  
 
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. Below is a transcript of Undertow, written by Stephen Granade. Undertow was originally released as part of the 1995 IF Competition, where it took fourth place in the TADS division. You can learn more about the game, including how to download it, by visiting the ifWiki. WARNING! Below you will find a transcript of people playing this game, and it goes without saying that the transcript is full of spoilers. So, if you've never played this game, and think you might like to at some point, I do not recommend reading any further. Instead, you might want to return to the interactive fiction page. |
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| Jacqueline says, "So, the file name is 'under?'" | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "load under" | ||||
Floyd | Welcome to the Cheap Glk Implementation, library version 0.9.0. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | Yesterday, as you were walking through Central Park, a meteorite Floyd | crashed nearby, bathing you in cosmic radiation. It only made the Floyd | twelth page of the paper, under Dear Abby. Of course, if anyone could Floyd | have foreseen the awful effects of that accident, it surely would have Floyd | been a front page story. But there was no way for you, or anyone Floyd | else, to predict that the result of that accident would be.... Floyd | Floyd | The Underoos That Ate New York! Floyd | An Interactive Quickie by G. Kevin Wilson Floyd | (c) 1994. All Rights Reserved. Floyd | Email: gkw@pobox.com Floyd | Type 'xyzzy' for help and information. Floyd | Release 1 / Serial number 970329 / Inform v6.11 Library 6/4 Floyd | Standard interpreter 1.0 Floyd | Floyd | Your Bedroom (on the bed) Floyd | Home sweet home for a '60s throwback bachelor like yourself. Floyd | Assorted, but unimportant decorations litter the walls and ceiling. Floyd | To the west is a door that, as you fuzzily recall, leads into your Floyd | walk-in closet. To the east is a hallway, that, as you even more Floyd | fuzzily recall, leads to the kitchen. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Um, no." | |||
| inky says, "ha ha" | ||||
| Lucea says (to floyd), "xyzzy" | ||||
Floyd | A hollow voice says, "This is a short sample 'game' designed to test Floyd | out some programming ideas I had. It pays homage to the bad old Floyd | sci-fi B movies. The material here is, I suppose, vaguely mystifying Floyd | to small children, so parents be warned, play it through first Floyd | yourself, and make your own decision about it." Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "The file name is not 'under.'" | |||
| inky says, "I said it was tow11" | ||||
| DavidW says, "No. tow11, I thought it was." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Oh, okay." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "One moment." | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "quit" | ||||
Floyd | Are you sure you want to quit? | ||||
| Miseri arrives, full of fun, but no funk. | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "yes" | ||||
Floyd | | ||||
| Floyd asks, "That game over already? It was just getting good. Wanna play another?" | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "load tow11" | ||||
Floyd | Welcome to the Cheap Glk Implementation, library version 0.9.0. Floyd | Floyd | tadsr - A text-only TADS 2.5.10 Interpreter. Floyd | Copyright (c) 1993, 2006 by Michael J. Roberts. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | How did Thom ever talk you into this one... Floyd | Floyd | Your friend Thom Hall has always been a smooth talker, which is Floyd | probably how he got you to attend his party on board the Floyd | *Bellerophon*. The fourty-eight-foot yacht is named after the H.M.S. Floyd | Bellerophon, the ship on which Napoleon formally surrendered in 1815 Floyd | after Waterloo. Thom isn't usually too modest. Floyd | Floyd | Anyway, you're now stuck at a floating party with three other people Floyd | you barely know, friends of Thom's. Bill Leveritt is one of Thom's Floyd | partners in his architectural firm. Carl Weathers, another old friend Floyd | of Thom's, brought his girlfriend Ashleigh Flannagin, which completes Floyd | the floating fivesome. Floyd | Floyd | So far you've seen Bill and Thom yell at each other, Thom hit Carl for Floyd | some unexplained reason, and Ashleigh ignore both Thom and you. Not Floyd | the most pleasant party you've ever been to. Floyd | Floyd | And it's barely 10 a.m... Floyd | Floyd | Undertow v1.1 (9/5/1995) by Stephen Granade Floyd | Developed with TADS, the Text Adventure Development System. Floyd | Floyd | Forward Head Floyd | The forward head sports a small toilet, a sink, and a miniscule Floyd | shower. In the floor is a small drain; above the sink, a mirror and Floyd | medicine cabinet. A closed door leads west. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "That's better." | |||
| Limax says, "Ha ha" | ||||
| Lucea says (to floyd), "sit on toilet" | ||||
Floyd | I don't know how to sit on the toilet. Floyd | Floyd | > | inky says, "ok, so I don't remember anything about this other than that it's old and it's a murder mystery" | |||
| inky says, "but I think it's reasonably finishable in two hours" | ||||
| Lucea says, "the mystery of a murder" | ||||
| Lucea says (to floyd), "open cabinet" | ||||
Floyd | Opened. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Lucea says (to floyd), "l in it" | ||||
Floyd | There's nothing in the medicine cabinet. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" | ||||
Floyd | You are empty-handed. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "x it" | ||||
Floyd | It is bolted to the wall just above the sink. It is made of strong Floyd | plastic, and is open. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "x drain" | ||||
Floyd | It sees a lot of use due to the shower. Its metal surface is streaked Floyd | with hard-water stains. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "look in it" | ||||
Floyd | Don't worry about the drain. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "open it" | ||||
Floyd | Don't worry about the drain. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "lick it" | ||||
Floyd | I don't know the word "lick". Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "This is before 'lick' was invented, I think." | |||
| Nitku says (to Floyd), "take a shower" | ||||
Floyd | Don't worry about the shower. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "time" | ||||
Floyd | The time is now 10:12 a.m. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Nitku says (to Floyd), "x me" | ||||
Floyd | You look remarkably like yourself. Floyd | Floyd | > | Limax asks, "What did we do before we could lick?" | |||
| DavidW says, "Time is moving, guys." | ||||
| DavidW says (to Limax), "Taste." | ||||
| inky says, "yeah, but we don't know what we're doing" | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "taste drain" | ||||
Floyd | I don't know the word "taste". Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | You'll have to open the door first. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "open door" | ||||
Floyd | It's locked. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | You'll have to open the door first. Floyd | Floyd | > | inky says, "ha ha" | |||
| inky says (to Floyd), "unlock door" | ||||
Floyd | Unlocked. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "open door" | ||||
Floyd | Opened. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | Forward Stateroom Floyd | Compact yet liveable, the fore stateroom has two v-berths that meet Floyd | near the nose of the ship. On the port wall is a hanging locker, and Floyd | across from it is the door to the forward head, standing open. A Floyd | small ladder to the south leads up to a door. Floyd | Sitting on the left v-berth is a pill bottle. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "x bottle" | ||||
Floyd | The closed bottle is opaque and plastic. The label has been torn off, Floyd | so you don't know where it came from or what its pills do. All that Floyd | is left is a faded sketch of a man with dark circles under his eyes. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "get bottle" | ||||
Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Lucea says (to floyd), "drink it" | ||||
Floyd | The pill bottle doesn't appear appetizing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "open it" | ||||
Floyd | Opening the pill bottle reveals five little pills. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "This could be the next Featured Theme on ifWiki: Games that start in the Bathroom" | |||
| inky says (to Floyd), "eat pill" | ||||
Floyd | You swallow the pill, grimacing at its chalky taste. Almost Floyd | immediately, you feel a wave of lethargy sweep over you. You have to Floyd | fight off the overwhelming urge to sleep. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "undo" | ||||
Floyd | (Undoing one command) Floyd | Floyd | Forward Stateroom Floyd | Compact yet liveable, the fore stateroom has two v-berths that meet Floyd | near the nose of the ship. On the port wall is a hanging locker, and Floyd | across from it is the door to the forward head, standing open. A Floyd | small ladder to the south leads up to a door. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Lucea says (to floyd), "open locker" | ||||
Floyd | Opening the hanging locker reveals a safe. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Lucea says (to floyd), "x safe" | ||||
Floyd | Squat, grey, metal. It obviously requires a key to unlock it. Part Floyd | of the top of the safe is scarred with deep gouges. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Lucea says (to floyd), "x gouges" | ||||
Floyd | On closer inspection, you can see that the gouges outline a panel. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Lucea says (to floyd), "x panel" | ||||
Floyd | The panel is surrounded by gouges, evidence of prior removals. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Lucea says (to floyd), "open it" | ||||
Floyd | No matter how you try to fit your fingers around the panel, you fail. Floyd | Evidently the panel is not openable without the assistance of a tool. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline asks, "How critical is time, do we think?" | |||
| inky says, "what we need is a tool -- I suggest our friend Thom" | ||||
| Jacqueline asks, "i.e. Should we restart, save often? Should we have a driver?" | ||||
| inky says, "my guess is we may end up restarting once" | ||||
| DavidW says, "In a murder mystery? Probably critical." | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to DW), "Right, exactly." | ||||
| inky says, "but we don't know what we're doing, so we might as well wander around for now" | ||||
| crumple arrives, full of fun and funk. | Jacqueline says, "We could save as we enter each room, so that we have the liberty to try licking things, then restore and do what's necessary." | |||
| DavidW says, "I'd like to learn the geography. What's where." | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "up" | ||||
Floyd | Forecastle Floyd | The forecastle of the boat is surprisingly comfortable despite its Floyd | small size. The helm controls, including the wheel, are mounted on Floyd | the fore wall, next to a chest-of-drawers which sports a lamp. Across Floyd | from the chest and beside the west entrance is the galley; between the Floyd | galley and the helm is a companionway to the fore stateroom. Also on Floyd | the port wall, aft of the entrance, is a small bar. Across from it is Floyd | a dinette bench. Windows are at each of the cardinal directions. The Floyd | west entranceway is open, as is the companionway to the north. Floyd | Sitting on the small bar is a drink tray. Floyd | Floyd | > | Lucea says, "oops" | |||
| Lucea says, "I've been a bit loosey-goosey with examining" | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "x tray" | ||||
Floyd | The wooden drink tray has held many, many drinks on its surface and is Floyd | discolored with many, many drink stains. Right now it holds a whiskey Floyd | bottle, a scotch bottle, a wine bottle, and a bottle of beer. One Floyd | edge is chipped slightly. Floyd | Floyd | Carl arrives from the west. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "x carl" | ||||
Floyd | Carl Weathers is about 28, with sandy brown hair and light blue eyes. Floyd | If Hitler were alive today, he'd put Carl on one of his posters. Carl Floyd | is a bit of a know-it-all, but fairly bright. You've never quite been Floyd | sure what he does for a living. Floyd | Floyd | Bill arrives from the west. Floyd | Floyd | With a large sigh, Carl sits down on the bench. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "ask carl about bill" | ||||
Floyd | Carl says, "Hmm, can't tell you too much about that!" Floyd | Floyd | Bill wanders over to the drink tray and picks up the whiskey bottle. Floyd | From somewhere around the bar, he scrounges up a slightly-clean glass. Floyd | With a deft flick of his wrist, he pours himself a shot of the whiskey Floyd | and replaces the bottle. "I've always, er, liked whiskey," he Floyd | comments. Floyd | Floyd | Ashleigh arrives from the west. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Well, we probably do need to examine stuff." | |||
| inky says (to Floyd), "x bill" | ||||
Floyd | Bill Leveritt has been Thom's partner in their architectural firm for Floyd | as long as you've known Thom. Bill's thatch of thinning gray hair and Floyd | round glasses make him look older than his forty-two years. He tries Floyd | to dress flamboyantly but often fails, as demonstrated today by his Floyd | long-sleeved blue oxford shirt. He's extremely good at what he does, Floyd | but he is very unassuming; Thom is the talker of the firm. In one Floyd | hand he is holding one of his ubiquitous glasses of whiskey. Floyd | Floyd | Ashleigh sits down next to Carl and whispers something to him. He Floyd | grins slightly in response. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "x ashleigh" | ||||
Floyd | Ashleigh Flannagin is a knockout, which is why Thom ever dated her in Floyd | the first place. However, Thom always has to be right, and it didn't Floyd | take long for Ash to tire of that and start dating Carl. She has Floyd | shoulder-length copper hair and dark brown eyes. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Lucea says (to floyd), "x carl" | ||||
Floyd | Carl Weathers is about 28, with sandy brown hair and light blue eyes. Floyd | If Hitler were alive today, he'd put Carl on one of his posters. Carl Floyd | is a bit of a know-it-all, but fairly bright. You've never quite been Floyd | sure what he does for a living. Floyd | Floyd | > | crumple asks, "wait, carl weathers as in apollo creed?" | |||
| DavidW says, "I need to read faster. I'm missing WAY too much." | ||||
| inky says, "well, everyone else has shown up, so I expect Thom is dead" | ||||
| Lucea asks, "why are all IF guys named Carl unappealing guys?" | ||||
| inky says, "ha ha" | ||||
| Lucea says, "well, by 'all' I mean two" | ||||
| (from schep) baf cries. | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "x chip" | ||||
Floyd | I don't know the word "chip". Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | Port of Forecastle Floyd | The flying bridge rises above you, its canopy rippling slightly in Floyd | the wind. To the east, an open door flanked by windows leads into the Floyd | forecastle. To the northeast you can see the foredeck; to the south Floyd | are the aft sections of the boat. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "x bridge" | ||||
Floyd | You can't see much of the flying bridge except its canopy. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "x canopy" | ||||
Floyd | It arches over much of the flying bridge. Floyd | Floyd | > | inky says, "well ok then!" | |||
| Jacqueline says, "I've never heard of a part of a boat called a 'forecastle.'" | ||||
| inky says, "he means the fo'c'sle" | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "s" | ||||
Floyd | Port of Stateroom Floyd | You stand on the deck of the boat, just to port of the aft Floyd | stateroom. Its roof curves across the boat, and a ladder leads to the Floyd | roof and then to the flying bridge. Beside the ladder, windows open Floyd | into the stateroom. To starboard is the rail, standing sentinel Floyd | between you and the cerulean water. The boat runs beneath your feet Floyd | from the north to the southeast. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "x rail" | ||||
Floyd | The metal rail prevents you from sliding overboard and into the chilly Floyd | water surrounding the boat. Floyd | Floyd | > | Limax asks, "Are we playing the gal again?" | |||
| Jacqueline says, "What? E&S finished last week, if that's what you mean." | ||||
| Limax says, "Oh. Whoops" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "haha" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Nice try, though." | ||||
| Limax says, "I thought we were playing one of those again... man, I'm completely lost" | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x me" | ||||
Floyd | You look remarkably like yourself. Floyd | Floyd | > | inky says, "I guess we are a generic protagonist" | |||
| Limax says, "Aha... I didn't read the bb cafefully" | ||||
| inky says, "except to the extent of being buddies with this guy" | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "e" | ||||
Floyd | You can't go that way. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "s" | ||||
Floyd | You can't go that way. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "se" | ||||
Floyd | Cockpit Deck Floyd | The cockpit deck houses the twin diesel engines which power the Floyd | boat. A large access panel in the deck allows for any necessary Floyd | engine maintenance. On the stern, a flagstaff juts skyward, the stern Floyd | light perched atop it like a squat bird. The door leading down into Floyd | the aft stateroom yawns widely. Small windows flank the door. Tied Floyd | to a cleat on the port side is a line. To the northeast and northwest Floyd | is the remainder of the boat. Floyd | Floyd | > | Limax says, "I saw 'earth & sky' and didn't read the rest" | |||
| inky says (to Floyd), "x line" | ||||
Floyd | The line is tough, easily able to withstand the rigors of marine life. Floyd | One end of it is tied to a cleat. The other end of it runs over the Floyd | rail and into the water. It is taught, as if something heavy were Floyd | tied to it. Floyd | Floyd | > | inky says, "this looks promising" | |||
| inky says (to Floyd), "pull line" | ||||
Floyd | You tug on the line as hard as you can, but something is weighing it Floyd | down. Glancing over the rail, you see a dark shape in the water. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "x shape" | ||||
Floyd | It looks disturbingly person-like. In fact, it looks disturbingly Floyd | Thom-like. Floyd | Floyd | > | inky says, "aw yeah, dead body time" | |||
| inky says (to Floyd), "untie line" | ||||
Floyd | No matter how hard you work at the knot, you can't seem to untie it. Floyd | Floyd | > | inky says, "so much for disposing of the evidence" | |||
| inky says (to Floyd), "pull line" | ||||
Floyd | You tug on the line as hard as you can, but Thom's...dead weight, for Floyd | lack of a better term, is too much for you. Judging from the weight, Floyd | it is too much for everyone else on board. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x thom" | ||||
Floyd | I don't see any thom here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Nitku says (to Floyd), "x water" | ||||
Floyd | It stretches all around you, rolling and glistening in the glare of Floyd | the sun, churned up by the propellers. It is tantalizingly close yet Floyd | out of reach. In the water, you can see a dim shape attached to the Floyd | line tied to the cleat. Floyd | Floyd | Bill arrives from the northwest. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "tell bill about thom" | ||||
Floyd | You tell Bill about seeing Thom's body in the water. Bill, however, Floyd | just waves you off absentmindedly. Floyd | Floyd | As he is walking past it, Bill absentmindedly tugs on the line. Floyd | Something about it makes him stop. He looks over the rail and into Floyd | the water. His eyes widen alarmingly, and he yells, "Oh, my God! Floyd | Quick! Everyone to the cockpit deck! It's Thom!" Bill begins Floyd | pulling on the line with all his strength. "Help me!" he says to you. Floyd | Floyd | > | inky says, "ha ha ha" | |||
| inky says, "that ruled" | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "pull line" | ||||
Floyd | You tug on the line as hard as you can, but Thom's...dead weight, for Floyd | lack of a better term, is too much for you. Judging from the weight, Floyd | it is too much for everyone else on board. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Nitku says (to Floyd), "tell bill about thom" | ||||
Floyd | You tell Bill about seeing Thom's body in the water. Bill, however, Floyd | just waves you off absentmindedly. Floyd | Floyd | Carl arrives from the northwest. Floyd | Floyd | Ashleigh arrives from the northwest. Floyd | Floyd | > | inky says, "I guess we need a winch or something" | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "help bill" | ||||
Floyd | I don't recognize that sentence. Floyd | Floyd | > | inky says, "or, hrm, maybe if we all pull together" | |||
| inky says (to Floyd), "z" | ||||
Floyd | Time passes... Floyd | Floyd | Carl grabs hold of the line and strains in concert with Bill. You Floyd | slide in between them and put your back into the effort, but to no Floyd | avail. After a few seconds, Carl stops, swearing. Floyd | Floyd | Bill says, "The four of us won't be able to drag Thom on board while Floyd | we're, uh, moving." Floyd | Floyd | Ashleigh nods in agreement. "We've got to cut the engines." You find Floyd | yourself wondering just who this "we" are--you surely don't want to Floyd | monkey around with Thom's boat. Not that he's going to care now, but Floyd | habits are hard to break. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x panel" | ||||
Floyd | The large access panel can be opened in order to repair or service the Floyd | engines which power the boat. Right now the panel is closed. Floyd | Floyd | Carl finally convinces himself that he won't be able to drag Thom Floyd | onboard. You would have been glad to explain it to him, but no doubt Floyd | that would have taken one minute shy of eternity. He glances at the Floyd | three of you. Floyd | Floyd | "C'mon," he says, "I need you three on the flying bridge. I'll Floyd | explain up there, right?" Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Not that he's going to care now.... heh" | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "open panel" | ||||
Floyd | Opened. Floyd | Floyd | Bill leaves to the northwest. Floyd | Floyd | Carl leaves to the northwest. Floyd | Floyd | Ashleigh leaves to the northwest. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I guess we should follow." | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" | ||||
Floyd | Port of Stateroom Floyd | You stand on the deck of the boat, just to port of the aft Floyd | stateroom. Its roof curves across the boat, and a ladder leads to the Floyd | roof and then to the flying bridge. Beside the ladder, windows open Floyd | into the stateroom. To starboard is the rail, standing sentinel Floyd | between you and the cerulean water. The boat runs beneath your feet Floyd | from the north to the southeast. Floyd | Bill stands here, slouching his way from one part of the boat to Floyd | another. Floyd | Carl, hands in pockets, is standing here, obviously on his way to Floyd | somewhere else. Floyd | Ashleigh is briskly walking through here. Floyd | Floyd | Bill climbs up the ladder and is gone. Floyd | Floyd | Carl climbs up the ladder and is gone. Floyd | Floyd | Ashleigh climbs up the ladder and is gone. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" | ||||
Floyd | Flying Bridge Floyd | From up here, the skipper of the boat has an almost unobstructed Floyd | view of the waters in any direction. The wind whispers around the Floyd | canopy's poles and past you on its journey. Beyond the helm, through Floyd | the windscreen, you can see the bow of the boat. Further away is Floyd | land, quite some distance away to the northeast. A chair sits in Floyd | front of the helm. Towards the stern, a ladder leads down. Floyd | Bill slumps here quietly. Floyd | Carl is looking at the helm, thinking. Floyd | Ashleigh is standing here, obviously a bit disturbed. Floyd | Floyd | Bill says, "Um, ok, Carl, what now?" Floyd | Floyd | Carl looks at the controls. "I'd best man the anchor." He looks at Floyd | you, then at Bill. Finally, "Bill, I want you to go to the cockpit Floyd | deck and take care of the line Thom's attached to. I want you," he Floyd | turns to Ashleigh, "to relay my instructions to Bill, and I want you," Floyd | he turns to you, "to throttle back when I say so. Look over the Floyd | helm." He makes a few adjustments to the helm, then nods to himself. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Oh dear. Opportunity to screw up." | |||
| Nitku says (to Floyd), "look over helm" | ||||
Floyd | I don't recognize that sentence. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x helm" | ||||
Floyd | The helm is amazingly complex, with gagues for RPMs, temperature, Floyd | amperage...the mind boggles. On the right side of the helm are two Floyd | levers: the throttle handle and the clutch handle. The throttle is Floyd | taller than and to the right of the clutch handle. In the middle of Floyd | the helm is a large wooden wheel. Floyd | Floyd | Bill climbs down the ladder and is gone. Floyd | Floyd | Carl climbs down the ladder and is gone. Floyd | Floyd | > | Limax says, "The kids are demanding breakfast" | |||
| Limax says, "I guess I'll be AFK" | ||||
| inky says, "in a hilarious mishap we send the body flying over the boat and landing on the canopy" | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x throttle" | ||||
Floyd | The throttle handle controls the boat's speed. When pushed all the Floyd | way forward, the engines run full out. When pulled back, the engines Floyd | almost idle. Right now it is set to very slow. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Well, I'm just hoping Thom isn't tied to the anchor line." | |||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "SAVE" | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "cf1" | ||||
Floyd | File to save game in > Floyd | Saved. Floyd | Floyd | > | inky says, "hmm" | |||
| inky says, "doesn't throttle back mean go slower? it seems like we're already throttled back" | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x clutch" | ||||
Floyd | The clutch handle controls the direction the boat moves, either Floyd | forward or reverse. It can be pushed forward or pulled back. Right Floyd | now it is set to forward. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Yeah, it means go slower." | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x wheel" | ||||
Floyd | Attached to the helm, the wheel controls the ship's rudders. It Floyd | resembles a stereotypical ship wheel, with large wooden handles all Floyd | around its circumference. Floyd | Floyd | From below, Carl yells at you, "Pull the throttle back to idle." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Firion goes home. | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "pull throttle" | ||||
Floyd | You pull the throttle back to idling speed. You hear the engines slow Floyd | down. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x island" | ||||
Floyd | I don't know the word "island". Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" | ||||
Floyd | Flying Bridge Floyd | From up here, the skipper of the boat has an almost unobstructed Floyd | view of the waters in any direction. The wind whispers around the Floyd | canopy's poles and past you on its journey. Beyond the helm, through Floyd | the windscreen, you can see the bow of the boat. Further away is Floyd | land, quite some distance away to the northeast. A chair sits in Floyd | front of the helm. Towards the stern, a ladder leads down. Floyd | Ashleigh is standing here, obviously a bit disturbed. Floyd | Floyd | > | inky says, "whatta wimp" | |||
| DavidW asks, "hm?" | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x bow" | ||||
Floyd | I don't see any bow here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "ask ashleigh about thom" | ||||
Floyd | Ashleigh laughs, a deep throaty sound. "Sometimes I wonder how I ever Floyd | dated him." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "ask ashleigh about bill" | ||||
Floyd | Ashleigh says, "I don't know much about that." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "ask ashleigh about carl" | ||||
Floyd | Carl is no longer here. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I guess we don't date Ashleigh for her sparkling conversation." | |||
| inky asks, "wait, we're dating ashleigh?" | ||||
| inky says, "I thought Carl was dating ashleigh" | ||||
| DavidW says, "no" | ||||
| maga says, "score" | ||||
| DavidW says, "We aren't dating her." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "I was hoping she'd say, "Thom? Sometimes I wonder how I ever dated him. Bill? Sometimes I wonder why I didn't sleep with him sooner." Except that would make this too easy." | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to DW), "Well, she's single now." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Oh wait." | ||||
| Jacqueline asks, "So, who's she with? Carl?" | ||||
| Jacqueline scrolls back. | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "x ashleigh" | ||||
Floyd | Ashleigh Flannagin is a knockout, which is why Thom ever dated her in Floyd | the first place. However, Thom always has to be right, and it didn't Floyd | take long for Ash to tire of that and start dating Carl. She has Floyd | shoulder-length copper hair and dark brown eyes. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Yeah, Carl." | |||
| Jacqueline says, "So I guess she's not single." | ||||
| DavidW says, "Everyone has a different hair colour, I noticed." | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to DW), "That will come in handy during the CSI portion of the game." | ||||
| DavidW says, "Of course." | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask ashleigh about murder" | ||||
Floyd | I don't know the word "murder". Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "turn wheel clockwise" | ||||
Floyd | I don't know the word "clockwise". Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "turn wheel to right" | ||||
Floyd | I don't see any right here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "turn wheel" | ||||
Floyd | Turn it left or right? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "turn wheel right" | ||||
Floyd | You spin the wheel to the right. The bow begins to swing to Floyd | starboard. Floyd | Floyd | Carl yells, "Ok, reverse the engines!" Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "pull clutch" | ||||
Floyd | You pull the clutch back. You hear the engines drop into neutral. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "pull clutch" | ||||
Floyd | You pull the clutch back. You hear the engines begin to turn in Floyd | reverse. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" | ||||
Floyd | Flying Bridge Floyd | From up here, the skipper of the boat has an almost unobstructed Floyd | view of the waters in any direction. The wind whispers around the Floyd | canopy's poles and past you on its journey. Beyond the helm, through Floyd | the windscreen, you can see the bow of the boat. Further away is Floyd | land, quite some distance away to the northeast. A chair sits in Floyd | front of the helm. Towards the stern, a ladder leads down. Floyd | Ashleigh is standing here, obviously a bit disturbed. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x chair" | ||||
Floyd | The blue chair makes piloting the boat much more comfortable. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "sit on chair" | ||||
Floyd | Okay, you're now sitting on the chair. Floyd | Floyd | Carl shouts up at you, "Push the throttle to one-quarter." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "push throttle" | ||||
Floyd | You push the throttle forward to very slow speed. You hear the Floyd | engines rev up to a higher pitch. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "g" | ||||
Floyd | You push the throttle forward to one-quarter speed. You hear the Floyd | engines rev up to a higher pitch. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" | ||||
Floyd | Flying Bridge, in the chair Floyd | From up here, the skipper of the boat has an almost unobstructed Floyd | view of the waters in any direction. The wind whispers around the Floyd | canopy's poles and past you on its journey. Beyond the helm, through Floyd | the windscreen, you can see the bow of the boat. Further away is Floyd | land, quite some distance away to the northeast. A chair sits in Floyd | front of the helm. Towards the stern, a ladder leads down. Floyd | Ashleigh is standing here, obviously a bit disturbed. Floyd | Floyd | > | inky says, "Carl is just keeping us all busy as he cleans up after himself" | |||
| DavidW asks, "well, what do you suggest?" | ||||
| inky says, "ha ha" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Maybe we should kill him." | ||||
| inky says, "oh, we might as well still follow his instructions" | ||||
| inky says, "I'm just fingering him for the killer" | ||||
| DavidW says, "well, perhaps someone else should enter commands." | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "x bow" | ||||
Floyd | I don't see any bow here. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "No, you're a good driver." | |||
| inky says (to Floyd), "x land" | ||||
Floyd | Staring at it, you realize how far the boat has actually travelled. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Unless inky wants to drive... heh" | |||
| Jacqueline says, "You two boys work that out." | ||||
| inky says, "I admit I don't know what we're supposed to be doing here besides listening to carl" | ||||
| DavidW says, "I'm at a bit of a loss in this game." | ||||
| inky says, "I thought in mystery games you were supposed to talk to the npcs but they don't seem to be very talkative" | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "z" | ||||
Floyd | Time passes... Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "z" | ||||
Floyd | Time passes... Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I wanted to explore the ship first before plot asserted itself." | |||
| inky says (to Floyd), "ask ashleigh about me" | ||||
Floyd | You can't reach that from the chair. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I guess sitting down was a mistake." | |||
| Jacqueline asks, "Because Carl put us to work?" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Also, I am still amused that Taleslinger is not here." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Well, we could do this. We could restart and explore the ship before we find the body." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Thus learning the lay of the boatscape." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "I would say landscape, except that wouldn't be right." | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "stand" | ||||
Floyd | Okay, you're no longer in the chair. Floyd | Floyd | Carl yells, "Ok, I need you to shut off the...oh, screw it. Ash, kill Floyd | the engines! And tell Bill to try pulling Thom in now." Floyd | Floyd | Ashleigh moves to the helm, leaving you to yell Carl's instructions to Floyd | Bill. "Oh, er, right!" he yells back. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "ne" | ||||
Floyd | Starboard of Stateroom Floyd | From where you are, only a thin rail stands between you and the Floyd | water to starboard. A roof, much more substantial than the rail and Floyd | belonging to the aft stateroom, lies to port, stretching from here to Floyd | the port side of the boat. Small windows gape in the stateroom's side. Floyd | Two-thirds of the boat lie to the north, while the other one-third of Floyd | the boat is to the southwest. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "n" | ||||
Floyd | Starboard of Forecastle Floyd | Above you and to port rises the flying bridge, casting a cold Floyd | shadow across you. Also to port are the curtained windows which Floyd | afford you a glimpse into the forecastle. At your feet lies a closed Floyd | compartment. The boat continues to the northwest and south. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "x compartment" | ||||
Floyd | The compartment is about three meters long by half a meter wide and Floyd | runs the length of the boat. The lid of the compartment normally Floyd | doubles as the deck. Built in the lid is a small keyhole. The Floyd | compartment is closed and locked. Floyd | Floyd | > | inky says, "this boat sure has a lot of compartments" | |||
| Jacqueline says, "Boats do." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "But boats in murder mysteries in particular do." | ||||
| inky says, "I wonder if any have secret passages" | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "x bridge" | ||||
Floyd | You can't see much of the flying bridge except its canopy. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "nw" | ||||
Floyd | Foredeck Floyd | The foredeck is as far forward on the *Bellerophon* as you can go Floyd | and still be on the boat. The bow rail keeps you from going Floyd | overboard, lucky for you. At your feet lies a small elliptical hole Floyd | leading to the chain locker below. Out of the hole runs the anchor Floyd | chain. Behind you loom the windows to the forecastle. The rest of Floyd | the yacht lies to the southwest and southeast. Floyd | Bill is leaning against the bow rail. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I'm thinking that bent screwdriver could be used as a hook to get the rag with." | |||
| inky says (to Floyd), "x hole" | ||||
Floyd | The hole in the deck opens into the chain locker, where the anchor Floyd | chain is stored. The anchor chain runs out of it, over the rail, and Floyd | plunges into the sea. Floyd | Floyd | > | inky says, "that sounds promising" | |||
| Taleslinger says (to Floyd), "push bill" | ||||
Floyd | Pushing Bill doesn't do anything. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "d" | ||||
Floyd | You can't go that way. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "open locker" | ||||
Floyd | Your hand is too small to fit through the hole. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Or we could pretend the bent screwdriver is our hook of a hand and avenge Thom's death." | |||
| inky says, "ha ha" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "But David is probably more right." | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "x screwdriver" | ||||
Floyd | Thom has really put this tool through its paces. Its tip is bent, as Floyd | if he used it for non-standard purposes. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "x windows" | ||||
Floyd | They look into the forecastle. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "x chain" | ||||
Floyd | The anchor chain, along with the anchor, is used to attach the boat to Floyd | the bottom of the sea. It runs out of the hole in the deck, over the Floyd | rail, and into the sea. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "sw" | ||||
Floyd | Port of Forecastle Floyd | The flying bridge rises above you, its canopy rippling slightly in Floyd | the wind. To the east, an open door flanked by windows leads into the Floyd | forecastle. To the northeast you can see the foredeck; to the south Floyd | are the aft sections of the boat. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "e" | ||||
Floyd | Forecastle Floyd | The forecastle of the boat is surprisingly comfortable despite its Floyd | small size. The helm controls, including the wheel, are mounted on Floyd | the fore wall, next to a chest-of-drawers which sports a lamp. Across Floyd | from the chest and beside the west entrance is the galley; between the Floyd | galley and the helm is a companionway to the fore stateroom. Also on Floyd | the port wall, aft of the entrance, is a small bar. Across from it is Floyd | a dinette bench. Windows are at each of the cardinal directions. The Floyd | west entranceway is open, as is the companionway to the north. Floyd | Sitting on the small bar is a drink tray. Floyd | Ashleigh is here, standing pensively. Floyd | Floyd | > | Taleslinger says, "i'm thinking mini.crowbar, because of the bent tip" | |||
| inky says (to Floyd), "x lamp" | ||||
Floyd | A quick appraisal of the lamp bring the words "bulbous," "green," and Floyd | "hideous" to mind for no apparent reason. The red plaid lampshade Floyd | does little to mute its appearance. It has been attached to a square Floyd | base about three centimeters thick, in case the boat pitches Floyd | violently. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "x base" | ||||
Floyd | I don't know the word "base". Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "chest" | ||||
Floyd | There's no verb in that sentence! Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "x chest" | ||||
Floyd | The chest-of-drawers is a nice piece of furniture despite the many Floyd | water stains on its surface. Three drawers run from the bottom of the Floyd | chest to the top. A lamp perches on top of the chest like a vulture. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "open top" | ||||
Floyd | Opened. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "look in it" | ||||
Floyd | There's nothing in the top drawer. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "close it" | ||||
Floyd | Closed. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "open middle. look in it. close it" | ||||
Floyd | Opened. Floyd | Floyd | There's nothing in the middle drawer. Floyd | Floyd | Closed. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "open bottom. look in it. close it" | ||||
Floyd | Opened. Floyd | Floyd | There's nothing in the bottom drawer. Floyd | Floyd | Closed. Floyd | Floyd | > | inky says, "lame" | |||
| inky says (to Floyd), "get lamp" | ||||
Floyd | After fooling with it for a few seconds, you decide that taking the Floyd | lamp is a lost cause. Floyd | Floyd | > | inky says, "ha ha" | |||
| DavidW says, "ha ha" | ||||
| Lucea says (to floyd), "l under bench" | ||||
Floyd | There's nothing under the dinette bench. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "Hope jscott didn't see that." | |||
| Lucea says (to floyd), "l on bench" | ||||
Floyd | There's nothing in the dinette bench. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "heehee" | |||
| inky says, "ha ha" | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x tray" | ||||
Floyd | The wooden drink tray has held many, many drinks on its surface and is Floyd | discolored with many, many drink stains. Right now it holds a whiskey Floyd | bottle, a scotch bottle, a wine bottle, and a bottle of beer. One Floyd | edge is chipped slightly. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Lucea says (to floyd), "x edge" | ||||
Floyd | I don't know the word "edge". Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Lucea says (to floyd), "get bottles" | ||||
Floyd | I don't know the word "bottles". Floyd | Floyd | > | inky says, "we know one of the guys always drinks whiskey" | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x whiskey bottle" | ||||
Floyd | The label claims that the whiskey is a good brand. Knowing Thom, the Floyd | label bears little relationship to what's inside. The bottle contains Floyd | quite a bit of whiskey. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "x scoth" | ||||
Floyd | I don't know the word "scoth". Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "x scotch" | ||||
Floyd | The scotch appears to be passable. Unfortunately, you don't care much Floyd | for scotch. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "x wine" | ||||
Floyd | It is slightly yellowish. Floyd | Floyd | > | inky says, "freaky" | |||
| inky says (to Floyd), "x beer" | ||||
Floyd | It's Stella, an imported beer. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "x wine bottle" | ||||
Floyd | The bottle's label proclaims it to be the proud product of Ernest & Floyd | Julio Gallo's vinyards. The bottle contains some white wine. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "x beer bottle" | ||||
Floyd | It is some imported beer named Stella. The bottle contains a little Floyd | beer. Floyd | Floyd | > | inky says, "ha ha" | |||
| DavidW says, "yes, I imagine we can pop a pill into the bottle of whomever we want to target" | ||||
| DavidW says, "Bill is the whiskey drinker." | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x scotch bottle" | ||||
Floyd | Light glints off the glass bottle, sparkling in your eyes. Too bad Floyd | you don't like scotch; this looks to be good. The bottle contains Floyd | some scotch. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "There's that sparkle you vampire guys wanted earlier." | |||
| Taleslinger asks, "what are we tryinbg to do here? find the killer?" | ||||
| DavidW says (to Taleslinger), "That and probably fix the boat." | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x galley" | ||||
Floyd | It is a marvel of compact engineering, managing to fit an electric Floyd | stove, an oven, a sink, and a refrigerator in a tiny space. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "open fridge" | ||||
Floyd | Opened. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "look in it" | ||||
Floyd | There's nothing in the refrigerator-freezer. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "close it" | ||||
Floyd | Closed. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x stove" | ||||
Floyd | The stove has four burners, just enough for most marine cooking. Floyd | However, for this trip the burners have been disconnected. Thom Floyd | always was paranoid. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x oven" | ||||
Floyd | Close inspection shows you that the oven is without power, to prevent Floyd | accidents. It is closed. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "open it" | ||||
Floyd | Opened. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x sink" | ||||
Floyd | It is a square metal sink, about fourty centimeters by thirty Floyd | centimeters. It has one handle. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Lucea says (to floyd), "x handle" | ||||
Floyd | Which handle do you mean, the throttle, the clutch, or the sink Floyd | handle? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "look in it" | ||||
Floyd | There's nothing in the sink. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Lucea says (to floyd), "x sink handle" | ||||
Floyd | It is one of those single handles which control both cold and hot Floyd | water. Right now it is off. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Lucea says (to floyd), "turn it" | ||||
Floyd | Turning the sink handle doesn't have any effect. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "look behind bar" | ||||
Floyd | There's nothing behind the small bar. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "hm. I wonder if the screwdriver is bent because it was the gouging tool used on the safe?" | |||
| inky says, "hmm, could be" | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" | ||||
Floyd | You can't go that way. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||||
Floyd | You can't go that way. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline asks, "Explore more?" | |||
| inky says (to Floyd), "d" | ||||
Floyd | Forward Stateroom Floyd | Compact yet liveable, the fore stateroom has two v-berths that meet Floyd | near the nose of the ship. On the port wall is an open hanging Floyd | locker, and across from it is the door to the forward head, standing Floyd | open. A small ladder to the south leads up to a door. Floyd | The hanging locker seems to contain a safe. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "please" | |||
| inky says (to Floyd), "open panel with screwdriver" | ||||
Floyd | You work the screwdriver under the panel and lean on it forcefully. Floyd | The panel groans open. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "look in safe" | ||||
Floyd | It's closed. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "look in panel" | ||||
Floyd | There's nothing in the square panel. Floyd | Floyd | > | inky says, "uh" | |||
| inky says (to Floyd), "x safe" | ||||
Floyd | Squat, grey, metal. It obviously requires a key to unlock it. Part Floyd | of the top of the safe is scarred with deep gouges which outline an Floyd | open panel. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "unlock safe" | ||||
Floyd | What do you want to unlock it with? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "search safe" | ||||
Floyd | You find nothing of interest. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "look in safe" | ||||
Floyd | It's closed. Floyd | Floyd | > | inky says, "I am confused" | |||
| Jacqueline says, "Eep." | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "get panel" | ||||
Floyd | %You'll% need more than your bare fingers to remove the panel. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "Panel != safe?" | |||
| inky says (to Floyd), "get panel with screwdriver" | ||||
Floyd | You work the screwdriver under the panel and lean on it forcefully. Floyd | The panel groans open. Floyd | Floyd | > | inky asks, "well, it says it's open, right?" | |||
| inky says (to Floyd), "x safe" | ||||
Floyd | Squat, grey, metal. It obviously requires a key to unlock it. Part Floyd | of the top of the safe is scarred with deep gouges which outline an Floyd | open panel. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "It does." | |||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "look in safe" | ||||
Floyd | It's closed. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x panel" | ||||
Floyd | Peering in the panel only deepens the mystery of the safe. You can Floyd | clearly see mechanical workings of some sort, and deep inside a Floyd | battery. An electrically-opened safe? Two contacts jut up from the Floyd | safe's innards. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Oh, okay." | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "open radio" | ||||
Floyd | Opening the portable radio reveals a nine-volt battery. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "take battery" | Jacqueline says, "So it's panel != safe." | |||
Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "put battery in panel" | ||||
Floyd | Done. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x panel" | ||||
Floyd | Peering in the panel only deepens the mystery of the safe. You can Floyd | clearly see mechanical workings of some sort, and deep inside a Floyd | battery. An electrically-opened safe? Two contacts jut up from the Floyd | safe's innards. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "x contacts" | ||||
Floyd | The electrical contacts stick up from the workings of the safe. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "get battery" | ||||
Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "put battery in contacts" | ||||
Floyd | You can't put anything into the contacts. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "put battery on contacts" | ||||
Floyd | There's no good surface on the contacts. Floyd | Floyd | > | inky says, "uh, ok, I guess not" | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "connect battery to contacts" | ||||
Floyd | Don't worry about the safe battery. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "i" | ||||
Floyd | You have a pill bottle, a portable radio, a pair of wires, a Floyd | screwdriver, and a nine-volt battery. The pill bottle seems to Floyd | contain five little pills. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "connect radio battery to contacts" | ||||
Floyd | There appear to be extra words after your command. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "x safe battery" | ||||
Floyd | No doubt used to power the workings of the safe. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "put nine-volt battery in contacts" | ||||
Floyd | You can't put anything into the contacts. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x battery" | ||||
Floyd | Which battery do you mean, the nine-volt battery, or the safe battery? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "connect nine-volt battery to contacts" | ||||
Floyd | There's no need to do that to the battery and the contacts. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "take nine-volt" | ||||
Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x contacts" | ||||
Floyd | The electrical contacts stick up from the workings of the safe. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "put nine-volt in contacts" | ||||
Floyd | You can't put anything into the contacts. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "attach nine-volt to contacts" | ||||
Floyd | There's no need to do that to the battery and the contacts. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "attach contacts to nine-volt" | ||||
Floyd | I don't know how to attach the contacts. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x safe battery" | ||||
Floyd | No doubt used to power the workings of the safe. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "take safe battery" | ||||
Floyd | Don't worry about the safe battery. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline asks, "Use?" | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "use nine-volt" | ||||
Floyd | You'll have to be more specific on how you want to use the nine-volt Floyd | battery. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "use nine-volt with contact" | ||||
Floyd | I don't recognize that sentence. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "use nine-volt with contacts" | Jacqueline says, "sigh" | |||
Floyd | I don't recognize that sentence. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "use nine-volt on contacts" | ||||
Floyd | I don't recognize that sentence. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "attach contacts to safe battery" | ||||
Floyd | The safe battery isn't important. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "connect contacts" | ||||
Floyd | What do you want to attach it to? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "connect contacts to nine-volt" | ||||
Floyd | I don't know how to attach the contacts. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "connect contacts to safe battery" | ||||
Floyd | The safe battery isn't important. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "fix safe" | ||||
Floyd | I don't know the word "fix". Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "repair safe" | ||||
Floyd | I don't know the word "repair". Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "install battery" | ||||
Floyd | I don't know the word "install". Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "This is disheartening." | |||
| Jacqueline says, "Sorry. Desparate." | ||||
| Lucea says (to floyd), "punch safe" | ||||
Floyd | I don't know the word "punch". Floyd | Floyd | > | Lucea says, "aw. punching always works!" | |||
| Jacqueline asks, "Yeah. Wonder if we're just barking up the wrong tree?" | ||||
| DavidW says, "We couldn't open Thom's hand either." | ||||
| Lucea asks, "do we have a tool?" | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "i" | ||||
Floyd | You have a pill bottle, a portable radio, a pair of wires, a Floyd | screwdriver, and a nine-volt battery. The pill bottle seems to Floyd | contain five little pills. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Lucea says (to floyd), "pry panel with screwdriver" | ||||
Floyd | The panel is already open. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "We have the screwdriver, but it already opened the panel." | |||
| Jacqueline says, "Timing." | ||||
| Lucea says, "ah" | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x safe door" | ||||
Floyd | I don't see any safe door here. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "We have wires?" | |||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x safe" | ||||
Floyd | Squat, grey, metal. It obviously requires a key to unlock it. Part Floyd | of the top of the safe is scarred with deep gouges which outline an Floyd | open panel. Floyd | Floyd | You are rudely interrupted by the explosion of the *Bellerophon*. As Floyd | you are flung into the air, you find yourself futilely wondering who Floyd | caused the explosion. Floyd | Floyd | >> You have died << Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | You may restore a saved game, start over, quit, or undo the current Floyd | command. Floyd | Please enter RESTORE, RESTART, QUIT, or UNDO: > | Jacqueline asks, "WHAT?" | |||
| Lucea says, "Um." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Ouch." | ||||
| DavidW says, "I guess there was a bomb we never found." | ||||
| Lucea says, "Damn." | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to David), "I guess so." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Maybe we'll need to restart." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Maybe." | ||||
| inky says, "wow" | ||||
| Jacqueline asks (of inky), "Unexpected, eh?" | ||||
| inky says, "ok, uh, I was not expecting that" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Yeah, me neither." | ||||
| radix says, "let me guess, you guys just ran into the time limit? (which I read about on ifdb)" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "One minute I'm typing >X SAFE and the next minute, BLAMMO" | ||||
| inky says, "ran into indeed" | ||||
| inky says, "ha ha" | ||||
| DavidW says, "oh, now you tell us" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Maybe we actually do need a driver." | ||||
| radix says, "actually it was baf's where I read about it" | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "restart" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | How did Thom ever talk you into this one... Floyd | Floyd | Your friend Thom Hall has always been a smooth talker, which is Floyd | probably how he got you to attend his party on board the Floyd | *Bellerophon*. The fourty-eight-foot yacht is named after the H.M.S. Floyd | Bellerophon, the ship on which Napoleon formally surrendered in 1815 Floyd | after Waterloo. Thom isn't usually too modest. Floyd | Floyd | Anyway, you're now stuck at a floating party with three other people Floyd | you barely know, friends of Thom's. Bill Leveritt is one of Thom's Floyd | partners in his architectural firm. Carl Weathers, another old friend Floyd | of Thom's, brought his girlfriend Ashleigh Flannagin, which completes Floyd | the floating fivesome. Floyd | Floyd | So far you've seen Bill and Thom yell at each other, Thom hit Carl for Floyd | some unexplained reason, and Ashleigh ignore both Thom and you. Not Floyd | the most pleasant party you've ever been to. Floyd | Floyd | And it's barely 10 a.m... Floyd | Floyd | Undertow v1.1 (9/5/1995) by Stephen Granade Floyd | Developed with TADS, the Text Adventure Development System. Floyd | Floyd | Forward Head Floyd | The forward head sports a small toilet, a sink, and a miniscule Floyd | shower. In the floor is a small drain; above the sink, a mirror and Floyd | medicine cabinet. A closed door leads west. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Who's taking the wheel" | |||
| Jacqueline asks, "?" | ||||
| Miseri has had his fill of playing for now, and goes back to the Lounge. | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "open cabinet" | ||||
Floyd | Opened. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take pills" | ||||
Floyd | I don't see any pills here. Floyd | Floyd | > | inky says, "well, we still don't know what to do" | |||
| inky says, "the pills are outside the room here" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Oh right." | ||||
| inky says, "we didn't find anything in this room last time" | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "restart" | ||||
Floyd | Are you sure you want to start over? (YES or NO) > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "y" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | How did Thom ever talk you into this one... Floyd | Floyd | Your friend Thom Hall has always been a smooth talker, which is Floyd | probably how he got you to attend his party on board the Floyd | *Bellerophon*. The fourty-eight-foot yacht is named after the H.M.S. Floyd | Bellerophon, the ship on which Napoleon formally surrendered in 1815 Floyd | after Waterloo. Thom isn't usually too modest. Floyd | Floyd | Anyway, you're now stuck at a floating party with three other people Floyd | you barely know, friends of Thom's. Bill Leveritt is one of Thom's Floyd | partners in his architectural firm. Carl Weathers, another old friend Floyd | of Thom's, brought his girlfriend Ashleigh Flannagin, which completes Floyd | the floating fivesome. Floyd | Floyd | So far you've seen Bill and Thom yell at each other, Thom hit Carl for Floyd | some unexplained reason, and Ashleigh ignore both Thom and you. Not Floyd | the most pleasant party you've ever been to. Floyd | Floyd | And it's barely 10 a.m... Floyd | Floyd | Undertow v1.1 (9/5/1995) by Stephen Granade Floyd | Developed with TADS, the Text Adventure Development System. Floyd | Floyd | Forward Head Floyd | The forward head sports a small toilet, a sink, and a miniscule Floyd | shower. In the floor is a small drain; above the sink, a mirror and Floyd | medicine cabinet. A closed door leads west. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "We never explored properly. I still don't have a map of the boat." | |||
| Jacqueline asks, "We still don't know all the geography, right?" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Timing." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Let's explore first, just find out what's here." | ||||
| Jacqueline asks, "DW? You have a map going? Why don't you explore to what you don't have?" | ||||
| Alex says (to Jacqueline), "Awwwk! Word on the street is that DW is Discworld." | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Alex), "DW is also that guy sitting in the corner wearing a feather boa." | ||||
| Alex says (to Jacqueline), "Okay, DW is also that guy sitting in the corner wearing a feather boa." | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "open door" | ||||
Floyd | It's locked. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "Excuse me?" | |||
| Lucea says (to floyd), "break door" | ||||
Floyd | You'll have to tell me how to do that. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I don't have a feather boa." | |||
| Jacqueline says, "Heh, sorry." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "You did that one time!" | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Alex), "forget that" | ||||
| Alex says (to Jacqueline), "Okay, DW is not that guy sitting in the corner wearing a feather boa." | ||||
| DavidW asks, "When?" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "There's a photo! But we digress." | ||||
| DavidW says, "That wasn't me." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Oh, it wasn't? I've been thinking that all these years? Oops." | ||||
| DavidW says, "I was the ugly guy in the chair." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "I thought you had a boa, though. Guess it's melded in my mind." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Anyway, I've told Alex to forget it. Let's explore." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Sorry." | ||||
| inky says, "alex can forget but he can never forgive" | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to inky), "snrk" | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "unlock door" | ||||
Floyd | Unlocked. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I was Prometheus. The guy with the boa was the eagle, performing Zeus's will against me." | |||
| Jacqueline says, "You're not helping, inky." | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "open door" | ||||
Floyd | Opened. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | Forward Stateroom Floyd | Compact yet liveable, the fore stateroom has two v-berths that meet Floyd | near the nose of the ship. On the port wall is a hanging locker, and Floyd | across from it is the door to the forward head, standing open. A Floyd | small ladder to the south leads up to a door. Floyd | Sitting on the left v-berth is a pill bottle. Floyd | Floyd | > | Lucea says, ">ACCUSE ALEX" | |||
| inky says (to Floyd), "get bottle" | ||||
Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "x berth" | ||||
Floyd | Which berth do you mean, the left v-berth, or the right v-berth? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "left" | ||||
Floyd | The left v-berth looks to be comfortable, but has no sheets on it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "x right" | ||||
Floyd | The right v-berth is barely long enough for a tall person, and lacks Floyd | sheets. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "look under left" | ||||
Floyd | There's nothing under the left v-berth. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "look under right" | ||||
Floyd | There's nothing under the right v-berth. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x locker" | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" | ||||
Floyd | Almost two meters high, the hanging locker is big, especially when you Floyd | consider the size of everything else aboard the *Bellerophon*. It was Floyd | built so clothes could hang freely inside of it. The locker is Floyd | closed. Floyd | Floyd | > Floyd | Forecastle Floyd | The forecastle of the boat is surprisingly comfortable despite its Floyd | small size. The helm controls, including the wheel, are mounted on Floyd | the fore wall, next to a chest-of-drawers which sports a lamp. Across Floyd | from the chest and beside the west entrance is the galley; between the Floyd | galley and the helm is a companionway to the fore stateroom. Also on Floyd | the port wall, aft of the entrance, is a small bar. Across from it is Floyd | a dinette bench. Windows are at each of the cardinal directions. The Floyd | west entranceway is open, as is the companionway to the north. Floyd | Sitting on the small bar is a drink tray. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" | ||||
Floyd | (Undoing one command) Floyd | Floyd | Forward Stateroom Floyd | Compact yet liveable, the fore stateroom has two v-berths that meet Floyd | near the nose of the ship. On the port wall is a hanging locker, and Floyd | across from it is the door to the forward head, standing open. A Floyd | small ladder to the south leads up to a door. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline asks, "Did we look in the locker?" | |||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "open locker" | ||||
Floyd | Opening the hanging locker reveals a safe. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Oh right, yeah." | |||
| Jacqueline says, "Carry on." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "We'll come back to that, I guess." | ||||
| Lucea says (to floyd), "x drawers" | ||||
Floyd | I don't see any drawers here. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "There's gotta be more than 2 locations belowdeck." | |||
| DavidW says, "hm. The bomb is probably what's in the safe." | ||||
| inky says, "there's also the aft deck" | ||||
| DavidW asks, "We never went down from Cockpit Deck, you mean?" | ||||
| inky says, "below the aft deck is where the guy was changing his shirt" | ||||
| inky says, "the cockpit deck was I thought up from here" | ||||
| DavidW says, "It is. You also remember we're unclear on the geography." | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "up" | ||||
Floyd | Forecastle Floyd | The forecastle of the boat is surprisingly comfortable despite its Floyd | small size. The helm controls, including the wheel, are mounted on Floyd | the fore wall, next to a chest-of-drawers which sports a lamp. Across Floyd | from the chest and beside the west entrance is the galley; between the Floyd | galley and the helm is a companionway to the fore stateroom. Also on Floyd | the port wall, aft of the entrance, is a small bar. Across from it is Floyd | a dinette bench. Windows are at each of the cardinal directions. The Floyd | west entranceway is open, as is the companionway to the north. Floyd | Sitting on the small bar is a drink tray. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "So there's the foreward stateroom and head, and the aft stateroom and head, but they're not directly connected?" | |||
| inky says (to Floyd), "x galley" | ||||
Floyd | It is a marvel of compact engineering, managing to fit an electric Floyd | stove, an oven, a sink, and a refrigerator in a tiny space. Floyd | Floyd | Carl arrives from the west. Floyd | Floyd | > | inky says, "that is the case as far as I know" | |||
| DavidW says, "This level has at least seven locations." | ||||
| DavidW says, "I don't remember seeing the stateroom on this level, though." | ||||
| inky asks, "is there one?" | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "n" | ||||
Floyd | Forward Stateroom Floyd | Compact yet liveable, the fore stateroom has two v-berths that meet Floyd | near the nose of the ship. On the port wall is an open hanging Floyd | locker, and across from it is the door to the forward head, standing Floyd | open. A small ladder to the south leads up to a door. Floyd | The hanging locker seems to contain a safe. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "Well, I have 'Port of Stateroom' and 'Starboard of Stateroom'" | |||
| inky asks, "hunh?" | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "undo" | ||||
Floyd | (Undoing one command) Floyd | Floyd | Forecastle Floyd | The forecastle of the boat is surprisingly comfortable despite its Floyd | small size. The helm controls, including the wheel, are mounted on Floyd | the fore wall, next to a chest-of-drawers which sports a lamp. Across Floyd | from the chest and beside the west entrance is the galley; between the Floyd | galley and the helm is a companionway to the fore stateroom. Also on Floyd | the port wall, aft of the entrance, is a small bar. Across from it is Floyd | a dinette bench. Windows are at each of the cardinal directions. The Floyd | west entranceway is open, as is the companionway to the north. Floyd | Sitting on the small bar is a drink tray. Floyd | Carl stands here, hands in his pockets. Floyd | Floyd | Bill arrives from the west. Floyd | Floyd | With a large sigh, Carl sits down on the bench. Floyd | Floyd | > | inky says, "oh, I guess north goes down" | |||
| DavidW says, "West, south, east might take us to the 3rd stateroom." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "This is a daycruise party, right? So it's not like everyone had their own stateroom or something." | ||||
| Jacqueline asks, "Or do they?" | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | Port of Forecastle Floyd | The flying bridge rises above you, its canopy rippling slightly in Floyd | the wind. To the east, an open door flanked by windows leads into the Floyd | forecastle. To the northeast you can see the foredeck; to the south Floyd | are the aft sections of the boat. Floyd | Ashleigh is briskly walking through here. Floyd | Floyd | Ashleigh leaves to the east. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "s" | ||||
Floyd | Port of Stateroom Floyd | You stand on the deck of the boat, just to port of the aft Floyd | stateroom. Its roof curves across the boat, and a ladder leads to the Floyd | roof and then to the flying bridge. Beside the ladder, windows open Floyd | into the stateroom. To starboard is the rail, standing sentinel Floyd | between you and the cerulean water. The boat runs beneath your feet Floyd | from the north to the southeast. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "e" | ||||
Floyd | You can't go that way. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | You can't go that way. Floyd | Floyd | > | inky says, "maybe the entrance is on the other side" | |||
| inky says (to Floyd), "se" | ||||
Floyd | Cockpit Deck Floyd | The cockpit deck houses the twin diesel engines which power the Floyd | boat. A large access panel in the deck allows for any necessary Floyd | engine maintenance. On the stern, a flagstaff juts skyward, the stern Floyd | light perched atop it like a squat bird. The door leading down into Floyd | the aft stateroom yawns widely. Small windows flank the door. Tied Floyd | to a cleat on the port side is a line. To the northeast and northwest Floyd | is the remainder of the boat. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "ne" | ||||
Floyd | Starboard of Stateroom Floyd | From where you are, only a thin rail stands between you and the Floyd | water to starboard. A roof, much more substantial than the rail and Floyd | belonging to the aft stateroom, lies to port, stretching from here to Floyd | the port side of the boat. Small windows gape in the stateroom's side. Floyd | Two-thirds of the boat lie to the north, while the other one-third of Floyd | the boat is to the southwest. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "Well what's between Port of Stateroom and Starboard of Stateroom?!?" | |||
| inky says (to Floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | You can't go that way. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "A stateroom? I see your point." | |||
| Jacqueline says, "It's weird that we're using N/S/E/W instead of F/A/P/S" | ||||
| inky says, "I dunno, we can't go directly e, we have to go se and then ne" | ||||
| Lucea says (to floyd), "x windows" | ||||
Floyd | Through them, you can see the aft stateroom. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Lucea says (to floyd), "enter the,m" | ||||
Floyd | I don't know the word "m". Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Lucea says (to floyd), "enter windows" | ||||
Floyd | I don't know how to enter the windows. Floyd | Floyd | > | inky says, "it might be the stuff that is west of here is what we get to if we go downstairs" | |||
| inky says, "but if so it is a little weirdly described" | ||||
| DavidW asks, "Maybe. Can the windows verify that idea?" | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "look through windows" | ||||
Floyd | The aft stateroom is deserted. Floyd | Floyd | > | inky says, "just that it's described as the aft stateroom" | |||
| inky says, "let me go down and into it and see what it's called" | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "sw" | ||||
Floyd | Cockpit Deck Floyd | The cockpit deck houses the twin diesel engines which power the Floyd | boat. A large access panel in the deck allows for any necessary Floyd | engine maintenance. On the stern, a flagstaff juts skyward, the stern Floyd | light perched atop it like a squat bird. The door leading down into Floyd | the aft stateroom yawns widely. Small windows flank the door. Tied Floyd | to a cleat on the port side is a line. To the northeast and northwest Floyd | is the remainder of the boat. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "d" | ||||
Floyd | Aft Stateroom Floyd | Squeezed inside the aft stateroom are two single berths, one on Floyd | either side of the stateroom, and a dresser. The north door to the Floyd | aft head is open. A short ladder leads up to the open south door. Floyd | Floyd | > | inky says, "... yeah, so I guess so" | |||
| Lucea says (to floyd), "x dresser" | ||||
Floyd | The dresser takes up much of the room available in the aft stateroom. Floyd | It is situated between the right berth and the ladder that leads up, Floyd | and has three drawers. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Lucea says (to floyd), "open drawersw" | ||||
Floyd | I don't know the word "drawersw". Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Lucea says (to floyd), "open drawers" | ||||
Floyd | top drawer: Opened. Floyd | middle drawer: Opened. Floyd | bottom drawer: Opening the bottom drawer reveals a portable radio. Floyd | Floyd | > | inky says, "I guess I have been on boats with this setup" | |||
| Lucea asks, "did we find this before?" | ||||
| inky says, "where the point is to give a higher ceiling in the bedroom" | ||||
| DavidW says, "The radio? Yes." | ||||
| inky says, "yeah, the radio has the battery" | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "get radio" | ||||
Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "Also, I'd like to know if 'u' or 'climb flystaff' works at Cockpit Deck." | |||
| inky says (to Floyd), "n" | ||||
Floyd | Aft Head Floyd | Against one wall of the aft head crouches a small toilet. On the Floyd | port wall is a sink and mirror, while the starboard wall sports the Floyd | unbelievable luxury of a full bathtub. Built into the floor is a Floyd | panel, which is closed. The open door to the south leads to the aft Floyd | stateroom. Floyd | Floyd | > | inky says, "this is where the bilge pump is" | |||
| inky says, "I dunno if it matters" | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "x tub" | ||||
Floyd | A bathtub is not standard issue on most boats. In this case, it's one Floyd | of the many ways Thom shows you how much money he has. It is plastic, Floyd | to reduce its weight, and it has a single handle, much like the sink. Floyd | Its stopper is missing. Floyd | Floyd | > | inky says, "aHA" | |||
| inky says, "the missing stopper clearly reveals that the murderer is ... BILL" | ||||
| DavidW asks, "er?" | ||||
| inky says, "I dunno" | ||||
| inky says, "I assume it's significant for some reason" | ||||
| inky says, "but maybe just so he doesn't have to implement it filling with water" | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "turn on tub" | ||||
Floyd | Okay, it's now turned on. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "x tub" | ||||
Floyd | A bathtub is not standard issue on most boats. In this case, it's one Floyd | of the many ways Thom shows you how much money he has. It is plastic, Floyd | to reduce its weight, and it has a single handle, much like the sink. Floyd | Its stopper is missing. Water is running into the tub and out again. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "turn off tub" | ||||
Floyd | Okay, it's now turned off. Floyd | Floyd | From somewhere outside you hear Bill yell, "Oh, my God! Quick! Floyd | Everyone to the cockpit deck! It's Thom!" Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "time" | ||||
Floyd | The time is now 10:37 a.m. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "SAVE" | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "cf3" | ||||
Floyd | File to save game in > Floyd | Saved. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Okay, I've taken a hit for the team." | |||
| Jacqueline asks, "I have a hint that is not a hint but merely a means to tell you how to do something you've been really frustrated about. Do you want to know, for future reference, what the guess-the-verb verb is for the wires and contacts and stuff?" | ||||
| inky says, "sure" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Okay." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, ">TIE WIRES TO WHATEVER is the way you phrase it." | ||||
| inky says, "oho hmm" | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "open panel" | ||||
Floyd | You swing open the panel, revealing the bilge pump housed beneath it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "get wires" | ||||
Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "i" | ||||
Floyd | You have a pill bottle, a portable radio, and a pair of wires. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Which I never would have thought of." | |||
| inky says, "I think I didn't realize we'd taken the wires before" | ||||
| inky says, "or maybe we hadn't" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "We tried >CONNECT, I thought." | ||||
| inky says, "yeah, but I thought that was just with the battery directly to the contacts" | ||||
| inky says, "maybe not" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "I wasn't envisioning it that way for some reason." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "But anyway." | ||||
| DavidW says, "I saw the wires in our inventory, but there was an EXPLOSION before I could comment or experiment." | ||||
| inky says, "ha ha" | ||||
| Lucea says, "heh" | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to David), "Sorry about that. It was all my fault for examining the safe one last time, of course." | ||||
| inky says, "hey, you can't let a little thing like an explosion get in the way! walk it off! walk it off!" | ||||
| DavidW says, "I'll go have a snack." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Good idea. That's what I do when I'm in an explosion. Unless my snack has been compromised in the explosion, of course." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Which is what happens more often than not." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Unless the snack is fruitcake." | ||||
| inky says, "ok, anyway, I guess I'll go up to the cockpit" | ||||
| inky says, "since I assume they are getting lonely without us" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Wait." | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "up" | ||||
Floyd | You can't go that way. Floyd | Floyd | From somewhere outside you hear Carl calling for you. You have to Floyd | strain to understand what he's saying, but it sounds like he wants you Floyd | on the flying bridge. Now. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline asks, "What about the safe?" | |||
| Jacqueline asks, "Now that we know the sekrit verb?" | ||||
| inky says, "we can't get into it until we get the screwdriver" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Oh, true." | ||||
| inky says, "which (I think) doesn't show up until after this conference" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Carry on." | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "s" | ||||
Floyd | Aft Stateroom Floyd | Squeezed inside the aft stateroom are two single berths, one on Floyd | either side of the stateroom, and a dresser. The north door to the Floyd | aft head is open. A short ladder leads up to the open south door. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "up" | ||||
Floyd | Cockpit Deck Floyd | The cockpit deck houses the twin diesel engines which power the Floyd | boat. A large access panel in the deck allows for any necessary Floyd | engine maintenance. On the stern, a flagstaff juts skyward, the stern Floyd | light perched atop it like a squat bird. The door leading down into Floyd | the aft stateroom yawns widely. Small windows flank the door. Tied Floyd | to a cleat on the port side is a line. To the northeast and northwest Floyd | is the remainder of the boat. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "up" | ||||
Floyd | You can't go that way. Floyd | Floyd | Carl suddenly shows up. "Right, I need you on the flying deck. Floyd | C'mon." He grabs you by the arm and begins dragging you. You have no Floyd | real choice but to follow him. Floyd | Floyd | "What is it?" you ask him en route. Floyd | Floyd | "Thom. We've found him dead." Floyd | Floyd | Flying Bridge Floyd | From up here, the skipper of the boat has an almost unobstructed Floyd | view of the waters in any direction. The wind whispers around the Floyd | canopy's poles and past you on its journey. Beyond the helm, through Floyd | the windscreen, you can see the bow of the boat. Further away is Floyd | land, quite some distance away to the northeast. A chair sits in Floyd | front of the helm. Towards the stern, a ladder leads down. Floyd | Bill slumps here quietly. Floyd | Carl is looking at the helm, thinking. Floyd | Ashleigh is standing here, obviously a bit disturbed. Floyd | Floyd | Bill says, "Um, ok, Carl, what now?" Floyd | Floyd | Carl looks at the controls. "I'd best man the anchor." He looks at Floyd | you, then at Bill. Finally, "Bill, I want you to go to the cockpit Floyd | deck and take care of the line Thom's attached to. I want you," he Floyd | turns to Ashleigh, "to relay my instructions to Bill, and I want you," Floyd | he turns to you, "to throttle back when I say so. Look over the Floyd | helm." He makes a few adjustments to the helm, then nods to himself. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "x canopy" | ||||
Floyd | The large canopy arches overhead, its blue fabric blocking the sun's Floyd | terrible glare. Floyd | Floyd | Bill climbs down the ladder and is gone. Floyd | Floyd | Carl climbs down the ladder and is gone. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "z" | ||||
Floyd | Time passes... Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline asks, "Is there anything to do but wait until he yells at us, do you think?" | |||
| inky says, "I dunno, it goes on so long it seems like there should be, but I can't think of what" | ||||
| DavidW says, "I looked at the controls, land, etc." | ||||
| inky says, "unless, like I said, he's actually decoying us and doing something else, or bill is" | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "d" | ||||
Floyd | Ashleigh moves in front of you, blocking you. "What the hell are you Floyd | doing? You have to run the helm! Stay here!" Floyd | Floyd | > | inky says, "... I guess we're not supposed to leave" | |||
| Jacqueline says, "haha" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Ashleigh told YOU." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Hottie, but controlling." | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "kiss Ashleigh" | ||||
Floyd | I don't know the word "kiss". Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Sadness." | |||
| inky says, "hunh" | ||||
| inky says, "I guess it's not a standard tads library verb" | ||||
| inky says, "(or wasn't in 1996)" | ||||
| DavidW says, "TADS games ... tmg" | ||||
| Lucea says, "heh" | ||||
| inky says, "obviously it was in by the time of kiss chase" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "1995, actually, I think." | ||||
| inky says, "oh, I'd typed that first but it seemed too old so I figured I was wrong" | ||||
| inky says, "ok well whatever" | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "z" | ||||
Floyd | Time passes... Floyd | Floyd | From below, Carl yells at you, "Pull the throttle back to idle." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "pull throttle" | ||||
Floyd | You pull the throttle back to idling speed. You hear the engines slow Floyd | down. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "z" | ||||
Floyd | Time passes... Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "push throttle" | ||||
Floyd | You push the throttle forward to very slow speed. You hear the Floyd | engines rev up to a higher pitch. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "push throttle" | ||||
Floyd | You push the throttle forward to one-quarter speed. You hear the Floyd | engines rev up to a higher pitch. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "push throttle" | ||||
Floyd | You push the throttle forward to half speed. You hear the engines rev Floyd | up to a higher pitch. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "push throttle" | ||||
Floyd | You push the throttle forward to three-quarters speed. You hear the Floyd | engines rev up to a higher pitch. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "push throttle" | ||||
Floyd | You push the throttle forward to full speed. You hear the engines rev Floyd | up to a higher pitch. Floyd | Floyd | Asheligh looks at you, then at the helm, then back at you. Then she Floyd | grimaces. "You want something done..." she mutters as she pulls the Floyd | throttle back. Floyd | Floyd | > | inky says, "ha ha" | |||
| inky says (to Floyd), "z" | ||||
Floyd | Time passes... Floyd | Floyd | Carl yells, "Ok, reverse the engines!" Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "x controls" | ||||
Floyd | I don't see any controls here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "x helm" | ||||
Floyd | The helm is amazingly complex, with gagues for RPMs, temperature, Floyd | amperage...the mind boggles. On the right side of the helm are two Floyd | levers: the throttle handle and the clutch handle. The throttle is Floyd | taller than and to the right of the clutch handle. In the middle of Floyd | the helm is a large wooden wheel. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Lucea says (to floyd), "turn wheel" | ||||
Floyd | Turn it left or right? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "left" | ||||
Floyd | There's no verb in that sentence! Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "turn wheel left" | ||||
Floyd | You give the wheel a quick tug to the left. The bow begins to swing Floyd | to port. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "g" | ||||
Floyd | You give the wheel a quick tug to the left. The bow begins to swing Floyd | to port. Floyd | Floyd | Muttering to herself, Ashleigh pulls the clutch back. You hear the Floyd | engines reverse. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "turn wheel right" | ||||
Floyd | You spin the wheel to the right. The stern begins to swing to Floyd | starboard. Floyd | Floyd | Carl shouts up at you, "Push the throttle to one-quarter." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "turn wheel right" | ||||
Floyd | You spin the wheel to the right. The stern begins to swing to Floyd | starboard. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "push throttle" | ||||
Floyd | You push the throttle forward to very slow speed. You hear the Floyd | engines rev up to a higher pitch. Floyd | Floyd | > | inky says, "I guess they give us all this time so we have more time to dick around" | |||
| Jacqueline nods. | ||||
| DavidW says, "You need to push the throttle again." | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "push throttle" | ||||
Floyd | You push the throttle forward to one-quarter speed. You hear the Floyd | engines rev up to a higher pitch. Floyd | Floyd | > | inky says, "whoops, right" | |||
| DavidW says, "Wonder if Ashleigh will finger you as the murderer, since you were deliberately making the recovery effort difficult." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "oh noes" | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask ashleigh about thom" | ||||
Floyd | Ashleigh laughs, a deep throaty sound. "Sometimes I wonder how I ever Floyd | dated him." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask ashleigh about bill" | ||||
Floyd | Ashleigh says, "I don't know much about that." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask ashleigh about carl" | ||||
Floyd | Carl is no longer here. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Um. Okay." | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask ashleigh about ashleigh" | ||||
Floyd | Ashleigh is no longer here. Floyd | Floyd | Carl yells, "Ok, I need you to shut off the...oh, screw it. Ash, kill Floyd | the engines! And tell Bill to try pulling Thom in now." Floyd | Floyd | Ashleigh moves to the helm, leaving you to yell Carl's instructions to Floyd | Bill. "Oh, er, right!" he yells back. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Ashleigh is so here." | |||
| Jacqueline says, "Weird." | ||||
| Jacqueline asks, "Or... wait, where are we?" | ||||
| Jacqueline asks, "We're at the help, aren't we?" | ||||
| DavidW says, "Or helm" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Nevermind." | ||||
| inky says, "yeah, I thought so" | ||||
| inky says, "unless that's downstairs" | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "l" | ||||
Floyd | Flying Bridge Floyd | From up here, the skipper of the boat has an almost unobstructed Floyd | view of the waters in any direction. The wind whispers around the Floyd | canopy's poles and past you on its journey. Beyond the helm, through Floyd | the windscreen, you can see the bow of the boat. Further away is Floyd | land, quite some distance away to the northeast. A chair sits in Floyd | front of the helm. Towards the stern, a ladder leads down. Floyd | Ashleigh is standing here, obviously a bit disturbed. Floyd | Floyd | Ashleigh climbs down the ladder and is gone. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Yeah, typo. Helm." | |||
| inky says (to Floyd), "x bow" | ||||
Floyd | I don't see any bow here. Floyd | Floyd | > | inky says, "hmm" | |||
| DavidW says, "Downstairs is the breastplate." | ||||
| inky says, "I wonder if we'll have to steer the boat later" | ||||
| inky says, "ha ha" | ||||
| inky says, "if you need me, I'll be in the vambrace" | ||||
| DavidW says, "you vambraceable you" | ||||
| inky says, "ha ha" | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "SAVE" | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "cf4" | ||||
Floyd | File to save game in > Floyd | Saved. Floyd | Floyd | > | Lucea says, "heh" | |||
| Jacqueline says, "Okay, so we've gotten through the intro bits." | ||||
| Jacqueline asks, "Now... screwdriver, safe?" | ||||
| inky says, "oh yeah" | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "d" | ||||
Floyd | Port of Stateroom Floyd | You stand on the deck of the boat, just to port of the aft Floyd | stateroom. Its roof curves across the boat, and a ladder leads to the Floyd | roof and then to the flying bridge. Beside the ladder, windows open Floyd | into the stateroom. To starboard is the rail, standing sentinel Floyd | between you and the cerulean water. The boat runs beneath your feet Floyd | from the north to the southeast. Floyd | Ashleigh is briskly walking through here. Floyd | Floyd | Carl arrives from the north. Floyd | Floyd | Ashleigh leaves to the southeast. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "s" | ||||
Floyd | You can't go that way. Floyd | Floyd | Carl leaves to the southeast. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "se" | ||||
Floyd | Cockpit Deck Floyd | The cockpit deck houses the twin diesel engines which power the Floyd | boat. A large access panel in the deck allows for any necessary Floyd | engine maintenance. On the stern, a flagstaff juts skyward, the stern Floyd | light perched atop it like a squat bird. The door leading down into Floyd | the aft stateroom yawns widely. Small windows flank the door. Tied Floyd | to a cleat on the port side is a line. To the northeast and northwest Floyd | is the remainder of the boat. Floyd | Lying on the deck is Thom's body. Floyd | Bill slumps here quietly. Floyd | Ashleigh stands almost motionless, constantly glancing at Thom's Floyd | body. Floyd | Carl stands here, hands in his pockets. Floyd | Floyd | Carl glances at poor Thom and shakes his head. "Poor bastard," he Floyd | whispers. Floyd | Floyd | Bill glances nervously at everyone. "Uh, what now?" Floyd | Floyd | Ashleigh laughs sourly. "We sail back into port." Floyd | Floyd | You nod in agreement, then say, "Who'll pilot the boat?" Floyd | Floyd | After a few seconds of silence, Carl speaks up. "That would be me. Floyd | I'll run back to the flying bridge." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "search body" | ||||
Floyd | As disgusting as it is, you riffle through Thom's pockets. Nothing. Floyd | Floyd | Carl leaves to the northwest. Floyd | Floyd | Ashleigh shakes her head. "Nothing to do but go back to the fo'cle Floyd | and wait." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "body" | ||||
Floyd | There's no verb in that sentence! Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "x body" | ||||
Floyd | No matter how often you hated Thom for one thing or another, you Floyd | certainly didn't want to see him dead like this. His face is a Floyd | strange purple color. Along one side of his head, just under his wet Floyd | hair, is a nasty bruise, slowly darkening. One of his hands is Floyd | clenched tight, tight enough to drive his fingernails into his palm. Floyd | Looped complexly around his leg is a length of line. Floyd | Floyd | Bill leaves to the northwest. Floyd | Floyd | Ashleigh leaves to the northwest. Floyd | Floyd | > | inky says, "aggaaagahagagagha open your hand" | |||
| Jacqueline asks, "So why do we hate Thom?" | ||||
| inky says, "I dunno, I assumed we were buddies" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Did WE kill him? Maybe that's the SURPRISE ENDING." | ||||
| DavidW says, "Everyone hated Thom." | ||||
| inky asks, "otherwise why would we have agreed to come on this cruise?" | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to inky), "To kill him, of course." | ||||
| inky says, "oho, good point" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "heehee" | ||||
| inky says, "hmm, I'm not sure this plot has been done" | ||||
| inky says, "(in a game, at least)" | ||||
| Taleslinger says, "It wouldn't work as a twist." | ||||
| Lucea says, "well, there's - wait, even mentioning that would be a spoiler" | ||||
| inky says, "ha ha" | ||||
| Taleslinger says, "It would be interesting if you'd be the one to hide your involvement." | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Lucea), "haha" | ||||
| Lucea says, "there's a certain well-reviewed comp game" | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "nw" | ||||
Floyd | Port of Stateroom Floyd | You stand on the deck of the boat, just to port of the aft Floyd | stateroom. Its roof curves across the boat, and a ladder leads to the Floyd | roof and then to the flying bridge. Beside the ladder, windows open Floyd | into the stateroom. To starboard is the rail, standing sentinel Floyd | between you and the cerulean water. The boat runs beneath your feet Floyd | from the north to the southeast. Floyd | Bill stands here, slouching his way from one part of the boat to Floyd | another. Floyd | Ashleigh is briskly walking through here. Floyd | Floyd | Bill leaves to the north. Floyd | Floyd | Ashleigh leaves to the north. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "n" | ||||
Floyd | Port of Forecastle Floyd | The flying bridge rises above you, its canopy rippling slightly in Floyd | the wind. To the east, an open door flanked by windows leads into the Floyd | forecastle. To the northeast you can see the foredeck; to the south Floyd | are the aft sections of the boat. Floyd | Bill stands here, slouching his way from one part of the boat to Floyd | another. Floyd | Ashleigh is briskly walking through here. Floyd | Floyd | Bill leaves to the east. Floyd | Floyd | Ashleigh leaves to the east. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "e" | ||||
Floyd | Forecastle Floyd | The forecastle of the boat is surprisingly comfortable despite its Floyd | small size. The helm controls, including the wheel, are mounted on | ||||
| Nitku was translated with Google. Sorry. | ||||
Floyd | the fore wall, next to a chest-of-drawers which sports a lamp. Across Floyd | from the chest and beside the west entrance is the galley; between the Floyd | galley and the helm is a companionway to the fore stateroom. Also on Floyd | the port wall, aft of the entrance, is a small bar. Across from it is Floyd | a dinette bench. Windows are at each of the cardinal directions. The Floyd | west entranceway is open, as is the companionway to the north. Floyd | You see a purse here. Sitting on the small bar is a drink tray. Floyd | Bill slumps here quietly. Floyd | Ashleigh is here, standing casually. Floyd | Floyd | Bill collapses onto the dinette bench. Floyd | Floyd | Ashleigh paces back and forth worriedly, then stops self-consciously. Floyd | She grimaces to herself. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "look in purse" | ||||
Floyd | It's closed. Floyd | Floyd | Ashleigh climbs down the ladder and is gone. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "open purse" | ||||
Floyd | You open the bag, revealing the usual assortment of purse Floyd | accoutrements...and a gun. Floyd | Floyd | Bill suddenly notices Ash's purse. "Oh," he says, "Ashleigh's purse." Floyd | He picks it up, sits back down, changes his mind, starts down the Floyd | ladder to the fore stateroom, changes his mind again, and collapses on Floyd | the dinette bench once more. Floyd | Floyd | > | inky says, "oh ho ho" | |||
| inky says, "not that I know what it means" | ||||
| inky asks, "I mean, he wasn't shot, right?" | ||||
| DavidW says, "Perhaps his whiskey was spiked." | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "get purse" | ||||
Floyd | I don't see any purse here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "ask bill about purse" | ||||
Floyd | "I, uh, don't really know anything about it," Bill says. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "Maybe the killer changes when we restarted." | |||
| inky says (to Floyd), "x bill" | ||||
Floyd | Bill Leveritt has been Thom's partner in their architectural firm for Floyd | as long as you've known Thom. Bill's thatch of thinning gray hair and Floyd | round glasses make him look older than his forty-two years. He tries Floyd | to dress flamboyantly but often fails, as demonstrated today by his Floyd | long-sleeved blue oxford shirt. He's extremely good at what he does, Floyd | but he is very unassuming; Thom is the talker of the firm. In one Floyd | hand he is holding one of his ubiquitous glasses of whiskey. Floyd | Floyd | > | inky says, "ha ha" | |||
| inky says, "hmm, could be" | ||||
| inky says, "(I am pretty sure Miseri did that for the first time, but I could be wrong0" | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "z" | ||||
Floyd | Time passes... Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "z" | ||||
Floyd | Time passes... Floyd | Floyd | Ashleigh arrives, climbing up the ladder. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "z" | ||||
Floyd | Time passes... Floyd | Floyd | Bill hands Ash's purse to her. "Here," he says, "you dropped this." Floyd | Floyd | Ashleigh turns an odd shade of red: you can't tell if she's Floyd | embarassed, mad, or worried. "Thanks," she finally says. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "ask ashleigh about purse" | ||||
Floyd | Ashleigh says, "I don't know much about that." Floyd | Floyd | Carl arrives from the west. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "z" | ||||
Floyd | Time passes... Floyd | Floyd | Ashleigh looks up at Carl, sensing that something's wrong. "What's Floyd | up?" she asks Carl. Floyd | Floyd | He runs his hands distractedly through his curly hair. "Ok," he Floyd | finally says. "Here's what we've got going on. Someone's sabotaged Floyd | the engines, and I don't think I can fix them. I'll get on the radio Floyd | and get someone here to help us. Until that happens, though, we're Floyd | stuck." Floyd | Floyd | "Great!" Bill says. "Just great! We're stuck on Thom's rotten boat Floyd | with Thom's rotten body and one of us killed him!" He downs his Floyd | whiskey in one gulp as he jumps to his feet. Floyd | Floyd | > | inky says, "hunh" | |||
| inky says, "we really missed all this conversation before" | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "z" | ||||
Floyd | Time passes... Floyd | Floyd | With a disgusted shake of his head, Carl moves to the radio and begins Floyd | calling for help. Floyd | Floyd | Ashleigh, on the other hand, watches Bill for a few seconds before Floyd | moving to him and slapping him for all she's worth. Bill stops Floyd | completely: he has no idea how to react. Floyd | Floyd | "Listen here, you pompous ass," Ash hisses at him, "none of us are Floyd | particularly happy right now. But you're not helping. Stop it." Floyd | Floyd | After a long few seconds of staring, Bill turns and pours himself Floyd | another whiskey. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "z" | ||||
Floyd | Time passes... Floyd | Floyd | Bill leaves to the west. Floyd | Floyd | Carl turns from the radio. "Way to tell him," he says softly to Floyd | Ashleigh, glancing at you as if to see if you agree. Ashleigh, Floyd | however, grimaces. Floyd | Floyd | "I didn't mean to yell at him like that. It's just...I mean..." Her Floyd | sentence trails off. Floyd | Floyd | Carl looks at her for almost half a minute, doubt showing on his face. Floyd | Finally, "I think I'll go check the engines. Gives me something to Floyd | do, anyway." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "z" | ||||
Floyd | Time passes... Floyd | Floyd | Carl leaves to the west. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "z" | ||||
Floyd | Time passes... Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | Port of Forecastle Floyd | The flying bridge rises above you, its canopy rippling slightly in Floyd | the wind. To the east, an open door flanked by windows leads into the Floyd | forecastle. To the northeast you can see the foredeck; to the south Floyd | are the aft sections of the boat. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "s" | ||||
Floyd | Port of Stateroom Floyd | You stand on the deck of the boat, just to port of the aft Floyd | stateroom. Its roof curves across the boat, and a ladder leads to the Floyd | roof and then to the flying bridge. Beside the ladder, windows open Floyd | into the stateroom. To starboard is the rail, standing sentinel Floyd | between you and the cerulean water. The boat runs beneath your feet Floyd | from the north to the southeast. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "se" | ||||
Floyd | Cockpit Deck Floyd | The cockpit deck houses the twin diesel engines which power the Floyd | boat. A large access panel in the deck has been opened for access to Floyd | the engines. On the stern, a flagstaff juts skyward, the stern light Floyd | perched atop it like a squat bird. The door leading down into the aft Floyd | stateroom yawns widely. Small windows flank the door. Tied to a Floyd | cleat on the port side is a line. To the northeast and northwest is Floyd | the remainder of the boat. Floyd | Lying on the deck is Thom's body. Discarded on the deck, against Floyd | one edge of the boat, is a bent screwdriver. Floyd | Carl is peering in the engines, pondering possibilities. Floyd | Floyd | > | inky says, "hmm" | |||
| inky asks, "wasn't it bill examining the engines before?" | ||||
| inky asks, "or am I misremembering?" | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "get screwdriver" | ||||
Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | Bill arrives, climbing up the ladder. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "x bill" | ||||
Floyd | Bill Leveritt has been Thom's partner in their architectural firm for Floyd | as long as you've known Thom. Bill's thatch of thinning gray hair and Floyd | round glasses make him look older than his forty-two years. His green Floyd | Polo shirt makes him look even thinner than he is. He's extremely Floyd | good at what he does, but he is very unassuming; Thom is the talker of Floyd | the firm. In one hand he is holding one of his ubiquitous glasses of Floyd | whiskey. Floyd | Floyd | Bill leans over the rail, looking in the still water. "I think I'll Floyd | go to the bow for a bit," he announces to no one in particular. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "look" | ||||
Floyd | Cockpit Deck Floyd | The cockpit deck houses the twin diesel engines which power the Floyd | boat. A large access panel in the deck has been opened for access to Floyd | the engines. On the stern, a flagstaff juts skyward, the stern light Floyd | perched atop it like a squat bird. The door leading down into the aft Floyd | stateroom yawns widely. Small windows flank the door. Tied to a Floyd | cleat on the port side is a line. To the northeast and northwest is Floyd | the remainder of the boat. Floyd | Lying on the deck is Thom's body. Floyd | Carl is peering in the engines, pondering possibilities. Floyd | Bill slumps here quietly. Floyd | Floyd | Bill leaves to the northeast. As Bill walks away, Carl mutters to Floyd | you, "What a prick." Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "No, Carl inspected the engines before." | |||
| inky says (to Floyd), "d" | ||||
Floyd | Aft Stateroom Floyd | Squeezed inside the aft stateroom are two single berths, one on Floyd | either side of the stateroom, and a dresser. The north door to the Floyd | aft head is open. A short ladder leads up to the open south door. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "up" | ||||
Floyd | Cockpit Deck Floyd | The cockpit deck houses the twin diesel engines which power the Floyd | boat. A large access panel in the deck has been opened for access to Floyd | the engines. On the stern, a flagstaff juts skyward, the stern light Floyd | perched atop it like a squat bird. The door leading down into the aft Floyd | stateroom yawns widely. Small windows flank the door. Tied to a Floyd | cleat on the port side is a line. To the northeast and northwest is Floyd | the remainder of the boat. Floyd | Lying on the deck is Thom's body. Floyd | Carl is peering in the engines, pondering possibilities. Floyd | Floyd | As you clear the aft stateroom, you see a flash of color over the Floyd | rail. You can't quite tell, but it looks like a rag. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "x color" | ||||
Floyd | I don't know the word "color". Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "x rag" | ||||
Floyd | You can't quite see the rag--it's hung on something about a meter Floyd | down, just above the water. You're surprised it hasn't been washed Floyd | away. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "That little Bill/Ashleigh exchange was great." | |||
| inky says, "well, his shirt's definitely different now" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Especially the silence followed by pouring himself another whiskey." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Bill knows how to deal with conflict." | ||||
| Jacqueline asks, "Or is he just NERVOUS?" | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "nw" | ||||
Floyd | Port of Stateroom Floyd | You stand on the deck of the boat, just to port of the aft Floyd | stateroom. Its roof curves across the boat, and a ladder leads to the Floyd | roof and then to the flying bridge. Beside the ladder, windows open Floyd | into the stateroom. To starboard is the rail, standing sentinel Floyd | between you and the cerulean water. The boat runs beneath your feet Floyd | from the north to the southeast. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "i" | ||||
Floyd | You have a pill bottle, a portable radio, a pair of wires, and a Floyd | screwdriver. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "n" | ||||
Floyd | Port of Forecastle Floyd | The flying bridge rises above you, its canopy rippling slightly in Floyd | the wind. To the east, an open door flanked by windows leads into the Floyd | forecastle. To the northeast you can see the foredeck; to the south Floyd | are the aft sections of the boat. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "e" | ||||
Floyd | Forecastle Floyd | The forecastle of the boat is surprisingly comfortable despite its Floyd | small size. The helm controls, including the wheel, are mounted on Floyd | the fore wall, next to a chest-of-drawers which sports a lamp. Across Floyd | from the chest and beside the west entrance is the galley; between the Floyd | galley and the helm is a companionway to the fore stateroom. Also on Floyd | the port wall, aft of the entrance, is a small bar. Across from it is Floyd | a dinette bench. Windows are at each of the cardinal directions. The Floyd | west entranceway is open, as is the companionway to the north. Floyd | Sitting on the small bar is a drink tray. Floyd | Ashleigh is here, standing pensively. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "d" | ||||
Floyd | Forward Stateroom Floyd | Compact yet liveable, the fore stateroom has two v-berths that meet Floyd | near the nose of the ship. On the port wall is an open hanging Floyd | locker, and across from it is the door to the forward head, standing Floyd | open. A small ladder to the south leads up to a door. Floyd | The hanging locker seems to contain a safe. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "open panel with screwdriver" | ||||
Floyd | You work the screwdriver under the panel and lean on it forcefully. Floyd | The panel groans open. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "x panel" | ||||
Floyd | Peering in the panel only deepens the mystery of the safe. You can Floyd | clearly see mechanical workings of some sort, and deep inside a Floyd | battery. An electrically-opened safe? Two contacts jut up from the Floyd | safe's innards. Floyd | Floyd | > | inky says, "ok, so lessee" | |||
| inky says (to Floyd), "x battery" | ||||
Floyd | No doubt used to power the workings of the safe. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "get it" | ||||
Floyd | Don't worry about the safe battery. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "open radio" | ||||
Floyd | Opening the portable radio reveals a nine-volt battery. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "get nine-volt" | ||||
Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "tie wires to nine-volt" | ||||
Floyd | You attach the battery to the pair of wires with a few quick turns of Floyd | each wire. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "tie wires to contacts" | ||||
Floyd | You touch the wires to the contacts. Motors whir as the safe springs Floyd | open, its regular locking mechanism bypassed. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "look in safe" | ||||
Floyd | In the safe you see a small key, a note, some pictures, and some Floyd | letters. Floyd | Floyd | > | inky says, "aw yeah, blackmail" | |||
| inky says (to Floyd), "SAVE" | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "cf5" | ||||
Floyd | File to save game in > Floyd | Saved. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "get key, note, pictures, letters" | ||||
Floyd | small key: Taken. Floyd | note: Taken. Floyd | pictures: Taken. Floyd | letters: Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "x key" | ||||
Floyd | Unremarkable, even as small metal keys go. Floyd | Floyd | > | inky says, "there's that locker up on deck" | |||
| inky says (to Floyd), "x note" | ||||
Floyd | The note is scrawled in Thom's handwriting. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "read it" | ||||
Floyd | The note reads, "Thom, the key's in your pocket, stupid." Floyd | Floyd | > | inky says, "ha ha" | |||
| inky says, "I wonder what that means" | ||||
| Lucea says, "heh" | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "x pictures" | ||||
Floyd | The pictures are of Carl and some woman other than Ashleigh in very Floyd | compromising positions. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "x letters" | ||||
Floyd | The letters are from Carl to Thom. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "read letters" | ||||
Floyd | Reading them, you quickly figure out that Thom was blackmailing Carl. Floyd | Floyd | > | inky says, "awesome" | |||
| Lucea asks, "gee, you *think*?" | ||||
| inky says, "hmm" | ||||
| inky says, "so I'm confused about the bill thing" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Bill just doesn't like corpses." | ||||
| inky says, "yeah maybe" | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "up" | ||||
Floyd | Forecastle Floyd | The forecastle of the boat is surprisingly comfortable despite its Floyd | small size. The helm controls, including the wheel, are mounted on Floyd | the fore wall, next to a chest-of-drawers which sports a lamp. Across Floyd | from the chest and beside the west entrance is the galley; between the Floyd | galley and the helm is a companionway to the fore stateroom. Also on Floyd | the port wall, aft of the entrance, is a small bar. Across from it is Floyd | a dinette bench. Windows are at each of the cardinal directions. The Floyd | west entranceway is open, as is the companionway to the north. Floyd | Sitting on the small bar is a drink tray. Floyd | Ashleigh is here, standing pensively. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "So I guess the bomb wasn't in the safe." | |||
| Jacqueline says, "And is an alcoholic." | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | Port of Forecastle Floyd | The flying bridge rises above you, its canopy rippling slightly in Floyd | the wind. To the east, an open door flanked by windows leads into the Floyd | forecastle. To the northeast you can see the foredeck; to the south Floyd | are the aft sections of the boat. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "ne" | ||||
Floyd | Foredeck Floyd | The foredeck is as far forward on the *Bellerophon* as you can go Floyd | and still be on the boat. The bow rail keeps you from going Floyd | overboard, lucky for you. At your feet lies a small elliptical hole Floyd | leading to the chain locker below. Out of the hole runs the anchor Floyd | chain. Behind you loom the windows to the forecastle. The rest of Floyd | the yacht lies to the southwest and southeast. Floyd | Bill is leaning against the bow rail. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "show pictures to bill" | ||||
Floyd | Bill stares at the pictures in confusion. "Uh, so?" he says. Floyd | Floyd | > | inky says, "ha ha" | |||
| Jacqueline says, "Hm, yeah, we still need to find the bomb." | ||||
| inky says, ">TELL BILL ABOUT NAKED LADIES" | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "show letters to bill" | ||||
Floyd | Bill stares at the letters in confusion. "Uh, so?" he says. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Bill != Smart" | |||
| inky says (to Floyd), "se" | ||||
Floyd | Starboard of Forecastle Floyd | Above you and to port rises the flying bridge, casting a cold Floyd | shadow across you. Also to port are the curtained windows which Floyd | afford you a glimpse into the forecastle. At your feet lies a closed Floyd | compartment. The boat continues to the northwest and south. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "unlock compartment with key" | ||||
Floyd | Unlocked. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "open it" | ||||
Floyd | Opening the compartment reveals a long pole. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "x pole" | ||||
Floyd | The wooden pole is about two meters long and terminates in a curved Floyd | hook. No doubt Thom used it for retrieving things he dropped in the Floyd | water. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "get pole" | ||||
Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | inky says, "well, this seems clear enough" | |||
| inky says (to Floyd), "s" | ||||
Floyd | Starboard of Stateroom Floyd | From where you are, only a thin rail stands between you and the Floyd | water to starboard. A roof, much more substantial than the rail and Floyd | belonging to the aft stateroom, lies to port, stretching from here to Floyd | the port side of the boat. Small windows gape in the stateroom's side. Floyd | Two-thirds of the boat lie to the north, while the other one-third of Floyd | the boat is to the southwest. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "s" | ||||
Floyd | You can't go that way. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "sw" | ||||
Floyd | Cockpit Deck Floyd | The cockpit deck houses the twin diesel engines which power the Floyd | boat. A large access panel in the deck has been opened for access to Floyd | the engines. On the stern, a flagstaff juts skyward, the stern light Floyd | perched atop it like a squat bird. The door leading down into the aft Floyd | stateroom yawns widely. Small windows flank the door. Tied to a Floyd | cleat on the port side is a line. To the northeast and northwest is Floyd | the remainder of the boat. Floyd | Lying on the deck is Thom's body. Floyd | Carl is peering in the engines, pondering possibilities. Floyd | Floyd | As you clear the aft stateroom, you see a flash of color over the Floyd | rail. You can't quite tell, but it looks like a rag. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "get rag with pole" | ||||
Floyd | It takes you a few seconds to snag the rag, but once you have it, Floyd | dragging it on deck is almost anticlimactic. Now that it's on deck, Floyd | you can tell that the rag is actually a shirt. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "x shirt" | ||||
Floyd | If this shirt doesn't belong to Bill, it's certainly a dead ringer for Floyd | the one he had on earlier. The right sleeve is torn and slightly Floyd | blood-stained. Floyd | Floyd | > | inky says, "I am still confused here" | |||
| Jacqueline says, "Who was right abou tthe shirt? David? Whoever it was, hooray." | ||||
| Alex says (to Jacqueline), "Awwwk! Word on the street is that David is not quite as common a name as Andrew." | ||||
| inky says, "of course it was David" | ||||
| inky says, "he is always right about IF games" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "He is the master, yes." | ||||
| DavidW says, "Yes, I guessed it was Bill's shirt." | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "get shirt" | Lucea says, "heh" | |||
Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x pocket" | ||||
Floyd | I don't know the word "pocket". Floyd | Floyd | > | inky asks, "but did he think of .. THIS?" | |||
| inky says (to Floyd), "wear shirt" | ||||
Floyd | You can't wear the blue shirt. Floyd | Floyd | > | inky says, "apparently Sargent didn't either" | |||
| Lucea says, "sure, implicate yourself" | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "search shirt" | ||||
Floyd | You find nothing of interest. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "DEE-NIED." | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x blood" | ||||
Floyd | The stain looks a lot like blood. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "lick stain" | ||||
Floyd | I don't know the word "lick". Floyd | Floyd | > | Lucea says, "but it's really red ink" | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x flystaff" | ||||
Floyd | I don't know the word "flystaff". Floyd | Floyd | > | inky says, "hmm" | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" | ||||
Floyd | You can't go that way. Floyd | Floyd | > | inky says, "we could drug bill and search him, I guess" | |||
| DavidW says, "cool" | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "climb flagstaff" | ||||
Floyd | Halfway up, you decide that you would really rather not, and climb Floyd | back down. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "Or show the shirt to someone." | |||
| inky says (to Floyd), "look" | ||||
Floyd | Cockpit Deck Floyd | The cockpit deck houses the twin diesel engines which power the Floyd | boat. A large access panel in the deck has been opened for access to Floyd | the engines. On the stern, a flagstaff juts skyward, the stern light Floyd | perched atop it like a squat bird. The door leading down into the aft Floyd | stateroom yawns widely. Small windows flank the door. Tied to a Floyd | cleat on the port side is a line. To the northeast and northwest is Floyd | the remainder of the boat. Floyd | Lying on the deck is Thom's body. Floyd | Carl is peering in the engines, pondering possibilities. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "oh. flagstaff" | |||
| inky says (to Floyd), "show shirt to carl" | ||||
Floyd | Carl waves you away. "I don't need to see that," he tells you. Floyd | Floyd | > | inky says, "ha ha" | |||
| Lucea asks, "oh really?" | ||||
| inky says, "these guys are the least curious murder suspects ever" | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "nw" | ||||
Floyd | Port of Stateroom Floyd | You stand on the deck of the boat, just to port of the aft Floyd | stateroom. Its roof curves across the boat, and a ladder leads to the Floyd | roof and then to the flying bridge. Beside the ladder, windows open Floyd | into the stateroom. To starboard is the rail, standing sentinel Floyd | between you and the cerulean water. The boat runs beneath your feet Floyd | from the north to the southeast. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Lucea says (to floyd), "tell carl about shirt" | ||||
Floyd | Carl is no longer here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "undo" | ||||
Floyd | (Undoing one command) Floyd | Floyd | Port of Stateroom Floyd | You stand on the deck of the boat, just to port of the aft Floyd | stateroom. Its roof curves across the boat, and a ladder leads to the Floyd | roof and then to the flying bridge. Beside the ladder, windows open Floyd | into the stateroom. To starboard is the rail, standing sentinel Floyd | between you and the cerulean water. The boat runs beneath your feet Floyd | from the north to the southeast. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says (to inky), "Word." | |||
| inky says, "sorry, go ahead" | ||||
| Lucea says (to floyd), "undo" | ||||
Floyd | (Undoing one command) Floyd | Floyd | Cockpit Deck Floyd | The cockpit deck houses the twin diesel engines which power the Floyd | boat. A large access panel in the deck has been opened for access to Floyd | the engines. On the stern, a flagstaff juts skyward, the stern light Floyd | perched atop it like a squat bird. The door leading down into the aft Floyd | stateroom yawns widely. Small windows flank the door. Tied to a Floyd | cleat on the port side is a line. To the northeast and northwest is Floyd | the remainder of the boat. Floyd | Lying on the deck is Thom's body. Floyd | Carl is peering in the engines, pondering possibilities. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Lucea says (to floyd), "tell carl about shirt" | ||||
Floyd | "Yeah, ok, ok," Carl says. Floyd | Floyd | > | Lucea says, "well, damn" | |||
| DavidW says, "er, I said show, not tell." | ||||
| Lucea says, "we tried that" | ||||
| Lucea says, "Carl didn't care any more" | ||||
| Lucea says, ">CARL THIS SHIRT HAS BLOOD ON IT OK? BLOOD! AS IN, WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU GET *MURDERED*" | ||||
| DavidW says, "Probably Bill would care, though." | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x stern light" | ||||
Floyd | The stern light stares balefully back at you, the sun reflecting off Floyd | of its clear plastic case. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" | ||||
Floyd | (Undoing one command) Floyd | Floyd | Cockpit Deck Floyd | The cockpit deck houses the twin diesel engines which power the Floyd | boat. A large access panel in the deck has been opened for access to Floyd | the engines. On the stern, a flagstaff juts skyward, the stern light Floyd | perched atop it like a squat bird. The door leading down into the aft Floyd | stateroom yawns widely. Small windows flank the door. Tied to a Floyd | cleat on the port side is a line. To the northeast and northwest is Floyd | the remainder of the boat. Floyd | Lying on the deck is Thom's body. Floyd | Carl is peering in the engines, pondering possibilities. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask carl about belts" | ||||
Floyd | "Without the belts, the boat's going nowhere." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "swim" | ||||
Floyd | What do you want to swim in? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ocean" | ||||
Floyd | I don't know the word "ocean". Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "swim in water" | ||||
Floyd | You don't really have time for that right now. Floyd | Floyd | > | inky says, "well, we can show it to ashleigh" | |||
| inky says, "or show the photos to her" | ||||
| inky says, "oh, wait" | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "show photos to carl" | ||||
Floyd | I don't know the word "photos". Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "show photographs to carl" | ||||
Floyd | I don't know the word "photographs". Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "i" | ||||
Floyd | You have a pill bottle, a portable radio, a pair of wires, a Floyd | screwdriver, a small key, a note, some pictures, some letters, a long Floyd | pole, and a blue shirt. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline asks, "Wait, if we do that, won't he kill us?" | |||
| inky says (to Floyd), "show picture to carl" | ||||
Floyd | Carl turns away, then back to you. "Ok, yes, Thom had pictures taken Floyd | of me and...Carol." He runs one hand through his hair. "It was a Floyd | fling a month ago or so. Thom's been blackmailing me since." He Floyd | glares at you. "But I wasn't the one who killed him! I swear!" Floyd | Floyd | > | inky says, "I dunno, but it'll be awesome" | |||
| Jacqueline says, "ha" | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "show shirt to carl" | ||||
Floyd | Carl waves you away. "I don't need to see that," he tells you. Floyd | Floyd | > | Lucea says, "Carl and Carol" | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask carl about carol" | ||||
Floyd | I don't know the word "carol". Floyd | Floyd | > | inky says, "ha ha" | |||
| Jacqueline says, "Saving might have been good." | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "undo" | ||||
Floyd | (Undoing one command) Floyd | Floyd | Cockpit Deck Floyd | The cockpit deck houses the twin diesel engines which power the Floyd | boat. A large access panel in the deck has been opened for access to Floyd | the engines. On the stern, a flagstaff juts skyward, the stern light Floyd | perched atop it like a squat bird. The door leading down into the aft Floyd | stateroom yawns widely. Small windows flank the door. Tied to a Floyd | cleat on the port side is a line. To the northeast and northwest is Floyd | the remainder of the boat. Floyd | Lying on the deck is Thom's body. Floyd | Carl is peering in the engines, pondering possibilities. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "undo" | ||||
Floyd | (Undoing one command) Floyd | Floyd | Cockpit Deck Floyd | The cockpit deck houses the twin diesel engines which power the Floyd | boat. A large access panel in the deck has been opened for access to Floyd | the engines. On the stern, a flagstaff juts skyward, the stern light Floyd | perched atop it like a squat bird. The door leading down into the aft Floyd | stateroom yawns widely. Small windows flank the door. Tied to a Floyd | cleat on the port side is a line. To the northeast and northwest is Floyd | the remainder of the boat. Floyd | Lying on the deck is Thom's body. Floyd | Carl is peering in the engines, pondering possibilities. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "undo" | ||||
Floyd | (Undoing one command) Floyd | Floyd | Cockpit Deck Floyd | The cockpit deck houses the twin diesel engines which power the Floyd | boat. A large access panel in the deck has been opened for access to Floyd | the engines. On the stern, a flagstaff juts skyward, the stern light Floyd | perched atop it like a squat bird. The door leading down into the aft Floyd | stateroom yawns widely. Small windows flank the door. Tied to a Floyd | cleat on the port side is a line. To the northeast and northwest is Floyd | the remainder of the boat. Floyd | Lying on the deck is Thom's body. Floyd | Carl is peering in the engines, pondering possibilities. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "undo" | ||||
Floyd | (Undoing one command) Floyd | Floyd | Cockpit Deck Floyd | The cockpit deck houses the twin diesel engines which power the Floyd | boat. A large access panel in the deck has been opened for access to Floyd | the engines. On the stern, a flagstaff juts skyward, the stern light Floyd | perched atop it like a squat bird. The door leading down into the aft Floyd | stateroom yawns widely. Small windows flank the door. Tied to a Floyd | cleat on the port side is a line. To the northeast and northwest is Floyd | the remainder of the boat. Floyd | Lying on the deck is Thom's body. Floyd | Carl is peering in the engines, pondering possibilities. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "SAVE" | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "cf6" | ||||
Floyd | File to save game in > Floyd | Saved. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "show pictures to carl" | ||||
Floyd | Carl turns away, then back to you. "Ok, yes, Thom had pictures taken Floyd | of me and...Carol." He runs one hand through his hair. "It was a Floyd | fling a month ago or so. Thom's been blackmailing me since." He Floyd | glares at you. "But I wasn't the one who killed him! I swear!" Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "show pictures to carl" | ||||
Floyd | "What are you trying to do, torture me?" he hisses at you. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "show letters to carl" | ||||
Floyd | "What are you trying to do, torture me?" he hisses at you. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Man, inky, layoff the poor man." | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "give pictures to carl" | ||||
Floyd | "What are you trying to do, torture me?" he hisses at you. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "show note to carl" | ||||
Floyd | Carl waves you away. "I don't need to see that," he tells you. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "ask carl about note" | ||||
Floyd | Carl says, "Hmm, can't tell you too much about that!" Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "x bill" | ||||
Floyd | I don't see any bill here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "x body" | ||||
Floyd | No matter how often you hated Thom for one thing or another, you Floyd | certainly didn't want to see him dead like this. His face is a Floyd | strange purple color. Along one side of his head, just under his Floyd | now-dry hair, is a nasty bruise, slowly darkening. One of his hands Floyd | is clenched tight, tight enough to drive his fingernails into his Floyd | palm. Looped complexly around his leg is a length of line. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "pry hand" | ||||
Floyd | I don't know the word "hand". Floyd | Floyd | > | Lucea says, "this is a morbid idea" | |||
| Lucea says, "can we just cut his hand off" | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "pry body" | ||||
Floyd | You can't pry up the Thom's body. Floyd | Floyd | > | inky says, "I dunno, we can't seem to refer to the hand at all" | |||
| inky says (to Floyd), "x finger" | ||||
Floyd | I don't know the word "finger". Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "x fingers" | ||||
Floyd | I don't know the word "fingers". Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "x grasp" | ||||
Floyd | I don't know the word "grasp". Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "pull body" | ||||
Floyd | Pulling the Thom's body doesn't have any effect. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "push body" | ||||
Floyd | Pushing the Thom's body doesn't do anything. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "look in body" | ||||
Floyd | There's nothing in the Thom's body. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x mouth" | ||||
Floyd | I don't know the word "mouth". Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "open body" | ||||
Floyd | I don't know how to open the Thom's body. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "turn body" | ||||
Floyd | Turning the Thom's body doesn't have any effect. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Lucea says (to floyd), "eat body" | ||||
Floyd | The Thom's body doesn't appear appetizing. Floyd | Floyd | > | inky says, "hee hee" | |||
| inky says, "we might have to resort to cannibalism if we can't get the engines going, yeah" | ||||
| Taleslinger asks, "maybe his fist is just clenched in agony?" | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask carl about hand" | ||||
Floyd | I don't know the word "hand". Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "take all from thom" | ||||
Floyd | I don't see what you're referring to. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "take all" | ||||
Floyd | I don't see what you're referring to. Floyd | Floyd | > | inky says (to Taleslinger), "c'mon, this is a mystery, it must be a clue" | |||
| inky says (to Floyd), "stand on thom" | ||||
Floyd | I don't know how to stand on the Thom's body. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "flip thom" | ||||
Floyd | I don't know how to flip the Thom's body. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "x hair" | ||||
Floyd | I don't know the word "hair". Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "x line" | ||||
Floyd | The line is tough, easily able to withstand the rigors of marine life. Floyd | One end of it is tied to a cleat. The other end is looped around one Floyd | of Thom's ankles. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "x cleat" | ||||
Floyd | The cleat is a t-shaped piece of metal with two shafts attached to the Floyd | boat, and is used in lashing lines. In fact, a line is tied to it Floyd | now. An odd reddish stain mars its surface. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "get line" | ||||
Floyd | After fooling with the knot for a moment, you give up. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x thom's" | ||||
Floyd | No matter how often you hated Thom for one thing or another, you Floyd | certainly didn't want to see him dead like this. His face is a Floyd | strange purple color. Along one side of his head, just under his Floyd | now-dry hair, is a nasty bruise, slowly darkening. One of his hands Floyd | is clenched tight, tight enough to drive his fingernails into his Floyd | palm. Looped complexly around his leg is a length of line. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "untie line" | ||||
Floyd | No matter how hard you work at the knot, you can't seem to untie it. Floyd | Floyd | > | inky says, "maybe he just slipped and fell and hit his head on the cleaty" | |||
| inky says, "er, -y" | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x line" | ||||
Floyd | The line is tough, easily able to withstand the rigors of marine life. Floyd | One end of it is tied to a cleat. The other end is looped around one Floyd | of Thom's ankles. Floyd | Floyd | > | inky says, "after his leg getting mysteriously tangled in it" | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "untie line" | ||||
Floyd | No matter how hard you work at the knot, you can't seem to untie it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "untie thom" | ||||
Floyd | The Thom's body isn't tied to anything. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW asks, "hm. We've done nothing with the anchor chain. Can it be raised/lowered?" | |||
| Jacqueline says, "Quite possible, I guess." | ||||
| inky says, "yeah maybe" | ||||
| DavidW says, "Something might be hooked or tied to it." | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ne" | ||||
Floyd | Starboard of Stateroom Floyd | From where you are, only a thin rail stands between you and the Floyd | water to starboard. A roof, much more substantial than the rail and Floyd | belonging to the aft stateroom, lies to port, stretching from here to Floyd | the port side of the boat. Small windows gape in the stateroom's side. Floyd | Two-thirds of the boat lie to the north, while the other one-third of Floyd | the boat is to the southwest. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" | ||||
Floyd | Starboard of Forecastle Floyd | Above you and to port rises the flying bridge, casting a cold Floyd | shadow across you. Also to port are the curtained windows which Floyd | afford you a glimpse into the forecastle. At your feet lies an open Floyd | compartment. The boat continues to the northwest and south. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" | ||||
Floyd | Foredeck Floyd | The foredeck is as far forward on the *Bellerophon* as you can go Floyd | and still be on the boat. The bow rail keeps you from going Floyd | overboard, lucky for you. At your feet lies a small elliptical hole Floyd | leading to the chain locker below. Out of the hole runs the anchor Floyd | chain. Behind you loom the windows to the forecastle. The rest of Floyd | the yacht lies to the southwest and southeast. Floyd | Bill is leaning against the bow rail. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask bill about shirt" | ||||
Floyd | "Oh, um, I had to change. The other shirt was chafing me." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "show shirt to bill" | ||||
Floyd | Bill's eyes widen. "Oh, my God," he whispers. One eyebrow twitches Floyd | slightly. "Where did you...I mean, I don't know--" Floyd | Floyd | "C'mon," you say to Bill, "cut to the chase. I know you were there Floyd | when Thom...fell overboard. Just tell me what hap--" Floyd | Floyd | Your speech is cut short by the muzzle of a revolver. It must be Floyd | Ashleigh's. How did he get Ash's gun? You don't have a lot of time Floyd | to think about that, however, as Bill interrupts you. "Shut up! Just Floyd | shut up! I don't have to listen to you!" Bill is clearly skating Floyd | over the thin ice of insanity. He prods you in your side with the Floyd | revolver. "Let's find the others." He pushes you ahead of him. Floyd | Floyd | Cockpit Deck Floyd | The cockpit deck houses the twin diesel engines which power the Floyd | boat. A large access panel in the deck has been opened for access to Floyd | the engines. On the stern, a flagstaff juts skyward, the stern light Floyd | perched atop it like a squat bird. The door leading down into the aft Floyd | stateroom yawns widely. Small windows flank the door. Tied to a Floyd | cleat on the port side is a line. To the northeast and northwest is Floyd | the remainder of the boat. Floyd | Lying on the deck is Thom's body. Floyd | Carl is peering in the engines, pondering possibilities. Floyd | Bill, more tense than you've ever seen him, is waving around a gun. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "undo" | ||||
Floyd | (Undoing one command) Floyd | Floyd | Foredeck Floyd | The foredeck is as far forward on the *Bellerophon* as you can go Floyd | and still be on the boat. The bow rail keeps you from going Floyd | overboard, lucky for you. At your feet lies a small elliptical hole Floyd | leading to the chain locker below. Out of the hole runs the anchor Floyd | chain. Behind you loom the windows to the forecastle. The rest of Floyd | the yacht lies to the southwest and southeast. Floyd | Bill is leaning against the bow rail. Floyd | Floyd | > | Lucea says, "Well." | |||
| inky says, "guess we should save first" | ||||
| inky says, "also, I wonder about the bomb" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Wonder where it is." | ||||
| inky says, "maybe it's on the anchor" | ||||
| Jacqueline asks, "That would blow us up inside the boat?" | ||||
| Lucea asks, "all we have to do is find some bob-omb looking thing, right? right?" | ||||
| Jacqueline asks, "I could see the boat rocking on waves, but exploding?" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Seems a stretch." | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "SAVE" | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "cf7" | Lucea asks, "is it in the engine?" | |||
Floyd | File to save game in > Floyd | Saved. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "We don't know where it is." | |||
| inky says, "I'm not actually sure where the engine is" | ||||
| inky says, "which is a little weird, come to think of it" | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "ne" | ||||
Floyd | You can't go that way. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "The engines are at the back." | |||
| inky says (to Floyd), "look" | ||||
Floyd | Foredeck Floyd | The foredeck is as far forward on the *Bellerophon* as you can go Floyd | and still be on the boat. The bow rail keeps you from going Floyd | overboard, lucky for you. At your feet lies a small elliptical hole Floyd | leading to the chain locker below. Out of the hole runs the anchor Floyd | chain. Behind you loom the windows to the forecastle. The rest of Floyd | the yacht lies to the southwest and southeast. Floyd | Bill is leaning against the bow rail. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "pull chain" | ||||
Floyd | Don't worry about the anchor chain. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "We could go take a look at those missing belts." | |||
| inky says (to Floyd), "sw" | ||||
Floyd | Port of Forecastle Floyd | The flying bridge rises above you, its canopy rippling slightly in Floyd | the wind. To the east, an open door flanked by windows leads into the Floyd | forecastle. To the northeast you can see the foredeck; to the south Floyd | are the aft sections of the boat. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "s" | ||||
Floyd | Port of Stateroom Floyd | You stand on the deck of the boat, just to port of the aft Floyd | stateroom. Its roof curves across the boat, and a ladder leads to the Floyd | roof and then to the flying bridge. Beside the ladder, windows open Floyd | into the stateroom. To starboard is the rail, standing sentinel Floyd | between you and the cerulean water. The boat runs beneath your feet Floyd | from the north to the southeast. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "s" | ||||
Floyd | You can't go that way. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "se" | ||||
Floyd | Cockpit Deck Floyd | The cockpit deck houses the twin diesel engines which power the Floyd | boat. A large access panel in the deck has been opened for access to Floyd | the engines. On the stern, a flagstaff juts skyward, the stern light Floyd | perched atop it like a squat bird. The door leading down into the aft Floyd | stateroom yawns widely. Small windows flank the door. Tied to a Floyd | cleat on the port side is a line. To the northeast and northwest is Floyd | the remainder of the boat. Floyd | Lying on the deck is Thom's body. Floyd | Carl is peering in the engines, pondering possibilities. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "But they're missing." | |||
| inky says (to Floyd), "x engine" | ||||
Floyd | You're not much of a skipper, but even you can tell that the Floyd | alternator and water-pump belts are missing. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "x panel" | ||||
Floyd | The large access panel can be opened in order to repair or service the Floyd | engines which power the boat. Right now the panel is open, giving a Floyd | view of the engines. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "look in panel" | ||||
Floyd | There's nothing in the access panel. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Well, yes." | |||
| inky says, "ok, so I guess there's not an engine room as such" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "I just mean to have a poke around and see if he's lying." | ||||
| inky says, "I'm not much of a skipper, or even a barbie, but even I can tell that the alternator and water-pump belts are missing" | ||||
| DavidW asks, "hm. How is the murderer escaping the yacht when the explosion happens?" | ||||
| inky says, "also a good question" | ||||
| Lucea says, "his death is just the beginning" | ||||
| inky says, "maybe he jumps overboard with a life preserver" | ||||
| Lucea says, "or has a submersible or something" | ||||
| DavidW asks, "We haven't checked the rails at all. Are there preservers?" | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x rails" | ||||
Floyd | I don't know the word "rails". Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x rail" | ||||
Floyd | The metal rail prevents you from sliding overboard and into the chilly Floyd | water surrounding the boat. It is heavily scratched, so much that the Floyd | paint has flaked off of it in places. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "x scratches" | ||||
Floyd | I don't know the word "scratches". Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x preserver" | ||||
Floyd | I don't know the word "preserver". Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x saver" | ||||
Floyd | I don't know the word "saver". Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x lifesaver" | ||||
Floyd | I don't know the word "lifesaver". Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline asks, "So... plan?" | |||
| inky says, "well, it might be the sort of game where we just show the shirt to bill and go into a room and then execute a cunning plan to get the gun away from him" | ||||
| inky says, "I don't know how the bomb would come in in that case, though" | ||||
| DavidW says, "Check the bridge and foreward stateroom again. See if anything new left in those places." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "mmkay" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "I'm up for that." | ||||
| Jacqueline asks, "Where's Bill right now, again?" | ||||
| Limax says, "Man... I missed a lot. :(" | ||||
| DavidW says, "Bill's at Foredeck." | ||||
| Jacqueline asks (of Limax), "Did your kids really need to eat?" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "You missed tons. We were blown up!" | ||||
| Limax says, "Yeah, and I got involved with them and the TV" | ||||
| Limax says, "Aw man... I love being blown up" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Yeah, it was, um, unexpected. And thus fun." | ||||
| Limax says, "Heh. I eally need to read the transcripts" | ||||
| Lucea says, "Hey, let's open this sa - KABOOM" | ||||
| Limax says, "Ha ha" | ||||
| Lucea says, "which is pretty much how it happened" | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "l" | ||||
Floyd | Cockpit Deck Floyd | The cockpit deck houses the twin diesel engines which power the Floyd | boat. A large access panel in the deck has been opened for access to Floyd | the engines. On the stern, a flagstaff juts skyward, the stern light Floyd | perched atop it like a squat bird. The door leading down into the aft Floyd | stateroom yawns widely. Small windows flank the door. Tied to a Floyd | cleat on the port side is a line. To the northeast and northwest is Floyd | the remainder of the boat. Floyd | Lying on the deck is Thom's body. Floyd | Carl is peering in the engines, pondering possibilities. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "So, what. We have Bill, who is drunk and nervous and weilding a gun." | |||
| Jacqueline says, "And we have a bomb somewhere." | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" | ||||
Floyd | Port of Stateroom Floyd | You stand on the deck of the boat, just to port of the aft Floyd | stateroom. Its roof curves across the boat, and a ladder leads to the Floyd | roof and then to the flying bridge. Beside the ladder, windows open Floyd | into the stateroom. To starboard is the rail, standing sentinel Floyd | between you and the cerulean water. The boat runs beneath your feet Floyd | from the north to the southeast. Floyd | Floyd | > | Limax says, "Throw coffee at him" | |||
| Jacqueline says, "And we are adrift." | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" | ||||
Floyd | Flying Bridge Floyd | From up here, the skipper of the boat has an almost unobstructed Floyd | view of the waters in any direction. The wind whispers around the Floyd | canopy's poles and past you on its journey. Beyond the helm, through Floyd | the windscreen, you can see the bow of the boat. Further away is Floyd | land, quite some distance away to the northeast. A chair sits in Floyd | front of the helm. Towards the stern, a ladder leads down. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline asks, "Am I missing anything for Limax?" | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "look through windscreen" | ||||
Floyd | You can see the bow of the boat and Bill standing on the bow. Further Floyd | out is land. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Oh, Bill is probably guilty as sin." | |||
| Limax says, "Hm" | ||||
| DavidW says, "We probably should've been looking through the windscreen earlier." | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x poles" | ||||
Floyd | The poles hold the canopy in place. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "search chair" | ||||
Floyd | You find nothing of interest. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "look under chair" | ||||
Floyd | There's nothing under the chair. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x canopy" | ||||
Floyd | The large canopy arches overhead, its blue fabric blocking the sun's Floyd | terrible glare. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "climb poles" | ||||
Floyd | Don't worry about the canopy poles. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x bill" | ||||
Floyd | I don't see any bill here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" | ||||
Floyd | Port of Stateroom Floyd | You stand on the deck of the boat, just to port of the aft Floyd | stateroom. Its roof curves across the boat, and a ladder leads to the Floyd | roof and then to the flying bridge. Beside the ladder, windows open Floyd | into the stateroom. To starboard is the rail, standing sentinel Floyd | between you and the cerulean water. The boat runs beneath your feet Floyd | from the north to the southeast. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" | ||||
Floyd | Port of Forecastle Floyd | The flying bridge rises above you, its canopy rippling slightly in Floyd | the wind. To the east, an open door flanked by windows leads into the Floyd | forecastle. To the northeast you can see the foredeck; to the south Floyd | are the aft sections of the boat. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||||
Floyd | Forecastle Floyd | The forecastle of the boat is surprisingly comfortable despite its Floyd | small size. The helm controls, including the wheel, are mounted on Floyd | the fore wall, next to a chest-of-drawers which sports a lamp. Across Floyd | from the chest and beside the west entrance is the galley; between the Floyd | galley and the helm is a companionway to the fore stateroom. Also on Floyd | the port wall, aft of the entrance, is a small bar. Across from it is Floyd | a dinette bench. Windows are at each of the cardinal directions. The Floyd | west entranceway is open, as is the companionway to the north. Floyd | Sitting on the small bar is a drink tray. Floyd | Ashleigh is here, standing pensively. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" | ||||
Floyd | Forward Stateroom Floyd | Compact yet liveable, the fore stateroom has two v-berths that meet Floyd | near the nose of the ship. On the port wall is an open hanging Floyd | locker, and across from it is the door to the forward head, standing Floyd | open. A small ladder to the south leads up to a door. Floyd | The hanging locker seems to contain a safe. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||||
Floyd | Forward Head Floyd | The forward head sports a small toilet, a sink, and a miniscule Floyd | shower. In the floor is a small drain; above the sink, a mirror and Floyd | medicine cabinet. An open door leads west. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x sink" | ||||
Floyd | The sink is a semi-circle with a single handle attached to it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x cabinet" | ||||
Floyd | It is bolted to the wall just above the sink. It is made of strong Floyd | plastic, and is closed. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "open it" | ||||
Floyd | Opened. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x shower" | ||||
Floyd | The shower is almost more for decoration than utility. It takes up Floyd | one corner of the head. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | Forward Stateroom Floyd | Compact yet liveable, the fore stateroom has two v-berths that meet Floyd | near the nose of the ship. On the port wall is an open hanging Floyd | locker, and across from it is the door to the forward head, standing Floyd | open. A small ladder to the south leads up to a door. Floyd | The hanging locker seems to contain a safe. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x left" | ||||
Floyd | The left v-berth looks to be comfortable, but has no sheets on it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x right" | ||||
Floyd | The right v-berth is barely long enough for a tall person, and lacks Floyd | sheets. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "hm. Nothing new." | |||
| Jacqueline says, "Hrm." | ||||
| DavidW says, "I suppose confronting Bill or Ashleigh is the way to go." | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" | ||||
Floyd | Forecastle Floyd | The forecastle of the boat is surprisingly comfortable despite its Floyd | small size. The helm controls, including the wheel, are mounted on Floyd | the fore wall, next to a chest-of-drawers which sports a lamp. Across Floyd | from the chest and beside the west entrance is the galley; between the Floyd | galley and the helm is a companionway to the fore stateroom. Also on Floyd | the port wall, aft of the entrance, is a small bar. Across from it is Floyd | a dinette bench. Windows are at each of the cardinal directions. The Floyd | west entranceway is open, as is the companionway to the north. Floyd | Sitting on the small bar is a drink tray. Floyd | Ashleigh is here, standing pensively. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "put pill in whiskey" | ||||
Floyd | You can't put anything into the whiskey. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Ashleigh, this time." | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "put pill in whiskey bottle" | ||||
Floyd | The pill bottle won't fit in the whiskey bottle. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Wait, you can't lace the whiskey>" | |||
| Jacqueline asks, "?" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Boo" | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "open pill bottle" | ||||
Floyd | Opening the pill bottle reveals five little pills. Floyd | Floyd | You are rudely interrupted by the explosion of the *Bellerophon*. As Floyd | you are flung into the air, you find yourself futilely wondering who Floyd | caused the explosion. Floyd | Floyd | >> You have died << Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | You may restore a saved game, start over, quit, or undo the current Floyd | command. Floyd | Please enter RESTORE, RESTART, QUIT, or UNDO: > | Jacqueline says, "Crush it - HA" | |||
| Lucea says, "eeeagh" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Again with the esplosions." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "heehee. It's, um, sort of funny." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "But only sort of ." | ||||
| Jacqueline asks, "To which save should we return?" | ||||
| DavidW says, "This time, grab the gun while one can." | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to DW), "Drive, baybee." | ||||
| DavidW says, "I'm still not sure what to do." | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "restart" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | How did Thom ever talk you into this one... Floyd | Floyd | Your friend Thom Hall has always been a smooth talker, which is Floyd | probably how he got you to attend his party on board the Floyd | *Bellerophon*. The fourty-eight-foot yacht is named after the H.M.S. Floyd | Bellerophon, the ship on which Napoleon formally surrendered in 1815 Floyd | after Waterloo. Thom isn't usually too modest. Floyd | Floyd | Anyway, you're now stuck at a floating party with three other people Floyd | you barely know, friends of Thom's. Bill Leveritt is one of Thom's Floyd | partners in his architectural firm. Carl Weathers, another old friend Floyd | of Thom's, brought his girlfriend Ashleigh Flannagin, which completes Floyd | the floating fivesome. Floyd | Floyd | So far you've seen Bill and Thom yell at each other, Thom hit Carl for Floyd | some unexplained reason, and Ashleigh ignore both Thom and you. Not Floyd | the most pleasant party you've ever been to. Floyd | Floyd | And it's barely 10 a.m... Floyd | Floyd | Undertow v1.1 (9/5/1995) by Stephen Granade Floyd | Developed with TADS, the Text Adventure Development System. Floyd | Floyd | Forward Head Floyd | The forward head sports a small toilet, a sink, and a miniscule Floyd | shower. In the floor is a small drain; above the sink, a mirror and Floyd | medicine cabinet. A closed door leads west. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "open door" | ||||
Floyd | It's locked. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "unlock door" | ||||
Floyd | Unlocked. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | (Opening the door) Floyd | Forward Stateroom Floyd | Compact yet liveable, the fore stateroom has two v-berths that meet Floyd | near the nose of the ship. On the port wall is a hanging locker, and Floyd | across from it is the door to the forward head, standing open. A Floyd | small ladder to the south leads up to a door. Floyd | Sitting on the left v-berth is a pill bottle. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "take pill bottle" | ||||
Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "optn it" | ||||
Floyd | I don't know the word "optn". Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "open it" | ||||
Floyd | Opening the pill bottle reveals five little pills. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "open locker" | ||||
Floyd | Opening the hanging locker reveals a safe. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" | ||||
Floyd | Forecastle Floyd | The forecastle of the boat is surprisingly comfortable despite its Floyd | small size. The helm controls, including the wheel, are mounted on Floyd | the fore wall, next to a chest-of-drawers which sports a lamp. Across Floyd | from the chest and beside the west entrance is the galley; between the Floyd | galley and the helm is a companionway to the fore stateroom. Also on Floyd | the port wall, aft of the entrance, is a small bar. Across from it is Floyd | a dinette bench. Windows are at each of the cardinal directions. The Floyd | west entranceway is open, as is the companionway to the north. Floyd | Sitting on the small bar is a drink tray. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| [markov-chains] BrenBarn says (to markov), "That's the stuff that's just basic, man" | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | Port of Forecastle Floyd | The flying bridge rises above you, its canopy rippling slightly in Floyd | the wind. To the east, an open door flanked by windows leads into the Floyd | forecastle. To the northeast you can see the foredeck; to the south Floyd | are the aft sections of the boat. Floyd | Carl, hands in pockets, is standing here, obviously on his way to Floyd | somewhere else. Floyd | Floyd | Bill arrives from the south. Floyd | Floyd | Carl leaves to the east. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x bill" | ||||
Floyd | Bill Leveritt has been Thom's partner in their architectural firm for Floyd | as long as you've known Thom. Bill's thatch of thinning gray hair and Floyd | round glasses make him look older than his forty-two years. He tries Floyd | to dress flamboyantly but often fails, as demonstrated today by his Floyd | long-sleeved blue oxford shirt. He's extremely good at what he does, Floyd | but he is very unassuming; Thom is the talker of the firm. Floyd | Floyd | Bill leaves to the east. Floyd | Floyd | Ashleigh arrives from the south. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "Long-sleeved blue oxford shirt." | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||||
Floyd | Forecastle Floyd | The forecastle of the boat is surprisingly comfortable despite its Floyd | small size. The helm controls, including the wheel, are mounted on Floyd | the fore wall, next to a chest-of-drawers which sports a lamp. Across Floyd | from the chest and beside the west entrance is the galley; between the Floyd | galley and the helm is a companionway to the fore stateroom. Also on Floyd | the port wall, aft of the entrance, is a small bar. Across from it is Floyd | a dinette bench. Windows are at each of the cardinal directions. The Floyd | west entranceway is open, as is the companionway to the north. Floyd | Sitting on the small bar is a drink tray. Floyd | Bill slumps here quietly. Floyd | Carl is seated on the dinette bench. Floyd | Floyd | Bill wanders over to the drink tray and picks up the whiskey bottle. Floyd | From somewhere around the bar, he scrounges up a slightly-clean glass. Floyd | With a deft flick of his wrist, he pours himself a shot of the whiskey Floyd | and replaces the bottle. "I've always, er, liked whiskey," he Floyd | comments. Floyd | Floyd | Ashleigh arrives from the west. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "Perhaps we missed converse here." | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask bill about whiskey" | ||||
Floyd | "I, uh, don't really know anything about it," Bill says. Floyd | Floyd | Ashleigh sits down next to Carl and whispers something to him. He Floyd | grins slightly in response. Floyd | Floyd | > | Lucea asks, "is it too mean to show the pictures to Ashleigh?" | |||
| DavidW says, "Jacq is off line." | ||||
| DavidW says, "She can't resign on. One of us should use Perry." | ||||
| Taleslinger says, "I'll do it." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Okay, forget what I said on the phone, I guess." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Weird." | ||||
| DavidW says, "oh. okay." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Hopefully it holds." | ||||
| DavidW asks, "Who has Perry now?" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "I do." | ||||
| Taleslinger says, "Jacq." | ||||
| Lucea says (to floyd), "show pictures to ashleigh" | ||||
Floyd | I don't see any pictures here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Lucea says (to floyd), "i" | ||||
Floyd | You have a pill bottle. The pill bottle seems to contain five little Floyd | pills. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says (to Lucea), "uhhhhh" | |||
| Lucea says, "oh, we don't have them" | ||||
| Jacqueline asks, "DId you guys do much while I was gone?" | ||||
| Lucea says (to floyd), "undo" | ||||
Floyd | (Undoing one command) Floyd | Floyd | Forecastle Floyd | The forecastle of the boat is surprisingly comfortable despite its Floyd | small size. The helm controls, including the wheel, are mounted on Floyd | the fore wall, next to a chest-of-drawers which sports a lamp. Across Floyd | from the chest and beside the west entrance is the galley; between the Floyd | galley and the helm is a companionway to the fore stateroom. Also on Floyd | the port wall, aft of the entrance, is a small bar. Across from it is Floyd | a dinette bench. Windows are at each of the cardinal directions. The Floyd | west entranceway is open, as is the companionway to the north. Floyd | Sitting on the small bar is a drink tray. Floyd | Bill slumps here quietly. Floyd | Carl is seated on the dinette bench. Floyd | Ashleigh is sitting quietly on the dinette bench. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Lucea says (to floyd), "g" | ||||
Floyd | (Undoing one command) Floyd | Floyd | Forecastle Floyd | The forecastle of the boat is surprisingly comfortable despite its Floyd | small size. The helm controls, including the wheel, are mounted on Floyd | the fore wall, next to a chest-of-drawers which sports a lamp. Across Floyd | from the chest and beside the west entrance is the galley; between the Floyd | galley and the helm is a companionway to the fore stateroom. Also on Floyd | the port wall, aft of the entrance, is a small bar. Across from it is Floyd | a dinette bench. Windows are at each of the cardinal directions. The Floyd | west entranceway is open, as is the companionway to the north. Floyd | Sitting on the small bar is a drink tray. Floyd | Bill slumps here quietly. Floyd | Carl is seated on the dinette bench. Floyd | Ashleigh is sitting quietly on the dinette bench. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "If so, could someone send me what transpired? I can splice it in." | |||
| DavidW says, "Not much. I was driving, supposedly." | ||||
| Lucea says, "(sorry, had to stop paying attention - doing actual work" | ||||
| Taleslinger says, "Where did you leave?" | ||||
| Jacqueline asks, "So, nothing substantial transpired? Do I need to even splice it in?" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "(Heh. Now when people don't reply *immediately* I get paranoid...)" | ||||
| Jacqueline asks, "Did you restore? To save six?" | ||||
| DavidW says, "I can't search my scrollback. After the session, I can send my own log." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "mmkay" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Sounds good." | ||||
| DavidW says, "I don't think you missed much, though." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Cool." | ||||
| Jacqueline asks, "So, the plan is to confront Ashleigh?" | ||||
| Taleslinger asks (of jacq), "Where did you disconnect?" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Right after I said to DavidW, 'Drive, baybee.'" | ||||
| Lucea says, "I don't know if it's the Plan" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "I then typed 'So, save #6?' and realized the network was gone." | ||||
| Lucea says, "it's just an idea I had" | ||||
| DavidW says, "My plan was to restart." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Oh, entirely? To give us the most time to work on the last bits? That's smart." | ||||
| DavidW says, "I'm all a fumble, now, though, with all the interruptions." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Sorry about that. Sort of wasn't in my control." | ||||
| DavidW says, "I think we should look through the windscreen during the navigation scene." | ||||
| Taleslinger says (to jacq), "I'll send you the missing bits." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Continue. I'll just get the transcript worked out later." | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Taleslinger), "Right. Thanks!" | ||||
| Jacqueline sits in the corner, quietly, while everyone glares at her. | ||||
| DavidW says, "But I got sidetracked because I saw the cast converge here, and thought it might be useful to hear what's said here." | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "z" | ||||
Floyd | Time passes... Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask bill about thom" | ||||
Floyd | Bill says, "I, uh, I'm really not sure how much longer I can take his Floyd | attitude. He's been really, ah, annoying lately." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Lucea says (to floyd), "listen to carl" | ||||
Floyd | I don't know the word "listen". Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Lucea says (to floyd), "undo" | ||||
Floyd | (Undoing one command) Floyd | Floyd | Forecastle Floyd | The forecastle of the boat is surprisingly comfortable despite its Floyd | small size. The helm controls, including the wheel, are mounted on Floyd | the fore wall, next to a chest-of-drawers which sports a lamp. Across Floyd | from the chest and beside the west entrance is the galley; between the Floyd | galley and the helm is a companionway to the fore stateroom. Also on Floyd | the port wall, aft of the entrance, is a small bar. Across from it is Floyd | a dinette bench. Windows are at each of the cardinal directions. The Floyd | west entranceway is open, as is the companionway to the north. Floyd | Sitting on the small bar is a drink tray. Floyd | Bill slumps here quietly. Floyd | Carl is seated on the dinette bench. Floyd | Ashleigh is sitting quietly on the dinette bench. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask carl about thom" | ||||
Floyd | Carl grimaces. "I dunno," he says, "he just really pisses me off some Floyd | times." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask bill about yacht" | ||||
Floyd | I don't know the word "yacht". Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x ashleigh" | ||||
Floyd | Ashleigh Flannagin is a knockout, which is why Thom ever dated her in Floyd | the first place. However, Thom always has to be right, and it didn't Floyd | take long for Ash to tire of that and start dating Carl. She has Floyd | shoulder-length copper hair and dark brown eyes. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x purse" | ||||
Floyd | I don't see any purse here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Lucea says (to floyd), "ask ashleigh about carl" | ||||
Floyd | Carl is no longer here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Lucea says (to floyd), "undo" | ||||
Floyd | (Undoing one command) Floyd | Floyd | Forecastle Floyd | The forecastle of the boat is surprisingly comfortable despite its Floyd | small size. The helm controls, including the wheel, are mounted on Floyd | the fore wall, next to a chest-of-drawers which sports a lamp. Across Floyd | from the chest and beside the west entrance is the galley; between the Floyd | galley and the helm is a companionway to the fore stateroom. Also on Floyd | the port wall, aft of the entrance, is a small bar. Across from it is Floyd | a dinette bench. Windows are at each of the cardinal directions. The Floyd | west entranceway is open, as is the companionway to the north. Floyd | Sitting on the small bar is a drink tray. Floyd | Bill slumps here quietly. Floyd | Carl is seated on the dinette bench. Floyd | Ashleigh is sitting quietly on the dinette bench. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I wonder where the purse comes from." | |||
| Lucea says, "er" | ||||
| Lucea says, "what" | ||||
| DavidW asks (of Lucea), "Later on, Ashleigh has a purse. Where is it now, though?" | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask ashleigh about safe" | ||||
Floyd | Ashleigh ignores you. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask carl about safe" | ||||
Floyd | Carl says, "Hmm, can't tell you too much about that!" Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask bill about safe" | ||||
Floyd | "I, uh, don't really know anything about it," Bill says. Floyd | Floyd | > | Lucea says, "suspicious!" | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "look through south window" | ||||
Floyd | You see no one through the window. Floyd | Floyd | > | Lucea says, "(the er what was to the parser saying Carl had left, when he's right there)" | |||
| Taleslinger says (to Floyd), "ask carl about bomb" | ||||
Floyd | I don't know the word "bomb". Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "look through north window" | ||||
Floyd | You see no one through the window. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Lucea says (to floyd), "ask bill about ashleigh" | ||||
Floyd | Ashleigh is no longer here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Lucea says (to floyd), "undo" | ||||
Floyd | (Undoing one command) Floyd | Floyd | Forecastle Floyd | The forecastle of the boat is surprisingly comfortable despite its Floyd | small size. The helm controls, including the wheel, are mounted on Floyd | the fore wall, next to a chest-of-drawers which sports a lamp. Across Floyd | from the chest and beside the west entrance is the galley; between the Floyd | galley and the helm is a companionway to the fore stateroom. Also on Floyd | the port wall, aft of the entrance, is a small bar. Across from it is Floyd | a dinette bench. Windows are at each of the cardinal directions. The Floyd | west entranceway is open, as is the companionway to the north. Floyd | Sitting on the small bar is a drink tray. Floyd | Bill slumps here quietly. Floyd | Carl is seated on the dinette bench. Floyd | Ashleigh is sitting quietly on the dinette bench. Floyd | Floyd | > | Lucea says, "or that" | |||
| DavidW says, "There's a bug involving that topic." | ||||
| DavidW says, "Perhaps this is a good location to spy on adjoining locations." | ||||
| DavidW says, "I suppose we can get the radio and wires." | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | Port of Forecastle Floyd | The flying bridge rises above you, its canopy rippling slightly in Floyd | the wind. To the east, an open door flanked by windows leads into the Floyd | forecastle. To the northeast you can see the foredeck; to the south Floyd | are the aft sections of the boat. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" | ||||
Floyd | Port of Stateroom Floyd | You stand on the deck of the boat, just to port of the aft Floyd | stateroom. Its roof curves across the boat, and a ladder leads to the Floyd | roof and then to the flying bridge. Beside the ladder, windows open Floyd | into the stateroom. To starboard is the rail, standing sentinel Floyd | between you and the cerulean water. The boat runs beneath your feet Floyd | from the north to the southeast. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" | ||||
Floyd | Cockpit Deck Floyd | The cockpit deck houses the twin diesel engines which power the Floyd | boat. A large access panel in the deck allows for any necessary Floyd | engine maintenance. On the stern, a flagstaff juts skyward, the stern Floyd | light perched atop it like a squat bird. The door leading down into Floyd | the aft stateroom yawns widely. Small windows flank the door. Tied Floyd | to a cleat on the port side is a line. To the northeast and northwest Floyd | is the remainder of the boat. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" | ||||
Floyd | Aft Stateroom Floyd | Squeezed inside the aft stateroom are two single berths, one on Floyd | either side of the stateroom, and a dresser. The north door to the Floyd | aft head is open. A short ladder leads up to the open south door. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "open bottom" | ||||
Floyd | Opening the bottom drawer reveals a portable radio. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "take radio" | ||||
Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" | ||||
Floyd | Aft Head Floyd | Against one wall of the aft head crouches a small toilet. On the Floyd | port wall is a sink and mirror, while the starboard wall sports the Floyd | unbelievable luxury of a full bathtub. Built into the floor is a Floyd | panel, which is closed. The open door to the south leads to the aft Floyd | stateroom. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "open panel" | ||||
Floyd | You swing open the panel, revealing the bilge pump housed beneath it. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "take wires" | ||||
Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" | ||||
Floyd | Aft Stateroom Floyd | Squeezed inside the aft stateroom are two single berths, one on Floyd | either side of the stateroom, and a dresser. The north door to the Floyd | aft head is open. A short ladder leads up to the open south door. Floyd | Floyd | From somewhere outside you hear Bill yell, "Oh, my God! Quick! Floyd | Everyone to the cockpit deck! It's Thom!" Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" | ||||
Floyd | Cockpit Deck Floyd | The cockpit deck houses the twin diesel engines which power the Floyd | boat. A large access panel in the deck allows for any necessary Floyd | engine maintenance. On the stern, a flagstaff juts skyward, the stern Floyd | light perched atop it like a squat bird. The door leading down into Floyd | the aft stateroom yawns widely. Small windows flank the door. Tied Floyd | to a cleat on the port side is a line. To the northeast and northwest Floyd | is the remainder of the boat. Floyd | Bill is tugging with all his might on the line. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "pull line" | ||||
Floyd | You tug on the line as hard as you can, but something is weighing it Floyd | down. Glancing over the rail, you see a dark shape in the water. Floyd | Floyd | Carl arrives from the northwest. Floyd | Floyd | Ashleigh arrives from the northwest. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "open radio" | ||||
Floyd | Opening the portable radio reveals a nine-volt battery. Floyd | Floyd | Carl grabs hold of the line and strains in concert with Bill. You Floyd | slide in between them and put your back into the effort, but to no Floyd | avail. After a few seconds, Carl stops, swearing. Floyd | Floyd | Bill says, "The four of us won't be able to drag Thom on board while Floyd | we're, uh, moving." Floyd | Floyd | Ashleigh nods in agreement. "We've got to cut the engines." You find Floyd | yourself wondering just who this "we" are--you surely don't want to Floyd | monkey around with Thom's boat. Not that he's going to care now, but Floyd | habits are hard to break. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "take nine-volt" | ||||
Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | Carl finally convinces himself that he won't be able to drag Thom Floyd | onboard. You would have been glad to explain it to him, but no doubt Floyd | that would have taken one minute shy of eternity. He glances at the Floyd | three of you. Floyd | Floyd | "C'mon," he says, "I need you three on the flying bridge. I'll Floyd | explain up there, right?" Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" | ||||
Floyd | Port of Stateroom Floyd | You stand on the deck of the boat, just to port of the aft Floyd | stateroom. Its roof curves across the boat, and a ladder leads to the Floyd | roof and then to the flying bridge. Beside the ladder, windows open Floyd | into the stateroom. To starboard is the rail, standing sentinel Floyd | between you and the cerulean water. The boat runs beneath your feet Floyd | from the north to the southeast. Floyd | Floyd | Bill arrives from the southeast. Floyd | Floyd | Carl arrives from the southeast. Floyd | Floyd | Ashleigh arrives from the southeast. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" | ||||
Floyd | Flying Bridge Floyd | From up here, the skipper of the boat has an almost unobstructed Floyd | view of the waters in any direction. The wind whispers around the Floyd | canopy's poles and past you on its journey. Beyond the helm, through Floyd | the windscreen, you can see the bow of the boat. Further away is Floyd | land, quite some distance away to the northeast. A chair sits in Floyd | front of the helm. Towards the stern, a ladder leads down. Floyd | Floyd | Bill arrives, climbing up the ladder. Floyd | Floyd | Carl arrives, climbing up the ladder. Floyd | Floyd | Ashleigh arrives, climbing up the ladder. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "tie wires to nine-volt" | ||||
Floyd | You attach the battery to the pair of wires with a few quick turns of Floyd | each wire. Floyd | Floyd | Bill says, "Um, ok, Carl, what now?" Floyd | Floyd | Carl looks at the controls. "I'd best man the anchor." He looks at Floyd | you, then at Bill. Finally, "Bill, I want you to go to the cockpit Floyd | deck and take care of the line Thom's attached to. I want you," he Floyd | turns to Ashleigh, "to relay my instructions to Bill, and I want you," Floyd | he turns to you, "to throttle back when I say so. Look over the Floyd | helm." He makes a few adjustments to the helm, then nods to himself. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "look south" | ||||
Floyd | I don't recognize that sentence. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x cockpit" | ||||
Floyd | I don't see any cockpit here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask carl about helm" | ||||
Floyd | Carl says, "Hmm, can't tell you too much about that!" Floyd | Floyd | Bill climbs down the ladder and is gone. Floyd | Floyd | Carl climbs down the ladder and is gone. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "look through windscreen" | ||||
Floyd | You can see the bow of the boat. Further out is land. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "g" | ||||
Floyd | You can see the bow of the boat. Further out is land. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "g" | ||||
Floyd | You can see the bow of the boat and Carl standing on the bow. Further Floyd | out is land. Floyd | Floyd | From below, Carl yells at you, "Pull the throttle back to idle." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "pull throttle" | ||||
Floyd | You pull the throttle back to idling speed. You hear the engines slow Floyd | down. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "look through windscreen" | ||||
Floyd | You can see the bow of the boat and Carl standing on the bow. Further Floyd | out is land. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "g" | ||||
Floyd | You can see the bow of the boat and Carl standing on the bow. Further Floyd | out is land. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "g" | ||||
Floyd | You can see the bow of the boat and Carl standing on the bow. Further Floyd | out is land. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "g" | ||||
Floyd | You can see the bow of the boat and Carl standing on the bow. Further Floyd | out is land. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "g" | ||||
Floyd | You can see the bow of the boat and Carl standing on the bow. Further Floyd | out is land. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "g" | ||||
Floyd | You can see the bow of the boat and Carl standing on the bow. Further Floyd | out is land. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "g" | ||||
Floyd | You can see the bow of the boat and Carl standing on the bow. Further Floyd | out is land. Floyd | Floyd | Carl yells, "Ok, reverse the engines!" Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "pull clutch" | ||||
Floyd | You pull the clutch back. You hear the engines drop into neutral. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "pull clutch" | ||||
Floyd | You pull the clutch back. You hear the engines begin to turn in Floyd | reverse. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "look through windscreen" | ||||
Floyd | You can see the bow of the boat and Carl standing on the bow. Further Floyd | out is land. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "g" | ||||
Floyd | You can see the bow of the boat and Carl standing on the bow. Further Floyd | out is land. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "g" | ||||
Floyd | You can see the bow of the boat and Carl standing on the bow. Further Floyd | out is land. Floyd | Floyd | Carl shouts up at you, "Push the throttle to one-quarter." Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "We can't see what Bill's up to, unfortunately." | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "push throttle" | ||||
Floyd | You push the throttle forward to very slow speed. You hear the Floyd | engines rev up to a higher pitch. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "g" | ||||
Floyd | You push the throttle forward to one-quarter speed. You hear the Floyd | engines rev up to a higher pitch. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "look through windscreen" | ||||
Floyd | You can see the bow of the boat and Carl standing on the bow. Further Floyd | out is land. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x bill" | ||||
Floyd | I don't see any bill here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "look through windscreen" | ||||
Floyd | You can see the bow of the boat and Carl standing on the bow. Further Floyd | out is land. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "g" | ||||
Floyd | You can see the bow of the boat and Carl standing on the bow. Further Floyd | out is land. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "g" | ||||
Floyd | You can see the bow of the boat and Carl standing on the bow. Further Floyd | out is land. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "g" | ||||
Floyd | You can see the bow of the boat and Carl standing on the bow. Further Floyd | out is land. Floyd | Floyd | Carl yells, "Ok, I need you to shut off the...oh, screw it. Ash, kill Floyd | the engines! And tell Bill to try pulling Thom in now." Floyd | Floyd | Ashleigh moves to the helm, leaving you to yell Carl's instructions to Floyd | Bill. "Oh, er, right!" he yells back. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "g" | ||||
Floyd | You can see the bow of the boat and Carl standing on the bow. Further Floyd | out is land. Floyd | Floyd | Ashleigh climbs down the ladder and is gone. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" | ||||
Floyd | Port of Stateroom Floyd | You stand on the deck of the boat, just to port of the aft Floyd | stateroom. Its roof curves across the boat, and a ladder leads to the Floyd | roof and then to the flying bridge. Beside the ladder, windows open Floyd | into the stateroom. To starboard is the rail, standing sentinel Floyd | between you and the cerulean water. The boat runs beneath your feet Floyd | from the north to the southeast. Floyd | Ashleigh is briskly walking through here. Floyd | Floyd | Carl arrives from the north. Floyd | Floyd | Ashleigh leaves to the southeast. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" | ||||
Floyd | Cockpit Deck Floyd | The cockpit deck houses the twin diesel engines which power the Floyd | boat. A large access panel in the deck allows for any necessary Floyd | engine maintenance. On the stern, a flagstaff juts skyward, the stern Floyd | light perched atop it like a squat bird. The door leading down into Floyd | the aft stateroom yawns widely. Small windows flank the door. Tied Floyd | to a cleat on the port side is a line. To the northeast and northwest Floyd | is the remainder of the boat. Floyd | Lying on the deck is Thom's body. Floyd | Bill slumps here quietly. Floyd | Ashleigh stands almost motionless, constantly glancing at Thom's Floyd | body. Floyd | Floyd | Carl arrives from the northwest. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x bill" | ||||
Floyd | Bill Leveritt has been Thom's partner in their architectural firm for Floyd | as long as you've known Thom. Bill's thatch of thinning gray hair and Floyd | round glasses make him look older than his forty-two years. He tries Floyd | to dress flamboyantly but often fails, as demonstrated today by his Floyd | long-sleeved blue oxford shirt. He's extremely good at what he does, Floyd | but he is very unassuming; Thom is the talker of the firm. In one Floyd | hand he is holding one of his ubiquitous glasses of whiskey. Floyd | Floyd | Carl glances at poor Thom and shakes his head. "Poor bastard," he Floyd | whispers. Floyd | Floyd | Bill glances nervously at everyone. "Uh, what now?" Floyd | Floyd | Ashleigh laughs sourly. "We sail back into port." Floyd | Floyd | You nod in agreement, then say, "Who'll pilot the boat?" Floyd | Floyd | After a few seconds of silence, Carl speaks up. "That would be me. Floyd | I'll run back to the flying bridge." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x body" | ||||
Floyd | No matter how often you hated Thom for one thing or another, you Floyd | certainly didn't want to see him dead like this. His face is a Floyd | strange purple color. Along one side of his head, just under his wet Floyd | hair, is a nasty bruise, slowly darkening. One of his hands is Floyd | clenched tight, tight enough to drive his fingernails into his palm. Floyd | Looped complexly around his leg is a length of line. Floyd | Floyd | Carl leaves to the northwest. Floyd | Floyd | Ashleigh shakes her head. "Nothing to do but go back to the fo'cle Floyd | and wait." Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "ok, I'm not sure if I should follow Ashleigh or get on with the safe/pole/rag business." | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "nw" | ||||
Floyd | Port of Stateroom Floyd | You stand on the deck of the boat, just to port of the aft Floyd | stateroom. Its roof curves across the boat, and a ladder leads to the Floyd | roof and then to the flying bridge. Beside the ladder, windows open Floyd | into the stateroom. To starboard is the rail, standing sentinel Floyd | between you and the cerulean water. The boat runs beneath your feet Floyd | from the north to the southeast. Floyd | Carl, hands in pockets, is standing here, obviously on his way to Floyd | somewhere else. Floyd | Floyd | Bill arrives from the southeast. Floyd | Floyd | Carl climbs up the ladder and is gone. Floyd | Floyd | Ashleigh arrives from the southeast. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "n" | ||||
Floyd | Port of Forecastle Floyd | The flying bridge rises above you, its canopy rippling slightly in Floyd | the wind. To the east, an open door flanked by windows leads into the Floyd | forecastle. To the northeast you can see the foredeck; to the south Floyd | are the aft sections of the boat. Floyd | Floyd | Bill arrives from the south. Floyd | Floyd | Ashleigh arrives from the south. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||||
Floyd | Forecastle Floyd | The forecastle of the boat is surprisingly comfortable despite its Floyd | small size. The helm controls, including the wheel, are mounted on Floyd | the fore wall, next to a chest-of-drawers which sports a lamp. Across Floyd | from the chest and beside the west entrance is the galley; between the Floyd | galley and the helm is a companionway to the fore stateroom. Also on Floyd | the port wall, aft of the entrance, is a small bar. Across from it is Floyd | a dinette bench. Windows are at each of the cardinal directions. The Floyd | west entranceway is open, as is the companionway to the north. Floyd | You see a purse here. Sitting on the small bar is a drink tray. Floyd | Floyd | Bill arrives from the west. Floyd | Floyd | Ashleigh arrives from the west. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "SAVE" | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "cf8" | ||||
Floyd | File to save game in > Floyd | Saved. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x purse" | ||||
Floyd | The closed purse is made of soft leather. Tasteful, but then, what Floyd | other kind would Ashleigh carry? Floyd | Floyd | Bill collapses onto the dinette bench. Floyd | Floyd | Ashleigh paces back and forth worriedly, then stops self-consciously. Floyd | She grimaces to herself. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "open purse" | ||||
Floyd | You open the bag, revealing the usual assortment of purse Floyd | accoutrements...and a gun. Floyd | Floyd | Ashleigh climbs down the ladder and is gone. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "take gun" | ||||
Floyd | Are you crazy?!? You can't be seen toting that thing around, or Floyd | everyone will think YOU killed Thom. Floyd | Floyd | Bill suddenly notices Ash's purse. "Oh," he says, "Ashleigh's purse." Floyd | He picks it up, sits back down, changes his mind, starts down the Floyd | ladder to the fore stateroom, changes his mind again, and collapses on Floyd | the dinette bench once more. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" | ||||
Floyd | (Undoing one command) Floyd | Floyd | Forecastle Floyd | The forecastle of the boat is surprisingly comfortable despite its Floyd | small size. The helm controls, including the wheel, are mounted on Floyd | the fore wall, next to a chest-of-drawers which sports a lamp. Across Floyd | from the chest and beside the west entrance is the galley; between the Floyd | galley and the helm is a companionway to the fore stateroom. Also on Floyd | the port wall, aft of the entrance, is a small bar. Across from it is Floyd | a dinette bench. Windows are at each of the cardinal directions. The Floyd | west entranceway is open, as is the companionway to the north. Floyd | You see a purse here. Sitting on the small bar is a drink tray. Floyd | The purse seems to contain some accoutrements and a gun. Floyd | Bill is slumped in the dinette bench. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "take purse" | ||||
Floyd | Didn't your mother ever teach you about stealing? That's Asheligh's, Floyd | not yours. Floyd | Floyd | Bill suddenly notices Ash's purse. "Oh," he says, "Ashleigh's purse." Floyd | He picks it up, sits back down, changes his mind, starts down the Floyd | ladder to the fore stateroom, changes his mind again, and collapses on Floyd | the dinette bench once more. Floyd | Floyd | > | Lucea says, "er" | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "open purse" | ||||
Floyd | I don't see any purse here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Lucea says (to floyd), "undo" | ||||
Floyd | (Undoing one command) Floyd | Floyd | Forecastle Floyd | The forecastle of the boat is surprisingly comfortable despite its Floyd | small size. The helm controls, including the wheel, are mounted on Floyd | the fore wall, next to a chest-of-drawers which sports a lamp. Across Floyd | from the chest and beside the west entrance is the galley; between the Floyd | galley and the helm is a companionway to the fore stateroom. Also on Floyd | the port wall, aft of the entrance, is a small bar. Across from it is Floyd | a dinette bench. Windows are at each of the cardinal directions. The Floyd | west entranceway is open, as is the companionway to the north. Floyd | Sitting on the small bar is a drink tray. Floyd | Bill is slumped in the dinette bench. Floyd | Floyd | Bill suddenly notices Ash's purse. "Oh," he says, "Ashleigh's purse." Floyd | He picks it up, sits back down, changes his mind, starts down the Floyd | ladder to the fore stateroom, changes his mind again, and collapses on Floyd | the dinette bench once more. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Lucea says (to floyd), "undo" | ||||
Floyd | (Undoing one command) Floyd | Floyd | Forecastle Floyd | The forecastle of the boat is surprisingly comfortable despite its Floyd | small size. The helm controls, including the wheel, are mounted on Floyd | the fore wall, next to a chest-of-drawers which sports a lamp. Across Floyd | from the chest and beside the west entrance is the galley; between the Floyd | galley and the helm is a companionway to the fore stateroom. Also on Floyd | the port wall, aft of the entrance, is a small bar. Across from it is Floyd | a dinette bench. Windows are at each of the cardinal directions. The Floyd | west entranceway is open, as is the companionway to the north. Floyd | You see a purse here. Sitting on the small bar is a drink tray. Floyd | The purse seems to contain some accoutrements and a gun. Floyd | Bill is slumped in the dinette bench. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Lucea says (to floyd), "x accoutrements" | ||||
Floyd | It's the usual assortment of things that any given woman would carry Floyd | in her purse. The stand-out of the group, however, is the gun. Floyd | Floyd | Bill suddenly notices Ash's purse. "Oh," he says, "Ashleigh's purse." Floyd | He picks it up, sits back down, changes his mind, starts down the Floyd | ladder to the fore stateroom, changes his mind again, and collapses on Floyd | the dinette bench once more. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Lucea says (to floyd), "undo" | ||||
Floyd | (Undoing one command) Floyd | Floyd | Forecastle Floyd | The forecastle of the boat is surprisingly comfortable despite its Floyd | small size. The helm controls, including the wheel, are mounted on Floyd | the fore wall, next to a chest-of-drawers which sports a lamp. Across Floyd | from the chest and beside the west entrance is the galley; between the Floyd | galley and the helm is a companionway to the fore stateroom. Also on Floyd | the port wall, aft of the entrance, is a small bar. Across from it is Floyd | a dinette bench. Windows are at each of the cardinal directions. The Floyd | west entranceway is open, as is the companionway to the north. Floyd | You see a purse here. Sitting on the small bar is a drink tray. Floyd | The purse seems to contain some accoutrements and a gun. Floyd | Bill is slumped in the dinette bench. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "Ok, I've forgotten what I was doing." | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "d" | ||||
Floyd | Forward Stateroom Floyd | Compact yet liveable, the fore stateroom has two v-berths that meet Floyd | near the nose of the ship. On the port wall is an open hanging Floyd | locker, and across from it is the door to the forward head, shut Floyd | tightly. A small ladder to the south leads up to a door. Floyd | The hanging locker seems to contain a safe. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "e" | ||||
Floyd | You'll have to open the east door first. Floyd | Floyd | You hear the door to the head unlock, then see it swing open. Floyd | Floyd | Ashleigh arrives from the east. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "u" | ||||
Floyd | Forecastle Floyd | The forecastle of the boat is surprisingly comfortable despite its Floyd | small size. The helm controls, including the wheel, are mounted on Floyd | the fore wall, next to a chest-of-drawers which sports a lamp. Across Floyd | from the chest and beside the west entrance is the galley; between the Floyd | galley and the helm is a companionway to the fore stateroom. Also on Floyd | the port wall, aft of the entrance, is a small bar. Across from it is Floyd | a dinette bench. Windows are at each of the cardinal directions. The Floyd | west entranceway is open, as is the companionway to the north. Floyd | Sitting on the small bar is a drink tray. Floyd | Bill is slumped in the dinette bench. Floyd | Floyd | Ashleigh arrives, climbing up the ladder. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x bill" | ||||
Floyd | Bill Leveritt has been Thom's partner in their architectural firm for Floyd | as long as you've known Thom. Bill's thatch of thinning gray hair and Floyd | round glasses make him look older than his forty-two years. He tries Floyd | to dress flamboyantly but often fails, as demonstrated today by his Floyd | long-sleeved blue oxford shirt. He's extremely good at what he does, Floyd | but he is very unassuming; Thom is the talker of the firm. In one Floyd | hand he is holding one of his ubiquitous glasses of whiskey. Floyd | Floyd | Carl arrives from the west. Floyd | Floyd | Bill hands Ash's purse to her. "Here," he says, "you dropped this." Floyd | Floyd | Ashleigh turns an odd shade of red: you can't tell if she's Floyd | embarassed, mad, or worried. "Thanks," she finally says. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask bill about purse" | ||||
Floyd | "I, uh, don't really know anything about it," Bill says. Floyd | Floyd | Ashleigh looks up at Carl, sensing that something's wrong. "What's Floyd | up?" she asks Carl. Floyd | Floyd | He runs his hands distractedly through his curly hair. "Ok," he Floyd | finally says. "Here's what we've got going on. Someone's sabotaged Floyd | the engines, and I don't think I can fix them. I'll get on the radio Floyd | and get someone here to help us. Until that happens, though, we're Floyd | stuck." Floyd | Floyd | "Great!" Bill says. "Just great! We're stuck on Thom's rotten boat Floyd | with Thom's rotten body and one of us killed him!" He downs his Floyd | whiskey in one gulp as he jumps to his feet. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask bill about belts" | ||||
Floyd | Which bill do you mean, Bill, or Bill? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "ask ash about belts" | ||||
Floyd | Ashleigh says, "I don't know much about that." Floyd | Floyd | With a disgusted shake of his head, Carl moves to the radio and begins Floyd | calling for help. Floyd | Floyd | Ashleigh, on the other hand, watches Bill for a few seconds before Floyd | moving to him and slapping him for all she's worth. Bill stops Floyd | completely: he has no idea how to react. Floyd | Floyd | "Listen here, you pompous ass," Ash hisses at him, "none of us are Floyd | particularly happy right now. But you're not helping. Stop it." Floyd | Floyd | After a long few seconds of staring, Bill turns and pours himself Floyd | another whiskey. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" | ||||
Floyd | (Undoing one command) Floyd | Floyd | Forecastle Floyd | The forecastle of the boat is surprisingly comfortable despite its Floyd | small size. The helm controls, including the wheel, are mounted on Floyd | the fore wall, next to a chest-of-drawers which sports a lamp. Across Floyd | from the chest and beside the west entrance is the galley; between the Floyd | galley and the helm is a companionway to the fore stateroom. Also on Floyd | the port wall, aft of the entrance, is a small bar. Across from it is Floyd | a dinette bench. Windows are at each of the cardinal directions. The Floyd | west entranceway is open, as is the companionway to the north. Floyd | Sitting on the small bar is a drink tray. Floyd | Ashleigh is here, standing pensively. Floyd | Carl stands here, hands in his pockets. Floyd | Bill slumps here quietly. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "put pill in whiskey" | ||||
Floyd | You can't put anything into the whiskey. Floyd | Floyd | With a disgusted shake of his head, Carl moves to the radio and begins Floyd | calling for help. Floyd | Floyd | Ashleigh, on the other hand, watches Bill for a few seconds before Floyd | moving to him and slapping him for all she's worth. Bill stops Floyd | completely: he has no idea how to react. Floyd | Floyd | "Listen here, you pompous ass," Ash hisses at him, "none of us are Floyd | particularly happy right now. But you're not helping. Stop it." Floyd | Floyd | After a long few seconds of staring, Bill turns and pours himself Floyd | another whiskey. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" | ||||
Floyd | (Undoing one command) Floyd | Floyd | Forecastle Floyd | The forecastle of the boat is surprisingly comfortable despite its Floyd | small size. The helm controls, including the wheel, are mounted on Floyd | the fore wall, next to a chest-of-drawers which sports a lamp. Across Floyd | from the chest and beside the west entrance is the galley; between the Floyd | galley and the helm is a companionway to the fore stateroom. Also on Floyd | the port wall, aft of the entrance, is a small bar. Across from it is Floyd | a dinette bench. Windows are at each of the cardinal directions. The Floyd | west entranceway is open, as is the companionway to the north. Floyd | Sitting on the small bar is a drink tray. Floyd | Ashleigh is here, standing pensively. Floyd | Carl stands here, hands in his pockets. Floyd | Bill slumps here quietly. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "put pill in whiskey bottle" | ||||
Floyd | You drop one of the pills into the whiskey bottle. It quickly Floyd | dissolves, leaving behind virtually no trace. Floyd | Floyd | With a disgusted shake of his head, Carl moves to the radio and begins Floyd | calling for help. Floyd | Floyd | Ashleigh, on the other hand, watches Bill for a few seconds before Floyd | moving to him and slapping him for all she's worth. Bill stops Floyd | completely: he has no idea how to react. Floyd | Floyd | "Listen here, you pompous ass," Ash hisses at him, "none of us are Floyd | particularly happy right now. But you're not helping. Stop it." Floyd | Floyd | After a long few seconds of staring, Bill turns and pours himself Floyd | another whiskey. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Belatedly, as my phone rang right as you asked, I thought we were trying to decide between whether to pursue Ashleigh or do the safe/pole/rag thing." | |||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "g" | ||||
Floyd | You can't repeat that command. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "put pill in whiskey bottle" | ||||
Floyd | You drop one of the pills into the whiskey bottle. It quickly Floyd | dissolves, leaving behind virtually no trace. Floyd | Floyd | Bill leaves to the west. Floyd | Floyd | Carl turns from the radio. "Way to tell him," he says softly to Floyd | Ashleigh, glancing at you as if to see if you agree. Ashleigh, Floyd | however, grimaces. Floyd | Floyd | "I didn't mean to yell at him like that. It's just...I mean..." Her Floyd | sentence trails off. Floyd | Floyd | Carl looks at her for almost half a minute, doubt showing on his face. Floyd | Finally, "I think I'll go check the engines. Gives me something to Floyd | do, anyway." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "look through south window" | ||||
Floyd | You see no one through the window. Floyd | Floyd | Carl leaves to the west. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "look through south window" | ||||
Floyd | You see no one through the window. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "look through south window" | ||||
Floyd | Through the window, you see Bill. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "look through south window" | ||||
Floyd | Through the window, you see Bill and Carl. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "um" | |||
| Jacqueline asks, "So Bill just joined him?" | ||||
| DavidW says, "Carl joined Bill." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Er, yeah." | ||||
| Jacqueline asks, "But why the um?" | ||||
| DavidW asks, "I was checking to see if I could watch Bill change his shirt and why. Perhaps Carl and Bill fought?" | ||||
| Jacqueline asks, "And why isn't Bill passing out?" | ||||
| DavidW says, "Maybe not enough pills." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Hrm." | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "look through south window" | ||||
Floyd | Through the window, you see Bill and Carl. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" | ||||
Floyd | (Undoing one command) Floyd | Floyd | Forecastle Floyd | The forecastle of the boat is surprisingly comfortable despite its Floyd | small size. The helm controls, including the wheel, are mounted on Floyd | the fore wall, next to a chest-of-drawers which sports a lamp. Across Floyd | from the chest and beside the west entrance is the galley; between the Floyd | galley and the helm is a companionway to the fore stateroom. Also on Floyd | the port wall, aft of the entrance, is a small bar. Across from it is Floyd | a dinette bench. Windows are at each of the cardinal directions. The Floyd | west entranceway is open, as is the companionway to the north. Floyd | Sitting on the small bar is a drink tray. Floyd | Ashleigh is here, standing pensively. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | Port of Forecastle Floyd | The flying bridge rises above you, its canopy rippling slightly in Floyd | the wind. To the east, an open door flanked by windows leads into the Floyd | forecastle. To the northeast you can see the foredeck; to the south Floyd | are the aft sections of the boat. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "s" | ||||
Floyd | Port of Stateroom Floyd | You stand on the deck of the boat, just to port of the aft Floyd | stateroom. Its roof curves across the boat, and a ladder leads to the Floyd | roof and then to the flying bridge. Beside the ladder, windows open Floyd | into the stateroom. To starboard is the rail, standing sentinel Floyd | between you and the cerulean water. The boat runs beneath your feet Floyd | from the north to the southeast. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "se" | ||||
Floyd | Cockpit Deck Floyd | The cockpit deck houses the twin diesel engines which power the Floyd | boat. A large access panel in the deck has been opened for access to Floyd | the engines. On the stern, a flagstaff juts skyward, the stern light Floyd | perched atop it like a squat bird. The door leading down into the aft Floyd | stateroom yawns widely. Small windows flank the door. Tied to a Floyd | cleat on the port side is a line. To the northeast and northwest is Floyd | the remainder of the boat. Floyd | Lying on the deck is Thom's body. Discarded on the deck, against Floyd | one edge of the boat, is a bent screwdriver. Floyd | Carl is peering in the engines, pondering possibilities. Floyd | Bill slumps here quietly. Floyd | Floyd | Bill leans over the rail, looking in the still water. "I think I'll Floyd | go to the bow for a bit," he announces to no one in particular. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" | ||||
Floyd | (Undoing one command) Floyd | Floyd | Port of Stateroom Floyd | You stand on the deck of the boat, just to port of the aft Floyd | stateroom. Its roof curves across the boat, and a ladder leads to the Floyd | roof and then to the flying bridge. Beside the ladder, windows open Floyd | into the stateroom. To starboard is the rail, standing sentinel Floyd | between you and the cerulean water. The boat runs beneath your feet Floyd | from the north to the southeast. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" | ||||
Floyd | (Undoing one command) Floyd | Floyd | Port of Forecastle Floyd | The flying bridge rises above you, its canopy rippling slightly in Floyd | the wind. To the east, an open door flanked by windows leads into the Floyd | forecastle. To the northeast you can see the foredeck; to the south Floyd | are the aft sections of the boat. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "undo" | ||||
Floyd | (Undoing one command) Floyd | Floyd | Forecastle Floyd | The forecastle of the boat is surprisingly comfortable despite its Floyd | small size. The helm controls, including the wheel, are mounted on Floyd | the fore wall, next to a chest-of-drawers which sports a lamp. Across Floyd | from the chest and beside the west entrance is the galley; between the Floyd | galley and the helm is a companionway to the fore stateroom. Also on Floyd | the port wall, aft of the entrance, is a small bar. Across from it is Floyd | a dinette bench. Windows are at each of the cardinal directions. The Floyd | west entranceway is open, as is the companionway to the north. Floyd | Sitting on the small bar is a drink tray. Floyd | Ashleigh is here, standing pensively. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "look through south window" | ||||
Floyd | Through the window, you see Bill and Carl. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "g" | ||||
Floyd | Through the window, you see Bill and Carl. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "g" | ||||
Floyd | Through the window, you see Carl and Bill. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "g" | ||||
Floyd | Through the window, you see Carl and Bill. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "g" | ||||
Floyd | Through the window, you see Carl and Bill. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "g" | ||||
Floyd | Through the window, you see Carl. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "x carl" | ||||
Floyd | I don't see any carl here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "look through south window" | ||||
Floyd | Through the window, you see Carl. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "g" | ||||
Floyd | Through the window, you see Carl. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "g" | ||||
Floyd | Through the window, you see Carl. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "look through north window" | ||||
Floyd | Through the window, you see Bill. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| DavidW says (to Floyd), "look through south window" | ||||
Floyd | Through the window, you see Carl. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Hm." | |||
| Jacqueline asks, "One pill started to knock us out immediately earlier, no?" | ||||
| DavidW says, "Perhaps I'm misunderstanding where the window looks into." | ||||
| DavidW says, "And perhaps the windows aren't as useful as I hoped if they only show location and not action." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Well, regardless, Bill seems to not be passing out. Perhaps thinking we can drug Bill is an assumption we shouldn't make." | ||||
| Jacqueline asks, "Or do you think it's just making stuff up about who's coming and going, and those people really aren't coming and going?" | ||||
| DavidW says, "I'm passing out, though." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Like, it's just a - heh" | ||||
| Jacqueline asks, "Up all night, eh?" | ||||
| Jacqueline asks, "Who else is still here?" | ||||
| Jacqueline asks, "Since we're hitting the 3.5 hour mark?" | ||||
| DavidW says, "No. It's tiresome to 'play' a game in this manner, fighting the format." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Yeah." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "That is true." | ||||
| DavidW says, "If we were playing it normally, we'd know what a gun-toting Bill does by now." | ||||
| Limax asks, "This wasn't normal?" | ||||
| Jacqueline asks, "Do you mean through the window?" | ||||
| DavidW says, "I'm gonna make more tea. Someone else drive for a bit." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Hm." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "One sec, let me go back and look at something." | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "restore" | ||||
Floyd | File to restore game from > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "cf8" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Bill collapses onto the dinette bench. Floyd | Floyd | Ashleigh paces back and forth worriedly, then stops self-consciously. Floyd | She grimaces to herself. Restored. Floyd | Floyd | Forecastle Floyd | The forecastle of the boat is surprisingly comfortable despite its Floyd | small size. The helm controls, including the wheel, are mounted on Floyd | the fore wall, next to a chest-of-drawers which sports a lamp. Across Floyd | from the chest and beside the west entrance is the galley; between the Floyd | galley and the helm is a companionway to the fore stateroom. Also on Floyd | the port wall, aft of the entrance, is a small bar. Across from it is Floyd | a dinette bench. Windows are at each of the cardinal directions. The Floyd | west entranceway is open, as is the companionway to the north. Floyd | You see a purse here. Sitting on the small bar is a drink tray. Floyd | Ashleigh is here, standing casually. Floyd | Bill is slumped in the dinette bench. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take purse" | ||||
Floyd | Didn't your mother ever teach you about stealing? That's Asheligh's, Floyd | not yours. Floyd | Floyd | Ashleigh climbs down the ladder and is gone. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x purse" | ||||
Floyd | The closed purse is made of soft leather. Tasteful, but then, what Floyd | other kind would Ashleigh carry? Floyd | Floyd | Bill suddenly notices Ash's purse. "Oh," he says, "Ashleigh's purse." Floyd | He picks it up, sits back down, changes his mind, starts down the Floyd | ladder to the fore stateroom, changes his mind again, and collapses on Floyd | the dinette bench once more. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "restore" | ||||
Floyd | File to restore game from > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "cf8" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Bill collapses onto the dinette bench. Floyd | Floyd | Ashleigh paces back and forth worriedly, then stops self-consciously. Floyd | She grimaces to herself. Restored. Floyd | Floyd | Forecastle Floyd | The forecastle of the boat is surprisingly comfortable despite its Floyd | small size. The helm controls, including the wheel, are mounted on Floyd | the fore wall, next to a chest-of-drawers which sports a lamp. Across Floyd | from the chest and beside the west entrance is the galley; between the Floyd | galley and the helm is a companionway to the fore stateroom. Also on Floyd | the port wall, aft of the entrance, is a small bar. Across from it is Floyd | a dinette bench. Windows are at each of the cardinal directions. The Floyd | west entranceway is open, as is the companionway to the north. Floyd | You see a purse here. Sitting on the small bar is a drink tray. Floyd | Ashleigh is here, standing casually. Floyd | Bill is slumped in the dinette bench. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x purse" | ||||
Floyd | The closed purse is made of soft leather. Tasteful, but then, what Floyd | other kind would Ashleigh carry? Floyd | Floyd | Ashleigh climbs down the ladder and is gone. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "take purse" | ||||
Floyd | Didn't your mother ever teach you about stealing? That's Asheligh's, Floyd | not yours. Floyd | Floyd | Bill suddenly notices Ash's purse. "Oh," he says, "Ashleigh's purse." Floyd | He picks it up, sits back down, changes his mind, starts down the Floyd | ladder to the fore stateroom, changes his mind again, and collapses on Floyd | the dinette bench once more. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Oh." | |||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "restore" | ||||
Floyd | File to restore game from > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "cf8" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Bill collapses onto the dinette bench. Floyd | Floyd | Ashleigh paces back and forth worriedly, then stops self-consciously. Floyd | She grimaces to herself. Restored. Floyd | Floyd | Forecastle Floyd | The forecastle of the boat is surprisingly comfortable despite its Floyd | small size. The helm controls, including the wheel, are mounted on Floyd | the fore wall, next to a chest-of-drawers which sports a lamp. Across Floyd | from the chest and beside the west entrance is the galley; between the Floyd | galley and the helm is a companionway to the fore stateroom. Also on Floyd | the port wall, aft of the entrance, is a small bar. Across from it is Floyd | a dinette bench. Windows are at each of the cardinal directions. The Floyd | west entranceway is open, as is the companionway to the north. Floyd | You see a purse here. Sitting on the small bar is a drink tray. Floyd | Ashleigh is here, standing casually. Floyd | Bill is slumped in the dinette bench. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "open purse" | ||||
Floyd | You open the bag, revealing the usual assortment of purse Floyd | accoutrements...and a gun. Floyd | Floyd | Ashleigh climbs down the ladder and is gone. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "hide purse" | ||||
Floyd | I don't know the word "hide". Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "sit on purse" | ||||
Floyd | I don't know how to sit on the purse. Floyd | Floyd | Bill suddenly notices Ash's purse. "Oh," he says, "Ashleigh's purse." Floyd | He picks it up, sits back down, changes his mind, starts down the Floyd | ladder to the fore stateroom, changes his mind again, and collapses on Floyd | the dinette bench once more. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Meh." | |||
| Jacqueline says, "I'm not sure there's a way to keep Bill from the gun." | ||||
| Limax says, "Bill is quite upset" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Bill's an idiotic sot and a problem." | ||||
| Limax says, "Just shoot him with his own gun and be done with it" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Well, I would, but I can't seem to get it." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "The gun, that is." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "I'll restore and follow Ash, perhaps." | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "restore" | ||||
Floyd | File to restore game from > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "cf8" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Bill collapses onto the dinette bench. Floyd | Floyd | Ashleigh paces back and forth worriedly, then stops self-consciously. Floyd | She grimaces to herself. Restored. Floyd | Floyd | Forecastle Floyd | The forecastle of the boat is surprisingly comfortable despite its Floyd | small size. The helm controls, including the wheel, are mounted on Floyd | the fore wall, next to a chest-of-drawers which sports a lamp. Across Floyd | from the chest and beside the west entrance is the galley; between the Floyd | galley and the helm is a companionway to the fore stateroom. Also on Floyd | the port wall, aft of the entrance, is a small bar. Across from it is Floyd | a dinette bench. Windows are at each of the cardinal directions. The Floyd | west entranceway is open, as is the companionway to the north. Floyd | You see a purse here. Sitting on the small bar is a drink tray. Floyd | Ashleigh is here, standing casually. Floyd | Bill is slumped in the dinette bench. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask ash about purse" | ||||
Floyd | Ashleigh says, "I don't know much about that." Floyd | Floyd | Ashleigh climbs down the ladder and is gone. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "d" | ||||
Floyd | Forward Stateroom Floyd | Compact yet liveable, the fore stateroom has two v-berths that meet Floyd | near the nose of the ship. On the port wall is an open hanging Floyd | locker, and across from it is the door to the forward head, standing Floyd | open. A small ladder to the south leads up to a door. Floyd | The hanging locker seems to contain a safe. Floyd | Ashleigh is briskly walking through here. Floyd | Floyd | Ashleigh leaves to the east. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "e" | ||||
Floyd | Forward Head Floyd | The forward head sports a small toilet, a sink, and a miniscule Floyd | shower. In the floor is a small drain; above the sink, a mirror and Floyd | medicine cabinet. An open door leads west. Floyd | Ashleigh is here, standing casually. Floyd | Floyd | Ashleigh says, "I really need to use the bathroom, if you don't Floyd | mind..." Bemused, you leave the head. Floyd | Floyd | Forward Stateroom Floyd | Compact yet liveable, the fore stateroom has two v-berths that meet Floyd | near the nose of the ship. On the port wall is an open hanging Floyd | locker, and across from it is the door to the forward head, standing Floyd | open. A small ladder to the south leads up to a door. Floyd | The hanging locker seems to contain a safe. Floyd | Floyd | The east door swings close and you hear it lock. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "d'oh" | |||
| Jacqueline says, "Also, ha." | ||||
| Limax asks, "She's locked herself in?" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Well, yeah. To take a pee." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "And we're a gentleman, so we lef.t" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "er, left." | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "knock" | ||||
Floyd | I don't know the word "knock". Floyd | Floyd | > | Limax says, "Aw" | |||
| Limax asks, "No steamy sex in the head?" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "My." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "No." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Golly." | ||||
| Limax says, "Heh" | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x safe" | ||||
Floyd | Squat, grey, metal. It obviously requires a key to unlock it. Part Floyd | of the top of the safe is scarred with deep gouges. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "x gouges" | ||||
Floyd | On closer inspection, you can see that the gouges outline a panel. Floyd | Floyd | You hear the door to the head unlock, then see it swing open. Floyd | Floyd | Ashleigh arrives from the east. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "She's done!" | |||
| Jacqueline says, "I thouht she'd stay in the head for the rest of the game for some reason." | ||||
| Limax asks, "ou turn?" | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask ashleigh about gun" | ||||
Floyd | Ashleigh says, "I don't know much about that." Floyd | Floyd | Ashleigh climbs up the ladder and is gone. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "u" | ||||
Floyd | Forecastle Floyd | The forecastle of the boat is surprisingly comfortable despite its Floyd | small size. The helm controls, including the wheel, are mounted on Floyd | the fore wall, next to a chest-of-drawers which sports a lamp. Across Floyd | from the chest and beside the west entrance is the galley; between the Floyd | galley and the helm is a companionway to the fore stateroom. Also on Floyd | the port wall, aft of the entrance, is a small bar. Across from it is Floyd | a dinette bench. Windows are at each of the cardinal directions. The Floyd | west entranceway is open, as is the companionway to the north. Floyd | Sitting on the small bar is a drink tray. Floyd | Ashleigh is here, standing pensively. Floyd | Bill is slumped in the dinette bench. Floyd | Floyd | Bill hands Ash's purse to her. "Here," he says, "you dropped this." Floyd | Floyd | Ashleigh turns an odd shade of red: you can't tell if she's Floyd | embarassed, mad, or worried. "Thanks," she finally says. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Oh wait. We should have maybe stayed here." | |||
| Jacqueline says, "So that he can't get the gun." | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "restore" | ||||
Floyd | File to restore game from > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "cf8" | ||||
Floyd | Floyd | Bill collapses onto the dinette bench. Floyd | Floyd | Ashleigh paces back and forth worriedly, then stops self-consciously. Floyd | She grimaces to herself. Restored. Floyd | Floyd | Forecastle Floyd | The forecastle of the boat is surprisingly comfortable despite its Floyd | small size. The helm controls, including the wheel, are mounted on Floyd | the fore wall, next to a chest-of-drawers which sports a lamp. Across Floyd | from the chest and beside the west entrance is the galley; between the Floyd | galley and the helm is a companionway to the fore stateroom. Also on Floyd | the port wall, aft of the entrance, is a small bar. Across from it is Floyd | a dinette bench. Windows are at each of the cardinal directions. The Floyd | west entranceway is open, as is the companionway to the north. Floyd | You see a purse here. Sitting on the small bar is a drink tray. Floyd | Ashleigh is here, standing casually. Floyd | Bill is slumped in the dinette bench. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask bill about bill" | ||||
Floyd | "I, uh, don't really know anything about it," Bill says. Floyd | Floyd | Ashleigh climbs down the ladder and is gone. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "z" | ||||
Floyd | Time passes... Floyd | Floyd | Bill suddenly notices Ash's purse. "Oh," he says, "Ashleigh's purse." Floyd | He picks it up, sits back down, changes his mind, starts down the Floyd | ladder to the fore stateroom, changes his mind again, and collapses on Floyd | the dinette bench once more. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask bill about manpurse." | ||||
Floyd | I don't know the word "manpurse". Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "ask bill about purse" | ||||
Floyd | "I, uh, don't really know anything about it," Bill says. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "z" | ||||
Floyd | Time passes... Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "z" | ||||
Floyd | Time passes... Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "z" | ||||
Floyd | Time passes... Floyd | Floyd | Ashleigh arrives, climbing up the ladder. Floyd | Floyd | > | DavidW says, "I'm gonna be afk for a bit. I think I'd better move the bbq before it's too dark." | |||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "z" | ||||
Floyd | Time passes... Floyd | Floyd | Bill hands Ash's purse to her. "Here," he says, "you dropped this." Floyd | Floyd | Ashleigh turns an odd shade of red: you can't tell if she's Floyd | embarassed, mad, or worried. "Thanks," she finally says. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "I'm not sure I can play much longer, fwiw." | |||
| Limax asks, "Didn't inky say this would take us two hours?" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "I wasn't going to be here at all today, and now I've been here over 3.5 hours." | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Limax), "Well, it *was* a comp game." | ||||
| Jacqueline asks, "They're all two hours, right?" | ||||
| Jacqueline smiles. | ||||
| inky says, "well, you guys keep purposely avoiding the endgame" | ||||
| Limax says, "Uh. Sure" | ||||
| inky says, "I am not sure why" | ||||
| Jacqueline asks, "Where we get murdered?" | ||||
| inky asks, "what do you mean? he just pulls you into the cabin, doesn't he?" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Well, I don't know. We never found out." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "He's drunk and has a gun and I'm afraid of him." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "eh" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "er, heh" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Yeah, I saw that, and shut it off." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "ILAC" | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to Floyd), "i" | ||||
Floyd | You have a pill bottle, a portable radio, and a pair of wires. The Floyd | pill bottle seems to contain five little pills. Floyd | Floyd | > | Limax says, "Mmm... pills to pop" | |||
| inky says, "anyway, if nobody cares, I'm just going to restore a previous saved game" | ||||
| inky says, "since I am pretty sure there is nothing else to do here" | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to inky), "Okay." | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "RESTORE" | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "cf8" | ||||
Floyd | File to restore game from > Floyd | Floyd | Bill collapses onto the dinette bench. Floyd | Floyd | Ashleigh paces back and forth worriedly, then stops self-consciously. Floyd | She grimaces to herself. Restored. Floyd | Floyd | Forecastle Floyd | The forecastle of the boat is surprisingly comfortable despite its Floyd | small size. The helm controls, including the wheel, are mounted on Floyd | the fore wall, next to a chest-of-drawers which sports a lamp. Across Floyd | from the chest and beside the west entrance is the galley; between the Floyd | galley and the helm is a companionway to the fore stateroom. Also on Floyd | the port wall, aft of the entrance, is a small bar. Across from it is Floyd | a dinette bench. Windows are at each of the cardinal directions. The Floyd | west entranceway is open, as is the companionway to the north. Floyd | You see a purse here. Sitting on the small bar is a drink tray. Floyd | Ashleigh is here, standing casually. Floyd | Bill is slumped in the dinette bench. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "i" | ||||
Floyd | You have a pill bottle, a portable radio, and a pair of wires. The Floyd | pill bottle seems to contain five little pills. Floyd | Floyd | Ashleigh climbs down the ladder and is gone. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "restore" | ||||
Floyd | File to restore game from > | Jacqueline says, "I was scrolling back to find out where some stuff was, but since you were driving earlier you can probably do it quicker." | |||
| inky says (to Floyd), "cf7" | ||||
Floyd | Restored. Floyd | Floyd | Foredeck Floyd | The foredeck is as far forward on the *Bellerophon* as you can go Floyd | and still be on the boat. The bow rail keeps you from going Floyd | overboard, lucky for you. At your feet lies a small elliptical hole Floyd | leading to the chain locker below. Out of the hole runs the anchor Floyd | chain. Behind you loom the windows to the forecastle. The rest of Floyd | the yacht lies to the southwest and southeast. Floyd | Bill is leaning against the bow rail. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "i" | ||||
Floyd | You have a pill bottle, a portable radio, a pair of wires, a Floyd | screwdriver, a small key, a note, some pictures, some letters, a long Floyd | pole, and a blue shirt. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "show shirt to bill" | ||||
Floyd | Bill's eyes widen. "Oh, my God," he whispers. One eyebrow twitches Floyd | slightly. "Where did you...I mean, I don't know--" Floyd | Floyd | "C'mon," you say to Bill, "cut to the chase. I know you were there Floyd | when Thom...fell overboard. Just tell me what hap--" Floyd | Floyd | Your speech is cut short by the muzzle of a revolver. It must be Floyd | Ashleigh's. How did he get Ash's gun? You don't have a lot of time Floyd | to think about that, however, as Bill interrupts you. "Shut up! Just Floyd | shut up! I don't have to listen to you!" Bill is clearly skating Floyd | over the thin ice of insanity. He prods you in your side with the Floyd | revolver. "Let's find the others." He pushes you ahead of him. Floyd | Floyd | Cockpit Deck Floyd | The cockpit deck houses the twin diesel engines which power the Floyd | boat. A large access panel in the deck has been opened for access to Floyd | the engines. On the stern, a flagstaff juts skyward, the stern light Floyd | perched atop it like a squat bird. The door leading down into the aft Floyd | stateroom yawns widely. Small windows flank the door. Tied to a Floyd | cleat on the port side is a line. To the northeast and northwest is Floyd | the remainder of the boat. Floyd | Lying on the deck is Thom's body. Floyd | Carl is peering in the engines, pondering possibilities. Floyd | Bill, more tense than you've ever seen him, is waving around a gun. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "hit bill" | ||||
Floyd | Before you can do anything, Carl has glanced up at you, then at Bill. Floyd | "Yeah?" he asks, but your face tells him something's wrong. Floyd | Floyd | Bill is faster than both of you. "Get in front of me. Both of you. Floyd | Let's go find Ashleigh." Floyd | Floyd | Forecastle Floyd | The forecastle of the boat is surprisingly comfortable despite its Floyd | small size. The helm controls, including the wheel, are mounted on Floyd | the fore wall, next to a chest-of-drawers which sports a lamp. Across Floyd | from the chest and beside the west entrance is the galley; between the Floyd | galley and the helm is a companionway to the fore stateroom. Also on Floyd | the port wall, aft of the entrance, is a small bar. Across from it is Floyd | a dinette bench. Windows are at each of the cardinal directions. The Floyd | west entranceway is open, as is the companionway to the north. Floyd | Sitting on the small bar is a drink tray. Floyd | Ashleigh is here, standing pensively. Floyd | Carl is standing here, eyeing Bill and his gun. Floyd | Bill, more tense than you've ever seen him, is waving around a gun. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "open bottle" | ||||
Floyd | Bill puts a restraining hand on your shoulder, stopping you. Floyd | "Ashleigh," he says. Floyd | Floyd | "What?" she asks irritably, looking up into the muzzle of the Floyd | revolver. "Hey!" she says. "My gun!" Floyd | Floyd | "Shut up!" Bill shouts. "Just shut up! All of you!" His eyes are Floyd | wide, his face sweat-slick. "Move over there together!" All three of Floyd | you comply. Floyd | Floyd | "He wasn't supposed to..." Bill clears his throat, mopping his face Floyd | with his left hand. "Thom was embezzling from our firm. I would have Floyd | been bankrupted. I only found out yesterday. When I confronted him Floyd | with it, he laughed at me. You saw us shouting. What an idiot I Floyd | was." He laughs quietly, but there's an edge of desperation to his Floyd | laughter. Floyd | Floyd | "And when I confronted him with it again, he told me there was no Floyd | proof. I showed it to him. He never was as clever as he thought he Floyd | was. He tried to grab it, I shoved him back..." His eyes dart around Floyd | the room. "He wasn't supposed to fall overboard! It was an Floyd | accident!" Floyd | Floyd | You've been transfixed by the fact that Bill was able to say all that Floyd | without one "uh" or "ah," but Carl has been inching closer. It looks Floyd | like he's about to try to jump Bill; if you don't distract Bill, Carl Floyd | won't stand a chance. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "show pictures to bill" | ||||
Floyd | Bill points the gun at you. "Don't move! Don't move!" You freeze, Floyd | hoping you've distracted him enough, but knowing that you haven't. Floyd | Floyd | Carl decided that now's his best chance, and he jumps towards Bill. Floyd | Bill jerks back, swinging the revolver around and firing in the same Floyd | motion. Floyd | Floyd | The smell of cordite fills the air as Ashleigh screams. Carl's eyes Floyd | widen almost comically, and he staggers back, blood spurting from a Floyd | newly-formed hole approximately in the middle of his chest. Bill Floyd | fires again, then again, more of a reflex action than anything else. Floyd | You try to grab the gun from Bill, but he backhands you with it. Floyd | "Shut up, Ashleigh!" he yells at Ash. Surprisingly, she stops. Floyd | Floyd | Bill looks around wildly, then makes a decision. "Drag him into the Floyd | stateroom, both of you." Floyd | Floyd | "Let me at least get one of the drinks for their wounds," Ash begs of Floyd | Bill. He nods slightly, glancing nervously around the forecastle. Floyd | Ashleigh grabs the whiskey bottle. Floyd | Floyd | You take hold of one of Carl's arms; Ashleigh grabs the other, looking Floyd | distinctly queasy. The two of you drag Carl into the stateroom, Floyd | leaving Bill behind to mutter to himself about his nerves and how they Floyd | need calming. Floyd | Floyd | Forward Stateroom Floyd | Compact yet liveable, the fore stateroom has two v-berths that meet Floyd | near the nose of the ship. On the port wall is an open hanging Floyd | locker, and across from it is the door to the forward head, standing Floyd | open. A small ladder to the south leads up to a door. Floyd | The hanging locker seems to contain a safe. Floyd | Carl lies limply on the floor where you and Ashleigh dropped him. Floyd | Asheligh is sitting in some sort of catatonic state. Floyd | Floyd | > | inky says, "hmm" | |||
| inky says, "I wonder if there was a better solution there" | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "undo" | ||||
Floyd | (Undoing one command) Floyd | Floyd | Forecastle Floyd | The forecastle of the boat is surprisingly comfortable despite its Floyd | small size. The helm controls, including the wheel, are mounted on Floyd | the fore wall, next to a chest-of-drawers which sports a lamp. Across Floyd | from the chest and beside the west entrance is the galley; between the Floyd | galley and the helm is a companionway to the fore stateroom. Also on Floyd | the port wall, aft of the entrance, is a small bar. Across from it is Floyd | a dinette bench. Windows are at each of the cardinal directions. The Floyd | west entranceway is open, as is the companionway to the north. Floyd | Sitting on the small bar is a drink tray. Floyd | Ashleigh is here, watching Bill's every move. Floyd | Carl is taut, about to jump Bill. Floyd | Bill, more tense than you've ever seen him, is waving around a gun. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "shout" | ||||
Floyd | You yell for all you're worth. Bill jerks, swinging the gun at you. Floyd | Floyd | Carl is as surprised as Bill and Ashleigh, but he recovers more Floyd | quickly and leaps at Bill. Bill turns and fires in the same motion. Floyd | Floyd | The smell of cordite fills the air, and Carl's leap turns into a Floyd | stumble as the revolver bullet furrows into his left leg. He lets out Floyd | a long, drawn-out scream. Bill and Ashleigh are shocked into Floyd | immobility. You make a grab for Bill's gun, but he still possesses Floyd | the presence of mind to backhand you viciously with it. Floyd | Floyd | Bill looks around wildly, then makes a decision. "Drag him into the Floyd | stateroom, both of you." Floyd | Floyd | "Let me at least get one of the drinks for their wounds," Ash begs of Floyd | Bill. He nods slightly, glancing nervously around the forecastle. Floyd | Ashleigh grabs the whiskey bottle. Floyd | Floyd | You take hold of one of Carl's arms; Ashleigh grabs the other, looking Floyd | distinctly queasy. The two of you drag Carl into the stateroom, Floyd | leaving Bill behind to mutter to himself about his nerves and how they Floyd | need calming. Floyd | Floyd | Forward Stateroom Floyd | Compact yet liveable, the fore stateroom has two v-berths that meet Floyd | near the nose of the ship. On the port wall is an open hanging Floyd | locker, and across from it is the door to the forward head, standing Floyd | open. A small ladder to the south leads up to a door. Floyd | The hanging locker seems to contain a safe. Floyd | Carl lies here, in shock from the wound to his leg. Floyd | Ashleigh is sitting beside Carl, tending to his wound. Floyd | Floyd | > | inky says, "there we go" | |||
| inky says, "hmm, I think we screwed up" | ||||
| inky says, "should have drugged the whiskye" | ||||
| inky says, "er, whiskey" | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "up" | ||||
Floyd | You'll have to open the south door first. Floyd | Floyd | Ashleigh dribbles some of the whiskey onto Carl's leg. He screams, Floyd | then mercifully passes out. "It'll be ok, it'll be ok," she whispers Floyd | to him, dropping the bottle. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "put pills in whiskey bottle" | ||||
Floyd | I don't see any pills here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "i" | ||||
Floyd | You have a pill bottle, a portable radio, a pair of wires, a Floyd | screwdriver, a small key, a note, some pictures, some letters, a long Floyd | pole, and a blue shirt. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "open botlte" | ||||
Floyd | I don't know the word "botlte". Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "oops bottle" | ||||
Floyd | Which bottle do you mean, the pill bottle, or the whiskey bottle? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "pill" | ||||
Floyd | Opening the pill bottle reveals five little pills. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "get whiskey" | ||||
Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "put pills in whiskey bottle" | ||||
Floyd | little pill: You drop one of the pills into the whiskey bottle. It Floyd | quickly dissolves, leaving behind virtually no trace. Floyd | little pill: You drop one of the pills into the whiskey bottle. It Floyd | quickly dissolves, leaving behind virtually no trace. Floyd | little pill: You drop one of the pills into the whiskey bottle. It Floyd | quickly dissolves, leaving behind virtually no trace. Floyd | little pill: You drop one of the pills into the whiskey bottle. It Floyd | quickly dissolves, leaving behind virtually no trace. Floyd | little pill: You drop one of the pills into the whiskey bottle. It Floyd | quickly dissolves, leaving behind virtually no trace. Floyd | Floyd | > | inky says, "there we go" | |||
| inky says (to Floyd), "look" | ||||
Floyd | Forward Stateroom Floyd | Compact yet liveable, the fore stateroom has two v-berths that meet Floyd | near the nose of the ship. On the port wall is an open hanging Floyd | locker, and across from it is the door to the forward head, standing Floyd | open. A small ladder to the south leads up to a door. Floyd | The hanging locker seems to contain a safe. Floyd | Carl lies here, in shock from the wound to his leg. Floyd | Ashleigh is sitting beside Carl, tending to his wound. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "We did in one of the - well, man." | |||
| inky says (to Floyd), "up" | ||||
Floyd | You'll have to open the south door first. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "open door" | ||||
Floyd | Which door do you mean, the south door, or the east door? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "south" | ||||
Floyd | No matter how hard you try, you can't open it. Bill must have wedged Floyd | something against it. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Yeah, maybe that'll be enough." | |||
| Jacqueline says, "heh" | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "hit door" | ||||
Floyd | Which door do you mean, the south door, or the east door? Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "south" | ||||
Floyd | All that would do would be to reduce your frustration at the expense Floyd | of something which isn't yours. Besides, you would probably hurt Floyd | yourself. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "e" | ||||
Floyd | Forward Head Floyd | The forward head sports a small toilet, a sink, and a miniscule Floyd | shower. In the floor is a small drain; above the sink, a mirror and Floyd | medicine cabinet. An open door leads west. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "x cabinet" | ||||
Floyd | It is bolted to the wall just above the sink. It is made of strong Floyd | plastic, and is closed. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "open it" | ||||
Floyd | Opened. Floyd | Floyd | You hear the companionway between the stateroom and the forecastle Floyd | being unblocked and opened. A few seconds later, you hear Bill's Floyd | voice. "Where's the whiskey, Ashleigh?" Floyd | Floyd | Ashleigh stammers, "What--why do you--what--" Floyd | Floyd | "Where is it!?!" he screams, totally out of control now. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | Forward Stateroom Floyd | Compact yet liveable, the fore stateroom has two v-berths that meet Floyd | near the nose of the ship. On the port wall is an open hanging Floyd | locker, and across from it is the door to the forward head, standing Floyd | open. A small ladder to the south leads up to a door. Floyd | The hanging locker seems to contain a safe. Floyd | Carl lies here, in shock from the wound to his leg. Floyd | Ashleigh is sitting beside Carl, tending to his wound. Floyd | Bill, more tense than you've ever seen him, is waving around a gun. Floyd | Floyd | As you enter, Bill swivels around. "You!" he screams at you. You Floyd | hand over the whiskey bottle without a word. He upends the bottle and Floyd | drains it in one draught. Bill's eyes suddenly close, much to his Floyd | surprise. The muzzle of the gun traces an arc to the floor. Floyd | "Sleepy," he mumbles, just before he drops the gun and crumples to the Floyd | floor. Floyd | Floyd | You are left with Ashleigh and Carl's unconscious body to wait for Floyd | someone to pick you up. Floyd | Floyd | In just under an hour, a Coast Guard ship pulls alongside the Floyd | *Bellerophon*. All you can think is, why did they take so long? The Floyd | three of you are taken in for questioning, and Bill is turned over to Floyd | the police. You were fortunate enough to stop Bill before he could Floyd | kill Carl, even though Carl will limp a bit for the rest of his life. Floyd | You ferreted out the connection between Carl, Thom, and those Floyd | pictures; but you never found out why Ashleigh was carrying that gun. Floyd | All in all, a good showing. Floyd | Floyd | Thank you for playing Undertow. | ||||
| Floyd asks, "That game over already? It was just getting good. Wanna play another?" | inky says, "not bad" | |||
| Jacqueline says, "Wow, that is slow slow slow slow OMG ENDING." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "heehee" | ||||
| inky says, "maybe we can ask Ashleigh about the gun while we were in there" | ||||
| inky says, "I can't tell if that ending means there is a way to have Carl not get shot totally or what" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Hm." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Yeah." | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "restore" | ||||
| Floyd says (to inky), "Floyd doesn't know that trick." | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "load tow11" | ||||
Floyd | Welcome to the Cheap Glk Implementation, library version 0.9.0. Floyd | Floyd | tadsr - A text-only TADS 2.5.10 Interpreter. Floyd | Copyright (c) 1993, 2006 by Michael J. Roberts. Floyd | Floyd | Floyd | How did Thom ever talk you into this one... Floyd | Floyd | Your friend Thom Hall has always been a smooth talker, which is Floyd | probably how he got you to attend his party on board the Floyd | *Bellerophon*. The fourty-eight-foot yacht is named after the H.M.S. Floyd | Bellerophon, the ship on which Napoleon formally surrendered in 1815 Floyd | after Waterloo. Thom isn't usually too modest. Floyd | Floyd | Anyway, you're now stuck at a floating party with three other people Floyd | you barely know, friends of Thom's. Bill Leveritt is one of Thom's Floyd | partners in his architectural firm. Carl Weathers, another old friend Floyd | of Thom's, brought his girlfriend Ashleigh Flannagin, which completes Floyd | the floating fivesome. Floyd | Floyd | So far you've seen Bill and Thom yell at each other, Thom hit Carl for Floyd | some unexplained reason, and Ashleigh ignore both Thom and you. Not Floyd | the most pleasant party you've ever been to. Floyd | Floyd | And it's barely 10 a.m... Floyd | Floyd | Undertow v1.1 (9/5/1995) by Stephen Granade Floyd | Developed with TADS, the Text Adventure Development System. Floyd | Floyd | Forward Head Floyd | The forward head sports a small toilet, a sink, and a miniscule Floyd | shower. In the floor is a small drain; above the sink, a mirror and Floyd | medicine cabinet. A closed door leads west. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "restore" | ||||
Floyd | File to restore game from > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "cf6" | ||||
Floyd | Restored. Floyd | Floyd | Cockpit Deck Floyd | The cockpit deck houses the twin diesel engines which power the Floyd | boat. A large access panel in the deck has been opened for access to Floyd | the engines. On the stern, a flagstaff juts skyward, the stern light Floyd | perched atop it like a squat bird. The door leading down into the aft Floyd | stateroom yawns widely. Small windows flank the door. Tied to a Floyd | cleat on the port side is a line. To the northeast and northwest is Floyd | the remainder of the boat. Floyd | Lying on the deck is Thom's body. Floyd | Carl is peering in the engines, pondering possibilities. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "restore" | ||||
Floyd | File to restore game from > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "cf7" | ||||
Floyd | Restored. Floyd | Floyd | Foredeck Floyd | The foredeck is as far forward on the *Bellerophon* as you can go Floyd | and still be on the boat. The bow rail keeps you from going Floyd | overboard, lucky for you. At your feet lies a small elliptical hole Floyd | leading to the chain locker below. Out of the hole runs the anchor Floyd | chain. Behind you loom the windows to the forecastle. The rest of Floyd | the yacht lies to the southwest and southeast. Floyd | Bill is leaning against the bow rail. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "show shirt to bill" | ||||
Floyd | Bill's eyes widen. "Oh, my God," he whispers. One eyebrow twitches Floyd | slightly. "Where did you...I mean, I don't know--" Floyd | Floyd | "C'mon," you say to Bill, "cut to the chase. I know you were there Floyd | when Thom...fell overboard. Just tell me what hap--" Floyd | Floyd | Your speech is cut short by the muzzle of a revolver. It must be Floyd | Ashleigh's. How did he get Ash's gun? You don't have a lot of time Floyd | to think about that, however, as Bill interrupts you. "Shut up! Just Floyd | shut up! I don't have to listen to you!" Bill is clearly skating Floyd | over the thin ice of insanity. He prods you in your side with the Floyd | revolver. "Let's find the others." He pushes you ahead of him. Floyd | Floyd | Cockpit Deck Floyd | The cockpit deck houses the twin diesel engines which power the Floyd | boat. A large access panel in the deck has been opened for access to Floyd | the engines. On the stern, a flagstaff juts skyward, the stern light Floyd | perched atop it like a squat bird. The door leading down into the aft Floyd | stateroom yawns widely. Small windows flank the door. Tied to a Floyd | cleat on the port side is a line. To the northeast and northwest is Floyd | the remainder of the boat. Floyd | Lying on the deck is Thom's body. Floyd | Carl is peering in the engines, pondering possibilities. Floyd | Bill, more tense than you've ever seen him, is waving around a gun. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "z" | ||||
Floyd | Before you can do anything, Carl has glanced up at you, then at Bill. Floyd | "Yeah?" he asks, but your face tells him something's wrong. Floyd | Floyd | Bill is faster than both of you. "Get in front of me. Both of you. Floyd | Let's go find Ashleigh." Floyd | Floyd | Forecastle Floyd | The forecastle of the boat is surprisingly comfortable despite its Floyd | small size. The helm controls, including the wheel, are mounted on Floyd | the fore wall, next to a chest-of-drawers which sports a lamp. Across Floyd | from the chest and beside the west entrance is the galley; between the Floyd | galley and the helm is a companionway to the fore stateroom. Also on Floyd | the port wall, aft of the entrance, is a small bar. Across from it is Floyd | a dinette bench. Windows are at each of the cardinal directions. The Floyd | west entranceway is open, as is the companionway to the north. Floyd | Sitting on the small bar is a drink tray. Floyd | Ashleigh is here, standing pensively. Floyd | Carl is standing here, eyeing Bill and his gun. Floyd | Bill, more tense than you've ever seen him, is waving around a gun. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "ask ashleigh about gun" | ||||
Floyd | Bill puts a restraining hand on your shoulder, stopping you. Floyd | "Ashleigh," he says. Floyd | Floyd | "What?" she asks irritably, looking up into the muzzle of the Floyd | revolver. "Hey!" she says. "My gun!" Floyd | Floyd | "Shut up!" Bill shouts. "Just shut up! All of you!" His eyes are Floyd | wide, his face sweat-slick. "Move over there together!" All three of Floyd | you comply. Floyd | Floyd | "He wasn't supposed to..." Bill clears his throat, mopping his face Floyd | with his left hand. "Thom was embezzling from our firm. I would have Floyd | been bankrupted. I only found out yesterday. When I confronted him Floyd | with it, he laughed at me. You saw us shouting. What an idiot I Floyd | was." He laughs quietly, but there's an edge of desperation to his Floyd | laughter. Floyd | Floyd | "And when I confronted him with it again, he told me there was no Floyd | proof. I showed it to him. He never was as clever as he thought he Floyd | was. He tried to grab it, I shoved him back..." His eyes dart around Floyd | the room. "He wasn't supposed to fall overboard! It was an Floyd | accident!" Floyd | Floyd | You've been transfixed by the fact that Bill was able to say all that Floyd | without one "uh" or "ah," but Carl has been inching closer. It looks Floyd | like he's about to try to jump Bill; if you don't distract Bill, Carl Floyd | won't stand a chance. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "ask carl about ashleigh" | ||||
Floyd | Bill points the gun at you. "Don't move! Don't move!" You freeze, Floyd | hoping you've distracted him enough, but knowing that you haven't. Floyd | Floyd | Carl decided that now's his best chance, and he jumps towards Bill. Floyd | Bill jerks back, swinging the revolver around and firing in the same Floyd | motion. Floyd | Floyd | The smell of cordite fills the air as Ashleigh screams. Carl's eyes Floyd | widen almost comically, and he staggers back, blood spurting from a Floyd | newly-formed hole approximately in the middle of his chest. Bill Floyd | fires again, then again, more of a reflex action than anything else. Floyd | You try to grab the gun from Bill, but he backhands you with it. Floyd | "Shut up, Ashleigh!" he yells at Ash. Surprisingly, she stops. Floyd | Floyd | Bill looks around wildly, then makes a decision. "Drag him into the Floyd | stateroom, both of you." Floyd | Floyd | "Let me at least get one of the drinks for their wounds," Ash begs of Floyd | Bill. He nods slightly, glancing nervously around the forecastle. Floyd | Ashleigh grabs the whiskey bottle. Floyd | Floyd | You take hold of one of Carl's arms; Ashleigh grabs the other, looking Floyd | distinctly queasy. The two of you drag Carl into the stateroom, Floyd | leaving Bill behind to mutter to himself about his nerves and how they Floyd | need calming. Floyd | Floyd | Forward Stateroom Floyd | Compact yet liveable, the fore stateroom has two v-berths that meet Floyd | near the nose of the ship. On the port wall is an open hanging Floyd | locker, and across from it is the door to the forward head, standing Floyd | open. A small ladder to the south leads up to a door. Floyd | The hanging locker seems to contain a safe. Floyd | Carl lies limply on the floor where you and Ashleigh dropped him. Floyd | Asheligh is sitting in some sort of catatonic state. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "undo" | ||||
Floyd | (Undoing one command) Floyd | Floyd | Forecastle Floyd | The forecastle of the boat is surprisingly comfortable despite its Floyd | small size. The helm controls, including the wheel, are mounted on Floyd | the fore wall, next to a chest-of-drawers which sports a lamp. Across Floyd | from the chest and beside the west entrance is the galley; between the Floyd | galley and the helm is a companionway to the fore stateroom. Also on Floyd | the port wall, aft of the entrance, is a small bar. Across from it is Floyd | a dinette bench. Windows are at each of the cardinal directions. The Floyd | west entranceway is open, as is the companionway to the north. Floyd | Sitting on the small bar is a drink tray. Floyd | Ashleigh is here, watching Bill's every move. Floyd | Carl is taut, about to jump Bill. Floyd | Bill, more tense than you've ever seen him, is waving around a gun. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "hit bill" | ||||
Floyd | You make a very sudden move towards Bill, not the brightest thing to Floyd | do to a nervous man with a gun. Bill, however, is reluctant to shoot Floyd | you. "Don't try anything!" he warns you in a high-pitched voice, the Floyd | gun trembling in his grip. Floyd | Floyd | Carl is as surprised as Bill and Ashleigh, but he recovers more Floyd | quickly and leaps at Bill. Bill turns and fires in the same motion. Floyd | Floyd | The smell of cordite fills the air, and Carl's leap turns into a Floyd | stumble as the revolver bullet furrows into his left leg. He lets out Floyd | a long, drawn-out scream. Bill and Ashleigh are shocked into Floyd | immobility. You make a grab for Bill's gun, but he still possesses Floyd | the presence of mind to backhand you viciously with it. Floyd | Floyd | Bill looks around wildly, then makes a decision. "Drag him into the Floyd | stateroom, both of you." Floyd | Floyd | "Let me at least get one of the drinks for their wounds," Ash begs of Floyd | Bill. He nods slightly, glancing nervously around the forecastle. Floyd | Ashleigh grabs the whiskey bottle. Floyd | Floyd | You take hold of one of Carl's arms; Ashleigh grabs the other, looking Floyd | distinctly queasy. The two of you drag Carl into the stateroom, Floyd | leaving Bill behind to mutter to himself about his nerves and how they Floyd | need calming. Floyd | Floyd | Forward Stateroom Floyd | Compact yet liveable, the fore stateroom has two v-berths that meet Floyd | near the nose of the ship. On the port wall is an open hanging Floyd | locker, and across from it is the door to the forward head, standing Floyd | open. A small ladder to the south leads up to a door. Floyd | The hanging locker seems to contain a safe. Floyd | Carl lies here, in shock from the wound to his leg. Floyd | Ashleigh is sitting beside Carl, tending to his wound. Floyd | Floyd | > | Limax says, "Gotta go... Laurie wants cheesecake" | |||
| inky says, "hmm, that still got him shot" | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "ask ashleigh about gun" | ||||
Floyd | Ashleigh is busy comforting Carl. You'd best leave her alone. Floyd | Floyd | Ashleigh dribbles some of the whiskey onto Carl's leg. He screams, Floyd | then mercifully passes out. "It'll be ok, it'll be ok," she whispers Floyd | to him, dropping the bottle. Floyd | Floyd | > | inky says, "dammit" | |||
| Limax walks slowly out of the room and into the sunset. | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "x purse" | ||||
Floyd | I don't see any purse here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "ask carl about purse" | ||||
Floyd | You wisely decide to leave Carl alone. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "ask carl about gun" | ||||
Floyd | You wisely decide to leave Carl alone. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Poor Carl." | |||
| inky says, "ok, I dunno" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Everytime you try something new, he gets shot again." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Heh." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Well, you got the good ending." | ||||
| inky says, "yeah, it's not perfect, but I guess it's good enough" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Thanks for wrapping it up for us, inky." | ||||
| inky says, "oh, I should look at the walkthrough and see" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "mmkay" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "You do that, I'll look into a game for next week." | ||||
| inky says, "...looks like the solution has you distracting bill by attacking him, so probably carl still gets shot" | ||||
| inky says, "but you can ask ashleigh about the gun earlier" | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "restore" | ||||
Floyd | File to restore game from > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "cf7" | ||||
Floyd | Restored. Floyd | Floyd | Foredeck Floyd | The foredeck is as far forward on the *Bellerophon* as you can go Floyd | and still be on the boat. The bow rail keeps you from going Floyd | overboard, lucky for you. At your feet lies a small elliptical hole Floyd | leading to the chain locker below. Out of the hole runs the anchor Floyd | chain. Behind you loom the windows to the forecastle. The rest of Floyd | the yacht lies to the southwest and southeast. Floyd | Bill is leaning against the bow rail. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "sw" | ||||
Floyd | Port of Forecastle Floyd | The flying bridge rises above you, its canopy rippling slightly in Floyd | the wind. To the east, an open door flanked by windows leads into the Floyd | forecastle. To the northeast you can see the foredeck; to the south Floyd | are the aft sections of the boat. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "e" | ||||
Floyd | Forecastle Floyd | The forecastle of the boat is surprisingly comfortable despite its Floyd | small size. The helm controls, including the wheel, are mounted on Floyd | the fore wall, next to a chest-of-drawers which sports a lamp. Across Floyd | from the chest and beside the west entrance is the galley; between the Floyd | galley and the helm is a companionway to the fore stateroom. Also on Floyd | the port wall, aft of the entrance, is a small bar. Across from it is Floyd | a dinette bench. Windows are at each of the cardinal directions. The Floyd | west entranceway is open, as is the companionway to the north. Floyd | Sitting on the small bar is a drink tray. Floyd | Ashleigh is here, standing pensively. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "ask ashleigh about gun" | ||||
Floyd | "What?!?" Ashleigh says. "Okay! So there's a gun in my purse! So Floyd | what?" She pushes a lock of her copper hair out of her face. "Yes, I Floyd | wanted to kill him." She laughs ruefully. "Who didn't? But you saw Floyd | him. He wasn't shot!" Floyd | Floyd | Ash sighs. "He was ready to have me fired. I just couldn't let Floyd | him...he was going to..." Her objections slowly wind down. Then she Floyd | looks back at you. "But I didn't kill him!" Floyd | Floyd | Ash then grabs your shoulder, pleading. "Please, please, don't tell Floyd | Carl." Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "ask ashleigh about thom" | ||||
Floyd | Ashleigh runs her hand through her hair. "I just can't believe he's Floyd | dead. Sure, I'd thought about it before, but..." She stops talking, Floyd | perhaps realizing what she just said. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | Port of Forecastle Floyd | The flying bridge rises above you, its canopy rippling slightly in Floyd | the wind. To the east, an open door flanked by windows leads into the Floyd | forecastle. To the northeast you can see the foredeck; to the south Floyd | are the aft sections of the boat. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "ne" | ||||
Floyd | Foredeck Floyd | The foredeck is as far forward on the *Bellerophon* as you can go Floyd | and still be on the boat. The bow rail keeps you from going Floyd | overboard, lucky for you. At your feet lies a small elliptical hole Floyd | leading to the chain locker below. Out of the hole runs the anchor Floyd | chain. Behind you loom the windows to the forecastle. The rest of Floyd | the yacht lies to the southwest and southeast. Floyd | Bill is leaning against the bow rail. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "show shirt to bill" | ||||
Floyd | Bill's eyes widen. "Oh, my God," he whispers. One eyebrow twitches Floyd | slightly. "Where did you...I mean, I don't know--" Floyd | Floyd | "C'mon," you say to Bill, "cut to the chase. I know you were there Floyd | when Thom...fell overboard. Just tell me what hap--" Floyd | Floyd | Your speech is cut short by the muzzle of a revolver. It must be Floyd | Ashleigh's. How did he get Ash's gun? You don't have a lot of time Floyd | to think about that, however, as Bill interrupts you. "Shut up! Just Floyd | shut up! I don't have to listen to you!" Bill is clearly skating Floyd | over the thin ice of insanity. He prods you in your side with the Floyd | revolver. "Let's find the others." He pushes you ahead of him. Floyd | Floyd | Cockpit Deck Floyd | The cockpit deck houses the twin diesel engines which power the Floyd | boat. A large access panel in the deck has been opened for access to Floyd | the engines. On the stern, a flagstaff juts skyward, the stern light Floyd | perched atop it like a squat bird. The door leading down into the aft Floyd | stateroom yawns widely. Small windows flank the door. Tied to a Floyd | cleat on the port side is a line. To the northeast and northwest is Floyd | the remainder of the boat. Floyd | Lying on the deck is Thom's body. Floyd | Carl is peering in the engines, pondering possibilities. Floyd | Bill, more tense than you've ever seen him, is waving around a gun. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "z" | ||||
Floyd | Before you can do anything, Carl has glanced up at you, then at Bill. Floyd | "Yeah?" he asks, but your face tells him something's wrong. Floyd | Floyd | Bill is faster than both of you. "Get in front of me. Both of you. Floyd | Let's go find Ashleigh." Floyd | Floyd | Forecastle Floyd | The forecastle of the boat is surprisingly comfortable despite its Floyd | small size. The helm controls, including the wheel, are mounted on Floyd | the fore wall, next to a chest-of-drawers which sports a lamp. Across Floyd | from the chest and beside the west entrance is the galley; between the Floyd | galley and the helm is a companionway to the fore stateroom. Also on Floyd | the port wall, aft of the entrance, is a small bar. Across from it is Floyd | a dinette bench. Windows are at each of the cardinal directions. The Floyd | west entranceway is open, as is the companionway to the north. Floyd | Sitting on the small bar is a drink tray. Floyd | Ashleigh is here, standing pensively. Floyd | Carl is standing here, eyeing Bill and his gun. Floyd | Bill, more tense than you've ever seen him, is waving around a gun. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "z" | ||||
Floyd | Bill puts a restraining hand on your shoulder, stopping you. Floyd | "Ashleigh," he says. Floyd | Floyd | "What?" she asks irritably, looking up into the muzzle of the Floyd | revolver. "Hey!" she says. "My gun!" Floyd | Floyd | "Shut up!" Bill shouts. "Just shut up! All of you!" His eyes are Floyd | wide, his face sweat-slick. "Move over there together!" All three of Floyd | you comply. Floyd | Floyd | "He wasn't supposed to..." Bill clears his throat, mopping his face Floyd | with his left hand. "Thom was embezzling from our firm. I would have Floyd | been bankrupted. I only found out yesterday. When I confronted him Floyd | with it, he laughed at me. You saw us shouting. What an idiot I Floyd | was." He laughs quietly, but there's an edge of desperation to his Floyd | laughter. Floyd | Floyd | "And when I confronted him with it again, he told me there was no Floyd | proof. I showed it to him. He never was as clever as he thought he Floyd | was. He tried to grab it, I shoved him back..." His eyes dart around Floyd | the room. "He wasn't supposed to fall overboard! It was an Floyd | accident!" Floyd | Floyd | You've been transfixed by the fact that Bill was able to say all that Floyd | without one "uh" or "ah," but Carl has been inching closer. It looks Floyd | like he's about to try to jump Bill; if you don't distract Bill, Carl Floyd | won't stand a chance. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "shout" | ||||
Floyd | You yell for all you're worth. Bill jerks, swinging the gun at you. Floyd | Floyd | Carl is as surprised as Bill and Ashleigh, but he recovers more Floyd | quickly and leaps at Bill. Bill turns and fires in the same motion. Floyd | Floyd | The smell of cordite fills the air, and Carl's leap turns into a Floyd | stumble as the revolver bullet furrows into his left leg. He lets out Floyd | a long, drawn-out scream. Bill and Ashleigh are shocked into Floyd | immobility. You make a grab for Bill's gun, but he still possesses Floyd | the presence of mind to backhand you viciously with it. Floyd | Floyd | Bill looks around wildly, then makes a decision. "Drag him into the Floyd | stateroom, both of you." Floyd | Floyd | "Let me at least get one of the drinks for their wounds," Ash begs of Floyd | Bill. He nods slightly, glancing nervously around the forecastle. Floyd | Ashleigh grabs the whiskey bottle. Floyd | Floyd | You take hold of one of Carl's arms; Ashleigh grabs the other, looking Floyd | distinctly queasy. The two of you drag Carl into the stateroom, Floyd | leaving Bill behind to mutter to himself about his nerves and how they Floyd | need calming. Floyd | Floyd | Forward Stateroom Floyd | Compact yet liveable, the fore stateroom has two v-berths that meet Floyd | near the nose of the ship. On the port wall is an open hanging Floyd | locker, and across from it is the door to the forward head, standing Floyd | open. A small ladder to the south leads up to a door. Floyd | The hanging locker seems to contain a safe. Floyd | Carl lies here, in shock from the wound to his leg. Floyd | Ashleigh is sitting beside Carl, tending to his wound. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "get bottle" | ||||
Floyd | You already have the pill bottle! Floyd | Floyd | Ashleigh dribbles some of the whiskey onto Carl's leg. He screams, Floyd | then mercifully passes out. "It'll be ok, it'll be ok," she whispers Floyd | to him, dropping the bottle. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "get whiskey bottle" | ||||
Floyd | Taken. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "open pill bottle" | ||||
Floyd | Opening the pill bottle reveals five little pills. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "put pills in whiskey bottle" | ||||
Floyd | little pill: You drop one of the pills into the whiskey bottle. It Floyd | quickly dissolves, leaving behind virtually no trace. Floyd | little pill: You drop one of the pills into the whiskey bottle. It Floyd | quickly dissolves, leaving behind virtually no trace. Floyd | little pill: You drop one of the pills into the whiskey bottle. It Floyd | quickly dissolves, leaving behind virtually no trace. Floyd | little pill: You drop one of the pills into the whiskey bottle. It Floyd | quickly dissolves, leaving behind virtually no trace. Floyd | little pill: You drop one of the pills into the whiskey bottle. It Floyd | quickly dissolves, leaving behind virtually no trace. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "z" | ||||
Floyd | Time passes... Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "tell carl about ashleigh" | ||||
Floyd | Ashleigh is no longer here. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "undo" | ||||
Floyd | (Undoing one command) Floyd | Floyd | Forward Stateroom Floyd | Compact yet liveable, the fore stateroom has two v-berths that meet Floyd | near the nose of the ship. On the port wall is an open hanging Floyd | locker, and across from it is the door to the forward head, standing Floyd | open. A small ladder to the south leads up to a door. Floyd | The hanging locker seems to contain a safe. Floyd | Carl lies here, in shock from the wound to his leg. Floyd | Ashleigh is sitting beside Carl, tending to his wound. Floyd | Floyd | > | inky says, "(oh come on)" | |||
| inky says (to Floyd), "z" | ||||
Floyd | Time passes... Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline asks, "Carl's passed out, anyway, right?" | |||
| inky says (to Floyd), "z" | ||||
Floyd | Time passes... Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "z" | ||||
Floyd | Time passes... Floyd | Floyd | > | inky says, "oh yeah" | |||
| inky says (to Floyd), "z" | ||||
Floyd | Time passes... Floyd | Floyd | > | inky says, "wimp can't stand a little bullet trauma" | |||
| inky says (to Floyd), "drop whiskey bottle" | ||||
Floyd | Dropped. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "e" | ||||
Floyd | Forward Head Floyd | The forward head sports a small toilet, a sink, and a miniscule Floyd | shower. In the floor is a small drain; above the sink, a mirror and Floyd | medicine cabinet. An open door leads west. Floyd | Floyd | > | Jacqueline says, "Totally." | |||
| inky says (to Floyd), "w" | ||||
Floyd | Forward Stateroom Floyd | Compact yet liveable, the fore stateroom has two v-berths that meet Floyd | near the nose of the ship. On the port wall is an open hanging Floyd | locker, and across from it is the door to the forward head, standing Floyd | open. A small ladder to the south leads up to a door. Floyd | You see a whiskey bottle here. The hanging locker seems to contain Floyd | a safe. Floyd | Carl lies here, in shock from the wound to his leg. Floyd | Ashleigh is sitting beside Carl, tending to his wound. Floyd | Floyd | > | ||||
| inky says (to Floyd), "z" | ||||
Floyd | Time passes... Floyd | Floyd | A sudden sound startles you. The companionway is being opened! Bill Floyd | climbs down the ladder, revolver pointed at you the whole time. Floyd | Floyd | "Where's the whiskey?" he asks you and Ashleigh. He then sees the Floyd | bottle. "Get it for me," he tells you, motioning with the gun. You Floyd | comply, handing it to him. He upends the bottle, drinking all of it Floyd | before tossing the empty bottle aside. Bill's eyes suddenly close, Floyd | much to his surprise. The muzzle of the gun traces an arc to the Floyd | floor. "Sleepy," he mumbles, just before he drops the gun and Floyd | crumples to the floor. Floyd | Floyd | You are left with Ashleigh and Carl's unconscious body to wait for Floyd | someone to pick you up. Floyd | Floyd | In just under an hour, a Coast Guard ship pulls alongside the Floyd | *Bellerophon*. All you can think is, why did they take so long? The Floyd | three of you are taken in for questioning, and Bill is turned over to Floyd | the police. You were fortunate enough to stop Bill before he could Floyd | kill Carl, even though Carl will limp a bit for the rest of his life. Floyd | You ferreted out the connection between Carl, Thom, and those Floyd | pictures; andyou discovered why Ashleigh was after Thom. All in all, Floyd | an excellent showing. Floyd | Floyd | Thank you for playing Undertow. | ||||
| Floyd asks, "That game over already? It was just getting good. Wanna play another?" | inky says, "ok, I guess that is good enough" | |||
| Jacqueline says, "So, guess Carl gets it no matter what." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Poor Carl." | ||||
| inky says, "yeah I think so" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Oh well. You make an omelette, you gotta break a few eggs." | ||||
| inky says, "s/eggs/legs/" | ||||
| inky says, "although the solution says "the described actions are optimal in my opinion only"" | ||||
| inky says, "so maybe the walkthrough author *wanted* Carl to get shot" | ||||
| Jacqueline says (to inky), "heehee legs" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "ha" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Sargent was so attached to his characters, and came to hate Carl so, so much." | ||||
| Jacqueline asks, "What about Guess the Verb for next week?" | ||||
| inky says, "that would be fine" | ||||
| inky says, "I seem to recall it is pretty short but that is probably ok" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "A short game, now and then, is a good thing." | ||||
| radix says, "it's only short if you know the verbs" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "I have a great vocabulary!" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "But suck at puzzles, so." | ||||
| Lucea asks, "oh, it's done?" | ||||
| Lucea says, "(work again)" | ||||
| (from Taleslinger) Jacqueline says, "Guess the verbal-thing!" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "yay" | ||||
| inky says, "truth and justice won the day" | ||||
| inky says, "with the moral of: kids, use drugs, but only on other people" | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "That's, um, not a good moral." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "But it worked in this case, so." | ||||
| Jacqueline says, "Well, for everyone but Carl." | ||||
| radix says, "why only let other people have the fun" | ||||
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