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ToyShop & Floyditorium		#ClubFloyd Discussion


Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "load sleepmask andthenyoucometoahouse"
CF ]
CF \|
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| You have played interactive fiction before.
CF \|
CF \| As such, you know to press any key to continue when there is no
CF \| command prompt, such as now.		Pinkunz says, "I've read through the it's ifdb page, including the reviews, but I had too many games to catch up on."
Jacqueline pushes the green 'space' button.
CF ]
CF \| And Then You Come to a House Not Unlike the Previous One uses
CF \| the latest in ASCII graphic technology to occasionally write high-res,
CF \| text-based images directly onto a screen that is eighty characters
CF \| wide or more. The graphics are ornamental and not required for the
CF \| story.
CF \|
CF \| Would you like to use ASCII graphics (Y/N)?		Jacqueline asks, "Oh. I guess yes?"
		Jacqueline asks, "Like, it'll prolly work?"
		DavidW says, "yes, I think it'll work."
		Pinkunz says, "Only one way to find out."
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "y"
CF \| Would you like to use ASCII graphics (Y/N)?
CF \| > Y
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| You can change these settings at any time by typing ASCII ON or ASCII
CF \| OFF to turn the graphics mode on or off, respectively.
CF \|
CF \| Type HELP at any time for additional information on how play this
CF \| story. Type EXIT to quit the story entirely.
CF \|
CF \| (Press any key to begin.)
pbparjeter has arrived.
Jacqueline pushes the green 'space' button.
CF ]
CF \| "I can't believe this rain," you say, still shaking it from your hair.
CF \| You left your raincoat and your snow boots—because you're fourteen
CF \| and
CF \| your father makes you wear snow boots in the rain when you're riding
CF \| your bike to Riley's house—in a heap by the front door. "Stupid
CF \| February."
CF \|
CF \| "Well, at least you made it," Riley says. She's sitting in an old
CF \| padded folding chair.
CF \|
CF \| "Yeah, it's good to be here," you say, like you're a contestant on a
CF \| game show or something. You look around the room that Riley's family
CF \| used to call the Office. With its things now mostly packed into boxes,
CF \| the room looks more like the small spare bedroom it always was. You
CF \| haven't been over since she told you a month ago that she was moving
CF \| to some small town in Wisconsin. But Riley is here, and the computer
CF \| is here, and that's what matters for now. "Have you played the game
CF \| yet?"
CF \|
CF \| "You told me to wait to play it with you about a billion times," she
CF \| says.
CF \|
CF \| "I know. It just sounds so cool!"
CF \|
CF \| "Which you also said a billion times."
CF \|
CF \| "Every game will be different. There's an endless number of them!"
CF \|
CF \| "Another billion."
CF \|
CF \| "So, three billion, then?"
CF \|
CF \| "At least," Riley says, and she sticks her tongue out at you, not
CF \| quite succeeding at trying not to smile. Then she catches you trying
CF \| to make sense of the odd barrenness of the room. "So let's play,
CF \| already," she says, patting the chair beside her. And then in a grand
CF \| voice: "Have a seat, dearest Emerson, thy Chariot of Infinite
CF \| Adventure awaits!"
CF \|
CF \| You sit in front of the keyboard. "The Drama Club is really going to
CF \| miss you, huh?"
CF \|
CF \| "Shut up, dearest Emerson," Riley says.		DavidW says, "I don't remember art except for chapter titles."
		Jacqueline says, "Hahaha. I just realized that we not only didn't start late for once... we started early. Sorry about that, pbp"
Pinkunz says (to pbparjeter), "We just started, so you haven't missed anything. The beta tester bailed, so we're playing 'And Then You Come to a House Not Unlike the Previous One.'"
pbparjeter asks, "thanks, what is the thing I have to type to send messages to just this channel?"		Jacqueline says (to pbp), "#Clubfloyd then just a semi-colon"
DavidW says (to pbparjeter), "#clubfloyd the first time, a semi-colon afterwards."		pbparjeter asks, "does that work?"
		Jade says, "ok, thx for the info"
		Knight_Otu says, "First you type #clubfloyd Hey or something like that. Afterward... right."
		pbparjeter says, "hey"
		pbparjeter asks, "how about now?"
		Krumar says, "Looks good."
		Jacqueline says, "There you go."
		Pinkunz says (to Jacqueline), "Sorry for immediately screwing up the transcript."
		pbparjeter says, "great thank you"
		Jacqueline says (to pink), "haha no worries."
Jacqueline pushes the green 'space' button.
CF ]
CF \| /\ \
CF \| (O)===)><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><)==(O)
CF \| \/""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""/
CF \| ( (
CF \| ) Infinite Adventure )
CF \| ( presents: (
CF \| ) )
CF \| ( THE GLUTTONOUS ELF (
CF \| ) Adventure #1 )
CF \| ( (
CF \| ) Difficulty level: Dull )
CF \| ( (
CF \| /\""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""\
CF \| (O)===)><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><)==(O)
CF \| \/______________________________________________________/
CF \|
CF \| (Press any key to continue ...)		Jacqueline says, "ooooooOOOOOoooooo"
		Krumar says, "That's nice."
		Knight_Otu says, "Cool."
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah."
Jacqueline pushes the green 'space' button.
CF ] The Gluttonous Elf: Drawing Room
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Drawing Room
CF \| You are in the Drawing Room. The corners are coated with dust. You can
CF \| go east.
CF \|
CF \| "Wait, did that last screen say dull?" Riley says.
CF \|
CF \| >		DavidW says, "It's a scroll."
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "yes"
CF ] The Gluttonous Elf: Drawing Room
CF \| >
CF \| > YES
CF \|
CF \| That was a rhetorical question.
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "x me"
CF ] The Gluttonous Elf: Drawing Room
CF \| >
CF \| > X ME
CF \|
CF \| You look precisely like the kind of person who would wander around an
CF \| infinite number of spooky houses, all of which inexplicably do not
CF \| have any way of leaving them.
CF \|
CF \| >		DavidW says (to Riley), "It get's better."
		Knight_Otu says, "Indeed it is. Cool Scroll."
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "x Riley"
CF ] The Gluttonous Elf: Drawing Room
CF \| >
CF \| > X RILEY
CF \|
CF \| Riley sits next to you on a padded folding chair—the rest of the
CF \| furniture has apparently been packed and moved to some other part of
CF \| the house. She's graciously let you sit at the keyboard. She mostly
CF \| looks at the screen. She occasionally looks around the rather empty
CF \| room, but never—it takes a few moments to register this—directly at
CF \| you.
CF \|
CF \| >		Jacqueline says, "aw"
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "ask Riley about move"
CF ] The Gluttonous Elf: Drawing Room
CF \| >
CF \| > ASK RILEY ABOUT MOVE
CF \|
CF \| Try talking to Riley instead.
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "talk to Riley"
CF ] The Gluttonous Elf: Drawing Room
CF \| >
CF \| > TALK TO RILEY
CF \|
CF \| "The game seems a little weak so far," she says, "but ... maybe it
CF \| gets better, Em. Let's keep playing."
CF \|
CF \| >		Jade asks, "What is the game?"
		DavidW asks, "This game or the game they're playing?"
		Jacqueline says, "Riley expects a lot from a title screen."
		Jacqueline says, "We are playing And Then You Come to a House Not Unlike the Previous One"
		Jade says, "I am lost"
		Jacqueline says, "And they are playing Infinite Adventure"
		Knight_Otu says, "I mean, the title screen explicitely said dull."
		Jacqueline says, "Yes"
		Krumar says, "We are playing as a character who themselves are playing a game."
		DavidW says, "Infinite Adventure was also entered in the same comp, btw."
		Jacqueline says, "Oh right"
		Jade says, "but this is not the beggining of the game"
		Jacqueline asks, "Should we have played it first or does it matter, I wonder?"
		Pinkunz says (to Jade), "We are playing a game that features the playing chararcter playing an in-game text adventure. Game within a game."
		DavidW says, "You don't need to play the other for this game to work."
		Jacqueline says, "Okay"
		Krumar says, "Jade, all we did was arrive at the house and start playing this on thecomputer, the house is getting packed up like they are moving."
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "play game"
CF ] The Gluttonous Elf: Drawing Room
CF \| >
CF \| > PLAY GAME
CF \|
CF \| That command doesn't work here.
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "x computer"
CF ] The Gluttonous Elf: Drawing Room
CF \| >
CF \| > X COMPUTER
CF \|
CF \| You're using Riley's computer to play games. You've been begging your
CF \| father to buy you one, and he seems to be on the verge of agreeing.
CF \|
CF \| >		Jade says, "ok, ok, let us go"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "look"
CF ] The Gluttonous Elf: Drawing Room
CF \| >
CF \| > LOOK
CF \|
CF \| Drawing Room
CF \| You are in the Drawing Room. The corners are coated with dust. You can
CF \| go east.
CF \|
CF \| >		DavidW says, "That's the room in the game."
		Krumar asks, "Go east?"
		DavidW says, "East or check inventory, yes."
		Jacqueline says, "I am tempted to search the dusty corners but that probably doesn't do anything, so sure."
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "i"
CF ] The Gluttonous Elf: Drawing Room
CF \| >
CF \| > I
CF \|
CF \| You are carrying nothing.
CF \|
CF \| >		Pinkunz says, "Interesting that commands work both in-game and out. I would have expected some sort of separater, like 'f look' in the toyhouse for example."
		Jade says, "y"
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "e"
CF ] The Gluttonous Elf: Sitting Room
CF \| >
CF \| > E
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Sitting Room
CF \| You are in the Sitting Room. Through a window, you see an abandoned
CF \| garden. Exits are north, south, west.
CF \|
CF \| You can see a feather here.
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "x garden"
CF ] The Gluttonous Elf: Sitting Room
CF \| >
CF \| > X GARDEN
CF \|
CF \| It looks creepy but inconsequential.
CF \|
CF \| >		Knight_Otu says, "I wonder i there's a way to examine us-us rather that adventurer-us."
		DavidW says (to Pinkunz), "You'll see much later why it's the way it is."
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "take feather"
CF ] The Gluttonous Elf: Sitting Room
CF \| >
CF \| > TAKE FEATHER
CF \|
CF \| Taken.
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "x it"
CF ] The Gluttonous Elf: Sitting Room
CF \| >
CF \| > X IT
CF \|
CF \| A small, white feather.
CF \|
CF \| >		Jacqueline asks, "North or south?"
		Krumar says, "I vote North"
		Knight_Otu says, "Agree."
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "n"
CF ] The Gluttonous Elf: Servants' Quarters
CF \| >
CF \| > N
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Servants' Quarters
CF \| You are in the Servants' Quarters. The walls are painted purple.
CF \| Exits: south.
CF \|
CF \| You can see an elf here.
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "x elf"
CF ] The Gluttonous Elf: Servants' Quarters
CF \| >
CF \| > X ELF
CF \|
CF \| He is short, fat, and elvish. You could TALK TO him.
CF \|
CF \| "Sounds just like my Uncle Larry," Riley says.
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "talk to elf"
CF ] The Gluttonous Elf: Servants' Quarters
CF \| >
CF \| > TALK TO ELF
CF \|
CF \| "Hello!" the elf says. "I sure am starving. Could you bring me
CF \| something to eat?"
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "give feather to elf"
CF ] The Gluttonous Elf: Servants' Quarters
CF \| >
CF \| > GIVE FEATHER TO ELF
CF \|
CF \| What are you planning on doing? Having a tickle fight?
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "tickle elf"
CF ] The Gluttonous Elf: Servants' Quarters
CF \| >
CF \| > TICKLE ELF
CF \|
CF \| It's impolite to tickle someone you barely know.
CF \|
CF \| >		Knight_Otu says, "Hm."
		Krumar says, "May be once we know him better."
		Jacqueline says, "I guess that's the Gluttonous Elf, not us."
		Pinkunz says, "Tell the elf to get off his tush and get it himself, lol."
		Jade says, "talk to elf"
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "talk to elf"
CF ] The Gluttonous Elf: Servants' Quarters
CF \| >
CF \| > TALK TO ELF
CF \|
CF \| "Really, I'm very hungry," the elf says.
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "talk to elf"
CF ] The Gluttonous Elf: Servants' Quarters
CF \| >
CF \| > TALK TO ELF
CF \|
CF \| You and the elf have a good talk about zeppelins.
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "talk to elf"
CF ] The Gluttonous Elf: Servants' Quarters
CF \| >
CF \| > TALK TO ELF
CF \|
CF \| You and the elf chat for a few minutes about erosion.
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "talk to elf"
CF ] The Gluttonous Elf: Servants' Quarters
CF \| >
CF \| > TALK TO ELF
CF \|
CF \| You and the elf have a thoughtful discussion about how to write an
CF \| essay.
CF \|
CF \| "Can we please give him something to eat and get on with it?" Riley
CF \| says.
CF \|
CF \| >		Jade says, "lol"
		Jacqueline says (to Riley), "But I'm enjoying this and now I want to see all of the options."
		Pinkunz says, "lol, it's like watching clubfloyd in clubfloyd."
		Knight_Otu exclaims, "But Riley, this is the best part!"
		Jacqueline says (to KO), "Exactly"
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "talk to elf"
CF ] The Gluttonous Elf: Servants' Quarters
CF \| >
CF \| > TALK TO ELF
CF \|
CF \| You and the elf consider the War of 1812.
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "talk to elf"
CF ] The Gluttonous Elf: Servants' Quarters
CF \| >
CF \| > TALK TO ELF
CF \|
CF \| You and the elf spend some time talking about sewing.
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "talk to elf"
CF ] The Gluttonous Elf: Servants' Quarters
CF \| >
CF \| > TALK TO ELF
CF \|
CF \| You and the elf discuss card tricks.
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "talk to elf"
CF ] The Gluttonous Elf: Servants' Quarters
CF \| >
CF \| > TALK TO ELF
CF \|
CF \| You and the elf discuss the finer points of how to pick up a 7-10
CF \| split.
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "talk to elf"
CF ] The Gluttonous Elf: Servants' Quarters
CF \| >
CF \| > TALK TO ELF
CF \|
CF \| You and the elf have a thoughtful discussion about the Magna Carta.
CF \|
CF \| >		DavidW says, "It's probably a very very long list of topics."
		Jacqueline asks (of DW), "Is that a challenge? Or you actually would like for me to stop?"
		Pinkunz says, "One of the advantages of a text game. Implementation is cheap."
		pbparjeter says, "infinitely long"
		pbparjeter says, "given the title infinite adventure"
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "talk to elf"
CF ] The Gluttonous Elf: Servants' Quarters
CF \| >
CF \| > TALK TO ELF
CF \|
CF \| You and the elf talk about other spooky houses.
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "talk to elf"
CF ] The Gluttonous Elf: Servants' Quarters
CF \| >
CF \| > TALK TO ELF
CF \|
CF \| You and the elf spend some time talking about cacti.
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "talk to elf"
CF ] The Gluttonous Elf: Servants' Quarters
CF \| >
CF \| > TALK TO ELF
CF \|
CF \| You and the elf discuss the Kansas City Royals.
CF \|
CF \| >		Jacqueline says, "..."
		DavidW says, "It's not a challenge, but yes, Infinite Adventure probably has many topics."
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "s"
CF ] The Gluttonous Elf: Sitting Room
CF \| >
CF \| > S
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Sitting Room
CF \| You are in the Sitting Room. Through a window, you see an abandoned
CF \| garden. Exits are north, south, west.
CF \|
CF \| "These rooms feel so realistic! It's almost as if I'm actually there!"
CF \| Riley says, leaning forward, chin on hands, as if enthralled. You give
CF \| her a sidelong glance, then return to the screen.
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "s"
CF ] The Gluttonous Elf: Salon
CF \| >
CF \| > S
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Salon
CF \| You are in the Salon. The furniture is coated with cobwebs. You can go
CF \| north.
CF \|
CF \| You can see a carrot here.
CF \|
CF \| >		Jade says, "infinite topics"
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "take carrot"
CF ] The Gluttonous Elf: Salon
CF \| >
CF \| > TAKE CARROT
CF \|
CF \| Taken.
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "x it"
CF ] The Gluttonous Elf: Salon
CF \| >
CF \| > X IT
CF \|
CF \| One carrot, leaves still attached. You could GIVE it to someone who
CF \| might be hungry.
CF \|
CF \| >		Pinkunz says, "Hmmm... What to do? /s"
		Jacqueline asks, "Gosh. What should we do with the carrot, do you think?"
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "n"
CF ] The Gluttonous Elf: Sitting Room
CF \| >
CF \| > N
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Sitting Room
CF \| You are in the Sitting Room. Through a window, you see an abandoned
CF \| garden. Exits are north, south, west.
CF \|
CF \| >		Roger says, "we should eat it"
		Krumar says, "We could eat it ourselves."
		DavidW says, "This is DULL difficulty, remember."
		Knight_Otu says, "That poor elf, unable to take two steps."
		pbparjeter says, "talk to the elf about the finer points of carrot farming"
		Jacqueline says (to Roger), "ha"
		Pinkunz says (to Roger), "& Krumar lmfao"
Jacqueline clears the save counter.
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "SAVE"
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "cf1"
CF \| >
CF \| > SAVE
CF \| %% Enter a save filename to write:
CF ] The Gluttonous Elf: Sitting Room
CF \| > SAVEOk.
CF \|
CF \| >		Jade says, "ok give carrot to elf"
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "eat carrot"
CF ] The Gluttonous Elf: Sitting Room
CF \| >
CF \| > EAT CARROT
CF \|
CF \| You'd rather not. You have this strange condition where you're
CF \| allergic to digital vegetables.
CF \|
CF \| >		Pinkunz exclaims, "Ohhhh snap!"
		Jacqueline says (to Roger), "The game is on to the likes of you, man."
		Knight_Otu says, "I wonder how one finds that out."
		Pinkunz says, "Denied."
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "n"
CF ] The Gluttonous Elf: Servants' Quarters
CF \| >
CF \| > N
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Servants' Quarters
CF \| You are in the Servants' Quarters. The walls are painted purple.
CF \| Exits: south.
CF \|
CF \| You can see an elf here.
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "give carrot to elf"
CF \| >
CF \| > GIVE CARROT TO ELF
CF \|
CF \| "Thank you, friend," the elf says. "You've made a hungry elf very
CF \| happy. Here, take this as my thanks," he says, and he hands you a
CF \| piece of paper.
CF \|
CF \| * You win! *
CF \|
CF \| (Press any key to continue ...)
Jacqueline pushes the green 'space' button.
CF ]
CF \| The screen then fills with a flurry of asterisks and other typography
CF \| flashing through various colors to simulate fireworks. "This is the
CF \| best part of the game so far," Riley says, and it's hard for you to
CF \| disagree.		Roger says, "better watch out for fingerling potatoes"
		Pinkunz says, "We ate a bunch of digital vegetables a few weeks ago in 'The Blue Lettuce.'"
Jacqueline pushes the green 'space' button.
CF ] The Avaricious Thief: Sitting Room
CF \| And Then You Come to a House Not Unlike the Previous One
CF \| An Iterative Fiction by B.J. Best
CF \| Release 1 / Serial number 210813 / Inform 7 build 6M62 (I6/v6.33 lib
CF \| 6/12N)
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| And then you come to a house not unlike the previous one ...
CF \|
CF \| /\ \
CF \| (O)===)><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><)==(O)
CF \| \/""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""/
CF \| ( (
CF \| ) Infinite Adventure )
CF \| ( presents: (
CF \| ) )
CF \| ( THE AVARICIOUS THIEF (
CF \| ) Adventure #2 )
CF \| ( (
CF \| ) Difficulty level: Tedious )
CF \| ( (
CF \| /\""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""\
CF \| (O)===)><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><)==(O)
CF \| \/______________________________________________________/
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Sitting Room
CF \| You are in the Sitting Room. Some chairs with dull floral patterns are
CF \| arranged in a haphazard manner. Through a window, you see leaves being
CF \| blown out of an abandoned garden. You can go south to the Library,
CF \| east to the Master Bedroom, and west to the Study.
CF \|
CF \| "At least tedious is better than dull," you say.
CF \|
CF \| "Infinitely better," Riley says.
CF \|
CF \| >		DavidW says (to Pinkunz), "So we did."
		Roger says, "hrm I think this game is succeeding, but why"
		DavidW says, "You should inventory. I think you still have the feather."
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "x me"
CF ] The Avaricious Thief: Sitting Room
CF \| >
CF \| > X ME
CF \|
CF \| You look precisely like the kind of person who would wander around an
CF \| infinite number of spooky houses, all of which inexplicably do not
CF \| have any way of leaving them.
CF \|
CF \| >
Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "x em"
CF ] The Avaricious Thief: Sitting Room
CF \| >
CF \| > X EM
CF \|
CF \| You can't see any such thing.
CF \|
CF \| >		Knight_Otu says, "Aw, worth a try."
		Pinkunz asks, "i?"
		Jacqueline asks, "Which way?"
		Jacqueline asks, "I'll just pick one?"
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "s"
CF ] The Avaricious Thief: Library
CF \| >
CF \| > S
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Library
CF \| You are in the Library. There are many shelves filled with old books.
CF \| You can go north to the Sitting Room and east to the Solarium.
CF \|
CF \| You can see a steel chest here.
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "open chest"
CF ] The Avaricious Thief: Library
CF \| >
CF \| > OPEN CHEST
CF \|
CF \| It seems to be locked.
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "x chest"
CF ] The Avaricious Thief: Library
CF \| >
CF \| > X CHEST
CF \|
CF \| It's a lustrous steel chest. It has a brass latch and escutcheon
CF \| surrounding the keyhole on its lid. It's locked.
CF \|
CF \| "Escutcheon?" you say.
CF \|
CF \| "It's French for tedious," Riley says.
CF \|
CF \| >		Knight_Otu says, "Inventory first, see if we kpt that paper."
		Krumar exclaims, "Turns out I have to run early. Good to see everyone, have a good day!"
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "i"
CF ] The Avaricious Thief: Library
CF \| >
CF \| > I
CF \|
CF \| You are carrying:
CF \| a tedious leaflet
CF \| a feather
CF \|
CF \| >		Jacqueline says, "Oh true"
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "x leaflet"
CF ] The Avaricious Thief: Library
CF \| >
CF \| > X LEAFLET
CF \|
CF \| It's a small, plain piece of paper. Someone has used a dot-matrix
CF \| printer to announce the following: "Keys must match their locks,"
CF \| which is something that's pretty obvious to anyone who has ever used a
CF \| key. Or a lock. Or common sense.
CF \|
CF \| >		DavidW says, "These early stages are small geographies. 7 rooms max, I think."
		Pinkunz exclaims, "Bye, Krumar!"
Krumar goes home.		Jacqueline says (to Krumar), "Bye--."
		Jacqueline says (to Leaflet), "Please be nicer to us and not so condescending."
		Pinkunz says (to Jacqueline), "It's the effort that counts."
		Jade says, "bye"
		Jacqueline says (to Pinkunz), "Thank you."
		Knight_Otu plots to write a game where key and lock are totally opposit.
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "x escutcheon"
CF ] The Avaricious Thief: Library
CF \| >
CF \| > X ESCUTCHEON
CF \|
CF \| A standard latch and keyhole made of shiny brass.
CF \|
CF \| >		DavidW says (to Knight), "That would be monstrous, and please do."
		Jacqueline says, "So we need a brass key to unlock the chest to get the thing that inevitably will be desired by an avaricious elf who can't do things for themselves."
		Knight_Otu says, "Maybe. I have at least one other game to finish, of cuorse."
		Pinkunz asks, "Maybe we feed the elf to the avaricious chest? Thinking monster chests from Zelda?"
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "x books"
CF ] The Avaricious Thief: Library
CF \| >
CF \| > X BOOKS
CF \|
CF \| The books are quite old and appear to be written in a language you
CF \| don't know.
CF \|
CF \| "Kinda like geometry class for you, right, Em?" Riley says.
CF \|
CF \| >		Jacqueline says, "Riley is... our friend."
		Jacqueline says, "Harsh, Riley."
		Knight_Otu says, ">STICK OUT TONGUE"
		Jacqueline says, "I was thinking that."
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "stick out tongue"
CF ] The Avaricious Thief: Library
CF \| >
CF \| > STICK OUT TONGUE
CF \|
CF \| That sentence isn't understood.
CF \|
CF \| >		Jacqueline says, "oh well"
		Pinkunz says, "> TAKE COMPUTER"
		Knight_Otu says, "Aw."
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "stick out tongue at Riley"
CF ] The Avaricious Thief: Library
CF \| >
CF \| > STICK OUT TONGUE AT RILEY
CF \|
CF \| That sentence isn't understood.
CF \|
CF \| >		Pinkunz says, "> LEAVE"
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "leave"
CF ] The Avaricious Thief: Library
CF \| >
CF \| > LEAVE
CF \|
CF \| But you aren't in anything at the moment.
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "n"
CF ] The Avaricious Thief: Sitting Room
CF \| >
CF \| > N
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Sitting Room
CF \| You are in the Sitting Room. Some chairs with dull floral patterns are
CF \| arranged in a haphazard manner. Through a window, you see leaves being
CF \| blown out of an abandoned garden. You can go south to the Library,
CF \| east to the Master Bedroom, and west to the Study.
CF \|
CF \| "At least the descriptions are a bit better," you say, and Riley
CF \| grudgingly agrees.
CF \|
CF \| >		Jacqueline says, "Oh wait"
		Jacqueline says, "I should have gone the other way."
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "s"
CF ] The Avaricious Thief: Library
CF \| >
CF \| > S
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Library
CF \| You are in the Library. There are many shelves filled with old books.
CF \| You can go north to the Sitting Room and east to the Solarium.
CF \|
CF \| You can see a steel chest here.
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "e"
CF ] The Avaricious Thief: Solarium
CF \| >
CF \| > E
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Solarium
CF \| You are in a solarium. Dirty windows fill the southern wall and half
CF \| of the ceiling. There is little here but a few pots devoid of their
CF \| plants. You can go north to the Master Bedroom and west to the
CF \| Library.
CF \|
CF \| You can see an iron key here.
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "take key"
CF ] The Avaricious Thief: Solarium
CF \| >
CF \| > TAKE KEY
CF \|
CF \| Taken.
CF \|
CF \| >		Pinkunz asks, "I know it isn't brass, but should be try it anyway?"
		Jacqueline says, "Hm. Iron chest, brass escutcheon"
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "x key"
CF ] The Avaricious Thief: Solarium
CF \| >
CF \| > X KEY
CF \|
CF \| It's a small iron key meant for a padlock.
CF \|
CF \| >		Jacqueline says, "oh"
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "x pots"
CF ] The Avaricious Thief: Solarium
CF \| >
CF \| > X POTS
CF \|
CF \| Some ceramic, some terra cotta, most cracked, all dirty.
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "n"
CF ] The Avaricious Thief: Master Bedroom
CF \| >
CF \| > N
CF \|
CF \| Master Bedroom
CF \| You are in the Master Bedroom. An old bed frame occupies most of the
CF \| room. You can go west to the Sitting Room or south to the Solarium.
CF \|
CF \| You can see a wooden chest here.
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "x chest"
CF ] The Avaricious Thief: Master Bedroom
CF \| >
CF \| > X CHEST
CF \|
CF \| It's an old wooden chest, similar to ones pirates might use, but less
CF \| interesting. There's an iron padlock on it.
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "unlock padlock"
CF ] The Avaricious Thief: Master Bedroom
CF \| >
CF \| > UNLOCK PADLOCK
CF \|
CF \| What do you want to unlock the padlock with?
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "iron key"
CF ] The Avaricious Thief: Master Bedroom
CF \| >
CF \| > IRON KEY
CF \|
CF \| You insert the key, and with some force, the lock pops open.
CF \| Immediately thereafter, both the lock and key dissolve into a pile of
CF \| ferrous dust.
CF \|
CF \| >		Knight_Otu says, "We may just have te tool for that."
		Jacqueline exclaims, "We do!"
		Jacqueline says, "Oh. Well, that is the epitome of doing a puzzle for puzzle's sake."
		Knight_Otu says, "Oh, hey, Zelda-style single use key."
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "w"
CF ] The Avaricious Thief: Sitting Room
CF \| >
CF \| > W
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Sitting Room
CF \| You are in the Sitting Room. Some chairs with dull floral patterns are
CF \| arranged in a haphazard manner. Through a window, you see leaves being
CF \| blown out of an abandoned garden. You can go south to the Library,
CF \| east to the Master Bedroom, and west to the Study.
CF \|
CF \| >		Jacqueline asks, "Oh wait. Where have I not been?"
		DavidW says, "UHHHH"
		Jade exclaims, "spoof!"
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "e"
CF ] The Avaricious Thief: Master Bedroom
CF \| >
CF \| > E
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Master Bedroom
CF \| You are in the Master Bedroom. An old bed frame occupies most of the
CF \| room. You can go west to the Sitting Room or south to the Solarium.
CF \|
CF \| You can see a wooden chest here.
CF \|
CF \| >		DavidW asks, "What was INSIDE the chest?"
		Knight_Otu says, "It seems very tutorial-game-esque."
		Jacqueline says, "Oh, I read it as the whole thing, chest and all dissolved."
		Jacqueline says, "hahaha"
		Jacqueline says, "OOPS"
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "open chest"
CF ] The Avaricious Thief: Master Bedroom
CF \| >
CF \| > OPEN CHEST
CF \|
CF \| You open the wooden chest, revealing a brass key.
CF \|
CF \| >		Knight_Otu says, "Also, that. We didn't open the chest."
		Jacqueline says, "Oh, I guess we need that brass key for some reason"
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "take key"
CF ] The Avaricious Thief: Master Bedroom
CF \| >
CF \| > TAKE KEY
CF \|
CF \| Taken.
CF \|
CF \| A gust of wind shivers the windows of Riley's house.
CF \|
CF \| >		DavidW says, "You guys are new at this."
		Jade says, "nop, ex it"
		Jacqueline says, "See, I make these jokes, but in, like 15 or 20 turns, this will get hard and then I'll actually feel bad."
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "x key"
CF ] The Avaricious Thief: Master Bedroom
CF \| >
CF \| > X KEY
CF \|
CF \| It's a simple brass key. It has kept its luster despite its apparent
CF \| age.
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "w"
CF ] The Avaricious Thief: Sitting Room
CF \| >
CF \| > W
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Sitting Room
CF \| You are in the Sitting Room. Some chairs with dull floral patterns are
CF \| arranged in a haphazard manner. Through a window, you see leaves being
CF \| blown out of an abandoned garden. You can go south to the Library,
CF \| east to the Master Bedroom, and west to the Study.
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "s"
CF ] The Avaricious Thief: Library
CF \| >
CF \| > S
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Library
CF \| You are in the Library. There are many shelves filled with old books.
CF \| You can go north to the Sitting Room and east to the Solarium.
CF \|
CF \| You can see a steel chest here.
CF \|
CF \| >		DavidW says, "I just realized, I get to play Riley in this playthrough."
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "unlock check with key"
CF ] The Avaricious Thief: Library
CF \| >
CF \| > UNLOCK CHECK WITH KEY
CF \|
CF \| You can't see any such thing.
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "unlock chest with key"
CF ] The Avaricious Thief: Library
CF \| >
CF \| > UNLOCK CHEST WITH KEY
CF \|
CF \| You unlock the steel chest.
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "open chest"
CF ] The Avaricious Thief: Library
CF \| >
CF \| > OPEN CHEST
CF \|
CF \| You open the steel chest, revealing a brilliant ruby.
CF \|
CF \| >		Jade says, "chest"
		Jacqueline says, "oooh"
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "x ruby"
CF ] The Avaricious Thief: Library
CF \| >
CF \| > X RUBY
CF \|
CF \| A beautiful red stone, cut and polished.
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "take it"
CF ] The Avaricious Thief: Library
CF \| >
CF \| > TAKE IT
CF \|
CF \| Taken.
CF \|
CF \| >		Knight_Otu says, "So we are the avaricious thief in this one."
		Jacqueline says, "Maybe. But I feel like I'm missing a room and that room likely contains an elf."
		Jade says, "n , w"
		Jade says, "study"
		Roger says, "hmmm the earlier game had gluttony -- this could be the theme"
		DavidW says, "yeah, I think a room was missed."
		Jacqueline says (to Jade), "Thanks. I have no idea why they're letting me drive."
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "n"
CF ] The Avaricious Thief: Sitting Room
CF \| >
CF \| > N
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Sitting Room
CF \| You are in the Sitting Room. Some chairs with dull floral patterns are
CF \| arranged in a haphazard manner. Through a window, you see leaves being
CF \| blown out of an abandoned garden. You can go south to the Library,
CF \| east to the Master Bedroom, and west to the Study.
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "w"
CF ] The Avaricious Thief: Study
CF \| >
CF \| > W
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Study
CF \| You are in the Study. A desk is pressed against a wall, upon which an
CF \| era-inappropriate computer monitor sits. You can go east to the
CF \| Sitting Room.
CF \|
CF \| You can see a thief here.
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "x computer"
CF ] The Avaricious Thief: Study
CF \| >
CF \| > X COMPUTER
CF \|
CF \| (the computer monitor in the Study)
CF \| That's pretty weird. A modern computer monitor sits, you guess, on the
CF \| desk. It's got static on its screen, but it isn't static, really;
CF \| instead, it seems more like the monitor itself is fritzing in and out
CF \| of existence. It doesn't seem to have any buttons or anything, or even
CF \| a power cord. The thief doesn't seem to notice it.
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "x thief"
CF ] The Avaricious Thief: Study
CF \| >
CF \| > X THIEF
CF \|
CF \| The thief looks rather dashing in her green tunic and tan pants. She
CF \| wears a hat that makes her look approximately like Robin Hood. She
CF \| carries a leather satchel on one shoulder. You could TALK TO her.
CF \|
CF \| >		Knight_Otu says, "Hm."
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "x desk"
CF ] The Avaricious Thief: Study
CF \| >
CF \| > X DESK
CF \|
CF \| (the old desk)
CF \| A desk made of wood. You're not very good at naming different types of
CF \| wood. Oak? Let's say it's oak.
CF \|
CF \| >		Pinkunz says, "If the game these two are playing end up featuring another in-game text adventure, we could end up with a true inception moment here. ClubFloyd playing 'And Then You Come...' with Riley and PC playing 'Infinite Adventure' with the spooky house wandering PC playing some other in-game text adventure."
		Jade says, "infinite topics"
		Roger says, "wooden wood"
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "talk to thief"
CF ] The Avaricious Thief: Study
CF \| >
CF \| > TALK TO THIEF
CF \|
CF \| "Welcome," the thief says smoothly, tucking a strand of hair behind
CF \| her ear. "There's nothing I want more than riches. If you could find
CF \| something valuable to give me, I can make it worth your while."
CF \|
CF \| "It must be that ruby," Riley says. "I imagine it's not something like
CF \| the power of a child's love." You chuckle a bit at that.
CF \|
CF \| >		Jacqueline says (to Pinkunz), "That would be very cool."
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "give the power of a child's love to the thief"
CF ] The Avaricious Thief: Study
CF \| >
CF \| > GIVE THE POWER OF A CHILD'S LOVE TO THE THIEF
CF \|
CF \| You can't see any such thing.
CF \|
CF \| >		Jacqueline says, "Aw"
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "give ruby to thief"
CF \| >
CF \| > GIVE RUBY TO THIEF
CF \|
CF \| "Thank you, friend," the thief says. "You've made an avaricious thief
CF \| very happy. Here, let me give you something equally precious and
CF \| valuable." The thief then reaches to her hat and withdraws a single
CF \| pin. She hands it to you. "Extremely precious," she says. "Do take
CF \| care of it."
CF \|
CF \| * You win! *
CF \|
CF \| "A stupid hat pin? I've got a bobby pin in my hair," Riley says, and
CF \| she lowers her head so you can see. "Do you think I can go down to the
CF \| jewelry store and get an emerald for it?"
CF \|
CF \| (Press any key to continue ...)		Jade says, "Ruby, my love"
Jacqueline pushes the green 'space' button.
CF ] The Disorganized Witch: Guest Bedroom
CF \| And then you come to a house not unlike the previous one ...
CF \|
CF \| /\ \
CF \| (O)===)><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><)==(O)
CF \| \/""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""/
CF \| ( (
CF \| ) Infinite Adventure )
CF \| ( presents: (
CF \| ) )
CF \| ( THE DISORGANIZED WITCH (
CF \| ) Adventure #3 )
CF \| ( (
CF \| ) Difficulty level: Transdimensional )
CF \| ( (
CF \| /\""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""\
CF \| (O)===)><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><)==(O)
CF \| \/______________________________________________________/
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Guest Bedroom
CF \| You are in what you presume was a guest bedroom at one time. But it's
CF \| hard to tell, as it is almost entirely empty. You can go south to the
CF \| Hall.
CF \|
CF \| You can see a metal safe here.
CF \|
CF \| "What's with the vocabulary words? Avaricious?
CF \| Transdimensional? I would have studied more had I known there
CF \| was going to be a test," Riley says, then you both smile. Riley never
CF \| studies.
CF \|
CF \| >		DavidW says, "ah. That's where the bobby pin is."
		Jacqueline says, "Transdimensional..."
Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "x bobby pin"
CF ] The Disorganized Witch: Guest Bedroom
CF \| >
CF \| > X BOBBY PIN
CF \|
CF \| You can't see any such thing.
CF \|
CF \| >		Jacqueline says, "I learned a ton of vocab from Zork as a child."
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "take Riley's bobby pin"
CF ] The Disorganized Witch: Guest Bedroom
CF \| >
CF \| > TAKE RILEY'S BOBBY PIN
CF \|
CF \| You can't see any such thing.
CF \|
CF \| >		DavidW says, "You can TALK TO RILEY, I think, just like any other character."
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah, we have. I guess we could do it from time to time."
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "talk to Riley"
CF ] The Disorganized Witch: Guest Bedroom
CF \| >
CF \| > TALK TO RILEY
CF \|
CF \| "I know you were excited to play Infinite Adventure, but I've
CF \| got some other games for us to play, too," she says.
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "talk to Riley"
CF ] The Disorganized Witch: Guest Bedroom
CF \| >
CF \| > TALK TO RILEY
CF \|
CF \| "I've even got a couple of ... surprises for you," she says with
CF \| suggestive eyebrows.
CF \|
CF \| >		Jacqueline says, "Gosh"
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "talk to Riley"
CF ] The Disorganized Witch: Guest Bedroom
CF \| >
CF \| > TALK TO RILEY
CF \|
CF \| "Really, they're some good games," she says.
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "talk to Riley"
CF ] The Disorganized Witch: Guest Bedroom
CF \| >
CF \| > TALK TO RILEY
CF \|
CF \| Riley huffs. "Fine. You can keep playing if you want."
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "talk to Riley"
CF ] The Disorganized Witch: Guest Bedroom
CF \| >
CF \| > TALK TO RILEY
CF \|
CF \| Riley is looking out the window again and deliberately not looking at
CF \| you.
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "talk to Riley"
CF ] The Disorganized Witch: Guest Bedroom
CF \| >
CF \| > TALK TO RILEY
CF \|
CF \| Riley is pretending to be intensely interested in a chip in her nail
CF \| polish.
CF \|
CF \| >		pbparjeter asks, "Riley never studies...didn't Riley just say Em doesn't know geometry?"
		Knight_Otu says, "She did."
		Jacqueline says, "She is a hypocrite, or just observant."
		Knight_Otu says, "Maybe Riley just has that knack."
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "talk to Riley"
CF ] The Disorganized Witch: Guest Bedroom
CF \| >
CF \| > TALK TO RILEY
CF \|
CF \| Riley kind of stares at you, but doesn't answer.
CF \|
CF \| >		Pinkunz says, "Seems like Riley sucks as a friend."
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "talk to Riley"
CF ] The Disorganized Witch: Guest Bedroom
CF \| >
CF \| > TALK TO RILEY
CF \|
CF \| Riley closes her eyes and shakes her head.
CF \|
CF \| >
Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "tickle riley"
CF ] The Disorganized Witch: Guest Bedroom
CF \| >
CF \| > TICKLE RILEY
CF \|
CF \| Riley has told you she's not ticklish, which is a lie. But you're not
CF \| interested in having her forcefully shove you away again, either.
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "x safe"
CF ] The Disorganized Witch: Guest Bedroom
CF \| >
CF \| > X SAFE
CF \|
CF \| It's a small metal safe that has a keyhole when you might otherwise
CF \| expect a combination dial. It's bolted to the floor.
CF \|
CF \| >		Jade says, "observant"
		Pinkunz says, "I say let her move. No great loss."
		Jacqueline says (to Pinkunz), "dang"
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "s"
CF ] The Disorganized Witch: Hall
CF \| >
CF \| > S
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Hall
CF \| You are in the long, empty hallway. Through the mansion window, you
CF \| see a wrought-iron fence. You can go north to the Guest Bedroom and
CF \| west to the Office.
CF \|
CF \| >		Pinkunz shrugs.
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "x fence"
CF ] The Disorganized Witch: Hall
CF \| >
CF \| > X FENCE
CF \|
CF \| It's a fence with a bunch of those pointy things along its length.
CF \| You're assuming it's wrought of iron, though without a magnet or a
CF \| knowledge of metallurgy, there's no way to be sure.
CF \|
CF \| >		Jacqueline says, "This game is sort of mocking how IF games desribe things in a way that implies the PC always knows what things are made of."
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "w"
CF ] The Disorganized Witch: Office
CF \| >
CF \| > W
CF \|
CF \| Office
CF \| You've entered an incongruously modern office. There's a long desk in
CF \| the middle, atop which are standard office things: a computer, a
CF \| telephone, a lamp. The desk is covered in layers of scattered papers.
CF \| There are two chairs in front of the desk and a fake potted plant in
CF \| the corner. You can go back east to the Hall.
CF \|
CF \| A witch works behind the desk, talking on the telephone.
CF \|
CF \| Upon seeing you enter, the witch mutters into the telephone: "Lori,
CF \| I'm gonna have to call you back. Yeah. A kid got in here again. Yeah.
CF \| I don't know. I'm gonna have to talk to Adam about it. Okay. Bye." The
CF \| witch hangs up and briskly rises to meet you at the door. She wears a
CF \| red blazer with matching pants and towers over you as she approaches.
CF \|
CF \| "Well, well, another little adventurer," she says, shaking your hand
CF \| in a formal way. "I thought we had fixed that particular problem. Have
CF \| you enjoyed the houses and chests and goblins and whatnot?" Before you
CF \| can answer, she continues: "As you might imagine, you're not supposed
CF \| to be here. But since you are, let's do some random quality
CF \| assurance, shall we?"
CF \|
CF \| >INVENTORY
CF \|
CF \| You are carrying:
CF \| an extremely valuable hat pin
CF \| a brass key
CF \| a tedious leaflet
CF \| a feather
CF \|
CF \| "It's amazing how we can make money with all these freebies. Let's see
CF \| ... good to know Bernie is still handing out those leaflets. It
CF \| doesn't look too creased, so we can reuse that, thank you." She begins
CF \| talking faster. "And, I'm not sure if you follow the markets, but the
CF \| cost of brass has risen considerably, so I'll take that key, kindly,
CF \| as well. Hmm ... that feather doesn't look like one of ours, but we
CF \| have more than ten thousand pillows that could stand restuffing. And
CF \| Sheila is still calling these hat pins extremely valuable, is she?
CF \| Well, we buy them for five dollars a bushel, but every penny counts,
CF \| as they say." She snaps her fingers and those items seem to dissolve
CF \| from your possessions.
CF \|
CF \| "Now, let us review," she says.
CF \|
CF \| >INVENTORY
CF \|
CF \| You are carrying nothing.
CF \|
CF \| "Much better, don't you think?" And before you have a chance to answer
CF \| or protest, she seems to remember something and looks directly upward.
CF \| "Oh! Right," she says. "Hello, I'm the witch, and I
CF \| desperately need you to bring me something. But, you see, my
CF \| little friend,"—and she points to her desk and the papers—"I can
CF \| order
CF \| whatever I need. So alas, that doesn't give you much of a task, does
CF \| it? But, if you've noticed, lo, I am: THE DISORGANIZED WITCH! My desk
CF \| is a train wreck. So if you could bring me something to help with all
CF \| those papers, that'd be just ... capital."
CF \|
CF \| "Like what?" you finally get to say.
CF \|
CF \| "I don't care. A binder? A stapler? A folder? Anything to help clasp,
CF \| grasp, hold, grip, or enclose, forever and ever and ever. Won't you
CF \| please help, dear adventurer, you? Without your gift, I will always be
CF \| THE DISORGANIZED WITCH!" She takes a moment to regard you. "You're
CF \| dismissed," she says with a brusque head nod. She then returns to her
CF \| desk and punches some numbers into her phone. "Sorry about that,
CF \| Lori," she says.
CF \|
CF \| >		Pinkunz says, "Yeah, it acknowledges the PC's ignoran--- Damn. Text dump."
		Knight_Otu says, "Wha."
		Jade says, "I remember now that there will be soon a surprising super surprise"
		DavidW says, "The game is taking a turn here."
		DavidW says, "Shame you didn't use the pin to open the safe, but it's not necessary."
		Jacqueline says, "One of the walls has broken. Not the fourth wall, precisely, but a wall."
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "l"
CF ] The Disorganized Witch: Office
CF \| >
CF \| > L
CF \|
CF \| Office
CF \| You've entered an incongruously modern office. There's a long desk in
CF \| the middle, atop which are standard office things: a computer, a
CF \| telephone, a lamp. The desk is covered in layers of scattered papers.
CF \| There are two chairs in front of the desk and a fake potted plant in
CF \| the corner. You can go back east to the Hall.
CF \|
CF \| The witch works behind her desk, managing whatever it is she manages.
CF \|
CF \| " ... we'll need at least five more orders of dusty furniture ..." the
CF \| witch says to the person on the phone.
CF \|
CF \| "I don't get it. The game is ... broken?" Riley says. You shrug in
CF \| response.
CF \|
CF \| >		Knight_Otu asks, "Are we playing a game where the PCs are playing a game where the PC is in a VR sim?"
		Jacqueline says, "I'd be down with that."
		Jade says, "lol"
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "x desk"
CF ] The Disorganized Witch: Office
CF \| >
CF \| > X DESK
CF \|
CF \| (the long desk)
CF \| It's huge metal desk, probably steel. It's dented and battered.
CF \|
CF \| The witch jots down something on scratch paper.
CF \|
CF \| >		DavidW says, "The real answer is SPOILER."
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "computer. x telephone. x lamp."
CF ] The Disorganized Witch: Office
CF \| >
CF \| > COMPUTER. X TELEPHONE. X LAMP.
CF \|
CF \| That sentence isn't understood.
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "x computer. x telephone. x lamp."
CF ] The Disorganized Witch: Office
CF \| >
CF \| > X COMPUTER. X TELEPHONE. X LAMP.
CF \|
CF \| (the witch's computer)
CF \| The witch's computer doesn't appear to have the software for
CF \| Infinite Adventure #3: The Disorganized Witch. You take a
CF \| moment to appreciate this tragedy.
CF \|
CF \| "... no, April will be too late ..." the witch says.
CF \|
CF \| It's a modern office phone, black, with a suite of buttons above the
CF \| keypad, all unlabeled.
CF \|
CF \| The witch places one of her hands on her forehead in exasperation.
CF \|
CF \| It's a simple desk lamp with a green sconce and brass base.
CF \|
CF \| "... well, why can't we ship wine across state lines? ..."
CF \|
CF \| >		Jade says, "think outside the box"
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "x pot"
CF ] The Disorganized Witch: Office
CF \| >
CF \| > X POT
CF \|
CF \| It's brown, plastic, and thoroughly uninteresting.
CF \|
CF \| " ... forty-eight crates of carrots ..."
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "x plant"
CF ] The Disorganized Witch: Office
CF \| >
CF \| > X PLANT
CF \|
CF \| It looks unnaturally green and healthy. Because it's fake.
CF \|
CF \| " ... we'll need more keys than that ..."
CF \|
CF \| >		Jade says, "piss time"
		Knight_Otu says, "We did that with the Game that Never Ends."
		Knight_Otu says, "It didn't end well for the pc."
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "x paper"
CF ] The Disorganized Witch: Office
CF \| >
CF \| > X PAPER
CF \|
CF \| The papers appear to be invoices, order forms, bills, graphs, and
CF \| allied business materials. They make one large mess on the desk, so
CF \| it's impossible to say what they're all for.
CF \|
CF \| "... those feathers were a terrible investment ..."
CF \|
CF \| >		DavidW says (to Knight), "I forget how we broke out of that one."
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "e"
CF ] The Disorganized Witch: Hall
CF \| >
CF \| > E
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Hall
CF \| You are in the long, empty hallway. Through the mansion window, you
CF \| see a wrought-iron fence. You can go north to the Guest Bedroom and
CF \| west to the Office.
CF \|
CF \| >		Knight_Otu says, "As I recall, we touched the wall. I think."
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "open window"
CF ] The Disorganized Witch: Hall
CF \| >
CF \| > OPEN WINDOW
CF \|
CF \| It's a plate glass window set into the wall, unbreakable and
CF \| unopenable.
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "n"
CF ] The Disorganized Witch: Guest Bedroom
CF \| >
CF \| > N
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Guest Bedroom
CF \| You are in what you presume was a guest bedroom at one time. But it's
CF \| hard to tell, as it is almost entirely empty. You can go south to the
CF \| Hall.
CF \|
CF \| You can see a metal safe here.
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "open safe"
CF ] The Disorganized Witch: Guest Bedroom
CF \| >
CF \| > OPEN SAFE
CF \|
CF \| It seems to be locked.
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "x safe"
CF ] The Disorganized Witch: Guest Bedroom
CF \| >
CF \| > X SAFE
CF \|
CF \| It's a small metal safe that has a keyhole when you might otherwise
CF \| expect a combination dial. It's bolted to the floor.
CF \|
CF \| >		Jacqueline says, "We need Riley's bobby pin"
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "x riley"
CF ] The Disorganized Witch: Guest Bedroom
CF \| >
CF \| > X RILEY
CF \|
CF \| Riley sits next to you on a padded folding chair. She's still watching
CF \| the screen as you play the game, but seems pretty disinterested. She
CF \| often looks around the room: its emptiness and its moving boxes.
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "x riley's hair"
CF ] The Disorganized Witch: Guest Bedroom
CF \| >
CF \| > X RILEY'S HAIR
CF \|
CF \| You can't see any such thing.
CF \|
CF \| >		Jacqueline says, "Or maybenot"
		Jacqueline says, "Or maybe not"
		Roger says, "hrm being disorganized isn't a sin, at least not classically, so I guess I was wrong"
		DavidW says, "There's actually at least two solutions to this puzzle."
		Pinkunz says, "I think that boat sailed."
		pbparjeter says, "is the inventory shared between the real world and the meta game"
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "i"
CF ] The Disorganized Witch: Guest Bedroom
CF \| >
CF \| > I
CF \|
CF \| You are carrying nothing.
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "stop playing game"
CF ] The Disorganized Witch: Guest Bedroom
CF \| >
CF \| > STOP PLAYING GAME
CF \|
CF \| That sentence isn't understood.
CF \|
CF \| >		Pinkunz says (to pbparjeter), "Undetermined."
		pbparjeter says, "guess not"
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "stand"
CF ] The Disorganized Witch: Guest Bedroom
CF \| >
CF \| > STAND
CF \|
CF \| But you aren't in anything at the moment.
CF \|
CF \| >		Jade says, "I'm back"
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x office"
CF ] The Disorganized Witch: Guest Bedroom
CF \| >
CF \| > X OFFICE
CF \|
CF \| You're in the Office in Riley's house, playing a game on her computer.
CF \|
CF \| >		Pinkunz says (to Jade), "thumbs up"
		Jacqueline asks, "Have we seen any objects other than this safe and the stuff in the room with the witch? Have we visited all rooms? There's only three here, right?"
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "l"
CF ] The Disorganized Witch: Guest Bedroom
CF \| >
CF \| > L
CF \|
CF \| Guest Bedroom
CF \| You are in what you presume was a guest bedroom at one time. But it's
CF \| hard to tell, as it is almost entirely empty. You can go south to the
CF \| Hall.
CF \|
CF \| You can see a metal safe here.
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "s"
CF ] The Disorganized Witch: Hall
CF \| >
CF \| > S
CF \|
CF \| Hall
CF \| You are in the long, empty hallway. Through the mansion window, you
CF \| see a wrought-iron fence. You can go north to the Guest Bedroom and
CF \| west to the Office.
CF \|
CF \| "C'mon, Em, let's quit and play something else. There's nothing to do
CF \| here," Riley says.
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "s"
CF ] The Disorganized Witch: Hall
CF \| >
CF \| > S
CF \|
CF \| You can't go that way.
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says, "w"		Jacqueline says, "Um"
		Jacqueline says, "oh"
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "w"
CF ] The Disorganized Witch: Office
CF \| >
CF \| > W
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Office
CF \| You've entered an incongruously modern office. There's a long desk in
CF \| the middle, atop which are standard office things: a computer, a
CF \| telephone, a lamp. The desk is covered in layers of scattered papers.
CF \| There are two chairs in front of the desk and a fake potted plant in
CF \| the corner. You can go back east to the Hall.
CF \|
CF \| The witch works behind her desk, managing whatever it is she manages.
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "search papers"
CF ] The Disorganized Witch: Office
CF \| >
CF \| > SEARCH PAPERS
CF \|
CF \| Try EXAMINE instead.
CF \|
CF \| " ... we need to hire fifty-five more faeries by Tuesday ..."
CF \|
CF \| >		Jade says, "this was a weird part for me, I played just a bit forward"
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "examine papers"
CF ] The Disorganized Witch: Office
CF \| >
CF \| > EXAMINE PAPERS
CF \|
CF \| The papers appear to be invoices, order forms, bills, graphs, and
CF \| allied business materials. They make one large mess on the desk, so
CF \| it's impossible to say what they're all for.
CF \|
CF \| The witch holds the phone receiver between her chin and her shoulder,
CF \| and takes a quick drink from the coffee mug that must have been hidden
CF \| behind some papers on her desk.
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "look under papers"
CF ] The Disorganized Witch: Office
CF \| >
CF \| > LOOK UNDER PAPERS
CF \|
CF \| Try EXAMINE instead.
CF \|
CF \| " ... you haven't seen the latest expense ratios ..."
CF \|
CF \| >
DavidW says (to ClubFloyd), "x mug"
CF ] The Disorganized Witch: Office
CF \| >
CF \| > X MUG
CF \|
CF \| A white coffee mug with "I Hate Mondays" emblazoned upon it.
CF \|
CF \| "... we're putting the mansion remodel on hold ..."
CF \|
CF \| >		Jacqueline says (to Game), "No... I want to search"
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "undo"
CF ] The Disorganized Witch: Office
CF \| >
CF \| > UNDO
CF \|
CF \| You can't undo what's been done, Em. You know that.
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "SAVE"
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "cf2"
CF \| >
CF \| > SAVE
CF \| %% Enter a save filename to write:
CF ] The Disorganized Witch: Office
CF \| > SAVEOk.
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "break mug"
CF ] The Disorganized Witch: Office
CF \| >
CF \| > BREAK MUG
CF \|
CF \| I guess you're proof that video games do, in fact, cause violence.
CF \|
CF \| The witch looks briefly at a spreadsheet on her computer.
CF \|
CF \| >		Jacqueline says, "hee"
		Pinkunz says, "Blame the victim..."
		Knight_Otu asks, "But is violence the nswer to his one?"
		Pinkunz says, ";-)"
		DavidW says, "afk for a couple minutes"
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "look behind papers"
CF ] The Disorganized Witch: Office
CF \| >
CF \| > LOOK BEHIND PAPERS
CF \|
CF \| You can't see any such thing.
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "look under desk"
CF ] The Disorganized Witch: Office
CF \| >
CF \| > LOOK UNDER DESK
CF \|
CF \| (the long desk)
CF \| Try EXAMINE instead.
CF \|
CF \| The witch shuffles through the papers on her desk, trying to find an
CF \| invoice.
CF \|
CF \| >		Jade asks, "did you remember how game starts?"
		Jacqueline says, "It clearly does not want us looking under or behind or in stuff."
		Pinkunz asks, "Will the witch let us talk to her again,or will we be dismissed?"
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "talk to witch"
CF ] The Disorganized Witch: Office
CF \| >
CF \| > TALK TO WITCH
CF \|
CF \| She looks busy, and you don't care to find out what would happen if
CF \| you interrupt her again.
CF \|
CF \| " ... no, those were last year ..." the witch says to the person on
CF \| the telephone.
CF \|
CF \| >		Pinkunz says, "Dismissed."
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "turn on lamp"
CF ] The Disorganized Witch: Office
CF \| >
CF \| > TURN ON LAMP
CF \|
CF \| No need; the room seems sufficiently lit.
CF \|
CF \| " ... I'll need to talk to Adam about that ..."
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "turn off lamp"
CF ] The Disorganized Witch: Office
CF \| >
CF \| > TURN OFF LAMP
CF \|
CF \| The lamp isn't on.
CF \|
CF \| "... tell Sheila to stop telling people that those hat pins are worth
CF \| anything more than a nickel ..."
CF \|
CF \| >		Pinkunz asks, "Play different game? Talk to Riley? Exit game?"
		Pinkunz says, "Just spitballing."
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "x chairs"
CF ] The Disorganized Witch: Office
CF \| >
CF \| > X CHAIRS
CF \|
CF \| They're two basic-looking chairs, presumably for when the witch would
CF \| like to meet with people in her office.
CF \|
CF \| " ... the profit margins on wax lips are down by 21% ...."
CF \|
CF \| >		Jacqueline says, "I tried to stop playing, but I didn't try exit."
		Jacqueline says, "Talking to Riley doesn't seem to do much, but I can try it again."
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "sit in chair"
CF ] The Disorganized Witch: Office
CF \| >
CF \| > SIT IN CHAIR
CF \|
CF \| (the the witch's office chairs)
CF \| You're not interested in meeting further with the witch, and it's
CF \| clear the witch feels similarly about the situation.
CF \|
CF \| "... that shipment of chests should be in Pittsburgh by now ..."
CF \|
CF \| The rain pelts Riley's house even harder. It sounds like someone's
CF \| dropping quarters on the roof.
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "exit game"
CF ] The Disorganized Witch: Office
CF \| >
CF \| > EXIT GAME
CF \|
CF \| I only understood you as far as wanting to exit.
CF \|
CF \| >		Jade asks, "and what is the command to stop playing?"
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "quit playing"
CF ] The Disorganized Witch: Office
CF \| >
CF \| > QUIT PLAYING
CF \|
CF \| I only understood you as far as wanting to quit.
CF \|
CF \| >		pbparjeter asks, "have we seen all the rooms?"
		Jacqueline says, "I wonder if we actually type"
		Jacqueline says, "'quit'"
		Pinkunz says (to Jade), "unknown at this point."
		Knight_Otu says, "Exit."
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "quit"
CF ] The Disorganized Witch: Office
CF \| >
CF \| > QUIT
CF \|
CF \| Are you sure you want to quit Infinite Adventure?		Jade says, "after 1000 games... I think you know that"
		Pinkunz exclaims, "oooooohhhh!"
		Jacqueline says, "I... I don't know..."
		Knight_Otu says, "Or maybe quit, too."
		Pinkunz asks, "Save?"
		Jacqueline says, "I have saved recently."
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "y"
CF ] The Office
CF \| Are you sure you want to quit Infinite Adventure?
CF \| > Y
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Thanks for playing!
CF \|
CF \| The Office
CF \| You're sitting in front of the computer in the room Riley's family
CF \| calls the Office. But the room doesn't look like much of anything
CF \| anymore. Most of the contents are packed in moving boxes shoved
CF \| against one wall. The furniture has been removed, save for the desk
CF \| upon which the computer sits, the office chair you're sitting in, and
CF \| the chair Riley's sitting in, an old folding one she must have dug out
CF \| of somewhere. One framed artwork remains hanging on the wall.
CF \|
CF \| On the desk are a computer and a notebook. You can PLAY a computer
CF \| game if you'd like.
CF \|
CF \| Riley sits next to you.
CF \|
CF \| >		Jade says, "yes"
		Jacqueline says, "PSYCH"
		Pinkunz exclaims, "Back in (sortof) reality!"
Knight_Otu says (to ClubFloyd), "x me"
CF ] The Office
CF \| >
CF \| > X ME
CF \|
CF \| Yup, it's you, Emerson Reynolds, age fourteen. You like: butterscotch,
CF \| Journey, soccer, and playing computer games with Riley. You do not
CF \| like: geometry, horror films, any clothes you deem faddish, and riding
CF \| your bike in February rain.
CF \|
CF \| >		pbparjeter asks, "I'm guessing we have to load the game with the pin, get it, then not talk to the witch?"
		pbparjeter asks, "she stole our inventory right?"
		DavidW says, "yes, the witch took all your then-inventory."
		Jade says, "this is the game really. We had been playing games meanwhile Ripley is boxing her belongings becouse he changes his address"
		DavidW says, "Riley is a she."
		Jacqueline says, "okay"
		Pinkunz says, "I feel like opening the safe was either optional or there's an alternate solution than the pin."
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "start game"
CF ] The Office
CF \| >
CF \| > START GAME
CF \|
CF \| That sentence isn't understood.
CF \|
CF \| >		DavidW says (to Pinkunz), "both"
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "play game"
CF ] Program Menu
CF \| >
CF \| > PLAY GAME
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Program Menu
CF \| Welcome, Riley!
CF \| Today is 02-05-87.
CF \|
CF \| 1) Infinite Adventure
CF \| 2) Warriors of Xanmor
CF \| 3) Strip Poker
CF \| 4) Password
CF \| 5) CompuDoctor
CF \| 6) Quit
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "1"
CF ] The Disorganized Witch: Hall
CF \| >
CF \| > 1
CF \|
CF \| [Infinite Adventure]
CF \|
CF \| Infinite Adventure #3: The Disorganized Witch
CF \| Hall
CF \| You are in the long, empty hallway. Through the mansion window, you
CF \| see a wrought-iron fence. You can go north to the Guest Bedroom and
CF \| west to the Office.
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "restart"
CF ] The Disorganized Witch: Hall
CF \| >
CF \| > RESTART
CF \|
CF \| If only second chances were that easy, Em.
CF \|
CF \| >		Jacqueline says, "Hm. I am suddenly having painful trouble with one of my eyes, if someone else can drive"
		Jade says, "I got frustrated when playing the game till here"
		Knight_Otu says, "The meta-command responses make it sound it's our fault that Riley is leaving."
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "quit"
CF ] The Disorganized Witch: Hall
CF \| >
CF \| > QUIT
CF \|
CF \| Are you sure you want to quit Infinite Adventure?
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "y"
CF ] Program Menu
CF \| Are you sure you want to quit Infinite Adventure?
CF \| > Y
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Thanks for playing!
CF \|
CF \| Program Menu
CF \| Welcome, Riley!
CF \| Today is 02-05-87.
CF \|
CF \| 1) Infinite Adventure
CF \| 2) Warriors of Xanmor
CF \| 3) Strip Poker
CF \| 4) Password
CF \| 5) CompuDoctor
CF \| 6) Quit
CF \|
CF \| >		Knight_Otu says, "1987, huh."
		DavidW says, "huh, it's 1987. Missed that detail."
		Jacqueline asks, "Which?"
		Pinkunz says, "I'd volunteer to drive, but I have to leave at 3pm. Prior committment."
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "3"
CF ] Strip Poker Plus
CF \| >
CF \| > 3
CF \|
CF \| [Strip Poker]
CF \|
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CF \|
CF \| Strip Poker Plus
CF \| You're standing in some sort of photographer's studio where the colors
CF \| are mostly cyan and magenta. Several lights on stands illuminate a
CF \| dull backdrop. In the middle of the room there's a small, raised floor
CF \| with a stack of textbooks on it. The backs of five playing cards hover
CF \| in the foreground. You can PLAY a hand, or QUIT because you should
CF \| know better.
CF \|
CF \| A stripper reclines on the floor, looking around the studio.
CF \|
CF \| >		DavidW says, "oh. Forgot about that ASCII art."
		Jacqueline says, "Well, I don't think our screen was the right width for that image... not sure if I'm sad or not."
		Knight_Otu says, "I guess the art is a bit too long for the club."
		Jade says, "ASCII seems odd"
		Jacqueline asks (of Jade), "Why?"
		Pinkunz says, "Fits the 80's setting."
		Jacqueline says, "Very much"
		DavidW says, "It was the only option for pictures at first."
		Jacqueline laughs at, 'You can PLAY a hand, or QUIT because you should know better.'
		Jacqueline says, "I used to play strip poker on the C64, but that was more advanced than ASCII."
		DavidW says, "I don't think I've every played strip poker in any format."
		DavidW says, "er ever"
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "x stripper"
CF ] Strip Poker Plus
CF \| >
CF \| > X STRIPPER
CF \|
CF \| The stripper reclines before you in a white bodysuit you'll eventually
CF \| learn is called a teddy, but at the moment you only know it's
CF \| an awkward underwear thing. She wears matching white shoes with
CF \| three-inch heels. Near her waist is a stack of textbooks. Her brown
CF \| hair and eyes remind you of a babysitter you had once. She rests one
CF \| arm along her length and stares out to the other side of the computer
CF \| screen with a wan smile. She seems comfortable, which isn't
CF \| necessarily the same thing as being at ease.
CF \|
CF \| >		DavidW says, "I'm not all that fond of poker in the first place."
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "x books"
CF ] Strip Poker Plus
CF \| >
CF \| > X BOOKS
CF \|
CF \| These books seem randomly chosen from some prop department: French, a
CF \| dictionary, algebra, a seventh-grade history book, and something
CF \| called The Dialectics of Philosophy.
CF \|
CF \| >		Pinkunz says, "Oh, before I go, I just wanted to let people know that Chris Ainsley has officially started working on a workaround to allow Adventuron games to work with Floyd. He's tied up with the TALJ at the moment, but he thinks he'll have something to test sometime this late summer."
		Jacqueline says, "Neato"
		DavidW says, "yay"
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "read philosophy"
CF ] Strip Poker Plus
CF \| >
CF \| > READ PHILOSOPHY
CF \|
CF \| These books seem randomly chosen from some prop department: French, a
CF \| dictionary, algebra, a seventh-grade history book, and something
CF \| called The Dialectics of Philosophy.
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "read books"
CF ] Strip Poker Plus
CF \| >
CF \| > READ BOOKS
CF \|
CF \| These books seem randomly chosen from some prop department: French, a
CF \| dictionary, algebra, a seventh-grade history book, and something
CF \| called The Dialectics of Philosophy.
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "play"
CF ] Strip Poker Plus
CF \| >
CF \| > PLAY
CF \|
CF \| "All right! Time to see some boobies!" Riley says and you are
CF \| instantly uncomfortable. She pulls the keyboard from the desk and
CF \| places it in her lap. She clicks keys in rapid sequence, suggesting
CF \| she's played this game before. You don't know much about poker, but
CF \| her bets seem to be rash and her card selection disastrous. "The only
CF \| way to win is by betting big," she says, sensing your unvoiced
CF \| concern.
CF \|
CF \| Riley starts out with $100 but loses it all in two minutes. "TOO BAD
CF \| ... I WILL TAKE YOUR SHIRT," the game announces. "We're playing strip
CF \| poker, so you have to strip if the computer doesn't," Riley says, like
CF \| this is all totally normal.
CF \|
CF \| You look past Riley and out the gray window. "I don't want to take off
CF \| my shirt," you say, and instinctively cross your arms.
CF \|
CF \| "I knew you'd say that. You just want to see me in my bra, you perv,"
CF \| she says, and you return to Riley's face to see a dangerous smirk. She
CF \| shimmies a little bit, wiggling the bottom of her shirt above her
CF \| navel. She then crosses her arms at her hips and peels off her shirt
CF \| in a fluid motion. By the time she's done, you have decided that the
CF \| window has suddenly become very, very interesting to look at, but your
CF \| vision is soon blocked by her shirt landing on your head, a kiss of
CF \| sequins and floral perfume. "Oh, go ahead and look," she says as you
CF \| take her shirt and ball it in your fists. She squares her shoulders
CF \| and you do as you're told, a turquoise bra and more freckles than you
CF \| would have guessed. "Was it good for you, too, Em?" Riley says, then
CF \| cackles. "Maybe I'm not as good of a poker player as I thought."
CF \|
CF \| >		Jacqueline exclaims, "!!!"
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "play"
CF ] Strip Poker Plus
CF \| >
CF \| > PLAY
CF \|
CF \| You have no interest in amplifying the mix of emotions you felt from
CF \| Riley playing the first round of the game.
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "quit"
CF ] Strip Poker Plus
CF \| >
CF \| > QUIT
CF \|
CF \| Are you sure you want to leave me, hot stuff?		Knight_Otu asks, "Are we going to have a warning on the transcript?"
		DavidW says, "First you took Honey's sequined jacket, now Riley's shirt."
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "hahaha"
		Jacqueline says, "Oh, Honey."
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "y"
CF ] Program Menu
CF \| Are you sure you want to leave me, hot stuff?
CF \| > Y
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Come back soon, sweetheart!
CF \|
CF \| Program Menu
CF \| Welcome, Riley!
CF \|
CF \| 1) Infinite Adventure
CF \| 2) Warriors of Xanmor
CF \| 3) Strip Poker
CF \| 4) Password
CF \| 5) CompuDoctor
CF \| 6) Quit
CF \|
CF \| >		Jacqueline asks, "What next?"
		DavidW says, "They're all important."
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "2"
CF ] Warriors of Xanmor
CF \| >
CF \| > 2
CF \|
CF \| [Warriors of Xanmor]
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CF \|
CF \| WARRIORS OF XANMOR
CF \|
CF \| Warriors of Xanmor
CF \| You stand before the glorious fields of Xanmor: periods and pilcrows
CF \| and ampersands and octothorps, all in a rainbow of colors, as far as
CF \| the eye can see. But beware! The fields hold many dangers: evil
CF \| letters in upper and lower cases. You can PLAY, SHOP, or QUIT.
CF \|
CF \| A strong-looking man stands before you, enjoying the shade of a nearby
CF \| tree (indicated by T).
CF \|
CF \| "Well met, fair traveler!" the man calls to you.
CF \|
CF \| >		Jacqueline asks, "Shop, eh?"
		DavidW says, "yay octothorps."
		Pinkunz exclaims, "They sound like near the same age, so 14-year-old girls playing strip poker may warrant a warning. ooooohhhh... Nice ASCII!"
		Jade says, "play, shop or quit"
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "shop"
CF ] Warriors of Xanmor
CF \| >
CF \| > SHOP
CF \|
CF \| Welcome to XanMart, for all your needs in Xanmor ... and more!
CF \|
CF \| 1) Chain-mail armor. $100.
CF \| 2) Plate-mail armor. $500.
CF \| 3) Silver sword. $1,000.
CF \| 4) Golden gauntlets. $5,000.
CF \| 5) Amulet of Werdna. $100,000.
CF \| 6) Exit.
CF \|
CF \| >		Jacqueline says, "gosh"
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "play"
CF ] Warriors of Xanmor
CF \| >
CF \| > PLAY
CF \|
CF \| Please enter a number corresponding to your choice.
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "6"
CF ] Warriors of Xanmor
CF \| >
CF \| > 6
CF \|		Jade says, "yes, nice ascii"
CF \| [Exit.]
CF \|
CF \| Thank you for shopping at XanMart!
CF \|
CF \| Warriors of Xanmor
CF \| You stand before the glorious fields of Xanmor: periods and pilcrows
CF \| and ampersands and octothorps, all in a rainbow of colors, as far as
CF \| the eye can see. But beware! The fields hold many dangers: evil
CF \| letters in upper and lower cases. You can PLAY, SHOP, or QUIT.
CF \|
CF \| A strong-looking man stands before you, estimating his number of
CF \| experience points.
CF \|
CF \| "Hail, new warrior!" the man calls to you.
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "play"
CF ] Warriors of Xanmor
CF \| >
CF \| > PLAY
CF \|
CF \| You crusaded over the sun-scorched fields of Xanmor. You dispatched
CF \| seven wyverns. You received 49 experience points.
CF \|
CF \| You also found a pink potion, which you take.
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "x potion"
CF ] Warriors of Xanmor
CF \| >
CF \| > X POTION
CF \|
CF \| It's a glass bottle filled with a magenta-colored liquid. 'HEAL' is
CF \| etched in chunky letters on the glass.
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "play"
CF ] Warriors of Xanmor
CF \| >
CF \| > PLAY
CF \|
CF \| You battled through the windswept hills of Xanmor. You defeated three
CF \| mosquitos. You gained 12 experience points.
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "play"
CF ] Warriors of Xanmor
CF \| >
CF \| > PLAY
CF \|
CF \| You traveled across the icy plains of Xanmor. You victoriously
CF \| murdered five dragons and nine asps. You earned 107 experience points.
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "play"
CF ] Warriors of Xanmor
CF \| >
CF \| > PLAY
CF \|
CF \| You fought your away across the verdant terrain of Xanmor. You
CF \| annihilated nine rats, eleven hellhounds, and six lions. You got 210
CF \| experience points.
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "score"
CF ] Warriors of Xanmor
CF \| >
CF \| > SCORE
CF \|
CF \| Yeah, scores. That's what everybody is talking about. Stan, the
CF \| principal at your school, talks about your students' scores. The bank
CF \| wants to talk about your credit score. For some people, everything
CF \| comes down to numbers, which is why you became a math teacher, you
CF \| guess. Tonight, if life had a score, you're not sure that you'd be
CF \| winning.
CF \|
CF \| >		Jacqueline says, "That... is weird."
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "shop"
CF ] Warriors of Xanmor
CF \| >
CF \| > SHOP
CF \|
CF \| Welcome to XanMart, for all your needs in Xanmor ... and more!
CF \|
CF \| 1) Chain-mail armor. $100.
CF \| 2) Plate-mail armor. $500.
CF \| 3) Silver sword. $1,000.
CF \| 4) Golden gauntlets. $5,000.
CF \| 5) Amulet of Werdna. $100,000.
CF \| 6) Exit.
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "1"
CF ] Warriors of Xanmor
CF \| >
CF \| > 1
CF \|
CF \| [Chain-mail armor. $100.]
CF \|
CF \| "It doesn't seem like you have enough gold, warrior," a disembodied
CF \| shopkeep's voice says.
CF \|
CF \| 1) Chain-mail armor. $100.
CF \| 2) Plate-mail armor. $500.
CF \| 3) Silver sword. $1,000.
CF \| 4) Golden gauntlets. $5,000.
CF \| 5) Amulet of Werdna. $100,000.
CF \| 6) Exit.
CF \|
CF \| >		Jade says, "shop"
		Jacqueline says, "I guess I've been earning XP, not gold."
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "play"
CF ] Warriors of Xanmor
CF \| >
CF \| > PLAY
CF \|
CF \| Please enter a number corresponding to your choice.
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "6"
CF ] Warriors of Xanmor
CF \| >
CF \| > 6
CF \|
CF \| [Exit.]
CF \|
CF \| Thank you for shopping at XanMart!
CF \|
CF \| Warriors of Xanmor
CF \| You stand before the glorious fields of Xanmor: periods and pilcrows
CF \| and ampersands and octothorps, all in a rainbow of colors, as far as
CF \| the eye can see. But beware! The fields hold many dangers: evil
CF \| letters in upper and lower cases. You can PLAY, SHOP, or QUIT.
CF \|
CF \| A strong-looking man stands before you, stopping briefly before
CF \| resuming his patrol route.
CF \|
CF \| "Hark, young hero!" the man calls to you.
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "play"
CF ] Warriors of Xanmor
CF \| >
CF \| > PLAY
CF \|
CF \| You traversed the dangerous meadows of Xanmor. You slaughtered six
CF \| orcs, three kobolds, and six turtle knights. You earned 99 experience
CF \| points.
CF \|
CF \| You also found a snapped string, which you take.
CF \|
CF \| >		DavidW says, "yeah, you have no money... yet."
		Jade says, "lag"
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "play"
CF ] Warriors of Xanmor
CF \| >
CF \| > PLAY
CF \|
CF \| You fought your away across the dangerous grasslands of Xanmor. You
CF \| vanquished four hellhounds and eight lizards. You got 64 experience
CF \| points.
CF \|
CF \| You also found a very dull knife, which you take.
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "play"
CF ] Warriors of Xanmor
CF \| >
CF \| > PLAY
CF \|
CF \| You traversed the verdant fields of Xanmor. You destroyed three
CF \| basilisks and thirteen centaurs. You received 112 experience points.
CF \|
CF \| >		Knight_Otu asks, "Have we talked to the man?"
		DavidW says, "nope"
		Jacqueline asks, "Can we?"
		DavidW says, "yes"
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "talk to man"
CF ] Warriors of Xanmor
CF \| >
CF \| > TALK TO MAN
CF \|
CF \| 1) "Hello, inconceivably muscled computer man!"
CF \| 2) "What's your deal?"
CF \|
CF \| >		Jacqueline says, "Oh"
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "1"
CF ] Warriors of Xanmor
CF \| >
CF \| > 1
CF \|
CF \| ["Hello, inconceivably muscled computer man!"]
CF \|
CF \| "Hello, inconceivably muscled computer man!" you say.
CF \|
CF \| "Hello, young apprentice. My name is Gardon, Warrior of Xanmor. And
CF \| what is your name?"
CF \|
CF \| 1) "My name is Emerson, but ... some people call me Em."
CF \| 2) "I am Emerson Reynolds, freshman from the faraway land of Ohio!"
CF \|
CF \| >		DavidW says, "You can talk to the stripper too."
		Jacqueline says, "..."
		Jacqueline says, "Oh dear"
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "2"
CF ] Warriors of Xanmor
CF \| >
CF \| > 2
CF \|
CF \| ["I am Emerson Reynolds, freshman from the faraway land of
CF \| Ohio!"]
CF \|
CF \| "I am Emerson Reynolds, freshman from the faraway land of Ohio!"
CF \|
CF \| "Very good to meet you, Emerson. Welcome to Xanmor!"
CF \|
CF \| 1) "What on earth is Xanmor?"
CF \| 2) "So, I've got these experience points ..."
CF \| 3) "That's a nice ... dress you're wearing."
CF \| 4) "Farewell."
CF \| 5) Never mind.
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "1"
CF ] Warriors of Xanmor
CF \| >
CF \| > 1
CF \|
CF \| ["What on earth is Xanmor?"]
CF \|
CF \| You look around the odd landscape of characters and symbols. "What on
CF \| earth is Xanmor?" you say.
CF \|
CF \| "Xanmor is my beautiful home," Gardon says. "It has lush valleys,
CF \| fertile soil, and towering mountains." He makes a sweeping gesture
CF \| across the beautiful typography. "But we are not on Earth, Emerson.
CF \| Verily, Xanmor is a kingdom on a continent on a planet very far away.
CF \| We are a kind and peace-loving people ... that is, we were,
CF \| until the rise of Sarnox."
CF \|
CF \| 1) "Sarnox?"
CF \| 2) "So, I've got these experience points ..."
CF \| 3) "That's a nice ... dress you're wearing."
CF \| 4) "Farewell."
CF \| 5) Never mind.
CF \|
CF \| >		Pinkunz exclaims, "Ciao and good luck!"
		Jacqueline says, "Bye, Pinkunz"
		DavidW says, "bye Pinkunz"
Pinkunz- Ah Ha! A tourist trap. This giant metal facsimile of a space beast is nothing more than a cheap marketing ploy designed to suck in any moron dumb enough to fall for such trickery... You suddenly feel like a dumb moron.		Jade says, "bye bye"
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "1"
CF ] Warriors of Xanmor
CF \| >
CF \| > 1
CF \|
CF \| ["Sarnox?"]
CF \|
CF \| "Sarnox?" you say. You wonder where these people were when workers
CF \| were handing out real names at the alphabet factory.
CF \|
CF \| Gardon hangs his beautiful head of golden hair low. "Yea, she is
CF \| Sarnox, the Snake-Queen of Hissington. She has wreaked a terrible
CF \| devastation upon this land. And that is why I, Gardon, the Warrior of
CF \| Xanmor, must rise to defeat her, ere her destruction reign for all
CF \| eternity!" Gardon strikes the tip of his sword against the ground in
CF \| resolve.
CF \|
CF \| 1) "They couldn't come up with a better name for her home planet or
CF \| whatever than Hissington?"
CF \| 2) "So, I've got these experience points ..."
CF \| 3) "That's a nice ... dress you're wearing."
CF \| 4) "Farewell."
CF \| 5) Never mind.
CF \|
CF \| >		Roger says, "There does seem to be quite a lot of this game"
		DavidW says, "mmhm"
		Jacqueline says, "Aw, Em, I thought Hissington was adorable."
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "2"
CF ] Warriors of Xanmor
CF \| >
CF \| > 2
CF \|
CF \| ["So, I've got these experience points ..."]
CF \|
CF \| "So, I've got these experience points," you say, reaching into your
CF \| pocket and presenting a few in your palm, where they shine dully.
CF \|
CF \| "Well done, young warrior! Clearly, you have experienced something!"
CF \| Gardon says.
CF \|
CF \| 1) "They couldn't come up with a better name for her home planet or
CF \| whatever than Hissington?"
CF \| 2) "Do these experience points do anything?"
CF \| 3) "That's a nice ... dress you're wearing."
CF \| 4) "Farewell."
CF \| 5) Never mind.
CF \|
CF \| >		Jacqueline says, "hahahaha"
		Jacqueline says, "I don't know why but that really made me laugh."
		Knight_Otu says, "Well, that' quite a visual."
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "2"
CF ] Warriors of Xanmor
CF \| >
CF \| > 2
CF \|
CF \| ["Do these experience points do anything?"]
CF \|
CF \| You jangle the experience points around in your hand. "Do they do
CF \| anything?" you ask.
CF \|
CF \| "Emerson, I have millions of them. I am convinced they will help me
CF \| save Xanmor," Gardon says, and then mutters, "... one day ..."
CF \|
CF \| 1) "They couldn't come up with a better name for her home planet or
CF \| whatever than Hissington?"
CF \| 2) "That's a nice ... dress you're wearing."
CF \| 3) "Farewell."
CF \| 4) Never mind.
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "2"
CF ] Warriors of Xanmor
CF \| >
CF \| > 2
CF \|
CF \| ["That's a nice ... dress you're wearing."]
CF \|
CF \| You behold Gardon for a moment. "That's a nice ... dress you're
CF \| wearing," you say.
CF \|
CF \| "Forsooth, Emerson! But, I beseech you, please call it by its correct
CF \| name: a tunic," Gardon says, and he points proudly at his chest. The
CF \| tunic is brown and made of some sort of uncomfortable-looking cloth.
CF \| "But alas, it does not provide much protection from the evil beasts
CF \| that now plague Xanmor." He slides the tunic off one shoulder,
CF \| revealing a long and deep slash that must be quite painful, even if it
CF \| is digital.
CF \|
CF \| 1) "They couldn't come up with a better name for her home planet or
CF \| whatever than Hissington?"
CF \| 2) "Why don't you get something better to wear? Some sort of armor?"
CF \| 3) "Farewell."
CF \| 4) Never mind.
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "2"
CF ] Warriors of Xanmor
CF \| >
CF \| > 2
CF \|
CF \| ["Why don't you get something better to wear? Some sort of
CF \| armor?"]
CF \|
CF \| You think about Gardon's injury. "Why don't you get something better
CF \| to wear?" you say. "Some sort of armor?"
CF \|
CF \| "New armor would be excellent. But there appears to be none in the
CF \| fields. The only armor I've found is in the Shop, and, woe, I do not
CF \| have the coin of the realm. It is very nice chain-mail armor, too. If
CF \| I had some of that armor, I might be able to rid Xanmor of Sarnox's
CF \| terror forever!" Gardon looks almost majestic as he says that final
CF \| sentence, a fist outstretched to the sky. But then he looks down,
CF \| realizes he's still wearing his tunic, and drops his hand to his side.
CF \|
CF \| 1) "They couldn't come up with a better name for her home planet or
CF \| whatever than Hissington?"
CF \| 2) "I'll get you some armor!"
CF \| 3) "Farewell."
CF \| 4) Never mind.
CF \|
CF \| >		Jacqueline says, "I know how it feels to be unable to afford armor."
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "1"
CF ] Warriors of Xanmor
CF \| >
CF \| > 1
CF \|
CF \| ["They couldn't come up with a better name for her home planet or
CF \| whatever than Hissington?"]
CF \|
CF \| "So ... they couldn't come up with a better name for her home planet
CF \| or whatever than Hissington?"
CF \|
CF \| "Pray tell, who are they? But Emerson, speaking one warrior
CF \| to another, you needs believe that Hissington is a wretched place of
CF \| doom and misery." Gardon flashes his eyes upward, as if he can see
CF \| Hissington from here.
CF \|
CF \| 1) "They as in the people who made this game."
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "1"
CF ] Warriors of Xanmor
CF \| >
CF \| > 1
CF \|
CF \| ["They as in the people who made this game."]
CF \|
CF \| "They as in the people who made this game," you say,
CF \| clarifying your earlier pronoun. And you're not quite sure if it's
CF \| your impatience with Infinite Adventure or what, but you feel
CF \| the need to dig in here. "The Snake-Queen is from Hissington? How come
CF \| you're not from Swordsville?"
CF \|
CF \| Gardon bristles. "Hey, I don't write the lines, I just say 'em, okay?
CF \| That is ... shit." Gardon exhales through his wide nose. "Yea,
CF \| verily," he says, "the Snake-Queen and the treacherous dominion of
CF \| Hissington have threatened our land for ages and, uh,"—he ruffles his
CF \| hand through his hair—"I must stop it. We must stop it. For Xanmor!"
CF \|
CF \| 1) "Who are you, exactly?"
CF \|
CF \| >		Jacqueline laughs.
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "1"
CF ] Warriors of Xanmor
CF \| >
CF \| > 1
CF \|
CF \| ["Who are you, exactly?"]
CF \|
CF \| "Who are you, exactly?" you say, unnerved at Gardon's break in
CF \| character.
CF \|
CF \| "Yeah, what the hell, time for a smoke break, I guess," Gardon says.
CF \| He reaches inside his tunic and withdraws a pack of Camels. "No need
CF \| for a light when you live in electricity," he says, looking at you
CF \| like he's accusing you of something. He snaps his fingers and his
CF \| cigarette is lit. He drags deeply and exhales a cloud of white
CF \| S"s. "Look, my name is Brian, okay? I'm 23 and I live in L.A.
CF \| So they had this audition for warrior guys, right? I figure I'm
CF \| ripped,"—he ashes his cigarette and then needlessly flexes his left
CF \| bicep—"and I've got great hair. Walked in and got the part. Bitchin'.
CF \| Then they tell me it's for this game that's playing in little geek
CF \| boxes all over this U.S. of A., so here I am."
CF \|
CF \| "What about Xanmor?" you say. Even if it's made of punctuation, the
CF \| grass smells sweet.
CF \|
CF \| "Yeah, kind of a bummer about the low-budget set. You say you're in
CF \| Ohio? I grew up in Cincy."
CF \|
CF \| "I'm in Columbus."
CF \|
CF \| "Cool. Anyway, so here I am, waiting for my break. My agent is looking
CF \| into General Hospital. Sorry to freak out on you there. I
CF \| never did like all that Shakespearean hark, witherfore,
CF \| prithee crap in high school. Heh." He looks away and puffs.
CF \|
CF \| "We're reading Romeo and Juliet right now. Valentine's Day
CF \| and all." You have no idea why you're explaining the rationale behind
CF \| the ninth-grade English curriculum at Rutherford B. Hayes High School
CF \| to a struggling actor portraying a computer warrior.
CF \|
CF \| "Two households, both alike in dignity ..." Gardon / Brian says, then
CF \| trails off, his eyes following the smoke of his cigarette as it drifts
CF \| up toward the permanently asterisked sky. He sighs. "Truth is, I loved
CF \| Shakespeare. But as my father said, it ain't gonna pay the rent. So
CF \| instead, something is rotten in the state of Xanmor."
CF \|
CF \| "Oh," you say, and silence stills the land. You think about what to
CF \| say next. "So, is this a good game?"
CF \|
CF \| "Beats me. I never had an Atari or anything growing up. Seems good
CF \| enough. Anyway," he says, and takes another long drag, "smoke break's
CF \| gonna be over soon. Listen: once this cig's finished, I'm gonna have
CF \| to be Gardon again, okay?" You nod dutifully, as if you're a child
CF \| being entrusted with an important secret, which is exactly what you
CF \| are. Brian clamps one of his meaty hands on your shoulder. "But,
CF \| Emerson. Be good to Riley, okay? She ... needs someone, I guess."
CF \| Brian takes a final drag, then exhales a swirling cloud of text. He
CF \| throws the cigarette butt into a pool of blue tildes—a thin river.
CF \| "Verily," he says, and he winks like it's a joke. "Now go forth, brave
CF \| warrior!"
CF \|
CF \| 1) "Could I get a cigarette?"
CF \| 2) "I'll get you some armor!"
CF \| 3) "Farewell."
CF \| 4) Never mind.
CF \|
CF \| >		Knight_Otu says, "Riley should get a fourth wall installed on her computer."
		Jacqueline says, "aw"
		Jacqueline says (to KO), "True"
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "1"
CF ] Warriors of Xanmor
CF \| >
CF \| > 1
CF \|
CF \| ["Could I get a cigarette?"]
CF \|
CF \| "Could I get a cigarette?" you say, in as mature of a voice as you can
CF \| muster.
CF \|
CF \| Gardon's eyes flash. "Ixnay on the igarette-say," he whispers through
CF \| clenched teeth, and then, in a booming voice: "Why, warrior Emerson, I
CF \| believe you are interested in a 'torch'! Indeed, I have a few. But
CF \| torches are in very high demand in Xanmor, and it is quite difficult
CF \| to get them here. Yes, I need to limit my torch intake quite severely.
CF \| But if you could bring me something of value, perhaps we could arrange
CF \| a trade."
CF \|
CF \| 1) "What would you trade for a ... 'torch'?"
CF \| 2) "I'll get you some armor!"
CF \| 3) "Farewell."
CF \| 4) Never mind.
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "1"
CF ] Warriors of Xanmor
CF \| >
CF \| > 1
CF \|
CF \| ["What would you trade for a ... 'torch'?"]
CF \|
CF \| If Gardon / Brian can smoke and get a gig starring in a video game,
CF \| maybe smoking's not so bad. "What would you trade for a ... 'torch'?"
CF \| you say as casually as possible.
CF \|
CF \| "Yes, good warriors need torches, don't they? How about this: you
CF \| might have noticed my fine sword here. It works well for enemies at a
CF \| certain distance. But sometimes they get too close. Or sometimes I
CF \| would like to sneak up on them, which is hard to do with such an
CF \| impressive weapon as my sword, clattering around as it does. A dagger
CF \| might serve me and Xanmor well. Yea, if you bring me a dagger, kind
CF \| traveler, I could bear to part with one of my precious torches. I got
CF \| my first torch at about the same age as you, so I'd happy to continue
CF \| that venerable Xanmor tradition."
CF \|
CF \| 1) "So, if I bring you some sort of dagger ..."
CF \| 2) "I'll get you some armor!"
CF \| 3) "Farewell."
CF \| 4) What did he ask for?
CF \| 5) Never mind.
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "1"
CF ] Warriors of Xanmor
CF \| >
CF \| > 1
CF \|
CF \| ["So, if I bring you some sort of dagger ..."]
CF \|
CF \| "So, if I bring you some sort of dagger ... " you say, "I could get
CF \| a—" and then you make what you think is a smoking gesture: two
CF \| fingers
CF \| that look like scissors in front of your lips.
CF \|
CF \| "Verily!" Gardon says, and you realize that it's possible neither of
CF \| you know what that means. "Now let us not discuss the matter again. I
CF \| must protect Xanmor!"
CF \|
CF \| 1) "I'll get you some armor!"
CF \| 2) "Farewell."
CF \| 3) What did he ask for?
CF \| 4) Never mind.
CF \|
CF \| >		Jacqueline asks, "Should we also promise to get him armor?"
		Knight_Otu says, "I mean, we have no money and nothing truly to sell..."
		DavidW says, "Up to you. I think I did when I played."
		Jacqueline asks (of KO), "Why should that stop us?"
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "1"
CF ] Warriors of Xanmor
CF \| >
CF \| > 1
CF \|
CF \| ["I'll get you some armor!"]
CF \|
CF \| Gardon's confidence has inspired your own. "I'll get you some armor!"
CF \| you say in your bravest voice.
CF \|
CF \| "Warrior Emerson, I would be most grateful. 'Tis available in the
CF \| Shop, should you have the currency. Or perhaps you will encounter some
CF \| other suitable armor in your travels."
CF \|
CF \| 1) "Farewell."
CF \| 2) What did he ask for?
CF \| 3) Never mind.
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "1"
CF ] Warriors of Xanmor
CF \| >
CF \| > 1
CF \|
CF \| ["Farewell."]
CF \|
CF \| "Farewell," you say.
CF \|
CF \| "Fare thee well, Emerson!" Gardon says.
CF \|
CF \| Warriors of Xanmor
CF \| You stand before the glorious fields of Xanmor: periods and pilcrows
CF \| and ampersands and octothorps, all in a rainbow of colors, as far as
CF \| the eye can see. But beware! The fields hold many dangers: evil
CF \| letters in upper and lower cases. You can PLAY, SHOP, or QUIT.
CF \|
CF \| Gardon stands before you, glowering at some distant undead unicorns
CF \| drinking from a stream made of blue tildes.
CF \|
CF \| >		DavidW says, "I don't think the game can be put into an unwinnable state, but you can still miss opportunities."
		Jacqueline asks, "So, I guess we quit this game and play the others to figure out how they all combine?"
		DavidW says, "Verily"
		Knight_Otu says, "I guess."
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "That's a nice tunic you're wearing."
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "q"
CF ] Warriors of Xanmor
CF \| >
CF \| > Q
CF \|
CF \| Dost thou truly wish to cease your adventuring?
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "y"
CF ] Program Menu
CF \| Dost thou truly wish to cease your adventuring?
CF \| > Y
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Return soon, warrior!
CF \|
CF \| Program Menu
CF \| Welcome, Riley!
CF \|
CF \| 1) Infinite Adventure
CF \| 2) Warriors of Xanmor
CF \| 3) Strip Poker
CF \| 4) Password
CF \| 5) CompuDoctor
CF \| 6) Quit
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "4"
CF ] Program Menu
CF \| >
CF \| > 4
CF \|
CF \| [Password]
CF \|
CF \| Password
CF \| The password is ...
CF \|
CF \| Password!
CF \|
CF \| INVALID PARAMETER.
CF \|
CF \| "What happened?" you say, not looking at Riley since she's still
CF \| partially stripped.
CF \|
CF \| "I forgot—it's broken."
CF \|
CF \| "Broken?"
CF \|
CF \| "Yeah, I don't know," Riley says, brushing a strand of hair from her
CF \| face. "It's supposed to be like that game show," she says, and then
CF \| she drops her voice an octave and booms: "The password is ...
CF \| transdimensional." She gives you a patronizing smirk that you
CF \| catch in your periphery. "And you're supposed to get someone else to
CF \| guess that. But you can only give one word as a clue."
CF \|
CF \| "I've seen that show," you say.
CF \|
CF \| "I don't know what's wrong with it. Dad couldn't figure it out either.
CF \| I should take that out of the file. Maybe later."
CF \|
CF \| Program Menu
CF \| Welcome, Riley!
CF \|
CF \| 1) Infinite Adventure
CF \| 2) Warriors of Xanmor
CF \| 3) Strip Poker
CF \| 4) Password
CF \| 5) CompuDoctor
CF \| 6) Quit
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "tell Riley to put her shirt on"
CF ] Program Menu
CF \| >
CF \| > TELL RILEY TO PUT HER SHIRT ON
CF \|
CF \| Please enter a number corresponding to your choice.
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "5"
CF ] CompuDoctor TRIAL VERSION!!!
CF \| >
CF \| > 5
CF \|
CF \| [CompuDoctor]
CF \|
CF \| \|---COMPUDOCTOR---\|
CF \| TRIAL VERSION!!!
CF \|
CF \| .----.
CF \| ===(_)==
CF \| // 6 6 \\
CF \| ( 7 )
CF \| \ "--" /
CF \| \_ ._/
CF \| __) (__
CF \| /'`/`\`V/`\`\
CF \| / \ `Y _/_ \
CF \| / \|DR\|\_ \|/ / /\
CF \| \| ( \/ / / /
CF \| \ \ \ /
CF \| \ `-/` _.`
CF \| `=._`=./
CF \|
CF \| CompuDoctor TRIAL VERSION!!!
CF \| You're not sure why you're here or even where "here" is.
CF \| Theoretically, you're in some sort of medical classroom, but at best,
CF \| it's a blank space you've been abstracted into. There's an electronic
CF \| blackboard that shimmers. There's a teacher's desk in what would be a
CF \| corner, if there were any corners, or walls, or a room. Everything is
CF \| eerily suspended in a black void, including you. You can STUDY to
CF \| learn the art of medicine or QUIT and do something more fun, which
CF \| would probably be anything.
CF \|
CF \| CompuDoctor looks out at the void with his back toward you, sighing.
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "Riley, wear shirt"
CF ] CompuDoctor TRIAL VERSION!!!
CF \| >
CF \| > RILEY, WEAR SHIRT
CF \|
CF \| (Riley first taking the sequined shirt)
CF \| Try TALK TO RILEY instead.
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "talk to riley"
CF ] CompuDoctor TRIAL VERSION!!!
CF \| >
CF \| > TALK TO RILEY
CF \|
CF \| Without looking at her, you try to think of the best way of addressing
CF \| the issue of how Riley is currently bereft of a shirt.
CF \|
CF \| 1) "You can have your shirt back if you want."
CF \| 2) "Could you please put a different shirt on?"
CF \| 3) Forget it.
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "1"
CF ] CompuDoctor TRIAL VERSION!!!
CF \| >
CF \| > 1
CF \|
CF \| ["You can have your shirt back if you want."]
CF \|
CF \| You clutch Riley's shirt in your hand. "You ... can have your shirt
CF \| back if you want," you say, trying to offer it to her without looking
CF \| too carefully.
CF \|
CF \| "Aw, Em, how positively unadventurous of you," she says. "But I guess
CF \| it's kinda cold in here." You see gooseflesh on her arm as she reaches
CF \| for the shirt. She shakes it out and puts it back on. "But at least
CF \| you got to witness the wonder," she says, and laughs when you refuse
CF \| to meet her gaze.
CF \|
CF \| CompuDoctor TRIAL VERSION!!!
CF \| You're not sure why you're here or even where "here" is.
CF \| Theoretically, you're in some sort of medical classroom, but at best,
CF \| it's a blank space you've been abstracted into. There's an electronic
CF \| blackboard that shimmers. There's a teacher's desk in what would be a
CF \| corner, if there were any corners, or walls, or a room. Everything is
CF \| eerily suspended in a black void, including you. You can STUDY to
CF \| learn the art of medicine or QUIT and do something more fun, which
CF \| would probably be anything.
CF \|
CF \| CompuDoctor mumbles, "It can't be that hard. They're just words."
CF \|
CF \| >		DavidW says, "huh. Didn't know you could give the shirt back."
		DavidW says, "Game's full of surprises."
Jade has left.
Jade has arrived.		Jacqueline smiles.
		Jade says, "oops It crashed"
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "study"
CF ] CompuDoctor TRIAL VERSION!!!
CF \| >
CF \| > STUDY
CF \|
CF \| What would you like to learn about today, VALERIE?
CF \|
CF \| 1) HEART
CF \| 2) SPINE
CF \| 3) QUIT
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "1"
CF ] CompuDoctor TRIAL VERSION!!!
CF \| >
CF \| > 1
CF \|
CF \| [HEART]
CF \|
CF \| CompuDoctor glides over to the left side of the blackboard, which
CF \| comes to life with a crude animation of a human heart, lurid red and
CF \| blue arrows entering and leaving various ventricles and atria. He
CF \| says, in a voice meant for children at a library storytime: "The heart
CF \| is one of most importent organs in the body! It pumps blood everywhere
CF \| you need it. Blood goes out from the heart through artaries. It comes
CF \| back to the heart through vains. The heart is a strong muscle ... you
CF \| shoud love your heart!" CompuDoctor points vaguely around with his
CF \| left hand.
CF \|
CF \| A model of the human heart glows on the blackboard.
CF \|
CF \| 1) HEART
CF \| 2) SPINE
CF \| 3) QUIT
CF \|
CF \| >		Jade asks, "are you there?"
		Knight_Otu says, "We are."
		Jade says, "ok"
		Jade says, "it crashed"
		Jacqueline says, "veins"
		DavidW asks (of Jade), "What crashed?"
pbparjeter goes home.		Jacqueline says (to Jade), "We're here."
		Knight_Otu says, "Jade's client, I would assume."
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "2"
CF ] CompuDoctor TRIAL VERSION!!!
CF \| >
CF \| > 2
CF \|
CF \| [SPINE]
CF \|
CF \| A diagram of the top part of the human spine lights up the blackboard.
CF \|
CF \| 1) ATLAS (C1 VERTABRE)
CF \| 2) AXIS (C2 VERTABRE)
CF \| 3) TYPICAL (C3 VERTABRE)
CF \| 4) SPINAL DISKS
CF \| 5) RETURN TO MAIN MENU
CF \|
CF \| >		Jacqueline says, "It's misspelling body stuff... wild."
		Jacqueline says, "Intentionally? Or just ... well, it's just weird since I've only seen one typo outside of this. First vein, not vertebrae"
		Jacqueline says, "Also, disc"
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "1"
CF ] CompuDoctor TRIAL VERSION!!!
CF \| >
CF \| > 1
CF \|
CF \| [ATLAS (C1 VERTABRE)]
CF \|
CF \| CompuDoctor stands at the blackboard. His voice is patient and high:
CF \| "The atlas is the top of the spine. Its made of bone. It conects to
CF \| your skull. The atlas allows your head to move up and down. If your
CF \| parents ever told you that you'd loose your head if it wasn't
CF \| attatched, you can thank your atlas for keeping your head on strait!"
CF \| Then CompuDoctor offers a grim smile.
CF \|
CF \| A model of the human spine glows on the blackboard.
CF \|
CF \| 1) ATLAS (C1 VERTABRE)
CF \| 2) AXIS (C2 VERTABRE)
CF \| 3) TYPICAL (C3 VERTABRE)
CF \| 4) SPINAL DISKS
CF \| 5) RETURN TO MAIN MENU
CF \|
CF \| >		DavidW says, "It's a trial version."
		Jade says, "yes, it's misspelling a lot"
		Jacqueline says, "Well, true."
		Knight_Otu says, "Artaries, Vain, Vertabre. Mh."
		Jacqueline says, "Oh, it... yeah, must be intentional"
		Roger says, "our blood-pumper has been wronged"
		DavidW says, "Also, SPOILER"
		Jacqueline says, "conects"
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "2"
CF ] CompuDoctor TRIAL VERSION!!!
CF \| >
CF \| > 2
CF \|
CF \| [AXIS (C2 VERTABRE)]
CF \|
CF \| CompuDoctor looks at the diagram of the spine. He says in a tone meant
CF \| to placate children: "The axis is below the atlas. It makes up part of
CF \| your neck. Would you like to eat a pickle dipped in caster oil? If you
CF \| just shook your head no, you were useing your axis! The axis lets you
CF \| rotate your head back and fourth." CompuDoctor spends a few extra
CF \| seconds considering the glowing spine. "A pickle dipped into castor
CF \| oil?" he says mostly to himself. "Kids don't even know what castor oil
CF \| is."
CF \|
CF \| A model of the human spine glows on the blackboard.
CF \|
CF \| 1) ATLAS (C1 VERTABRE)
CF \| 2) AXIS (C2 VERTABRE)
CF \| 3) TYPICAL (C3 VERTABRE)
CF \| 4) SPINAL DISKS
CF \| 5) RETURN TO MAIN MENU
CF \|
CF \| >		Jacqueline says, "hahaha"
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "3"
CF ] CompuDoctor TRIAL VERSION!!!
CF \| >
CF \| > 3
CF \|
CF \| [TYPICAL (C3 VERTABRE)]
CF \|
CF \| "All vertabre have a letter and a number," he says. "Did you know
CF \| vertabre means turn in Latin?" Then he's cut off and
CF \| replaced with a message: "MORE INFORMATION PROOVIDED IN FULL VERSION."
CF \| "Proovided, indeed," CompuDoctor mutters.
CF \|
CF \| A model of the human spine glows on the blackboard.
CF \|
CF \| 1) ATLAS (C1 VERTABRE)
CF \| 2) AXIS (C2 VERTABRE)
CF \| 3) TYPICAL (C3 VERTABRE)
CF \| 4) SPINAL DISKS
CF \| 5) RETURN TO MAIN MENU
CF \|
CF \| >		Jacqueline says, "So pianfyl"
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "4"
CF ] CompuDoctor TRIAL VERSION!!!
CF \| >
CF \| > 4
CF \|
CF \| [SPINAL DISKS]
CF \|
CF \| "Spinal disks are very importent!" CompuDoctor says overexcitedly.
CF \| "They act like shock absorbors. You wouldn't want to have a bone
CF \| grinding against another bone, would you? Spinal disks help cushon the
CF \| below. They have a lot of water in them. They are made in layers. The
CF \| outside layers are tough. But the inside is very soft, almost like
CF \| gellatin. But don't eat it!" Then CompuDoctor shudders. "Because kids
CF \| are going to get spinal discs in their trick-or-treat pumpkins and try
CF \| eating them, naturally."
CF \|
CF \| A model of the human spine glows on the blackboard.
CF \|
CF \| 1) ATLAS (C1 VERTABRE)
CF \| 2) AXIS (C2 VERTABRE)
CF \| 3) TYPICAL (C3 VERTABRE)
CF \| 4) SPINAL DISKS
CF \| 5) RETURN TO MAIN MENU
CF \|
CF \| >		Knight_Otu says, "attatched in the first spine entry."
		Knight_Otu says, "also on strait."
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "5"
CF ] CompuDoctor TRIAL VERSION!!!
CF \| >
CF \| > 5
CF \|
CF \| [RETURN TO MAIN MENU]
CF \|
CF \| 1) HEART
CF \| 2) SPINE
CF \| 3) QUIT
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "3"
CF ] CompuDoctor TRIAL VERSION!!!
CF \| >
CF \| > 3
CF \|
CF \| [QUIT]
CF \|
CF \| Come back soon to learn more about the amazeing human body, VALERIE!
CF \|
CF \| CompuDoctor TRIAL VERSION!!!
CF \| You're not sure why you're here or even where "here" is.
CF \| Theoretically, you're in some sort of medical classroom, but at best,
CF \| it's a blank space you've been abstracted into. There's an electronic
CF \| blackboard that shimmers. There's a teacher's desk in what would be a
CF \| corner, if there were any corners, or walls, or a room. Everything is
CF \| eerily suspended in a black void, including you. You can STUDY to
CF \| learn the art of medicine or QUIT and do something more fun, which
CF \| would probably be anything.
CF \|
CF \| CompuDoctor shakes his head in disagreement with himself.
CF \|
CF \| >		Jade asks, "are those clues?"
		Knight_Otu asks, "Can we talk to the doc?"
		DavidW says, "yes, you can talk to him"
		Jacqueline says, ".Aschultz I can be, but I can also just add you. Sorry, I meant to do that."
		Jacqueline asks, "All, can we pause for a sec?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Sure."
		Jacqueline says, "Gonna add ASchultz to the room lock."
		Jade says, "yes, of course"
		DavidW says, "hooray!"
		Jacqueline says, "I thought I already had, but I had not. One sec."
Jacqueline disappears through an invisible gap in the MUD. You think you may have heard the sounds of chatting before the gap closed again.		ASchultz exclaims, "peanut-gallery I'll add my happy birthday wishes even though we may not know each other!"
Jacqueline has arrived.
ASchultz has arrived.		Jacqueline says, "Yay"
		Jade says, "ok"
		ASchultz says, "thanks for taking the time to let me on board! I could see what the game was from the channel chatter :)"
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "yes"
CF ] CompuDoctor TRIAL VERSION!!!
CF \| >
CF \| > YES
CF \|
CF \| That was a rhetorical question.
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "l"
CF ] CompuDoctor TRIAL VERSION!!!
CF \| >
CF \| > L
CF \|
CF \| CompuDoctor TRIAL VERSION!!!
CF \| You're not sure why you're here or even where "here" is.
CF \| Theoretically, you're in some sort of medical classroom, but at best,
CF \| it's a blank space you've been abstracted into. There's an electronic
CF \| blackboard that shimmers. There's a teacher's desk in what would be a
CF \| corner, if there were any corners, or walls, or a room. Everything is
CF \| eerily suspended in a black void, including you. You can STUDY to
CF \| learn the art of medicine or QUIT and do something more fun, which
CF \| would probably be anything.
CF \|
CF \| CompuDoctor shudders in frustration.
CF \|
CF \| >		DavidW says, "hi ASchultz"
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "quit"
CF ] CompuDoctor TRIAL VERSION!!!
CF \| >
CF \| > QUIT
CF \|
CF \| Are you sure you want to quit CompuDoctor?
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "y"
CF ] Program Menu
CF \| Are you sure you want to quit CompuDoctor?
CF \| > Y
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Ok.
CF \|
CF \| Program Menu
CF \| Welcome, Riley!
CF \|
CF \| 1) Infinite Adventure
CF \| 2) Warriors of Xanmor
CF \| 3) Strip Poker
CF \| 4) Password
CF \| 5) CompuDoctor
CF \| 6) Quit
CF \|
CF \| >		DavidW asks, "oh, not talking to the doc?"
		Jacqueline says, "So, we've played them --oh. I guess we could, yeah."
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "5"
CF ] CompuDoctor TRIAL VERSION!!!
CF \| >
CF \| > 5
CF \|
CF \| [CompuDoctor]
CF \|
CF \| \|---COMPUDOCTOR---\|
CF \| TRIAL VERSION!!!
CF \|
CF \| .----.
CF \| ===(_)==
CF \| // 6 6 \\
CF \| ( 7 )
CF \| \ "--" /
CF \| \_ ._/
CF \| __) (__
CF \| /'`/`\`V/`\`\
CF \| / \ `Y _/_ \
CF \| / \|DR\|\_ \|/ / /\
CF \| \| ( \/ / / /
CF \| \ \ \ /
CF \| \ `-/` _.`
CF \| `=._`=./
CF \|
CF \| CompuDoctor TRIAL VERSION!!!
CF \| You're not sure why you're here or even where "here" is.
CF \| Theoretically, you're in some sort of medical classroom, but at best,
CF \| it's a blank space you've been abstracted into. There's an electronic
CF \| blackboard that shimmers. There's a teacher's desk in what would be a
CF \| corner, if there were any corners, or walls, or a room. Everything is
CF \| eerily suspended in a black void, including you. You can STUDY to
CF \| learn the art of medicine or QUIT and do something more fun, which
CF \| would probably be anything.
CF \|
CF \| CompuDoctor says to himself, "I mean, ceph is the prefix for
CF \| head, so the rest should work like that."
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "talk to doctor"
CF ] CompuDoctor TRIAL VERSION!!!
CF \| >
CF \| > TALK TO DOCTOR
CF \|
CF \| 1) "Uh, hello?"
CF \| 2) "Excuse me."
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "1"
CF ] CompuDoctor TRIAL VERSION!!!
CF \| >
CF \| > 1
CF \|
CF \| ["Uh, hello?"]
CF \|
CF \| "Uh, hello?" you say.
CF \|
CF \| CompuDoctor says "WELCOM VALERIE" and then lets out an agitated groan.
CF \| He turns around. "Oh, you're not Valerie at all," he says. "Sorry
CF \| about that, Emerson. Things are in such a mess." His voice is tinny
CF \| and high, like AM radio.
CF \|
CF \| 1) "What's wrong?"
CF \| 2) "Things don't seem very messy."
CF \|
CF \| >		Jacqueline says (to Em), "Things are VERY messy"
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "1"
CF ] CompuDoctor TRIAL VERSION!!!
CF \| >
CF \| > 1
CF \|
CF \| ["What's wrong?"]
CF \|
CF \| "You look over the few things that are present. Nothing seems odd
CF \| except the whole situation. "What's wrong?" you say.
CF \|
CF \| "Oh, it's just this program. And its atrocious spelling. Everyone
CF \| knows welcome has an e at the end of it. So much of
CF \| everything here is higgledy-piggledy like that," he says. He sighs
CF \| again.
CF \|
CF \| 1) "Wait—how do you know my name?"
CF \| 2) "What is this place?"
CF \| 3) "Well, I think I've learned enough for now."
CF \| 4) Never mind.
CF \|
CF \| You think you hear distant thunder. Somebody at school mentioned it
CF \| was going to be something like a month's rainfall in one day.
CF \|
CF \| >		Knight_Otu says, ""Nothing seems od except the whole sitution" indeed."
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "1"
CF ] CompuDoctor TRIAL VERSION!!!
CF \| >
CF \| > 1
CF \|
CF \| ["Wait—how do you know my name?"]
CF \|
CF \| "Wait—how do you know my name?"
CF \|
CF \| "It's pretty simple," CompuDoctor says. He drifts over to the
CF \| blackboard and it lights up, showing some sort of electric-white
CF \| medical chart. "Computers. Databases. It's amazing what you can find
CF \| when you're patched in. See?" he says, and points at the chart.
CF \| "Emerson J. Reynolds. DOB 5/15/72. Allergies: None. Inoculations: Up
CF \| to date. Father: Michael R. Reynolds. Mother: Ellen—" and here he
CF \| catches himself at the information that immediately follows. He looks
CF \| downward. "Oh, I ... I didn't know," he says, as if his voice is made
CF \| of feathers. "I'm so sorry."
CF \|
CF \| "Thank you for your sympathy," you say, daggers hanging like
CF \| stalactites on the roof of your mouth.
CF \|
CF \| "No, Emerson, I—well. It's amazing how much you can know and still
CF \| not
CF \| know anything, you know?" He purses his lips and looks at you again.
CF \|
CF \| "You sound like a moron," you say, and turn your head to reconsider
CF \| the void.
CF \|
CF \| CompuDoctor TRIAL VERSION!!!
CF \| You're not sure why the hell you're here or even where "here" is or
CF \| why you're still here. Theoretically, you're in some sort of
CF \| medical classroom, but at best, it's a blank space you've been
CF \| abstracted into. There's an electronic blackboard that shimmers.
CF \| There's a teacher's desk in what would be a corner, if there were any
CF \| corners, or walls, or a room. Everything is eerily suspended in a
CF \| black void, including you. You can STUDY to learn the art of medicine
CF \| from the jerk who thinks he knows about your mom or QUIT and do
CF \| something more fun, which would be anything.
CF \|
CF \| CompuDoctor drifts around by the blackboard, muttering to himself.
CF \|
CF \| >		DavidW says, "I thought we were allergic to digital vegetables."
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "talk to doctor"
CF ] CompuDoctor TRIAL VERSION!!!
CF \| >
CF \| > TALK TO DOCTOR
CF \|
CF \| You think about it, but you know what? No. He didn't need to bring up
CF \| your mom like that. You feel like you need to cool down for a minute
CF \| or two.
CF \|
CF \| >		Jacqueline says, "gosh"
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "z"
CF ] CompuDoctor TRIAL VERSION!!!
CF \| >
CF \| > Z
CF \|
CF \| You take a deep breath.
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "z"
CF ] CompuDoctor TRIAL VERSION!!!
CF \| >
CF \| > Z
CF \|
CF \| You shift in your chair.
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "z"
CF ] CompuDoctor TRIAL VERSION!!!
CF \| >
CF \| > Z
CF \|
CF \| You sit silently for a bit.
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "z"
CF ] CompuDoctor TRIAL VERSION!!!
CF \| >
CF \| > Z
CF \|
CF \| You blink a few times.
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "z"
CF ] CompuDoctor TRIAL VERSION!!!
CF \| >
CF \| > Z
CF \|
CF \| You do nothing, although you're tempted to do something else next.
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "talk to doctor"
CF ] CompuDoctor TRIAL VERSION!!!
CF \| >
CF \| > TALK TO DOCTOR
CF \|
CF \| You grudgingly decide to try talking to CompuDoctor again.
CF \|
CF \| 1) "What is this place?"
CF \| 2) "What's a database?"
CF \| 3) "Well, I think I've learned enough for now."
CF \| 4) Never mind.
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "1"
CF ] CompuDoctor TRIAL VERSION!!!
CF \| >
CF \| > 1
CF \|
CF \| ["What is this place?"]
CF \|
CF \| You look around again at the strange emptiness which now seems blacker
CF \| that it already did. And even though you're not the kind of person to
CF \| curse, you say, "What the hell is this place, anyway?"
CF \|
CF \| CompuDoctor turns his voice cloyingly sweet. "Welcome to CompuDoctor!
CF \| It's a place where kids can learn about the human body! And I'm
CF \| CompuDoctor. And the program is called CompuDoctor. The programmer
CF \| wasn't ... very inventive, certainly."
CF \|
CF \| "Why did you say Riley's mom's name when I got here?"
CF \|
CF \| CompuDoctor pushes his glasses up the bridge of his nose. "Valerie is
CF \| supposed to be evaluating the program. It's educational software they
CF \| want to sell to schools. But I'd give it a snowball's chance in heck
CF \| for anyone to buy it. It's embarrassing," CompuDoctor says.
CF \|
CF \| 1) "One typo isn't the end of the world."
CF \| 2) "What's a database?"
CF \| 3) "Well, I think I've learned enough for now."
CF \| 4) Never mind.
CF \|
CF \| >		Knight_Otu says, "I think that may have been the infinite adventures pc."
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "1"
CF ] CompuDoctor TRIAL VERSION!!!
CF \| >
CF \| > 1
CF \|
CF \| ["One typo isn't the end of the world."]
CF \|
CF \| "One typo isn't the end of the world," you say with a dismissive
CF \| sniff.
CF \|
CF \| "Emerson, have you ever been to the beach?"
CF \|
CF \| "Of course I've been to the beach. Everyone's been to the beach," you
CF \| say.
CF \|
CF \| "Have you ever gotten sand in your eye?"
CF \|
CF \| Who is this guy? "Maybe there was a typo in your name, and
CF \| you're actually CompuDork."
CF \|
CF \| "Emerson—" he stops and breathes deeply. "I know you think this is
CF \| stupid. The point is a typo is like a grain of sand in your eye. One
CF \| isn't so bad. A thousand of them will blind you."
CF \|
CF \| "We're learning about metaphors in English class, and that's a
CF \| terrible one," you say.
CF \|
CF \| "It's a good thing I'm not a poet, because I can't spell worth a darn,
CF \| either," CompuDoctor says, and he offers a sad smile as a truce.
CF \|
CF \| 1) "Why don't you fix things?"
CF \| 2) "What's a database?"
CF \| 3) "Well, I think I've learned enough for now."
CF \| 4) Never mind.
CF \|
CF \| >		Jacqueline says, "I like that metaphor"
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "1"
CF ] CompuDoctor TRIAL VERSION!!!
CF \| >
CF \| > 1
CF \|
CF \| ["Why don't you fix things?"]
CF \|
CF \| "So, if the typos or whatever bother you so much, why don't you fix
CF \| things?" you say.
CF \|
CF \| "If only it were that easy, Emerson," CompuDoctor says. "I imagine
CF \| you've looked around here. Things aren't what I might call finished."
CF \|
CF \| "Yeah, but you're here. You could change the broken stuff."
CF \|
CF \| "Am I here, Emerson?" CompuDoctor says. He waves his arm in a
CF \| broad arc around the blank expanse. "Do you want to guess what I'm
CF \| wearing underneath my lab coat?" No, no you do not, but he answers
CF \| anyway: "Nothing." Then he takes his hands and undoes his top five or
CF \| so buttons. You have no interest in looking, but you do because you
CF \| think it's polite or something, then you see what he means. He is
CF \| literally made of nothing beneath his coat. Just more black void. He
CF \| waves his hand inside himself for effect. "Nothing up my sleeves,
CF \| either," he says, sliding up one arm of his coat to reveal the same
CF \| nothing where you previously thought there was an arm. It's just a
CF \| hand out in space.
CF \|
CF \| "But how are you even standing?" you say. CompuDoctor drifts over to
CF \| his desk, and you realize that drifting is not the same as walking. Of
CF \| course: he has no legs nor feet. "Does ... it hurt?"
CF \|
CF \| "It can't hurt you if you don't have it," he says, running a hand over
CF \| his desk. Then he looks straight at you. "And I know you know that's a
CF \| lie."
CF \|
CF \| 1) "Why are you so worried about spelling?"
CF \| 2) "What's a database?"
CF \| 3) "Well, I think I've learned enough for now."
CF \| 4) Never mind.
CF \|
CF \| >		Jade asks, "we needed a dagger and a suit fot the warrior?"
		Knight_Otu says, "I do, too."
		Knight_Otu says, "Dagger and armor, yes."
		Jacqueline says, "hahaha"
		Jacqueline says, "That hahaha was for the game, before I learned of CompuDoc's pain."
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "1"
CF ] CompuDoctor TRIAL VERSION!!!
CF \| >
CF \| > 1
CF \|
CF \| ["Why are you so worried about spelling?"]
CF \|
CF \| "Why are so worried about spelling, anyway?"
CF \|
CF \| "It's not just spelling. This is supposed to be a professional
CF \| program," CompuDoctor says, then frowns. "I should know these things.
CF \| Is it who should I refer this patient to, or is it
CF \| whom should I refer them to?" (You resist your urge to tell
CF \| him, as Mrs. Aliota would certainly tell you, that one should not end
CF \| a sentence with a preposition.) "If your blood pressure is 130/98, do
CF \| I need to write that with words or numbers? But, yes!" And he starts
CF \| drifting around rather agitatedly. "Spelling, too! The tailbone is
CF \| called the coccyx, right? But is that one c or two?"
CF \|
CF \| "I think it's one," you say, trusting the same sharp instincts that
CF \| placed you forty-third out of sixty-two participants in your
CF \| sixth-grade spelling bee.
CF \|
CF \| He looks at you over his glasses. "The database the programmer built
CF \| is corrupted," he says, as if you know what means. "He knew he was
CF \| writing incorrect things and didn't care. It was sheer laziness." He
CF \| drifts away from you again. "Kids should learn this stuff. This is a
CF \| good program. Or, at least, it could be."
CF \|
CF \| "So, because you're a doctor, you want to it to be right," you say.
CF \|
CF \| He drifts further away. "Do you like feet?"
CF \|
CF \| "What?"
CF \|
CF \| "Do you like feet? Do you want to learn about them, like metatarsals
CF \| and phalanges and stuff?"
CF \|
CF \| "You ask weird questions, and no," you say with finality, but he turns
CF \| away from the conversation before you can.
CF \|
CF \| "No one ever does," he says, and he deflates like the balloon that he
CF \| kind of is. He drags himself to the edge of the imagined classroom.
CF \| "I'm a podiatrist. I live in New Jersey. There was an ad in the back
CF \| of a computer magazine that my son subscribes"—he halts, pauses for
CF \| too long, then clears his throat as if he's struggling to say the next
CF \| word—"subscribed to. Are you a doctor? Do you want to
CF \| help kids learn with a computer program? That sort of thing. I
CF \| wrote them a letter about how I wanted to help kids become the future
CF \| of medicine. So I was hired. They got my face and my red hair. But
CF \| they just want to scam schools out of money. They don't want to help
CF \| kids," he says, and you almost imagine at that moment he could fall to
CF \| his knees, if he had knees. A voice like a cotton swab: "They don't
CF \| give a damn."
CF \|
CF \| You never know what kind of burdens people are carrying, your
CF \| mother used to say, even at the end when all she could do was die.
CF \| Dammit, why did he have to bring her up in the first place? "It can be
CF \| tough for kids," you finally say, not quite sure what you mean.
CF \|
CF \| He doesn't say anything for a moment. "Emerson, if you happen to have
CF \| one of those typists' spelling dictionaries or something, I'd
CF \| appreciate it if you would loan it to me. English was always my worst
CF \| subject."
CF \|
CF \| "Oh, okay," you say, and CompuDoctor just looks into the blackness
CF \| like it has the answers to everything or at least the key to a
CF \| spelling test.
CF \|
CF \| 1) "What's a database?"
CF \| 2) "What's going on between Riley and her mom?"
CF \| 3) "I met someone who could use a doctor."
CF \| 4) "Well, I think I've learned enough for now."
CF \| 5) What did he want again?
CF \| 6) Never mind.
CF \|
CF \| >		Jade says, "as I can't see nothing outside, I think there should be in the games"
		Knight_Otu says, "Maybe we can raid the moving boxes."
		Jacqueline says, "There were books in the strip poker game"
		DavidW says, "And one was a dictionary."
		Jacqueline says, "But I want to keep talking to the Doc for a few..."
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "Yeah"
		Roger asks, "did we get any ascii art yet and I just missed it?"
		Jacqueline asks, "Mind if I roll through some more conversation first?"
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah, we got some."
		DavidW says (to Roger), "yes"
		Jade says, "no, go ahead"
		Jacqueline \| CF \| .----.
		Jacqueline \| CF \| ===(_)==
		Jacqueline \| CF \| // 6 6 \\
		Jacqueline \| CF \| ( 7 )
		Jacqueline \| CF \| \ "--" /
		Jacqueline \| CF \| \_ ._/
		Jacqueline \| CF \| __) (__
		Jacqueline \| CF \| /'`/`\`V/`\`\
		Jacqueline \| CF \| / \ `Y _/_ \
		Jacqueline \| CF \| / \|DR\|\_ \|/ / /\
		Jacqueline \| CF \| \| ( \/ / / /
		Jacqueline \| CF \| \ \ \ /
		Jacqueline \| CF \| \ `-/` _.`
		Jacqueline \| CF \| `=._`=./
		DavidW says, "The strip poker one was too large to display properly, but the others were fine."
		Jacqueline says (to Roger), "That's who we're talking to right now."
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "1"
CF ] CompuDoctor TRIAL VERSION!!!
CF \| >
CF \| > 1
CF \|
CF \| ["What's a database?"]
CF \|
CF \| "I don't use a computer very much except at Riley's house. What's this
CF \| database thing?" you say.
CF \|
CF \| "A database is a collection of information. It could have everyone's
CF \| telephone number in a city. Or a giant list of medical facts. It's
CF \| kind of like an encyclopedia. They're pretty amazing."
CF \|
CF \| "But encyclopedias are huge," you say, although both of you know that.
CF \|
CF \| "They're big, but they become a lot smaller if they're just words.
CF \| Computers are good at storing words. Unless somebody screws it up
CF \| somehow," CompuDoctor says, and drifts to his desk, a bit lost in
CF \| thought.
CF \|
CF \| 1) "What's going on between Riley and her mom?"
CF \| 2) "I met someone who could use a doctor."
CF \| 3) "Well, I think I've learned enough for now."
CF \| 4) What did he want again?
CF \| 5) Never mind.
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "1"
CF ] CompuDoctor TRIAL VERSION!!!
CF \| >
CF \| > 1
CF \|
CF \| ["What's going on between Riley and her mom?"]
CF \|
CF \| You soften your voice to a hush. "So ... do you know what's going on
CF \| between Riley and her mom? Riley complains about her all the time at
CF \| school."
CF \|
CF \| "There's no need to whisper, Emerson," CompuDoctor says at a normal
CF \| volume. "She doesn't know we're talking. I'd be surprised if you
CF \| weren't already aware of that." He drifts across the void and looks
CF \| out through the monitor's screen, out at Riley and you and the Office.
CF \| He sighs. "Valerie seems to be gone a lot, usually working, or else
CF \| she's somewhere at a conference. I think Riley would just like some
CF \| time with her. I suppose when we really miss someone, it can lead us
CF \| to do strange things."
CF \|
CF \| 1) "I met someone who could use a doctor."
CF \| 2) "Well, I think I've learned enough for now."
CF \| 3) What did he want again?
CF \| 4) Never mind.
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "1"
CF ] CompuDoctor TRIAL VERSION!!!
CF \| >
CF \| > 1
CF \|
CF \| ["I met someone who could use a doctor."]
CF \|
CF \| "I met someone who could use a doctor," you say, thinking of the red
CF \| slash on Gardon's shoulder. "Have you ever been to Xanmor?"
CF \|
CF \| "Is that lummox wounded again?" CompuDoctor says.
CF \|
CF \| "Gardon's a good person. Can't you help him?"
CF \|
CF \| "I can," he says, looking out into the void. "But I won't."
CF \|
CF \| You point at CompuDoctor. "You're a doctor. Your job is to heal
CF \| people!"
CF \|
CF \| "I'm a teacher and my job is to teach," he says. "Do you know what the
CF \| problem with a healed warrior is, Emerson?"
CF \|
CF \| "No," you say, already guessing you won't like the answer.
CF \|
CF \| "A healed warrior is only one who will get hurt again. All in the name
CF \| of glory or righteousness or whatever." He shakes his head. "I imagine
CF \| you'd agree with me if I said that it's better to keep our wounds."
CF \|
CF \| 1) "Well, I think I've learned enough for now."
CF \| 2) What did he want again?
CF \| 3) Never mind.
CF \|
CF \| >		Knight_Otu says, "Harsh."
		Jacqueline says, "gosh, that's deep"
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "1"
CF ] CompuDoctor TRIAL VERSION!!!
CF \| >
CF \| > 1
CF \|
CF \| ["Well, I think I've learned enough for now."]
CF \|
CF \| "Well, I think I've learned enough for now," you say.
CF \|
CF \| "GOOD BY VALERIE," CompuDoctor says, then slowly exhales. "You know
CF \| what I mean, Emerson," he says.
CF \|
CF \| CompuDoctor TRIAL VERSION!!!
CF \| You're not sure why you're here or even where "here" is.
CF \| Theoretically, you're in some sort of medical classroom, but at best,
CF \| it's a blank space you've been abstracted into. There's an electronic
CF \| blackboard that shimmers. There's a teacher's desk in what would be a
CF \| corner, if there were any corners, or walls, or a room. Everything is
CF \| eerily suspended in a black void, including you. You can STUDY to
CF \| learn the art of medicine or QUIT and do something more fun, which
CF \| would probably be anything.
CF \|
CF \| CompuDoctor stops in front the blackboard, shaking his head.
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "q"
CF ] CompuDoctor TRIAL VERSION!!!
CF \| >
CF \| > Q
CF \|
CF \| "Emerson, if you're leaving, before you go, can I ask a favor of you?"
CF \| CompuDoctor says.
CF \|
CF \| "I guess," you say.
CF \|
CF \| "Wonderful. Could you bring me something to eat?"
CF \|
CF \| "You don't have ... a stomach," you say.
CF \|
CF \| "You'd think that would change things. But I'm hungrier than I've ever
CF \| been." He tries to pat his stomach for emphasis, but his hand just
CF \| leaves a large dent in his coat. "Something healthy, though, like an
CF \| apple? Yes, an apple! You know, an apple a day ..."
CF \|
CF \| "... keeps the CompuDoctor away?"
CF \|
CF \| "Yes! Well—no. Well—I really don't have a way with words, do I?" he
CF \| says.
CF \|
CF \| Are you sure you want to quit CompuDoctor?		Knight_Otu says, "Also, I think Riley should also install second and third walls on the computer in addition to the fourth."
		DavidW says, "Not only do the programs spy on Riley, they know each other too, it seems."
		Jacqueline says, "Yep"
		Jade says, "your answers take to me every 2 minutes, all in a group"
		DavidW says (to Jade), "That's called lagging. You must have a poor connection."
		Jacqueline says, "I think Jade may be on a reader."
		Jacqueline asks, "Are you on a screen reader, Jade? Would it help if I slow down?"
		Jade says, "I am on an ipad"
Jacqueline oh. Okay.		Jade says, "it always have been working fine"
		Jacqueline says, "Oh, okay."
		Jade says, "I will reconnect"
		Jacqueline asks, "So, get the dictionary for the doc next?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Sure."
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "y"
CF ] Program Menu
CF \| Are you sure you want to quit CompuDoctor?
CF \| > Y
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Ok.
CF \|
CF \| Program Menu
CF \| Welcome, Riley!
CF \|
CF \| 1) Infinite Adventure
CF \| 2) Warriors of Xanmor
CF \| 3) Strip Poker
CF \| 4) Password
CF \| 5) CompuDoctor
CF \| 6) Quit
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "3"
CF ] Strip Poker Plus
CF \| >
CF \| > 3
CF \|
CF \| [Strip Poker]
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CF \|
CF \| Strip Poker Plus
CF \| You're standing in some sort of photographer's studio where the colors
CF \| are mostly cyan and magenta. Several lights on stands illuminate a
CF \| dull backdrop. In the middle of the room there's a small, raised floor
CF \| with a stack of textbooks on it. The backs of five playing cards hover
CF \| in the foreground. You can PLAY a hand, or QUIT because you should
CF \| know better.
CF \|
CF \| A stripper reclines on the floor, casting a specious look in your
CF \| direction.
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "take dictionary"
CF ] Strip Poker Plus
CF \| >
CF \| > TAKE DICTIONARY
CF \|
CF \| The stripper huddles over the dictionary. "Come on, Emerson, we both
CF \| know we live in a world where you can't get something for nothing,"
CF \| she says.
CF \|
CF \| >		Jacqueline says, "oh no"
Knight_Otu We may also want to check our inventory.
Jade has left.
Jade has arrived.		Jacqueline says, "oh no oh no"
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "i"
CF ] Strip Poker Plus
CF \| >
CF \| > I
CF \|
CF \| You are carrying:
CF \| a very dull knife
CF \| a snapped string
CF \| a pink potion
CF \| 653 experience points
CF \| a gray sweatshirt
CF \|
CF \| >
Jade has left.
Jade has arrived.		Jade says, "hi again"
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "give sweatshirt to stripper"
CF ] Strip Poker Plus
CF \| >
CF \| > GIVE SWEATSHIRT TO STRIPPER
CF \|
CF \| Even if you're not entirely comfortable with the stripper's outfit,
CF \| you have no interest in giving your own clothes to her.
CF \|
CF \| >		Jacqueline says (to Jade), "Hi"
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "talk to stripper"
CF ] Strip Poker Plus
CF \| >
CF \| > TALK TO STRIPPER
CF \|
CF \| 1) "Um, hi."
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "1"
CF ] Strip Poker Plus
CF \| >
CF \| > 1
CF \|
CF \| ["Um, hi."]
CF \|
CF \| "Um, hi," you say, realizing you have no idea where you're supposed to
CF \| be looking. You glance at your hands, a flash of thigh, one of the
CF \| photographer's lights.
CF \|
CF \| "Hello, Emerson," the stripper says, and you're a bit taken aback that
CF \| she knows your name. "Of course I know your name," she says, and now
CF \| you're taken aback by her telepathy. "We all know. I'm Ashley. My eyes
CF \| are up here, by the way," she says, circling her face with a finger.
CF \|
CF \| "Sorry," you mumble, but at least now you're looking at her.
CF \|
CF \| "First time, I imagine. How old are you anyway, Em?"
CF \|
CF \| 1) "Eighteen, of course. I have to be eighteen, right?"
CF \| 2) "... fourteen, I guess."
CF \| 3) "Old enough to know better."
CF \|
CF \| >		Jade says, "it seems to work fine"
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "1"
CF ] Strip Poker Plus
CF \| >
CF \| > 1
CF \|
CF \| ["Eighteen, of course. I have to be eighteen, right?"]
CF \|
CF \| "Eighteen, of course. I have to be eighteen, right?"
CF \|
CF \| Ashley sighs. "Ten seconds in and I already know you're a liar," she
CF \| says. "God knows I see enough of them in this business. What are you
CF \| really? Twelve?" You begin to speak, but she cuts you off. "You know
CF \| what? Get lost."
CF \|
CF \| Strip Poker Plus
CF \| You're standing in some sort of photographer's studio where the colors
CF \| are mostly cyan and magenta. Several lights on stands illuminate a
CF \| dull backdrop. In the middle of the room there's a small, raised floor
CF \| with a stack of textbooks on it. The backs of five playing cards hover
CF \| in the foreground. You can PLAY a hand, or QUIT because you should
CF \| know better.
CF \|
CF \| Ashley reclines on the floor.
CF \|
CF \| >
Jade has left.
Jade has arrived.		Jacqueline asks, "oh no my lie got us booted?"
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "talk to ashley"
CF ] Strip Poker Plus
CF \| >
CF \| > TALK TO ASHLEY
CF \|
CF \| 1) "No, I'm really eighteen!"
CF \| 2) "I'm sorry."
CF \|
CF \| >		Knight_Otu says, "Seems so."
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "2"
CF ] Strip Poker Plus
CF \| >
CF \| > 2
CF \|
CF \| ["I'm sorry."]
CF \|
CF \| "I'm sorry," you mutter. "I'm fourteen."
CF \|
CF \| "Yeah, I know, Emerson. I know a lot of things about you. Again, we
CF \| all do. Fourteen. Freshman. Hayes High School. It was a test and you
CF \| failed. So keep it clean, okay?" She exhales through her nose. "I know
CF \| I will be."
CF \|
CF \| 1) "So, you're a stripper ..."
CF \| 2) "That CompuDoctor is pretty weird."
CF \| 3) Never mind.
CF \|
CF \| >		Jade says, "oh my god"
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "1"
CF ] Strip Poker Plus
CF \| >
CF \| > 1
CF \|
CF \| ["So, you're a stripper ..."]
CF \|
CF \| "So, you're a stripper ..." you say, not sure where else to begin.
CF \|
CF \| "You're an observant one, aren't you?" Ashley says.
CF \|
CF \| 1) "Do you like your, uh, job?"
CF \| 2) "What do you mean, 'We all know?' Who is we?
CF \| 3) "What do you know about Gardon?"
CF \| 4) "That CompuDoctor is pretty weird."
CF \| 5) "Well, goodbye, I guess."
CF \| 6) Never mind.
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "2"
CF ] Strip Poker Plus
CF \| >
CF \| > 2
CF \|
CF \| ["What do you mean, 'We all know?' Who is we?]
CF \|
CF \| "What do you mean, 'We all know?'", you ask, not quite sure what
CF \| you're asking. "Who is we?"
CF \|
CF \| Ashley shifts until she's sitting cross-legged. She looks right at
CF \| you. "We as in all of us. All of us here," she says, and
CF \| waves her hand around the studio. "Like, all of us," she says, and you
CF \| realize that even if you didn't know the question, she doesn't quite
CF \| know the answer. "Okay, so there's me. And you've already met Elise,
CF \| right? She's the witch. There's CompuDoctor, too. And then of course
CF \| there's that jackass Gardon. But we know a lot about Riley, Em. And
CF \| about you."
CF \|
CF \| 1) "Do you like your, uh, job?"
CF \| 2) "How do you know so much about us?"
CF \| 3) "Why do say Gardon is a ..."
CF \| 4) "That CompuDoctor is pretty weird."
CF \| 5) "Well, goodbye, I guess."
CF \| 6) Never mind.
CF \|
CF \| >		Jacqueline says, "I'm pretty curious about 3, tbh"
		Jacqueline says, "And I'd almost forgotten about the darn witch at this point."
		Jade says, "yes"
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "3"
CF ] Strip Poker Plus
CF \| >
CF \| > 3
CF \|
CF \| ["Why do say Gardon is a ..."]
CF \|
CF \| "Why do you say Gardon is a ..." (and here you lower your voice to a
CF \| hush) "... jackass?"
CF \|
CF \| "Oh, Em, always the prude. Believe me, I cleaned up my words for your
CF \| precious little ears," Ashley says, puckers her lips, and makes little
CF \| kissy noises. "I say he's a jackass because he is one."
CF \|
CF \| "But why?"
CF \|
CF \| She sighs. "Well, we had ..." she says, then shakes her head. "You
CF \| know what, Em? It's none of your business. If a stripper says a guy's
CF \| a jackass, just trust her," Ashley says.
CF \|
CF \| 1) "Do you like your, uh, job?"
CF \| 2) "How do you know so much about us?"
CF \| 3) "That CompuDoctor is pretty weird."
CF \| 4) "Well, goodbye, I guess."
CF \| 5) Never mind.
CF \|
CF \| >		Jacqueline says, "wow. huh."
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "1"
CF ] Strip Poker Plus
CF \| >
CF \| > 1
CF \|
CF \| ["Do you like your, uh, job?"]
CF \|
CF \| "Do you like your, uh, job?" you say.
CF \|
CF \| "I know I said my face was up here," Ashley says, again circling her
CF \| head with her finger, "but that doesn't mean you should stare me
CF \| down." You look past her to the backdrop but catch a wry smile and
CF \| subtle shake of her head. "I don't have some sob story, if that's what
CF \| you're hoping for. It's a gig. Yes, I've danced in clubs, because
CF \| you're wondering that, too. This is better. No one gets frisky—with
CF \| me, anyway—although they keep the air-conditioning on too long here,
CF \| as I'm sure you've noticed." She glances down at her chest, and you
CF \| realize her skin is paler than it should be. "I've been an artist's
CF \| model. I lay on a couch or stand by a bowl of fruit or whatever. One
CF \| time this artist showed me the finished painting and I was just pink
CF \| triangles atop blue squares. I told him he needed his eyesight
CF \| checked." She laughs to herself. "It's just a body, Em. Nothing wrong
CF \| with using it to make a little money." Ashley makes it sound so normal
CF \| that you almost feel compelled to agree with her.
CF \|
CF \| 1) "There isn't much around here, is there?"
CF \| 2) "How do you know so much about us?"
CF \| 3) "That CompuDoctor is pretty weird."
CF \| 4) "Well, goodbye, I guess."
CF \| 5) Never mind.
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "2"
CF ] Strip Poker Plus
CF \| >
CF \| > 2
CF \|
CF \| ["How do you know so much about us?"]
CF \|
CF \| "How do you know so much about us?"
CF \|
CF \| "Well, it helps that Riley insists on keeping her diary here rather
CF \| than in some tear-stained journal like a normal girl," Ashley says.
CF \| Then she looks—well, not at as much as through you.
CF \| "But c'mon, Em," she says in a voice that sounds somehow different.
CF \| "You already know the answer."
CF \|
CF \| 1) "There isn't much around here, is there?"
CF \| 2) "What do you know about Riley?"
CF \| 3) "Riley has a diary?"
CF \| 4) "That CompuDoctor is pretty weird."
CF \| 5) "Well, goodbye, I guess."
CF \| 6) Never mind.
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "2"
CF ] Strip Poker Plus
CF \| >
CF \| > 2
CF \|
CF \| ["What do you know about Riley?"]
CF \|
CF \| "What do you know about Riley?" you say, and you can't quite hide your
CF \| aggressive tone, like you're defending her.
CF \|
CF \| "She can't hear us, if that's what you're worried about," Ashley says.
CF \| She sighs. "I don't know. She's played my game a lot. She never wins,
CF \| because I don't let her, for reasons we've already covered. But she
CF \| keeps playing. I don't know what she thinks she's going to find."
CF \|
CF \| "If you're so moral or whatever, why don't you tell her she can't
CF \| play?" you ask, the edge in your voice now bare.
CF \|
CF \| "Hey, easy, okay?" She shifts a bit and for once she's the one looking
CF \| away. "To be honest, we're a little worried about her," she says,
CF \| returning to you. "She's stolen a few cigarettes from her mom and
CF \| smoked them. Even poured herself, like, an eighth of a glass of wine
CF \| and drank that, too." She gives a breath of a laugh. "She says she
CF \| hated all of it, yet she says she wants to do it again. Typical
CF \| rebellious stuff, I guess, but it seems ... different. I don't know,"
CF \| she repeats, then pauses, as if she's trying to explain it to herself,
CF \| too. "I don't think this move is going to be good for her."
CF \|
CF \| "Oh," you say, because that's all you can think of to say.
CF \|
CF \| 1) "There isn't much around here, is there?"
CF \| 2) "Riley has a diary?"
CF \| 3) "That CompuDoctor is pretty weird."
CF \| 4) "Well, goodbye, I guess."
CF \| 5) Never mind.
CF \|
CF \| >		Jade says, "2"
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "2"
CF ] Strip Poker Plus
CF \| >
CF \| > 2
CF \|
CF \| ["Riley has a diary?"]
CF \|
CF \| "Wait ... Riley has a diary? On the computer?"
CF \|
CF \| "Sure. But don't tell me a sweetheart like you is going to try to read
CF \| it now," Ashley says, then she smirks. "Now tell me, what do
CF \| you know about Riley, Em?" You're not quite sure what she's
CF \| insinuating, but you instinctively look away.
CF \|
CF \| 1) "There isn't much around here, is there?"
CF \| 2) "That CompuDoctor is pretty weird."
CF \| 3) "Well, goodbye, I guess."
CF \| 4) Never mind.
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "1"
CF ] Strip Poker Plus
CF \| >
CF \| > 1
CF \|
CF \| ["There isn't much around here, is there?"]
CF \|
CF \| You look around the studio a bit, struck by its relative emptiness.
CF \| "There isn't much around here, is there?" you say.
CF \|
CF \| Ashley gives a little exhale of a laugh. "Yeah. And you can only read
CF \| these books so many times."
CF \|
CF \| "Do you ... want something else?" you say. You're not sure you even
CF \| like Ashley, but your father has ensured your good manners.
CF \|
CF \| "I'd kill for a drink. You wouldn't believe how dry it is in this
CF \| beautiful ocean of color." She gestures grandly with the arm she's not
CF \| leaning on, and you get a hint of her perfume. It smells like
CF \| fermenting apples. "Usually at the club I could get a beer on the
CF \| house, at least. Hell, a smoke wouldn't be bad, either."
CF \|
CF \| "But ... I don't—"
CF \|
CF \| "Yeah, yeah, where are you gonna come up with either of those. Like I
CF \| said, it's also freezing in here. You got a coat or blanket or
CF \| something?" You shake your head no. "Well, I'd take something like
CF \| that, too. Want to write my order down and repeat it back to me?"
CF \|
CF \| "Booze, cigarette, warm whatever. Anything any good stripper would
CF \| want."
CF \|
CF \| Ashley gives a genuine smile. "Now you're learning something, kid,"
CF \| she says.
CF \|
CF \| 1) "That CompuDoctor is pretty weird."
CF \| 2) "Well, goodbye, I guess."
CF \| 3) What did she say she wanted?
CF \| 4) Never mind.
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "1"
CF ] Strip Poker Plus
CF \| >
CF \| > 1
CF \|
CF \| ["That CompuDoctor is pretty weird."]
CF \|
CF \| "I checked out that medical program or whatever. That CompuDoctor guy
CF \| is pretty weird," you say.
CF \|
CF \| "I suppose. He comes over sometimes, though. We play cards. But
CF \| nothing you might find distasteful," she says, lowering her head and
CF \| blinking coquettishly.
CF \|
CF \| "He got kinda heavy for a while. Did he ... lose someone?"
CF \|
CF \| "We've all lost someone, Em." She shifts a bit so she can address you
CF \| more directly. "I guess it can be pretty hard if you're still trying
CF \| to find them."
CF \|
CF \| 1) "Well, goodbye, I guess."
CF \| 2) What did she say she wanted?
CF \| 3) Never mind.
CF \|
CF \| >		Jade says, "2"
		Jacqueline says, "I feel like playing strip poker against the doc would not be terribly fair."
		Jacqueline says, "He has no body under his lab coat."
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "1"
CF ] Strip Poker Plus
CF \| >
CF \| > 1
CF \|
CF \| ["Well, goodbye, I guess."]
CF \|
CF \| "Well, goodbye, I guess," you say.
CF \|
CF \| "Yeah, okay," Ashley says, sighing just a bit. She resumes her glassy
CF \| stare past the cards she's been dealt.
CF \|
CF \| Strip Poker Plus
CF \| You're standing in some sort of photographer's studio where the colors
CF \| are mostly cyan and magenta. Several lights on stands illuminate a
CF \| dull backdrop. In the middle of the room there's a small, raised floor
CF \| with a stack of textbooks on it. The backs of five playing cards hover
CF \| in the foreground. You can PLAY a hand, or QUIT because you should
CF \| know better.
CF \|
CF \| Ashley reclines on the floor.
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "give sweatshirt to ashley"
CF ] Strip Poker Plus
CF \| >
CF \| > GIVE SWEATSHIRT TO ASHLEY
CF \|
CF \| "Here, this should keep you warm," you say.
CF \|
CF \| "No, that's yours, Em, I couldn't take it," Ashley says.
CF \|
CF \| "I've got another one at home. My dad thinks I'm going to college or
CF \| something."
CF \|
CF \| "Well ... you should." She pauses. "Here, let me give you something to
CF \| get you started." Ashley sits up, takes the sweatshirt, puts it on,
CF \| then hands you the dictionary from her pile of books. "It's not much.
CF \| But you can say you got it from a stripper who looked like she was
CF \| going to a pajama party."
CF \|
CF \| >		DavidW says, "They played another game instead, like HEARTS."
		Jacqueline asks (of DW), "Are you sure it wasn't HAERTS?"
		Jacqueline says, "Okay, so I got the dictionary"
		Jacqueline says, "We are also at 2 hours, but I'm okay to keep going."
		DavidW says, "oh no, BROKEN HAERTS"
		Jade says, "I am understanding the high rated this game is"
		Jacqueline smiles at David.
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "q"
CF ] Strip Poker Plus
CF \| >
CF \| > Q
CF \|
CF \| Are you sure you want to leave me, baby?
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "y"
CF ] Program Menu
CF \| Are you sure you want to leave me, baby?
CF \| > Y
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Come back soon, honey!
CF \|
CF \| Program Menu
CF \| Welcome, Riley!
CF \|
CF \| 1) Infinite Adventure
CF \| 2) Warriors of Xanmor
CF \| 3) Strip Poker
CF \| 4) Password
CF \| 5) CompuDoctor
CF \| 6) Quit
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "5"
CF ] CompuDoctor TRIAL VERSION!!!
CF \| >
CF \| > 5
CF \|
CF \| [CompuDoctor]
CF \|
CF \| \|---COMPUDOCTOR---\|
CF \| TRIAL VERSION!!!
CF \|
CF \| .----.
CF \| ===(_)==
CF \| // 6 6 \\
CF \| ( 7 )
CF \| \ "--" /
CF \| \_ ._/
CF \| __) (__
CF \| /'`/`\`V/`\`\
CF \| / \ `Y _/_ \
CF \| / \|DR\|\_ \|/ / /\
CF \| \| ( \/ / / /
CF \| \ \ \ /
CF \| \ `-/` _.`
CF \| `=._`=./
CF \|
CF \| CompuDoctor TRIAL VERSION!!!
CF \| You're not sure why you're here or even where "here" is.
CF \| Theoretically, you're in some sort of medical classroom, but at best,
CF \| it's a blank space you've been abstracted into. There's an electronic
CF \| blackboard that shimmers. There's a teacher's desk in what would be a
CF \| corner, if there were any corners, or walls, or a room. Everything is
CF \| eerily suspended in a black void, including you. You can STUDY to
CF \| learn the art of medicine or QUIT and do something more fun, which
CF \| would probably be anything.
CF \|
CF \| CompuDoctor floats toward his desk with seeming resolve.
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "give dictionary to doctor"
CF ] CompuDoctor TRIAL VERSION!!!
CF \| >
CF \| > GIVE DICTIONARY TO DOCTOR
CF \|
CF \| "I found this for you. Seems like something you need," you say. You
CF \| struggle through the stasis and hand the book to him.
CF \|
CF \| He weighs it in his hand, then leafs through a few pages. "Yes,
CF \| Emerson. Yes! Although I might be a doctor, you are the real lifesaver
CF \| here."
CF \|
CF \| "You're a podiatrist," you feel obligated to remind him.
CF \|
CF \| "Yes, well." He smiles. "Be that as it may. I must offer you something
CF \| in exchange."
CF \|
CF \| You're not even sure if there's anything here in CompuDoctorLand or
CF \| whatever that would be worth having. "It's just a dictionary," you
CF \| say.
CF \|
CF \| "So much more," he says, but then kind of seems at a loss about what
CF \| to say next. "Emerson, about Riley," he begins. "God knows I'm not a
CF \| psychiatrist. I didn't even see the signs when he—" and he cuts
CF \| himself off, drawing in a shuddering breath like he's going to cry.
CF \| "And then Riley seems—" he tries to say, and again fails.
CF \|
CF \| "Are you ... all right?" you say.
CF \|
CF \| He stops, literally shakes his head to clear his thoughts, and says
CF \| nothing for a long time. He breathes deeply, then gives you a soft
CF \| smile. "I'm fine," he says, avuncular. "Or at least I will be. Now,
CF \| let's see. Something in exchange," he repeats, like his little mental
CF \| detour never happened. "Not much has been implemented here, as I've
CF \| said. But," he says, and floats to his desk. He whispers
CF \| conspiratorially: "I've learned a few other things from that
CF \| programmer. Did you know you can make long-distance phone calls for
CF \| free?"
CF \|
CF \| "I doubt it."
CF \|
CF \| "Well, it isn't exactly above the board, so to speak. But Riley's
CF \| moving, and you want to talk to her, right?"
CF \|
CF \| "Yeah, of course."
CF \|
CF \| "It's called phreaking. And it's spelled with a ph because I
CF \| know they deliberately spell it wrong. It's like playing a game with
CF \| the phone company where you always win. The two of you can talk for as
CF \| long as you want, no charge. Amazing what computers can do when you
CF \| know their tricks."
CF \|
CF \| "That sounds ... illegal."
CF \|
CF \| "Well, it's just a few basic electrical parts," he says. "You can
CF \| always say a doctor prescribed it to you. A podiatrist who pretends to
CF \| be a doctor, anyway." He produces a blue booklet from somewhere within
CF \| the desk, even though it just looks like a solid box. "Happy
CF \| phreaking, you freak."
CF \|
CF \| "You are so uncool," you say, and he just chuckles and says,
CF \| "I know."
CF \|
CF \| >		Knight_Otu says, "Well..."
		Jacqueline says, "Well, through searching the internet I just learned that podiatrists don't actually go to medical school. huh."
		Jacqueline says, "I don't see how the phreaking electronics help us just now."
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "quit"
CF ] CompuDoctor TRIAL VERSION!!!
CF \| >
CF \| > QUIT
CF \|
CF \| Are you sure you want to quit CompuDoctor?
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "y"
CF ] Program Menu
CF \| Are you sure you want to quit CompuDoctor?
CF \| > Y
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Ok.
CF \|
CF \| Program Menu
CF \| Welcome, Riley!
CF \|
CF \| 1) Infinite Adventure
CF \| 2) Warriors of Xanmor
CF \| 3) Strip Poker
CF \| 4) Password
CF \| 5) CompuDoctor
CF \| 6) Quit
CF \|
CF \| >		DavidW says, "It'll be important later."
		Jade says, "I think in Europe they go"
		Jacqueline says, "Yeah, I'm sure."
		Jacqueline says, "I mostly only know about phone phreaking from the bio of Steve Wozniak"
		Jade says, "I don't really know anything"
		DavidW says, "I think there was a cereal box whistle that mimicked the exact tone the phone recognized as special."
		Jacqueline says, "So, we know where we can get cigarettes, but not how to get them. We can't get the doctor to help the warrior. Let's see..."
		Jacqueline asks, "What next, do you all think?"
		DavidW says, "I think the potion might be a drink for the stripper."
		Jacqueline says, "Oh! True."
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "3"
CF ] Strip Poker Plus
CF \| >
CF \| > 3
CF \|
CF \| [Strip Poker]
CF \|
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CF \|
CF \| Strip Poker Plus
CF \| You're standing in some sort of photographer's studio where the colors
CF \| are mostly cyan and magenta. Several lights on stands illuminate a
CF \| dull backdrop. In the middle of the room there's a small, raised floor
CF \| with a stack of textbooks on it. The backs of five playing cards hover
CF \| in the foreground. You can PLAY a hand, or QUIT because you should
CF \| know better.
CF \|
CF \| Ashley reclines on the floor, thumbing through one of the books near
CF \| her.
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "give potion to ashley"
CF ] Strip Poker Plus
CF \| >
CF \| > GIVE POTION TO ASHLEY
CF \|
CF \| "I've got this for you. Maybe it's alcohol?" you say and hand the
CF \| bottle to her.
CF \|
CF \| "Ah yes, straight from the glorious vineyards of Xanmor." Ashley says,
CF \| takes out the stopper, and sniffs what's inside. She shudders. "But
CF \| any port in a storm." She takes the smallest of sips then sucks in air
CF \| through clenched teeth. "Smooth," she whispers, then composes herself.
CF \| "Regardless, you brought me a drink. Hmm. We're not supposed to do
CF \| this, but what the hell." She lifts a hand and pulls a business card
CF \| out of the air like a magician. "This is a BBS," she says. She beckons
CF \| you over and then hands the card to you.
CF \|
CF \| "What's that?"
CF \|
CF \| "It stands for bulletin board system. It's ... where some of us live,
CF \| sort of. It's a phone number your computer can call. And then you can
CF \| do things like talk to people."
CF \|
CF \| "But I could just call them," you say.
CF \|
CF \| "No, you write them messages and stuff. It's for you. And Riley! You
CF \| two can talk and play games just like you do here. The phone number is
CF \| in the town where she's going to live in Wisconsin."
CF \|
CF \| "How does a computer make a phone call?"
CF \|
CF \| "Look, I'm breaking a couple of rules here, okay? Just ... make sure
CF \| Riley gets this," Ashley says, and you walk back to a more comfortable
CF \| distance for both of you.
CF \|
CF \| >		DavidW says, "You should also quit and examine the stuff in the real Office. There's stuff there too, but not in the boxes."
		Jacqueline says, "I should do that and then take inventory in game."
		ASchultz says, "yes David there was a toy/whistle, just verified it was in a Cap'n Crunch box"
		Jade says, "yes, of course"
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "quit"
CF ] Strip Poker Plus
CF \| >
CF \| > QUIT
CF \|
CF \| Are you sure you want to leave me, sugar?
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "y"
CF ] Program Menu
CF \| Are you sure you want to leave me, sugar?
CF \| > Y
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Come back soon, lover!
CF \|
CF \| (Then Ashley makes some sort of disgusted sound about the quality of
CF \| her dialogue.)
CF \|
CF \| Program Menu
CF \| Welcome, Riley!
CF \|
CF \| 1) Infinite Adventure
CF \| 2) Warriors of Xanmor
CF \| 3) Strip Poker
CF \| 4) Password
CF \| 5) CompuDoctor
CF \| 6) Quit
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "l"
CF ] Program Menu
CF \| >
CF \| > L
CF \|
CF \| Please enter a number corresponding to your choice.
CF \|
CF \| >		Jacqueline asks, "6? Is 6 safe here?"
		Jacqueline asks, "It is, right?"
		DavidW says, "yes"
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "6"
CF ] The Office
CF \| >
CF \| > 6
CF \|
CF \| [Quit]
CF \|
CF \| The Office
CF \| You're sitting in front of the computer in the room Riley's family
CF \| calls the Office. But the room doesn't look like much of anything
CF \| anymore. Most of the contents are packed in moving boxes shoved
CF \| against one wall. The furniture has been removed, save for the desk
CF \| upon which the computer sits, the office chair you're sitting in, and
CF \| the chair Riley's sitting in, an old folding one she must have dug out
CF \| of somewhere. One framed artwork remains hanging on the wall.
CF \|
CF \| Riley sits next to you.
CF \|
CF \| On the desk are a computer and a notebook.
CF \|
CF \| "Are you hungry? I'm hungry," Riley says abruptly. "I'm gonna get some
CF \| popcorn or chips or something. Do you want anything?"
CF \|
CF \| 1) "Yeah, popcorn."
CF \| 2) "Sure, some chips would be good."
CF \| 3) "Do you have any fruit? Like an apple, maybe?"
CF \| 4) "No, I'm okay for now."
CF \|
CF \| >		DavidW says, "Doctor wanted an apple."
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "3"
CF ] The Office
CF \| >
CF \| > 3
CF \|
CF \| ["Do you have any fruit? Like an apple, maybe?"]
CF \|
CF \| "Do you have any fruit? Like an apple, maybe?"
CF \|
CF \| "Becoming a health nut, are we, Em? I mean, probably. Lemme check,"
CF \| she says. "And don't play anything while I'm gone. I don't want to
CF \| miss anything, even if it is Infinite Adventure." With that,
CF \| she leaves the Office.
CF \|
CF \| So you just sit there for a few moments, surrounded by moving boxes
CF \| inside the house and a deluge outside of it. Eventually Riley returns.
CF \| "We don't have any snacky stuff," she says. "Guess Dad needs to go
CF \| shopping. But I found an apple for you, weirdo," she says, and tosses
CF \| it to you. Despite your overall athletic ineptitude, you manage to
CF \| catch it. "You may proceed, dearest Emerson," she says.
CF \|
CF \| The Office
CF \| You're sitting in front of the computer in the room Riley's family
CF \| calls the Office. But the room doesn't look like much of anything
CF \| anymore. Most of the contents are packed in moving boxes shoved
CF \| against one wall. The furniture has been removed, save for the desk
CF \| upon which the computer sits, the office chair you're sitting in, and
CF \| the chair Riley's sitting in, an old folding one she must have dug out
CF \| of somewhere. One framed artwork remains hanging on the wall.
CF \|
CF \| Riley sits next to you, tapping her fingers against her knee.
CF \|
CF \| On the desk are a computer and a notebook.
CF \|
CF \| >		Jade says, "yes"
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "x art"
CF ] The Office
CF \| >
CF \| > X ART
CF \|
CF \| It's some sort of pop-art portrait of a woman with black hair and
CF \| nearly white skin. Her lipstick is blood red. The severe lines and few
CF \| colors remind you of the cover of a Duran Duran record your father
CF \| has.
CF \|
CF \| >		DavidW says, "a Nigel, I think"
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "x notebook"
CF ] The Office
CF \| >
CF \| > X NOTEBOOK
CF \|
CF \| As you pick up the notebook, a paper clip falls out of it onto the
CF \| desk.
CF \|
CF \| It's a small notebook with a spiral binding at the top. It has lined,
CF \| yellowish paper. It's full of random notes and scribbles, but nothing
CF \| important.
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "take paper clip"
CF ] The Office
CF \| >
CF \| > TAKE PAPER CLIP
CF \|
CF \| Taken.
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "take notebook"
CF ] The Office
CF \| >
CF \| > TAKE NOTEBOOK
CF \|
CF \| You pick up the notebook. It looks like it's pages of doodles and
CF \| scrawled notes like "milk, eggs." Nothing in it seems worth keeping,
CF \| so you decide to put it back.
CF \|
CF \| >		DavidW says, "Check out the desk."
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "x desk"
CF ] The Office
CF \| >
CF \| > X DESK
CF \|
CF \| A desk made of wood upon which the computer sits. You're not very good
CF \| at naming different types of wood. Maple? Let's say it's maple.
CF \|
CF \| The desk has a drawer on the left-hand side. The drawer is closed.
CF \|
CF \| On the desk are a computer and a notebook.
CF \|
CF \| What sounds like a pretty large branch drops on the roof of Riley's
CF \| house. It spooks you.
CF \|
CF \| >		Knight_Otu says, "A paper clip, eh."
		Jacqueline says, "mmhmm"
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "open drawer"
CF ] The Office
CF \| >
CF \| > OPEN DRAWER
CF \|
CF \| You open the drawer. It's almost empty, except for a compact disc
CF \| magazine thing inside of it. It's for the stereo that used to be in
CF \| this room but must already be packed away.
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "take magazine"
CF ] The Office
CF \| >
CF \| > TAKE MAGAZINE
CF \|
CF \| You've got nothing at home to put it in. You may as well let Riley's
CF \| family keep it. You could take the CD that's in it, though.
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "take cd"
CF ] The Office
CF \| >
CF \| > TAKE CD
CF \|
CF \| You pick up the magazine and slide the disc out. "Hey, cool! It's the
CF \| Journey CD you were looking for," you say to Riley. You hold it up,
CF \| faint rainbows dancing across its surface.
CF \|
CF \| "So that's where it went," she says. "That's weird. I thought Dad had
CF \| packed it up already."
CF \|
CF \| You look away for a moment. The two of you listened to this CD a lot,
CF \| and now Riley is moving to Wisconsin and taking this CD and her other
CF \| CDs and everything else with her. "Do you—would you mind if I keep
CF \| it?" you say.
CF \|
CF \| "Em, you don't even have—" she says, then stops. "Of course you can
CF \| have it. I'll just say mine got lost in the move so my parents get me
CF \| another one."
CF \|
CF \| You try to think of some appropriate thank-you lyrics from a Journey
CF \| song, but none come. "Okay," you say instead.
CF \|
CF \| >		Jacqueline says, "aw"
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "i"
CF ] The Office
CF \| >
CF \| > I
CF \|
CF \| You are carrying:
CF \| an important item from the stripper: a BBS business card
CF \| an important item from the doctor: a booklet about phreaking
CF \| a Journey CD
CF \| a paper clip
CF \| an apple
CF \| a very dull knife
CF \| a snapped string
CF \| 653 experience points
CF \|
CF \| >		Jacqueline asks, "Should I give the BBS card to Riley?"
		DavidW says, "no, not yet"
		Jacqueline asks, "And the booklet?"
		Jacqueline says, "Oh, okay."
		Jacqueline says, "So we could give the knife to the warrior..."
		Jacqueline says, "It's dull, though."
		DavidW says, "It might be good enough. I dunno."
		Jacqueline says, "And the apple to the doctor, of course."
		Jade says, "ooh, the experience points are in the inventary"
		Jacqueline says, "Yep"
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "play"
CF ] Program Menu
CF \| >
CF \| > PLAY
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Program Menu
CF \| Welcome, Riley!
CF \|
CF \| 1) Infinite Adventure
CF \| 2) Warriors of Xanmor
CF \| 3) Strip Poker
CF \| 4) Password
CF \| 5) CompuDoctor
CF \| 6) Quit
CF \|
CF \| Through the Office window, you can see the wind bend a tree in Riley's
CF \| backyard.
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "5"
CF ] CompuDoctor TRIAL VERSION!!!
CF \| >
CF \| > 5
CF \|
CF \| [CompuDoctor]
CF \|
CF \| \|---COMPUDOCTOR---\|
CF \| TRIAL VERSION!!!
CF \|
CF \| .----.
CF \| ===(_)==
CF \| // 6 6 \\
CF \| ( 7 )
CF \| \ "--" /
CF \| \_ ._/
CF \| __) (__
CF \| /'`/`\`V/`\`\
CF \| / \ `Y _/_ \
CF \| / \|DR\|\_ \|/ / /\
CF \| \| ( \/ / / /
CF \| \ \ \ /
CF \| \ `-/` _.`
CF \| `=._`=./
CF \|
CF \| CompuDoctor TRIAL VERSION!!!
CF \| You're not sure why you're here or even where "here" is.
CF \| Theoretically, you're in some sort of medical classroom, but at best,
CF \| it's a blank space you've been abstracted into. There's an electronic
CF \| blackboard that shimmers. There's a teacher's desk in what would be a
CF \| corner, if there were any corners, or walls, or a room. Everything is
CF \| eerily suspended in a black void, including you. You can STUDY to
CF \| learn the art of medicine or QUIT and do something more fun, which
CF \| would probably be anything.
CF \|
CF \| CompuDoctor pauses, looking out into the void.
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "give apple to doctor"
CF ] CompuDoctor TRIAL VERSION!!!
CF \| >
CF \| > GIVE APPLE TO DOCTOR
CF \|
CF \| "One apple, as requested," you say, handing it to him.
CF \|
CF \| "Well, thank you, Emerson. That's very kind of you. I'll spare you the
CF \| sight of me trying to eat it here. It's rather unpleasant, given the
CF \| state of things."
CF \|
CF \| "Thanks, I guess."
CF \|
CF \| "Now, I've found something that the programmer left lying around.
CF \| Maybe a way to get to other parts of the program once they're built."
CF \| He hands you a small key. "Take a look at it."
CF \|
CF \| You see small engraving lines. "There's a skeleton etched into it,"
CF \| you say.
CF \|
CF \| "That's because it's ... a skeleton key!" he says, laughing a little
CF \| too hard.
CF \|
CF \| "Hilarious," you say flatly.
CF \|
CF \| "Well, when all you've got is this," he says, and gestures across the
CF \| emptiness, "you have to work with the materials you're given." He
CF \| snaps his fingers and an entire human skeleton flashes on the
CF \| blackboard. "Maybe you can use it for something."
CF \|
CF \| "Maybe," you say, not sure you'll ever have use for a key generated
CF \| from the ether by a sad sack. CompuDoctor makes the skeleton appear
CF \| one more time, scrutinizes it, sighs, and makes it disappear.
CF \|
CF \| >		Jade asks, "the knife is a dagger?"
		DavidW says, "I don't remember."
		DavidW says, "I used something else."
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "quit"
CF ] CompuDoctor TRIAL VERSION!!!
CF \| >
CF \| > QUIT
CF \|
CF \| Are you sure you want to quit CompuDoctor?
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "y"
CF ] Program Menu
CF \| Are you sure you want to quit CompuDoctor?
CF \| > Y
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Ok.
CF \|
CF \| Program Menu
CF \| Welcome, Riley!
CF \|
CF \| 1) Infinite Adventure
CF \| 2) Warriors of Xanmor
CF \| 3) Strip Poker
CF \| 4) Password
CF \| 5) CompuDoctor
CF \| 6) Quit
CF \|
CF \| >		Jade asks, "the clip will be for the witch?"
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "2"
CF ] Warriors of Xanmor
CF \| >
CF \| > 2
CF \|
CF \| [Warriors of Xanmor]
CF \|
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CF \| ,-.\|____________________
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CF \| \| O d8P 88b
CF \| \| \ 88= ,=88
CF \| \| ) 9b _. 88b
CF \| `._ `. 8`--"888
CF \| \| \--"\ `-8___
CF \| \`-. \
CF \| `. \ - _ / <
CF \| \ `--- ___/\|_-\
CF \| \|._ _. \|_-\|
CF \| \ _ _ /.-\
CF \| \| -! . !- \|\| \|
CF \| \ '\| ! \|' /\ \|
CF \| =oO)X(Oo= \ /
CF \| 888888888 < \
CF \| d888888888b \_/
CF \| 88888888888
CF \|
CF \| WARRIORS OF XANMOR
CF \|
CF \| Warriors of Xanmor
CF \| You stand before the glorious fields of Xanmor: periods and pilcrows
CF \| and ampersands and octothorps, all in a rainbow of colors, as far as
CF \| the eye can see. But beware! The fields hold many dangers: evil
CF \| letters in upper and lower cases. You can PLAY, SHOP, or QUIT.
CF \|
CF \| Gardon stands before you, surveying the Xanmor countryside.
CF \|
CF \| >		DavidW says, "The clip is one solution for the witch, yes."
		Jacqueline says, "Wait, before we do anything..."
		Jacqueline says, "...I want to ask Gardon about Ashley."
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "talk to gardon"
CF ] Warriors of Xanmor
CF \| >
CF \| > TALK TO GARDON
CF \|
CF \| 1) "So, I met Ashley."
CF \| 2) "Why don't you get CompuDoctor to help your wound?"
CF \| 3) "Farewell."
CF \| 4) What did he ask for?
CF \| 5) Never mind.
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "1"
CF ] Warriors of Xanmor
CF \| >
CF \| > 1
CF \|
CF \| ["So, I met Ashley."]
CF \|
CF \| "So," you say, "I met Ashley. She was ... interesting."
CF \|
CF \| Gardon briefly stiffens—at least enough that you notice it—and then
CF \| glances into the fields of Xanmor. "I know not of any Ashley, young
CF \| warrior."
CF \|
CF \| 1) "What do you mean you don't know Ashley?"
CF \| 2) "Why don't you get CompuDoctor to help your wound?"
CF \| 3) "Farewell."
CF \| 4) What did he ask for?
CF \| 5) Never mind.
CF \|
CF \| >		DavidW says, "yes, he has opinions too."
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "1"
CF ] Warriors of Xanmor
CF \| >
CF \| > 1
CF \|
CF \| ["What do you mean you don't know Ashley?"]
CF \|
CF \| "What you mean you don't know Ashley?" you ask. You tilt your head a
CF \| bit. "She certainly knew you."
CF \|
CF \| Gardon doesn't say anything, and he doesn't meet your gaze.
CF \|
CF \| 1) "Why don't you get CompuDoctor to help your wound?"
CF \| 2) "Farewell."
CF \| 3) What did he ask for?
CF \| 4) Never mind.
CF \|
CF \| The thunder sounds like it's getting closer. You think you see
CF \| occasional flashes of lightning outside the window.
CF \|
CF \| >		Jacqueline says, "dang"
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "1"
CF ] Warriors of Xanmor
CF \| >
CF \| > 1
CF \|
CF \| ["Why don't you get CompuDoctor to help your wound?"]
CF \|
CF \| "There's that CompuDoctor program. Why don't you get him to help your
CF \| wound?"
CF \|
CF \| "Ah, yes, that healer. Yea, I have asked him for help many a time. And
CF \| yet he always tells me the same thing: he is only a healer who
CF \| teaches. Young warrior, pray tell: what use is a healer who doesn't
CF \| heal?"
CF \|
CF \| 1) "Farewell."
CF \| 2) What did he ask for?
CF \| 3) Never mind.
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "1"
CF ] Warriors of Xanmor
CF \| >
CF \| > 1
CF \|
CF \| ["Farewell."]
CF \|
CF \| "Farewell," you say.
CF \|
CF \| "Fare thee well, Emerson!" Gardon says.
CF \|
CF \| Warriors of Xanmor
CF \| You stand before the glorious fields of Xanmor: periods and pilcrows
CF \| and ampersands and octothorps, all in a rainbow of colors, as far as
CF \| the eye can see. But beware! The fields hold many dangers: evil
CF \| letters in upper and lower cases. You can PLAY, SHOP, or QUIT.
CF \|
CF \| Gardon stands before you, running a hand through his hair.
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "give knife to Gardon"
CF ] Warriors of Xanmor
CF \| >
CF \| > GIVE KNIFE TO GARDON
CF \|
CF \| He holds up one of his hands in refusal. "Alas, that dagger couldn't
CF \| cut water, much less a warlock," he says.
CF \|
CF \| >		Jacqueline says, "hrm. Fine."
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "i"
CF ] Warriors of Xanmor
CF \| >
CF \| > I
CF \|
CF \| You are carrying:
CF \| an important item from the stripper: a BBS business card
CF \| an important item from the doctor: a booklet about phreaking
CF \| a skeleton key
CF \| a Journey CD
CF \| a paper clip
CF \| a very dull knife
CF \| a snapped string
CF \| 653 experience points
CF \|
CF \| >		Jacqueline asks, "Where was the pirate chest?"
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "l"
CF ] Warriors of Xanmor
CF \| >
CF \| > L
CF \|
CF \| Warriors of Xanmor
CF \| You stand before the glorious fields of Xanmor: periods and pilcrows
CF \| and ampersands and octothorps, all in a rainbow of colors, as far as
CF \| the eye can see. But beware! The fields hold many dangers: evil
CF \| letters in upper and lower cases. You can PLAY, SHOP, or QUIT.
CF \|
CF \| Gardon stands before you, looking across a field made of green
CF \| periods.
CF \|
CF \| >		DavidW says, "I don't remember any pirate chest."
		Jacqueline says, "There was a wooden chest, like a pirate chest."
		Jade asks, "what are "important things" for?"
		DavidW says, "That was adventure two, with the thief."
		DavidW says (to Jade), "It's for a later scene."
		Jacqueline says (to BW), "Oh, yeah. I just looked it up. Thanks."
		DavidW says, "There is a safe with a keyhole in the witch's scenario."
		Jacqueline says, "nods."
		Jacqueline asks, "I guess we go give her the clip?"
		Jade says, "I think so"
		DavidW says, "yes, give the clip to the witch so she's not disorganized."
		Jacqueline asks, "Nothing else to do with Gardon yet, right?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Yeah."
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "qq"
CF ] Warriors of Xanmor
CF \| >
CF \| > QQ
CF \|
CF \| That sentence isn't understood.
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "q"
CF ] Warriors of Xanmor
CF \| >
CF \| > Q
CF \|
CF \| Dost thou truly wish to cease your adventuring?
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "y"
CF ] Program Menu
CF \| Dost thou truly wish to cease your adventuring?
CF \| > Y
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Return soon, warrior!
CF \|
CF \| Program Menu
CF \| Welcome, Riley!
CF \|
CF \| 1) Infinite Adventure
CF \| 2) Warriors of Xanmor
CF \| 3) Strip Poker
CF \| 4) Password
CF \| 5) CompuDoctor
CF \| 6) Quit
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "1"
CF ] The Disorganized Witch: Hall
CF \| >
CF \| > 1
CF \|
CF \| [Infinite Adventure]
CF \|
CF \| Infinite Adventure #3: The Disorganized Witch
CF \| Hall
CF \| You are in the long, empty hallway. Through the mansion window, you
CF \| see a wrought-iron fence. You can go north to the Guest Bedroom and
CF \| west to the Office.
CF \|
CF \| >		Jade asks, "the knife?"
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "w"
CF ] The Disorganized Witch: Office
CF \| >
CF \| > W
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Office
CF \| You've entered an incongruously modern office. There's a long desk in
CF \| the middle, atop which are standard office things: a computer, a
CF \| telephone, a lamp. The desk is covered in layers of scattered papers.
CF \| There are two chairs in front of the desk and a fake potted plant in
CF \| the corner. You can go back east to the Hall.
CF \|
CF \| The witch works behind her desk, managing whatever it is she manages.
CF \|
CF \| >		Jacqueline says (to Jade), "It's not sharp enough for Gardon."
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "give clip to Gardon"
CF ] The Disorganized Witch: Office
CF \| >
CF \| > GIVE CLIP TO GARDON
CF \|
CF \| You can't see any such thing.
CF \|
CF \| >		Jacqueline says, "ha oops"
		Knight_Otu says, "It didn't make the cut."
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "give clip to witch"
CF ] The Office
CF \| >
CF \| > GIVE CLIP TO WITCH
CF \|
CF \| The witch seems a little startled at your approach. You reach across
CF \| her desk and silently hand her the paper clip so as not to interrupt
CF \| her phone conversation. "What?" she says to you, covering the bottom
CF \| of the phone receiver with her hand. "Oh, right," she says before you
CF \| can answer, "the thing with the thing." Back into the phone, she says,
CF \| "George, I'm gonna have to call you back in a few." Then she hangs up.
CF \|
CF \| "Well," she says, "if it isn't the little adventurer back to rescue
CF \| me, THE DISORGANIZED WITCH"—and here she throws the back of her right
CF \| hand against her forehead in mock distress—"from the perils of
CF \| pernicious paperwork." She rises and meets you on your side of her
CF \| desk. "Yes, yes, a paper clip will be just peachy." She grabs a random
CF \| set of papers from her desk and clips them together in demonstration.
CF \| "Well done, * you win *, huzzah huzzah," she says to the papers,
CF \| and then, returning to you, "et cetera. Now, let's see what sorts of
CF \| new things you've accumulated in your travels."
CF \|
CF \| >INVENTORY
CF \| You are carrying:
CF \| an important item from the stripper: a BBS business card
CF \| an important item from the doctor: a booklet about phreaking
CF \| a skeleton key
CF \| a Journey CD
CF \| a very dull knife
CF \| a snapped string
CF \| 653 experience points
CF \|
CF \| "It's amazing what junk awaits you in the fields if Xanmor, is it not?
CF \| But it's not like you need any of it. And, ah yes, some experience
CF \| points. R & D never quite figured out what these were even supposed to
CF \| be. Can't believe they'd bother field-testing these, but no matter.
CF \| I'll get a courier to send them back. And let's see if there's
CF \| anything else." She snaps her fingers and you somehow feel instantly
CF \| lighter.
CF \|
CF \| "So let's do it one more time for the audience at home!" she says, and
CF \| you have no idea what she's talking about it, but then:
CF \|
CF \| >INVENTORY
CF \| You are carrying:
CF \| an important item from the stripper: a BBS business card
CF \| an important item from the doctor: a booklet about phreaking
CF \| a skeleton key
CF \| a Journey CD
CF \|
CF \| "That's called managing your stock," she says.
CF \|
CF \| "Now," she says, returning to her chair, "I suppose you'd like some
CF \| sort of token of appreciation for making me so much more organized,
CF \| because," and she waves her arm grandly across the mess of her desk,
CF \| "one paper clip will certainly accomplish that. So, let's see ..." She
CF \| rifles through the invoices, reports, and files. "Aha! You're in luck,
CF \| friend, for today I am so grateful for your contribution to greater
CF \| efficiency of our organization that I hereby bequeath to you this: THE
CF \| LETTER OPENER OF VALOR!" she says, producing a letter opener with a
CF \| flourish. "Love and treasure it always."
CF \|
CF \| "A letter opener?" you say, again far later than you had hoped to
CF \| speak.
CF \|
CF \| "The letter opener OF VALOR!" she repeats, handing it to you. "It's
CF \| amazing I can afford to part with such a mysterious and powerful
CF \| relic. Now, as you might recall, we've got problems much larger than
CF \| hunting for paper clips. I'm afraid we're going to have to shut things
CF \| down for a while here at Infinite Adventure HQ. So why don't you run
CF \| along, dearest you, and maybe rescue someone else for a while." She
CF \| again picks up the phone and rapidly dials a number. "Good news,
CF \| George, I'm much more organized now," she says. She winks at you in
CF \| what could be construed as a playful gesture, and then snaps her
CF \| fingers again.
CF \|
CF \| The Office
CF \| You're sitting in front of the computer in the room Riley's family
CF \| calls the Office. But the room doesn't look like much of anything
CF \| anymore. Most of the contents are packed in moving boxes shoved
CF \| against one wall. The furniture has been removed, save for the desk
CF \| upon which the computer sits, the office chair you're sitting in, and
CF \| the chair Riley's sitting in, an old folding one she must have dug out
CF \| of somewhere. One framed artwork remains hanging on the wall.
CF \|
CF \| On the desk are a computer and a notebook. The desk has a drawer on
CF \| the left-hand side. The drawer is open, and there's a compact disc
CF \| magazine inside of it.
CF \|
CF \| >		Jade says, "a compact disk magazine"
		Knight_Otu asks, "I suppose the letter opener doubles as a dagger. The skeleton key opens the safe?"
		Jacqueline says, "Well, I'm not sure I'm allowed into Infinite Adventure again."
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "play"
CF ] Program Menu
CF \| >
CF \| > PLAY
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Program Menu
CF \| Welcome, Riley!
CF \|
CF \| 1) Infinite Adventure
CF \| 2) Warriors of Xanmor
CF \| 3) Strip Poker
CF \| 4) Password
CF \| 5) CompuDoctor
CF \| 6) Quit
CF \|
CF \| >		DavidW says, "I assume the key opens the safe and anything else with a keyhole."
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "1"
CF ] Password Protected
CF \| >
CF \| > 1
CF \|
CF \| [Infinite Adventure]
CF \|
CF \| Password Protected
CF \| PLEASE ENTER THE PASSWORD.
CF \|
CF \| "Wait, what?" you say. "Is there supposed to be some sort of
CF \| password?" You glance at Riley.
CF \|
CF \| "I don't ... think so. It worked fine when we started it up," she
CF \| says.
CF \|
CF \| You huff. "Well, it wants one now."
CF \|
CF \| "I might have to ask my dad," she says, and watches your face fall.
CF \| "Or, hey, maybe you could try guessing one. It's probably the
CF \| programmer's first name. It's always something dumb like that."
CF \|
CF \| "Do you know the programmer's name?"
CF \|
CF \| "Em, there wasn't a manual, and the disk is packed away somewhere.
CF \| Maybe we can just play something else."
CF \|
CF \| PASSWORD:		Jacqueline says, "I should have maybe done the skeleton key before the paper clip, but this game doesn't strike me as unwinnable."
		Jacqueline says, "Or unkind."
		DavidW says, "yeah, you're still good."
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "quit"
CF ] Program Menu
CF \| PASSWORD:
CF \| > QUIT
CF \|
CF \| INCORRECT.
CF \|
CF \| Program Menu
CF \| Welcome, Riley!
CF \|
CF \| 1) Infinite Adventure
CF \| 2) Warriors of Xanmor
CF \| 3) Strip Poker
CF \| 4) Password
CF \| 5) CompuDoctor
CF \| 6) Quit
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "2"
CF ] Warriors of Xanmor
CF \| >
CF \| > 2
CF \|
CF \| [Warriors of Xanmor]
CF \|
CF \| O
CF \| ,-.\|____________________
CF \| O==+-\|(>---------- - .>
CF \| `- \|'''''''d88b'''''''''
CF \| \| O d8P 88b
CF \| \| \ 88= ,=88
CF \| \| ) 9b _. 88b
CF \| `._ `. 8`--"888
CF \| \| \--"\ `-8___
CF \| \`-. \
CF \| `. \ - _ / <
CF \| \ `--- ___/\|_-\
CF \| \|._ _. \|_-\|
CF \| \ _ _ /.-\
CF \| \| -! . !- \|\| \|
CF \| \ '\| ! \|' /\ \|
CF \| =oO)X(Oo= \ /
CF \| 888888888 < \
CF \| d888888888b \_/
CF \| 88888888888
CF \|
CF \| WARRIORS OF XANMOR
CF \|
CF \| Warriors of Xanmor
CF \| You stand before the glorious fields of Xanmor: periods and pilcrows
CF \| and ampersands and octothorps, all in a rainbow of colors, as far as
CF \| the eye can see. But beware! The fields hold many dangers: evil
CF \| letters in upper and lower cases. You can PLAY, SHOP, or QUIT.
CF \|
CF \| Gardon stands before you, inspecting the blade of his sword.
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "give letter opener to gardon"
CF ] Warriors of Xanmor
CF \| >
CF \| > GIVE LETTER OPENER TO GARDON
CF \|
CF \| "I, uh, found a dagger for you," you say. You hand the letter opener
CF \| to him like it's a delicate bird.
CF \|
CF \| Gardon takes it and examines the blade and the hilt. He looks at you
CF \| in mild surprise. "Yes, Emerson. Yes. Forsooth, that is a fine dagger
CF \| you have brought. The allies of Sarnox will quake before my newfound
CF \| power!"
CF \|
CF \| "I'm glad," you say, a bit tired of the melodrama.
CF \|
CF \| "And, as I am an honorable warrior, it is time to make good on my end
CF \| of the bargain." Gardon reaches somewhere into the side of his
CF \| beautiful hair and withdraws a cigarette that was tucked behind his
CF \| ear. He hands it to you and winks. "Your torch, as promised, Emerson.
CF \| I trust you know not to light it inside? Your enemies will know all
CF \| too well if you do." You nod obediently. "Very well," he says. "I
CF \| deeply thank you. And now, I must return my attention to the glorious
CF \| fields of Xanmor!"
CF \|
CF \| >		Jacqueline says, "Your enemies being Riley's parents."
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "q"
CF ] Warriors of Xanmor
CF \| >
CF \| > Q
CF \|
CF \| Dost thou truly wish to cease your adventuring?
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "y"
CF ] Program Menu
CF \| Dost thou truly wish to cease your adventuring?
CF \| > Y
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Return soon, warrior!
CF \|
CF \| Program Menu
CF \| Welcome, Riley!
CF \|
CF \| 1) Infinite Adventure
CF \| 2) Warriors of Xanmor
CF \| 3) Strip Poker
CF \| 4) Password
CF \| 5) CompuDoctor
CF \| 6) Quit
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "3"
CF ] Strip Poker Plus
CF \| >
CF \| > 3
CF \|
CF \| [Strip Poker]
CF \|
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CF \|
CF \| Strip Poker Plus
CF \| You're standing in some sort of photographer's studio where the colors
CF \| are mostly cyan and magenta. Several lights on stands illuminate a
CF \| dull backdrop. In the middle of the room there's a small, raised floor
CF \| with a stack of textbooks on it. The backs of five playing cards hover
CF \| in the foreground. You can PLAY a hand, or QUIT because you should
CF \| know better.
CF \|
CF \| Ashley reclines on the floor.
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "give cigarette to ashley"
CF ] Strip Poker Plus
CF \| >
CF \| > GIVE CIGARETTE TO ASHLEY
CF \|
CF \| "I brought you a cigarette, just like you wanted," you say as you hand
CF \| it to Ashley.
CF \|
CF \| She reaches out, takes it, and rolls it around tentatively in her
CF \| fingers. "Maybe you're more mature than I thought," she says. She
CF \| snaps her fingers and instantly the cigarette is lit. "It's an old
CF \| trick," Ashley says, again possibly reading your mind. A pixelated
CF \| cloud soon floats above her. "Not bad. Not bad at all. I do believe
CF \| this is a one-hundred-dollar cigarette, Em." With her left hand, she
CF \| reaches inside her teddy and withdraws a folded-up bill with a
CF \| magician's flourish. She beckons you to take it, and you do. "Don't
CF \| worry; that's the only denomination they have around here. Go ahead
CF \| and buy something nice, okay?" She leans back, takes another drag, and
CF \| tilts her head back and exhales another cloud like a tea kettle.
CF \|
CF \| >		DavidW says, "bad news, Riley, we're moving to Hissington."
		Jacqueline says, "I'm doing a lot of fetch quests."
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "q"
CF ] Strip Poker Plus
CF \| >
CF \| > Q
CF \|
CF \| Are you sure you want to leave me, hunk?
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "y"
CF ] Program Menu
CF \| Are you sure you want to leave me, hunk?
CF \| > Y
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Come back soon, honey!
CF \|
CF \| Program Menu
CF \| Welcome, Riley!
CF \|
CF \| 1) Infinite Adventure
CF \| 2) Warriors of Xanmor
CF \| 3) Strip Poker
CF \| 4) Password
CF \| 5) CompuDoctor
CF \| 6) Quit
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "1"
CF ] Password Protected
CF \| >
CF \| > 1
CF \|
CF \| [Infinite Adventure]
CF \|
CF \| Password Protected
CF \| PLEASE ENTER THE PASSWORD.
CF \|
CF \| PASSWORD:		Jacqueline says, "oops"
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "q"
CF ] Program Menu
CF \| PASSWORD:
CF \| > Q
CF \|
CF \| INCORRECT.
CF \|
CF \| Program Menu
CF \| Welcome, Riley!
CF \|
CF \| 1) Infinite Adventure
CF \| 2) Warriors of Xanmor
CF \| 3) Strip Poker
CF \| 4) Password
CF \| 5) CompuDoctor
CF \| 6) Quit
CF \|
CF \| >		Jade says, "yes, a lot"
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "2"
CF ] Warriors of Xanmor
CF \| >
CF \| > 2
CF \|
CF \| [Warriors of Xanmor]
CF \|
CF \| O
CF \| ,-.\|____________________
CF \| O==+-\|(>---------- - .>
CF \| `- \|'''''''d88b'''''''''
CF \| \| O d8P 88b
CF \| \| \ 88= ,=88
CF \| \| ) 9b _. 88b
CF \| `._ `. 8`--"888
CF \| \| \--"\ `-8___
CF \| \`-. \
CF \| `. \ - _ / <
CF \| \ `--- ___/\|_-\
CF \| \|._ _. \|_-\|
CF \| \ _ _ /.-\
CF \| \| -! . !- \|\| \|
CF \| \ '\| ! \|' /\ \|
CF \| =oO)X(Oo= \ /
CF \| 888888888 < \
CF \| d888888888b \_/
CF \| 88888888888
CF \|
CF \| WARRIORS OF XANMOR
CF \|
CF \| Warriors of Xanmor
CF \| You stand before the glorious fields of Xanmor: periods and pilcrows
CF \| and ampersands and octothorps, all in a rainbow of colors, as far as
CF \| the eye can see. But beware! The fields hold many dangers: evil
CF \| letters in upper and lower cases. You can PLAY, SHOP, or QUIT.
CF \|
CF \| Gardon stands before you, adjusting the leather straps on his tunic.
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "shop"
CF ] Warriors of Xanmor
CF \| >
CF \| > SHOP
CF \|
CF \| Welcome to XanMart, for all your needs in Xanmor ... and more!
CF \|
CF \| 1) Chain-mail armor. $100.
CF \| 2) Plate-mail armor. $500.
CF \| 3) Silver sword. $1,000.
CF \| 4) Golden gauntlets. $5,000.
CF \| 5) Amulet of Werdna. $100,000.
CF \| 6) Exit.
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "1"
CF ] Warriors of Xanmor
CF \| >
CF \| > 1
CF \|
CF \| [Chain-mail armor. $100.]
CF \|
CF \| "Thank you for your patronage of XanMart," the shopkeep's voice says.
CF \| You feel the chain-mail armor magically inserted into your inventory.
CF \|
CF \| 1) Plate-mail armor. $500.
CF \| 2) Silver sword. $1,000.
CF \| 3) Golden gauntlets. $5,000.
CF \| 4) Amulet of Werdna. $100,000.
CF \| 5) Exit.
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "5"
CF ] Warriors of Xanmor
CF \| >
CF \| > 5
CF \|
CF \| [Exit.]
CF \|
CF \| Thank you for shopping at XanMart!
CF \|
CF \| Warriors of Xanmor
CF \| You stand before the glorious fields of Xanmor: periods and pilcrows
CF \| and ampersands and octothorps, all in a rainbow of colors, as far as
CF \| the eye can see. But beware! The fields hold many dangers: evil
CF \| letters in upper and lower cases. You can PLAY, SHOP, or QUIT.
CF \|
CF \| Gardon stands before you, muttering to himself about some infestation
CF \| of rats.
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "give chain mail to gardon"
CF ] Warriors of Xanmor
CF \| >
CF \| > GIVE CHAIN MAIL TO GARDON
CF \|
CF \| "I bought you some armor," you say rather proudly, hefting it into
CF \| Gardon's hands.
CF \|
CF \| "Straight from the Shop?" Gardon says, eyebrows raised. But then he
CF \| examines it closer and laughs, the kind of laugh that springs from
CF \| your gut. "Verily, forsooth, and yea, Emerson! This is some finery!
CF \| With this new armor, I will be nigh invincible as I dispatch my curséd
CF \| foes back to Hissington. Kindly forgive my immodesty." Gardon
CF \| struggles out of his tunic, again showing the wound on his shoulder.
CF \| He drops the tunic to the ground. Then he dons the armor, stands tall,
CF \| and breathes deep. "Indeed!"
CF \|
CF \| "And hey, Em," Gardon says, and you realize he's back to being Brian
CF \| again. "So, uh, Riley ... Riley's been arguing with her parents a lot
CF \| lately. Like, a lot. She keeps wanting them to buy her stuff.
CF \| New computer games. New clothes. New CDs. I don't get it, but it's
CF \| been pretty intense around here. So I thought maybe I could help." He
CF \| pauses and rustles his hand in the left pocket of his leather pants.
CF \| "I've got something for you." He leans toward you. "And for Riley." He
CF \| hands you a cassette tape.
CF \|
CF \| "What is it?" you say, even though it's obvious it's a cassette.
CF \|
CF \| "It's a mix tape," Gardon explains. "You guys like Journey, right?
CF \| That's cool, but there's so much other good stuff out there. Out in
CF \| Cali, they're playing music you probably haven't even heard of yet in
CF \| Ohio. So, there's some Journey on there. Some Styx, some Zep. But you
CF \| ever hear Talking Heads?" You shake your head no. "Patti Smith?" No
CF \| again. "Sex Pistols, Dead Milkmen, Violent Femmes—man, they're all on
CF \| here. It is time to rock," Gardon says, then straightens up, again
CF \| majestic, "fellow warrior."
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "take tunic"
CF ] Warriors of Xanmor
CF \| >
CF \| > TAKE TUNIC
CF \|
CF \| Taken.
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "l"
CF ] Warriors of Xanmor
CF \| >
CF \| > L
CF \|
CF \| Warriors of Xanmor
CF \| You stand before the glorious fields of Xanmor: periods and pilcrows
CF \| and ampersands and octothorps, all in a rainbow of colors, as far as
CF \| the eye can see. But beware! The fields hold many dangers: evil
CF \| letters in upper and lower cases. You can PLAY, SHOP, or QUIT.
CF \|
CF \| Gardon stands before you, stopping briefly before resuming his patrol
CF \| route.
CF \|
CF \| >		Jacqueline asks, "That it for here?"
		DavidW says, "unless you can heal his wound."
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "i"
CF ] Warriors of Xanmor
CF \| >
CF \| > I
CF \|
CF \| You are carrying:
CF \| an important item from the warrior: a mix tape
CF \| an important item from the stripper: a BBS business card
CF \| an important item from the doctor: a booklet about phreaking
CF \| a dirty tunic
CF \| a skeleton key
CF \| a Journey CD
CF \|
CF \| >		Jacqueline says, "I do not think I can do that."
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "talk to gardon"
CF ] Warriors of Xanmor
CF \| >
CF \| > TALK TO GARDON
CF \|
CF \| 1) "Farewell."
CF \| 2) What did he ask for?
CF \| 3) Never mind.
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "2"
CF ] Warriors of Xanmor
CF \| >
CF \| > 2
CF \|
CF \| [What did he ask for?]
CF \|
CF \| You've given him a dagger and some armor—it seems like that's enough.
CF \|
CF \| 1) "Farewell."
CF \| 2) Never mind.
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "1"
CF ] Warriors of Xanmor
CF \| >
CF \| > 1
CF \|
CF \| ["Farewell."]
CF \|
CF \| "Farewell," you say.
CF \|
CF \| "Fare thee well, Emerson!" Gardon says.
CF \|
CF \| Warriors of Xanmor
CF \| You stand before the glorious fields of Xanmor: periods and pilcrows
CF \| and ampersands and octothorps, all in a rainbow of colors, as far as
CF \| the eye can see. But beware! The fields hold many dangers: evil
CF \| letters in upper and lower cases. You can PLAY, SHOP, or QUIT.
CF \|
CF \| Gardon stands before you, surveying the Xanmor countryside.
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "q"
CF ] Warriors of Xanmor
CF \| >
CF \| > Q
CF \|
CF \| Dost thou truly wish to cease your adventuring?
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "y"
CF ] Program Menu
CF \| Dost thou truly wish to cease your adventuring?
CF \| > Y
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Return soon, warrior!
CF \|
CF \| Program Menu
CF \| Welcome, Riley!
CF \|
CF \| 1) Infinite Adventure
CF \| 2) Warriors of Xanmor
CF \| 3) Strip Poker
CF \| 4) Password
CF \| 5) CompuDoctor
CF \| 6) Quit
CF \|
CF \| >		DavidW says, "anyway, you should try to guess the password now."
		DavidW says, "or play password"
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "4"
CF ] Program Menu
CF \| >
CF \| > 4
CF \|
CF \| [Password]
CF \|
CF \| Password
CF \| The password is ...
CF \|
CF \| Password!
CF \|
CF \| INVALID PARAMETER.
CF \|
CF \| Program Menu
CF \| Welcome, Riley!
CF \|
CF \| 1) Infinite Adventure
CF \| 2) Warriors of Xanmor
CF \| 3) Strip Poker
CF \| 4) Password
CF \| 5) CompuDoctor
CF \| 6) Quit
CF \|
CF \| >		Jacqueline says, "oh"
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "1"
CF ] Password Protected
CF \| >
CF \| > 1
CF \|
CF \| [Infinite Adventure]
CF \|
CF \| Password Protected
CF \| PLEASE ENTER THE PASSWORD.
CF \|
CF \| PASSWORD:
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "password"
CF \| PASSWORD:
CF \| > PASSWORD
CF \|
CF \| GOOD.
CF \|
CF \| "Awesome!" you say, because that's what excited kids said in 1987.		Jacqueline says, "I... still say that."
		Jacqueline hears a sad trombone.
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "l"
CF ] Next Disk
CF \| "Awesome!" you say, because that's what excited kids said in 1987.
CF \| Next Disk
CF \| INSERT DISK #2.
CF \|
CF \| "Oh, come on!" you say.
CF \|
CF \| Riley leans over you to get a closer look at the screen, as if she
CF \| doesn't believe what's there. "It only came with one disk," she says
CF \| flatly.
CF \|
CF \| "Are you sure?"
CF \|
CF \| "Do you think a game as grand and detailed as Infinite
CF \| Adventure needs more than one?"
CF \|
CF \| You feel the hairs rising on the back of your neck, but you swallow in
CF \| an effort to coax them back down. "That's just great," you mutter.
CF \| Riley returns to her seat and shrugs. "It's that witch," you say a
CF \| moment before you realize that's ridiculous. Riley either doesn't hear
CF \| or chooses to ignore you out of kindness.
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "insert disc"
CF \| >
CF \| > INSERT DISC
CF \|
CF \| (in the computer)
CF \| Even though you know enough about computers to understand that a CD is
CF \| not the same thing as a floppy disk, you decide to jam the Journey CD
CF \| in there anyway. You hear splintering and see silver shards rain off
CF \| the disc like confetti. Once inserted, the computer makes horrible
CF \| grinding sounds accompanied by occasional garbled snippets of Steve
CF \| Perry's voice. Riley, oddly, seems unfazed by your abuse of her
CF \| computer. Soon enough, the program seems to be working again.
Jacqueline pushes the green 'space' button.
CF ] The Harried Witch: Hall
CF \| And then you come to a house not unlike the previous one ...
CF \|
CF \| /\ \
CF \| (O)===)><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><)==(O)
CF \| \/""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""/
CF \| ( (
CF \| ) Infinite Adventure )
CF \| ( presents: (
CF \| ) )
CF \| ( THE HARRIED WITCH (
CF \| ) Adventure #4 )
CF \| ( (
CF \| ) Difficulty level: Repetitive )
CF \| ( (
CF \| /\""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""\
CF \| (O)===)><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><)==(O)
CF \| \/______________________________________________________/
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Office
CF \| Yeah, you're back in the witch's office, which looks the same and
CF \| worse. There's still the long desk in the middle, the telephone, the
CF \| papers everywhere. But now there are cardboard boxes shoved against a
CF \| wall and the witch is constantly walking between them. You can go east
CF \| to the Hall.
CF \|
CF \| The witch is still talking on the telephone while throwing things from
CF \| her desk and office into the boxes with little regard for their
CF \| taxonomy.
CF \|
CF \| As you ... materialize? Is that the right word? Regardless, as you
CF \| arrive, however you arrive, into the Office, you instantly recognize
CF \| it, and somehow it's even in more disarray than before. The desk is
CF \| maybe more bereft of papers, but the floor and chairs are definitely
CF \| more covered in them. The witch is clutching the telephone receiver
CF \| between her shoulder and ear while she rifles through some papers.
CF \| It's only a moment until she notices you.
CF \|
CF \| She slams down the phone. "What are you ..." she begins, and as she
CF \| did before, she looks directly upward. "Christ," she says, more to
CF \| herself than anything. "Harried, am I?" She returns to you. "You
CF \| certainly are a perseverant little adventurer, aren't you?" she says,
CF \| her smile like lightning. "I think I was pretty clear about the
CF \| circumstances that are circumstantiating around here," she says, and
CF \| sweeps her arm across the room. "We're packin' up, movin' out, yee
CF \| haw."
CF \|
CF \| You've learned to speak before she can draw a breath to say more.
CF \| "What's going on? Where are you going?"
CF \|
CF \| She seems surprised by the question. There's a silence you haven't
CF \| heard yet in this room. "You must like this game," she says
CF \| cryptically, "and whatever you think you'll find here." She pauses
CF \| again, then sharply claps her hands. "Very well! I will be happy to
CF \| oblige," she says, even though you don't think you've asked her to
CF \| oblige anything. "How about more adventures? How about more infinity?
CF \| How about you prove to me how much you love it here? Head to the
CF \| Study, precious little adventurer. Come back with evidence, or better
CF \| yet, never." She's already returning to the telephone when she snaps
CF \| her fingers. You feel your inventory probed, and then you're moved
CF \| someplace else.
CF \|
CF \| Hall
CF \| You're in a carpeted hallway that's notable only for its dimness.
CF \| There's a fake potted plant in a corner. The Office is to the west and
CF \| the Study is to the south.
CF \|
CF \| You look at Riley, who was already staring at you. "Difficulty level:
CF \| repetitive," is all she says.
CF \|
CF \| >		Jade says, "awesome #4"
		Jacqueline says, "Circumstantiating"
		DavidW says, "better check inventory. The witch messed with it again, I think."
		Jade says, "repepepepetitive"
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "i"
CF ] The Harried Witch: Hall
CF \| >
CF \| > I
CF \|
CF \| You are carrying:
CF \| an important item from the warrior: a mix tape
CF \| an important item from the stripper: a BBS business card
CF \| an important item from the doctor: a booklet about phreaking
CF \| a skeleton key
CF \|
CF \| >		DavidW says, "ah, tunic gone."
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "s"
CF ] The Harried Witch: Study
CF \| >
CF \| > S
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Study
CF \| Compared to every other Infinite Adventure room you've been
CF \| in, this one is lavishly furnished. There are floor-to-ceiling
CF \| bookshelves brimming with leather-bound books. There are several
CF \| leather chairs, an equal number of standing ashtrays beside them, and
CF \| a roaring fire in the fireplace that makes the parquet floor and the
CF \| bookshelves glow a warm orange. Most interestingly, upon the handsome
CF \| desk in the corner, there is a computer that seems very similar to
CF \| Riley's. The Hall is back to the north.
CF \|
CF \| On the desk is an elegant computer.
CF \|
CF \| >		Jade says, "just the important items"
		Jacqueline says, "huh"
		Jacqueline says, "no safe"
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "x computer"
CF ] The Harried Witch: Study
CF \| >
CF \| > X COMPUTER
CF \|
CF \| (the elegant computer)
CF \| As far as you can tell, it's like Riley's computer, only somehow more
CF \| elegant. It's turned on but doesn't appear to be plugged in anywhere.
CF \| The screen is blank, save for a blinking cursor. The witch seemed to
CF \| suggest you can PLAY it.
CF \|
CF \| The wind blows some of last autumn's leaves against the window,
CF \| ticking against the glass.
CF \|
CF \| >		DavidW says, "This isn't the room with the safe."
		Jacqueline asks, "Is it not?"
		DavidW says, "Also, the safe was in adventure 3 and this is adventure 4."
		Jacqueline says, "We're about to play a game with a game within a game..."
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "play"
CF ] The Harried Witch: Infinite Adventure
CF \| >
CF \| > PLAY
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Infinite Adventure
CF \| Welcome to INFINITE ADVENTURE ver. ∞!
CF \| 0 / 3
CF \| (P)LAY, (A)UTOPLAY, or (Q)UIT?
CF \|
CF \| "This is ... different, I think," you say. "What's autoplay?"
CF \|
CF \| "I don't know," Riley says, clearly bored by now. She looks away. "If
CF \| it means the game can infinitely adventure on its own, that's fine by
CF \| me."
CF \|
CF \| >		Jade says, "perhaps the office"
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "p"
CF ] Infinity
CF \| And then you come to an infinity not unlike the previous one ...
CF \|
CF \| /\ \
CF \| (O)===)><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><)==(O)
CF \| \/""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""/
CF \| ( (
CF \| ) Infinite Adventure )
CF \| ( presents: (
CF \| ) )
CF \| ( INFINITY (
CF \| ) Adventure #∞ )
CF \| ( (
CF \| ) Difficulty level: Infinite )
CF \| ( (
CF \| /\""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""\
CF \| (O)===)><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><)==(O)
CF \| \/______________________________________________________/
CF \|
CF \| Infinity
CF \| You are in Infinity. Very far in the distance, you think you can see
CF \| the king of spades. You can go north, south, east, and west to
CF \| Infinity.
CF \|
CF \| "What's going on? This isn't like it's supposed to be," you say to
CF \| Riley, who seems unsympathetic.
CF \|
CF \| >		Jacqueline says, "I don't like this."
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "n"
CF ] Infinity
CF \| >
CF \| > N
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Infinity
CF \| You are in Infinity. Very far in the distance, you think you can see a
CF \| turnip. You can go north, south, east, and west to Infinity.
CF \|
CF \| >		Jacqueline says, "But I'm allergic to digital vegetables."
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "n"
CF ] Infinity
CF \| >
CF \| > N
CF \|
CF \| Infinity
CF \| You are in Infinity. Very far in the distance, you think you can see a
CF \| cloud. You can go north, south, east, and west to Infinity.
CF \|
CF \| "Where are the different rooms?" you say.
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "n"
CF ] Infinity
CF \| >
CF \| > N
CF \|
CF \| Infinity
CF \| You are in Infinity. Very far in the distance, you think you can see a
CF \| Walkman. You can go north, south, east, and west to Infinity.
CF \|
CF \| Riley seems momentarily interested in the fact that Infinite
CF \| Adventure may finally and truly be unplayable. "Try a different
CF \| direction," she says.
CF \|
CF \| >		Jacqueline says, "yay walkman"
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "n"
CF ] Infinity
CF \| >
CF \| > N
CF \|
CF \| Infinity
CF \| You are in Infinity. Very far in the distance, you think you can see a
CF \| fire lizard. You can go north, south, east, and west to Infinity.
CF \|
CF \| "I dunno, maybe another direction?" she says.
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "e"
CF ] Infinity
CF \| >
CF \| > E
CF \|
CF \| Infinity
CF \| You are in Infinity. Very far in the distance, you think you can see a
CF \| roll of film. You can go north, south, east, and west to Infinity.
CF \|
CF \| "I told you," Riley says, giving a smug smile. "Let's quit and do
CF \| something else. Or maybe try the autoplay thing."
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "e"
CF ] Infinity
CF \| >
CF \| > E
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Infinity
CF \| You are in Infinity. Very far in the distance, you think you can see
CF \| an orthopedic shoe. You can go north, south, east, and west to
CF \| Infinity.
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "q"
CF ] Infinity
CF \| >
CF \| > Q
CF \|
CF \| Are you sure you want to quit INFINITE ADVENTURE—VERSION ∞?
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "y"
CF ] The Harried Witch: Infinite Adventure
CF \| Are you sure you want to quit INFINITE ADVENTURE—VERSION ∞?
CF \| > Y
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| But you were so close to getting a cloud!
CF \|
CF \| Infinite Adventure
CF \| Welcome to INFINITE ADVENTURE ver. ∞!
CF \| 0 / 3
CF \| (P)LAY, (A)UTOPLAY, or (Q)UIT?
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "a"
CF ] The Harried Witch: Infinite Adventure
CF \| And then you come to a house not unlike the previous one ...
CF \|
CF \| /\ \
CF \| (O)===)><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><)==(O)
CF \| \/""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""/
CF \| ( (
CF \| ) Infinite Adventure )
CF \| ( presents: (
CF \| ) )
CF \| ( THE HISTORICAL TROLL (
CF \| ) Adventure #5 )
CF \| ( (
CF \| ) Difficulty level: Autoplay )
CF \| ( (
CF \| /\""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""\
CF \| (O)===)><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><)==(O)
CF \| \/______________________________________________________/
CF \|
CF \| Drawing Room
CF \| You are in the Drawing Room. It is creepy. You can see north, east.
CF \|
CF \| You can see a troll here.
CF \|
CF \| >TALK TO TROLL
CF \| "I certainly am a history buff," the troll says. "I even saw an
CF \| original copy of the Magna Carta in this very spooky mansion! But
CF \| someone has stapled it to the wall. I'd be grateful if you could bring
CF \| it to me without further damaging it."
CF \|
CF \| >TICKLE TROLL
CF \| He doesn't seem particularly ticklish.
CF \|
CF \| >N
CF \|
CF \| Bathroom
CF \| You are in the Bathroom. Someone has slashed the wallpaper here.
CF \| Exits: south.
CF \|
CF \| You can see a staple remover here.
CF \|
CF \| >EXAMINE REMOVER
CF \| A typical black staple remover.
CF \|
CF \| >TAKE REMOVER
CF \| Taken.
CF \|
CF \| >S
CF \|
CF \| Drawing Room
CF \| You are in the Drawing Room. It is creepy. You can see north, east.
CF \|
CF \| You can see a troll here.
CF \|
CF \| >E
CF \|
CF \| Master Bedroom
CF \| You are in the Master Bedroom. You think you hear a spaceship crashing
CF \| somewhere.
CF \|
CF \| You can see the Magna Carta here.
CF \|
CF \| >EXAMINE MAGNA CARTA
CF \| It appears to be one of the few remaining exemplifications of the
CF \| document. It is in excellent condition, the fact that it is stapled to
CF \| the wall notwithstanding.
CF \|
CF \| >TAKE MAGNA CARTA
CF \| You can't just take it; it's stapled to the wall!
CF \|
CF \| >REMOVE STAPLES WITH STAPLE REMOVER
CF \| You carefully remove the eight staples that fastened the Magna Carta
CF \| to the wall. Both the staples and the Magna Carta fall to the floor.
CF \|
CF \| >LOOK
CF \| Master Bedroom
CF \| You are in the Master Bedroom. You think you hear a spaceship crashing
CF \| somewhere.
CF \|
CF \| You can see some staples and the Magna Carta here.
CF \|
CF \| >LISTEN
CF \| Listening again, you no longer hear anything. Maybe you're imagining
CF \| things.
CF \|
CF \| >TAKE MAGNA CARTA
CF \| Taken.
CF \|
CF \| >I
CF \| You are carrying:
CF \| an important item from the warrior: a mix tape
CF \| an important item from the stripper: a BBS business card
CF \| an important item from the doctor: a booklet about phreaking
CF \| a staple remover
CF \| a skeleton key
CF \|
CF \| >ABSOLUTELY CHUCK THE STAPLE REMOVER AGAINST THE WALL
CF \| The staple remover shatters into smithereens.
CF \|
CF \| >W
CF \|
CF \| Drawing Room
CF \| You are in the Drawing Room. It is creepy. You can see north, east.
CF \|
CF \| You can see a troll here.
CF \|
CF \| >GIVE CARTA TO TROLL
CF \| "Thank you, friend. I shall report my success to my fellow barons.
CF \| Sic semper tyrannis!" the troll says cryptically, and then he
CF \| disappears into a puff of green smoke.
CF \|
CF \| * You win! *
CF \|
CF \| Infinite Adventure
CF \| Welcome to INFINITE ADVENTURE ver. ∞!
CF \| 1 / 3
CF \| (P)LAY, (A)UTOPLAY, or (Q)UIT?
CF \|
CF \| "Whoa," you say, beginning to scroll back and read through everything
CF \| that just happened. "That was weird."
CF \|
CF \| "Yeah," Riley says, leaning a bit closer to the screen. "What do you
CF \| think it means?"
CF \|
CF \| "I have no idea. Maybe we could ... ask the witch about it?"
CF \|
CF \| "Didn't she say she wanted proof or something?"
CF \|
CF \| "Yeah, I think so."
CF \|
CF \| "Maybe ... play it again?" Riley says, her voice small.
CF \|
CF \| >		Jade says, "A"
		Jacqueline says, "1/3"
		Jacqueline asks, "So, play again?"
		Jacqueline asks, "Autoplay, I mean?"
		DavidW says, "yeah autoplay again please"
		Knight_Otu asks, "I guess?"
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "a"
CF ] The Harried Witch: Infinite Adventure
CF \| And then you come to a house not unlike the previous one ...
CF \|
CF \| /\ \
CF \| (O)===)><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><)==(O)
CF \| \/""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""/
CF \| ( (
CF \| ) Infinite Adventure )
CF \| ( presents: (
CF \| ) )
CF \| ( THE TERRIFIED ZOMBIE (
CF \| ) Adventure #6 )
CF \| ( (
CF \| ) Difficulty level: Autoplay )
CF \| ( (
CF \| /\""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""\
CF \| (O)===)><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><)==(O)
CF \| \/______________________________________________________/
CF \|
CF \| Foyer
CF \| You are in a foyer. The walls are painted light blue. You can go east.
CF \|
CF \| You can see a zombie here.
CF \|
CF \| >TALK TO ZOMBIE
CF \| "H-hello," the zombie says, shaking. "I'm supposed to have a very
CF \| important lunch in the Dining Room. But there is a h-hippopotamus in
CF \| the way! Could ... could you somehow help me get past it?"
CF \|
CF \| >E
CF \|
CF \| Sitting Room
CF \| You are in the Sitting Room. The corners are covered with dead moths.
CF \| Exits are south, east, west.
CF \|
CF \| You can see a very angry hippopotamus here.
CF \|
CF \| >EXAMINE MOTHS
CF \| They look slightly weird but inconsequential.
CF \|
CF \| >EXAMINE HIPPOPOTAMUS
CF \| It looks very angry and on the verge of getting very angrier.
CF \|
CF \| >E
CF \| The very angry hippopotamus blocks your way!
CF \|
CF \| >PUSH HIPPOPOTAMUS
CF \| The hippopotamus snorts menacingly as you draw near, and you step back
CF \| from it.
CF \|
CF \| >S
CF \|
CF \| Salon
CF \| You are in the Salon. You feel like you're trespassing. Doors lead
CF \| north.
CF \|
CF \| You can see a hypnotist here.
CF \|
CF \| >EXAMINE HYPNOTIST
CF \| A hypnotist stands in the center of the room. She is dressed in a coat
CF \| and tails, and she twirls a gold pocket watch from its chain.
CF \|
CF \| >TALK TO HYPNOTIST
CF \| "Are you interested in being hypnotized?" she says. "I can make you
CF \| think you're a chicken." With that, she whirls her watch in a
CF \| mesmerizing manner. You now think you're a chicken.
CF \|
CF \| >BUK BAWK
CF \| Buk buk bawk bakaw, bawk bawk buk.
CF \|
CF \| >BAKAW BUK
CF \| Bawk buk buk bakaw.
CF \|
CF \| >PECK HYPNOTIST
CF \| You peck angrily at the hypnotist's feet, and she shrieks in pain,
CF \| dropping her pocket watch. The spell broken, you no longer think
CF \| you're a chicken.
CF \|
CF \| >TAKE WATCH
CF \| Taken.
CF \|
CF \| >EXAMINE WATCH
CF \| The pocket watch is made of gold and is attached to a fine golden
CF \| chain.
CF \|
CF \| >HYPNOTIZE HYPNOTIST
CF \| You try to twirl the watch around in the same way that she did. You
CF \| attempt to telepathically convey chickeny thoughts to her. They must
CF \| work, because the hypnotist begins scratching and pecking at the
CF \| ground.
CF \|
CF \| >TALK TO HYPNOTIST
CF \| "Buk buk bawk buk," the hypnotist says.
CF \|
CF \| >N
CF \|
CF \| Sitting Room
CF \| You are in the Sitting Room. The corners are covered with dead moths.
CF \| Exits are south, east, west.
CF \|
CF \| You can see a very angry hippopotamus here.
CF \|
CF \| >HYPNOTIZE HIPPOPOTAMUS
CF \| You attempt the same motions and thoughts as you did with the
CF \| hypnotist. It's not clear if the hippopotamus is now more or less
CF \| chickenlike, but it is markedly drowsier. It stumbles to a corner and
CF \| begins to sleep. You can now go east.
CF \|
CF \| >E
CF \|
CF \| Dining Room
CF \| You are in the Dining Room. Someone has left muddy footprints here.
CF \| Obvious exits: west.
CF \|
CF \| >W
CF \|
CF \| Sitting Room
CF \| You are in the Sitting Room. The corners are covered with dead moths.
CF \| Exits are south, east, west.
CF \|
CF \| You can see a sleeping hippopotamus here.
CF \|
CF \| >W
CF \|
CF \| Foyer
CF \| You are in a foyer. The walls are painted light blue. You can go east.
CF \|
CF \| You can see a zombie here.
CF \|
CF \| >TALK TO ZOMBIE
CF \| You give the zombie a detailed recounting of what has transpired, and
CF \| now the zombie is terrified of you in addition to the hippopotamus.
CF \|
CF \| >TAKE ZOMBIE
CF \| The zombie is terrified of you and seemingly everything, and he
CF \| refuses to go with you.
CF \|
CF \| >HYPNOTIZE ZOMBIE
CF \| You spin the watch around like a yo-yo and try to conjure confidence
CF \| in the zombie. It works perhaps all too well, because he looks out of
CF \| the Foyer, through the Sitting Room, and into the Dining Room. He sees
CF \| the path is clear. "Out of my way!" he bellows, shoving you aside, and
CF \| begins shambling eastward.
CF \|
CF \| * You win! *
CF \|
CF \| Infinite Adventure
CF \| Welcome to INFINITE ADVENTURE ver. ∞!
CF \| 2 / 3
CF \| (P)LAY, (A)UTOPLAY, or (Q)UIT?
CF \|
CF \| "This keeps getting weirder," you say. Riley makes chicken noises in
CF \| response, but they seem sympathetic, rather than mocking, if one can
CF \| infer emotions from chicken noises. Then she laughs.
CF \|
CF \| >		Knight_Otu blinks.
		Jacqueline says, "wow."
		Jacqueline says, "That was fun."
		Jade says, "but, but, but..."
		DavidW asks, "Maybe once more?"
		Jacqueline asks (of Jade), "But what?"
		Jacqueline says (to DW), "Yeah, I'm guessing one more time."
		Jade says, "try"
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "a"
CF ] The Mirthless Sheriff: Closet
CF \| And then you come to a house not unlike the previous one ...
CF \|
CF \| /\ \
CF \| (O)===)><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><)==(O)
CF \| \/""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""/
CF \| ( (
CF \| ) Infinite Adventure )
CF \| ( presents: (
CF \| ) )
CF \| ( THE MIRTHLESS SHERIFF (
CF \| ) Adventure #7 )
CF \| ( (
CF \| ) Difficulty level: Autoplay )
CF \| ( (
CF \| /\""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""\
CF \| (O)===)><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><)==(O)
CF \| \/______________________________________________________/
CF \|
CF \| Parlor
CF \| You are in the Parlor. You feel like you shouldn't be here. Doors lead
CF \| north, south, west.
CF \|
CF \| A mirthless sheriff stands here, filing his nails.
CF \|
CF \| >EXAMINE SHERIFF
CF \| He's a typical Wild West sheriff, with a huge hat, cowboy boots, and a
CF \| tan vest with a tin star pinned on it. He looks like someone who is
CF \| joyless and could use a laugh.
CF \|
CF \| >EXAMINE HAT
CF \| It's probably a ten-gallon hat, but you have neither gasoline cans nor
CF \| milk jugs to accurately measure its volume.
CF \|
CF \| >TALK TO SHERIFF
CF \| "Go away," he says, not looking at you, still filing his nails. They
CF \| look smooth enough to you.
CF \|
CF \| >TAKE FILE
CF \| "Go get your own," the sheriff snarls, clutching it in his fists until
CF \| you back away. He then resumes filing his nails.
CF \|
CF \| >S
CF \|
CF \| Closet
CF \| You are in the Closet. It is small and dim. Exits: north.
CF \|
CF \| There's a tall wooden cabinet here. It's got a glass panel set in its
CF \| front door, and light dimly shines from within it. The only thing in
CF \| it is a small trophy. The cabinet is locked with a brass padlock.
CF \|
CF \| >EXAMINE TROPHY
CF \| a~ZgF3%#jj*)2GJ
CF \| ###INCOMPAT_ITEM###
CF \| ... autoplay error $07e5 ...
CF \| ... resuming in play mode ...
CF \|
CF \| "The game is broken, Em," Riley says to you, her speech slow and
CF \| staccato, explaining something painfully obvious. "Can we please
CF \| please please do something else?"
CF \|
CF \| "Just ..." you begin, then sigh. "I need to know," you plead, although
CF \| you have no idea what you mean. Riley shakes her head and huffs, but
CF \| she doesn't take over the keyboard, either.
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "a"
CF ] The Mirthless Sheriff: Closet
CF \| >
CF \| > A
CF \|
CF \| ... autoplay error $07e5 ...
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "l"
CF ] The Mirthless Sheriff: Closet
CF \| >
CF \| > L
CF \|
CF \| Closet
CF \| You are in the Closet. It is small and dim. Exits: north.
CF \|
CF \| There's a tall wooden cabinet here. It's got a glass panel set in its
CF \| front door, and light dimly shines from within it. The only thing in
CF \| it is a small trophy. The cabinet is locked with a brass padlock.
CF \|
CF \| >		Jade says, "lol"
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "x trophy"
CF ] The Mirthless Sheriff: Closet
CF \| >
CF \| > X TROPHY
CF \|
CF \| Even without reading it, you know exactly what it is. It's a little
CF \| plastic trophy maybe four inches tall. A glued-on label at the bottom
CF \| reads YOU'RE THE BEST. There was this dumb thing in seventh grade
CF \| where the teachers would decide on a student every week who would get
CF \| a trophy. By the end of the school year, pretty much everyone had one,
CF \| even you. But not Riley, something she mentioned darkly once, and it's
CF \| seemed to hang over her like some weird cloud ever since. It's not
CF \| clear why she'd care about something so pointless, but you've learned
CF \| to not mention it and especially not to joke about it.
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "i"
CF ] The Mirthless Sheriff: Closet
CF \| >
CF \| > I
CF \|
CF \| You are carrying:
CF \| an important item from the warrior: a mix tape
CF \| an important item from the stripper: a BBS business card
CF \| an important item from the doctor: a booklet about phreaking
CF \| a pocket watch
CF \| a skeleton key
CF \|
CF \| >		Jade says, "take it and examine"
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "unlock padlock with skeleton key"
CF ] The Harried Witch: Infinite Adventure
CF \| >
CF \| > UNLOCK PADLOCK WITH SKELETON KEY
CF \|
CF \| Maybe the CompuDoctor isn't as naive as he seems. You slide the key
CF \| into the lock and it pops open. You open the cabinet and withdraw the
CF \| trophy.
CF \|
CF \| * You win! *
CF \|
CF \| Infinite Adventure
CF \| Welcome to INFINITE ADVENTURE ver. ∞!
CF \| 3 / 3
CF \| (P)LAY, (A)UTOPLAY, or (Q)UIT?
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "i"
CF ] The Harried Witch: Infinite Adventure
CF \| >
CF \| > I
CF \|
CF \| You are carrying:
CF \| an important item from the warrior: a mix tape
CF \| an important item from the stripper: a BBS business card
CF \| an important item from the doctor: a booklet about phreaking
CF \| a trophy
CF \| a pocket watch
CF \|
CF \| >		Knight_Otu says, "Teachers, what the hell."
		Jacqueline asks, "I want to give her the stuff now. Can I give her the stuff now?"
		Roger says, "aside: $07e5 in decimal equals 2021"
		Jade says, "yes, of course"
		Jacqueline says (to Roger), "Nice"
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "give trophy to Riley"
CF ] The Harried Witch: Study
CF \| >
CF \| > GIVE TROPHY TO RILEY
CF \|
CF \| No. You know that'd definitely make her angry.
CF \|
CF \| ERROR.
CF \|
CF \| Infinite Adventure #4: The Harried Witch
CF \| Study
CF \| Compared to every other Infinite Adventure room you've been
CF \| in, this one is lavishly furnished. There are floor-to-ceiling
CF \| bookshelves brimming with leather-bound books. There are several
CF \| leather chairs, an equal number of standing ashtrays beside them, and
CF \| a roaring fire in the fireplace that makes the parquet floor and the
CF \| bookshelves glow a warm orange. Most interestingly, upon the handsome
CF \| desk in the corner, there is a computer that seems very similar to
CF \| Riley's. The Hall is back to the north.
CF \|
CF \| On the desk is an elegant computer.
CF \|
CF \| >		Jacqueline says, "huh"
		DavidW says, "I honestly don't know how the game will react if you give it now, but it must acknowledge the attempt."
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "x books"
CF ] The Harried Witch: Study
CF \| >
CF \| > X BOOKS
CF \|
CF \| You pull a book off a shelf. It has a water-stained interior. This one
CF \| appears to be a novel where the local plumbers' union writes an opera
CF \| about apples. You jam the book back on the shelf.
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "play"
CF ] The Harried Witch: Study
CF \| >
CF \| > PLAY
CF \|
CF \| The computer, which was somehow previously turned on despite not being
CF \| connected to electricity, is currently shut off, likely due to not
CF \| being connected to electricity.
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "x computer"
CF ] The Harried Witch: Study
CF \| >
CF \| > X COMPUTER
CF \|
CF \| (the elegant computer)
CF \| As far as you can tell, it's like Riley's computer, only somehow more
CF \| elegant. The screen is blank—the computer shut off after your
CF \| previous
CF \| adventure.
CF \|
CF \| >		Jade says, "yes, play"
		DavidW asks, "That huge list of topics is well frequently dipped into, isn't it?"
		Jacqueline says, "I'm not sure I can anymore"
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "x chairs"
CF ] The Harried Witch: Study
CF \| >
CF \| > X CHAIRS
CF \|
CF \| Several leather chairs dot the room, each a different color. You
CF \| wonder if each is made of a different animal. You remember how Mr.
CF \| O'Callahan brought in alligator, elephant, and shark skins and made
CF \| everyone pass them around in an unnerving day in fourth-grade science
CF \| class.
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "x ashtrays"
CF ] The Harried Witch: Study
CF \| >
CF \| > X ASHTRAYS
CF \|
CF \| Each ashtray is on a wooden stand beside a chair. The ashtrays are
CF \| made of amber glass and are empty, though there's a general whiff of
CF \| pipe tobacco in the air that probably came factory-installed in this
CF \| room.
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "l"
CF ] The Harried Witch: Study
CF \| >
CF \| > L
CF \|
CF \| Study
CF \| Compared to every other Infinite Adventure room you've been
CF \| in, this one is lavishly furnished. There are floor-to-ceiling
CF \| bookshelves brimming with leather-bound books. There are several
CF \| leather chairs, an equal number of standing ashtrays beside them, and
CF \| a roaring fire in the fireplace that makes the parquet floor and the
CF \| bookshelves glow a warm orange. Most interestingly, upon the handsome
CF \| desk in the corner, there is a computer that seems very similar to
CF \| Riley's. The Hall is back to the north.
CF \|
CF \| On the desk is an elegant computer.
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "x fire"
CF ] The Harried Witch: Study
CF \| >
CF \| > X FIRE
CF \|
CF \| The fireplace is huge, surrounded by mortared fieldstone that rises to
CF \| the ceiling. The fire douses the room in warmth, though upon closer
CF \| inspection you realize there's no actual fuel for the fire—it's just
CF \| flames rising directly from the stone hearth.
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "floor"
CF ] The Harried Witch: Study
CF \| >
CF \| > FLOOR
CF \|
CF \| That sentence isn't understood.
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "x desk"
CF ] The Harried Witch: Study
CF \| >
CF \| > X DESK
CF \|
CF \| A desk made of wood. You're not very good at naming different types of
CF \| wood. Mahogany? Let's say it's mahogany.
CF \|
CF \| On the desk is an elegant computer.
CF \|
CF \| >		DavidW says, "You've very near the end now. Just give the trophy to the witch and the final adventure should start."
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "q"
CF ] The Harried Witch: Study
CF \| >
CF \| > Q
CF \|
CF \| Are you sure you want to quit Infinite Adventure?
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "n"
CF ] The Harried Witch: Study
CF \| Are you sure you want to quit Infinite Adventure?
CF \| > N
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Well, then let's keep infinitely adventuring!
CF \|
CF \| Study
CF \| Compared to every other Infinite Adventure room you've been
CF \| in, this one is lavishly furnished. There are floor-to-ceiling
CF \| bookshelves brimming with leather-bound books. There are several
CF \| leather chairs, an equal number of standing ashtrays beside them, and
CF \| a roaring fire in the fireplace that makes the parquet floor and the
CF \| bookshelves glow a warm orange. Most interestingly, upon the handsome
CF \| desk in the corner, there is a computer that seems very similar to
CF \| Riley's. The Hall is back to the north.
CF \|
CF \| On the desk is an elegant computer.
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "n"
CF ] The Harried Witch: Hall
CF \| >
CF \| > N
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Hall
CF \| You're in a carpeted hallway that's notable only for its dimness.
CF \| There's a fake potted plant in a corner. The Office is to the west and
CF \| the Study is to the south.
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "w"
CF ] The Harried Witch: Office
CF \| >
CF \| > W
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Office
CF \| You're back in the witch's office, which looks the same and worse.
CF \| There's still the long desk in the middle, the telephone, the papers
CF \| everywhere. But now there are cardboard boxes shoved against a wall
CF \| and the witch is constantly walking between them. You can go east to
CF \| the Hall.
CF \|
CF \| The witch is still talking on the telephone while throwing things from
CF \| her desk and office into the boxes with little regard for their
CF \| taxonomy.
CF \|
CF \| >		Jacqueline asks, "Give the trophy to the witch?"
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "give trophy to witch"
CF ] Program Menu
CF \| >
CF \| > GIVE TROPHY TO WITCH
CF \|
CF \| You wave the trophy in front of you, trying to get the witch's
CF \| attention. "I get it, Adam, we'll be done within the hour," she says
CF \| to the telephone, digs through a box, then turns and sees you. "I
CF \| gotta go now," she says, and hangs up. She approaches you and for once
CF \| seems at a loss for words.
CF \|
CF \| "I think this is proof we've infinitely adventured," you say.
CF \|
CF \| She takes the trophy from you and studies it. She looks back at you
CF \| and her face falls a bit. "Indeed," she says softly, and perfunctorily
CF \| snaps her fingers—you know she's managing your inventory again as
CF \| ever—then clenches her fist and looks down. She snaps her fingers one
CF \| more time, and you're gone.
CF \|
CF \| Program Menu
CF \| Welcome, Riley!
CF \|
CF \| 1) Infinite Adventure
CF \| 2) Warriors of Xanmor
CF \| 3) Strip Poker
CF \| 4) CompuDoctor
CF \| 5) Quit
CF \|
CF \| "So ... that's it?" you say. "But the entry is still here."
CF \|
CF \| "Yeah. You could try again, I guess," Riley says, and now she sounds
CF \| sad, too, and the whole situation is unnerving. The rain continuing to
CF \| slap against the house isn't helping.
CF \|
CF \| >		Jacqueline says, "Oh right"
		Jade asks, "??"
		DavidW says, "uhhh. It is possible to give it to Riley if you do a lot of other things exactly right."
		DavidW says, "It's quite a challenge to do."
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "i"
CF ] Program Menu
CF \| >
CF \| > I
CF \|
CF \| You are carrying:
CF \| an important item from the warrior: a mix tape
CF \| an important item from the stripper: a BBS business card
CF \| an important item from the doctor: a booklet about phreaking
CF \|
CF \| >		Jacqueline asks, "Did we give everyone everything that they needed?"
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "give tape to Riley"
CF ] Program Menu
CF \| >
CF \| > GIVE TAPE TO RILEY
CF \|
CF \| Please enter a number corresponding to your choice.
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "5"
CF ] The Office
CF \| >
CF \| > 5
CF \|
CF \| [Quit]
CF \|
CF \| The Office
CF \| You're sitting in front of the computer in the room Riley's family
CF \| calls the Office. But the room doesn't look like much of anything
CF \| anymore. Most of the contents are packed in moving boxes shoved
CF \| against one wall. The furniture has been removed, save for the desk
CF \| upon which the computer sits, the office chair you're sitting in, and
CF \| the chair Riley's sitting in, an old folding one she must have dug out
CF \| of somewhere. One framed artwork remains hanging on the wall.
CF \|
CF \| On the desk are a computer and a notebook. The desk has a drawer on
CF \| the left-hand side. The drawer is open, and there's a compact disc
CF \| magazine inside of it.
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "give tape to Riley"
CF ] The Office
CF \| >
CF \| > GIVE TAPE TO RILEY
CF \|
CF \| You know it's not time for that yet, Em.
CF \|
CF \| >		Jacqueline says, "oh"
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "play"
CF ] Program Menu
CF \| >
CF \| > PLAY
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Program Menu
CF \| Welcome, Riley!
CF \|
CF \| 1) Infinite Adventure
CF \| 2) Warriors of Xanmor
CF \| 3) Strip Poker
CF \| 4) CompuDoctor
CF \| 5) Quit
CF \|
CF \| >		DavidW says, "This entire thing is a flashback sequence, you know."
		Jade says, "mmmm"
		Knight_Otu says, "I think we need to play IA one more time, from the sound of it."
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "1"
CF ] Not Unlike: The Office
CF \| And then you come to a house not unlike the previous one ...
CF \|
CF \| /\ \
CF \| (O)===)><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><)==(O)
CF \| \/""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""/
CF \| ( (
CF \| ) Infinite Adventure )
CF \| ( presents: (
CF \| ) )
CF \| ( NOT UNLIKE (
CF \| ) Adventure #8 )
CF \| ( (
CF \| ) Difficulty level: Mimetic )
CF \| ( (
CF \| /\""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""\
CF \| (O)===)><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><)==(O)
CF \| \/______________________________________________________/
CF \|
CF \| The Office
CF \| You're in a room that could be an office, but it doesn't look like
CF \| much of anything anymore. Most of the contents are packed in moving
CF \| boxes shoved against one wall. The furniture has been removed, save
CF \| for the desk upon which there might be a computer but isn't, an office
CF \| chair, and an old folding chair. There are still a few random items in
CF \| the room, as happens when people start to move and aren't sure where
CF \| to pack everything. One framed artwork remains hanging on the wall.
CF \|
CF \| "Em?" Riley says after reading the description.
CF \|
CF \| >		Jade says, "oh"
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "talk to riley"
CF ] Not Unlike: The Office
CF \| >
CF \| > TALK TO RILEY
CF \|
CF \| Riley seems engrossed and disturbed by something she's reading on the
CF \| screen.
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "x art"
CF ] Not Unlike: Bathroom
CF \| >
CF \| > X ART
CF \|
CF \| It's some sort of pop-art portrait with severe lines and few colors.
CF \| It depicts the head of a woman with black hair and nearly white skin.
CF \| Her lipstick is blood red.
CF \|
CF \| "Em?" Riley says again. "This is my house!" she says, her voice
CF \| rising. "That's our stupid painting right there!" she says, pointing
CF \| to the artwork, the real one left hanging in her house. Then she turns
CF \| back to you. "What the hell is this? Some kind of joke, Em? Do you
CF \| think this is funny?" She pauses, unsure. "Go east," she demands.
CF \|
CF \| "But it doesn't say you can—"
CF \|
CF \| "I said go east, god dammit!" She rips the keyboard away from you,
CF \| rattling the desk and the monitor. She stabs the E key, followed by
CF \| Enter.
CF \|
CF \| >E
CF \|
CF \| Hall
CF \| You're in a carpeted hallway that's notable only for its dimness.
CF \| There's a fake potted plant in a corner. The Office is to the west and
CF \| there's a bedroom to the east.
CF \|
CF \| "See? There's our bullshit plant! And if I go north—" she says, her
CF \| teeth clenched as she enters the command.
CF \|
CF \| >N
CF \|
CF \| Bathroom
CF \| It's a typical bathroom, albeit one enamored with pink and peach. Even
CF \| the soap is pink, and the padded toilet seat cover, too. The hall is
CF \| back to the south.
CF \|
CF \| "I told you!" Riley screams. She leaps up, grabs the folding chair she
CF \| was sitting in, and hurls it against some of the moving boxes. The
CF \| whole house seems to shake and you maybe hear packed glass breaking.
CF \| You don't know what else to do other than stare at her, transfixed.
CF \| You watch her face cycle through emotions, her breathing labored. She
CF \| wildly scans the room, then glowers at you, on the verge of crying. "I
CF \| thought I could trust you," she spits, then runs out of the room,
CF \| slamming the Office door behind her.
CF \|
CF \| >		Knight_Otu says, "Uh oh."
		Jacqueline says, "She has Issues"
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "l"
CF ] Not Unlike: Bathroom
CF \| >
CF \| > L
CF \|
CF \| Bathroom
CF \| It's a typical bathroom, albeit one enamored with pink and peach. Even
CF \| the soap is pink, and the padded toilet seat cover, too. The hall is
CF \| back to the south.
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "s"
CF ] Not Unlike: Hall
CF \| >
CF \| > S
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Hall
CF \| You're in a carpeted hallway that's notable only for its dimness.
CF \| There's a fake potted plant in a corner. The Office is to the west and		Jade says, "oh, oh"
CF \| there's a bedroom to the east.
CF \|
CF \| >		Roger says, "She's not a bad person -- she's just coded that way."
		Jacqueline says, "Wait. She ran out of the real room."
		Jacqueline asks, "Right?"
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "q"
CF ] Not Unlike: Hall
CF \| >
CF \| > Q
CF \|
CF \| Are you sure you want to quit Infinite Adventure?
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "y"
CF ] Program Menu
CF \| Are you sure you want to quit Infinite Adventure?
CF \| > Y
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Thanks for playing!
CF \|
CF \| Program Menu
CF \| Welcome, Riley!
CF \|
CF \| 1) Infinite Adventure
CF \| 2) Warriors of Xanmor
CF \| 3) Strip Poker
CF \| 4) CompuDoctor
CF \| 5) Quit
CF \|
CF \| >		Knight_Otu says, "She did."
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "5"
CF ] The Office
CF \| >
CF \| > 5
CF \|
CF \| [Quit]
CF \|
CF \| The Office
CF \| You're sitting in front of the computer in the room Riley's family
CF \| calls the Office. But the room doesn't look like much of anything
CF \| anymore. Most of the contents are packed in moving boxes shoved
CF \| against one wall. The furniture has been removed, save for the desk
CF \| upon which the computer sits, the office chair you're sitting in, and
CF \| the folding chair Riley threw across the room, which you try not to
CF \| think about. One framed artwork remains hanging on the wall.
CF \|
CF \| On the desk are a computer and a notebook. The desk has a drawer on
CF \| the left-hand side. The drawer is open, and there's a compact disc
CF \| magazine inside of it.
CF \|
CF \| >		DavidW says, "Yes, she did."
		DavidW says, "You can visit the virtual bedroom or the real one."
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "e"
CF ] The Office
CF \| >
CF \| > E
CF \|
CF \| You're not sure you can face Riley right now. You decide to stay and
CF \| investigate the computer, even though that doesn't feel like the right
CF \| decision, either.
CF \|
CF \| >		Jacqueline says, "It does not feel like the right decision, no."
		Knight_Otu says, "Em..."
		DavidW says, "ah. Virtual first."
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "play"
CF ] Program Menu
CF \| >
CF \| > PLAY
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Program Menu
CF \| Welcome, Riley!
CF \|
CF \| 1) Infinite Adventure
CF \| 2) Warriors of Xanmor
CF \| 3) Strip Poker
CF \| 4) CompuDoctor
CF \| 5) Quit
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "1"
CF ] Not Unlike: Hall
CF \| >
CF \| > 1
CF \|
CF \| [Infinite Adventure]
CF \|
CF \| Infinite Adventure #8: Not Unlike
CF \| Hall
CF \| You're in a carpeted hallway that's notable only for its dimness.
CF \| There's a fake potted plant in a corner. The Office is to the west and
CF \| there's a bedroom to the east.
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "e"
CF ] Not Unlike: Hall
CF \| >
CF \| > E
CF \|
CF \| Before you can move anywhere, the witch shimmers into existence in a
CF \| confetti of red sparkles, blocking your path. Far from being
CF \| surprised, you're ready to start speaking before she does.
CF \|
CF \| 1) "What the hell is going on?"
CF \| 2) "Why are you here? Where's Riley?"
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "1"
CF ] Not Unlike: Hall
CF \| >
CF \| > 1
CF \|
CF \| ["What the hell is going on?"]
CF \|
CF \| You're more angry than anything upon her sudden appearance. "What the
CF \| hell is going on?" you say.
CF \|
CF \| "Hello, Em," she says gently. "I wasn't sure if you'd make it this
CF \| far. But since you did ... you likely know the answer already."
CF \|
CF \| 1) "I have no idea what you're talking about."
CF \| 2) "Is this just a game to you? Whatever you're doing here?"
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "1"
CF ] Not Unlike: Hall
CF \| >
CF \| > 1
CF \|
CF \| ["I have no idea what you're talking about."]
CF \|
CF \| You stare straight at her. "I have no idea what you're talking about."
CF \|
CF \| She takes a deep breath. "You do, Em, you do," she says, but she's not
CF \| the crazy fast-talking witch anymore. She sounds much more like a high
CF \| school guidance counselor. "Listen, I need to tell you something."
CF \|
CF \| 1) "Go ahead and talk. It's not like I can stop you."
CF \| 2) "You know what? I'm done listening to you."
CF \|
CF \| >		Jade says, "east is the bedroom"
		DavidW says, "The witch interrupted the east."
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "1"
CF ] Not Unlike: Hall
CF \| >
CF \| > 1
CF \|
CF \| ["Go ahead and talk. It's not like I can stop you."]
CF \|
CF \| You roll your eyes. "Go ahead and talk. It's not like I can stop you,"
CF \| you say.
CF \|
CF \| "Maybe not," she says with a brief exhale of a laugh. "But Emerson,
CF \| you'll need to go to that bedroom and talk to Riley. Here, as in
CF \| Infinite Adventure here. And I ... I just wanted to make sure
CF \| you're ready." She seems almost ... maternal, though you immediately
CF \| shove that thought from your mind.
CF \|
CF \| 1) "I don't have to talk to her."
CF \| 2) "I'm worried about her."
CF \| 3) "Why can't I just go talk to her for real?"
CF \|
CF \| >		Jacqueline asks, "2 or 3, folks?"
		Knight_Otu says, "Either, really."
		Jade says, "3"
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "3"
CF ] Not Unlike: Hall
CF \| >
CF \| > 3
CF \|
CF \| ["Why can't I just go talk to her for real?"]
CF \|
CF \| "Why can't I just go talk to her for real?" you say, although you have
CF \| no idea where reality and Infinite Adventure intersect. It
CF \| makes your head throb.
CF \|
CF \| "Let's call it a rehearsal, I suppose," she says. "And I
CF \| want—we want to be sure you're prepared, that we've all
CF \| helped prepare you." She begins gesturing in the air like she's
CF \| flipping through file folders, and you realize she's doing some sort
CF \| of witchy thing again. "Let me just look something up," she says,
CF \| staring at the air. There's a moment's pause, then she nods and
CF \| smiles. "Well, Em, it looks like you've helped everyone you've met.
CF \| Even Ashley," she says, chuckling a bit. "That's good. I think you're
CF \| ready. You can explore a bit more if you'd like, of course, but her
CF \| bedroom is to the east, as you know." She looks away for a moment.
CF \| "Good luck, Em. She needs you." She pauses. "And it was ... nice to
CF \| see you again," she says, and now it seems like she's going to cry,
CF \| too. Instead, she breathes deeply. "Onward, precious adventurer, you,"
CF \| she says, takes one last look at everything—you, the dim hall, the
CF \| fake plant—and waves her wand in a circle over her head. She leaves
CF \| as
CF \| easily as she came, the red sparks quickly fading.
CF \|
CF \| Hall
CF \| You're in a carpeted hallway that's notable only for its dimness.
CF \| There's a fake potted plant in a corner. The Office is to the west and
CF \| there's a bedroom to the east.
CF \|
CF \| >		Jade says, "e"
		Jacqueline asks, "Was that our mom?"
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "e"
CF ] Not Unlike: Bedroom
CF \| >
CF \| > E
CF \|
CF \| Bedroom
CF \| You're in Riley's bedroom, the Infinite Adventure version of
CF \| it, where everything is outlined in hideous neon: her bed and dresser,
CF \| the curtains that Riley hates but her mother insisted be hung, the
CF \| scarab on the poster of Journey's Escape album cover. Riley
CF \| herself seems to glow electric white.
CF \|
CF \| Immediately upon you entering, Riley seems delighted to see you. She's
CF \| sitting on the floor, slouched against the wall near her bed. "Emmy!"
CF \| she cries, giggling. "Emmy Em Em." The only other person to ever call
CF \| you Emmy was your mother. You do not let anyone else call you
CF \| that, and Riley knows it. Riley is clutching an old-looking bottle
CF \| where a sky-blue liquid swirls. She must have swiped it from the
CF \| poorly spelled plains of Xanmor. She smiles and takes a chug.
CF \|
CF \| 1) "Are you drunk?"
CF \| 2) "Stop it."
CF \|
CF \| >		DavidW says, "No. Elise the witch."
		Knight_Otu says, "Or her mom."
		DavidW says, "Valerie is her mom."
		Jacqueline says, "Well, I think our mom is dead."
		Jacqueline says, "And I wonder if that maternal moment we just had was our mom."
		DavidW says, "Yes, our mom died."
		Knight_Otu says, "Elise may well be an alias."
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "1"
CF ] Not Unlike: Bedroom
CF \| >
CF \| > 1
CF \|
CF \| ["Are you drunk?"]
CF \|
CF \| "Riley? Are you ... drunk?" you say.
CF \|
CF \| "Oh Emerson," she says, adopting a vaguely English manner of speech.
CF \| "Has thou ever traversed the fine fields of Xanmor in the morn? 'Tis
CF \| quite pleasingable." She takes another swig.
CF \|
CF \| 1) "Put down the bottle, Riley."
CF \| 2) "What do you think you're doing?"
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "2"
CF ] Not Unlike: Bedroom
CF \| >
CF \| > 2
CF \|
CF \| ["What do you think you're doing?"]
CF \|
CF \| "What do you think you're doing?" you say in as steady of a voice as
CF \| you can muster.
CF \|
CF \| "I'm doing lots of things," she says petulantly. "Just look!
CF \| Look what I can do!" She snaps her fingers—what is it with everyone
CF \| snapping their fingers here?—and little electric flames dance from
CF \| her
CF \| fingertips. "I'm a birthday cake!" She giggles for too long.
CF \|
CF \| 1) "You're not a birthday cake."
CF \| 2) "Fine. You're a birthday cake."
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "2"
CF ] Not Unlike: Bedroom
CF \| >
CF \| > 2
CF \|
CF \| ["Fine. You're a birthday cake."]
CF \|
CF \| "Fine. You're a birthday cake. Now can you please put that stupid
CF \| bottle down?"
CF \|
CF \| "No, I'm not," Riley says matter-of-factly. She straightens up and
CF \| sharpens her eyes. "Isn't this what you wanted, Em?" she says,
CF \| perfectly clear. "All of this infinity? You could go on and on
CF \| forever. We could go on and on forever. Everyone could go on
CF \| and on and on and on." She snaps her fingers again. A taller flame
CF \| leaps towards her curtains.
CF \|
CF \| 1) "I don't know what I want."
CF \| 2) "I don't want it like this!"
CF \|
CF \| >		Jacqueline says, "eep"
		Jade says, "odd"
		Jacqueline asks, "I'm going to say 2... do you all want me to slow down and get votes for the conversation prompts?"
		Knight_Otu says, "2 is fine by me."
		DavidW says, "I'm good with whatever choices you make."
		Jade says, "not neccesary for me"
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "2"
CF ] Not Unlike: Bedroom
CF \| >
CF \| > 2
CF \|
CF \| ["I don't want it like this!"]
CF \|
CF \| "I don't want it like this!" you say, opening your arms wildly,
CF \| gesturing at the lurid neon.
CF \|
CF \| "No, of course not," Riley says. "Nothing too beautiful or too
CF \| dangerous for our precious little Emerson. But then why do you think
CF \| you keep playing this stupid game? Don't you want me?" Then she snaps
CF \| her fingers, and instead of flame, she transforms into the witch (but
CF \| of course it isn't the witch, you know that by now), towering over
CF \| you. "Or me?" the witch says. She snaps her fingers and returns to
CF \| Riley. "How ever is your mother these days, anyway?" she says darkly,
CF \| then snaps and snaps again, the flames getting dangerously close to
CF \| the curtains.
CF \|
CF \| 1) "You have NO RIGHT to talk about her!"
CF \| 2) "Riley, STOP IT. You're scaring me!"
CF \|
CF \| >		Jade says, "bur first save"
		Jacqueline says, "I don't think you can save during menus."
		Jade says, "ok"
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "2"
CF \| >
CF \| > 2
CF \|
CF \| ["Riley, STOP IT. You're scaring me!"]
CF \|
CF \| "Riley, STOP IT. You're scaring me!" you scream. You don't know what
CF \| else to do, so you rush up to her and try to rip the blue bottle away
CF \| from her. It's impossible. Instead, she kicks you away, and you reel
CF \| backwards.
CF \|
CF \| "* You lose! *, Em," she says, and you can even hear the asterisks
CF \| coming out of her mouth like shurikens pinning you against the far
CF \| wall. She takes a huge slug from the bottle but holds it in her
CF \| cheeks. She snaps again and exhales fire like an electric dragon. She
CF \| sprays the curtains, her bed, the Journey poster, her stuffed animals
CF \| she's too old for. You try to say something, but she just smiles,
CF \| serene, as the flames drown her.
Jacqueline pushes the green 'space' button.
CF ] The Office
CF \| You hear thunder crash and the computer snaps off.
CF \|
CF \| The Office
CF \| The power must have gone out. Everything is dark, save for occasional
CF \| slashes of lightning. The hall—the real one—is east.
CF \|
CF \| >		Jacqueline says, "Golly"
		Knight_Otu says, "Well that bodes well."
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "e"
CF ] Hall
CF \| >
CF \| > E
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Hall
CF \| The hall is even darker, with no real windows. Riley's bedroom is
CF \| east, and you see some yellowish light coming from it.
CF \|
CF \| >		Jacqueline says (to KO), "Totally bodes well, yeah. Absolutely."
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "e"
CF ] Riley's Bedroom
CF \| >
CF \| > E
CF \|
CF \| Riley's Bedroom
CF \| A few pillar candles glow from various parts of Riley's bedroom,
CF \| giving an aura of pleasant warmth. She must have dug them out from
CF \| somewhere. It's obvious Riley hasn't begun packing. Everything—her
CF \| posters, her stuffed animals, the photos on the dresser—are where
CF \| they've always been. Riley's on the floor, slouched against the wall
CF \| near her bed, her head down and hands pressing against her temples.
CF \|
CF \| She doesn't hear you enter, so you kind of make throat-clearing noises
CF \| until she does. She looks up, drops her hands, and looks away. "Hey,"
CF \| she finally says, "sorry for freaking out on you there." She looks
CF \| away again.
CF \|
CF \| You scuff at the carpet a bit. "It's okay. That was ... pretty weird,"
CF \| you say.
CF \|
CF \| She looks back at you, her eyes now swelling with tears. "What—what
CF \| am
CF \| I going to do, Em? I'm leaving. I'm leaving and I'm never coming
CF \| back." Her lower lip quivers.
CF \|
CF \| "Everything will be okay," you say.
CF \|
CF \| "How, Em?" she says sharply. "I'm never going to see my friends again.
CF \| I'm never going to see you again. How do you know it will be
CF \| okay?" She grimaces and closes her eyes.
CF \|
CF \| You take a very deep breath. "Personal experience," is all you can
CF \| muster without collapsing into tears yourself.
CF \|
CF \| She looks up. "Because of your—"
CF \|
CF \| "Yeah."
CF \|
CF \| "Sorry, I didn't mean to bring it up."
CF \|
CF \| "You didn't," you say, and you give a little laugh. "I did. Look,
CF \| Riley—we can still be friends."
CF \|
CF \| "I'm sorry, Em, but I still don't see how," she says, more gently this
CF \| time. "I'm going to be in some stupid small town in Wisconsin. And
CF \| you'll be here. It's like a thousand miles away." You know it isn't,
CF \| but you also know literal geography isn't the same as geography of the
CF \| heart.
CF \|
CF \| 1) "I've learned about something called a BBS."
CF \| 2) "I've got some new music for us to talk about."
CF \| 3) "I want to be able to talk to you on the phone as much as we want."
CF \| 4) You know what? She doesn't deserve any of this stuff. It's her
CF \| fault she's leaving. She'll be fine.
CF \|
CF \| >		Jacqueline says, "4 is -- wow"
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "1"
CF ] Riley's Bedroom
CF \| >
CF \| > 1
CF \|
CF \| ["I've learned about something called a BBS."]
CF \|
CF \| "I've learned about something called a BBS," you say, and you hand her
CF \| the business card.
CF \|
CF \| "What's that? What does it stand for?"
CF \|
CF \| "I ... forget," you say. "But it's a computer thing. Like you call
CF \| into it with your computer. And I could call into it. And we could
CF \| talk and play games and stuff." You wish Ashley could have explained
CF \| it better to you, but you think you're doing okay.
CF \|
CF \| "How do you call with a computer?"
CF \|
CF \| "I think you've got a modem thing. I heard your dad talk about it
CF \| once. And we could send each other messages and stay in touch! We
CF \| could do it every day or whatever you want. This one is in Appleton, I
CF \| guess, where you're moving."
CF \|
CF \| "I don't really get it—I guess I'd have to see it. But that sounds
CF \| like it could be pretty cool," she says.
CF \|
CF \| 1) "I've got some new music for us to talk about."
CF \| 2) "I want to be able to talk to you on the phone as much as we want."
CF \| 3) Actually, that's all I want to give her.
CF \|
CF \| >		DavidW says, "I didn't dare choose 4 since that seems like a fatal decision."
		Jade says, "go from 1 to 4"
		Jacqueline reads the bit where it says, 'We could do it every day,' and thinks back to the phone bills and data overage charges she used to have from that sort of thing.
		DavidW says, "give her the other two things, yes."
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "1"
CF ] Riley's Bedroom
CF \| >
CF \| > 1
CF \|
CF \| ["I've got some new music for us to talk about."]
CF \|
CF \| "I got some new music for us to talk about. Some things I think you'll
CF \| like." You give her the cassette and she scans the tracks listed on
CF \| the cardboard insert.
CF \|
CF \| "This isn't your handwriting. Where'd you get this?" Riley says.
CF \|
CF \| "It's a surprise!" you say, because it will certainly be a surprise to
CF \| you, too. You hope Gardon has good taste.
CF \|
CF \| She looks at the list again. "Some of this sounds weird. Violent
CF \| Femmes? Dead Milkmen?"
CF \|
CF \| "Yeah, it's some new stuff. I had ... someone help me," you say,
CF \| hoping Riley doesn't press further.
CF \|
CF \| "Why, Emerson Reynolds, discoverer of new tunes. Never thought I'd see
CF \| the day. Thanks, Em. It'll be cool to listen to this on the drive to
CF \| Wisconsin. I've already got extra batteries for my Walkman so I can
CF \| ignore my parents the whole way there," she says with a smirk.
CF \|
CF \| 1) "I want to be able to talk to you on the phone as much as we want."
CF \| 2) Actually, that's all I want to give her.
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "1"
CF ] Riley's Bedroom
CF \| >
CF \| > 1
CF \|
CF \| ["I want to be able to talk to you on the phone as much as we
CF \| want."]
CF \|
CF \| "I want to be able to talk to you on the phone as much as we want,"
CF \| you begin.
CF \|
CF \| "Yeah, Em, I know. But long-distance calls ..." You know she's saying
CF \| this for your benefit, not hers. Riley's family could afford to call
CF \| the moon if they wanted.
CF \|
CF \| "So, there's a way for us to call long distance for free," you say,
CF \| and show her the booklet with the weird cover. Then you hand it to her
CF \| and she flips through it.
CF \|
CF \| "This looks like gibberish."
CF \|
CF \| "I know, but I think we can figure it out. It's just a few parts and
CF \| you can buy them at Radio Shack or wherever. It's not exactly legit,
CF \| though, so—"
CF \|
CF \| "Like stealing?" Riley suddenly seems much more interested. "Robbing
CF \| from the phone and giving it to the call," she says, which doesn't
CF \| make sense, but you understand anyway.
CF \|
CF \| "Yeah. It'll have to be a little secret," you say.
CF \|
CF \| "Ooh, I like secrets. Consider it well kept, Em."
CF \|
CF \| 1) "That's it. Something to remember me by, I guess."
CF \|
CF \| >		Knight_Otu says, "We're Robbing Hoodlums now."
		Jacqueline says, "We're badasses, like the Woz."
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "1"
CF ] Riley's Bedroom
CF \| >
CF \| > 1
CF \|
CF \| ["That's it. Something to remember me by, I guess."]
CF \|
CF \| "That's it. Something to remember me by, I guess." You look away.
CF \|
CF \| "Em, this is awesome. You didn't have to do all this. Thank you.
CF \| You're such a good friend." Now she's the one looking away.
CF \|
CF \| "You're welcome," you say, but you feel the air growing thick.
CF \|
CF \| "And Em?" She's looking at you again, and you can tell she's about to
CF \| break. "I ... I don't want to go," she says, and starts crying hard.
CF \| You walk over and sit on the floor next to her. She buries her head
CF \| into your shoulder for a bit, and you just sit there, doing everything
CF \| you can to hold yourself together. Eventually she lifts her head and
CF \| does that little laugh thing people do after they cry. "Wish I could
CF \| pull that out on command for Drama Club," she says. She takes a breath
CF \| and stands up, straightening her clothes a bit. "Now, I didn't know
CF \| we'd be exchanging gifts today, but I've been thinking about
CF \| something." She walks to the poster of Journey's Frontiers
CF \| album art that hangs next to her window. It's a weird neon cyborg head
CF \| with an infinity symbol for a mouth. She carefully peels away the tape
CF \| affixing to the wall, then rolls up the poster. "I want you to have
CF \| this. Only the young can say," she says.
CF \|
CF \| "They're free to fly away," you finish, and the two of you
CF \| share a rueful laugh.
CF \|
CF \| "Well, guess that's the first thing I've packed. I really should do
CF \| more before Dr. Alexander"—Riley always, always calls her mother
CF \| Dr. Alexander, never Mom, and always with a
CF \| dismissive English accent—"gets home. I promised I would. Do you
CF \| wanna
CF \| hang around and help? Not that it'd be the most fascinating thing, of
CF \| course."
CF \|
CF \| 1) "Sure."
CF \| 2) "I should probably be getting home."
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "1"
CF \| >
CF \| > 1
CF \|
CF \| ["Sure."]
CF \|
CF \| "Sure," you say. "I can stick around for a bit."
CF \|
CF \| So Riley digs out some boxes that she had stashed in her closet, and
CF \| at first it's difficult, since neither of you knows where to begin.
CF \| But then you start with the stuff that won't be immediately
CF \| needed—the
CF \| stuffed animals, the photos on her dresser, her other posters. You
CF \| laugh and reminisce. It actually feels good, helping your friend in
CF \| candlelight, even if it means she's leaving forever. After about an
CF \| hour, the power snaps back on, as do the three lamps in the room, and
CF \| suddenly everything looks disheveled and sadder. It's also now
CF \| bordering on evening. "I should probably get home," you say, taking
CF \| one last look at the room. "My dad probably thinks I'm dead in a
CF \| gutter somewhere."
CF \|
CF \| "Yeah," she says. "Thanks again, Em. I'll see you in school tomorrow."
CF \|
CF \| "See you then," you say, and begin heading back down the hall. You put
CF \| your raincoat and snow boots back on, carefully tuck the poster
CF \| underneath your coat, and begin pedaling home through rain that
CF \| thankfully is no more than drizzle by now.
Jacqueline pushes the green 'space' button.
CF ] Your office
CF \| You half-sigh, half-yawn and blink away the light from your laptop for
CF \| a moment.
CF \|
CF \| Your office
CF \| To call it an office would be a stretch. It's more of a spare bedroom
CF \| where you've assembled a crappy desk for a place to plan lessons and
CF \| grade your students' math tests. It's better than sitting at the
CF \| kitchen table, at least. Outside the window, the only things left
CF \| shining are orange streetlights in the rain. It must be after
CF \| midnight.
CF \|
CF \| The Journey Frontiers poster hangs on a wall.
CF \|
CF \| Your old laptop sits on the desk.
CF \|
CF \| >		DavidW says, "Time jump. You're the math teacher now."
		Jade says, "oh a laptop"
		Jacqueline says, "yeah"
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "x poster"
CF ] Your office
CF \| >
CF \| > X POSTER
CF \|
CF \| You've hung the poster that Riley gave you in every single place
CF \| you've lived. It's gotten pretty beat up with your varied moves. And
CF \| the cyborg head is still weird, even for the eighties.
CF \|
CF \| >		Knight_Otu asks, "Did we move into Riley's house?"
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "x laptop"
CF ] Your office
CF \| >
CF \| > X LAPTOP
CF \|
CF \| You've had this laptop for almost a decade. It keeps running just well
CF \| enough for you to be unable to justify buying a new one. It's open and
CF \| on, running Infinite Adventure in a DOS emulator.
CF \|
CF \| >		Jacqueline says, "nice"
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "play"
CF ] Your office
CF \| >
CF \| > PLAY
CF \|
CF \| You've played enough for tonight. It's after midnight. Probably best
CF \| to close the laptop and go to bed.
CF \|
CF \| >
Jacqueline says (to ClubFloyd), "close laptop"
CF ] Your office
CF \| >
CF \| > CLOSE LAPTOP
CF \|
CF \| You yawn again and are about to close your laptop when a light snaps
CF \| on in the hall outside your office. You hear a shuffling, and then,
CF \| upon seeing the dim laptop light in your room, a head peeks into the
CF \| door. "What are you doing up?"
CF \|
CF \| "Hey," you say. "Just ... playing some old games. Remember
CF \| Infinite Adventure?"
CF \|
CF \| "Oh my god. I hated that game," Riley says, and she flings
CF \| the door open, leaving you squinting at the brightness. You've never
CF \| understood how she can instantly transition from sleep to enthusiasm.
CF \| "It didn't make any sense," she says, but follows it up with, "Lemme
CF \| see." It's somewhat surprising to you how nerdy the two of you turned
CF \| out, but you guess it was somewhat inevitable after all the BBSes and
CF \| blue boxes and everything.
CF \|
CF \| So she stands over your shoulder while you complete Infinite
CF \| Adventure #37: The Quarrelsome Ghost. You're about to begin
CF \| Infinite Adventure #38: The Vain Goblin when she rests her
CF \| hand on your left shoulder. "We had such a huge, stupid fight about
CF \| this game, remember?" You flash your eyes at her then look away,
CF \| suggesting you remember all too well. "Em, that was a thousand years
CF \| ago." She pauses, scrutinizes the screen, then returns to you.
CF \| "Everything okay?" she says.
CF \|
CF \| "Yeah," you sigh. You turn back to her, wondering if it matters which
CF \| memories are real and which are just nostalgia or wish. "Just miss my
CF \| mom, I guess. That was a weird year."
CF \|
CF \| "But we made it through. Even if the game is infinite, I think it's
CF \| safe to say you won," she says, sliding her left hand down her body in
CF \| what's supposed to be a sexy manner but is complicated by her fuzzy
CF \| yellow bathrobe and the tangle of her sleep-tossed hair. You both
CF \| gently laugh.
CF \|
CF \| "We did," you say, and hug her at her waist. She leans down and kisses
CF \| the top of your head.
CF \|
CF \| "So turn off the computer and come back to bed, dearest Emerson.
CF \| You've got school on the morrow," she says. "And those geometry
CF \| students of yours can't perimeter themselves." You smirk again. She
CF \| leaves and the hall floods again with darkness. You glance at the
CF \| blinking cursor, the goblin persistently waiting. Whatever you think
CF \| you were going to find in these games, you've either found it already
CF \| or else it's long gone, you suppose. You shut the computer off, get
CF \| up, and walk down the hall—the real one in your house. There's a
CF \| bedroom to the east and a soft light glowing from within, waiting for
CF \| you to come and turn it off.
CF \|
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| * The End *
CF \|
CF \|
CF \|
CF \|
CF \| Would you like to RESTART, RESTORE a saved game, or QUIT?
CF \| >		Jacqueline says, "Oh"
		Jade says, "an ending"
		DavidW says, "congrats"
		Jacqueline says, "Huh."
		Jacqueline says, "We done married her."
		Jacqueline says, "That was a sweet and trippy little game."
		Jacqueline says, "Well, not so little."
		Jacqueline says, "Complicated and impressive."
		Knight_Otu says, "I kind of suspected that would be the case when it became clear it was a flashback."
		DavidW says, "As I understand it, there's a lot of hidden content so you can give the witch something else and give the trophy to Riley instead after the other stuff."
		Knight_Otu says, "Weird. A good weird."
		DavidW says, "Like, the spinal disks in the doctor's presentation -- you can take one of those disks to use for 'disk #2'."
		Jacqueline says, "Nice."
		Jade says, "it evques The Impossible bottle to me"
		Jacqueline says, "I guess another week we can play Infinite Adventure."
		Jacqueline says, "But right now, I gotta run."
		DavidW says, "no, it's an old DOS game."
		DavidW says, "Floyd can't run DOS."
		Jacqueline says, "Oh, like it runs in DOSbox? Neat"
		Jacqueline says, "Okay, I'll check it out."
		Knight_Otu says, "It has some of the same vibes as Impossible Bottle, I can see that."
		DavidW says, "yeah."
		Jade says, "I go to bed."
		Jacqueline says, "Good seeing you all. G'day, g'night, etc."
		Jade says, "nice game, have a good week"
		DavidW says, "thanks all"
		Knight_Otu exclaims, "Good night everyone, and stay safe!"
		Jade says, "ciao"