floyd | what was concave becomes convex. Floyd | Floyd | The altar wobbles and inverts, giving you the bizarre sensation of Floyd | lying atop a smooth green hole that floats in midair. Deeper within Floyd | the hole is a shelf of green stone with something resting (how?) on Floyd | it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x sphere" | ||
Floyd ] Milkweed (Caleb Wilson) Turns: 5445 Floyd | > Floyd | > X SPHERE Floyd | Floyd | It's a black stone sphere about the size of a basketball, and it Floyd | doesn't really exist. There is (well, technically, there is not) a Floyd | narrow slot on one side like that of a piggy-bank. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "unlock sphere with iron key" | ||
Floyd ] Milkweed (Caleb Wilson) Turns: 5446 Floyd | > Floyd | > UNLOCK SPHERE WITH IRON KEY Floyd | Floyd | That doesn't seem to be something you can unlock. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put iron key in sphere" | ||
Floyd ] Milkweed (Caleb Wilson) Turns: 5447 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT IRON KEY IN SPHERE Floyd | Floyd | The imaginary sphere rotates suddenly, spinning the slot away from the Floyd | old iron key (smelling faintly of mildew). Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "guess not" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "stand" | ||
Floyd ] Milkweed (Caleb Wilson) Turns: 5448 Floyd | > Floyd | > STAND Floyd | Floyd | You get off the stone altar. Floyd | Floyd | Milkweed (Caleb Wilson) Floyd | It is possible to feel claustrophobia out of doors. Sunlight fills the Floyd | sky but somehow doesn't reach you here. Steep banks of bramble rise to Floyd | the east and west, trapping you within a gloomy trough a dozen yards Floyd | wide. A poorly-surfaced road leads north and south along the trough's Floyd | nadir. Just west of it, camouflaged with rust, is the train track. Floyd | Floyd | A tremendous patch of milkweed, the stems abnormally thick and tall, Floyd | grows on the east side of the road beneath the thorn bank. Floyd | Floyd | A green stone altar, once at the center of the shack, stands amidst Floyd | broken boards and milkweed. Floyd | Floyd | (That earworm is still lodged in your head.) Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu asks, "You suggested walkie-talkiying in the steeple, right?" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Church Exterior (Andy Holloway) Turns: 5449 Floyd | > Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Church Exterior (Andy Holloway) Floyd | The gravel road curves here past the doors of an old stone church, Floyd | which squats defeatedly amid a few straggly trees. Behind it, to the Floyd | northeast, you can see the first few stones of a modest graveyard. To Floyd | the east the road narrows to cross a small bridge into the village Floyd | proper; to the north, it crests the hill toward the train station. Floyd | Floyd | A noncorporeal trolley stop sign reads Gold Line -- Church. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Church Exterior (Andy Holloway) Turns: 5450 Floyd | > Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | You can't go that way. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "in" | ||
Floyd ] Narthex (Hanon Ondricek) Turns: 5451 Floyd | > Floyd | > IN Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Narthex (Hanon Ondricek) Floyd | The narthex extends the width of the church. Despite the Floyd | gloominess, it's not that unwelcoming except for the eye-watering Floyd | pattern of industrial linoleum floor tiles. They checkerboard Floyd | underfoot in grayish green and grayish white squares with dark Floyd | speckles, stopping only at the margin marked by a wall border at waist Floyd | level. Floyd | Floyd | The chapel proper opens to the west and a set of double doors Floyd | leads out of the building. Floyd | Floyd | Two side by side openings lead in to restrooms. Floyd | Floyd | Shattered glass and broken pieces of picture frames cover the floor of Floyd | the narthex around the edges near the walls. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I did, yes. It's extra special." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "u" | ||
Floyd ] Steeple (Michael D. Hilborn) Turns: 5452 Floyd | > Floyd | > U Floyd | Floyd | You mount the ladder, making sure your feet catch each rung, and climb Floyd | to the ceiling don't look down! through the square opening... Floyd | Floyd | Steeple (Michael D. Hilborn) Floyd | Disjointed and decaying pillars of wood form the arches that make up Floyd | the walls of the church's steeple. The arches, open to the sky, tower Floyd | over you, ending in a webwork of thick rafters which support the Floyd | belfry above and ultimately the church's spire. A series of ropes Floyd | slither down from those rafters, centered over a square hole in the Floyd | floor that leads down into the bowels of the church. Floyd | Floyd | A misshapen mass slumps in one corner of the steeple. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push button" | ||
Floyd ] Steeple (Michael D. Hilborn) Turns: 5453 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON Floyd | Floyd | You hold down the button. The speaker blares out: "—here's what Floyd | Michael D. Hilborn writes in the comments of his code: Floyd | Floyd | The leads of Cragne Manor, Ryan and Jenni, decided to incorporate a Floyd | global Easter egg in the game: The ability for authors to include room Floyd | commentary. How the commentary gets activated is, at the moment, a Floyd | huge secret, so I'm tempting fate with three BIG assumptions. The Floyd | first assumption is that the commentary of a room can only be seen Floyd | within the room itself; second assumption: the commentary will invoke Floyd | a "say" command that reads off the commentary of the room; third Floyd | assumption: this commentary code won't conflict with any commentary Floyd | code that Ryan and Jenni write. Floyd | Floyd | "Why I chose to go this route, I don't know. Just seemed to be the Floyd | right thing to do. But since Ryan and Jenni incorporated this feature Floyd | into the game, I blame them. Floyd | Floyd | Well, Michael, your first assumption is pretty safe, your second Floyd | assumption is basically reasonable but not entirely correct, and your Floyd | third assumption does indeed tempt fate, and beyond being a BIG Floyd | assumption is actually completely baseless and profoundly foolhardy. Floyd | Also: I don't know what "since Ryan and Jenni incorporated this Floyd | feature, I blame them" is supposed to mean. We didn't decide that you Floyd | should add a bunch of extra mechanics to your commentary. Floyd | Floyd | But since something like 13% of Michael's code has to do with his Floyd | unauthorized hacking of the commentary system, I guess we'll make it Floyd | work. Just wait a—" Floyd | Floyd | With a *pop*, a gnome appears, carrying a small notebook. He looks up Floyd | at you, and adjusts his red cap. "Ah, good, good, I was wondering when Floyd | I might get a chance to make an appearance in this game. I am the Floyd | gnome of commentary and I will be your guide to all the things you Floyd | didn't want to know about this particular room. Just ask me about an Floyd | object from this room--or examine something or show me something--and Floyd | I'll comment on it. . . assuming it warrants a comment. You can also Floyd | ask me about the AUTHOR or BETA TESTERS." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ask gnome about author" | ||
Floyd ] Steeple (Michael D. Hilborn) Turns: 5454 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK GNOME ABOUT AUTHOR Floyd | Floyd | "He considers himself an interactive fiction enthusiastic," says the Floyd | gnome. "Has been since the age of ten when he first played "Zork." Floyd | He's only published one major work, "The Life (and Deaths) of Doctor Floyd | M," and a couple shorts for the tribute album "Apollo 18+20." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ask gnome about beta testers" | ||
Floyd ] Steeple (Michael D. Hilborn) Turns: 5455 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK GNOME ABOUT BETA TESTERS Floyd | Floyd | The gnome flips through his notebook. "Ah, yes, the author would like Floyd | to thank the following folks for their remarkable endurance and Floyd | patience while testing this room: Greg Frost, Michael Lin, Hanon Floyd | Ondricek, and Andrew Schultz." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ask gnome about ropes" | ||
Floyd ] Steeple (Michael D. Hilborn) Turns: 5456 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK GNOME ABOUT ROPES Floyd | Floyd | "Hopefully, the player will deduce from various clues that they need Floyd | to be pulled in a certain sequence." The gnome drops his voice to a Floyd | conspiratorial whisper. "Did you know there are four different Floyd | sequences that can be rung?" Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x tome" | ||
Floyd ] Steeple (Michael D. Hilborn) Turns: 5457 Floyd | > Floyd | > X TOME Floyd | Floyd | (De Vermibus Laceris (smelling faintly of mildew)) Floyd | A massive tome, with ragged pages bound in badly-decayed black Floyd | leather. You can just make out the words "DE VERMIBUS LACERIS" Floyd | embossed on the cover, and "Azban" underneath that in smaller type. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I did not." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x corpse" | ||
Floyd ] Steeple (Michael D. Hilborn) Turns: 5458 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CORPSE Floyd | Floyd | So misshapen is this poor figure that it's difficult to tell where its Floyd | head ends and its torso begins. Its back is horrendously humped, its Floyd | face an amorphous mass of tumors with sunken holes for eyes. What Floyd | appears to be its mouth is open in a silent scream. Floyd | Floyd | Hard to say how long the corpse has been here in the steeple, but it Floyd | seems ancient, skin and clothes desiccated and thin like parchment, Floyd | somehow mummified. It's slouched--or sitting?--on the floor in one Floyd | corner of the steeple. Floyd | Floyd | On the corpse's lap rests an open tome. Another book lies near the Floyd | corpse: A worn, leather-bound journal. Floyd | Floyd | The gnome shakes his head. "Poor soul. His story is told in the Floyd | journal lying next to him. His presence was inspired by the 'Hunchback Floyd | of Notre Dame.'" Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x open tome" | ||
Floyd ] Steeple (Michael D. Hilborn) Turns: 5458 Floyd | > Floyd | > X OPEN TOME Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x mdh-tome" | ||
Floyd ] Steeple (Michael D. Hilborn) Turns: 5458 Floyd | > Floyd | > X MDH-TOME Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Aw." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x journal" | ||
Floyd ] Steeple (Michael D. Hilborn) Turns: 5458 Floyd | > Floyd | > X JOURNAL Floyd | Floyd | Which do you mean, the worn, leather-bound journal, the small blue Floyd | journal (which you know is a journal because it says "Mein Floyd | Journal" on the front) (smelling faintly of mildew) or the Floyd | Journal of Edwin Cragne (smelling faintly of mildew)? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x mh-tome" | ||
Floyd ] Steeple (Michael D. Hilborn) Turns: 5458 Floyd | > Floyd | > X MH-TOME Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x worn journal" | ||
Floyd ] Steeple (Michael D. Hilborn) Turns: 5459 Floyd | > Floyd | > X WORN JOURNAL Floyd | Floyd | About the size of your hand. The binding is cracked and torn, the Floyd | pages yellow with age. Floyd | Floyd | "The journal tells the story of that poor soul over there," says the Floyd | gnome, pointing at the corpse. "The style of language within the Floyd | journal is inspired by the way that gargoyles speak in 'Ultima VI: The Floyd | False Prophet.' The author of this room thought it might add a little Floyd | flavor, for better or worse." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put vermibus in hidden pocket" | ||
Floyd ] Steeple (Michael D. Hilborn) Turns: 5460 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT VERMIBUS IN HIDDEN POCKET Floyd | Floyd | You put De Vermibus Laceris (smelling faintly of mildew) into the Floyd | hidden pocket. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask gnome about gnome" | ||
Floyd ] Steeple (Michael D. Hilborn) Turns: 5461 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK GNOME ABOUT GNOME Floyd | Floyd | The gnome places a hand to his heart. "Me? Why, I'm the gnome of Floyd | commentary, hired to give little tidbits of information about the Floyd | implementation of this room. Sadly, I'm one of the more complex Floyd | objects in here." He nudges you. "A little too much effort for an Floyd | easter egg, in my humble opinion." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "close hidden pocket" | ||
Floyd ] Steeple (Michael D. Hilborn) Turns: 5462 Floyd | > Floyd | > CLOSE HIDDEN POCKET Floyd | Floyd | You close the hidden pocket. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x tome" | ||
Floyd ] Steeple (Michael D. Hilborn) Turns: 5463 Floyd | > Floyd | > X TOME Floyd | Floyd | Cradled in the corpse's lap, the humungous tome lies open as if the Floyd | corpse still studies the pages. It's clearly ancient, the pages Floyd | withered and yellow, like the skin of the corpse itself, its leather Floyd | bonding cracked. Floyd | Floyd | The gnome taps the tome. "An important part of the puzzle. The corpse Floyd | points to the name of the star alignment that one sees when examining Floyd | the ceiling of the steeple. If you ring the bells in the proper order, Floyd | you can learn the name of the true sign of Peter Cragne." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask gnome about peter" | ||
Floyd ] Steeple (Michael D. Hilborn) Turns: 5464 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK GNOME ABOUT PETER Floyd | Floyd | The gnome flips through his notebook, then shakes his head. "I'm Floyd | afraid I don't have any information on that." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x notebook" | ||
Floyd ] Steeple (Michael D. Hilborn) Turns: 5465 Floyd | > Floyd | > X NOTEBOOK Floyd | Floyd | (the torn notebook (smelling faintly of mildew)) Floyd | Many pages are torn out, and those that remain are mostly smudged or Floyd | otherwise illegible. One, however, stands out because it appears to Floyd | have been pasted into the notebook. It looks like a letter. Floyd | Floyd | "September 21, 1908 Floyd | Floyd | "...les Cragne, Rufous Alderman, Floyd | Floyd | "I was pleased to hear of your success with ... of the ritual... Floyd | Floyd | "...Sinclair's pamphlet will bring unwanted atte... ...ven to your Floyd | remote operation. I hope I need not remind you ...tance of ... role Floyd | ... Floyd | Floyd | "... can get ... blood befo... ...crifice must be complete by the Floyd | coming full moon... Vaadignephod will... Floyd | Floyd | "Yours in fraternity Floyd | Floyd | "... of the Variegated Court" Floyd | Floyd | The facing page contains the notation Floyd | Floyd | "Cattle: 10 gal, 200 / hr, 24000 gal Floyd | Hog: 5 gal, 500 / hr, 30000 gal Floyd | Man: 10 pt, 1 / day, 10 pt" Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x landscape" | ||
Floyd ] Steeple (Michael D. Hilborn) Turns: 5466 Floyd | > Floyd | > X LANDSCAPE Floyd | Floyd | The steeple must rise higher than you think, for it penetrates a cloud Floyd | bank that stretches to the horizon, and most likely beyond. As calm as Floyd | the sea on a breezeless day, the clouds ripple with a hazy, pale green Floyd | glow. Occasionally, part of the surface erupts in a silent flash of Floyd | light. Floyd | Floyd | The gnome squints toward the landscape. "Hard to say what lurks beyond Floyd | those clouds, but if you examine them enough, you'll get hints of what Floyd | is going on down there." Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "oops, wrong notebook" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x stars" | ||
Floyd ] Steeple (Michael D. Hilborn) Turns: 5467 Floyd | > Floyd | > X STARS Floyd | Floyd | Pinpricks of sickly, green light. A multitude of them, though many Floyd | others must be veiled behind the murk that is the atmosphere. Floyd | Floyd | The gnome shields his eyes as he looks up at the sky. "Not much up Floyd | there, is there? But the stars and moons play an important part of Floyd | this room's main puzzle." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x bells" | ||
Floyd ] Steeple (Michael D. Hilborn) Turns: 5468 Floyd | > Floyd | > X BELLS Floyd | Floyd | Hard to discern how many bells hang up there in the shadows of the Floyd | belfry, but they are large, very large, and with the starlight Floyd | streaming through a perforated ceiling above them, you can distinguish Floyd | at least four. Floyd | Floyd | "Although the player can't see the bells," says the gnome, "they Floyd | hopefully will deduce that there is one of gold, one of silver, one of Floyd | copper, and one of iron up there." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ask gnome about bats" | ||
Floyd ] Steeple (Michael D. Hilborn) Turns: 5469 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK GNOME ABOUT BATS Floyd | Floyd | The gnome flips through his notebook, then shakes his head. "I'm Floyd | afraid I don't have any information on that." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ask gnome about notebook" | ||
Floyd ] Steeple (Michael D. Hilborn) Turns: 5470 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK GNOME ABOUT NOTEBOOK Floyd | Floyd | (the torn notebook (smelling faintly of mildew)) Floyd | The gnome flips through his notebook, then sighs. "I'm afraid I don't Floyd | have any information on that." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put notebook in hidden pocket" | ||
Floyd ] Steeple (Michael D. Hilborn) Turns: 5471 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT NOTEBOOK IN HIDDEN POCKET Floyd | Floyd | (the torn notebook (smelling faintly of mildew) in the hidden pocket) Floyd | You unzip the hidden pocket, deposit the torn notebook (smelling Floyd | faintly of mildew), then zip the hidden pocket back up again. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x notebook" | ||
Floyd ] Steeple (Michael D. Hilborn) Turns: 5472 Floyd | > Floyd | > X NOTEBOOK Floyd | Floyd | A small gnome with a pair of spectacles resting upon his pointed nose Floyd | and wearing a red cap. He carries a small notebook. Floyd | Floyd | The gnome places a hand to his heart. "Me? Why, I'm the gnome of Floyd | commentary, hired to give little tidbits of information about the Floyd | implementation of this room. Sadly, I'm one of the more complex Floyd | objects in here." He nudges you. "A little too much effort for an Floyd | easter egg, in my humble opinion." Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "ah, it's part of the gnome" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Notebook = Gnome." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x hole" | ||
Floyd ] Steeple (Michael D. Hilborn) Turns: 5473 Floyd | > Floyd | > X HOLE Floyd | Floyd | Cut into the middle of the floor, the hole opens upon a set of rickety Floyd | stairs which lead down into the bowels of the church. Floyd | Floyd | The gnome flips through is notebook, coming up empty-handed. "Yes, ah, Floyd | well, it's a hole, what else can I say? You could try dropping Floyd | something in it, I suppose, though nothing exciting will happen." Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "yeah" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ask gnome about nasty key" | ||
Floyd ] Steeple (Michael D. Hilborn) Turns: 5474 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK GNOME ABOUT NASTY KEY Floyd | Floyd | The gnome flips through his notebook, then shakes his head. "I'm Floyd | afraid I don't have any information on that." Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Well, that's a nice easter egg." | |
| DavidW says, "yeah, I thought so." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "d" | ||
Floyd ] Narthex (Hanon Ondricek) Turns: 5475 Floyd | > Floyd | > D Floyd | Floyd | "Very well, if you no longer need me. . ." The gnome bows, then Floyd | disappears with a *poof*. Floyd | Floyd | Narthex (Hanon Ondricek) Floyd | The narthex extends the width of the church. Despite the Floyd | gloominess, it's not that unwelcoming except for the eye-watering Floyd | pattern of industrial linoleum floor tiles. They checkerboard Floyd | underfoot in grayish green and grayish white squares with dark Floyd | speckles, stopping only at the margin marked by a wall border at waist Floyd | level. Floyd | Floyd | The chapel proper opens to the west and a set of double doors Floyd | leads out of the building. Floyd | Floyd | Two side by side openings lead in to restrooms. Floyd | Floyd | Shattered glass and broken pieces of picture frames cover the floor of Floyd | the narthex around the edges near the walls. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push button" | ||
Floyd ] Narthex (Hanon Ondricek) Turns: 5476 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON Floyd | Floyd | You hold down the button. The speaker blares out: "—to the Narthex! Floyd | If Floyd | I understand correctly, it's behind a locked door in either direction, Floyd | so congratulations for making it here...however you manged to do it! I Floyd | had to look up "narthex" so that was the first thing I did - I made Floyd | the room name change after Naomi learns what it means. Floyd | Floyd | Ryan said we didn't have to go crazy in our rooms if we didn't want Floyd | to, so I envisioned doing a quick and easy, atmospherically appealing Floyd | room about the subtle creeping dread of objects vanishing and Floyd | reappearing. It was going to take a good hour to write, maybe two if I Floyd | wanted to get fancy, and not take too much time from the other project Floyd | I was working on. Floyd | Floyd | Then I got my assignment, and EVERYTHING CHANGED. Floyd | Floyd | Sorry Ryan and Jenni, for (compiles to check) the 16697-word source Floyd | text in a world with 13 rooms and 73 things. Only five of those are my Floyd | added rooms, I swear. Floyd | Floyd | I put a commentary in each location. If there's not, then Ryan or Floyd | Jenni may have put their individual feet down on not increasing the Floyd | PROP_TABLE_SIZE or the MAX_DESCRIPTIVE_FOODLUMS or someothersuch limit Floyd | in Inform 7. Floyd | Floyd | *** Hi, this is Jenni speaking. We did include every single one of Floyd | Hanon's room commentaries but if you're playing his room for the first Floyd | time you should be aware that they're VERY SPOILERY and you might want Floyd | to make a save, play through, then come back and read the commentary. Floyd | Okay, here's Hanon back. *** Floyd | Floyd | Thank you, testers: Andrew Schultz, Jeremy Freese, Mike Spivey, Rachel Floyd | Spitler, Eric W. Brown, Lucian Smith, Christopher Conley. Special Floyd | thanks to Andrew Plotkin and everyone on the #Slack community for tech Floyd | help, support, and fungal bloom jokes. Also thanks Ryan and Jenni for Floyd | letting us do this crazy—" Floyd | Floyd | You let go of the button. Your hand really hurts. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "We might use an extra session for the walkie-talkie." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "out" | ||
Floyd ] Church Exterior (Andy Holloway) Turns: 5477 Floyd | > Floyd | > OUT Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Church Exterior (Andy Holloway) Floyd | The gravel road curves here past the doors of an old stone church, Floyd | which squats defeatedly amid a few straggly trees. Behind it, to the Floyd | northeast, you can see the first few stones of a modest graveyard. To Floyd | the east the road narrows to cross a small bridge into the village Floyd | proper; to the north, it crests the hill toward the train station. Floyd | Floyd | An insubstantial trolley stop sign reads Gold Line -- Church. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "wait for blue line" | ||
Floyd ] Outside the Library (Gavin Inglis) Turns: 5478 Floyd | > Floyd | > WAIT FOR BLUE LINE Floyd | Floyd | You lean against the thing that isn't here, hold out your pass, and Floyd | wait for the blue line. Within moments, an ethereal trolley arrives. Floyd | Instead of stopping and allowing you to board, it passes Floyd | through you, and you find yourself transported to Floyd | Floyd | Outside the Library (Gavin Inglis) Floyd | A short street terminates here. To the south it opens into the town Floyd | square. To the east, a few worn steps rise to the entrance of the Floyd | public library, and to the west you can see a real estate office. A Floyd | gloomy path leads northwest, towards the woods. Floyd | Floyd | You can see a notice board here. Floyd | Floyd | A mistlike trolley stop sign reads Blue Line -- Library Square. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "geh" | |
| Knight_Otu asks, "Geh?" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "nw" | ||
Floyd ] Shack Exterior (Michael Lin) Turns: 5479 Floyd | > Floyd | > NW Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Shack Exterior (Michael Lin) Floyd | A clearing, outside a wooden shack. A clockwork doll sits here, Floyd | utterly incongruous at the edge of the woods. Floyd | Floyd | The woods are to the northwest, while that godforsaken town is to the Floyd | southeast. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "in" | ||
Floyd ] Inside the Shack (Daniel Ravipinto) Turns: 5480 Floyd | > Floyd | > IN Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Inside the Shack (Daniel Ravipinto) Floyd | The shadows pool in strange shapes along the earthen floor of the Floyd | shack, the only light coming from the cracks in the surprisingly high Floyd | ceiling and through the opened door. Piles of accumulated junk that Floyd | Peter's family must have stored here over the decades lie against the Floyd | inner walls, which have turned grey with either dust or the mere Floyd | passage of time. Floyd | Floyd | Peter is here. Floyd | Floyd | Peter paces nervously. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Inside the Shack (Daniel Ravipinto) Turns: 5481 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The swirls in your cup form a single cherry. Botanical images mean Floyd | that while there is much left to accomplish in the present situation, Floyd | your immediate environment sustains you, and you have everything that Floyd | you need. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | Peter lies down and seems to go to sleep. A few moments later, he Floyd | jolts awake. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "SAVE" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "cf73" | ||
Floyd | > Floyd | > SAVE Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write: Floyd ] Inside the Shack (Daniel Ravipinto) Turns: 5481 Floyd | > SAVEOk. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ring chime" | ||
Floyd | > Floyd | > RING CHIME Floyd | Floyd | Nothing happens. You try again. Still nothing. Floyd | Floyd | The third time the chime bellows in response, a deep, aching Floyd | tone like a brazen bell the size of the manor itself. And then, Floyd | silence. And yet the tone goes on - for you can feel it in the bones Floyd | of your hand, your chest. And then Floyd | Floyd | - pain - Floyd | Floyd | the chime is falling from your nerveless fingers as your hands clamp Floyd | to your ears. For the ringing must still be going on, but your Floyd | ears... Floyd | Floyd | Your hands come away, covered in blood and the grey walls of the shack Floyd | slide to one side and you see Peter, on his feet, tears running down Floyd | his face, screaming silently at you as he slams his fists against the Floyd | strange barrier again and again and then it shatters and him Floyd | along with it. Floyd | Floyd | A thousand shards of Peter are floating in the air, rotating slowly in Floyd | the light and then they each slowly align, each a tiny dagger pointed Floyd | at your face and then they fly... Floyd | Floyd | [Press any key to continue...] | ||
| Knight_Otu pushes the green 'space' button. | ||
Floyd ] The Prism Turns: 5482 Floyd | Floyd | The Prism Floyd | A cramped and claustrophic darkness sketching out a triangular space Floyd | of a few square feet. There must be light of some kind, because you Floyd | can see, but for the life of you, you couldn't say where or what it's Floyd | coming from. The walls are the same solid air you saw in the shack, Floyd | but without the sigils you saw under the surface. Outside is only Floyd | darkness. Floyd | Floyd | Somehow, again, trapped in the same, small space, is Peter, lying Floyd | slumped against the far wall. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x peter" | ||
Floyd ] The Prism Turns: 5483 Floyd | > Floyd | > X PETER Floyd | Floyd | Peter's eyes roll upwards until they're pointed in your direction. He Floyd | blinks exhaustedly. He's dressed in the same grey shift you find Floyd | yourself wearing. He blinks again, as if uncertain what he's seeing, Floyd | then he starts backwards as if surprised. Then he climbs to his knees Floyd | and smiles. Floyd | Floyd | "Darling?" he asks, passing his hand over his face in disbelief. "Is Floyd | that you?" Floyd | Floyd | He stands and takes a single step closer to you and somehow whatever Floyd | is allowing you to see here brightens. Now it is you who is Floyd | blinking. Floyd | Floyd | His face is wrong. Floyd | Floyd | This isn't Peter. You don't know how you know but you know. There's Floyd | something in his eyes, in the planes of his face. Floyd | Floyd | "What?" the thing that is not your husband says, his mouth moving just Floyd | a millimeter too much, his eyes half-closed, hiding something horrible Floyd | behind the lids. "What is it?" he asks, with an awful wonder in his Floyd | voice that turns your stomach. This is not Peter. This is Not-Peter. Floyd | Floyd | Not-Peter approaches you slowly, frowning. He walks the length of the Floyd | prism, back and forth, his eyes never leaving yours. Then he stops Floyd | dead. "You're not her, are you? You're...who are you?" Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "say Vaadignephod" | ||
Floyd ] The Prism Turns: 5484 Floyd | > Floyd | > SAY VAADIGNEPHOD Floyd | Floyd | (to Not-Peter) Floyd | Not-Peter shudders. "What are you?" Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "say naomi" | ||
Floyd ] The Prism Turns: 5485 Floyd | > Floyd | > SAY NAOMI Floyd | Floyd | (to Not-Peter) Floyd | Not-Peter frowns and presses himself against the prism wall, keeping Floyd | as far from you as possible. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "say cragne" | ||
Floyd ] The Prism Turns: 5486 Floyd | > Floyd | > SAY CRAGNE Floyd | Floyd | (to Not-Peter) Floyd | Not-Peter suddenly turns to you, clearly angry. "What have you done Floyd | with her!" he shouts. "What have you done with Naomi?" Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "say vaadignephod" | ||
Floyd ] The Prism Turns: 5487 Floyd | > Floyd | > SAY VAADIGNEPHOD Floyd | Floyd | (to Not-Peter) Floyd | The non-light in the darkness beyond the wall flares and beyond it you Floyd | can now see -- another prism. Another space defined by three walls, Floyd | one of which is the wall of your own cell. And in that space -- Floyd | another you, another Naomi, dressed in a grey shift. And with her, Floyd | another Peter. Floyd | Floyd | Not-Peter spins and stares at the pair, then looks back at you. "Is Floyd | she the real..." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x me" | ||
Floyd ] The Prism Turns: 5488 Floyd | > Floyd | > X ME Floyd | Floyd | What you were wearing and everything you carried are gone. You're been Floyd | left clothed in a coarse grey shift, barely enough for modesty. Floyd | Floyd | There's another flare and the light expands. Now there are Floyd | two other prisms. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x prisms" | ||
Floyd ] The Prism Turns: 5489 Floyd | > Floyd | > X PRISMS Floyd | Floyd | There are four - two of Peter, two of you. The newest two can seem to Floyd | see the older two. They're pounding on the prism walls to no avail. Floyd | Floyd | There's another flare of non-light on either side of the prism. The Floyd | number of others jumps to eight. Floyd | Floyd | Far in the distance, you can make out what's happening in another Floyd | chamber. Naomi is screaming and ripping at her face. Her eyes are Floyd | gone. Peter keeps trying to offer her one of his. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "It's always the eyes." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x peter" | ||
Floyd ] The Prism Turns: 5490 Floyd | > Floyd | > X PETER Floyd | Floyd | Not-Peter cannot take his eyes off the other cells. His face is Floyd | pressed against the wall, his eyes flickering constantly from face to Floyd | face. Floyd | Floyd | The thing illuminating this space breathes outward. Doubling, Floyd | doubling again -- so sixty-four copies? Floyd | Floyd | You glance up. There is nothing in the prism other than six arms, Floyd | arranged against the walls. You can't tell who they belong to from Floyd | here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x arms" | ||
Floyd ] The Prism Turns: 5490 Floyd | > Floyd | > X ARMS Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "hit peter" | ||
Floyd ] The Prism Turns: 5491 Floyd | > Floyd | > HIT PETER Floyd | Floyd | He's shocked by your sudden outburst of violence, but he manages to Floyd | fend you off. Floyd | Floyd | More non-light, more people ... hundreds... Floyd | Floyd | There's another prism visible now. Peter is laughing. He can't stop Floyd | laughing. He is gasping for breath, and his lips are turning blue. But Floyd | the laughter still comes. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "kiss peter" | ||
Floyd ] The Prism Turns: 5492 Floyd | > Floyd | > KISS PETER Floyd | Floyd | Not-Peter might not like that. Floyd | Floyd | Oh god. You somehow now know that there are exactly 1,227 copies Floyd | around you. But you don't know which of you or Peter is missing a Floyd | copy. Floyd | Floyd | Your eyes randomly focus on one of the other chambers. Peter and Naomi Floyd | are calmly drinking tea. At least you think it's tea. Now Peter is Floyd | eating his cup. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "say vaadignephod" | ||
Floyd ] The Prism Turns: 5493 Floyd | > Floyd | > SAY VAADIGNEPHOD Floyd | Floyd | (to Not-Peter) Floyd | And now the non-light expands outwards - up and down and you Floyd | are at the center of a matrix extending infinitely in all directions Floyd | and all there are are walls and Naomis and Peters. For ever and ever, Floyd | amen. Floyd | Floyd | Faced with the infinite, Not-Peter manages to pull himself away from Floyd | the prism wall. He turns on you, tears in his eyes. "Which one? Which Floyd | one is us? The real us?" Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "say me" | ||
Floyd ] The Prism Turns: 5494 Floyd | > Floyd | > SAY ME Floyd | Floyd | (to Not-Peter) Floyd | Not-Peter drops to his knees and begins to sob. "I can't take it Floyd | anymore. I can't. I've just -- there's nothing here. Nothing real." Floyd | Floyd | As he continues to sob, you notice a strange shimmering along the back Floyd | of his hands. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x hands" | ||
Floyd ] The Prism Turns: 5495 Floyd | > Floyd | > X HANDS Floyd | Floyd | A strange helix of multicolored strings are attached to Not-Peter at Floyd | various points - his hands, his elbows, his head. They vanish into the Floyd | infinite madness of copies above you. Floyd | Floyd | The shimmering flares like the non-light and now there are Floyd | more of them - more threads, pulling upwards towards the ceiling... Floyd | Floyd | Oh god. There's something in the ceiling. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x ceiling" | ||
Floyd | > Floyd | > X CEILING Floyd | Floyd | There is a thing. In the prism. In the ceiling. A spider thing. Eyes Floyd | and legs and threads of rainbow. And all of them are attached to Floyd | Not-Peter. Floyd | Floyd | Not-Peter turns and the spider-thing turns and he opens his mouth and Floyd | it opens its mouth and oh god its speaking and and crying in time with Floyd | him because they're the same thing and god please let none of this be Floyd | real nothing will ever be real again -- Floyd | Floyd | And now you feel a tugging and you raise your hand and see the Floyd | thread on your own hand and it pulls and it prods and its Floyd | eyes are looking into your eyes because they're its eyes because you Floyd | chose to move your hand and your eye and it's not telling you Floyd | you're telling it and then you pull back and it pulls up and then it's Floyd | puppets all the way down... Floyd | Floyd | [Press any key to continue...] | ||
| Knight_Otu pushes the green 'space' button. | ||
Floyd ] Floyd | An origami unfolding of your mind along an axis that you always knew Floyd | was there but did not wish to see. A centipede with a million arms Floyd | unfolding in all directions. Circles of patterns and routines. Sharp Floyd | edges of improbability. Jagged lines of perverse action. Outright Floyd | impossibilities cutting deep, defining a horizon. Floyd | Floyd | And then a slowing and a flattening, and there you are, all of you -- Floyd | all you were and are and could be -- laid out on the grey slab that is Floyd | the rest of your non-reality. Pinned and flensed and categorized and Floyd | autopsied before the great mass of eyes and twitching limbs above. And Floyd | still the thread climbs and your sense of self climbs with it and then Floyd | they both narrow and expand and soon you are not even you anymore... Floyd | Floyd | [Press any key to continue...] | ||
| Knight_Otu pushes the green 'space' button. | ||
Floyd ] The Book of All Your Days Turns: 5496 Floyd | The Vaadignephod-continuity was exceptionally clear as to what is to Floyd | be allowed. The complete possibility space of the intersection of the Floyd | Naomi-entity and the Peter-entity has been given over to the Floyd | Weaver-continuity for purposes of experimentation and/or entertainment Floyd | in exchange for support of material and/or energetic resources within Floyd | the bound-domicile up to and including quasi-real multi-dimensional Floyd | manifestations, as well as any necessary calculations performed within Floyd | the given hypergeometric domain. Floyd | Floyd | An equitable and standard enough exchange, like much of existence in Floyd | the lower dimensions: limited, but full of possibility. Floyd | Floyd | The initial state-machine, however, has revealed the full possibility Floyd | space available utilizing only the entities' immediate physical Floyd | manifestations to be rather small. It seems there is, in fact, a hard Floyd | and considerable limit to how much a continuity can achieve with such Floyd | mere flesh before repetition sets in. Floyd | Floyd | Hence the Book. Floyd | Floyd | The Book of All Your Days Floyd | A metaphor, of course. But a useful one. Its pages are theoretically Floyd | infinite and the permutations of each individual page an orthogonal, Floyd | additionally endless axis. For reasons that are unclear, there are Floyd | only three such pages here. (Singularity is not to be desired. This is Floyd | not good. You were in the mansion, you were looking for...something. Floyd | Someone?) Floyd | Floyd | Above the first of the Book's pages float sigils in the Tongue which Floyd | read WHEN WE WERE NOT YET. The others await a mere turning away. Floyd | Floyd | A tableau of meeting is laid out across the Book's scenery: a domicile Floyd | of primitive education. Tiny entities scurry in the background from Floyd | gathering to gathering, futilely attempting to expand their primitive Floyd | minds. In the foreground is a momentous meeting between two entities Floyd | as small as the others that crowd the scene. The Naomi-entity seems to Floyd | be greeting the Peter-entity. Floyd | The Vaadignephod-continuity (oh god that's the...it's the thing doing Floyd | all of this, isn't it?) utilizing a mere four of its myriad and Floyd | infinite Aspects, had/has/will-have defined a complexly interesting Floyd | manifold of hypergeometry -- bounded by the Four Fundamental Movements Floyd | of the Utter North, South, East and West -- which defines the Floyd | probability-space over which the Weaver-continuity was/has/will-be Floyd | given dominion. Floyd | Floyd | Laid across the top of the book's opened page like a bookmark is a Floyd | lovely message-thread of your own design. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I'm guessing we're not Naomi at the moment." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "My brain hurts." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x thread" | ||
Floyd ] The Book of All Your Days Turns: 5497 Floyd | > Floyd | > X THREAD Floyd | Floyd | It links this manifold possibility space to those of the rest of the Floyd | continuity (though why you cannot hear them even now is disturbing). Floyd | Pulling at it signaled/signals/will signal the rest of the continuity Floyd | that the book may be closed, for your work/play here is done. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x me" | ||
Floyd ] The Book of All Your Days Turns: 5498 Floyd | > Floyd | > X ME Floyd | Floyd | A Weaver of Forms is a fine thing to be -- as beauteous and graceful Floyd | as one is delicate and fragile. Clever of limbs and eyes and mind so Floyd | as to encompass a myriad of creative realities. Your fate as part of Floyd | such a continuity is much to be desired. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "i" | ||
Floyd ] The Book of All Your Days Turns: 5499 Floyd | > Floyd | > I Floyd | Floyd | You carry the whole of possibility within your claws. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x page" | ||
Floyd ] The Book of All Your Days Turns: 5500 Floyd | > Floyd | > X PAGE Floyd | Floyd | The Book lies beneath your twitching limbs, aching to be changed. Floyd | Above the first of the Book's pages float sigils in the Tongue which Floyd | read WHEN WE WERE NOT YET. The others await a mere turning away. Floyd | Floyd | A tableau of meeting is laid out across the Book's scenery: a domicile Floyd | of primitive education. Tiny entities scurry in the background from Floyd | gathering to gathering, futilely attempting to expand their primitive Floyd | minds. In the foreground is a momentous meeting between two entities Floyd | as small as the others that crowd the scene. The Naomi-entity seems to Floyd | be greeting the Peter-entity. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "x bookmark? turn page?" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x bookmark" | ||
Floyd ] The Book of All Your Days Turns: 5501 Floyd | > Floyd | > X BOOKMARK Floyd | Floyd | It links this manifold possibility space to those of the rest of the Floyd | continuity (though why you cannot hear them even now is disturbing). Floyd | Pulling at it signaled/signals/will signal the rest of the continuity Floyd | that the book may be closed, for your work/play here is done. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x naomi" | ||
Floyd ] The Book of All Your Days Turns: 5502 Floyd | > Floyd | > X NAOMI Floyd | Floyd | That which exists within the book is possibility made manifest. Left Floyd | in a given state, the entities and their environs define a singular Floyd | spacetime slice that the rest of the Weaver-continuity may make use Floyd | of, once they are alerted via the mechanism of the message-thread. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x peter" | ||
Floyd ] The Book of All Your Days Turns: 5503 Floyd | > Floyd | > X PETER Floyd | Floyd | That which exists within the book is possibility made manifest. Left Floyd | in a given state, the entities and their environs define a singular Floyd | spacetime slice that the rest of the Weaver-continuity may make use Floyd | of, once they are alerted via the mechanism of the message-thread. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "turn page" | ||
Floyd ] The Book of All Your Days Turns: 5504 Floyd | > Floyd | > TURN PAGE Floyd | Floyd | The Book does not, of course, turn its pages. They are a metaphor. Yet Floyd | as a metaphor it does an admirable job, shifting along yet another Floyd | axis, giving you access to yet another portion of probability. Floyd | Floyd | Above the second of the Book's pages float sigils in the Tongue which Floyd | read WHEN WE BECAME. The others await a mere turning away. Floyd | Floyd | A tableau of a primitive binding ritual is laid out across the Book's Floyd | scenery: a group of mortal entities gathered against a green Floyd | background, surrounded by flora of all kinds. Are all of them Floyd | necessary as a sacrifice? In the foreground stand those that must be Floyd | bound. They are adolescent, younger than those that surround them. One Floyd | of the entities is the Naomi-entity. The other is the Peter-entity. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "turn page" | ||
Floyd ] The Book of All Your Days Turns: 5505 Floyd | > Floyd | > TURN PAGE Floyd | Floyd | Your tarsi ache with anticipation as the next probability-space slides Floyd | into existence. Floyd | Floyd | Above the third of the Book's pages float sigils in the Tongue which Floyd | read WHEN WE WERE NO LONGER. The others await a mere turning away. Floyd | Floyd | A tableau of some sort of parting ritual is laid out across the Book's Floyd | scenery: a repository for the storage and repair of mortal entities. Floyd | In the foreground stand those are to be parted. They are adolescent, Floyd | barely sentient. The Naomi-entity is beginning the ritual. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "turn page" | ||
Floyd ] The Book of All Your Days Turns: 5506 Floyd | > Floyd | > TURN PAGE Floyd | Floyd | The current Page slips from probable existence and another shifts Floyd | along the reality axis until it stands before you. Floyd | Floyd | Above the first of the Book's pages float sigils in the Tongue which Floyd | read WHEN WE WERE NOT YET. The others await a mere turning away. Floyd | Floyd | A tableau of meeting is laid out across the Book's scenery: a domicile Floyd | of primitive education. Tiny entities scurry in the background from Floyd | gathering to gathering, futilely attempting to expand their primitive Floyd | minds. In the foreground is a momentous meeting between two entities Floyd | as small as the others that crowd the scene. The Naomi-entity seems to Floyd | be greeting the Peter-entity. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x sigils" | ||
Floyd ] The Book of All Your Days Turns: 5506 Floyd | > Floyd | > X SIGILS Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "turn page" | ||
Floyd ] The Book of All Your Days Turns: 5507 Floyd | > Floyd | > TURN PAGE Floyd | Floyd | The Book bends to your will once more, slipping easily to the next Floyd | Page. Floyd | Floyd | Above the second of the Book's pages float sigils in the Tongue which Floyd | read WHEN WE BECAME. The others await a mere turning away. Floyd | Floyd | A tableau of a primitive binding ritual is laid out across the Book's Floyd | scenery: a group of mortal entities gathered against a green Floyd | background, surrounded by flora of all kinds. Are all of them Floyd | necessary as a sacrifice? In the foreground stand those that must be Floyd | bound. They are adolescent, younger than those that surround them. One Floyd | of the entities is the Naomi-entity. The other is the Peter-entity. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I think we've seen all of the book." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x flora" | ||
Floyd ] The Book of All Your Days Turns: 5508 Floyd | > Floyd | > X FLORA Floyd | Floyd | That which exists within the book is possibility made manifest. Left Floyd | in a given state, the entities and their environs define a singular Floyd | spacetime slice that the rest of the Weaver-continuity may make use Floyd | of, once they are alerted via the mechanism of the message-thread. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "We did." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "SAVE" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "cf74" | ||
Floyd | > Floyd | > SAVE Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write: Floyd ] The Book of All Your Days Turns: 5508 Floyd | > SAVEOk. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "pull thread" | ||
Floyd | > Floyd | > PULL THREAD Floyd | Floyd | As your claws close along the thread in anticipation of your work's Floyd | end, a shiver runs along your tarsis' beauteous length. There is Floyd | something wrong here on a true and fundamental level. There Floyd | is some form of corruption spreading through the continuity's Floyd | probability-network. This must be stopped. Immediately. Or Floyd | aesthetically unpleasing results may occur. Floyd | Floyd | You thrust yourself into the threads both here and else where/when. Floyd | This cannot continue. Something must have fallen in from the Prisms, Floyd | from somewhere in the lower dimensions. And then something snaps Floyd | and... Floyd | Floyd | Oh god, were you just a spider...? Floyd | Floyd | And then you're falling again and the universe folds itself flat... Floyd | Floyd | [Press any key to continue...] | ||
| Knight_Otu pushes the green 'space' button. | ||
Floyd ] Floyd | You press a key and the next wall of text scrolls to the top of the Floyd | screen. Dear god, but this part's overblown, isn't it? And was there Floyd | really any point to all the combinatorial complexity? Any really Floyd | difference between the various states? It had some interesting Floyd | language, you suppose, but the sheer amount of work that went into it Floyd | didn't really amount to much, did it? Floyd | Floyd | Obfuscation's not the same thing as depth, you think, Floyd | pressing another key. Oh well, perhaps the next room will be more Floyd | interesting... Floyd | Floyd | [Press any key to continue...] | ||
| Knight_Otu pushes the green 'space' button. | ||
Floyd ]
Floyd | And the threads continue, outward again, encompassing the shiny black
Floyd | beetle-creatures who are humanity's inheritors and the strange conical
Floyd | beings who are in turn possessed by a different alien
Floyd | intelligence to the polyps and shoggoths who would eventually devour
Floyd | them all. And so the universe collapses along endless strings
Floyd | connecting puppets who think they are puppeteers whose puppeteers are
Floyd | puppets of puppets. All dancing to the same cacophonous tune. All of
Floyd | their strings pulled to a center where the threads roil in a blind,
Floyd | idiot flailing that calls itself...
Floyd |
Floyd | Oh.
Floyd |
Floyd | Oh.
Floyd |
Floyd | It seems the abyss is looking back.
Floyd |
Floyd | WE ARE COMING. AND WE ARE LEGION.
Floyd |
Floyd | [Press any key to continue...]
| DavidW says, "Fourth. Wall. Broken." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Not for the first time." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "yeah" | ||
| Knight_Otu pushes the green 'space' button. | ||
Floyd ] Inside the Shack (Daniel Ravipinto) Turns: 5509 Floyd | WE ARE LEGION. Floyd | Floyd | WE ARE. Floyd | Floyd | WE. Floyd | Floyd | I. Floyd | Floyd | I am. Floyd | Floyd | I am...? Floyd | Floyd | You. Floyd | Floyd | You are. Floyd | Floyd | You are lying in the middle of the shack and your head hurts and your Floyd | back aches and... Why? There was...what. A figure? There was someone Floyd | here. There was definitely someone here. Floyd | Floyd | Wasn't there? Floyd | Floyd | Inside the Shack (Daniel Ravipinto) Floyd | The shadows pool in strange shapes along the earthen floor of the Floyd | shack, the only light coming from the cracks in the surprisingly high Floyd | ceiling and through the opened door. Piles of accumulated junk that Floyd | Peter's family must have stored here over the decades lie against the Floyd | inner walls, which have turned grey with either dust or the mere Floyd | passage of time. Embedded in the shack's far wall are a thousand tiny Floyd | shards, the remnants of the strange chime. Floyd | Floyd | There is nothing here, it seems, but a photograph upon the floor. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x photograph" | ||
Floyd ] Inside the Shack (Daniel Ravipinto) Turns: 5509 Floyd | > Floyd | > X PHOTOGRAPH Floyd | Floyd | Which do you mean, the photograph of a memory, photos of you (smelling Floyd | faintly of mildew) or the a worn out, decaying picture (smelling Floyd | faintly of mildew)? Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "memory" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x photograph memory" | ||
Floyd ] Inside the Shack (Daniel Ravipinto) Turns: 5510 Floyd | > Floyd | > X PHOTOGRAPH MEMORY Floyd | Floyd | It's an old black and white photograph, with a silvery sheen that Floyd | indicates that perhaps it was taken in the the early 1900s. It depicts Floyd | a sunny day in an open park, the background filled with trees. A group Floyd | of people have gathered in formal dress. You and Peter stand in the Floyd | foreground. He's in a tuxedo, you're in a lovely floor-length dress. Floyd | You're both so young - barely out of your teens. Floyd | Floyd | This is from the day you were married! You remember it like it was Floyd | yesterday. It was so awful. Papa had never approved of you and Peter. Floyd | That was why you'd always met in secret. But then Mama had found out Floyd | you were... in the family way. All of a sudden, any talk of separating Floyd | the two of you stopped and they and Peter's family demanded that you Floyd | and Peter tie the knot immediately. There was no real time to plan. Floyd | You ended up getting hitched under a tree in the park. Floyd | Floyd | This is impossible. There's no way this happened. There's no way it Floyd | could have happened. And yet -- you remember. You Floyd | remember it as certainly as you remember anything else in your life. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get it" | ||
Floyd ] Inside the Shack (Daniel Ravipinto) Turns: 5511 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET IT Floyd | Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open hidden pocket" | ||
Floyd ] Inside the Shack (Daniel Ravipinto) Turns: 5512 Floyd | > Floyd | > OPEN HIDDEN POCKET Floyd | Floyd | You open the hidden pocket, revealing a torn notebook (smelling Floyd | faintly of mildew) and De Vermibus Laceris (smelling faintly of Floyd | mildew). Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "That may be the memento." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "read vermibus" | ||
Floyd ] Inside the Shack (Daniel Ravipinto) Turns: 5513 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ VERMIBUS Floyd | Floyd | (first taking De Vermibus Laceris (smelling faintly of mildew)) Floyd | Now you can flick through the yellowing pages of the grimoire, you Floyd | learn that to open a way to your lost husband, you must: Floyd | blow the horn of the black goat, Floyd | while the stars are reflecting upon the grimoire, Floyd | with the stars falling under his true star sign, Floyd | and his most treasured memento, Floyd | and a divine pustule, Floyd | placed in a chalk circle beneath the raised grimoire. Floyd | Floyd | Only then will the way open. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Probably." | |
| DavidW says, "If coffee is clear, then it's the observatory next." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Inside the Shack (Daniel Ravipinto) Turns: 5514 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | The swirls in your cup form -- weird, they've entirely dissipated. Floyd | Lack of a symbolic image means that you have accomplished everything Floyd | you must in your current environment and should move on to find new Floyd | challenges in order to grow as a person. Floyd | Floyd | A faint smell of mildew emanates from it. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "woot" | |
| DavidW says, "Nearing the end!" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "out" | ||
Floyd ] Shack Exterior (Michael Lin) Turns: 5515 Floyd | > Floyd | > OUT Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Shack Exterior (Michael Lin) Floyd | A clearing, outside a wooden shack. A clockwork doll sits here, Floyd | utterly incongruous at the edge of the woods. Floyd | Floyd | The woods are to the northwest, while that godforsaken town is to the Floyd | southeast. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Wow." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "se" | ||
Floyd ] Outside the Library (Gavin Inglis) Turns: 5516 Floyd | > Floyd | > SE Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Outside the Library (Gavin Inglis) Floyd | A short street terminates here. To the south it opens into the town Floyd | square. To the east, a few worn steps rise to the entrance of the Floyd | public library, and to the west you can see a real estate office. A Floyd | gloomy path leads northwest, towards the woods. Floyd | Floyd | You can see a notice board here. Floyd | Floyd | A ghostly trolley stop sign reads Blue Line -- Library Square. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "wait for eggplant line" | ||
Floyd ] Attic (Lane Puetz) Turns: 5517 Floyd | > Floyd | > WAIT FOR EGGPLANT LINE Floyd | Floyd | You lean against the town square, hold out your pass, and wait for the Floyd | eggplant line. Within moments, a noncorporeal trolley arrives. Instead Floyd | of stopping and allowing you to board, it passes through you, Floyd | and you find yourself transported to Floyd | Floyd | Attic (Lane Puetz) Floyd | From this corner of the attic, paths lead south and west, or you can Floyd | head back down the rickety staircase. A damp wind flows through a gash Floyd | in the exterior wall. Floyd | Floyd | A ghostly trolley stop sign reads Eggplant Line -- Cragne Manor Attic. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Branching Corridor (Zachary Hodgens) Turns: 5518 Floyd | > Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Branching Corridor (Zachary Hodgens) Floyd | A trace amount of sunlight filters in impossibly through imperceivable Floyd | cracks in the ceiling, illuminating the barren wooden walls and Floyd | floorboards of this narrow passageway. A short distance away you find Floyd | yourself in a crossroads of sorts. Corridors leading elsewhere go off Floyd | toward the northwest, west, east, and southeast. Several large potted Floyd | cacti line the walls of the passageways. Floyd | Floyd | The trace rays of sunlight beaming down from above get in your eyes. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "se" | ||
Floyd ] The Observatory (Joey Jones) Turns: 5519 Floyd | > Floyd | > SE Floyd | Floyd | You carefully sidestep through the maze of cacti you have built. Floyd | Floyd | The Observatory (Joey Jones) Floyd | The observatory is a cramped domed room cluttered with all manner of Floyd | mechanical contrivance. The way out is northwest. Floyd | Floyd | At the top of the dome is a large telescope. Immediately beneath it is Floyd | a vast projector, bristling with obscure controls. Floyd | Floyd | To one side of the dome is a worn wooden lectern, set before a large Floyd | chalk circle. Floyd | Floyd | The device is projecting a star sign upon the walls of the dome. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I'll caution you on one thing. Read the black book auto-takes it as well." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "We leaned against the town square this time." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "I got the info copied into my notes file." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put tome on lectern" | ||
Floyd ] The Observatory (Joey Jones) Turns: 5520 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT TOME ON LECTERN Floyd | Floyd | You place the grimoire on the lectern and it falls to the page of the Floyd | ritual. The stars from the projector dance across its pages. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put cyst in circle" | ||
Floyd ] The Observatory (Joey Jones) Turns: 5521 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT CYST IN CIRCLE Floyd | Floyd | You put the Cyst (smelling faintly of mildew) into the chalk circle. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "memory photograph" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "put memory in circle" | ||
Floyd ] The Observatory (Joey Jones) Turns: 5522 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUT MEMORY IN CIRCLE Floyd | Floyd | You put the photograph of a memory into the chalk circle. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "Blow the horn?" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "blow horn" | ||
Floyd | > Floyd | > BLOW HORN Floyd | Floyd | You try to draw some sound from the horn, putting it to your lips. It Floyd | lets out a low shuddering sound, like a thousand goats crying out in Floyd | slow motion. Floyd | Floyd | The grimoire shakes upon the lectern. Floyd | Floyd | The chalk circle glows. Floyd | Floyd | The cyst starts to bubble. Floyd | Floyd | The stars shine brighter upon the observatory's walls, and the whole Floyd | room ripples. | ||
| Knight_Otu pushes the green 'space' button. | ||
Floyd ] The Observatory (Joey Jones) Turns: 5523
Floyd | room ripples.The horn cracks and crumbles to dust in your hands. The
Floyd | cyst bursts and evaporates into the ruin in a greasy haze. The
Floyd | photograph in the chalk circle burns to ash. Something perpendicular
Floyd | to this plane of existence worms its way through into the observatory.
Floyd |
Floyd | There is a crack in existence; a portal taking up the space in the
Floyd | center of the room where the device once stood.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
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| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x portal" | ||
Floyd ] The Observatory (Joey Jones) Turns: 5524 Floyd | > Floyd | > X PORTAL Floyd | Floyd | Peering through you catch brief glimpses of impossible geography Floyd | beyond. If the ritual has worked, entering the portal will be the way Floyd | to reach your husband at last. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "enter portal" | ||
Floyd | > Floyd | > ENTER PORTAL Floyd | Floyd | You take a deep breath and step outside of the world. Your senses Floyd | curdle. You see yourself outside of yourself, as if you were a second Floyd | person. Your memories of the last day (or night? or season? or year?) Floyd | shuffle like the star signs across the observatory, with dozens of Floyd | competing possible versions of yourself juxtaposed incoherently. Floyd | Floyd | You try to grasp at what the true memory was. A woman, searching a Floyd | house for her husband? A trip to the library to return overdue books? Floyd | But now in your mind you only have a patchwork of impossible moments. Floyd | Of bizarre creatures, unlikely tasks and glimpses at the precipice of Floyd | madness. | ||
| Knight_Otu pushes the green 'space' button. | ||
Floyd ] Gulf of Nehilim (Nobody) Turns: 5525 Floyd | You arrive somewhere else. Floyd | Floyd | Gulf of Nehilim (Nobody) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x me" | ||
Floyd ] Gulf of Nehilim (Nobody) Turns: 5526 Floyd | > Floyd | > X ME Floyd | Floyd | As good-looking as ever. Floyd | Floyd | You bear the trauma of a woman who has been eye to eye with an Floyd | eburnean pond kraken. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x coffee" | ||
Floyd ] Gulf of Nehilim (Nobody) Turns: 5526 Floyd | > Floyd | > X COFFEE Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "i" | ||
Floyd ] Gulf of Nehilim (Nobody) Turns: 5527 Floyd | > Floyd | > I Floyd | Floyd | You are carrying nothing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "l" | ||
Floyd ] Gulf of Nehilim (Nobody) Turns: 5528 Floyd | > Floyd | > L Floyd | Floyd | Gulf of Nehilim (Nobody) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "u" | ||
Floyd ] Gulf of Nehilim (Nobody) Turns: 5529 Floyd | > Floyd | > U Floyd | Floyd | You can't go that way. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Gulf of Nehilim (Nobody) Turns: 5530 Floyd | > Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | You can't go that way. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I suggest waiting." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "z" | ||
Floyd ] The Great Purple Unknown (Adri) Turns: 5530 Floyd | > Floyd | > Z Floyd | Floyd | Whatever. Floyd | Floyd | The Great Purple Unknown (Adri) Floyd | The world around you is purple. So much purple. The immediate area is Floyd | bright enough to see, but you don't see any obvious light source, and Floyd | then there is darkness. Purple darkness. The ground seems to be some Floyd | sort of dark stone. There is a gate here, an ornate wrought-iron one Floyd | with an arch over it, but it doesn't connect to any sort of fence. In Floyd | fact, you can walk around the gate without any problem, and through Floyd | it, you see only more purple. Above the gate, secured to the metal Floyd | arch, are a set of masks. Floyd | Floyd | In the center of the lit area is Peter. He kneels on the ground, Floyd | staring off into nothingness. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "This is the FINAL room of the game. Congrats." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Whew." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x me" | ||
Floyd ] The Great Purple Unknown (Adri) Turns: 5531 Floyd | > Floyd | > X ME Floyd | Floyd | You've looked better. You could really use a nice warm shower when all Floyd | this is over. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "i" | ||
Floyd ] The Great Purple Unknown (Adri) Turns: 5532 Floyd | > Floyd | > I Floyd | Floyd | You are carrying nothing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x peter" | ||
Floyd ] The Great Purple Unknown (Adri) Turns: 5533 Floyd | > Floyd | > X PETER Floyd | Floyd | It's your husband, Peter! He looks unharmed, but his eyes are dull, Floyd | and he is unresponsive under your gaze. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "kiss him" | ||
Floyd ] The Great Purple Unknown (Adri) Turns: 5533 Floyd | > Floyd | > KISS HIM Floyd | Floyd | You kiss Peter gently on the lips, hoping to rouse him. For a moment, Floyd | it seems like he's responding in kind, until you feel the tentacles Floyd | slide down your throat. The last thing you see are his eyes, glowing Floyd | with a distant light. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | *** You have died *** Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT, UNDO the last Floyd | command or TAKE BACK the action that sealed your fate (for when UNDO Floyd | is not enough)? Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Gee, thanks, Peter." | |
| DavidW) Peter says, "I thought you liked my tentacles, Naomi." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "heh" | ||
| Knight_Otu exclaims, "We run about for thousands of turns, returning your books and all, and you kill us over a kiss!" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "undo" | ||
Floyd ] The Great Purple Unknown (Adri) Turns: 5533 Floyd | Floyd | > UNDO Floyd | Floyd | The Great Purple Unknown (Adri) Floyd | [Previous turn undone.] Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "touch peter" | ||
Floyd ] The Great Purple Unknown (Adri) Turns: 5533 Floyd | > Floyd | > TOUCH PETER Floyd | Floyd | You place your fingers on Peter's neck, feeling for a pulse. It's weak Floyd | and irregular, but it's there. Suddenly his hands are caressing your Floyd | cheeks. He stares intently into your eyes as he twists your head to Floyd | the side, snapping your neck. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | *** You have died *** Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT, UNDO the last Floyd | command or TAKE BACK the action that sealed your fate (for when UNDO Floyd | is not enough)? Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "undo" | ||
Floyd ] The Great Purple Unknown (Adri) Turns: 5533 Floyd | Floyd | > UNDO Floyd | Floyd | The Great Purple Unknown (Adri) Floyd | [Previous turn undone.] Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Touchy, touchy." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "hit peter" | ||
Floyd ] The Great Purple Unknown (Adri) Turns: 5534 Floyd | > Floyd | > HIT PETER Floyd | Floyd | Have you gone crazy? Well, maybe you have. But nonetheless, that Floyd | doesn't seem like a good idea. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline asks, "wha?" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ask peter about library books" | ||
Floyd ] The Great Purple Unknown (Adri) Turns: 5535 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK PETER ABOUT LIBRARY BOOKS Floyd | Floyd | Your lips form words, but no sound comes out. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x gate" | ||
Floyd ] The Great Purple Unknown (Adri) Turns: 5536 Floyd | > Floyd | > X GATE Floyd | Floyd | A pair of closed metal gates, the sort that should swing open, if only Floyd | you could figure out how they worked. The bars are too decorative and Floyd | entwined to squeeze through, and the gate is too high to climb over, Floyd | not that you think it would take you anywhere if you did. You can walk Floyd | right around it, and the other side is near identical, minus the masks Floyd | on the arch. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x masks" | ||
Floyd ] The Great Purple Unknown (Adri) Turns: 5537 Floyd | > Floyd | > X MASKS Floyd | Floyd | It's a set of those tragedy and comedy masks you've seen on theatre Floyd | playbills. You think they're named Sock and Buskin. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "say sock" | ||
Floyd ] The Great Purple Unknown (Adri) Turns: 5538 Floyd | > Floyd | > SAY SOCK Floyd | Floyd | (to Peter) Floyd | Your lips form words, but no sound comes out. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "get masks" | ||
Floyd ] The Great Purple Unknown (Adri) Turns: 5539 Floyd | > Floyd | > GET MASKS Floyd | Floyd | They're just too high for you to reach, even standing on your toes. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "say vaadignephod" | ||
Floyd ] The Great Purple Unknown (Adri) Turns: 5540 Floyd | > Floyd | > SAY VAADIGNEPHOD Floyd | Floyd | (to Peter) Floyd | Your lips form words, but no sound comes out. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x darkness" | ||
Floyd ] The Great Purple Unknown (Adri) Turns: 5541 Floyd | > Floyd | > X DARKNESS Floyd | Floyd | You are surrounded by darkness in all directions. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x peter" | ||
Floyd ] The Great Purple Unknown (Adri) Turns: 5542 Floyd | > Floyd | > X PETER Floyd | Floyd | It's your husband, Peter! He looks unharmed, but his eyes are dull, Floyd | and he is unresponsive under your gaze. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x eyes" | ||
Floyd ] The Great Purple Unknown (Adri) Turns: 5543 Floyd | > Floyd | > X EYES Floyd | Floyd | Peter stares unblinkingly ahead of him, not focusing on anything in Floyd | particular. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), " x arch" | ||
Floyd ] The Great Purple Unknown (Adri) Turns: 5544 Floyd | > Floyd | > X ARCH Floyd | Floyd | A tall iron arch standing around the gates. A set of masks hang at the Floyd | apex. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "climb gate" | ||
Floyd ] The Great Purple Unknown (Adri) Turns: 5544 Floyd | > Floyd | > CLIMB GATE Floyd | Floyd | You make it all the way to the top of the gate, when your foot slips Floyd | and you fall across the top of the gate, impaling yourself on a rather Floyd | sharp spike you hadn't noticed before. Your death comes slowly, but it Floyd | does come. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | *** You have died *** Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT, UNDO the last Floyd | command or TAKE BACK the action that sealed your fate (for when UNDO Floyd | is not enough)? Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "undo" | ||
Floyd ] The Great Purple Unknown (Adri) Turns: 5544 Floyd | Floyd | > UNDO Floyd | Floyd | The Great Purple Unknown (Adri) Floyd | [Previous turn undone.] Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "open gate" | ||
Floyd ] The Great Purple Unknown (Adri) Turns: 5545 Floyd | > Floyd | > OPEN GATE Floyd | Floyd | You pull and push on the bars to no avail. It must be locked, but Floyd | there's no latch or keyhole. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "turn gate" | ||
Floyd ] The Great Purple Unknown (Adri) Turns: 5546 Floyd | > Floyd | > TURN GATE Floyd | Floyd | It is fixed in place. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "touch gate" | ||
Floyd ] The Great Purple Unknown (Adri) Turns: 5547 Floyd | > Floyd | > TOUCH GATE Floyd | Floyd | You feel nothing unexpected. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "kiss gate" | ||
Floyd ] The Great Purple Unknown (Adri) Turns: 5547 Floyd | > Floyd | > KISS GATE Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I guess there's listen, smell, taste, search,..." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "listen" | ||
Floyd ] The Great Purple Unknown (Adri) Turns: 5548 Floyd | > Floyd | > LISTEN Floyd | Floyd | You hear nothing at all. It is eerily quiet. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "smell" | ||
Floyd ] The Great Purple Unknown (Adri) Turns: 5549 Floyd | > Floyd | > SMELL Floyd | Floyd | You smell nothing unexpected. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "taste gate" | ||
Floyd ] The Great Purple Unknown (Adri) Turns: 5550 Floyd | > Floyd | > TASTE GATE Floyd | Floyd | You taste nothing unexpected. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "search gate" | ||
Floyd ] The Great Purple Unknown (Adri) Turns: 5551 Floyd | > Floyd | > SEARCH GATE Floyd | Floyd | Looking more closely, you see a set of dials hidden in the decoration Floyd | of the gate. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x dials" | ||
Floyd ] The Great Purple Unknown (Adri) Turns: 5552 Floyd | > Floyd | > X DIALS Floyd | Floyd | There are two dials here, like those found on a combination lock, one Floyd | on each gate. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x dial" | ||
Floyd ] The Great Purple Unknown (Adri) Turns: 5552 Floyd | > Floyd | > X DIAL Floyd | Floyd | Which do you mean, the right dial or the left dial? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x left dial" | ||
Floyd ] The Great Purple Unknown (Adri) Turns: 5553 Floyd | > Floyd | > X LEFT DIAL Floyd | Floyd | It's a tiny dial. It can be turned to any number. It currently reads Floyd | 0. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x right dial" | ||
Floyd ] The Great Purple Unknown (Adri) Turns: 5554 Floyd | > Floyd | > X RIGHT DIAL Floyd | Floyd | It's a tiny dial. It can be turned to any number. It currently reads Floyd | 0. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "set left dial to 3" | ||
Floyd ] The Great Purple Unknown (Adri) Turns: 5555 Floyd | > Floyd | > SET LEFT DIAL TO 3 Floyd | Floyd | You turn the left dial to 3. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| ElonSatoshi arrives, full of fun, but no funk. | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "set right dial to 19" | ||
Floyd ] The Great Purple Unknown (Adri) Turns: 5556 Floyd | > Floyd | > SET RIGHT DIAL TO 19 Floyd | Floyd | The dial only goes from 0 to 9. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "search masks" | ||
Floyd ] The Great Purple Unknown (Adri) Turns: 5557 Floyd | > Floyd | > SEARCH MASKS Floyd | Floyd | That would be easier if you were holding the masks. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I guess 'any number' is actually 'any digit'." | |
| ElonSatoshi says, "hello" | Knight_Otu says, "Seems so." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "search peter" | ||
Floyd ] The Great Purple Unknown (Adri) Turns: 5558 Floyd | > Floyd | > SEARCH PETER Floyd | Floyd | You find a note in his pocket. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says, "hi. We're near the middle of a session right now." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x note" | ||
Floyd ] The Great Purple Unknown (Adri) Turns: 5558 Floyd | > Floyd | > X NOTE Floyd | Floyd | You unfold and read the note. The handwriting is unmistakably your Floyd | husband's. "Ialdabaoloth". It's a single word, but suddenly everything Floyd | makes sense. You start to laugh uncontrollably. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | *** You have gone utterly mad *** Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT, UNDO the last Floyd | command or TAKE BACK the action that sealed your fate (for when UNDO Floyd | is not enough)? Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "undo" | ||
Floyd ] The Great Purple Unknown (Adri) Turns: 5558 Floyd | Floyd | > UNDO Floyd | Floyd | The Great Purple Unknown (Adri) Floyd | [Previous turn undone.] Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says, "er near the end" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "up" | ||
Floyd ] The Great Purple Unknown (Adri) Turns: 5559 Floyd | > Floyd | > UP Floyd | Floyd | You cannot fly. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| ElonSatoshi says, "wish the lurking horror could undo" | DavidW says, "There's a verb you haven't tried yet." | |
| ElonSatoshi says (to floyd), "look" | ||
Floyd ] The Great Purple Unknown (Adri) Turns: 5560 Floyd | > Floyd | > LOOK Floyd | Floyd | The Great Purple Unknown (Adri) Floyd | The world around you is purple. So much purple. The immediate area is Floyd | bright enough to see, but you don't see any obvious light source, and Floyd | then there is darkness. Purple darkness. The ground seems to be some Floyd | sort of dark stone. There is a gate here, an ornate wrought-iron one Floyd | with an arch over it, but it doesn't connect to any sort of fence. In Floyd | fact, you can walk around the gate without any problem, and through Floyd | it, you see only more purple. Above the gate, secured to the metal Floyd | arch, are a set of masks. Floyd | Floyd | In the center of the lit area is Peter. He kneels on the ground, Floyd | staring off into nothingness. Floyd | Floyd | You can also see a note here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| ElonSatoshi says (to floyd), "about" | ||
Floyd ] The Great Purple Unknown (Adri) Turns: 5560 Floyd | > Floyd | > ABOUT Floyd | Floyd | Beta testers: Andrew Schultz, Michael Phipps, Michael Silverman, Brett Floyd | Witty Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "hit gate" | ||
Floyd ] The Great Purple Unknown (Adri) Turns: 5561 Floyd | > Floyd | > HIT GATE Floyd | Floyd | Violence isn't the answer to this one. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| ElonSatoshi says (to floyd), "read note" | ||
Floyd ] The Great Purple Unknown (Adri) Turns: 5561 Floyd | > Floyd | > READ NOTE Floyd | Floyd | You unfold and read the note. The handwriting is unmistakably your Floyd | husband's. "Ialdabaoloth". It's a single word, but suddenly everything Floyd | makes sense. You start to laugh uncontrollably. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | *** You have gone utterly mad *** Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT, UNDO the last Floyd | command or TAKE BACK the action that sealed your fate (for when UNDO Floyd | is not enough)? Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "undo" | ||
Floyd ] The Great Purple Unknown (Adri) Turns: 5561 Floyd | Floyd | > UNDO Floyd | Floyd | The Great Purple Unknown (Adri) Floyd | [Previous turn undone.] Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| ElonSatoshi says, "sorry" | ||
| ElonSatoshi says, "save" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Hey there. We're talking on the #Clubfloyd channel." | * ElonSatoshi has joined the channel. | |
| ElonSatoshi says (to floyd), "save" | ||
Floyd | > Floyd | > SAVE Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write: | Jacqueline says, "Hi, Elln" | |
| ElonSatoshi says (to floyd), "look" | ||
Floyd ] The Great Purple Unknown (Adri) Turns: 5561
Floyd | > SAVEOk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
| Knight_Otu says, "We have a button specifically for saving." | |
| Jacqueline says, "er, Elon" | ||
| ElonSatoshi says, "oh" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "We only need to type save and a save name at the end of a session, that way." | ||
| DavidW says (to Elon), "We've been playing this one game for half a year and this is the last puzzle of the game." | ||
| ElonSatoshi says, "oh crap" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "It's a big one." | ||
| DavidW says, "Cragne Manor" | ||
| Jacqueline asks, "wait, really half a year?" | ||
| ElonSatoshi says, "i'm sorry... i shouldn't send commands to the bot when i'm such a newbie here" | ||
| DavidW says, "We started in November. It's May now." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "We started in Nov... right." | ||
| ElonSatoshi says, "i'm just messing things up. i'll just watch" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Golly" | ||
| ElonSatoshi says, "and wow that is a long time" | ||
| DavidW says (to Jacqueline), "NOW do you know why I didn't want to wait for ClubFloyd to play it all." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "No wonder my hair has gone grey" | ||
| DavidW asks, "gasp. You have grey hair now?" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "You haven't really messed anything up. The one real way to do so would be to push the restore button." | ||
| Jacqueline says (to DW), "Only a little" | ||
| ElonSatoshi asks, "newbie How do I change the description of my character?" | ||
| DavidW says, "I'm the old guy. Everyone else is supposed to stay young." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Though when we have a driver, it is preferable to voice suggestions on channel." | ||
| ElonSatoshi says, "sorry wrong channel" | ||
| Jacqueline says (to DW), "ha" | ||
| DavidW says (to Knight), "Anyway, you need to think up a new verb to communicate without talking to Peter by." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "point at masks" | ||
Floyd ] The Great Purple Unknown (Adri) Turns: 5562 Floyd | > Floyd | > POINT AT MASKS Floyd | Floyd | You point at the set of masks. Peter doesn't notice. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "point at gate" | ||
Floyd ] The Great Purple Unknown (Adri) Turns: 5563 Floyd | > Floyd | > POINT AT GATE Floyd | Floyd | You point at the gate. Peter doesn't notice. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "point at me" | ||
Floyd ] The Great Purple Unknown (Adri) Turns: 5564 Floyd | > Floyd | > POINT AT ME Floyd | Floyd | You point at yourself. Peter doesn't notice. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "point at peter" | ||
Floyd ] The Great Purple Unknown (Adri) Turns: 5565 Floyd | > Floyd | > POINT AT PETER Floyd | Floyd | You point at Peter. Peter doesn't notice. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "wave" | |
| DavidW says, "hm. That was the verb I was thinking of, but I guess there's something else needed first." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "wave" | ||
Floyd ] The Great Purple Unknown (Adri) Turns: 5566 Floyd | > Floyd | > WAVE Floyd | Floyd | You wave. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "wave at peter" | ||
Floyd ] The Great Purple Unknown (Adri) Turns: 5567 Floyd | > Floyd | > WAVE AT PETER Floyd | Floyd | You wave at Peter. He doesn't wave back. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "point, I mean" | |
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "shake gate" | ||
Floyd ] The Great Purple Unknown (Adri) Turns: 5567 Floyd | > Floyd | > SHAKE GATE Floyd | Floyd | You can only do that to something animate. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push peter" | ||
Floyd ] The Great Purple Unknown (Adri) Turns: 5568 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH PETER Floyd | Floyd | Peter might not like that. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "shake peter" | ||
Floyd ] The Great Purple Unknown (Adri) Turns: 5568 Floyd | > Floyd | > SHAKE PETER Floyd | Floyd | You shake Peter. When you let go, his body continues to shake. His Floyd | skin splits open, revealing the most beautiful creature you have ever Floyd | seen. Overcome with happiness, you start to weep, tears of blood Floyd | running down your cheeks. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | *** You have gone utterly mad *** Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT, UNDO the last Floyd | command or TAKE BACK the action that sealed your fate (for when UNDO Floyd | is not enough)? Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" | ||
Floyd ] The Great Purple Unknown (Adri) Turns: 5568 Floyd | Floyd | > UNDO Floyd | Floyd | The Great Purple Unknown (Adri) Floyd | [Previous turn undone.] Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| ElonSatoshi gives cork nut to Knight_Otu. | DavidW says, "okay, don't shake Peter." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "hug peter" | ||
Floyd ] The Great Purple Unknown (Adri) Turns: 5568 Floyd | > Floyd | > HUG PETER Floyd | Floyd | You wrap your arms around Peter, trying to warm him up. You're about Floyd | to give up, when he suddenly hugs you back. He's cold, so cold. You Floyd | try to pull away, but he only holds you more tightly, squeezing you Floyd | until you can barely breathe. When he finally releases you, you find Floyd | you are frozen in place. As the world around you goes black, all you Floyd | can think is that at least your husband is alive. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | *** You have been lost *** Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT, UNDO the last Floyd | command or TAKE BACK the action that sealed your fate (for when UNDO Floyd | is not enough)? Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Right" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "undo" | ||
Floyd ] The Great Purple Unknown (Adri) Turns: 5568 Floyd | Floyd | > UNDO Floyd | Floyd | The Great Purple Unknown (Adri) Floyd | [Previous turn undone.] Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "cry" | ||
Floyd ] The Great Purple Unknown (Adri) Turns: 5569 Floyd | > Floyd | > CRY Floyd | Floyd | You break down into tears, sobbing heavily, all without making a Floyd | sound. Floyd | Floyd | Your heart feels a little lighter. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "laugh" | ||
Floyd ] The Great Purple Unknown (Adri) Turns: 5570 Floyd | > Floyd | > LAUGH Floyd | Floyd | You laugh. At first it feels forced, but soon you're laughing Floyd | hysterically, albeit silently. Floyd | Floyd | The world seems a little brighter. Floyd | Floyd | Suddenly Peter looks up at you. He stands up and walks over to you, Floyd | taking your hand. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "oh" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Well, there it is." | ||
| DavidW asks, "Will pointing work now?" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "point at gate" | ||
Floyd ] The Great Purple Unknown (Adri) Turns: 5571 Floyd | > Floyd | > POINT AT GATE Floyd | Floyd | You point at the gate. Peter shrugs. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "point at masks" | ||
Floyd ] The Great Purple Unknown (Adri) Turns: 5572 Floyd | > Floyd | > POINT AT MASKS Floyd | Floyd | You gesture at the set of masks. Peter nods and retrieves them for Floyd | you. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x masks" | ||
Floyd ] The Great Purple Unknown (Adri) Turns: 5573 Floyd | > Floyd | > X MASKS Floyd | Floyd | It's a set of those tragedy and comedy masks you've seen on theatre Floyd | playbills. You think they're named Sock and Buskin. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "search them" | ||
Floyd ] The Great Purple Unknown (Adri) Turns: 5574 Floyd | > Floyd | > SEARCH THEM Floyd | Floyd | sock mask: You wipe away some dirt, revealing the number 2. Floyd | Floyd | buskin mask: It's been scratched out, but you think you can make out Floyd | the number 5. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "aha" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "set left dial to 2" | ||
Floyd ] The Great Purple Unknown (Adri) Turns: 5575 Floyd | > Floyd | > SET LEFT DIAL TO 2 Floyd | Floyd | You turn the left dial to 2. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "set right dial to 5" | ||
Floyd ] The Great Purple Unknown (Adri) Turns: 5576 Floyd | > Floyd | > SET RIGHT DIAL TO 5 Floyd | Floyd | You turn the right dial to 5. Floyd | Floyd | The gate suddenly swings open. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "enter gate" | ||
Floyd ] The Great Purple Unknown (Adri) Turns: 5576 Floyd | > Floyd | > ENTER GATE Floyd | Floyd | You take Peter's hand and walk forward, through the gate and into the Floyd | night. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | *** You have won *** Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, QUIT, UNDO the last Floyd | command or TAKE BACK the action that sealed your fate (for when UNDO Floyd | is not enough)? Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "woo" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Whew." | ||
| DavidW says, "*** CONGRATULATIONS ***" | ||
| Knight_Otu exclaims, "We, we did it!" | ||
| DavidW says, "Yes!" | ||
| Jacqueline pops open a bottle of champagne | ||
| DavidW says, "I bet we die if we wear those maskes." | ||
| DavidW says, "masks." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "We went overtime, but we had a late start too." | ||
| DavidW says, "yes." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "prolly" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "We... we're free." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "5576 turns later... we're free" | ||
| DavidW says, "Sorry the game failed to answer how Peter lost all those library books the way he did." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Jerk" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Assuming a turn is a minute, we were wandering Backwater and the manor for almost 4 days in-universe." | ||
| DavidW says, "At least we had a good sandwich and some fiddleheads." | ||
| **** SESSION NINETEEN **** | ||
| Knight_Otu asks, "So as I recall, we were considering a quick walkie-talkie session?" | ||
| DavidW says, "Yes, that was our maybe-plan." | ||
| DavidW says, "I only played with the walkie-talkie a bit in my own playthrough. I hardly tried it everywhere." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "I'm assuming we can't re-enter most of Hanon's rooms, but most others should be open to us." | ||
| DavidW says, "yes" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "And we already know not all rooms have commentary." | ||
| DavidW asks, "I think our last save point was cfcragnebooklover still?" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Yeah." | ||
| DavidW says, "Also, some rooms remove our inventory so even if there *is* commentary for that room, we can't hear it." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Like the final rooms." | ||
| DavidW says, "Right." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "And I think the work room environs, too." | ||
| DavidW says, "I hope the bathroom of the meatpacking plant has commentary." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Craziest room ever." | ||
| Knight_Otu asks, "Shall we?" | ||
| DavidW says, "yes, please." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "restore" | ||
Floyd | > Floyd | > RESTORE Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to read: | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "cfcragnebooklover" | ||
Floyd ] Backwater Public Library (Carl Muckenhoupt) Turns: 5096
Floyd | Ok.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
| DavidW says, "I wonder if any of the commentary will help expose any super-secret stuff, assuming there is any." | |
| Knight_Otu asks, "Shall we start from here, or from the train station?" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "We'll see, I'm sure." | ||
| DavidW says, "uh, might as well start here but head to the train at earliest convenience." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Okay." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push button" | ||
Floyd ] Backwater Public Library (Carl Muckenhoupt) Turns: 5097 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON Floyd | Floyd | You hold down the button. The speaker blares out: "—library is the Floyd | endpoint of one of Cragne Manor's major puzzle tracks, so its main Floyd | puzzle was laid out in advance by the project's organizers. Beyond Floyd | that, the specifics of the room largely flow from my laziness. I Floyd | didn't want to bother implementing dialogue, so I made a librarian who Floyd | insists on silence. That's a pretty unrealistic stereotype in my Floyd | experience, so I decided the librarian isn't real. That reminded me of Floyd | the mute man from Lovecraft's The Festival, so it's possible to find a Floyd | minor call-out to that here. I'm not entirely sure what she really is. Floyd | Possibly some kind of octopus. Definitely not a librarian, anyway. Floyd | Floyd | And what sort of library does a fake librarian tend? Not a good one. Floyd | I've tried to make an extreme contrast to the temple-of-knowledge Floyd | atmosphere of the university library in Anchorhead, and I'm a little Floyd | worried that actual librarians will take offense at the result. Even Floyd | the grimoire, the one useful book in the entire place, is the work of Floyd | a crackpot. Floyd | Floyd | The title of the grimoire, De Vermibus Laceris, literally "of cut Floyd | worms", is based on the name "Verlac" from Anchorhead, by way of De Floyd | Vermis Mysteriis from Cthulhu Mythos lore. Thanks to Emily Short for Floyd | help with the Latin. Floyd | Floyd | Yes, there really was a major earthquake in New Hampshire, estimated Floyd | magnitude 6.5-7.0, the same year that the Massachusetts Bay Colony got Floyd | its first printing press. This is the sort of coincidence that isn't Floyd | even really a coincidence; it's just two completely unrelated facts, Floyd | and I'm engaging in a sort of sleight of hand when I imply a Floyd | connection. Floyd | Floyd | Room tested by Chris Conley, Michael Fessler, Jeremy Freese, Josh Floyd | Giesbrecht, Lucian, Daniel Ravipinto, Ivan Roth, Andrew Schultz, Sean Floyd | M. Shore, @ToffleToft, and Greg Travis. Floyd | Floyd | Players will also be interested to learn that—" Floyd | Floyd | The transmission is cut off when you finally let go of the button. Now Floyd | your thumb kind of hurts. Floyd | Floyd | The librarian looks at you. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Now I can't unsee the Verlac in the book name." | |
| DavidW says, "I never caught that connection." | ||
| DavidW says, "I just thought it meant Feast of Worms, something like that." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Cleverly hidden." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Outside the Library (Gavin Inglis) Turns: 5098 Floyd | > Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Outside the Library (Gavin Inglis) Floyd | A short street terminates here. To the south it opens into the town Floyd | square. To the east, a few worn steps rise to the entrance of the Floyd | public library, and to the west you can see a real estate office. A Floyd | gloomy path leads northwest, towards the woods. Floyd | Floyd | You can see a notice board here. Floyd | Floyd | An ethereal trolley stop sign reads Blue Line -- Library Square. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push button" | ||
Floyd ] Outside the Library (Gavin Inglis) Turns: 5099 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON Floyd | Floyd | You hold down the button. The speaker blares out: "—room nearly had a Floyd | tiny free library on a stand, inspired by the Little Free Library on Floyd | Exchange Terrace, Providence, RI. But it seemed like a waste to put it Floyd | outside a full-sized library. I love—" Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "We should probably check out the realtor office next." | |
| DavidW says, "I'd like to know what Jenni said." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "I do wonder if the commentaries are actually cut off, or expanded to seem cut off." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Estate Agent's Office (Jenni Polodna) Turns: 5100 Floyd | > Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Estate Agent's Office (Jenni Polodna) Floyd | The space is dominated by the unexpectedly symbiotic combination of a Floyd | giant desk and a tiny woman, who together give the impression of being Floyd | one complete single entity, like a centaur. The surface of the desk is Floyd | invisible underneath a loose pile of glossy architectural magazines, Floyd | manila folders, and real estate listings pamphlets. Behind it, a Floyd | gunmetal-grey filing cabinet lurks unattractively in the far corner. Floyd | The exit back out to the street is east. Floyd | Floyd | Bethany looks at you expectantly. "Any real estate questions for me?" Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push button" | ||
Floyd ] Estate Agent's Office (Jenni Polodna) Turns: 5101 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON Floyd | Floyd | You hold down the button. The speaker blares out: "—testing, one two Floyd | three. Hi there! I'm Jenni Polodna. Cragne Manor was originally my Floyd | idea, then Ryan Veeder created the Google forms and blog announcements Floyd | required to make it a Thing We Were Actually Doing For Real, which Floyd | either makes him the Romy to my Michelle (as in, he invented Post-Its Floyd | and I made them yellow) or the other way around. (We've discussed this Floyd | but nothing was ever solidified.) Floyd | Floyd | My room is loosely based on the time I went to the eastern shore of Floyd | Maryland with my ex over Christmas and his family told me stories Floyd | about everything that had happened to everyone on the eastern shore of Floyd | Maryland, which mostly ended with "And then it burned down." Floyd | Floyd | "You mean the gas station over by the bike shop, the one that burned Floyd | down?" someone would ask. "No, I mean the gas station that was over by Floyd | Linda's diner before THAT burned down," someone else would respond. Floyd | "Oh, how's Linda doing?" "She burned down." I swear I'm only Floyd | exaggerating a little bit. (Linda is fine.) Floyd | Floyd | Very much thanks to my beta testers: Andrew Schultz, Buster Hudson, Floyd | Chris Jones, Hanon Ondricek, Jeremy Freese, Katherine Morayati, Lucian Floyd | Smith, Q. Pheevr; and to my weiner-tester, Matt Weiner. "Paradoxically Floyd | nearby to everything" line stolen from Carl Muckenhoupt. "Squahonomie" Floyd | is pronounced "sk'-NOH-mee." Thanks a bunch, and enjoy your stay in—" Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "yeah, I don't know about the cutoffs." | |
| DavidW says, "Glad to hear Linda's okay." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ask bethany about church basement" | ||
Floyd ] Estate Agent's Office (Jenni Polodna) Turns: 5102 Floyd | > Floyd | > ASK BETHANY ABOUT CHURCH BASEMENT Floyd | Floyd | "I'm sorry," Bethany says, "I have auditory processing disorder, and Floyd | as far as I can tell, you just said 'latency pals'. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] Outside the Library (Gavin Inglis) Turns: 5103 Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Outside the Library (Gavin Inglis) Floyd | A short street terminates here. To the south it opens into the town Floyd | square. To the east, a few worn steps rise to the entrance of the Floyd | public library, and to the west you can see a real estate office. A Floyd | gloomy path leads northwest, towards the woods. Floyd | Floyd | You can see a notice board here. Floyd | Floyd | A mistlike trolley stop sign reads Blue Line -- Library Square. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "nw" | ||
Floyd ] Shack Exterior (Michael Lin) Turns: 5104 Floyd | > Floyd | > NW Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Shack Exterior (Michael Lin) Floyd | A clearing, outside a wooden shack. A clockwork doll sits here, Floyd | utterly incongruous at the edge of the woods. Floyd | Floyd | The woods are to the northwest, while that godforsaken town is to the Floyd | southeast. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push button" | ||
Floyd ] Shack Exterior (Michael Lin) Turns: 5105 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON Floyd | Floyd | You hold down the button, and the speaker produces a stream of static Floyd | that gives you goosebumps. You don't seem to be picking up any signal Floyd | in this particular location. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "unlock door with key" | ||
Floyd ] Shack Exterior (Michael Lin) Turns: 5105 Floyd | > Floyd | > UNLOCK DOOR WITH KEY Floyd | Floyd | Which do you mean, a tarnished brass key, the ornate bronze key Floyd | (smelling faintly of mildew), the old iron key or the silver and ivory Floyd | key? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "unlock door with brass key" | ||
Floyd ] Shack Exterior (Michael Lin) Turns: 5106 Floyd | > Floyd | > UNLOCK DOOR WITH BRASS KEY Floyd | Floyd | You unlock the Shack Door. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "in" | ||
Floyd ] Inside the Shack (Daniel Ravipinto) Turns: 5107 Floyd | > Floyd | > IN Floyd | Floyd | (first opening the Shack Door) Floyd | Floyd | Inside the Shack (Daniel Ravipinto) Floyd | The shadows pool in strange shapes along the earthen floor of the Floyd | shack, the only light coming from the cracks in the surprisingly high Floyd | ceiling and through the opened door. Piles of accumulated junk that Floyd | Peter's family must have stored here over the decades lie against the Floyd | inner walls, which have turned grey with either dust or the mere Floyd | passage of time. Floyd | Floyd | One of the shadows at the shack's far end moves, then separates into a Floyd | distinct shape, slumped against a supporting pillar. There's something Floyd | in here with you. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push button" | ||
Floyd ] Inside the Shack (Daniel Ravipinto) Turns: 5108 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON Floyd | Floyd | You hold down the button. The speaker blares out: "—checking out the Floyd | commentary for "Inside the Shack!" The central idea for this room Floyd | showed up almost-fully-formed as soon as I read the basic description Floyd | of the project. I knew I wanted to do something strange involving Floyd | existential horror, but that wasn't a puzzle. Instead, I wanted an Floyd | experience where the player had access to a "toy" that they could Floyd | manipulate until it reached a state that they found satisfactory. The Floyd | result ended up being both Lovecraftian and something of a riff off Floyd | the kinds of games I've written in the past (the Book functionally Floyd | being a state-machine that you get to decide the final state of). Floyd | Floyd | The Prism sequence wasn't part of my original vision, but instead grew Floyd | out of a joke that Jenni Polodna made on the project Slack that ended Floyd | up taking on a life of its own. There are over twenty strange visuals Floyd | that can occur in the Prisms and it's impossible for a player to see Floyd | all of them on a single playthrough. Floyd | Floyd | The Book is much the same. There are three pages with four possible Floyd | settings, each of which can vary between two and four states. (It's a Floyd | lot.) In fact, there was originally a fourth page to the Book that was Floyd | dropped due to time constraints. I took the ideas from that page and Floyd | spread them through the other three and I think the Book sequence is Floyd | better for it. Floyd | Floyd | It's my hope that you got to experiment with the Book and that you Floyd | liked the photograph you—" Floyd | Floyd | You let go of the button. Your hand really hurts. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Interesting." | |
| DavidW says, "I wonder if that means the Prism and Book have their own commentaries." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "We only flipped the book pages." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "I didn't get the impression that they were alterable." | ||
| DavidW says, "Yeah, I just flipped them and read them." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "We can decide whether we want a closer look later, I guess." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "out" | ||
Floyd ] Shack Exterior (Michael Lin) Turns: 5109 Floyd | > Floyd | > OUT Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Shack Exterior (Michael Lin) Floyd | A clearing, outside a wooden shack. A clockwork doll sits here, Floyd | utterly incongruous at the edge of the woods. Floyd | Floyd | The woods are to the northwest, while that godforsaken town is to the Floyd | southeast. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "yeah. Jacqueline's room next, I think." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "nw" | ||
Floyd ] The Dim Recesses of the Forest (Jacqueline A. Lott AsTurns: 5110 Floyd | > Floyd | > NW Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | The Dim Recesses of the Forest (Jacqueline A. Lott Ashwell) Floyd | Branches scramble overhead, straining toward one another in a bid to Floyd | blot out the sky. Mercifully, light manages to filter down through an Floyd | opening in the canopy above a small pond. Paths slither away into the Floyd | forest to the north, southwest, and southeast. Floyd | Floyd | You can see a flat stone here. Floyd | Floyd | Somewhere in the distance, you hear a mourning dove's plaintive song. Floyd | From above, a leaf floats slowly toward the ground. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push button" | ||
Floyd ] The Dim Recesses of the Forest (Jacqueline A. Lott AsTurns: 5111 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON Floyd | Floyd | You hold down the button. The speaker blares out: "—you to Michael Floyd | Gentry for the original Anchorhead, which I first experienced while Floyd | driving across the vast expanse of the United States. Sam Ashwell was Floyd | my passenger/narrator, and punched in commands with a tiny stylus on a Floyd | Palm Pilot. Ah, memories! Certain pieces of text in my room are in Floyd | italics; those are callbacks to the original game, bits of text from Floyd | Anchorhead that fit this room nicely and helped add to its feel. Floyd | Floyd | Thanks to Ryan and Jenni for this wild idea, and for all the work they Floyd | did to make it happen. Thanks to Sam Ashwell, Andrew Schultz, and Jack Floyd | Welch for testing this room. And thanks to—" Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Jacq told that story while we were playing Anchorhead." | |
| DavidW | -you for playing this. | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Probably." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 5112 Floyd | > Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Floyd | The trees here gather, black with wet; glimmering fingers hung with Floyd | ragged matter, huddling beneath a cold and gently weeping sky. Beneath Floyd | your feet, the damp red felt of rotting leaves slopes down toward a Floyd | still, murky puddle. Nearby is a well, a ragged, gaping hole in the Floyd | earth. A broken-down section of brick wall waits for raindrops to fall Floyd | along its spine, and an old, half-dead oak straddles an angular Floyd | boulder studded with quartz. A path through the forest leads south. Floyd | Floyd | You can see a golden eyepiece (smelling faintly of mildew), a comfy Floyd | snake, a colorful bird, a polyphonic ungulate and a wooden sigil here. Floyd | Floyd | A noncorporeal trolley stop sign reads Green Line -- The Woods. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push button" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 5113 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON Floyd | Floyd | (the walkie-talkie (smelling faintly of mildew)) Floyd | You hold down the button. The speaker blares out: "—game may be Floyd | inspired by Michael S. Gentry's "Anchorhead" and the collected fiction Floyd | of H.P. Lovecraft, but this room strikes a bit of a different tone. Floyd | I'd say the two foremost inspirations are Dr. Seuss's "Horton Hears a Floyd | Who" and the Tomagotchi virtual pet. Floyd | Floyd | My plans for this room were too large in scope, and despite the fact Floyd | that I was unemployed for the entirety of the collaboration, I almost Floyd | gave up near the end, thinking I wouldn't be able to finish in time. Floyd | Floyd | Originally, I had plans for a few other puzzles before you got to the Floyd | creature farming portion. The device would have allowed you not just Floyd | to see the four fantastic microscopic worlds present here, but also a Floyd | number of others that were subcontained inside those worlds as well, Floyd | scaling down powers-of-ten style. For example, on the quartz plain Floyd | there would have been a blue flower, and inside the flower there would Floyd | have been a blue jungle with a pyramid, and at the tip of the pyramid Floyd | would have been a tiny mountain, etc. Floyd | Floyd | Within these sub-worlds there would have been additional puzzles, Floyd | including a switch that let you turn on the egg machine, a number of Floyd | decoy arches that crumbled when you tried to activate them, and a Floyd | monster that ate your eggs if you did not dispose of it. The puddle Floyd | was instead going to be a basin that you filled and emptied from the Floyd | well, allowing you to go to either the sea if full, or a barren plain Floyd | of salt crystals if empty. There would also be a puzzle where you Floyd | guided the bulbous-headed creatures to their home in the fungal Floyd | forest. All of these things were cut due to time constraints, and one Floyd | can see where other corners were cut as well - there are some Floyd | barebones items in here that lack proper interactivity, and much of Floyd | the text bears signs of hasty writing. Floyd | Floyd | Overall though, I'm happy with how the project turned out - Though I'm Floyd | relatively familiar with Inform 7 just from fooling around with it Floyd | over the years, I had not yet completed a project of this scale. This Floyd | was certainly an excellent learning experience, and I had a great time Floyd | discussing Inform with the other community members on the chat. Floyd | Floyd | Every different combination produces a viable creature, and some of Floyd | the endings are quite interesting, in my opinion - There are 27 total Floyd | monsters in all, so I encourage you to go back and take a look at some Floyd | you didn't get to see - one even results in quite a positive ending, I Floyd | think! Floyd | Floyd | Special thanks to the organizers, and to this room's brave and Floyd | selfless testers: Floyd | Caleb Wilson Floyd | Matt Weiner Floyd | Jack Welch Floyd | Rachel Spitler Floyd | Andrew Schultz Floyd | Erica Newman Floyd | Buster Hudson Floyd | Floyd | If I can have just another moment of your time, allow me—" Floyd | Floyd | You can't take it anymore: You release the button, and relieve your Floyd | aching thumb. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "goodness." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "I hope our thumb doesn't fall off." | ||
| DavidW asks, "For games that have deep levels to them, I'd suggest Toby's Nose and, what's that other game I'm thinking of? Out of the Office?" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "I'm not sure." | ||
| DavidW says, "I'd have to look it up. My mind's failing me." | ||
| DavidW says, "Out of the Study. That's the one." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "These were definitely ambitious plans. Large enough for a dedicated game." | ||
| DavidW says, "yeah" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "d" | ||
Floyd ] Circular Room (JP) Turns: 5114 Floyd | > Floyd | > D Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Circular Room (JP) Floyd | You walk into a circular, high-ceilinged room made of roughly-shaped Floyd | gray stones. This room really looks like a capped well, but its Floyd | location in the building suggests otherwise. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push button" | ||
Floyd ] Circular Room (JP) Turns: 5115 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON Floyd | Floyd | You hold down the button. The speaker blares out: "—statements Floyd | delimit Floyd | memory in binary reliquaries/Polarizing filters flatten boxes, and Floyd | free bold—" Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I'm kinda glad he scaled down, though." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Yeah." | ||
| DavidW says, "But if it was his own full game, I'd like to see something like that someday." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "I'm unsure what to make of this commentary." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "u" | ||
Floyd ] The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Turns: 5116 Floyd | > Floyd | > U Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | The Old Well (Reed Lockwood) Floyd | The trees here gather, black with wet; glimmering fingers hung with Floyd | ragged matter, huddling beneath a cold and gently weeping sky. Beneath Floyd | your feet, the damp red felt of rotting leaves slopes down toward a Floyd | still, murky puddle. Nearby is a well, a ragged, gaping hole in the Floyd | earth. A broken-down section of brick wall waits for raindrops to fall Floyd | along its spine, and an old, half-dead oak straddles an angular Floyd | boulder studded with quartz. A path through the forest leads south. Floyd | Floyd | You can see a golden eyepiece (smelling faintly of mildew), a comfy Floyd | snake, a colorful bird, a polyphonic ungulate and a wooden sigil here. Floyd | Floyd | A phantom trolley stop sign reads Green Line -- The Woods. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] The Dim Recesses of the Forest (Jacqueline A. Lott AsTurns: 5117 Floyd | > Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | The Dim Recesses of the Forest (Jacqueline A. Lott Ashwell) Floyd | Branches scramble overhead, straining toward one another in a bid to Floyd | blot out the sky. Mercifully, light manages to filter down through an Floyd | opening in the canopy above a small pond. Paths slither away into the Floyd | forest to the north, southwest, and southeast. Floyd | Floyd | You can see a flat stone here. Floyd | Floyd | The wind picks up again for a moment, and a few leaves fall from Floyd | above. One of the leaves settles in your hair. You disentangle the Floyd | leaf and toss it to the ground. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "Seems like part of a poem of free verse?" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "sw" | ||
Floyd ] The Churchyard (David Jose) Turns: 5118 Floyd | > Floyd | > SW Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | The Churchyard (David Jose) Floyd | A neglected and long forgotten cemetery stretches out below you, Floyd | surrounded by a rusted wrought iron fence. Lopsided gravemarkers, Floyd | slowly succumbing to the elements, topple downhill like a congregation Floyd | bent low in prayer. At the very center of the graveyard, set into a Floyd | low valley, a squat, stone mausoleum crouches menacingly. Floyd | Floyd | To the southwest a dilapidated, stave church rises up obscenely Floyd | against the night sky. Floyd | Floyd | A dark pine forest crowds against the wrought iron fence to the Floyd | northeast. You might be able to forge a path between its trees. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Maybe? It's a bit odd for poetry." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push button" | ||
Floyd ] The Churchyard (David Jose) Turns: 5119 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON Floyd | Floyd | You hold down the button, and the speaker produces a stream of static Floyd | that raises the hair on the back of your neck. You don't seem to be Floyd | picking up any signal in this particular location. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "in" | ||
Floyd ] Mausoleum (Gary Butterfield) Turns: 5120 Floyd | > Floyd | > IN Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Mausoleum (Gary Butterfield) Floyd | You're blinking more than usual. You shake your head to try to clear Floyd | it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push button" | ||
Floyd ] Mausoleum (Gary Butterfield) Turns: 5121 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON Floyd | Floyd | You hold down the button, and the speaker produces a stream of static Floyd | that feels like it's coming from somewhere inside your spine. You Floyd | don't seem to be picking up any signal in this particular location. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "out" | ||
Floyd ] The Churchyard (David Jose) Turns: 5122 Floyd | > Floyd | > OUT Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | The Churchyard (David Jose) Floyd | A neglected and long forgotten cemetery stretches out below you, Floyd | surrounded by a rusted wrought iron fence. Lopsided gravemarkers, Floyd | slowly succumbing to the elements, topple downhill like a congregation Floyd | bent low in prayer. At the very center of the graveyard, set into a Floyd | low valley, a squat, stone mausoleum crouches menacingly. Floyd | Floyd | To the southwest a dilapidated, stave church rises up obscenely Floyd | against the night sky. Floyd | Floyd | A dark pine forest crowds against the wrought iron fence to the Floyd | northeast. You might be able to forge a path between its trees. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "sw" | ||
Floyd ] Church Exterior (Andy Holloway) Turns: 5123 Floyd | > Floyd | > SW Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Church Exterior (Andy Holloway) Floyd | The gravel road curves here past the doors of an old stone church, Floyd | which squats defeatedly amid a few straggly trees. Behind it, to the Floyd | northeast, you can see the first few stones of a modest graveyard. To Floyd | the east the road narrows to cross a small bridge into the village Floyd | proper; to the north, it crests the hill toward the train station. Floyd | Floyd | A mistlike trolley stop sign reads Gold Line -- Church. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push button" | ||
Floyd ] Church Exterior (Andy Holloway) Turns: 5124 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON Floyd | Floyd | You hold down the button. The speaker blares out: "—Hope you like Floyd | standing outside a church, because that's what my room is—" Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Heh." | |
| DavidW says, "I'm really curious if Milkweed tells us anything new." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Milkweed (Caleb Wilson) Turns: 5125 Floyd | > Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Milkweed (Caleb Wilson) Floyd | It is possible to feel claustrophobia out of doors. Sunlight fills the Floyd | sky but somehow doesn't reach you here. Steep banks of bramble rise to Floyd | the east and west, trapping you within a gloomy trough a dozen yards Floyd | wide. A poorly-surfaced road leads north and south along the trough's Floyd | nadir. Just west of it, camouflaged with rust, is the train track. Floyd | Floyd | A tremendous patch of milkweed, the stems abnormally thick and tall, Floyd | grows on the east side of the road beneath the thorn bank. Floyd | Floyd | A green stone altar, once at the center of the shack, stands amidst Floyd | broken boards and milkweed. Floyd | Floyd | (That earworm is still lodged in your head.) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push button" | ||
Floyd ] Milkweed (Caleb Wilson) Turns: 5126 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON Floyd | Floyd | You hold down the button. The speaker blares out: "—from the train Floyd | tracks, this could be any number of roads in the town where I grew up. Floyd | Milkweed doesn't usually grow that high, though the highly invasive Floyd | Heracleum mantegazzianum, or Giant Hogweed, does. Not that you'd Floyd | normally find that in Vermont either, except for the time my dad Floyd | planted one, not realizing how noxious the sap of that species is. One Floyd | became many. Don't try this at home. Floyd | Floyd | Speaking of "Don't Try This At Home," this room is dedicated to my Floyd | favorite Floyd | band-who-almost-everyone-misjudges-based-on-their-biggest-hit: Floyd | Chumbawamba.—" Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "yay" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "eat milkweed" | ||
Floyd ] Milkweed (Caleb Wilson) Turns: 5127 Floyd | > Floyd | > EAT MILKWEED Floyd | Floyd | (the giant milkweed leaf) Floyd | That's plainly inedible. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Well, nothing on the sphere." | |
| DavidW says, "nope" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "lie on altar" | ||
Floyd ] Milkweed (Caleb Wilson) Turns: 5128 Floyd | > Floyd | > LIE ON ALTAR Floyd | Floyd | You get onto the stone altar. Floyd | Floyd | You lie down, settling your body into the impression and your face Floyd | into the cavity at the end. The milkweed leaf mask protects your face Floyd | from the strands of orange slime that you belatedly notice fill the Floyd | cavity. Is it even you doing this? It feels like the most natural Floyd | action in the world. Floyd | Floyd | As you press your face deeper into the cavity, your vision warps. The Floyd | world seems to fold and buckle: what was convex becomes concave and Floyd | what was concave becomes convex. Floyd | Floyd | The altar wobbles and inverts, giving you the bizarre sensation of Floyd | lying atop a smooth green hole that floats in midair. Deeper within Floyd | the hole is a shelf of green stone with something resting (how?) on Floyd | it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push button" | ||
Floyd ] Milkweed (Caleb Wilson) Turns: 5129 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON Floyd | Floyd | You hold down the button. The speaker blares out: "—from the train Floyd | tracks, this could be any number of roads in the town where I grew up. Floyd | Milkweed doesn't usually grow that high, though the highly invasive Floyd | Heracleum mantegazzianum, or Giant Hogweed, does. Not that you'd Floyd | normally find that in Vermont either, except for the time my dad Floyd | planted one, not realizing how noxious the sap of that species is. One Floyd | became many. Don't try this at home. Floyd | Floyd | Speaking of "Don't Try This At Home," this room is dedicated to my Floyd | favorite Floyd | band-who-almost-everyone-misjudges-based-on-their-biggest-hit:—" Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "No context commentary here." | |
| DavidW asks, "huh. What happened to Chumbawumba?" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "lookin sphere" | ||
Floyd ] Milkweed (Caleb Wilson) Turns: 5129 Floyd | > Floyd | > LOOKIN SPHERE Floyd | Floyd | That verb doesn't work here, or, at least, not right now, but Floyd | it might work somewhere later. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Huh." | |
| DavidW asks, "Are the cutoff points randomized?" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "look in sphere" | ||
Floyd ] Milkweed (Caleb Wilson) Turns: 5130 Floyd | > Floyd | > LOOK IN SPHERE Floyd | Floyd | You find nothing of interest. Floyd | Floyd | > | Olly says, "They got knocked down." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push button" | ||
Floyd ] Milkweed (Caleb Wilson) Turns: 5131 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON Floyd | Floyd | You hold down the button. The speaker blares out: "—from the train Floyd | tracks, this could be any number of roads in the town where I grew up. Floyd | Milkweed doesn't usually grow that high, though the highly invasive Floyd | Heracleum mantegazzianum, or Giant Hogweed, does. Not that you'd Floyd | normally find that in Vermont either, except for the time my dad Floyd | planted one, not realizing how noxious the sap of that species is. One Floyd | became many. Don't try this at home. Floyd | Floyd | Speaking of "Don't Try This At Home," this room is dedicated to my Floyd | favorite Floyd | band-who-almost-everyone-misjudges-based-on-their-biggest-hit: Floyd | Chumbawamba.—" Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu asks, "Maybe?" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push button" | ||
Floyd ] Milkweed (Caleb Wilson) Turns: 5132 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON Floyd | Floyd | You hold down the button. The speaker blares out: "—from the train Floyd | tracks, this could be any number of roads in the town where I grew up. Floyd | Milkweed doesn't usually grow that high, though the highly invasive Floyd | Heracleum mantegazzianum, or Giant Hogweed, does. Not that you'd Floyd | normally find that in Vermont either, except for the time my dad Floyd | planted one, not realizing how noxious the sap of that species is. One Floyd | became many. Don't try this at home. Floyd | Floyd | Speaking of "Don't Try This At Home," this room is dedicated to my Floyd | favorite Floyd | band-who-almost-everyone-misjudges-based-on-their-biggest-hit:—" Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push button" | ||
Floyd ] Milkweed (Caleb Wilson) Turns: 5133 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON Floyd | Floyd | You hold down the button. The speaker blares out: "—the train tracks, Floyd | this could be any number of roads in the town where I grew up. Floyd | Milkweed doesn't usually grow that high, though the highly invasive Floyd | Heracleum mantegazzianum, or Giant Hogweed, does. Not that you'd Floyd | normally find that in Vermont either, except for the time my dad Floyd | planted one, not realizing how noxious the sap of that species is. One Floyd | became many. Don't try this at home. Floyd | Floyd | Speaking of "Don't Try This At Home," this room is dedicated to my Floyd | favorite Floyd | band-who-almost-everyone-misjudges-based-on-their-biggest-hit: Floyd | Chumbawamba. Floyd | Floyd | [LINK]" Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "oh weird" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Yeah." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "I guess that answers my earlier question." | ||
| DavidW says, "The front end cutoff also changes slightly." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Indeed." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push button" | ||
Floyd ] Milkweed (Caleb Wilson) Turns: 5134 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON Floyd | Floyd | You hold down the button. The speaker blares out: "—from the train Floyd | tracks, this could be any number of roads in the town where I grew up. Floyd | Milkweed doesn't usually grow that high, though the highly invasive Floyd | Heracleum mantegazzianum, or Giant Hogweed, does. Not that you'd Floyd | normally find that in Vermont either, except for the time my dad Floyd | planted one, not realizing how noxious the sap of that species is. One Floyd | became many. Don't try this at home. Floyd | Floyd | Speaking of "Don't Try This At Home," this room is dedicated to my Floyd | favorite Floyd | band-who-almost-everyone-misjudges-based-on-their-biggest-hit:—" Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I wonder why Ryan and Jenni made it like that." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Odd." | ||
| DavidW asks, "Like, did they crave extra work for themselves?" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Maybe to make it seem you accidentally listen in to something, rather than deliberately." | ||
| DavidW asks, "I guess Emily's room is next?" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Yeah." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "stand" | ||
Floyd ] Milkweed (Caleb Wilson) Turns: 5135 Floyd | > Floyd | > STAND Floyd | Floyd | You get off the stone altar. Floyd | Floyd | Milkweed (Caleb Wilson) Floyd | It is possible to feel claustrophobia out of doors. Sunlight fills the Floyd | sky but somehow doesn't reach you here. Steep banks of bramble rise to Floyd | the east and west, trapping you within a gloomy trough a dozen yards Floyd | wide. A poorly-surfaced road leads north and south along the trough's Floyd | nadir. Just west of it, camouflaged with rust, is the train track. Floyd | Floyd | A tremendous patch of milkweed, the stems abnormally thick and tall, Floyd | grows on the east side of the road beneath the thorn bank. Floyd | Floyd | A green stone altar, once at the center of the shack, stands amidst Floyd | broken boards and milkweed. Floyd | Floyd | (That earworm is still lodged in your head.) Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Exterior of Train Station (Emily Short with additionsTurns: 5136m Floyd | Nel Floyd | > Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Exterior of Train Station (Emily Short with additions from Graham Floyd | Nelson) Floyd | To the north is the monumental windowless bulk of the train station. Floyd | Perhaps that is unsurprising, given the rest of the town. A metal Floyd | trash can squats beneath its carved facade. The town itself is Floyd | downhill, on the other side of a ravine. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push button" | ||
Floyd ] Exterior of Train Station (Emily Short with additionsTurns: 5137m Floyd | Nel Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON Floyd | Floyd | You hold down the button. The speaker blares out: "—I am contrary, my Floyd | number one ambition on being invited to contribute a single room to a Floyd | very large game was to work out how I could make my elements rely on Floyd | and react to other people's contributions even though I had no idea Floyd | what those contributions were going to be. I've also been on a Floyd | procedural text kick lately. Floyd | Floyd | Some of the doll's remarks are based on a dream interpretation corpus Floyd | assembled for PROSECCO by Tony Veale (though they have been heavily Floyd | curated and edited). Many others I made up, focusing on words that Floyd | exist in Anchorhead, words commonly used by Lovecraft, words that were Floyd | especially likely to appear in the Inform world model, or words I Floyd | thought were especially likely to turn up in item descriptions, such Floyd | as colors, materials, sizes and shapes. Floyd | Floyd | (Jenni's Note: Lest Emily be blamed for this, I wrote the book that Floyd | she was kind enough to let me store in her trash can. Thank—" Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push button" | ||
Floyd ] Exterior of Train Station (Emily Short with additionsTurns: 5138m Floyd | Nel Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON Floyd | Floyd | You hold down the button. The speaker blares out: "—I am contrary, my Floyd | number one ambition on being invited to contribute a single room to a Floyd | very large game was to work out how I could make my elements rely on Floyd | and react to other people's contributions even though I had no idea Floyd | what those contributions were going to be. I've also been on a Floyd | procedural text kick lately. Floyd | Floyd | Some of the doll's remarks are based on a dream interpretation corpus Floyd | assembled for PROSECCO by Tony Veale (though they have been heavily Floyd | curated and edited). Many others I made up, focusing on words that Floyd | exist in Anchorhead, words commonly used by Lovecraft, words that were Floyd | especially likely to appear in the Inform world model, or words I Floyd | thought were especially likely to turn up in item descriptions, such Floyd | as colors, materials, sizes and shapes. Floyd | Floyd | (Jenni's Note: Lest Emily be blamed for this, I wrote the book that Floyd | she was kind enough to let me store in her trash—" Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push button" | ||
Floyd ] Exterior of Train Station (Emily Short with additionsTurns: 5139m Floyd | Nel Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON Floyd | Floyd | You hold down the button. The speaker blares out: "—I am contrary, my Floyd | number one ambition on being invited to contribute a single room to a Floyd | very large game was to work out how I could make my elements rely on Floyd | and react to other people's contributions even though I had no idea Floyd | what those contributions were going to be. I've also been on a Floyd | procedural text kick lately. Floyd | Floyd | Some of the doll's remarks are based on a dream interpretation corpus Floyd | assembled for PROSECCO by Tony Veale (though they have been heavily Floyd | curated and edited). Many others I made up, focusing on words that Floyd | exist in Anchorhead, words commonly used by Lovecraft, words that were Floyd | especially likely to appear in the Inform world model, or words I Floyd | thought were especially likely to turn up in item descriptions, such Floyd | as colors, materials, sizes and shapes. Floyd | Floyd | (Jenni's Note: Lest Emily be blamed for this, I wrote the book that Floyd | she was kind enough to let me store in her trash can. Thank—" Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Nice doll." | |
| DavidW says, "yeah" | ||
| DavidW says, "It's very very clever." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Good predictive work by Emily." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Train Station Lobby (Shin) Turns: 5140 Floyd | > Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Train Station Lobby (Shin) Floyd | The dim and dingy surroundings hold no more interest for you. The Floyd | platform is to the north. The dirty, cobweb-covered windows and the Floyd | station exit are to the south. The large mirror and the door to the Floyd | station office are to the east. The restroom door is to the west. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push button" | ||
Floyd ] Train Station Lobby (Shin) Turns: 5141 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON Floyd | Floyd | You hold down the button. The speaker blares out: "—room definition Floyd | started one week before the deadline. I hope this—" Floyd | Floyd | There is no more to be done here, time to move on. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push button" | ||
Floyd ] Train Station Lobby (Shin) Turns: 5142 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON Floyd | Floyd | You hold down the button. The speaker blares out: "—really short room Floyd | definition started one week before the deadline. I hope this is—" Floyd | Floyd | There is no more to be done here, time to move on. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push button" | ||
Floyd ] Train Station Lobby (Shin) Turns: 5143 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON Floyd | Floyd | You hold down the button. The speaker blares out: "—really short room Floyd | definition started one week before the deadline. I hope this—" Floyd | Floyd | There is no more to be done here, time to move on. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "I wonder if there's always at least one word cut off now." | |
| DavidW says, "Possibly." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Train Station Restroom (David Petrocco) Turns: 5144 Floyd | > Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Train Station Restroom (David Petrocco) Floyd | A harshly lit pay restroom. Dust and grime mar the once white tiles Floyd | and marble of the facilities: A small shower stall with the curtain Floyd | closed, a bathroom stall with a single dirty toilet (there are mounts Floyd | for a door, but it is nowhere to be seen), a small storage closet for Floyd | janitorial supplies, a four by four row of small lockers, and an Floyd | extremely dirty dual basin sink. Floyd | Floyd | The train station is EAST. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push button" | ||
Floyd ] Train Station Restroom (David Petrocco) Turns: 5145 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON Floyd | Floyd | You hold down the button, and the speaker produces a stream of static Floyd | that gives you goosebumps. You don't seem to be picking up any signal Floyd | in this particular location. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] Train Station Lobby (Shin) Turns: 5146 Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Train Station Lobby (Shin) Floyd | The dim and dingy surroundings hold no more interest for you. The Floyd | platform is to the north. The dirty, cobweb-covered windows and the Floyd | station exit are to the south. The large mirror and the door to the Floyd | station office are to the east. The restroom door is to the west. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] Station Security Room (Monique Padelis) Turns: 5147 Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Station Security Room (Monique Padelis) Floyd | The compact room smells earthy, as if you've stepped into a forest Floyd | just after the dew has settled. A framed article hangs on the moss Floyd | green walls alongside a window that lets in a little light. Your eyes Floyd | are drawn to the two glowing CRT monitors on a desk that runs the Floyd | length of the east wall. A leather chair sits in front of the desk and Floyd | most of the south wall is taken up by shelves with labelled VHS tapes. Floyd | The door to the station is to your west. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push button" | ||
Floyd ] Station Security Room (Monique Padelis) Turns: 5148 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON Floyd | Floyd | (the walkie-talkie (smelling faintly of mildew)) Floyd | You hold down the button, and the speaker produces a stream of static Floyd | that feels like it's coming from somewhere inside your spine. You Floyd | don't seem to be picking up any signal in this particular location. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Train Station Lobby (Shin) Turns: 5149 Floyd | > Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | As you walk out of the office you feel a wrenching sensation in your Floyd | gut, as if some part of you is being dragged out, kicking and Floyd | screaming. For a few moments everything looks like a threat: the Floyd | slippery ground, the bending trees, the very air you breathe, carrying Floyd | God only knows what kind of toxins. Floyd | Floyd | Train Station Lobby (Shin) Floyd | The dim and dingy surroundings hold no more interest for you. The Floyd | platform is to the north. The dirty, cobweb-covered windows and the Floyd | station exit are to the south. The large mirror and the door to the Floyd | station office are to the east. The restroom door is to the west. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Railway Platform (Naomi Hinchen) Turns: 5150 Floyd | > Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Railway Platform (Naomi Hinchen) Floyd | The platform is open to the outdoors, but has an overhanging roof with Floyd | a rusted sign hanging from it. At the back of the platform, to the Floyd | south, is the entrance to the lobby. Train tracks stretch off into the Floyd | distance to the east and west; on the other side of the track is a Floyd | graffitied brick wall. Floyd | Floyd | The clock overhead gives the time as 6:13 am; beneath the clock is a Floyd | schedule board listing train arrival times. On the platform itself are Floyd | a wooden bench, a storage locker, and a vending machine. Floyd | Floyd | A ghostly trolley stop sign reads Brown Line -- Train Station. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push button" | ||
Floyd ] Railway Platform (Naomi Hinchen) Turns: 5151 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON Floyd | Floyd | You hold down the button. The speaker blares out: "—was not familiar Floyd | with Anchorhead before starting this project. Having been assigned the Floyd | railway station, I was excited to discover Anchorhead's Ghost Train Floyd | legend, and then disappointed that the actual train in Anchorhead was Floyd | entirely corporeal. Well, here was my chance to do something about Floyd | that... Floyd | Floyd | The rat came out of playtesting. Originally there was just a line of Floyd | flavor text that mentioned a rat, but when players kept trying to Floyd | interact with the rat, I planned to expand its role. Then, partway Floyd | through implementing the puzzle, I realized that the room could Floyd | technically be completed without the winding key. This would have been Floyd | fine, except that it obviated the requirement for my input item, which Floyd | would have short-circuited the entire puzzle track. So I rearranged Floyd | the puzzle to ensure that the input item was necessary. The room could Floyd | still be completed without the winding key (in two ways, in fact), but Floyd | I wanted the key to be the "intended" solution and leave the others as Floyd | Easter eggs. Therefore I needed a way to get the key that was fairly Floyd | straightforward, but a little more interesting than just leaving it Floyd | lying around... and that's where the rat came in. Floyd | Floyd | When implementing the clock, I considered tracking the difference Floyd | between the "real" time of day and the time on the clock after the Floyd | player sets it to a different time. Then I decided it would be easier Floyd | just to make the time of day conform to the clock time. So the clock Floyd | is a magic clock that bends time when you set it. Hey, we're in Floyd | Lovecraft Country; anything is possible. (Speaking of which, the towns Floyd | on the schedule board are all Lovecraftian settings.) Floyd | Floyd | The anniversary date on the watch is my parents' anniversary. The Floyd | protagonist being named Naomi is nothing to do with me, but was Floyd | sometimes surreal during Slack discussions. (I did instruct one Floyd | new-to-IF playtester to "x me", resulting in him typing "x naomi". He Floyd | didn't even know it was the protagonist's name; he thought I meant Floyd | myself.) Floyd | Floyd | I meant to have cryptic messages, possibly procedurally generated, Floyd | emitting from the PA system, but I didn't get them written in time. Floyd | You can replicate the effect I was going for by listening to Welcome Floyd | to Night Vale while playing the room. Floyd | Floyd | Some bits of text in this room are taken verbatim from Anchorhead. Floyd | Since it's an homage it doesn't count as stealing, right? Floyd | Floyd | A few things to try in this room just for fun: XYZZY, WAVE, JUMP, SING Floyd | (more than once), TIE ME TO TRACKS, WEAR LABEL, THINK (before and Floyd | after examining the watch and suitcase), SWITCH OFF CLOCK, standing on Floyd | the tracks and waiting a few turns, FLIP COIN. Floyd | Floyd | Finally, much thanks to all my playtesters: J.T. Hinchen, Jeremy Floyd | Murphy, Kathy Karch, Josh Luckens, Charlotte Spreadbury, E. Joyce, Floyd | Andrew Schultz, Caleb Wilson, Jeremy Freese, Lucian Smith, and Adri. Floyd | And thanks for—" Floyd | Floyd | You let go of the button, ending the transmission, and you squeeze Floyd | your long-suffering hand to alleviate a little bit of the pain. How Floyd | much more of this can your poor muscles endure? Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "oo, maybe our thumb WILL fall off." | |
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x hand" | ||
Floyd ] Railway Platform (Naomi Hinchen) Turns: 5151 Floyd | > Floyd | > X HAND Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x thumb" | ||
Floyd ] Railway Platform (Naomi Hinchen) Turns: 5151 Floyd | > Floyd | > X THUMB Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Maybe we have to switch hands." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "wave" | ||
Floyd ] Railway Platform (Naomi Hinchen) Turns: 5152 Floyd | > Floyd | > WAVE Floyd | Floyd | There's no one here to wave at, so you're just doing jazz hands. Floyd | Floyd | For no apparent reason, the PA system plays a three-second snatch of Floyd | bagpipe music. Floyd | Floyd | The clock gives a deep, booming chime on the quarter hour. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "jump" | ||
Floyd ] Railway Platform (Naomi Hinchen) Turns: 5153 Floyd | > Floyd | > JUMP Floyd | Floyd | You do a few jumping jacks. Great, that's your cardio for today! Floyd | Floyd | Thunder rumbles in the distance. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "sing" | ||
Floyd ] Railway Platform (Naomi Hinchen) Turns: 5154 Floyd | > Floyd | > SING Floyd | Floyd | Just a small-town girl, living in a lonely world... Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "sing" | ||
Floyd ] Railway Platform (Naomi Hinchen) Turns: 5155 Floyd | > Floyd | > SING Floyd | Floyd | When the moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie, that's Floyd | amore... Floyd | Floyd | The wind blows stray leaves across the tracks. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x clock" | ||
Floyd ] Railway Platform (Naomi Hinchen) Turns: 5156 Floyd | > Floyd | > X CLOCK Floyd | Floyd | The clock face seems almost to be staring at you, as the second hand Floyd | sweeps hypnotically around it. The time shown is 6:19 am. You can't Floyd | see the clock very closely from down here. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu asks, "Next, church?" | |
| DavidW says, "yes please" | ||
| DavidW says, "Narthex" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "wait for gold line" | ||
Floyd ] Church Exterior (Andy Holloway) Turns: 5157 Floyd | > Floyd | > WAIT FOR GOLD LINE Floyd | Floyd | You sit on the bench, hold out your pass, and wait for the gold line. Floyd | Within moments, a noncorporeal trolley arrives. Instead of stopping Floyd | and allowing you to board, it passes through you, and you Floyd | find yourself transported to Floyd | Floyd | Church Exterior (Andy Holloway) Floyd | The gravel road curves here past the doors of an old stone church, Floyd | which squats defeatedly amid a few straggly trees. Behind it, to the Floyd | northeast, you can see the first few stones of a modest graveyard. To Floyd | the east the road narrows to cross a small bridge into the village Floyd | proper; to the north, it crests the hill toward the train station. Floyd | Floyd | A phantom trolley stop sign reads Gold Line -- Church. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Church Exterior (Andy Holloway) Turns: 5158 Floyd | > Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | You can't go that way. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "in" | ||
Floyd ] Narthex (Hanon Ondricek) Turns: 5159 Floyd | > Floyd | > IN Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Narthex (Hanon Ondricek) Floyd | The narthex extends the width of the church. Despite the Floyd | gloominess, it's not that unwelcoming except for the eye-watering Floyd | pattern of industrial linoleum floor tiles. They checkerboard Floyd | underfoot in grayish green and grayish white squares with dark Floyd | speckles, stopping only at the margin marked by a wall border at waist Floyd | level. Floyd | Floyd | The chapel proper opens to the west and a set of double doors Floyd | leads out of the building. Floyd | Floyd | Two side by side openings lead in to restrooms. Floyd | Floyd | Shattered glass and broken pieces of picture frames cover the floor of Floyd | the narthex around the edges near the walls. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push button" | ||
Floyd ] Narthex (Hanon Ondricek) Turns: 5160 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON Floyd | Floyd | You hold down the button. The speaker blares out: "—welcome to the Floyd | Narthex! If I understand correctly, it's behind a locked door in Floyd | either direction, so congratulations for making it here...however you Floyd | manged to do it! I had to look up "narthex" so that was the first Floyd | thing I did - I made the room name change after Naomi learns what it Floyd | means. Floyd | Floyd | Ryan said we didn't have to go crazy in our rooms if we didn't want Floyd | to, so I envisioned doing a quick and easy, atmospherically appealing Floyd | room about the subtle creeping dread of objects vanishing and Floyd | reappearing. It was going to take a good hour to write, maybe two if I Floyd | wanted to get fancy, and not take too much time from the other project Floyd | I was working on. Floyd | Floyd | Then I got my assignment, and EVERYTHING CHANGED. Floyd | Floyd | Sorry Ryan and Jenni, for (compiles to check) the 16697-word source Floyd | text in a world with 13 rooms and 73 things. Only five of those are my Floyd | added rooms, I swear. Floyd | Floyd | I put a commentary in each location. If there's not, then Ryan or Floyd | Jenni may have put their individual feet down on not increasing the Floyd | PROP_TABLE_SIZE or the MAX_DESCRIPTIVE_FOODLUMS or someothersuch limit Floyd | in Inform 7. Floyd | Floyd | *** Hi, this is Jenni speaking. We did include every single one of Floyd | Hanon's room commentaries but if you're playing his room for the first Floyd | time you should be aware that they're VERY SPOILERY and you might want Floyd | to make a save, play through, then come back and read the commentary. Floyd | Okay, here's Hanon back. *** Floyd | Floyd | Thank you, testers: Andrew Schultz, Jeremy Freese, Mike Spivey, Rachel Floyd | Spitler, Eric W. Brown, Lucian Smith, Christopher Conley. Special Floyd | thanks to Andrew Plotkin and everyone on the #Slack community for tech Floyd | help, support, and fungal bloom jokes. Also thanks Ryan and Jenni for Floyd | letting us do this crazy—" Floyd | Floyd | You let go of the button, ending the transmission, and you squeeze Floyd | your long-suffering hand to alleviate a little bit of the pain. How Floyd | much more of this can your poor muscles endure? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "in" | ||
Floyd ] Women's Restroom Turns: 5161 Floyd | > Floyd | > IN Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Women's Restroom Floyd | The women's restroom is tidy as church facilities go. There is only Floyd | one way out, unless you count the bathroom stall door reflected Floyd | in the mirror above the sink. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push button" | ||
Floyd ] Women's Restroom Turns: 5162 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON Floyd | Floyd | You hold down the button. The speaker blares out: "—tried to follow Floyd | the Veeder Credo of not describing superfluous things that the player Floyd | didn't need to worry about, but a lot of more stuff ended up in here Floyd | because players always want to try to flushing the—" Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "As expected, I don't think there's a way to get back into the school." | |
| DavidW says, "no. We'd need the lipstick or the shoes." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "I mean, there could have been a test command that waas kept in." | ||
| DavidW says, "well, maybe." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "out" | ||
Floyd ] Narthex (Hanon Ondricek) Turns: 5163 Floyd | > Floyd | > OUT Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Narthex (Hanon Ondricek) Floyd | The narthex extends the width of the church. Despite the Floyd | gloominess, it's not that unwelcoming except for the eye-watering Floyd | pattern of industrial linoleum floor tiles. They checkerboard Floyd | underfoot in grayish green and grayish white squares with dark Floyd | speckles, stopping only at the margin marked by a wall border at waist Floyd | level. Floyd | Floyd | The chapel proper opens to the west and a set of double doors Floyd | leads out of the building. Floyd | Floyd | Two side by side openings lead in to restrooms. Floyd | Floyd | Shattered glass and broken pieces of picture frames cover the floor of Floyd | the narthex around the edges near the walls. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Chapel (s. hammack) [Score: 1] Turns: 5164 Floyd | > Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Chapel (s. hammack) [Score: 1] Floyd | You are in the main worship area of the church. Whom or what this Floyd | chapel is used to worship is not immediately apparent. The Floyd | accommodations are fairly modest: several rows of pews face toward the Floyd | west end of the room, where a pulpit stands in front of an altar. In Floyd | the corner of the room is a cheap-looking electric organ. The one Floyd | lavish decoration is an elaborate stained glass window taking up most Floyd | of the wall behind the altar. Floyd | Floyd | The vestibule is to the east. On the southern wall is a wooden door, Floyd | which is open. Floyd | Floyd | On the altar are a collection plate (empty) and a lockbox (empty). Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "We did the steeple last week." | |
| DavidW says, "yes" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push button" | ||
Floyd ] Chapel (s. hammack) [Score: 1] Turns: 5165 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON Floyd | Floyd | (the walkie-talkie (smelling faintly of mildew)) Floyd | You hold down the button. The speaker blares out: "—I was working on Floyd | this room, my cat got a bowel obstruction that almost killed him and I Floyd | had to spend $6,000 on surgery to save him, then spend the next two Floyd | weeks making sure he didn't tear his stitches while he recovered. Floyd | After that, I entered crunch for the game I was working on at my day Floyd | job (well, okay, I say crunch, but I was working reasonable hours; Floyd | however, it was stressful enough that the last thing I wanted to do Floyd | when I came home was work on another damn adventure game). I say this Floyd | not as an excuse, but simply to help you understand the state of mind Floyd | that resulted in this...—" Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "poor kitty" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Poor cat. :(" | ||
| DavidW says, "Also, yikes on the $$$$" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Yeah." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x window" | ||
Floyd ] Chapel (s. hammack) [Score: 1] Turns: 5166 Floyd | > Floyd | > X WINDOW Floyd | Floyd | The window is made up of hundreds of small shards of glass, stained Floyd | with an impressive variety of colors. Although the effect is striking, Floyd | though it's difficult to tell exactly what is the image that's meant Floyd | to be depicted here -- whenever you look away and back, it seems as Floyd | though the colors have changed to produce different shapes. At the Floyd | moment, it most resembles a werewolf. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Church Office (Llew Mason) Turns: 5167 Floyd | > Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Church Office (Llew Mason) Floyd | The church office is a tiny windowless room. Stark whitewashed brick Floyd | walls close in on all sides beneath a low vaulted ceiling. There is Floyd | something fundamentally wrong with the architecture in here. Lines Floyd | that should be parallel or perpendicular seem ever so slightly off, Floyd | making you feel distinctly uneasy. Floyd | Floyd | An enormous desk overflowing with stacked papers takes up most of one Floyd | side of the room. Stairs lead down, and the church itself is Floyd | accessible through the door at the north end of the room. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push button" | ||
Floyd ] Church Office (Llew Mason) Turns: 5168 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON Floyd | Floyd | You hold down the button. The speaker blares out: "—at interactive Floyd | fiction. This room was tested with the help of Roberto Colnaghi, Floyd | Chandler Groover, Savina Mason, Sean Shore, and Petter Sjölund. Floyd | There's also—" Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "g" | ||
Floyd ] Church Office (Llew Mason) Turns: 5169 Floyd | > Floyd | > G Floyd | Floyd | You hold down the button. The speaker blares out: "—attempt at Floyd | interactive fiction. This room was tested with the help of Roberto Floyd | Colnaghi, Chandler Groover, Savina Mason, Sean Shore, and Petter Floyd | Sjölund. There's—" Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "g" | ||
Floyd ] Church Office (Llew Mason) Turns: 5170 Floyd | > Floyd | > G Floyd | Floyd | You hold down the button. The speaker blares out: "—first attempt at Floyd | interactive fiction. This room was tested with the help of Roberto Floyd | Colnaghi, Chandler Groover, Savina Mason, Sean Shore, and Petter Floyd | Sjölund. There's also—" Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "g" | ||
Floyd ] Church Office (Llew Mason) Turns: 5171 Floyd | > Floyd | > G Floyd | Floyd | You hold down the button. The speaker blares out: "—attempt at Floyd | interactive fiction. This room was tested with the help of Roberto Floyd | Colnaghi, Chandler Groover, Savina Mason, Sean Shore, and Petter Floyd | Sjölund. There's also—" Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "g" | ||
Floyd ] Church Office (Llew Mason) Turns: 5172 Floyd | > Floyd | > G Floyd | Floyd | You hold down the button. The speaker blares out: "—first attempt at Floyd | interactive fiction. This room was tested with the help of Roberto Floyd | Colnaghi, Chandler Groover, Savina Mason, Sean Shore, and Petter Floyd | Sjölund. There's also—" Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Mean walkietalkie." | |
| DavidW asks, "-snacks? What?" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Well, I guess we won't find it." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "d" | ||
Floyd ] Church Basement (Sean M. Shore) Turns: 5173 Floyd | > Floyd | > D Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Church Basement (Sean M. Shore) Floyd | A small wall-mounted sodium lamp bathes this area in a sickly yellow Floyd | light, and produces a faint buzz that reverberates off the close, Floyd | mildewed walls. This is an unfinished, spidery basement, damp and Floyd | dank and one might even say disused, but on further inspection, that Floyd | may not be the case. Some obviously dangerous wooden stairs ascend Floyd | grudgingly, and an opening in the floor gives way to the tunnel below. Floyd | Floyd | In one corner is a huge Panasonic TV/VCR combo, probably from about Floyd | five years ago. Next to it is a stack of VHS tapes. Some discarded Floyd | clothes litter the floor. Floyd | Floyd | You can also see a mannequin here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push button" | ||
Floyd ] Church Basement (Sean M. Shore) Turns: 5174 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON Floyd | Floyd | (the walkie-talkie (smelling faintly of mildew)) Floyd | You hold down the button, and the speaker produces a stream of static Floyd | that gives you goosebumps. You don't seem to be picking up any signal Floyd | in this particular location. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "d" | ||
Floyd ] Tunnel Entrance (Grueslayer) Turns: 5175 Floyd | > Floyd | > D Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Tunnel Entrance (Grueslayer) Floyd | The ladder leading down the funnel ends here at a brick wall with one Floyd | or two interesting features. Only a little light shines through the Floyd | funnel and bathes the surroundings in eerie shadows. The ground seems Floyd | to be made up of treaded down dirt. A masoned, semi-circular tunnel Floyd | leads southeast, the walls made up from the same musty red bricks as Floyd | the wall marking its end. The tunnel is about six feet high. Rolled up Floyd | on the ground in the southwestern corner is a hobo who declared this Floyd | tunnel his bedroom. Floyd | Floyd | You hear a sound from somewhere down the tunnel. Maybe a rat. Floyd | Hopefully a rat. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push button" | ||
Floyd ] Tunnel Entrance (Grueslayer) Turns: 5176 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON Floyd | Floyd | You hold down the button. The speaker blares out: "—by Carl "Baf" Floyd | Muckenhoupt and Roberto Colnaghi. A huge, dead serious, amaranthine Floyd | thanks to them. No good game can exist without dedicated testers. Floyd | Which does not mean this room is good, in fact I ran out of time when Floyd | trying to fix the bugs Carl and Roberto found. Lebbe geht—" Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "'Tested-' I'm guessing." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "and the last word is "weiter" I'm sure." | ||
| DavidW says, "I don't know the German phrase." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "(Life goes on)." | ||
| DavidW says, "ah. thanks." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "nw" | ||
Floyd ] Tunnel Entrance (Grueslayer) Turns: 5177 Floyd | > Floyd | > NW Floyd | Floyd | You can't go that way. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ne" | ||
Floyd ] Small Chamber (Grueslayer) Turns: 5178 Floyd | > Floyd | > NE Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Small Chamber (Grueslayer) Floyd | It takes a while to adjust to the darkness here, but finally you can Floyd | at least make out some shapes and colours. The little light that falls Floyd | in through the opening the "altar" left reveals a small space of about Floyd | ten by six feet, no more than five feet high, meaning you can't even Floyd | stand. The walls are roughly hewn and show no sign of renovation. Floyd | Three freight crates and an empty bottle indicate that this secret Floyd | space had probably been used by smugglers. How mundane. The exit is Floyd | southwest. Floyd | Floyd | You can see a phonograph here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push button" | ||
Floyd ] Small Chamber (Grueslayer) Turns: 5179 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON Floyd | Floyd | You hold down the button, and the speaker produces a stream of static Floyd | that raises the hair on the back of your neck. You don't seem to be Floyd | picking up any signal in this particular location. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "No added commentary in most subrooms, I'm going to guess." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "sw" | ||
Floyd ] Tunnel Entrance (Grueslayer) Turns: 5180 Floyd | > Floyd | > SW Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Tunnel Entrance (Grueslayer) Floyd | The ladder leading down the funnel ends here at a brick wall with one Floyd | or two interesting features. Only a little light shines through the Floyd | funnel and bathes the surroundings in eerie shadows. The ground seems Floyd | to be made up of treaded down dirt. A masoned, semi-circular tunnel Floyd | leads southeast, the walls made up from the same musty red bricks as Floyd | the wall marking its end. The tunnel is about six feet high. Rolled up Floyd | on the ground in the southwestern corner is a hobo who declared this Floyd | tunnel his bedroom. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "se" | ||
Floyd ] Subterranean tunnel (Drew M) Turns: 5181 Floyd | > Floyd | > SE Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Subterranean tunnel (Drew M) Floyd | Your light reflects off the cold, shin-deep water. Tiny shadows jump Floyd | and skitter away from you, making it hard to tell where the walls end Floyd | and the wildlife begins. The tunnel continues off to the northwest. Floyd | To the east lies a door. The way back to the surface lies above. To Floyd | the north, the stones have recessed to form an alcove a few feet deep. Floyd | Floyd | A weird woman waves and watches you wantonly from the wall. Floyd | Floyd | "Psst! Come closer! Can you hear me?" Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push button" | ||
Floyd ] Subterranean tunnel (Drew M) Turns: 5182 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON Floyd | Floyd | You hold down the button. The speaker blares out: "—to my parlor! Floyd | Floyd | It's been a loooong time since I've touched an Inform game and I Floyd | wanted something relatively simple that I could build on. According to Floyd | what I have read off of WebMD, one of the top fears people have is Floyd | fear of the dark, which seemed a good topic for a scary room. It has Floyd | nothing at all to do with me being blind and wanting to make others Floyd | share in my misery. That's my story and I'm sticking to it! Floyd | Floyd | I also added bugs, for flavor (fun fact: ants are peppery!) The Floyd | rationale for this was farely simple: they scare the shit out of me. Floyd | Floyd | The third great fear I wished to include was the fear of public Floyd | speaking. Regretfully, I ran out of time before I could implement the Floyd | insects transforming into angry members of the Washington D.C. press Floyd | core and demanding to know if there was any collusion? So instead you Floyd | get this lame amalgummation of theDeadMan and the Sleepless. Floyd | Floyd | Hope you enjoyed my room! If you'd like to check out my other work, I Floyd | also wrote the Introcomp game Obituary. If you'd like to drop me a Floyd | line, email drew@trioptimum.com.—" Floyd | Floyd | "Psst! Hey! I'm waiting! Can you hear?" Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "hm. I know I played Obituary, but I don't really remember it." | |
| DavidW says, "So many games competing for memory space in my brain." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "I can only imagine." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "u" | ||
Floyd ] Under the Bridge (Tenth) Turns: 5183 Floyd | > Floyd | > U Floyd | Floyd | Taking a deep breath, you grasp the ladder for support and hook your Floyd | leg up to the first available step. The metal creeks and groans Floyd | alarmingly as you transfer your weight, but the bolts hold firm. You Floyd | shakily gather yourself and begin to ascend back up to the surface. Floyd | Floyd | Under the Bridge (Tenth) Floyd | The path along the river gives way to a crumbling stone embankment as Floyd | it passes below the arch of the old stone bridge. A rusty metal hatch Floyd | is set into the ground opposite from the river, and towards the end of Floyd | the embankment, a derelict payphone squats, forgotten, under the Floyd | shadow of the bridge. To the south, the path continues to follow the Floyd | river. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push button" | ||
Floyd ] Under the Bridge (Tenth) Turns: 5184 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON Floyd | Floyd | (the walkie-talkie (smelling faintly of mildew)) Floyd | You hold down the button. The speaker blares out: "—I am bad at Floyd | managing time, over-ambitious with features. I also completely changed Floyd | the direction and solution of my room during the final weekend, after Floyd | not being satisfied with how the puzzle was going (or how it tied into Floyd | the Venus track) - I won't spoil anything, but you were originally Floyd | going to have a conversation with an NPC using the payphone. The phone Floyd | is still there (as it should be, after all the time I sunk into it), Floyd | but it now combines with my original idea for the Venus track puzzle. Floyd | Anyway, the intention is for the room to be evocative, creepy, and Floyd | just interactive enough to "sell" you on the idea. It's not really Floyd | intended to be much of a puzzle (unless you didn't live through the Floyd | 80s and 90s - then you might need to google some stuff). Anyway, Floyd | thanks to Ryan and Jenni for their infinite patience, everyone on the Floyd | Cragne Manor slack for their help and support, especially MattW, and Floyd | to EmilyGhost for helping me come up with even more 90s junk to write Floyd | on the side of an imaginary payphone. I hope it's not—" Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "Part of the reason I write walkthroughs is to augment my own memory." | |
| DavidW says, "And there's the pleasure of carving a notch on the bedpost, as it were." | ||
| DavidW says, "'the Venus track' is the Court business, I think." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Must be. Not sure where that name comes from though." | ||
| DavidW asks, "I wonder if the library books were the 'Mars track'?" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Maybe just a project name with no relation to the actual puzzle though." | ||
| DavidW says, "It is fun to peek behind the curtains like this." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Possibly. I scrolled back, but baf only mentions a puzzle track, no name attached." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "And yeah, definitely." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] River Walk (Adam Whybray) Turns: 5185 Floyd | > Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | River Walk (Adam Whybray) Floyd | A dirt path along the west bank of the Makaskuta - or Blackgourd - Floyd | River. The air is motionless and sweltry, the urticariate heat drawing Floyd | sweat profusely from your prickling glands. Floyd | Floyd | Just below you, to your side, the river burbles in vainglorious Floyd | stupor, foaming in bright patches from the surfacants released from Floyd | the rotting deposits of the red maples and poplars that line its Floyd | banks. A single black ash, denuded of leaves, its corky bark blighted Floyd | with the telltale signs of parasitic infection, quietly interrupts the Floyd | Autumnal foliage of its deciduous cousins. Floyd | Floyd | The river's waters slith over rocks as lustrous-gray as seal skin, Floyd | rending them freshly burnished for the mid-September sun, which casts Floyd | Her rays in refulgent slats through the rust-honey colored trees. It Floyd | is though Nature, in celebration of Her own fecundity, has chosen to Floyd | offer Herself up in Equinoxical sacrifice - the rocks laid out before Floyd | the blazing altar of the sun. Floyd | Floyd | There is a forbidding sign on the bank of the river. Floyd | Floyd | The way up to Backwater town square is northwest. Following the path Floyd | north leads under the bridge. Floyd | Floyd | On the Makaskuta river is a buoy. Floyd | Floyd | You can also see a freshwater lobster trap (in which is an eggbound Floyd | crawfish) and a shattered crawfish here. Floyd | Floyd | A noncorporeal trolley stop sign reads Aqua Line -- River Walk. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push button" | ||
Floyd ] River Walk (Adam Whybray) Turns: 5186 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON Floyd | Floyd | You hold down the button, and the speaker produces a stream of static Floyd | that gives you goosebumps. You don't seem to be picking up any signal Floyd | in this particular location. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "nw" | ||
Floyd ] Town square, Backwater, VT (Marco Innocenti) Turns: 5187 Floyd | > Floyd | > NW Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Town square, Backwater, VT (Marco Innocenti) Floyd | The large, hexagonal-shaped square is paved with big, white stones, Floyd | polished by rain and wind over the decades; around it, low red-brick Floyd | buildings look like watching peasants. One single street leaves the Floyd | square to the north, while less accommodating paths lead west, in the Floyd | direction of a towering church, and southwest. Floyd | Due east, an iron bridge crosses the river, and southeast, a walkway Floyd | leads down to its bank. Floyd | Floyd | The swollen, slate-colored clouds that blanket the sky are reflected Floyd | in the shiny, circular shape embellishing the center of the square, Floyd | muttering ominous portents amongst themselves. Floyd | Floyd | A man is leaning on the bridge rail, staring intensely at you with his Floyd | only eye. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push button" | ||
Floyd ] Town square, Backwater, VT (Marco Innocenti) Turns: 5188 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON Floyd | Floyd | You hold down the button. The speaker blares out: "—I saw the Floyd | billboard ("Anchorhead tribute band looking for a singer!"), something Floyd | popped in me. Floyd | Floyd | Anchorhead is, by far, my preferred Interactive Fiction game of all Floyd | times: Photopia made me cry; Spider and Web had the best A-HA! moment; Floyd | One Eye Open made me become an IF writer, somehow; and all those Floyd | pre-Infocom era games -- The Questprobes, The Hobbit; the lovely Gruds Floyd | in Space -- clung to my soul in a way only the things you happen to Floyd | witness when you're pre-teen succeed in doing... still, not a single Floyd | one of those I loved the way I loved the masterpiece by Mike Gentry. Floyd | Floyd | I'm not going to write an essay on Anchorhead. Not here, not now... Floyd | and probably I never will. Let it just be known that the atmosphere Floyd | and the (incredibly convoluted, sometimes) puzzles -- adding to the Floyd | three-days/three-acts theatrical marvel -- have been the peak of Floyd | interactive storytelling I'm trying to replicate since forever. As Floyd | Watchmen by Alan Moore sculpted my writing nerve, Anchorhead Floyd | represented everything I wanted to see (and live) in a game. Floyd | Floyd | So, I jumped on board. Floyd | Floyd | Fortunately for you, the Player, I'm not 'the' singer, in this gig, Floyd | but happen to be part of a family that counts more than 85 people. Floyd | Because, you know, as usual: life kept getting in da way, and so did Floyd | my family, coming back to town before I finished and requesting my Floyd | time every other second. Also: I didn't realize how much effort a Floyd | single room can take when trying to be on par with the marvelous Floyd | people I'm working with. My room is simple -- and contains an Floyd | incredibly convoluted puzzle (I'm more of a story-driven writer) -- Floyd | still, it is here. I dedicated all my guts to it and, although I know Floyd | it deserves a large post-release remake, I'm happy with it. I hope you Floyd | will be happy too. Floyd | Floyd | Thanks to Jenni and Ryan for this thing, for accepting me on this Floyd | trip, and for letting me make a game with these—" Floyd | Floyd | You let go of the button, ending the transmission, and you squeeze Floyd | your long-suffering hand to alleviate a little bit of the pain. How Floyd | much more of this can your poor muscles endure? Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "Fountain, next, please." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "sw" | ||
Floyd ] Drinking Fountain (Lucian Smith) Turns: 5189 Floyd | > Floyd | > SW Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Drinking Fountain (Lucian Smith) Floyd | A public drinking fountain is placed in a nook here, nearly overgrown Floyd | with ivy. You can return to the town square to the northeast. Floyd | Floyd | A ragged hole graces the side of the brick fountain. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push button" | ||
Floyd ] Drinking Fountain (Lucian Smith) Turns: 5190 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON Floyd | Floyd | (the walkie-talkie (smelling faintly of mildew)) Floyd | You hold down the button. The speaker blares out: "—prompt for this Floyd | room was "public drinking fountain" and I knew I wanted to have stuff Floyd | going on during the rest of the game, like I did in IF Whispers 3. So Floyd | that's where this started! I had a vague idea of "a ghost that Floyd | follows you around", and talking with the organizers, they liked that Floyd | idea, so I went with that. They put me on the "library book" puzzle Floyd | track, so connecting my ghost with library books seemed apropos. Then Floyd | the "public drinking fountain" prompt made me think of the "whites Floyd | only" and "colored" drinking fountains, and "racism" seemed a fitting Floyd | theme for an "uncovering old horrors" type of game. I did a search Floyd | for "the KKK in Vermont in the 20s", and found that there were indeed Floyd | a few years in there where the KKK managed to successfully establish Floyd | themselves in some areas. I figured Backwater was the perfect place Floyd | for that to happen, and from there, it was just a matter of getting Floyd | everything lined up and telling a coherent story--and of writing some Floyd | perky cluelessly-racist prose. Which was, with any luck, as Floyd | uncomfortable to read as it was to—" Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "It's quite interesting how Emmett got to get his revenge." | |
| DavidW says, "mm." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "I wouldn't have expected him to be added on like this." | ||
| DavidW says, "I guess there were several times when the authors asked R&J 'can I do this?' and they said, 'um, sure.'" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Probably, yes." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ne" | ||
Floyd ] Town square, Backwater, VT (Marco Innocenti) Turns: 5191 Floyd | > Floyd | > NE Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Town square, Backwater, VT (Marco Innocenti) Floyd | The large, hexagonal-shaped square is paved with big, white stones, Floyd | polished by rain and wind over the decades; around it, low red-brick Floyd | buildings look like watching peasants. One single street leaves the Floyd | square to the north, while less accommodating paths lead west, in the Floyd | direction of a towering church, and southwest. Floyd | Due east, an iron bridge crosses the river, and southeast, a walkway Floyd | leads down to its bank. Floyd | Floyd | The swollen, slate-colored clouds that blanket the sky are reflected Floyd | in the shiny, circular shape embellishing the center of the square, Floyd | muttering ominous portents amongst themselves. Floyd | Floyd | A man is leaning on the bridge rail, staring intensely at you with his Floyd | only eye. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] Bridge (Daniel Stelzer and Jemma Briggeman) Turns: 5192 Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Your feet finally touch down on some blackened shore and into some Floyd | large subterrane. The slick black stone of the cavern arcs high above Floyd | your head with strange formations that grow downwards and then out in Floyd | oddly perpendicular angles. The damp rock moves in and out of focus as Floyd | some pulsing green light illuminates the space. Floyd | Floyd | Taking a step, you feel the sand pulling at your shoes as though it Floyd | were thick mud or quicksand. Your feet sink with every step, settling Floyd | on some solid stone platform just beneath this layer of cloying sand Floyd | that prevents you from being entirely swallowed. Floyd | Floyd | You pass between two monolithic pillars: oily green-black stone of a Floyd | height that makes you dizzy to comprehend. Between them, a skeletal Floyd | bridge stretches out across the chasm. Floyd | Floyd | The crossing spans a ravine of tumultuous water that roars like some Floyd | uncaged beast and echoes around the cavern. Its Stygian call chills Floyd | you and draws you in by equal measures as you take the first step onto Floyd | the slats that form the bridge. Floyd | Floyd | Bridge (Daniel Stelzer and Jemma Briggeman) Floyd | You are standing on a bridge spanning east to west in the middle of an Floyd | echoing cavern. In the center of the bridge is a large inhuman Floyd | sculpture constructed of pipes that climb up to a cauldron filled with Floyd | an eerily glowing green moss, the only light source in the room. Floyd | Beneath your feet you can hear the crashing of the river below. Ahead Floyd | of you, to your horror, there are slats missing on the bridge - you'll Floyd | never make it across without replacing them. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | On the gap in the bridge are some flat bones. Floyd | Floyd | The rope lies abandoned on the ground in a tangle, one end tied to the Floyd | bridge, the other to some metallic contraption. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push button" | ||
Floyd ] Bridge (Daniel Stelzer and Jemma Briggeman) Turns: 5193 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON Floyd | Floyd | You hold down the button. The speaker blares out: "—was a Floyd | collaboration: Daniel Stelzer, the programmer, handled the Floyd | implementation, while Jemma Briggeman, the English major, handled the Floyd | writing. The idea of climbing down the rope and entering the skeleton Floyd | to extract the bones was Daniel's (as he apparently has a thing for Floyd | rope puzzles in IF), while the plants, animals, sculpture, and details Floyd | of the environment were Jemma's. All bugs are Daniel's fault, all Floyd | typos are Jemma's. (Thanks also to our boyfriend Azri Aziz for Floyd | testing, along with Andrew Schultz, Jenni Polodna, and Chris Conley! Floyd | And thank—" Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Well that's a way to share blame." | |
| DavidW says, "I don't think I've seen the phrase 'our boyfriend' very often before." | ||
| DavidW says, "but yeah, the sharing of blame is cute." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Maybe it'll become more common." | ||
| DavidW says, "yeah, maybe." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] Outside Pub (Jason Lautzenheiser) Turns: 5194 Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Outside Pub (Jason Lautzenheiser) Floyd | As the street runs east through this side of town, it narrows as the Floyd | jagged rooftops on either side of the road reach out to each other. To Floyd | the north is the pub. You can continue to the west where you see a Floyd | bridge. As you pause on the narrow brick sidewalk which lays unevenly Floyd | along the ugly, half-crumbling brick walls, you hear a train whistle Floyd | in the distance. A sign hangs loosely above the pub entrance and to Floyd | the side is a murky window. Floyd | Floyd | You can see a newspaper box here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push button" | ||
Floyd ] Outside Pub (Jason Lautzenheiser) Turns: 5195 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON Floyd | Floyd | You hold down the button. The speaker blares out: "—room is my small Floyd | contribution to Cragne Manor. This is my first piece of I7 in a few Floyd | years as most of my time has been spent on enhancing Trizbort Floyd | (shameless plug). Floyd | Floyd | For as long as I can remember, I've—" Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "Trizbort is a mapping utility." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "I think we did the button pushing in the pub already." | ||
| Knight_Otu nods. | ||
| DavidW says, "okay" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] Constabulary Road (Harkness Munt) Turns: 5196 Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Constabulary Road (Harkness Munt) Floyd | The road phases into little more than a wide dirt track winding from Floyd | the west towards the edge of town to the northeast. A paved walk Floyd | wanders through an iron gate which interrupts a high stone wall Floyd | looming to the north. A memorial bench sits just outside its shadow. A Floyd | thickly-woven rampart of vegetation obstructs passage to the south, Floyd | but you notice a narrow deer trail cutting a path through the deep Floyd | woods. Floyd | Floyd | A barricade spans the road to the northeast, and beyond it a large Floyd | shallow pit is being excavated. If you're careful, you could skirt the Floyd | edges of the pit and continue along the northeast road. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | A man stands near the barricade. He appears to be contemplating the Floyd | contents of the dig site. Floyd | Floyd | A grad student works fastidiously on the fossilized bones in the pit. Floyd | Floyd | A phantom trolley stop sign reads Orange Line -- Constabulary Road. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push button" | ||
Floyd ] Constabulary Road (Harkness Munt) Turns: 5197 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON Floyd | Floyd | You hold down the button, and the speaker produces a stream of static Floyd | that feels like it's coming from somewhere inside your spine. You Floyd | don't seem to be picking up any signal in this particular location. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Backwater Jail (Marshal Tenner Winter) Turns: 5198 Floyd | > Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Backwater Jail (Marshal Tenner Winter) Floyd | The air is stale in this wood-paneled sheriff's office. You feel as if Floyd | you've stepped back in time maybe twenty years as the office Floyd | furnishings in here are simple and utilitarian. A desk, generic in Floyd | style but wide enough for an outdated-looking computer, is near the Floyd | window. A swivel chair is behind it and a wooden visitors chair is on Floyd | the other side. Despite the meager light that creeps in the window, Floyd | there's still a bleak glow from fluorescent bulbs overhead. Other Floyd | furnishings include a file cabinet and, what appears to be, a locker Floyd | that was literally ripped out of a high school and placed against the Floyd | wall in here. Floyd | Floyd | Otherwise, a cheap door with a unisex bathroom sign on it is to the Floyd | west and a secure door, obviously the lock-up, is to the north. The Floyd | exit is south. Floyd | Floyd | You can see a desiccated corpse here. Floyd | Floyd | On the desk is a clipboard holding some paperwork. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push button" | ||
Floyd ] Backwater Jail (Marshal Tenner Winter) Turns: 5199 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON Floyd | Floyd | You hold down the button. The speaker blares out: "—wanted this room Floyd | to be much better. I wanted the puzzle to be funner and more Floyd | intricate. But it wasn't in the stars for it to happen, I guess. I Floyd | could go into details, hoping to garner sympathy, but I'll spare you. Floyd | Suffice to say, I hate my offering and the hours I was planning to Floyd | devote to it were robbed from me one aggravating incident after Floyd | another. Anyway, I hope you like my unfun diarrhea room. Floyd | Floyd | I at least did get enough time to send this to a long-time beta-tester Floyd | collaborator of mine and he ran through it a few times to at least Floyd | ensure it's not a broken pile of garbage. He found it was, indeed a Floyd | pile of garbage, but at least you should be able to properly get Floyd | through it. That tester is "Radical" Al Golden. Special thanks to Floyd | Hanon Ondricek as well, for his—" Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "MTW has a way of being sour about everything." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Yeah, that was rather harsh." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Padded cell (Marius Müller) Turns: 5200 Floyd | > Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Padded cell (Marius Müller) Floyd | The overhead lightbulb in its wire-mesh cage barely lights the room. Floyd | Everything here seems a colorless beige - the cracked floor tiles, the Floyd | thick cloth padding on the walls. A padded door leads south. Floyd | Floyd | A secret compartment in the wall has swung open, revealing a small Floyd | switch and some graffiti that says "THEY THOUGHT THEY COULD TRAP ME IN Floyd | MY OWN CELL". Floyd | Floyd | A metal chest stands in a corner of the room. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "It's unfortunate, but he seems married to his sourness at this point." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push button" | ||
Floyd ] Padded cell (Marius Müller) Turns: 5201 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON Floyd | Floyd | You hold down the button, and the speaker produces a stream of static Floyd | that gives you goosebumps. You don't seem to be picking up any signal Floyd | in this particular location. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "I do understand being critical of oneself, but he's taking it too far. But I guess it's easy to say that from a distance." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Backwater Jail (Marshal Tenner Winter) Turns: 5202 Floyd | > Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Backwater Jail (Marshal Tenner Winter) Floyd | The air is stale in this wood-paneled sheriff's office. You feel as if Floyd | you've stepped back in time maybe twenty years as the office Floyd | furnishings in here are simple and utilitarian. A desk, generic in Floyd | style but wide enough for an outdated-looking computer, is near the Floyd | window. A swivel chair is behind it and a wooden visitors chair is on Floyd | the other side. Despite the meager light that creeps in the window, Floyd | there's still a bleak glow from fluorescent bulbs overhead. Other Floyd | furnishings include a file cabinet and, what appears to be, a locker Floyd | that was literally ripped out of a high school and placed against the Floyd | wall in here. Floyd | Floyd | Otherwise, a cheap door with a unisex bathroom sign on it is to the Floyd | west and a secure door, obviously the lock-up, is to the north. The Floyd | exit is south. Floyd | Floyd | You can see a desiccated corpse here. Floyd | Floyd | On the desk is a clipboard holding some paperwork. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Constabulary Road (Harkness Munt) Turns: 5203 Floyd | > Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Constabulary Road (Harkness Munt) Floyd | The road phases into little more than a wide dirt track winding from Floyd | the west towards the edge of town to the northeast. A paved walk Floyd | wanders through an iron gate which interrupts a high stone wall Floyd | looming to the north. A memorial bench sits just outside its shadow. A Floyd | thickly-woven rampart of vegetation obstructs passage to the south, Floyd | but you notice a narrow deer trail cutting a path through the deep Floyd | woods. Floyd | Floyd | A barricade spans the road to the northeast, and beyond it a large Floyd | shallow pit is being excavated. If you're careful, you could skirt the Floyd | edges of the pit and continue along the northeast road. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | A man stands near the barricade. He appears to be contemplating the Floyd | contents of the dig site. Floyd | Floyd | A grad student works fastidiously on the fossilized bones in the pit. Floyd | Floyd | An insubstantial trolley stop sign reads Orange Line -- Constabulary Floyd | Road. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ne" | ||
Floyd ] Hillside Path (Jack Welch) Turns: 5204 Floyd | > Floyd | > NE Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Hillside Path (Jack Welch) Floyd | You are in a hillside hollow flanked on three sides by sheer granite Floyd | cliffs and on the other by gnarled vegetation. Floyd | Floyd | Three trailheads hold out some chance of respite: north, southwest, Floyd | and southeast. Floyd | Floyd | You can see a stone altar here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push button" | ||
Floyd ] Hillside Path (Jack Welch) Turns: 5205 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON Floyd | Floyd | You hold down the button. The speaker blares out: "—and Ben Floyd | Collins-Sussman Floyd | Floyd | Thanks first of all to Ryan Veeder and Jenni Polodna for giving so Floyd | many IF authors a chance to work together on this project. The best Floyd | part of IF is the community and we all had a blast chatting with each Floyd | other about everything from coding compliance to fungating masses Floyd | while we were writing. We want to acknowledge just how huge a task R&J Floyd | took on in not only trying to compile code coming from 85 different Floyd | directions, but in herding us cats. Floyd | Floyd | Of course, none of us would have been doing this at all had Michael S. Floyd | Gentry not written Anchorhead in 1998 -- a foundational game, which we Floyd | both enjoyed and were only too happy to have a chance to emulate. Floyd | Floyd | As the time of writing this, as you can imagine, the deadline is a few Floyd | hours away and the bug list still needs some swatting, so commentary Floyd | here will be brief, but I'm sure we will add some additional Floyd | commentary online. Interactive Fiction Professors of the 24th Century Floyd | will probably have to pull this from the planetary cybermind, but for Floyd | now, the URL is Floyd | [LINK] But in Floyd | case the internet evaporates, here are, at least, some initial Floyd | thoughts about where our two rooms came from. Floyd | Floyd | Having worked together on a number of IF projects, like Rover's Day Floyd | Out and Hoosegow, and some collaborative community projects like Floyd | Speed-IFs (Lobsters on a Plane) and Narrow Your Eyes for the TMBG Floyd | Apollo 18 20th Anniversary game, we asked R&J if we could have two Floyd | rooms, but collaborate on plot. And they said yes. Floyd | Floyd | So we did. The nature of the overall project meant that authors had to Floyd | more or less isolate their rooms from each other to assure the whole Floyd | thing would compile reasonably, so we figured that the best way to Floyd | collaborate between to separate rooms without having items floatings Floyd | around in circulation would be to focus just on conversation. We've Floyd | always enjoyed writing conversation and have tried to make NPCs Floyd | interesting, but we've never really buckled down and used any of the Floyd | Inform conversation extensions. So, at the start of the project, we Floyd | asked to include a conversation extension, and with some assistance Floyd | from Zarf, R&J agreed to include a modified version of Eric Eve's Floyd | Conversation framework. Floyd | Floyd | Our task then was to come up with a plot that would involve an NPC in Floyd | each room and a story that would bridge them together. We thought the Floyd | player should have to interact with them a few times each so they Floyd | could gradually reveal the story, but didn't want to force the player Floyd | to spend too much time schlepping back and forth, so we limited it to Floyd | three interactions with each character and added a spell to magically Floyd | hop back and forth between the locations. Floyd | Floyd | As for inspiration, most of it came from the original Anchorhead, but Floyd | other bits were drawn from actual history. Most of the names and Floyd | events in the game are real. As Christabell mentions, she's originally Floyd | from Lyn, Massachusetts, which became known as Saugus. If that name is Floyd | familiar, it's a homage to the long-running Halloween literary Floyd | competition run by that town, which has always included interactive Floyd | fiction. Here's one more ghost story to add to that collection. Floyd | Floyd | Hope you enjoy it -- and remember, hints are enabled in our rooms for Floyd | every scene, just—" Floyd | Floyd | You let go of the button, ending the transmission, and you squeeze Floyd | your long-suffering hand to alleviate a little bit of the pain. How Floyd | much more of this can your poor muscles endure? Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW | commentary here will be brief | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Commentary here will be brief." | ||
| DavidW says, "jinx!" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "That portion was just crying out to be quoted." | ||
| DavidW says, "heh heh" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "se" | ||
Floyd ] Outside the Plant (Chandler Groover) Turns: 5206 Floyd | > Floyd | > SE Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Outside the Plant (Chandler Groover) Floyd | Smoke pours into a bruised sky, rising from chimneys that crowd the Floyd | Cragne Meatpacking Plant. Its bricks are soot-stained, its stenciled Floyd | walls weathered by acid rain. Floyd | Floyd | A hole is smashed into its side. Floyd | Floyd | To the northwest, a hill begins to climb toward Cragne Manor. Floyd | Floyd | A phantom trolley stop sign reads Red Line -- Meatpacking Plant. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push button" | ||
Floyd ] Outside the Plant (Chandler Groover) Turns: 5207 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON Floyd | Floyd | You hold down the button. The speaker blares out: "—best thing about Floyd | this room (in the author's opinion) is that you can solve its puzzle, Floyd | in one turn, from anywhere in the game. Just say the unsayable name, Floyd | and you've won! Unless you say it four times. Then you die. Floyd | Floyd | Did you know you can touch the monster? Floyd | Floyd | Thanks to Roberto Colnaghi, Sean M. Shore, Llew Mason, Petter Sjölund, Floyd | Matt Weiner, Chris Conley, and Andrew Plotkin for beta-testing, and to Floyd | you—" Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "We had that one." | |
| DavidW says, "yes" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Outside the Plant (Chandler Groover) Turns: 5208 Floyd | > Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | You can't go that way. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "in" | ||
Floyd ] The meatpacking plant (Kenneth Pedersen) Turns: 5209 Floyd | > Floyd | > IN Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | The meatpacking plant (Kenneth Pedersen) Floyd | You are standing in the center of the main room of the meatpacking Floyd | plant. An open doorway leads west from this huge room to somewhere Floyd | darker, while some rickety stairs lead up. A long row of meat hooks Floyd | are hanging from the ceiling parallel to a bloodstained table. It is Floyd | not too late to leave yet, by going out the front door. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu asks, "Why can#t I get used to in in this game?" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push button" | ||
Floyd ] The meatpacking plant (Kenneth Pedersen) Turns: 5210 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON Floyd | Floyd | You hold down the button. The speaker blares out: "—very happy to be Floyd | given this room, since I clearly remember encountering the Floyd | slaughterhouse in Anchorhead. However, as an Inform newbie I will keep Floyd | the puzzle of this room—" Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "...simple, I guess." | |
| DavidW says, "It's not just you. Everyone tends to expect 'in' to be a synonym of some compass direction." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "That makes sense." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Wrecked Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant (Chris JonTurns: 5211 Floyd | > Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Wrecked Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant (Chris Jones) Floyd | This is a perfectly normal bathroom. There is a metal grab bar on the Floyd | wall where the stall used to be. There is bare floor where the toilet Floyd | used to be. There are empty spaces on the wall where the fixtures like Floyd | the sink used to be. There is a horse-shaped hole in one wall. Floyd | Floyd | Perfectly. Normal. Bathroom. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push button" | ||
Floyd ] Wrecked Bathroom of the Meatpacking Plant (Chris JonTurns: 5212 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON Floyd | Floyd | You hold down the button. The speaker blares out: "—room is dedicated Floyd | to every brave soul who has ever been killed by a horse in a bathroom, Floyd | whether that horse had bones or not. And also to Clark Ashton Smith, Floyd | he of weird tales and weirder cosmic fables across space—" Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "goodness. That was a lot briefer than I was expecting for this room." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Huge puzzly room, itty-bitty commentary" | ||
| DavidW says, "hee" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "I wonder if the subrooms had some more commentary, but probably not." | ||
| DavidW says, "yeah, I suspect not." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "(And we can't reach them anyway.)" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] The meatpacking plant (Kenneth Pedersen) Turns: 5213 Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | The meatpacking plant (Kenneth Pedersen) Floyd | You are standing in the center of the main room of the meatpacking Floyd | plant. An open doorway leads west from this huge room to somewhere Floyd | darker, while some rickety stairs lead up. A long row of meat hooks Floyd | are hanging from the ceiling parallel to a bloodstained table. It is Floyd | not too late to leave yet, by going out the front door. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "u" | ||
Floyd ] Dusty office (Matthew Korson) Turns: 5214 Floyd | > Floyd | > U Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Dusty office (Matthew Korson) Floyd | This must be the boss's office. A large window overlooks the factory Floyd | floor. Some shards around the edge suggest that it contained glass Floyd | once. Pushed against one wall is a small table that might have served Floyd | as a desk, and next to it stands a metal filing cabinet. Anonymous Floyd | detritus is scattered at the edges of the room. Floyd | Floyd | Dust hangs so thickly in the air that you can hardly see to the other Floyd | side of the room. You wheeze and choke every time you take a breath. Floyd | Floyd | You can see an enormous dessicated rat corpse, a diagram scratched Floyd | into the floor, a broken knife handle and a piece of yellowed Floyd | newsprint here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push button" | ||
Floyd ] Dusty office (Matthew Korson) Turns: 5215 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON Floyd | Floyd | You hold down the button, and the speaker produces a stream of static Floyd | that raises the hair on the back of your neck. You don't seem to be Floyd | picking up any signal in this particular location. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "d" | ||
Floyd ] The meatpacking plant (Kenneth Pedersen) Turns: 5216 Floyd | > Floyd | > D Floyd | Floyd | You quickly climb down the stairs. Floyd | Floyd | The meatpacking plant (Kenneth Pedersen) Floyd | You are standing in the center of the main room of the meatpacking Floyd | plant. An open doorway leads west from this huge room to somewhere Floyd | darker, while some rickety stairs lead up. A long row of meat hooks Floyd | are hanging from the ceiling parallel to a bloodstained table. It is Floyd | not too late to leave yet, by going out the front door. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "out" | ||
Floyd ] Outside the Plant (Chandler Groover) Turns: 5217 Floyd | > Floyd | > OUT Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Outside the Plant (Chandler Groover) Floyd | Smoke pours into a bruised sky, rising from chimneys that crowd the Floyd | Cragne Meatpacking Plant. Its bricks are soot-stained, its stenciled Floyd | walls weathered by acid rain. Floyd | Floyd | A hole is smashed into its side. Floyd | Floyd | To the northwest, a hill begins to climb toward Cragne Manor. Floyd | Floyd | A ghostly trolley stop sign reads Red Line -- Meatpacking Plant. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "nw" | ||
Floyd ] Hillside Path (Jack Welch) Turns: 5218 Floyd | > Floyd | > NW Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Hillside Path (Jack Welch) Floyd | You are in a hillside hollow flanked on three sides by sheer granite Floyd | cliffs and on the other by gnarled vegetation. Floyd | Floyd | Three trailheads hold out some chance of respite: north, southwest, Floyd | and southeast. Floyd | Floyd | You can see a stone altar here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Front Walk (Matt Weiner) Turns: 5219 Floyd | > Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Front Walk (Matt Weiner) Floyd | Cragne Manor looms to the north. Its light gray marble front is marred Floyd | by a screened-in wooden porch, clearly tacked on well after the manor Floyd | was built. A gravel path bends around the manor to the northeast and Floyd | northwest, and the driveway leads south back to town. Floyd | Floyd | By the porch steps is a post with a placard reading "31." A strange Floyd | little manikin is affixed to it. Floyd | Floyd | A spectral trolley stop sign reads Purple Line -- Cragne Manor. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push button" | ||
Floyd ] Front Walk (Matt Weiner) Turns: 5220 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON Floyd | Floyd | You hold down the button. The speaker blares out: "—simple Floyd | transitional room. For technical reasons, the porch had to be a Floyd | separate room in order to be able to contain the front door. Floyd | Floyd | The one notable object in the room is the harvest manikin. Manikins Floyd | like this can be found in Vermont around Halloween, eerie little Floyd | miniature Wicker Men. The largest concentration of them seems to be in Floyd | Shelburne, a town that is--well, let's say not exactly full of New Floyd | England Gothic atmosphere; the most sinister thing about it is that Floyd | somehow I've never been able to find anything about these manikins on Floyd | the Internet. The store names were inspired by a little plaza that Floyd | once contained The Flying Pig (a lovely bookstore), The Bearded Frog, Floyd | and Jamie Two-Coats. I changed the reference to Stowe because few Floyd | people have probably heard of Shelburne. Floyd | Floyd | Thanks to YerrikTRB, Petter Sjölund, Andrew Schultz, and Chandler Floyd | Groover for testing. Additionally I'd—" Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "We probably want to go around the manor before going too far inside." | |
| Knight_Otu nods. | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "ne" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Family Plot (Mark Britton) Turns: 5221 Floyd | > Floyd | > NE Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Cragne Family Plot (Mark Britton) Floyd | A cramped and neglected place on unwholesome yellow soil. Over the Floyd | years the gravestones have shifted like teeth in an overcrowded mouth, Floyd | collapsing one atop the other. Crabgrass pokes up limply between them, Floyd | urine-yellow and parched-looking. The earth mounds up around the Floyd | shabby crypt, as if it's sunk over the years into the Vermont topsoil. Floyd | You wonder who would want to be buried here--and who would willingly Floyd | consign their ancestors to this brutal place. Perhaps that's why it's Floyd | been so neglected. Floyd | Floyd | Four squat columbariums stand north, east, south, and west of here. A Floyd | winding and uncertain path leads southwest. By stepping over collapsed Floyd | gravestones and bleached obelisks you can go northwest. Carefully. You Floyd | could also enter the crypt from here, if you were able to open it. Floyd | Floyd | Three graves nearby draw your eye. One headstone teeters drunkenly, Floyd | half overrun by lichen. One headstone has collapsed entirely. An Floyd | adjacent plot stands open, overlooked by a blank headstone. The grave Floyd | within is flooded almost to the top with bubbling rainwater. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push button" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Family Plot (Mark Britton) Turns: 5222 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON Floyd | Floyd | You hold down the button, and the speaker produces a stream of static Floyd | that gives you goosebumps. You don't seem to be picking up any signal Floyd | in this particular location. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "in" | ||
Floyd ] Family Crypt (Justin Melvin) Turns: 5223 Floyd | > Floyd | > IN Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Family Crypt (Justin Melvin) Floyd | You are in a long-neglected, dusty, and surprisingly cold crypt, about Floyd | the size of a garage. The walls are covered with a dark mold creeping Floyd | from the floor, and the whole place smells unsettlingly like cured Floyd | meat and leather. There are numerous plaques on the floor, and it is Floyd | difficult to navigate the room without stepping on one of them. Your Floyd | eyes are drawn to the only other object in the room: a large ornately Floyd | decorated stone coffin. The only exit is the door you came in through Floyd | leading back outside. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push button" | ||
Floyd ] Family Crypt (Justin Melvin) Turns: 5224 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON Floyd | Floyd | You hold down the button, and the speaker produces a stream of static Floyd | that raises the hair on the back of your neck. You don't seem to be Floyd | picking up any signal in this particular location. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "out" | ||
Floyd ] Cragne Family Plot (Mark Britton) Turns: 5225 Floyd | > Floyd | > OUT Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Cragne Family Plot (Mark Britton) Floyd | A cramped and neglected place on unwholesome yellow soil. Over the Floyd | years the gravestones have shifted like teeth in an overcrowded mouth, Floyd | collapsing one atop the other. Crabgrass pokes up limply between them, Floyd | urine-yellow and parched-looking. The earth mounds up around the Floyd | shabby crypt, as if it's sunk over the years into the Vermont topsoil. Floyd | You wonder who would want to be buried here--and who would willingly Floyd | consign their ancestors to this brutal place. Perhaps that's why it's Floyd | been so neglected. Floyd | Floyd | Four squat columbariums stand north, east, south, and west of here. A Floyd | winding and uncertain path leads southwest. By stepping over collapsed Floyd | gravestones and bleached obelisks you can go northwest. Carefully. You Floyd | could also enter the crypt from here, if you were able to open it. Floyd | Floyd | Three graves nearby draw your eye. One headstone teeters drunkenly, Floyd | half overrun by lichen. One headstone has collapsed entirely. An Floyd | adjacent plot stands open, overlooked by a blank headstone. The grave Floyd | within is flooded almost to the top with bubbling rainwater. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "nw" | ||
Floyd ] The Cragne Manor's Back Garden (Austin Auclair) Turns: 5226 Floyd | > Floyd | > NW Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | The Cragne Manor's Back Garden (Austin Auclair) Floyd | Vines splay across the landscape, every direction they shoot, Floyd | seemingly racing to the tops of trees to pull them down. The vines Floyd | wind up and around every structure, overrunning them with sheer, Floyd | sinister mass. The vines grow in hypnotic tracks across the yard, Floyd | almost to suggest that they were woven, braided, and arranged with Floyd | care. It's both unnerving and unusually pretty. If there are windows Floyd | or a door on the back of the manor house they're utterly smothered by Floyd | the vines that clamber up the wall and onto the roof, and nothing less Floyd | than a chainsaw could crack open that tomb. Floyd | Floyd | In the center of the yard is a large marble fountain adorned with a Floyd | chubby cherub. On the left side of the garden is the birdbath that you Floyd | knocked over. To the left of the fallen birdbath is the outline of a Floyd | once-hidden pond and a flat stone stuck in the ground where the Floyd | birdbath used to stand. Near the rear, southeast corner of the garden Floyd | is a large garden shed with an adjoining shelf of supplies. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push button" | ||
Floyd ] The Cragne Manor's Back Garden (Austin Auclair) Turns: 5227 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON Floyd | Floyd | You hold down the button, and the speaker produces a stream of static Floyd | that gives you goosebumps. You don't seem to be picking up any signal Floyd | in this particular location. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "in" | ||
Floyd ] The Shambolic Shack (Michael Fessler) Turns: 5228 Floyd | > Floyd | > IN Floyd | Floyd | You open the door further to allow you to pass through. You go inside Floyd | the garden shed. Floyd | Floyd | The Shambolic Shack (Michael Fessler) Floyd | A dimly-lit shack with crude plywood walls. An octagonal window set Floyd | high on one wall admits a feeble shaft of moonlight. Rickety wire Floyd | shelving sits precariously in one dimly lit corner, and a battered Floyd | metal wheelbarrow rests in the opposite corner. A rough doorway leads Floyd | back out. Floyd | Floyd | You can see some mildewed leather gloves here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push button" | ||
Floyd ] The Shambolic Shack (Michael Fessler) Turns: 5229 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON Floyd | Floyd | You hold down the button. The speaker blares out: "—draft of this Floyd | room Floyd | featured an array of bad-smelling objects, whose stinks needed to be Floyd | neutralized one by one to enable the player to catch the subtle scent Floyd | of the room's goal. Fun, but fiddly. Then I realized: *of course* the Floyd | Cragne gardener's hobby is exotic lethal fungiculture. The new goal: Floyd | to avoid the fateful notice that ***You have died in a horrible fungal Floyd | bloom.***. I had never worked with timed events in Inform 7 before, so Floyd | was delighted to be discover I could write lines like "the Floyd | glove-induced-horrible-fungal-bloom occurs in three turns from now". Floyd | The central puzzle of the room isn't too cruel, I hope. But you may Floyd | notice that, given time, fungus-tainted objects may have subtle yet Floyd | insidious effects on nearby items. Beware. Floyd | Floyd | Many thanks to the following intrepid testers: Caleb WIlson, Jeremy Floyd | Freese, Andrew Schultz, Lucien Smith, Carl Muckenhoupt, Rafi Floyd | Hyman-Fessler, and Tamar Hyman-Fessler. And a big shout-out to Jenni Floyd | and Ryan for their initiative and organizational chops, and for Floyd | getting me writing IF again for the first time in a decade and a—" Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "'subtle'" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "I was hoping for an antidote in the commentary." | ||
| DavidW says, "faintly smelling of mildew times a hundred." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Yeah, our whole inventory reeks of mildew." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "The worst part that it spreads no matter what once it happens the first time." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "out" | ||
Floyd ] The Cragne Manor's Back Garden (Austin Auclair) Turns: 5230 Floyd | > Floyd | > OUT Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | The Cragne Manor's Back Garden (Austin Auclair) Floyd | Vines splay across the landscape, every direction they shoot, Floyd | seemingly racing to the tops of trees to pull them down. The vines Floyd | wind up and around every structure, overrunning them with sheer, Floyd | sinister mass. The vines grow in hypnotic tracks across the yard, Floyd | almost to suggest that they were woven, braided, and arranged with Floyd | care. It's both unnerving and unusually pretty. If there are windows Floyd | or a door on the back of the manor house they're utterly smothered by Floyd | the vines that clamber up the wall and onto the roof, and nothing less Floyd | than a chainsaw could crack open that tomb. Floyd | Floyd | In the center of the yard is a large marble fountain adorned with a Floyd | chubby cherub. On the left side of the garden is the birdbath that you Floyd | knocked over. To the left of the fallen birdbath is the outline of a Floyd | once-hidden pond and a flat stone stuck in the ground where the Floyd | birdbath used to stand. Near the rear, southeast corner of the garden Floyd | is a large garden shed with an adjoining shelf of supplies. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "sw" | ||
Floyd ] Outside the greenhouse (James Eagle) Turns: 5231 Floyd | > Floyd | > SW Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Outside the greenhouse (James Eagle) Floyd | The damp brick path that led you here bends around the squat porch of Floyd | an old greenhouse half-swallowed by a tangle of bramble and ivy. Water Floyd | drips from the thick branches overhead; in the undergrowth something - Floyd | somethings? - creep and rustle. Floyd | Floyd | The path curves away to northeast and southeast. You can also go in to Floyd | the greenhouse from here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push button" | ||
Floyd ] Outside the greenhouse (James Eagle) Turns: 5232 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON Floyd | Floyd | You hold down the button, and the speaker produces a stream of static Floyd | that raises the hair on the back of your neck. You don't seem to be Floyd | picking up any signal in this particular location. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Outside the greenhouse (James Eagle) Turns: 5233 Floyd | > Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | You can't go that way. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "in" | ||
Floyd ] Greenhouse (Petter Sjölund) Turns: 5234 Floyd | > Floyd | > IN Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Greenhouse (Petter Sjölund) Floyd | Nothing should be growing here anymore — the heating and irrigation Floyd | have been off for years — but roots seem to have covered everything. Floyd | Floyd | The walls curve inward, forming a huge dome, with a mesh of roots Floyd | covering it from the floor up to about halfway to the ceiling. Floyd | Sunlight still breaks through in places, throwing a pattern of bright Floyd | spots across the room. The roots grow from an enormous tropical tree Floyd | at the center of the greenhouse, towering all the way up to the Floyd | ceiling, which it hides behind a thick crown of leaves. Floyd | Floyd | A spiral staircase, seemingly woven of roots, leads to a circular mesh Floyd | walkway higher up along the wall. Floyd | Floyd | The parrot sculpture protrudes from the roots near the exit. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push button" | ||
Floyd ] Greenhouse (Petter Sjölund) Turns: 5235 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON Floyd | Floyd | You hold down the button. The speaker blares out: "—participated in Floyd | this project just to see if I had it in me to create a finished piece Floyd | of interactive fiction. Well, I didn't drop out at least. Floyd | Floyd | The main inspiration was some pictures I found of the ruins on Ross Floyd | Island. I also looked at real-world greenhouses, such as the Royal Floyd | Botanic Gardens in Kew, but very little of that actually ended up in Floyd | the game. Neither the wonders of complex architecture or the joy of Floyd | walking among a huge variety of plants are easy to capture in writing. Floyd | At first, I wanted it to be more of a straight-faced mood piece, but Floyd | there is something about classic parser interactive fiction and its Floyd | puzzles that inevitably pushes toward silliness. Floyd | Floyd | A big thanks to everyone involved, and a special thanks to my testers: Floyd | Austin Auclair, Sanna Borell, Chandler Groover, Llew Mason, Andrew Floyd | Schultz, Sean M. Shore, Lucian Smith, Matt Weiner, and Caleb Wilson. Floyd | And another special thanks to you, the—" Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "I think we had that one." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "out" | ||
Floyd ] Outside the greenhouse (James Eagle) Turns: 5236 Floyd | > Floyd | > OUT Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Outside the greenhouse (James Eagle) Floyd | The damp brick path that led you here bends around the squat porch of Floyd | an old greenhouse half-swallowed by a tangle of bramble and ivy. Water Floyd | drips from the thick branches overhead; in the undergrowth something - Floyd | somethings? - creep and rustle. Floyd | Floyd | The path curves away to northeast and southeast. You can also go in to Floyd | the greenhouse from here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "se" | ||
Floyd ] Front Walk (Matt Weiner) Turns: 5237 Floyd | > Floyd | > SE Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Front Walk (Matt Weiner) Floyd | Cragne Manor looms to the north. Its light gray marble front is marred Floyd | by a screened-in wooden porch, clearly tacked on well after the manor Floyd | was built. A gravel path bends around the manor to the northeast and Floyd | northwest, and the driveway leads south back to town. Floyd | Floyd | By the porch steps is a post with a placard reading "31." A strange Floyd | little manikin is affixed to it. Floyd | Floyd | An ethereal trolley stop sign reads Purple Line -- Cragne Manor. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Mudroom (Matt Weiner) Turns: 5238 Floyd | > Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | You climb the steps to the porch. Floyd | Floyd | Mudroom (Matt Weiner) Floyd | The porch is a mudroom, a place for taking off coats and muddy shoes. Floyd | The marble front wall seems like a sheer cliff face, the porch like a Floyd | flimsy shelter built onto it. The front door leads inside to the Floyd | north. Floyd | Floyd | In one corner of the porch a strangely shaped hook is fastened to the Floyd | wall. A black cloak hangs beside it. Floyd | Floyd | In the other corner of the porch is a small wooden table. Floyd | Floyd | A slightly muddy welcome mat lies in front of the door. Floyd | Floyd | Against the front wall are a pair of blue cloth slippers and a single Floyd | brown leather boot. Floyd | Floyd | You can also see the mate of the first leather boot here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push button" | ||
Floyd ] Mudroom (Matt Weiner) Turns: 5239 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON Floyd | Floyd | You hold down the button. The speaker blares out: "—is a common sight Floyd | in Vermont houses, full of coats, boots, and miscellaneous clutter. Floyd | Two ancient interactive fiction tropes find a natural home here. The Floyd | cloak is a tribute to Cloak of Darkness, a short game by Roger Firth Floyd | that has been implemented in many IF languages as a test case. The Floyd | keyhole with the key you can push out on the other side goes back at Floyd | least to Zork II in games, and I believe at least to Enid Blyton's Floyd | novels before that. In this porch the key is not in the lock, but Floyd | someone made a game try at doing the trick with the welcome mat before Floyd | giving up and forgetting their eldritch cloak behind them. Floyd | Floyd | My idea was originally that some crucial information would be written Floyd | on a piece of paper, to be found in the boot under the cloak. Then the Floyd | people who were implementing the next puzzle told me that what they Floyd | needed was a teapot. So I stuck the teapot in plain sight--this isn't Floyd | at all out of character for a mudroom--and put a silly joke in the Floyd | boot. Floyd | Floyd | The cluttered porch with luck provides a bit of atmosphere and Floyd | experiential interactions in between the puzzles. Thanks to YerrikTRB, Floyd | Petter Sjölund, Andrew Schultz, and Chandler Groover for testing. Floyd | Mudroom mudroom—" Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x welcome mat" | ||
Floyd ] Mudroom (Matt Weiner) Turns: 5240 Floyd | > Floyd | > X WELCOME MAT Floyd | Floyd | The welcome mat lies crooked in front of the door. It is flecked with Floyd | mud. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "look under it" | ||
Floyd ] Mudroom (Matt Weiner) Turns: 5241 Floyd | > Floyd | > LOOK UNDER IT Floyd | Floyd | You find nothing of interest. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Foyer (Greg Frost) Turns: 5242 Floyd | > Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Foyer (Greg Frost) Floyd | Standing in the narrow entry hall is like being at the mouth of a Floyd | cave. The only light comes in through tall windows on either side of Floyd | the door and a half-round window above. All of the furniture has been Floyd | removed from the foyer, leaving tracks in the heavy dust. Floyd | Floyd | The night sky is dark and full of stars. Hallways lead west and east Floyd | into other parts of the house. A doorway leads north; the front door Floyd | is to the south. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push button" | ||
Floyd ] Foyer (Greg Frost) Turns: 5243 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON Floyd | Floyd | You hold down the button. The speaker blares out: "—signed on to the Floyd | Anchorhead tribute for two reasons: first, because Anchorhead is a Floyd | great game, and second, because I figured that contributing to the Floyd | project would be a good way to get familiar with Inform 7. Third and Floyd | bonus, it seemed like a way to have fun with cool people like Ryan, Floyd | Jenni, et al. Floyd | Floyd | One of the things that impressed me the most about Anchorhead was the Floyd | simultaneous richness and efficiency of the description. Lovecraftian Floyd | horror is difficult to do without the prose becoming a little Floyd | overcooked. The style of golden age text adventures, on the other Floyd | hand, tends toward the spare or even terse. Anchorhead seems to marry Floyd | both of these techniques without difficulty, creating evocative scenes Floyd | with a few well-described locations and objects. Making a tribute has Floyd | been a gratifying and also humbling experience. I've learned some Floyd | things about what makes the original so good, while also despairing of Floyd | being able to do it justice. Floyd | Floyd | This is the first project I have completed in Inform. Somewhat Floyd | optimistically, I figured that I could complete my room while moving Floyd | from California to Washington, starting a new job, wrangling a baby, Floyd | learning Inform 7, and developing techniques for descriptive writing. Floyd | In retrospect probably any two of those would have been feasible at Floyd | maximum. I wrote this room in short sprints in between the above. A Floyd | lot of credit for getting it finished at all goes to my wife, Kristin, Floyd | who put up with me taking on this bizarre project at a totally Floyd | inopportune time. She did the heavy lifting with the baby and also Floyd | alpha tested the room. Dan Ravipinto and Andrew Schultz provided beta Floyd | testing and valuable feedback to make the room playable. Floyd | Floyd | The Foyer is loosely based on both the Foyer from Anchorhead and the Floyd | John Strong Mansion in Addison, Vermont. The original idea for the Floyd | room was to be a place that felt relatively innocuous, with details Floyd | that changed subtly over time to become more unsettling. The changes Floyd | would take place as the player revisited the room several times on the Floyd | way to other horrors elsewhere. I figured it was something I could put Floyd | together in a few hours. Floyd | Floyd | Four weeks later, after writing descriptions and responses for every Floyd | conceivable scenery object (e.g. "lick floor") in an empty junction, I Floyd | realized I had underestimated somewhat. It didn't help that I learned Floyd | how to work with tables solely to put together a way-too-complicated Floyd | system for changing the time of day in the room, which didn't actually Floyd | do as much for the mood as I had thought it would. I think what I've Floyd | learned here is that getting caught up in tiny implementation details Floyd | can distract from work that serves the purpose of the story. That Floyd | said, I'm happy to have been able to contribute to this project and Floyd | look forward to playing the final—" Floyd | Floyd | You let go of the button, ending the transmission, and you squeeze Floyd | your long-suffering hand to alleviate a little bit of the pain. How Floyd | much more of this can your poor muscles endure? Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "We had a few of those, but we're here anyway." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Court (Ryan Veeder) Turns: 5244 Floyd | > Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Court (Ryan Veeder) Floyd | Walls paneled with elaborate boiseries curl slowly around this ovular Floyd | hall. The western vertex of the ellipse is dominated by an enormous Floyd | window; at the opposite end, a low archway leads east to the foyer. A Floyd | glass display case is set into the north wall. Floyd | Floyd | In the center of the room, an irregular circle of twelve pedestals Floyd | surrounds a black monolith. Floyd | Floyd | On the puce pedestal is a figurine of a greyhound. Floyd | Floyd | On the xanthic pedestal is a figurine of a peregrine falcon. Floyd | Floyd | On the griseous pedestal is a figurine of a cat. Floyd | Floyd | On the mazarine pedestal is a figurine of a Pontiac Firebird. Floyd | Floyd | On the niveous pedestal is a figurine of a wolverine. Floyd | Floyd | On the fulvous pedestal is a figurine of a duck. Floyd | Floyd | On the rufous pedestal is a figurine of a rat. Floyd | Floyd | On the eburnean pedestal is a figurine of a kraken. Floyd | Floyd | On the cesious pedestal is a figurine of a silverfish. Floyd | Floyd | On the fuscous pedestal is a figurine of a white antelope. Floyd | Floyd | On the icterine pedestal is a figurine of a weasel. Floyd | Floyd | On the croceate pedestal is a figurine of an eel. Floyd | Floyd | The rain falls harder, louder, slamming into the window. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push button" | ||
Floyd ] Court (Ryan Veeder) Turns: 5245 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON Floyd | Floyd | You hold down the button. The speaker blares out: "—is said by men Floyd | worthy of belief (though Allah's knowledge is greater) that in the Floyd | first days there was a king of the isles of Babylonia who called Floyd | together his architects and his priests and bade them build him a Floyd | labyrinth so confused and so subtle that the most prudent men would Floyd | not venture to enter it, and those who did would lose their way. Most Floyd | unseemly was the edifice that resulted, for it is the prerogative of Floyd | God, not man, to strike confusion and inspire—" Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "g" | ||
Floyd ] Court (Ryan Veeder) Turns: 5246 Floyd | > Floyd | > G Floyd | Floyd | You hold down the button. The speaker blares out: "—by men worthy of Floyd | belief (though Allah's knowledge is greater) that in the first days Floyd | there was a king of the isles of Babylonia who called together his Floyd | architects and his priests and bade them build him a labyrinth so Floyd | confused and so subtle that the most prudent men would not venture to Floyd | enter it, and those who did would lose their way. Most unseemly was Floyd | the edifice that resulted, for it is the prerogative of God, not man, Floyd | to strike confusion and inspire—" Floyd | Floyd | The stained glass lights up again, and you see the figure raising Floyd | something to its lips. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "That sounds like Sandman issue 50." | |
| DavidW says, "Maybe." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "I wouldn't know." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] Foyer (Greg Frost) Turns: 5247 Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Foyer (Greg Frost) Floyd | Standing in the narrow entry hall is like being at the mouth of a Floyd | cave. The only light comes in through tall windows on either side of Floyd | the door and a half-round window above. All of the furniture has been Floyd | removed from the foyer, leaving tracks in the heavy dust. Floyd | Floyd | The night sky is dark and full of stars. Hallways lead west and east Floyd | into other parts of the house. A doorway leads north; the front door Floyd | is to the south. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] Gallery (YerrikTRB/Erica Newman) Turns: 5248 Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Gallery (YerrikTRB/Erica Newman) Floyd | A long and narrow room, with a satin wallcovering in rich, patterned Floyd | green above the creamy wainscot paneling. The room is overcrowded with Floyd | paintings and furniture. There are doors at either end of the gallery, Floyd | leading north and west. Floyd | Floyd | It's a godawful mess in here and it's entirely your fault. It looks Floyd | like you've cleared the path through the room, and there may be Floyd | nothing left to do but enjoy the paintings. Floyd | Floyd | You can see a photograph here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push button" | ||
Floyd ] Gallery (YerrikTRB/Erica Newman) Turns: 5249 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON Floyd | Floyd | You hold down the button. The speaker blares out: "—you to testers Floyd | Jenni Polodna, Ryan Veeder, Jeremy Freese, Rachel Spitler, Matt Floyd | Weiner, Buster Hudson, and Greg Frost. Extreme thank yous to Ryan Floyd | Veeder, who, because this is my first IF, can make the claim--only at Floyd | this moment--that he taught me everything I know (about Inform7), and Floyd | to Jenni Polodna, may she forever remain spore-free. Floyd | Floyd | There are some influences on my writing that are acknowledged in this Floyd | room, such as the private reflections in the mirror shard. This idea Floyd | originated in Nabokov's Invitation to a Beheading. A fainting couch Floyd | makes a brief appearance from another game; and a tuneful heart might Floyd | reveal some humor influences, if the player cares to dig that deep. Floyd | Floyd | I originally wanted this gallery to only exist as a gallery of Floyd | paintings, as it was in the original Anchorhead. Because of some life Floyd | events that occured this year, I found myself a bit haunted by scenes Floyd | from my distant past, which evoke no nostalgia, but crowd their way in Floyd | nonetheless. The crowded nonesense of the room is a nod to memories Floyd | that can show up uninvited, and sometimes serve demonstrate that real Floyd | horror is not what you imagine, but what is real—" Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "It was a story called Ramadan that was the story of how the ruler of Babylon sold the city at the height of its power to the King of Dreams who put it in a bottle." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Ah." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Rec Room (Zack Johnson) Turns: 5250 Floyd | > Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Rec Room (Zack Johnson) Floyd | The manor's rec room is short for the manor's recreation room. Even Floyd | though it's as old as the manor itself, it looks, as all rec rooms do, Floyd | like it's stuck in the 1970s. Floyd | Floyd | The room is dominated by a pool table. Or maybe a billiards table, Floyd | you were never really sure what the difference is. An old television Floyd | sits atop a little wooden stand in front of a comfy-looking easy Floyd | chair. Floyd | Floyd | Doors lead south and east, and the north wall is covered entirely in Floyd | built-in cabinets, whose glass doors lead, predictably, into their Floyd | interiors. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push button" | ||
Floyd ] Rec Room (Zack Johnson) Turns: 5251 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON Floyd | Floyd | You hold down the button, and the speaker produces a stream of static Floyd | that gives you goosebumps. You don't seem to be picking up any signal Floyd | in this particular location. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] The Music Room (Wade Clarke) Turns: 5252 Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | The Music Room (Wade Clarke) Floyd | You are in a large modern studio space, not unlike a concert hall but Floyd | without any seating. Dark, golden-hued wooden paneling lines the floor Floyd | and walls, imbuing the area with an intimate atmosphere in spite of Floyd | its size. The walls curve inwards in a carefully designed asymmetrical Floyd | fashion (some kind of acoustic treatment?) and electric-bulbed faux Floyd | chandeliers fill the place with ruddy light. Floyd | Floyd | A doorway leads out of the music room to the west. Floyd | Floyd | Standing against the center of the eastern wall, facing you, is a Floyd | mahogany podium with four push-buttons on it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push button" | ||
Floyd ] The Music Room (Wade Clarke) Turns: 5253 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON Floyd | Floyd | (the walkie-talkie (smelling faintly of mildew)) Floyd | You hold down the button. The speaker blares out: "—everything in Floyd | this Floyd | multi-location room happens in a single Inform room. So it's kind of Floyd | like a magic trick that the player doesn't know about (at least until Floyd | they read this message) with the program transparently renaming the Floyd | room, redressing the room and moving people in and out of view on the Floyd | fly. Floyd | Floyd | Andrew Schultz tested the music room in the couple of days before it Floyd | was due to be handed in. He's tested all my Inform games. I haven't Floyd | tested all of his because he's more prolific than I am, and also Floyd | because I'm not always the greatest at solving his—" Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "There was a labyrinth in the story where the ruler retrieved the glass sphere that held all the demons and djinns and efreets trapped by the seal of Solomon." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Now that sounds like a recipe for disaster." | ||
| DavidW says, "Well, the ruler threatened to shatter the sphere if the King of Dreams didn't come, and he threw it from the tallest tower in his palace." | ||
| DavidW says, "The Dream King catches the sphere at the last second." | ||
| Knight_Otu asks, "It's always the last second or the one in a million chance, isn't it?" | ||
| DavidW says, "mmhm" | ||
| Knight_Otu exclaims, "Back to the walkie-talkie, I'm surprised to hear that the music room is a single room!" | ||
| DavidW says, "I'm only slightly surprised." | ||
| DavidW says, "I've done something similar here on the mud with a Holodeck." | ||
| DavidW says, "You can have multiple people in the room and everything changes whenever *anyone* moves in the room." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "I mean, yeah, it is possible. I'm not sure it is easier though." | ||
| DavidW says, "It's probably not easier in Inform." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Though that means Wade did keep to one room, which I believe was the original pitch." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Rec Room (Zack Johnson) Turns: 5254 Floyd | > Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Rec Room (Zack Johnson) Floyd | The manor's rec room is short for the manor's recreation room. Even Floyd | though it's as old as the manor itself, it looks, as all rec rooms do, Floyd | like it's stuck in the 1970s. Floyd | Floyd | The room is dominated by a pool table. Or maybe a billiards table, Floyd | you were never really sure what the difference is. An old television Floyd | sits atop a little wooden stand in front of a comfy-looking easy Floyd | chair. Floyd | Floyd | Doors lead south and east, and the north wall is covered entirely in Floyd | built-in cabinets, whose glass doors lead, predictably, into their Floyd | interiors. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Gallery (YerrikTRB/Erica Newman) Turns: 5255 Floyd | > Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Gallery (YerrikTRB/Erica Newman) Floyd | A long and narrow room, with a satin wallcovering in rich, patterned Floyd | green above the creamy wainscot paneling. The room is overcrowded with Floyd | paintings and furniture. There are doors at either end of the gallery, Floyd | leading north and west. Floyd | Floyd | It's a godawful mess in here and it's entirely your fault. It looks Floyd | like you've cleared the path through the room, and there may be Floyd | nothing left to do but enjoy the paintings. Floyd | Floyd | You can see a photograph here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Foyer (Greg Frost) Turns: 5256 Floyd | > Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Foyer (Greg Frost) Floyd | Standing in the narrow entry hall is like being at the mouth of a Floyd | cave. The only light comes in through tall windows on either side of Floyd | the door and a half-round window above. All of the furniture has been Floyd | removed from the foyer, leaving tracks in the heavy dust. Floyd | Floyd | The night sky is dark and full of stars. Hallways lead west and east Floyd | into other parts of the house. A doorway leads north; the front door Floyd | is to the south. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "It's a risky approach, though. There was one bug involving being unable to leave the bedroom closet at one point." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "I read about that on the forums, yes." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Landing at the Bottom of Stairs (Mark Sample) Turns: 5257 Floyd | > Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Landing at the Bottom of Stairs (Mark Sample) Floyd | This is a dark alcove with a narrow stairway rising into the gloom Floyd | upstairs. Shadows lurch over a doorway to the south. Opposite those Floyd | shadows lies another doorway, in even darker shadows. What little Floyd | light there is seeps in from a small elliptical window high on the Floyd | wall. Floyd | Floyd | The ramshackle bookshelf lies in a pile of splintered wood on the Floyd | floor like a fallen scarecrow, arms akimbo. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push button" | ||
Floyd ] Landing at the Bottom of Stairs (Mark Sample) Turns: 5258 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON Floyd | Floyd | You hold down the button. The speaker blares out: "—do you make a Floyd | room Floyd | called "Bottom of the Stairs" interesting? In "Anchorhead" the Floyd | analogous room seems to be the foyer of the Verlac house. Foyers by Floyd | definition are in-between spaces, the place you have to pass through Floyd | to get to someplace more interesting. Nothing happens in the Foyer of Floyd | "Anchorhead." Your luggage is there, but you can't do anything with Floyd | it. The Foyer exists only as an atmospheric waypoint, establishing the Floyd | house as dark, cramped, and isolating. With my "Bottom of the Stairs" Floyd | I attempted to do something similar. This space is all about Floyd | atmosphere. Special thanks to my play testers, Kari Kraus, Bethany Floyd | Nowviskie, and Erin Templeton Floyd | Floyd | - Mark—" Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "Atmosphere with an edible tentacle." | |
| Knight_Otu exclaims, "All about atmosphere, and a library book!" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Oh, yeah. That was a nice touch." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "u" | ||
Floyd ] Top of Stairs (Q. Pheevr) Turns: 5259 Floyd | > Floyd | > U Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Top of Stairs (Q. Pheevr) Floyd | You are at the top of a staircase, which leads down to Landing at the Floyd | Bottom of Stairs (Mark Sample). An archway leads east to Upstairs Floyd | Hall, north end (Jason Love). Floyd | Floyd | On the north wall is a round white wall clock. Floyd | Floyd | Standing against the west wall is a dilapidated kitchen sink with a Floyd | pine cabinet under it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push button" | ||
Floyd ] Top of Stairs (Q. Pheevr) Turns: 5260 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON Floyd | Floyd | You hold down the button. The speaker blares out: "—the top of the Floyd | stairs / Can I mix in with your affairs?" Can I also thank my Floyd | beta-testers (Caleb Wilson, Andrew Schultz, and Erica Newman), with Floyd | whom I shared a smoke, made a joke, and grasped and reached for a Floyd | leg—" Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I thought it was very clever how the player is manuevered to climb onto the shelving so they have to fall later." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Yeah." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "That room was a rousing success I'd say." | ||
| DavidW says, "yes" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] Upstairs Hall, north end (Jason Love) Turns: 5261 Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Upstairs Hall, north end (Jason Love) Floyd | Imposing wooden doors lead north to the nursery (which is open) and Floyd | east to the master bedroom (which is also open); a smaller doorway Floyd | between them has been closed off with badly painted bricks. The top of Floyd | the stairs is accessible through a narrow arch to the west, and the Floyd | hall continues to the south. Floyd | Floyd | The broken doors to the armoire lie on the floor near the center of Floyd | the room. Floyd | Floyd | The doorless armoire stands against the north-west wall. There's Floyd | nothing inside. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push button" | ||
Floyd ] Upstairs Hall, north end (Jason Love) Turns: 5262 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON Floyd | Floyd | You hold down the button. The speaker blares out: "—would still like Floyd | to thank Jenni and Ryan for coordinating this event, fellow Floyd | contributors Hanon and Shin for their testing assistance, and Michael Floyd | Gentry for inspiring us all in this ludicrous endeavor. Floyd | Floyd | Before the project began, our organizers created a series of puzzle Floyd | tracks to help organize and pace the player's progression through the Floyd | game. As part of the Venus Track, it was my responsibility to create Floyd | and detail one of the Cragnes who was an Alderman of the Variegated Floyd | Court and furthermore to detail that individual's familiar. While my Floyd | original plan was to hide these details in various books and notebooks Floyd | around my room, that plan changed once I learned just how much energy Floyd | my fellow contributors were investing in the development of their Floyd | rooms. I wanted to make something simple that told a vaguely creepy Floyd | story about something that once happened between a few members of the Floyd | extended Cragne family. You will have acquired all the materials Floyd | necessary to construct that story once you have collected two of Floyd | Carolyn Chambers's possessions: her notebook, and her tape player. If Floyd | you don't yet have both of those items in your possession, maybe take Floyd | a walk to the other side of the house and come back. Maybe do it more Floyd | than once. After that, you'll be ready to move on. Floyd | Floyd | Anyway, thanks for playing through my room, and thanks for reading my Floyd | commentary! Please direct any questions or comments to my email Floyd | address, jsnlxndrlv@gmail.com. Have fun with the rest of the—" Floyd | Floyd | You let go of the button, ending the transmission, and you squeeze Floyd | your long-suffering hand to alleviate a little bit of the pain. How Floyd | much more of this can your poor muscles endure? Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "Another mention of the 'Venus track' there." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Yeah." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Carol's Room (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 5263 Floyd | > Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Carol's Room (Ben Collins-Sussman) Floyd | A dusty room, unvisited for more than two decades. Floyd | Floyd | You can see a window (closed) and a Tome of Naomi here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push button" | ||
Floyd ] Carol's Room (Ben Collins-Sussman) Turns: 5264 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON Floyd | Floyd | You hold down the button. The speaker blares out: "—Welch and Ben Floyd | Collins-Sussman Floyd | Floyd | Thanks first of all to Ryan Veeder and Jenni Polodna for giving so Floyd | many IF authors a chance to work together on this project. The best Floyd | part of IF is the community and we all had a blast chatting with each Floyd | other about everything from coding compliance to fungating masses Floyd | while we were writing. We want to acknowledge just how huge a task R&J Floyd | took on in not only trying to compile code coming from 85 different Floyd | directions, but in herding us cats. Floyd | Floyd | Of course, none of us would have been doing this at all had Michael S. Floyd | Gentry not written Anchorhead in 1998 -- a foundational game, which we Floyd | both enjoyed and were only too happy to have a chance to emulate. Floyd | Floyd | As the time of writing this, as you can imagine, the deadline is a few Floyd | hours away and the bug list still needs some swatting, so commentary Floyd | here will be brief, but I'm sure we will add some additional Floyd | commentary online. Interactive Fiction Professors of the 24th Century Floyd | will probably have to pull this from the planetary cybermind, but for Floyd | now, the URL is Floyd | [LINK] But in Floyd | case the internet evaporates, here are, at least, some initial Floyd | thoughts about where our two rooms came from. Floyd | Floyd | Having worked together on a number of IF projects, like Rover's Day Floyd | Out and Hoosegow, and some collaborative community projects like Floyd | Speed-IFs (Lobsters on a Plane) and Narrow Your Eyes for the TMBG Floyd | Apollo 18 20th Anniversary game, we asked R&J if we could have two Floyd | rooms, but collaborate on plot. And they said yes. Floyd | Floyd | So we did. The nature of the overall project meant that authors had to Floyd | more or less isolate their rooms from each other to assure the whole Floyd | thing would compile reasonably, so we figured that the best way to Floyd | collaborate between to separate rooms without having items floatings Floyd | around in circulation would be to focus just on conversation. We've Floyd | always enjoyed writing conversation and have tried to make NPCs Floyd | interesting, but we've never really buckled down and used any of the Floyd | Inform conversation extensions. So, at the start of the project, we Floyd | asked to include a conversation extension, and with some assistance Floyd | from Zarf, R&J agreed to include a modified version of Eric Eve's Floyd | Conversation framework. Floyd | Floyd | Our task then was to come up with a plot that would involve an NPC in Floyd | each room and a story that would bridge them together. We thought the Floyd | player should have to interact with them a few times each so they Floyd | could gradually reveal the story, but didn't want to force the player Floyd | to spend too much time schlepping back and forth, so we limited it to Floyd | three interactions with each character and added a spell to magically Floyd | hop back and forth between the locations. Floyd | Floyd | As for inspiration, most of it came from the original Anchorhead, but Floyd | other bits were drawn from actual history. Most of the names and Floyd | events in the game are real. As Christabell mentions, she's originally Floyd | from Lyn, Massachusetts, which became known as Saugus. If that name is Floyd | familiar, it's a homage to the long-running Halloween literary Floyd | competition run by that town, which has always included interactive Floyd | fiction. Here's one more ghost story to add to that collection. Floyd | Floyd | Hope you enjoy it -- and remember, hints are enabled in our rooms for Floyd | every scene, just—" Floyd | Floyd | You let go of the button, ending the transmission, and you squeeze Floyd | your long-suffering hand to alleviate a little bit of the pain. How Floyd | much more of this can your poor muscles endure? Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Same as in Christabell's room. Makes sense." | |
| DavidW says, "I think that's the same commentary from the -- yeah." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "And that commentary still is not brief. :p" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Upstairs Hall, north end (Jason Love) Turns: 5265 Floyd | > Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Upstairs Hall, north end (Jason Love) Floyd | Imposing wooden doors lead north to the nursery (which is open) and Floyd | east to the master bedroom (which is also open); a smaller doorway Floyd | between them has been closed off with badly painted bricks. The top of Floyd | the stairs is accessible through a narrow arch to the west, and the Floyd | hall continues to the south. Floyd | Floyd | The broken doors to the armoire lie on the floor near the center of Floyd | the room. Floyd | Floyd | The doorless armoire stands against the north-west wall. There's Floyd | nothing inside. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway South (Matt Schneider) Turns: 5266 Floyd | > Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Hallway South (Matt Schneider) Floyd | The threadbare carpet holds only the vaguest hints of its original Floyd | hue, and the yellowing wallpaper is crisscrossed with a web of cracks. Floyd | The hole that you tore through the wallpaper emits a gentle light. The Floyd | hallway continues to the north, and there are doors leading to the Floyd | west, south, and east. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push button" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway South (Matt Schneider) Turns: 5267 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON Floyd | Floyd | You hold down the button. The speaker blares out: "—goal for this Floyd | room Floyd | was to have a small space that had something subtly wrong with it, Floyd | which then led to the player realising that there was more going on Floyd | beneath the surface. I go into this more—SPOILERS—in the commentary Floyd | in Floyd | other—" Floyd | Floyd | Lightning in the distance causes the shadows to dance for a moment. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "in" | ||
Floyd ] A Liminal Space Turns: 5268 Floyd | > Floyd | > IN Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | A Liminal Space Floyd | Printed name of M2F7 is "Hallway South (Matt Schneider)". Floyd | Floyd | Description of M2F7 is "The threadbare carpet holds only the vagues Floyd | hints of its original hue, and the yellowing wallpaper is crisscrossed Floyd | with a web of cracks.[if schneider-wallpaper is schneider-torn] The Floyd | hole that you tore through the wallpaper emits a gentle light.[end Floyd | if][If unvisited][paragraph break]The hallway feels narrow[unicode Floyd | 8212]no, that's not right. The hallway is wide enough for two people Floyd | to pass one another easily. It doesn't feel narrow: it feels thin.[end Floyd | if] The hallway continues to the north, and there are doors leading to Floyd | the west, south, and east.". Floyd | Floyd | The schneider-wallpaper is scenery in M2F7. Understand "wallpaper", Floyd | "cracks", "web", and "paper" as schneider-wallpaper. Floyd | Schneider-wallpaper can be schneider-torn or schneider-untorn. Floyd | schneider-wallpaper is schneider-untorn. The description of Floyd | schneider-wallpaper is "[if schneider-wallpaper is Floyd | schneider-untorn]The surface of the wallpaper is covered with small Floyd | cracks that criss-cross it in a spiderweb-like fashion. They converge Floyd | halfway down the hall in a small hole, through which you can see a Floyd | faint, flickering light. The edges of the hole curl back and look like Floyd | they could be torn further.[else]The wallpaper hangs limply open where Floyd | you tore it. A soft light pulsates in the void behind the wall.[end Floyd | if]". The printed name of schneider-wallpaper is "wallpaper". Floyd | Floyd | The schneider-desk is a supporter in M2F7. Schneider-desk is scenery. Floyd | The printed name of schneider-desk is "desk". Understand "desk" as Floyd | schneider-desk. The schneider-drawer is a closed, openable, opaque Floyd | container that is part of schneider-desk. The printed name of Floyd | schneider-drawer is "drawer". Understand "drawer" as schneider-drawer. Floyd | Floyd | The schneider-pen is a thing in M2F7. The description of schneider-pen Floyd | is "A black fountain pen. It looks like the ink is long dried up." The Floyd | printed name of schneider-pen is "black fountain pen". Understand Floyd | "pen" and "fountain pen" as schneider-pen. Floyd | Floyd | The schneider-typescript is a library-book inside schneider-drawer. Floyd | Understand "typescript" as schneider-typescript. The printed name of Floyd | schneider-typescript is "bound typescript". Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push button" | ||
Floyd ] A Liminal Space Turns: 5269 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON Floyd | Floyd | You hold down the button. The speaker blares out: "—room is where the Floyd | magic happens. Well, not magic per se—with luck it'll still qualify Floyd | as Floyd | technopaganism. One of the things I find most compelling about Floyd | Lovecraftian fiction is the sense of strangeness that can be found in Floyd | liminal spaces, where our understanding of the order of things is Floyd | completely overturned. With that in mind, I wanted the player to find Floyd | themselves in a liminal space (quite literally, here) where their Floyd | understanding of the room would be transformed by seeing the literal Floyd | building blocks of the room. Floyd | Floyd | My hope for this space is that it will take the player by surprise, Floyd | but that as the player realises what's going on, they'll quickly Floyd | realise how to solve the puzzle and find the book. I wanted this Floyd | puzzle to reward players for taking the time to read the code, and I Floyd | wanted it to hint at the era of gaming where players could sometimes Floyd | only solve puzzles by reading the source or PEEKing at the contents of Floyd | the game's—" Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "Peeking at the source will always be around as long as the internet lasts." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Stepping right into the source code sure was a surprise." | ||
| DavidW says, "yeah, it was cute" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "out" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway South (Matt Schneider) Turns: 5270 Floyd | > Floyd | > OUT Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Hallway South (Matt Schneider) Floyd | The threadbare carpet holds only the vaguest hints of its original Floyd | hue, and the yellowing wallpaper is crisscrossed with a web of cracks. Floyd | The hole that you tore through the wallpaper emits a gentle light. The Floyd | hallway continues to the north, and there are doors leading to the Floyd | west, south, and east. Floyd | Floyd | You hear an electronic humming noise coming from the hole in the Floyd | wallpaper. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "There were quite a few cracks in the fourth wall, but none quite like this one." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Study (Ian Holmes) Turns: 5271 Floyd | > Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Study (Ian Holmes) Floyd | Barely a sunbeam reaches this study. Dust cakes the desk, drapes, and Floyd | book-lined shelves like a bug mass grave. More insect bodies litter Floyd | the carpet in earlier states of decay. The exit is east. Floyd | Floyd | You definitely feel guilty. As if the headmaster is coming. Floyd | Floyd | On the desk are a notepad and a photo. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push button" | ||
Floyd ] Study (Ian Holmes) Turns: 5272 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON Floyd | Floyd | You hold down the button, and the speaker produces a stream of static Floyd | that raises the hair on the back of your neck. You don't seem to be Floyd | picking up any signal in this particular location. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway South (Matt Schneider) Turns: 5273 Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Hallway South (Matt Schneider) Floyd | The threadbare carpet holds only the vaguest hints of its original Floyd | hue, and the yellowing wallpaper is crisscrossed with a web of cracks. Floyd | The hole that you tore through the wallpaper emits a gentle light. The Floyd | hallway continues to the north, and there are doors leading to the Floyd | west, south, and east. Floyd | Floyd | A sudden sparking noise echoes inside the hole. Floyd | Floyd | The hallway fills with a flash of light and shadows flee down the Floyd | hall. Moments later the clap of thunder causes the entire house to Floyd | shake and groan. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] Library (Mike Spivey) Turns: 5274 Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Library (Mike Spivey) Floyd | This library features dark paneling, polished hardwood floors, and Floyd | thousands of books. A mahogany desk sits against the one part of the Floyd | walls not lined with books. An antique wingback chair provides a Floyd | place for quiet study, while in the center of the room is a reading Floyd | podium. The only exit is west, back to the hallway. Floyd | Floyd | Embedded in the wall is a small safe. Floyd | Floyd | A massive tome sits on the podium. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push button" | ||
Floyd ] Library (Mike Spivey) Turns: 5275 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON Floyd | Floyd | You hold down the button. The speaker blares out: "—room was created Floyd | by Mike Spivey, with puzzle design contributions by Amy Spivey. Floyd | Testing by Brian Rushton and Andrew Schultz. Floyd | Floyd | Much of this room was inspired by the library in the Verlac mansion in Floyd | Anchorhead. The tome on the podium was modeled after the tome in the Floyd | chapel. I put my own twist on it, of course. Floyd | Floyd | The back blurbs from A Billion Random Digits were taken from or Floyd | inspired by actual Amazon.com reviews of A Million Random Digits, Floyd | which is a real book published by the Rand Corporation.—" Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "golly" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "That last bit should surprise me. Somehow, only part of it does." | ||
| DavidW asks, "I guess the need for random numbers before computers were everywhere. And when dice weren't quite good enough?" | ||
| DavidW says, "I'm glad I didn't have to proofread that book." | ||
| DavidW says, "* The 24th '6" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "I'm reminded of the Lone Wolf books, which had a grid of numbers in the back to create a random number by blindly pointing with a pencil." | ||
| DavidW says, "* The 24th '6' on page 502 should be an '8" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "(I think from 1 to 10.)" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Heh." | ||
| DavidW asks, "Did you know there's an infinite library website?" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Doesn't quite sound familiar." | ||
| DavidW says, "It generates every book in Borges's infinite library, I think." | ||
| DavidW says, "I don't have the URL, but I remember visiting it once." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Interesting. I may have to "earmark" that for later." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway South (Matt Schneider) Turns: 5276 Floyd | > Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Hallway South (Matt Schneider) Floyd | The threadbare carpet holds only the vaguest hints of its original Floyd | hue, and the yellowing wallpaper is crisscrossed with a web of cracks. Floyd | The hole that you tore through the wallpaper emits a gentle light. The Floyd | hallway continues to the north, and there are doors leading to the Floyd | west, south, and east. Floyd | Floyd | You hear an electronic humming noise coming from the hole in the Floyd | wallpaper. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Balcony (Reina Adair) Turns: 5277 Floyd | > Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Balcony (Reina Adair) Floyd | The balcony has definitely seen better days. Once it was more than Floyd | likely a fine place to sit and look out over the skyline or whatever Floyd | one desired to do out here. However, its charm has been lost with the Floyd | passage of time. The wood, once more than likely shiny and well Floyd | polished, is now rotten and peeling in various spots. Somehow, Floyd | despite the way the architecture has aged, the railing at the end of Floyd | the balcony itself is still somewhat sturdy. All around, the view of Floyd | the scenery is breathtaking, albeit somewhat unsettling for some Floyd | reason. Occasionally, a slight breeze blows past you, but you can't Floyd | tell if its supposed to be warm or cool. The only exit from here is Floyd | to the north. Floyd | Floyd | A statue with a very strange appearance to it is standing here, almost Floyd | as if it is watching the area. Floyd | Floyd | A mistlike trolley stop sign reads Lavender Line -- Cragne Manor Floyd | Balcony. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push button" | ||
Floyd ] Balcony (Reina Adair) Turns: 5278 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON Floyd | Floyd | You hold down the button, and the speaker produces a stream of static Floyd | that gives you goosebumps. You don't seem to be picking up any signal Floyd | in this particular location. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Hallway South (Matt Schneider) Turns: 5279 Floyd | > Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Hallway South (Matt Schneider) Floyd | The threadbare carpet holds only the vaguest hints of its original Floyd | hue, and the yellowing wallpaper is crisscrossed with a web of cracks. Floyd | The hole that you tore through the wallpaper emits a gentle light. The Floyd | hallway continues to the north, and there are doors leading to the Floyd | west, south, and east. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Upstairs Hall, north end (Jason Love) Turns: 5280 Floyd | > Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Upstairs Hall, north end (Jason Love) Floyd | Imposing wooden doors lead north to the nursery (which is open) and Floyd | east to the master bedroom (which is also open); a smaller doorway Floyd | between them has been closed off with badly painted bricks. The top of Floyd | the stairs is accessible through a narrow arch to the west, and the Floyd | hall continues to the south. Floyd | Floyd | The broken doors to the armoire lie on the floor near the center of Floyd | the room. Floyd | Floyd | The doorless armoire stands against the north-west wall. There's Floyd | nothing inside. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] MASTER BEDROOM (ROWAN LIPKOVITS) Turns: 5281 Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | MASTER BEDROOM (ROWAN LIPKOVITS) Floyd | Here we have the master bedroom of Cragne Manor, which is by turns Floyd | contradictorily capacious and cramped. Though you can't put your Floyd | finger on it, something about this windowless chamber sucks the very Floyd | air out of your lungs and puts you on edge. One would have to be a Floyd | master indeed to achieve any rest in this offputting room. Floyd | Floyd | Though it is relatively sparsely furnished, it wouldn't be much of a Floyd | bedoom without a bed -- and there it is, a four-poster tall, dingy, Floyd | imposing and unsettling. Next to it is a bedside table, on which Floyd | resides some torturously elongated lamp -- apparently the dim room's Floyd | only light source, currently turned off. Floyd | Floyd | To the west is the hallway door through which you first arrived, and Floyd | to the east there is also a door to what is most likely a walk-in Floyd | closet. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push button" | ||
Floyd ] MASTER BEDROOM (ROWAN LIPKOVITS) Turns: 5282 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON Floyd | Floyd | You hold down the button. The speaker blares out: "—a story is like Floyd | taking a snapshot, capturing one perfect moment for posterity. Floyd | Writing an interactive story is like making a cartoon, where suddenly Floyd | your perfect images need to interact with each other in satisfying and Floyd | predictable ways. The complexity scales, not geometrically, but Floyd | exponentially. As a contrarian, I have no choice but to approach Floyd | creative challenges from the back entrance. As a game player I'm Floyd | always that irritating-to-watch person trying to push the furniture Floyd | and jump out the window "just to see if it'll let me", and in Inform Floyd | 7, which Will Let You (providing you can phrase it in the one true Floyd | way), I have met my match. If my colleagues here have been puttering Floyd | around with gentle landscaping, planting flower beds or perhaps Floyd | installing a pond with a waterwheel, I grimly set to work seeing just Floyd | how deep a hole I can dig. Then I find that the answer is: so deep I Floyd | find I cannot manage to climb out again on my own. Nothing to do but Floyd | keep digging, then! Perhaps I'll break through the other side! This Floyd | is just the sort of person you want on board for your group project, Floyd | right? He has so many ideas, and will need you to fix them all. Floyd | Floyd | But enough about me, what about this room? My initial contrarian Floyd | impulse was to attempt to derail carefully constructed-by-committee Floyd | mood with a menacing but lighthearted protracted CYOA section, perhaps Floyd | in the vein of The Ascot. Unfortunately, I had no idea where to start Floyd | with implementing such a thing in Inform 7; there are extensions, but Floyd | our best practices guidelines discouraged their use. Besides, after Floyd | 50 Shades of Jilting, my most recent exercise in wrongheadedly working Floyd | at odds with the strengths of a text parser, I felt that perhaps just Floyd | this once it might be a lark to go with the flow. But of course I Floyd | couldn't just make a room -- it had to have some prestige element, an Floyd | unexpected veer that just happens to be a colossal pain in the Floyd | derriere to implement. Floyd | Floyd | Anyhow. I hope that it behaved as intended. If it did, I hope that Floyd | you were at least mildly surprised and amused. It's tremendously Floyd | intimidating to be in the room with so many greats of the field: you Floyd | know you're not going to outcode them, there's no point in even Floyd | trying; you know you're not going to outwrite them, possibly because Floyd | they know the value of a round of editing... all you can really count Floyd | on is the gotcha value of your gonzo idea and hope that your skillZ Floyd | are up to the task of at least handwaving around it such that some of Floyd | its potent stink juice remains perceivable in the final product. Floyd | Floyd | The internal name of the cockroach-avatar is archy, named after don Floyd | marquis' renowned vers libre poet whose soul transmigrated into the Floyd | body of just such a bug -- the gonzo idea of its time, if you will. Floyd | You, dear reader, would be well-advised to locate a volume of the Floyd | archy and mehitabel poems, at least some of which should be Floyd | confidently in the public domain. They have a lot more to say than Floyd | I—" Floyd | Floyd | You let go of the button, ending the transmission, and you squeeze Floyd | your long-suffering hand to alleviate a little bit of the pain. How Floyd | much more of this can your poor muscles endure? Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Room with an interesting short surprise, huge commentary." | |
| DavidW says, "mm." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x archy" | ||
Floyd ] MASTER BEDROOM (ROWAN LIPKOVITS) Turns: 5282 Floyd | > Floyd | > X ARCHY Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any such thing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] A Shadowy Closet (Molly Ying) Turns: 5283 Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | A Shadowy Closet (Molly Ying) Floyd | A shaft of light through the door to the west falls upon as tidy a Floyd | closet as ever you've seen. The shelves are clear, and now you can see Floyd | a trapdoor in the ceiling above them. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push button" | ||
Floyd ] A Shadowy Closet (Molly Ying) Turns: 5284 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON Floyd | Floyd | You hold down the button, and the speaker produces a stream of static Floyd | that feels like it's coming from somewhere inside your spine. You Floyd | don't seem to be picking up any signal in this particular location. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I suppose he wanted to let the player jump on the bed and take the bed and throw it out the window and so on, but had to change that plan." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "u" | ||
Floyd ] Attic (Lane Puetz) Turns: 5285 Floyd | > Floyd | > U Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Attic (Lane Puetz) Floyd | From this corner of the attic, paths lead south and west, or you can Floyd | head back down the rickety staircase. A damp wind flows through a gash Floyd | in the exterior wall. Floyd | Floyd | A noncorporeal trolley stop sign reads Eggplant Line -- Cragne Manor Floyd | Attic. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Sure sounds like it." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push button" | ||
Floyd ] Attic (Lane Puetz) Turns: 5286 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON Floyd | Floyd | You hold down the button, and the speaker produces a stream of static Floyd | that raises the hair on the back of your neck. You don't seem to be Floyd | picking up any signal in this particular location. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Disheveled Studio (Katherine Morayati) Turns: 5287 Floyd | > Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Disheveled Studio (Katherine Morayati) Floyd | The studio must have been abandoned in a hurry. The bookshelves are Floyd | ransacked, the easel in pieces on the floor, bulbs torn out of two of Floyd | the ceiling lights. The only thing undisturbed is a table, solid like Floyd | a slab, precisely in the center of the room. Several layers of heavy Floyd | curtain block off crawlspaces to the north and southeast. Floyd | Floyd | The room smells distractingly of Peter's cologne. Floyd | Floyd | Nothing remains of the canvas but a hollowed-out shell. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push button" | ||
Floyd ] Disheveled Studio (Katherine Morayati) Turns: 5288 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON Floyd | Floyd | You hold down the button. The speaker blares out: "—parts by Floyd | Anchorhead, Siri Hustvedt's The Blindfold and What I Loved, and Floyd | Fragrantica. Thanks to Sam Ashwell for testing and to Ryan Veeder and Floyd | Jenni Polodna for this fantastic behemoth of an endeavor. No thanks to Floyd | me for any sense of scope. Floyd | Floyd | Yes, it's an Elon Musk joke. Yes, it was timely when I wrote—" Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "scents" | ||
Floyd ] Disheveled Studio (Katherine Morayati) Turns: 5289 Floyd | > Floyd | > SCENTS Floyd | Floyd | Cedar: Enhances visions. Floyd | Frankincense: Purifies sins. Floyd | Tuberose: Inflames passions. Floyd | Petrichor: Promotes rot. Floyd | Animalic musk (castoreum, civet): Promotes depravity. Floyd | Blood: Binds an object to the one who bled. Floyd | Floyd | Savior's breath: Colorless and curiously insubstantial. Used for Floyd | purification. Floyd | Peat venom: Extracted from cadavers in river mud. Opens one up to Floyd | forces beyond this earth. Floyd | Dispulsichor: Undoes the effect of past divination. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "I don't know enough about Elon Musk to get the joke." | |
| DavidW says, "I don't know either." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "And I'm not sure I want to." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "se" | ||
Floyd ] Abandoned Nursery (Harrison Gerard) Turns: 5290 Floyd | > Floyd | > SE Floyd | Floyd | The curtains swing back into place with a thud. Floyd | Floyd | Abandoned Nursery (Harrison Gerard) Floyd | An octagonal room. Dust coats the walls. In one corner, a crib. In the Floyd | other, a dollhouse. Exits lead northwest, north, and northeast. Floyd | Floyd | You can see a "Gossipin' Gertie" doll and a vacuum cleaner here. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "yeah, let's move on." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push button" | ||
Floyd ] Abandoned Nursery (Harrison Gerard) Turns: 5291 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON Floyd | Floyd | You hold down the button, and the speaker produces a stream of static Floyd | that gives you goosebumps. You don't seem to be picking up any signal Floyd | in this particular location. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Invasive Library (Justin de Vesine) Turns: 5292 Floyd | > Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Invasive Library (Justin de Vesine) Floyd | Once a study or a small sitting room, a particularly invasive species Floyd | of library has taken over this space. Walls obscured by stacks of Floyd | books. Ceiling hidden by stacks of books. The floor might as well be Floyd | tiled with books. There's a path of sorts from a small doorway to the Floyd | south to a desk amidst the overgrown collection, and to the southeast, Floyd | a bookshelf has been shoved aside to reveal a passage through the Floyd | wall. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push button" | ||
Floyd ] Invasive Library (Justin de Vesine) Turns: 5293 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON Floyd | Floyd | You hold down the button. The speaker blares out: "—phrasing of "an Floyd | unconscionable number of books" is delightful, and somewhere along the Floyd | line the concept of an invasive library crept into my brain. Libraries Floyd | are sort of alive to start with, of course - with so many books in Floyd | them, reality warps a little bit and lets them thrive and grow on Floyd | their own terms - but most of them live very sedentary lives so we Floyd | hardly notice. Floyd | Floyd | One of my favorite - if most frustrating - things from the early Floyd | school of adventure games is sudden, gruesome, often humorous deaths. Floyd | I haven't packed this room anything like as full of deathtraps as some Floyd | games had, but the one that is here is a lovingly crafted doom. Floyd | Artisan doom, if you will. Shade-grown. You know, like grues. Floyd | Floyd | There are no grues in this room. At least none native to it. Floyd | Floyd | Anyway, books are—" Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Hm." | |
| DavidW asks, "I don't remember dying in this room. Probably a smothering by books or a death by a thousand paper cuts?" | ||
| Knight_Otu asks, "I suspect the former, but who knows?" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "z" | ||
Floyd ] Invasive Library (Justin de Vesine) Turns: 5294 Floyd | > Floyd | > Z Floyd | Floyd | Time passes. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "z" | ||
Floyd ] Invasive Library (Justin de Vesine) Turns: 5295 Floyd | > Floyd | > Z Floyd | Floyd | Time passes. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "se" | ||
Floyd ] Branching Corridor (Zachary Hodgens) Turns: 5296 Floyd | > Floyd | > SE Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Branching Corridor (Zachary Hodgens) Floyd | A trace amount of sunlight filters in impossibly through imperceivable Floyd | cracks in the ceiling, illuminating the barren wooden walls and Floyd | floorboards of this narrow passageway. A short distance away you find Floyd | yourself in a crossroads of sorts. Corridors leading elsewhere go off Floyd | toward the northwest, west, east, and southeast. Several large potted Floyd | cacti line the walls of the passageways. Floyd | Floyd | The trace rays of sunlight beaming down from above get in your eyes. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push button" | ||
Floyd ] Branching Corridor (Zachary Hodgens) Turns: 5297 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON Floyd | Floyd | You hold down the button, and the speaker produces a stream of static Floyd | that raises the hair on the back of your neck. You don't seem to be Floyd | picking up any signal in this particular location. Floyd | Floyd | The sunlight shining down is still in your eyes, no matter where you Floyd | turn your head. A bead of sweat slides down your face. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I'm imagining being Uncle Scrooge in his money bin, except replacing the coins with books." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Now that would be a death of a thousand cuts." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Science Tower (Riff Conner) Turns: 5298 Floyd | > Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Science Tower (Riff Conner) Floyd | This round, tall room must be a tower. I don't know if you were given Floyd | a description of the manor from the outside, or if it mentioned a Floyd | tower if you were, but if you were and it did, this is probably that Floyd | tower. At a guess it's around fifty feet tall, although it's very Floyd | shadowy up at the top so it's difficult to estimate it accurately. Floyd | Floyd | It appears to be some kind of science lab, although you would expect a Floyd | science lab to have more stuff in it; perhaps all the stuff that was Floyd | easily moveable has already been taken away. There's a large table in Floyd | the center of the room, and everything else is up against the walls: a Floyd | complex-looking control console, a large chalkboard, a metal cabinet, Floyd | an old iron ashtray stand, and a wooden barstool with a hamster cage Floyd | on top of it. Floyd | Floyd | The whole place has a thick smell of science throughout it (assuming Floyd | science smells like chalk dust, hamster, cigarettes, and electricity), Floyd | and rain is pounding at the windows. There are exits to the east and Floyd | southwest. Floyd | Floyd | On the chalkboard is a yellow sticky-note. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push button" | ||
Floyd ] Science Tower (Riff Conner) Turns: 5299 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON Floyd | Floyd | (the walkie-talkie (smelling faintly of mildew)) Floyd | You hold down the button, and the speaker produces a stream of static Floyd | that feels like it's coming from somewhere inside your spine. You Floyd | don't seem to be picking up any signal in this particular location. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Aw. I was hoping this room had commentary." | |
| DavidW says, "I want Dr Peanut to have a teeny-tiny walkie-talkie." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "x dr peanut" | ||
Floyd ] Science Tower (Riff Conner) Turns: 5300 Floyd | > Floyd | > X DR PEANUT Floyd | Floyd | Dr. Peanut is holding his peanut in his little arms as if it were a Floyd | major science award, and looking rather pleased with himself. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] Branching Corridor (Zachary Hodgens) Turns: 5301 Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Dr. Peanut squeaks queryingly as you leave. Floyd | Floyd | Branching Corridor (Zachary Hodgens) Floyd | A trace amount of sunlight filters in impossibly through imperceivable Floyd | cracks in the ceiling, illuminating the barren wooden walls and Floyd | floorboards of this narrow passageway. A short distance away you find Floyd | yourself in a crossroads of sorts. Corridors leading elsewhere go off Floyd | toward the northwest, west, east, and southeast. Several large potted Floyd | cacti line the walls of the passageways. Floyd | Floyd | The trace rays of sunlight beaming down from above get in your eyes. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "se" | ||
Floyd ] The Observatory (Joey Jones) Turns: 5302 Floyd | > Floyd | > SE Floyd | Floyd | You carefully sidestep through the maze of cacti you have built. Floyd | Floyd | The Observatory (Joey Jones) Floyd | The observatory is a cramped domed room cluttered with all manner of Floyd | mechanical contrivance. The way out is northwest. Floyd | Floyd | At the top of the dome is a large telescope. Immediately beneath it is Floyd | a vast projector, bristling with obscure controls. Floyd | Floyd | To one side of the dome is a worn wooden lectern, set before a large Floyd | chalk circle. Floyd | Floyd | The device is projecting a star sign upon the walls of the dome. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push button" | ||
Floyd ] The Observatory (Joey Jones) Turns: 5303 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON Floyd | Floyd | (the walkie-talkie (smelling faintly of mildew)) Floyd | You hold down the button, and the speaker produces a stream of static Floyd | that gives you goosebumps. You don't seem to be picking up any signal Floyd | in this particular location. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "huh. No commentary here." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Odd, yeah." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "The attic as a whole had little commentary." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "nw" | ||
Floyd ] Branching Corridor (Zachary Hodgens) Turns: 5304 Floyd | > Floyd | > NW Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Branching Corridor (Zachary Hodgens) Floyd | A trace amount of sunlight filters in impossibly through imperceivable Floyd | cracks in the ceiling, illuminating the barren wooden walls and Floyd | floorboards of this narrow passageway. A short distance away you find Floyd | yourself in a crossroads of sorts. Corridors leading elsewhere go off Floyd | toward the northwest, west, east, and southeast. Several large potted Floyd | cacti line the walls of the passageways. Floyd | Floyd | The trace rays of sunlight beaming down from above get in your eyes. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "I guess zoom down to the Dining Room, Sitting Room, and Kitchen next?" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] Attic (Lane Puetz) Turns: 5305 Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Attic (Lane Puetz) Floyd | From this corner of the attic, paths lead south and west, or you can Floyd | head back down the rickety staircase. A damp wind flows through a gash Floyd | in the exterior wall. Floyd | Floyd | An ethereal trolley stop sign reads Eggplant Line -- Cragne Manor Floyd | Attic. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "d" | ||
Floyd ] A Shadowy Closet (Molly Ying) Turns: 5306 Floyd | > Floyd | > D Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | A Shadowy Closet (Molly Ying) Floyd | A shaft of light through the door to the west falls upon as tidy a Floyd | closet as ever you've seen. The shelves are clear, and now you can see Floyd | a trapdoor in the ceiling above them. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Yeah." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] MASTER BEDROOM (ROWAN LIPKOVITS) Turns: 5307 Floyd | > Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | MASTER BEDROOM (ROWAN LIPKOVITS) Floyd | Here we have the master bedroom of Cragne Manor, which is by turns Floyd | contradictorily capacious and cramped. Though you can't put your Floyd | finger on it, something about this windowless chamber sucks the very Floyd | air out of your lungs and puts you on edge. One would have to be a Floyd | master indeed to achieve any rest in this offputting room. Floyd | Floyd | Though it is relatively sparsely furnished, it wouldn't be much of a Floyd | bedoom without a bed -- and there it is, a four-poster tall, dingy, Floyd | imposing and unsettling. Next to it is a bedside table, on which Floyd | resides some torturously elongated lamp -- apparently the dim room's Floyd | only light source, currently turned off. Floyd | Floyd | To the west is the hallway door through which you first arrived, and Floyd | to the east there is also a door to what is most likely a walk-in Floyd | closet. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Upstairs Hall, north end (Jason Love) Turns: 5308 Floyd | > Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Upstairs Hall, north end (Jason Love) Floyd | Imposing wooden doors lead north to the nursery (which is open) and Floyd | east to the master bedroom (which is also open); a smaller doorway Floyd | between them has been closed off with badly painted bricks. The top of Floyd | the stairs is accessible through a narrow arch to the west, and the Floyd | hall continues to the south. Floyd | Floyd | The broken doors to the armoire lie on the floor near the center of Floyd | the room. Floyd | Floyd | The doorless armoire stands against the north-west wall. There's Floyd | nothing inside. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Top of Stairs (Q. Pheevr) Turns: 5309 Floyd | > Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Top of Stairs (Q. Pheevr) Floyd | You are at the top of a staircase, which leads down to Landing at the Floyd | Bottom of Stairs (Mark Sample). An archway leads east to Upstairs Floyd | Hall, north end (Jason Love). Floyd | Floyd | On the north wall is a round white wall clock. Floyd | Floyd | Standing against the west wall is a dilapidated kitchen sink with a Floyd | pine cabinet under it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "d" | ||
Floyd ] Landing at the Bottom of Stairs (Mark Sample) Turns: 5310 Floyd | > Floyd | > D Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Landing at the Bottom of Stairs (Mark Sample) Floyd | This is a dark alcove with a narrow stairway rising into the gloom Floyd | upstairs. Shadows lurch over a doorway to the south. Opposite those Floyd | shadows lies another doorway, in even darker shadows. What little Floyd | light there is seeps in from a small elliptical window high on the Floyd | wall. Floyd | Floyd | The ramshackle bookshelf lies in a pile of splintered wood on the Floyd | floor like a fallen scarecrow, arms akimbo. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Dining Room (Roberto Colnaghi) Turns: 5311 Floyd | > Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Dining Room (Roberto Colnaghi) Floyd | A long, rectangular mahogany table takes up most of the room. The room Floyd | is old and dusty, and it seems decades have passed since the last time Floyd | someone had dinner here. On the table lies a broken machine, and a Floyd | calendar is pinned on the wall. Doorways lead west, east, and south. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push button" | ||
Floyd ] Dining Room (Roberto Colnaghi) Turns: 5312 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON Floyd | Floyd | (the walkie-talkie (smelling faintly of mildew)) Floyd | You hold down the button. The speaker blares out: "—I was thinking Floyd | about how to implement a puzzleless junction room, the first idea I Floyd | got was to make a dreamlike world, but then I thought that a sci-fi Floyd | background would be more appropriate for a Lovecraftian vignette. So I Floyd | decided to link the Cragne Manor theme to the chronovisor, a Floyd | real-world Italian urban legend. The "Domenica del Corriere" really Floyd | printed an article about the whole story, and the "chronovisor" even Floyd | has a Wikipedia article. Who knows, maybe it's waiting in a forgotten Floyd | Vatican cellar... Anyway, it ends with an homage to Anchorhead, to Floyd | wrap it up. My thanks go to Ryan Veeder and Jenni Polodna for letting Floyd | a beginner like me contribute to this game, to Andrew Schultz, Floyd | Chandler Groover, Sean M. Shore, Matteo Stucchi, Erika Redaelli, Caleb Floyd | Wilson, Llew Mason and Chris Conley for testing, and to you the—" Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "Then all the basement, sarcophagus room, courtyard, and end at the curiosity shop." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Yeah." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Huh, it really does have a wikipedia page." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] Sitting Room (Buster Hudson) Turns: 5313 Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Sitting Room (Buster Hudson) Floyd | The floorboards groan against your footsteps as you enter the dusty Floyd | sitting room. Light struggles to penetrate the grimy bay window, Floyd | hinting at the space around you. Various pieces of furniture are Floyd | covered by moldy, moth-bitten sheets. The remains of a portrait hang Floyd | above the fireplace. Leaning against a wall is a large mirror. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "neat" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push button" | ||
Floyd ] Sitting Room (Buster Hudson) Turns: 5314 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON Floyd | Floyd | You hold down the button. The speaker blares out: "—was written by Floyd | Buster Hudson for the 20th anniversary of Anchorhead tribute, Cragne Floyd | Manor. Thanks to my testers Andrew Schultz, Chris Conley, Mike Spivey, Floyd | Jeremy Freese, Lucian Smith, and Hanon Ondricek. Special thanks to Floyd | organizers Ryan Veeder and Jenni Polodna for their leadership and Floyd | commitment to making the impossible possible. And of course, thanks to Floyd | Mike Gentry for creating the fabulous game which we all love and play Floyd | in dedication to the one true god and ender of worlds,—" Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "So I guess the last word here was Ialdaetc." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Dining Room (Roberto Colnaghi) Turns: 5315 Floyd | > Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Dining Room (Roberto Colnaghi) Floyd | A long, rectangular mahogany table takes up most of the room. The room Floyd | is old and dusty, and it seems decades have passed since the last time Floyd | someone had dinner here. On the table lies a broken machine, and a Floyd | calendar is pinned on the wall. Doorways lead west, east, and south. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] The Kitchen (Edward B) Turns: 5316 Floyd | > Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | The Kitchen (Edward B) Floyd | The Cragne family kitchen. Light from a naked bulb feeds shadow down Floyd | the spaces between old cabinets, counters and bookshelves. A dusty, Floyd | doorless fridge overlooks an oven just as worse for wear. You'd guess Floyd | it's been a minute since anyone's used this room to cook. A doorway Floyd | leads east, and a wooden door set in the floor appears to lead to a Floyd | cellar or basement. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "Hope the kitchen explains the salt grains business a little." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push button" | ||
Floyd ] The Kitchen (Edward B) Turns: 5317 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON Floyd | Floyd | You hold down the button, and the speaker produces a stream of static Floyd | that raises the hair on the back of your neck. You don't seem to be Floyd | picking up any signal in this particular location. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "drat" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Nope." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "d" | ||
Floyd ] Basement (Ivan Roth) Turns: 5318 Floyd | > Floyd | > D Floyd | Floyd | Carefully, you descend the creaking steps. Floyd | Floyd | Basement (Ivan Roth) Floyd | It's dark and chilly down here. A damp, mildewy carpet of dimly Floyd | visible design covers half the floor. It must have been luxuriously Floyd | soft before it started rotting. Floyd | Floyd | A rickety staircase leads back up towards the heavy wooden door to the Floyd | kitchen. A flimsy plywood door leads north, but you know what lies in Floyd | that direction. The dimly-lit basement extends in every other Floyd | direction, south, east and west. Floyd | Floyd | A metal hatch opens into darkness below. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push button" | ||
Floyd ] Basement (Ivan Roth) Turns: 5319 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON Floyd | Floyd | You hold down the button. The speaker blares out: "—room corresponds Floyd | to a space in Anchorhead that's basically empty, and only there for Floyd | pacing purposes, so I had to get kind of creative. Floyd | If you enjoyed what these rooms were trying to do, with the books and Floyd | stuff, you might like certain postmodern novels like "If on a winter's Floyd | night a traveler" by Italo Calvino, "The Crying of Lot 49" by Thomas Floyd | Pynchon, or Roberto Bolaño's "Nazi Literature in the Americas". What Floyd | I'm trying to say is, I was reading those books around the time I put Floyd | this together. Floyd | Andrew Schultz helped playtest this game, which was helpful because Floyd | he has a good eye for typos, and also because if he can't solve a Floyd | puzzle then it's really egregiously broken. Actually, I'm not sure Floyd | that he actually solved all the "puzzles" in this room, in the time he Floyd | had to test this game. Andrew Schultz tested for a lot of people. He Floyd | didn't get his hands on the library book I think. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | A lot of things in this game are references to other things, from Floyd | historical personages and popular media to people I happen to know and Floyd | obscure works I don't expect anyone else playing this to be familiar Floyd | with. Some things probably seem like they're references to something Floyd | but aren't. This is what we in the business—" Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "yeah, I've noticed Schultz's name appearing a lot in these thanks to testers." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Yeah." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "I'm going to guess the Annex has the same walkie-talkie message." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Cold Storage Room (Jeremy Freese) Turns: 5320 Floyd | > Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Cold Storage Room (Jeremy Freese) Floyd | Aunt Mavis used to keep her peaches in a room that didn't look at all Floyd | like this. On the walls is a message written in blood, composed in an Floyd | ancient language you know intimately. Floyd | Floyd | There's also the thing Aunt Mavis gave you. You now understand what it Floyd | is. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I'd assume so." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push button" | ||
Floyd ] Cold Storage Room (Jeremy Freese) Turns: 5321 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON Floyd | Floyd | You hold down the button. The speaker blares out: "—author is Floyd | grateful Floyd | to Michael Hilborn, Buster Hudson, Rebecca C. N. McDonald, Marius Floyd | Müller, Erica Newman, Hanon Ondricek, Jenni Polodna, Andrew Schultz, Floyd | Lucian Smith, Mike Spivey, and Matt Weiner for testing, as well as of Floyd | course to Ryan Veeder and Jenni Polodna for their invitation,—" Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "There he is again." | |
| DavidW says, "yup" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Basement (Ivan Roth) Turns: 5322 Floyd | > Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Basement (Ivan Roth) Floyd | It's dark and chilly down here. A damp, mildewy carpet of dimly Floyd | visible design covers half the floor. It must have been luxuriously Floyd | soft before it started rotting. Floyd | Floyd | A rickety staircase leads back up towards the heavy wooden door to the Floyd | kitchen. A flimsy plywood door leads north, but you know what lies in Floyd | that direction. The dimly-lit basement extends in every other Floyd | direction, south, east and west. Floyd | Floyd | A metal hatch opens into darkness below. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] Pantry (Chris Conley) Turns: 5323 Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Pantry (Chris Conley) Floyd | You are in a pantry lined with metal shelves stretching the entire Floyd | length of both walls. Most of the metal shelves' contents lie deep in Floyd | shadow, as the room is lit by only a single bare bulb hanging three Floyd | feet above your head. The flat dark stones echo as you walk, and the Floyd | air down here is cold and damp. Floyd | Floyd | The rest of the basement lies off to the west. A dark doorway beckons Floyd | to the east. Floyd | Floyd | Pale roots of some unknown plant have broken through the ceiling in Floyd | one corner, dangling halfway to the floor. Floyd | Floyd | You can also see a jar of peaches (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | (closed) and a disgusting rotting pumpkin here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push button" | ||
Floyd ] Pantry (Chris Conley) Turns: 5324 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON Floyd | Floyd | You hold down the button. The speaker blares out: "—asked for Floyd | something involving fruit, possibly preserved fruit, expecting I might Floyd | get something like a pantry. I didn't know what I was going to do with Floyd | it, and... I still don't know what this is. Enjoy. Floyd | Floyd | (Apologies for not being able to think of a good Soup Cans joke.) Floyd | Floyd | And of course, a Very Impressive Nadsat Pure Thanks to my testers: Floyd | Lucian Smith, Matt Weiner, Daniel Ravipinto, Chandler Groover, Carl Floyd | Muckenhoupt, Sean M. Shore, Andrew Schultz, Michael Fessler, Mike Floyd | Spivey, Jeremy Freese, Baldur Brückner, Hanon Ondricek, and Robert Floyd | Colnaghi. Floyd | --CC Floyd | Floyd | P.S. If nothing unexpected happens, I'll—" Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "Do we have the walkie-talkie when inside the jar of peaches?" | |
| Knight_Otu says, "I don't think we had any inventory in there." | ||
| DavidW says, "yeah, I think that's correct." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 5325 Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Floyd | You are in a circular chamber, walled in the same decaying brickwork Floyd | which runs all through the manor's basement. A ritual bound of Floyd | oddly-angled runes has been carved around the perimeter of the room. Floyd | The only exit is west. Floyd | Floyd | A majestic filing cabinet stands in one corner, stuffed to overflowing Floyd | with antique journals. Next to it is a full-length, badly fogged Floyd | mirror. Floyd | Floyd | The lunar sphere on the wall is entirely red. A knob is visible Floyd | underneath it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push button" | ||
Floyd ] Workroom (Andrew Plotkin) Turns: 5326 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON Floyd | Floyd | You hold down the button. The speaker blares out: "—you've played Floyd | Hadean Lands, you'll notice that the ritual magic in my Cragne room is Floyd | similar. Then again, in certain ways, it's very different. (You never Floyd | stand inside a ritual bound, right?) Floyd | Floyd | Hadean Lands came together nicely, but there was no way it could Floyd | fulfill all of my initial plans. A few elements were left on the curb, Floyd | or appeared only tangentially, rather than being central pillars. The Floyd | lack I most regretted was a true sense of combinatory explosion. You Floyd | have lots of elements to play with, but most of them don't combine in Floyd | especially interesting ways. Floyd | Floyd | I hit that mark better in an earlier game, The Dreamhold. The alchemy Floyd | puzzle in that game lets you combine just five elements (gold resin, Floyd | blue dust, noonlight, two berries) to produce over twenty distinct Floyd | reactions and a dozen possible products. I could have doubled those Floyd | figures if I'd had the energy. Floyd | Floyd | I tried to achieve that texture in Cragne by specifying results in Floyd | terms of combinations, rather than (as in HL) sequences. And, of Floyd | course, by putting in as many red herrings and stray outcomes as I had Floyd | time for. Floyd | Floyd | Naturally, I started with way too many ideas. My initial notes Floyd | included these extra magic words: Floyd | Floyd | - BLOOD: Spend your life force to attract the dead. (Shades of the Floyd | Odyssey, pardon the pun.) Existing effects become more powerful. If Floyd | you overuse this, you pass out and the ritual crashes. Floyd | - BARRIER: The Elder Sign. A shield. Makes some encounters less Floyd | dangerous, others impossible. Floyd | - KEY: The knowledge that unseams and unlocks. Makes connections more Floyd | transparent; some encounters become viable. Floyd | Floyd | But these rapidly got cut after I realized how many combinations I was Floyd | getting myself into. Floyd | Floyd | My great parsimony, of course, is objects; this is an extremely sparse Floyd | game. (I know that sounds silly in the context of a Cragne room, Floyd | but...) I built several locations, but aside from the first and last, Floyd | each location has just a couple of scenery objects and no portable Floyd | ones. All of the spirits and presences are represented by a single Floyd | object, the "manifestation", which does nothing but show a variable Floyd | description and (occasionally) a LISTEN or SMELL response. Floyd | Floyd | The game's rhythm is a steady cycle of find name, look up name, learn Floyd | magic, find another name. I didn't mean for it to be quite so Floyd | tick-tock, but the player benefit of making all the clues reviewable Floyd | in files is compelling. Then I realized that doing research (and Floyd | learning new magic) in the middle of a ritual is awkward. When you Floyd | start experimenting with your new spell, you should have a clean Floyd | slate. So I added the requirement that you cancel your ritual before Floyd | learning anything new. Floyd | Floyd | I carried over the testing habits (and the regression tester) which I Floyd | developed for Hadean Lands. I have a test script which runs through Floyd | all the puzzle solutions and most of the puzzle failures, validating Floyd | the responses. The test script has more lines than the game's source Floyd | code, although (to be fair) those lines are shorter and more Floyd | repetitive. Floyd | Floyd | In case you're curious, the source code is about 21000 words of Floyd | Inform, comprising about 11000 words of printable game text, 9300 of Floyd | code, and 700 of commentary (what you're reading now). Floyd | Floyd | Overall, I was aiming at a game of roughly IFComp size. I typically Floyd | allocate a month to write a game of that size, and indeed I was able Floyd | to comfortably finish it in the three weeks available. (Ryan and Jenni Floyd | scheduled four weeks, but I had to wrap up early because of a Floyd | conflicting vacation.) Although the magic is Hadean-style, I tried to Floyd | make the puzzles much easier than Hadean's -- this is supposed to be Floyd | just one room in a large game! Even though the fun of the game is in Floyd | experimentation, there are explicit signposts to all the important Floyd | discoveries. Time and publication will show whether I put in enough of Floyd | them. Floyd | Floyd | (Just to keep you on your toes, every design principle I've described Floyd | here is violated at least once in the game. At least potentially. Floyd | Have—" Floyd | Floyd | You let go of the button, ending the transmission, and you squeeze Floyd | your long-suffering hand to alleviate a little bit of the pain. How Floyd | much more of this can your poor muscles endure? Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "yay zarf" | |
| DavidW says, "I found solving his room very satisfying." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "A fitting commentary for a great puzzly room." | ||
| DavidW says, "I want to know what the other tracks besides Venus were." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Pantry (Chris Conley) Turns: 5327 Floyd | > Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Pantry (Chris Conley) Floyd | You are in a pantry lined with metal shelves stretching the entire Floyd | length of both walls. Most of the metal shelves' contents lie deep in Floyd | shadow, as the room is lit by only a single bare bulb hanging three Floyd | feet above your head. The flat dark stones echo as you walk, and the Floyd | air down here is cold and damp. Floyd | Floyd | The rest of the basement lies off to the west. A dark doorway beckons Floyd | to the east. Floyd | Floyd | Pale roots of some unknown plant have broken through the ceiling in Floyd | one corner, dangling halfway to the floor. Floyd | Floyd | You can also see a jar of peaches (smelling faintly of mildew) Floyd | (closed) and a disgusting rotting pumpkin here. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Maybe we'll find out." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Basement (Ivan Roth) Turns: 5328 Floyd | > Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Basement (Ivan Roth) Floyd | It's dark and chilly down here. A damp, mildewy carpet of dimly Floyd | visible design covers half the floor. It must have been luxuriously Floyd | soft before it started rotting. Floyd | Floyd | A rickety staircase leads back up towards the heavy wooden door to the Floyd | kitchen. A flimsy plywood door leads north, but you know what lies in Floyd | that direction. The dimly-lit basement extends in every other Floyd | direction, south, east and west. Floyd | Floyd | A metal hatch opens into darkness below. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push button" | ||
Floyd ] Basement (Ivan Roth) Turns: 5329 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON Floyd | Floyd | You hold down the button. The speaker blares out: "—corresponds to a Floyd | space in Anchorhead that's basically empty, and only there for pacing Floyd | purposes, so I had to get kind of creative. Floyd | If you enjoyed what these rooms were trying to do, with the books and Floyd | stuff, you might like certain postmodern novels like "If on a winter's Floyd | night a traveler" by Italo Calvino, "The Crying of Lot 49" by Thomas Floyd | Pynchon, or Roberto Bolaño's "Nazi Literature in the Americas". What Floyd | I'm trying to say is, I was reading those books around the time I put Floyd | this together. Floyd | Andrew Schultz helped playtest this game, which was helpful because Floyd | he has a good eye for typos, and also because if he can't solve a Floyd | puzzle then it's really egregiously broken. Actually, I'm not sure Floyd | that he actually solved all the "puzzles" in this room, in the time he Floyd | had to test this game. Andrew Schultz tested for a lot of people. He Floyd | didn't get his hands on the library book I think. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | A lot of things in this game are references to other things, from Floyd | historical personages and popular media to people I happen to know and Floyd | obscure works I don't expect anyone else playing this to be familiar Floyd | with. Some things probably seem like they're references to something Floyd | but aren't. This is what we in the business call—" Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Wine Cellar (Nathaniel Edwards) Turns: 5330 Floyd | > Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Wine Cellar (Nathaniel Edwards) Floyd | You feel cool air swirling around you as you stand in the manor's wine Floyd | cellar. Stone floors, stone walls, and dim lighting keep the Floyd | household's dwindling wine collection fresh and oaky. Floyd | Floyd | A large wooden wine rack covers one entire wall of the room, but with Floyd | only a few bottles left on it. You can see a door to the west Another Floyd | exit leads east. Floyd | Floyd | You've smashed or removed every bottle of wine, and the rack stands Floyd | empty before you. Floyd | Floyd | You can see a wine cask here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push button" | ||
Floyd ] Wine Cellar (Nathaniel Edwards) Turns: 5331 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON Floyd | Floyd | You hold down the button. The speaker blares out: "—room is the first Floyd | thing I've ever made in Inform 7, so please excuse any issues you Floyd | might have or the fact that there aren't really many things Floyd | implemented in the room. I only have so much time to work on this due Floyd | to my busy schedule of, uh, doing a thousand side projects exactly Floyd | like this—" Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Heh." | |
| Knight_Otu asks, "Always many more side projects, aren't there?" | ||
| DavidW says, "'A Caskade of Projects'" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Oww." | ||
| DavidW says, "Yes. Yes there are." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Laboratory (Michael Gentry) Turns: 5332 Floyd | > Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Your ears pop and you stumble as you step across the threshold, Floyd | reeling in a momentary gravitational slippage. Floyd | Floyd | Laboratory (Michael Gentry) Floyd | Hard, white light reflected from steel walls pricks painfully at your Floyd | eyes. Through the glare you can make out the implements of some sort Floyd | of laboratory, squirming sculptures of metal and glass dripping Floyd | curdled fluids and spurting foul-smelling puffs of steam. A way out Floyd | lies east, but otherwise there seem to be no other exits from this Floyd | place. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push button" | ||
Floyd ] Laboratory (Michael Gentry) Turns: 5333 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON Floyd | Floyd | You hold down the button. The speaker blares out: "—actually pretty Floyd | terrible at writing commentary on my own work, so bear with me. Floyd | Floyd | This room is just an amusing riff on my own feelings regarding Floyd | Anchorhead, and I don't have a lot to say about it that you haven't Floyd | already played through (read the preface to the illustrated edition if Floyd | you're really interested). I do have something to say about this game, Floyd | Cragne Manor, though I may be inadequate to the task. Floyd | Floyd | According to reports as of this writing, there are at least 85 people Floyd | contributing to this game. Presumably a few of them will drop out, or Floyd | have done so already, due to the normal sorts of conflicts and Floyd | commitments that get in the way, but even so. Conservatively, that's a Floyd | hell of a lot of people, some of whom have put a frankly insane amount Floyd | of effort and word count into their individual pieces of this lurching Floyd | patchwork. Many of them, surely, chose to participate for the unique Floyd | exquisite-corpse nature of the project, but all of them participated Floyd | because they wanted to say something — be it critical, nostalgic, Floyd | complimentary, satirical, or just silly — about Anchorhead. Floyd | Floyd | That is humbling. Floyd | Floyd | Many heartfelt thanks to Ryan Veeder and Jenni Polodna for conceiving Floyd | and managing this project, and greenlighting my goofy-ass metajoke of Floyd | a room concept. Thanks to Andrew Plotkin for telling me about it when Floyd | I was off intfiction.org for a while and would have probably missed it Floyd | otherwise. Thanks to Andrew Schultz for testing my code. Thanks to Floyd | every person who contributed a room to the coolest anniversary gift I Floyd | ever got. Floyd | Floyd | And thank you for playing. It's, uh, it's the interactivity, you see. Floyd | I can't lead you, I can only—" Floyd | Floyd | You let go of the button, ending the transmission, and you squeeze Floyd | your long-suffering hand to alleviate a little bit of the pain. How Floyd | much more of this can your poor muscles endure? Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "Hi again, ASchultz." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "He's everywhere." | ||
| DavidW says, "He's probably four-dimensional and has tentacles too." | ||
| Knight_Otu asks, "Maybe it was one of his tentacles in the Bottom of the Stairs room then?" | ||
| DavidW asks, "heh. Maybe?" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] Wine Cellar (Nathaniel Edwards) Turns: 5334 Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Wine Cellar (Nathaniel Edwards) Floyd | You feel cool air swirling around you as you stand in the manor's wine Floyd | cellar. Stone floors, stone walls, and dim lighting keep the Floyd | household's dwindling wine collection fresh and oaky. Floyd | Floyd | A large wooden wine rack covers one entire wall of the room, but with Floyd | only a few bottles left on it. You can see a door to the west Another Floyd | exit leads east. Floyd | Floyd | You've smashed or removed every bottle of wine, and the rack stands Floyd | empty before you. Floyd | Floyd | You can see a wine cask here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] Basement (Ivan Roth) Turns: 5335 Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Basement (Ivan Roth) Floyd | It's dark and chilly down here. A damp, mildewy carpet of dimly Floyd | visible design covers half the floor. It must have been luxuriously Floyd | soft before it started rotting. Floyd | Floyd | A rickety staircase leads back up towards the heavy wooden door to the Floyd | kitchen. A flimsy plywood door leads north, but you know what lies in Floyd | that direction. The dimly-lit basement extends in every other Floyd | direction, south, east and west. Floyd | Floyd | A metal hatch opens into darkness below. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 5336 Floyd | > Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Floyd | The western side of this windowless brick room is dominated by a huge Floyd | boiler connected to a confusing network of pipes that eventually Floyd | delivers heat to the rest of the manor. Between the unpleasant Floyd | humming, the smell of fuel oil, and the heat leaking out, the boiler Floyd | is leaving you feeling a little lightheaded. Floyd | Floyd | As noticeable as it is, the boiler is hardly the only item of Floyd | interest. Crammed around it are many devices, at least four of which Floyd | are clearly bigger and heavier than you. Next to the open doorway Floyd | leading north there is a keypunch. There's a support column in the Floyd | middle of the room with a system diagram on it, and lashed to the Floyd | column there is a faraday cage with a window on its door looking Floyd | inside. Next to it is a an overlay engine, and behind it a a Floyd | dimensional stabilizer. Beyond a heavy-duty table near the southwest Floyd | corner there is a rough hole in the floor, and the surface of the Floyd | table is dominated by the control panel for the whole system. There is Floyd | a small steel shelf high on the wall way above the table, and a Floyd | fluorescent work light above that. On the wall opposite the faraday Floyd | cage there is a sign hanging from a chain. Floyd | Floyd | It looks like the room has hardly been disturbed in decades, and your Floyd | presence has kicked up a sizable amount of dust. Although there are Floyd | some cobwebs, you don't see any spiders. Maybe they got fed up with Floyd | some combination of the loud noises, bad smells, choking dust, and Floyd | miserable heat and went someplace nicer. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push button" | ||
Floyd ] Boiler Room (Eric W. Brown) Turns: 5337 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON Floyd | Floyd | (the walkie-talkie (smelling faintly of mildew)) Floyd | You hold down the button. The speaker blares out: "—had a lot of fun Floyd | making this, and I hope you just as much fun exploring it. Floyd | Floyd | There are loads of references to the obvious things, but there is one Floyd | reference I ought to explain a little further as it's far too obscure Floyd | for anyone to recognize. Some years (decades?) ago I wrote an Inform 6 Floyd | game that I used to help educate folks about interactive fiction. The Floyd | goal of this game was returning some books to a library. Sound Floyd | familiar? Anyhow, the books in the game were real books that were Floyd | actually part of the collection of the Saugus Public Library, and Floyd | Saugus is a town on the northern coast of Massachusetts, not too far Floyd | from where the fictional Anchorhead was supposed to be located. I Floyd | personally got inspired to look up one of these books some years later Floyd | and was surprised to discover that it had disappeared from the Floyd | collection. I find it entertaining on many levels to think that it was Floyd | swiped from there and brought to Cragne Manor. Floyd | Floyd | And yes, part of it was inspired by a classic Scooby-Doo episode. Floyd | Floyd | Thanks to Andrew Schultz, Hanon Ondricek, Marius Müller, Jarrod Floyd | Staples, and Danielle Brown for testing. The quality of the final Floyd | product is much improved due to—" Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "I don't recall which book it was we got here." | |
| DavidW says, "I don't either." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "I do recall the golden apple." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "d" | ||
Floyd ] Malign Tunnel (Damon L. Wakes) Turns: 5338 Floyd | > Floyd | > D Floyd | Floyd | Something tells you that Edwin Cragne really would not want you to Floyd | take his secrets out of this room and that you really ought to leave Floyd | the journal in the boiler room. Floyd | Floyd | Malign Tunnel (Damon L. Wakes) Floyd | The space beneath the boiler room is damp and narrow, little more than Floyd | a dogleg corridor set into the earth. Something about its shape, its Floyd | proportions, is deeply unsettling to you. There is a rusting iron Floyd | ladder leading to the floor above, and a green door leading to the Floyd | southwest, its paint flaking onto the uneven stone floor. The curving Floyd | brick walls on either side of you arc gracefully inwards to form a Floyd | vaulted ceiling. You would be able to stand comfortably were it not Floyd | for the pipes that stretch like tendons above your head. Floyd | Floyd | A phantom trolley stop sign reads Black Line -- Underground. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push button" | ||
Floyd ] Malign Tunnel (Damon L. Wakes) Turns: 5339 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON Floyd | Floyd | You hold down the button, and the speaker produces a stream of static Floyd | that feels like it's coming from somewhere inside your spine. You Floyd | don't seem to be picking up any signal in this particular location. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "It might've been the Roman Emperors book, but I'd have to check my notes." | |
| Knight_Otu says, "Yeah, I think that may have been it." | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "se" | ||
Floyd ] Malign Tunnel (Damon L. Wakes) Turns: 5340 Floyd | > Floyd | > SE Floyd | Floyd | You can't go that way. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "sw" | ||
Floyd ] Amorphous Tunnel (Bill Maya) Turns: 5341 Floyd | > Floyd | > SW Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Amorphous Tunnel (Bill Maya) Floyd | This tunnel bends to the northeast. The walls shimmer slightly, gently Floyd | undulating in the spectral darkness. To the west, set into the wall, Floyd | almost invisible in the mortal dimness, is an antediluvian door. Floyd | Daylight and a slight breeze wafts down some non-euclidean steps that Floyd | lead up. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push button" | ||
Floyd ] Amorphous Tunnel (Bill Maya) Turns: 5342 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON Floyd | Floyd | You hold down the button. The speaker blares out: "—time player, Floyd | first Floyd | time implementor. I can be found online at [LINK] Floyd | Floyd | ORGANIZER'S NOTE: As submitted, Bill's room broke this section of Floyd | tunnel up into three pseudo-rooms. Unfortunately, in the greater Floyd | context of Cragne Manor, this did not work, so we collapsed everything Floyd | into a single room. The organizers wish to apologize for editing this Floyd | room so—" Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Yeah, I think we had these rooms, but let's get them." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Narrow Straits (Mathbrush) Turns: 5343 Floyd | > Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Narrow Straits (Mathbrush) Floyd | You find yourself in a dark, narrow space between two stone walls. Floyd | Moisture condenses from the ceiling and drips down the stone bricks to Floyd | the floor. Doors are east and west. Floyd | Floyd | A foul sarcophagus occupies almost all of the space, leaving you Floyd | cramped against the walls. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push button" | ||
Floyd ] Narrow Straits (Mathbrush) Turns: 5344 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON Floyd | Floyd | You hold down the button. The speaker blares out: "—I were you, I'd Floyd | try reclosing the crypt, typing a verb wrong, typing a noun wrong, Floyd | jumping, waking up, and anything else you feel like. Floyd | Floyd | There are no hidden puzzles. There is one death. Floyd | Floyd | I specifically asked to have a puzzleless room that was like a sewer Floyd | underground. Which is what I—" Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "oh right" | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "wake up" | ||
Floyd ] Narrow Straits (Mathbrush) Turns: 5345 Floyd | > Floyd | > WAKE UP Floyd | Floyd | You rouse yourself from your dream. In your dream, you were in a dank, Floyd | narrow tunnel, filled with foul slime. In your waking life, you are as Floyd | well. Is there any difference? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "jump" | ||
Floyd ] Narrow Straits (Mathbrush) Turns: 5346 Floyd | > Floyd | > JUMP Floyd | Floyd | You try to jump, but your feet break through the crust below you and Floyd | into the underlying slime. You extract yourself. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] Amorphous Tunnel (Bill Maya) Turns: 5347 Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Amorphous Tunnel (Bill Maya) Floyd | This tunnel bends to the northeast. The walls shimmer slightly, gently Floyd | undulating in the spectral darkness. To the west, set into the wall, Floyd | almost invisible in the mortal dimness, is an antediluvian door. Floyd | Daylight and a slight breeze wafts down some non-euclidean steps that Floyd | lead up. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "u" | ||
Floyd ] Courtyard (Finn Rosenloev) Turns: 5348 Floyd | > Floyd | > U Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Courtyard (Finn Rosenloev) Floyd | As you walk cross the square courtyard, you are repeatedly twisting Floyd | your legs, and you cannot help but wonder how many broken legs these Floyd | cobblestones have caused over time. Floyd | Floyd | A beautifully decorated well built by blocks of granite dominates the Floyd | courtyard. Opposite it, to the east, is the entrance to the curiosity Floyd | store. Floyd | Floyd | To the north, a secret passage is hidden in the niche near the barred Floyd | gate. Not too far from the well is the way down to the tunnel. Floyd | Floyd | Above you, two guard towers rise majestically on either side of the Floyd | drawbridge, and a parapet connects them so that soldiers of those days Floyd | were able to quickly move from one side to the other. Floyd | Floyd | You can't help but feel that the castle is watching you with Floyd | expressionless eyes through the empty windows. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "Probahly die from eating the slime." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push button" | ||
Floyd ] Courtyard (Finn Rosenloev) Turns: 5349 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON Floyd | Floyd | You hold down the button, and the speaker produces a stream of static Floyd | that raises the hair on the back of your neck. You don't seem to be Floyd | picking up any signal in this particular location. Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "Sounds likely." | |
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] Curiosity Shop (Rachel Spitler) Turns: 5350 Floyd | > Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Curiosity Shop (Rachel Spitler) Floyd | A mingling of comfortable scents welcomes you to the small shop -- Floyd | coffee, apples, cedar, soap, peppercorn -- and below it, just a hint Floyd | of something metallic you can't quite recognize. The large windows Floyd | behind you cast a dappled sort of light over the rug-strewn floors, Floyd | the cheerful back counter with its display case underneath, the walls Floyd | crowded with goods for sale. The courtyard lies back out to the west. Floyd | Floyd | Jessenia seems to be getting ready to close for the day. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push button" | ||
Floyd ] Curiosity Shop (Rachel Spitler) Turns: 5351 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON Floyd | Floyd | You hold down the button. The speaker blares out: "—Aside from Floyd | Anchorhead, this room contains homages to / blatant ripoffs of Floyd | Colossal Cave Adventure, Spider and Web, The Secret of Monkey Island, Floyd | Undertale, and Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell. My name is Rachel and my Floyd | twitter is @masamage. Anyone who wants to—" Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "yay!" | |
| DavidW asks, "That's all of the rooms we can get to, right?" | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "I guess if we're here, we can re-get the pub's commentary, too." | ||
| DavidW says, "sure" | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Courtyard (Finn Rosenloev) Turns: 5352 Floyd | > Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Courtyard (Finn Rosenloev) Floyd | As you walk cross the square courtyard, you are repeatedly twisting Floyd | your legs, and you cannot help but wonder how many broken legs these Floyd | cobblestones have caused over time. Floyd | Floyd | A beautifully decorated well built by blocks of granite dominates the Floyd | courtyard. Opposite it, to the east, is the entrance to the curiosity Floyd | store. Floyd | Floyd | To the north, a secret passage is hidden in the niche near the barred Floyd | gate. Not too far from the well is the way down to the tunnel. Floyd | Floyd | Above you, two guard towers rise majestically on either side of the Floyd | drawbridge, and a parapet connects them so that soldiers of those days Floyd | were able to quickly move from one side to the other. Floyd | Floyd | You can't help but feel that the castle is watching you with Floyd | expressionless eyes through the empty windows. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Constabulary Road (Harkness Munt) Turns: 5353 Floyd | > Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | You maneuver behind the knight and enter the secret passage. Floyd | Floyd | Constabulary Road (Harkness Munt) Floyd | The road phases into little more than a wide dirt track winding from Floyd | the west towards the edge of town to the northeast. A paved walk Floyd | wanders through an iron gate which interrupts a high stone wall Floyd | looming to the north. A memorial bench sits just outside its shadow. A Floyd | thickly-woven rampart of vegetation obstructs passage to the south, Floyd | but you notice a narrow deer trail cutting a path through the deep Floyd | woods. Floyd | Floyd | A barricade spans the road to the northeast, and beyond it a large Floyd | shallow pit is being excavated. If you're careful, you could skirt the Floyd | edges of the pit and continue along the northeast road. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | A man stands near the barricade. He appears to be contemplating the Floyd | contents of the dig site. Floyd | Floyd | A grad student works fastidiously on the fossilized bones in the pit. Floyd | Floyd | A mistlike trolley stop sign reads Orange Line -- Constabulary Road. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "w" | ||
Floyd ] Outside Pub (Jason Lautzenheiser) Turns: 5354 Floyd | > Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Outside Pub (Jason Lautzenheiser) Floyd | As the street runs east through this side of town, it narrows as the Floyd | jagged rooftops on either side of the road reach out to each other. To Floyd | the north is the pub. You can continue to the west where you see a Floyd | bridge. As you pause on the narrow brick sidewalk which lays unevenly Floyd | along the ugly, half-crumbling brick walls, you hear a train whistle Floyd | in the distance. A sign hangs loosely above the pub entrance and to Floyd | the side is a murky window. Floyd | Floyd | You can see a newspaper box here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] The Invisible Worm (Sam Kabo Ashwell) Turns: 5355 Floyd | > Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | The Invisible Worm (Sam Kabo Ashwell) Floyd | A dimly-lit tavern, old enough that all its straight lines have worn Floyd | or warped slightly out of shape, and everything feels cluttered and a Floyd | little too small; you've had apartments with living-rooms bigger than Floyd | this. Heavy, dark beams support a low ceiling, and the walls are Floyd | crowded with ancient farm tools and yellowing photographs. A cramped Floyd | doorway, south, leads back outside. Floyd | Floyd | The bartender impassively surveys the room. Floyd | Floyd | Old-timers monopolize the fireplace nook; a straggle of teenagers Floyd | hunch in a corner. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Knight_Otu says (to Floyd), "push button" | ||
Floyd ] The Invisible Worm (Sam Kabo Ashwell) Turns: 5356 Floyd | > Floyd | > PUSH BUTTON Floyd | Floyd | You hold down the button. The speaker blares out: "—while back, when Floyd | I Floyd | was casting players in a LARP, we'd give them a whole bunch of survey Floyd | questions and hassle them to fill them out. But when we got down to Floyd | it, we'd usually ignore half the survey questions and be like "buddy, Floyd | we know you, and we know you'd be great as a vampire queen who flirts Floyd | with everyone." I feel like this is basically how I ended up with the Floyd | pub room. Floyd | Floyd | The actual puzzle is very simple, and the great majority of the work Floyd | went into procedural generation of rural gossip, because that's what Floyd | amuses me at the moment. Floyd | Floyd | Testing: Jacqueline Ashwell, Katherine Morayati. Floyd | Floyd | I hope you won't mind if—" Floyd | Floyd | > | Knight_Otu says, "There we are. And we've taken almost three hours for the grand tour." | |
| DavidW says, "Sam once did a comic strip series about alcholic drinks and the people who drink them." | ||
| DavidW says, "I don't know if it's still online anywhere, though." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Hm." | ||
| DavidW says, "That was a fun tour." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "It sure was. And informative, too." | ||
| DavidW says, "yeah." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "And now, I guess it is time to close the book on Cragne Manor." | ||
| DavidW says, "For now. Books can always be re-opened later." | ||
| Knight_Otu says, "Geeze, what are we going to do on Sundays now? :p" | ||
| DavidW says, "We'll think of something." | ||
