  
ClubFloyd Transcript:
The idea behind ClubFloyd is that each
week at a pre-arranged time, a group of
people meet online to cooperatively play
a game of interactive fiction.
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ClubFloyd Transcript:
The idea behind ClubFloyd is that each
week at a pre-arranged time, a group of
people meet online to cooperatively play
a game of interactive fiction.
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ToyShop & Floyditorium
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#ClubFloyd Discussion
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| Jacqueline says, "I was curious if we might do a classic Infocom game for our new epic adventure." | ||
| Deesix says, "The Digital Antiquarian is talking about Trinity these days." | ||
| Emily says, "yeah, Trinity would be a timely pick" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Hrm. It's been awhile since I've tried to run anything off this disk. They're not z-code files, let me see if I can remember how to do this." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Hm. Well, they run in DOS, but that probably won't help us." | ||
| Jacqueline asks, "Okay, clearly I pulled this off before, because we've played other Infocom games. How did I do that?" | ||
| Ghogg says, "magical sparkles" | ||
| Ghogg asks, "um, rename the dat file into z5?" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Oh, hm. Possibly." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Let me try that." | ||
| Ghogg says, "(I have done that before for some terp that didn't like dat)" | ||
| Jacqueline asks, "Okay, that worked for Wishbringer. Odd thing is, when I load Trinity (at least in Gargoyle) I get an error that the screen is too narrow. Is there some crazy ascii art at the beginning or something?" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Anyway, I'll try it. Worst case scenario is we have to reboot Floyd (and no one here can, to my knowledge)." | ||
| Roger says, "We're living on the edge" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "I'm like that a lot, yeah. Ain't nothin' to me." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Let me just try loading it vanilla first, to see if it even runs. If it does, then I may really push us with sleepmask." | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "load trinity" | ||
Floyd | Welcome to the Cheap Glk Implementation, library version 0.9.0. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | [pausing to show unread error message] | ||
| Jacqueline presses the yellow enter button. | ||
Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Copyright (C)1986 Infocom, Inc. All rights reserved. Floyd | Floyd | [Press any key to begin.] | ||
| Jacqueline presses the yellow enter button. | ||
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Floyd | Sharp words between the superpowers. Tanks in East Berlin. And now,
Floyd | reports the BBC, rumors of a satellite blackout. It's enough to spoil
Floyd | your continental breakfast.
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Floyd | But the world will have to wait. This is the last day of your $599
Floyd | London Getaway Package, and you're determined to soak up as much of
Floyd | that authentic English ambience as you can. So you've left the tour bus
Floyd | behind, ditched the camera and escaped to Hyde Park for a contemplative
Floyd | stroll through the Kensington Gardens.
Floyd |
Floyd | Palace Gate
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Floyd | A tide of perambulators surges north along the crowded Broad Walk.
Floyd | Shaded glades stretch away to the northeast, and a hint of color marks
Floyd | the western edge of the Flower Walk.
Floyd |
Floyd | >
| Jacqueline says, "Okay." | |
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "quit" | ||
Floyd | [Your score is 0 points out of 100, in 0 moves. This gives you the rank Floyd | of TOURIST.] Floyd | Floyd | Are you sure you want to leave the story now? Floyd | | ||
| Floyd [Please type YES or NO.] > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "y" | ||
Floyd | Floyd | | ||
| Floyd asks, "That game over already? It was just getting good. Wanna play another?" | Jacqueline says, "Fingers crossed..." | |
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "load sleepmask trinity" | ||
Floyd ] Floyd | Floyd | Copyright (C)1986 Infocom, Inc. All rights reserved. Floyd | Floyd | [Press any key to begin.] | ||
| Jacqueline pushes the green 'space' button. | ||
Floyd ] Palace Gate Floyd | Floyd | Sharp words between the superpowers. Tanks in East Berlin. And now, Floyd | reports the BBC, rumors of a satellite blackout. It's enough to spoil Floyd | your continental breakfast. Floyd | Floyd | But the world will have to wait. This is the last day of your $599 Floyd | London Getaway Package, and you're determined to soak up as much of Floyd | that authentic English ambience as you can. So you've left the tour Floyd | bus behind, ditched the camera and escaped to Hyde Park for a Floyd | contemplative stroll through the Kensington Gardens. Floyd | Floyd | Palace Gate Floyd | Floyd | A tide of perambulators surges north along the crowded Broad Walk. Floyd | Shaded glades stretch away to the northeast, and a hint of color marks Floyd | the western edge of the Flower Walk. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Man. $599 package to London." | |
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x me" | ||
Floyd ] Palace Gate Floyd | Floyd | > X ME Floyd | Floyd | [There aren't any verbs in that sentence.] Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "examine me" | ||
Floyd ] Palace Gate Floyd | Floyd | > EXAMINE ME Floyd | Floyd | Aside from your London vacation outfit, you're wearing a wristwatch. Floyd | Floyd | > | Roger says, "From Birmingham" | |
| Jacqueline says, "Birmingham, AL, perhaps." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "It's listed in dollars and they mention 'English ambience,' so I am assuming the person isn't British." | ||
| Jacqueline asks, "Oh, or do you mean these days?" | ||
| Roger says, "I dunno" | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "examine watch" | ||
Floyd ] Palace Gate Floyd | Floyd | > EXAMINE WATCH Floyd | Floyd | Your wristwatch says it's 3:30:15 pm. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "i" | ||
Floyd ] Palace Gate Floyd | Floyd | > I Floyd | Floyd | You're not holding anything, but you're wearing a wristwatch. You also Floyd | have a credit card and a seven-sided coin in your pocket. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "look at coin" | ||
Floyd ] Palace Gate Floyd | Floyd | > LOOK AT COIN Floyd | Floyd | You'll have to take it out of your pocket first. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take coin" | ||
Floyd ] Palace Gate Floyd | Floyd | > TAKE COIN Floyd | Floyd | You take the seven-sided coin out of your pocket. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "look at coin" | ||
Floyd ] Palace Gate Floyd | Floyd | > LOOK AT COIN Floyd | Floyd | It's standard British currency, worth fifty pence. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "put coin in pocket" | ||
Floyd ] Palace Gate Floyd | Floyd | > PUT COIN IN POCKET Floyd | Floyd | You put the seven-sided coin in your pocket. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take card" | ||
Floyd ] Palace Gate Floyd | Floyd | > TAKE CARD Floyd | Floyd | You take the credit card out of your pocket. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "look at card" | ||
Floyd ] Palace Gate Floyd | Floyd | > LOOK AT CARD Floyd | Floyd | The credit card is embossed with the usual codes. It expires tomorrow. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Yikes." | |
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "put card in pocket" | ||
Floyd ] Palace Gate Floyd | Floyd | > PUT CARD IN POCKET Floyd | Floyd | You put the credit card in your pocket. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "l" | ||
Floyd ] Palace Gate Floyd | Floyd | > L Floyd | Floyd | Palace Gate Floyd | Floyd | A tide of perambulators surges north along the crowded Broad Walk. Floyd | Shaded glades stretch away to the northeast, and a hint of color marks Floyd | the western edge of the Flower Walk. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "verbose" | ||
Floyd ] Palace Gate Floyd | Floyd | > VERBOSE Floyd | Floyd | [Maximum verbosity.] Floyd | Floyd | Palace Gate Floyd | Floyd | A tide of perambulators surges north along the crowded Broad Walk. Floyd | Shaded glades stretch away to the northeast, and a hint of color marks Floyd | the western edge of the Flower Walk. Floyd | Floyd | > | Roger says, "heh, Broad Walk" | |
| PaulS goes home. | ||
| PaulS arrives, ready to play with the toys. | Roger says, "So... soak in ambiance, I guess" | |
| Ghogg goes home. | Jacqueline asks, "So, um, I'm not playing this alone, right?" | |
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "look at people" | ||
Floyd ] Palace Gate Floyd | Floyd | > LOOK AT PEOPLE Floyd | Floyd | The tourists look a lot like you do. Floyd | Floyd | > | Roger says, "I'll be around for an hour or so" | |
| JoshuaH says, "Nah." | ||
| Gerynar says (to Floyd), "xyzzy" | ||
Floyd ] Palace Gate Floyd | Floyd | > XYZZY Floyd | Floyd | [Sigh.] Floyd | Floyd | > | Roger says, "But I have no ideas at the moment" | |
| Jacqueline says, "I figured we'll just poke at this an hour or two today, then pick it up that way for as many weeks as we want to." | ||
| Jacqueline asks, "Should we head ne or w?" | ||
| Gerynar says, "ne, I like shaded areas" | ||
| Roger says, "concur" | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ne" | ||
Floyd ] The Wabe Floyd | Floyd | > NE Floyd | Floyd | The east wind makes it difficult to walk straight. Floyd | Floyd | The Wabe Floyd | Floyd | This grassy clearing is only twenty feet across, and perfectly Floyd | circular. Paths wander off in many directions through the surrounding Floyd | thicket. Floyd | Floyd | A shaft of golden sunlight falls across a handsome antique sundial, Floyd | erected at the exact center of the clearing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Gerynar says (to Floyd), "look at sundial" | ||
Floyd ] The Wabe Floyd ] Floyd ] Floyd ] Floyd ] "And 'the wabe' is the grass-plot round Floyd ] a sun-dial, I suppose?" said Alice, Floyd ] surprised at her own ingenuity. Floyd ] Floyd ] "Of course it is. It's called 'wabe,' Floyd ] you know, because it goes a long way Floyd ] before it, and a long way behind it --" Floyd ] Floyd ] -- Lewis Carroll Floyd ] Floyd | Floyd | > LOOK AT SUNDIAL Floyd | Floyd | The perimeter of the sundial is inscribed with seven curious symbols Floyd | and a compass rose, with the legend "TEMPUS EDAX RERUM" emblazoned Floyd | across the bottom. A triangular gnomon casts a fingerlike shadow that Floyd | is creeping slowly towards the first symbol. Floyd | Floyd | > | * Gunther has joined the channel. | |
| Gunther says, "and NOW I finally understand the wabe quote." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "heh" | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "look at symbols" | ||
Floyd ] The Wabe Floyd ] Floyd ] Floyd ] Floyd ] Can ye not discern the Floyd ] signs of the times? Floyd ] Floyd ] -- Matthew 16:3 Floyd ] Floyd | Floyd | > LOOK AT SYMBOLS Floyd | Floyd | The seven symbols are arranged in a circle. The series begins with a Floyd | Greek omega and runs clockwise around the dial, ending with a Greek Floyd | alpha. Floyd | Floyd | [You'll find the symbols reproduced on the sundial in your Floyd | Trinity package.] Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "I'll go get the package." | |
| Gunther says, "[LINK]" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Oh, thanks." | ||
| Gerynar says, "[LINK] (easier (for me at least) version)" | ||
| Gunther says, "I didn't want to enable this flagrant piracy any more than necessary!!" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "heh" | ||
| Gunther says, "also if you're wondering, TEMPUS EDAX RERUM means "Time, Devourer of Things"" | ||
| Roger says, "Dang, someone poked the gnomon right in this dude's eye" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "This is cool that it came with a feelie sundial." | ||
| Gunther says, "so the symbols are omega, devilwoman, PL, triton, omega dash, dude, and fish" | ||
| JoshuaH says, "So, four planetary sympbols, Omega, one zodiac, and the last one on the right..." | ||
| Gerynar says (to Floyd), "taste sundial" | ||
Floyd ] The Wabe Floyd | Floyd | > TASTE SUNDIAL Floyd | Floyd | It isn't likely that the sundial would agree with you. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "..." | |
| Gerynar says (to Floyd), "x omega" | ||
Floyd ] The Wabe Floyd | Floyd | > X OMEGA Floyd | Floyd | [There aren't any verbs in that sentence.] Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Gerynar says (to Floyd), "look at omega symbol" | ||
Floyd ] The Wabe Floyd | Floyd | > LOOK AT OMEGA SYMBOL Floyd | Floyd | The seven symbols are arranged in a circle. The series begins with a Floyd | Greek omega and runs clockwise around the dial, ending with a Greek Floyd | alpha. Floyd | Floyd | [You'll find the symbols reproduced on the sundial in your Floyd | Trinity package.] Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Allen arrives, full of funk, but no fun. | Gunther says, "ohh, alpha" | |
| Allen asks, "you're doing trinity?" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Yep" | ||
| Roger asks, "They didn't really put up the sundial in the shady location, did they?" | ||
| Allen says, "this isn't a sunday afternoon game. Maybe the first part" | ||
| Gunther says, "that's what I said" | ||
| JoshuaH says, "Oops. Thanks, Gunther." | ||
| Gunther says, "it may already be unwinnable!!" | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Roger), "Heh! So they did." | ||
| inky arrives, full of fun, but no funk. | Jacqueline says (to Allen), "We're well aware." | |
| Jacqueline says, "We did Savoir Fair, for instance, over something like eight sessions. We'll just spend an hour or two at a go until we either finish or decide to do something else." | ||
| Gerynar says (to Floyd), "look at watch" | ||
Floyd ] The Wabe Floyd | Floyd | > LOOK AT WATCH Floyd | Floyd | Your wristwatch says it's 3:33:30 pm. Floyd | Floyd | > | Roger says, "I'm all for this run being pure recon and flailing around aimlessly" | |
| Gunther says, "by all means do not let me dissuade you!" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Ah, Roger, on rereading, there's a clearing and a shaft of sunlight." | ||
| PaulS goes home. | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "l" | ||
Floyd ] The Wabe Floyd | Floyd | > L Floyd | Floyd | The Wabe Floyd | Floyd | This grassy clearing is only twenty feet across, and perfectly Floyd | circular. Paths wander off in many directions through the surrounding Floyd | thicket. Floyd | Floyd | A shaft of golden sunlight falls across a handsome antique sundial, Floyd | erected at the exact center of the clearing. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Many directions." | |
| inky says (to Floyd), "gimble" | ||
Floyd ] The Wabe Floyd | Floyd | > GIMBLE Floyd | Floyd | [The word "gimble" isn't in the vocabulary that you can use.] Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "So, um, possibly we need a map... and probably there's one online? Let me go look." | |
| inky says (to Floyd), "oops gimbal" | ||
Floyd ] The Wabe Floyd | Floyd | > OOPS GIMBAL Floyd | Floyd | [You don't need to use the word "gimbal" to complete this story.] Floyd | Floyd | > Floyd ] The Wabe Floyd | Floyd | > TURN SUNDIAL Floyd | Floyd | The sundial is firmly set into the ground. It cannot be moved. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Roger says, "whoops that was a whisper from me" | Jacqueline says, "On second thought, I don't think I shall, because it may be spoilery." | |
| Gerynar says (to Floyd), "look" | ||
Floyd ] The Wabe Floyd | Floyd | > LOOK Floyd | Floyd | The Wabe Floyd | Floyd | This grassy clearing is only twenty feet across, and perfectly Floyd | circular. Paths wander off in many directions through the surrounding Floyd | thicket. Floyd | Floyd | A shaft of golden sunlight falls across a handsome antique sundial, Floyd | erected at the exact center of the clearing. Floyd | Floyd | > | Roger says, "as far as mapping goes: not it." | |
| Gerynar says, "not it" | ||
| JoshuaH says, "Fine. It." | ||
| Roger says, "yay" | ||
| Gerynar says, "mainly because I'm no good at mapping" | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Josh), "YAY" | ||
| Deesix says (to floyd), "look at gnomon" | ||
Floyd ] The Wabe Floyd | Floyd | > LOOK AT GNOMON Floyd | Floyd | It's a triangular piece of metal, about a quarter-inch thick and four Floyd | inches long, screwed into the center of the sundial. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Deesix says (to floyd), "get it" | ||
Floyd ] The Wabe Floyd | Floyd | > GET IT Floyd | Floyd | The gnomon on the dial wobbles loosely when you try to move it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Deesix says (to floyd), "turn it" | ||
Floyd ] The Wabe Floyd | Floyd | > TURN IT Floyd | Floyd | You can feel the gnomon getting more and more wobbly as you turn it. A Floyd | final twist, and it falls with a clatter onto the face of the sundial. Floyd | Floyd | > | Roger says, "typical American tourist" | |
| Deesix says (to floyd), "get it" | ||
Floyd ] The Wabe Floyd | Floyd | > GET IT Floyd | Floyd | You take the gnomon off the sundial. Floyd | Floyd | [Your score just went up by 5 points. The total is now 5 out of Floyd | 100.] Floyd | Floyd | [NOTE: You can turn score notification on or off at any time with the Floyd | NOTIFY command.] Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "wow" | |
| Jacqueline says, "I... would not have thought that to be a thing that would give us points." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Possibly this is because I tend to not deface public property." | ||
| Roger says, "Now we can take it to the proper authorities" | ||
| Deesix says (to floyd), "look at it" | ||
Floyd ] The Wabe Floyd | Floyd | > LOOK AT IT Floyd | Floyd | It's a triangular piece of metal, about a quarter-inch thick and four Floyd | inches long. A long bolt is welded to the bottom. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Gerynar says (to Floyd), "put it in pocket" | ||
Floyd ] The Wabe Floyd | Floyd | > PUT IT IN POCKET Floyd | Floyd | The gnomon is too big to fit in your pocket. Floyd | Floyd | > | Deesix asks, "Should we left it where it was?" | |
| Roger says, "no way" | ||
| Roger says (to f), "examine sundial" | ||
| Roger says (to ffloyd), "examine sundial" | ||
| Roger says (to floyd), "examine sundial" | ||
Floyd ] The Wabe Floyd | Floyd | > EXAMINE SUNDIAL Floyd | Floyd | The perimeter of the sundial is inscribed with seven curious symbols Floyd | and a compass rose, with the legend "TEMPUS EDAX RERUM" emblazoned Floyd | across the bottom. A threaded hole is set into the center of the dial. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Roger says (to floyd), "examine hole" | ||
Floyd ] The Wabe Floyd | Floyd | > EXAMINE HOLE Floyd | Floyd | The hole has a left-handed thread, and is set in the center of the Floyd | dial. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Roger says (to floyd), "examine bolt" | ||
Floyd ] The Wabe Floyd | Floyd | > EXAMINE BOLT Floyd | Floyd | The bolt has a left-handed thread, and is firmly attached to the Floyd | gnomon. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Roger says, "ok then" | Roger says, "Well I'm out of ideas" | |
| Jacqueline says, "I am kind of waiting for us to explore more." | ||
| Roger exclaims, "Okay!" | ||
| Roger says (to floyd), "E" | ||
Floyd ] The Wabe Floyd | Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | The thicket blocks your path. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Roger says (to floyd), "W" | ||
Floyd ] The Wabe Floyd | Floyd | > W Floyd | Floyd | The thicket blocks your path. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Roger says, "..floyd" | ||
| Roger says (to floyd), "N" | ||
Floyd ] Round Pond Floyd | Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | Round Pond Floyd | Floyd | Ducks and swans bob on the sparkling surface of the Round Pond. They Floyd | share the water with an impressive fleet of toy boats, directed by the Floyd | excited shouts of children. Floyd | Floyd | Crowded paths radiate from the Pond in many directions. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Gerynar says (to Floyd), "look at children" | ||
Floyd ] Round Pond Floyd | Floyd | > LOOK AT CHILDREN Floyd | Floyd | It makes you smile to watch them play. Floyd | Floyd | One of the toy boats on the Round Pond catches your eye. The east wind Floyd | blows it closer, and you realize that the white sails are actually Floyd | wings. It's a folded paper bird, floating just within reach. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Gerynar says (to Floyd), "get paper bird" | ||
Floyd ] Round Pond Floyd | Floyd | > GET PAPER BIRD Floyd | Floyd | You lean over the edge of the Round Pond, and pluck the paper bird out Floyd | of the water. Floyd | Floyd | [Your score just went up by 3 points. The total is now 8 out of Floyd | 100.] Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Gerynar says (to Floyd), "look at it" | ||
Floyd ] Round Pond Floyd | Floyd | > LOOK AT IT Floyd | Floyd | The paper bird is skillfully folded from a piece of paper. Something Floyd | is written between the folds. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Gunther says (to Floyd), "unfold bird" | ||
Floyd ] Round Pond Floyd | Floyd | > UNFOLD BIRD Floyd | Floyd | You gently unfold the paper bird to its full size. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Gunther says (to Floyd), "read paper" | ||
Floyd ] Round Pond Floyd | Floyd | > READ PAPER Floyd | Floyd | The words "Long Water, Four O'Clock" are scrawled on the piece of Floyd | paper. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline exclaims, "We are now practically a tenth of the way there!" | |
| Jacqueline asks, "Long water. A river?" | ||
| Deesix says (to floyd), "look at watch" | ||
Floyd ] Round Pond Floyd | Floyd | > LOOK AT WATCH Floyd | Floyd | Your wristwatch says it's 3:38:15 pm. Floyd | Floyd | > | Gunther asks, "have you tried stepping on the lawn that's forbidden to step on?" | |
| Gunther says, "that's not a hint, just something to try" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "I have seen those when in England. But don't think we've seen one of those yet." | ||
| Gunther says, "right in the first location" | ||
| JoshuaH says, "Yeah, just checked. We haven't." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Oh, there was? Man, clearly I am tired." | ||
| Deesix says, "we have 20 minutes to explore..." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Also, not coffeed or breakfasted." | ||
| Gerynar says (to Floyd), "get children" | ||
Floyd ] Round Pond Floyd | Floyd | > GET CHILDREN Floyd | Floyd | A nanny whacks you over the head with her umbrella. Ouch! Floyd | Floyd | > | Gunther says, "ha ha" | |
| Jacqueline says, "hahaha" | ||
| Gunther says (to Floyd), "offer sweets to children" | ||
Floyd ] Round Pond Floyd | Floyd | > OFFER SWEETS TO CHILDREN Floyd | Floyd | [This story doesn't recognize the word "sweets."] Floyd | Floyd | > | Deesix says, "I'm going to move." | |
| Deesix says (to floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Inverness Terrace Floyd | Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | Inverness Terrace Floyd | Floyd | Crowded walkways lead east and west along an iron fence. Narrow paths Floyd | wander south into the Gardens. Floyd | Floyd | A young boy sits nearby, listening to a pair of headphones and idly Floyd | blowing soap bubbles. There's a dish full of soapy water by his side. Floyd | Floyd | The boy dips the bubble wand in the dish and swishes it around. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Deesix says (to floyd), "look at bubbles" | ||
Floyd ] Inverness Terrace Floyd | Floyd | > LOOK AT BUBBLES Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any at the moment. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Gerynar says (to Floyd), "examine boy" | ||
Floyd ] Inverness Terrace Floyd ] Floyd ] Floyd ] Floyd ] Atoms or systems into ruin hurled, Floyd ] And now a bubble burst, and now a world. Floyd ] Floyd ] -- Alexander Pope Floyd ] Floyd | Floyd | > EXAMINE BOY Floyd | Floyd | The boy pulls the bubble wand out of the dish, puts it to his lips and Floyd | blows a big soap bubble. Floyd | Floyd | The boy snaps his fingers to the headphone music as the soap bubble Floyd | bursts with a flabby pop. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Deesix says (to floyd), "examine dish" | ||
Floyd ] Inverness Terrace Floyd | Floyd | > EXAMINE DISH Floyd | Floyd | The dish is filled to the brim with soapy water. Floyd | Floyd | The boy dips the bubble wand in the dish and swishes it around. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline asks, "People could listen to portable music before iPods?" | |
| Jacqueline says, "</kidding>" | ||
| Deesix says (to floyd), "examine walkways" | ||
Floyd ] Inverness Terrace Floyd | Floyd | > EXAMINE WALKWAYS Floyd | Floyd | [The word "walkways" isn't in the vocabulary that you can use.] Floyd | Floyd | > | Gerynar says, "we had these things called "Walkmans" that played "cassette tapes"" | |
| Deesix says (to floyd), "look at east" | ||
Floyd ] Inverness Terrace Floyd | Floyd | > LOOK AT EAST Floyd | Floyd | You see trees that way. Floyd | Floyd | The boy pulls the bubble wand out of the dish, puts it to his lips and Floyd | blows a big soap bubble. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Deesix says (to floyd), "look at west" | ||
Floyd ] Inverness Terrace Floyd | Floyd | > LOOK AT WEST Floyd | Floyd | You see trees that way. Floyd | Floyd | The boy bobs his head to the headphone music as the soap bubble bursts Floyd | with a flabby pop. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Ghogg arrives, full of fun, but no funk. | ||
| Deesix says (to floyd), "look at watch" | ||
Floyd ] Inverness Terrace Floyd | Floyd | > LOOK AT WATCH Floyd | Floyd | Your wristwatch says it's 3:40:00 pm. Floyd | Floyd | The boy dips the bubble wand in the dish and swishes it around. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "talk to boy" | ||
Floyd ] Inverness Terrace Floyd | Floyd | > TALK TO BOY Floyd | Floyd | The boy doesn't respond. It looks as if he can't hear you. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Man, pro tip: avoid having to code conversation by making NPCs wear headphones." | |
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "wave at boy" | ||
Floyd ] Inverness Terrace Floyd | Floyd | > WAVE AT BOY Floyd | Floyd | The boy does his best to ignore you. Floyd | Floyd | The boy pulls the bubble wand out of the dish, puts it to his lips and Floyd | blows a big soap bubble. Floyd | Floyd | > | Roger says, "just like real life" | |
| Jacqueline says, "heh" | ||
| Deesix says (to floyd), "listen boy" | ||
Floyd ] Inverness Terrace Floyd | Floyd | > LISTEN BOY Floyd | Floyd | You hear faint, rhythmic music coming from the headphones. Floyd | Floyd | The boy kicks his feet to the headphone music as the soap bubble Floyd | bursts with a flabby pop. Floyd | Floyd | > | Gunther says, "you want "listen you little fucker"#" | |
| Gunther says (to Floyd), "take headphones" | ||
Floyd ] Inverness Terrace Floyd | Floyd | > TAKE HEADPHONES Floyd | Floyd | "Aow!" Floyd | Floyd | The startled boy leaps backward at your approach, splashing water all Floyd | over the place. "Stupid git!" he cries (in an intriguing Cockney Floyd | accent). Then he retrieves the empty dish, pockets the wand and Floyd | disappears between the prams, glaring at you over his shoulder. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Yay. I was thinking of doing that." | |
| Gunther says, "heh heh heh" | ||
| Gunther says, "I don't think I knew that worked" | ||
| JoshuaH says, "No points, though. :(" | ||
| Deesix says (to floyd), "look at trees" | ||
Floyd ] Inverness Terrace Floyd | Floyd | > LOOK AT TREES Floyd | Floyd | The surrounding trees sway in the brisk east wind. Floyd | Floyd | > | Deesix asks, "Go with the wind?" | |
| Deesix says (to floyd), "l" | ||
Floyd ] Inverness Terrace Floyd | Floyd | > L Floyd | Floyd | Inverness Terrace Floyd | Floyd | Crowded walkways lead east and west along an iron fence. Narrow paths Floyd | wander south into the Gardens. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Deesix says (to floyd), "e" | ||
Floyd ] Lancaster Gate Floyd | Floyd | > E Floyd | Floyd | Lancaster Gate Floyd | Floyd | A crooked old tree shades the perambulators as they roll south down Floyd | the Lancaster Walk. Shady paths lead west along an iron fence, and Floyd | southwest between the trees. Floyd | Floyd | There's an old woman under the tree, struggling to open an umbrella. Floyd | The stiff east wind isn't making it easy for her. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "They keep going on about how strong the wind is, so sure." | |
| Deesix asks, "Oops, east wind goes to the west?" | ||
| Deesix says, "I really don't know, hehe. Anyway..." | ||
| Deesix says (to floyd), "look at tree" | ||
Floyd ] Lancaster Gate Floyd | Floyd | > LOOK AT TREE Floyd | Floyd | It's quite a nice tree, actually. Floyd | Floyd | A strong gust of wind snatches the umbrella out of the old woman's Floyd | hands and sweeps it into the branches of the tree. Floyd | Floyd | The woman circles the tree a few times, gazing helplessly upward. That Floyd | umbrella obviously means a lot to her, for a wistful tear is running Floyd | down her cheek. But nobody except you seems to notice her loss. Floyd | Floyd | After a few moments, the old woman dries her eyes, gives the tree a Floyd | vicious little kick and shuffles away down the Lancaster Walk. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Deesix says (to floyd), "get umbrella" | ||
Floyd ] Lancaster Gate Floyd | Floyd | > GET UMBRELLA Floyd | Floyd | The umbrella is high out of reach. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Deesix says (to floyd), "up" | ||
Floyd ] Lancaster Gate Floyd | Floyd | > UP Floyd | Floyd | You can't find any good footholds. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Deesix says (to floyd), "talk to woman" | ||
Floyd ] Lancaster Gate Floyd | Floyd | > TALK TO WOMAN Floyd | Floyd | The old woman you saw here before is gone now. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Gerynar says "bloop" and shrinks down into a little dot, then winks out...just like those old-fashioned B&w televisions. | ||
| Gerynar has disconnected. | ||
| Deesix says (to floyd), "look" | ||
Floyd ] Lancaster Gate Floyd | Floyd | > LOOK Floyd | Floyd | Lancaster Gate Floyd | Floyd | A crooked old tree shades the perambulators as they roll south down Floyd | the Lancaster Walk. Shady paths lead west along an iron fence, and Floyd | southwest between the trees. Floyd | Floyd | An umbrella is wedged in the branches overhead. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| inky says (to Floyd), "climb tree" | ||
Floyd ] Lancaster Gate Floyd | Floyd | > CLIMB TREE Floyd | Floyd | You can't find any good footholds. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "So, we need that umbrella, but we won't be giving it back, I suspect." | |
| Gunther says (to Floyd), "take umbrella" | ||
Floyd ] Lancaster Gate Floyd | Floyd | > TAKE UMBRELLA Floyd | Floyd | The umbrella is high out of reach. Floyd | Floyd | > | Deesix says, "She went south." | |
| Jacqueline says, "If we can't climb, we likely need a tool." | ||
| Deesix says, "Yeah, I guess so." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Where is DavidW? He would have an idea for bribing squirrels to do our bidding." | ||
| Ghogg says, "wow, I beat this, but I don't remember the puzzles at all" | ||
| Deesix says (to floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Lancaster Walk Floyd | Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | Lancaster Walk Floyd | Floyd | An impressive sculpture of a horse and rider dominates this bustling Floyd | intersection. The Walk continues north and south; lesser paths curve Floyd | off in many directions. Floyd | Floyd | A broad field of grass, meticulously manicured, extends to the east. Floyd | Beyond it you can see the Long Water glittering between the trees. Floyd | Floyd | A printed notice is stuck into the grass. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Deesix says (to floyd), "read notice" | ||
Floyd ] Lancaster Walk Floyd | Floyd | > READ NOTICE Floyd | Floyd | The words Do Not Walk On Floyd | The Grass are sternly printed on the notice. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Ah." | |
| Deesix says (to floyd), "look at grass" | ||
Floyd ] Lancaster Walk Floyd | Floyd | > LOOK AT GRASS Floyd | Floyd | It seems innocent enough. Floyd | Floyd | > | Deesix exclaims, "Long water!" | |
| Deesix says (to floyd), "look at long water" | ||
Floyd ] Lancaster Walk Floyd | Floyd | > LOOK AT LONG WATER Floyd | Floyd | You can see it sparkling between the trees to the east. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Deesix says (to floyd), "look at watch" | ||
Floyd ] Lancaster Walk Floyd | Floyd | > LOOK AT WATCH Floyd | Floyd | Your wristwatch says it's 3:44:00 pm. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline asks, "What was the note again?" | |
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "i" | ||
Floyd ] Lancaster Walk Floyd | Floyd | > I Floyd | Floyd | You're holding a piece of paper and a gnomon. You're wearing a Floyd | wristwatch, and you have a credit card and a seven-sided coin in your Floyd | pocket. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Gunther says (to Floyd), "walk on grass" | ||
Floyd ] Lancaster Walk Floyd | Floyd | > WALK ON GRASS Floyd | Floyd | As your feet touch the grass you sense a strange motion around you. Floyd | Looking down, you watch with horror as the grass begins to ripple and Floyd | writhe with vegetable indignance! Floyd | Floyd | Angry green stalks whip around your legs, pull you to the ground and Floyd | drag you, kicking and screaming, back to the paved surface of the Floyd | Lancaster Walk. Floyd | Floyd | A chorus of offended little voices subsides as you regain your Floyd | footing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "read paper" | ||
Floyd ] Lancaster Walk Floyd | Floyd | > READ PAPER Floyd | Floyd | The words "Long Water, Four O'Clock" are scrawled on the piece of Floyd | paper. Floyd | Floyd | A young couple zooms down the Lancaster Walk on bicycles. You watch Floyd | them roll across the grass and disappear into the crowd. Floyd | Floyd | > | Gunther says, "oops, sorry" | |
| Jacqueline asks, "So we have 15 minutes to get over to the Long Water?" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "haha - I had never really been tempted to *walk* on the grass at Cambridge, but now I'm really glad I never did." | ||
| Jacqueline asks, "Six more minutes today. What would we like to do?" | ||
| JoshuaH asks, "Map the rest?" | ||
| Deesix says, "That grass thing reminds me something by Edmond Hamilton." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "I would be fine with knocking out some of the map if you'd like, Josh. Sure." | ||
| Allen says, "I think there's only 9 rooms in a 3x3 grid" | ||
| Allen asks, "or is it 6 in 3x2?" | ||
| Ghogg says, "it is 9" | ||
| Ghogg says, "I remember that" | ||
| Ghogg says, "I think the beginning had me stuck the longest of anywhere" | ||
| Gunther says, "I didn't even know you could futz around that long without the game getting going" | ||
| Deesix says (to floyd), "look" | ||
Floyd ] Lancaster Walk Floyd | Floyd | > LOOK Floyd | Floyd | Lancaster Walk Floyd | Floyd | An impressive sculpture of a horse and rider dominates this bustling Floyd | intersection. The Walk continues north and south; lesser paths curve Floyd | off in many directions. Floyd | Floyd | A broad field of grass, meticulously manicured, extends to the east. Floyd | Beyond it you can see the Long Water glittering between the trees. Floyd | Floyd | There's a notice here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Deesix says (to floyd), "look at horse" | ||
Floyd ] Lancaster Walk Floyd | Floyd | > LOOK AT HORSE Floyd | Floyd | According to a plaque, the sculpture is called Physical Floyd | Energy. Floyd | Floyd | > | Deesix says, "So, the grass is the way to the east (and Long Water)." | |
| Ghogg says, "if I could venture, I sort of remember how this work" | ||
| Deesix says, "By the way, I'm fine with mapping, to use this last club time." | ||
| Ghogg asks, "I *think* you ride across the grass with the pram, possibly using the umbrella as a sail?" | ||
| Gunther says, "umm" | ||
| Allen says, "well, you spoiled it" | ||
| Gunther says, "I'm not sure anyone wanted spoilers this explicit without even having seen what happens at all" | ||
| Deesix says (to floyd), "jump east" | ||
Floyd ] Lancaster Walk Floyd | Floyd | > JUMP EAST Floyd | Floyd | That'd be a cute trick. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "That was pretty spoilery, but honestly I am okay with it this time because I know this is an epic game and while I want to exprience it, I don't want to play it until 2016." | |
| Ghogg says, "I am shocked if that is actually right because it is supervague" | ||
| Ghogg says, "I remember it being REALLY hard to get to and it took me like weeks" | ||
| Gunther says, "like I said, they've not even seen the trigger event" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Possibly we use the hot air balloon. Or maybe that was Zork II." | ||
| Gunther says, "also literally everything afterward is 100 times as obscure and incomprehensible" | ||
| Deesix says, "I'll do that as personal homework." | ||
| Allen says, "the nice thing about spending a fair amount of time in the prologue of the game is that when parts of it reoccur later in the game, you recognize them" | ||
| Jacqueline asks, "Oh crap, there's going to be homework?" | ||
| Ghogg asks, "can we get the trigger by just waiting a bunch?" | ||
| Allen says, "yes" | ||
| Ghogg asks, "should we do that then?" | ||
| Allen says, "but you need to have certain things ready at that point" | ||
| Ghogg says, "well, I am ok with saving, seeing what happens, and warping back" | ||
| Gunther says, "at this point a restart is probably inevitable" | ||
| Ghogg says, "that too" | ||
| Gunther says, "just... do something" | ||
| Jacqueline asks, "Wow. We've already screwed up to the point of needing to restart?" | ||
| Jacqueline wonders where this game registers on the cruelty scale. | ||
| Gunther says (to Jacqueline), ""unplayable and incomprehensible even with the walkthrough"" | ||
| JoshuaH asks, "Apocalypitic?" | ||
| Deesix says (to floyd), "s" | ||
Floyd ] Flower Walk Floyd | Floyd | > S Floyd | Floyd | Flower Walk Floyd | Floyd | Gaily colored flower beds line the walks bending north and west, Floyd | filling the air with a gentle fragrance. A little path leads Floyd | northwest, between the trees. Floyd | Floyd | You can see a soccer ball half-hidden among the blossoms. Floyd | Floyd | The spires of the Albert Memorial are all too visible to the south. Floyd | Passing tourists hoot with laughter at the dreadful sight; nannies Floyd | hide their faces and roll quickly away. Floyd | Floyd | > | Deesix asks, "Ball to umbrella?" | |
| Deesix says (to floyd), "get ball" | ||
Floyd ] Flower Walk Floyd | Floyd | > GET BALL Floyd | Floyd | You take the soccer ball off the flower beds. Floyd | Floyd | [Your score just went up by 1 point. The total is now 9 out of Floyd | 100.] Floyd | Floyd | > | JoshuaH says (to Deesix), "Sounds good." | |
| Deesix says (to floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Lancaster Walk Floyd | Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | Lancaster Walk Floyd | Floyd | An impressive sculpture of a horse and rider dominates this bustling Floyd | intersection. The Walk continues north and south; lesser paths curve Floyd | off in many directions. Floyd | Floyd | A broad field of grass, meticulously manicured, extends to the east. Floyd | Beyond it you can see the Long Water glittering between the trees. Floyd | Floyd | There's a notice here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Deesix says (to floyd), "n" | ||
Floyd ] Lancaster Gate Floyd | Floyd | > N Floyd | Floyd | Lancaster Gate Floyd | Floyd | A crooked old tree shades the perambulators as they roll south down Floyd | the Lancaster Walk. Shady paths lead west along an iron fence, and Floyd | southwest between the trees. Floyd | Floyd | An umbrella is wedged in the branches overhead. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Deesix says (to floyd), "throw ball to umbrella" | ||
Floyd ] Lancaster Gate Floyd | Floyd | > THROW BALL TO UMBRELLA Floyd | Floyd | The soccer ball lodges itself in the tree beside the umbrella. Floyd | Floyd | The umbrella teeters uncertainly for a moment, then tumbles out of the Floyd | tree and lands at your feet. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Deesix says (to floyd), "get umbrella" | ||
Floyd ] Lancaster Gate Floyd | Floyd | > GET UMBRELLA Floyd | Floyd | As you pick up the umbrella and smooth the wrinkles, you notice a Floyd | touristy slogan printed around the outside: "All prams lead to the Floyd | Kensington Gardens." Floyd | Floyd | [Your score just went up by 5 points. The total is now 14 out of Floyd | 100.] Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Deesix says (to floyd), "get ball" | ||
Floyd ] Lancaster Gate Floyd | Floyd | > GET BALL Floyd | Floyd | The soccer ball is high out of reach. Floyd | Floyd | > | Deesix says, "I'm done." | |
| Jacqueline asks, "Okay to wrap it up until next week?" | ||
| Gunther says, "save and wait until 4, at leas" | ||
| Gunther says, "t" | ||
| Jacqueline asks, "Hm. Okay. But not here, right?" | ||
| JoshuaH says, "Okay with wrapping up." | ||
| Gunther says, "it matters not" | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "save" | ||
Floyd | > Floyd | > SAVE Floyd | %% Enter a save filename to write: | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "trinity01" | ||
Floyd ] Lancaster Gate
Floyd |
Floyd | [SAVE completed.]
Floyd |
Floyd | >
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| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "z" | ||
Floyd ] Lancaster Gate Floyd | Floyd | > Z Floyd | Floyd | Time passes. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| inky has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x watch" | ||
Floyd ] Lancaster Gate Floyd | Floyd | > X WATCH Floyd | Floyd | [There aren't any verbs in that sentence.] Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Gunther says (to Floyd), "wait until 4" | ||
Floyd ] Lancaster Gate Floyd | Floyd | > WAIT UNTIL 4 Floyd | Floyd | [You don't need to use the word "until" to complete this story.] Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "examine watch" | ||
Floyd ] Lancaster Gate Floyd | Floyd | > EXAMINE WATCH Floyd | Floyd | Your wristwatch says it's 3:48:00 pm. Floyd | Floyd | > | Gunther says, "goddammit" | |
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "z" | ||
Floyd ] Lancaster Gate Floyd | Floyd | > Z Floyd | Floyd | Time passes. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "examine watch" | ||
Floyd ] Lancaster Gate Floyd | Floyd | > EXAMINE WATCH Floyd | Floyd | Your wristwatch says it's 3:49:15 pm. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "z" | ||
Floyd ] Lancaster Gate Floyd | Floyd | > Z Floyd | Floyd | Time passes. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "I'm surprised the time isn't in the status line." | |
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "z" | ||
Floyd ] Lancaster Gate Floyd | Floyd | > Z Floyd | Floyd | Time passes. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "z" | ||
Floyd ] Lancaster Gate Floyd | Floyd | > Z Floyd | Floyd | Time passes. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "z" | ||
Floyd ] Lancaster Gate Floyd | Floyd | > Z Floyd | Floyd | Time passes. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "z" | ||
Floyd ] Lancaster Gate Floyd | Floyd | > Z Floyd | Floyd | Time passes. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "z" | ||
Floyd ] Lancaster Gate Floyd | Floyd | > Z Floyd | Floyd | Time passes. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "z" | ||
Floyd ] Lancaster Gate Floyd | Floyd | > Z Floyd | Floyd | Time passes. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "z" | ||
Floyd ] Lancaster Gate Floyd | Floyd | > Z Floyd | Floyd | Time passes. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "z" | ||
Floyd ] Lancaster Gate Floyd ] Floyd ] Floyd ] Floyd ] They are of sick and diseased imaginations Floyd ] who would toll the world's knell so soon. Floyd ] Floyd ] -- Henry David Thoreau Floyd ] Floyd | Floyd | > Z Floyd | Floyd | Time passes. Floyd | Floyd | A steady drone begins to rise above the east wind. As it grows louder Floyd | and more insistent, you recognize a sound you've heard only in old war Floyd | movies. Air-raid sirens. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "examine watch" | ||
Floyd ] Lancaster Gate Floyd | Floyd | > EXAMINE WATCH Floyd | Floyd | Your wristwatch says it's 3:58:00 pm. Floyd | Floyd | Another siren joins the first. Tourists search the sky, eyes wide with Floyd | apprehension. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "z" | ||
Floyd ] Lancaster Gate Floyd | Floyd | > Z Floyd | Floyd | Time passes. Floyd | Floyd | Sirens are howling all around you. Children, sensing fear in the air, Floyd | begin to whimper for their nannies. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "z" | ||
Floyd ] Lancaster Gate Floyd | Floyd | > Z Floyd | Floyd | Time passes. Floyd | Floyd | Confused shouts can be heard in the distance. Worried nannies turn Floyd | their perambulators toward the gates. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "z" | ||
Floyd ] Lancaster Gate Floyd | Floyd | > Z Floyd | Floyd | Time passes. Floyd | Floyd | Police and fire alarms join in the rising din as the crowd rushes to Floyd | escape the open sky of the Gardens. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "z" | ||
Floyd ] Lancaster Gate Floyd | Floyd | > Z Floyd | Floyd | Time passes. Floyd | Floyd | Distant megaphones can be heard barking orders. Frightened tourists Floyd | and screaming perambulators flee in every direction. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "z" | ||
Floyd ] Lancaster Gate Floyd | Floyd | > Z Floyd | Floyd | Time passes. Floyd | Floyd | A round of gunfire drowns out the wailing sirens. Tourists cover their Floyd | heads and trample one another in blind panic. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "examine bodies" | ||
Floyd ] Lancaster Gate Floyd | Floyd | > EXAMINE BODIES Floyd | Floyd | You can't see any bodies here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "z" | ||
Floyd ] Lancaster Gate Floyd | Floyd | > Z Floyd | Floyd | Time passes. Floyd | Floyd | The ground trembles with the roar of jet interceptors. Terror-stricken Floyd | tourists dive for cover. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "z" | ||
Floyd ] The River Floyd | Floyd | > Z Floyd | Floyd | Time passes. Floyd | Floyd | The east wind falls silent, and a new star flashes to life over the Floyd | doomed city. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | The River Floyd | Floyd | You're on a lifeless strip of sand beside a great river. The water is Floyd | unnaturally dark and still; ribbons of mist coil across its surface Floyd | like ghostly fingers, obscuring what lies beyond. Floyd | Floyd | As you peer across the river you notice a lone vessel gliding out of Floyd | the fog. You can make out a dark oarsman at the stern. Floyd | Floyd | The oarsman guides his dory to a soundless landing. Something in the Floyd | way he crooks his skeletal finger compels you to board. You surrender Floyd | a silver coin you didn't know you had, take a seat and wait patiently Floyd | for your first glimpse of the opposite shore. Floyd | Floyd | [Your score is 14 points out of 100, in 119 moves. This gives you the Floyd | rank of Tourist.] Floyd | Floyd | Do you want to restart the story, restore a saved position, or quit? Floyd | | ||
| Floyd [Type RESTART, RESTORE or QUIT.] > | Jacqueline says (to Charon), "Hello" | |
| Jacqueline asks, "Okay then. So, a nuclear blast?" | ||
| Gunther says, "it's Karen, actually" | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Or Kharon." | ||
| Gunther says, "also DON'T PAY THE FERRYMAN" | ||
| Jacqueline says (to Gunther), "Thank you, Chris de Burgh." | ||
| Jacqueline says, "Love that song." | ||
| Jacqueline exclaims, "Well, okay. No clue how to protect ourselves from that. See you all next week!" | ||
| Gunther says, "spoiler: the game continues seamlessly into Eidolon from there" | ||
| JoshuaH says, "Map so far: [LINK]" | ||
| JoshuaH says, "(Might've missed an object or a dozen.)" | ||
| Allen says, "wow, you really didn't explore much" | ||
| Deesix says, "I think that reference to Hamilton I made (that I read in spanish) is called "Alien Earth"." | ||
| JoshuaH says, "Sorry, missed the last room. Updated: [LINK]" | ||
| Deesix says (to JoshuaH), "Thanks." | ||
